south of old town scottsdale, definitely a major issue. a woman from this assisted- living facility walked outside about 9:30 last night to take the trash out to the dumpster, that is when she saw the 7-foot boa. >> literally slithering through the center of the road. >> taking up the entire parking spot on a scottsdale road ladder 602 had the pleasure of capturing a 6-foot >> it was pretty docile and it liked to be petted. around it for a minute until we got it in a bag. >> 17 years in scottsdale fire department had to handle a snake of this size not native to the state of arizona but the 7-foot girl is now the third and in the last month alone. which begs the question what's going on in scottsdale?

this boa at the phoenix or pathological society this is the problem is most likely a matter of reckless ownership. >> for three animals to be in such a tight location i would surmise it is the same owner, they have poor caging, not making sure they are secure. >>reporter: is not illegal to own a snake of this size in arizona this breed poses virtually no threat to humans but it is a major shock and at >> definitely not from here and they cost a pretty penny. hopefully somebody is looking for the snake and asks around but usually they are people's pets. >> >>reporter: all three snakes found within about it quarter mile of where i am standing 75th and osborne. the first snake reclaimed by its owner but the other two including the one found here

herpetological center. if they are yours you may want to head over there and get up better luck for your cage. >> good advice. what should you do if you come across a snake? the folks at runners world magazine suggest keeping your difference if you have something long try to shoo it away. snakes only try to defend themselves when cornered or harassed. if one does fight you, stay calm and get to the main signs are pain and swelling. 12 news tracking breaking news. a pedestrian dead after a bizarre chain of events near 35th avenue and roosevelt. phoenix police telling this two cars crashed, the impact sending one to the sidewalk hitting an innocent person and killing them. no word what led to the crash or if the drivers were hurt. more breaking news, a

elementary in south phoenix. a domestic violence suspect fled into a neighborhood near the school, sending it into lockdown. the school also a polling place. workers evacuated voters. the kids have gone home and the polls are back open. now to decision 2016. primary voting day across the state a lot of you voting for your district. brahm reznik joins us live the latest on the polls and the hotly contested race between in, john mccain and his challenger kelly ward. >>reporter: kelly ward and big underdog when she got into the race in the poll shows she faces long odds. john mccain running his usual campaign as if his life depended on it. stressing deep experience and defensive foreign policy and is

water. also backed by millions of dollars of his own campaign -- and -- from outside groups to portray kelly ward as out of touch. kelly word a physician and former state lawmaker from lake havasu city. she never attracted the outside money a politician would need to take down to mccain but her appeal to the republican base that feel betrayed by flip flops on immigration and that mccain has been in washington too long. kelly ward said last week john mccain has been on this ea suggesting the 80 -year-old may not live long enough to see the end of his next senate term if he winds one. i want to ask you about the poll it seems like there is a story every time we have an election or primary, six months ago we had the voting disaster, how are things looking today? >>reporter: thankfully no story. you remember the long lines

salvation army citadel, a regular polling site. i was out here at 12:30 a.m. march 23 the day after the primary. there were dozens of people in line finishing up a vote. folks waited for five hours. what you are seeing today what happens when you have 600 polling places, ten times the number they had for the primary and about half the turnout of voters. very little activity a lo most places say facing maybe a few dozen people, certainly the case at the salvation army site. >> good news. thanks. ahead, a closer look at sheriff joe arpaio's fight and what will likely be the closest race he has ever had as we head towards november. tonight, up-to-the-minute results from the moments the polls close on 12 news.com and team 12 coverage at 10:00 and beyond if needed. as for the race for

rally at the phoenix convention center tomorrow. we have just learned governor doug ducey will be making his first public appearance with trump. it will happen in the west building at 6:00 p.m. doors open at 3 p.m.. trump expected to make a key speech on immigration. trump's arizona campaign manager tells us the vp candidate, mike pence, will join trump as well. we will bring you complete coverage. developing right now, a isis leader killed in syria. in a statement the terror group acknowledges the death of their second-in-command. he was the group's official spokesman and the one calling on isis around the globe to carry out attacks during the muslim holy month of ramadan. the u.s. government and military have not confirmed the death. time for a look at tonight other hot headlines. up first and alleged bad mom

counts of child abuse tied to the death of her four -year-old daughter, who died in 2013. she is due back in court in early october. 10-15 people out of their homes after fire breaks out in a nearby home. phoenix fire telling 12 news the fire started in an abandoned home near seventh street and school, then spread to a nearby duplex. no word on what started the fire. we are on weather watch tracking the tropics and four systems threatening to drop relentless rain on millions of people. up first tropical storm warnings for the outer banks of north carolina. tropical depression number eight may be, week tropical storm named hermine. meanwhile her can gas don't turning in the atlantic winds in excess of 100 miles an hour. however it will remain out in the central atlantic.

spinning in the gulf of mexico over very warm water, likely going to strengthen into a tropical storm possibly a hurricane, making landfall in the florida panhandle, dumping a lot of room. people from sarasota, tampa and points west, bracing themselves for flooding as the system sweeps across the state. now to the pacific ocean and hurricane madeleine setting its eye on hawaii's bind the storm likely to strike thursday. people bracing for heavy rain right now the storm packing 120 mile-per-hour winds. we will take a look at the storm track for the storms that could be impacting the united states. you can see moisture off the coast of the southeast and this batch of cloud cover you can see in the gulf of mexico are the two systems eight and nine,

could strengthen. i will have the storm track on simultaneously so you can see how both storms will progress. this one moving out number eight, moving away from the coastline but of course kicking up really high waves. nine expected to make landfall into the northern part of the florida panhandle. winds up to 45 miles per hour as it moves back out to see, but dumping heavy rain and the potential for major flooding. sky 12 and that dust while we were looking at a few minutes ago kind of small looks like it is growing. as we look toward gilbert, folks in the east valley get ready it may be coming your way. . it is turned back tuesday, minutes away, two ways to look younger without going under the knife are going to the doctor.

