justin pazera is learning more justin? >> reporter: chris, i just spoke with family and got this photo of the victim. i just got this photo from the family a few seconds ago. let's set the scene, and you can see it happened at this house right here. and not only do you have to deal with losing a family member, but the family, they told me that they have to clean up the mess inside from the brutal murder. so they police--well, the family said that police were called to the home yesterday for a welfare check. when police got here, they found the victim dead inside. the family said he was beat tonight death. at this point, we don't have official word from phoenix police on a suspect but i did speak with the family, and they say they believe they know who did this and that the car is possibly his wallet. we are expecting to get some official word from phoenix police on this, but at this point, the family say they know who did it. justin pazera, abc15. >> thank you, justin, and we'll get that picture passed out. >>> balloons, t

justin pazera, abc15. >>> justin, thank you, and back to the breaking news, some of the images we are getting a closer look at. let me use the pencil. that is a commuter train that crashed into the terminal area, as a matter of fact, just getting details that it was awaiting area where the train crashed through some barriers. let's go to another image. let me pull it up here. here it is. engine --engine --hoboken is where this happened. this is just miles away from new york, a very busy train station, dan and danielle. >> chris, thank you. you tense up every time you see it, three phoenix police officers tossed up in the air after a car deliberately crashes into them. >> police say this is no accident and the case against the man behind the wheel is set to move forward but mark payne was taken to the hospital a day after the arrest and he has been there ever since. we are still not sure why. >>> danielle, a breaking news situation. this is a police watch. this you'll see them with the guns drawn overnight. and look at that. you want to talk about intense. they are calling for a suspec

abc15 justin pazera has more. justin? >> reporter: the president of marriott was up bright and early and chatting about the $13 billion merger. first of all, for the employees, he said 90%, they will not see anything different but the top-level officials, the top 10%, they may see shift. for instance, he said they don't need two ceoss. if you are in the rewards program, this same. if you are a platinum member in starwood, you'll be platinum at marriott. and this is the largest hotel chain in the world, and they believe that will give them more negotiating power in places like expedia and priceline. but this merger does link some of the big hotels in the valley, the w, the phoenician resort. that is affecting them and they have a new owner this morning. deal is done this morning. justin pazera, abc15. >>> and it's set to be the biggest night of the presidential race, hillary clinton and donald trump ready to square off on monday night in new york and the polls are showing a tight race nationally and also in the critical ba

and justin pazera is on scene with the newest information. justin-- >> reporter: chris, i can tell you the coroner's office just arrived on scene. phoenix police telling us the suspect was 25 years old and was lungeing at officers with a sword. he had the sword tied to his wrist of hand. just a very large police presence and this started yesterday around 4:00 in the afternoon when that 25-year- had to call police. she said her own son was acts psychotic. before police got here, the suspect took off and then they realized he had a felony warrant. the mom called police saying that her mom was back at the apartment complex and they showed back up. and they had a standoff with the 25-year-old. they tried to -- when he opened the door they tried to use bean bags to make him surrender. the suspect's mom was watching all of and we talked to a witness who was there. >> she was going, oh, my god, they shot my son, oh, my god. and i said he's dead. he's not moving. >> police are supposed to release the identity of the suspect later today. live in phoeni

justin pazera, abc15. >> and we say thank you, justin, for all the military members for all they do. >>> a se lawmakers on capitol hill and this time over the skyrocketing price of the epipen that jumped to $600. now, mylan's ceo said they never intended for a backlash. and one lawmaker is not having any of it. >> do not do that to me. don't try and convince me you are doing us a favor. you could have dropped the price of epipens just as well, >> no, no, no. >> in response to the out rain will -- outrage, mylan said it will sell a generic version for $300. >>> and a bombshell announcement in the brangelina breakup. tmz is reporting that brad pitt is accused of verbal and physical abuse of his children and is being lapd. marion cotillard is denying she had an affair with pitt. she starred in a movie with pitt and she announced she is pregnant with her second child with her partner. >>> we have brand new video of a storm that went through, and i want you to see the lightning some drivers are still trying to get out of the whipping rain, really dangerous. you can see the rain hitting th

justin pazera has been scene for us with a close look at the damage. and this looking so bad. >> reporter: it was a desperate move by everybody to try to save this. you can see the glass there busted out. and the fire extinguisher over here. and as we take a look. there are fire extinguishers stairs. we've counted 13 or 14. just a bit ago we got inside the apartment complex, talked to the resident who lived there. it was so hot that the pictures melted off the wall. >> like my bed picture is gone. >> there's a lot of stuff i can't replace. but i have >> reporter: yeah. >> i have the memory so i'm good. >> well, the resident here believes that somebody intentionally set that fire. they believe that somebody threw something onto the balcony. they are not sure why someone would target them. of course, phoenix fire is looking into the cause. justin pazera, abc15. >> glad everyone is okay this morning, justin. thank you for that update. >>> we have a warning for police are asking you to pay attention if you happen to run on the bridle path. a man is exposin

