are doing to protect drivers on the road. good morning i'm justin pazara. >> several students were stabbed at a middle school. >> police say that there are five victims. the suspect is a 16-year-old boy. he is in custody. we've also learned he has stabbed himself in this attack. >> we'll keep on that story and

get them but let's talk about the weather. >> gorgeous start this morning. mostly sunny skies. it was a cool start in the 50s. now we're warming up under these sunny conditions. 75 right now. winds at 5 miles per hour. mesa at 75 right now. we'll be up to 89 this afternoon in fact putting us just one degree shy of a record that was set back in 1999. we'll be watching that closely. we'll still have those 80s out there and phoenix not the only one on record watch today. the record 70. record in tuscan 89. forecasted high of 88. we'll have more on this forecast and some huge changes. i'll let you know what this can happen coming up.

attacking a homeless woman. he faces kidnapping sexual assault. surveillance video joe shows a woman carrying a woman out of a bar in scottsdale. he then took her home and raped her over and over again. he is expected back in court in december. police and dps trying to figure out what caused this crash. not many details right here. but we do know that there were injuries. that crash some traffic delays. and another crash along 67th avenue. this one involving a motorcycle. we were there as rescue crews. they were working on that rider right there right in the middle of the intersection. it looks like that motorcycle did slam right into the side of that car. and while you were sleeping crews were working to get the driver out of this damaged suv. we're told it slammed into a poll on 19th avenue.

trying to figure out exactly how this happened. we're working to find out if that driver had any serious injuries. and the smoke is still lingering up north. it went up in flames near sedona. the i-17 route remains closed in the northbound lanes. new from overnight a case involving a kingman woman is being reviewed after officers say she released her pit bull on an officer two different police responded to some kind of disturbance there. the officer says as he walked up to the home the woman warned him about the dog. the officer bitten on the arm. also from overnight a fight in surprise leaves a teenager with stab wounds. this one happened near boldered avenue near cactus. parents of the 17-year-old

assaulted. the one who was stabbed is expected to be okay. now to a crime alert first on abc15 car windows shot out in several west valley neighborhoods. the investigation now growing. the first case reported last week. we are now told more than 20 car windows have been shot out in recent days in north phoenix and in glendale. surveillance video caught the suspect's car on camera. with stock rims if you car call police. tough on drugs then but what about now? only on abc15 we are revealing a new side of a former county attorney. our cameras caught up with rick romly right after he finished going to bat for his cousin. from 1989-2004 and during that time he took on several high profile cases and now his cousin is convicted of making and dealing spice. >> were you thinking about the

>> i know look it. i'm county attorney and i know the outcomes aren't always the best. i work with dea and fbi as well. >> his cousin walked out of court a free man. well it's been a week since election day. still roughly 90,000 early and provisional ballots remain un the state democratic party has declared victory in the county recorder's race. adrienne fontez has unceded helen bercell. supporters for prop 205 they're also refusing to give up the fight to legalize recreational marijuana. maricopa county proving to

elections for arizona secretary of state says maricopa county will deliver the most amount of votes to trump of any u.s. county. more than 711,000 people voted for trump taking nearly 49% of the vote in maricopa county. this story might be a little too late for a san diego ceo as he has been tweeting his apologies to donald trump. under federal investigation. apparently he threatened the president el said, quote, getting a sniper rifle, and quote, perching himself where it counts. showing the shocking impact of not getting a good night's rest. >> plus we're days away from the slopes opening up. >> and thanksgiving weekend could set new travel records.

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he's accused of personally keeping money that was intentionally to help vets. the va executive benefited from donations made to the vietnam veteran's association. more than $29 million was raised in 4 years but less than 2% went to the actual cause. meantime the head of the va is heading to phoenix for a town hall. va deputy sloan gibson will be at tonight's event. some more health news here that's going to have you thinking thanks to thanksgiving. there is a new concern about a bacterial disease.

at a vermont farm. the owner of that farm thinks a fox carrying foul cholera snuck into the barn. experts say the infection is not transmissable to people. there is new research out there from the american heart association that found poor sleep raises your risk for irregular heart beat. which can lead to strokes, heart failure and other heart related complications. the fda issuing an alert for two products with possible listeria contamination. they're weight watchers smart ones chocolate chip cookie doug sundae. return those items to the store for a refund.

