cabinet pick. blas has just wrapped up a -- melissa blasius has just wrapped up an interview with her. >> as feisty as ever. she passed out at donald trump's victory celebration in new york. she says it was pneumonia. she's feeling better and back in the thick of national policy. jan brewer says she's helping donald trump's team on trnscision issues. >> -- transit she signed the controversial immigration policy sb1070. she's rumored to be a candidate for interior secretary. >> there's a lot of things i would like to do if i were. >> i asked if she'd accept a position. >> i haven't ruled out anything. i wan to make sure di want to make sure i make the -- i want to make sure i make the right

family. >> she said latinos don't vote. >> today we know that they didn't get out and vote the way that they had anticipated. >> as she watched young latinos protest now she says they're entitled to demonstrate but calls some actions unwise. >> some bad actions taking place and trying the mexican flag they don't gain sympathy for their issues pledging their allegiance this is america if they want us to listen. >> you know, governor brewer told me that when she left her term as governor she intended to go home and tend to her garden. but you get the seasons that that -- sense that that garden may be getting neglected. >> sounds like it. thanks. our forecast amber tracking some drastic changes on the horizon.

but this storm system coming into the pacific northwest. the cold front coming through our state from wednesday night to thursday. the winds pick up then the big temperature drop sets in. the coldest air so far this season. so coming up in just a bit day by day through your forecast and how low those temperatures will go. parents at a prestigious high school being told there's hazing and racism going and forth between students. the principal at brophy prep sent out a letter. >> the principal's letter dated yesterday says the problem started last wednesday after the election. brophy prep students we talked to haven't had problems. >> did you see incidents? >> no. >> but according to principal bob ryan president-elect donald trump's big win led to problems.

latino student by asking if they're packing yet and ready to leave the country after trump's inauguration. principal ryan wrote that kids supporting trump were being called racist. >> i think they handled it fine. i do. >> brophy officials don't want to comment beyond the letter. i'm jason abc 15. from the live desk. following some pictures coming in. a refinery fire starting outsid in torrance, california. coming in from our sister station there in los angeles. we are just learning it is an exson mobile refinery. we'll keep you updated. behind bars even though he says he didn't do it. the former mma fighter accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman will have his court date on november

shot out in the west valley. please give police a call if you have a tip. the beginning of the end for helen purcell. some people waited three or more hours to vote in arizona's presidential preference election. joe bartels spoke to the man who will now replace purcell. >> democrat adrian fontes is a lawyer at his day job. but now he has a new title l, maricopa -- title, maricopa county recorder. room for improvement and there's reasons for that. >> he admits democrats have some catching up to do. they haven't held the office for 50 years so he'll need some on the job training. >> some sort of operational integrity and continue newt have to happen -- continuity have to happen. we're going to learn some more details. >> he says bottom line there has to be a way to speed up

on long lines. >> democracy is going to move forward regardless of the speed of the elections but if we can bring that up to tempo a bit the voters benefit. >> he doesn't point the blame at helen purcell but says a series of mistakes have created this trouble. fixing it again when he's sworn in this january. joe bartels abc 15. >> as for that ballot count we're told there are about 10 ,000 early ballots left to process. that will continue 9:00 tomorrow morning. . those for prop 205 don seeding. -- conceding. they're disappointed but they say they've received support. go go go for the president- elect donald trump. he just met with mike pence to talk about who can potentially ll their cabinet. one person who's out, dr. ben carson. the ap reports he opted out

offered a position. meantime, we're learning texas senator ted cruz just left a meeting with president- elect donald trump. it happened at trump tower. cruz has told reporters he's looking forward to working closely with trump to repeal obamacare and confirm a conservative supreme court justice. trump's name will vanish from three apartment buildings in new york. the buildings and the complex will be managed by organization. house speaker paul ryan gets to stay cozy in that seat. he was reelected. the official vote in january. while ryan clashed with the president-elect weeks ago tonight he says they're on the same page. >> we're working hand and glove and we're going to make sure that this is a successful administration. we're going to make sure the voices we heard from the american people are acted upon. all smiles on capitol hill.

