fox 10 news alert. first on fox tonight, a major backup on valley freeways and this is one of the reasons, a crash involving multiple car, two of them caught fire. >> this was a bad scene. the crash happened a couple hours ago but the southbound lanes at loop 101 and us-60 still closed. several vehicles and 10 people were involved in the crash and two of them were taken to the hospital with trauma-like injuries. >> take a look at the backup after the crash. at one point, traffic was backed up from the loop 202 to us-60. right now, adot says the backup has improved but they are asking people to avoid the area. look at that picture. look at the headlights.

loop 101 traffic is being detoured to us-60. if you have somebody out there, this i think is going to be a mess for a while. >> sky fox is out in far east mesa where sheriff deputies are looking for a hit-and-run suspect. this is near signal butte and university. >> this involved an elderly man riding his bike when he was struck by a car. the driver of the car ditched running. deputies continue to search for the suspect. >> as for the victim, he was flown to scottsdale osborn with life-threatening injuries. turn to ago fox 10 news alert this time out of detroit where police took a person of interest into custody in connection with a shooting of police officers. the police officer that works at wayne state university in detroit was shot in the head tonight.

veteran was on patrol investigating possible car break-ins when the shooting happened. moments ago, we got an update that the officer is out of surgery and recovering tonight. the battle against illegal drugs in the u.s. wages on. heroin and methamphetamine the biggest problem in many states. >> here in arizona, it is synthetic drugs that is being found by the d.e.a. the changing and they get more potent. >> reporter: i got a personal tour of the warehouse. when we were inside, we were told the d.e.a. continues to see a surge in synthetic opioids. one version called fentanyl is more dangerous than heroin. the d.e.a. warehouse in phoenix

synthetic drugs. >> all of this stuff here is one case. >> reporter: shelves lined with bath salts and spice and the new kid on the block, synthetic open -- opiates. >> kids are getting addicted to oxky -- oxycodone and those types of thing, we've seen an explosion of these synthetic oeup >> reporter: he says synthetic opioids come in many forms, including in fentanyl. a pain medicine that is so powerful that one quarter of one grain can be toxic. >> it absorbs through your skin& and you can overdose. >> reporter: manufacturers in china and india are selling

marketing to young first-time users and heroin addicts. >> it is flash to get kids to look at this stuff. >> reporter: parents unaware that the doorstep delivery could chill their children. >> it is on the internet. we can't stop all of it. pay attention to what they are buying. pay attention to what they are are looking at on the internet and make sure you are not one of the people that has to deal the problem in your house. >> reporter: d.e.a. tells us they have seized 50 pounds of fentanyl and you only need a tiny amount to be toxic so the 50 pounds is amount to kill thousands of people. if you're found in possession of opioids you will face prison time.

according to global water. they suffered a water main failure ahropbt porter -- along porter road. some homes and businesses have no water. we spoke with global water and they tell us the water pressure is slowly getting back to normal. they expect things to be fully functional by later on tonight. he got his lights off. he is smashing into the back of my car twice. >> a man following her ramming into the back of her car over and over as she drove down the road. this ordeal ended with a suspect crashing into another car and a police officer cruiser before this man was taken to jail. >> last week, we heard from the woman and tonight, we're hearing from the 911 operator on the other end of the call.

story. >> reporter: we first heard the tapes a week ago and there are several things we heard about the road rage incident that ended right here here at 48th and thomas. when we talked to the victim a week ago or so, she had harsh words for the 911 operator. we talked to the 911 operator right in the middle of a 14-hour shift today. >> scottsdale 911, what is the address of your emergency. >> i don't know where i'm at. a guy is hitting into the back of me trying to kill me on the road. >> reporter: a scary incident on the road nearly two weeks ago. kathy was doing the best she could in the dispatch center to keep her cool. >> all i could hear was screaming the moment i picked it up. i felt like i was trying to

