chicago cubs are trained to mesa for more than 50 years. today, mesa celebrating big- time. nicole is live at sloan part. hi, nicole.>> reporter: good morning. a finally got my chicago cubs shirt on. this is actually step one a potentially winning some tickets to a cubs spring training game. it is chicago cubs day here in mesa. if you want to participate, go to your favorite location in mesari use the hashtag. take the photo and use the hashtag cubs day mesa, and i am here with mesa mayor john giles. and talking about spring training, you guys are already looking ahead and's -- and planning some events for spring training. >> we are very excited. it was fun to see all over the country the way this is got mesa. take a picture. and then of course we're looking forward to the end of february, first of march, when the cubs arrived. we will have of big celebration then as well. we sell at the stadium every game as it is, but we will try to figure out a way to slide so more people in here. we're also expanding the team shop. we will be able to sell all of the world series gear. on

his own this morning in mesa. we are live with that... it's a gloomy day around the office here...and charlie the wounds...we're looking ahead to game 7 all morning long... ? from the 12 news studios what's coming your way on 12 today... adliob a second then ???adlib traffic today.... decision 2016 is all over the valley. hillary clinton is making a campaign stop at arizona state university... just days after donald trump was here. team 12's bryan west is live election day is less than a week away... and republican vice presidential nominee mike pence is holding a rally in a just a few hours.team 12's nico santos is live at the mesa convention center. pence is coming back to arizona as our state has really emerged as a battleground state.it's all happening here at the mesa convention center.it's one of three stops he'll be making today including new mexico, and colorado.both campaigns priority since it's been a toss-up state for some time now.in the meantime the latest poll shows donald trump is widening his lead in the grand canyon state

bruce cooper is live at mesa mountain view high school with the preview. how's that going out there? >> is going well good. and just about an hour this place will be jampacked. a six-day divisional playoff between the bellevue toros and let's talk about the 58 they're all legitimate to win it all but i'm giving desert edge to walk away. they have a terrific running quarterback. he is a true difference maker. he gets defensive coordinators nightmares. the biggest challenge, the way i see it is a centennial coyotes. championship and last year they won the five a1 state championship under the revamping of divisions. they find themselves in the 5a division. the head coach has a group that knows how to win and deliver championship effort and championship performance. my surprise team, the bulldogs. the bulldogs aren't flashy or loaded with any division i talent. they are well coached him play with true grit and determination. you could find yourself going home early for the playoffs. >> coming up we will preview the 6a division and we are here for our six-day p

he will be at the mesa convention center. paid us a visit over the weekend. and we are hearing that donald trump junior is planning another visit to the valley on friday. also on thursday - mitt romney will be in town for a "get out the vote rally" for senator john mccain at the cubs spring training park in mesa. doors open at 5-30 and the event starts an hour later.. it's time for our annual 'treats for troops' campaign. it's a chance to support our local military members and 'u-s-o arizona.' and when you hear about the u-s-o, you may think it involves celebrities performing for programs right here at home to keep military families connected, especially during deployments. team 12's stacia naquin and photojournali st rich prange introduce us to just one of their many programs: 'united through halloween has passed us by... but let's be honest...it was only a speed bump on the way to the holidays.we are getting into that...at 5:40.... sorry ladies...but prince harry isn't coming for you.... or me either...the reason paul babeu is abusive. woman: a school that

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there will be ceremonies and other events in tempe chandler scottsdale mesa apache junction.in the west valley avondalegoodyear has a 'salute our troops run' the celebrations.businesses around the country and in arizona are honoring our men and women who serve with veterans day deals freebies and deals veterans day serve with women who honoring our country and in around the celebrations.also getting in k peoria with a 5-displays pearl harbor glendale with troops run'goodyear has avondalein the west mesa apache chandler tempe events in and other ceremonies parade. besides this m.begins at 11 a-there.to be out are expected thousands of tens of and half miles parade route so the road.indian school ending at 7th road.south of avenue ?just along central it starts here every year.it starts here along central south of road.street and road. so the is about two long. thousands of are expected the parade m.parade. ceremonies and other tempe chandler scottsdale mesa apache junction.in the west valley avondalegoodyear has a 'salute our troops run' glendale with pearl harbor displayspeoria with a 5-

in downtown mesa gets underway today. team 12's bryan west is checking out merry main here on 12 today we did our own way up and hands out.>> down like that right? >> one underneath and push.>> reporter: now i have the basic step. what are you looking forward to for tonight? >> i love performing in front of friends and family. it is also being outdoors. i cannot wait to show everyone. >> reporter: it is happening tonight in mess -- mesa the winter wonderland festival. >>> let's get to some morning juice. we did a mannequin challenge a couple of weeks ago and it was posted online. >> brian's video has been she and her friends took time out from the thanksgiving celebration at the beach to take part in the viral trend. she posted the video on her instagram last night. her little brother is joined by friends. >> they make it look easy. but being a rockette is extremely difficult. a former dancer says the training is very difficult. they do for shows a day and 200 kicks in each show six days a week. that is nearly 5000 kicks