>> winter is just around the corner. which means drivers need to be careful on the roads. we're going to show you how a-dot is taking action around the state. >> and we're not talking winter weather here today.

well we know you know it does not feel like it at all. winter is on its way. >> yeah, and a-dot is taking

safe. showing us how the state is making sure the roads are ready for whatever mother nature hurls our way. >> a-dot says there's no time like the present to take action especially because we have thanksgiving next week and the snow ball is hoping to open up this week provided the weather conditions are just right. let's talk about thousand they're taking action. part of that is this. this massive snowplow. and a-dot says they have about two dozen arsenal this year. let's talk about other ways that you can take action to stay safe. when it comes to driving a-dot says play it safe. make sure you have a fully charged cellphone and just make sure you're maintaining a healthy distance from that snowplow. so maybe about four cars or so and never pass one.

a lot of people working indoors. >> all the operators are there to really listen in on what's going on around the state and it allows us no then pass along the information about highway conditions around the state. >> and the final piece of the puzzle is making sure you have an emergency kit ready. extra clothes. food, a first aid kit. anything you may need. if the weather conditions get really the freeway and you don't want to be stranded without anything. reporting here in phoenix this morning nix ciletti. >> the snow ball expected to open. but it's been too warm up there. >> we're not thinking about snow. >> we have a big storm system. we're going to be talking about

teens there by friday morning. first we've got to get to record high temperatures today. sunny skies out there right now. taking a look at the air quality forecast. we are going to be in the moderate category today. so if you're getting out this afternoon maybe do some biking, hiking, running just remember we're going to be close to 90 degrees. alternate of sunny skies out there. remember to put on screen. as we look at current temperatures we're warming up quickly. we hit those 50s this morning. it's 75 in phoenix. 76 in scottsdale. chandler the cooler spot. our wind speeds they are light. some gusty winds on the way ahead of a strong cold front. light across northern arizona as well. tomorrow as that cold front

winds willing gusting to 205 miles an hour and hanging on through thursday. the high country and even northeastern arizona. that's where we could have some gusts reaching 40 miles per hour with those sustained winds. as you look at the water vapor. here's where we have moisture aloft. huge storm system off to the northwest drawing some clouds into southern california. that's keeping things sunny for this ridge shifts off to the east. taking that warm nice weather over into parts of texas. we turn our attention to the storm system that is off to the north and northwest right now. it kicks a cold front here as we go through wednesday. it's not going to be a huge rain or snow maker for the state of arizona. it is going to be bringing not only those winds but much cooler high temperatures and cold overnight low temperatures for some high country locations.

were on record watch here in phoenix. 89 degrees. the record for today from 1999, 90, mid 80s ahead of the cold front tomorrow, phoenix. then we're down in the low 70s. friday morning we'll wake up in the 40s and then we're back up to 73. saturday at 81. forecasted highs north 71 today. and 68 in flagstaff. prescott o 76 degrees for an afternoon high there. we'll have those 80s out west with lows tonight back in the 60s. 20s for the grand canyon and by friday morning those locations in the teens. and that cold front. so we'll be tracking the changing forecast for you coming up. 71 thursday. we'll be right back up into the

and we all could use a little extra cash for the holidays and abc15 is giving away $500 every night. that's tonight on abc15 news at 10:00 for your chance to win. so today you can take home a new furry friend right here. this young lady that you're looking at this is taylor. she needs a good home. and she's ashley gom el here. taylor is so sweet. she's the aunt of the group. the grandma. >> yes, she's a senior pet. she is such a good girl. she's been at the arizona humane's society for about a month now. she's 14 years old but that's just more to love. i mean she's -- it's adopt a senior pet month and this girl

>> do it like taylor swift. >> she's house trained. she's leash trained. i thought i had to lift her into the car she hopped right into the backseat. she was very well ready to go. always on her best behavior. >> and you said her owner just couldn't take care of her. >> yeah, her owner was elderly and she couldn't take care of a dog. she sits patiently and very quietly and she's just mellow dog. she'll easily steal your heart. she's just looking for a place she can hang low. be part of the family. take long naps. lots of down time. >> tell us about woof stock. >> yeah, so woof stock is going on this saturday. the arizona humane's society is going to be bringing out our adoptable pets out at tumbleweed park. should be a good time. bring your dog.

