good morning everyone. i'm monique griego here with matt pace. welcome to 12 weekend today for this saturday. >> it is a little >> but the good news, that is all going away as soon as we move into the afternoon and tomorrow. >> get hotter though? >> might get a little bit hotter. that is the trade-off. but look at the morning temperatures how do you beat there? 70s in some portions of the valley. 77 in chandler. 77 in gilbert. 79 in queen creek and downtown phoenix coming in at 83 degrees. not a whole lot happening as far as the radar and satellite are concerned for the valley but look up in the high

through flagstaff right now, they are very weak, moving toward the northeast. but later on for us today here's a breakdown in the valley in the sun. winds 5 to 15 punishment it is dry out there look at the high temperatures 104 but isn't too bad monique. the average this time of the year is 103. of course that sun will set at 6:50 later on today. thanks matt. hermine, the first hurricane in 11 years to make landfall in florida is now the storm churning across the southeast, taking aim at the east coast. there is growing concern the storm could intensify over the weekend reaching hurricane status again. jay gray has our story from savannah, georgia. >> reporter: the first hit may have been the most violent, the wind ripping apart buildings and pulling down trees and power lines. the rain and storm surge 12 feet in some areas pushing water into places it is not supposed to be. daylight revealing the extent

miles across the strike zone. >> this hasn't happened in years. >> reporter: more than a decade since a hurricane made landfall in florida. as the hurricane moved through our state more than 253,000 in florida experienced power loss. >> reporter: inland, hermine lost a bit of its power but very little of its punch. a tropical storm as it pushed into georgia continuing shred most everything in its path. >> my wife heard a lot of noise around 2:15. i think blown or something. >> reporter: the storm gathered speed as it crossed into the carolinas, in a path that forecasters say could take it into the waters of the atlantic. growing again to hurricane strength as it skirts the eastern seaboard. threatening areas like cape cod, where tourists are trying to get in at least one more day of fun. >> we are going to enjoy what we can. >> reporter: while for residents bracing for the storm. >> we are putting extra lines on the boats and stuff like that. >> reporter: this long weekend

jay gray, nbc news, savannah, georgia. a couple getting married in north carolina isn't letting hermine put a stop to their party as the outer banks braces for the full brunt of tropical storm hermine, they went ahead and took their wedding photos on the beach. the couple are taking the storm in stride. they came to the carolinas to get married on the beach and while they might not be saying i do in front of the waves this weekend they figured ey we know how much arizona people love great weather photos. now to a 12 news exclusive. parents getting ready for the new school year are shocked for find out the school had shut down before warning. parents didn't find out until the day before classes were supposed to start and this isn't the first time hillcrest academy has overdone it. >> reporter: gated up and overrun with weeds. this is not how students and

academy in mesa a few weeks into the school year. the charter school notifying them it was closing 24 hours before the first day of school. >> they sold it very well as a really great option. >> reporter: for amber, its closure feels like deja vu. in 2013 students were returning from christmas break when a school shocked everyone by suddenly shutting down. >> the kids were absolutely devastated. even now my son, it i something he'll never forget. >> this time in mesa more than 120 students forced to find a new school. >> reporter: it does put them in breach of their contract and opens them up to disciplinary action. >> reporter: whitney chavez said the board knew hillcrest was having financial issues but warned them not to enroll students if they were not going to open. >> we are very disappointed this happened. >> reporter: in a letter to parents, hillcrest decided

failing -- cited failing health of the principal as a reason for closing. the board is currently reviewing complaints from parents. >> i am a little bit more wary about charter schools. that was a very eye opening experience. >> reporter: and the board will discuss hillcrest academy's closing at their next meeting which could end with the school's charter being revoked. phoenix police telling 12 news they have ec shooter case, 400 of those coming after the reward jumped to $2500. investigators say keep the tips coming in. the serial street shooter is responsible for seven deaths over the past few months. self-driving cars aren't just a thing you see in the movies any more. coming up next on 12 weekend today, everything you need to know about them.

