william trion. he was more than just a veterinarian. he was a friend who somebody& they could turn to. >> he wold talk to me like a father would talk to his daughter. and this was a very first time i met him he was referred to me and said he was an old country vet. wasn't exactly what i was looking for at the time, but i thought i would try him anyway. i thank god i did because this man touched me in so many ways. we would talk about life, love, marriage, religion. >> he was beloved by so many people and this was such a tragic accident. dr. trion fell into the there was no oxygen down there. two other people went in after him to rescue him. one of them also died and the other was in critical condition. >>> arizona is one of 13 states part of a lawsuit against the obama administration directive on transgender bathroom use in schools. today a federal judge in texas heard arguments. the white house directed schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity or risk losing federal states that f

william trione better known as bill or dr. t. he was a valley vet for 25 years, and his family is devastated. >> we're struggling right now personally because you're losing a friend and family member. we're also losing a aren'ted person in the -- a respected person >> friends of the doctor are planning a candle light vigil friday night close to where the accident happened. >>> and back to the incredible weather, washes running big time in fountain hills. textbook flash flooding. fortunately didn't cause a lot of problem, and no real loss of property, but did it wash out some barbed wire fence. water flowing this fast can be dangerous, and it threw a lot don't want to get stuck in it. there's a policeman down there. the whole right lane flooded. >> the weather cause this porsche to lose control and get stuck, but he was all right. >> and you can see the skyline disappear, not your typical office view. >> the gila river posing a null danger -- new danger to in the area. the salt river trees causing it to be wider and flatter, and a

william trione, a well known veterinarian in the valley that practiced for more than 25 years. he was at his home trying to punch water out after -- pump water out of an underground grain storage area and fell in. he dedicated his life to people and animals, and his life is a big loss for those that knew him. >> we all loved him. he'll be missed. our thoughts and prayers are the doctors family, and their families. this community is just devastated. >> one other man is still in critical condition tonight. phoenix fire said oxygen levels were at 4 percent in the hole where the man fell. under 19 percent is considered dangerous. >>> and here's the first look at a man shot by police in phoenix earlier this weekend. he's expected to survive after officers were forced to shoot him sunday night. they say he pulled a knife on them while fighting family in their home. >>> and tonight we're waiting to learn the identity of a man arrested after a swat situation overnight. this all surrounds an investigation about a series of suspicious fires. >>> and crews on scene in the east valley toni

the first victim is a well known veterinarian identified at william trione. scottsdale woman -- about a scottsdale woman's safe stolen while she was on vacation. hear straight from her tonight at 10:00, and we talk to the mom of the one of the suspects still on the one. plus profiling and police, the new way to crack down on any potential bias out there. and it's one oarizona's darkest days. the yarnell hill fire. now it's being made into a movie, and you could get a paying gig to be in it. >>> and flash flood watch until tomorrow night. the rain chance increasing overnight and tomorrow to of 0 percent, and a -- to 60 percent, and over the next couple of days, heavy rain and flash flooding the biggest threats. very warm and humid although we're getting a break from the triple digits. it's going to be soupy out there. >> we adopt like that word. >> -- don't like that word. >> but that's the case, and dust will likely head our way, so the next time it rolls around track it with us. check out th right now on our abc 15 app, and follow amber on twitter. she's rea