hit-and-run victim and the woman who saved her life share their story. monica is just a freshmen at gcu. hit by a car, left in the middle of the road. >> luckily for her, jesse her guardian angel saw what happened and then rescued her and tonight only on fox 10, marcy jones spoke to the pair about that life changing day. >> this is really an incredible story. as you both know, recently we have been covering a couple of stories where something bad has happened when a tries to step in. when i talked to jesse, she said nothing was more important and on her mind than stepping in and helping to save this life. >> monica and jesse may look like old froans but they -- friends but they met three weeks ago. the day monica almost lost her life. >> with a blink of an eye i see a human, a petite little human up in the air and fall into the next lane. another blink i just blinked

happening so quick. i see monica stand up and she looks around and she looks so confused. and then another car, truck, when on top of her. >> jesse says she immediately went into what she calls momma bear mode running into traffic to hold the 19-year-old college freshmen from madison wisconsin. >> it hurt me because she would look up and i felt like she was looking for her mom i just grabbed her and i put her chest and her neck next to mine and i kept telling her, you are going to be okay. i'm here. i'm not going to leave you alone. >> monica doesn't remember anything from the accident. when she woke up in honor health, her mine was filled with questions. >> what happened? is this real? is this fake? >> when monica who has been through six surgeries to fix her shattered bones was told what

saved her? now the two once strangers say they are inseparable. >> it was intense. a lot of wave of emotions. i met her in that situation and it was pretty intense and hard. i felt peace and comfort. i guess you say because i know towards the end she will do good and she is a strong minded girl. she is coming back next semester. she ain't going to wait and for me to be proud of another young lady like that i'm really -- i'm really happy. >> a very special bond that those two share. monica is still recovering and is expected to be released from the hospital early next week and she plans to return to gcu full time in january. reporting live, marcy jones, "fox 10 news." and an update now for you on a disturbing crime that we told you about earlier this year. a goodyear man has been

for strangling his family dog and putting that dog in a barbecue smoker. 42-year-old patrick zane thompson was sentenced to three years supervised release and then ordered by a judge not to own any animals any more this was back in may when goodyear police say thompson was upset with the t-shirt. he thought it had something to do with the devil he burned the shirt in the barbecue and did the same to the family's pet poodle. he was smoking pot eli day. fox follow up, two teens arrested in connection with the rarmed robberies where the suspects were wearing clown masks and the video is terrifying. you see someone in the clown mask coming into the store robbing the taco bell, 99th avenue and lower buckeye. police believe a hispanic 17-year-old is the one behind that mask that teen also accused of helping another teen in the robbery. this crime was domino's at 79th avenue and lower buckeye. the second teen was arrested during a traffic stop last night

the robberies on him. so that led the investigation right back to the first robbery, the suspect at the taco bell. armed robbery. final preparations are underway for the official state funeral of former israel president shimon peres. while the rest of the world mourns him, arizona is honoring him. peres is currently lying instate as people gather to pay their respec minister, nobel peace prize winner and is being considered the last link to the country's founding generation. he died yesterday at the age of 93. more than a dozen world leaders will join president obama at the funeral tomorrow including prince charles and the presidents of france and germany. and governor doug ducey in honor of shimon peres has ordered flags at half staff to honor him. ducey's orders apply to state

that president obama issued on federal grounds. governor ducey called per ras born leader and a keeper of the peace. someone who loved his people and representing his country. you decide, donald trump is coming back to arizona to hold a rally and this one will be up in yavapai county. >> it's happening next week. just days before his crucial second debate with hillary clinton. with so many swing states in play, across the country arizona? it usually is predictably red a republican state. steve krafft has been looking into it and joins us with the story a sign of trouble for donald trump here? >> it might be. arizona has not voted democratic in a presidential election for 20 years. but with polls showing a tight race this time around, the trump campaign has decided it needs to come back for its sixth rally in our state. >> donald trump will rally supporters at the prescott valley event center next tuesday

>> looking forward to the opportunity was announced yesterday and all of our phones and e-mails and whatnot have been blowing up since then. >> various theories as to why donald trump is coming back to arizona. his campaign says it's a chance to bring his message in person to folks who don't normally get to see him. and in this case up in prescott valley. the democrats is a sign of vulnerability. the campaign is in trouble that a red state could turn blue. i think they are seeing the writing on the wall and running scared. and now he is coming out here and deep red congressional support back. >> the real clear politics average of polls puts donald up over hillary in arizona by 2%age points. the trump team says he isn't orieed. mr. trump loves coming here. spending time out west and

opportunity. >> meanwhile, democrats say that they had seen a surge in people registering to vote. democratic adding some 75,000 voters. especially after the first clinton trump debate. so details about next tuesday's rally are on donald trump's website. reporting live, steve krafft, "fox 10 news." we all experienced long lines at security checkpoints at sky harbor airport, now passengers can actually check to see how long that line will be before they get there. the air checkpoint wait times on its website. they will have inflight information displays at the airport and terminal. calculating how much time it will take you to get through security from the time you get in line to the time you pick up your bags. that will be very helpful trying to calculate how early you better get moving. the service now available for terminals 2 and 4. it will be available at terminal 3 after the new checkpoints open later this year.

