>> the phoenix bird in egyptian mythology. and the phoenix bird, as you know stands for long life, regeneration -- >> the long view is always there for you. >> exactly. and starting a new restaurant, a new business, which is a very risky venture, you aspire to have longevity. ask for those of us who kind of

>> axelrod: the man arrested for the phoenix freeway shooting says he didn't do it. >> all i have to say is i'm the wrong guy. >> axelrod: the accused gunman in court hours after he was captured at a walmart. thousands give pope francis a warm welcome in cuba. we're on the ground in havana. boston's baby doe tragedy. we now know the murdered child's mother was well known to child protective services long before her arrest. the the new kennebunkport documents that take us into the oval office during some of the 1960's darkest hours. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod, and this is western edition of the broadcast. "we got him--" that was the message arizona's governor tweeted when they finally arrested a suspect in the phoenix freeway shootings. nearly a dozen vehicles have been shot at on the i-10. last night a 21-year-old landscaper leslie merritt, jr. was charged with four of the shootings which raises the question has the case been entirely solved? carter evans is in phoenix. >> the suspect presents a dramatic and pr

newseest breaking now and more breaking news out of the city of phoenix. ust got word of another roadway shooting today. that would be a close to the sixth of the day. or that's what we're being told. this is a live look at a brinks armored truck. a live look, courtesies of fox 10,ksaz. the word is, somebody has shot at this brinks truck. police will not confirm exactly where all of this has been happening but they'll say in general sense they're concern about the work on copycats. cops in phoenix investigating a possible sixth shooting at a vehicle today alone. this time the truck is a -- the target, is should say, is reported to by this brinks truck. news is breaking now and continues next. why do so many people choose aleve? it's the brand more doctors recommend for minor arthritis pain. plus, just two aleve can last all day. you'd need 6 tylenol arthritis to do that. aleve. all day strong. i watch for the perfect moment.a the one nobody else sees. and when i find it- i go for it. (announcer) at scottrade, we share your passion for trading. that's why we

tucson and the phoenix area. i've got to show you the pictures, i don't know if the exposure was played with or maybe the filters, but this is tucson. this is amazing imagery here, obviously look at the sky, just lit up like that with themont innocence the background. that's one you should make a poster and put on your wall. as far as what we're dealing with now. a lot of that has ended, over the mountains it rained itself out. and now we've got clear skies, so it's not going to be a problem. we'll see another round today of showers and storms it should be a little further east. also in the northwest, we're still kind of cool. we've got an onshore flow continuing with clouds and showers throughout many of the olympics, not out of the question for a shower in seattle. the futurecast for today, the tropical moisture flow continues further east today. so not looking too much in the phoenix area. maybe tucson. but definitely on the border of new mexico and arizona, back up into the mountains of colorado. some hit-and-

big storms in the phoenix area in the pacific there's a lot of big storms.i wanted to show you this, this is hurricanes. we have three major hurricanes earlier today out by the hawaii islands. three major ones in the pacific. that's the first time that's happened in recorded history. we had three big hurricanes out there. eug -- ignacio is the one currently threatening the hawaii islands. el nino really fire up the tropical weather. as you look at the forecast, it's going to stay north of the island chain so that's good news but they're going to see more big surf and a lot of cloud cover and a lot of rain. so not so good and there's more, there's more behind there. jimena is coming behind the current situation. 81 today in vallejo. highs tomorrow are going to be cooler. the highs today came up a few degrees. tomorrow temperatures cool down. a quick look at some of the showers this is the phoenix area. none of that for us. we have systems to the north of us though. they're helping the fires as they talked about. this system sat sagging a little bit. it's goin

