the valley earlier today. look at this time last dust and rain that moved over downtown phoenix. >> check out the damage storms caused in tucson. flooding turned several streets into rivers. firefighters had to rescue dozens. flooding causing problems in apache junction where we find william pitts live. >>reporter: aj is used to flooding even a permanent sign in this about it but today was more than a lot of people had seen out here. in intersections all over the place underwater. some closed for almost an hour before the water could drain off. all the rain fell in about 20 minutes. drainage systems overwhelmed for about an hour. cars barely made it through. some roads closed completely. city officials offering up sandbags to people if they need them. >> it was like sheets of rain

door. carport door, home door. >>reporter: most of the water is gone but that is not what people might need sandbags for, it is for the next round of rain that will probably come tonight and into the next two days. the storms created some scary conditions as far as dust. this was on i-10 earlier this afternoon. the dust making impossible for drivers to see, a lot of them wisely taking it slow and safe. >> definitely safe. tonight we are expecting another round of storms so career day how long to the last? >> pretty quiet right now. we will stay quiet for the majority of the evening. we will get you to the map. things change as we head into overnight and early tomorrow, tomorrow morning when we see the most activity. let's switch it to the maps and

flood watch already in effect for the majority of arizona with the exception of a couple areas. this will go through tomorrow at 11:00. a pretty long time frame where we could see storms around the state. northeastern arizona with the exception there and southeast those areas not expected to see quite as much rain. a look at our chances as we head after midnight, a 60% chance of storms, 70% chance as we head into tomorrow morning. start to see the decrease as we see chances decreased through thursday evening. again talking heavy rainfall that could lead to rapid flooding across the valley. stay safe, turn around, do not drown. monsoon meter high across the state. nine in northern arizona and the white nouns and 8 southeast arizona and a 7 in the valley. folks have been sending in

valley. here are a few of them. carlos posted this picture from dirty second street and broadway as dust rolled in. >> look at this, bonnie sent this as the dust filled the sky in tempe. >> nicole posted this as the storm hit chandler. you can barely see anything there. when weather hits send your pictures or post them to our facebook page. decision 2016 coverage. and these voters want to know why they have melon ballots for maricopa county. ballots are for early voters in the august 30 primary. they tell us they don't know what to do with the extra one. brahm reznik here with more. >> after the voting fiasco and the march presidential primary voters are suspicious and rightly so. of anything that doesn't look right. two ballots for one voter, not right. i will explain what is going on and how to make sure you don't

let's start with how melon ballots are sent to voters. maricopa county's ballot printer got the names of 1 million people on the permanent early voter list on july 9. ballots mailed to homes august 3, last wednesday. voter who change registration information between the time the printer got the voter list and the voter registration deadline august 1 would get a second ballot. the first one would be it won't count. you might not realize you changed your voter information or you would get another ballot. now that you have two ballots how do you know which one to send in? remember what i said about the first one disabled, how do you know which one is the first one? the answer on the green return envelope. look under the bar code at the long number. then look at the last two digits. this envelope says 0 1 which means it was the first ballot sent out and won't be counted.

that is the one to send in. i want to make clear there is no screwup like we saw during the presidential primary. it is another case where the system makes sense to the people who run the elections, not to the people who vote in them, all of us. you can learn more including a legislative candidate in my story on 12 news.com. turning to the rio games, a live look from the olymp every two years. tonight two of team usa's biggest names going for the gold. michael phelps back in the fold, competing in the 200- meter butterfly, looking to win his second medal in rio and his 24th overall. olympic newcomer simone biles hoping to lead the women's gymnastics team to victory. you can watch both tonight starting at 7:00. millions of people keeping a close watch as the worlds

line the national pride. >> vanessa ruiz live in rio. she joins us with more on the business of olympic gambling. . >>reporter: good evening from rio de janeiro. a gorgeous night at olympic park, packed with people. tends inside the aquatic center behind me getting ready to watch-phelps hopefully go for more gold in just under 30 minutes. as you said, it is not just medal apparently writing in these olympics. i don't know if you know this but the last time bedding was officially allowed on olympic games was back in 2000. for rio 2016, that has all changed. the olympics are all about reading for your country. but you people still feel strongly enough to lay money on

>> welcome to rio! >>reporter: for the first time since the games in sydney making a wager in vegas is legal. it was month, place until arizona senator john mccain pushed to ban betting on college sports. the compromise was a ban on olympic bedding and now 16 years later it happens in basic is being talked about in rio. >> i don't like it but i think it should be free to do that. i don't like it because t in brazil we don't have this culture of gambling because we have a lot of problems here in brazil, problems in soccer championships that gambling, the teams, it's a bad influence. >> people want to bet everything that makes this for interesting for people is better. it brings money to the sport and it is what it needs. >>reporter: bookmakers say

who is actually favored depends on who you ask. >> michael phelps or u.s. men's basketball team. >> usa. the biggest country in the best athletes. >> honestly i would put money on brazil but that is an emotional thing not very logical. >>reporter: according to the bedding officials they are making sure the they stay as clean and fair as any idea maybe what is the sport the people are betting the most on? any guesses? >> soccer. >> swimming. >> i have no idea what is the answer? >> basketball. >> that makes a lot of sense when you see the bets in vegas. thanks so much. stay with 12 news for exclusive

looks from the games. don't forget our special olympic zone show coming up at 6:30, the place you look at the best olympic coverage all month long. still stranded. why delta had to cancel hundreds of additional flights around the country today, leaving a lot of passenger stuck. which arizona hotspot makes the list of top tourist traps

