good morning to you thank you for joining us for "12 news weekend today", i'm matt morrow along with matt pace hope you're off to a t is sunday, everyone has been waiting all year for this the first sunday night football game and it is right here on 12 news. looking at the university of phoenix stadium, two-game -- the game tonight is special because they will be taking on the patriots tonight in glendale the place will be rocking later today, much more on the game in a minute by first matt is here with a game day forecast if you're doing early till getting

don't know. >> it will warm up very quickly, there are the current temperatures, 86 degrees in phoenix. flagstaff 62 here is a look at your game at a time forecast, if you're out there till getting around the 2:00 our high temperature of 102. the temperature will drop a little bit by kickoff, 101 a slight chance of thunderstorms and of course after the game, 97 degrees. the big think you have got to ke the sad news this one, alcohol does not keep you hydrated whatsoever but cameron cox has a preview of what to watch for the game tonight. >> it is game day, we have been waiting all week and it is finally here. this evening we will figure out if the cardinals are who we think they are. we know that you are excited and the cardinals can feel it. >> i love driving by the schools when the kids are in

flags on cars, license plates, everything has changed dramatically. so much energy in the valley right now. for this game and hopefully we can go perform. >> we hope so, the cardinals are ready to live up to the super bowl hype, everyone is back from the record-setting offense last season, defense is much better thanks to the addition of chandler jones, have our safety back raising the play of everyone else on the team, the cardinals are contenders. >> there is a big difference between being a hunter and being hunted. we are not sneaking up on anybody we will get their best shot every single week. we know it will be a long journey but most of the guys understand how long the journey is but understand how fun it is. we are excited to get the

football. >> what is tom brady during his format game suspension? his wife just put this picture out don't worry, i will keep him ready, we will see if the team is ready. don't forget 12 news is your home all day long for your cardinals coverage starting off this morning, "12 news weekend today" and then don't forget at 3:00 p.m. join the pregame show joined by nbc niy that it is gametime kickoff at 5:tony five. and then stay with us all evening long, 12 sports is after the game followed by 12 news at 10:00. we are going from the end of the game all the way until 11:00 only right here on 12 news. >> now, sundays and is the first sunday night game it is also the home opener and we know half the fun is tailgating before the big game but there

bryan west shows us the free event that westgate is putting on today. >> a brand-new event called touchdown tilted, come out and play some games, when the whole family. we have corn hole life-sized beer pong this is the first time you guys are hosting this. >> we are super close to the stadium whether you have a ticket or dot restaurants you can go watch the game at or hang out at our tailgate, open-air beer garden free to everyone, family- friendly. >> we are seeing some of the things you will see there will be thousands of people and more. >> thousands of people and like i said we have over 20 bars and restaurants so people can watch the game over there. >> you will have a 25 foot screen. >> yes we will streaming pregame coverage before the game. >> come out and get some gear

some food bring the whole family, a couple of hours before the home game. bryan west 12 news. 12 news is your place for the home team sunday night football kicks off tonight the cardinals begin what we hope is the road to the super bowl. they start against the new england patriots. meanwhile at 8:35 this morning the 15th anniversary of the date this nation has promised to ne the 9/11 terrorist attack killing nearly 3000 innocent people destroying the lives of many more. these are some of the horrific images from the morning in 2001. a coordinated attacks terrorists flew two planes into the world trade center's. they attacked the north tower first and then the south tower, after burning for more than 56 minutes the south tower collapsed the north tower

a third plane struck the pentagon at 9:37 1/4 plane crashed into a field in shanksville pennsylvania where passengers and crew launched a terror attack. ceremonies are taking place at ground zero the pentagon and shanksville pennsylvania. tram mai introduces us to a woman who was in the twin city -- city when the towers we >> she worked just a few minutes from the twin towers. on that morning of 9/11, she was steps away when the second plane struck before her very eyes. >> i heard a plane approaching behind me very very fast, very very low. it flew right over me and at the very last second, tilted it