. >>> the phoenix striker has struck again. another day and another vehicle along arizona's i 10. is time a bullet pierced the side of a tractor trailer. that makes 11 incidents in two weeks with several more under investigation right now. police say drivers have been lucky so far. there's only been a single injury as a result but now raising a new concern. he says there may be more than one shooter. law enforcement is on alert. >> looking for pedestrians, maybe walking down the side of the road. >> everyone one of these incidents is lethal. these are all potentially a homicide waiting to happen. >> this morning police are monitoring over 200 freeway cameras throughout the phoenix metro area hoping for a clue. >>> want to turn now to politics. donald trump continues to face heat after making a comment about fiorina. he said quote look at that face. would anyone vote for that? he faced back lash for that remark last night on fox news. >> i don't think you're a first time offender making a personal crack at a woman. that's the first thing and second thing is the remark was about her

arizona police now investigating two more possible shootings along the busy phoenix interstate. these latest attacks bring the total number to 13 over the last 12 days. police are calling this an act of domestic terrorism. adding to the urgency tonight, fears of copycat shootings. local officials have told us the highway is safe, but with the shooter or shooters still on the lose, some residents are taking security into their own hands. sara sidner is "outfront." >> reporter: terror in phoenix. police investigating 11 shootings in 12 days along interstate 10. the latest target, a big rig. thursday morning, two more shootings reported. a source with knowledge of the investigation tells us, those incidents may bet work the wor copycat. someone is targeting drivers on i-10. a bullet hole in a truck window. another piercing a car door. another shattering a headlight. police say at least eight vehicles have been hit by bullets, three by projectiles of some kind. >> i don't know if it's a pellet. i don't know. >> reporter: one person has been hurt, a 13-year-old girl cut when glass fle

the phoenix area slammed with one inch of rain in under an hour. than 55,000 people lost their power. many still in the dark this morning. aaron? >> angie goff, thank you. >>> 4:45 your time now. developing this morning, we are pouring over the huge release of e-mails from hillary clinton's time as secretary of state. the e-mails were made public, but they're heavily censored. nbc's tracie potts live on capitol hill to tell us the political impact the documents could have. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. here's the deal. 4,300 e-mails, more than 7,000 pages that came out just before a midnight deadline, court ordered. the state department in a statement late last night saying they'll meet their deadline to get all of hillary clinton's e-mails out by the beginning of january. we have an nbc team pouring through the thousands of pages overnight. here's the deal. 150 of them are now classified. recently classified, but the state department says they were not at the time that she exchanged those e-mails, they covered iran, russia, a conversation with

the highway, asking, suspicious activity? call that number. kayna whitworth is there. phoenix, arizona, under siege. >> we have been living with the shooting at traffic on i-10. today under investigation. now 11 total. authorities not saying if it was a bullet or projectile that shattered the back passenger side window of that white pickup truck. >> i would tell you it doesn't matter if it's coming from a handgun, a rifle or a pellet gun. all of those are projectiles. >> reporter: the fbi and atf joining the investigation and the reward raised to $20,000 for any information leading to an arrest. authorities now calling it an act of domestictism terrorism. >> these are bad people trying to do harm to good people. >> reporter: the incidents happening here along this eight-mile stretch of i-10. it runs right through the heart of phoenix, so now people have something else to think about. officials asking people to report anything that might be suspicious. the shootings started august 29th. that 13-year-old girl, injured after the window of the car she was riding in was shattered.

the suspect 37-year-old phoenix sundown spoke to a reporter from jail. police say sundown has a history of sending inappropriate packages to celebrities. >> a still picture captures a soldier's terrifying plunge we want to let you know he survived the free fall. he crashed on to a street after his parachute malfunctioned in montana, the arm said the incident was an accident. >>> a drone postponed a tennis match during an u.s. open in new york. the aircraft crashed into the stands of louie armstrong stadium. nobody was hurt. nypd has responded and opened an investigation. >> drones are everywhere. >> they are. >>> 4 4:57 why same-sex coupls in a can kentucky community coud see change today. the pope's visit is coming up, we'll have more on that we come right back. >> good morning everyone, it is 5:00 a.m., friday, september 4, we're following a developing story. >> a pregnant woman and a man are on the mend after dodging the pops of gunfire overnight. >> a controversial clerk in kentucky who is behind bars this morning cannot stopped same-sex couples from

