good morning everyone, thank you for joining us, i'm monique griego here with matt pace on what is this is what we wait for we complained it is too hot or too humid, superhot this month, but you were out hiking yesterday, look at these temperatures. you really can't beat it because there are no clouds. so it cools off quickly, 72 degrees in downtown phoenix, the outlined areas in the 60s, the dew point in the 41 degree mark, three mile-per-hour winds

if you notice the moisture in texas that could be headed our way, more on that coming up a look at the forecast 95 degrees later on this afternoon, the average is 97 and the sun will set at 6:20 this evening, temperatures quickly dropping but a lot of people have been talking about the weather, also the cardinals. the cardinals will take on the buffalo bills in a little more than one hour. we will get complete coverage. let's send it over to cameron cox in buffalo at the home of the buffalo wing. >> i am here at the happiest place on earth. if you're hungry, anchor bar home of the original buffalo chicken wing. that is where buffalo wings were invented in 1964. it is also the place where the bird kink came face-to-face

cardinal fans taking over buffalo. and they are expecting a big win today. >> 41-13 cardinals. 35-14. >> 35-3 cardinals. >> the game is almost second two bills fan it is all about the tailgating, they started yesterday morning at 5:00 a.m. >> it is not about the wins and losses. >> the bills are a mess, fire their offense accorded her and a loss to the cardinals could cost rex ryan his job. >> hey, let's go rex. good job way to fight -- fire the athens according to. >> any chance the cardinals are overlooking them?>> they better not be. this is a hungry football team in a tough environment. last time i checked they didn't fire any players. >> in other words, no.

highlights and complete postgame coverage starting after sunday night football. in buffalo with the cardinals, cameron cox 12 sports. looking at your hot headlines, a woman was attacked after stopping to help people she thought were stranded on the u. s. 60 and loop 101 interchange. that area is clear as you can see, investigators say the woman was assaulted and robbed, the suspects were actively working to flag down drivers and when she stopped to see if she could help the group started to punch her and stole her purse, that group of people ran and were caught by police a few hours away, they could be facing assault and robbery charges. it has been two year since 23 dogs died at the greenacre boarding facility, the owners pleading guilty, both sentenced to 60 days in jail, now a fundraiser for the convicted animal abusers has people

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dash cam and body camera footage showing the deadly encounter between officers and keith scott. it is what protesters have been demanding but only portions were released. sarah rosario joins us with more on the footage and why there are so many unanswered questions. >> sure the police have released portions of the video. coming monday after his family released cell phone video showing the same encounter, the problem in either clip you cannot see if he has a gun. leaving many questioning who is chanting in unison, hundred unite on the streets of charlotte protesting the shooting death of keith scott. now, different videos, one from keith scott's wife and the latest from the charlotte police fueling the fight. raising questions, was it's justified? >> that is the most important question that has to be answered. >> in the spirit of transparency, you will get

is not the entire video but portions relevant to the case including pictures of marijuana, a holster and gun that was loaded despite scott's family saying he did not have a weapon. >> we are left with far more questions than answers. >> both parties agree it is too hard to tell in either video human though lab dna and fingerprints on the gun at the crime scene and in dash cam footage you can hear officers yelling drop the gun as scott gets out of the gun. soon after shots are fired. >> if laws were violated i will be taking of action. >> the chief says the fire came from one officer and no one will face charges. he says everyone involved reacted appropriately.

conducts its own investigation. >> he was an american citizen who deserved better. >> for protesters, something worth fighting for. sarah rosario nbc news charlotte. if the cool weather has you wanting to get your hands dirty, we've got mistakes to avoid to save you some cash. you are walking -- watching 12

