katie connor live at sky harbor for us. >> the bait and switch too. you don't know that something is going wrong so hopefully you're watching us throughout the morning. >>> one month back at home and now an unexpected legal twist sends a guy back to jail, this exclusive video of the day that tyler kost was released on bond. he spent three years behind bars for sex crime involving minors. he was relieved on electronic surveillance whale awaiting his parents told abc15 that kost was asked to return back to jail. kost has a hearing on august 22nd. we have reached out to his attorneys for more information. when we get it, we will pass it along to you. >>> breaking overnight from the live desk here, an abandoned hotel catches fire in phoenix. we were there at the sterling hotel, that's going to be near 24th street and washington. crews were quickly on the scene of this one, they got that fire under control pretty quickly here. thing is, with it being investigation underway at this hour, no injuries, danielle. >>> 5:39 and students and staff at create acade

happened to delta, as a matter of fact and some of the tweets going out right now, boy, it is a mess, katie connor is on scene at sky harbor. katie. >> reporter: chris, this is such a bad outage that delta can't even change their boards here to update all of the flights -- that all of the flights have been cancelled. people are able to check in. you can see the line right here, but the airline can't take anyone's bag. here's what we know, there was a power outage in atlanta that has impacted the computer system and also all flights worldwide. we know that tens of thousands of travelers can't get out right now and again this is a delta won't say why exactly their system went down during this outage. back live at the scene, we are watching employees go up to all the travelers and say, hey, you can check in but not going to be able to get out today. delta is trying to work on fixing this problem but it is going to be a chaotic day and passengers are given this red card and told to call this 1- 800-number to actually rebook their flights because, again, right now if you do check your flights online at

abc15's katie connor is live at the airport to explain what is happening right now with delta. katie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. there are widespread outages right now because of this computer glitch. a lot of these passengers are getting the news that their flight is either cancelled or significantly delayed today. this morning a power outage in atlanta actually took down all of its computer systems and operations worldwide. even though it is back up and running, the problems are so bad flight status systems including airport screens are still not showing that the flights are delayed or cancelled and that's why everyone is being urged to call the airlines before you head down to the airport. but this isn't the only disturbance at sky harbor today. in just about an hour southwest flight attendants will hit the picket lines outside terminal 4 to grab the attention of the it is not believe that the protests will cause significant delays but this mix with the delta outage earlier today could cause a lot of chaos at sky harbor. back out here live if your flight

katie connor is live outside of phoenix police department with more. so concerned. >> the scariest part is, police don't have a real motive. i've been poring through these hundreds of pages of police documents and the biggest take away is, now families are hoping for answers as one woman said she thought she saw people with the killer. >> 12 -year-old melia was killed with her mom and friend on june 12th. detectives just revealed that and looked outside, and so may hispanic man with a gun wearing red shorts, with the driver side open. two passengers were inside that car and inside the victim's vehicle, police found nearly $2000 cash. police were prompted them to look at whether it was connected to the attacks. if you recognize the man in this the sketch, be sure to call silent witness at witness. >> 6:34 a.m. and the back-and-forth game continues as to whether or not recreational pot should be legalized or, whether you even get a chance to vote on the november ballot. a judge will hold the hearing today, opponents arguing that the signature process was

abc15's katie connor is on the scene with the newest information. katie ? >> reporter: we want everyone to know that the officer injured is expected to be okay. >>police were investigating a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot. there was one officer looking into it when the suspect approached. there was a fight and and -- the officer requested help. shortly after that, the shooting took place. is being treated for injuries and is expected to be okay. >>> so tell me ex had injuries to his face, did the suspect have a knife? >> i don't have that information. there is a physical suspect -- physical altercation between the two. he is suspected to have received minor injuries to the face, so there was a struggle. just before that, there was an officer here looking into a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of the park. there was a physical struggle, the suspect during which the officer received minor injuries to the face. the officer was able to get on the radio for help. the second officer then encountered the suspect as well. there was a shooting, the office

