The east valley. We have a crash out there that ill show you. Glad youre waking up with abc15 mornings. We have some news to get to you. Dan and danielle im going to start in phoenix this morning where a family was forced from their home. Early on the scene abc15s Justin Pazera hes going to be near cave kreeb. Is this family yes, the folks are okay chris but you know just awhile ago they had to call the Fire Department back out because they thought that the fire had reignited and you can actually still see on the street right here just a lot of water because this fire was huge. I want you to take a look at this picture because a viewer sent us this one. That fire just went up i mean just really lighting up the night sky there. The thing that made this fire so difficult was that these houses are so packed in here. Firefighters had to work really under control and save the other homes in this area. Thankfully everyone was able to make it out okay but the big question this morning was actually what started that fire. The phoenix Fire Department theyre also working with the family to try to figure out exactly what they need and try to put them up in the right place. Justin pazera thanks. From the looks of this crash it was already not good this morning. A woman calling 911 as she was stalked through traffic and repeatedly hit by another driver. Hes in the back of me trying to kill me on the road. And hes flipping me off. Hes swerving. Hes in the middle. 911 dispatch maam. Did he hit your car. Terrifying moments there. Joan moses ended up crashing caught up to when they caught up to help no one was badly hurt. Hes still in jail on 50,000 bond. Gone without a trace. Today marks four months since little jesse wilson vanished from his buck eye home. We spoke with the investigator handling this case and in his words he believes, quote, he knows who did this. Hes not naming names. Hes not saying whether he thinks jesse is alive or dead because he movement on the case very soon. Meantime an entire Community Pulling for this little boy. Its illuminated 24 hours a day seven days a week. Our state is home to the Largest Nuclear power plant generating in the country. Abc15 Megan Thompson joining us lye from phoenix right now megan. Good morning guys. Yeah, its all about making sure that information that happens in case an emergency gets out to you at home quickly and efficiently. This is where everybodys going to be right now. We have five different agencies kind of talking about how they are going to be prepared in case of those kinds of emergencies. Here at abc15 we actually just got a tour in the last few weeks of the palo verdes nuclear plant. Thats where its safe for civilians to go inside chltsd its slim to none when those reactors are actually off. Which is why its so important to have meetings like this one. It covers 4,000 acres of land powering electricity for about 4 Million People in 4 different states. The plan also having an Economic Impact on your state. Having nearly 2 billion impact on your economy every single year and those agencies today mrurs as well as information regarding radiation and coming up at 5 30 youre going to hear from a radiation expert and why they think these meetings are so important. Thank you megan for that update. Lets take a live look at sky harbor. A man is accused of jumping over a fence and walking across two of the runways here. Court documents say 24yearold hopped the fence. We asked the pilot what the control tower would tell other pilots on the ground if they spot an intruder. Everybody stop what theyre doing nobody do anything anymore just stop moving. Sky harbor says their Security System worked as its supposed to. We emailed the suspects lawyer after hours but we havent heard shooting spree now spanning three valley cities. Pioria police now confirming at least seven cases. One witness in pioria saw similar cases. One like that one right there with stock rims. They reported the driver was an older white male with a tan hat. It was safe light auto glass who tipped us off in p the fact that someones just driving around shooting them leaving these people with holes in their vehicle. They have been flooded with calls for the same shot out or broken windows. Police investigating right now. Dan 5 06 and brand new from the abc15 live desk. S. W. A. T. Situation unfolding this morning. Clearly we are on the scene here. Im still waiting on information from Police Officers. We did reach out to them. After a k9 officer. They sent the dog in to get this guy. The dog bit this guy. Hes in handcuffs. No word on what happened after that. Chris, in democracy 2015 they sent a letter to the president elect asking him to rescind his appointment of steve bannon. In fact 169 democrats signed that letter saying underminds trumps ability. Senator Bernie Sanders also agreeing with that. A president of the United States should not have a racist at his side. Unacceptable. We also have some new video here out of los angeles has hundreds of people protested steve bannon saying kkk no way. Meantime Donald Trumps hotels mavericks owner mark cube bin. Espn saying that choice was made to avoid any implied association. Slowly but surely the ballots in Maricopa County are getting counted. Theres a good chance it could get wrapped up today. There are three thousand early voting. Right now it is 5 08 as wake up. Clean up on 