this is abc15 news taking action. it is video that is so tough to watch. a flagstaff police officer punching a woman in the face. what the department is saying about this incident and what was now learned about that officer. >> and a burglar caught in the act comes face to it's with the people he's trying to rip off and then instead of jail he winds up with the hospit >> and 'tis the season for fireplaces but before you light up there are some things you need to know to keep your home safe. good morning i'm danielle l lerner. >> it's been a cool start. we've had some haze.

overnight to our west carrying over to the valley. so that haze thickened around here. there aren't any air quality alerts. we're going to see some of that dust linger in our air. so heads up if you are especially sensitive but as far as any alerts not seeing any right now. now that temperature so slow to warm that we're still in the 60s right now at 66 degrees. and check our dew point is down into the teens. we're still feeling some of those breezes and it will stay a bit breezy as we go into the afternoon. as we head towards a high of only 73 degrees. we are tracking more changes as rain is back in our forecast and we've got some cold temperatures to talk about tonight in

of parents behaving badly. where two young kids were left alone. said to be just 1 and 6 years old. security called police when the kids were overheard playing inside the room. officers found mom. they brought her back to the motel. police say dcs has been notified. also a chandler manning. 30-year-old joseph foster is facing serious morning. we're told he contacted an officer online thinking she was a teen and offered $600 a week in exchange for sex. he got busted near dobson and jermaine. you cannot arrest me until i know i have a warrant. >> hey. you can't hit a girl like that. >> hit her. >> a police officer in flagstaff on administrative leave after

are concerned by what's depicted in the video. we do not know why that woman was being arrested but flagstaff police did identify the officer as officer jeff bonar. fire crews working quickly to keep a mobile home fire from spreading quickly. crews told us that they were searching for the homeowners so it may not have been vacant. investigation. also breaking overnight a fight in phoenix ends with a man being stabbed. police were called to the budget hotel. we are still waiting on official details from police. but witnesses tell us that the second guy involved in this ran away. apparently the victim did not go to the hospital. there was quite a bit of blood on the scene so we're not sure of the extent of his injuries yet.

limited right now. we do know one person was taken into custody after a k-9 officer had to bite that person. we've reached out to police and are still waiting to get info. now over to buck eye. an 18-year-old caught in the act. family members came home and saw a car they didn't recognize. once they got inside they saw a man going through their home. it wasn't long before a fight broke out and then shots were fired. >> you've got to do what you've got to do to protect property and you know as long as nobody on my side of the family, the good guys won. nobody got hurt other than the bad guys. >> family members say the brother-in-law who fired his weapon is cooperating with the sheriffs. candles lining the ground. rene martinez and marcos valdez were killed.

when they were hit. [speaking spanish]. >> just so tough to see that devastation for that family. police say the driver edgar valenzuela was speeding when he hit that car. there are 3000 early ballots that need to workers are back at it this morning. well you may have already turned on your car heater once or twice but what about warming up your house. >> abc15's allison rodriguez has got more ways to stay warm and safe with these cooler temps. >> a lot of us are going to be doing this. switching from the cool to the heat to try and stay warm. one of the leads causes of house

warm and not taking those proper precautions. you have to make sure it's at least three feet from anything including yourself. a pillow, sheets youshgs clothes can all fall on top of them and catch fire fire officials say don't be alarmed by a funky smell. it's a good indicator something is wrong. another way people are going to try and stay warm is by trying to start their fireplace. also making sure the chimney is clear of any debris too. >> i know it sounds like mary poppins. but we want people to have a professional come out and clean it. >> we found that getting your chimney clean is going to cost you about $75. something you can do get something like this the smoke alarm detectors allison

valley. more reports of shattered windows as police from three different cities all work to try and id the person responsible. >> and changing the way at how we look at addiction. the ground breaking report that may change how we treat and view our vices. >> and we want to know if uturned on the heater yet. hop on abc15.com to vote by

now to a health alert cancer is poised to take over as the number one killer. currently heart disease kills more people. but researchers with the cdc they compare past data with population risks and they say by 2020 cancer will be the leading cause of death in the u.s.. are you ready for the great

to do with barbecue. on the third thursday of november every year there's a push to get people to quit. it is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the u.s.. >> quitting has never robbery easier. there's -- been easier. there's nicotine replacement. >> so you are encouraged to get help through the ash line. that's the arizona smoker's help line. the u.s. surgeon general releasing a report today on the report details research that shows how addiction is a chronic neurological disorder that needs to be treated like any other chronic health addiction. the report is the first of its kind and sheds light on both the problem and also advances that are being made to help those who are suffering from addiction. >> i think the surgeon general's report emphasizes that we are making a difference, that people are for the first time talking about this disease.