and i-17 where justin pazera is this morning. the right lane this is i-17 northbound at thomas road. the entrance to get on the freeway at this area is also closed off. use indian school instead and this is because of the deadly wreck. >>> new concerns this morning over the democratic nominee's health. concerns forcing her to cancel events. >>> and donald trump set to mark new territory today. >>> and war games in the south china sea. powers set to head face to face for a battle never seen before. >>> and new flames sparking in greece. this wildfire causing dozens of evacuations for people who live there. what investigators are saying the washing machine will eat her buddy antonio. , when it's time ...we ondowny to protect get rid of him from damageains and for his bath... the washing antonio is clean! her buddy antonio. >>> donald trump and hillary clinton taking a break from the campaign trail yesterday to honor the victims of 9/11. this video is the one peop are talking about. sparking a lot of concern. that was hillary clinto

justin pazera live near it is i- 17 split interchange and the shadows of sky harbor. justin, let's talk about the officers and layout what happened here. update from phoenix police and those officers are okay, and let's give you a look at the screen. sorry. i'm in the street, and i thought someone was coming towards us. this is where the officer- involved shooting happened. let's backtrack it for you. policesay this started at 64th and avondale in a home invasion. but the video you're looking at, this is around seventh five people involved in this home invasion and police were able to catch up to 4 of them. they followed one suspect to 7th and broadway. and you have to understand that to police and they were thinking fast because they put spike strips behind his car when it was parked. the tires were quickly deflated. this is where he wrecked. there was a with a few officers and the suspect pulled out a gun, and that's when police officers opened fire. e pio just got on scene, and we are expecting another update here in a few minutes. thankfully, chris, no officers wer

justin pazera is there. justin, 40th street and thomas, just north of there, what led police officers to open fire? >> this guy came out with a sword. he's 25 years old. the sword was tied to his wrist and hand and he was lungeing at forced them to open fire. let's tell you how this started. it was 4:00 yesterday. phoenix police got a call from the suspect's mom. she called police saying her son was acting psychotic. he had a felony warrant. and around 10:00 last night. the mom called police again because her son called her saying he assaulted a guy at this apartment complex. officers came back out. and that's when they tried to use stun bags to try and stop the attack. they were here for over an hour from the time of dispatch to the time that the shooting actually occurred. and that time is spent trying to formulate a plan. ultimately, the suspect decided his own fate. >> back here live you can see this large police presence. they'll be out for quite some time investigating this. as for the police officers,

justin pazera live near it is i- 17 split interchange and the shadows of sky harbor. justin, let's talk about the officers and layout what happened here. update from phoenix police and those officers are okay, and let's give you a look at the screen. sorry. i'm in the street, and i thought someone was coming towards us. this is where the officer- involved shooting happened. let's backtrack it for you. policesay this started at 64th and avondale in a home invasion. but the video you're looking at, this is around seventh

and abc15 at 10:00. >> reporter: i'm justin pazera live in phoenix where phoenix >>> i'm justin pazera live in phoenix where one man is in hospital after being shot. very fortunate because you can see him walking to the ambulance. he was able to get himself on the gurney to get loaded up. obviously, he'll be okay. just a few minutes later, the suspect was taken into custody. we believe this started as an altercation between two neighbors at a phoenix apartment complex. we're live in phoenix, justin pazera, abc15. sheriff joe arpaio could cost you more money. the board of supervisors will tell you whether taxpayers -- >> so far the case has cost taxpayers $40 million. stick with abc15 for updates. katie conner, abc15. >>> riders destroy so much property in the streets there. and this is in response to the deadly police shooting. conference held and the mayor urging everyone to wait until all the information is available before coming to conclusions in the death of keith scott. he was instructed to drop his gun moments before he was shot. >>> i'm raquel cervantes. the school is increasin

i want to start all of this with justin pazera near the i- 17 and i-10 split in the shadows of sky harbor international airport. justin, what happened? >> reporter: this is where it ended, chris, at the i-17 and i- crime scene is, massive. and it stretches up there. i-17 and you can see the yellow crime scene tape tied to a light post. this was a very dangerous situation for phoenix police officers as they were trying to track one of the suspects that got away during a home invasion. it stayed back a bit and let the phoenix police chopper handle this. >> just remember he is armed. so be very he has already pointed a gun at a bunch phoenix cops already. >> reporter: so at 7th and broadway, that is where phoenix police made contact with the suspect. they got away from this home invasion. they believe he did fire shots at 7th avenue and broadway. so they're looking into that, and then they put spike strips under his car before he was able to get in the car and get away, and thankfully, they did 17 and i-10. the suspect got out of the car and made a brief run for it. he pointed a gun at phoen

justin pazera live with more. reporter: it's hard to believe that where i'm standing right now is going to be a massive freeway. construction expected to get under way this morning. you know, to get to this point, there's been lot of back and neighborhoods were demolished to make room. one of those lawsuits was filed by the gila river indian community and residentings. they've been trying to stop this freeway. a judge ruled that this expansion could happen but a local group says they're going to appeal that decision. they're calling it an unbelievable travesty of law. again, that expansion expected to start today. you're going to see starting today is concrete barriers. they're going do go up at the interchange over there. that's where you'll see a lot of that activity. if you take this road, expect to see that starting today. . >> justin, thanks. >>> now to another adot road project. apache junction, the city council looking for feedback on this one, the safety improvements planned for state route 88. work will n

