katie conner, abc15 news. >>> you can pay tribute to the spot. it is 7 miles round-trip. >>> the arizona humane society found homes for 300 pets. the shelter cleared out except for this little guy right here. >> the 5-year-old german shepherd cannot see very well but he can still get around. >>> one group may be playing hooky today. gma the coworkers splitting a jackpot. >> later on the femur -- the famous actor talking about the church of scientology. >>> all right. let's talk about your most accurate forecast . you'll wake up to temperatures in the 30s degrees with temperatures staying below average for now. the next storm system lives in on friday with temperatures a little more mild this weekend. >>> we are up to a 30 minute desert drive time with a quick look at a crash at northern. we are back with the latest in a 25 minute. evything. it's all of this, this, this, and this. . why is arizonan and world champion log roller katie hoeschler coming into casino arizona with her log? because that's how she rolls. arizona winners choose casino ariz

okay. >>> i am katie conner in tempe for a bad crash is causing backups on the us-60. at least three cars were involved in the crash. dps hasn't released any information but we did see at least one paramedic leave the scene and heading toward the hospital. you can see there are a ton of delays this morning so drivers can expect a long commute into work. we want everyone to know that mallory has ways to get around the crash coming up. >>> speaking of car crashes, i have got to show you this brand- new video from the i-25 in colorado. our sister station in denver you can see the flames after a car hit a deer. look at that. the deer crossed the road and they collided. two people were in the car, and they are okay. another fiery situation at home in north phoenix. this is a truck that was stolen and abandon between 35th and 31st avenue. the reports of a fire came in around 4:00 this morning. we immediately started rolling. the vehicle have just been stolen. no injury and no arrests. >> this video will probably make your stomach drop. a toddler falls from a changing table.

abc15's katie conner is tracking the race for u.s. senate in both candidates are really pushing full steam ahead. >> reporter: and senator john mccain is bringing a pigheaded campaigning -- a big hitter today with mitt romney campaigning for him today. last night they held this rally in mesa trying to sway voters. he said his race against ann kirkpatrick is his toughest yet. some say he has lost latino support for endorsing and then an endorsing donald trump. trump's name was never mentioned last night. to win the presidency but they will need somebody who has been to the middle east time and time again and understands what is going on. >> this has been the most disastrous presidency in the history of our country. >> reporter: the campaign of kirkpatrick is firing back. mccain has gone into hiding of the arizona press according to kirkpatrick. senator mccain is not keeping to unendorsed donald trump. we have put in a dozen requests from abc15 and each time they have declined. >> katie conner thank you. >>> now to the close race for sh

abc15's katie conner is joining us to talk about it this morning. it seems like these guys did not like each other at all. >> reporter: mitt romney may be joining the team at donald trump. they had dinner last night in new york city with their wives. right now mitt romney is a leading candidate for secretary of state. a critic on the gop side. they take the stage in mesa and at the time either of them would even mention the name of trump while romney has changed his tune. john mccain is not changing his mind. >> mr. trump's comments i have not and i will not. >> why not? >> >> reporter: he says he will not comment on every comment. >> katie conner, thank you. >>> phoenix police just posted these pictures to their facebook page to try to track down an armed robber. a woman was walking to her car when this guy stole her purse. and call silent witness if you have information at 480-witness. >>> it is that time of the year when he should really exchange phone numbers with your neighbor. police say raymond salazar was caught inside this home. the neighbo

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we have katie conner wife -- live. has anybody been hurt? >> reporter: fortunately no but whether a shooting at cars randomly is still out there somewhere. police say the getaway car is a late 90s dark green toyota corolla. surveillance video actually captured the drive-by and it came back around. phoenix and glendale police received at least 20 calls about shuttered windows. which is what dps believes was being used in some of the shootings from last summer. this shooter has never been caught. he is known for shooting and vacant cars or as people near their cars in central phoenix. anyone with any information about these cases is being asked to call the police or silent when these. >>> after a gunman went on a rampage. it started as a fist fight. officers say the men ran to his car and grabbed a gun trying to put a woman and a headlock. four people were shot by the shooter and there is no word on their condition. the officer was not injured. >>> video into the newsroom officers say the teenagers were traveling at a high rate of speed and tr

katie conner, abc 15 news. >>> let's talk about the most accurate forecast. as you're getting ready to head temperatures in the 60s and 70s across the valley. most of us in the 60s, including phoenix down to 68 now, 66 in mesa and 64 for goodyear. the winds we're feeling right now are keeping those temperatures a little milder this morning, coming in out of the east about 5 to 15 miles an door, and it's going to stay breeze i through the day today with gusts peaking between 20 and 25 miles an hour. stronger winds to the south, so watch for pockets of blowing dust d especially if you're traveling south of the valley. we'll stay in the 60s for a few hours, through act 8:00 this morning, so through the morning drive. after that we'll gradually warm. then the 80s set in after lunchtime, temperatures vernally topping out at 85 degrees. that's 5 degrees lower than yesterday, but we should stay away from the record high, not seeing those 90s. how much further temperatures trend down this week, coming up next. . >>> u.s. 93 southbound has been shut down this morning

abc15's katie conner is at the state capitol with more. >> reporter: right now the trump transition team is being joined. jeff dewit was named the special advisor for operations. he ruffled feathers early on with other republicans in their state. there is no word yet when dewit will step down as his role as straight treasure. price -- worked as a press secretary at the capital. in two other names we are looking at is sheriff joe arpaio and jan brewer both big supporters since the beginning. >>> devastation sending a ripple effect through a south phoenix community when a man back over a neighbor's 1-year- old. it all looks to be a tragic accident. we are told the baby slipped out of the sight of his parents and you can see the neighbors playing and they heard the screams. >> i ran and i saw people going crazy. >> the boy's parents were so distraught they tried to drive him to the hospital themselves. a dispatcher helped them a few blocks away. >>> a crime alert after a shooting in one of our valley light rail stops. do you recognize this guy? he might be the one who fired the shot on sund

