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the family of a shooting instructor killed by a 9-year-old girl at a gun range is taking legal action. who they say is to blame. t.s.a. agents stop a 9-year-old boy from flying out of sky harbor. more than 700 apply but only 30 will receive licenses for arizona grow rooms. why so many are thank you for joining us tonight at 10:00. this was a story that made national headlines. two years ago, a 9-year-old girl accidently shot and killed a firearms instructor with an uzi at a shooting range in arizona. the family of the man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company who owns the gun range. ty brennan has the story for us
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filed a wrongful death lawsuit against bullets and burgers. they are also working with lawmaers to make sure this does not happen again. this is the video that sparked outrage and shock two years ago. a 9-year-old girl learning how to shoot a mini uzi when she loses control of the gun shooting the instructor charles vacca once in the head. with the second anniversary of this tragedy, the has filed a lawsuit against bullets and burgers. >> the location where their dad was working and the businesses that were dom bined to operate the shooting range, they believe were unsafe and dangerous and they feel like they need to be held accountable for their dad's death. reporter: the family publicly
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her. >> they want the businesses to be held accountable. from their perspective, it is not right. it is not right that a 9-year-old can be given a weapon that shoots over 1,000 rounds a minute. >> reporter: they also started a petition called the hard act. this is vacca's oldest daughter explaining the campaign. they are working with ruben gallego and massachusetts senator to pass the legislation that, if kids to possess or fire powerful weapons. tonight, we did reach out to bullets and burgers for comment but we have not heard back tonight. we put more information on that petition on the website on fox10phoenix.com. ty brennan, fox 10 news. a couple wanted in california for a homicide and kidnapping may be on the way to arizona. detectives in los angeles county are searching for joshua
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they are wanted for a murder of a woman and kidnapping. detectives believe that they took off in her ford expedition. if you think you have seen the vehicle or have any information, you're being asked to call police. friends gathered to celebrate the life was stabbed by a transient. andrew hasbun spoke to a longtime friend of the victim and is live now. >> reporter: the suspect claims the victim was trying to take something from him and the suspect pulled a knife in self defense. friends say the story doesn't add up. the man they knew was a dedicated supporter of the community.
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community. >> there was something going on to give in spirit, heart, and volunteer, he was there. >> reporter: she knew the victim for nearly 20 years. >> we accepted him just as he was. he is my baby boy and i'm going to miss him. >> reporter: a transient told police the victim, who was walking home from a night out, tried to take something from him while the victim and another transient struggled and the victim was stabbed to death. those who knew the victim find the suspect's story hard to believe. >> we will not let his image be tarnished from the meanness that happened to him. we won't let that happen so it has brought everyone together as we see in planning the event tonight. reporter: the money raised during the event will be used to
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>> a good hearted spirit like that can only be celebrated, not knocked down. we won't let his spirit be knocked down. >> reporter: that suspect has been booked for second-degree murder. he is being held on a $300,000 bond. i'm andrew hasbun, fox 10 news. a gold canyon man is sentenced to life plus 85 years in prison. he was convicted of five counts of sexual minor. the attorney's office began investigating him in 2013 after getting a complaint from the victim's mother. a paperwork snag delays a hearing for a sheriff's candidat. he was scheduled to plead guilty to a nevada standoff orchestrated by clive ammon bundy. a valley man will be
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role in the terrorist attack at a prophet muhammad cartoon contest in texas. abdul ablick abdul kareem was convicted for supplying the guns used in the attack. both men were killed before they could carry out the attack. a huge mess at sky harbor airport today after the tank of a truck was carrying more than 8,000 gallons of jet fuel was punctured by a cable. zm clean up the spill. thankfully, it did not delay any flights. a mother says a t.s.a. agent at sky harbor airport treated her 9-year-old son like a criminal. >> i thought it was my fault. >> reporter: saturday morning, the bergstrom family was held up for more than an hour. 9-year-old chille bergstrom has a pacemaker.