her help. sometimes i felt like i was failing on it. >> reminded me that situation and how horrible the 911 dispatcher was. she had no empathy, she was screaming over me. >> reporter: she was not shy in criticizing her when she spoke with fox 10 news a week ago and that is something the long time police veteran understands. >> i wish all of us could have been calmer and gotten help her quicker. and her being able to listen and followed some of the directions. >> oh, my god. >> ma'am, where are you right now? >> reporter: a calm demeanor in a stressful situation can be presented as cold. how do you balance being cold and calm when you're on the end of a frightening 911 call? >> it is a fine line. you catch yourself getting into

you're being mean and scolding them and you just have to reign yourself back. you're human and you're trying to give direction and sometimes people aren't following it. >> reporter: one of the hardest situations to get ahold of. the man in that crash tried to commit suicide a day after his arrest. it is clearly something that both women have thought about a lot in recent mattrodewall. they say a man was spotted in a red car. officers followed the car in a home near 27th street and broadway that is when the guy got out of the car and ran away. that neighborhood is not in any danger. students at a chattanooga,

horrific bus crash that killed five classmates. >> this small community is coming together for a special memorial. marc martinez joins us live with the story. >> reporter: it is so hard to imagine the tragedy that is happening there. hundreds of people showing up to remember the young lives lost and to pray for the victims still recovery as investigators trying to figure out what happened. >> reporter: they came from all of heavy hearts following a horrific school bus crash on monday that killed five children and injured two dozen others. >> i knew a lot of kids on the bus. i knew two that didn't survive. >> reporter: she met with the mother of one of the little boys killed in the bus crash. >> he was an only child and it is a struggle. i have one child myself.

the bus to veer out of control and hit a tree. they believe the driver, johnthony walker may have been speeding before the crash. his mother says he called after the impact. >> get the kids off of the bus, bodies u.s. -- was everywhere and the phone disconnected. >> reporter: the school remained open today. grief counselors were on hand trying tried to explain what happened. >> we have children right now fighting for their lives so there have been at ministers at the hospital. we've been at the school. we try to get in everywhere we could. >> we're showing love and we should. these are children. we should be here. >> reporter: tonight, walker, the bus driver remains behind

manslaughter. he could be facing more charges. he remains in jail. water from drinking wells exceeded levels of nitrate. it is ten milligrams per liter. a well tested at 10.8-milligrams. those levels have gone down and the water is now safe to drink but high level be dangerous for pregnant women and infants. >> for customers who have infants below the age of 6 months who have stored water between the period of november 15 and november 17 should dispose of that water if they intend to use it for their infant below the age of 6 months. nigh freight is not a concern for the adult population and children above the age of six

the city of peoria on fox10phoenix.com. how is the turkey coming? is it thawing properly? >> mine is frozen hard as a rock. >> that is a problem. sometimes you have to start it earlier because it will stay good for many days. thaeufpgs just two days away. the clock is ticking. >> you should have told me that last week. many peopleet head out of town and others are getting ready to host dinner at their home. >> reporter: some people are going to be traveling for the holidays so let's see what is going on as far as travel is concerned. heading to san diego? it is going to be partly cloudy on wednesday. 68 degrees. look at thanksgiving day, 68 degrees, a few clouds in san diego.

on thanksgiving and 65 degrees. flagstaff, 48 degrees on wednesday. 49 degrees on thanksgiving day. a few clouds on thanksgiving but not bad. temperature goes up a degree. boy, look at tucson, beautiful. mid 70's all the way through. a few clouds on thursday. if you're staying home, great news for you. this is beautiful weather for you. you e cloudiness there on thursday, thanksgiving day. breezy that day but these temperatures, the sky cover, absolutely perfect. we'll have more weather coming up. something else to keep in mind if you plan to fly this holiday season, what you can and cannot bring in your bags. you will not believe what some people pack. we take you behind the scene to recovers.

dakota access pipeline injured in the demonstration. her father is speaking from the hospital. >> reporter: he is as driven and tough as the players he coaches. spending most of the day in the hospital, you will never guess who is back at work today.