the democrats reflecting about results. for now the party will wait to vote on their leaders. harry reid said that lawmakers didn't do enough to stop trump. >> we failed to hold trump acountable. we all -- accountable. we all hold responsibility. >> he also blasted the appointment of stephen bannon as the protesters take to the streets against the dakota access pipeline. people with talked to say they want the project stopped saying we have other solutions for energy. >> clean energy. wind energy, solar energy, the resources are there. we just need to put the fight in them. >> for the update on that battle let's get straight to the live desk. >> the protest in the valley part of the nationwide effort. in one north dakota town we've

arrests after the group got in the way of trains there. the company behind the project wants to make sure they can finish the project so they're asking a court about laying pipe under the missouri river. that's after the army corp of engineers says they need more information. before the president-elect takes on the border battle the tohono o'odham nation says the wall will not work. 75 miles runs along the border. they argue that their land is more important than politics. they're inviting mr. trump to see the land in person before he makes the call. the fight against isis involves every country. german police invading a group in berlin. they're accused of inspiring more than 140 people to fight in syria. after that deadly earthquake there it should get

that ship will deploy two helicopters. this one's at work. new zealand's military says this crew will rescue about 200 people. to make matters more complicated they're dealing with flooding brought on by heavy rain. new information at 6:00 about some anti-trump graffiti which is long gone in snowflake. police waiting on fingerprint results from the spray paint cans left behind. all signs point to teenagers. the cause of this late night fire stale mystery. de-- still a mystery. despite the damage the home is not a total loss. an 18-year-old girl being hailed as a hero for getting everybody out safely 689. fire bans --. fire bans in several states tonight. wildfires in north carolina. all that suspicious activity also spotted in georgia.

also may be the work of an arsonist t. people have been cited for violating the burn ban. something that wasn't supposed to happen behind the state hospital's walls. what the abc 15 investigators found. it wasn't her post but she responded and now a mayor is out of a jobment. we may -- job. tucson, all set new records today. the warmth stops now. a cold front on the way. temperatures are going to fall. how cool it's going to get by the end of the week. starting to feel like christmas. ready for that shopping? should you get the extended warranty? joe is going let you know when

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state mental hospital in phoenix. first exposed by abc 15 last year. >> tonight dave biscobing has obtained new records showing the state finally confirmed sexual misconduct and abuse did occur. >> admitting it behind closed doors is one thing. but in the official public record there's no dong you menation of a-- dock you menation of a-- documentation of abuse. it still hasn't been reported to police now. to security. >> february 2014. a social worker who wasn't supposed to be working somehow slips through. >> took off the patient's clothes and crawled into the bed. >> the patient extremely vulnerable. >> amputated legs? >> yes. >> arizona medical officials investigated after the report. in a recent letter that the state is refusing to release we learned they found sexual

the social worker was unlicense xd the hospital didn't problemerly investigate. -- properly investigate. we learned that they called police but only appeared to report the incident as tress passing. -- trespassing. law enforcement told us that's a problem. >> a trespassing charge? that's outrageous. an extraordinarily vul nernl person -- vulnerable person being sexually assaulted in the rs even report it. >> abc 15's not naming the social worker. she has mental illness herself and hasn't been charged with a crime. but not reporting what happened to law enforcement and with no record we also found the social worker is working at a different facility. and arizona just gave her a new state behavioral health license in june. >> the state agency that investigated this case is refusing to answer questions.

abc15.com/valt or thes. -- investigate -- abc15.com/investigators. dave biscobing abc 15 news. >> on the phone she says she went psychotic in the incident and doesn't remember what happened. >> she says she's stable now and never meant to harm the patient. a response to a racist comment about the first lady. we got word that beverly wailing resigned after major the leader of the nonprofit who made the post is now on leave. a developing story about the accused cop killer who says he did not gun down california deputy dennis wallace. the list of charges maybes david eligible for a death existence. prosecutors have not said if that's what they're going for. the trump university trial may be delayed. the judge in san diego just

attorneys. >> before the trial a flashback of sorts to cosby days. reruns on tv ahead of the comedian's trial. viewers can tell a difference between cosby and his tv persona. the feds calling for changes to make sure you don't get hacked. they want tech companies to beef up security on big and simple items. there won't be penalties if companies don't want to do so. get ready. here we go again. laptops and phones should be top holiday gifts, so do you buy an extended warranty? >> they cover the least likely thing to go wrong. ken coburn is talking about them saying it doesn't cover malicious software.

