stefania okolie is live with the story tonight at the a.s.u. campus. stefania, are they doing it on purpose or not really paying attention? >> i think it's more that they are not paying attention. this student is bringing a situation to light that many people don't see that he deals with. he lives in a dorm hall on the downtown campus. he says many students are jumping over his cane, kicking it, and tonight he really wants like to be in his shoes. >> this cane does resemble how independent i am as a blind person. >> 26-year-old joey hague meyer, a first year transfer student, navigates through the downtown campus, his guidance, his long white cane. >> it's freedom for me, because i can go where i want to with this long white cane. >> this cane protecting him from what he can't he says students in his dorm hall aren't really considering him at all, and that's a struggle. >> people aren't paying attention as i'm walking through with my cane, and it's kind of discouraging. >> time after time, he's taken his concerns to the taylor pace facebook page group p

that's where we find stefania okolie live with the update for stefania? >> right now, the 16-year-old hit by the suspected drunk driver has a very long road to recovery, meanwhile, the suspect still here at towers jail. mindy tonight is sharing her inspiring story with us from her hospital bed. in the blink of an eye -- >> i just got hit. >> reporter: mindy's life would change forever at just 16 years old. >> he was a drunkdr he was a drunk driver. >> reporter: a drunk driver the reason why she's here today. >> it's kind of hard, because sometimes i wake up and, like, i'll remember that my leg is broken. >> reporter: two broken legs, five surgeries, and three painful weeks after a night became a nightmare, she's sharing her story. >> i really want him to learn that he's ruined my life and my friend's life. and three friends were heading home on 17 when they ran out of gas. mindy and her friend got out and decided to try and push to the nearest exit, but they wouldn't make it even 20 yards before 56-year-old vince vaughn slammed into them. >> i fell to the

stefania okolie joins us with the story. >> reporter: you see the tear, tight hug, goodbye, and what we see at the deployments identical nine months later when the heros return but this time it is tears of joy followed by laughter. loved ones wipe away tears as a long wait finally comes to a happy ending. after nearly a year serving in the middle east. >> my heart stopped. i needed to find my husband. it has been so long. >> reporter: nothing compares >> we missed him so much. >> reporter: the first kiss and for some, the first time they will wrap their babies in their arms. a welcome back for army guard soldiers after a successful mission in kosovo over a nine-month deployment. now, they are home in time for the holidays. >> spend good quality time with the family. >> reporter: simple things like. >> mow the grass, swim in the swimming pool that thing. >> reporter: hundreds of families getting their heros back and feeling proud of their sacrifice. >> successful deployment and a safe return. >> reporter: stefania okolie, name. >>> the family of an army sergeant who was killed in afgh

i'm stefania okolie, fox10 news. >>> a sad update to a missing persons case in chandler. today police found a body in a canal and they have identified it as jared branstatter, the man who disappeared this past mondays. chandler police responded to arizona where a body was found in the water there. police identified the body as 20-year-old jared who had not been seen since the 21st. they have not determined a cause of death. >>> a bad accident that sent three adults and five children to the hospital this weekend. we just learned that one of the children did not make it. police arrested 23-year-old amber sloan for reckless endangerment. stop sign in her pickup truck and t-boned a minivan. police say sloan was not impaired and is fully cooperating in the investigation. >>> the minivan sloan crashed into was carrying those two occults and five kids -- adults and five kids ranging in age from 6-12 years old. all seven people were taken to the hospital and we did just learn, one of the children, just 12 years two other children are facing life threatening injuries. peoria polic

live in the studios, stefania okolie, "fox 10 news." >>> thanks. we asked arizona secretary of state michele reagan to clear up some misconceptions a little bit of confusion about the voting polls. a lot of people wondering what can you do? what can't reagan telling us that you do have to vote in your polling location. you are allowed to bring your cell phone into the booth. you are even allowed to pull out your phone to research the candidates at the booth if you want. as for taking a selfie with your ballot, here is what she had to say about that. >> if you are at home and you still have a mail-in ballot and you want to the show world on facebook who you voted for, that's okay to do. and if you are at home. no camera phones. taking pictures inside of a polling place. >> she also want toddies fears of people being able to tamper with the outcome. noting that the polls don't go on-line until election day. she says that would make it very difficult for them to be hacked. >> and that big day is tuesday. you will want to keep it right here on fox 10.