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allowed to be screened alternatively and would need an exception. >> reporter: since they had no exception, the family was taken for questioning. >> shocked beyond belief. in walks the head of department of homeland security for the entire airport followed by the other supervisors and 10 other people from t.s.a. pen. >> and four police officers with guns, tasers, all of that. >> at tat point is when the t.s.a. agent said he would not be flying >> reporter: the family was released and booked another flight to minnesota. t.s.a. released a statement saying t.s.a. is reviewing saturday's incident and working to contact the family. chille has his own message. >> just be better at your job. >> well-spoken little boy there. adot is making it easier to get a driver's license.
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they can schedule tests online. 11 m.v.d. offices and other offices will start offering the services in the next few weeks to improve customer service. a big honor for cindy mccain. the honor that is giving her the lifetime achievement awards. epipens can be a when someone has an allergy attack. they used to cost $60 and now the price has skyrocketed. lawmakers want to know why. you can follow me on
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a three year old girl fights for a 3-year-old girl fights for her life one week after she was hit by a phoenix police car. the parents' attorney has released new information about the investigation into the accident. >> reporter: 3-year-old vanessa is in the hospital tonight. she is in a medically induced sleep state with major head and brain injuries after being hit by a police cruiser. she had to undergo surgery to
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help with brain swelling. she went to buy ice cream from an ice cream truck. the police cruiser was behind the ice cream truck. >> vanessa was dragged under the police cruiser while her head and the side of her face was scraped up against the asphalt. >> that was nicole garcia with the recent zika virus outbreak in florida, many people are looking to go elsewhere for a sunny vacation, including here in arizona. travel magazines are recommending zika-free vacations and they recommend bermuda, south carolina, and hawaii. authorities are warning pregnant women to avoid areas with
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nine years ago, a two dose pack of epipens cost $94 now the average cost is over $600. members of congress have written to the company that makes epipens. they are asking why the prices are so high. we talked to a mom who has a 10-year-old son with a peanut allergy. she says she can afford the rising costs but there are families w >> there are kids running around in schools that anlts -- can't afford this and they can die because they can't afford the medicine to keep them safe. that the sadden and it's maddening. >> the company says they have a saving program for patients and offering free epipens to schools. >> reporter: well, a loud storm across the valley early in the day today.
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this might have woken up a lot of you out there. mother nature hitting the valley with another powerful monsoon storm. more than 1,000 without power overnight near 32nd street and mcdowell. traffic lights shut down as a result. they think the power pole was struck by lightning. s.r.p. was able to restore power shortly after the storm passed. hey, dave, i was at home when it started raining. i opened up the sliding window because it dropped the temps.
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and i heard it. >> woke you up? >> reporter: yeah, it woke me up. it was quite a storm. not everyone got the same amount of moisture. up in the fountain hills area, 1.25-1.5. winds east, northeast at 10 miles an hour. as the temperatures right now fall into the 80's. we got a few 90's out there but mostly 80's across the valley and acro areas. you can see here that moisture is kind of circling in and out again. that is caught up in the low pressure circulation. as it circulates throughout the day, it was circulating throughout the valley. not tonight, we get a break tonight. we get a shot here and there. most of it is staying up north and coming down and evaporating.