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welcome back everyone. self-driving cars are coming and there is a chance you already have a car witch your driveway today. joe wisen felder shows us how this works in this week's segment of driving smart. >> reporter: the days when your car will pick you up, drive you to a destination and drop you off at the door are many years away. but the building blocks the full autonomy, may already be in your own car in the form of

adaptive cruise control watches the car in front of you and maintains a gap, even if that car low as done or speeds up. buttons on the steering wheel let you choose how closely you want to follow. the best systems will bring you all the way to a stop. to turn it back on again tap the accelerator or press the resume button on the steering wheel. lane keeping aid or assist will steer the car back into your lane using a camera that looks at the lane markings ahead you. where some systems are corrective and jerky, others keep you centered in the lane. our 2016 volvo has a feature called pilot assist that does the steering and the acceleration and braking for you. in this model, it works up to only about 30 miles per hour. in the next model year and in a new sedan the company says it will work all the way up to highway speeds. most cars that have any kind of lane departure prevention require to you take the wheel

tesla is an exception already and in time, there will probably be more. and for the latest news on car news, shopping service and more, just visit cars.com/tv. if you don't have plans this weekend but still want to head out of town, up next the natural bridge a couple of

welcome back everyone. back in 1877, between the towns of pine and peyton, a prospect tore being chased by apaches made an amazing discovery. what is believed to be the largest natural transtar teen

>> reporter: the sounds of serenity. this is an oasis, found just off an arizona highway. we are at the natural bridge state park on highway 87. >> reporter: a masterpiece years in the making. >> the natural bridge has been here for a long, long time, depending on your beliefs it could be as young as 5000 years and as old >> reporter: when you see the sights you ask yourself how often do you see a waterfall surrounded by cactus? this scenery also comes with impressive history. >> it is the world's largest formation rock bridge. the rock that grows, it is actually a calcium deposit, deposited over a long period of time over moss and grass, trees and rocks.

year. >> reporter: the bridge was discovered back in the late 1800s when a prospector stumbled upon it. >> we have a lot of beautiful spots to picnic and barbecue and we have a lot of weddings, a lot of family reunions down here. once people find out about it, it is not a secret any more. where every turn shares with you another spectacular view and more soothing sounds. >> i think people are truly amazed when they come down the hill, the road and get down here in this little canyon and see the jewel that it is. >> reporter: that's one arizona treasure. aged to perfection.

for more information watch arizona highways television saturdays at 6:30 and sunday at 4:30 here on 12 news. it is a cool place to go but i hear you had an experience you are scared of? >> reporter: i'm a chicken when it comes to heights. i'm not that person sitting off a cliff. my husband and everyone went in the middle and i was on the corner like this. >> it is scary. eventually that is going to keep eroding back. >> huge crack down the middle. you wanted me to step on that? >> makes a good picture as long as you are not the one that falls in. it is going to be nice to get up to the high country. a lot of people are. check out this photo. nick sent this he was up along the rim. look at the clouds off toward the horizon. you can notice a little bit of rain falling out there. make sure you use the #be on

51 degrees in flagstaff. 55 for you over in greer. you are going to warm up to probably the 70s, maybe even the low 80s later on today but get outside and enjoy these morning temperatures. not a whole lot going on here in the desert southwest. the rest of the country seeing active weather up to the north and we are still dealing with tropical storm hermine. you can see its way off the coast. all the rain into washington and new jersey a lot of rain later on today. the good news is things are starting to dry out. some locations over 10 inches of rainfall as the storm moves through. back here in the state, here's what we are looking at, all that drown that is extremely dry air that is going to tilter into the state. things are going to dry out

that is going to bring a lot of dry air to the region. a big monsoon area of high pressure over texas. we want this over the four corners. it is nowhere near that now. here comes the jet stream dropping down into the region. all those thunderstorm chances over in new mexico. even the high country tomorrow looking at a 10% chance of rain out there. for today here's a look at the monsoon meter. a 3 in in northern arizona, a 1 in southeastern arizona as well. southwest arizona a 0 on the monsoon meter. the highs in the state 106 in yuma, 106, check out the temperature in flagstaff in the 70s. hard to beat that the grand canyon 78. nice out there 89 for page. looking at your 7-day forecast and keeping in mind the average high for this time of year is

coming in at 101. monique, check out the temperatures by wednesday, thursday and friday. as we bring the thunderstorm chances back in, we are down out of the triple-digits. in fact 97 on your wednesday. people are looking forward to that. >> we'll take it. thanks matt. coming up on 12 weekend today, coop and cam bring us the highlights if you missed

we are going to start with our game of the week out in scottsdale. catalina foothills and falcons, on hand to watch his son rhett play quarterback for to you son catalina. there it is right off the bat.

second quarter check out stone matthew, he is running hard. he is a beast. they would cap this impressive drive off here, all of a sudden, sabre cats starting to take control. let's move onto the third quarter the arizona cardinals player of the week, knows how to get it done in the air and on the ground. touchdown. sabre cats after wins over california and colorado schools get their first in state win of the season 35-0. kelsey perry sideline for the game. thanks guys. as you saw a big win here for head coach jason and a good start to the season.