our fox 10's stefania okolie is live with the latest on this tragic story developing, stefania? >> yeah, a very dramatic scene here. we are standing on the corner where it all unfolded, neighbors outside of this ranch view community very upset about what happened. they say this is a very small community and they say they feel

stefania okolie has been looking into the dangers of the synthetic drug. she joins us now. parents need to be aware of the dangers of the drug. >> perhaps the most alarming thing about it is how easily it can be accessed. search into google, this one here as cheap as $35. a lot of people don't know that the synthetic drug is extremely deadly. >> sadly, there are always new designer drugs appearing every day. >> better known as pink on the streets, an opiate strand drug that's eight times stronger than heroin. >> chemists create it, a lot of money molecule or leg and it's something new. >> that something new is typically already banned illegal drugs. >> you can have a controlled substance, change a piece of it, and all of a sudden it's a legal product. >> it's part of a surge of synthetic drugs on the market, pink now responsible for dozens of deaths across the nation, most recently in utah where 213-year-old boys diedf a taking the drug. they ordered it on the internet. community education for community bridges. she says one of the scariest parts about this is the very easy

fox 10's stefania okolie was at the event. >> a gop office packed wall to wall with supporters of donald trump. at least 100 gathering to hear from former republican nominee dr. ben carson who is urging them to make sure others are voting. >> we have a choice to make here that involves the direction of the country. donald trump which a lot of people have tried to make it about their personalities. >> he excited the crowd sharing his vision of a perfect health care system. one which he promises he will work toward should trump win. >> put the health care back in the hands of patients and health care providers. >> arizona a reliably red state suddenly being described as a toss up but carson is confident people will lean toward trump. >> i think rapidly waking up. >> many leaving the event feeling inspired by dr. carson's words and some admitting they wish he was the one running. dr. carson's reaction. >> a couple of people in the crowd saying i wish he was still in the running to be president. >> yeah, i hear that everyplace i go. >> how do you respond? >> i say i think the right thing has

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fox 10's stefania okolie was at the event and joins us live with the latest. >> that's right. the world went out and dr. ben carson is here at the gop headquarters here in phoenix. really trying to get those extra additional votes in for donald trump here at the last minute as we are down to the last three days before election. in fact it was a packed room take a look at the video. you can see how many people were filling the room it was certainly an enthusiastic crowd and diverse crowd as well. we saw all kinds of people. showing that it doesn't just take trump being present at these events being going. they show excitement for sheriff joe who was in appearance and made a speech as well. along with ben carson. many people telling me they were inspired by his speech. he laid out his vision of perfect health care system. something he calls a possibility and not a right. they promise to get that going with that administration on wednesday if donald trump wins. now the crowd did agree with him. some of them saying that they wish he could still be in the running for the republican

fox 10's stefania okolie is live at central high school. day after day this week linda and matt, we have seen people campaigning for both hillary and trump right here in the valley. bernie sanders making an appearance tod here at phoenix central high school. he when over topics of society issues, health care along with minimum wage, everything that really got this crowd rallied. they filled the gymnasium here to hear him speak. >> senator bernie sanders! >>> crowd packed phoenix central high gymnasium going wild as sanders to the stage. in two days america will elect a new president. bernie in arizona today to urge this crowd to go with hillary clinton. >> our job, your job is to make sure that on election night hillary clinton is the winner. >> the question is could arizona voters flip the state from red to blue. some say that it's not likely but bernie supporters say they've got a chance. >> we need all of the votes we can get. i would like to see the state turn blue. >> bernie sanders -- >> and today we tell those billionaires, we will f