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welcome back, this is the time of year we have been waiting for. not quite yet because we are in the 90s. >> in the mornings, you can roll down the windows it feels incredible, a lot of people out hiking, check out this picture from south mountain a great time to get outside and hike. morning low temperatures in the 60s and 70s outside, make sure

quickly. if you are hiking use the hashtag be on 12. check out the temperatures, 79 mesa, 77 chandler, 72 downtown phoenix, warming up a little bit , 80 peoria, surprise 81 degrees. as far as the satellite and radar, absolutely nothing happening this is what it has look like over the past couple of days, by we are tracking some moisture sitting just to the south of new mexico and texas, that will wrap around toward arizona, by the time we move into tonight into tomorrow, if you switch to the water vapor you can see what is going on, this is happening above the skies a low- pressure center developing in the southeastern corner of the state dropping down into the northern portions of mexico, you can see that on futurecast,

pressure center and that is why it will be windy today in the high country we could see wind gusts upwards of 35 to 40 miles per hour it will be breezy as well, as the low drops to the south although the moisture will funnel directly into the state tomorrow afternoon, the best chance is over on the eastern side of our state but a 10% chance of on the valley. this will continue to or tuesday and wednesday as the of arizona, certainly an active period moving into the forecast, for today the monsoon meter at zero everywhere in the valley, certainly get outside and enjoy the temperatures, it does not get much better, 72 gorgeous degrees. 65 flagstaff, 66 grand canyon all along the river a little warmer, 98 in yuma. a look at the next seven days,

tomorrow, temperatures tuesday and wednesday dropping into the low 90s. by next weekend things will start warming back up to normal, but this is really the time to start looking for a house, he will have interaction with your realtor because the weather is good. >> this is the type -- time of year we wait for. you may not know but it is national realtor safety month. and we discussed tips on how to how to protect the safety of your realtor as well. good morning. this is a great thing. we have had these stories on the news were crazy things happen to realtors. >> friday night on datelined the premiere episode was about something that happened due to somebody having their house for sale. safety is critical, first and foremost to anybody selling your home don't ever let anybody in your home to see it.

i was unloading the groceries and they said can we take a look? always say no. blame it on your realtor say no in the you have a prearranged appointment. so we can do fact-finding to ensure their identity and ensure they are somebody legitimate. first and foremost don't let anybody in. >> i see here personal photos and things giving out information. >> something people forget when they are having pictures n eisai pictures of the gateway to getting your home sold because you are putting advertising on the internet through photos, in the photos there might be family pictures so you don't want to tell the world you have got two young kids and having their names painted on the wall so everybody knows this is sally's room. anything that can personalize the house you want to remove that it is also nice to have them removed when people walk

single person with a lot of children nobody needs to know that. they only need to know about the house, take away the personal information on the internet. >> of course anything of value may be guns or things like that. >> absolutely, there has been a gun in the nightstand and we have children walking through homes. make sure your weapons are secured not only for the safety of the people walking to the home make sure ammunition is separate, all weapons are locked up and a lot of people have weapons as art if you do have things on the wall you want to remove those, do not have knives on the counter in a kitchen block just anything that could be used as a weapon put it away. >> i looked at something similar at an estate sale and a woman was there by herself and it surprised me but she had a

it was a woman in a house alone and realtors do the same thing and i didn't think about that. she said we get some characters so you have to be very careful. >> absolutely, you have to be safe. you want to be looking out for yourself in terms of what is on the internet and also what is and who is coming through your home. you want to have anything of value put away, looking at the pictures on the internet if you have an art collection you don't want your house for theft. >> we have been showing them some other items, kids information, documents, answering machine closing at your computer screen. any personal access. >> you don't want your calendar out so people know when you're going on vacation or when you have a doctors appointment or prescription medications, you don't want them out, people don't need to know your health

protect privacy. >> ask advice from your realtor. what would you say? >> it is good to walk their house with your realtor, people often forget when they have been on the market they get a little more comfortable and used to how they live in their home so they forget and leave things out so it is a good reminder every time somebody comes through your home and you don't know them make sure you are protecting you don't have your pets. >> yes, prevent yourself from liabilities, pets are something you never know how they will react to strangers. a lot of times they say the air supersweet don't worry but you never know how they will react with strangers. your best protection is to have the animal removed or put in a kennel for the clients protection and your potential liability and also tripping

look around and fall, prevent that by putting up a sign or a reminder there is a step in this room, just to make sure nobody is falling. >> you have a great blog where people can get this information. what is the blog? >> you don't want to think about it but there are people out there who can take advantage of the situation, a lot of great information. those fitness trac t not be doing anything to actually help us.