only on fox, welco lethal weapon part seven. look at this array of stuff. only on fox tonight, you would not believe what people pack in their bags when they go on a trip. it is more than clothes, shoe, and a toothbrush. >> you're seeing some of it from the bizarre to the illegal. t.s.a. at sky harbor discovers all kinds of stuff that would not be allowed on a plane. ty brennan goes behind the scenes for a look. >> reporter: every day

harbor airport. >> we have to been on our toes. >> reporter: the highly-trained agents keeping keeping an eye out for stuff that shouldn't be there. agents estimate for every five people who go through security, one of them would have something prohibited in their bags. water bottles that are more than items. what is this? >> this is a weight. they screw the weights on. >> reporter: this table is full of pro heublted items that they collected from people's bags in a 24-hour period. >> this is common items we find here, we see pepper spray every day. >> reporter: something else they get, knife, from small

anything with a blade is prohibited on a plane. t.s.a. says on average they get four to five guns at sky harbor airport. >> arizona being an open carry state, people forget to take guns out of their bags. >> reporter: someone could be fined up to $11,000. >> we have power whips. >> reporter: a supervisor at t.s.a. says after 14 years on the job, nothing surprises him anymore. he showed me the unusual items they collected. >> used for car oboxes. -- cargo boxes. >> reporter: the eagle-eye agents are attentive and up on

anything dangerous making their way on your next flight. >> more information about what you can and cannot take through security go to tsa.gov or our website, fox10phoenix.com. a man in a wheelchair ends up rolling into a canal. how he was rescued. fashion world reacting to one designer's boycott of melania trump. why she will not dress the first lady. >> reporter: it is a beautiful night tonight. we'll take a loo am i actually pushing these guys who ran out of gas six miles on a lonely highway?

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hi, everybody. there you go. 63 degrees, just a light breeze at 5 miles an hour.

we're a few day was from a holiday. 54 in cave creek. 55 in apache junction. 58 in scottsdale. 56 in ahwatukee. 63 degrees in glendale at this time. there is your high pressure taking over. another front moving in. this high pressure will deflect that a little bit. we will see cloudiness and breezy conditions but the temperatures won't be affected much as far as our thanksgiving holiday is concerned. there it is, the turkey ready t go. mid 70's, breezy, a few clouds hanging around out there is what we're going to run into. 71 degrees on the high today. 68 degrees for you at deer valley. 68 degrees at gateway. a couple of 68-degree temperatures at buckeye and goodyear as well. 61 at kingman. 51 at flagstaff and 51 at apache st. johns. 69 in tucson.

dropping off into the 50's and stopping in the low 50's around 53, 52 somewhere in there and we'll see 49 degrees in scottsdale. 43 at queen creek. surprise, 47 degrees overnight. here's your day, 51 degrees this morning. 71 this afternoon. 72, and 50 is would be your normal high and low. 89, record high. 30, your record low for the day. forecast highs very much like today's high. 71 degrees and a lot of low 70-degree temperatures. a few upper 60's degree temperatures joining in that number as well. 61 degrees in prescott. 57 in payson. 50 in flagstaff. those are the forecast, 76 in yuma. 772 forecast for tucson for tomorrow. looking across the country, you see this little front that is

involving washington, oregon, northern portions of california. another system here. this is a mixed bag. more snow now but there has been freezing rain and snow, kind of a mixture of snow and rain. there is more snow than there had been and places like syracuse pick up 25 inches of snow in a two-day period. 51 overnight. 71 for tomorrow. nice, pleasant weather that gets better. mid 70's show up for you and on saturday and sunday, we move in a few clouds and bring the temperatures down about halfway through. watch your kids around water. >> that is pretty nice. across the southeastern u.s., firefighters continue to battle some 50 large uncontained fires helping to fuel the fires is dried out leaves and dry conditions with new fires

arsonists. one that includes is a former kentucky employee caught on camera lighting a fire in kentucky. comingcoming up in the nextf hour of fox 10 news at 9:00, we're checking in with "tmz" on the latest on kanye west's meltdown. he is in the hospital. is president-elect donald trump doing an about face? it rattled the valley. a woman killed while driving along the state route 51.

