while out on bail - a burglar - strikes again... while out on bail - a a burglar strikes again and this guy is prolific. police say he is behind as many as 30 burglaries, possibly up to 50 in west phoenix. basically these burglaries happening in this area right here from 19th avenue to the i-17. northern down to camelback road. our steve krafft has been following the story. he joins us live with more on how police finally crack this case. >> reporter: video surveillance helped a lot in this case. and joseph roach is here in the fourth avenue jail on burglary and drug charges. here is surveillance video of a man burglarizing ringside pub and grub. a boxing themed sports bar near 19th avenue and camelback. >> came through the roof. he kind of knew where the layout of the canvas was. as soon as he was inside of the building, he started turning toward the wall. >> the burglar tried to cover

police believe he is 30-year-old joseph lewis roche and hit 30 place. >> the last few weeks including just down the street at my mother's restaurant serving prime rib and turkey in central phoenix since the 1970s. >> how relieved are you this man has been arrested? >> you know, we are very fortunate that finally it's being solved. there was quite a few businesses that were basically robbed week. >> roche was arrested last month. released with an ankle bracelet and arrested again. police say he was caught on video trying to burglarize another place. >> just glad he is off the street and hopefully we can get some peace time around here now that he is gone. yeah, i heard he has broke noon a lot of businesses. >> police say they found meth on joseph roche. they believe he was committing

reporting live, steve krafft, "fox 10 news." take a look at this. police using stop sticks to end a chase in chandler. police say three people robbed the chevron gas station near chandler and the loop 101. the crooks then took off leading police on a chase to alma school and germane where officers used stop sticks. all three crooks were arrested. a lot of money at stake today in downtown phoenix. city council deciding should approve $18 million in tax breaks and incentives to have a fry's grocery store here. danielle miller is following the story. she joins us live. sometimes cities use these incentives to make sure that they can attract the companies they want. >> that's absolutely right. now the city council approving this today with a 7-2 vote for the financial incentives worth millions of dollars.

be here right in downtown phoenix on this piece of land in between washington and jefferson. the city has owned this land since the $1,800 and as you can see it's a parking lot. red development will be in charge of the project and will build the space. it will include 300 rental units. 50,000 square feet for that fry's grocery store that we mentioned. and other retail and restaurants. and 150,000 square feet for office space. this yes vote provides company with $18.3 million in tax incentives along with a long-term lease to purchase agreement. supporters at that meeting say the project will bring economic activity on a spot that's not making anything right now. those against it say that these big companies and big stores like fry's don't need the taxpayer dollars. >> i actually support it. i live in the suburbs of northern phoenix.

always get the same access. they live in these food islands, desert islands where they can't get a lot of things. >> this isn't the first time the city of phoenix has given away the store to bribe and entice a private enterprise to come to this city. and give them tax relief for a long period of time. this is for 50 years. its unconscionable and citizens have no say in this whatsoever. >> construction on the project we are told will begin in two to three months. that's just light construction here in the area and we are told the company now has about three years to complete the project. reporting live, danielle miller, "fox 10 news." a lot of people can't wait for this election to be over and for those people we got some good news. the end is in sight. early voting for the presidential election begins in arizona next week.

ballot beginning next wednesday. meantime, if you would like to vote in this year's election but you haven't registered, your time is running out. the last day to register to vote in this important election is on monday. just a day after making his sixth campaign stop in arizona, gop hopeful donald trump was in las vegas. made a shortstop at a private school and a church there. mr. trump spoke to supporters highlighting the stakes of this election including the appointments to court perhaps. and religious liberty. he talked about last night's vice-presidential debate. >> i was very proud last night to watch governor mike pence. he won, but -- somebody said he won on style.

the -- >> in four days donald trump and hillary clinton will take part in their second debate at washington university in st. louis, missouri. >> looks like you and steve will debate in this graphic here. >> we might be the undercard before it's over. if you need a warm up act. >> the understudder if something were to happen? >> fox 10 will have complete coverage of the debate live from st. louis. i will be there along with my good friend steve krafft and for your best coverage, keep it tuned here on fox 10. full coverage of hillary clinton will be getting a little help out on the road. former vice-president al gore. he will be hitting the campaign trail for clinton. democrats are hoping gore can help energize millennial voters. al gore and the clintons have had a strained relationship. al gore did not attend the democratic national convention this year. a utah couple they got a little bit of a surprise when they got the hospital bill after

close to 40 bucks called skin to skin. the nurse had asked mom if she would like to hold her son and immediately after birth. it's called skin to skin bonding. it's very important. >> they got charged nor? >> yes. >> the mom said yes. of course she wants to hold her baby. >> that's what you have been doing for nine months waiting for this. >> apparently the hospital says that requires additional staff members to be present to make sure the baby is safe. are you kidding m >> for the hospital, this is horrible publicity. it's not worth it. >> the couple described the charge as funny but ridiculous. i agree. wholeheartedly. >> i hope they didn't pay it. >> a lot of people own them but how many people actually use their fitness trackers. i use mine to k50e7 -- >> occasionally or a lot? >> like a paper holder. >> exactly. and later on tonight their parents are going through a public divorce. updates on what's going on with