. >>> i'm justin pazera with a traffic alert for you. we're on i-17 northbound. it's slow go starting at the stack. and if you want to get on i-17 at thomas, you're not going to be able to do that. you can see the lane restrictions here. you can see dps blocking the right lanes. they are concentrating on the front suv leading the pack there. the driver of that vehicle is actually trying to position himself to jump another car when he was hit and killed. on i-17 saw what happened and stopped to get out to try to give cpr to the victim. they are looking for a vehicle. it's a chevy pickup with a custom tailgate on it. they want to talk to that driver. they believe he's the one that hit that driver and killed him. as for i-17 you can expect the long delays. dps just getting on scene. they are searching the suv. if you have just a heads up. expect delays. we're live in phoenix. justin pazera, abc15. >>> and back at the live desk. talk about a headache for parents. this is something that had all of us talking. two glendale schools closed immediately over concerns of th

another shooting call justin pazera is on the scene of this one. the driver died in this one. but justin, you're trying to sort this out what do you have? >> reporter: so i can tell you i just got an update from phoenix police. this all started in this parking area. you can see where investigators are right in the middle of the street. there's about three shell casings. and they believe that's where the male victim was shot. just up the block, the car is actually inside an apartment complex. three people were in the apartment when the car just came in. and police started getting calls about 2:00 this morning, fired. they believe the victim was shot inside the car. and the car basically lost control and plowed into the apartment complex. phoenix police officers -- they actually rushed in everybody though the building was compromised and they thought the ceiling was going to collapse. they went in and tried to save him but unfortunately he died on the scene. police don't have a good description of the suspect. along. live in phoenix, justin pazera, abc 15. >>> and a mother and he

several layers to the that justin pazera is peeling away with new information. justin-- >> reporter: hey, chris. now that it's daylight we're getting a bigger sense of how big the crime scene is. you can see the officers in the middle of the stride. there's about three shell casings. and they believe that's where the shooting happened. and you can see a car in the middle of the building. it plowed through the brick building. and that's where the victim endedden. morning. police getting multiple 911 calls. the victim plowed into the brick building. police believe the guy was shot and lost control and then wrecked the car. first officers on scene thought that the ceiling was going to collapse inside the apartment and quickly tried to pull the guy out of the car so phoenix fire could get in and work on that guy. they believe he died from multiple gunshots. as for the folks inside the apartment complex, phoenix police just telling me it's remarkable that they survived. it's just a very tiny apartment. that building just a total loss at this point. as for who did it.

justin pazera live near that scene where the shooting took place as the search continues for killer. justin, good morning. >> good morning, dan. you said that youou her voice. you can sense what the person is saying. this is the transcript. and you can sense how anxious the driver is and how desperate the 911 operator is trying to figure out exactly where she's at on the 51. according to the transcripts, she shopped to enter the freeway and they were going to get out of the truck like freeway. she tells the 911 operator, yeah, they are next to me. that would be the last time we would hear from farmer. and that 911 dispatcher calling out to the victim at least 28 times, trying to get her attention and at one point trying to get the attention of troopers. they knew something was wrong when they started to get other 911 calls from the 51. police are still looking for the three guys in the white pickup truck. we're live in phoenix, justin pazera, abc15. >>> that's heartbreaking. >>> a civil rights investigation has been launched in tulsa, oklahoma. if you haven't heard about this. it happ

justin pazera is live with the exclusive video. that has been a very active investigation. >> it is and in the last few minutes, we've seen a detective on scene. imagine this area here and you walk yourself to the you can see the squad cars. but let's get right to the video. you can see that victim ing treated by the fire department right there. you can see the bloodstain on his white tank top. this guy was able to sit himself down on the gurney to be loaded up into the ambulance. obviously, he's expected to be okay. and then a few minutes later. one guy was taken into police custody. we are hearing that is the live at this apartment complex. at this point we can see detectives getting here on scene. and the one shooting victim in the hospital this morning. as for a motive. at this point it's not clear. we're live in phoenix, justin pazera, abc15. >>> the dea targeting doctors who run pill mills. they are using this east valley 42 counts accused of handing out the prescriptions like candy. the dea says that will only push people to

justin pazera is joining us avenue and mcdowell with the newest information. >> reporter: it was really desperation from everyone in this apartment complex trying to put this out. look at all of the fire extinguishers right here. and there's a fire extinguish outside this apartment that caught on fire. and you can see all of the busted glass. that's what woke the family up. take a look at the damage inside. the family was fast asleep and heard all of this look at how hot the fire got. it's believed the fire started on the balcony. they believe that somebody intentionally set this. possibly someone threw something up on the balcony and started thefire. and i talked with the homeowner. and he was supposed to be at work this morning and decided not to take that extra day of work. instead, he was here with his family. he hates to think what would he didn't even get to use it. you can see where the family photos were on the wall. just the burn marks around them. the homeowner says the photos can't be replaced but thankfully, everybody is okay. as for what started the fire. that's under inves