stefania okolie has been looking into the dangers of this synthetic drug. and she joins us live. stefania? >> yeah, john and kari, and perhaps the most dangerous part about this drug is how it's accessible. take a look right here. i only had to search a few things to pop up a website selling this drug known as pink, also known as pink heroin, for just $35 for people purchasing it who could have no idea what it could do for them, u4770, better known as pink on the streets, is a new drug eight times stronger than heroin. molecule, and all of a sudden you have got something new. >> and that something new is typically altered strands of already illegal drugs. >> you could have an illegal drug, a banned or controlled substance, change just a piece of it and all of a sudden it's a legal product. >> it's part of a bigger issue that's been sweeping the nation for a year, a surge in synthetic drugs on the market. >> sadly, there's always new designer drugs appearing every day. >> pink now responsible for dozens of nation, most recently in utah where 213-year-old boys died after taking the

stefania okolie has the story. >>> christine ireten didn't have the typical teenage experience. >> i was 14 when i was diagnosed and i was just getting into my freshman year of high school. >> severe and sudden stomach pains turned out to be a three pound tumor. doctors diagnosed it as terminal cancer. and kristen underwent surgery and months of chemotherapy. lonely time but there was a bright spot. the make-a-wish foundation. >> so the wish i picked was to meet ashanti. >> i could have picked anything. i could have gone on a shopping spree or a football game but i really wanted someone that has made an impression in my life. you know, because i thought it was my last moment. >> kristen beat the odds. >> they call me the miracle child. >> today she is cancer-free. and this week went on to the real to say thank you to >> oh, my god. i can't believe it! >> kristen still treasures the tiffany bracelet shanty gave her. >> christina, love and peace, ashanti. >> a reminder of how love and kindness can make miracles. >> no matter how small the hope is, there is always a chance. >> stefania

stefania okolie is live with the story tonight at the a.s.u. campus. stefania, are they doing it on purpose or not really paying attention? >> i think it's more that they are not paying attention. this student is bringing a situation to light that many people don't see that he deals with. he lives in a dorm hall on the downtown campus. he says many students are jumping over his cane, kicking it, and tonight he really wants

our fox 10's stefania okolie is live with the latest on this tragic story developing, stefania? here. we are standing on the corner where it all unfolded, neighbors outside of this ranch view community very upset about what happened. they say this is a very small community and they say they feel like they knew this mother. here's what we know about what happened. we are told the mother was crossing the crosswalk here on ray road, and the car was heading west on ray road when it slammed into the mother and her children. what's left behind here at the scene, a absolutely heart wrenching reminder of who this accident you can see children's shoes on the road there. several evidence markers still in the road, about 30 more yards up the road here on ray road, you can see police are gathering more evidence and that pickup truck that you see there is what that suspect was driving. now, we do have some video in that shows police walking that man in handcuffs to a police car. we are told that this man, as police say he had a suspended license. not only that, we are told that the man ran t

our stefania okolie joins us live with what we are learning. >>> this loss was unexpected and it has take an toll on the community. captain was a husband and a father to four young girls. today the department telling us this was a firefighter who never thought twice about putting his life on the line. he made it his duty to save phoenix fire department has a big missing piece. >> it just couldn't be worse. >> captain p.j. dean is struggling to wrap his head around the news he got today. the entire phoenix fire department is. >> we've lost an exceptional family member. >> a 20 year veteran of the department, a mentor, and a hero gone. 45-year-old captain chris fit maurice was killed in an atv crash. he w o arizona. >> we deal with tragedy all day long. but when it hits home like this it's really difficult for us to process because we have to look at it in a different way than we normally do. >> the capton wasn't just a firefighter in the department. but a friend to many. he put himself in people's lives and touched them in many ways. the loss is simply hard. >> can't imagine losing hi