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project specifically for veterans in need. soon that will change. liz kotalik explains. >> reporter: we are standing on a plot of land that will be the first family housing program for vet rfnedz valor on eight and it's all about help those vets people who deserve it and need it and today was all about celebrating the start of construction after more than a year of planning. they will be building a 50 unit rental community here on rural and eighth street with five market rate ground floor units and 45 units female veterans and veterans with children. it's all thousands to -- thanks to a partnership. jackie taylor is involved with the organization and she is beyond excited to give back to our vets. >> it's just such an honor to be part of this project. to touch those veterans veterans finding affordable housing, perhaps they need additional support services to continue

families. and those are the miracles we will make happen here. >> save the family will offer services like free before and after school care. a computer lab with training classes, financial literacy lessons and job training and placement this one of a kind housing for veterans is set to open in a year. in tempe, liz kotalik, "fox 10 news." in the health watch tonight, research showing that 10% of americans own a fitness tracker. and about a third of them -- >> i got one christmas. i wanted to divorce him. >> i know. >> i'm thinking, am i fat? do i need to get in shape? >> what is he saying? well, that's jeff. >> i forgave him. >> about a third of people who get these fitness trackers stop using them within six months of the purchase exactly. and a new study used financial incentives to encourage people to use them. and try to achieve higher levels of fitness. participants increased their aerobic activity by an average

the incentives stopped, they did worse than if they had never been offered the encouragement. >> i will say this my kids have them and they try to get their steps up. so i like it for my kids. >> my daughter did this for a little while and then the novelty wears off and it's another electronic gizmo that goes into the ash heap of history. >> with all of the rest of them. obsolete all of a sudden. have you noticed a change in your grocery bill lately? what's going on with the price of food. >> and the well-known u.s that's bucking the trend and asking stores to close down on thanksgiving. >> john and kari work to years ago carson palmer watched his backup take the reins against the san francisco 49ers. that's the case again tomorrow night and guess, what richard saenz is working the beat from

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in tonight's business food prices continue to fall- tonight, food prices continue to fall overall prices are down about 2% from last year. coffee has seen a 4% drop. that's great news while the price of raw ground beef has slipped close to 9%. however, the cost of fruit has gone up slightly more than 1%. this could be another troubling sign for the economy. private businesses added just 154,000 jobs in september. is that meager. it's lower than hoped.

out friday. slow economic growth could force the federal reserve to hold off again on any additional interest rate hikes. finally to wall street where for the first time this week stocks have ended the day in positive territory. dow up 112 points and nasdaq up 26 and that's tonight's fox business watch. this is kind of a shocker. very surprising move from minnesota's mall of america. the place is massive. the mall will close on thanksgiving day. the nation's largest mall have been open on turkey day since 2012. this year the mall wants to offer workers time off with their families on the holiday. isn't that a nice novel idea? >> i would love to see more of this. >> great. but the mall says some of its enitants may choose to stay open so security and other important personnel will be on duty at the mall. the mall plans to re-open at 5:00 a.m. on black friday. you have to get ready for that day as well.

on facebook and we got an earful. here is what some of the folks had to say out there. selina says great idea, i hope the rest of the country does the same thing. henry says they all should be closed on thanksgiving and christmas. losing those few dollars isn't going to bankrupt any of those stores and the employees deserve the day to enjoy the holiday. henry, i love you. that's perfect. and jeremy says i great idea. people need to be home with their family. the nation can go 24 hours without shopping. mary white says others need to follow their lead. thank you, mall of america. and eddie says i don't care. as long as people save me some of the food. we would love to hear from you. like our facebook page while you are there and let us know what you think.

