sonu wasu, abc 15. back to you. >>> police busting a predator charged with assaulting a 16- year-old girl. investigators say he is in the country illegally and got a phone conversation where he admitted to the assault. >>> police hoping to bring justs to the family of a valley man murdered outside a la fitness. the 84-year-old was found with stab wounds one week ago today. no suspects in custody. police say they need to know what you saw. even if you think it is insignificant. >> people that might have heard anything, that saw something suspicious and later found out it could have been related. that is what we are going after. >> there is a $1,000 reward if you could help lead police to the killer. >>> new at 5:00 p.m. a rare apology from an accused teen jewel thief. investigators say they are accused of stealing 3 grand worth of jewelry from homes to fuel their heroin addiction. plate. before being arrested she returned the items with a handwritten apology letter. >>> investigators say he accidentally

sonu wasu, back to you. >>> west valley now, a death in a retirement community. a man's body discovered in a car this morning in sun city west. abc's melissa blasius talked to sheriff joe arpaio and his investigators calling this one suspicious? >> reporter: that's right. sheriff joe arpaio calling this suspicious death. he is giving us strange details of what was happening morning. also we should say at this hour the neighborhood is still surrounded by police tape . investigators have been going through a red car where the dead body was found this morning. a neighbor made the discovery. both the body and a live dog we should say, deputies also had to call in the s.w.a.t. team after a man inside a house deputies. >> look at a car with a dead body in front of the house. he runs back into the house. i think it really was good police work to call the s.w.a.t. team because you tent know if there is other dead bodies in the house -- don't know if there is other dead bodies in the house. >> reporter: no other dead bodies in the house. the s.w.a.t. team got the man insi

abc's sonu wasu has more. moving could be stressful. emergency finding all -- imagine finding out your most prized possessions is gone. >> flag layed over the coffin of my dad when i was a teenager. earned it fighting in vietnam. your dad fought for the country. such a hard time -- >> reporter: items that money can't buy. wedding photos, baby photos a hand made teddy bear. >> i know it has no monetary value to you. just try have it in your heart to bring it back. return it to the apartment complex where you got it. >> reporter: they were stolen from a garage at the retreat at the raven apartments. he moved to chandler now but left this note for the thieves, pleading for them to drop the items off, no questions asked. >> reporter: sonu wasu, abc 15. >>> gone for too long, the search for a father and a baby. >> want to get paid to shop? there are secret shopper jobs. joe lets you know you have to know where to look to avoid the scams. >> the ideas to help a school save money. how scraps are helping their budget. >> live from universities

. >> and many miles an hour locations are -- more locations are opened compared to march, sonu wasu has a break down of the cost involved. >> reporter: the primary and yen election are considered -- general election are considered together, and the cost is $20 million, and add to that the cost of new polling books. those that voted may have seen the card and voter information pops up, so it cuts down on a lot of time. with 724 polls places open, we didn't see long lines at any of them. a big difference from march. this is a church where lines were wrapped around the building a few months ago, and by noon not even a hundred voters. >> most everyone walking up comes with the envelope in hand. not too many people are voting >> we learned by our mistakes as anybody should, so we did things differently, and put more emphasis on making sure the voters have the opportunity to vote as they want to. >> reporter: and still some mistakes made. as you mentioned, wrong ballots handed out today. these polls are open for another hour, and as long as you show up by 7:00 you can vote. sonu wasu, back to

sonu wasu has more on the 11,000 people that have already applied. >> reporter: i'm in the phoenix really big deal for tens of thousands of residents who have been on a wait list, some of them me than a decade. they expect to be very busy up here. i spoke to one mother that's been trying to get in for three years. >> it's been closed for a minute now, so you check and check. >> reporter: she's one of more than 10,000 people that rushed to fill out the application. working a minimum wage job and living with family, she's ready to start a >> i'm like yes, finally. i just got a job, so yes, finally we can start putting the pieces of our life together. >> reporter: phones have been ringing off the hook since the wait list opened up at the start of day. >> when we closed the list in 2005, we had 30,000 people on the wait list, and it's taken us this long to get through it. >> reporter: of the tens of thousands of people that will fill out applications, only arriving early didn't really help. >> i'll be hopeful though, and kind of put my faith in there, and hopefully, you know, i get picked. >>

here's sonu wasu. >> we miss him every singling day, and i know -- single day, and i know we can never get him back, but the reason is we don't want any other family to go through this thing ever. >> reporter: a very private family speaking up in search of justice. we're learning more about the 84-year-old man stabbed multiple times, he was just on his way to the gym. family members just released these new photos he was a regular at this chandler la fitness, and an effort to stay fit and live long, cut violently short. >> we think of him every morning and wonder what his last minutes were like. >> reporter: he was a retired engineer. police say the attack took place outside la fitness where guys on their way to the gym found him slumped over in his car. >> i know there have been other incidents like vehicle burglaries and such, i don't it. >> reporter: the motive is still unknown. the killer, still on the loose. everyone is desperate for answers. >> this loss devastated all of us, especially his wife of 50 years. >>> and right now from the abc 15 live desk, the hunt is on for a man who

