attention. why your kids may be at high risk for the flu this season. big story, one man is dead after a house fire in mesa. fire officials say they responded to a call and found the house engulfed in flames when they realize the man was trapped inside. team 12s cd gatton spoke with a neighbor who tried >> reporter: the man i spoke to ran inside this burning building hoping to save a man he barely knew.>> i notice smoke rising out of my neighbors house. i when a side trying to find him. -- went inside trying to find him. >> reporter: the police and

caught on fire. >> the crews went through the window frame to try to make a quick rescue. when they made it to that location, the victim had been deceased.>> reporter: his family managed to escape but had to watch the tragedy unfold.>> there are three that will be displaced.>> reporter: the man who tried to help sending his thoughts to the family.>> my heart goes out to them. i am choked up reporter: fire officials tell me the fire detector was working at the time. part of the fire still under investigation. dee dee gatton, 12 news. now to decision 2016. polls show donald trump and hillary clinton separated by a few points here in arizona. that's why both candidates are paying extra attention to arizona voters and planning

donald trump will hold a rally at the press get valley event center. this will be his sixth visit after announcing his candidacy. tim kaine will be here on october 8. he is only planning to attend fundraisers but with the stakes so high, it wouldn't be a surprise at public events are added. is bbb four days after the vice presidential debate. remember you can watch the vice presidential debate next tuesday right here on 12 news. after that, stay with us for a new episode of the boys at eight and 12 news at nine intent. today, libertarian candidate barry johnson was campaigning here in the valley. the former governor drew a crowd of supporters to is rally at the phoenix airport. his stances on immigration, the legalization of marijuana and economic policies have gained some support through this

be embracing immigration. the deportation of undocumented workers is crazy and we should make it as easy as possible for somebody that wants to come into this country and work to get a visa.>> johnson recently faced controversy after failing to name his favorite foreign- policy leader. he also did not appear to know about the syrian city of aleppo. despite that, supporters are putting hoping johnson because they cannot get behind trump is in the hospital tonight after being hit by a car earlier this week. tyler was hit by the car in alma raj on thursday. family and friends have started the gofundme account to help his family with medical expenses. as of the last update, i was getting mud transfusions and was still hooked up to a breathing tube. new tonight, federal rail officials had previously found dozens of

transit much -- months before this that needed to be immediately fix. one woman was killed and more than 100 others were hurt. in erie epidemic hitting the streets of the nation that is scaring's -- scaring parents and students. a clown threatening kids. in missouri, 13-year-old student messages from accounts skies as clowns. they made threats against her school and district.>> they say they're going to the high schools and were going to kidnap a teacher, no, kidnap a kids until the teachers walking to their cars.>> the threats have been enough to calls some students to stay home from school. nothing has happened but no suspects have been found

2000 firefighters are battling a local fire northern california. the fire has burned 4400 acres in santa clara counties -- county and is 66% contained. 160 structures are being threatened. distracted driving may have caused a deadly crash in chandler this morning. police telling 12 news bicyclists were hit by a car near ryan road. both were taken to the released. this morning a powerplant from the 1930s was imploded in south phoenix. the two smokestacks and water power were demolished near 23rd ave. and buckeye. an embarrassing night for the sun devils, losing to us -- ucla. >> we played really poorly. we could run the ball and we couldn't do much.

so that's about as, i don't know, you have to take ownership.>> undefeated no more. someone forgot to tell asu they had a football game today. asu got down early and could never really catch up, 24 to 6 late in the second. this is for the worse. wilkens sacked right there, you saw his left leg get rolled up. watch it again. brutal. he would leave the game, would not return. he was later seen on crutches on the sidelines, no update after the game. he will get x-rays. usc continued to pour it on. sam donaldson juju smith. this was the short -- storyline of the game. missed tackles, out of position, awful. usc rallied off 34 unanswered

to be disciplined. usc came out to play. they were the better team tonight.>> this put us in a bad position first third downs. we did not execute when it came time to. that's something that we need to do.>> they definitely did not execute on offense whatsoever. asu dropped to one and four. they wil saturday at seven back 30.>> i heard a lot of arms in oz. it usually hear like cheering and i knew it was bad news. >> it was one thing after another. it was a domino effect. they will have to regroup. they are still tied in the pac- 12 south. not a good game tonight.>> maybe the cardinals will bring our spirits backup.>> we are

cardinals, get us back on track. next, halloween decoration that may be too mac real. why it's getting pulled from some stores. he was ridiculed, marginalized, and embarrassed after his scandal. i will show you where ryan lochte civets heroes welcome. let's talk football weather. 81 degrees at the start tailgating. more and more clouds will take over the sky. '91 kickoff. you -- keep your eye on the sky for a late storm in the afternoon and evening. anyone degrees, warm and breezy once the cardinals have won and

where ryan lochte still gets a hero's welcome.