new developments in the new developments in the deadly shooting on state route 51 that killed a woman who was driving down the freeway that night. >> this is horrifying. this case remains unsolved. today, police increasing the reward hoping someone can come forward on this case. >> reporter: a brutal crime. police hope boosting the reward helps solve it. a 49-year-old called 911 and said three mexican guys in a light-colored work truck started following her at broadway and followed her at state route 51.

nervous. ok, yeah, they are next to me. there is an unknown noise that police later determined was gunfire. a bullet hit her in the head killing her. today, police announced a $21,000 reward in the case. thanksgiving is around the corner and our hope in asking for your help is that someone who has information that we don't yet have will come upcoming holiday, and that we need someone to do the right thing. >> we're not worried at this point. we have cases that go on many years and are solved and usually the help of somebody out here has held on to the information for years. >> reporter: if you know anything, call silent witness. they don't need your name, just information.

the guy opened the door and he was immediately shot. >> this was a chilly murder in a phoenix apartment complex leaving residents on edge near 12th street and indian school. the shooter knocked on the victim's door and when the victim opened the door, the suspect opened fire. they have description of the shooter. the victim leaves behind a wife and young child. if you have information, call phoenix police. scary situation for a legally blind man in a wheelchair. this is the cold water in the canal. it had three-peat of water and first responders were able to pull him out of the water with a couple of ladders they put side

doctor's office when he got too close to the canal and he went rolling into the water. thankfully, he landed above water. the man was blind. he was in the canal for 20 minutes before someone called for help. >> when you tread water for any amount of time and the fact he is in a wheelchair, this could have been a different situation had he not landed the way he did. >> the man was hyperthermia. he denied medical help. a woman injured at the dakota pipeline may lose her arm. more than two dozen activists were protesting and she says a grenade hit her arm.

came from. >> she is lying there with her arm pretty much blown off, she is focused on the fact that it is not about her. it is about what we're going to our country and to the native people and to the environment. >> the protest against the pipeline has been going on for months. it is led by the standing sue tribe and the affect on the environment and drinking water. >> it is good that someone of the temperament of donald trump the in charge of the law in our country. >> because you would be in jail. >> remember that moment during the debate? now, it appears that the president-elect is having a change of heart. in a meeting, donald trump hinted that he may not pursue

so would divide the country further and hurt the clintons. >> there is a tradition in american politics that after you win an election, you put things behind you. >> the president-elect is laying out his agenda for his first 100 days. he talked about his to do list. he is going around the media to speak to the american people. on his the transpacific partnership, t.p.p., easing restrictions on american energy restriction. this is being called the fashion snub of historic proportions. a french fashion designer who dresses first lady michelle obama is refusing to dress melania trump. >> she is asking other designers

tonight, we're hearing the reaction to her boycott and it has been loud and pretty swift. sophie made the announcement on twitter saying "the rhetoric of racism, sexism unleashed by her husband's campaign is incompatible by the values that we live by." she asked other fashion designers to refuse to dress melania >> i think it is unprecedented to refuse to work with the first lady and to ask others to do the same. >> so far, no other designers have voiced support for the designers. you probably heard the news by now that kanye west is in the hospital. had some sort of a breakdown and we go to the "tmz" and gary

punching bag on all kinds of things but this is serious and unfortunate. he had some sort of a mental breakdown? >> yeah, that the what appearance. he is on a psych hold for evaluation at the hospital. this is what happened. he met with his doctor at his trainer's house. his doctor said he was displaying sign of erratic behavior. his doctor called the police for a welfare check on kanye and told them kanye was had not slept in days and he believed was suffering some sort of temperrary psychosis. cops showed up and they called the fire department who decided it was best to transport him to the hospital for evaluation. they were able to persuade him to go. they had to handcuff him to a gurney to transport him. he has been there since yesterday. this is on the tail end during

supports donald trump even though he didn't vote. he got backlash and backed off his comments and attacked jay-z and beyonce for various things. he canceled a concert in l.a. on sunday and canceled the rest of his tour. >> i heard some of the joking posts online that when he announced he supported donald trump had him committed but now this is looking like something serious. he's got something going on that needs serious help. and she is with him by his bed. >> yes, she was supposed to be in new york accepting an award on behalf of her late father when she heard the new, kim was in new york and jumped back to the private jet and landed in l.a. this morning. we'll keep you updated as we find out how his situation and health is doing. i think everybody is concerned about getting him back mentally