there's greater awareness about this and that awareness and talk is rising to the highest levels of hospitals and the government. >> well dr. jerry is hoping the new report like the surgeon general's report that was issued on smoking measure 50 years ago will have the same effect in generating a massive nationwide campaign to address the problem. still ahead wells fargo may have changed its business practices for the better but could it be changing its for the worst. >> if you've stepped outside you

all new at 11:00 jp morgan and chase agreed to pay $654 million to the feds for fines. chinese officials in order to gain access to banking deals in that country. the bank will avoid criminal bribery charges. also new at opening new accounts at wells fargo. the number down 44% in october compared to last year. that's worse than september's drop of 27%. the bank has suffered serious backlash that 2 million unauthorized accounts were open in customer's names. president elect trump and vice president elect mike pence spending the morning on capitol

including chuck schumer and nancy peloci. and forward looking. >> we're going to move an agenda that's going to rebuild our military revive our economy and in a word make america great again. >> while pence is on capitol hill president elect trump is getting ready to meet with japan's prime minister. the prime minister hopes build trust with our new president. stationed in japan and south korea. new at 11:00 the director of the national intelligence james clapper is calling it quits. it's the first of many resignations expected from an obama administration to a trump administration. clapper is not leaving immediately. he has 64 days left. all members of an outgoing

governor joe ducey making some of his first comments about the president elect since the election. ducey's in orlando right now meeting with other republican governors. he says he hopes the trump administration will be good for businesses. >> i think there's a road map. i think republican governors that have come before me have proven it and i think we apply this same road map to the form of government. >> it's a pretty big day for the governor too. committee for the republican governor's association. the new police chief of phoenix wasting no time getting to work. she says it's her old stopping ground. williams took a lot of questions from people there including some concerns about immigration changes and deportations under president elect donald trump as well as the racial tension. >> quite frankly i don't want to

i am the police chief and the police chief protect and serve the people in her community. >> we were also able to ask her just some non work related questions. we've got that full intuf on our website abc15.com. the crews have het up supplies. a hot water pipe busted causing evacuations. the unive students to return just briefly but they're staying in hotels or other dorms until everything dries out. now to what's been one of our favorite stories in the news room. it led to a hilarious texting mix up just in time for thanksgiving. >> 17-year-old jamal says he got a strange text. it was an invitation to thanksgiving dinner from grandma.

pair quickly realized grandma was texting the wrong number. >> i thought wow this lady is really nice. any other person she was actually pretty nice and sweet about it. >> so jamal posted the chance encounter online. in fact grandma had to change her phone number. by the way jamal says he's going to take her up on that offer. well we had strong winds here in the valley but nothing morning. the strong winds bringing down this sign at mckaren airport. i was out in surprise earlier today and it was quite windy and cold. we did have some breezes across the valley this morning. gusts upwards of 40 miles an hour. it was that cold front. that's the reason too. we saw that dust that moved in thoshg. the strong winds out to our west bringing in that dust from as far as western arizona to

that haze across the valley. still i've noticed a difference. as we look live. nothing but blue skies but with all that sunshine we are still warming much slower than yesterday as temperatures are actually running between about 5 and 10 degrees cooler in most valley cities. mesa gateway running 14 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. colder, drier air moving into our state is going to make for a very slo today's temperatures will be much cooler than what we've felt. right now still plenty of 60s around the valley. glendale you're checking in at 67. 67 in dear valley. 68 in goodyear and if you're heading out to lunch you're still holding on to the 60s too. we will gradually warm into the 70s as we head into this afternoon. we are going to feel some of

and i expect they'll stay right around there as we go through the afternoon. up north still strong but not quite as strong as what we were feeling earlier this morning. but sustained winds in several spots across northern arizona. those wind gusts still peaking near 30 miles an hour in spots like prescott also strong still in cholo with a few spots upwards of 30 miles an hour. so we still had plenty of breezes across the state. i think here in the valley those through the afternoon. those winds still gusting at times near 30 miles an hour today before they start to lighten up as we go into tonight. and tonight with those lighter winds we will feel those colder temperatures too. today a very nice day. temperatures will go from 66 now until the low 70s. so for lunch we're still going to be in the 60s if you want to get outside and enjoy the midday. our high then eventually peaks

