as anita roman reports, the event is more than just gold medals. >> good morning. >> reporter: it is a test of strength and concentration. we have mesa. we have gilbert. we have several different teams from all over the four peaks area. >> reporter: 600 special olympic athletes starting at the age of 6 taking over lanes one through 20 competing for gold. >> they get to compete in two games and they get medals. >> this is for the athletes. >> reporter: 19-year-old damien is a bobcat with the adapted services program in scottsdale. >> reporter: what are you >> gold medal. >> reporter: 10-year-old cole attends queen creek elementary. >> it gives him a chance to do everything that other kids get to do. >> they get to express themselves. >> reporter: educators and parents agree everyone who bowls, strikes, or not wins. >> i see the kids being happy. it's hard to describe. >> reporter: anita roman, fox 32 news. >> the tournament continuings tomorrow. each team raises money on its own to participate. >>> researchers at cornell found people find food more appealing when it has names like gra

>> and they are cool looking. >>> on the next azam. >> i'm anita roman. saturday on azam, have you ever thought about adopting? well, we'll have an adoption expert in studio to answer your questions. >> and i'm ty brennan. on sunday's show, the busy holiday travel season is upon us, and trend or truth, we'll let you know what you can and >>> all right, weather believers. are you glad that friday has arrived? >> so glad. >> i know we are all very pleased. >> yes. >> so you're going to have a great weekend, no matter where you are in arizona, the numbers will be right on track for mid november, so have fun out there. we'll see you monday. >> all right, well you have heard of baseball games being called because of rain, football games being called because of snow, but wait until you see what stopped a golf tournament. >> and challenge, you never know what is going to get in the field. well, they are not official entrants in that field, but the mon goose has decide, you know what, we'll put on a little show. about how many of them were there, 20 of them? here

anita roman, fox 10 news. church putting giving in thanksgiving. >> they spent the morning giving away turkeys before the big feast. the church is located near 33rd avenue and thunderbird road. they also provided clothing and infant supplies all free of charge. this is the third year that the church has done their turkey give away. >>> the dogs at the arizona humane society shelter will get a treat. mesquite elementary school making kongs. those are the rubber toys with a hollow center and you stuff the center with food. >> volunteers say it will keep the dogs' mind off of the stressful environment in the shelter. 800 dogs will we have one on wednesday. that is pretty cool. >> very. >>> thousands of people earlier braving the gloomy weather for, i think this is amazing, the iron man race. we'll take you to the starting you think denny's new pancakes are only for breakfast? well denny's new pancakes don't obey the laws of time. denny's all-new fluffier, tastier, better pancakes. the 11th the 11th >>> the 11th i

anita roman, fox 10 news. >> pir donated 500 tickets to veterans in honor of veterans day. if you're interested in buying tickets, they're still available. we've got a link on our website, fox10phoenix.com. >>> a tempe family offering a return of their two dogs. gemma and toby escaped their yard on southern and mcclintock. beautiful looks like a german shepherd and some sort of a mix. both dogs are 8 to 9 months old. they're spayed and wearing a microchip. they don't have i.d. tags. if you have any information, please contact sherry pet rescue. >>> a dog is reunited with his owner after nearly a decade after he went last week a valley rescue group took in an abandoned shih tzu, and they scanned his microchip, which led them to the dog's owner. that's amazing. a decade? >> reporter: almost a decade. i love happy endings. we don't know who brownie was with for the past nine years. when he was found, he was in pretty bad shape. tonight, though, he is back in the arms of his original owners. this is 15-year-old brownie. he's blind and deaf. rescuers believe he was abandoned aft

at west world, anita roman, "fox 10 news." >>> world championship chicago cubs. can you believe i said that? >> no, it's a little -- it takes some getting used to. >> the world series champion chicago cubs. are being honored with a real sweet treat. took 200 hours for bakers at chicago's french pastry school to create this masterpiece. the 5 foot cake made up of 45 pounds of sugar, ten pounds of rice crispies. when on display at the chicago city hall and fans were leaving messages to congratulate the team on the walls of wrigley field. look at that. right there on the walls with chalk. but today was the last day to do tribute and then the wall cleaning begins. >> leave it up for awhile. leave it up for awhile. >> the rain will bring it down in chicago. thousands of messages have been left over the past week following the cubs victory over the cleveland indians. >>> the cleveland fans didn't enjoy that story as much as you did. >>> and extremely rare and beautiful diamond expected to fetch a huge price at an auction in switzerland. the diamond is rated as a vivid