abc's brandi hitt with the latest. >> reporter: phoenix is a city on edge. the driver of this white pickup truck the latest hit with a projectile along interstate 10. his back right window shattered. officials are now investigating this case along with ten other incidents just in the last 11 days. >> that's terrorism. they're trying to frighten or kill somebody. >> reporter: the shooting spree started august 29th along this short eight-mile span of i-10, the major thoroughfare through phoenix, arizona. on tuesday this off-duty police sergeant's window was struck. this box truck also hit. before that, a bullet went through this windshield injuring a 13-year-old girl and this tour bus was also targeted. >> i heard a loud bang. it startled me. >> reporter: a bullet hit a seat narrowly missing the bus driver who luckily was the only one on board. >> the person almost took me away from my family. >> i don't know if this is a copycat crime, multiple people. there is no pattern for time. different days of the week, different hours of the day. >> reporter: luckily no

the man accused of terrifying motors as the phoenix freeway shooter, speaks out in court. >> i'm the wrong guy. i tried telling the detective that. i didn't even have access to a weapon. >> denying any role in the shootings, will his pawn shop alibi stick? >> no apology, donald trump defending himself this morning over how he handled a supporter. >> am i morally obligated to defend the president? i don't think so. right? >> as hillary puts on her dancing shoes, despite the slumping polls. >>> and a crazy play. ole miss and alabama. the quarterback scramble, the helmet ricochet. what happens next? >>s it ate biggest college upset of the year. >>> good sunday morning. dan is off today. rob, you're back. it's great to have you back. >> great to be here. thanks, paula. >>> this morning, all eyes are on cuba and the pope's visit to the communist nation. people are lining the streets to welcome him. waving flags out their windows. and wahl connies. the visit seen as a breath of hope blowing over this country. >> and this morning the pope offering mass in havana's revolution square, the pol

just look at the sheets of rain at the phoenix airport. heavy rains in tempe as well. >> oh, my god! sg >> a lot of extreme weather and crippling heat in the midwest as well. ginger zee reporting in tonight. >> reporter: serious flash flooding. two to four inches of rain sloshing into galveston texas streets in less than two hours today. the same system forcing water rescues in brownsville monday. almost a half foot of rain, cars bobbing in the streets. and in phoenix -- >> one of the telephone poles snapped in two, all of the power went out. >> reporter: more than 65,000 customers without power. a late season push of monsoon storms, teeming with 65 miles per hour wind gusts. >> oh my gosh. >> reporter: plucking and snapping trees, clawing off roofs. and from philadelphia to new york city, another official heat wave. baking in this september heat as kids go back to school, coaches in new jersey taking extra precaution. >> we're all kind of maintaining and watching them. there's always water breaks constantly. >> sometimes we face this when

it runs right through the heart of phoenix, so now people have something else to think about. officials asking people to report anything that might be suspicious. the shootings started august 29th. that 13-year-old girl, injured after the window of the car she was riding in was shattered. this tour bus also hit. the driver, the only one on board. >> they almost took me away from my family. >> reporter: and on tuesday, the window of a vehicle driven by a police sergeant also breaking. with no pattern of time or days of the week, people in the phoenix area, seeking refuge from a highway they use every day. awe authorities say it would be impractical to shut down the highway. they haven't ruled out someone doing this from a moving vehicle. >> so hard to drive and look both ways. kayna, thanks. >>> and to a new showdown in this country over iran. hillary clinton making the case for the president's groundbreaking deal. saying if elected, she wouldn't hesitate to use military force if iran tried to get a weapon. meanwhile, trump is sounding off. jonathan karl with trump tonight. >> r

with no pattern of time or days of the week, people in the phoenix area, seeking refuge from a highway they use every day. awe authorities say it would be impractical to shut down the highway. they haven't ruled out someone doing this from a moving vehicle. >> so hard to drive and look both ways. kayna, thanks. >>> and to a new showdown in this country over iran. hillary clinton making the case for the president's groundbreaking deal. saying if elected, she wouldn't hesitate to use military force if iran tried to get a weapon. meanwhile, trump i sounding off. jonathan karl with trump tonight. >> reporter: mr. trump goes to washington. hitting capitol hill to rally against the iran nuclear deal. >> never, ever, ever in my life have i seen any transaction so incompetently negotiated as our deal with iran. >> reporter: light on specifics as usual, but heavier than usual on bravado. >> we will have so much winning if i get elected that you may get bored with winning. >> reporter: while most of trump's gop rivals have been attacking him, today ted cruz, who invited trump to the rally, quite