donald donald trump's running mate governor mike pence is scheduled to hold a rally this morning in mesa. team 12's nico santos center. the other side of the aisle is making its presence making its of the aisle is the other side the other side of the aisle is making its known in the valley today as well.republican nominee 'mike pence' is set rally in a few short hours. team 12's nico santos is live convention centerpence is coming back to arizona as our state has emerged as a battleground state.it's all state.it's all happening here at the mesa convention center. it's one of three stops he'll be making today including new mexico, and colorado.both campaigns have really made arizona a priority since 's time now.in the meantime the latest poll shows donald trump is widening his lead in the grand canyon state.a survey released yesterday shows trump leading over clinton 45 to 41 percent.we're less than a week out from the general election.so the race is really on.pence saying what hillary has isn't enough and that it's certainly not enough to get past the f-b-i's we're getting ready to set u

they are made right here in mesa. every part is made here in mesa, arizona and built in america. we will be displaying them and running them big time tomorrow. >> reporter: that's the cool thing. there will be 30 to 40 cars on the racetrack. >> we have 35 car racing tomorrow. the flag drops at 11:00. we at 10:30, a lot of fun to watch. practice at 9:00 a.m. come out early. bring the family, free admission. bring the family out. watch all the action. >> reporter: and it is going to be a lot of fun and the weather will be absolutely perfect. in fact, look at the high temperature for today. we are talking about a very nice temperature, still a little bit below average for this time of the year. but, things are going to be a lot better out there. in fact, the next seven days we are actually looking at temperatures warming up a then, we will slowly start to cool it back off. but you know, we were talking earlier on, we were actually going to race these. i just got into this. first, just quickly explain how do i draw it? >> pretty easy. gas on the right, brake on the left. >> reporter:

we got word that donald trump's running mate mike pence will be in mesa tommorrow morning. this comes after trump paid us a visit over the weekend. also on thursday - mitt romney will be in town for a senator john mccain at the cubs spring training park in mesa. doors open at 5-30 and the event starts an hour later.. now to the latest on the twist in hillary clinton's private email case.. the f-b-i says they are working quickly to go through the thousands of new emails - meanwhile.. democrats continue to investigate the timing of the f-b-i's announcment. but their party's presidential nominee is trying to downplay the news.. and focus on firing up voters instead... the nearly 650-thousand emails are connected to clinton's top aide - huma abedin. no one can say how many might be related to her private server.. or whether they're duplicates already seen by investigators.. but donald trump is hoping for this morning.. a new poll shows clinton is still holding onto her lead nationally. the latest nbc news - surveymonkey weekly election tracking poll found that clinton's 6-point

at the cubs spring training park in mesa. the doors open at 5:30 p.m. that event starts know hour later at 6:30. >>> and let's get to more of your hot headlines. phoenix mayor filed the paperwork that would enable him to run for scrat of arizona in 2018. yesterday's move doesn't mean mr. stanton, a democrat s committed to running but he plans to look arizona. republican secretary of state michelle reagan filed a campaign committee for re- election. >>> a phoenix woman with ties to senator mccain plead guilty to drug charges against her. emily pe if, if a and her boyfriend were arrested in april after mcso served a search warrant at their house and found an actef meth lab and other illegal drugs shortly after her arrest. she was dropped as a political fund raiser from mccain's re- of possession of drug paraphernalia and will be sentenced in november and is expected to get probation. >>> are you ready for game seven? the world series is tonight and what will be an epic finale between the cuns and cleveland indians. this is after they rallied the tribe. th

.>> he is a resident of base the and -- mesa and the last time he visited his family was in july. he went back the first time and captured what he's all on his cell phone.>> in the middle of north dakota, a community appears out of nowhere.>> have you seen this may people? >> there. >> they captured it all on the smartphone. timothy saw for the first time what has been happening on his homeland. >> these are posters made from children from mesa. i will give those to the protesters. >> or water protectors, they have encamped in the area, focusing on peacefully resisting the pipeline. standoff with law-enforcement, hundreds confronting officers at the ace of the hill near the camp. >> they are in peace and let them know were there to claim turtle island. it is a burial ground and is a great site for us.>> [ music ] >> the land used to belong to native people but it is owned by the u.s. army corps of engineers. >> the sheriff's protest but stated some disobeyed warnings to not cross the water. >> we were said to be the instigators. they were misconstruing everything to the media and

to find one. >> at the corner of power road in mesa, you might not expect this. but at the red mountain campus of mesa community college they have created a desert oasis. >> it's a desert wetland found in nature. usually spring fed containing a moving source of. the environment every detail has a unique and authentic purpose. >> everything in the ecosystem is something that could be found in the state of arizona. >> reporter: it helps to protect endangered species. >> this also provides a habitat for lowland leopard frogs and owe protected species. >> reporter: surrounded by classrooms, this allows students an opportunity to see a rare environment up close and conduct their own research. >> overall, it's really good native plants and animals. >> it helps me experience something that i didn't even know existed in arizona. >> reporter: and these environments are extremely rare to see. >> sadly, these types of environments aren't found in arizona like they used to be. their water has been drained for our purposes or paved over to be housing developments. >> reporter