vendors. lots of fun thing ifs you are a dog lover. >> so if somebody wants to get taylor what should they do. >> she's available at our sunny slopes location. she's just overall sweet, easy going girl. >> what you see is what you get. >> taylor is ready to make your home happy. >> hopefully we don't see her again as we always say. coming up next elect he's talking, the president is talking. we're looking for a peaceful transition into the white house and the new administration taking shape. we'll break it coming up next.

new developments in the case documented in the netflix series "making a murderer.". >> he's been locked up for more than a decade. in a rape and murder case of a judge ruled dasy's rights were questioned. he'll be living and he'll have to give that to his probation officer. the the parent company just filed court domes alleging it has exclusive rights to his next two unreleased albums.

will be singing hello to thousands of people here in the valley. she's bringing her world tour back to phoenix. new this morning it's expected to get a big upgrade. adele transitioning it to a stadium tour. that kicks off february 28th. he's coming to the valley. the singer announced on his website overseas at the end of march. on november the 5th of next year. tickets go on sale this coming monday. >> next year's going to be time to see some music. look at this. this is no joke. tell me. headed out on tour with special

men. the total tour comes to talking stick arena in may of next year. . well it's all about the trios on dancing with the stars. >> yeah but only four couples can little woman l.a. star. >> doing the impossible. doing things that you think are impossible. and i feel like i've done that along this journey. just ahead on abc15 speeders are a problem in a lot of valley neighborhoods but one man wants to put a stop to that. we'll tell you how one man is

in his community. >> new this morning the native

god speed daren. you are clear from duty. we'll take it from here. >> makes an impact every time you hear it. the final call for cholo officer daren reed. a thousand people attended that

dedicated his life to saving others. >> daren could have a suspect yelling, screaming, swearing and within a couple of minutes you would swear they were best buddies. >> he leaves behind a wife and two kids. he's accused of doing the unthinkable but a valley man tells abc15 he thought it was the right thing to he claims his 8-year-old daughter who lives with her mom called him to come get her. >> my daughter finally called and asked for help. she's 8 now so she's able to communicate intelgably. he called police himself. he's the one who did it. the bond is set at $500.

speeding and running stop signs. the drivers make it too dangerous for children in the community. so he's using a drone to track those drivers. it's the lone mountain development. michael dadamo brushes that off. >> maybe the reali stop at the traffic stops. >> even if that person is in their own back yard. we e-mailed one of the neighborhoods developers after hours for comments and did not hear back. donald trump's white house is shaping up in his decisions on who will stand beside him and his team already coming under fire. being overshadowed by questions

's beefing up his white house and the rumors are flying. all eyes are on rudy giuliani as possible secretary of state. another contender for the post former u.n. embassador john bolton. >> john would be a very good choice. >> is there anybody better? >> maybe me. >> steven bannen as chief strategist and white house councillor. into an a movement many have accused of being racist and anti-semantic. trump's advisors slammed those descriptions as incomplete. >> people should look at the full risumi. >> reporter: many republicans who look closely are finding

like recently re-elected speaker of the house paul ryan. >> the president is going to be judged on his results. this is a person who helped him win an incredible victory. >> when asked about the outcome of november 8th obama was quick to calm the waters. >> the job i think of leaders to try to address legitimate concerns and challenge channel them in the most constructive ways possible. >> president obama went on to say that he was surprised by the outcome of the election and even though he doesn't feel responsible for anything trump says or does he will help to make sure the transition of power is a success. that will be a success for the american people. maggie ruly abc news washington. the battle of the border is heating up. one native american tribe is

their watch. 75 miles of the tahona odom reservation is along the arizona/mexico border. he's now inviting trump to come down and see why a physical wall in his opinion won't work. across the nation we go. police investigating an officer involved shooting in las vegas that happened east of the downtown area. our sister station there in sin city told us no officers were police haven't said how many suspects might be involved here. meantime in texas, a family is mourning the death of a 4-year-old girl. police say two men shot them during an attempted robbery. the family was carrying groceries to their apartment and when they couldn't do it they opened fire. wild fires in the southeast