505. After a water pipe burst. If youre about to hop on i17 heres a look right around the durango curve. And it is a nice 62 degrees right now. Were in for a cooler day. Ill break down your hour by hour planner. Plus weve got to talk about just how cold its going to get tonight. And iris t minus o. This mission here to the all right. Lets talk about your most accurate forecast. When you were going to bed yesterday you probably still saw some of those clouds around the valley but overnight they cleared out. But it will also show you Something Else. You see that haze thats starting to move in. It looks like we managed to bring in parts of dust across the valley. As that cold front was moving in. So you may notice a bit of a haze as you get ready outside and notice our air quality its in the moderate range because of some of that dust that did move in overnight. Otherwise plan on sunny, clear skies as you get ready to head out the door and Cool Temperatures. Were down to 62 now. Well drop into the 50s for a few hours before we start to warm back up. But it is going to be a slow warm up. We wont even hit 70 degrees to 73. Below average highs a gorgeous day. Ill show you those temperatures in just a bit mallory. And iris i want to head out to the east valley right now. We had a crash there earlier but it looks like it just cleared. Everything was off on the right the whole time but that has since cleared. The rest of the east valley freeway is looking good and i17. If youre traveling southbound from dunlap avenue until you hit mcdough road. Im not seeing any problem spots as well. We in the i10 west valley. Heart disease is the number one killer but could Something Else be taking its place. In this mornings gma first look an amazing act of brotherly love caught on camera. Watch as 35yearold mom of five tina levy turns her back for just a moment leaving 11month old eton on the changing table. But the 30pound infant is miraculousily caught by his older brother. I just ran and caught him. Reporter falling is one of the leading causes of injury and it can happen anywhere. It was something that just happened in less than a second. Check out this quick thinking home depot employee and this las vegas dad catching his kid while half asleep and well have more back to abc15 mornings. Time right now 5 14. Temperature is 62 degrees. Weve got 50s in the valley. Its going to be a cooler day but get ready for some colder temperatures tonight. Ill break down all the freezes in our state in just minutes. You might have already turned on the car heater once or twice but what about warming up your home. We are taking action. Abc15s Allison Rodriguez joining us lye allison theres always a risk when you turn on that heat the first time. Yeah, and its been awhile since we even had to turn on those heaters. And if you dont know what to check for it could make things dangerous and put your life at risk. One of the leading causes of house fires is people trying to stay warm and realizing that he have not taken those proper precautions. You have to make sure your chimney is clean. If you do go to sleep before all of those embers are out that could spark a blaze. You have to make sure you have that protective fencing in the fropt. If you do have a small space heater keep it away from things and yourself and a big no no is menoxide. The floors soaked. Crews have supplies set up on the halls of juniper hall. A water pipe burst there causing evacuations and students wont be able to return for at least five days. The university allowing students today to get their clothes and medicine but they are staying in hotels and other dorms until everything in there dries out. Thats one way to describe the Party Rock Fire burning in north carolina. It is growing in size covering about 6,000 acres here. As you see the heavy equipment there. Thats the heavy air crews there, the choppers there working on the ground and in the air. The terrain really dangerous here. The leaves have been fuelling the flames. The fire continuing to grow. Mandatory evacuations do remain in place. Ive never been involved in thought of losing everything you own is never a fun thing. Pretty significant here. The Forest Service also saying at this point no homes or businesses have been lost thats a special thanks to the fire crews there for saving those structures. Lets head to the midwest now. An explosion rocked a small town in illinois killing one person. The windows there if theyll show it theyre busted out of this shopping center. Authorities blaming natural gas right now we know 11 people were hurt as well. Heading back east t plane crash in hoboken, new jersey. It happened in september. A woman was killed there. The diagnosis is being investigated as a possible cause of what went on. Now to a health alert cancer is poised to take over as the number one killer. Currently Heart Disease kills more people but researchers with they predict by 2020 cancer will be the leading cause of death in the u. S. Well are you ready for the Great American smokout . Were not talking about barbecue were talking about smoking. There is a push to try and get people to quit. The cdc says it is the number one cause of preventable deaths in the u. S. Quitting has never been easier. Theres nicotine replacement. Theres online and phone counseling. And speaking of phone 10 00 a. M. Louis gonzalez will be joining the