And today is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year on the roads and in the air, millions of americans hoping to get home in time for thanksgiving. We have Team Coverage all morning long. Good sailing right now. Take a look at the tsa on board here. Everything is on time right here as far as southwest goes. Take a look at the tsa, and its smooth sailing. Sky harbor telling folks to get here two and a half hours early because they are expecting about 180,000 people to come through the airport. There are some tips they are telling folks. First off, dropping off and picking up folks, use the 44th street and washington. If you need a parking spot, check find a spot on skyharbor. Com. Valley parking is available at terminal 4. And you have to arrive at least two and a half to three hours early. Check your Security Check times online and double check the tsa allowed items for your luggage. 180,000 people expected to come through today. Sunday it will be about the same thing. 180,000 people expected to come through on sunday. Some of the airports are now getting messy at this hour. Chicago . I want to show you this. This is l. A. , folks. This could be in your future if youre heading the roads. L. A. , the 405 is a parking lot. Remember, no matter are, high volume of traffic will increase as the day goes on. The highest peak is 3 00 this afternoon. Please be safe. Mallory has the peak times, too. The hunt is on for a driver involved in a hitandrun near mesa last night at university. The driver ditched the vehicle after crashing into someone on the street. That person was rushed to the hospital in serious condition. And southern, unbelievable here. At least 7 cars involved in this. Dps believes the driver who caused this mess may have been impaired. We are told the driver was in between the hov lane and concrete barrier, speeding by cars. Two people had to go to the hospital. No word on their condition but that road is back open this morning. Arrested two times in a revenge porn case, now a phoenix City Employee is still cashing in on your tax dollars. New questions this morning as we dig deeper at city hall, more problems with this guys past. Reporter some of this will make you want to scratch your head. Besides the wild accusations from police about richard abbott, hes had problems in the past and keeps getting pay raises. Abbott was arrested in october for threatening to expose naked pictures of an exgirlfriend. According to police, he printed and covered her lawn with those owned device. He makes almost 30 an hour and is still with Neighborhood Services despite these arrests. He was caught clocking in for nearly a week of time he didnt actually work only six months after starting the job. He was suspended and still got his dollar merit raise that year and every year hes been eligible since. The city cant comment on this case because its an Ongoing Investigation with an internal investigation with the city. We have not been able to get hold of abbott for comment. Meantime, we know the name of the man shot and killed at his phoenix apartment. He is 35yearold gilberto garcia. Its still a mystery why this happened and police dont have a lot to go on because there are no witnesses and the apartment complex doesnt have surveillance cameras. An officer is expected to crash near bell road and mirage. He was on his way home from work at the time. A tucson jury was unable to reach a verdict against david watson. Prosecutors claim he killed three people, including his ex wife and her mother. Hell be in jail till at least next friday, when the hearing will discuss what happens next. New concerns this morning in the immigration debate. Nearly 200 organizations urging president obama to controversial visa tracking program once used to register and track arabs and muslims. President elect donald trump is considering bringing it back. In a growing petition, the group says it is an ineffective tool. Nearly 500 students and staff are signing a petition asking to protect undocumented state of the unions. Under the executive action from president obama but president elect trump says hell get rid of it. A push this morning for Hillary Clinton to call for a recount. A group of election lawyers claim they have evidence that votes in three states were manipulated because it was done through electronic voting machines. Those states are pennsylvania, wisconsin and michigan. No comment from clinton but the deadline to collage challenge th today. And the trump family are spending the thanksgiving holiday in palm beach. Boating and air space restrictions are in place while they are there. The coast guard has security zones around his home as well. And known for starting twitter wars, a survey this morning found 50 of voters think he should ditch it while in office. This comes after recent blasts the broadway cast of hamilton. No one is expected to be named to Trumps Administration today but sources say mitt romney could be offered the position of secretary of state. Health officials in florida once again lowering the threat level, mostly in the hard hit area of miami beach. The threat level because its been 45 days without a new case being reported. 