fan base. asu's quarterback mystery. coop breaks down the players trying to become team starters. in tonight's social sound off where does arizona rank on this year's list of states with the best and worst community college systems? let us know what you think on the 12 news space a peg --

. we watched the valleys sam dorman diving his way to a silver medal at the rio grahams with his synchronized diving partner, michael hixson.

at st. joe's hospital where his cousin works. team 12 caught up with sam to talk about the valley's love and support and what is next for the olympian we make a huge amount of support in the valley where his family still lives. nurses who work with his cousin raised thousands to help them get to the olympics. sam dorman walked into a hero's welcome at the st. joe's nicu. >> thank you. everybody. >> they knowe the staff here at st. joe's nicu is like a big family. >> huge support here. they were calling me and im. i got messages from a bunch of them. >> today he got to match faces to all those messages. and those got to revel in his

>> this is 17 years worth of hard work for him. this is his goal, what he has been training and working so hard for. >> could be prouder most exciting things i've seen in my life. >> also meeting some of the tiniest patients. >> they are so small, tiny. the head was smaller than the medal, different to see. >>reporter: stamp -- them staying in the valley the next two days before heading back to miami where he will be training looking to earn his next medal. >> our goal next take all the spring events that world and get medal there. . congrats to sam and of course a gold-medal performance by all the doctors and nurses. they do such a fantastic job. 12 news at 5:00 tracking monsoon storms blowing into the east valley, looking at a dust while they are.

valley. a little rain out there. getting visibility with this dust anywhere from about a quarter-mile to half-mile or so. most of those reports are coming out of the queen creek area. all of this happening in the far south east valley. you can see we have a dust storm advisory in effect until 6:00 for the northwest portion of pinal county. just south of the phoenix metro area. as far as rain, not at ten you can see mountain, stay together. they had heavy rain but as a pushed into northern mesa we are just left with light rainfall coming down. we are not seeing a whole lot of lightning. unfortunately it doesn't look like that will last too much longer. hopefully some of you getting a little rain. otherwise a dusty situation now another dust advisory extended further south and portions of

winds gusting pretty strong in the east valley. 22 mile-per-hour guests in apache junction, 22 mile-per- hour out of old canon. the rest of the valley not really impacted too much at all. the downtown area sing gusty winds. we will wrap up the moisture the next couple days. eastern arizona a 6, in the valley 2- 3, 4 southeastern arizona and 3 for isolated temperatures will stay about normal in the valley. about 104 for the high. 76 in flagstaff, 87 sedona and temperatures low 110 along the colorado river. the next couple days storm chances in the forecast, expecting to dry out as we head into the weekend. the asu sun devils worked

saturday's home and season opener. head coach todd graham not revealing much not even the starting quarterback. we know this much, it will be either manny wilkins or brady white. and the coaches and players know who the starting quarterback is but he is keeping us in the dark. perhaps you want to keep -- wants to keep saturday's opponent guessing. the two quarterbacks held their weekly press conference this morning. >> it is public, they are probably chomping at the bit to no but whoever it is, whoever goes out on the field as a starter or place first whatever the situation is, doesn't matter. i am going to support manny if he is the guy, he will support me if i am the guy. we both play awesome able support each other no matter what. >> it will be a fun experience

these quarterbacks, strengths, skill set and how they move in to the offensive coordinator system. number 5, sophomore manny wilkins, he badly wants to be the man under center for asu. >> guys around me all that matters. >>reporter: number 2 redshirt freshman brady white, being named the starter is what he dreams about. >> it means a lot if you get named starter, just get to get in and advantage of every opportunity you can. that is with these practices and scrimmages are all about. >>reporter: the new offensive coordinator is also the quarterback coach. >> manny wilkins plus oh are most experience guy. he has played some -- i like what he brings. he is athletic. throws the ball well. i think he is a true quarterback i think he is continuing to improve on his

i think brady is probably a guy who is a more polished quarterback, more pocket guide but also athletic to an extent too. we are excited about both of them. >>reporter: what kind of quarterback best fits his style of velocity? >> on the guy who takes care of the ball the best. that is what we are looking for. our job to go down and read the quarterback skill set. >> get others guys going get the guys to do what always doing extra work, team success. >> i have my money on number 5, manny wilkins, very athletic. >> i am so happy college football is back. up next, turn back tuesday. two ways to look younger that will cost less than $5.

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breaking news tonight. hurricane watches and warnings just issued. a triple threat up and down the eastern seaboard and all the way to hawaii, bracing for impact. also breaking, isis says the leader at the top of america's kill list is dead. did the u.s. just take out the major strategist behind so many horrific attacks. a governor under fire for a profanity laced rant and accusation of repeated raist and inflammatory remarks. and a prep school rape case that gripped the nation, the victim reveals herself publicly for the first time. the mission she is on. and amazing rescue. a heart stopping pileup caught on camera. a woman trapped, her car