with 12 days until the elect, the race is on. while the democrats pull out the big guns, donald trump is bringing the biggest supporter to the valley. his son. >> and this guy likes the police chases animal style. the driver chris crossing the valley and even stopping for some in and out. >> and there that think that they don't need to follow the rules. >> and everyone loves a good scare. you have to be safe. what you have to know before stepping into a haunted house. first new at 11, probation but no jail time for a man who posed as a veteran. eric wolf was sentenced to three years of supervised probation on forgery charges. he claimed he was in the air force and was trying to get veteran's license plates. investigators claimed it was so he could defraud businesses. >> and police are looking for two men behind a murder in

it happened at 11th street and roosevelt. the police telling us it started as a westerly check and that is when police found the guy shot. we're asking to get a better description of the suspects. right now, all we know is that police are looking for two adult guys. police believe that this is an isolated incident over drugs. and while inch sleeping -- while you were sleeping, buckeye place taking several robbery suspects into custody. they're accused of holding people at gun point. the eloy gallegos stole items from the victim and took off. the officers later tracking them down and arresting them. thankfully, that victim was not hurt. and -- from the 202. subject is armed -- . >> we have a -- guys that car following the vehicle from a distance. >> caught on video, a bizarre chase in the east valley last night that shirtless suspect

jumping on several different freeways before heading to in and out and who has time for food during a chase. after he fueled up with the food, the suspect bolted from the truck around ray road and chandler boulevard, ran into the backyard of a home where he eventually gave up. we are waiting to learn the name of the driver. hopefully we'll get that later today. and all right, time now for the most accurate forecast. we had some high clouds drifting in all morning long. filtered sunshine as expected. all is dry across the and instead, the temperatures are warming pretty quickly. we're up to 89 degrees and at phoenix sky harbor. the temperatures above average and we have not hit our high temperature yet. today, get ready for a record- breaking day. our temperature likely claims to 99 degrees. and we still have 10 more degrees to go before topping out at 99. and that will put us 15 degrees above the average and if we hit 99, that would break the record on this date which, is 98

we're in for a record-breaking heat this afternoon as the temperatures come very close to that triple-digit mark. we have changes heading our way and a storm system will be moving in. we'll talk about the changes heading our way before the weekend in minutes. >> all right, thank you. and it's being called the battleground blitz. donald trump and hillary clinton are doing everything they can to attract voters before november 8th. >> they're chris crossing critical states right now. this afternoon, clinton will bring in a major heavy hitter and michelle obama. they will be in north carolina. this is a live look on the left side of the screen from north carolina. for trump, he's spending his entire day in ohio. that is the live shot we have on the right side of the screen there and that is where he is attending three rallies across the state. >> and who is actually ahead? it depends on what poll you look at. many show clinton leading trump anywhere from 3 to 9 points, except in the state of florida,

cnn stats show more than 7 million americans have already voted and democrats have gained ground in arizona, nevada, and north carolina. trump is doing better in iowa and florida. cnn analysts also reporting 2/3 of voters here in arizona cast their ballot before election day. >> and today, one of trump's biggest supporters is campaigning here in the valley. abc 15s katie conner has more. >> reporter: in just a few hours, donald trump jr. will be front and center here at asurec center he'll be speaking to millennials. the trump campaign hoping for a strong final push for a vote. >> a lot of people are surprised. >> reporter: before he hit the stage, "good morning america" had this exclusive interview with the entire trump family. take a listen. >> and going back to last june, is there anything you regret? >> oh, absolutely. i would love to have done certain things over, but you can't. you can't and that is yo life. i would have -- that is life. i would have loved to do certain things over again and you would have, too. >> reporter: and trump will be

and starts at 2 and is expected to go an hour. you can count on abc 15 for total coverage of the event. katie connor, abc 15 news. >> and smuggles you will see at today's rally is a slightly creepy puppet of trump. this is video of his oh pointen, hillary -- opponent, hillary clinton. progressive arizona will protest outside of his speech saying, quote, donald trump is nothing more than a puppet for the extremist right-wing members trump jr. got together with the family in washington before going to the valley. this is what katie was talking about. the presidential nominee, his wife mell ania and all of the trump kids sitting down with george stephanopoulos on "good morning america." another thing he touched on is how this campaign changed their lives. don jr. told george this has been a brutal process. >> also that element that is just amazing to be able to touch someone that way and i have seen my father doing. that my only mission is to get

