. >> both sonu wasu and melissa blasius are catching up on all the stores. let's start with melissa in ahwatukee. it's just about to open. i see everybody moving past you melissa. >> yeah, they actually opened a minute before 6:00. you can see the madness here. everybody is grabbing their bags and cards and going in for their deals. a lot of them were scanning e advertisements, the fliers before they -- flyers before they came in to make sure they knew what they wanted. doorbusters like this going on across the valley at this hour as the doors open up. in fact, we noticed that the crowd grew significantly. a lot of the shoppers here went to other stores that opened earlier before they came here. some people say they're going to shop all night. this store, this k ohls in for 30 hours. so definitely black friday shopping this year is a mor thon not a sprint -- marathon not a sprint. >> a lot of energy out there considering the turkey eaten. >> kind of impressive. melissa, thanks. >>> a lot of other people ditching the meal for shopping. sonu wasu is at the bes

sonu wasu with the story. state in kansas known in arizona as the father of the most controversial immigration law in the country. sb1070. his main job will be to work on reversing all of president obama's immigration policies. that includes daca that gave protection to children of illegal immigrants brought here at a young age. >> do you worry about your mother being deported? day. every time she goes to get groceries, we're afraid we're not going to see her anymore. >> kobach says the border wall is a reality. >> there's no question the wall is going to get built. the question is how quickly will it get done and who helps pay for it. >> one suggestion he made was to stop immigrants from wiring money home to families mexico. the federal government could stop the payments. no money for mexican families would be a big hit for the mexican government. >> we'd tell mexico, look would you like to help us pay for the wall. >> it's important to note that president-elect trump has not made indications that this would

sonu wasu abc 15 news. >>> a ruthless gunman opening fire in a lobby of a valley motel. the video stunning. look at this mcbride bursts into the motel near the i-17 and northern. weapon in hand he starts shooting. here's the 911 call from a desk clerk. >> i checked in the arm. i got shot. >> are you security? >> no. i'm the front desk. >> you're at the front desk? where's your security guard? >> the security guard brian harris and robert psychs were both -- robert sikes were both killed. >>> today we learned adrian fontes is in. helen purcell is out. purcell conceded the race earlier today. counting early ballots exactly one week after the election. she congratulated adrian fontes today. >>> and the push to legalize recreational pot in arizona coming up short. they say they're not giving up for the future. >>> a lot of people looking to ease the tension after election night. twitter is getting involved in this. online trolls have been harassing people. twitter is adding a feature to crack down. it's expanding the mute feature to let people phase out words and phrases. >>

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.>> abc 15 sonu wasu shares their story. >> reporter: this family just lost their child in a rollover crash. it happened last week here on the 202. near arizona avenue in chandler. 20-year-old jesse bennett was in the backseat not wearing seatbelt. dps officials believe the driver was drunk and flipped the car. jesse and another passenger ejected on impact. both were not wearing seatbelts. her injuries so severe she was in a coma for five days before her family decided to take her off life support. tonight her friends are hoping by sharing jesse story they may be able to save another person from dying on our roads. >> i want people to recognize the importance and wearing a will be in this world anymore. if she would have had her seatbelt on i would have have my best friend. >> reporter: jesse family is slammed with thousands of dollars in medical bills. i will have more on how you can help them. also news from dps, on how deadly the seatbelt violations can be. the numbers may surprise you. i will have more coming up.>>> neighbors get into a nasty fight outside of a home near 111th and

sonu wasu abc 15 news. >>> cops on the hunt for a suspect after a deadly shooting. what went down at this apartment complex. >>> and a mom accused of the >>> in phoenix tonight a man hundredth understand way for a gunman in a deadly fight near 16th and kamas. the victim was shot several times last night. neighbors say a group of seven were arguing. the suspect took off in a truck. >>> she said she wasn't guilty. phoenix woman amanda miller says she's guilty of shooting her husband to death. she admits to killing him because he tried to light her house on fire. officials found small piles of burned paper in the home. >>> an iowa mother behinds bars for the unimaginable to her son. police say this woman 36-year- old rebecca put her baby's hands in a cup of coffee. the 10-month-old kept reaching teach him a lesson. he suffered second-degree burns. he's in profective custody along -- protective custody n on the dancing show... ...i mean, if i watched that show. same with my banking. with my bank of america mobile banking app, i can see my accounts all in one place. i ca