. >> up first, late word of an arrest in a series of freeway shootings in the phoenix area. what we've learned within just the last hour. what can i make for you? how about our new flavor-packed italian hero? with three authentic italian deli meats; spiced capicola, a cracked- pepper-seasoned mortadella and spicy genoa salami. enjoy it while it's here! subway. eat fresh. >>> developing news tonight from arizona. police have arrested a man in connection with a string of freeway shootings in the phoenix area. leslie allen mere was taken into custody at a wal-mart in a phoenix suburb. one girl was injured by flying glass from one of the shootings. >>> anticipations building ahead of pope francis visit next week. the pope plans to visit washington, d.c., new york and philadelphia. ken pritchett is live at the capital. >> reporter: there is a strong bay area tie, a historic one involved in this trip. >> reporter: you will hear the word historic tied to pope francis's visit to cuba and the united states. this is a photograph of president obama on the phone with raul castro. they di

authorities are calling the crimes in phoenix acts of domestic terrorism. but as brian webb reports, the suspect says it wants him. >> give me your full name. >> leslie allen merritt, jr. >> reporter: he appeared before a judge saturday wearing a jumpsuit and handcuffs. he is accused of shooting at least four moving cars at random on phoenix area highways. merritt, a landscaper with a criminal history, told the judge, you got the wrong guy. >> i'm the wrong guy. i tried telling the detectives that. my gun has been in the pawn shop for the last two months. i haven't even had access to a weapon. >> reporter: authorities say merritt's car is forensically linked to the crimes. they tested it for fingerprints before towing it. he was nabbed at this phoenix area walmart friday night as shoppers looked on. >> it was about 10 officers around him at least. >> those guys in what looked like military gear. >> reporter: the string of shootings terrified drivers for three weeks. at least 11 vehicles were hit by bullets or other projectiles. he is held on a million-dollar

most of the shootings occurred on a major interstate through phoenix. back here in the lehigh valley, a tenth grader facing drug charges. he was busted at bethlehem. a teacher escorted the 17-year-old back to school after spotting him at a doughnut shop off campus yesterday. a search of the teen turned up $2800 of heroin and 43 bags of cocaine. >>> in delaware, large four-legged friends are showing a show of safety in wilmington. the city asked for reinforce ams from newcastle county mounted patrols because of growing concern in that community. earlier this week a good samaritan was killed there protecting a woman and her child. now the clydesdales are patrolling the area. >>> new video right here from the poconos. that's an rv being devoured by flames. happened this afternoon in mt. pocono. the two people inside made it out by this point. now you'll watch as the burning rv starts rolling. hits other cars and heads towards the camera before the person recording gets out of the way. no one was seriously hurt. >>> with that right there, the scaring can beg

but as you know, people in the phoenix area, they have been very tense for nearly three weeks. ing took place on august 29. and again, he is accused of being in connection with at least four of the shootings that took place. >> one of the cars that he shot at, two of the cars he shot at obviously had people in them, there was also a tour bus. you have to think that he was obviously trying to hurt people. hard to imagine how you the shoot cars on a highway and not -- help our viewers understand the picture you're look at appears to be shot off a television screen at a jail. and a lot of times with these first appearances, the inmates don't actually go into a courtroom, there is a video link at a jail that they are then brought in and that's how they talk to the judge within the first 24, 36 hours. we'll bring in now will carr, he's been following the story, he was in phoenix reporting during a lot of this time and during a time when so many drivers in phoenix were on edge. will, give us a sense from your sources out in phoenix how they got to leslie alan merritt. >> well, we're a

the first incident august 29th, a gunshot senatoring a driver's windshield just outside phoenix. minutes later a tour bus hit less than ten miles away and at least nine more reported shootings in the area since then. police say some may even be the work of a copycat. of the 11 confirmed shootings, six of them have happened on weekends so police still asking people to remain hyper vigilant, also, it's a big football weekend here. arizona state playing tonight and the cardinals on sunday and, dan, both of those stadiums located just off of i-10. >> kayna, thank you. stay safe out there. >>> overseas now and to the country of hungary taking searing criticism for its handling of that influx of thousands of refugees. the leader of nearby austria, the next door country says aspects of hungary's treatment of the exhausted migrants carry faint echoes of europe's darkest hour, a reference to world war ii. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran is right there this morning. >> reporter: this morning hungary is rejecting criticisms of its harsh treatment of syrian refugees tossing brea