6 08 and we have a weather alert here. Hurricane otto is now back to a Tropical Storm in central america, downgraded this morning. Still its predicted to dump up to a foot of rain in the Northern Area of costa rica. Its likely to result in life threatening floods and mud slides. A lot of concern here and heavy deaths of three people who died in panama. Iris . Lets talk about what youll feel when you step outside here, temperatures in the 40s to 50s across the valley. If you were cold yesterday, youll be cold today because temperatures are comparable to this time yesterday. Down to 46 in chandler, 9 in glendale, 50 in deer valley and 45 in mesa. Phoenix in the low 50s and well keep those in forecast through about 8 00. Sunny skies and sunshine through the day, so all dry. Todays warmup is quicker than yesterdays. Well hit 70 degrees by 1 00. Yesterdays high made it to 71. Today were up to 75 and the High Temperature expected around 4 00 this afternoon. If youre heading out then, it will feel gorgeous as you maybe get ready to hit the road for your travel. Temperatures cool off into the if youre staying in town, today 75. By tomorrow upper 70s for thanksgiving day. Black friday, even warmer, then a huge drop in temperatures this weekend. More on the rain chances coming up in a few minutes. Just a few seconds ago, crews cleared a stall on the i 10 eastbound at 43rd avenue. You can still see the flashing lights in the distance. Even with that, youll see extra delays because blocking the center lane for a couple minutes. We are up to about a 33 minute desert drive time from 75th avenue to the mini stack. The 17 southbound around the durango curve, left lane blocked, and youre jammed back to about the stack or so. Delays continue from there, around northern or so just minimal delays. The heaviest is near the stack. We have a crash on the 202 and coming up, terrifying moments that could make you think twice when you drive up to an atm. The step that helped one man survive a robbery and shooting. And facebook is sending users checks, and this is not a scam. And a family forced to move twice in just 24 hours. You hate to see this. Were going to be sure you dont become a victim. Make this the best thanksgiving with the best pie in america from village inn. Bring home favorites, like pecan and pumpkin supreme. To order your thanksgiving pies, go to villageinn. Com make this the best thanksgiving with the best pie in america from village inn. Bring home favorites, like pecan and pumpkin supreme. To order your thanksgiving pies, call or visit a restaurant today. Good morning. He was just trying to get some cash when two armed men tried to rob him at a florida atm. He realized his foot was on the so he hit the gas an sped off. Police say that probably saved his life. He was shot in the arm as he sped away. The suspects have not yet been caught. Police have leads and we hope they catch these guys. These calculated thieves were caught in new york ransacking a high end jewelry store, and the employees were inside when that happened. One man pointed a gun at employees and one took a hammer to the cases. They stole totaling 300,000 and they are still on the loose. Samsung headquarters raided once again. This has nothing to do with the exploding phones or other recalls. The company is accused in taking part in a scandal out of south korea. Respiratories say the countrys president pressured samsung the support her organizations. Officials are not commenting but we are watching this tragedy, five children killed, 12 others hospitalized in tennessee after a School Bus Crash there. This is bringing back the debate about seat belts on buses. Only 6 states in the country require seat belts. Many states have dropped legislation over concerns including costs, which is estimated between 7,000 to 10,000 a school bus. Others say the design and color keep about 5 fatalitieser year across the country. Well have to wait longer to find out if dylann roof is competent to stand trial. The judge says hell rule later this week in the trial can continue. The hearing was closed for fear it could taint potential jurors views of roof. The market opens up and the postelection high continues for wall street. For the second straight day, the dow reaching New Territory and closing above the 19,000 mark for the first time ever. If you get a 15 check from facebook, it is not a hoax. The checks are marked with the return address of the name of the Class Action Lawsuit filed photos without permission. A judge ordered the 20 million settlement to amend the damage. Feeding a family of 10 this thanksgiving is cheaper than last year. The Arizona Farm Bureau just releasing its price survey. A traditional turkey dinner with the fixings is about 46. 27. The estimated cost per person is down 3 . Thats going to cost you 94. 