head coach of the mercury. Theyll be launching a new Public Awareness campaign. Thats the arizona smokers help line. 5 18 and searching all the live feeds i have access too and i dont have it because history is in the making. Just a matter of hours here expedition 50 will launch to the well its pretty important. Nasa Astronauts Peggy Whitson is on board this flight. She will become the oldest woman in space and shell even celebrate her 57th birthday in orbit. A lot of snow. Lets talk now about your most accurate forecast. Today is the day weve all been looking forward to. A cooler day on tap and we bring the sunshine back too. So youre not going to see m of them as you get ready to head outside. You will feel Cool Temperatures around 62 in phoenix. But a lot of 60s across the valley. Even by lunchtime were still in the 60s. Thats 68 degrees. Before we top out at a high of 73 degrees. So a very nice day. Look at those High Temperatures below that 30year average at 75 you may not even make it out of the 60s today with a high of 68 for you. And its going to be cool across the state. Were talking highs in the 60s to our west. Upper 50s in kingman and highs in the 60s only seeing a High Temperature today of 45 degrees. Then get ready, the colder air sets in certainly through the day today and well really feel it overnight tonight. We already have freeze alerts in parts of our state. An the valley not under a freeze alert but were going to feel some of the coldest temperatures weve felt so far this season as phoenix dropped to 49 degrees for a low. And check out those temperatures in the teens in spots like window rock even flagstaff and several areas in our state below freezing. We wont see temperatures below freezing in the valley. Those lows dropping to the 40s tomorrow morning. Thats certainly jacket weather. Before we get warmer and then rain chances. Weve got to talk more about when that rain starts to move in in a few minutes mallory. Abc15 desert drive times brought to you by century link prism. Take a look at the big picture. You are starting out in the west valley right now. Just a 10minute desert drive time and thats going to start right at grand avenue as youre traveling southbound. Youre looking great there. But then once you hit around 91st and seeing some minor break lights. But basically between 90 once until you hit about a 59th 51st after thats where things start to look up. Through downtown phoenix. Well give you a closer look at state route 51 in just a couple of minutes. And its time to take action claus. And dropping off your donation is so easy. Just stop by sander son ford or lincoln or any of 120 plus ups store locations. You can always donate. Make sure your donation dollar is going to a great cause. And coming up at 5 30 fears spreading through a building in tuscan after masked men raid a with 40 megs of Internet Speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time. Streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. E year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan. Speed may not be available in your area. No, thats okay. Im not hungry. Dont worry about me. Okay. . Imagine ae instead of rushing to buy we gave thanks for what we already have. At t. J. Maxx, marshalls and homegoods were closed on thanksgiving because family time comes first. Hey we are all virtual today in the Financial Fitness zone. Take a good look at the charities that you would like to support with your hard earned money. Giving tuesday is coming up in less than two weeks and last year on that date more than 700,000 chirt 700,000 people gave to charity that day. I cant list them all right here. One example of a good one. The forever young foundation. Heres why they score so high. Take a look at the blue portion of the pi chart. Sandra menudy told me. Everything on programs. They live in the world that we do. They have to spend some money on fundraisering fundraising but again the bulk of the money should be going to programs. Hope kids in scotts del. The special olympics. The boys and girls clubs just to name a few all of those will take care of your donation dollar the best and maybe you support some of those smaller non profits that you wont find there on charity navigator. Do your homework and as always the Financial Fitness zone at abc15. Com. All right. Skies are clearing in the valley and across the state. Winds will lighten up through the day today. Igot your most accurate forecast still ahead. And youre starting to see brake lights on the 10 out in the west valley. And also haeld shocking video out of flagstaff an officer punching a woman in the face. What weve now learned about sleeping. A house fire in phoenix that happened thoshg. The thing is that fired back up again, iris. And you know we can all use a little extra cash for the hoods. Abc15 is giving away 500 tonight. Youve got to watch for the weather word of the day tonight if you dont have a serial number nobody knows where the gun came from. A new concern for authorities as homemade rifles called ghost guns are ending up on the streets. This could be a lot bigger problem than they thought. Quite frankly i dont want to get political about it. What does the Phoenix Police chief have to say across the country right now. Coming up 5 30 thursday. Jackets, sweaters, ukgs scarfs mittens. If youre in flagstaff absolutely its much colder there. Chili in some spots. 