around wearing devices every single day but erica edwards explains a study with surprising results. >> a study sort of defies what you would think weight loss common sense suggesting wearing a fitness tracker to tally the number of steps you take doesn't necessarily mean the numbers on the scale will come down. >> what is surprising. >> a doctor and his colleagues at pittsburgh university recruited more than 400 overweight and they went on a low-calorie diet, exercised and had counseling and support, the researchers gave half activity monitors worn on the upper arm, they measured energy expenditure. the theory was the devices would lead to greater weight loss. the strategy did not work. >> it is possible that people started to rely on the technologies a little bit more than they should have.

physical activity. >> in other words achieving a fitness goal is not an excuse for overindulging at mealtime. to be fair, both groups lost weight over the study period. those who did not rely on the fitness trackers lost an average of five additional pounds. erica edwards nbc news. that research is published in the journey of the american medical association. we were surprised. >> i wonder if people think just because they are wearing it they are >> maybe they get the reading and they think i walked 1000 steps i will eat a cheeseburger. i thought mostly it was a motivator because you are wearing it and you want to get more active. >> i have had friends that she did they say they need more steps so they shake their arm and get more steps. also your phone will do it. it is free right now look at

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monique griego and we know the temperatures are cooling off a little bit. still in the 90s so you still have to be careful with leaving anything in the car including your children. so far this year the nation has seen 29 children die from heat stroke this year from being left in the vehicle. >> there are companies that have developed ways to remind parents to check the backseat, leslie lacy has more. >> general motors and buick that includes a rear seat reminded. >> he puts in the game and close the door, you will be getting in the front seat start it up go somewhere reach your destination you will stop shut it off. they are saying rearseat reminder. >> the safety features on these vehicles are depending on the back door opening and shutting, but there are other

template dads a wireless system that will see when your door is open and it will sense the weight in your child's car seat. >> this reads the presence of the child it just requires two pounds of pressure. it goes underneath the child. >> the optical sensor goes under the drivers seat when you exit the car, okay and if i don't remove the child. minute or two then you will get an emergency contact made. >> there are other products available like ride and remind which will sound your car alarm when you forget to open your rear door.>> all great products, expected to be available next summer. the 2017 vehicles with the rear reminder are the buick

summertime, children and pets you can't forget how quickly the car heats up, your car can get up to 110 or 120 in minutes. luckily we are almost out of that, look at the temperatures around the state, 51 degrees in flagstaff, 52 cello, 65 in stafford, 80 degrees early this morning, we were down at his 70s,lo clear skies around the state but that will change into the next couple of days, get outside and enjoy the weather, 75 by 10:00, 95 degrees by the afternoon, while below the average of 97 and the sun will set at 6:20 p.m. with the nice weather. people are heading outside, if you're going to the home and garden show you might get a chance to meet the real estate and home makeover pros from love it or listed.

yesterday at the arizona state fairgrounds. step inside the maricopa home and garden show and walk into home makeover haven't. >> having so much to choose from is a little overwhelming. don't worry, hillary and david from love it or listed are here to help. >> everybody is different with introducing -- interesting ideas. >> estate agent compete to see if a family chooses to stay in their upgraded home or moved to a new property altogether. this weekend they are debuting their first ever live love it or listed presentation. >> it is designed to be as close as we could make it to approximate a live episode. >> when it comes to the russell, tension and disagreements make for good tv but all of that israel folks can get particular when it comes to their home.