heard the steel beams creek and we saw shrapnel and papers flying in the air. and then, we started to see things that didn't look like metal, falling off the building's. and then, we realized those where people. >> cindy went through survivor's guilt and still suffers from ptsd. >> i knew people who died and i thought it easily could have been me. >> this had been to the 9/11 memorial here in arizona. >> yes. >> for you to see this and the memorial, what goes through your mind?>> we all have an opportunity to rise and remember because it is incredibly important for us to reflect and remember. >> this memorial is symbolic in some anyways, physically it encircles a piece of steel

the pentagon and soil from shanksville, pennsylvania. >> emotionally for cindy. >> i see these beams and they are familiar and i see an opportunity for us to come together and give this the proper treatment that it deserves. >> as painful as it is to relive the past, she wants everyone to know what she realized. >> i think it is important for us to remember that regular pe, have an opportunity in every crisis to be the very best version of themselves. and i saw a lot of that that day and in the aftermath and it is inspiring. >> cindy speaks at events when it is time for the anniversary of 9/11. it is not only cathartic for her but she wants to continue her message to others to never forget. tram mai, 12 news.

is paying tribute to those who lost their lives with one flag representing each of the nearly 3000 victims.>> this is the 13th year doing this the importance of the event is truly for the community helping the community come back together no matter what your beliefs are everybody comes together at least once a year and we heal and reflect and remember. >> it is important to remember the victims. >> i volunteer to put up flags each person who died. >> we have a full list of the 9/11 memorial events happening around the valley today find that on 12news.com. in other news. a shooting on i-10 westbound at the i-17 stack. we are being told the left lanes are closed and will be for sometime this money. there are currently no injuries police are investigating the

215-year-olds in the hospital after a shootout at a party in lower buckeye, a young man was shot in the neck and a woman was shot in the face, both are in serious but stable condition. a black mercedes and white suv drove by the party and started firing. people at the party fired back, one person has been detained they are looking for the black mercedes and other suspects. the field is ready and so is the there is a place you can get a unique cardinals haircut, we

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will come back to "12 news weekend today", are you ready for some football? the university of phoenix stadium will be rocking today, the arizona cardinals take on the new england patriots, even if you're not watching the game live we know everyone around

haircut or want to show off we look at how one glendale barber can give you a cardinals haircut like you probably haven't seen before. >> you could say alexandra molina is a big cardinals fan, so much so he wears it on his head. and giovanni is just the man to do it. >> when the season starts monday -- sunday people go wild. >> giovanni has been he plays -- pays close attention to detail. >> i make sure it looks perfect. >> each meticulous cut takes about 40 minutes up to 1 1/2 hours and he has already been busy. >> be much all day everyday. >> as he touches up the color taking it to the red zone only alexander can call it good. >> it looks nice.

hendricks, 12 news. >> that guy is pretty talented. giovanni says the color is not permanent and easily will wash out, he has done other teams but we are all about the cardinals. he works at the shaven blade across the street from westgate, so get your hair cut right before the game. >> maybe i will get it done in the back or in my chest hair. either one. >> university of phoenix stadium will be a sea of red in a matter of hours, get your cardinals gear ready, jerseys flags t-shirts hats you name it, people at sporting goods on seventh street say products are literally flying off the shelf. >> sometimes cardinals stuff is hard to come by because we are hometown fans. they have been my team, i used to sell little cardinal guys

on the corner of the street when i was 16 years old. every jersey that we get those out pretty quick. >> it could get tougher to find cardinals swag and it might get more expensive depending on how the team performs. still ahead, your game day forecast

good morning to you welcome back to "12 news weekend today" on this sunday we are all about your arizona cardinals today. they take on the new england patriots in the 2016 season home opener, the game on nbc we also want to see how you and