ryan lochte is still working to repair his image after his olympic scandal where he lied after being held up at gunpoint to cover up vandalizing a grocery store -- gas station bath room. he has apologize. sometimes the best thing to do when you're down is go back home.>> the pride of this amazing community. give it up for ryan lochte. [ cheering and applause ] >> ryan lochte, one of the best swimmers on the planet, returning home to a heroes welcome. the four-time olympian has won it doesn't medals, six goal. is reset accomplishments -- his

by lies about a vandalized gas station. >> i am putting all that behind me.>> reporter: locked his father says there's a three minute video the public is not seen yet that vindicates his sun -- his son. the security guards had guns pointed at my son's chest. money was extracted. i don't know what you call that, but i know what i would call it. >> reporter: the olympic committee has band lochte om 10 months.>> whatever they decide, i'm going to go with it. >> reporter: locked he took a break to swim arrays teaming up with local kids for charity. drew diet says he wants to be an olympian and that he looks up to lochte. next year he will start training for tokyo. developing now, halloween decoration that is crossing the line for some people to the

is pulling it off its shelves. the controversy began after customer complained it makes light of a sinister issue that women face. what is it? kevin kennedy bought one. he is in the newsroom to see what you think. decorations are the rage for halloween. scary is good. some people think it's scary paper is sick and twisted. anything associated with a peeping tom is 'tis the season for skeletons, pyrus, and zombies. but when home depot how lorraine -- one halloween decoration has been pulled from every shelf in an entire country. >> i do not think it's appropriate.>> canada pulling

would be fear.>> reporter: still sold in the us, everyone who sees it thinks it's... >> oh, my god. it's one of the creepiest things i have ever seen.>> reporter: almost everyone enjoys erie which or hair- raising pirate.>> as i walked -- if i walked into my window, i would be a little shot.>> reporter: so much for blue eyes being a turn on. ke i was just thinking, i could see someone playing a joke on me. that would freak me out. i would probably call the cops or something.>> is it weird that the first thing i thought of when i saw it was michael phelps with the hoodie?>> we do not think he is a peeping tom.

that. >> who new home depot had all of those halloween decorations.>> today is october 1. it didn't feel like it. it's like we're in summer mode. we actually wrapped up the coolest september in a decade. and we also kiss goodbye monsoon 2016. how did we fair? coming in just below average in phoenix with just under 2.5 inches of rainfall and for flagstaff, overachieving at nearly 11.5 inches. how about the total of cloud to ground lightning flashes? this was brought to us by the headquarters in tucson. we're talking more than 423,000 lightning strikes. approximately 16 blowing dust

still dusting ourselves off from all of those storms. here's the setup in the days ahead. into next week, we get in on a fall like weather pattern. it sets up with a cold front zipping by. that will kick up the winds, 30- 40 in the high country, gusts up to 20 in the valley. it will increase those clouds and we may bring a little rain drop out of the into monday. with the winds cranking, there is at least a moderate risk for some dust and hazan the air on monday. watch out for that. in terms of the shower and even isolated storm chances, 20% chance from six and even isolated storm chances, 20% chance from 6-10, 10% chance after that. check out how temperatures will stack up on the thermometer. for records to average to forecast. near average tomorrow, the more of a discrepancy in the temperature monday, tuesday,

the high country. we could see our first freeze, a hard freeze above 6500 feet tuesday and wednesday mornings. seven-day forecast, trifecta, in the 80s monday through wednesday. lows in the valley could get into the 50s on wednesday morning. in health news, we are on the cusp of flu season. according to dr. scott now is the time to get vaccinated. last year 85 children died from the flu and related complications. pu concerned parents may be less likely to get their kids vaccinated this year because the nasal spray is not available. they say the shot is the best defense they have against the flu and are encouraging anyone over the age of six months to get the shot. as many as 168 million doses of flu vaccine are expected to be available in the coming months. good great night. a night, let's head back out to la.

arizona ucl -- ucla just like the sun devils, wildcats are awful at tackling. dawkins also lost tonight. there is a ucla touchdown. they are rolling 21-7 in the third. a tennessee at georgia four seconds left in the game, falls down three. hail mary time.>> hobbs drops the past is going to be good. >> jennings makes the catch and the hail mary. >> the play of the day, an answered prayer, jenkin sleeping over everyone with no time left. tennessee wins 34-31, the first 5-0 start since 1998. the flagstaff sons and rookies, they took off the constitution showed everyone why the suns

crisp, watch this, throwing it down. eric led so. he is -- is he impressed with all the young guys?>> they play amazing. tyler, he gets everybody involved. marquise is a freak of nature. he got it in ohio a little bit. >> everyone got rolling. the first preseason game is monday against the spur the rams come to the valley tomorrow. they big the cardinals -- beat the cardinals last year.>> is always brutal. the rams have done a good job the last couple of years of playing this tough,. we know they are coming with everything they got.>> kickoff, 1:25. finally, my mvp of the night, r bradley. watch this play.

fired first, got him. what a play from archie. he almost catches it in his glove. stays with it. he will bare hand the ball. nice. the d-backs win, 95 tomorrow. if you're just now joining us, you just saw asu, 41-20. if you missed post game coverage, log onto our website. you on 12 all day long. >> tomorrow is a new day.>> i hope the cardinals can pull it off. next, we are getting a preview of tonight season premiere of saturday night live. coming up monday morning,>> turning tragedy into triumph. is it an oscar contender or a hollywood disaster. money-saving tips to help

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it's almost time for the susan g. komen race for the cure. join us as we support the race next sunday at the cesar chavez plaza in phoenix. you can register rightnow@colemanarizona.org s&l fans are minutes away from the premiere of season 42. the show released a teaser showing alec baldwin dressed as as hillary clinton. after a summer park, the cast is excited to be back on stage and back together.>> that is the main thing. i like these people so much. i miss writing this much. eyelid miss -- a miss laughing this much. is a great habit to get into, to write things that make you laugh and >> things that make you laugh every week. s&l starts in a few

here's our omg video of the night, firefighters rescuing a kitten in china. just the kings head was sticking out. firefighters tried to push her out but the pipe was too mac narrow. they had use electric saw. they carefully pushed the little cat out. that is always so street -- sweep when you see the stories. they go out of their way to save people and animals.>> hey, come back.>> 12 news is always on. have a good night, everyone. go to our website tonight.

?? good evening. from hofstra university, i'm lester holt.