week. it's tough to see something like this. >> reporter: because the hiker, the victim was pronounced dead on the scene. police and detectives went to that location to document the scene and that is entered procedure when there's a death on the mountain. a blown tire is another reason why this crash was caused. and investigators have not revealed any more information about the person killed. were going to show you the current traffic conditions in the valley. -- we are going to show you the current traffic conditions in the valley. it looks pretty clear. a lot of people have gotten out of town. many people are heading to sky harbor to catch a flight or pick up a loved one

>> reporter: first of all, airport officials just tell me if you are picking someone up from sky harbor, your best bet is to have them meet you at the sky train station, the one off of airport ground 44th street and washington park if you're flying out, you will probably -- washington park if you're flying out you will have luggage.? i have >> i have been around the world and i was come back to phoenix to shop. >> reporter: the canadian has a method to make sure her bags gets to their proper destination. >> i pray.>> reporter: i say you can get an airline with a good record, blue -- jetblue

are the best airlines.>> i have had that happen to me traveling international.>> reporter: they say it is good to take extra precaution park >> i always pack extra in my carry-on. you never know just in case.>> reporter: if you are bringing your bag, make sure that you put an identification tag it. this one has non-. you can get one of those microchip bags. avoid short layovers. take pictures. take pictures inside and out of your bag in case it gets lost. back to you. we are tracking the weather related delays across the country. look at the radar and the

faa. delays in chicago, the storm system that brought the delays to minneapolis is clattering to the north this -- northeast into canada. you can see the snow stretching into new york, pennsylvania. we will keep a close eye on that. and we have another snow system bringing you so into the cell lake city area and we will -- salt lake city. here is a look at the forecast tomorrow, a thunderstorm system, bringing in rainy conditions, and we will see those showers continuing in places like cleveland, and down a little bit closer to louisville tomorrow across texas, the plains, the desert southwest, we will take you our by our coming up. one more activity to think about where safety is key this holiday season per we are hearing -- season. we are hearing about an atv writer that had a crash and the lake pleasant area.

a deadly shooting inside what was supposed to be a family safe haven, their own home. what's worse tonight a father's life taken from a little one. were hearing from the heartbroken grandma. >> they are still out there. i do not know if this is the first time that they have killed. i hope it is the last.>> reporter: she is waiting for answers after shot.? i hope there is something they can tell police. >> reporter: there were gunshots coming from the home. the looking for two black men. with the killers may not have known, the father was shot and the six-year-old daughter was inside. >> he was terrified for his daughter before he died. i hope that he knows that she

>> reporter: a child faced with the reality that she will never see her father again. >> the sound of her grieving is terrible. i am sorry.>> reporter: each day the pain hurts less.>> his ashes are inside that box. >> reporter: his daughter is adjusting to a new way to be with her father. >> she talks to him says good night and she wanted to give him a glass of water the other day could she thought he was thursday.>> reporter:, would settle for answers, and arrest to get justice for what was taken away from a seven- year-old girl, we do not have a lot of information. police are saying they're looking for two blackmails, if you know who killed james finley go ahead and call silent

valley this maggie valley party -- a shooting outside of valley party. it happened in september. robert was shot dead and his brother was also shot in a nearby alley but he survived the detroit officer losing his battle to survive after being shot in the head. less than a year from his wedding and the night thanksgiving, he died in the hospital two hours ago. he was patrolling with two canine officers he stopped to talk to a man on a bicycle. that man is in custody. no charges have been filed but that man has had several run- ins with officers. he was set to be married next year. a neighborhood standoff in gilbert.

man was taken away in handcuffs. where does this investigation stand right now? >> reporter: as you just saw, tracy mcquay is with police, as they told us earlier today he is the prime suspect in two armed robberies that took place in chen there. what is next for him? he will be processed with chandler police and then taken over to fourth avenue jail. we are leading the we are waiting on the list of charges. -->> we are waiting for a list of charges. swat was called in to serve the search warrant. between nearby schools were put on lockdown. the entire scene almost unbelievable for the witnesses.>> you see this on the news. it is never 50 feet from your

own digging into the suspect to see if there's anything similar in his past, back to you. this is what it looks like to get hauled off back to jail. he was driving a stolen car on the interstate 17 they tried to pull him over but he did not stop right away. they caught up with them on the greenway offramp. coming up at 6 pm. this is a huge scrapyard fire, they are switching the crane hit the cruise three times near 35th avenue and broadway. the fire department says that they're working on new training protocol. the governor says that the confidence with economic security is shaking. jeffries is out. it has been a challenging month for him. jeffries was accused of buying alcohol for employees who had given up employment protections. we learned that five other dps