their money which people want to hold onto. and the biggest investment they have. >> if you're wondering what is the next best move, vendors at the arizona state fairgrounds might be able to give you a little inspiration. hillary and dave will have another presentation at 1:00 this afternoon. for more information go to 12news.com. they have got some really cool stuff. i was there yesterday. >> change your entire yard or home. help save lives by donating today, the race for the cure about being more than pink. >> your contribution is more than a donation, team 12's tram mai has everything you need to know. >> 12 news is once again partnering with susan giacomo in arizona to bring you the 24th annual phoenix race for the cure. join us sunday, october 9 at

out breast cancer. help us make this a winning year in the fight against cancer. register now or make a donation online. 75% of every dollar raised through race for the cure stays in arizona for life-saving breast cancer programs. joined 12 news and race run or walk to beat cancer this october. >> i love it every year i just see this sea and celebration, people excited to be there. outlandish costumes men and women supporting breast cancer survivors and walking in memory . >> i know at the end of the day we have accomplished something magnificent for the community. >> we go there every year, the 24th annual race for the cure is sunday, october 9. we will be out there.

smell? the smell your car is giving golf could help you find the

keep some cash in your wallet? we're going to learn how describing the smell can help you find issues with your car. good morning, thank you for being here. >> you always have such good tips, let's start with the maple syrup smell. >> if you have the smell of maple syrup in your car there is a good chance you have a coolant leak. coolant has a sweet smell unlike most the other chemicals it is not acidic. it actually smells pretty good. >> so you are like that is good so it can't be bad you think maybe i dropped something like that pancake. >> it is unusual. >> do you normally smell it after you have been running the car for a while?>> most of the time you will smell it when you first get into it. or when you turn on the heater. if it is a heater core leak you can smell it. >> the next one, i will go hiking and leave some socks but

nasty gym sock smell what is that? >> sometimes it is moisture in the air if it has been raining but it should go away, every time if you turn on the heater or air conditioner it could be the air going through your air conditioning system going through the heater core or the filter if you look at the filter it has dirt, when moisture gets on it it gets moldy and you get that stinky smells like. never forget. >> one of the tricks you can do, turn off the air conditioner and leave the fan on to dry it out. and then it won't be pronounced. >> the next one, rotten eggs that is a horrible smell. >> rotten eggs are usually something in the exhaust.

this off and it smells like rotten eggs.>> so if you go and have a mechanic and tell them this is what i smell should they pick up on that?, knowledge? >> we want to know what you are smelling and when you are smelling it. is it when you accelerate? let us know what the order is and when you are getting to. >> this is something people might smell but think it might not be from the car, burnt paper. i smell weird things on the road a ot down, they will smell like burnt paper or burnt popcorn. that doesn't necessarily mean you have to replace the clutch it could mean take your foot off the pedal. so it could be the way you are driving making the smell or it could be your clutch needs to be adjusted. >> sometimes you smell that going up or down a hill same thing going on?

that is the brake pads and it could be because your brakes are warned and they need to be replaced. downshift. >> check the brake pads. >> if you think something is wrong with your car, use all of your senses to listen, smell, i would never think to smell. >> the only one you don't want to do is taste. use common sense and four out of the five is great. >> thank you for joining us, a lot of good tips this morning, people driving out around town with their windows down. coming up, the weather is going to be perfect, a good time to work on your car or wash your

welcome back, it is 9:17 and we are only in the 80s. >> a couple of months ago it was 105 at this point. but, we will have some cool days coming up, in fact this summer even though it was very warm, check out the statistic, phoenix 100 degree days so far

the least number going all the way back to 1999, so even though it was warm, our 100 degree days we did not see as many. the problem, out of 30 of those they were above 110, so it was certainly extremely warm. we don't have to deal with this anymore those days will be far and few between, our rainfall so far, 2.47 inches of rain that is below average, the there is a chance of rain moving into the forecast, so we could add to that, unfortunately we will end monsoon 2016 below average. here's how things will change, clear skies in arizona looking toward the south we are tracking moisture to the south of texas and that is slowly making its way toward arizona because a low-pressure center is dropping to arizona that is