stefania okolie has more tonight. >>> this loss was unexpected and it has really take an toll on the comiewptd. captain chris fitzmaurice was a husband and father to four young girls. today the phoenix fire department telling me that ts was a firefighter who never thought twice about putting his life on the line. he wanted to save lives and he was dedicated to his job. the phoenix fire department without him has a big missing piece. >> you know it just couldn't be worse. >> captain p.j. dean is struggling to wrap his head around the news he got today. in fact, the entire phoenix fire department is. >> we've lost just an exceptional family member. we've lost a person who meant the world to us. >> a 20 year veteran of the department. 45-year-old captain chris fitzmaurice was killed in an atv crash early this morning. >> with deal with tragedy all day long but when it hits home like this it's difficult for us to process because we have to look at it in a different way than we normally do. >> captain fitzmaurice was friend to men he put himself in people's lives and touched them in many

we are live in downtown phoenix this evening, stefania okolie, fox 10 news. >>> thanks, stefania. yeah, last week, she was at the state fair and it was a hundred. i forgot about that. >>> the weather having an impact on the get out the vote rally at the cubs spring training ballfield, open air if you haven't been out there. those who did go say they certainl it. >> the weather did not dampen my mood. i wasn't really prepared for it. i didn't braining umbrella. i usually do. >> it was raining, so i was like, oh, my gosh, it's so cold. i strongly support john mccain. >> a little bit chilly? yeah, just a little bit. >> i think in arizona we have about a one or two-degree comfort. do. >> earlier today, tim kaine was in arizona, both the trump and clinton campaigns hitting arizona hard. kaine spoke to a group of supporters at the maryvale center,el spanish, the first for a person on the white house ticket. you are about to hear tim kaine in his words today. >> trump's vision is foreboding and divisive, so today, i want you to hear directly from me that under the clinton-kaine administr

. >> stefania okolie has been foaloge this story -- following this story and joins us now. >> sources say the woman who hit the father and his son was on her way home from work. felt they came out of nowhere. this was on 1st 9th -- 19th and northern. she was very distraught after the crash and hoping the two would make it. >> it looked pretty bad. >> reporter: a father and son trying to rush across the street here at northern and 19th according to witnesses, but the light was red. a woman driving this car slammed into them. medics rushed the father and his 12-year-old son to the hospital where the dad unfortunately died. intersection as police spent several hours investigating the scene. tragic accidents like this one, people who live nearby say they see all too often. >> this intersection on northern and 19 is an accident about to happen all the time. >> reporter: diana brest was driving by and heard the accident and also heard it two weeks ago on 19th avenue when a woman was hit and killed by a car. she says the area needs stronger >> they shall have amber flashing lights or somethi

in paradise valley, stefania okolie, fox 10 news. >>> it was a busy day for the salvation army as they fed thanksgiving dinner to thousands of families, some of those families gathering at the phoenix convention center this morning. they got a hot thanksgiving meal, and volunteers also packed meals to families across the valley who couldn't leave their homes. >> phoenix is an awesome city in so many ways, but most importantly it is a caring, passionate, loving community. i am blown away by the love being shown be i the salvation army volunteers. >>> whether it's traveling to see the family or watching a parade and feasting at home, many americans are finding their own way to be thankful on this >> despite security threats, crowds lined the streets of new york city for the thanksgiving day parade, using bomb sniffing dogs to make sure that everybody had a good time and more importantly a safe time. >> with the climate being the way it is right now, it is a little nerve-wracking. i am getting messages from my family to michigan to be careful. >> this is a tradition, you tradition and fam