justin pazera is live near 43rd avenue and union hills. sounds like the suspect may have given them the slip. >> reporter: it's a scary situation and they are looking for suspect. it started here at this qt gas station. and this parking lot was packed full of customers when the shooting happened. if we just walk down the sidewalk just a little ways, they thought they d suspect cornered at the apartments there. take a look at the video. police showed up in force. the s.w.a.t. team was in the military style vehicles, and police woke up the neighbors near. they thought it was going to be so gauges that they had to get them out of there. detectives are still on the scene. and unfortunately, they do not have the suspect. the victim did die at the hospital. police telling us in the last few minutes they found drugs the qt. we are not sure if that's the motive in the shooting. right now the hunt continues for whoever pulled off the shooting. >>> human remains found in the valley in the same area where more were found last week. let's get right ou

this is justin pazera our colleague tweet thanksgiving out. saying thank you, adot for the heads up on the wrongway driver. seconds after we read the sign, the car came at us head on. >> thankfully, everyone is okay this morning. >> not the case in this horrific aftermath. twisted metal in the street near richfield and peoria. we saw the images from the crash. what do investigators say happened? >> reporter: they're saying the driver intentionally caused this crash in an attempt to commit suicide, but unfortunately for him, that didn't work and now someone else -- an innocent woman is dead and the family is having a difficult time understanding near peoria and litchfield. >>> her parents are struggling to even see his face. >> i saw him on the news this morning twice, three times, i'm like i just want to strangle you. you took away i hop you rot in jail. >> margie was recently divorced and those who knew her say they hope the family can rally together, especially for the two sons. johnson is being held on a $250,000 bond facing second- degree

and justin pazera is live with the search efforts. it's about to get underway again, correct? >> reporter: it is supposed to start again. they've spent two days looking they'll be looking for that young man. he's 24-year-old chintan shan. he was on a boat with several other friends this weekend when they were in the firemen's cove area. they started to come back to shore and they noticed that shan was not there. they were yelling for him and couldn't find him. eventually, the group of friends came back and contact would be able to find their friend. we talked with other folks on the lake, and they are very sad to hear this news. >> supposed to be here for a good time and when something tragic happens on a holiday, you never want to hear something like that. >> reporter: so again, mcso is expected to start the search this morning. pazera, abc15. >> let us know the minute something develops. >>> and a west valley family is waiting this morning while their little girl is on a ventilator after being pulled from a backyard pool. she did not have a pulse. but paramedics managed to b

justin pazera is live in phoenix and you just spoke with the family members is my ing. what are they saying? >> reporter: hey, chris. i just spoke with the victim's daughter and his son on scene, identifying him as 53-year-old timmy bryce senior. wrapping up. phoenix police did a welfare check. not sure who called in the welfare check but they found the 53-year-old victim dead. the daughter told me that the body was beaten up pretty bad. at this point, we haven't been able to talk with phoenix police about a suspect. but family members say they crime. we are working to confirm that with phoenix police. the family is also expected to give us an update in just a few minutes as detectives are wrapping up. but at this point, chris, they are wrapping up. >> justin, thank you. >>> a lot of people are asking why do you keep showing the violent video? it's to show you what the officers dealt with, tossed into the air by a car that slammed into them. >> the case against the man behind the wheel continues. >> marc payne was taken to the hospital a day after his arrest. he has bee

abc15's justin pazera live with more, and justin, unnerving for parents out there. >> reporter: it is, and we are on behind me. but a warning to parents. make sure you are monitoring your kids' online activity. you don't want your kid getting involved. police are taking this extremely seriously. let's look at this map. abc15 confirming with sources showing, really, many of these nearly two dozen spots mentioned in the online post. now, all of the threats feature a creepy clown as a profile picture with the threatening posts. >> it really just exploded overnight and affected a lot of people. we were told that kids are missing school because they are afraid to come to school. >> reporter: again, three kids facing felony charms. police expect more charges with more students to come later on. >>> a suspected u.s. drone strike killed more than a dozen people and injured nearly 20 others in afghanistan. but here is the deal. several media outlets reported that 13 people died and dozens were injured. police sources add that the attack hit a house and there was a large number of family member

justin pazera spoke with both justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan, we're on pecos road. and this is the new 202. and this is where the native american tribes from all over arizona will have a peace run today. it's a 10-mile relay, hoping to send a message to adot. let's get to video. and this is really showing why the highway is going to go. and you can see that it's going to blast through south mountain. that's the problem for the tribes. that land there is consid and they don't want it through that area. i talked with adot and they told me 13 years of public involvement has helped shape the plan and they are looking forward to more conversation. they're running to desert vista high school in ahwatukee. that meeting starts at 4:00. i talked with the director of be peaceful and not even going to disturb traffic. justin pazera, abc15. >>> an artist's rendering here. the facility is costing more than originally thought. the 2000 acre center is $210 million. construction is expected to start next year. >>> brand overnight shooting. this one coming in that sent a man to the