schools in glendale, the students there prove that not all heroes wear capes by hosting a special event for law enforcement. we will take you to today's assemblies in more problem for samsung. the phones that heat up during their use customers can barely hold on to them to make a phone call. and a new report says that opening our wallets wider and not believe how many people have not only started but finished their holiday shopping. i'm lauren sim in they in new

with the unrest across our country... it's our country is no secret it's a tough time to work in law enforcement. days like today over at heritage elementary in west phoenix are all about making sure officers know how much they are appreciated. liz kotalik explains. it all began with a hero's welcome. hundreds of students at heritage elementary in glendale holding a school assembly simply to say thanks. >> the police officers by

heritage class. >> they make our world safe. >> reading their thank you notes to sheriff deputies and police officers and for 13-year-old ania harper. >> -- she is saying thanks to someone extra special. >> just by saying she respects me, respects what i do, that's really incredible to hear. i'm usually just a silly uncle at home. for me to hear that, that's awesome. >> phoenix police officer taking it all in so he remembers when things get tough. >> we get the bad guys. but reaction from kids that are upset at us for unknown reasons that bothers us. >> so this means so much. >> have seen how hard you work to protect our state and me and my family appreciate that. >> kids showing appreciation in a time when law enforcement doesn't see it enough. >> we have to look at police officers as our heroes because superman and badman aren't going to -- batman aren't going to save us.

capes, but who definitely can fly which is exactly how it all ended with one last thank you from a grateful crowd. liz kotalik. "fox 10 news." tonight in the business watch, well, the state of california suspening some banking deals with wells fargo as punishment for the bank's unauthorized account scam. this is the company ceo john stump returns to capitol hill today for questioning by lawmakers. more problems unfortunately samsung. the "wall street journal" reporting that the owners of the new galaxy note 7s, the ones without the exploding batteries, these have got a problem. the devices get so hot, that the users can't even hole on to them for a phone call. obviously more battery issues. dozens of samsung's washing machines are also seeing some problems. safety regulators are looking into several that have exploded and are trying to determine what caused the malfunctions. i don't want to freak you out

started your holiday shopping yet? apparently 34 million americans have. credit cards.com found that 1 million of those people have already finished their shopping. marc if someone can point one of those people out to us, we need a serious talking to. >> i think they are lying maybe right. >> this is 75% of people say they are annoyed by the ads and the decorations starting so early. amen. to that. >> and checked the market today, the dow is down 195 points to just over 18,000 and the nasdaq gave up 49 points today to finish around 5,000. and the s&p lost 20 closing at 2,000. you know the term psl? pumpkin spice latte. there is pumpkin spice everything this time of year but do you know that those lattes, some of them have a lot of sugar

you are kidding me. we will show you how big the coffee chains rank when it comes to their psls. and even the ryan lochte -- for ten months. he was back in the pool. we will tell you why. >> we will tell you more about the cardinals three weeks into the season. coaching staff sending a clear message to the players. richard saenz at cards practice today and hear from larry

? ? ? jon batiste has mastered new ways to play old classics. with chase atms, he can master new ways to deposit checks too. easy to use chase technology for whatever you're trying to master. a new page of controversy for sh ul bsources tell us the fbi has subpoenaed records related to how babeu's office used seized criminal money also known as rico funds. critics have said pcso's use of the foundation is like money laundering. and they've also accused babeu of using the funds to fuel his campaign. it may already be illegal campaigning with government resources. or if they're just being used to make the sheriff look good, as he runs for congress.

from lattes, cookies & from lattes, cookies and candy corn to cream cheese, beer and even sausage, there is no doubt that america has an obsession with pumpkin spice especially this time of year. but now we are getting a better look at how unhealthy some of those psls really are. fox news put together a list of the top eight unhealthiest pumpkin spiced lattes. here they are starbucks at number 7. making the top spot we are talking abo latte. dunkin' doughnuts at number 4. krispy kreme pumpkin spice at 3 and 7/11s drink nabbed the second spot. the most unhealthy is at caribou coffee and has 450 calories. >> okay. >> they are delicious. >> starbucks you are actually cheating death then with starbucks. american swimmer ryan lochte getting back in the pool swimming in a charity event.

