of olympic action in rio. right now, team u.s.a. still ahead in the medal count. >> our arizona athletes are among those, making the medals stand in the competition. joining us live now from rio, hi vanessa. >> reporter: hey gang. so great to see you once again, and good evening, arizona. as you mentioned, today has been a big day for team u.s.a., when it comes to men's gymnastics, of involves gilbert's alex nador. i can tell you alex truly gave it his all. it has not been an easy road onto rio. again, not an easy journey, but it all went down inside of that venue you see behind me. i do have to tell you, alex giving it all in the team all around. i'm not going to give away any spoilers, because you're going to want to see all the action during prime time.

up with amanda boiler. she was a part of the magnificent 7 team that did win the gold in atlanta. she had a lot to share with us, about what she thought alex could potentially do here while he's in rio. >> reporter: alex came here specifically for one job. we had struggles in day 1. two falls. he came up and nailed his routine. i think he can do even better. i think performances across the board. i've watched alex work really hard, and i think it's going to be his time to shine. >> reporter: certainly, we're all here hoping and rooting back hope that that's going to be the case for alex. i'm not going to give away any spoilers, but it was thrilling to say the least, no matter what happened today, i can tell you alex's journey is not over,

individual medals on wednesday. tonight, a huge night for swimming. that's going to be coming up in just a bit. you won't want to miss that. back to you in phoenix. >> i bet it's hard not to give us those spoilers. thank you very much. vanessa will be giving us a behind the scenes look. don't forget, our special olympic zone show coming up at 6:30. it's the place to get the best olympic coverage all month long. decision 2016 a political firestorm is engulfing a major valley business, owned by the richest person in the state. >> social media erupting, after discount tire stores put reelect he joe arpaio signs up. >> latino leaders say discount tire blew it. it could pay a price in lost business.

you to vote for sheriff joe arpaio. >> it's a good opportunity for our community to say to businesses, no, no, no. >> reporter: attorney and activist danny ortega is outrained by discount tire's public support for a sheriff widely viewed as an enemy of latinos. >> i think every business owner ought to be cautious about how they make a public display. an in your face sp they support. >> discount tires signs are blowing up on social media. >> we know they have been bombarded by social emails, pressure. >> reporter: the $6 billion fortune makes him the richest person in arizona. arpaio has collected cash from halle and others connected to the company. >> any business runs the risk of alienating customers, and no

>> the hot button here is sheriff joe arpaio. >> reporter: here's what ortega told the manager. >> taking my business elsewhere. >> reporter: right now, there is no organized effort. it appears stores are taking down the arpaio signs in response to the backlash. discount tire did not respond to numerous requests for comment. live in the newsroom, brahm resnik, 12 news. >> thanks brahm. now t a rescue is underway near 3rd avenue and carefree highway in north fee fix, where three people fell into an underground storage area. two people have pulled out. the crews are suiting up before they go down to look for that third victim. the 12 news crew is on the way to cover the story, and we'll keep you updated. a tragic loss today for the university of arizona football program. one of the players passed away

he was an offensive lineman for the wildcats. he was also a football star at chandler high school. today, his former high school coach recommended hemmila as a leader on and off the field. >> it's going to be a hard day for us in the locker room, even though our kids have not played with him. >> it's still not clear how hemmila died. he was an only child and leaves and countless friends. shocking information today about a 3-year-old killed in the west valley. the maricopa county sheriff's office, says the boy's 16-year- old brother is the person who killed the child. a 9-year-old was also hurt, but will survive. the teenager is currently being held as a juvenile, but the sheriff says he expects that to change. >>i think it's a very gruesome

as an adult. i would like to see that. >> the sheriff's office says it won't say much more about the investigation until they finish viewing all of the kids involved. new at 6:00, in a world of gps, virtual maps and high-tech gadgets, you might be surprised to learn, the national forest service still uses an old fashioned tool. that tool can also create some pretty spectacular state. >> as team 12's nicole zimek shows us, it's something the public has access to. >> reporter: this spot is primarily used to spot wildfires. elden lookout tower was one of the first towers to spot and report the fire, even before the 911 call came in. >> but it's not just firefighters allowed on the tower. >> reporter: he we think -- we

public to visit the lookout towers, we can offer a unique experience in educating individuals in forest management, and educating individuals in tower practices. >> the scenes from 9300 feet are spectacular and vast, making it the perfect spot for firefighters to pinpoint wildfires. >> they detect smokes and report them to forest service dispatch. >> when it's not being used in a fire capture some of the most breathtaking sights in our state. >> a really unique view, that otherwise they wouldn't get unless they were up on top of the tower. it is an amazing view. coming up on 12 news at 6:00, a valley pastor in court today. what he's accused of doing inside a store that landed him in front of a judge. >> plus, the answer to our

long term health benefits. you may be doing it right now. >> and we are behind in rainfall, more than an inch here in phoenix, and it was a very quiet day out there today. but that's all going to be changing very soon. we'll talk to you about a flash flood watch in the valley

a pastor arrested in buckeye.

and stacia for more. >> reporter: someone recorded a man was recording a girl in the changing rooms. police arrested 31-year-old christopher santos. he appeared in court today facing felony charges. he has worked at grace fellowship church for the past three years. a killer is on the run after a deadly 7-eleven shooting in phoenix. police released thesct of the clerks and then ran off and it was the first day for students at create academy in phoenix. they were supposed to start last week, but classes were postponed, because the school had to fix some flooding damage from last week's storms. olympic athletes are no stranger to injury, but what if you get hurt? how to make sure you're on the right road to recovery. >> and straight ahead, it's