stefania okolie joins us with the story. >> reporter: you see the tear, tight hug, goodbye, and what we see at the deployments is almost identical nine months later when the heros return but this time it is tears of joy followed by laughter. loved ones wipe away tears as long wait finally comes to a happy ending. after nearly a year serving in the middle east. >> my heart stopped. i needed to find my husband. it has been so long. >> reporter: nothing compares to the first hugs. >> we missed him so much. >> reporter: the first kiss and for some, the first time they will wrap their babies in their arms. soldiers after a successful mission in kosovo over a nine-month deployment. now, they are home in time for the holidays. >> spend good quality time with the family. >> reporter: simple things like. >> mow the grass, swim in the swimming pool that sort of thing. >> reporter: hundreds of families getting their heros back and feeling proud of their sacrifice. >> successful deployment and a safe return. >> reporter: stefania okolie, name. >>> the sergeant who was killed in afghanistan last

stefania okolie has been looking into it. she joins us live tonight with the story. stef? >> reporter: kari and john, the department are looking into it. they admit they are very shocked by the video but say the investigation must be completed, both for the rights of the woman involved and the officer. now we are seeing body camera video that the flagstaff police department had. all righty, well, it looks like we are having trouble getting that video. john and kari, we do see we had two sides from that video. we are told that the officer did not have his body camera on during the incident. he was about and had it turned off. >> hopefully we can get that. >> the video is really interesting, and as you said, there may be more going on than meets the eye, which sometimes happens in these cases, oftentimes happens, so we'll get it to you when we get it. >>> three officers attacked by an inmate in florence. officers were treated at the hospital, the prison investigating tonight. face new charges. >>> the man representing jodie arias's killer is facing new problems after the sta

that's where we find stefania okolie live with the update for us. stefania? >> right now, the 16-year-old hit by the suspected drunk driver has a very long road to recovery, meanwhile, the suspect still here at towers jail. mindy tonight is sharing her inspiring story with us from her hospital bed. in the blink of an eye -- >> i just got hit. >> reporter: mindy's life would change forever at just 16 years old. >> he was a drunk driver. he was a drunk driver. >> reporter: a drunk driver the reason why she's here today. >> it's kind of hard, because sometimes i wake up and, like, i'll remember that my leg is broken. >> reporter: two broken legs,

. >> stefania okolie caught up with dr. carson at gop headquarters in phoenix. she joins us live. big difference between the election here and it's a tight race this week we have seen plenty of rallies for both candidates this weekend. today dr. ben carson trying to keep the momentum going for donald trump urging supporters early today, while bring a friend to the polls and make sure they vote tuesday. >>> a gop office packed wall to wall with supporters of donald trump. at least 100 gathering to hear from former republican nominee dr. ben carson who is urging them to make sure voting. >> we have a choice to make here that involve the direction of the country. it really has so little to do with hillary clinton and with donald trump which a lot of people have tried to make it about their personalities. >> he excited the crowds sharing his vision of a perfect health care system. one which he promises he will work toward should trump win. >> put the health care back in >> arizona a reliably red state being described as a tawtion up. but carson is confident people will lean toward tru

stefania okolie is out there for the kickoff. >> reporter: yeah, marc, i have to tell you, if you live in the valley here at glendale glitters is the place to be. take a look at the hundreds of people who are here, some watching the entertainment show amphitheater. others are enjoying the food at the food vendors. we're talking chocolate-covered strawberries, cheesecake pie, hot dogs, a show that people wait all year to get in the christmas spirit for 1.5 million l.e.d. lights. is this your first year? >> it is. >> reporter: what do you think so far? >> i'm enjoying it. great food and i can't wait to >> reporter: what did you hear about the show before you came here? >> heard it was a lot of fun and good time with family so why not? >> reporter: this is one of the biggest christmas light shows here in arizona. the best part is it is free to bring your family. they have the christmas season going and they hope you are on the good list this year, these folks know why? ? santa claus is coming to town ? marc. >> looks to be a great time out there. can't wait to see the lights. not just gle

