abc15's nick ciletti joining us for this one. >> dan, danielle. that's right we're not far from tempe marketplace. so we knew that taxpayers would play some kind of a role for this project here. this morning we're getting a better look at what that actually means. expected to be about (2) 000-0000. one way to do that is through what's called a tax increment. and that's according to the athletic business blog. the team would want to collect some of the sales taxes. here's a possible issue. these kind of financing plans have historically had a hard time legislator. now the team ceo and president says their plan looks a little bit different than some of the ones in the past. that could be something interesting to watch. we're going to talk about yet another obstacle there is to completing this project. live here in stefrpe this morning nick ciletti abc15. >>> the time right now 5:08 and raging wild fires burning in tennessee. my goodness in a popular theme path. >> we'll am give you a look through desert drive times on i-17. >> and our air quality lo

nick ciletti is live near central and mcdowell. one person who pu support will now have to work with him closely. >> reporter: that's right. we're talking about john mccain, who won his sixth term in office last night. the party is wrapping up, just hours ago a victory party. donald trump and john mccain, their relationship has been somewhat icy over the last month. let's give you a lesson here. mccain said previously that he would support the republican this is after trump said he wasn't a war hero because he was captured in vietnam. october of this year, after the access hollywood bombshell, mccain rescinded his support for trump. last night he spoke and it sounds like they may be able to mend fences. >> i promise you, i will work as hard as i ever have, use all my knowledge and experience and relationships, and extend an open hand to our new president. my the aisle to solve our problems together. >> reporter: he's starting his next term in the senate. we'll look at mccain's political future coming up at 6:00. >>> overnight, hous

abc15's nick ciletti is live from this morning were donald trump's running mate will be later today. nick, arizona is in for a busy few days. >> we have actually seen a and actually i just saw a bomb sniffing dog go into building with preparations for this event well underway. hillary clinton will be speaking at asu tonight. the truth is this. most of voters have already put up their minds. we just checked and more than 24 million people have already voted early and half of them these candidates are still giving it everything they have got with millions watching on tv and online and it could tip the scales in their favor. >> is the email scandal in up to swing people into trump's column? i think that is why he has come. and i think she is trying to pull them back into her column. >> these experts also expect the candidates to customize their message for arizona voters. we think mike pence today is really going to hammer immigration, isis, obamacare. coming up in our next half hour we will break down all the details you need to know about the visit of mike pence coming up. >>> hillary

nick ciletti's as a polling silent this morning. >> you can behind me. about a dozen people who have already started to line up. we're less than half an hour away from those polls opening. these people want to make sure they get their place in line. so here's how they're taking action. we know in their county the sheriff's uniform deputies when election officials call them for help. the focus is that 75 foot safety zone. as a journalist i'm not allowed within that perimeter. also voters cannot protest, yell, or chant about any candidate within that zone. >> be proud that you're an american that day and you're going to vote. go home and just wait for the results. >> you're not there to you're just there to spot criminal activity. >> the arizona earth keepers will be responding to national call to protect against voter fraud. and of course follow on photograph any suspects. but obviously don't go overboard. you don't want to infringe on anyone's right to vote here. coming up here at 6:00 more from the polls and i think we're going to line. >> nick, you men

abc15's nick ciletti has more on what happened and how we can take action for this family. >> reporter: this is just hard for all of us to wrap our heads around. this young mother here in chandler goes out to take a casual stroll with her two young kids and it ends in tragedy. i want to show everybody at home some brand-new pictures we are getting of 35-year-old pamela hessel bacher. her kids were severely injured and according to the gofundme page someone ran a red light and killed pamela. we have been able to speak with a number of people who have come by to pay their respects. >> i walk these streets daily. the holidays are heartbreaking to things that people are having to find closure. >> reporter: if anyone at home would like to help, they can head to www.abc15.com. the suspect in the case is at home this morning. we are digging deeper to find out why that is. >> we hope folks will help out if they can. >>> phoenix police investigating a shooting that turned deadly. we do know neighbors found the victim their 13th avenue. today we say goodbye to a darren reed was shot and killed l

. >> abc15's nick ciletti just wanting this thing to be wrapped up. >> reporter: absolutely. you hear the word election and you know people will loan -- moan. county workers will be her to make sure those ballots get counted and take a look at this. stump -- some people were waiting two hours or more and this morning from michele reagan on why. she posted a blog and it says arizona has 2.3 million voters who receive an early ballot. people have returned them closer and closer to election day. she goes on to say counties have a lot of ballots to process after the election itself. she went on to say of the 600 of the 600,000 ballots counted day of creating a huge backlog. there will be a new county recorder who wants to shake things up. >>> thank you very much. meanwhile president obama is speaking at this moment. this is coming out of greece right now. it is his last trip as the president and he is addressing internationa regarding the transition of power to trump. we are having problems with the sound. he says democracy depends on the peaceful transfer of power. >>> let's tal

nick ciletti here. let's talk about your most accurate forecast and it feels chilly outside. right now at phoenix sky harbor we are at 48 degrees. that goes to show you how cold it really is. he will stay cold and by 10:00 it is 54 degrees. that is when we start to work in the chance of getting some more showers. maybe not quite as severe as what we were seeing yesterday but we cannot rule out the chance of pop-up showers. 61 will be the daytime high the should be this time of the year. in the high country is where we will see some action this morning with prescott 43 degrees and flagstaff 32 will be your high. you will spend much of your day below freezing with another 3 inches already with 2 to 6 inches in parts of the high country. the overnight low is going to be just 25 degrees. only chance of rain and snow this week. i will break down the next round of storms coming through coming up in your most accurate forecast . >>> i want to give you a look at the roads from our centurylink prism traffic center. we have a crash just south of i- 17 with 19 avenue north of southern s

live here in downtown phoenix this morning nick ciletti abc15. >>> back here to the live desk. the earthquakes in japan rattling the country. this is that story on abc news that everybody was holding their breath overnight. the epicenter was 80 miles to the southwest of the deadly 2011 earthquake. it was a 7.3 downgraded to 6.9. but this is the u.s.gs right here. you see that cluster off the coast of japan. nomi is the area. the waves reaching up to 4.5'. thankfully not enough to overflow those flood barriers. look at the tidal surge and other you had the quake, the subsequent tsunami and the nuclear disaster there. >>> hey if you take a close look at this car here you'll see that the decal is drive today at the auto show. it's part of an investigation after a crash into a crowd in los angeles. police say the driver plowed onto the sidewalk and hit a planter. several people were injured. the sergeant on scene said the driver may not even have a license. >>> my agenda will be based on a simple core principal. >> he's been pretty tight lipped on his presidency but now president d

. >>> a lot of people have to work with very important jobs and nick ciletti is one of them. >> yes, good morning guys, happy thanksgiving. mother nature is really waking us up this morning. this is chilly. we have cooled four degrees in the last half hour as sky harbor. we're now just at 51 degrees. winds out of the east at 3 miles per hour. i am going to take a look at that most accurate hour by hour forecast to let you know, there is a little bit of hope. we're going to warm up nicely today. >>> breaking this morning, a husband and wife hit by a van in cave creek. duty mcso deputy. i broke this story on abc15.com this morning and justin pazera is joining us with the newest information. justin one thing i wasn't quite sure, did the driver who was behind the wheel, did that individual stick around? >>reporter: that driver did stick around but we're waiting to find out if that driver is actually going to face any charges involved in this. we know that those two, husband and wife, they were leaving heralds which is a pretty hop lar bar right on the main drag. they were trying t street