. >> sonu wasu is at a best buy in phoenix. last time we checked in with those tvs for $199? >> that's right. no turkey coma here. more like a turkey trot. a lot of people in best buy right now. the doors just opened about five minutes ago. there are some pretty good deals out here at best buy. i can see why a lot ofnese people wanted to rush out here. the hottest item seems to be a 49 inch tv originally retailing at $500. on sale today for i'm seeing people trying to carry the tvs out in their arms. some trying to take two at a time. some people sacrificing time with the family for retail therapy. some say they're doing it for the family. some items will be given to family members. to them it's worth it. what we've been seeing outside was an organized kind of chaos. the lines not quite as long as i've seen them. because everybody can come out way whoever gets here first is guaranteed to basically get an item. also a lot of people are choosing to shop online. we'll have much more on this retail madness coming up for you tonight at 6:00. back to you. >> madness indeed. thank y

. >> sonu wasu talking to state officials who say they are looking for ways to stop this madness. >> adot has done a lot from larger wrong way signs to more arrows. but none of this works if out the window. that's who's causing most of these crashes. >> they've been caught on camera. videotaped by other drivers and they make up 3% of all accidents. new studies show wrong way crashes are more deadly. john is the man in charge of keeping our roads safe. >> the reports wind up on my desk. as a matter of fact the instructions are know about them all. there are too many. >> they've been looking for ways to make it more obvious for years. a $10 million project underway to use existing technology in the ground that will alert traffic controllers as soon as a wrong-way driver is on these roads. you'll see it on a ten-mile stretch of i-17 next summer. but what about now? fatalities and crashes continue to pile up.

. >> both sonu wasu and melissa blasius are catching up on all the stores. let's start with melissa in ahwatukee. it's just about to open. i see everybody moving past you melissa. >> yeah, they actually opened a minute before 6:00. you can see the madness here. everybody is grabbing their bags and cards and going in for their deals. a lot of them were scanning e advertisements, the fliers before they -- flyers before they came in to make sure they knew what they wanted. doorbusters like this going on across the valley at this hour as the doors open up. in fact, we noticed that the crowd grew significantly. a lot of the shoppers here went to other stores that opened earlier before they came here. some people say they're going to shop all night. this store, this k ohls in

abc 15's sonu wasu talked to the 8th grade girls. >> some of these kids are really scared. all of the campaign talk about illegal immigration, building walls, are some of the things that have them insecure. he speaks about women. >> these girls worry about families being torn apart. >> how many of you worry about friends being deported? >> with permission they're planning a peaceful protest next monday. nothing like the ones in phoenix. but teachers throughout arizona are encouraging kids to stay in the classroom. use education instead of anger to spark change. >> we've had people we didn't like in office before and the wofrld didn't end. and the sun is -- world didn't end. and the sun is tomorrow. >> there's a government in place. there's checks and balances in place. we don't need to be divided. >> teachers are asking adults to watch what you post on social media and what you say around your children. back to you. >>> with tension at an all time high some say it's more important than ever to show a unified front. and president obama doing that today with president-elect t

sonu wasu abc 15 news. >>> work o in maricopa county will go on. that will happen through the weekend. they're saying that work is going to pick up again tomorrow at 9:00 in the morning. there are still 238,000 early ballots to count. and 55,000 provisional ballots to count. they've got to get them processed and cooldowned in mare copa county -- and counted in maricopa county. >>> it's a big topic of conversation. brandon coleman speaking up. at 10:00. but he's reportedly said trump needs good people around him like whistle blowers to make sure the va thrives. >>> a much needed break from politics. we can all agree that vets deserve our respect and thanks. both young and old honoring the selfless heros of our country. the theme this year? welcome home vietnam veterans. >> thousands in the streets in the mesa vete honoring generations of valor. organizations are taking some time to single out the mesa men and women that served as well. >>> a beautiful day to get out in honor of the veterans. we hit the 80s and now in the 70s valley wide. 75 in mesa.

abc 15's kwas was is -- sonu wasu is from with their story tonight. >> it is legal, so really all they have to do is ask them to move out. if they refuse whoever oins the property -- owns the property can face fines and end up in court. i checked the state's website. it shows three sex offenders in this nearby area. lawyers. all tell me that this policy is perfectly legal but risky. they could be sued. we spoke to advocacy groups concerned by this saying sex offenders are already very closely watched. more than any other criminal out there. we question is this necessary? >> these people have done their time, they paid their punishment. if it were me i would be more concerned about burglars are often people who do it again because they are often sub tans abusers. >> -- substance abusers. >> when they do things like that, in my opinion they lose some rights. >> the palm valley community phase one hoa votes on this on december 2nd. >> son,thank you. . >>> tonight new details since abc 15 mornings. avenue and southern sexually assaulted a woman after he offered her a ride. she says she was