sloppy. turned the ball over a little bit. defense stepped up. they had the shutout. felt good to get back here at home after a trip to denver last week. there is a good victory for us. thank you so much, also here with quarterback max massengill, 35 points in that first half how is your offense able to be oh effective? >> we wanted to play but hats off to the defense. they saved i owe it all to you guys. i love you guys, you are the ones that helped me. >> reporter: 3-0. i have seen it with my own eyes. this team, it is for real. back to you in the studio. thanks a lot. >> you have been around here a long time where does this team rank? where do they rank right now in the season? >> still too early.

good teams. too early to tell right now. >> make no doubt about it, no joke. >> i was crosstown at chandler and pinnacle. the best way to start the game coop? >> how's that? >> going to start with a dance. nothing like a good dance to get things going. le looks like a the half. the wolves are finally going to get it going in the second laugh. t.j. green got caught in the play before coop. not this time. chandler up 17-16 in the third.

incredible. the defender to keep the drive alive. one more look, they go to the other play make tore finish off the drive. johnny johnson great name the third. quick pass here, he does the rest. another slow chart for chandler but they come from behind to win this 31-16. phoenix college the broncos playing host to the westview nice third quarter. 21-6 the knights. get the 21-12 they go for two and yes up and in for the score. that cuts the deficit to only a touchdown 21-14. i want to you check out fourth quarter action here from noah pittinger. this young man breaking tackles, cutting across field. he has the speed right now. watch how he finishes it.

>> reporter: asu offensesive coordinator chip lindsey in the house to watch his future quarterback. and running back ca shard white. pure goodness, this kid can flat out fly. goes up 7-0. that is his speed. still in the first, nick thomas, this kid can throw too as well, coop. this pass is right on the money to tight end james snag. and coop the big man showing off 44 yards to the house. 14-0 still in the second. it is third down and 28. >> 3rd and 28. >> 3rd and 28? no problem. they call the quarterback sneak. thomas right up the gut, breaks a few tackles. not going to be caught. gone. 75-yard touchdown. maybe asu found new playmakers coop. >> 49-20. guys everybody on twitter, facebook, all that, yeah? hey if you want your pictures

fever every week, look at that, team coop. you have a hashtag. >> if you want your pictures to be shown on friday night fever every week, use the hashtag friday night fever and we'll show them on the show. we need a team coop shirt. and still ahead on 12 weekend today. how you would get yourself some

good morning everyone. i'm monique griego here with matt pace. welcome to 12 weekend today on this saturday. so i guess we'll take anything after you have been in the hundreds. >> oh yeah. we could be back down into the

when you compare our temperatures to the rest of the country right now, it might look a little warm here in the valley. 83 degrees right now, head over to los angeles, 67 right now. 57 in san francisco, there are still warm spots out there, miami sitting at 83, new orleans 86 there as well. if you are heading to the big sun devil versus lumber jacks game today here's the forecast for the pregame .10 1 out there. make sure you do kickoff at 7:45 and 95 degrees. when asu wins the game about 89 degrees out there. pretty nice for game day on this saturday evening. but for the rest of the valley here's a look at your forecast. 87 degrees by 9:00. just a few high clouds out there, winds 5 to 15 miles per hour. no outdoor plans should be canceled. you can see no chance of rain in our forecast. dry conditions out there. by 9:00 monique 94 degrees out

into the 70s by midnight. scientists say global warming is killing coral reefs. in an attempt to help the problem researchers have developed a new method to regrow the reefs. john rogers reports. >> reporter: sights like this are what snorkelers near and far seek out. lovely coral. but sadly all over the world coral reefs are dying, victims rising ocean temperatures from global warming. >> we talk about them as the ocean's rain forest. they are one of the most diverse habitats on the planet. >> reporter: they support a multi-billion dollars tourism industry. the reefs are home to fish we eat and see every day and they provide a barrier occur hurricanes and storm surge. scientists say around 40% of the world's coral has died. >> corals have been in trouble

vaughn is trying to save them. he and his team have developed a method to regrow coral. they raised tiny pieces of coral in labs and then place these fragments on to dead coral skeletons, where they'll multiply and grow. >> which we thought would take hundreds of years but we have started growing corals in record time. >> reporter: with this new method an entire reef can restored in 1 to 3 years. it is a resource we can't afford to lose. >> the value is pretty immeasurable. >> reporter: these researchers are regrowing species of coral that can withstand the higher water temperatures the oceans are experiencing. >> more may reign scientists have already started adopting this new technique in reefs throughout the caribbean. some variety ofent man's little snacks are being