here before, two seasons ago. carson palmer was out of the line up due to an injury it was a nerve in his shoulder. he didn't play against the 49ers. opening the door for backup quarterback drew stanton to step in. stanton had success against the niners and will be called upon tomorrow night. keep in mind when he stepped in against the niners in 2014, he threw for a couple of touchdown passes and was 18 of 33. he is very familiar with bruce arians' passing game. he has been in the he understands exactly what is expected of him there is carson palmer. this is back in 2014. he is missing for tomorrow night with that concussion protocol. stanton is very, very capable of getting the job done. no question about that. as i said, he was 5-3 when he started eight games back in 2014. on the cardinal's beat in san francisco, here is richard saenz. jude, what a difference a year makes.

right here at levi stadium. how can we forget. he ran for a touchdown late in the game. he was so excited he spiked the ball and then fell down. now he is down and out as drew stanton is the next man up come thursday. >> next man up has been our mantra. just never failed us. this is some guys opportunities this week to get out there and play. >> on a short week especially so much about communication and like i said, i would be doing that anyway standing back there talking with carson and being able receivers. and this is a really good defense and we have to be prepared to go. >> drew has come through before back in 2014. beating the 49ers in that stretch throwing not one but two touchdowns in a 23-14 victory. we will see if he can do it one more time. at levi stadium. i'm richard saenz for fox 10 sports. keep in mind the niners have trouble scoring points, blaine

but they are missing their key linebacker with an achilles injury. that's a bit of a break for the cardinals. we will size up this matchup a bit more. when we return more on the cards versus the niners and see you at 6:00. till you what, i got to -- tell you, what this could be terrible news for fans of the chicago cubs. i don't know if somebody is trying to work against them or what as most people know the cubs have not won a world series in 108 years. everybody is waiting. is and now sports illustrated put the cubbies on the cover of the magazine with the dreaded si jinx or curse which causes players or teams to go into a tailspin after appearing on the cover. this could be the worst thing that happened since bartman. >> they can't think about it they are above this. >> i don't know. the arizona cardinals were on the cover right before the start of the regular season and you know the cardinals have struggled. >> had to bring back bartman's name again.

whatever you want to go with. it's all part of it. the folklore. >> i'm rooting for the cubbies. you have to root for them if your team is out. >> if your team is out you are free to do whatever you want. >> you are obligated to root for the cubbies. >> i'm from the mid west. coming up, when super stars faith hill and tim mcgraw are coming to the valley. james p. walsh: to keep our community safe -

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tim mcgraw and faith hill will spend some time together on the road next year the couple will visit 65 cities in 2017 for the soul to soul world tour. this includes a stop in glendale at gila river arena. that's on july 21. so start thinking about it. it's next summer. mcgraw and hill have been a friend of brad pitt and angelina jolie says their split has been very traumatic for the couple's six children. the children have all reportedly started therapy. jolie and the kids have been spending much of their time in the los angeles area rental home in malibu. jolie hoping to get sole cust dough of the kids while pitt

this street in front of forest hills high school in queens, new york, will be renamed after the ramons. the group attended the school back in the 70s. the ramons are often cited as the first band to define the punk rock sound. still ahead, we will have the outcome of a vote by the phoenix city council on whether to establish indigenous peoples day. an update on who got arrested after this brawl during donald trump's rally yesterday in prescott valle

first tonight at six first tonight at 6:00, the scandals that put the phoenix v.a. hospital in the national spotlight two years ago continue to persist. that's according to a new inspector general's report. it shows thousands of valley

care and in an exclusive interview with fox 10, a new whistle blower who provided the information about those delayed wait times is speaking out. nicole garcia is live now with the story. >> reporter: a phoenix v.a. chief here at the hospital is coming forward with new information about mismanagement that's leading to some extended wait times for the valley veterans and some the same issues that are happening today still happening two years after that secret wait first broke out. >> basic fundamentals of leadership is to get people the tools they need in order to do their jobs and the phoenix v.a. has failed. >> the chief of specialty care clinics at the phoenix v.a. for more than a year now and says he is frustrated with corrupt bosses and the systemic failure to improve wait times for veterans. >> i have veterans in some areas that are waiting 400 days to be

of inspector general providing information about delayed care and increased suicides among valley veterans. >> i made those allegations last year to the o.i.g. yesterday they confirmed all of my allegations that i made. to me i feel vindicated. >> a scathing inspector general's report released yesterday showed 215 veterans died while waiting for care at the phoenix v.a. and that one of those vets may still be alive had he received the care he was waiting for. as of in arizona were still waiting for treatment. rodriquez says he came forward because he wants to help his fellow veterans. for the past year, he has been asking his bosses to hire 39 schedulers so he can get more vets in for appointments. he still waiting for that help. >> each scheduler can schedule between 10 and 15,000 appointments a year. you multiply that times 39, that