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found tapping your foot while sitting for long periods of time, can help prevent arterial disease. it's not as good as going walk or getting some exercise. we have a new segment for you tonight, medicine of the games. we're just a few days into the rio olympics, and already we've seen a lot of injuries. >> what happens when you get hurt? new tonight, expert advice from the mayo clinic on how to make sure injury rehabilitation works for you. >> a blown out knee. a busted shoulder. now rehab and a new challenge.

high strung. if you tell a regular person that you're going to be four weeks until you're back doing an activity, they'll be back in four weeks. you tell an athlete four weeksness -- four weeks and they want to be back in two. many times they go through crashes. they will be emotionally high. as they're competing, they're injured, and drop to there's a mental, as well as physical recovery. small achievable goals set by therapists can help the mind. >> we're much more aggressive with what we can do. we push the athletes, but i also think we get athletes coming in at a higher performance level. gone are the days of two a day football practice. people train year round now, so they're coming in at a higher fitness level. >> reporter: what about the

rehab all together? >> i always tell patients, remember, you're not the way you were 20 years ago. >> reporter: meaning, don't overdo it. >> number 1 is start slow. we all have this desire to get out there, and go 100% every single time. many of our weekend warriors, for example, they don't train, they don't do anything except for that saturday when they play soccer, or they play basketball for an hour. so i always tell people, start off slow, and listen to your body. >> reporter: that's key, and know thyself. >> if something isn't right in your body, you're going to know it before the therapist will, or the physician, or the physician assistant will. so it's important to speak up. >> i'll tell you what he said about age, is so true. the older you get, the more familiar you get with waking up with a new ache and pain every morning. >> it's so key to really take

>> you remember what you used to do? >> in your mind, you're thinking one thing, back to high school football days or something. and then your body is like, nope. that's not going to happen. today, a slow start to the week, but things are going to get very active here as we head through the next couple of days. we're going to have a little bit of help though, with our monsoon from a tropical system. it's not here yet. you can see that we've got clear skies out there now, it phoenix area. it was a little bit hot today. let's take a look at the numbers. 110. so we were 5 degrees above the average for this time of the year. this is what i'm talking about. this is tropical storm javier. it's on the southern tip of the baja peninsula. going to move very slowly to the north and west. as we head into tomorrow, that system is going to weaken. all of that moisture is going to try to make its way into arizona. so we're anticipating some

effect for numerous counties across arizona. here specifically for the maricopa county, we have a flash flood watch in effect all the way through wednesday at 11:00. we're expecting the heaviest stuff late tomorrow evening into early wednesday. we're not seeing a lot of moisture today. we had some develop here in the southeastern part of arizona. that is all starting to wind down over into the white we're also seeing the isolated storms that were it there earlier, starting to dissipate as well. the state as a whole tonight for the most part will be very quiet. tomorrow, a totally different story. take a look. we've got high numbers on the monsoon meter. 6's for the white mountains. a 4 for the valley, and a 5 in southeast arizona. for tonight, partly cloudy, 79 to 86. tomorrow partly cloudy, and increasing storm chances throughout the day,

the overnight, and temperatures tomorrow coming down. we dip into the 90s briefly on wednesday before we get back into the triple digits there by thursday. that's your weather, here's coop with sports. well thanks a lot caribe. as you get yourself set for a full night of olympics here on 12 news, let me pass along some headlines making news. first, the arizona cardinals will host th preseason opener friday night at the university of phoenix stadium. the starters will play only 10 to 15 play, and brandon williams will be among the defensive starters. arians declared the job his to lose at right cornerback. tempers flowing at asu's practice this morning. keep in mind, the devils had to cut short their team building exercises because of bad weather.

don't expect the head coach to allow too much of this extracurricular activity to take place going forward. all right, time to hand out some coopies. my coopy for the best japanese baseball player ever goes to ichiro suzuki. yesterday, he became the 17th player to get 3,000 hi. player to collect 3,000 hits. my next coopy is going for a lower than low. yes, golfer jim furyk recorded the lowest round ever by a golfer in a professional tournament. he shot a 58, breaking the old record of 59. i shot a 58 on the last hole of the tpc last friday.

16 or 17-year-old to be a standout in gymnastics. not me. i'm giving a coopy and a gold medal to this 90-year-old gymnast for her routine on the bars. i'll tell you what, she has mad skills, and age has not gotten in her way. a little jealous too. >> amazing. >> i can't believe she can still do that. >> weren't you about these injuries and not doing too much. >> she's obviously kept up those skills over the years. >> probably been doing that since she was like 3 or 4 years old. coming up next on the olympic zone. she's a firecracker during competition, making everyone laugh outside of it. we're talking to gymnast lori hernandez about her first olympic experience tonight at 6:30 on the olympic zone with

tonight on 12 news at 10:00, u.s.a. swimmer lily king posted the fastest time in last night's women's breaststroke finals at the olympics. that's not what everyone is talking about tonight. the 19-year-old called out her rival, waving her finger at the

hey vanessa. >> reporter: i'm here at the olympic park, and at this hour, still many competitions are happening. the fans, as you can see right here, they're still pumped. it's going to be an amazing night of prime time coverage of the best sporting events. you're going to get a chance to see alex do his thing and michael phelps and company, another big night.

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welcome to the olympic zone. we're here to set the stage for your primetime experience. >> over the next half hour you'll get an in-depth look at some of the athletes and a taste of what's to come tonight. >> speaking of athletes kerri walsh jennings is a mother of three and a three-time gold medallist. she's set to become the first beach volleyball player to hopefully win four olympic