fox 10's anita roman has more on this. >> she can tell you what they are thinking. how they are feeling. >> one of the things i like to ask about is purpose in your life. something they come to learn or something they come to help you with. >> pet psychic darla steel has a ec one that developed early on in childhood. >> i communicate heart to heart, mind to mind with animals and it is very similar like a human's psychic other than i'm connecting with an animal and i can tell people information about how they are thinking. feeling. >> from dogs and calts and bees and ants and dolphins. steel is tuned in. >> i have been able to help people bring information to the vet. oftentimes there has been cases was going on and i had clients pay thousands of dollars and come to me and we are able to clear it up in one quick session. i tell people, yes, i do animal communication but what i really do is make the invisible visible south florida readings to healing, her purpose she says is to connect humankind with their beloved pets, past and present. anita roman, "fox 10 news." >>

anita roman has the story. >> we heard like pump, pump, pump. and i said, honey, is that gunshot? >> watching tv with her husband just around 10:00 wednesday night when she said she heard the shots. >> and went inside and saw nothing. and then in a few minutes there is -- and a lot of police. >> phoenix police surrounded the small complex across from the house off cactus and cave creek road after a woman called 9 saying her husband had been shot. phoenix fire confirms they transported the man in his 40s with a gunshot wound to the face and head. the search for a suspect or suspects was on. police used datings yard for surveillance. she took these pictures of officers working. >> after a few minutes we saw a guy like walking backward like that. police, come outside. calling them. >> police confirmed the victim and his neighbor had an argument before the victim was shot and that two men were taken into custody. anita roman, "fox 10 news." >>> no word on charges the victim is said to be in serious condition. >>> when donald trump is sworn in he will be the richest person ever elected

anita roman, "fox 10 news" >>> according to stephen hawking our time on earth is drawing to a close if you look at it historically. >> will we get through thanksgiving? >> he is talking about 1,000 years. hawking believes the only way extinction is to find another planet and he does not believe humans will survive another 1,000 years. hawking is long pushed the theory that future of humankind is in space. >> i just don't want to live in outer space. >> it's 1,000 years off. you don't have to worry about it. >> have no desire. just going to end it here. >> even if there were no other options? >> no. >> so i fly off and i go, bye-bye! >> i guess i won't. >> wow. >> and i'm not going to worry about steven hawkings' prediction. >> it's something a lot of people wish for. x-ray vision to see their christmas presents right through the wrapping. how amazon is making that possible. >> i think my kids have x-ray vision by shaking the package. >> untapeing. >> plus it's a growing trend. the new restaurant where you whole home dvr, plus you can watch on your devices. and the best part is, you don

anita roman spoke to neighbors who also jumped in to help. >> reporter: i'm going to introduce you to tommy who is one of the heros in this situation. he is one of the first person to call 911. tommy, you said you were in your back bedroom and you heard a noise. take me through what you described. >> i heard something and i looked out the window and flames are shooting high. i said oh, boy, i put my shorts on and came over here to see any could get the door open. >> reporter: lieutenants let's -- let's walking and show neighbor's door. >> on the wall and i did not see anybody move around in there. by that time, the squads were here. there was a lady policeman kept pushing me further and further away. i said, well, you want me to move my car? i don't want to get my car burned up. >> reporter: right, you were concerned for your neighbor's safety but also that t would jump to your property. >> my property and his property, too, also. the longer you let it go, the more it might spread. reporter: you mentioned the fire department was here quickly and you think they did a good job. >> yeah,

anita roman that story. >> reporter: 7-year-old dylan is one of the strongest little boys you will ever meet. what does that say? >> me. >> reporter: that is you, dylan strome, -- strong. he was thrown from a boat and struck by the propeller. his arm and leg was amputated. >> we are lucky to have him alive. on top of that, he is dylan strong. >> reporter: mom says dylan is recovering better than expected but there will be more medical care, much needed prosthetics, therapy and rehab and with that, comes big bills. >> i heard this story and it became personal to me because i have two 7-year-old grandchildren out of the 13, two are 7. i thought what a life-changing thing. >> reporter: sanderson ford are donating and auctioning off a ford mustang. be donated to incident -- dylan's trust fund. you can enter to win the mustang. we'll have all of the information on our website. >>> racing legend jack roufp will be at the dealership to support dylan and sign autographs. the auction will be held the following monday. >> reporter: well, there is a little chance of rain. we have moisture way off