. >> glendale glitters is about to kick off and stefania okolie is out there with a look at it for us. >> reporter: the show hasn't started yet. marc and john, this is something that hundreds of people look they have been sitting around, hundreds of them waiting to start the illumination show. plenty of people waiting to see santa claus and the historic glendale area, which many are already in behind me now. plenty of vendors are set up, not just the christmas spirit but the eating spirit, the holiday food. i spoke to vendors, some have 20 years come back to glendale tkpwhreuters to serve their special treats. >> it is almost an essential during the holiday season. you can't go without one of these. >> it is a pretty area so it will look nice when it is set up and stuff. >> reporter: are you excited to see? >> yeah, i'm excited. >> reporter: yeah, so they will be lighting up everything at about 5:30. we will be here to see it. all of this just another santa claus is coming to town. >> we know that and we're getting signs of it everywhere. >>> millions of people did holiday shopping to

our fox 10's stefania okolie was back in the neighborhood today to learn a little bit more about the family. stefania? >> yeah, well, matt and linda, shattered by what happened. this family was well-known. they said the mother was special and a warm person. her and the kids were so close to home yesterday evening before they were hit. the kids are still in serious condition at phoenix children's hospital. and meanwhile, the community is rallying together and praying for this family. corner outside of the warner ranch neighborhood. >> everything just seemed like a dream. memorial perhaps the loudest emotion on a quiet night in the community. >> she was always laughing, always happy, so good with the kids. >> it's how neighbors are choosing to remember the 35-year-old mother, not only a neighbor but a friend. >> we would paint, she would come knocking with brownies. >> she took her kids for a walk almost every day, last night's walk ending tragically, crossing in the crosswalk at ray road and sped through a red light and hit all of them. her son's bike, the stroller her daughter was in,

in paradise valley, stefania okolie, fox 10 news. >>> we are following up now on an accidental text about a thanksgiving dinner that went viral after it led to an unexpected invitation, an east mesa woman who accidentally texted a 17-year-old about coming to thanksgiving dinner, thinking it was her grandson. when she realized she texted the wrong anyway. >> i was not expecting all of this. >> reporter: it all started with a simple text message. >> i'm so excited. it's great. >> reporter: she invited her family but also accidentally sent the text to a stranger, 17-year-old jamal hinton. they sent each other selfies and decided it was a mistake, but she opened him anyway. her house, a total stranger. there's a lot of good people out there in the world. >> reporter: and tonight they made good on the offer, joining them for an unforgettable dinner. >> good food and good company. it's been awesome. >> reporter: i think they will be friends for life, that's for sure, after that happened. >>> before eating a thanksgiving meal, a lot of people got in a good workout in downtown phoenix in the turk

our fox 10's stefania okolie is live with the latest on this tragic story developing, stefania? >> yeah, a very dramatic scene here. we are standing on the corner where it all unfolded, neighbors outside of this ranch view community very upset about what happened. they say this is a very small community and they say they feel here's what we know about what happened. we are told the mother was crossing the crosswalk here on ray road, and the car was heading west on ray road when it slammed into the mother and her children. what's left behind here at the scene, a absolutely heart wrenching reminder of who this accident impacted. you can see children's shoes on the road there. several evidence markers still in the road, about 30 more yards up the road here on ray road, you can see police are gathering more evidence truck that you see there is what that suspect was driving. now, we do have some video in that shows police walking that man in handcuffs to a police car. we are told that this man, as you said, should have never been behind the wheel. police say he had a suspended licens

of year pretty rare, and tonight all over the valley people were braving the conditions, and stefania okolie was out there talking to people trying to not to let the weather ruin plans tonight. she joins us live now with the story. >> reporter: yeah, mark, people really asking themselves what's going on as arizonans say the 60-degree temperatures that came pretty much out of nowhere was however, it didn't stop them from heading out on the streets tonight. it didn't stop these folks from heading out to hear mitt romney and john mccain speak at a rally tonight. >> i wasn't really prepared for it. >> just a light jacket, i should have brought -- >> tonight at crescent ballroom. >> phoenix is fickle when it comes to their weather. >> usually busy at this time of night. the bands of rain moved throughout the valley today and left cooler air. it took some by surprise. >> it was pretty warm yesterday so i was kind of freaked out this morning when it was kind of cold. >> i think it took a lot of us by surprise. after all, last thursday we were covering hundred degree temperatures at the state fair.