86. This time of year can be stressful and overwhelming for a lot of reasons. Thanksgiving prep, family coming to town, Financial Stress as well. We spoke with a life coach this morning and got some ideas on how to deal with all this. Reporter a lot of good tips. Tomorrow many of us will be sitting around a table with family, and its either something youre really looking forward to or not theres a lot going on, so we could all use tips on how to handle it. If youre prepping the big meal, ask for help. If youre feeling overwhelmed, take breaks to calm yourself down. Thats important. While youre out shopping for the meal or holiday gifts, set a budget and stick with it. Dont stress about the small perfection. If you burn the rolls, go with it. Send someone to the store or use the bread in the house or go without. Dont get triggered and get into a moment of freaking out. Reporter and you know this is coming postelection, politics conversation. Coming up at 6 30, tips on how to steer clear of that conversation altogether or how to deal with it in a healthy way. Maybe step outside and enjoy the great ea those are great tips and that sunshine will brighten your mood if youre a little stressed. Right now all clear, hard to see because the sun is not up as of yet. But its up after 7 00 and it will be a beautiful but chilly morning. Were down to 53 right now in phoenix, 40s across a big portion of the valley. So maybe jacket or sweater weather early this morning. The warmup is a little quicker than yesterday, back in the high of 75 degrees. Picture perfect for the valley of the sun. Temperatures will be gradually warming today but they will warm quicker than what we felt yesterday. Its chilly in the valley. If youre stepping out the door in flagstaff and show low, youre down not 20s this morning. And we are going to stay dry around the state today, even around the region. If you have to travel today, maybe across arizona, it should be all clear sunshine as you drive. Sunny skies today and also into tomorrow. Well see maybe a passing high cloud or two, a light breeze in the afternoon. Otherwise a pleasant thanksgiving with warmer temperatures setting in. Were dry through saturday and changes kick in as we see more cloud cover, then rain chances sunday into monday. But the bigger concern will be the snow showers in the high country by sunday. If youre traveling back into town, thats something youll want to keep in mind. Keep you posted. Ill have the thanksgiving hour by hour planner next. And lets take a look at i 17, this crash we had southbound near the durango curve, thats cleared completely off the freeway. But we still have delays. So around thomas, youll see the heaviest traffic. If youre trying to get away, the 10 is about the same as far as your slowness this morning. Another crash in the valley, loop 202 eastbound at higley road. Thats been sticking around for some time, not a huge impact but looks like thats just about clear. A new crash here, queen creek road at i10. We are trying to get more details if this is blocking anything. Looks like traffic is flowing but youre seeing a pretty big response to this crash. More details coming up. It is like virtual karaoke could lead kids to porn. One gilbert man wants to warn every parent out there. And another Samsung Phone explodes and it is not on the recall list. What the company is saying today. 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Dale . 6 25, new reports of more Samsung Phone explosions. One florida man said his galaxy the Company Claims the problem is only with the galaxy note 7, but recently while driving, he smelled something burning and realized it was his phone. When i grabbed it, it was super hot. I just pulled over and chunked my phone. Only on abc 15 this morning, dont fall for it. The warning from a family kicked out of their home hours after moving in. The briscoe family had to move two times in less than 24 after finding out the home they had just rented really wasnt for rent at all. They found the listing on craigslist and thought the owner was who he said it was. Turns out it was different. We are taking action to help you avoid this scam. Head to abc15. Com for more information. If youre heading out for thanksgiving, thousands are expected to join you. Well have the numbers coming queen creek road that could slow you down trying to get on the 10. Temperatures warming in time for thanksgiving, tomorrow in the upper 70s. A phoenix City Employee 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. All you need is highspeed internet from centurylink. Get up to 40 megs for just 20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan. Speed may not be available in your area. About me. Okay. Todays high is 75 degrees, and ill show you how quickly temperatures climb coming up in the hour by hour planner, plus the changes heading our way by the weekend. We have a crash in the east valley on queen creek road at i 10. So it could impact you trying to get on to the freeway this morning. Looks like its in the westbound direction and traffic can still get by. Speeds not looking bad the rest of the valley, delays