new information now on cars being target the on a phoenix highway. sarah? >> yes. we're just hearing from sheriff joe arpaio. they've been looking for the past 14 days now for whoever is shooting or sending projectiles at cars as they go along interstate 10. we now have heard there are at least three people who have been arrested in what law enforcement basically are saying they think is a copy cat crime. all three of them were reported by a witness who saw them using a slingshot and hitting cars. this happened on saturday. so they were arrested saturday. the three occupants were using slingshots to try and shatter windows. the witness saw them and took down a license plate of the vehicle that pulled up alongside them. so this is the latest on the case as police continue to search for whoever was responsible for the prior incidents which included eight different cars getting shot by bullets and three getting hit by some kind of projectile. they're still not sure if these two are connected at this time. but they are using the word copy cat which leads one to believe

investigators are focused on a 14--mile stretch of i-10 here in the phoenix area. t drivers. projectiles have been lodged into seats. police are concerned there will be more shootings here. they don't believe the multiple shooters will stop until someone is arrested. police believe there are multiple shooters because so many different types of projectiles. bbs and bullets. this case is still wide open. they are concerned as traffic will increase over the weekend for two professional sporting events both on saturday and sunday. back to you. >> that is scary. miguel almaguer, thank you. a state of emergency declared in the area of northern california where a fast moving wildfire is triggering evacuations and threatening homes. in two days, the butte fire has gone from one square mile to more than 100 square miles. thousands of people outside of sacramento have been warned to prepare to evacuate. >>> a kentucky county clerk jailed for refusing to issue y licenses to same-sex couples has filed an appeal. davis said all of the couples who sued her office have been given

. >>> and the suspect in that serial freeway sniper shootings in phoenix appeared in court today. what he told the judge. plus this. >> don't you worry! we will be taking to the republicans just like we do -- >> democratic protesters crashing their own party's new hampshire state convention. why some democrats are frustrated with the party's leadership. >>> first we start with a campaign trail. the republican presidential candidates hoping a little postdebate momentum will carry them through another busy week on that campaign trail. eight of the gop hopefuls, including donald trump, mike huckabee, senator ted cruz, rallying likely caucus examiners at the faith and freedom festival in iowa. among the voters, a big bloc for the iowa caucus and of course who is there, carl cameron at the iowa state fair grounds in des moines on who said what where. hi, carl. >> reporter: hi, eric. it's the faith and freedom coalition. this is the organization that ralph reed, the former executive director of the christian coalition founded some 15 years ago. the christian coalition went on the nationa

of us who kind of uproot our lives and move to san francisco to start this project, the idea of the phoenix bird resonated with us. >> rose: what does it it mean for san francisco that you're so close to the tech community, to silicon valley? >> i think it's a very important part of the dining culture in san francisco. not just the dining culture, the curlt of san francisco has become an area synonymous with innovation, newness -- >> the future. >> embracing new things, open mindedness, the future, and it's this hub for this new world. and then there's also the very pragmatic aspect of it, where we have an industry that can support all these restaurants, and that's very important, too. so i think it's a very exciting time for san francisco, and we're very lucky to be working as chefs there. >> rose: i'm going to take a look at some things and you have describe them. number one is the 1,000-year-old quail egg. there it is. >> that's the first course in the tasting menu. >> rose: that's number one. >> it's-- it's an egg that's preserved through having a high ph. it's almost the opposite of ac