this afternoon. so again a gorgeous day. temperatures back down to 70 by 6:00 and temperatures across the valley are going to end up below average. we've got a whole lot of low sets out there. only make it into the upper 60s this afternoon. 703 for a high today in phoenix with 40s and 50s across northern arizona and even out to our west those highs only in the tonight gets even colder and we already have some freeze alerts that have been issued ahead of those colder temperatures. spots highlighted in this blue will be dropping below freezing today. i'll show you which spots will be the coldest and how cold it it will be in the valley by tomorrow morning in just a few minutes. a big meeting happening right inside these doors behind

the agency's coming together taking action to keep you safe. and we have got your cute,

yeah, it's lunchtime. this little guy is just chowing down. so you guys had a baby boom. you're bringing another little baby in here who i'd imagine is going to get quite large. >> yeah, he will. he is an african lion cub. he's only two months old right now. >> two months?

the male lions can grow to the second largest cat in the world. >> you're going to have to stay back pretty soon. >> so it really varies from cat to cat and especially the individual species of the cat. lions and tigers after several months is when keeper haves to start introducing those special protective barriers. >> it looked like he was getting them stuck. >> he's just kind o cats at home where cats just like to cat scratch. it was really cute. and right now he's demonstrating for you typical lion behavior. loves the food. he's still on formula. you can see he loves it. >> he's kind of rotating around it as well. and the claws are impressive. you kind of can't see it right now but i saw a claw come out. >> yeah, they have really big paws.

lions will live in prides. and the male's role in that pride is to protect that pride. and the female's role in the pride is actually to go out hunting and get the food. >> really. >> yeah. >> he was kind of walking around in the studio but he also reminds me of a house cat. >> right. yeah, very sharp claws right now. >> so you guys have a baby boom. what other babies do you guys have? >> so right animal nursery we have cuba palooza going on right now. we also have a white tiger cub and i leopard cub. >> i see all the pictures there. that is amazing. we're getting a better look. well danielle i think he's just going to finish up some lunch right here.

mess. cute danielle. >> i was going to say he's so cute does it really matter if he's making a mess. they always bring us the cutest animals. still lots more to come on abc15 at 11:00. he's causing quite a square. we'll tell you what he did to land behind bars. >> plus a gun buying loophole.

we have a traffic alert to let you know about. following a serious crash. this is a look from the a-dot camera. you can see no cars out there on the road. apparently that closure extends to power road. that's where drivers can get back onto the highway.' the driver apparently has serious injuries. all we know is that one involved. just a heads up westbound 202 is shut down. only on abc15 ghost guns impossible to track until they show up at crime scenes. >> yeah, there's a report warning u.s. law enforcement about these untraceable it's legal to buy in the u.s. but what makes it incomplete is a chunk of the metal still needs to be removed for the magazine.

require a serial number. >> so basically that doesn't mean anyone can buy without getting a background check. can be customized in many different ways with all types of accessories and equipment. you can make that rifle your very own customized rifle and there's a very out there that does just that as a hobby. could buy and assemble an ar 15 and then plot an attack that no one would know about. head to abc15.com for more details. the city of tuscan has destroyed over 4300 gubs over the last few years. a state legislator from tuscan

confiscated guns and now they're waiting to see if the attorney general will pursue legal action against the city. gone without a trace today marks four months since jesse wilson vanished from his buck eye home. he's been doing this kind of work for two decades and in his words he believes he knows who did this. he's not naming names. but he says he does hope to see some movement on the case very the entire community still pulling for this 10-year-old boy. jesse school in goodyear put his desk outside. happening today a meeting all about preparing for the worst to make sure our state is ready in case of a nuclear emergency. this is so important because we have the largest nuclear power plant in the country.

massive. that's why this meeting is so crucial. that's going to happen right inside these doors. agencies like emergency management are talking it all out today because when this comes to radiation they want to make sure they're prepared in dealing with it and alerting you at home. show casing just how big it is and earlier we radiological expert manager. >> the most important thing is to pay attention to your television stations and your radiations to be awater of any emergency alert messages. >> all of our sheltering evacuations as well as those emergency classifications so a

can be proactive. in phoenix megan thompson abc15 news. well the shooting sprae is now spanning across three valley cities as the case of these three shot out car windows continue to rise. one witness in pioria says they saw a similar dark green toyota with stock rims. here it is right here. they reported the driver was an older, white man with a tan hat and actually safe ligh glass tipped us off to the calls in pioria. >> the fact that someone's around shooting them. >> they've been flooded with calls. police are now investigating. more questions than answers for authorities at sky harbor as they try to figure out how a man hopped a fence and walked right