we are here at the winter wonderland ice-skating rink in downtown mesa. they have an event starting today that goes through january 1. there is a tree lighting ceremony tonight. we are learning a little bit about skating. you are going to be performing. tell us about that. >> reporter: what do you like most about the club? >> everything -- everyone is so friendly.>> reporter: when it comes to ice-skating, what is your biggest piece of advice? >> don't fall.>> reporter: thank you for showing me a little bit about stopping and spinning. back to you. >> do they have the walkers there to help you? >> i would love to use one of those right now. >>> yesterday. the movie could be frozen's all- time thanksgiving opening weekend record. moana has a 97% fresh rating on rotten tomatoes. >> the last movie that had a hawaiian theme was lilo and stitch. that was an awesome moving. -- movie. >>> today is the day for fans of gilmore girls to rejoice. >> we have limited time. should we skipped the town toward? >> there is a debate whether or not to take out the phone boot

and he has the details from the mesa convention center. whether governor mike pence back in arizona this morning to try to convince voters to support the donald trump campaign. a couple thousand people filed into the mesa convention center. county sheriff and governor among other speakers. both campaigns have already made arizona a priority since it's been a toss up state for some time now. the latest poll is showing lead. yesterday shows he's leading over clinton 45-41%. pence adding why he doesn't think hillary has what it takes. he also wonders if clinton would mention the on going e- mail scandal in her speech in the valley tonight. >> we found out from the fbi that officials at her state department actually offered the fbi a quid pro quo if she let them change the classified status on e-mails. ll 33,000 e-mails she refused to turn over to the fbi? >> reporter: it's been a busy day for pence. arizona is one of three stops on his itinerary today. including mmm and colorado -- new mexico and colorado. >> all right. thanks. >>> and the po

mitt romney was in town campaigning for senator john mccain in mesa. >> already many voters seem to be set is on who they're voting for, waiting in massive lines for hours to cast their early ballots. all of this is coming after last spring's voting disaster in the presidential preference election. >> do you trust arizona's go to 12news.com. >>> trisha hen -- trisha joins us with people waiting in long lines in the poll >> reporter: people waiting 1-3 hours to cast their votes. the rain was coming down, but it wasn't the rain causing the frustration. it was the wait. >> 2.5to yes. >> reporter: voting early, making some people late. >> 2.5 hours. after a couple minutes, i thought oh, this is going into our dinnertime >> reporter: zoey decided to come back and try later. shannon only waited an hour. >> it's our civic duty, and with this election, it's even more important. >> reporter: timmy mcgovern had early bloods. >> we filled it up and went to the front of the line and dropped it off. >> reporter: the law dictates the early voting period and she can't extend the hours. >> we've got m

in mesa. doors open at 5:30 p.m. and lasts about an hour and everything begins at 6:30 p.m. >>> why all the attention on arizona four. >>> hillary clinton's campaign manager telling 12 -- in the after the fbi controversy last -- that fbi controversy last week. brahm resnik had include exclusive interview from the clinton headquarters in brooklyn. what did he tell you? >> he told me he does not believe the campaign's job is any harder here even after the f the eye disclosures and -- disclosures and the use that arizona has been hit hardest by skyrocketing premiums. donald trump spent a solid 30 minutes of us -- this hour-lo clinton on those -- hammering clinton on those two issues, he labeled the clinton email investigation is quote the biggest political scandals is what a great is quote robbie moved told me he doesn't believe those issues will affect the race in arizona. >>> i don't think it's any to for. the difference between donald trump and hillary clinton could not be a car or starker. the threat that he present

part of the story may be disturbing. >> from 911 tapes mesa operators received the first problem heating up. >> you're in a verbal confrontation quick >> the call drops and the operator reconnects a short time later. >> stay with me. >> no. everything's fine. >> everything was not find. the suspect, a spec -- upset that his wife called 911. >> seconds later as they approach loop 202, loses control of the suv and the crashes. operators managed to get her back on the phone when she says, he has a rifle in the colonies going to shoot me. >> thomas notices are crash and stops as she approaches his truck for help. >> nascar killed at the scene and are nellis died minutes later. that wright was taken into custody without incident. >> right was charged with 2 first-degree murder charges in the death of his wife and thomas ornelas. his next court date is set for december 1. >>> let's get a look at your hot headlines. a close call outside a gas station in phoenix today when a cement truck flipped over. >> take a look at this surveillance video. watch you can see that truck falling on its side and

this is the mormon temple in mesa. they have some free concerts throughout the month of december december. >> perfect weather to check that out. >> you need a jacket though. >> i always tell people, i was talking to my dad back east, it was in the 40s there. and i said well tonight it's gonna be in the 40s here. but the desert cold is different. >> it is. it does get to you, it gets to those bone fist you're not covered up.ee -- the high country is really dealing with some temperatures that even people in the northeast and midwest have to given respect to. 11 degrees currently in flagstaff. it is thick right now in greer -- six right now in greer, the lowest temperature on the map. these temperatures are colder than yesterday at this time. so flag is 15 degrees colder than yesterday. it's a pretty big difference. show low 11 degrees colder, prescott 6. in pix yesterday. tonight some areas for the first time this season will drop down to freezing if not below that. dangerous temperatures that objection contact veblgtati