. the statement was released, this was an effort to bring stability back to this department. the chief operating officer has taken over in the interim. they employ 7000 employees in that department. he can't follow through. they want the is supposed to point out bad behavior among deputies. the judge will make the call in january and that's when the new cheryl will be in. donald trump is being questioned about his transition park there asking the accountability office -- transition. they are asking the accountability of donald trump. they say that is a conflict of

picking the us ambassador to the un. and also the department of education. just returning from a trip of mexico, talk about cross- border trade, and they discuss how both countries can help to secure the border. how to go on after something like this? we are hearing from families in chattanooga. crime in the valley and how you can protect yourself. he served with the president elect, the former butler this is out the he dishes out -- he dishes

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grief that these families are experiencing. you may have seen the pictures of the students on world news. she is one of the kai this my kids held out there. the family says that the way they're going to get over this and move on in any way they can is have a birthday party and her on her in three weeks. it's a double tragedy, her brother was badly hurt in the crash. at this remain in the hospital. they are still interviewing the witnesses. their looking at campuses -- their looking at cameras from -- they are looking at cameras from the bus. the driver had no trace of alcohol or drugs. we learned the past hour that the driver was not telling the

alert, it says its members who have been scammed, actually two men and a baby, they may not be the only targets. one was spotted on surveillance camera. we asked the victim if she tried to track down her phone. is there anything we could do at this point? you can put it in lost mode locket. and there are step by -- lock it. there's steps on the website. the owner of this phone, says it was burned. it burned while he was driving. the company we are hearing may be involved in a corruption scandal. new tonight, the president-elect, former butler is giving us a look inside.

thanksgiving looks like for donald trump. he worked there for decades. he is a historian of the club. he says that thanksgiving is busy for the trump family. he says it will be mostly family but they will not rule out any special guests.>> i do not think that he wants to disrupt anything more than he has to. he will go back and forth to the golf course and that will be it.>> donald trump will have secret service around him as he is used to doing things himself. his make america great again christmas ornament. it selling on his website for $149. the red baseball cap, it's finished with 24 karat gold. do we need a first lady? since his wife will not move

immediately. jack shafer is arguing, why have a first lady? it's an expensive position. past first lady's have had federal staff.>> michelle obama staff was paid one half million dollars per extract flying home for the holidays flying home for the holidays? how to get a good deal for the next i. -- travelocity had the best prices. hundred $38 for the same route. -- 138 dollars for the same route. watchdog.com is another. kleenex, chicago, december 24th through the 31st, compared with frontier, sell plus, an

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control, shift, and end. i'm doug ducey if you have a problem let me know. take a look at all this snow, it is in california. as we look at the clouds and radar we are looking at snow showers in that area right now. they are trying to fizzle out. we are watching on to the north and northeast. we are seeing a storm system come through utah and colorado. we will have a few close coming in. the coming in from the southwest for the next 24 hours or so. friday, the next storm system will approach from the west in the northwest. this will bring a change to your holiday weekend. it's looking mostly sunny and fantastic.

noon and midshipman-70s through the afternoon forecast here in the valley. 74 in john there, ahwatukee and cave creek at 72 for tomorrow. interstate 17, traveling our state, temperatures along the interstate quarter -- interstate 10 quarter, midshipman-70s, and then going down into yuma. going verde. 57 flagstaff, we will top out at 35 tomorrow mostly sunny -- 45 tomorrow mostly sunny and dry. it will give breezie in the higher terrain that will be to the east and north of the valley, that will happen tomorrow morning. the strongest winds will be in the middle of the day, late afternoon they could be up to 25 miles per hour and places like sedona and flagstaff.

and the next storm system we are tracking, and on sunday. this next storm system is bringing snow to the higher terrain and we will talk more about the forecast and how it could impact your holiday weekend coming up. we are just learning the sixth child has died just hours from thanksgiving. if you're looking for a help these families, go to our facebook page. facebook page. next at the number one thing that a good coach does is he shows his players that he cares about 'em... if players know you love 'em they'll run through a wall for you.

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a safety alert, what you are allowed to do while you are driving. the government wants to cut you off. they want you to be cut off for your apps if you are on the road. lawmak system that will lock you out. you would be able to make a call is an emergency. distracted driving deaths go up and this is an idea to stop the tragedies. it is just an idea so far. after 60 days it will be decided if the new guidelines will stick. abc15 sports brought to you by sanderson for. -- sanderson ford.>> he gave

he had a been taken to -- he had been taken to the hospital. today he ran through the team injury report.>> i am not on the injury report and i muffle go. there's no question about that. >> he is all good. he did not want to talk specific but going to hospital was precautionary and he knows that he has a clean bill of health. still helping those in need. a warning to holiday shoppers. here from one this is my park. i'm like the mayor here.