race. he said he hasn't been in the pool, believe it or not, since rio, the olympics. and after the scandal that broke on that crazy night out that there were a lot of lies and drinking and trouble. he will not be able to swim competitively as a result of that for ten months but now lochte appearing on dancing with the stars. he is keeping his head up. >> i know like what i did and i'm going to better myself each day and keep moving forward and stay >> he pretty much covered the bases. he was happy to be competing close to home and he wants to inspire young athletes just like the olympians that really he once followed and inspired him. we will talk more about what's happening with the arizona cardinals. 21 points put up against the patriots that was in game one. they scored just 18 in buffalo.

will we see the return of the cardinals big play explosive offense? we noticed the different tone. bruce arians holding his players accountable. it's time to play your assignment, to play really the system and not have a guy like carson palmer running for his life. he was absolutely brutalized at one point in the game against the buffalo bills. and then we saw the miscommunications of course from the quarterback to the wide receivers. today. richard saenz at cardinals practice checking in with a couple of fresh voices on how this week is progressing for the arizona cardinals. let's face it the cardinals offense has not been clicking on all cylinders like last year and that's flat out shocking. veterans like larry fitzgerald aren't ready to hit the panic butup just yet. >> simple fix. just have to throw, catch, blockering tackle. the basics.

will be successful. it's really simple. the things we have done wrong have been self-inflicted. >> tough team coming in that's on a roll right now. offensively we have to pick it up and carry our weight around here and hopefully get that done on sunday. >> what more needs to be said. we have to carry our weight. it's pretty self-explanatory in terms what he means. we understand what he means by that and we have to accept the challenge. >> we have some good news from cardinals practice today. wide receiver michael floyd who was dealing with a concussion was a full participant at practice today so he should be good to go come sunday. in tempe. richard saenz, fox 10 sports. interesting about michael floyd, talk about this at 6:00 is his admission today about running the wrong route. we will get into that and the line up looks like this, 9:00 a.m., fox nfl sunday. seahawks, jets, rams at cardinals and the post game show after the game. matt starks in studio and richard saenz in the locker room. we will have coverage for you starting at 5:00.

5-0. they are going to the l.a. coliseum to take on the usc trojans and tell you why this game is so special for a number of sun devils. we will see you at 6:00. that's going to be a good one. i'm going to be watching that saturday. >> coming up, brad pitt revealing new details about an alleged child abuse incident on a plane with his son. what he did after that flight that could prove his innocence. and she is the mastermind behind some the wildest plot twists in soap opera history and now the drama world is saying

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within the last few minutes.. the n-f-l within the last few within the last few minutes here the nfl has confirmed that lady gaga will perform at the half time of super bowl li. that takes place next february in houston. rumors have been swirling now for more than a awar winner will take the center stage at nrg stadium. that game will be televised right here on fox 10. >> that's a great choice. very good choice. soap opera world mourning the loss of a legend. agnes nixon who created the day time dramas all my children and one life to live has died. in addition to creating those iconic shows, she was a writer on other shows including the guiding light. she had just completed writing her memoir, my life to live.

year. nixon was 93 years old. as the investigation continues into the allegations that brad pitt abused his son. the actor voluntarily submitted to drug and alcohol testing. the test was taken within a couple of days of the alleged incident that happened on the private plane where pitt is accused of abusing his son. both agree pitt was -- the drinking happened after the incident with their son. the test results are not yet in. coming up at 6:00, a star of orange is the new black in the valley today. the important message she is getting across tonight. plus some late breaking news in the discovery of a young woman's body in a valley canal. we will have details. and an east valley city bids farewell to its long time fire chief when the news continues in

first tonight at six o'clock: a fox 10 news first tonight at six first tonight at 6:00, a "fox 10 news" alert out of el mirage where police are on the scene with a collision of a van and bike. skyfox over the scene and that area is 128th avenue and cactus and you can see that bike was underneath that mini van that's unclear if the bike rider was a child or an adult or what may have led up to the collision. there is no word yet on the condition of the person. you can see the van did stop there and people are cooperating with the officers on scene. we are working to get more information for you and bring you the latest if we get an update during this newscast. in buckeye tonight, police have identified a young woman who was found dead last week in a canal. she was 18-year-old gabby feel good gutierrez. officers found her body in a canal south of sunrise drive. it's unclear how she died. police are now hoping that

about where she was seen is asked to give them a call. well, he says phoenix police officers forced him to eat marijuana during a traffic stop to avoid arrest and tonight we are hearing from that young man about his version of events that unfolded. fox 10's danielle miller has an update. this 19-year-old held a press conference today with reverend jarrett maupin. he tells us that he initially told these police officers that he would not eat this marijuana but he felt so threatened by them that h that pot. now he is telling us along with reverend maupin that these three officers resigned from their positions, one officer was demoted because of it. he says they want more justice. he was humiliated and dehumanized in his neighborhood, maryvale. >> 19-year-old edgar castro along with reverend jarrett maupin saying today they want full justice. the teen says he was pulled over on september 13 during the