on the 10 in the west valley and i17 because of an earlier crash there. A closer look at that next. Nearly 50 million americans expected to travel this thanksgiving weekend. It will be the busiest week in the past nine years. And we have a live report from did you see gin harbor airport. Reporter you have to arrive about two and a half hours early. This line is smooth sailing right now, which is a great thing if youre heading out the sky harbor. But expect that to change because 180,000 people are expected to come through today alone. Thats about a 50 increase. Typically they see about 120,000 peep. Besides more travelers, they those are the folks in purple jackets here. And they have increased Operation Staff by about 50 . You can see everything here is on time right now. New this year, you can check your current wait times, tsa wait times, which is key. Thats a good indication of how the trip is going to begin. Again, everything on time here at southwest. Not the case country, though. You talked about wait times and people will be waiting on the planes. This is called the misery map. See that storm stretching from houston to chicago . Thats causing a mess, especially in houston. This app gives me a realtime look at departures and arrivals. Righthand side of the screen, starting to get really messy cancellations there. This could have a Ripple Effect and its starting to look nasty here. Thats not going to dump as much snow as the previous storm did, but we know as it impacts some of the major airports in the country, thats causing a lot of delays. We have snow up to the north and rain and thunderstorms heading into louisiana. That system is weakening, pushing east. Another system in the Pacific Northwest here, and that causing delays now will continue to push northeast and bring snow into the northeast u. S. So it could still cause issues tonight and into tomorrow. Well be watching it closely. We are asking why a phoenix City Employee arrested twice in reporter the arrests are troubling enough, but there were other warning signs in the job history for richard abbott. He had trouble right after he started with the city of phoenix. He was hired for Neighborhood Services back in 2007. Records show within six months he was caught padding his time card, clocking in for 29 hours he didnt actually work. He was suspended two days and still got a dollar merit raise that year and every year he was eligible since. He was arrested last month. Police say he had naked pictures of an exgirlfriend and had pictures on a city device, and printed those pictures and tossed them on her lawn. He was arrested two weeks later for harassing her. His pay is nearly 30 an hour and right now hes on longterm disability. Since january according to the city of phoenix, he gets 66 of depends on an internal investigation and the criminal investigation going on with police right now. That could take months. We have breaking news happening now. Michigan Police Officer fighting for his life after being shot in the head. Theres a News Conference happening at this very moment. This is at wayne state university, really in the heart of the detroit area. Lets listen in quickly. They are the wayne state community but the greater community. Colin was just doing his job, and for that we thank him. I know these Police Officers, most of them. And they are the finest men and women you can imagine. So im thinking about them also. We are all thinking about moment. Moments before we went to that News Conference, they said he is in grave condition here. He mentioned the officer, 29 yearold colin rose. Rose has undergone surgery and he is out of surgery, and this is a touchy situation. We know at this point that he was investigating car breakins and stopped a suspect on a bicycle. That was the last they heard from him over the radio. Then he was found shot in the head, a person of interest in custody right now. On his way out of office but a hearing in federal court is set for today in his racial profiling case. His lawyers asked the judge to step aside, which would significantly delay the case. Any delay could work in arpaios favor under the new trump administration. A crime alert youll only see here on abc 15. Beware of the fit mom bandits. They are accused of using a baby to steal from cross fit gyms across the valley. One distracts the group while the one with the baby goes through bags and takes cell phones and other items. Theyve scoped us out and put a plan together to do this to other gyms. Sucks to know people are out there that are willing to walk in, especially someone holding an infant. And they belie cased the gym days before going in there. A week from tomorrow, salaried workers should have been eligible for overtime pay. But a federal judge in texas put a stop of the labor departments changes, at least for now. Some call the changes a disaster for business but is fed says they were necessary for fair wages. A lawsuit is turning into a profitable business deal. The Navajo Nation is teaming up develop authentic jewelry. In 2012 the