when we last saw him, he was pushing a stranded car in mesa off the street. no word yet on place for donald trump jr.'s appearance. give not word that the clinton campaign might send bill clinton to arizona in these final days. check both campaign's websites for more details. brahm, 12 news. >> thank you. >>> our treats for troops campaign is happening right now. why issue chance to show support for our troops who do so much through uso arizona. >> do so much for military members across the state so we >> we're introduced to a local airman with a special mission before being deployed. >> airman first class delvin is proud to serve his country. >> i feel like a soup hero. i walk differently, my tone, everything feels different. >> called to duty as a member of the arizona air national guard, he's preparing to deploy over seas. >> guess what i got for you? ut very important project. >> it was a warm sunny day -- >> he's reading a story to his 4 year-old daughter and twin two year-old boys with a little help from uso arizona. >> uh oh, the little kitty is in tro

he spent almost 3 years in prison for plotting to kill his a mesa father and husband, dubbed a would be copycat killer. >> tonight, he is out of jail speaking for the very first time, telling monique griego what drove him to contemplate the unthinkable. monique? >> reporter: for many people, this story was so shocking because carlos didn't seem like someone who would plot a horrific crime. tonight, he explains how desperate and full of despair he went off the deep end. >> we didn't have that much at all. we built up like getting a house and starting a family.>> reporter: in 2013, event 34- year-old carlos hillen that he had it all. a wife, two kids he adored, and his dream house in his hometown of mesa, arizona. >> i felt like everything was falling into place. >> reporter: but within a few months, that perfect life would time, police think that carlos hillen would be known tonight for murder. >> for me, it was like standing on a cliff. >> reporter: going from family man to a suspect, accused of plotting to kill his wife and her boyfriend in a murder- suicide. police dubbed him a wou

today, santa claus will be mesa. it's once again team 12's bryan west is checking out the fun. new this morning... she was so many people grew up watching florence henderson on the brady bunch from 1969 to 1979. this morning... florence henderson has died. she once said quote: "i created the kind of mother that i wished i'd had, and i think everyone longs for" arguably she and phylicia rashad were the moms so many people still to come on 12 today... bald i'll give you an exclusive look at how some federal, state and private groups are working to make sure these symbols of america continue to grow and populate. and we have more on all those doorbuster deals... plus why choosing to boycott the entire idea of black friday. you're watching 12 today... ###break### if you've been out hiking near the salt or verde rivers.. you should definitely look up.. because there's a good chance you'll see a symbol of america.. a bald eagle. in fact.. the bald eagle population in arizona is soaring.. up 600 percent from just a few decades ago. and i recently headed out with three biologists from

there events in tempe chandler scottsdale mesa apache junction.in the west valley avondalegoodyear has a 'salute our troops run' glendale with pearl harbor displayspeoria with a 5-k sun city is also getting in on the celebrations.businesses around the country and in arizona are honoring our men and women who serve with veterans day deals freebies and discounts.for a complete list of celebrations. just log onto 12 news dot com. 3 and we want to know how you're spending the day - or who you're thinking about today. send us a picture of the vet or active service member in your life - using the hashtag "be on 12." 3 she may have just been ?outed as prince harry's girlfriend... but apparently meghan markle already has that princess style thing going on... markle... and dutchess kate ahve the same sense of style.. or at least... the same stylist.they have even wore the same dress..in february of 2012, markle wore diane von furstenberg's zarita dress in navy blue to an event in west hollywood.two years later, duchess kate wore the same in july, markle wore a stunning red tea-length dress for

paul babeu is unfit to represent us. >>> walking in mesa, might grab the umbrella, showers and wind as well. we minutes. 6:13, lets get to morning juice with vanessa. >> did you know the country music awards were on last night? you might have missed it with all the world series hype, but this morning when everyone wakes up they are going to see this. ? ? ? them? queen bee with reverse swift performing with the dixie chicks to perform "daddy lessons." the dixie chicks covered the track on tour earlier this year and the video of it went viral. just like this video is sure to do too. >>> speaking of taylor swift, she made a return to the cma's last night after her successful crossor breaking album, 1989. she took it back to her musical roots preventing entertainer of the year award which went to... >> garth brooks. >> no, it wasn't luke bryant, kenny chesney, but garth brooks who captured the night's biggest award, the coveted entertainer of the year. a big congratulations going out to him. night besides the cubs game. >>> time for your juicy question of the morning. according to one surv

i think mesa just woke up. >>> going outside, jimmy q is out there, doing some fishing. they gonna be bite sng. >> i don't have a pole yet, but i think they will be. in peoria. and almost a little bit chilly out here sitting in short sleeves, but comfortable. lose a couple of degrees, going to need a light jacket. still comfortable. the temperatures are going to be above average. if you like 82, that's where we're going to be. great number. temperatures in the o 60s and sliding back into the 70s. gorgeous looking today and rain in the forecast in the seven- day forecast and i'm going to find a fishing pole as well. >> get some bait too, jimmy. >>> some photoradars are going to be activated in the area. >> if you're head heding out, these are four you want to be the morning commute is getting started in warner and in arizona. and look out for these, the radar cameras, being activated here, not just arizona and warner, but arizona and ray and dotson and ray road, beginning this morning, a violator, if captured, going to get a warning in the mail and those warnings will go