abc15's katie connor has more. >> reporter: this is a very extinguishing story, especially -- disturbing story especially for parents who use these day care centers. a civil lawsuit reveals this isn't the only location that's gotten in ou victims' attorneys claim dhs found several violations at the gyms in gilbert, tempe and goodyear for incomplete staff applications and lacking fingerprint clearance cards for some of the employees to actually work around children. court documents reveal edward orth took a video of a 4-year- old little girl naked when she was changing in the shower stall at the child care facility. in the video investigators say you could see orth looking around to make sure no one was coming. the video was uploaded to child pornography websites. the most shocking part to all kids according to victims' attorneys. now, as for orth's case, he is due back in court next month for his sentencing. reporting from phoenix, katie connor, abc15 news. >> katie, thank you. >>> here is the quote from lifetime fitness. the response here, they say we want to emphasize this incident hap

abc15's katie connor has are looking at surveillance video from nearby businesses trying to catch the killer and we just learned that witnesses have told detectives they saw two other passengers in the killer's car during one of his attacks. two months ago today stephanie ellis, her 12-year-old daughter and angela leonard were killed and police just revealed witnesses reported seeing two passengers in the killer's car. he was wearing red shorts and a white t-shirt. police found shell casings in the victim's car which means close in range. about 30 minutes before the murder, detectives believe an empty truck was targeted about five, 10 miles away. investigators found shell casings there that tied the two cases together. now take a good look at your screen. if you recognize the man in this sketch, call silent witness at 480-witness. reporting from downtown phoenix, katie connor, abc15 news. >>> the cleanup in picacho after our latest round of monsoon storms. pinal county sheriff's posting their pictures today on you can see really that water just filling all of the roads right there. tw

katie connor is there on the scene. katie, could looks like some of we why under stand this started with drugs? >> reporter: dps pulled over a guy earlier this morning and here at this gas station, put the guy in handcuffs and he managed to get away. dps found a significant amount of drugs inside the car. immediately after running away, the troopers set up a param iter and called in the k-9 units. they searched a nearby hospital, but the guy is gone. we just learned that dps called off the search and back out here l a suspect description, but they going through the surveillance video at the gas station and trying to nail that down. we'll pass that to you at home. katie conner, abc 15 news. >> thank you. >> and this is tough to look at. shattered windshield, debris on the road and three people who were really knocked out of shoes. it happens a lot when you have these types of violent accidents. three people hit by the car. one victim was young as four officers say the child and two adults were walking across the street ne

katie connor. >> and this incident did happen last year. the gym released a statement, and said in accordance with our pending litigation. >>> new at 6:00, she's brave and determined and helps track down the crook that stole her electronics. >>> plus you could argue he wasn't in control, but what a man does next at a police station will leave you speechless. >> reporter: they say they got the car back from the repair shop and it wasn't repaired. new at 6:00 see what happens when i go to get their money back. >>> and there's the commuter forecast heading off to work in the morning. temperatures in the 80s. afternoon. and another air quality alert torques try to car pool if you can tomorrow. there's the seven-day forecast. a slight drop in temperatures >>> tonight, as we come on, several developing stories. the deadly floods. the rushing waters, the state of emergency and, tonight, we hear from the rescuer who helped pull this woman and her dog from her submerged car. >>> also tonight, the wildfires, out of control right now. nearly 200 homes

katie connor has been pouring through the new news. two people with the shooter, and the victim stephanie ellis and her 12 and angela leonard, they were all sitting in their car listening to music when they were killed. he was standing by the car with the driver side door open, and two passengers in the car. inside the victim's vehicle, police found shell casings and it nearby, $3000 in the car. the cause that money was not taken, detectives knew it was so far seven people have been killed in 11 different shootings. one of the scariest parts is police still don't have a motive. if you recognize the guy in the sketch, be sure to call silent witness. >> thank you. 4:33a.m. and a stolen tow truck, phoenix police promising an update on this one this morning. you ca down the interstate ten. then the driver goes the wrong way. that was only after the truck caught fire. these are two different angles of the aftermath. and the driver is getting loaded into the ambulance. he was by a canine officer and officers say he tried to take overnight. t

abc15's katie connor is on the scene with the newest information. katie ? >> reporter: we want everyone to know that the officer injured is expected to be okay.

