have been many nights when he's gone through hell with hillary nall fairness. >> reporter: now, donald trump did g a bit too far when he bragged that he is way ahead in the polls in arizona. the polls show this is a toss- up, trump ahead of clinton by just two points. there is a possibility that arizona could vote democratic for only the second time in 68 years. live in prescott valley, 12 news. >> thank you. coverage with more on the crowds that gathered in prescott valley today. donald trump said at the beginning of his speech that they were up to 15,000 to 20,000 people waiting in line to get in. what did you see? >> reporter: well, i don't know about 15,000 to 20,000, but that is not to say it wasn't a huge crowd. i guess maybe somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000. still a lot of people outside the prescott valley event

can make your own judgment. the protestors have left. most of the people from the inside have left and that was a different stir a couple of hours ago. >> good things come to those who wait. but with crowds like this, it takes more than just a ticket to get inside. >> and i got all the way up to the front door and they closed the door, but my husband got in, so at least there is that. >> reporter: a line snaking in several directions for nearly a lf of getting in. >> obviously either these people all own businesses or they're playing hooky. >> reporter: a crowd so big trump's motorcade stopped twice before taking the stage. and when he did -- >> donald trump! [ applause ] >> reporter: the crowd watched from a big screen outside. >> it helps people that are finally getting down to the wire. we're 35 days out and, you know, maybe now they're

what she has to say and compare the two. >> a small group of protesters held signs across the street, but no violence at this rally. >> and anyone who comes out with intentions of violence. intentions of violence.(.ecl) that's not what we're about. we're here only to push peace. we're against the hate that's why we're here. >> reporter: it is important to notice here that this is one of the reddest areas in the state of arizona. there's not a single elected official in yavapai county that democratic party so peaceful as expected here outside of trump's sixth rally for the presidency here in the state of arizona. for now we're live in prescott valley. >> and especially important with the race so close in arizona now between the democrat hillary clinton and trump as program mentioned a few minutes ago and hillary clinton was campaign flag the swing state of pennsylvania. in a town hall outside of philadelphia, she covered topics including college

bullying. >> my opponent insulted miss universe. i mean, how do you get more acclaimed than that? but it wasn't good enough. so we can't take any of this seriously anymore. we need to laugh at it. we need to refute it. we need to ignore it, and we need to stand up to it and especially the bullying. >> clinton also traveled to a campaign pennsylvania this afternoon. ahead of trump's visit to arizona, the u.s. representative anne kir patrick and female legislators denounce the presidential candidate for what they call his long history of disrespecting women. team 12 is in phoenix with this story. >> reporter: arizona democratic leaders stood together this morning calling on arizona women to come together and vote for hillary clinton. they say for fear of what could

elected. >> donald trump's values don't represent what arizona is. >> reporter: not a supporter of arizona or women says the u.s. representative of donald trump as she pleads with mothers, grandmothers and daughters to vote for hillary clinton. >> and i honest cannot believe in this day and age that he is saying such despicable things about women. >> reporter: and the state representative, rebecca rios patrick's views. >> i don't know if he think this is is a joke or if he wants us to be back in an episode of "mad men," but we should not be sending a man who think this is way about women to the white house. >> reporter: these arizona leaders also attacking his policies. >> he believes that women should be punished for having an abortion, and he has vowed to nominate the supreme court judges that will overturn roe v. wade. >> saying hillary clinton is a

jen wall, 12 news. >> and the u.s. representative anne kir patrick is in the middle of a very high profail race against mccain. she hoping to take his seat in november. >> and both vice presidential nominees did an advanced inspection of the debate hall in virginia this afternoon. democratic senator tim kaine and republican governor mike pence are the focus of attention in less than one hour for, again, that vice presidential debate. we both men have kept a light public schedule as they have been preparing for tonight's contest. you can watch the vice presidential debate right here on 1 news starting at 6:00 right after "nbc nightly news." and then stick around for a new episode of "the voice." that is at 8:00 and then back here for 12 news at 9:00 and 10:00. well, let's go to some hot headlines developing now at