justin pazera is there for us. i was watching the raw video and officers were telling you to move back. what's the latest? >> reporter: you're looking at team members coming out from this apartment complex. we were actually in the apartment complex and we were escorted out and told to take cover. we believe one person is in one of the apartments. not sure if they are trying to negotiate. here are more s.w.a.t. members. we're hoping to get an update from police on exactly what is qt which is literally a few steps from here. we're waiting to get an update from police. some people have been evacuated from the apartment complex. still an active situation and we can see one of the s.w.a.t. team cars, one of the big dank looking -- tank looking vehicles along the road. we'll get an update from police and hopefully in the next few minutes we'll have an update for the you. >> if we can show the video from last night. a deadly shooting at a convenience store less than half a block from his location at the quick trip. office

justin pazera is on the scene where the search is just about to begin. right, justin. >> reporter: hey, ri is a big mystery for the friends on where the 24-year- old is at. we're on the shoreline and his friends were hoping that 24- year-old chintan shan maybe swam to shore or walked up to shore. they were calling for him. and since sunday they have not seen him. we are in day three searching for him. he rented a boat with several the firemen's cove area. they did a headcount and noticed that shan was not with them. they made their way back to shore and that's when they contacted mcso hoping they would be able to find their friend. other folks are sad to hear the news. >> supposed to be here for a good time. and when something tragic happens on a holiday, you never want to hear something like that. >> so you can see how big this lake is right here. they'll be using sonar equipment to look down in the water hoping for any clues. the search is expected to start again this morning. >> thank you, justin. and we are still waiting for an update on a 2-year-old

and justin pazera is learning more about what unfolded. justin. >> reporter: i just got an e- mail from phoenix police a few minutes ago explaining what happened here. let's set the stage for the you. this all started at that's where the shooting happened. if you can see the street lights, that's the apartment complex they were searching just a little bit ago. i can tell you that scene -- the suite team has cleared and detectives are still there. they thought the person responsible for the shooting, that suspect was in that apartment complex but the suspect is still on the loose. the qt -- it happened at this the parking lot and gunfire erupted. they rushed a victim to the hospital. and that's where he died. but still this morning, they are looking for that suspect. they thought they had that guy cornered. but at this point they are still trying to find whoever pulled this off. >>> as you wake up. a mystery is unfolding in phoenix after gruesome discovers found less than a block katie conner is live with more. what did they find? >> reporte

justin pazera is in the abc15 live drive for us near i-15 and thomas, and justin, what do viewers need to upon -- know about this guy? >> reporter:ly is considered arms and dangerous and he was last seen on this stretch of i- 17 before he crashed into the 19-year-old. dps believes he is the guy that hit the teenager who was just trying to jump his car on the so gps said that forlando took off. at the, he was in a white truck. they found the white truck but now they believe that he is in a different car so now they're looking for a gray chevy impala. he could be driving that car this morning so it is important. if you see forland yous -- forlando, he is considered armed and dangerous and you need to call 911. >>> there is a change in plans as crews make repairs to challenger and landmark at the challenger academy. this work will start on friday. landmark students will still have half days. >>> 4 minutes after the hour and video difficult to forget, a car on the verge of being swept away, a lot of flash flooding turning deadly. yeah. this happened last year along the arizona and utah bor

. >> i'm justin pazera live in phoenix where a fire ripped through an apartment complex. we're hearing from good samaritans who rushed in to try and save a family. >>> i'm struggling trying to chemotherapy. and she's already on stage four. >> he says he's being honest but did this suspect lie in front of a judge? the exclusive tip from his godfather. >>> i'm shocked. my heart is racing. >> so his fox trot wasn't that dance floor. ryan lochte's first dance ends with two people in handcuffs. >>> we begin with breaking news. a dangerous morning after officers were targeted on the job. christopher sign is standing by. >> reporter: three phoenix police officers rushed to the hospital after being attacked off camelback and 24th avenue. katie conner is live on scene with the latest. first and foremost let's talk about the officers. >> reporter: fortunately, the officers are expected to survive. two of them have serious injuries. earlier this morning, the three officers were right outside this qt investigating when the driver of a maroon car drove right at them. the guy got out o

justin pazera, abc15. >> thank you, justin. >>> in about three babeu and tom holleran will meet for breakfast, both men running to represent congressional district number one. we'll have a crew heading there. look for their reports on our website and later newscasts. >>> arizona, a swing state or a battle ground or maybe on the bubble, for the first time in a long time, our state is in play time. vp pick mike pence speaking at a crowd of about 800 people at a church in mesa, spoke for about 45 minutes, nothing new here and touched on trump's tough talk on immigration and the wall. >> there is so much more in the country today that unites us than will ever divide the people of the united s america. it's already there. >> trump and pence have both visited arizona in the past month. >>> you've seen a lot of political ads this month, and you may know some of them include video from abc15 newscasts. you've seen the clips, and many of you have asked us. we want you to know specifically, abc15 has nothing to do with creating the advertisements. they were produced without our permission and without o