this is causing some concern for thousands of people living in that area of the fire. now the fire is burning in seven states across the southeast. it's already caused millions of dollars in damage. more than 5,000 firefighters are trying to contain the flames. overseas we go now to germany where police officers are sumping through over 200 offices, mosques, and apartments. germany leaders there say they want to ban starting today. intelligence agents say the members glorified jihad and helped to recruit to fight isis. abc15's katie ramel found millions of adults with no siebs or symptoms may now wonder if they should take them. >> new guidelines now in the fight against stroke and heart

recommending all americans between 40 and 75 consider stattens if your doctor says you have an elevated risk of heart attack in the next 10 years. and just one of these risk factors. high cholesterol or a history of smoking. >> these drugs are quite safe for most people in these age groups. so if you have these risk factors it's worth talking your doctors. >> cardiovascular disease is responsible for one in three adults in the u.s. and the guidance from the task force this week even people with a lower risk could benefit. even a history of cardiovascular disease you could still be at risk. katie ramel abc15. abc15 and the mayo clinic encourage you to know your

cholesterol and your weight. learn more at abc15.com/rallyforred. your home should be your haven but for dozens of people across the country it is becoming a headache.

good morning. joe odometers. this one shows 65,000 miles. how do you know it's not 165,000 and what if you buy it and it's too late. >> not what angie castro expected after buying a car. a 2004 town and country van like this one transport disabled parents and future foster kids. $3300. great deal . low miles. >> we event commented on the

driving home the check engine light came on. >> it was at 179. >> reporter: car fax shows up to 179,000 until the castro's buy. three days later gone. >> he said absolutely not. you can't prove anything. >> reporter: in a letter to the state barker says miss caster was fully aware of what she was yi transportation says he was charged for a misdemeanor. for selling 36 cars illegally without a license. for theft and fraud schemes. a-dot confirms angie's van is part of that trial. >> reporter: mr. barker joe ducey with abc15. >> we took angie and found barker. >> reporter: we wanted to see what you look like because you've been doing this to other people. this is angie castro.

house fast enough. >> he's a coward. he stopped taking our calls months ago. >> reporter: she stuck with no money and no car. not feeling safe to drive it or sell it. >> i keep thinking how could i sell a car knowing who knows what he did to it. >> reporter: use a car fax or another history report to mileage concerns. don't be hurried. question older cars with unreasonably low mileage. i'm investigator joe ducey. have a great day and if you've got a problem let me know. if you're looking for work verizon might be for you.

investigators are finding serious defects in new home construction. joining us live brian ross with this story. good morning, brian. glad to have you with us. >> good to be here. >> here in phoenix i have to ask you what was the most shocking thing you were able to uncover? >> we found across the country with our station huge kinds defects and problems. others major. one person had to put sandbags around this house because of the way the draining system was set up. roofs that are leaking. shingles that are literally melting in the sun. a range of defects and construction problems that people have in brand new homes. they've just spent $300400 more. and that's what they find out is

out the try to get the home builders to come back and fix them. in some cases homeowners claim that the builder are dragging it out to get past the expiration of 1 year warranty. >> you would assume there are licenses and permits in place and checks and balances. >> in many cases shotty construction. inattention to detl. build these houses as cheaply as they can. with that comes a kind of construction that you wouldn't want really if you knew what was going ton people go into the model homes and they see the appliances they're not paying enough attention to the bones of the house and most people would be wealthier to hire a home inspection who works for you, not for the builder to take a look at the foundation and how

all the details that the average person is not aware of but the conduction people certainly know about. >> get an independent excerpt. brian ross. we're dealing with it here in arizona. still to come a new look for lyft. the ride sharing company losing its signature mustache and why it says the change will make business easier for customers. >> and we're going into record

we are watching your money on wall street. the dow down. 27 points to 18,841. your smartphone could be giving your personal data away without your permission. security contractors found the phones. it is not clear what the information might be used for. well you can say he's a betting man. warren buffet's company just bought takes. shares from all four airlines have risen between 5 and 7% in after hours trading. shocking move by warren buffet who previously called airlines a quote, bottles pit.

