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doctors found cocaine in their baby -- but these two former reporters avoided jail time. the details are just minutes away.. in your hot headlines. do you have your halloween costume picked out? team 12's jen wahl is checking the stores for out with the old - in with the new. a popular disneyland ride is being replaced by "guardians of the galaxy" -- but once you see the ?new? pics -- you might not feel so bad. that's coming up in the morning juice.
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checking your hot headlines.. we're learning new information this morning.. after a deadly crash that killed a 6-year-old boy last weekend. police say 19-year-old german godinez was drunk and high on street and broadway. his truck slammed into another pick-up.. carrying several children. tyrik jenkins was one of the three kids riding in the bed of the truck. he was thrown from the vehicle and later died from his injuries. two former tucson reporters -- have avoided jail time.. after cocaine was found in their baby's system. police say krystin and soe-m lisaius took their daughter to the hospital in may. tests found cocaine in the 4-month-old's body and police
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couple was facing up to two years in prison.. but all charges were dropped under a plea agreement. they each were given probation and community service. this morning.. two people are behind bars - after police say they left a 5-month-old boy in a hot car for about four hours. the boy was found dead by a neighbor. the baby's uncle -- 18- year-old jose garcia junior and his 23-year-old girlfriend -- monique avila.. are now facing child abuse charges. police say the couple agreed to babysit -- and forgot to take him out of the car. a prayer service is scheduled tonight at six o'clock outside a church construction site. seven workers were injured yesterday when part of a roof collapse at a church under construction in queen creek. two of them remain in the hospital this morning. church members and members of the public are invited to pray outside of the church tonight at 6 p-m. today.. governor doug ducey is heading to canada on an economic trip. ducey will meet with canadian political and business leaders during the four-day trip.
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the president of the arizona chamber of commerce and the president of tucson electric power. governor ducey will also will ring the bell to open the toronto stock exchange on thursday. the arizona state capitol dome was lit up in purple last night-- as the state marks the start of domestic violence awareness month. governor doug ducey was on hand for the lighting ceremony. the state is trying to lower the number of people suffering from domestic abuse.. and support victims. thousands hit the pavement every year for the susan g komen race for the cure - women who have survived breast cancer.. and are now doing
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family's costumes yet -- now's the time. team 12's jen wahl live at team 12's jen wahl live at team 12's jen wahl live at easley's fun shop with a look at this year's hottest halloween costumes. so long so long "tower of terror" -- "guardians of the galaxy" is moving into disney's california adventures theme park. we've got the brand new photos of what it will look like -- in the morning juice. 12 today is back in
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waited until kim's friends had left. the whole thing took about 6-minutes and police think someone tipped them off when it was the right time to strike. a public memorial service will be held today for iconic golfer arnold palmer. thousands are expected to attend the service that will be held at saint vincent's college basillica in pennsylvania. vince gill is expected to sing and legendary golfer and palmer's "rival" jack nicklaus will speak. palmer died on 86 from heart complications. president obama and leonardo dicaprio have teamed up to stress the importance of going green. the two participated in a panel discussion yesterday on climate change. dicaprio took a stance on politicians -- saying those who won't believe in climate change.. don't deserve to hold public office. meanwhile.. president obama called it a threat to national security. we are less than four weeks from halloween and it's time to find a costume.
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???toss morning juice "gilmore girls" returns a month -- but if you can't wait until then.. you've got to hear this.. a little piece of "stars hollow" is coming to the valley. tomorrow.. you can get a free cup of luke's coffee.. at a pop-up shop here in arizona. in honor of the show's return -- netflix is launching over 200 pop-up shops around the country and even a few in canada. there are three locations in the valley. one in scottsdale on camelback and scottsdale roads.
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last location is out in tucson. the pop-up shops will also be selling gilmore swag -- like branded aprons and shirts. let the nostalgia keep on coming.. the entire "harry potter" movie series is headed back to theaters. all eight films will be played at participating i-max theaters beginning next week on october 13-th. you can g a package deal. fans will also be treated to a sneak peek of the upcoming film "fantastic beats and where to find them." we checked a few popular theaters around the valley and it looks like the a-m-c at desert ridge is participating. if you're still angry
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if you're if you're if you're still angry that disney is overhauling their popular "tower of terror" attraction -- maybe this will make you feel better. the theme park has released a model of the ride and concept art of the inside. it's being called "guardians of the galaxy -- mission: breakout".. and the designers are sure it will win over fans. new attraction is essentially the same ride - just a different theme. "tower of terror" officially closes this january and it's expected to re-open in the summer. time for your juicy question of the morning. a recent study found that 60- percent of men are comfortable with this.. while only 40- percent of women think it's a
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cirque du soleil comes cirque du cirque du soleil comes to the 12 today studios.. and one of our own will be transformed into a performer! that's coming up around 6-45. donald trump accused of being in-sensitive to vets with p-t-s-d. the latest drama on the campaign trail -- is just three minutes away.
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on the campaign trail.. it's expected to be a point of discussion today -- donald trump being accused of inferring that veterans with p-t-s-d are weak... trump made the remarks during an event in virginia yesterday.. and has yet to acknowledge the fire-storm of controversy surrounding it. we could hear trump's side of things at his rally today -- right here in arizona. that's going on at 2 o'clock at the prescott valley event center. you can watch it live on 12-news- dot-com and our mobile app. tonight on 12 news.. the
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take place. republican nominee mike pence and democratic nominee tim kaine will go head-to-head for about 90-minutes at longwood university in virginia. you can watch the debate.. right here on 12 news starting at 6. then stick around for a new episode of the voice at 8.. and 12 news at 9 and 10. still ahead on 12 today.. a 102-year-old woman gets arrested -- on purpose! find out why she went to such extreme lengths -- that's in
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