i know he can make a difference. >> and they plan to stay in the family business even if trump wins the elect. when asked whether the campaign has been damaging to the trump family brand, trump senior said that doesn't matter to him and ha he only cares about the country. bill montgomery is an outspoken critic of proposition 205. new claims that the elected official has a conflict of interest involving the recreational marijuana measure and that is because montgomery's office receives $1.5 diversion program mostly from marijuana offenders. >> this is prosecuting for profit. and it's clear and simple. >> and allegations of conflict of interest sounds like a desperate campaign coming down to a defeat. >> montgomery maintains the money is put to good use paying for drug. prosecutors for reviewing case files and the administrative cost of running that program, which is cheaper than putting those offenders behind bars. >> usual official under fire.

calling on the judge in his racial profiling case to get lost. and a day after the justice department filed criminal contempt of the court charges, they want the judge in his racial profiling case removed or recused and they claim the judge has had off-the-record meetings with the court- appointed monitor in this case. folks in prescott valley shocked to hear about a multistate sex laboring in their neighborhood. two men and a woman are accused prostitution. eight women under the age of 22 were found in a home. one of the victims is 17 years old. the prescott county police and homeland security are involved because the ring allegedly operated in arizona and in california. they're not revealing the names of those arrested. and football players at notre dame prep are hoping the game in casa grande will not be the last of the season. their head coach has been suspended by the school as it

recruiting and an offseason football class. the aia put the school on probation banning them from post season play, a decision on that appeal, though, will have to come soon. the play-off seatings are supposed to be set this weekend. and mesa police are using new tactics to stop crime and they're doing it before it happened. how it can make your neighborhood safe. >> and a modern makeover in phoenix and it can draw new business to the area. the scoop on the multimillion project. >> and we're dealing with an october heat wave. are you ready for the cooler weather or you don't mind the heat sticking around? let us know and go to abc15-

. >> it was a rough night at the circle k near 51st avenue and thunderbird. a big thank you to kelsey scott, by the way, for sending us the picture. you see the truck? it slammed through the front of

you look carefully, you will see all of the damage there. we actually went out to glendale after the fact to get a look at some of the damage ourselves. the truck was gone. the store was boarded up at that time and no word on when the store will reopen. police in mesa are trying to predict the crime -- trying to predict the crime before it happens. peoria is trying a tactic called predictive policing. mesa is going to do the same thing. they're about to begin with the program putting police in crime they're in the right place at the right time and can deter crime from happen. in downtown phoenix, about to get a big makeover. developers will put $25 million into a remodel of the retail destination. the makeover is expected to add retail and office space and include a hotel. renovations are expected to start next year. and a terrible tragedy on the road when several cars collide in tampa. how other drivers stop to save

. five people killed in a multicar crash involving a fire in tampa this morning. >> and terrible. three adults and two children gone when one car was hit head- on and another car burst into flames. a good samaritan helped pull the kids out of the car. their conditions are unknown now, but the victim's ages range from 9 years old to 39 years old. witnesses said street racing is what caused this and there is

by police. one person killed, 17 others in a six-alarm fire lighting up new york's upper east side. including 8 firefighters. the crews put out the flames, which took hours to put out. the flame started on the top floor and burned through the entire building. two nearby buildings and they were also damaged and traffic in that area was horrible. several streets were shut down. a delta jet getting a soaking at seattle's sea-tac airport. th fire. the flight had to make a u-turn in the air last night after taking watch for hong kong. that emergency light came on, though, and landed safely. no one was hurt. and in casa grande, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire on top of a new hospital wing that was under construction there. the black smoke is from the petroleum-based product lining the roof. the fire was quickly extinguished and the seal in the infrastructure kept the flames from spreading.

eventually be used for women and infantes iss. taking what is yours. yeah, that is bad. doing it with young children with you, that is even worse. and that is what this guy here, oscar ruiz, that is what he's accused of doing. he stole nearly $400 worth of stuff at a phoenix target near falmouth and 76th avenue. the youngest child was seven months old. ruiz is out of jail. and they're the lights that so many of you were sharing videos all over social media about this. they were spotted over gilbert. no one is claiming responsibility. we reached out to the astronomer who said he is baffled at what he has seen. >> i just took a look at that and there was no discussion of, you know, unidentified flying objects. i would probably say maybe that is a flare. i tend to doubt that, too. again, something streaming out