a superior court judge has sentenced a casa grande man to life in prison. martinez received more than 283 years behind bars. he was convicted of molesting 10 children over the course of more tan 30 years. >> the prosecutor who tried jodi arias for murder is appealing discipline take was handed down last week by the discipline committee of the arizona supreme court. the arizona republic reports that martinez is fighting a september 29 decision that recommended that he be placed on probation r and 12 news has learned the identity of the man who died after being electrocuted at a commercial building in the southwest valley yesterday. according to phoenix police, that contractor was 57-year-old frank sheets. it is unclear at this point what led to the accident. and the building near 75th avenue and buckeye road. all new at 5:00, arizona children in danger. we all know about watching our kids around water, but what about other dangers and how do

charge? team 12 kevin kennedy joins us with some answers. >> reporter: and the charge is complicated which is maybe why adults who don't have a pool fence are often charged in deadly accidents and if you unknowingly forget a child in a car you sometimes are not proving the law is often confusing. it is a view that often ends with tears. yellow police tape outside a home or around an intersection three time ifs he child has died. >> there was no heat beat no blood flowing. r. >> reporter: the circumstances all different a5-year-old find as gun in his home and pulls the trigger a5-month-old left in a hot car for hours a and 6- year-old riding in the back of a pick-up is thrown out during a crash. >> it is frustrating because we had a bill a few years ago to penalize having kids in the back of trucks. >> lump in pool drownings and the fatalities jo r. skyrocket.

cases the most agregious, is it the baby accidentally left in a hot car? a former prosecutor. >> that conduct looks to me like it is exactly similar to the other incidents. >> the two were watching the child, both arrested on child abuse charges. as for the other recent incidentsno charges have been filed. >> it does appear to be a double standard with regard to this. >> while no two cases are the same and these cases are certainly different, black says it comes back to legal standards. was there recklessness or criminal negligence and does it deviate from what a normal person would do. >> in those three scenarios, i wouldn't have prosecuted any of them. >> what do you think? should any and all be charged a and what can the legislators to do to protect kids. 12 news. we have some breaking news we're following coming out of tempe a suspicious package has been found near the loop 202 and priest. this is a live look from our a.

according to tempe police, southbound priest and the westbound off ramp at the 202 are both closed right now until the investigators can figure out if that package is, indeed, a treat. if you know anyone that travels through that area, you might want to give them a ring and tell them to avoid it. we'll keep you posted on any new developments. we're tracking the path of hurricane matthew as that huge storm moves closer to the u.s. mainland tonight. and also we're going to be sp how you can land those cheap seats during the huge three-day southwest airline sale. also, why the fda is warning the parents against using certain baby teething tablets and gels.

tonight. they debate one another in virginia. you'll see that live here on 12 news at 6:00. and then join us for an all new episode of "the voice" on 12 news at 9:00. wireless headphones, the best bang for your buck. and then on 12 news at 10:00, a new feature aimed at protecting the infants in safety seats to the test that is tonight only

everyone seems to be buzzing about it. maybe you have been getting the e-mails from southwest airlines about a three-day sale. they're promising one-way fares for as low as $49. >> how likely you will be able to get the bargain basement price ? we sat down at the

>> reporter: it turns out you're pretty likely if you about fast. there are some restriction tons flights, but if you are not set on the dates and you don't want to go that far, there are good deals for under $100. want to get away for less than $100? it is possible if you want to go to the right places. >> for short haul flights, i looked today, they were available, pretty widely available in places like san diego, l.a., las vegas, if your dates are really flexible. >> po republic travel reporter found flights as low as $49, but they have to be close to phoenix, non-stop flights an on the right days. but if you miss out, there is hope. southwest is already cheap. >> you can find $59, so on some shorter routes, that is still $20 and if you have several family members, that adds up to savings. >> reporter: you use fewer points and use them for the

its own sales on days of the week. >> reporter: if you find the right day, southwest might have lower prices than even their sales advertises. if you miss out completely, don't panic. southwest actually has sales every month or so. >> southwest has sales pretty often, especially lately. it is not going to be the only sale opportunity. you're going to see another sale probably after thanksgiving just for the period between thanksgiving and the middle of december. >> reporter: one thing to keep in mind, these prices are not good douring the like christmas and thanksgiving and some of the flights are in the middle of the week. >> all right. thank you. the fda is warning the parents tonight to stop using homeopathic teething tablets and gels. the feds say that those products have not been evaluated or approved and could pose a health risk for babies. the fda has received reports of the homeopathic teeth progress ducts could be linked to seizures and other health issues.