including the smart routes on ways to get around this problem area but first let's start with abc15's katie connor and the latest on this investigation. it's been happening for hours now katie. stroke yes, and -- >> reporter: yes, take a look at how bad the damage is to the silver car. i've been told that late last night the driver was actually when the white pickup truck slammed right into him. that's when the security guard here tells me he heard the noise and came outside. both drivers were rushed to the hospital and are currently in very serious condition. as investigators were investigating, this guy plowed through the caught -- the crime tape stopping about 15 feet from a patrol car. we watched officers give him a sobriety test. remember to avoid this area as police continue to investigate. they expect this intersection to be shut down for the next several hours. let's send it over to mallory for more. >>> bell road is actually completely shut down between 30- second and 28 so the smart route this morning to save you some time will be greenway road and union hills. hop on there. typically th

abc15's katie connor has more and police headquarters. they think the killer could be moving east? >> dan, every one of the victims were shot and killed right near or inside their cars, silent witness just increasing the reward to $75,000. they say he's targeting people in marysville and also the central phoenix area. a 12-year-old girl. he appears to be a hispanic male with access to several cars. it's not clear if he's acting alone but in some cases witnesses reported seeing a second person with him. so far silent witness has received over 1500 tips but they are still waiting on one to crack the case. >> typically thing -- people think this probably isn't the car, they overthink the information. we don't want that. if it feels -- not right, trust your gut. >> if you recognize the man in this witness at 480-witness. >> katie conner with the latest on that locally and now to a shocking crime out of mississippi where this morning two nuns were found dead inside their home and now the hunt is on for the killer. they believe they were the victims of a home invasion robbery type situat

katie connor has the latest. >> reporter: the victim was walking on the sidewalk near the corner when she was shot at and ran down the sidewalk to the driveway where the blue tahoe collapsed and died. some neighbors told police they night, followed by a car screeching away. police say there is no connection between the victim and the home where he died. less than two miles away, manuel garcia died on june 10th on the right-hand side of the screen, the scene of the triple murder on june 12th. two women and a 12-year-old girl were killed sitting in a car in the driveway. detectives connected these two scenes to the serial street shooter. neighbors in the area are on edge. investigators said there is no indication that the latest shooting is connected to the serial street shoot now, detectives are trying to identify who the victim is. reporting in maryvale, kerry conner, abc 15 news. >>> and there is a pile of evidence on the serial street shooter. no arrests yet and abc 15 uncovered key details in the latest police report. perhaps the most striking is that at least three of the attacks,

abc15's katie connor is on the scene near 20th street and thomas. you've been telling us this is a very large crime scene but i want to ask , how is the officer this morning? >> reporter: chris, i just learned the injured officer has he was attacked at a park on the other side of this crime tape. the officer was checking out a suspicious car around 230 this morning when police say the suspect out of nowhere attacked him. the officer was able to radio for help and unfortunately -- and fortunately there was an officer nearby. when that officer showed up, he fired at the suspect, killing him. he's now on leave as is standard protocol for all officer-involved shooting -- shootings talking with detectives here on scene who are trying to piece together everything that happened. at this time we don't know if the suspect was armed. reporting live in phoenix, katie conner abc15 news. >>> this is video near 35th avenue and bethany home and neighbors who live there tell us they watched the officers pull two men into a patrol car and a third ran into a home. fo

happened early this morning, and it happened near i- 17 and camelback, that is where we find abc15's katie connor live. what have we learned this morning. >> reporter: the victim is expected to be okay. police say that the shooter drove by here on the access road and by the apartment complex. this all happened just after 5:00 a.m. this entire area right now is surrounded in crime tape. as police investigate, the big concern is this connected to the serial street shooter. we are putting calls into phoenix police asking all those questions. it's too early in the investigation to tell. however, in the cases with the serial street shooter, it's usually a two-man team. the car pulls up, the shooter it appears the suspect actually stayed inside the car. the suspect description is not being released. as soon as we learn more, we'll pass it along to you at home. reporting live in phoenix, katie conner, abc15 news. >>> we have a traffic alert. the east valley, loop 101 southbound near elliot, you are going to see a crash that's really slowing things down for folks. live let's give you a look from our adot

miking, nathan, ryan, katie, lilly, simone, connor. good morning to all of you. who wants to start off with the best moment of your olympics? nathan, you start. >> best moment of my olympics? >> any of the olympics for you. >> i think maybe it's selfish split getting me in the lead and to it be able to finish it off is great. >> someone else? >> for me, i think this team has been a the lo of fun. my favorite moment was probably blasting music in the locker room and just really all of the countries staring at us. we had so much fun doing it. >> connor, you were going to say? >> the first time i saw the video of michael doing the face in the ready room. >> i don't even know what it is. >> give me the face. >> did you have any idea how viral that thing was going to go? >> as soon as i heard somebody >> ask me about it, i was like, man, i thought, the camera is up there definitely getting all of this footage right now. i'm sure i have a couple looks on my face that aren't pretty. >> katie, you and simone are roommates. >> yes. >> when you're looking bag on how you're