there will be ceremonies and other events in tempe chandler scottsdale mesa apache junction.in the west valley avondalegoodyear has a 'salute our troops run' glendale with pearl harbor displayspeoria with a 5-k sun city is also getting in on the celebrations.businesses around the country and in arizona are honoring our men and women who serve with veterans day deals freebies and discounts.for a complete list of celebrations. just log onto 12 news dot com. 3 join us next week for some holiday recipe favorites. i'm taking you in the kitchen with my 2-year old twins - zakary and zoey.. we're baking one of our favorite desserts - sugar cookies. it's a great way to have fun with the kids! this airs on monday as we kick off "in the kitchen with team 12". mark, caribe, joe, vanessa and i will all be sharing ???adlib still ahead on 12 today.. its veterans day - and if you're a current or former member of the military - don't pay to eat today. we've got three places giving away free meals.. get ready world - there's a new kardashian out there.. we introduce you to little "dream" - coming up in t

. >> reporter: 34-year-old carlos thought he had it all in his hometown of mesa, arizona. >> i thought falling in place. > >> reporter: police think carlos would be known tonight for murder. he went from family man to a suspect of accusing to kill his wife and her boyfriend, murder/suicide. tonight he said that was never the case. >> i was not even watching the news. i was living in my car at the time. he's sharing his story in hopes to keeping others from doing what he did. how you does arrest with a trunk full of tools planning to carry out murder. he said it all gene he and his wife separated and she started dating something new. it was carlos' best friend since childhood. angry, depressed. >> i didn't know where to turn to. i was just losing my mind. i just wanted to end all the strain i had. carlos told them and set himself on fire. >> i guess it was all a cry for help. >> they called police. the officer was able to arrest carlos as he went back to the car. >> there was a part of me >> why? it's not worth it. >> now free, carlos reflects on that plot. he said he would never have g

way out in east mesa, there is a crash on the 202 northbound. ago, the u.s. 60 westbound east of priest, there is a crash there. all lanes are open and there is some bottle necking still because of that. other spots in the valley, the 101 northbound through chandler and warner. and the 17. southbound, we'll be here for another 20 minutes or so and we'll let you know if there is anything different to report as far as crashes here on >>> six kids and three dogs in a house fire overnight in phoenix. they are lucky they made it out safely. >> reporter: and this is a great reminder to have working smoke alarms. the reason they were able to get out of the house is because they had work is smoke alarms -- working smoke alarms. it broke out around 7:30 last night and the 18-year-old sister was with her brothers and sisters. an infant to a 16-year-old. they got out of the house and they were able to get the three dogs in time. the kitchen wasup gulfed in flames, firefighters were able to get control of the fire and firefighters were able to save approxim

a holiday festival in downtown mesa gets underway today. >>> quisling and 12 -- quisling all morning long. brian, i want to see you point your toes very nicely into one of those jump things. >> the triple looks. i'm going to be doing that with the mayor in our next section. we are working up to us. while they are going around me. we're going to do a raft with agency -- az ice. today is free. no rentals. about for a half -- >>> where having pre-ice-skating lessons. we want to make sure that everybody has a safe, enjoyable's casing -- skating session for the entire holiday season out here. >> take a look at them. and swirls out here. i'm just trying to stay afloat on the ice. we office -- we also have mayor -- the mayor out here today. >> merry christmas by the way. >> thank you. >> the tree lighting is downtown on mary main street. it kicks off tonight and it goes all the way through new year's. there are through tracks. about 1 million people a year comeo lights at the ld ms temple. there will be food trucks and there will be live music gear around the ice. the city christmas tree, w

in mesa. 12 news. >>> thanks. >> clinton is expected to arrive here in the valley. within the next hour or so. >> she's holding a rally tonight at asu's tempe campus after making a stop in las vegas. >> and 12 news political insider is on that campus right now. there. >> reporter: the part has started here at hillary clinton rally. several thousand people have been waiting to get in. they're also surrounding us on the riser. here in arizona, this place has been a lost cause for democrats for generations. for the fact that you have democratic nominee here six days before the election, tells you just how crazy this election has been. the final days of a campaign are usually when candidates they think they can win. arizona has been a toss up between clinton and trump. although her poll numbers have been sliding this week. clinton will be calling on arizona's growing number of latino voters to help her win the state and get out and vote. he is stopped in las vegas before tempe and here's a preview what she'll have to say. >> i want everyone to know that i respect the ch

pushing a car on a mesa street last week? >> before today's gilbert rally, he had something to say about 12news checking into that. >> reporter: donald trump jr. hasn't forgotten his last trip to the valley. >> most people were incapable they could do something nice. >> reporter: this viral facebook video showed the republican presidential >> i was like what! this doesn't happen to people like us. >> reporter: 12news followed up on viewer suspicions it was a pr stunt. trump hasn't forgotten that either. >> i was personally insulted. but hey, this was totally legit. >> reporter: he spoke to supporters at watertower park. >> that's where we've come! someone is incapable of doing something! it had to be a pr stunt. i've never insulted on the campaign trail in my life. >> reporter: he could take comfort in his father's rising poll numbers in arizona. a new statewide poll on friday shows donald trump up 8 points over hillary clinton. >> up 8 irk like that. none television masters to me until tuesday. >> reporter: trump voters like