shopping on black friday so the stores are expected to be jus >> it's going to be something and stefania okolie is in phoenix tonight where the games have already begun. steph? >> yeah, that's right. they certainly have begun. i got to tell you, john, these things started before the turkey was consumed. i met people who were outside of best buy in paradise valley since 12:00 p.m. yesterday. they have not had any turkey. boy, i can tell you i feel sorry for that guy. he was the first one in line here at best buy. here for i can tell you are the tvs. are you here for tvs? >> really nice tv. >> really good deals. 50-inch tvs for just 200 bucks. and you can't beat that we talk about black friday being a thing of the past. take a look at the video that we have that shows everyone rushing in when the doors at best buy opened today at 5:00 p.m. i recalled seeing something a bit more aggressive. people running through. it's good to see something everyone just walking in because you know best buy here does tickets. like i said, i spoke to the first person in line and his name was vincent reed. he had be

more charges could come if the child does in surprise, stefania okolie, "fox 10 news." >>> one person is dead and another badly hurt in a chain reaction crash that involved the city bus in southeast phoenix. police teles pick up truck was driving near southern and 48th street this morning when the driver crossed into oncoming traffic hitting a kia. both vehicles hit a valley metro bus. the driver of the i cano, the innocent driver, die -- kia, died in the collision. the driver of the pick up truck people riding the bus but no injuries. the police are investigating how this happened. >>> a man is rushed to the hospital after a stabbing in tempe. police say his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend stabbed him this morning right near scottsdale road and continental. a few blocks south of mcdowell. a victim is now expected to survive. the suspect was detained and is cooperating with police. >>> new leads tonight in a fire that destroyed a condo complex that was under construction in gilbert. tonight are released of two teenagers that police are hoping to talk tomorrow the fire broke out three weeks

stefania okolie is live at the hospital where the girls are recovering. >> that's right. i can tell you it's really absolutely incredible that 16-year-old mindy markel one of the two victims in that crash that happened was able to talk to us from the hospital and through her pain in her hospital bed. now she has been here at jcl honor health for three weeks now since that terrible crash. now we know it was tuesday october 25 pght. mini and her friends were driving home on 17 when they ran out of gas. mini ended up getting out with a friend and tried to push their way to an exit and when a driver 56-year-old vinson vaughn slammed into the girls and pinning them between the two cars. now mindy recalled these moments to me very vividly and she says from the amount of blood she was losing she was prepared to die. >> i always thought if something serious like this happened i would fight. i would try my hardest to survive. i knew that was it. i looked at my legs and how bad they were and i knew. i accepted i accepted that this was my time to go. i accepted that. >> moments that

stefania okolie, "fox 10 news." >>> thank you. >>> police want to find a man accused of threating to shoot a store manager during a theft at home depot. take a look at this crystal clear surveillance video captured at the store near i-17 and thunderbird. the man grabbed two chain saws off the shelf and just walked ou t manager followed him out and confronted him, the suspect threatened to shoot him. he drove off in a white dodge durango. if you have any information call silent witness 480-witness. there is a reward for information leading to an arrest and you can as always remain anonymous. >>> the arson investigate continues in gilbert after a massive condominium fire. remember this one the complex that was under construction went up in flames last month. >> now investigators have new people who were at the scene that they want it to question now. marcy jones live in gilbert. this is the break they needed. >> absolutely. this is a key piece of information that police are hoping will lead to a big break. now it looks very different than it did just about three weeks ago over here. an