>> this morning, the fight for a seat in the senate ahead of november's general election. >> if you requested an early ballot, they will start heading your way how well do you know what's on it? how the state is making sure you make an educated decision. >> and a tough stance on immigration, could that land sheriff arpaio behind bars? still cool out there this morning. definitely nice. what can we expect for the day? >> temperatures running cooler than yesterday, so you notice

60s and 70s across the valley. we have 74 right now, a few passing high clouds. sunny and warm today with a high of 95 degrees. i'll show you the rain chances next. dressed like batman but he's no superhero. police are hunting for this guy after he when the suspect showed the gun to the clerk, she was so scared she couldn't open the register. he only got away with snacks. again, he was wearing the batman mask and gloves. a phoenix man choosing to gamble with his son's life, arrested for leaving a 5-year-

he played casino games. brad porter jr. said he and jessica lopez have been homeless since 2014. a friend gave him the idea to gamble his last 20 bucks in hopes of getting enough money to get his family a room for the night. >> i should have made better decisions for the family, you know. i thought my son would be okay right now. >> when they went out to check on the boy, their car was police also said the two smelled of alcohol and officers found a container of marijuana. nothing compares to the damage in the south of their storm this weekend but parts of our state are still trying trying to dry out from a weekend storm. stafford unified schools will be closed for two weeks. we are now hearing from the superintendent, who says they

students. >> we found out we'll offer breakfast, lunch, and hopefully dinner to students and families at our cafeteria just like the summer program, so that should be a huge help. >> schools there plan to open october 24th. breaking overnight, jet blue flight 602 from phoenix to boston, diverted an ill passenger made it off safely, first responders there. no word on the medical condition of that passenger. that flight took off about 33 minutes ago en route to boston. firefighters overnight rushing to the scene of a house fire along the i-10 near baseline. we're told the home is abandoned but right up against neighboring homes, firefighters

homes. near 19th and dunlap, a man in a wheelchair was hit by a car as he was crossing the street. the driver stayed on the scene, impairment appears to not be a factor. it's unknown if he was in the crosswalk. there are conflicting reports. we are waiting on an update that. politics today are not exactly civil. >> now it's a senate debate in our state. >> i will continue to be known as the maverick. >> john mccain is still running for president. i'm running to be arizona's senator. >> last night sparring over the affordable care act. he says scrap it.

drone technology at the border along with more manpower. kirk patrick says otherwise. >> do you trust donald trump's finger on the nuclear arsenal, yes or no? >> i don't support him. do you support hillary clinton's finger on the button? >> i do. >> okay. you want to continue to someone who's continuously lied to the american people. . >> john mccain's presidential voting plans, coming up at 5:30. i'm sure the debates get everybody talking. how well do you know the controversial propositions you'll cast a vote on very soon? early ballots are almost on

>> reporter: and that is why the secretary of state's office wants you to make an informed decision. there will be a town hall to talk to people about all the ballot propositions. of course the presidential election is a huge deal, but the props are important too because this affects you on a local and state level. proposition 206 focus on raising the minimum wage and deciding if recreational marijuana should be legal. both sides want you to make a choice. tonight will be the last meeting in the phoenix area, so it could be best to take advantage of that if you can. this is at the mesa public library starting at 5:30 p.m. go to abc15.com to look at the other locations.

the local area. a conference is scheduled for later today and a lot of people say the timing of this is really interesting with sheriff arpaio. >> reporter: we just heard, early voting starts tomorrow. sheriff arpaio is up for reelection. right now they are waiting for word from the u.s. attorney's office on whether or not or pie o'will be criminally that would mean a huge fine and possibly time behind bars. this has to do with the racial profiling case where he deliberately disobeyed court orders. this judge says there's enough evidence to charge him, but then he handed the case off. will his tough stance help? the hearing is set for 10:00

what happens. today the first lady marks international day of the girl by skyping with girls all over the world about education changes in their lives. the girls participating in this event, they will be joining the first lady from washington, jordan, peru, tanzania, and the uk. back live, the storm may have passed but the water is not gone. look at images out of north carolina, where the fl just everywhere. the president now signed a disaster declaration for north carolina, meaning federal funding will be made available for those impacted by hurricane matthew. we pulled up this map to give you an idea of the problem. on the screen you can see all the triangles, those are all power outages and those represent hundreds.