aircraft. >> and the mystery continues. a lot of people comparing these lights with the phoenix lights back in 1997. we called airports, skydiving businesses, the arizona national guard and the faa but so far nobody will say the lights are theirs. new video from overnight. check out the snow in buffalo. it's the city's first real true snowfall of the season. the snow came a few days later than average while buffalo is dealing with the temperatures. >> no. >> a >> it gives me anxiety. i grew up in the midwest. >> okay. >> and i don't miss it at all. >> that is why we live here. >> exactly. >> and that is a lot of the feedback. and it's awesome and great, unusually warm. >> uh-huh. >> and we're talking record- breaking heat and it's almost october. certainly not the norm and not necessarily what we like to see this time of the year. as we look live, we have had some high clouds drifting in

high clouds, but more of the filtered sunshine across the valley and that is the case of north, too, as we look with our casino live cam near camp verde. you see more of the high clouds and no rain with the sun peaking through a bit on the road. as we look into the north. the high clouds have been drifting in all through the morning across the valley and across the state, but they're not very thick. you're going to notice filtered sunshine through the afternoon. and there is -- they're not thick enough to stop the temperatures from warming up. that is why we have some spot we're seeing the 90s in cave creek and anthem. and a lot of upper 80s and cities that will be in the 90s like chandler, gilbert and maricopa and goodyear. already warming up out there into that lunch hour. and the 90s are setting in across the valley and officially at 89 degrees -- degrees on phoenix sky harbor and into the low to warm 90s by noon and toasty by lunchtime,

watch for the high temperature, the record high temperature by 4 when we hit 99 degrees. that would be a new record high- topping the old record of 98 degrees. so, a very warm day on tap. unseasonably warm and, again, despite the cloud cover that is sticking around, we're in for a warm one. remember, if you're going to be outside, stay hydrated and this is not the summer. we tend to look forward to cooler temperatures. not the case today and certainly important to be safe under the conditions and we're also going to be watching the not because it looks to being a record breaker but it's going to come close to the triple- digit mark. as of now, the latest we have seen is a 100 degrees temperature in phoenix was on october 23rd of 2003, the latest date ever. today, if we hit that, that would set a new record in itself. hopefully we don't. again, we'll watch it through the afternoon. we'll keep you posted as soon as we see the high temperature. and the high pressure is in control over the region. that is what is giving us defeat.

changes. that ridge shifts to the east and we'll see the clouds as the disturbance approaches our state. that is bringing in the moisture. we're not going to see rain from it but we'll see more cloud cover and eventually the temperatures will start to trend down. today, though, as you watch future cast, we're staying dry. high clouds across the state into the afternoon and into the night and tomorrow. plan on more cloud cover. and by tomorrow evening, the rain collapses develop in high country in northern arizona. and here in the valley, it doesn't look like we're going to see enough moisture for rain chances and those clouds will stick around and there might be a sprinkle or two light tomorrow night and into some of our higher terrain as we go into tomorrow night and early on saturday morning. but, rain chances below 10% for the valley. the best potential is up north and then by saturday through the day, we're clearing things up and clearing out the clouds in the valley. we'll keep a 10% chance in the forecast for northern arizona as we go through the weekend

series of storm systems kind of move across our state and looking to stay dry as we go through the weekend and into next week. the changes, though, like in temperatures and we'll see a drop in. its. release from the unseasonably warm temperatures and i will show you how low they will go by next week and we'll talk about halloween in a few minutes. >> and thank you. speaking of halloween, going by the numbers. aaa releasing a startling new crash report days before the holiy think before you drink. >> and plus, the search is on for these stolen puppies taken out of an animal shelter. the surveillance video you have to see. >> and first, we have creepy crawlies of our own to show

. >> we have breaking news right now. air 15 is in tempe on 5th avenue and mills. looks like firefighters are on the scene of a two-story building here and looks like at the gordon beer right there on that corner. you see the firefighters right there on top of the building. just a couple of minutes ago. smoke was showing from that building there. and so apparently there was a pizza oven on fire. when it got there, the smoke put out and -- and going on. we have an update on the mobile app. if you're looking for more info, go there and we'll keep an eye on this and put you -- bring you more details. >> and since it's halloween, we thought we would bring some creepy crawly creatures into the studio with us. and this is ryan with the