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that area, north of flagstaff and down through flagstaff at this time. pretty big mass of moisture up there as well. we're continuing to see showers but they are falling apart and it is drying out a little bit. also, the amounts a little more than .25 of an inch in different portions of the state. dew points stay in the 50's for the most part. we see 60's and a few 40's out there. there is a lot of around. we're not going to see for a few days here, here we sit with the futurecast. by friday, we get another shot on friday as well. there is a little more moisture that is going to be hanging out. we'll see a little bit of that stuff. the winds aren't too bad tonight. 96 degrees on the high today. a few 90's surrounding that 96-degree reading. flooding through portions of
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today. also, looking at high winds across minnesota with a 60 miles an hour gusts. 86 overnight. we'll look at 100 degrees tomorrow. a little drier for a couple of days here. late friday into saturday, cloud cover, temperatures come down. might be a storm. watch your kids around water. >> all right, dave, thanks. a lot of you might have your dogs on the bed with you tonight because people are celebrating man's best friend on national dog d. and recognizes all things that dogs do, including finding people during search and rescue missions and sniffing for bombs. >> dogs are incredible. there is nothing they can't do and they do so much and so willingly for us that it is the least we can do is give them one day a year where we appreciate
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the arizona department the arizonaep new licenses for the sale of medical marijuana in the state. 31 out of 750 applications it received and at $5,000 a pop at application fees this is a big sign that marijuana industry in arizona is poised for growth. >> we are hoping to be in maricopa county. we applied for another location in mesa and one on the west side. >> reporter: the money the
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marijuana applications will be pumped back into the marijuana regulation program to cover administrative costs. the licenses are only for medical marijuana. if voters pass prop 205, recreational marijuana for those over 21, business will increase greatly. >> i think it is fine for an adult to decide if they want to have a glass of wine or a joint. people don't go to the e.r. they stay home and order pizza. >> reporter: that will announce who gets the licenses this october. donald trump may be make another trip to the valley. his campaign is scouting sites for his political speech next week. the trump camp asked about venues. mesa didn't have spaces available but preferred the campaign to hotels in phoenix
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denying exploring areas for the speech. cindy mccain will be presented with a lifetime achievement award for her efforts. she is receiving the award for her year spent working to end human trafficking. she is co-chair on the governor's chair on human trafficking and she testified before a senate hearing urging the united states to be a leader in the global human trafficking. that meeting is scheduled september 17. >> reporter: a lot of interest and energy going into this weekend. it will be the preseason game where the starters play most of the first half. this time, we're going to look at the cards' rookie, robert nkemdiche and his unique connection to his 81 position
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imagine the technique he can share with this rookie. here is tom pratt and been with coach arians since he arrived and he is like the wikapedia of defensive lineman. he can show things that are extremely valuable, especially for young players like robert nkemdiche. just the other day, i asked the rookie about his connection. watch his face light up when i mentioned coach tom pratt. >> he is smart and i like, you know, talking to him and getting his insight because he has a lot to say. he has been around the game for a long time. we have had a good connection since i came to rookie camp. it is good getting coached from him. i like it. >> reporter: you might see nkemdiche play this sunday. they are getting closer and
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the lumberjacks of n.a.u. the jacks are expected to contend and perhaps the faith to win the conference. no easy task for a.s.u. for todd graham, it is preparation we expect and a naming of a starting quarterback next week. todd graham on how camp is going so far to this point. >> basically, demonstrating fronts and coverages that we anticipate them doing on all three phases. putting in our base game today and had a great day. >> reporter: dave munsey asked me who does gonzo sit with at the games, baxter the mascot. he is having a ball and it looked like the d-backs are ready to roll here.
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segura and bases loaded and bounces this one into the bullpen. a couple of runs scored here and the bullpen has haunted this team all summer long and it happened tonight. bases loaded in the eighth. matt kemp as this ball get was from him and he clears the bases. atlanta, 7 and the d-backs 4 final at the chase. i will be on sports night after dark so anything you want to talk about. >> i knew gonzo had a cap but i did not know it was that big. >> good night.
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stella, you're breaking my heart here. what's breaking your heart is that sausage and bacon. can you just pick one? don't worry. i'm gonna burn it off on the golf course. [ chuckles ] how, jay? by riding the little cart or by kicking the ball back into play? here. i'm gonna take joe fulgencio to the park. can you please stop by the grocery store? why doesn't the nanny do this? gloria has fired five nannies. i don't like another woman in my house. i want to be the star. stars have nannies. you know that some of this is manny's fault. gloria: manny! so, marie, what do you feel like doing for dinner tonight? you're eating dino-bites because you are a little boy. mom! i'm telling you, there's an embarrassing press conference in that kid's future. we're getting married in seven months. or eight months. i worry about it raining in april. well, i worry about me sweating in may. oh, well, we can't decide on anything. there -- there are too many choices. fortunately, one of our best friends
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