the recall includes the five pack bite fudge brownies and the chocolate chip muffin and his the 20 pack variety box. these products were distributed in the last two weeks and one injury has already been reported. the plastic pieces are believed to be caused by a manufacturing failure at a bakery in illinois. consumers who purchased the recalled snacks should dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. and chick-fil-a is the restaurant chain says it will thank users for making it one of the top used apps during the launch in june. through september 10th, customers who have a chick-fil- a 1 account or download the app and create a new account will receive the offer and have until september 30 to redeem it. offers are available clicken

customize orders and skip the line at the register. dozens of students walked out yesterday protesting the resignation of their beloved principal. and last night things got even more heated as the board accepted that principal's resignation. the big question is why? the higley unified school district board vice president says the williams high school principal affirmed her decision not to resign. while th correct that some students were left in tears. >> they just turned away one of the best principals that any school can have. >> parents love her. the teachers love her. that's rare to have this kind of support for a principal. higley unified school district you messed up big time today. big time. >> while parents and students showed up looking for answers and hoping the district would

why the principal is resigning and no one is answering at the high school. a woman from tucson born without arms is suing universal orlando for discrimination. jessica cox says the florida theme park refused to let her on any of its rides because she doesn't have arms. jessica is using her story to remind others not to make assumptions based on appearance. >> reporter: 33-year-old jessica cox is a thrill seeker. >> i am the first armless pilot. i scuba dive. i am a surfer. i have a black belt in taekwon do. >> reporter: worn without arms she charged the world with her feet. can't isn't in her vocabulary. >> to be rejected on every single ride that moves, there

that. >> jessica, visiting universal studio in orlando with her husband, says she was not allowed on any rides because of her disability. >> experience that go type of discrimination was very upsetting, it made me angry, it made me frustrated. >> reporter: now she is suing the florida theme park for discrimination. >> i was kept from riding those rides because of a blanket restriction that said i had to have at least one hand and arm on the bar, essentially the bar out to universal to change the policy and make the restrictions specific to certain disabilities. we also reached out but haven't heard back. >> the other thing that infuriates me is the fact that just months later i went to a disney theme park and was allowed to go on every single ride. >> reporter: she claims the fight isn't about money.

have to have a traumatizing experience like i did. for an adult it is one thing, but for a child, it is traumatizing. and it is crushing. >> reporter: and the americans with disabilities act requires all recreational places, include ago newsment park rides, to be readily accessible and functional for people with disabilities. she reached out to universal, asking their restrictions be fitted for a person with a disability. we also tried contacting the park but have not heard back. and transformed university of phoenix stadium after the cardinals victory thursday. the stadium now ready to go for today's first ever cactus kickoff classic football game. the game has the university of arizona facing off against byu. and it has been several years in the making but this weekend the second phase of renovations at sun devil stadium are finally complete. fans already getting excited after manny wilkins was named as starting quarterback.

expect tonight. >> reporter: wrapping up a $268 million construction project, we are on the west side of the stadium, where there are a ton of brand new seats, and fans at saturday night's game are not going to be disappointed. sleep in that word not in the vocabulary of these diehard sun devils. >> we got here at 7:00 p.m. last night because i love asu football. >> reporter: camping overnight to get the best seats in the house >> everybody started sprinting over there. the fast ones, we got 33, 34 in line, front row and some of the first to experience the newly renovated stadium. >> we have been able to kind of go behind the scenes and see the process. we haven't been able to have the fans experience it. >> reporter: fans look forward to new seats, a raised concourse and freshened bathrooms and kitchens. >> i think it will be great for the student body.

open space, i think even though they took out some of the seating, i think this is going to feel a lot bigger. >> reporter: kickoff is at 8:00 p.m. lots of time to check out the work. >> i want to see this experience, i have had the opportunity to see this transformation take place. >> reporter: trading sleep for college football real estate. a small price to bag policy this year. if you are going to bring something like this, oversized bags are not allowed in. jen wall, 12 news. coming up on 12 weekend today, how to make sure you are protecting a really big

. for many people a house is their big pest most valuable investment. in order to avoid unexpected expenses experts recommend three very important steps. everything you need to know about home inspections and warranty. >> so it can be scary right?