we have live team coverage starting with sonu wasu tracking problems at polling station, and have you -- stations, and have you seen any big troubles? >> reporter: they're always going to encounter problems. nothing like we saw in march, and they have a long checklist to start out the day with. it's a long list of questions that every troubleshooter out there in the field is armed with as they go from polling place to polling place, to solve problem, and those problems started sprouting out early today. several pollings places opened late because workers failed to show up on time, and about a dozen voters given the wrong ballot at one location. and this is called poll worker error. troubleshooters were dispatched to the places immediately. these troubleshooters are the eyes, ears, and boots on the ground for the election office. >> we check to make sure that all the signs are up, check to was started in the beginning, all board workers are wearing badges and asking for id. we have to stay and observe that they're doing it >> reporter: now polls are going to be open until 7:00 tonight,

sonu wasu is joining us live, and a lot of flooding could be caused by drivers? >> reporter: that's right, next time you're driving down that road for all of you out there, words twice before throwing out trash. there is a bigger problem, not just littering, but it could lead to flooding. adot crews out all day clearing trash off the roads. it can block drainage gates and pipes. this is along i-17 and indian school road, almost a mile worth of trash lining the sides of the road. a lot of it foam cup, something as flimsy as a cup or wrapper car length effect the commute though the pumps, 59 of them along the valley freeways are very strong, they can overheat when they're overworked as we saw during last friday's monsoon storms. >> it was more rain coming down than the pump station can handle all at once, and it just means that the punches are going to catch up in the situation. >> reporter: now one big challenge facing adot, the age of some of the pumps. they were installed decades tag. plans are underway to -- ago. plans are underway to them, but it's going to co

. >> sonu wasu is live. >> reporter: yes, several charges are involved in the effort. it's filled with bright murals and a gardening area. the church next door wants people to know it's a safe place for their children. another crime scene, two people dead. two others shot. emotions running high. >> it's bad, i mean, we don't let the baby play outside, that's for sure. >> reporter: people are staying lock indoors -- locked indoors. a victim ran door to door last night asking for help, and driving around today we saw at least eight churches within a mile of the crime scenes, representing hope, and we found this woman of god. >> it's a place of safety, a

companies are having a tough abc's sonu wasu looks at how it is effecting home prices in the state. >> reporter: construction workers are in big demand. [indiscernible] >> reporter: plenty of them are. you will find immediately. why the shortage? experts say this is the field dominated by hispanic workers. in arizona the climate hasn't helped. in place by the state. >> reporter: now with the market in a boom it has been a struggle for builders to keep crews on the job cites. it is the biggest challenge they are fating today. labor. meaning framers. s are so severe in the video. but so many of you wrote letters and sent them to him. we spoke to his aunt today he still needs one more surgery but is doing well tonight. >>> 24 hours away from game time. cardinals kickoff the pre- glendale. one of the main concerns, the concern every season, protecting carson palmer. 36-years-old. not getting any younger. this year's offensive line faced one of the best defensive fronts in the nfl. >> ones against the twos, there are a lot of guys on the twos that would start against a lot of teams so you

. >> sonu wasu is live. >> reporter: yes, several charges are involved in the effort. it's filled with bright murals and a gardening area. the church next door wants people to know it's a safe place for their children. another crime scene, two people dead. two others shot. emotions running high. >> it's bad, i mean, we don't let the baby play outside, that's for sure. >> reporter: people are staying lock indoors -- locked indoors. a victim ran door to door last night asking for help, and driving around today we saw at least eight churches within a mile of the crime scenes, representing hope, and we found this woman of god. >> it's a place of safety, a the saving station. >> reporter: placesthat have been making a difference. watson says that growing up around here it was tough not to get sucked into the street life. what kept you out of trouble? >> honestly sports. my parents. church. >> reporter: and good mentors to encourage him. dr. anne hart who's on the police advisory board calls these scary times. >> >. you don't know if you'll be the next victim or know the nex