the golds medal finish also thanks to the combined efforts of connor dwyer, ryan, chris murphy. >> katieedecky from maryland, bringing home the gold in women's freestyle last night. gives her her second individual gold of the games in rio. she also pick up a gold earlier this week, in the 400-meter freestyle. i think i heard in a interview after her race it was a first time ever in the pool she felt like she was going to blow up, she said. >> my goodness. >> i know. >> that's discusting. >> well, if you true. >> why bring that up? >> she fought to the end for that one. talk about jim as innings. >> did you notice ledecky has perfect teeth? >> overwhelming favorite, did not disappoint, girls hit routine after routine building sizeable lead to bring home the gold. simone biles anal i raceman now favorite in the all around competition. doug last, hernandez, madison goshen could all earn medals in the event finals. >> still ahead: soon more people will be able to pay for city parking by using their smart phones, where the pta is expanding their meeter. >> with all of the ppa tickets i've got

connors. i'm chris hassel. busy night on friday. michael phelps had a silver. katie ledecky another gold and starting with a guy walking off into the bronx sunset. >> the most complicated career maybe that i've ever had in my lifetime anyway. think his final day. we know it's his final game as a yankee and a-rod rising to the occasion into the gap in right center. an rbi double. brett gardner scores from first, 548th career double for a-rod. 1 for 4 with an rbi. yankees needed it. now, after the game a-rod comes out, with some yankee stadium dirt in the back pocket. a standing o from his teammate, the opposition from the fans in the bronx, poignant night and the end the yankee win. >>> rg3. some thought he would never play in the nfl again after that stint in d.c. well, he's back and, hey, terrelle pryor is back too, wide receiver and looks pretty good. griffin, 4 for 8 and this pick. micah hyde. hyde ya kids. packers with a 17-11 win. it was tough. it was tough for you to try to not being a yankee fan. >> complicated just like his career. >> yep. >> the nfl returns

connor fields, once again, friday, we hope will win gold. that's not on the -- the only buzz. "sports illustrated" released katie ledecky and simone biles. that photo was taken sunday night. at the time of the shoots, phelps won five golds and one sim ver. between the three of them they had 14 golds. this is the 11th time for phelps. an exciting atmosphere. once again, connor fields, at least in my h it tonight. >> adrian, our forecaster with you. we want to know how his experience has been? >> reporter: adrian is working so hard. not only is he shooting for us, he's doing a lot of editing for us and the piece you saw at 5:00 that's adrian's beautiful soul. i put adrian put your soul into this one. and he sure did. we're having fun. the line of the entire trip was after our trip down to copacabana to do one of many interviews, they said to adrian, i would kill for wi-fi and a porta-potty. we had a good laugh. [laughter] >> keeping it real there in rio. reed, adrian and chloe, we thank you for your continuing covee. chloe and reed are doing a lot of social media. >> they've been busy. they are mosting video and -- posting video online. yo

katie ledecky finished second. she considered a shoe in for more than olympic gold. missy franklin, star of the london games making her rio debut. ryan murphy grabbed a gold. connor dwyer in the 100 meter breast stroke, it was lilly king getting cold. serena williams was back on the court after she and her sister lost their first doubles match ever at the olympics on sunday. the 22-time grand slam and reigning olympic champion advanced in singles played. in men's gymnastics, it was a fifth place finish. the japanese team won gold. had no trouble with venn dezuve. >>> no one is ever more proud of an olympic athlete than their parents. except maybe a grandparent. >> that's ryan lochte's grandmother. she couldn't go to rio, so he tweeted out this the pool for the first time today in the 200 meter individual medley. he has like brand new platinum hair? i don't know what color to describe it. >> okay. lochte still coming out trying to make fashion statements at the olympics? >> yes, but grandmother is doing her own statement. >> is that construction paper? i love that. they even a whole parade following her. >> that's great. >> we wish lochte good luck. >> and gymnast

connors. now back to the "today" show. have a good one. for senate, katie mcginty or pat toomey?choice. toomey wants to overturn roe v. wade and criminalize abortion. mcginty will consistently stand up to the gun lobby. toomey's against an assault weapons ban and gets an a rating from the nra. this year, pennsylvanians have a clear choice. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. . >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1 sha in rockefeller plaza. >> what happened to august? >> don't say that every year. >> because of the olympics, they get through it quicker. it started, ended, now it's september. >> having that, that's lights down low for country music sirpg jessie james decker.