tribe accused Urban Outfitters of using the navajo name to sell products. Now they are settling the suit with a new deal. Plans for a new Retail Center in the norse west valley are moving forward. A developer is expect today break ground on the center at 83rd avenue and happy valley next year. It will have shopping, dining and specialty rai too. No word which stores will be moving in. Happening now, there are last minute preparations underway ahead of salvation armys thanksgiving meal. 750 volunteers are getting ready to welcome about 1500 guests, plus delivering meals to the home bound. Guests can also take home clothes and shoes. And children will have a special area as well. Doors at the Phoenix Convention 9 00 a. M. Tater or tot . What a tough choice for the president , pardoning a turkey for the last time while youre in office. We know tot is 18 weeks old, 2 feet 2 inches tall and walks with a relaxed saunter. Tater is a hefty 40 pounds and likes to snack on worms while hes walking with swagger. Well see who the president pardons today. Accurate forecast. We have clear skies awaiting sunrise, a beautiful looking start to the day. Temperatures are chilly, so get ready to feel spots in the 40s. Peoria and glendale, youre coming in at 48, 49 degrees. Mesa, youre waking up with 45 degrees, so very chilly as you yesterday but todays warmup will be a little faster. Were in the upper 60s by lunchtime, and the high warmer than yesterday, up to 75 degrees. That puts us back above the 30 year average. Thanksgiving will be warmer and black friday, the warmest day of the week. Ill show you those temperatures in a few minutes. We have a crash on the 17 blocking the left lane. They got it to the right pretty quickly here. This and still desert drive time just 11 minutes. And well try and get more detas on that. If youre heading to the high country this afternoon, its definitely going to get busy on i17 northbound. Leave by 1 00 p. M. And ill give you a look at i 10 and when you need to head out for that in just a couple minutes. You know somebody will try and talk politics over thanksgiving dinner. Coming up, tips on how to avoid sour moments. And its meant for music but a popular app is accused of having porn. And parents, settings wont keep your kids safe fr one. And some of your giving the gift of flight. What you need to know before but with crayola color wonder. It doesnt have to be. Dont you wish life could be this messfree . F sets each sold separately. Dont you wish life could be this messfree . 6 44. A new movement is underway to get a popular music app to change its ways. We told you a few weeks ago app musical. Ly is demanding changes to remove porn. After looking at the application, this is not a place for pornography. Theres a ton of kids on this app. The app allows you to lip sync to your Favorite Music but while searching, you could stumble on porn even if privacy settings are on. We have a new update after a woman in colorado was held hostage in she was also shot, and this is the man behind it according to investigators. Hes 42 years old and sounds like its her husband. Thats the latest there. The hostage situation taking place in colorado overnight. Police have not released the womans condition. It happened in colorado springs. Thats what happened there. Thats the newest information coming in, something we are monitoring from the live desk. Someone stole his 1968 camaro, his dream car. The couple moved here after he got out of the navy here and hes got a baby on the way. He had to make the tough choice to keep it her and sell it, to hopefully make some cash. Struggled for a little bit and things were finally looking up, and we got to call monday morning that the car was gone. Somebody stole it. The thief has to stole from a military man because the car has military plates. If you see it, please contact police. This year drones are again expected to be a popular holiday gift, especially since the price of the Unmanned Aircraft have dropped. If you buy one, beware of the new guidelines. You have to pay the faa 5 to register a drone if it weighs more than half a pound. Near planes, and must be at least 5 miles from any airport. Zoo lights start the 25th season with hundreds of displays to light up the sky starting at 5 30. There will be a Tree Lighting ceremony with the asu marching band but you need a ticket to attend. Politics is bound to co up at the table for thanksgiving. Some experts say to put up a sign. Theres a lot going on already and it can be stressful and overwhelming. The Financial Stress and prepping big meals, bringing up politics at the table may not be the best. A conflict or trigger, dont go there. Have the selfdiscipline to have grace and patience and not go in further into that conversation. Another good tip as youre prepping for tomorrow, pull out a chair, take a break, give yourself a minute to calm down and let everything calm down and enjoy one of the charities we help out is st. Marys food bank alliance. You probably know the Organization Feeds thousands of people every year, but you may not have known st. Marys is the worlds first food bank. Pretty amazing. Jerome knows it well because his family used the service growing up. Now he gives back as an employee. To see people standing in line to get that food, i see sisters, my brothers. The other charities we are helping out, we love each and every one of them. Dropoff locations are so easy, and you can also give online. 