justin pazera, abc15. mother. for the second time, her daughter dead because of an accused drunk driver. i believe this is the wrong video here. but the 20-year-old alexis was killed in a crash yesterday in surprise and we brought you the story yesterday. alexis's mom said she lost another daughter years ago because of the same thing, unbelievable, and she doesn't know how she will move forward now. >> i wouldn't want to see any other parent go through this nights are probably the worst, the worst time for us. you realize she is not coming home and her room is right next to mine. and it's not gonna happen. >> wow. two daughters lost to drunk drivers. as for the driver accused of this, they are still in the hospital in serious condition. he was not identified. >>> 5:35, and a valley pastor behind bars accused of using his position to hold control over children dates back decades. jose morales leads the church near 27th avenue and indian school and a handful of victims laying out what they say were the attacks. they

the family walked justin pazera through all the damage, and what's left of their precious doing everything to try and put out the fire. look at all the fire extinguishes here all over the ground, even going to other buildings to grab them, some even spraying the fire extinguishers into the second floor balcony. we counted 14 here. a family of four living inside here. the smoke detector did work, but it's melted on the wall. but the family says they have to start all over, but believe it could have been much worse becaus work, but decided not to take the extra day. >> i was spending quality time, here and able to be here to support my family while this was happening. and just to think if i wasn't here, and i was at work. how would it v turned out -- have turned out differently? >> reporter: just about everything was damaged, pictures passed down that couldn't be replaced. >> like my dad's picture, it's replace, but it's okay. i have the memory. >> reporter: yeah. >> i have the memory, so i'm good. >> reporter: in phoenix, justin pazera, abc 15. >>> right now we want to take you to scottsdal

abc 15's justin pazera explains what you need to know. >> reporter: this project isn't supposed to be done until late 2019, and where i'm standing is the actual 202 female, but where we're -- freeway, but where you'll see a lot of construction social security over here at the i-10 and 202 interchange. barriers done first, and then you'll see the actual construction of the 202 freeway start, that's expected to begin in early 2017. houses, they've been coming down all along pecos road. that started about a year ago, and for those living in the ahwatukee foothills and you rely on pecos road each and every day, here's what you need to know. local traffic shifts to the eastbound lanes while they build the westbound lanes of talk about two years -- take about two years. as for all the plants and shrubs, adot has taken inventory of the plants, put them in a nursery, and then when the 202 done they'll put them back. in phoenix, justin pazera, abc 15. >>> they're not taking any chances with this one. >>> developing right now, the tempe union high school district says some paints kept kids home

justin pazera is live with more. justin, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, chris. yeah, so close there will be a recount the district 5 race where they count the ballots. and this race is just proof because there is 9 votes separating andy biggs from christine jones. yesterday, lawyers were in court arguing about the ballots that were thrown out for various reasons but if the ballots do come back into play, congressional race. >> our democracy is predicated on the belief that every vote should be tabulated. we want to make sure every vote is counted. >> reporter: here is where things could get interesting. some of the ballots were thrown out just because of sloppy handwriting. right now, biggs is the winner but that could change because of the decision by the judge, and that decision expected to come after 10:00 this morning. justin pazera, abc15. >>> and justin, we are learning about the first debate in congressional district 1, two weeks from today in casa grande. the two will debate hosted by the pinal partnership. >>> let's go to southern arizona because a chec

justin pazera is live near hayden and -- >> is anybody in custody at this point though? >> reporter: a little twist to the story. two women are now in custody. and they are being questioned about the murder. it happened at this gas station. it's supposed to be open 24 hours. is closed. here's the deal. police are looking for two other people, witnesses, they saw something happen. and i can see tempe marketplace from here. this is a very busy area. police want to talk to the two witnesses because they left. after they reported something going on in the parking lot. overnight, police were looking for the suspects and spotted a car they believe was connected to this. and the two women are being questioned. a 35-year-old male was shot and killed. at this point we're not sure of the motive. police are looking for witnesses and we'll be expected the name to be released after the family is notified. >>> and more information coming in after a report of shots being fired bringing several police officers to a 51 and camelback. someone called reports of a gun being fired near an ov

and justin pazera is live with the details. justin, what do we know about the person who fled from the scene? >> reporter: yeah, hey, chris, you can see that the exit to northbound 17 is blocked. you can see the cars coming down. they are being forced to take a service road. we can show you where this accident actually happened. there's a stranded driver right off the entrance to i-17. part of the car is actually on trying to figure out what was wrong with it. and the driver of another vehicle hit and killed the driver of that stranded vehicle. so right now i'm expecting actually dps came and want to give us an update. they need our help to get the word out about the driver that's on the loose. i'm going to toss it back to you. they want to talk to us really quick. >> thank you for that. >>> one valley action after he says his daughter was cyber bullied. >> she was attacked at school and someone caught the whole thing on video. what happened here? >> reporter: this dad says that his daughter was being attacked online. and that t