without power. and look how high the water is right on the border of north carolina and south carolina. look at the businesses downtown. it will take months for people to recover from the flooding and this mess. let's check in here with iris. how is it looking in our backyard? we are not tracking any rainfall here in the valley through the day as you're getting ready to head out, no rain impact for the morning commute. a little cooler than yesterday, down to 73 degrees. it's a nice cool and mild start for the day. we have sunny skies in the most accurate forecast through the afternoon, 78 degrees through 9:00 a.m. then we warm back into the 80s, 90s hitting around lunchtime. our high today up to 95 degrees, back in the mid-90s this afternoon.

moving across the state today and it will bring changes to some of us today. we have to talk about changes to the air quality too in just a few minutes. also ahead, your chance to win a trip to disneyland. abc 15 morning is giving away two family four-packs of tickets every day. you have two chances to win by watching for the weather word of the day, 6:00 to 7:00 a. find out more at abc15.com/disney. . a check of the roads right now, looking very light. that's what we're seeing here early in the morning. east valley, about 14 minutes drive time for folks from valle vista to the 101. we have a crash just off u.s. 60. this is on dobson road, looks like it's partially blocking the off ramp.

so hopefully that's cleared up soon. take alamo school until that's cleared up. and the light rail on 19th avenue, a nonprofit group is helping spruce up the area from 15th avenue to 23rd avenue. it's called 19 north and they are trying to reduce crime by making a community garden and rebranding. time there's bad blood between two of the country's top businessmen, warring over their tax returns. how warren buffett is responding to donald trump's accusations this morning. and we have a big problem down under. there's a controversy brewing involving same-sex marriage. >> and massages, facials and more for a great price.

sheriff paul babeu was headmaster at desisto school in massachusetts. a boarding school rife with abuse. a lot of things went down that probably shouldn't have. this isn't about abuse or neglect, because none of this was found. except these records show the state found it, students and parents testified about it, and a judge ordered it to stop. the cornering, the sheeting, i didn't know how to live and function as a normal human being.

take a look at dobson and u.s. 60. just seconds ago they cleared that crash we just showed you. now you can use dobson with no problems there. we'll also head to the west valley, closer look at the desert drive times coming up. a battle is brewing this morning between warren buffett, firing back at donald trump for accusations the presidential nominee made he claimed buffett, who supports hillary clinton, used tax laws just like trump did. buffett is denying the accusations. >> and clinton will have extra support in florida today. former vice president al gore

she is changing the topic to climate change, a topic said to be important to younger voters. >> because florida was hit so hard by hurricane matthew, a federal judge extended the voter registration deadline to 5:00 p.m. on wednesday. this comes after the florida democratic party sued governor rick scott for not extending the deadline because of all evacuations. scott opposed the extension, saying people had enough time. happening today, australian lawmakers are expected to vote down a national referendum on same-sex marriage. right now there's not enough support to get the vote passed in the senate. the government wanted a public vote in february but it's looking to be too costly with a price tag of $120 million, so they said no. if it fails today, and if there is no vote in february, the prime minister says the issue