>> reporter: gary trok with the latest from "tmz" on kanye thank you, gary. it has come synonymous with thanksgiving, black friday and the door buster deals that go with it. is black friday diagnose --

like the labels you see on a lot of chicken packaging. the ones that say "raised without antibiotics." that's just a trick to get you to pay more money. fact is, by federal law, all chickens must be clear of antibiotics before they leave the farm. it's a marketing gimmick...like mr. floppy arms here. though i must say, he is somewhat hypnotic. don't fall for the hype, dale. dale?

a court of appeals denies the south mountain freeway extension is still a go. a court of appeals denied request to halt construction on the freeway. it is the fourth time a judge has rejected such attempts. adot says the freeway will ease congestion and help the economy by moving commerce more

court in san francisco. the new bell road bridge is finally open in surprise. adot began the construction to relieve heavy traffic and it was a mess during construction. crews are finishing up ramp work and adding more lanes. the work is expected to be done in march but people are relieved. >> reporter: looks like most of you will stay after the turkey dinner. five out of six americans plan to skip the stores on thanksgiving day and more than half say they will not be hunting for holiday gifts on black friday or cyber monday either. lots of folks are shopping at work. a separate report saying more than one in 10 employees admit to searching for deals while on the job.

their holiday budget with the average person overspending by $250. a big wow for the dow. the index closing at 19,000 for the first time ever on tuesday. the s&p also closing above 2,200 for the first time ever. all of the market averages ending the day on record highs. that is business on the old cavuto. >> reporter: your wake-up forecast, let's look at the map and see where we stand right the temperature in flagstaff is going to be dropping. below freezing at 29-degree. 27 decision at the grand canyon. 43 at payson. 56 degrees at gila bend. as we get a look at what is happening at the low, look at flagstaff. 21 degrees overnight. grand canyon, 23. 27 at once. 27 at show low. 49 at gila bend. 46 down in tucson.

sky harbor. 47 at surprise. 44 at gateway and 45 at ahwatukee. as the kids get up and get ready to meet the bus, the sun will be shining and 53 degrees and the start of a nice day. the next day will be thanksgiving and that will be a nice day with real nice temperatures in the low to mid 70's. we'll have more wth ok. >> eat outside for thanksgiving. it is talk back time after the break. an offer that doesn't sound real. how one country, italy is trying to get into the baby making business. they are trying to encourage it. the creative way. >> italians don't need much direction on that matter. >> actually, they do as of late. plus tonight, major league

like what we've found out >> reporter: i'm marc martinez. we have new stories at 10:00. what we found about this accused cop killer will leave you stunned. you won't believe what he said

just about everything you can imagine. >> reporter: this repo man has seen everything until he met one couple. why secret service agents would not allow ellen degeneres in the white house today. we'll have those stories coming up at 10:00. time for tonight's talkers. >> you heard of the phrase get a room. maybe it has been used on you before a room if you're italian and sistered in conceiving a child. italy has a problem. other european nations have it as well, a low birthrate and the aging generation needs a younger generation to pay into the system to collect retirement. >> it is a pyramid scheme. >> you're right. some italian hotels are offering free room so you and your honey

increase the birthrate. my question is, are they checking in on you throughout the state. >> it is a welfare check. >> how are things going? there is a million questions to ask. >> we want to make sure you are following through the commitment. >> that you're not getting a free room and watching tv or raiding the mini bar. they want action going on in there. >> i think it is a great idea. >> i do, too. let's see how it works. advantage of a long weekend, right? major league soccer playoff game between montreal and toronto was delayed over 40 minutes when officials discovered the license over -- lines had been drawn incorrectly around the penalty. this would be like lowering the basket to eight or nine feet.