justin pazera talked with both sides and that has story. good morning. >> reporter: good you're talking about the peace run. it's a 10-mile peace run on pecos road. and we're in the shadows. this is video from adot, pretty much a computer rendering, and you can see the 202. it's literally going to blast through a part of south mountain. that's the problem for a lot of south mountain is one of their creator's homes and that's why they don't want the 202 to go through here. and 13 years of public involvement has shaped the plan but they look forward to the services. these tribes are running to desert have us the high school. that's where a meeting is tonight to talk about the plan. expect a lot more on that. justin pazera, abc15. >>> let's give you the roads, the delays in the west valley on the 10 and i-17 southbound. and over to the east valley. we have a crash just off of the 60. you'll see it north of the 60. the southbound lanes are restricted. i would avoid that as you're trying to get on i 60. i want to get to the delays because of the

justin pazera, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. we are at the university of phoenix stadium, and normally, the halls are packed with sports fans. employers sitting at the tables specifically wanting to talk with veterans. major corporations like starbucks are pushing to veterans, and they have dedicated one store in california catering only to veterans. now in the valley, the recruitment effort will put vets in front of major corporations. the last time a career fair like this happened in phoenix, 124 job offers just from the one event and there is another event in phoenix later this afternoon. the phoenix greater chamber of commerce will be meeting to determine what resources are available to hire vets. this is open to every veteran. live in glendale, justin pazera, abc15. don't mind taking the wheel for extra crash. in the next 12 months, a glendale-based ride share company will charge 60% less. we have linked more on abc15.com if you want to apply or check out the new discount ride app. >>> 3 out of four car seats are not instal

we're live in phoenix, justin pazera justin pazera, abc15. >>> new surveillance video moments before a bomb explodes on a manhattan street. the video showing the suspect wheeling two duffel bags down 23rd street saturday zi-?night. you can see it there highlighted. he's in the hospital facing charges after a shoo4m[tywith @& police. we're hearing from a bar owner who told authorities :m?about l? >> i'm just a tregular citizen doing what every citizen should do, call when you f?-- call the cops and [ pindiscernible ] law enforcement -- >> we owe this man. see something, say something. getting updated on the y?new yo? bombing as we speak. >>> p self-surrender program. the police department tweeted that several people went in to clea you have time @aclear up you warrants in peoria. anything from a traffic violation to domestic violence. the police department is trying0 to clear out 2000 oo??outstandi7 warrants. >>> changes are coming to mesa airport. a million square feet of concrete is about to be replaced. this is a $10 ?million project that nkreplaces the concrete 8? 1941. and it wil

justin pazera, abc15. >>> all the folks are enjoying cooler temperatures. we'll get warmer this afternoon and still in the upper 90s. and triple-digits through the weekend. in the 70s through the weekend. rain chances back in our forecast starting early next week before temperatures trend back to the mid-90s by tuesday. morning. and i want to head back to the 60. a 26-minute desert drive time. you're seeing heavy delays in the westbound direction. the eastbound delays are back near mcclintock. so loop 202, take that. >> it's been a busy morning. we'll keep you updated >>> good morning, america. donald trump refuses to say president obama's born in the u.s. again. back on the trail, hillary clinton pounces. >> he still wouldn't say hawaii. he still wouldn't say america. this man wants to be our next president? >>> the race tightening as trump goes on late night television to let his hair down. >> go ahead, with my hair spray. >> and donald trump jr. taking heat for his own comments about the gas chamber. he's responding here live this morning. >>> state of e

justin pazera is going to join us in just a moment. 15's katie conner. officers are swarming a neighborhood near 85th avenue and mcdowell. >> reporter: we moved to the other side of the crime scene. let me step out of the way. the investigation seems to be centering on this two story home. we've watched detectives go in and out of this home. we're waiting for sergeant to update us on what exactly this is all about. you can see berkeley is completely shut and the mood is definitely shifting from when we first got here. after 4 a.m. there was a police helicopter shining in people's backyards, calling for a suspect to come out. the helicopter has left. we do not know if police have located the suspect. the mood has shifted and we no longer see police officers hiding behind the shields like we saw at 4:00 this morning.

