circle k. >> she took two people from this world and left a huge hole in our hearts and it's wrecked our family. >> julie reid gets emotional as he talks about her father-in-law. >> he was an amazing christian man a great grandfather to our kids and he taught my husband how to be a father and how to be an amazing husband. they were killed in last month's crash. police say the driver who hit them w she admitted to falling asleep behind the wheel. police say she also told them she had been drinking, taking xanax and smoking marijuana and taking cocaine. she is now facing two counts of manslaughter. >> my whole family is here. my child. appearance, her attorney claims she has lived in arizona for four years. she has a husband and a 13-year-old child. sackrider has a long history of arrests including for

burglary. despite her lengthy arrest record, the judge granted supervised release on her own recognizant even though he acknowledged the seriousness of the crime. >> if you accept the allegations, this was completely avoidable situation. if she has a history as the criminal history suggesting of really dangerous driving, i do think there is a danger. >> during the hearing the judge explained his decision to release her without bail saying release conditions are not but instead ensure they show up for court. >> it was a horrendous accident and i don't understand how they can just say, you know here you go. you know you did something wrong with ewill slap an ankle bracelet on you and hope you don't break any more laws. >> the mesa police department is trying to get that order revoked. meanwhile while under electronic monitoring she will have a curfew and face drug and alcohol testing and monitoring and been

she is out not behind bars. troy hayden, "fox 10 news." a phoenix mom has been sentenced to five years nine months in prison for stabbing her two children back in 200014678 they were not killed but wounded. today a judge sentenced brenda begay to those five years behind bars plus five years supervised probation. begay pleaded guilty to attempted child abuse and aggravated assault after previously pleading not guilty to attempted murder. begay stabbed her 12-year-old daughter in the c slept and stabbed her 13-year-old son in the chest also cut his wrists. at one point begay was declared mentally incompetent to stand trial. charges were refiled after she was found competent. there is some support building for a permanent memorial for the victims of the 2011 shootings in tucson. and it's being headed up by arizona's two united states senators. senator mccain and flake have asked the interior department for a permanent memorial that

community spirit of solidarity. arizona congress woman gabrielle giffords was among the 19 people shot during a constituent meeting at a supermarket parking lot. six people died including a federal judge and a nine-year-old girl. the gunman is serving a life prison sentence. a former mesa police officer is back in court next month accused of killing a man at a hotel. phillip brailsford charged with murder for fatally shooting daniel shaver back in january. theff call about a man at a hotel with a rifle. it turns out shaver was unarmed. brailsford will be in court on october 21. in the meantime, shaver's widow is seeking $35 million in damages. united way partnering with other non-profit agencies. >> as anita roman reports tonight, the goal today was to help those people get some very specific documentation that will

independence. >> i feel good. i feel good. i feel empowered and like things will actually start turning around for me. >> today was a good day for kevin anderson. he received his arizona id and filled out paper work to get a copy of his illinois state birth certificate. and srn moved to arizona one year ago. he describes the past 12 months as difficult. >> i lost my mother in 2013. and i was dealing with some deep depression and i started using -- i started using drugs heav >> we are really focused on using the housing first philosophy which business meeting people where they are at. >> the united way vice-president of community say 100 clients of st. vincent depaul and the human services project in phoenix started the process of getting permanent house inning to sign a lease you to prove who you are. to have arizona state id you have to have a birth certificate and other sources of documenting who you are so today is really

items that will help people be ready to go apartment shopping, sign a lease, move into a home and end their homelessness. >> st. vincents houses 200 people a night in the overflow shelter. the hope is to get as many as possible into their own homes. >> and i can get why people give up. but you can't give up. >> anderson is well on his way, appreciative he received the help he needed. anita roman, "fox 10 news." united way will hold another project connect on november 3 if avondale. that one will serve more people and offer more resources and you can log on to our website, fox10phoenix.com for a link to that. one phoenix man making history by saving 1200 arizona lives all with his blood donations. james van dine made a promise to his dying wife in 1989 he would donate blood every two weeks. 25 years later, he has continued

he holds the record for the most donations in arizona. and is in the top ten now in the country. >> i kept my promise. i think she is smiling down on us now. it's been my pleasure to be able to work with these nice people here at the center. >> that's just fabulous. to honor james' service and inspiration, governor doug ducey proclaimed this week as blood donation week and phoenix mayor greg stanton declared today as james van dine day. to celebrate a lifetime of dedication to people who need him. is that worth celebrating. thank you james for giving so much. coming up, starbucks is making you feel good and not just with coffee. the company is now making original media content. we will explain what it is. >> super mario about to be mainstream again. when you can expect to see the

