a woman is dead after coming at police with a sword.. team 12's bryan west has our top story in three minutes. teases we may be weeks away from the first presidential debate -- but the nominees are set to face off tonight. the details and more ... are coming your way in 20 minutes. michael phelps may be coaching at a-s-u these days - - but he doesn't want his son to go there.. the big plans he has for baby boomer -- that's in the morning juice.

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time now for a check of your hot headlines.. a man is dead -- shot by police after a car chase through phoenix. the two other suspects bailed out of the car near 59-th avenue and thomas.. but del rio kept driving for authorities say 31-year-old stephen del rio.. robbed a bank del rio.. old stephen say 31-year-old stephen del rio.. robbed a bank in avondale.. along with two other men.. before fleeing in a black s-u- v.another 45 minutes. eventually.. police in

suspect. officials say he had shot at an officer early in the pursuit.. making him a threat to the public -- so they fired mutliple times into his vehicle the first chance they got. the driver was declared dead at the scene. this morning marks day four in the search to find a missing boater at lake pleasant. 24-year-old chintan shah disappeared sunday while out with friends near fireman's cove. family tells us shah is very athletic and a good swimmer. helicopter company to help m-c-s-o in search efforts. a 14-year-old is dead after an accident in overgaard on labor day. authorities say joseph brinkman was driving an off-roading vehicle with a passenger when he tried to stop. that's when they say the rear tires dug into the asphalt.. causing him to fall off. the vehicle continued to roll before landing directly on him. closing arguments could begin as early as today in the

documents reveal that lindsey radomski flashed seven boys at a bar mitzvah party.. and then performed a sex act on one of the underage teens. yesterday.. radomski told the judge.. she was drunk. she also claims someone slipped a date rape drug into her drink.. but no evidence of such a drug was found in her system. an arrest warrant has been issued for a phoenix woman -- accused of pretending to be a dentist. the 54-year-old -- known as "mama elda" -- is believed to be on the run this morning. investigators say the she even used her bed as a dental chair. still ahead still ahead on 12 today.. better get rid of that iphone 6 now -- why hundreds of people are trading them in this morning.. it's been four months since michael strahan left kelly ripa.. and in just five hours -- we could find out his replacement. so who could it be? the answer in the morning juice. 12 today is back in three

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let's get another check of your hot headlines.. a helicopter pilot from utah.. is being called a hero.. for rescuing a lost hiker. brent hutchens led the search for the 72-year-old hiker -- who had been missing for nearly awe didn't expect a happy ending -- that is until he spotted a bright yellow shirt. hutchens says the hiker didn't have enough energy to stand up and wave.. so his bright colored shirt may have saved his life. american airlines will fly its first scheduled flights from miami to cuba today. the first few flights will only go to cien-fuegos and hol-guin -- but trips to havana are expected to begin in november. last week.. jetblue became

airline to fly to cuba in more than half a century. ten other airlines are set to add a cuba route to their schedules. apple will make a major announcement in san francisco today. speculation is that the tech giant will introduce an iphone-7 and updated apple watches. that can't be confirmed -- however because apple likes to surprise. the event is scheduled for 10 o'clock this morning. apple b today.. has many users trading in their old phones now -- to get the highest trade-in value. the website -- declutter- dot-com -- which buys old phones -- says it's seen a 73-percent boost in iphone 6 trade-ins just this past month and they're expecting even more today. consumers can get between $300 and $400 dollars right now for iphone 6 models in excellent condition. consumers could be shelling out more money on wearable technology over the

monitor".. is predicting that by 20-21.. spending on wearable devices will increase nearly 250-percent. this year.. consumers are expected to spend about $20-million on wearables -- but if "euro- monitor" is correct.. that number will increase to nearly $45-million in just a few years. so we've seen mars -- that's old news. now.. nasa wants to try something they've never done before. explains... if everything goes as planned.. the spacecraft will collect a planned.. the goes

if everything goes as planned.. the spacecraft will collect a sample in 2020. it will then return to earth and drop a capsule with the asteroid sample into the utah desert in the year 2023. ???toss morning juice michael phelps has already decided where his 16-week-old son will go to college -- and sorry sun devils -- it's not a-s-u.. phelps went live on facebook the other day.. answering questions from fans. this is something he's been doing a lot since rio.. and each time.. baby and each time.. baby boomer makes an appearance -- because.. have

anyways.. this time boomer was wearing a u-of-a polo -- but don't let that fool you. dad has a different idea... as you might as you might know.. michael phelps went to the university of michigan.. and his fiancee -- nicole johnson -- attended u-s-c. rumor has it -- kelly ripa will announce her new co- host today on "live with kelly." yesterday.. the show premiered with an updated set -- and a notable absence of former co-host michael strahan. morris chestnut filled in for strahan and will be there today for ripa's big announcement. now that doesn't mean he's got the gig -- ripa has had a slew of fill-in hosts.. including fred

in the meantime.. strahan begins his full-time gig at "good morning america." now time for your juicy question of the morning... 80-percent of us have done this -- although that number may be a lttle bit low. of all the people who do this.. one of four become upset or

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weight-loss wednesday... we're just weeks away from the first presidential debate -- but the nominees are getting a head start today. the details on tonight's big forum.. your decision 2016 coverage is just three minutes away. ###break###

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in your decision 20-16 news.. the latest n-b-c news/survey monkey poll.. showing it's a head-to-head race. clinton received 48- percent support from registered voters -- that's the same margin as last week's poll. and today.. the wife of clinton's running mate - tim kaine.. will be in the valley. anne holton will meet with democratic party volunteers and attend a couple of events. the clinton campaign is putting a lot of attention on arizona.. as polls show her close to rival -- donald trump. so far.. they've spent about $250-thousand dollars on t-v ads in the phoenix area. also today.. clinton and

matt lauer will moderate the "n-b-c news and m-s-n-b-c commander-in-chief forum" tonight from new york. hillary clinton and donald trump will take the stage separately.. but back-to- back.. to discuss national security.. military affairs and veterans' issues. questions will come from the audience members who are also service members and veterans. the forum starts at five o-clock. now because of that -- the afternoon lineup here on 12 news will be a bit different. you'll see 12 news first at four.. then the n-b-c nightly news with commander in chief forum.. and 12 news at six. still ahead on 12 today.. it's weight-loss wednesday.. and to help you get in shape -- we've got four super-foods you should start eating.. that's in 15 minutes. we've heard the studies -- facebook makes you depressed or anxious or selfish.. but a new study out says the opposite. that's in the morning juice. more 12 today coming your

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a busy 12 hours for phoenix police...they're involved in yet another deadly shooting - this one happening overnight.

bank robbery suspect...we're getting new information on that story... it's not the storm of the century.... yet....we're tracking the progress of tropical storm newton as it heads toward arizona. there are wedding photos...and then there is the and then there is the one that is trending online...it's a thing of beauty...