justin pazera is live near hayden. anybody in custody? >> reporter: that's the good thing. police are telling us that two people are in custody in this case. that's the good news. and here's the deal. they are looking for two witnesses. they were in the parking lot on and went inside to alert the clerk and then left. they are looking for two witnesses or anyone else in the area that possibly saw all of this going down. police were looking for the suspect's car. there was a brief pursuit and they were able to catch up to the car. two people were taken into custody for questioning. a 35-year-old african-american male was shot and killed right in this gas station parking lot. at this poin on the motive. right now police are not identifying the victim because they have to notify his family. >> that's the newest information. and breaking overnight, a bicyclist was hit by the i-17 and camelback. this is considered a hit-and- run. the bicycle was crossing turn. the person has non-life- threatening injuries. >>> six days of protests will today will number 7. it's a sight all too fa

justin pazera said he passed nearly got hit. we can't make any conclusions but as soon as we got out here -- two men were found inside the car and less than 10 minutes ago. they were giving them both sobriety tests. it seems like a big response trying to get the person off the roads. we'll try and figure out a little bit more right now. but i can tell you tha immediately acted and heard the call of the wrongway driver, and they pulled him over. i'm talking maybe 6 dps patrol vehicles and also there were a couple of phoenix police officers as well. this is all up to dps. i'm going to get updated. as soon as i get more information we'll come back and i'll bring that to you in a checked out by dps and we'll let you know what we find out. >>> our temperatures starting out nice and cool under the clear skies. the sun doesn't come up until 6:13. temperatures will be in the 60s to 70s. 73 at phoenix sky harbor. but this afternoon, back in the 90s and a bit warmer than yesterday with temperatures running a degree or so warmer. upper 90s

. >> reporter: i'm justin pazera live in phoenix. phoenix police -- they are called to a dispute at an apartment complex. police are just getting on scene. the dramatic ending coming up. >>> and riots break out after a deadly police shooting, and dozens of officers have been injured in this one. we'll be going live there. this is scary stuff. >>> 4:30 on this wednesday and a lot to get to. >> i saw some water on the roadways, and also the lightning, iris. >> yeah, we had quite a show yesterday. did you catch it last night? here's the new video storms move through mesa. may have struck a transformer. you see that blue flash of light in the distance. and there are 40 customers without power in the east valley or who lost power in the east valley. incredible images there. and when you catch great video of our weather, send it our way. share it at abc15. as long as it's safe. a mix of clouds and clear and there's a chance of a few showers as you head out the door. all dry in the valley. i've been watching showers to the southwest. and th

. >>> i'm justin pazera live in regarding some of the largest hotels in the valley and resorts like this one, the sheraton. they have been sold. so hotels like this sheraton right here, they now have a new owner. marriott announcing the $13 billion deal to purchase starwood. it's done. big hotels, the w scottsdale, the sheraton, the big hotel in downtown phoenix, just a few. and those brands will the marriott umbrellas. i talked with the ceo of marriott and he told me that the jobs in the valley, they should not be impacted. the only places we'll see the shift is the high-level ranking employees, for instance, dan, saying that they do not need two ceoss. dan? >> 30 hotel brands are now under the marriott brand. and it seems like marriott hotels are everywhere. now? >> reporter: 5800 hotels in 110 countries and the ceo told me this is the largest hotel chain in the world and one of the big questions is are we going to see a name change? i asked the ceo and he very that answer coming up in the 5:00 hour. dan? >> justin, a world wide ripple. thank you. >>> we are digging into records after

that's where justin pazera is right now. and there are a lot of questions about what happened. >> reporter: phoenix police saying the suspect lunged at them and that's what caused them to open fire. let's set the scene for you. 4:00 in the afternoon. the suspect's mom called police saying her son was acting psychotic. the guy left before cops got there but they figured out quickly he had a felony warrant. and then the mom called again because her son called her saying he had assaulted a guy in the apartment complex. they tried to stop the attack >> when somebody is at that close range, the tools were deployed and they were not effective. the man was charging at officers and they had to resort to deadly force. >> back out here live. the scene is very active with a lot of police detectives. and police have not released the identity of the suspect and they have not released the identity of the officers. buts that expected today. pazera, abc15. >> and the minute you get another update, we'll stop what we're doing. >> that other

. >> reporter: i'm justin pazera live in phoenix. phoenix police -- they are called to a dispute at an apartment complex. police are just getting on scene. the dramatic ending coming up. >>> and riots break out after a deadly police shooting, and dozens of officers have been injured in this one. we'll be going live there. this is scary stuff. >>> 4:30 on this wednesday and a lot to get to. >> i saw some water on the roadways, and also the lightning, iris. >> yeah, we had quite a show yesterday. did you catch it last night? here's the new video storms move through mesa.

. >> i'm justin pazera live in phoenix with an active situation going on. looks like we have the s.w.a.t. team. this could be connected to a shooting overnight. more on that coming up. >>> and air in el cajon, california, as protesters take over the streets once again. and this time they are met with a line of defense. >> reporter: a steady flow of traffic but a few months ago it was flowing with water. we have a wrapup of the monsoon 2016. >>> thanks for starting you day with us. >> glad to have you with us.

. >> i'm justin pazera live in phoenix where a fire ripped through an apartment complex. we're hearing from good samaritans who rushed in to try and save a family. >>> i'm struggling trying to chemotherapy. and she's already on stage four. >> he says he's being honest but did this suspect lie in front of a judge? the exclusive tip from his godfather. >>> i'm shocked. my heart is racing. >> so his fox trot wasn't that