to repaint it and that was no easy chore. >> it has to dry, the paint. >> it kept 61,000 fans in the seats cooling their heels. >> they must have sold so much in con -- concessions. >> another scam to push beer sales. >> what is your thought on it? we are done it is your turn to talk back. head to our facebook page as we posted these. >> i posted about donald trump doesn't want to prosecute hillary clinton. >> i have more on mine. >> you're more disciplined. >> reporter: just 24 hours being removed from the hospital.

plus, john, another installment of arizona civil war. a.s.u. versus u. of a. this one deemed one of the most

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for cards' head coach bruce arians back in the office and by all accounts, i peers he will -- appears he will be ready to go this week. a couple of tweets from mark dalton saying he is back in the office. bruce arians thanking his well wishers and putting out big thank you for those who expressed concerns. we had a chance to >> reporter: jude will be up in a little bit but thank you for joining us at fox 10 news at 10:00. police officers are looking for a man who hit an elderly man who was struck near butte and university. the drive ditched the car and took off on foot. maricopa county deputies closed roads while they search for the driver. you can see the car they were

the car. an elderly man was flown to the hospital. we are told he has life threatening injuries. we have another news alert to tell you about, southbound lanes on us-60 are back open. d.p.s. closed it for three hours. d.p.s. tells us a driver in a white pick-up truck was speeding and passing cars on the shoulder between the h.o.v. lane and barrier wall. the truck hit the wall and crashed into six other vehicles. one of them caught fire. two people in the car are in the hospital with trauma injuries. d.p.s. says up pairment -- impairment is suspected in this crash. a woman was being rammed by another driver and she called for help. she said the 911 operator was cold over the phone.

dispatcher. >> reporter: that road rage accident happened two weeks ago and ended here at 48th and thomas. the victim in the case said the 911 operator was less than helpful. she told us when she gets a call like this, she sits up and takes notice. >> scottsdale 911, what is the address of your emergency? >> i don't know where i'm at. a guy is me trying to kill me on the road. >> reporter: a scary road rage incident two years ago. karen was trying to keep her cool. >> all i could hear was screaming or that is how it plays back in my head now. i tpeplt like i was trying to get control and figure out where she was and sometimes i felt like i was failing on it.

and how i felt and how horrible the 911 operator was. >> reporter: she was not shy in criticizing her when she spoke with fox 10 news a week ago and that is something that the long time police veteran understands. >> i wish all of us could be calmer and got help to her quicker and her being able to listen and maybe followed some of the directions. >> oh, my god >> ma'am, where are you at right you? >> reporter: a calm demeanor in a stressful situation could be perceived as cold. how can you balance cold and being calm when you're on the other end of a frightening 911 call? >> it is a fine line and sometimes you catch yourself in the colder, it sounds like you're being mean and scolding

to give direction and sometimes people aren't following it. >> reporter: that's one of the hardest things to deal with when you're a dispatcher for sure. one thing to that can be easy to understand is you can internalize the trauma. for kathy, she has one simple formula and it helps that her husband is an e.m.s. worker they are related so they clearly understand what is going on more often than not. matt rodewall, fox 10 news. police increased the reward for information about the freeway shooting. farmer called 911 telling them that will three men were shooting at her. she died at the hospital.

several miles before shooting her and they probably knew her. a $21,000 reward is being offered in this case. arizona continues to fight the battle against heroin but now there is another battle in our state and it is opioids. >> reporter: the d.e.a. continues to see a surge in synthetic drug use here in arizona, in particular the use of synthetic them so strong that all you have to do is touch them and you overdose. the d.e.a. warehouse in phoenix is packed with synthetic drug, bath salts, a new class of synthetic oeup kwroeuts. >> they are being manufactured in china, india and kids can order this off of the internet. >> reporter: he says the