>> especially if you are not used to taking care of the home. it could be something very knew for a new buyer. >> how important? >> would you say something like getting a good inspector, making sure they go over everything. >> i would say part of the period make sure you are comfortable with your decision to buy the home. a lot of factors go into that. check out the neighborhood, the area. but you really want to check out the guts and inner workings of the moment to make sure it is in good working order when you move in. it is the standard 10-day inspection period. you have 10 days to get an inspector in there and check things out. not only ask your realtor but ask friends and family who has purchased a home and see if if they liked them. up to check out to make sure all the things are working when you buy the home, such as air

electrical. appliances, all of those built in a appliances are per the contract required to be working when you buy the home. if you don't check it out, you could end up buying a home that doesn't have those things. >> i don't know if people are like me. but i never want to be like the nagging someone going through, did you check this? did you check this? should you do that? i mean this is your home. >> absolutely. >> should you go through on your own and look it over before they come? >> absolutely. th you are not going to be having buyers remorse. due diligence asking any and all questions. when the inspector comes, meet the inspector at the end of that, and go over all of their findings to understand what they found. because sometimes when you see the written report it doesn't

a thing as home warranties out there. >> so yeah, this is also something critical not only for buyers but also for sellers. you know, after you buy a home that first year, a lot of it is doesn't making the home their own. they want to paint, decorate and do fun things. but the reality is homes are living and breathing. from the day after that happens, things are going to age and need repair down the road. just because you did a home inspon rest of the home's life. so by having a home warranty. typically you can negotiate your first year in the home that the seller would pay once you purchase. that is a nice insurance policy so if something like your ac goes out or pool equipment goes out it could be covered. sometimes they are around $70 per incident. but if your ac goes out it is a

of thousands of dollars. keep in mind with a home warranty since you didn't get one, it is not too late, you can purchase one anytime. the other thing that is important is a lot of people think oh i did the home inspection, i'm getting the warranty so i can get all this stuff fixed after i buy the home. the warranty does not cover preexisting conditions. if you have something that breaks and sometimes things break the day after you move in, again the home is living and breathing if you something breaks. the warranty company is going to want to see a copy and if something was repaired they are going to want to see receipts. keep in mind also home warranty companies really like to fix things, not replace. some people say oh it is an old ac, the warranty company is going to want to keep that ac going as long as possible. they are not going to be as

the first year can be a nice bridge to not have that big out of pocket expense right away but you need to budget to replacement down the road still. a good handy man can be hard to find sometimes. >> it is. i have one. sometimes i feel like i need to have him on retainer. the good news is, if you keep up with those repairs you are less likely to have big repairs down the road. get your handy man out there on a frequent basis and get things taken care of. >> you do have a blog that people can >> best and easy homes.com. check out our blog and i posted more information about today's topic. >> thank you so much. you definitely informed me. thank you. stay with us, matt has everything you need to know for your holiday weekend forecast. you are watching 12 weekend

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seems like every day we are getting closer to the time when you can actually be on you. >> and open up the windows. there is nothing better than cool air coming in your doors and windows. >> thinking of spring right now. >> look at this. we'll take a little bit of a tour here. look at glacier national park well to our if you want to cool off, head up there. absolutely gorgeous. we want to see where you are traveling around the country as well, make sure you use the hashtag be on 12. as far as our rainfall in the monsoon so far in downtown phoenix. we are sitting at 2 .1 7 7 inches of rainfall, that has all come down in 11 days since june 15. so it shows you even though we

get rain every single day as you likely know. but that puts you 200ths of an inch above average. more than likely we are going to drop below average but there is a chance of rain moving back into our forecast later on this week. we'll get to that in a second. here's a look at your drought monitor currently. almost 6 million people in arizona living in drought. 69% of the state in a moderate drought. the yuma area and south of tucson sitting drought. 23% of the state is in that category. the good news. 0% of the state in exceptional drought. an interesting pattern is beginning to set up. really not a whole lot going on, we are dealing with tropical storm hermine moving off the coast. but look toward our west. we are starting to see that line right there. that is actually a winter type storm that is going to first dry us out. you can see that here on water vapor.

move in directly toward arizona. we are actually tracking a tropical storm system to our south. doesn't look like much off the coast of mexico. that is going to move toward baja and a lot of the moisture could work its way toward arizona by the middle of the week. for today not a whole lot going on the monsoon meter sitting at a 3 in the write mountains a 2 in ft. collins then arizona a 1 for southeastern arizona. here's a look at the state to the north. we are going to stay dry almost on the cool side as we move in toward wednesday. the monsoon moisture toward our south. we are going to see the chance of thunderstorms that move in to our forecast.