during his campaign donald trump met with the mother of a mesa cop and the father of a convenience store clerk who were killed by undocumented immigrants with criminal records. both parents endorsed trumps deportation plans. >>> as we see the latest ballot totals rolling in, maricopa county is the biggest county in elect. this includes phoenix and surrounding cities and more than 4 million people. some of the largest counties that trump loss, los angeles california, cook county illinois and harris county texas which includes houston. >>> for the first time in almost 30 years, maricopa county has a new recorder. after an extremely close race maricopa -- race against adrian fund this. while arizona's newest congressman is learning the ropes, tom o'halloran and the other members of congress are posing for a class photo on the steps of the us capitol building . they officially start in january but house members elect are in washington for their orientation. >>> if you don't and central avenue today you probably noticed a group of protesters right outside the army corps of demonstration again

we're looking at yellow there and also, the 202 westbound in from east mesa. the 202 red mountain and into the 101, noticing back ups this and out here live, we're cruising around in the traffic cam and giving you an exclusive bird's-eye view on the street and getting ready to go in the tunnel. it's a extremely dusty day. we're hitting the tunnel now and not going to be able to. i would avoid going outside as much as possible throughout the morning. especially if you have allergies. a lot of the particles are blowing around this morning. inside the tunnel, here hitting speeds at 50 miles per hour. you might want to grip your steering wheel. and you have to deal with a lot 51 southbound at thomas. everywhere else, though, not dealing with accidents so far this morning. guys? >> and thank you, jen. it's 6:50. >>> and jimmy q has a lot to talk about this morning, including free movies and big changes heading your way with the weather. hey, jimmy. >> and we'll tell you about the free movies in just a second. i want to get into the forecast. our temperatures for to

. >>> to homes caught fire this morning in mesa, one of them a total loss. authorities believe -- may have been a contributing factor the good news for cap named pumpkin survived the fire by climbing up a tree -- the trees. >>> an update on the story we brought you earlier this week, the story of an elderly phoenix man selling coins to care for his sick -- the sick wife -- viral, strangers -- strangers and after she did not show up in his usual spots to strike the health of finally were able to track him down. >>> this picture went viral, fallen is copper coins capturing the art of homeless people and raising thousands of dollars -- without the elder elderly man even knowing it. >> that was earlier this week, we told him about that come in the money and all the people were my friend and started crying. he said that i could not believe it is happening will come back to you. >> she's posted the story on that after she has seen -- he has seen demand in late 70s pushing a cart and wheelchair down cactus to the churches chicken on 32nd street when he sells copper

phoenix and flagstaff and the i-10 between phoenix and tucson as well as along state route 87 from mesa to payson. patrols will start wednesday. >>> authorities looking for three suspects believed to have stolen a woman's wallet and use her credit card. the suspects two women and one . street and school. if you have any information call silent witness at 480 witness. >>> sky harbor expected to be very busy. airport officials say tuesday through next monday, the airport will be busier than usual. wednesday and sunday expected to be the busiest days. a good idea to arrive early and use the sky train instead of trying to park. tonight one local agency is getting the word out about animals many people may not realize are in needs of homes. money griego has more on parrots on the birdie bus. >>reporter: looking to adopt a new pet? >> we are parrots, all we do. >>reporter: you are in luck. thedi neighborhood near you. >> the birdie bus is a great way for us to bring parrots to you. >>reporter: the president of ginger's parrots rescue in gilbert. >> it will help by bringing the birds to the pe

mike pence is at the mesa convention center at 10:00 a.m. wednesday. later in the day hillary clinton outlines a get out the in tempe. tim kaine on thursday gives a speech in spanish only at the maryville community center then off to tucson. and donald trump jr. is expected back in the valley on friday stumping for his dad for the seconds time in a week. no word yet on a time and place for donald trump your's event and bernie sanders is expected to make a return trip to arizona and i'm told there is a request out for former have to see about that one. live in the news room, brahm1 news. >> thank you. with the presidential election just one week away, even school children are getting into the voting. gateway polytechnic academy is part of every school vote. it allows every school student to vote in a mock election. what has come out of every kid vote for the nation is a prediction of the general election that will be held next week. >> results from this mock election available online at every kid votes.org. >>> well, the water bill crisis in buckeye see

the city of mesa also holding the veterans day parade today. >> real american heroes today wwii veterans living at mcdowell village were honored at special ceremony. we bring you a glimpse into amazing stories share. in southern france i carried a jeep and five men in. of course, it's a one way trip. there wasn't a lot of us. and sometimes we didn't. >> i was fortunate in all of my invasions. and just lucky. >> i was at the behind the scenes type. communications person in wwii service strategic intelligence officer in the korean war. >> we climbed up the gang way. climbed up to the bridge to the other man. we're here it tell you, you cannot go to cuba. if you try to go to crew -- cuba. we're going to try to sink you. until we were joined they were so many veterans here. and they were given so much and would do so again if called. because that's the kind of stuff we're made out of. >> just incred to believe hear their stories. we thank them for our service. and we want to thank all veterans for their service. we're celebrating all of our military members with pictures like this. make sure