the ride sharing company will now use avrp. it's an oval shaped light box that lyft says will help riders find the lyft. riders will be told to look for a specific color on the dash board. and there's a new place to dine on the las vegas strip. taco bell cantina set to open up. this location will be one of four in the united states. they have one in chicago, san francisco, and in austin texas. >> you're talking high class. i just want to know if they have the cheesy gordita crunch. you're talking about a cool-down coming up laura. >> we do. but first we have to talk about records today. really. outside 75. then we are headed into the upper 80s to near 90 today.

it's beautiful out there. take a look at your hour by hour. the rest of the day. close to that record by 4. record 90 set in 1999. 89 today and we'll still have those 80s out there as we get into that 6:00 hour. phoenix not the only spot watching for record high temperatures. flag staff work high of 68. record also record was 70 degrees. today in prescott expected to tie that record as well. reason why we have a rink of high pressure. it begins to move to the east later tonight. then we turn our attention to what's happening back to the northwest. a cold front. it brings strong winds. it brings a little cloud cover back and also a huge drop in

coming tomorrow. tomorrow and especially into tomorrow evening we'll see valley winds shift around to that west southwesterly direction. we'll have some gusts. twnt 5 to 30 miles per hour especially as we go through thursday. could even see a few sustained wind speeds near 30 miles an hour across northeastern arizona. so something to keep in mind if you're tra as that cold front moves through. that drop in temperatures for the upper 80s today to the upper 60s to low 70s in the valley. high country getting into that thursday and friday. drop into the 20s and even some teens by friday morning. there will be a very slight chance of rain across northern northeastern arizona and as those temperatures drop we could see a little bit of a dusting in

areas. this is not going to be a huge rain or snow maker. 72 out the door in bull head city. highs today 71. 69 in cholo. globe hitting 79 and those 80s valley wide. again going to be a very warm one tonight. back in the 50s and 60s overnight tonight. waking up to 31 tomorrow in flag staff. pi u forecast. after you hit 87 this afternoon. west valley 88 surprise. 88 in glendale. lavine also going to see 89. topping out at 88. looking at your most accurate and then 80s back above average

bringing together dance, acrobatics and fire. >> this is voita showing off his new pie row technic prop. he is upping his game that looks extremely dangerous. it's certainly caught everybody's eye. so for more of today's top viral videos you can check them all

now to the results of our poll of the day. we wanted to know are you planning to travel this thanksgiving. 33% they plan to drive. 30 z% say they plan to fly and 30 psht say they are not leaving

hour. an mma fighter accused of sexually assaulting a helpless woman pleaded not guilty. rudolpho ramirez pleaded not guilty. on the 28th of next month. new developments in the battle of the border. the tohona nation said they will do wherever it takes to stop that wall from being built. and that is not going to work. >> a-dot taking action to protect drivers from snow winter weather. officials offering some tips to keep you safe. they recommend that you drive slow in the snow. bring your first aid kit and maintain a safe distance from those snowplows. a quick check of what's coming up. i like your jacket. >> thank you. it's going to be 90 degrees today. i still have a jacket on. all right guys. big decisions for our country. more of the presidential picks

delaying. plus thanksgiving travel the biggest in years anticipated at least. we're going to get an up close look at a runway safety system and why every airport doesn't have it. also amazon mixing things up for the holidays. and finally krispy kreme are they faking us how. the new lawsuit that may have you rethinking some of those do nut choices. >> sounds good. and listen to this. a texas man's good deeds not going unnoticed and his actions are inspiring others. >> this man was caught handing out $100 bills to employees as employees come up to hug him. >> you could tell it blessed their day. they didn't come in there thinking that was going to happen that day. >> so according to someone who knows this generous man got inspired by a woman he saw

this time of year. >> absolutely. so the forecast is going to make you feel good. finally some fall-like temperatures out there. not until thursday. that means some of us could be in the upper 60s thursday afternoon. 73 friday. it's going to feel more like winter. overnight lows there friday morning in the teens. will be good. all right. back at 4:00 with more local

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