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and welcome back everyone. in arizona you can sleep in an air stream trailer, a train ca boos and even a concrete tee me. arizona highways television takes us to where even oprah got her kicks on route 66. >> reporter: just off that highway where you can get your

fun. >> reporter: in the heart of holbrook, arizona is an icon. >> we opened first june 1950. >> reporter: who wouldn't want to step back into the 1950s and sleep from a tee pia long the most famous highway in america? >> most of the tourists we get are interested >> reporter: the longest stretch of route 66 carves its way through northern arizona. it was replaced by the interstate highway system and was officially taken off the map in the mid 1980s. but the wigwam motel is there.

because number 13 is a superstitious number. >> reporter: eleanor says her father would be proud guests get for experience the wigwam as it was. >> i want them to take away, oh a dream that they have actually slope in a wigwam. that they have had a peaceful night's rest. that they are in the small town, located on you know, highway 66. and they can take a part that with them. oprah winfrey stayed at the wigwam during one of her road trips across the u.s. check out arizona highways television right here on 12 news. we do a lot of swimming here in the valley. still ahead on 12 weekend today. why you want to make sure you

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good morning everyone. i'm monique griego here with matt pace. welcome to 12 weekend here on this saturday. i'm sweaty. >> it is holt, humid out there but the good news, going to see any dust storms later on, but of course the valley is absolutely no stranger to the intense storms during the monsoon. but when dust storms head your direction they dirty up the outside of your car but the particles with actually add wear and tear to the inside of your car was well. >> things you should always double check after a dust storm. >> one dust storm isn't going to do a lot of damage to your car. however multiple over several months, even years can do a lot

hood. one local company saying you need to be preventative, especially during monsoon. >> if you are not on top of it, it is going to cost you a lot more money. >> reporter: mender dough rivera a local auto shop owner who sees dust related car problems especially during the summer months. advice for when a storm blows through, even if your car is sitting in the driveway, first look at your air filter. >> if your air filter gets clogged up and you haven't changed it all year to begin it is going to affect your driving. you are going to have poor engine performance, vehicles are going to be more sluggish. >> next check the belts around the motor. >> it will get between the belt and what the belt rides on and wear down the life of the belt also. >> reporter: also look if any dust is collecting around the brake lines. this can legitimaten the life of your brakes. then check to make sure there is no dirt obstructing the radiator or front grill. >> anticipate the problem.

less. >> reporter: fernando recommends getting your car checked at least twice a year, brian west 12 news. >> that is totally an annoying thing here. >> it is also incredible to watch those things move across and realize the power behind them. but the aftereffects. >> it is totally arizona. >> totally. > look at the dew 58. >> complaining? >> just a little bit maybe. 61 in yuma. these are going to dry out very, very quickly as we head throughout the afternoon hours. and you can see not a whole lot going on, on the radar, a few isolated storms up in the high country to the north of flagstaff that will continue moving northward. the best chance of rain will be on the eastern side of our state .10 4 is our forecast

of year. average is 103. the sun will set at 6:50. we are going to drop under the hundreds soon. everyone looking forward to that. are you one of those people that checks their phone every 5 minutes. ? a lot of us are. 535% of us say we want to unplug during vacation but aren't able to do so. mark barger reports the growing trend of the digital detax just in time for your labor day get digital devices can be obsessive for many, even addicting for others. >> reporter: 66% of us suffer from gnome mow phobia, which is a fear of losing your phone or not having access to your phone. >> this is locked it a digital detox trend. more people making time. >> you may feel like you are actually going through a what drawl. >> for those without the will

there are retreats. >> it is an incredibly beautiful and sunny day. >> reporter: 100 people came to be ground in north carolina for four days of play, cutting off access to digital devices. >> already having anxiety but that is why i'm here. >> i live in san francisco, which is like tech heavy. >> i'm freaking out. >> reporter: campers went through a tech check, trading in their digital devices for patterns of their daily lives, like keeping track of time and schedule and being glued to their technology. >> reporter: and participants say the digital detox has physical and psychological benefits. >> we are not seeing saying technology is bad or evil. -- not saying technology is bad or evil. everything is neutral. >> reporter: taking time to

instead of just instagraming them. >> this is monique's pinky on her hand. why are we showing your pinky? >> it is really sad. i noticed this weekend i had developed a callous right there on my pinky from holding my phone so much and typing. i'll show you right here. i hold it like this. so like this when i'm texting i hold my finger right there. and then i'm like there and it is rub and go i have, i had to file it down. >> t you know what? i'm taking the phone. no more phone. she will not be able to go the rest of the show without this phone. >> i look at nothing. i check nothing. but as you heard in the package people now instagram everything. i forget what band it was, now when they look out in the crowd people are watching them through their cell phone. you came to see me live and you are watching me through the cell phone. >> even when you go to family events you see the kids on stage and the family is watching through the tiny phone.

you are guilty too. >> i am guilty. not the selfies. so your excuse is your weather. like the weather pictures, there are a few benefits from that digital detox. the health benefits of being more active as we are often sitting when we use our digital devices. better sleep because the blue light from electronics can interfere with our natural sleep patterns. you are constantly checking things so worried about e-mails. studies show our brain processes take a toll from information overload and excessive use of social media has been blinked to depression which we have heard about a lot. comparing your life to everyone else. >> especially now in the high school days with all the kids trying to beat out the other one. social media. >> i always say i'm so glad social media didn't exist when i was young year so much more temptation, everything. now to a story you'll only see on 12 news.