wrong. >> your extended warranty is covering failure of hardware. >> this laptop comes with a two-year service warranty that covers drops and spills. >> if it's saying no matter what happens to the software that's covered that's a better plan. >> he says warranties are a better option for phone and tablets since thermo bill. but the main problem -- since they are mobile. but not covered. >> pass on warranties that only cover hardware issues and go for those that include user abuse. need my help? i'm joe ducey, you got a problem let me know. not in trouble yet but never too early to be read i. valley -- ready.

conservation efforts. we hope we never run into a water crisis. but they will try to raise $7 million over the next three years. persistent drought across our state which continues. in fact, at this point 33% of the state is abnormally dry. 41% in moderate drought. and 4% in severe drought. no portion of the state is in extreme drought and the total overall is typically when we get the majority of it is the fall and winter months. our monsoon was below average as well. coming in at just shy of five inches of rain. as we head through the rest of the week into next week the rain chances are looking slim. this next system that we're tracking wednesday and nurz night longs to -- thursday night looks to bring a slight

a dry cold front comming through -- coming through and the majority of the change is the temperatures and the wind. a wind advisory in effect across mojave county tomorrow. about midday tomorrow the winds kick up and stretching down to the south and east in the overnight forecast and into thursday as well. those winds pick up as the cold front comes in. gusts could hour in some spots like flagstaff. tomorrow 59 degrees. prescott and sedona at 68. after early morning temperatures in the 40s. stronger winds for the northern part of the state. late wednesday night for the strongest. tomorrow 61 degrees at 6:00 a.m. for us. partly cloudy skies throughout the day. noon takes us to 78 and then we'll hit the 80s in the afternoon forecast.

we drop from 84 to 73 on thursday. coldest air so far this season. our average is 74, 75 degrees as we finish out the week. just checking the temperatures and putting them back near normal after a long stretch of above average weather. saturday and sunday back to the low 80s. more changes for the start of next week, though. and a little bit of some rain in the valley. your seven-day forecast in the next half hour. if you don't karma what happened here might make you change your mind. and when your captain and

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back to it. tonight's top story will rogers airport in oklahoma city trying to resume operations at this hour after the deadly shooting. police are saying the gunman shot a southwest airlines employee at the airport. michael winchester the father

he did not survive. the killer meantime was found dead in a pickup truck in a parking garage. police say it appears to be a self-inflicted wound. we'll keep you updated. a renewed effort to find three men in an unsolved murder here. it happened in august. releasing a flyer with more details. they made their way inside a home and shot the person inside. one killer has a couple unique tattoos. a sun on his right shoulder with possibly a tribal band around his biaccept and a -- bicep and another on his elbow. possible ceos and business leaders. but a troubling report shows that millennials are choosing not to live in arizona. >> abc 15's sonu wasu digs deeper into the report and asks state officials what they're

home. >> the new generation labeled millennials. 18 to 30 something. home buying trends show millennials are moving away from phoenix. choosing to live in charlotte, houston, austin, even oklahoma and nebraska. >> i've had friends move for job opportunities. >> phoenix is at the bottom of the list when it comes to millennials buying home. local real estate experts say there's a shortage of homes below $150,000. and millennials may be representing or moving to the outskirts. >> laveen, buckeye, mar copa. that's -- maricopa. that's where the less expensive real estate is. >> in chandler and gilbert it's more bang for my buck. >> arizona officials are

you can read more on abc15.com. sonu wasu abc 15 news. a ruthless gunman opening fire in a lobby of a valley motel. the video stunning. look at this mcbride bursts into the motel near the i-17 and northern. weapon in hand he starts shooting. here's the 911 call from a desk clerk. >> i checked in the arm. i got shot. >> are you security? >> no. i'm the front desk. >> you're at the front desk? where's your security guard? >> the security guard brian harris and robert psychs were both -- robert sikes were both killed. today we learned adrian fontes is in. helen purcell is out. purcell conceded the race earlier today.