was in town for work when it happened late last sunday. so we asked the pilot what the control tower would tell pilots on the ground if an intruder was spotted. >> just stop. >> the security system did work as its supposed to. someone spotted the guy and he was arrested. we e-mailed the suspect's lawyer after hours and did not h we are watching wild fires across six states. upwards of 30 large fires scorching more than 80,000 acres and filling skies across the region with a smokey haze. the blanket of smoke so widespread that it's visible from space. the health impact has been especially severe in tennessee where it's landed more than 200 people in the hospital with breathing difficulties. and the constant threat of high

explosion rocks a small town in illinois killing one person. this is some new video from the scene. you can see windows busted out of the shopping center here. authorities blame natural gas at the moment. 11 people in all were injured in all this. massachusetts police were looking for a man and woman who were able to walk away unharmed after a car was split in two by a train. police say the driver was reportedly trying to get away from another motorist. the collision happened after the driver went around the lowered crossing gates ? bring me lunch and bring me wine ? ? . >> the holiday lights are going on tonight at mcclinic talk and elliott. the over the top light display will officially be turned on. and here's another way to get in the holiday spirit.

will officially take on its holiday glow. they've got live music all sorts of activities leading up to that tower lighting. all of it is free of charge. $12 billion that's how much one federal agency says it's gotten back from consumers. >> and many said they'd move to canada. now heading north is a lot

you know that jingle. time to take action and help out operation santa claus. we are collecting donations, toys, kids clothing for amazing charities. and joining me more to talk

this means so much is jenny keser from sanderson ford. >> so it feels like it's close to christmas. >> yeah. >> just in time. >> it feels like it's time for operation santa claus. why do you guys choose to be such a huge part of this every year. >> it's our favorite thing to do every year. it's something to give back to the community. they buy a lot us. it's a good thing to give back to the community. to provide donations to the families. >> one of the things we always mention is it really is so easy for people to get involveded. >> they can visit sanderson ford. there's 120 locations around the valley that they can drop stuff

we'll put some of those locations right there on your screen. you guys have been involved in this for so long now. how have you seen this grow over the years. >> amazing. even with the food bank. the first year, last year we raised 86,000 pounds of food and i believe it was over 200,000 pounds of food and before and after operation santa claus our goal was over 6,000 poun food. it's just amazing how much this community step steps up and donates. >> and we are so grateful for that. of course it's all about giving and giving back to those amazing charities but there's also a prize involved. >> yes, you can win a new ford f150 or a lincoln mkz hybrid. and this is the new body style. two very exciting prizes. >> those are some good looking cars. we were just saying the other

moments is when the people turn the key and realize that they've won. one more time. >> just bring food, toys, clothes, or money. you can stop by sanderson ford, sanderson lincoln or at givetotheclaus.com. justin. thanks danielle. well it's the biggest tourist attraction in our state. now the grand canyon is near the top of the l big company. we will get plenty on our doorsteps. the company giving you a chance to look inside without ever opening them up. >> and we've got clear skies and

the dow sitting up 8 at 18,883. it's the holiday shopping season and workers they are wanted and we wanted to let you know about dozens of holiday jobs right now. the company plans to fill about 100 seasonal positions. gilbert, glendale, and tempe. you've got to keep in mind these jobs are just for the holiday season. first wells fargo. now office depot is accused of crossing the line.

claim computers were infected with viruses just so they could sell protection plans and other services. so to test this out that station brought in six new computers to different locations brand new. workers actually told them four of the six needed repairs. office depot opened its own investigation. before you make dinner tonight want to give you a haedz up foresee foo could be tam nated with salmonilla. you're going to want to return them for a full refund. we've got all the info you need on abc15.com click on 15 links. booster seats are getting a lot safer. eight years ago only one in four could claim that store. remember in arizona children under 8 years old or 4'9" are

whatever your political views we are all consumers and some are concerned that the one federal agency designed to protect us could face cut backs or death under new administration. >> wells fargo fined $100 million for opening fake accounts. the consumer financial protection bureau has been busy since it's creation in 2011. >> that agency that really is there for everyday americans. >> consumer brown says it's been a game changer. >> it's been an informative agency. >> the agency says it's handled more than 1 million complaints and recovered nearly $12 billion for consumers. the wall street journal report its republican lawmakers and the banking industry are making plans to limit the agency's power once president elect trump

claims that the cfbd overregulates. >> we want to make sure that the cspb stays strong and that consumers are the ones who benefit. >> so if it's important to you step up. let your representatives know that strong consumer protections are important to you. representative cinema and zieker both on the committee to start the process are limited. need my help. here's how to get ahold of me. if you've got a problem let me know. some big news for mesa gateway. new travel companies about to operate three non stop flights. there will also be service offered from edmondton. new leaf is part of canada based flare airlines. with more than a week before black friday amazon is already pushing its black friday deals.