katie ledecky, had an off night. finishing second to sweden. she's considered a shoe-in for more than olympic gold. missy franklin, star of the london games, making her rio debut. ryan murphy grabbed a gold. connor dwyer settled for bronze. in the final, it was lilly king getting cold. david podia and steel johnson captured the silver in synchronized diving. serena williams was back on the court after she and her sister lost their first doubles match ever at the olympics on sunday. the 22-time grand slam and reigning olympic champion advanced in singles played. in men's gymnastics, the u.s. team could only manage a fifth place finish. the japanese team won gold. the u.s. men's basketball team jim ryan, abc news, rio de janeiro, brazil. >>> no one is ever more proud of an olympic athlete than their parents. except maybe a grandparent. >> look at this young lady here. that's american swimmer ryan lochte's grandma with her own olympic torch. she couldn't go to rio, so he tweeted out this video of her. carrying the torch around her nursing home. the 11-time medal winner is in the pool for the first time today in the 200-meter individual medley. he has like brand new platinum hair? i don't know what

katy had a rare night off, finishing second in the 200- meter freestyle to sweden. for more olympic gold. ryan murphy grabbed the men's gold in the 100-meter backstroke final. london gold medal winner connor dwyer had to settle for bronze in the 200-meter men's free style final. in the 100-meter breast stroke final it was lily king gaining gold. venus lost their first doubles match ever at the olympics on sunday. the 22-time grand slam olympic champion advancing to the third round in singles play. >>> and in men's gymnastics the u.s. team could only manage fifth place. the japanese team won gold. but the u.s. men's basketball team had no trouble, the 113-69. >> america still in the lead. >>> bill evans joining us now with the accu-weather forecast. >> reporter: that basketball game was sick. the american team they are so good. just like stay right there while i shoot. >>> here's what's going on. we look from the brooklyn bridge over toward midtown manhattan, from lower manhattan on up. a nice morning along the east river, as well as the hudson and the harbor. island sound. 73 degrees, humidity is dry. we are looking at a calm wind here this morning. the dew point is 10 degrees cooler, 10

with teammates connor breyer, haas and ryan >> nancy: even some cap trouble couldn't shake phelps' concentration. >> a little wardrobe malfunction. >> team u.s.a. swimming is on fire. >> katie ledecky looks like she's going to win another olympic gold and she does. >> nancy: katie ledecky snagged her third gold medal towz night in the 200m free style. >> i was in awe. >> nancy: the 19-year-old holding off sweden's sarah sjostrom in the 200m free style. >> it's an amazing feeling. i have to get one. >> nancy: ledecky keeping her bid alive to be the first woman to win three free style events in the same olympics since the '60s. she says she's thrilled to share the spotlight with phelps. >> to be on the same night with him and to see him dominate like he always does, it's inspiring to everybody. >> nancy: and a lot of fans wishing team u.s.a. well. last night kevin durant posted this video on his instagram page. he and several members of the clinched gold. after the race there was a whole lot of love to go around. and aaron rodgers congratulating the u.s. relay team. the final five, aly raisman clearly excited. she tweeted back, "thank you. going to have to brag to my dad you

abc15's katie connor joining us live take from the abc15 live drive and it sounds like the road is back open. >> reporter: it is, but dps than 100 miles an hour right here on i-17 and that's when he slammed into the back of a car with a woman inside but a tow truck driver pulled up a minute later and quickly made sure the woman inside was okay. then he chased after the bad guy who ran away from the scene. he chased into this neighborhood in phoenix and that's where dps and phoenix police used pepper spray on the guy and slapped him in handcuffs. we talked with the >> reporter: truck driver -- we talked with the tow driver who said he appreciated the help. looks like we don't have the audio clip from the driver but we will work on getting that around for the 5:00 hour. chris, he said his instinct immediately kicked in and he actually said before he came up to the crash he remembered just a couple minutes before the driver going right past him and it was scary that he was going that fast. >> on rio. crash happening and i know you are in route to that one. that set 32nd street and bell. ka