. let's take a look at our hot headlines. we learned a second man has died after a tragic accident in north phoenix.

underground grain silo. firefighters say there was barely any oxygen inside. tryon and another man died, the third man still recovering. a vigil planned friday night. we have information at 12 news.com. a san tan valley couple indicted, accused of leaving their two -year-old child home alone while they played pokemon go. >> brent and brianne daly are now facing child abuse charges. outside at a nearby home. the child is okay and in the custody of child services. delta airlines passengers found themselves stuck in phoenix and across the country for a second day. their lines as it had to cancel more flights today as it scrambled to reset its system after yesterday's computer outage. alta has been offering refunds and vouchers to impact the traveler. ahead, the secret to better health hiding in your own body. the cutting-edge science

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. time for our social sound. which arizona hotspot makes the list of top tourist traps across the country? according to the website, the town of tombstone may not live up to all the high. the website says a lot of people call the western get away gimmicky and overpriced and only worth a visit if you are a true cowboy fanatic. do you agree? head on over to th . >> from how athletes train to what they wear olympic sports are full of innovation, cutting- edge technology and science. >> doctors here in the valley show is the latest medical developments that may change the future of healthcare. >> every week i will have five patients come into my on should -- office asking me for stem

he knows they are also on the cutting edge of science. >> the new trend in sports medicine orthopedics is regenerative medicine. >> using the body's on material to heal. for the most part stem cells still experimental that another treatment, injections called prps being more widely used. they stand for play and it -- platelet rich plasma. using your own blood doctors can concentrate platonists and inject them back into your body. it has been shown to help the healing patients. while it is working for some now, eyes are on the future and what could be the hopes for regenerative medicine could one day cure chronic condition. >> this might or might not be a but there is promise when we talk about stem cells and treatment of chronic conditions like arthritis. >>reporter: doctors dream of a day without surgery. >> it is the horizon, the future to imagine to be able to

with our studies how to get arthritis cartilage cells to regrow and regenerate we could essentially have a cure for arthritis. >> think about how many people arthritis affects. >> this could be huge for so many families. >> absolutely. around noon today? >> maybe a little before that. >> it looked all of a sudden like it was 6:30-7:00 and i. >> it did eventually pass it ma head into overnight and tomorrow, taking a live look you can see the uptown phoenix area where he quiet a lot of blue sky look at today's high temperature. 97 degrees thanks to all that moisture earlier today we did not heat up all that much. 105 is the average this time of year, always nice to get below average this time of the summer. take a look at what is happening now much in the

county, west of prescott a cluster of storms moving out of southern mohave county moving to the northwestern section of yavapai county watch out for heavy rain and gusty winds towards the grand canyon a cluster of storms making their way north and east. into the white mountains, white river toward show low, south of holbrook, storms dumping heavy rainfall. we have seen hail across portions of the high country and you know the heavy rainfall we saw here in the valley. we are not done with this. a lot of monsoon oyster aided by remnant moisture from tropical storm javier. that moisture will get caught up and continue to bring us more heavy rainfall across the valley. over 2 inches in apache junction north of mesa, sky harbor picking up a couple tenths of an inch of rain. the model say about the future

we could pick up mainly 2 inches east of phoenix and southeastern arizona and we have flash flood watch is in effect for the majority of the state through tomorrow night. also going through temperature staying in the '90s for the next couple days and we are trying out towards the weekend looking at sunshine saturday and sunday with highs in the triple digits. former chandler standout bryce perkins no longer in the running for the devil starting quarterback job this year. the job will go to sophomore betty wilkins or freshman brian white. perkins left practice early on monday and was not a practice today prompting speculation and rumor he was transferring. by talking to bryce's dad bruce you confirmed the rumors of bryce being thought he was no

will indeed play at asu. speaking of cornerbacks the cardinals will play all four affairs in friday friday evening's preseason opener against the raiders. >> drew will play a little bit. depending on what offensive line is out there. matt will get the majority of the game and jake will get fourth-quarter. >> this will be his first big chance to can do. keep in mind he was acquired just before the season opener last year. as for the leader carson palmer is expected to play around 10-15 snaps anyone with the limited number of snaps palmer says it is a good first step in getting him ready for the season opener september 11 against the patriots. >> getting in the game, good for your body to get beat up, get knocked around a little bit. but also good to see different

and go through your reads. you are so used to seeing the same thing throughout training camp. just a good tuneup i guess to get you ready for the opener. >> how about this. tim tebow has been up on a come back to the nfl. he is now turning his attention to major-league baseball. tivo has not played organized baseball since high school. he has been working out hard in the valley over the past year getting himself ready for the game of baseball. all 30 teams are expected to scout tivo's work out but a 29 years of age and not having played since high school i'm not sure there is much to see here. >> i don't know. it could be tivo time. >> i love him i love what he stands for but these major leaguers throw the ball 90, 95 miles an hour some 100. he hasn't played the game since high school. you just can't step onto the

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