53 degrees, clear skies and a beautiful looking start across the valley of the sun. Chilly as you step outside. If youre heading to the high country, all clear as up the i17. Mostly clear skies and really whether youre taking the 10 up north or the 17 up north or the 10 out west rather, youll enjoy sunny skies on your drive out of town today with Cool Temperatures in the high country, 60s and 70s to our west and southwest. Should be a gorgeous day. Today 75 degrees, and tomorrow for this evening day. Black friday, the warmest day of the week with a high of 79 degrees. Temperatures will be in the 70s on saturday, and check out the drop in temperatures, nearly a 10degree drop as we go into sunday as rain chances gradually go up. Just a slight chance for the valley, but well have to watch for snow showers in the high country. That could impact you if youre traveling back into town. Well talk about the rest of the sevenday forecast in a few minutes. We have a new 10 from the traffic center, just off the 10 in the west valley. Yall see 107th avenue traveling southbound, that right lane is blocked and you could see a little congestion trying to get on the freeway. Once youre on the 10 eastbound, 31 minutes desert drive time. No extra crashings here from the 101 to the 17. If youre trying to head out this afternoon taking i10 or p. M. To avoid the heaviest delays. I told you about a crash i17 at peoria avenue. Its heavy but i dont see anything blocking traffic there. Well have a closer look coming up. I remember when traveling was kind of fun. Not now. Its starting to be a mess in. Just in this morning, be on the look out for these suspects here, caught on camera. Im seeing this for the first time with you here. They are using a stolen card according to police there. There are the two women here, seen at the target and they left in a beat up silver car. Call silent witness, 480 witness if you know who they are. Reporter it is be travel day of the year and if youre heading to the airport today, give yourself plenty of time. We are talking about two and a half hours extra, 180,000 people expected to come through sky harbored to alone. The operations staff is increased by about 50 as well. On sunday, expect the same crowd, 180,000 people coming weekend. Reporter good morning. Coming up on gma, a new winter storm sweeping across the country on the busiest travel week of the year. Millions of americans hitting the roads and the skies, and well have all you need to know to avoid the rush on gma. If you were planning on enjoying adult beverages before thanksgiving, do not drink and drive. Aaa is offering tipsy tow service. Beginning at 6 00 tonight and for 12 hours, you can get a free 10mile call the number on the screen to ask for tipsy tow. Allstate is offering 2 roadside rescues if you use the good hands rescue app or mobile website. That includes flat tires, jump starts, even running out of gas. Thats good for today only but you dont have to be an allstate customer to take advantage. A City Employee arrested twice in a revenge porn case is and richard abbotts job history shows that he was suspended for clocking in when he was not working right after he started with the city ten years ago. Despite that, he got all his regularly scheduled merit raises. Whether or not hes fired will depend on the criminal investigation. Lets talk about the accurate sevenday forecast, high of 75 degrees today. Its warmer this afternoon but tomorrow warmer as welshing upper 70s and dry for thanksgiving day. Near 80 on temperatures still in the 70s on saturday. Slight chance of rain next week coming in so well be watching that closely. The 10 in the west valley, delays from about 91st avenue till youre past the tunnel. I10 eastbound at 7th avenue, slow as well. Realtime traffic conditions here. Some of us will be here good morning, america. Holiday travel nightmare. Two winter storms moving across the country right now. Alerts from california to michigan as slick roads spark accidents overnight and major traffic jams break out on los angeles freeways. Now tens of millions of americans on the road and in the air on the busiest travel day of the year. The best ways to beat the holiday rush. Breaking right now, a big announcement about Donald Trumps team naming formal rival governor nikki haley as u. N. Ambassador as the president elect reverses course on some of his most Controversial Campaign pledges. He now says he may not seek criminal charges against Hillary Clinton, rethinks his positions on torture and climate change. We have the reaction and new questions about his business dealings overseas this morning. Fireball