valley, 15 to 20 mile-per-hour wind gust, in the high country we could see wind gusts over 40 miles per hour, use caution up the i-17 or across the i-40. here is futurecast, the low in arizona quickly moving to the south that will wrap up the moisture toward arizona, the best chance of rain tomorrow you can see it in the eastern side of the state, still cloudy in the valley at 10% chance look what happened tuesday and wednesday, the rain chance continues state, not very heavy rainfall but we could pick up a few hundreds of an inch. the eastern side of the state could see 1/4 inch of rainfall. but today nothing happening. the temperatures, get outside and enjoy the high country, 77 degrees in sedona, 75 prescott,

the next seven days into the low 90s by tuesday and wednesday, as the storm system will still, 10% chance of rain monday tuesday and wednesday, next weekend 96 degrees on saturday, so it will warm up but everyone is dancing over the low temperatures. >> the perfect weather, you still have some chances to get out and watch the arizona ballet under the stars. samantha turner joining us this morning with our dancers as well. thank you for being out , >> this is a series of five performances that are free. this week we have done three and we will be doing two more this weekend in tempe and sun city. we do three different ballets in the evening. >> some people say you have never been to a ballet i don't know what it is like who is it for? >> it is for anybody especially the person who has never seen ballet you get the chance to

to spend a dime. you go to a park and experience what these guys are going to perform a classic ballet with fancy tutus and costumes. we will also do a third ballet called symphony in three movements, another classical ballet from a choreographer that is very famous and then we do this one it is all something different a taste of everything and if you don't like it okay you did not spend money, but we will see these guys performing on stage. >> we saw a preview their how long have you been performing? >> i have been performing for the about 11 years. >> what does it take to do the general moves, what is it like when you are on stage performing?>> it is so fun for us, performing is a treat for us, so it is an honor. it is fun to go out there and

>> i have to wonder, do little kids come up to you what you doing? asking you questions and they love it? >> yes, the most interesting thing and most rewarding part is the audience is so close to the stage and we can see the kids and sometimes when we are dancing they are dancing in place and that is what is most exciting about the performance. >> do you like that you inspire kids to join something like this? you are very young so, do you feel good inspiring them?>> absolutely, like jackson said that is one of the best parts of dancing in general and doing ballet under the stars. we get to see the influence that the performance has on the younger generation. >> what would you tell them if they are watching where would you start?

so, the balance and the skill, where you start? >> it is really simple actually, i know it can be intimidating because la is complex, but it is as simple as signing up for a creative movement class. if you are three years old, ballet arizona has now started offering the school has started offering creative movement classes. that is the very first step, even if you're a teenager we have open teenage classes we have everything ranging from creative movement to adult classes, if you are an adult and you want to start there are beginner adult classes. if you have a background there are point classes. >> i still have a class -- chance. next weekend we are going out there. >> two more chances to catch the show, 7:00 p.m.

thank you for joining us, ballet is for anyone, if you have never seen it you don't know how much you will love it. let me see what we. data is what drives our devices and americans are paying a premium, coming up, sneaky ways your phone might be

one way to conserve data on your smart phone plan is to update social media apps over wi-fi. >> advertisements playing automatically can drain your data, you can change the

>> other apps take away your data without using them, toggle off cellular data for apps that don't get used often and limit app updates and background refreshes for wi-fi only. >> you also might be sending data to the cloud, turn off the cloud service over the cellular network. >> many providers offer wi-fi assist at the assistance is from your data plan. simple ways to reduce the drain on your phone battery and poteyo and cut down your phone's battery life, most unlimited data plans a slowdown connection speeds after a certain amount of usage so it is a good idea to make sure each gigabyte is worthwhile. of course all of them are worthwhile when you are talking about the weather. look at this. 95 today. show us your hiking pictures. thanks for joining us, have

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