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you decide. after you decide after lukewarm reviews for both presidential candidate during a -- donald trump and hillary clinton are back at it today. >> trump switching his focus to education while the democratic

security in the spotlight. >> in north carolina, home to 8 military bases, hillary clinton attacking rival donald trump's wednesday night performance at a town hall on national security. >> as your commander-in-chief, i will not trash our country's most cherished values. i will defend them. >> clinton clinging to a just over 1 point lead over trump in north carolina is looking to be only the second democrat to w the battle ground state since jimmy carter in 1976. one day after announcing he would expand every aspect of our military, trump took on another important issue, education in ohio. a state vital for republicans hoping to call the white house home. >> my first budget will immediately add an additional federal investment of $20 billion toward school choice. >> and libertarian presidential nominee gary johnson getting

today for all the wrong reasons after this excruciating exchange on a cable news network. >> what would you do if you were elected about aleppo? >> about? >> aleppo. >> and what is aleppo? >> you're kidding. >> no. >> johnson later admitted he had a brain freeze. meanwhile hillary clinton meets tomorrow with bipartisan military leaders including genera work session on terrorism and national security. tonight in the business watch, fewer americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. that's a sign of a healthier u.s. job market. 259,000 americans filed for first time jobless benefits last week and that was the lowest level in two months. check this out. starbucks original series. the coffee company they are making videos. it's out with original content

episodes called upstanders. they are meant to inspire people to make a positive change in their communities. nintendo bringing back super mario the legendary game coming to the iphone and ipad by december. just in time for christmas. it's the first time nintendo has put on a game on a non-nintendo device. that's tonight's business watch. a 41-year-old elephant at the smithsonian national zoo is getting a gift to help out with her arthritis. this is of shoes. interesting. she suffers from arthritis which causes her foot pain and foot pressure. so the zoo partnered with the company to create a special pair of boots for the elephant. >> how do they know this? does the elephant say i'm having foot pain and pressure. i need some help. how do they figure this out? >> the elephant whisperer that can get -- the elephant is like get me out of here maybe. >> it's possible. >> they will not only help with

topical medications that they are putting on her feet -- is that what you call them? feet, hooves? >> you got me. >> to stay there for several hours without dirt and grass getting in the way. >> i think it's hoove. >> dual purpose. >> from the jets to the mets, tim tebow signed a contract to play pro baseball. >> where he is set to play fall ball and work on his skill. >> and then ryan lochte learns his punishment for lie being a wild night out in rio. why some are punishment is actually too harsh. he did make it on dancing with the stars. how about that for lochte. 13 years ago you couldn't give away a ticket to a cardinal game. fitz on then and now as he gets set for the start of yet anothe& nfl season. cards game day we are counting

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didi, do you want me to clean up? no, i don't need you to do nothing for me. get out! i hope mom is not asleep. it's awfully late for dinner. freaky fast thank you, sweetie who wants a cookie? in your health watch jimmy john's tonight, we are watching the labels that may steer teens from sugary drinks more than three-quarters of teenagers surveyed said they would select a sugary drink if there was no warning label. so these labels apparently may work and they were 8 to 16% less likely to select a sugary drink that carried a warning. so the study authors say the warning labels helped raise teen's awareness about the health risks associated with sugary drinks. and they say the work highlights a need for nutrition information at the point of purchase to help

>> american college students use of marijuana continues to increase while the use of other drugs like amphetamines and opioids seem to be on the decline. a monitoring the futures study show the proportion of college kids who spoked pot has risen 8% in the past decade. but researchers say reason for the increase could be a very low perceived risk of using that drug by young people. as for narcotics use, researchers say that are heeding the warnings of dangers of using them. the percentage of use fell from 9% in 2009 to just 3% last year. the u.s. olympic committee they dropped the hammer on swimmer ryan lochte and tonight we are learn being his punishment. suspended for ten months from swimming competitively. for that gas station fiasco in rio where he lied. lochte was banned from visiting the white house with the rest of the u.s. olympians.