counting early ballots exactly one week after the election. she congratulated adrian fontes today. and the push to legalize recreational pot in arizona coming up short. they say they're not giving up for the future. a lot of people looking to ease the tension after election night. twitter is getting involved in this. online trolls have been harassing people. twitter is adding a feature to crack down. it's expanding the mute feature to let people phase out words and phrases. >> big developments for house democrats today, deciding to delay their elections until after thanksgiving. it delays the decision to on whether to keep nancy pelosi as their leader. it will happen november 30th. some younger democrats have been working to mount a

president -- pe losy -- pelosi. president obama admits he was surprised about trump's win in greece. riot police were prompted to use tear gas and stun grenades in some protests. two men wanted in a homicide in connecticut and arrested all the phoenix. a fugitive task force picked them up today. they're accused of killing a man over the weekend. police expect them to be extradited to connecticut. a warm start to the week and changes starting to take place. first started with clouds. a gorgeous sunset tonight. this sent in from maria in glendale. the clouds stream in from the west as we speak ahead of the

hitting the pacific northwest right now and bringing a cold front through our state through the next 24 to 48 hours. you notice future cast here keeps most of the precipitation with this to our north. a big snow event for utah into wyoming and colorado. but for us those winds and the cooler air. the winds will start to pick up tomorrow. by wednesday night strongest. gusting to 25 miles per hour in the valley. and 40 miles per hour across no how long the cooler air will stick around coming up. learning more tonight about the 16-year-old accused of stabbing five of his own class mates in utah -- classmates in utah. he's a straight a student and he targeted the boys in the locker room. all of this going down this morning at the high school there. the boys were changing when the 16-year-old they say pulled out a knife and stabbed them. he also stabbed himself before goeing arrested.

everybody survived. a couple in their 70s killed in a mobile home explosion in tennessee. when crews found their bodies they were holding each other. this was the scene. debris as you can see scattered all over the property. there's no official word what caused the blast but officials think oxygen tanks played a role. lasting for miles in arkansas. deputies going 125 miles per hour at some point. they couldn't keep up car. the driver eventually slams into four squad cars and his car bursts into flames. a 4-month-old baby girl in the back. she's okay. and two adults were arrested. a sad update. one of those two bald eagles rescued from a storm drain has died. this video from orlando went viral last week. one of the eagles flew away and the other taken to a facility for treatment.

lons -- talons legs and chest. it happened in testimony cla. a cup -- temecula. the guy lunged at the officer who opened fire. the deputy was not shot but did get hurt. a quick fix. what crews had to do to repair this sinkhole in record time. a change for a well known dating app. what tinder is doing in

got a live look from the live desk right now here at abc 15. the fire hose still going at the refinery. it's close to los angeles. we've been showing you these pictures for the past hour or so. the fire was still going minutes ago. crews trying to make sure the hot spots are taken care of. no word yet on what sparked that fire. the definition of making quick work.

giant sinkhole in days. it swallowed a chunk of road last week. they worked around the clock in order to fix it. they had to get all the water out. and then they used sand and cement to fill it. today it reopened to traffic. the cause is still under investigation. an apology from an nfl star. what this player is promising to do after sitting during the national anthem. where to shop for that . the fact is cardinals quarterback carson palmer isn't playing as well as he did a year ago. tonight we know why his performance has dropped. and temperatures in the 70s for your evening forecast. tracking a cooldown that will put highs in the 70s by the end of the week. day by day through your seven- day forecast.

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accused of stealing a car in florida. they got caught after they got stuck on railroad tracks. at one point they got risky trying to hop some tracks. as you can see there their plan failed. the top cop in one ohio town off the job tonight. fired for allegedly using the town's amazon account to make personal purchases. town officials say that he would make the purchases and have amazon deli house. he plans to appeal. new information surrounding president-elect trump's view of the electoral college. a new tweet today shows a big difference from four years ago. he says the electoral college is actually genius. he didn't feel that way in 2012. in a tweet from november of that year the electoral college is a disaster is what he tweeted. hillary clinton holds a slim lead in the popular vote but trump is the president-elect

electoral college. a wide receiver apologizing for sitting during the national anthem of sunday. mike evans decided to sit and now he's saying sorry to u.s. military members, their families, and his fans. he promthsed to stand in -- promised to to stand in the future. the biggest turkey day rush in years. are expected to take to roads and skies. it's boosting totals to the highest volume since 2007. united airlines passengers will have a cheaper option. they introduced basic economy fares. they're stripped of some perks. basic economy travelers will not get a seat assignment until

have one personal item. a big change for tipder. -- tinder. more gender options available. often criticized for not accepting transgender usersment now they have 40 auto fill jerpd options. they can -- gender options. they can also type in their own label. fans awaiting the debut of nike's self-lacing shoes. $830. i -- $720. i guess they do tie themselves. people with the app will get early access and then they will be available to everyone in december. where's my shoes? carson palmer's numbers down this season. it's left a lot wondering what's wrong. a year ago he had a quarterback

this year it's 84. his completion percentage also down a full percentage point from last year. we're here to deliver the answers. michael floyd responded to a facebook question and he spilled the beans. . >> does carson have an injury we don't know about? he seems off this year. do you get a sense of that? >> no. he's just getting older. . >> he's just getting older. >> don't you just like teammates. >> i like how it's not old by any other standard but sports. is it ever going to feel like football weather around here, ever? >> it's getting old. >> we've been in the 80s for so long. the sun has set and not near our average high. humidity at 18%.