. >>> about 140,000 inmates per year are booked into the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona. >> step up to the podium, please. okay. turn to the left for me. >> those charged with less serious crimes will likely have a court hearing and be released within a day or two, to await resolution of their charges. >> come on out. >> but chronic offenders are those charged with violent crimes, could be held for weeks, months or even years. until their cases are tried and settled. during the intake process, these inmates are immediately separated from the others. >> so we put them in the isolation cells, but whenever we get here we do a walkaround. isn't he the one we dressed out yesterday? combative. this gentleman's isolated because he's combative with staff. so we wouldn't be surprised when he's ready to go upstairs for his permanent housing we get involved to move him, in case he starts fighting. >> unlike in prison, jail inmates often arrive fresh from a crime scene. the most dangerous are those who are still high or intoxicated. >> currently about seven out of every ten people that

but it is fair to say that, the police are investigating a very, very wide area of phoenix along the riving around phoenix? are you advising your friend, family to stay off those interstates? >> just the opposite. i personally took i-10 to get here for this interview. just a few moments ago. i am telling my wife who picks up our kids and takes them home from, from school, and anybody else not to avoid i-10. however what i am telling them is to put the dps hotline on their speed dial. so they see anything suspicious, to call that number right away. it is going to take a partnership between the people and law enforcement to solve the crimes. these are vexing crimes. we need every piece of information, every piece of evidence if you see something, make that phone call. the dps hot line. don't avoid i-10. be vigilant have that hot line 0 your speed dial. >> i wish you and all your officers best of luck. thank you. >> thank you. >> want to go to los angeles where an armed carjacker led police on a high-speed chase across the county. a chase so wild, hard to believe, welcome all the same th

strong thunderstorms. >>> flooding not dust is more of a problem for drivers this morning all the way from phoenix to colorado and along the western border with canada. roads will be wet along the mid-atlantic and southern coasts and the gulf coast. >>> and if you're flying, airport delays are likeliest in phoenix. >>> a couple in florida is devastated after their son was poisoned in their own home. >> 10-year-old peyton mccowy fell ill after their house was treated for termtermites. peyton suffered brain damage and spent weeks in icu. now he's barely able to move or speak. a terminix spokesman said they're saddened for the family and reviewing the matter. >>> a deadly home invasion in st. louis. an 11-year-old boy shot and killed an intruder who tried to break into his house. the boy was at home with his 4-year-old sister when two broke through the front door. officers arrived to see a 16-year-old suspect dead in the foyer and arrested a second suspect later. not clear why the two children were home alone. >>> two men are dead after a small plane crashed on a driveway in southern california. one

. >>> a monsoon swept through the phoenix area last night. and flights from phoenix sky harbor were halted. >>> and watch this, a flash flood. it caused this fast moving river of mud and debris and what usually dry territory. >> that is utah. there's so much debris and it's moving so fast. and they were in the right spot to caption that amazing scene and pretty -- no one was hurt. and august just got finished. and new york city was third. phoenix just finished the warmest they've ever recorded. and it races up to the hudson bay and that allows all the warmth to stay over the country. no sign of any relief. so, today's forecast, we're 80s and 90s everywhere. we're about 93 salt lake city. and we're also very humid throughout much of the east. now, as we go into wednesday, not much relief in spot. the only spots on the map that are cool are in the northwest. and new york city is high close to 80 and they're going to be 90 to 93 over the next few days. now a closer look at the day ahead. so, one spot that will also get what we call a back door c

look at this cooling trend down into the 70s in burbank, phoenix getting down into the 70s.l take it and probably get a little bit of rain into the west coast also and then this front speaking of cooldown pushes south of new orleans. this is kind of early in the year for this. you will take it. i have friends in louisiana that throw parties for the first cool front. it's going to fe >> this weather forecast is brought to you by petsmart. >> uh -- this weather forecast is brought to you by petsmart. >> what about that was surprising to you? did you not know you were coming back on camera? >> by the way, big game on abc tonight, michigan state and oregon playing in east lansing, there's going to be a lot of green on that football field. >> that's right. >> i forget what the forecast is. no, it's going to be all right. no, it's going to be cool. great for football. >> go sparty is all we can say. >> thanks, rob. >>> well, summer is almost over. as you can see, a lot of us are in a funk. it's time to get back to reality, so this morning, this guy is helping me -- thank you, dan,