money he won from his gold medal at the games and perform 20 hours of community service. some are saying the punishment is far too harsh because fellow swimmer michael phelps was only suspended for six months after getting two duis. tim tebow just signed a contract to play pro sports again. this time it's for baseball. the new york mets just signed a former heisman trophy winner to a minor league contract. tebow returns to new york after getting the for the jets as the back up qb a few years ago and despite not playing baseball since 2005 -- >> high school. >> wow. >> tebow impressed the scouts enough with his raw power and bat speed. >> i feel comfortable in the outfield. i feel comfortable at first base. but honestly, it's -- everything will be an adjustment for me so it's just getting an opportunity to go out and practice everything and see where my

improve all of them. >> i am actually rooting for him. >> and he works hard no doubt about it. he works hard. >> there were some rumors he was coming to arizona to play fall ball but tebow says he is headed to florida which is set to be another homecoming for him. wow a lot has changed. you remember when larry fitzgerald first was drafted back in 2004? the cardinals were an aft a record of 6-10. the cardinals have come a long way with larry. think about this. you can give away tickets. now they are going for couple hundred bucks. fitz is still thriving all these many years. 13 years in the nfl. now last year over 1200-yards in the air. nine touchdowns. 109 receptions and big plays who will ever, ever forget the

green bay in the post season last year. richard saenz decking with larry fitzgerald at the practice today as he reflects on the past and looks ahead to the season. larryphytes jrld is entering his -- larry fitzgerald is entering his 13th season. a major player when it came to changing the culture in tempe. the cards are legit super bowl contender and starting the year on prime time. that wasn't the case back in 2004. >> we are excited i remember just years back my first home game was against the patriots in 2004 and i remember they couldn't give the seat away. now look at the tickets and they are $250 to buy a ticket now. a lot of change in 13 years and great to be a part of that and see the growth in the organization, a growth in the support and the following we have here in the city and the state of arizona and the respect we have nationally and that's

start it off with a bang and a great performance on sunday. >> more good news. david johnson is back and believe it or not he could be better than last year and that's both scary and fun to hear. in tempe, i'm richard saenz, fox 10 sports. reminder, switch to fox 10 right after the game. richard saenz will be in the locker room with the playmakers that decide the fate of this game. bruce arians at the podium and our guest analyst will be rudy carpenter. the guy that romo. now speaking of david johnson, man, fantasy league players are loving this guy. when you look at what he brings to the table, to the offense, his skill set, he can do so many things for bruce arians and carson palmer. david johnson looks ahead to the start of the season and why he may be destined to have a fabulous second season in the nfl. back with more cards at 6:00. thank you. coming up, big news for shawn

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entry shut down after shots are fired. what we are learning tonight. >> and liftoff. >> a lot of excitement in arizona as nasa launches a spacecraft on a mission led by researchers in our state. >> plus, what maricopa county sheriff joe arpaio says that he wants to tell 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. >> and we go inside the new swim with the dolphins experience in the east valley. we will tell you about its research and efforts. >> good evening again. first tonight at 6:00. phoenix police continue their hunt for the suspects behind a deadly shooting on state route 51 yesterday that shut down the freeway last night in central phoenix. tonight we are learning more about the 49-year-old woman who was gunned down. as detectives searched for her killers. steve krafft live now with the

well, the victim in this tragic case, 49-year-old denia farmer. i want to show you where this happened. it's on the northbound lanes of the 51 freeway and see her right there between mcdowell and thomas. >> phoenix police believe this deadly encounter did not start on the freeway but at 7th avenue and broadway in south phoenix. they do not think it was a random attack like the serial shootings on valley freeways last year or a deadly string of shootings this year onit streets. police say they received a half dozen 911 calls of a white work truck driving erratically on the freeway. one of those calls from the victim. 49-year-old denia farmer. she described the truck chasing her and her call cut short by gunshots. the black older model honda accord crashed into a concrete median. court records show denia farmer entered a guilty plea last year to aggravated harassment after a split with her husband.