50s and 60s are very comparable to where we were at this time yesterday. Were starting out right at 62 degrees. Today a cooler day. Makes it to 73 degrees. Tonight ill break out the jackets. And iris i10 out in the west valley definitely slowing down right now. Youre seeing those brake lights at 83rd avenue. It looks like we may have a crash or a stall. Just maybe as youre trying to use that exit ramp use some caution. But besides that i want to give you a look at the big picture. Thats really the only spot seeing delays. I17 right near the stack is also picking up. Starting with the breaking news to update everybody on what happened this morning. Look at this image here. Sent to us. Want to thank you for helping us tell the story. Crews worked very fast to keep this thing from spreading to the nearby homes. It unfolded year cave creek road and greenway. Crews told us they were so it may not be vacant. The cause by the way is under investigation still at this hour. Also breaking overnight a fight breaks out in phoenix. One man ends up with stab wounds. Were waiting on the official details. But police say the witnesses tell them the second guy involved in this ran off. The victim did not go to the hospital weve just learned. Thats the newest information on these the candles are covering the ground where two teens were killed by a suspected drunk driver. Sanchez father telling us they were just going to mcdonalds when they were hit. [ crying ] [speaking spanish]. There. Police say the driver was also speeding when he rearended the teens car. You cannot arrest me until i know i have a warrant. Hey. You cant hit a girl like that. A Police Officer in flagstaff on administrative leave this morning. Flagstaff Police Telling us they are concerned about whats depicted in that they say the woman was somewhat uncooperative. Flagstaff police did identify that officer as jeff bonnar. Theres a Death Investigation happening in flagstaff right now. Were told that somebody was hit by a train as we zoom in for you. Thats the heart of flagstaff right there. Flagstaff Police Telling us trespassing. But its apparently they have contacted that victims family members. So give me a few minutes if we get another update. Back in the valley chris a new police chief of phoenix getting right to work. She aez those are her old stomping grounds. Williams took a lot of questions from the audience including concerns about immigration changes and potential deportations under president elect donald trump as wel racial tensions. I know im black and i walked in the room and you can say im black but im not just a black police chief im everyones police chief. We also got to ask her some non work related questions. Weve got that interview on our website abc15. Com. The basic ar 15 rifle can be customized in many different accessories and equipment. You can make that rifle your very own. Apparently thats exactly whats happening and its a cause for concern for Law Enforcement agencies across our country. Socalled ghost guns impossible to track until they show up at crime scenes. The key part is called the 80 receiver. It is legal to buy in the u. S. Atf doesnt require a serial number which means anyone can buy it without getting a background check. Officers say theyre these rifles at national krul organization rs. Law enforcements saying theyre concerned with loan wolves. The city of tuscan has destroyed more than 4300 guns over the last three years or so and that might violate state law. The state legislator from tuscan. Tuscan officials believe the state law is unconstitutional to find out if the attorney general is going to pursue any legal action against the city. The closure for the Family Doctor who was killed in a hit and run. The suspect in this case will be arraigned on charges. Are you ben santiago. Lopez spent months in mexico but turned himself in last week. Happening right now from the live desk. I want to update you on this situation here because the search expected to resume at any second for a missing couple out of los angeles. They vanished when they were leaving on a camping trip for Joshua Tree National park or the Imperial National sand dunes. So friends and family they got really concerned when Aaron Morganstein and masha failed to show up for work on monday. Theyve now set up a gofundme they can get a search team together. But dan, the immediate search set to begin here any second. 536 now. In democracy 2015 as he gears up with his meeting with a world leader. Also on the schedule today a meeting with this woman South Carolina governor nicky hayley. Sources close to the administration saying she might be candidate for the secretary of state Donald Trumps. New this morning a push to make sure our state is prepared for a nuclear emergency. Powering roughly 4 Million People across the southwest. But with that massive scale comes some concern as well. Abc15s Megan Thompson joins us now live in phoenix. Several agencies are coming together to make sure were safe. Thats exactly right danielle. Like you mentioned because of the scale thats why this is so important and so a bunch of different players about 5 are going to meet right here in this room to make sure youre safe and make sure everyones on the same page and get information out to you at home if something serious were to happen. We actually just got a tour in the last few weeks