overnight and through much of the day in the valley tomorrow before picking up tomorrow night. as they pick up a cold front arrives. these temperatures dramatically different this time thursday. that's when the bulk of the cold air starts to settle in. 76 in mesa and glendale. 78 in deer valley. anthem and cave creek at 70. lows in the 50s across the valley tonight. above average in terms of overnight lows and daytime highs into tomorrow. the cloud coverage increase overnight into tomorrow. not as much sunshine tomorrow. partly cloudy across the valley as we hit 84 in tempe. 82 in goodyear and up in deer valley. and 81 in anthem tomorrow afternoon. hour by hour here's what it looks like in the valley. 60s through 8:00 a.m. 78 at noon. and then in the low 80s tomorrow afternoon. a couple degrees cooler than today but well above the average of 75 for tomorrow.

cold in the high country. fewer freezesment not as cold with -- freezes. not as cold with the cloud cover. 40 in show low. payson and prescott in the low 40s with highs tomorrow around 68 degrees. and from the valley to the south to tucson highs in the 80s for tomorrow afternoon. there's a look at the cloud coverage making its way across the arizona-california state line. this is going to increase overnight and tomorrow. moisture flowing in ahead of this next storm system to our north. the cold front associated with it is coming right on in wednesday night and thursday. increasing those winds. windy in the high country with a few breezes in the valley. the cooler air settles in behind the front. 73 on thursday. a dramatic difference from the mid to upper 80s. 73 is closer to average by the end of the week. down to 74 by the end of the

checks our temperatures back to near normal. then back in the 80s for the weekend. and the next system farther to the south. a chance for rain. the best bet looks monday. conservatively with that 20% chance right now. the track could change. showing hope of some moisture late sunday, monday, and perhaps into early tuesday. have you started shopping for that thanksgiving bird just yet? grocery stores trying you with their sales. our smart shopper team has them all. danielle lerner shares. >> turkey is all over every ad this week. food city has frozen turkeys on sale for 89 centses a pound. fries will give you a free turkey if you buy private selection sliced ham for $2.99 a pound. safeway and albertsons will

you see a better price. bashes is taking it a step further. it will match any turkey at fries, albertsons and safeway. you can also grab eggs for 88 crepts. and a -- cents. and albertsons has a better deal. 10-pound bag, just 69 sents. two liters of pepsi and coca- you have to buy five to get the price. safeway and fries have the same brands on sale in cans. bashes has that deal on pepsi and mountain dew. there are so many other deals to share so go to abc15.com/smartshopper and we'll have them all there for you. the rumors were flieg. today it's official -- flying. today it's official. >> dwayne the rock johnson the sexiest man alive.

waiting, the call never comes. he's currently on top of forbes highest paid actor's list. >> he says the title means he's reached the pinnacle. >> indeed. what more could you want? coming up tonight. david blaine returns to primetime tv. he blows the minds of the most recognizable celebrities in the world in a one-hour special. watch david blaine beyond magic at 9:00 foal lowed by -- fo 10:00. two lucky winners get a $500 gift card. watch for the secret wort of the day -- word of the day. i'll give it to you at 10:00. before break we want to show you this. a special appearance in the community.

breaking news just coming into the police saying the gunman that killed the southwest airlines employee at an oklahoma city airport knew his victim's schedule and routine. they've yet to answer if they knew each other. he killed michael winchester. he has not been identified but he did take his own life. the motive a mystery tonight. at 10:00. every plan needs enforcement. will valley police comply when

plus the accused serial killer in south carolina could be under investigation for killing someone in arizona. we got our hands on the recorded conversation. thinking about buying a tv for black friday? the best deals at the biggest stores. those and more at 10:00. a dry forecast for tomorrow. partly cloudy skies. clouds streaming in tonight and

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