today. i am glad that they're in cages, ryan. >> yeah. >> and what is this guy here we're looking at in. >> this is a rhino rat snake. if you look at the tip of the nose, you will see why. they have the growth there to help th blend into the vines and vegetation where they live in indonesia. >> oh, wow. >> and they'll hang out in the tree tops and also sometimes you will find them hanging out in rocky coves and things like that. >> you need them to blend in? >> yeah, looks look a vine. a they can move the appendage on the nose and makes them look more life-like and tree like and they can ambush the predator or prey and things like that. >> what do they eat? >> mostly rodents and like sometimes bats, rodents like rats, small mice. >> okay. >> and things like that. >> and over here, we have something that can make noise, right? >> they are. they're madagascar hissing cockroaches. >> how fun. >> and they're find on the island of madagascar. and people are like oh, gross,

important to the environment. what -- [ indiscernible ] a big fancy word for sizzles. they will eat anything on the ground. >> they're clean? >> and they're clean. life on the roaches and the mites keep the roaches clean. they have the whole ecosystem between the environment they live in and the mites on the cockroaches. >> and this guy here could be found in arizona possibly. >> and this is a mexican legged tarantula. we have them found here in arizona. they're not as pretty as this one. the ones here are all black and can get larger. >> okay. and what if this was to bite me? >> it would hurt. >> it would hurt? >> it would hurt. >> okay. >> and would my throat start to swell or anything? >> probably not throat swelling but i wouldn't recommend it. >> i would survive. >> got it. >> exactly. >> and since halloween is around the corner, you have events coming up, right? >> yes, this friday and

howl-o-ween from 6:30 until 10:00 p.m. each night. it's a ticketed event and $10 for members and $12 for the general public and we're going to have mary -- mery and scary events. the merry events are fun for the whole family, kids from all ages can hang out and the scary, vents, that is self- explanatory. there will be goblins and vampires and stingray bay and a lot of activities. the number one activity is our trick or treating. >> got it. >> and that is going to be an awesome place to go. >> yeah. >> and you get all information on your screen. danielle gave me a segment. he was a -- she was afraid of snakes and the cockroaches and they stayed in the came, danielle. >> and they were out on the cable. and i could rise and i are saying thank goodness for justin. so brave. and you have problems with your new iphone 7. coming up, joe has possible solutions for you. is any here is a halloween

holiday attraction. vo: 13 year-old sabrina told a school counselor she was raped by her uncle. her counselor called sheriff joe arpaio's office. but arpaio failed to protect her. for three more years, sabrina's uncle continued to rape her - and arpaio did nothing. rapes, assaults, even child molestation, remain uninvestigated, while arpaio focuses on his personal agenda. arpaio talks tough,

. back to the breaking news we brought you a couple of minutes ago. air 15 is out in tempe. this is near fifth street and mill avenue. firefighters are on scene of the two-story building here and they looked like they were on top of the brewery restaurant at the intersection of fifth and mill. we want to let you know about road restrictions. southbound mel avenue and westbound fifth street.

restricted because of what is happening here. again, we'll keep an eye on this and bring you updates as they come in. >> and right now, the go fund me account is set up for two teens pinned between two cars. the horrible accident happening near i-17 and cactus. they were pushing the car to a gas station when they were hit. family of one of the teens releasing pictures saying they're waiting to find out if her legs will be amputated. she will need at least four more surgeries. >> and that is probably the it's horrible. she's recovering, you know, but going to be a slow recovery. the doctors are saying have to take it step-by-step, you know. >> and that other teen also has a long road to recovery. if you would like to help, we have links on our website at abc15.com. flagstaff police not identifying the driver who apparently stole a truck from adot and died in a crash. investigators said the driver side swiped one vehicle before slamming into a tractor- trailer. it happened on u.s. 89 and

the roadway has been repaired and reopened. and he admitted to having drugs go new christopher is heading to prison the next four years. just last month, he pleaded guilty to possession charges after sheriff's deputies raided his home in april and found more than 250 grams of ecstasy, a meth lab, and counterfeit cash within reach of children. his girlfriend was also arrested. and people a crime alert out of queen creek right now. take a look at this wanted poster. the suspect is accu holding up a taco bell near rittenhouse and he was armed. he took off with an undisclosed amount of money. luckily no one was hurt. and we have a couple of crime alerts to pass to you. first in north central phoenix, this duo is behind bars for stealing patio furniture. they're connected to some 20 cases and stolen property worth thousands of dollars. so, what can you do about it? >> i was worried so i changed my stuff up really quick.