during its latest refuelling outage. Really this is the only time its safe for c inside because of the explosion risk. Moments ago we spoke to a radiological planning expert. This will be a team effort. We have to make sure that everybody is working together. That were working together in concert with one another. We have a joint program and so we work directly with a lot of the Maricopa County agencies just to make sure were Public Health and safety. And those agencies today will talk about a variety of things like an overview of their emergency plans and procedures as well as information regarding radiation. Back to you. Lets talk now about your most accurate forecast that cooler drier air is slowly settling into our state. This morning were actually going to start the day in the 50s and 60s across with tempe sitting at 62. With some scattered 50s around the valley. So another cool start to the day but also were feeling those breezes and thats in part why those temperatures are staying a little higher this morning. Winds right now between about 5 and 15 miles an hour in most valley cities. Those wind gusts are stronger still across that northern pocket of our state and especially in spots like cholo and globe where weve seen some 40 miles an hour plus range. Gusts near 20 to 25 miles an hour by this afternoon and here in the valley well just keep those winds coming out of the west between 5 and 15 miles an hour. Clear skies in the forecast and temperatures slowly warming. Well still be in the 60s at lunchtime. A high today of 706 degrees. And iris if your drive time is long along you yet but just south of the durango curve. State route 51 looking even lighter. Just about an 11minute desert drive time here and thats going to be from cactus. On the 10 out in the west valley our delays have extended and then out in the east valley on the 10 im not seeing any delays just yet but this is right at baseline. Westbound direction is picking also looking pretty good. Mallory i have brand new details about a very scary situation unfolding. Im going to take you to tuscan where a group of women targeted by robbers. Wail until you hear what happened. And you know what this means, that means the holidays are right around the corner and some of of the cooler temperatures a lot of people are going to be turning this on the fireplace. And 12 billion thats how much one federal new information coming into the live desk. What was supposed to be a support group for women turned into a crime scene overnight in tuscan. Lets take you there. Officers say four masked men raided a church. If youre familiar on the south dozens of purses were stolen. The support group meets regularly for years and does work in the community volunteering. Theyre vowing to stay strong. At least two vehicles took off from the scene. There is a special place in the afterlife for those who did this. Meanwhile a brand new image coming in. Ill take that image full for you. Thats a los angeles Police Officers cruiser there. Look at the shot out. Shattered from bullets. Authorities say somebody opened fire on the car with the officer inside. Thankfully he wasnt injured. I can tell you somebody was shot and killed down the street from this location and officers were really concerned because people in that area, dan, have been on edge. Chris, a convicted murder is one step closer to freedom. Covering all week long. Branden dasy. Wisconsin prosecutors still fighting to keep dasy behind bars. Well cheese and salmonilla. So a heads up for seafood gor is volunteering one of its 8 cheese brands. Now no ones gotten sick but if youve got any of the infected products return for a full refund. Section. We are taking action to keep you safe and warm as the temperatures finally dropping and that means you could be cranking up that heater. So abc15 Allison Rodriguez she is live for us this morning and allison home heating certainly keeps firefighters busy this time of year. Yeah, it is a number two cause of all home fires and most of them are caused be i this right here. Your very own fireplace. Stay warm. Now a lot of the older homes in the valley they still have these wood burning fireplaces and the u. S. Fire administration is saying in two years there are more than 45,000 home fires and 155 deaths. And the damage could be costly too. Were talking 351 between 2010 and 2012. It does seem like a hassle but pioria fire inspectors. You know, i like mary pop pvmins. But we want people to have a professional Chimney Sweep to come out and clean if necessary. All right and we did some digging to clean it out its about 75. This is not something a way for you to save money. Also want to tell you guys these detector. Reporting live in scottsdale Allison Rodriguez abc15. Whatever your political views we are all consumers and some have concern that the one federal agency designed to protect us could face cut backs. Wells fargo fined 1 million to. The Consumer FinancialProtection Bureau has been busy since its that agency really is there for everyday americans. Consumer advocate dianne brown says its been a game changer. We think its been a transformative agency. The agency says its handled more than 1 million complaints and recovered nearly 12 billion for consumers. But some critics are looking to slow it down. The wall street journal reports republican lawmakers are making power once president elect