. >>> all right, i'm live out here in mesa at mountain view high school. our friday night fever game of 7 seeded mountai view torro. i have them here behind me, you're a senior, right? >> i am a senior. >> reporter: she says they have a good cheer and palm squad. we'll find out about it. let's see what you've got. all right as they get ready to do their thing, go ahead girls let's see ya. >> reporter: all right, they are ready to do their things. while they do their thing, let me tell you about place. we're going to preview the 6a playoffs here. let's take a look at the 6a playoffs. without question the favorite to win it all is the mountain pride, the only undefeated tanlings balanced on both sides of the ball, and they are well coached. the head coach says that this ranked 9th in the nation. hey the biggest point too will be the chandler wolves. they can match them in speed and athleticism. but in fact they are two of the more talented players and they will be playing division i football next saturday. these two teams are going to meet in their desert vi

supporters rushing to the valley to drum up >> just today, pump running mate, mike pence making a stop in mesa and clinton holding a rally in tempe. >> scott 12 was up over asu just a couple hours ago. as thousands of people were lined up, looking for a chance to see clinton in person. and here's a live look right now. from sky 12. we're waiting for clinton to arrive at the sky harbor at any moment. >> and here's another live look at sky harbor. waiting right now for hillary clinton to arrive and then speak at asu. >> we have team coverage for you tonight. santos was at mike pence rally. >> and bramm is live where clinton is about to speak live moe men tearily. >> tear -- momentarily. >> reporter: her mission tonight, to s to get latino out to vote >> by her being here at arizona state, a lot of people torn in between, might actually be able to duovote for hillary. >> the democratic nominee loosing ground to donald trump. in arizona polls after reports of a new fbi investigation. >> i think that they will -- the voters will see she is the most qualified. they have to see that. it would be disa

took the stage, republican vice presidential candidate mike pence sought to defend republican turf in mesa. victory all across the state of arizona and all across the united states of america we will make donald trump the next president of the united states. >> mike pence made stops in new hampshire and colorado -- new mexico and colorado today. early voting is underway in as and it is not looking pretty in co in line several hours to cast their ballot. defeating the purpose of beating the rush on election day. 12 news' trisha hendricks went to get answers tonight. trish, is this a sign of things to come? >> reporter: early voting is supposed to make the voting process easier but around the valley it took two to three hours just to get through the line. >> reporter: long lines, frustrated voters, people demanding answers. >> i had to wait. >> reporter: they showed up at city hall on their lunch break and had to wait three hours. >> i wanted to vote and get it over with. >> reporter: voters having to practice patience. >> half of the booths are unoccupied. >> reporter: he is concerned the l

. >> a mesa mom giving birth prematurely in hawaii finally able to bring her baby home. >> only on 12 news. have got to see. >> sticker shock. prescription drug prices climbing sky high. >> sparks fly from one man's pants it's all caught kate on camera. >> the 12 news 19 in action for you. 12 news at 10:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us our big story on 12 news at 10:00 the thanksgiving travel rush is on from coast-to-coast. sky 12 live over sky harbor right now nea america to see family and friends this holiday. including close to 2 million from arizona. >> that's a big jump over last year. the 12 news tracker out on the roads tonight and check this out. it's a dead stop going into sky harbor's terminal 4. aaa arizona says a million .5 people here in arizona will be driving that's actually 4 out of five of us. >> meanwhile a potential record break they are the air. here's a live look i'd now see things look pretty quiet for now as many as 2.6 million americans are expected to pass through airport security checkpoints before the end of the night and also on sunday. >> so this

. >>> the other big story, a young, vibrant mesa woman killed in a horrific crash, the impact throwing her from the car. she did not have on a seatbelt at the time. goodbyes before taking the 20- year-old off life support. as kevin kennedy shows us, suite jesse made an appearance on 12news just a few months ago talking about how beautiful life is. >> reporter: this was a young woman who loved and lived life to the fullest. she was kind, compassionate and had a smile that was absolutely contagious. unfortunately, the decision she made to not wear her seatbelt may have cost her her life. in the earlmo november 13, along the loop 202, jesse minute and three friends were coming home from a party. >> switched lanes and got scared or swerved and totally just ended in disaster. >> reporter: the car rolled several times, jesse asleep in the back seat ejected. she wasn't wearing a seatbelt. >> doesn't seem fair at all. i'm kind of upset because if different. >> reporter: she spent five days in a medical coma with family by her bedside. >> i held her hand and prayed. i didn't really say anything

presidential nominee, mitt romney, will hold a rally for john mccain at the cubs spring training park in mesa. >>> well, next week arizonans will vote in the presidential election but also prop 205. the measure to marijuana that has folks passion atly divided. tonight -- passionately divided. tonight we are taking you to colorado to see how legal marijuana is doing there. there are images of people smoking pot that may not be suitable for children. >> reporter: a night on approach to denver. making sure it works correctly than andrew freeman. >> how does your family react saying my son the pot czar. >> reporter: marijuana coordination for the state of colorado but everyone knows him as the state's pot czar. >> personally how did you view this proposition before it passed? >> i was nervous. mainly because being the first in the country to do there are a whole butch of consequences. [music] >> reporter: in just three years pot is colorado's biggest industries. part of colorado's wind fall comes from pot tourism. and this is what colorado's cannabis tourism looks like. a bus people are getting o

mike pence is at the mesa convention center at 10:00 a.m. wednesday. later in the day hillary clinton outlines a get out the

