>>reporter: a very emotional morning for both octavia rogers and her family. she is accused of stabbing her three young children to death. and dismembering their bodies. i was in the courtroom this morning as she began to sob uncontrollably before walking out of that ram. her attorneys had previously pled not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of her 8, 5 and 2-year-old sons. now, they are also hoping she is not sentenced to death if she is found guilty. partially dismembered several months ago. some family members have called her a devoted mother. octavia's mother says she saw no sign she was troubled and she spoke after today's appearance. >> it broke my heart because that's my baby. regardless of what she is accused of, that is still my baby and i love her and she let me know that she loves me. she brought me so much joy by bringing those grandkids to me. i don't fault her for what happened but i still got to be there for her because that's my daughter. >>reporter: octavia rogers is tentatively set to be back in court on february 9. her trial is te

octavia rogers' family standing by her side. niko santos bricks us the emotion. >> reporter: octavia rogers because wads back in court today. the hearing what brief, but the emotions for her and her family ran very high. >> anybody that knows her knows this is not her. this is not something she does. she loved her boys more than anything else. grandchildren murdered. her daughter and their mom the one accused. the family is standing behind rogers. >> almost don't want to like nap it's hard, but you have to, because you love her, you know? >> reporter: she broke broke down and cried and broke her mother's heart. >> that's my baby. regardless of what she is accuse of, that's still my baby. >> reporter: the judge set a tentative trial o date of october 16. the family is it still keeping outcome. >> the best outcome is not death penalty for her. this is a loving mother and a loving family. >>> the state recently opened the ma xrierks representry center for felons. neighbors up in arm, concerned about the safety of their family. d di

the bodies of octavia rogers' three sons were found in a closet.she then stabbed herself.rogers tonight... many will be watching preseason football... but not for football.the san diego chargers will honor our nation's military in a preseason game as they host the san francisco 49-ers.the game comes as controversy continues over 'niners quarterback colin kaepernick's refusal to stand during the national anthem.... which he pledges to continue. an n-f-l official will join the mayor of philadelphia today for a special announcement.while the news believed the league will name the city as the host for the 20-17 n-f-l draft.the draft has been held in chicago for the past two years, after ???adlib traffic today donald trump is off to ohio for a campaign event.but not before his major immigration speech.if anyone stance on immigration... they were wrong.team 12's jen wahl is outside the convention center where the republican presidential nominee said that today... democratic presidential nominee hillary stops in ohio.she will be joined by vide president joe biden.new polls shows she is new pol

the bodies of octavia rogers' three sons were found in a closet. she then stabbed herself. rogers has pled not two burglary suspects are behind bars today.. after a swat team surrounded them at a home in avondale. alejandro orozco and leslie taylor were arrested near on investigators say they are tied to several burglaries in the west valley. two former tucson reporters have pleaded guilty after their baby was found with traces of cocaine in her system. 26-year-old krystin lisaius and her 42- year-old husband som.. are facing up to two years in prison. officials say they took their 4-month-old daughter to the hospital back in may.. when she wouldn't wake up. the child's mother later admited that she breast-fed the child 12 hours a two year old boy is recovering today - after accidentally shooting himself in the leg. sky 12 flew over the home near 39th avenue and peoria last night. police say it looks like the child took the gun from a drawer and fired it. he's expected to be okay. new details this morning.. on the multiple snake sightings in scottsdale.. this after.. scotts

. >> reporter: a very emotional morning for both octavia rogers and her family. rogers accused of stabbing her children to death and dismembering their bodies. i was in that courtroom this morning. and she began to sob uncontrollably before walking out of that room. rogers attorney previous thread not guilty to murder in the death of her sons. now they are hoping sentenced to death if she's found guilty. the bodies of the three boys were found in a closet and partially dismembered several months ago. family members called her a devoted mother. her mother said she saw no signs she was troubled. she spoke at today's appearance. >> that is my baby. regardless of what she is accused of, that is still my brought me so much joy by bringing those kids to me. and i don't fault her for what happened. but i have to be there for her.>> reporter: rogers is set to be back in court on february 9. her trial is set to get underway on february 16. >>> 5:36 on your thursday afternoon. we still have a dust advisory for the entire metropolitan area. if you are just getting home ther

police say back in june octavia rogers stabbed her three sons to death and tried to take her own life. the boys were five, three and two months old. rogers has pleaded not guilty three counts of first-degree murder. >>> he was in arizona last night but today donald trump was back east stopping off in the battle ground state of ohio. the gop switching gears from immigration which was the focus yesterday to today he was talking jobs and the economy. most polls show trump and democratic nominee hillary clinton are in a very tight race in ohio. >> and no schedule appearances for hillary clinton. joe biden was out on the campaign trail. the vice-president also in ohio. greeting supporters at a fair. clinton's next scheduled appearance is money when she will be at an event in president ronald reagan in 1981 will live in virginia full time beginning september 10. doctors at the hospital where john hinkley was confined say he no longer poses a threat to himself or others. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity back in 1982 for that shooting. hinkley has been granted more and more freed

maryellen resendez tells us that octavia rogers seemed bewildered as to what was going on. courtroom looking confused. it was a short hearing the judge firming up for trial date. on the way out she said, "i love you" to her family. >> it broke my heart because that is my baby. regardless of what she is accused of that is still my baby and i love her. >> reporter: rogers is accused of killing her three children and turning the knife on herself. the family says they are in support of her. they say every time her she has a look like she is lost. >> it is hard. you almost don't want to see her like that. you almost don't want to call because it is so hard. i love her. >> it is a very emotional case but i still love her and i am here in support of her. >> reporter: the attorney says the family does not want the attorney to seek the death penalty. >>> a woman will learn her fate today. she ran down her boyfriend with her car after she said he revealed to her he was hiv positive. those shocking moments for all caught on video. >>> fire went to a home overnight. we are told the fam

at her last court hearing, octavia rogers was visibly shaking in court. her family was standing by her side. rogers could barely say her name when asked by the judge. the family is expected to be at her side this morning. rogers' family has contended all along that she was a good mother and this was very much unlike her. we just spoke with a family's family will speak after the court hearing as they decide in the court hearing what may or may not be said at trial. maryellen resendez, abc15 news. >>> a crime alert to pass along as the hunt is on for an 18-year-old accused of robbing a pop a murphy's in anthem. he was wearing a bandanna and was armed with a gun when he walked into the store. we're told he got away with cash and was in a sports car. >>> to mesa where police are looking for a man targeting cell phone stores. two stores just four miles apart. you see those two locations here on the map. please cannot say if they are connected. employees say, they are. in the first robbery a man with a red hat, ski mask, black under armour in the bat went in an