suddenly you need a cornea transplant. it happened to one valley woman and we have a warning for anyone wearing contact lenses. >> reporter: your contacts are a lot like a sponge. so it can easily absorb bacteria. what happened next to casey fisher is something she wants everyone to learn from. >> i told her this is very bad. >> reporter: casey fisher can barely see out of her right eye. >> within 24 hours my eye was swollen shut. i was in the hospital, and the infection was so bad, that i contact lens was in my eye. >> it was a big corneal ulcer. it is a bacterial infection and it was eating through the tissue. >> reporter: casey's ophthalmologist believes her contact lenses soaked up bacteria when she went swimming in a pool a few weeks ago. a shock to casey. >> i have been good at leaning them. i have worn contacts for about 30 years. >> reporter: now she will most likely need a corneal transplant to restore her vision.

has been a tremendous adjustment because i'm pretty active and i work as a psychologist and as an exercise instructor, and life has gotten put on hold in many ways. >> reporter: dr. bash says 99% of his patients who develop corneal ulcers get them from misusing contacts. wearing them too long, sleeping in them, reusing disintexting solutions or swimming with them. >> first of all you shouldn't swim with contacts. swimming pools, lakes, oceans with your contacts. >> reporter: the doctor says it doesn't make a difference whether you are swimming in chlorine or salt water pools, both can be filled with bacteria. we all know what the grand canyon looks like. but there is a lot more you can see about what arizona has to

welcome back everyone. the grand canyon is nothing short of awe inspiring. arizona highways television robin sewell takes us to a special place called the hopi house. >> reporter: you can't take the grand canyon home with you, but you can take ani a great place to shop is the historic hopi house. let's go. hopi house is the first and largest gift store at the grand canyon. and the building itself is as much a work of art as the work it houses. it was designed by architect mary coweller to closely resemble a hopi pueblo, not only he is aestheticsically but

with adobe and the ceilings are made with grass covered with mud. the stairway is decorated with murals by an unknown hopi artists. when it opened in 1985, american artists worked on site and sold their works. today the second floor native american art gallery features traditional and contemporary arts and crafts, including pottery, there are so many ways to experience the grand canyon in both summer and winter so make sure it is on the top of your bucket list. be sure to watch arizona highways television, saturdays at 6:30 and sundays at 4:30 here on 12 news. still ahead our pet of the week. help get this guy adopted. maybe he is your next new

welcome back everyone. i thought we were going to tyke a live picture of outside. i wasn't prepared for that one. matt's been correcting me all day. i'm getting weird on his weather. >> you should do weather.

about the dew point all morning. >> it is a little sticky out there, i have to admit. but it is going to be gone soon and then winter is coming. look at this shot. here's the shot over downtown phoenix. >> looking out over downtown phoenix toward south mountain. you notice a little bit of haze but the air quality in the good range today, no ozone high pollution advisories in effect for the valley. temperatures 85 degrees right no that is probably the highest number you are going to see over the next couple of days. much drier air will filter into the region from the southwest. our thunderstorm chances are basically gone for the entire holiday weekend. no point to cancel outdoor plans. if you are tired of the very warm temperatures we have had over the past couple of months, well that red line, that shows you today our average high temperature is 103. starting today through december, look how quickly

drop. in fact we drop all the way to 65 degrees from an average high temperature by the time we move into the middle portion of december. so a little bit of something to look forward to there. if you are heading out to the high country, check out your forecast, 77 degrees today at the grand canyon. just about a 10% chance of thunderstorms out there. the rest of the high country take a road trip up north, check out flagstaff. 73 from flagstaff on your sunday. going to be warmer coming in both your saturday and sunday with the slight chance of thunderstorms out there. here's what's happening, two storm systems we are tracking the first one is moving through california right now. that is the one that is going to bring the very dry air into our region and of course the other storm we are tracking is hurricane hermine. actually a tropical storm now. just moving off the coast of the united states. but look at all that rain it is spreading in toward new jersey, washington, you are going to