. >> reporter: a creepy cautionary tale turned real- life mystery in mesa. kids had just wrapped up a night of trick-or-treating and were about to dive into their sweet spoils.>> the first thing the father says his make sure the candy is not poisoned and make sure there's nothing in it. of course, you never think there is anything in your candy. >> reporter: but it never hurts to check. >> i picked up a snickers and it was slightly open at the bottom. she opens it more and she just sees metal and she rips out the metal and it just comes apart and you see a giant metal razor. >> a full-sized razor blade hidden inside the mini chocolate bar. >> i was in shock. they couldn't believe that somebody would actually do that . >> reporter: the family called immediately last night telling officers to be aware . >> reporter: detectives now investigating which house the candy may have come from. >> it could have been really tragic to have a child end up with that in their mouth. >> reporter: while these cases are rare, police say that doesn't mean they can't happen. >>

the storms coming in from the east, mesa and apache junction and -- could be a little bit wet for the community. coming up in the next hit, going to show you the rest of the valley and let you know if as we get closer into phoenix, that's where you get down to ten to 20 miles per hour. >> jenn our meteorologist and traffic reporter. thank you vvp. >>> a teenager who took a plea deal after being accused of carrying out a terror attack. nooik has more. >> -- nico santos has more. >> pled guilty to it and the judge will have to decide how long he'll stay in jail. talking about the man pleading guilty to three counts relating to terrorism. first , terrorism, second, conspiracy to commit terror and conspiracy to commit misconduct involving weapons. investigated by the fbi joint terrorism task force. requesting weapons, trying to get in contact with the members of a terrorist group and directions to make a pressure cooker bomb. the punishments with minimum of seven years and after he gets out, on supervised probation and going to have to vurnd his -- surrender his passport. he -- he are alr

we know this area will slow around 6:30 am to 8:00 in the morning with all of the mesa /gilbert commuters. we will let you know if there are any crashes that are around the valley. so far, we are not dealing with any accidents. anklet, we are crossing our fingers that we can keep it friday light for you. >>> all this week, we of been sharing some of the 12th news teams holiday recipes. earlier this week, my cookies. >> and recently, my kids helped me to make my grandma special dessert. >> i everyone. thank you for joining in the 12news kitchen. today, i will be making one of my favorite holiday desserts, but i'm going to have a little bit of help from two star pastry chefs here. to my left, this is my seven- year-old, nevada. say hello, nevada? i hello. >> and i have my three-year- old, of these up. what i'm going to be making is a sweet potato pie. it comes from my late grandmother. edith devine. i know that a lot of you are familiar with pumpkin pie. in the south, it is all about sweet potato pie. it is easy. i know this because if i do it, it is really easy. these are the ingredients t

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then there's what inspectors saw happening at this on southern avenue in mesa. >> health inspectors found em cardboard box. do you ever try to clone one of these things? you can't. that's why they suggest using a cutting board. >> but the county is not just keeping up on restaurants . anyone serving food or drinks gets inspected, like this circle k on warner road in gilbertment it was flagged because the ice dispenser at the soda machine had "heavy phoenix. >> where inspectors didn't find lettuce as expected but inside of a bucket with holes drilled in the side. >> what would happen if the environmental services department wasn't working for you? you'd always have to eat at your own risk without any way to check these reports first. >> and it's incredibly easy to look up the latest reports your favorite restaurant at 12news.com for a link to the website where all you have to do is type in the restaurants right up. >>> now you're taking a live look at jefferson and fourth avenue and that's where the police pursuit of a wrong way driver ended with a pit maneuver all starting at arizona aven

again, we're heading to the 10 eastbound and we're going to check out some polling locations in mesa that we hear may be having issues. we're going to verify that for you and we'll bring that to you coming up here in just a bit along with your valley traffic. >> thank you for that. >>> polls here in arizona have been open for 31 minutes now. already, we're seeing some extremely lon like -- long lines at 48th street and live at seventh avenue and glendale. we saw a line earlier s. it growing or getting smaller? >> reporter: good morning, matt. the lines here at this location don't look too bad. if you remember before 6:00, they were lined up maybe a couple hundred people around the building but as soon as they opened up the doors at 6:00, that line dissipated and we're looking at about 10 voters, maybe, at this point and we're here at seventh avenue and glendale. the big question is will there look at this video from sky 12. this is of an early voting location. there were similar lines reported in glendale and other cities. they had to wait several hours to cast an early vote. maricop