customers x-ray vision. maybe you need to know what's inside that box that's been delivered. now ios users can scan the bar code. i don't know. this kind of takes the surprise out of it. >> i know. everything inside will then be displayed on your screen. i don't know if i like that. starting at midnight amazon is cutting the price of prime membership from among the perks for prime members free two day shipping and a 30-minute head start on black friday lightning deals. the grand canyon considered our state's top tourist attraction. now it's near the top of an even more impressive list. >> trip advisor says the grand canyon is one of the top places you'll just have to see in your lifetime. the grand canyon is number two

that's according to trip advisor. the average week-long trip for two will set you back just over $3 houshgs. >> and if you're planning on heading to the grand canyon or making a trip it's going to be a little cooler. >> we're finally feeling like fall. a difference too in our skies of much more sunshine out there than what we had yesterday. yesterday a lot of thick clouds. that kept our temperatures down a bit. but today more sunshine but despite th we're going to feel some cooler temperatures. now right now taking a live look outside with our cliff castle casino cam. i spotted one batch of clouds. otherwise plenty of sunshine here in the valley. nothing but clear conditions. a little bit of that haze still left over from some of that dust from the night. keep that in mind if you are especially sensitive. otherwise no major impacts to our air quality. those clouds clearing quickly

morning as that storm system that brought those clouds out ahead of it moved through. a cold front pushing through. the rain, snow, mainly staying to our north and now we're just joan joying those dry conditions and that cooler, drier air. we are still feeling those stronger breezes. those wind gusts as high as 21 miles an hour. also cholo and stafford. the valley not feeling as strong of winds. will stay breezy across northern and eastern arizona. i think the valley will feel breezes between 5 and 15 miles an hour. i think we warm a couple degrees as we head into that lunch hour. and then our highs today into the 70s. with a high of 73 degrees. that will put our high two degrees below the average for this time of year. a cooler day on tap and not just

only in the upper 60s and we're talking pourts and 50s krs that northern half of our state. but our cool afternoon will lead to a cool night tonight. our temperatures will fall and so we've got some freeze warnings posted for some parts of the state. that includes areas along the rim from prescott up to the northwest into kingman. also in north central arizona and southeast arizona where temperatures are going to fall. check out the lows. 28 degrees in kingman. and also not far from freezing in spots like stafford. but even colder in the high country. we're talking temperatures overnight in the teens. flagstaff you'll start the day tomorrow at 16 degrees and cholo you're going to be cold too. so jacket weather of course up north. but here in the valley you might want to break out those sweaters or jackets by tomorrow morning. we're going to get the first 40s

so down to 48 in mesa. 49 in glendale and 47 over night. that temperature gets a little higher up to 77. then another drop in temperatures. by next monday we're talking highs in the 60s and 70s and it's because of this. rain chances look to go up by monday especially. so late sunday night through the day on monday. we're tracking potentially more widesp so i would avoid maybe making outdoor plans for monday as it's looking like it may be a potentially wet day here in the valley. keep you posted on how things develop as we get a little closer. know that monday getting closer. the next few days still very nice with those highs in the 70s just some colder mornings. now if of course you are already thinking about the holidays. maybe doing some shopping

abc15 is giving away $500. you've got to watch for that weather word of the day on abc15 news at 10:00 if for your chance to win. coming up next it is the punch that is heating up the internet. now an arizona police officer taking some serious heat after

as we come up on the 12:00 hour let's stories. flagstaff unadministrative leave for hitting a woman in the face. the woman was being combative but we do not know why she was being arrested. >> and a crash on the 60. westbound u.s. 60 loop 202 is closed. no timeline when it's going to re-open. we still don't know why the chief lost control and rolled

arizona. >> we've been following a developing story about the serial killer who confessed in south carolina. but how did he get a real estate license. and the temperatures have dropped. many people in the valley getting into a fall state of mind but maybe you won't believe what some people did to prepare. it's all coming your way at 4:00. >> and we'll be tracking the cool temperatures this

? >> announcer: today, we're bringing you the sweets you've been craving with an hour of thanksgiving desserts to die for. mario's in the kitchen with the hilarious billy eichner. carla's teaming up with a viewer to pimp her pie. plus, michael and clinton have a perfect dessert and cocktail pairing. the sweetness starts right now on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] ? >> hey, everybody, and welcome to "the chew." woo! thank you. thank you very much. as far as meals go, breakfast is the most important meal of the