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breaking news, a third hiker was rescued. these are life pictures coming in from error 15.

coming in from error 15. the -- air 15. cruiser bringing her down in the big will she hurt her ankle. big busy day for thanksgiving travelers. here is a shot from one of our adot cameras. one. that is from sky harbor is not too bad. we will keep monitoring it. this was the scene out there earlier today. the truck was pulling a trailer in a blew a tire and one person was killed and another person was hurt. crews were working for several

local food banks are making sure that people have food on the table this year. this is what it looked like all week long at the food bank. thousands of volunteers were coming together to make this happen. the three day event has wrapped up. there are still ways to help.>> joining us in the efforts to make sure no him -- family hungry.>> reporter: there is time to help your neighbor in need. thanksgiving day may be a few hours away but it will not end tomorrow.? one thing we know that hunger is pervasive throughout arizona. that is every day of the year. >> one thing we know, that hunger is pervasive throughout arizona.

from a mortgage company out of scottsdale. >> that united food bank feeds several counties and food banks. they are getting desperate calls for help. >> i had a call this morning from one of the agencies in apache junction. they said that they do not have food this morning. >> reporter: the solvation is cooking up -- the army, the phoenix convention center, they will be cooking up thanksgiving dinner. for those suffering silently with hunger, one more guaranteed meal is one less worry. >> one less worry. >> reporter: united food bank volunteers are accepting donations until 8 pm tonight. back to you. we are

as we get ready for thanksgiving. temperatures will be warmer. today, we maxed out at 70 degrees. we are in the midshipman-60s and we will stay in the midshipman-60s for the next few hours. we will have mostly clear sky. 61 9 pm in phoenix. the next storm system will move been sunday and monday. the thanksgiving weekend will be off to a good start but the end of the weekend will be impacted. you can see rain in above 5000 feet. we will take a look at the 70 in just a minute. this new video coming in, this is in tucson, this robber has this guy down to the ground, two alderman, this mac two guys, the three -- two men, the three force their way into

face is not covered, if you recognize them, call tucson police. a mountain hike turning deadly. fire officials say that he was hiking by himself and that someone saw him fall. that person called 911 and the crews were not able to save him. two in this crash, this time last night, we were bringing you those live pictures in tempe, several cars were involved and dps says that the driver that causes may have been impaired. neighbors were not fooled, they are behind bars, police said that they put out traffic cones in front of the house to make it look like they were working. they would then break into the

valley business owner, illegally buying and selling guns. joseph james junior, they found several guns and he buys and sells them on backpage.com. a warning to shoppers, credit card thieves are out. they are looking to steal your money. they're looking for a they hit the target then took off in a silver car. we just talk to one couple who had their numbers stolen.>> it was an attack. >> reporter: when they looked at their bank statement, she found charges at walmart in texas. it was enough to clean out their bank account. >> i had a $430 balance. >> reporter: they did go to

in queen creek park >> there was nobody in the store. -- queen creek.>> there was nobody in the store.>> reporter: somebody was watching because the thieves had his pin number. it turns out that they were not alone and other numbers were used and they were also used in texas. they say to cover while you are punching in your pin number and be sure to check your statements. >> it is frustrating. >> reporter: in queen creek, maryellen resendez park the search -- maryellen resendez. he took things from the store, when workers threatening

gun and took off. police would like to hear from you if you know where he may be. plenty to be thankful for. this car ended up in the water and the

a dangerous situation, it looks like a mo horrible scene of wildfires, this is in israel, this is in the densely populated area. the dry conditions have been feeling this they have not gotten much rain. they have only seen one day rain in several months. the crews are fighting the fires from the ground and the air. a louisiana mom, they were rescued from a submerged suv parked this is what it looked

they were sent into this ditch. firefighters were able to get them out. they were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the trial of a south carolina cop, accused of shooting an unarmed man. he is accused of shooting walter scott. the defense calling more people to the stand today and it will nt when the driver will be back into the courtroom? we are always looking to that thanksgiving meal and we will show you how to properly store your leftovers. they will look as good as they did the first time around.

we are getting new information into live desk , the horrific bus crash. the mother of an eight-year-old boy said that her boy may be permanently injured she's not only suing the bus driver but the bus company as well. she released this dammit. >> >> i am filled with tragedy. >> we are just looking for answers. answers about why this tragedy occurred. >> and it is for how we can make sure that this never ever happens again.>> this whole community is rock, the 24-year- old, done at the jonathan walker, he was speeding and he wasn't on the designated route, six children were killed.