. >> this morning's commute could be tense for thousands on the roadways around phoenix. police investigating a possible serial shooter after ten suspicious incidents in the past ten days. the bus you're seeing here was apparently targeted. >> heard a loud bang. it startled me. >> that's terrorism. they're trying to frighten or kill somebody. >> the good news, no one has been seriously hurt, but officials say it could be just a matter of time. >>> the former south carolina police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man may get out of jail today. michael slager's attorney says fbi enhanced video shows a violent scuffle between the officer and walter scott. he added scott had traces of cocaine and alcohol in his system. his family points out he was at least 15 feet away when the first shot was fired. they're calling on the community to show up at today's hearing. and we now know that the suburban chicago police lieutenant killed last week died of a single gunshot wound. the coroner conducting the autopsy on joe gliniewicz did not say where the 52-year-old was shot.

while he's here. >>> authorities in arizona investigating another possible highway shooting in the phoenix area. >> this would be the 10th such shooting over the past two weeks and it's sparking fears of a serial shooter. the latest case involves a truck possibly hit by a bullet on interstate 10, a passenger window shattered but no one was hurt. arizona's director of public safety calls the incident domestic terrorism. >>> refugee shelters are popping up in unli >>> the u.s. says it is ready to increase the number of immigrants it accepts next year. >> jonathan vigliotti is in a small germantown that has opened its arms to those in need. >> reporter: 20 days ago slaza assad escaped from the grip of isis. today she is settling into her new life in germany. >> it's so beautiful. we can rest our heaviness when we reach germany. >> reporter: the treacherous journey was an unexpected honeymoon for assad who married her husband mustafa 10 days before fleeing. the couple are among 246 refugees now staying staying in this city in a tent that just last week was home to a beer festival. city manager

one of the big points on i-10, the university of phoenix stadium. here's a football game there, arizona cardinals, that holds 70,000 people game time in hours. big question, are they doing anything different on the highways because of this big high traffic time on sunday or the cops saying, we're going to have to take our chances? >> they haven't told us specifically, but they probably are really beefing up their security. they've already drawn from several other agencies within the valley area. they've tapped the fbi, the atf, i think that they -- and they have undercover and patrol cars out there. they're just really pooling all of their resources here. yeah. >> well, and hopefully those pooled resources will come back with some suspects or at least scare this individual enough into shopping shooting at cars. meghan cassidy, we appreciate it all. thank you for your insights. >> thank you. >> keep up the great work. shannon? >>> donald trump hitting the campaign trail taking swipes at his fellow candidates. >>> plus, with limited land bases availabl

arrested at this arizona gas station as a person of interest in the highway shootings rattling the phoeniximinal division continues investigation. >> reporter: officers swarmed this suv into a parking lot and taking oscar into custody. he is considered a person of interest in the shooting. >> we're looking for a suspect, whether or not it is not one or two. i can't confirm that. >> reporter: authorities say they may be looking for more than one shooter in at least 11 cars hit on the free waits ways in less than two weeks. >>> the first incident a gunshot shattering a driver's windshield. minutes later a tour bus hit ten miles away and nine more reported shootings in the area since then. police say some may be the work of a copycat. >> a special needs student died on a school bus and some questions need to be answered. the 19-year-old student attended an adult school in los angeles. police are trying to sort out how long he was on the bulls and why the bus driver didn't realize he was on board. >>> the search is over for the missing pilot whose plane crashed seven miles off atlantic city. d

pope. >>> and we turn now to arizona where police have a suspect in custody in connection with the phoenix freeway shootings. but they're still shooting for a motive. leslie allen merritt jr. was arrested in those shootings. appearing in court, telling the judge they got, quote, the wrong guy. we get more from abc's kanya whitworth. >> reporter: good morning to you. investigators are describing it as limited. saying, this investigation is still very much ongoing. even though they have their prime suspect of four of these shootings in jail. he maintains this morning he's not the one responsible for these freeway shootings. this morning, leslie allen merritt jr. facing possibly charges. residents fearing for their >> the person almost took me away from my family. >> reporter: investigators say that a gun pawned by merritt junior was the same gun used in at least four of the freeway shootings, including this one, that injured a 12-year-old girl. >> i'm the wrong guy. i didn't have access to a weapon. >> reporter: a local ballistics expert said by studying physical evidence found after shootin

