Reporter the shooting happened yesterday afternoon, and there was an extensive search immediately afterward that turned up nothing. But then today, police got a tip that somebody knew where the suspect was. This is who police are looking for, he is 19yearold malik thompson, the caution he is considered armed and dangerous. Police say thompson gunned down a woman yesterday near peoria, she worked there at a facility operated by umom, providing shelter and sei homeless. The victim was hit multiple times by bullets and is in critical condition. Today, police got a tip that thompson was breaking into an apartment near Mountain View but again, he eluded capture. We believe this is an isolated incidents, a Domestic Violence incident dealing with the victim and suspect. Again, although we would consider him armed, rather than we believe he committed, the fact is that he probably does not want to be caught, therefore dont approach, just call police. Reporter police tell us they believe the 19y
Another commander and former attorney. The questions will the sheriff have to resign . The answer is no. With the sheriff go to jail . The answer is we are a long way from that. The judges like the Police Investigating what could be a crime a recommending charges to prosecutors. What happens next is u. S. Attorney, John Leonardo working with the department of justice in washington has to decide whether to go ahead and charge the sheriff with criminal co what happens next could take months to play out. A criminal contempt charges a misdemeanor, perjury a more serious felony. Arpaio would personally have to pay the cost of a criminal defense. All this coming 11 days before the republican primary for sheriff. The 84 yearold seeking a seventh term in office. I should say there are National Political implications. Sheriff arpaio is a high profile endorser of republican trump. Team 12 investigator joe dana has been following this story for years as well. He joins us from the life alert cente
The driver the only person suffered lifethreatening injuries. It shut down peoria west of 35th avenue for several hours. A prayer vigil planned for tomorrow night in mary view park in maryville to remember the victims of the serial straight shooter. The man in the sketch is believed to be responsible for at least seven murders in maryville to the east part of phoenix this year. If you have information unfortunately no sign her word about the whereabouts of ten yearold jesse wilson, missing for more than a month after disappearing from his home in buckeye. Police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. It is that time of year when kids chase after ice cream trucks. They have become part of our heritage but are they safe . Phoenix involving children in the street trying to get ice cream. Team 12s dee dee gatton doing a deep dive on how ice cream trucks are regulated in the valley. Reporter rules vary by city but these documents are for ice cream trucks in phoenix. They do
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Today, after first denying it, florida reported a new cluster of locally transmitted zika virus infections, these outside the one miami neighborhood had been called the zika zone. Five people have been infected, by mosquitoes, in miami beach that brings the total of mosquitoborne infections in the area to 36. Zika can cause severe birth defects. Miami beach gets nearly eight million tourists a year, but today the c. D. C. Warned pregnant women to stay away from the two zika zones. David begnaud is there. We believe we have a new area where local transmissions are occurring in miami beach. Reporter the five new cases two are still in miami beach. One has returned to el paso, texas, another to new york, and the third to taiwan. Florida governor rick scott has come under fire for waiting too long to inform the public about the newest zika zone. Cbs news confirmed this informatio
Nightly news begins right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from the olympic summer games in rio. Good evening from copacabana beach as we begin the last weekend of the 2016 summer games. The fact that we are here in brazil reporting our top story tonight carries a certain degree of irony, because for all the worries abou traveled to florida raising new red flags tonight after five locally transmitted cases were identified. A new travel warning women against travel to two areas in miami. Word of new cases now threatens to deliver a blow to the areas vibrant tourist industry. Nbcs Kerry Sanders beach early this morning in a cloud of insecticide, but with so many highrises, planes cant swoop down to spray. At risk, public health, and a 24 billion tourism industry. Tourism is a driving force of our economy and this industry has the full support of our state in the fight against the zika virus. Reporter today florida officials announced local mosqui