the lighting helps a lot. >> and neighbors warned each other using the next door app and, yes, one victim said that she found her own stolen stuff online for sale. and who robbed a pumpkin patch, honestly. rocker 7 farm in buckeye was picked clean. worker -- clean. a team must have hit between sunday night and yesterday morning. this happened at the worse possible time. >> to know that somebody came on the property and just took a big chunk of that away people who are coming this weekend is not a good feeling at all. >> and police are on the case now. so far, no sign of the pumpkin- stealing purse. haunted houses are going to be packed this weekend. how do you know if you're safe going to places or a certain spot to make a quick buck? >> abc 15s allison rodriguez has more on how to keep the scares fun and not for real. >> reporter: haunted house scares can be fun. that is what you want to keep it, fun.

inspected by fire departments and be up to safety codes. not anybody can just open a haunted house. there needs to be fire extinguishers and proper emergency exits. and with all of the electronics, experts say to be on the lookout for potential fire hazards. >> a lot of times, open wiring junction boxes and things like that, when they're setting up their portage lighting and thing -- portable leasing and things like that, we want to make sure they're safe and keep them enclosed. >> reporter: good tips are to do your research before heading in if something doesn't feel right, trust your gut and get out. reporting in phoenix, allison rodriguez, abc 15. >> and halloween can be a fun time to dress up with friends and family. celebrating the two each and every year, aaa released last year's numbers and they're devastating. more than a half of all deadly freeway crashes on halloween night were caused by drunk drivers and that means the deaths could have been prevented. the designated driver ride

better in school but when it comes to science. the test scores from the nation's report card today show 2/3 of students whyer not proficient in science. this despite rising scores for elementary and middle school students. and here in arizona, 33% were proficient compared to the previous year and early exposure to stem programs and having well-prepared science teachers may help states like hours improve. suspects who stole the pup is here. and they were actually being treated for invections -- infections. police have pretty telling surveillance video shows two guys and pay woman. if you recognize them, call police. and homes for the homeless are on the way. arizona state leaders and catholic charities breaking grounds. the phoenix complexes will is ride affordable housing to 50

and located off of 15th avenue and camelback. and the cubs are going home with a momentum after a commanding win in cleveland last night. and they were getting several big hits. he tore two ligaments in the knee while playing against arizona this year. he did hitting rehab for three days and he's been hehas beening the whole time and focused on hitting to play in the series. the cubs beat the indians 5-1 and the game starts at 5:00 at wrigley field and this is the series home game the cubs are hosting since losing to the tigers in game 7. >> and the world series is having a different affect and it's saving you money on food. we like that, right? and our team found famous days is senting the historic matchup by offerring 30% off of any to go order ever day through november 2nd. >> and the cubs are excited

they didn't wait to change the score board but changed it themselves. they're named after two of chicago's players after meeting them at spring training. and should a street car named desire come to the valley? and is the street car desired by everyone? the changes and concerns in tempe. >> and things were just getting back to normal and italy gets hit with another earthquake. paul babeu is abusive. physical and sexual abuse at a boarding school. woman: a school that used to be run by pinal county sheriff paul babeu. disturbing. man: babeu's school was unlicensed, abusive, and dangerous. woman: paul babeu exposed in a damning home video. man: congressional candidate not only ran a boarding school

paul babeu is unfit to represent us. house majority pac is responsible

. developing now, the cleanup overseas in italy where two powerful earthquakes overnight hours apart. >> the location is 50 miles north of the area where the quake killed nearly 300 people in august. abcs jennifer eckleston has the story. >> reporter: overnight, central italy rocked by two powerful earthquakes toppling buildings. the first quake 5.5 magnitude

terrified residents running into the streets over 100 after shocks throughout the night. several buildings collapsing in a town of tamarino. rescue teams working around the clock and searching for anyone who may still be trapped. huge boulders blocking roads. this 15th century church caught collapsing into rubble. already weakened by the 6.2 earthquake in late august in the same region that killed daylight brought the first assessments. extensive damage across the picturesque and mountainous terrains. the schools are closed throughout the quake zone and some residents have been moved to shelters. several people suffered from life injuries but so far, officials say, there are no deaths. and residents say because of the deadly august quake 12 miles from here, lives were saved. people were already on the much their hopes when that second much stronger tremor hit.