found on the facebook page. >> we are thinking about those families tonight. it is a close call for students at an ohio school. and explosive was inside a glue stick the 14-year-old put the explosive into the glue stick and then tossed it into a teacher's desk>> that was a serious threat. and something serious could have happened.>> officers found a note that included the teachers name, you will pay. holiday travel, focusing on gas prices no matter where you're headed this week. in green, the cheapest. you see that arizona is filled with several colors. $2.13 is the average price for

a reminder that aaa is once again helping you get home safely. the number on your screen is the number 4 -- for tipsy tow all you need to do is call them and tell them you need a tow. special meals being delivered today. the meals were given in toys, and blankets were dropped off so they can stay warm. >> coming here and offering our support to the cheryl the spec shelters not only helps the shelters but it helps us. >> it is turning into an annual event and this is the first time for phoenix. when you donate to operation

alliance. st. maries feeds doesn't the people year but do you know how they do it? we can tell you comes from the heart.>> reporter: it all started here in phoenix arizona a $3000, an abandoned building in the food bank was born. it has been an incredible challenge for >> it is embarrassing. it's embarrassing test neighbors to use their water. >> reporter: someone is waiting and ready to offer a helping hand. >> it's a lesson that he wants to pass on to other families. we took a job at the st. mary's school bank to give back.

daughter, and my sister. >> reporter: pcs how donating -- he does see how donating a can of food, a dollar bill, or your time helps. a simple but beautiful thought that sums up the spirit of the season. stephanie hockridge, abc15 . >> dropping off your is easy you can stop by sanderson ford or lincoln. and also a ups location. and you could also drop it off at our studio. looking at your forecast, the temperatures are dropping after the high in the 70s today. we are 60s across most of the valley. cave creek is cooler. gilbert and mesa 67. across the state, out to the north, temperatures are cold

flagstaff and show low for this hour. kingman in the low 50s. skies are clear across the state. we have a storm system that may bring a few clouds our way tomorrow. we will pick up breezes at times. we will start things out freezing, it will be in a lot of these thoughts up nort we will be down to 24 flagstaff, 27 show low. casa grande 29 today. and 50s and bullhead city and lake havasu park phoenix we go up to 76 , 73 casa grande and 45 in flagstaff. here is a look at the valley. in the upper 40s and low 50s.

will hit 74 or 75 degrees. that is the same story in the west valley. peoria will be 76. going to tucson, friday, here is a look at the forecast, starting out in the 60s, arizona stadium, in tucson. all in all, the freddie forecast looks pretty good. 78 degrees in the afternoon. if you head out in the afternoon temperatures will fill warm. saturday down to 76. we will drop 10 degrees down to 66 sunday. we will then be cooler on monday. this storm will bring us a dose of cooler air. it looks like we will get a good chance of rain on sunday evening and monday. and that we will get snow in the higher terrain. that's no level looks to drop to 5000 feet. we will have wintry driving conditions that you can expect

monday. keep that in mind if you have driving plants. this -- plans. this storm system is still evolving park you can look for updates on abc15.com park do not -- abc15.com park do not try to eat your thanksgiving food all at once. we have the secret to storing your leftovers so that they look just like the first >> hey smart shoppers, we are here at central kitchen. were talking thanksgiving leftovers. we are here with the general manager. what do people know -- what do people need to know. >> after two hours, make sure you have leftovers in the refrigerator. make sure it is properly done.

not going to use them after 2 to 3 days put them in the freezer the quality of the food will last a lot longer.>> reporter: what about sauces and gravies? >> the gravy is the shortest window life, you have a few days to use it but you can go ahead and freeze it, but when you warm it up, do it on a flattop or use a sauti pan you want to get all those flavors inc. >> reporter: you have a recipe they want to share.>> it's a mashed potato quesadilla.>> reporter: thank you so much and we will have that recipe for you up on abc15.com park here is the primetime lineup, a charlie brown

we exct donald trump will be taken part in the traditions. president obama held a small ceremony in the rose garden today. he will spend time at an exhibit in virginia beach. these burglars for using traffic cones to make it look like they were working.

them to break into the homes. putting the territorial, the device of this t-shirt stirring up controversy. your forecast, the next- door system will arrive late

? (singsongy) charlie brown. oh, charlie brown. i can't believe it. she must think i'm the most stupid person alive. come on, charlie brown. i'll hold the ball, and you kick it. hold it? ha! you'll pull it away, and i'll land flat on my back and kill myself. but, charlie brown, it's thanksgiving. what's that got to do with anything? well, one of the greatest traditions we have is the thanksgiving day football game. and the biggest, most important tradition of all is the kicking off of the football. is that right?