we have katie conner tracking has anybody been hurt in all of this? >> reporter: police want to keep it that way and it is no. this is the description of the getaway car. they say it is a 90s for door -- four door dark green sedan. it is being shown driving by the home and that is when somebody shoots something out the window. the police received at least 20 over the weekend. the shooter could be using a bb gun. that is the same type of gun investigators believe was used in some of the i-10 shootings last summer. this guy has never been caught. he is not for shooting at people in vacant cars. we will reach out to see if there could be a connection. at this time there is no could develop throughout the day. stick with abc15 and if you see anything in the area make sure to call the witness. >>> arizona prison inmates wilson could help to fight occurred eviction. we received a federal grant for 50 trough -- vivitrol . it establishes the when. they will offer vivitrol as a bridge between incarceration and outpatient treatment. >>> a gunman goes on a rampa

as soon as we have more, we'll katie conner, abc 15 news. >>> we are starting out with breezes, keeping temperatures a little bit elevated. down to 72 in phoenix and temperatures will warm back in the 80s, just not as warm as yesterday. we'll have another check in just a few minutes. >>> maybe your starting in the east valley, drive times just about 7 minutes here from to the 60. i'm hearing about a problem if the north valley. we'll have a closer look coming up. >>> the top story in the nation this morning and across the globe, everyone is watching the united states election. donald trump now the president. >> cheers and celebration at trump made his way to victory in the wee hours of the morning. across the street, a deflating night for clinton supporters at the democratic headquarters. we have yet to hear from the former secretary but she's expected to speak this morning, something we'll be watching closely for you. crowds formed outside the maricopa county sheriff's office, as sheriff joe arpaio is out. live in phoenix this morning, justin, this may not be th easiest of moves. >> re

katie conner, abc15 news . sac justin pazera it in explore police are looking for whoever opened fire with a paintball gun on a group of trick-or- treaters. one little boy was just five years old and he is expected to be okay but a scare for them cactus. police are looking for a silver suv. >>> today is going to be and other gorgeous day. mostly sunny skies and a high of 83 degrees. 50s and 60s across the valley with those rain chances up to 30% tomorrow. the best potential overall will be northeast over show low picking up one inch of tomorrow and flagstaff also with a good shot of rain tomorrow. they stick around into friday. by next week it does look like the we will inch back up to near 90 by tuesday. >>> we have a couple of new crashes one on the 51 which has been there for some time. this is at the mini stacks and then the 17 is not looking better either. camera and it is i-10 eastbound. we just leave everything to the side but you are still looking at a 30 minute ride in on the 10th expect we will be str

abc15's katie conner is live in chandler with more. toughest race yet. >> reporter: for the last few weeks john mccain has afforded one major topic and of course that is donald trump. mitt romney also avoiding trump. he will be in chandler today for one more appearance after supporting mccain in mesa just last night. coincidentally the last two nominees making no mention of the current run as they reach out to voters last night with john mccain calling this his kirkpatrick hard on her support of obamacare. they will be holding an event here at infusionsoft. you can stick with abc15 for total coverage of the event. >>> continue with our election coverage for the terms total third time this week a poll giving donald trump a slight edge over hillary clinton in our state. we have trump at 45% but nationally it is still unpredictable and that is why both parties are hitting the today's until the election. >>> today donald trump, jr. will be here for another rally at the gilbert water tower joined by senator orrin hatch congressional candida

katie conner is there on the scene and has been updating us. can she hear me? >> reporter: yeah, i can. in fact, i just got updated from police. right now we are about 45 minutes from the scene. we have learned the suspect was shot and killed during a shootout with police. ives just told that he took a 15-year-old girl hostage with him after he killed this officer. he'd been with show low police since 2006. yesterday he was responding to suspect shot and killed him. police say eriksson took off in his blazer and took a 15-year- old girl hostage. >> okay. we lost her signal there. that's okay. daniel eriksson shot and killed that police officer and police say he took off in the beatup she's been rescued after police negotiated with him and police opened fire and shot and killed him. more on that coming up. >>> happening this hour, the main route between the valley and las vegas has been shut down due to a deadly crash. we're talking about the u.s. 93 north of wickenburg here. dps says this head-on crash with up to four people dead. we are working to get more inf

katie conner is there on the scene and has been updating us. can she hear me?

. >> katie conner, >>> the vice presidential nominee for the gop will be in mesa this morning and abc15's nick ciletti is at the convention center where folks are already getting in line. >> reporter: absolutely. we have just spoken to the first person in line who got here at 3:30 this morning and is very passionate about seeing mike pence. we also saw a bomb sniffing dog event takes place. the polls here cannot be tardy. we know that arizona is very important. the doors open here at 8:00 with the event supposed to kick off and mike pence is expected to take the stage at 10:00. the >> reporter: campaign would like you to rtp online. for tickets you can have to www.abc15.com . this is a very busy day for mike pence and after this he has to colorado and hoping to get to 270. at 6:00 we speak with an expert weighing in on this pushes to try to sway voters. do they work? we will let you decide. >> thanks for that. mike pence in mesa and donald trump focusing on florida. a state experts said he cannot win the white house without the sunshine state. he is scheduled to hold a rally >>> a big n