stronger tremor hit. >> and the fbi is taking action to help teens and fight terrorism using social media. >> and one of the biggest supporters erica branit, the campaign is called don't be a puppet. an online teaching tool educating kids about violent extremism. and they use social media to communicate with teens, build a relationship and pull the strings like a puppet to make your child do something potentially deadly behalf. >> and high promotes the game- like website. the fbi said 13 to 18-year-olds might be more vulnerable and looking to find then. >> and there is construction in the western world or -- corruption in the western world or the government that you're disenchanted in life because the government doesn't watch out for you. the only way to respond to that and to affect changes through

teens realize and identify warning signs and recognize extremist propaganda. and 58 days until christmas. yes? and we're counting for you. the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping. it can be tough. one store making changes to make things easier. and the high clouds are not stopping our temperatures from warming up. upper 80s to low 90s across the valley now. we're on record watch. i have the hou it's not uncommon for autistic kids to flap their hands.

than party. my son max can't live in trump world. so i'm crossing party lines and voting for hillary. i don't always agree with her, but she's reasonable. and she's smart. she can work with people to solve problems. i want to be able to tell my kids that i did the right thing when it really mattered.

. keeping an eye on wall street, the dow is up one point at 18,200. and this is not something they want to tweet about at all and twitter is cutting 9% of the employees worldwide. the tech giant is struggling to find buyers and losing money fast and twitter continues to lose compared to facebook, snapchat and instagram in terms of user growth. and fewer americans for unemployment last week. applications fell by 3,000 from the previous week. and applications have been below 300,000 for 86 straight weeks. the longest such streak since 1970. and we're going to talk christmas for a sick. the christmas shopping is getting easier. and wal-mart is introducing holiday helpers. and they will be in bright yellow and help you find the shortest lines and grab items

line. there will be 4500 holiday helpers in stores across the country. apple just released iphone 7 and 7 plus last month and already, there are rumors about 3 new iphone that's could be coming out next year and this is the 10th anniversary of the iphone. and they will have screens between 4.7 and 5 1/2 inches and feature a glass back and they had them on the phone before the iphone 5. and apple is hitting a snag with one of the products. and those air pods are not ready to be released just yet and the company said it needs more time to get them ready for sale. apple would not elaborate as to what the holdup is but we're going to learn more in san francisco today. good morning. joe ducey here and a lot of you may have spent money on the phone. we're hearing about glitches, how about solutions. >> i like it so far. the home button is different

>> and put that in the small inconvenience category. online, users are complaining about other more serious issues. >> i heard that sometimes they make a hissing noise. >> reporter: mac world said it appears when the iphone 7 is under heavy load. the wife's phone displays the overheated battery warning when using any video calling applications or watching movies. five days, still waiting for a replacement. other problems trying to reconnect service after airplane mode. ss the device or moving and reinserting the sim card and the volume control is not working and then there are the dropped call complaints. >> and i would be using it and all of a sudden, no service. >> reporter: on facebook, sandy said problem with recession, dropped calls and went back to my old iphone 5s and mac world said the problem is worse with services when they switch between towers like in a moving car. >> thirty seconds, 45 seconds to come back up.

solutions and replacements and received no response and try rebooting the phone and let me know what you're seeing. i hope you have a great day and if you have a problem, let me know. pedestrians, cyclists, vehicles, light rail and street cars will be on the streets of tempe. >> and officials called them a business boom. some worry it might be a bust. business owners voicing concerns about being able to stay afloat during the long construction phase. very busy area. a lot of traffic and that is going to loop around the downtown area. >> as you're looking at a hot mess, the construction getting to work, everybody is upset about coming this way. >> valley metro and the tea of tempe were working closely with the business community and downtown businesses and there is a long route to develop a business assistance plan. >> and construction is expected to begin in a year with the street car up and running by

temperatures here. >> yeah. >> and it's getting close to hot. >> we are talking -- yeah. i would go with hot. >> and we're one degrees shy by this afternoon and temperatures warp warming despite the clouds moving in. high, thin clod says are going to stick around. and tonight plan on any rain. and that is all clear. we're going to stay dry in the valley and across the state despite that cloud cover that is moving in be dry. by tomorrow, bringing changes and wet weather to some as the high pressure moves to the east and we're tracking a storm system that is going to move into william william and -- california and pull in moisture and that is why we're seeing clouds. the best rain chances in california and across northern arizona and into northern arizona, the chances are going to be spotty into tomorrow evening. and here in the valley, though, we're going to see the clouds through the day today and they will stick around tonight and you will notice them tomorrow,