. >> i'm anita roman. tis the season for online shopping. saturday on azam, ways to protect those getting stolen right off your doorstep. >> and i'm ty brennan. on sunday's show, we'll give you five expert tips on how to make the perfect holiday pie. we'll see you this weekend. >>> well, a father daughter reunion on a dance floor after seven months of training with the national guard, specialist paul hayhurst had the chance to head home and surprise his daughter isabella at her dance class. take a look. >> daddy! i love you! i love you daddy! >> how sweet. >> daddy. >> i love you, she said. >> mom and isabella's brothers were also there for the big surprise. they will all be together there now for the thanksgiving holiday which is, what do we have, four or five days away, something like that? thursday. >> what a great story. >> i l that's great. >> because a lot of times those service members are so long, and they have these young brand-new families, and they are gone for long periods. thank you for all of your service and thank you for watc

anita roman has the story. >> reporter: phoenix mayor greg stanton shared his love of reading this morning. >> the crowd celebrated. >> reporter: the group of third and fourth graders gave the city leader their full attention, which is the purpose behind the free little library. >> it is part of our phoenix achieves program. it is our partnership with schools across the city reading by third grade top pillar of our programs. >> reading is crucial and that opens up so many doors for our children, whether it is fiction and not fiction to engage in a book and think about the possibilities of their future what is currently going on in their lives and perhaps one day becoming writers themselves. >> reporter: the city teamed up with habitat for humanity, in roy's barber shops. >> all of the materials are donated and put together by volunteers and paid for by volunteers. >> i feel grateful and i'm hopeful i will come here more than i can imagine. >> reporter: the kids can take a book and leave a book. they are encouraged to read as much as possible. >> mayor stanen hopes to have at last 100 of th

. >> i'm anita roman. on saturday, how you can pitch in, help keep arizona beautiful, plus grab your old documents for the fox 10 shredathon. >> and i'm ty brennan. dos and don'ts when heading to the poll. we'll break it all down for you this weekend. >>> all right, weather lovers. here come the next ten days, and boy, it's just -- it's a pa delights, really. >> i agree. and everyone loves a carousel. >> yes. >> it's so much fun, the music. >> it's a lovely word. you could spin that thing all day long, like being in wonka land, almost. >> were you like a chocolate river guy, or the big mushroom with the pudding in it that you could grab? tv, that kind of a kid. >> thanks cory. >>> the celebration in chicago continues today. >> we showed you the parade a little bit earlier, and we had estimates, i heard from ron in our morning show, some 5 million people out there dyed the river blue. how about that. the chicago river goes right through downtown there. this is the first championship for the cubs since 1908.

. >>> a victim shot in the head in north phoenix, and anita roman has more on what happened. . >> we are seeing detectives investigators looking for evidence. photographr mike robinson going to give you a closer look. just a few seconds ago, there was a police officer dusting, it looked like for fingerprints, and those arcadia doors. those doors that are open right now, police say the victim was standing just on the other side 9:50 yesterday morning, a man in his forties, when his wife called 911 reporting that he had been shot. the woman reported three gunshots, the man shot twice, taken to the hospital. the phoenix fire department said that they transported him with a gunshot wound to the head, transported in serious condition to local phoenix hospital. according to police, the shooter was not seen, and we just talked to a neighbor ago who said she heard gunshots, ran outside and they didn't see anything either. >> we heard the thump, thump, thump, and then i said, honey, is that a gunshot or fireworks? i don't know. so we went inside. we saw nothing. and then in a few minutes, her

anita roman spoke with some of the people who will spend the weekend at the track. >> reporter: nascar fans have been waiting all fall for this weekend. >> we love it. we've been doing it ten years. >> reporter: the kole ips family camps out in the infield at phoenix international raceway from thursday through sunday. >> it's a nice area. >> it's fantastic. it's like a community out here. everyone is camping from all over the country. you make friends. you have a good time. >> reporter: it's the second to last race of the season. >> this race, we're calling it the phoenix four. each of the series is getting eliminated down to only four drivers that are eligible to win

roman. we will see you then have a good night. or we can save five hours and go around the corner to baby town. what are you doing all day? jay! it's fine, mom. no, it's not fine. today's manny's birthday. aw, jeez. i'm sorry, kid. don't worry. reuben's family's taking me for a birthday lunch. you see? even the reubens remembered. we'll be back at 6:00, and we're taking you to a special birthday dinner. okay? we are? jay! i'm sorry, kid. i wasn't sorry. it was a setup. we're throwing him a big surprise birthday party. and he totally fell for it, the little jerk. point of a surprise party. you take someone who you really love and you play 'em like a fool. that's not the whole point of all this. manny has been feeling a little bit neglected, and i wanted to give him the most special day. this is the last birthday that it's only going to be the three of us. i can't wait to see the little dope's face. ...and then that smug carol chu was all, "you can't dig without an environment impact study." a