here's abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: phoenix is a city on edge. the driver of this white pickup truck the latest hit with a projectile on interstate 10. officials are now investigating this case along with ten other incidents just in the last 11 days. >> that's terrorism. they're trying to frighten or kill somebody. >> reporter: the shooting spree started august 29th along this short eight-mile span of i-10 the major thoroughfare through phoenix, arizona. this police sergeant's window was struck. before that, a bullet went through this windshield injuring a 13-year-old girl and this tour bus was also targeted. >> i heard a loud bang. it startled me. >> reporter: a bullet hit a seat narrow little missing the driver who luckily was the only one on board. >> the person almost took me away from my family. >> i don't know if it's a copycat crime. there is no pattern for time. different days of the week, different hours of the day. >> reporter: luckily no one has been seriously shot or killed. reena and kendis. >> brandi hitt reporting from los angeles for

with no pattern of time or days of the week, people in the phoenix area speaking refuge from a highway they use every day. kayna whitworth, abc news. >> thank you. >>> the head of philadelphia's fire department is promising action against a paramedic caught using his phone behind the wheel. this video was shot by a mother whose son was being taken to the hospital. she claims the driver never put down his phone during the whole trip. the driver will be disciplined. >>> four workerses from new jersey were hurt when an old terminal partially collapsed on them at newark airport. it was in the process of being demolished. two of the victims are suffering serious injuries. >>> it is day number two of the teachers strike in seattle. picket lines were up yesterday and classrooms empty. their salaries have not kept up. seattle's booming hi-tech economy. another round of negotiations set for today. >>> those of us on the nightshift, here's a stark new assessment about sleep deprivation this morning. british expert is now calling it torture. do you hear this? he's calling for work and school to g

. >> finally, a break in a case that's gripped the phoenix area for weeks. this morning, people are waking up without the fear that they will be shot while driving on the highway. talk about summer's last gasp for our area. there's only a few days left the season, and it will feel like it, but changes are in the forecast, and fall makes a debut this week. good morning, this is nbc 10 news today. i'm rosemary connors. it's just after 5:00 on this saturday. let's get to the weather. >> summer is hanging on for the last couple days, and now that we are going to head into tomorrow, we'll start to cool things down, but for your saturday, one more day in the mid mid-80s, well above average. average is 77 degrees, 67 right now in philadelphia, just a few clouds. our humidity at 93%. that's the other big difference is our humidity up today, feeling like a hot, sticky day. winds from the south, southwest at 5 miles per hour, and a closer look at radar shows we are nice and dry, but you can see the system is closer to cleveland and toronto, part of a cold front droppin

the phoenix airport was shut down for more than an hour. >>> the recommend man, of tropical storm erika continue to soak central florida. more rain falling through the overnight hours. roads were flooded and several thousand people lost power and more wet weather is expected today. >>> and a historic pack of three powerful hurricanes is swirling in the eastern and central pacific. it is the first time three such powerful storms have been recorded there at the same time. yesterday, hawaii dodged a hit from hurricane ignacio which had weakened just a bit. >>> the man accused of shooting and killing a houston area sheriff execution-style has a history of mental illness. shannon miles appeared in court yesterday. authorities say he ambushed and shot deputy darren goforth 15 times friday night. the d.a. says they have a witness. >> he heard gunshots and looked up and saw a black male with a bald head shooting, standing over deputy goforth and unloading a pistol into him. >> miles was captured at his mother's house. his attorney says he intends to plead not guilty. miles is due back in court

. >>> a suspect arrested in arizona for a string of highway shootings in the phoenix area. the governor of arizona breaking the news within the hour on twitter. a man taken into custody. there have been 11 confirmed shootings of vehicle driving along i-10. no serious injuries. >>> and happening tomorrow, the highly anticipated trip begins. first stop cuba and then the u.s. pope frances will begin his nine day journey beginning in cuba. he will celebrate an outdoor mass in the revelation not that i'm aware square. there's a meeting with president castro. president obama. the white house says the president praised the pope's role in helping the u.s. and relations. today the administration announced new rules for traveling and doing business with cuba. the pope's trip poses a huge travel. jay johnson will be here tomorrow to review security plans with city, state and federal officials. he did the same in philadelphia today. the pope expected to draw big crowds in new york likely to be an emotional experience. for everyone else, the pope's visit presents logistical challenges. t