looks like we're going to stay dry at most and nib a -- maybe a sprinkle and not seeing moisture here and we'll keep the clouds around and our temperatures will drop. we have to get through a warm day and an unseasonably warm day today and rain chances are back in the country tomorrow and into next week as the series of disturbances move across and for now, keeping the valley forecast on the dry side and hot. again. we're up to 89 degrees and we're going to keep warming into the 90s by lunch hour. if you have plans to eat outside, keep that in mind. we're at 93 degrees by noon and then we'll watch for today's high of 99 degrees by 4:00. and that would be a record hot temperature here for the state. the current record stands at 98 degrees and looks like we're topping that with the forecast of 99 and that puts us, by the way, 15 degrees above the average for this time of the

the valley as we see the record high temperatures and today, even if we don't hit record temperatures, we're going to be warm across the valley and look at the high temperatures. upper 90s and everywhere with mesa, gilbert and chandler at 88 and 99 at tempe and 97 in peoria and in spots like good year and again, even that is warm and talking about warm temperatures and really, the state is a warmer day. the low 90s to bullhead city to court second degree and 97 in gila bend and in flagstaff, 70 degrees and that is not bad there and we have the 80s along the rim from kingman to sedona and payson. and tonight, a bit of a mild night. we're going to keep the clouds around and that means the temperatures around the valley 8 drop into the 70s. fortys and 50s across northern arizona for lows and you will notice a lot of low 70s as we kick off friday morning and mainly partly cloudy skies for friday and again, not looking

next few days and today, the hottest day of the next sevennad we -- as key top out at 99 degrees and tomorrow, that temperature does drop a bit and we're going to be a couple of degrees shy of the record. the forecast,ive in for friday and as you plan the weekend, it will still be warm but temperatures are trending down and this is the good news into next week with the storm systems moving across, we're going to see a drop of temperatures into and includes halloween: the morning temperatures are feeling better into the 60s, guys. >> oh, my gosh. your eyes are not deceiving you. that is a signosaur trying to feed a alligator. the man in the t-rex costume works at a gator farm in colorado. the unique site is an attempt to get the gator to exercise before feeding him.

would get exercise running. >> and the man admits he doesn't wear a costume during the feeding. he was nervous wearing it because he could not see well and it was hard for him to move quickly. that is smart, right? oh, my gosh. >> and you can see today's top videos every weekday here on abc 15 at 2:00 p.m. >> so wrong, so fast that can go. arizona thrust back in the spotlight of the presidential politics. politics. the trump campaign surrogate i'm tom o'halleran, ani e 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. "the republic" says, "elect tom o'halleran. his words match his work." and "the daily star" said, "o'halleran puts the common good above party politics.

. all right, let's check out the results of the poll of the day. we wanted to know are you ready for cooler weather? 38% of you say yes. you are ready for sweater weather but 62% of you are not complaining. you like wearing shorts in october. >> and just about 12:00. let's recap the top stories. josh atkins is the man police say led them on a chase

morning. and this is the guy that got hungry and stopped at an in and out. during that chase, atkins is facing several charges. >> the man is dead and two suspects are on the run in tempe. the police say the victim was shot and killed overnight near 11t street and roosevelt. we don't know much about the suspects at this time. the police telling us that the shooting is an isolated incident. >> and donald trump jr. in the valley today. he will be campaigning for his dad at a private event in phoenix and this is now at an event in tempe at asu and he's going to be speaking there this afternoon. the doors open at 1:00 and you can count on abc 15 to bring you complete coverage from that event. >> and say hello to-of-a- fredericks and what you're working on for the new at 4. >> and got back from our exclusive one-on-one sitdown with donald trump jr.. we'll have more at 4, 5, and 6. and speaking of donald trump jr., what about the cad's star

plan to do with the star afterwards. >> and why the can -- it can kill you on contact. the dea works to crackdown on a new dangerous synthetic drug. what you need to know about this coming your way at 4:00 on the new arizona. >> sounds good. thank you. >> and you know what? amber is tracking the temperatures here through 4:00. that is likely when we will see the high temperature around that hour. our highs forecast, 99 degrees and the record is 98 and looks we'll keep you posted and you will get an alert on the phone, too and if you have is that mobile app. we'll watch that temperature today and more clouds through tomorrow and temperatures trend down after this and there is some light at the end of the tunnel, upper 80s by next week and halloween is still a warm

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