trump takes office. Its a move brown says would be a step backward. We want to make sure they stay strong and consumers are the ones who benefit. So if its important to you step up. Let your representatives know that strong consumer is important to you. Go to abc15. Com click on sections and let joe know for links to that information. Need my help . Heres how to get ahold of me. Let me know. Time now for your most accurate forecast. Clouds are clearing out of the valley and really clearing out of the state as a cold front pushes in some drier, cooler air. Also near snow ball this morning otherwise looking at those dry conditions and today dry across much of the state with just a eastern rim. That really is it the the rest of the state looking dry. Tomorrow sunny skies even saturday nice and sunny. But then we start tracking changes. Another storm system moves our way and this next one will bring in much more moisture. get ready for rain chances. Theyll start late sunday night. Check out that forecast for monday. We now have a 50 chance of scattered showers and some of them could produce rains. So i wouldnt make outdoor plans for monday as it looks like it could be a bit of an active day and certainly the high country too. Were also going to get some colder air. So theres a chance for some snow flurries some showers even in the high country as we go into monday. Its something were watching. Keep that in mind. Now todays 73. Tomorrows still in the 70s. Then well get a couple days in the 80s before that next storm back down. Your hour by hour break down like this by noon were still in the 60s before we hit that high of 73 today. Still in the 70s tomorrow. And then the 70s step back in into next week with that next storm system. Well talk about the cold. Temperatures tonight and those weather alerts in just minutes. Weve had some crashes on the 60 that have caused a mess for drivers. I do want to show you that its this is right at date of birthson. So between dobson and the 101. On i17 a couple minutes ago i told you no delays. So were up to a 21minute drive time. Really the delays dont begin until you are closer to northern and once youre past the stack things do ease up and that crash on i10 out on 83rd avenue im at those desert drive times coming up. Yes it is time to take action and help out operation santa claus. Were collecting clothes, money, and toys. And for every 5 you give youll get one and 3 to win a 2017 ford f150 courtesy of Sanderson Ford and lincoln. I was sitting in class and i get this random random group chat and it was someones grandma inviting me over for thanksgiving. This next story is so great. Spending the holidays with the family what about someone you dont know. Youve got to stick around for the story thats now gone viral. Coming up in the next hour okay. This is one of the favorite stories around the this morning. Grandmas and technology a lot of times they dont mix but it has led to a hilarious texting mix up. And a great way to get together. 17yearold jamal hinton is a valley teenager. After some back and forth the pair quickly realized grandma was texting the wrong number but the invitation to dinner is still on the table. I thought wow this ladys would probably blow me off but she was actually pretty nice and sweet about it. It says text me your picture. Thats who you are. Jamal posted the encounter online. In fact grandma had to change her phone number. By the way jamal says he will take her up on that offer. Love that story. Lets talk about the big changes heading our way. That cooler air moves in to ill show you just how cold it will get in the valley next. And things are slow on i10 and on i17 this morning. Well show you just how slow youll need to head out. And how this s. W. A. T. Situation unfolded this morning. Four months still no sign of jesse wilson. What one investigator reveals about the missing buck eye boy. And what authorities found on we dont have a lot of Grocery Stores here in our neighborhood and we want our neighbors to have access to good things at affordable prices. The only thing easy in our community is fast food. . . Well hello wow were here to offer some help. Welcome retirement, huh . laughs i mean, look at the size of this thing who doesnt need a sweet potato that size . They took the time to care what our project was about. Here you go. And that was something happen right now at 6 00. We are on the scene of breaking news. This is after an s. W. A. T. Situation and this is what happens when police send in the Police Canine unit. Four months and still no wilson new details we are just learning. And inside this room this is where the plans will be laid out thorpg if there was a nuclear emergency. But first lets talk about your most accurate forecast. A bit chilly in spots. Weve got 50s across the valley. Clear skies as those clouds from yesterday are gone and drier, cooler air sets in. Look at our temperatures today. We wont even hit the 70s until this afternoon. A high of 73 under sunny skies. Theres a haze in the air. Ill show you what that is next. Iris so far were looking pretty good on the roads. And the delays youre seeing this morning are pretty much right where youd expect they will. Basically from northern until you hit the stack and then on i10 were up to an 18 minute desert drive time and thats going to take you from 75th avenue. Things are picking up on the 10