abc's sonu wasu was at a meeting where officials cast a vote today. >> the vote is unanimous. board of supervisors say the offer from investors came out of left field. the price tag, $60 million. some are calling this a steal. officials say in the last 20 years just like a car the facility has value. >> i don't see where we lost $300 million in a facility. >> reporter: that could change once the property is appraised but the officials feel it is time to let private businesses take over. there has been a shift. sports fans not filling up the seats like they used to. newer stadiums are being built for smaller crowds. >> they broadcast that into a lot of homes. bat. this proposal can't go forward without their approval. they are looking into the offer. back to you. >>> adele had to cancel her concert in the valley. this is a video she posted on twitter. you can hear her voice, it is gone. suffering from a cold and can't perform tonight. >>> no ac, running water, answers till we took action. the issues at a apartment complex. >> and an accident on a splash pad, the new concerns. >

sonu wasu is working the story, and have police figured out a motive yet for what happened here? >> reporter: no word on any motive yet, but when we asked victim of a robbery, police said they can't reveal that information to you yet. now i'm standing right where that victim's car was parked. as you can see it's off to the side of the building, not in the main parking lot, and the view of the car obstructed by these bushes. police are hoping cameras located alongside the la fitness here will answer the questions they have been wanting answered here. detectives have been talking to business owners and gym employees. we also saw fliers of this murder poste businesses around here today promising a $1,000 reward to anyone with information. now the most emotional plea though came from those that knew and loved the victim, a retired engineer. >> he was always willing to help us because of his age he'd give very sage advice. we miss him every single day, and i know we can never get him is we don't want any other family ever to have to grow through this kind of thing ever >> reporter: as

. >> sonu wasu is live at one of pumps now, and th's proving to be a challenge. >> reporter: that's right, they are located behind locked gates off the freeway, some of these pumps are really old, ready to be replaced, but it will cost a lot, adot officials tell me it's not money down the drain though. >> >. some of these pump stations date back to 1964, so they've been around since the johnson administration, and that's where we prioritize things. >> reporter: it may not rain a adot has 59 powerful pumps set up along the freeways. their job to pump rain water off the roads. this is a pump-side view of freeway flooding. you can see the water sucked into the machine, 10,000- gallons in a minute. >> that's the equivalent of etchtying a 30 -- emptying a backyard swimming pool in three minutes. >> reporter: gallons of water filled up the freeways last many drivers stucked in the lanes. so did the pumps fail? one of the engines simply overheated slowing everything down according to adot official, and yes, it could happen again. they're cross training other employees to be an extra set of hands

sonu wasu has a look at this significant day. >> reporter: phones ringing off the hook. after spendling years on a waiting list, people are rushing to apply. >> it means a lot for people, especially people with children >> reporter: and those on a fixed income. >> it's very difficult living on disability because it's a slight income once a month, and you really live on a tight budget. >> reporter: the city shut down the waiting list in 2005. >> in 2005 when we closed the list we had 30,000 people on the lister, and it's taken this long to get through that. >> reporter: this woman knows if she doesn't make the cut this time, it could be another five years before the city opens it up >> i'm hopeful, so i'm going to go home and go online and apply you're and there's also a big need for land lards. what's in it -- landlords. what's in it for you? guaranteed paid rent every month and a sense of civic duty. of officials are asking people not to come to the main office to apply, they're only accepting applications online. winners will be posted on their website within a month.

. >> sonu wasu is live at trump campaign headquarters where there's a big event place now, and have they heard anything about this? >> reporter: the chairman of the republican party says he'll be one of the first people top find out if it happens because his job is to rally the troops, and they're doing that here now at trump tuesday, and there's a phone bank taking place, and volunteers incouragerring -- encouraging voters to vote red. arizona traditional a red state, and trump could be and they wants to heal the rift with hispanic voters and be more inclusive, and supporters feel it's working. >> what i'm find finding in arizona people get a sense of excitement about him and jobs. they're still working through the comments he made early on, but people would rather have a job and put bread on the table. >> reporter: if trump comes to arizona, that policy speech is expected to take place in about a week. augu 3 back to you guys in the studio. >>> want to show you live pictures, bring you up to the live desk right now. we're just peeking in on a rally in austin, texas. donald trump expect

sonu wasu is live at the jail, and you just spoke with natalie russell's family. how is she doing? >> reporter: she's been detoxing behind bars according to her family, and she's finally realizing she'll never see her baby girl again. >> she's sad, confused, hurt. >> reporter: an addict trapped by her addiction now trapped in a jail cell, struggling with detox and the loss of a child, and her loved ones grieve with her. >> right now still when i talk to her the other day she told me it's still not real to her. she doesn't between admit she's -- want to admit she's gone. >> reporter: the baby overdosed on her mother's prescribed methodone, but instead of calling the police she tried to counteract it with meth. believe the mother meant to kill it will child, the first- degree murder charges were dismissed for second-degree murder. >> if the facts presentedare true she doesn't intend to cause of death of her child. >> reporter: while the family struggles with anger, thrapples sympathetic saying natalie's altered state of mind and addiction were the real killers. >> to me she appears d