well. 65 miles per hour, strengthening just a little bit as it moves off to the coast in warmer water. keep in mind it would become a hurricane again 74 miles per hour or greater and look where it is going to stay. it is going to move off the coast but then linger all the way through tuesday into wednesday and that is why boston, you could see a lot of rainfall, even a storm surge could be high over the weekend into early portions of next week. but for us, look at your monsoon meter, coming in to a three here in the white mountains, a 1 in the valley. in southeast arizona. very low numbers on the monsoon meter. not really a high threat for thunderstorms around the entire state. here's futurecast really low as you what is going to happen. there is the high pressure sitting directly over texas going to continue moving toward the east as the storm system dropping in toward arizona going to bring very dry conditions. look down to the south. moisture beginning to build by monday. that should move in toward arizona by wednesday thursday and friday, leading to the

forecast, going to be dry through tuesday, the temperatures drop all the way down to 97 degrees on your wednesday ask a slight chance of thunderstorms. but monique, we have an ivy league dog here this morning. >> yes we do. this is harvard. we are here with gina. >> i think she is pretty fantastic. >> from maricopa county animal control. this is harvard here. tell us about this guy. >> he is 5 years old. he is a lab mix and he and i spent some time together out on a day foster outing. he is an active boy, perfect for hiking. he loves going in the water or like a lake. i bet he would swim in a pool if given the opportunity. look at him. he loves car rides. he hops right in and out of the car. lays down. enjoys the ride.

>> he shares them with polite manners. you know a great home would be active. keeping him involved as one of the family members. he has nice manners. >> and he has been in the studio now for what? 15, 20 minutes and hasn't made a noise. >> people don't realize what it is like in here. it is loud of the people are are rushing around. my dog would be frequenting out. and he just came in and sat down and like watched us do our thing and was so so sweet. >> would he be good for kids in the home? >> you know with regular exercise and routine, he would probably do well. he just needs polite kids, because he is a bigger dog. again it is all about routine, regular exercise, and active family that is going to keep him involved as the family. >> that is this dog. >> for sure. yes he is a great boy. available for adoption today

located over at the east side location 101 location. he has been with us since april. he is so ready to go home. he is the sweetest, sweetest guy. this is harvard. if you think he would be a fit for your family. go check him out. lots of dogs that need good homes. >> absolutely. we'll be right back with colin kaepernick and the

welcome back everyone. in today's morning juice colin kaepernick still making headlines this morning for his decision to sit during the national anthem. it could lead to lapse of

at levi stadium and says they may not work this season. the union said they are upset over colin kaepernick's blanket statements over quote murder minorities. also they allowed him to wear socks at practice showing pigs in police uniforms. the 49ers are standing by the statement they made earlier this week. in that statement it said it respects his right to freedo not participate in the national anthem. >> you are seeing both sides there. >> very heated debate. if you are playing host this labor day weekend you may want to add beer to the grocery list. a new poll finds enter america's favorite alcoholic beverage for the third year in a row. i'm shocked. 43% preferring beer, 32% selected wine and 20% chose liquor. beer lovers check out the let's grab a beer website for beer

this, grilled corn with beer butter. i have no clue what that is. >> i'm more of a wine person. >> depends what the beer is. i really love all the four piece beer. but it has to be cold and has to be in a glass. >> a fresh tap cold beer i can drink. check this out. a pair of reunited with their owner after a billy goat opened the gate and let them loose. sir lance lot teamed up with the horses banging his head against their gate just enough to loosen the latch and set the horses, harry and buddy free. it took a day to track down harry butted did i's owner spent five days worrying about her other horse. she reached out to others on social media and says without help from across the state she would have never found him.

everyone coming together there. >> and some of the locals who helped search say they are putting together a resources for horses task force, so the next time there will be a group ready to search right away. they have these for dogs. are you aware of this? >> i did not know that. >> if you ever lose your dog, it runs away, there are tons of groups here like arizona lost dogs. lost dogs of arizona. we have a team. a lot of them are retired people and they will search online, search the websites, they actually have a dog ac dog's scent and track it. >> whatever works you know? >> and a drone to search wooded areas. >> that is where technology social media all comes together and it is actually a good thing that. callous on your forward-looking soldier actually a good thing. >> i'm going to take a picture. >> it is gross. the weather not gross at all. in fact the dew point, it is going to drop down .10 4 on your saturday .10 2 on your sunday. a look at labor day coming in

recommend going up north. no chance of thunderstorms whatsoever up there. gorgeous. another chance of rain comes in on wednesday thursday and friday. but nonetheless, it is going to be great to get outside. temperatures a little cooler. have some fun out there. >> and drink the beer and the wine. k-9 of sad but 99. i'll take it. it just doesn't feel like you are going to die when you walk outside. >> anything under 100 this time of the year, i'm ready for it. we get excited for the cooler cooler? >> i would say a month. we'll take it. thanks for joining us on 12 weekend today. we'll see you again for 12 news at 6:00 and 10:00 tonight. have a good day.

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