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roman tells us, the celebration was worth fighting for. >> without a doubt. i'm standing here is a miracle. 57 radiation treatments and 47 chemos later i'm running and walking and working and i'm very lucky to still be here. >> steven english believes in miracles. in his 60 years he has witnesses at least two he fought and beat >> the cubs win the world sorries. >> wednesday night he witnessed his second miracle when his cubs won the world series. >> have been disappointed a lot and i was hoping that wouldn't happen. and i kept my fingers crossed and when they got that hit and drove him to third and it was just amazing game. unbelievable. >> 11 years ago english was diagnosed with colon cancer. the tumors had spread and his doctors told him he had six months left to liv reason to fight. >> when they came in and told me that i was going to die, they were walking out and i just looked up at god, i said, i can't leave my wife. she is everything. and the cubs have not won a world series. i got to see this. >> today english who does auto body work wore his cubs ge

anita roman explains. >> reporter: nothing is ever routine for officers who patrol our streets but the ones who work for the maricopa police department can count on one thing. >> we load everything up to see what calls for service are, look read policies that are new. >> reporter: it is a new way of policing, some would say. maricopa adapted the paperless, cloud program two years ago. >> they have to see anything they have to sign, we have brief with the chief. >> reporter: timothy gomez says policy and train is all accessible with a click of the mouse or a scroll through your smartphone, which gives more time on fighting crime than keeping the community safe. >> any form the officer might need in the field they can fill it out. they can't print it but they can fill it out. >> making sure we do the checks and balances and make sure it is squared away in how we can get it completed. >> reporter: old handbooks have been replaced with the new wave of the future, at least that is what this department technology to complete quarterly training, use of force, pursuit, and search and see churc

fox 10's anita roman has more. >> she wrote down a very special message. >> i wrote i hope you'll be healthy, and i hope you get loved. lots of love, and i hope you get parents and family soon. >> reporter: the words of hope and encouragement carefully crafted on a tag that will soon be read by a child who recently >> it's really not about the toy. it's not about a butterfly or a fire truck or whatever it is. they really focus on the tag that's been written for them. that's the bigger meaning for them. to think that somebody spent time to write a message of hope for them specifically is a big deal. >> she started the foundation after her only son died, eventually teaming up with arizona department of child services placing toy boxes like removed from their home, it is a really traumatic situation. it's not easy for any child, and sometimes they don't get to take those things that are familiar for them. so to have something that is their own is really important. >> dcs spokesperson vickie isaac says when kids come into the system, they get to pick a toy. it helps put them at ease. >>

anita roman explains. >> reporter: nothing is ever routine for officers who patrol our streets but the ones who work for the maricopa police department can count on one thing. >> we load everything up to see what calls for service are, look to see if anything is updated to read policies that are new. >> reporter: it is a new way of maricopa adapted the paperless, cloud program two years ago. >> they have to see anything they have to sign, we have brief with the chief. >> reporter: timothy gomez says policy and train is all accessible with a click of the mouse or a scroll through your smartphone, which gives officers more time on fighting crime than keeping the community safe. it out. they can't print it but they can fill it out. >> making sure we do the checks and balances and make sure it is squared away in how we can get it completed. >> reporter: old handbooks have been replaced with the new wave of the future, at least that is what this department says. >> the city of maricopa uses the technology to complete quarterly training, use of and search and see church and code three drivin

anita roman, "fox 10 news." >>> marla steele will be at oso eatery and brew. that's at 4900 east indian school road in phoenix. she will be there tuesday night election eve or actually election night from 8:00 p.m. readings will be give on a first come first serve basis. there is a $25 donation that benefits the friends for life animal sanctuary. >> i don't want to know. >> a special exhibit in the valley brings art in a very serious social issue together. we will show it to you after the break. >>> an update on the chase for that wrong way driver that ended right here in front of fox 10 >> but first we will update you on last night's massive fire in payson. stay with us. what a sad story coming >>> what a sad story out of the east valley yesterday morning. a four-year-old boy climbed out the window of his home and ended up drowning in the family's back yard pool. mesa police have identified the boy as four-year-old richard wilchen. police cautioning parents again to always have pool safety at the top of their minds even as the temperatures begin to drop. >>>

anita roman, "fox 10 news." >>> marla steele will be at oso eatery and brew. that's at 4900 east indian school road in phoenix. she will be there election eve or actually election night from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. readings will be give on a first come first serve basis. there is a $25 donation that benefits the friends for life animal sanctuary. >> i don't want to know. >> a special exhibit in the valley brings art in a very serious social issue together. we will show it to you after the break. >>> an update on the chase for right here in front of fox 10 studios this weekend. >> but first we will update you on last night's massive fire in payson. stay with us. i'm tom o'halleran, and i approve this messsage. paul babeu oversaw a place of horrors as headmaster of a school for at-risk youth. students were denied basic human rights and were subject to sexual abuse. arizona deserves better. arizona's largest newspapers endorse tom o'halleran for congress. his words match his work." and "the daily star" said, "o'halleran puts the common good above party politics. what a