2019 there. if you're looking for work, check out the fall career expo in mesa today. a lot of information here and there will be more than 85 employers there, thousands of people expected to attend. stop by the mesa convention center today 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. you can rsvp and 5,000 jobs will be in one room. pamper yourself or someone sure to leave you and your wallet relaxed. >> reporter: we're here off 32nd and indian school and they offer all so sorts of

noon, smart shoppers get 50% off laser hair removal, massage, body scrub, microdermabrasion and holiday treatments. you have to use the defense by december 31st. we'll have details on this deal and others at abc15.com/smartshopper. let's talk about the most accurateor as we wake up. still dark out here, sunrise at 6:30. but when you walk out, you'll see mostly clear skies. looking live at downtown phoenix, phoenix is sitting in the low 70s. down to 73 degrees at the top of the hour. still a great start to the day, winds light below 10 miles an hour. again, the sunrise is 6:32 this morning. as you get ready to head out,

we have a lot more 60s in the valley, currently in the mid- 60s in mesa, chandler and gilbert. in the valley, you're down in the 60s too with 65 in surprise. a bit cooler as you step out. maybe you have plans for an early morning walk. sunrise comes up around 6:30, currently 73 degrees. by 7:00 a.m. we'll drop a i think phoenix ends up around 71 degrees for the low this morning. a lot of 60s across the valley. i don't think you'll need a sweater as you head out but you'll feel that cool air. by 8:00, starting to see the temperature climb again, up to 74. 80s move in after that and eventually we're back in the 90s by this afternoon. 73 in phoenix, but we're down in the 40s across northern arizona. 70s also across the western

hour. we have a few light sprinkles across northern arizona with some of those thicker clouds. the rest of the state is all dry. today we are tracking the first of two disturbances moving through this week. this moves across northern arizona today but aside from the early morning sprinkles and clouds, we'll be quiet across the state. we have another one moving our way here, this system that won't it's not bringing any rain for us and we won't really feel the winds, either. just a slight drop in temperatures because of it. again, today we'll start off with clouds across northern arizona then clear out through the day. tomorrow looking at sunny skies and dry even as we head to the end of the week. high temperatures staying on the warm side, up to 95 this

temperatures are getting lower. we are also tracking possibly some worsening air quality conditions. those changes in just a bit. take a look at the desert drive times. right now if you're headed out on the 10, very light traffic, just 11 minutes from 75th avenue to the mini stack. i-17 right now, this is at northern. not seeing any problems here but it's starting to fill up this morning. get a closer look at the drive along i-17 in a few minutes. phoenix, get ready to rock. boat of these bands are considered classic rock now, but this march, two huge concerts coming to town. starting friday, tickets available to bon jovi and also on sale friday, green day. they are coming march 1st. both will be at talking stick.

you reach for the medicine cabinet this morning. the potential problems that could put you at risk. >> reporter: and a memorial is growing for three young men killed in a drag racing crash in phoenix. this morning, hearing from family and their message about wearing seat belts. . >> reporter: in today's tech bytes, a warning to shut off your galaxy note >> replacements caught fire following last month's recall. >> samsung has attributed the problem to the batteries but some experts say it's possible the problem is a result of another component in the phone. >> and you can sign up for workplace by facebook. the website or app allows people to communicate only with those in their company. >> and a new drone, the bionic

it flies like a bird and weighs just 10 grams and can fly more than 12 miles an hour. you can control it with your mobile device. price tag, about 100 bucks. >> those are your tech bytes.

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this is nuts, bottom of the 13th inning. the giants get the walkoff homer for the win and using#believen. they won 2010, 2012, 2014. the cubs need just one more win of closing to door on the giants hopes. last night the game had six of the top ten trending hashtags on twitter, all about this crazy run in baseball's postseason. >> is it really crazy when they win? today a warm one, highs in the mid-90s. we'll talk about the air quality in a few minutes.

a family celebrating graduation now planning a funeral. was the victim forewarned? >> and the elections can be really overwhelming. here in mesa, one group wants to help you stay informed during this election, coming up. >> welcome aboard this tuesday morning. when is the last time you drove to work with the windows down? >> it's been a while. >> but today temperatures are cooler than they were yesterday. check we are down in the low 70s right now. temperatures will drop a little bit further as we go through the morning. keep in mind phoenix is in the low 70s but we have 60s across much of the valley. our high today 95. more on the forecast coming up in a few minutes. right now very light traffic, much different than what we had yesterday morning at this time. you're all green on the freeways including i-17, just