keep those photos and videos coming in. >> some of the fans are incredible. it is their whole life, their cars, clothes, tattoos even the hair. fun times. >> getting very excited. another thing to get excited about is the weather. it is starting to cool off. it was a little warm. but, the mornings and >> check out the morning over toward vernet valley a gorgeous shot coming in from mike as the sun rose over clouds. use that hashtag because we want to see your photos, outside right now here is a look at the air quality in the moderate range a little bit of haze 86 the winds are east

and one thing you might notice it does feel humid out there today, dew points 55, the monsoon level is 55 or higher. we are considered a monsoon day, here is the average temperature, there is good news throughout the entire year, we peak in june and july, 107 today coming in with an average high of 102 and that will continue to drop, keep your eye on december, 65 gorgeous degrees on average of ur not a lot to talk about as far as the weather is concerned. the only place we see shower activity is in the northeastern corner of our state quickly moving off to the northeast, further down to the south look at this, a disturbance moving in toward arizona and that is why we are increasing storm chances especially southern and eastern arizona for today, when you switch to the water vapor you can see that line, the moisture making its way back up

is happening a low-pressure center over los angeles that will start pulling the moisture into the region. moving it to tuesday and wednesday things will dry out very quickly. a four in northern arizona and four in southeastern arizona, here in the valley a two a slight chance of thunderstorms in the southern portion of the valley the blowing dust and then a 1 in southwestern arizona, for todage the slightly but average temperatures, 75 nice degrees, the next seven days, here it is, we dry out i tuesday and those temperatures are sitting around 99 up to 103 next weekend. the paralympics are underway in rio. 17 athletes with arizona ties competing including this

issued this year a quick spoiler alert, she won gold in the triathlon earlier today. you will see that at 7:00 tonight. for a full list of athletes and how to watch them go to 12news.com the paralympics run through september 18, congratulations. a new phase coming to 12 news starting tomorrow at noon. coming up, we take you behind

stadium, a live look, the big game tonight the arizona cardinals kicking off their season with a home opener against the new england patriots. minus a quarterback and tight and it should be interesting, catch it right here on 12 news. is going to be toasty this afternoon. >> 102, stay hydrated. >> keep in mind alcohol does not hydrate you. >> best-selling author film and music producer and tr role as a brand-new daytime talkshow host, the mega-church pastor is the new face of a syndicated daily one-hour talkshow, it will debut right here on 12 news tomorrow. >> trisha hendricks went to california to see the show firsthand. >> we are here at the glendale studios for a behind the scenes look for the new tv jake show.

and the guest star also. the excitement is building. lights, cameras, action. backst w they make the magic happen during the taping of the show. it takes a lot of talent to put on the show from the control room and audio booth to the floor crew and those on letters. the inspiring soulful and authentic td jakes is ready to take his seat as the host. after the taping we got to sit down with him face-to-face to hear his vision for the show. >> my audience is a village,

television audience and we drop them. >> you will see plenty of guests young and old from all different backgrounds, celebrities and non- celebrities.>> this is not a monologue, it is a dialogue. i want to hear from you and know anything. >> jakes wants to bring meaningful thought-provoking content to audience across the country. >> i want to know what you feel, what makes you laugh and cry. i am fascinated with the >> he wants this to be a place where everyone feels welcome regardless of their belief system. his warm approach is inviting. >> this is the platform where we hang out. having an opportunity to go out there and talk about life. that is what it is all about. >> be sure to catch his new show september 12. >> that would be tomorrow at

meanwhile a last look at the fork as. a slight chance of thunderstorms, only about 10% but we will take it, 103 the high temperature downtown phoenix out at glendale, 102 the temperatures cool off a little bit to start the week, 20% chance of storms tomorrow and then it looks like we dry out even through next weekend, 99 degrees on saturday. look at the low temperatures, 75. >> that is what caught my eye, temperatures are dropping so it is super comfortable to get up and run workout. >> thank you so much for joining us. remember, 12 news is always on 12news.com and your favorite social media apps. we will see you again after

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