experts to help look a little younger. >> and who wouldn't want that? >> yeah. >> so here it is. watch your sodium, everybody. choosing a lot of salty foods will cause your body, as we know, to retain more water. if you ever wondered why, for example, the area underneath your eyes is puffy, it could mean that there is just too much salt in your diet. the biggest cu foods. thank you. the death toll has climbed to nine from hurricane matthew, one of the most powerful atlantic storms in a decade. today matthew slammed into the southwestern tip of haiti bus of damaged bridges, flooding and spotty communication. the full extent of the storm's devastation is still unclear and it is still uncertain the impact it will have on the u.s. east coast. so we're going to take a look at the most recent numbers coming out of the hurricane now.

category four hurricane with winds new at 140 miles per hour. it is moving north at nine miles per hour. so moving right there over the eastern tip of cuba. it will continue on. it is going to barrel through the bahamas here as we head into wednesday. by thursday we'll start to see that get a little closer to the united states coast and then this computer model showing this could be a landfall somewhere off the coast of north carolina as a category two hurricane by saturday afternoon. so that is we're going to show you future cast here and it shows you just how much rain is expected to move through the bahamas. in some cases, 20-inches. the first rain band by thursday sometime and take a look at all of that rain by friday moving into georgia, south carolina, north carolina. so this is something we're going to be watching closely here. as for arizona, things looking pretty good for us. 85. we were below average.

we were yesterday. two degrees cooler than if you were in chandler. we're going to keep the nice, sunny skies ands there cooler- than-average temperatures as we head through the next couple of days. then we have a chance of rain expected for this weekend. take a look at temperatures tonight. it will get a little cool again tonight. 62 in phoenix. we'll see 50s across the valley. 28 tonight for the grand canyon. the 30s in flagstaff. tomorrow flag you're topping out at 61. plenty of sunshine there. 88 down for he degree below 90 and yuma, 91. for phoenix, we're going to stay in the 80s here the next couple of days. frird we bump up briefly to the 90s and then we get the chances of rain here. just a slight chance for the race for the cure on sunday and back to the 90s by monday. anyone can beat anyone in

there is a team that is always there. nothing is guaranteed. that is the biggest thing. >> well, coach, i can guarantee you this, your cardinal cans ill afford to lose to the 49ers thursday night to start the season 1-4, 0-2 in the division with barely any super bowl dreams let alone playoff dreams. so maybe that's why your cardinals are holding out hope that the quarterback carson palmer will pass concussion protocol and be cleared to play in thursday night's game. >> and palmer did not all of the first team reps going to the back-up drew stanton. the cardinals also promoted the practice squad to the 53-man roster. >> and carson was in meetings this morning. he is still under the protocol and just taking tests. so that's all the information i have on that. >> and obviously as teammates, we are concerned about carson's well-being, aside from football. i mean, we love the game that

go out and win and carson is a man. she a husband and father and we want him to be all right for his family, first and foremost. >> all right. the head coach todd graham says the quarterback manny wilkins is questionable to doubtful for saturday's game against ucla. he was back on the practice field with a heavily taped left ankle. he did seem to favor it a bit while jogging during warm-ups. it is somewhat shocking that he is out on the practice field leg bent underneath him. they are hopeful he can play this weekend. >> we'll see. he has been improving every day and we will see what he can tolerate. when he looked at the tape, the way it got kind of hung underneath there, we thought it would be worse than it was. we couldn't have gotten better news. >> obviously the video looks pretty ugly but he has responded well and we're going

him. >> all right. right after the break i'll be back with my list of candidates for the next diamondbacks manager.

i was really appreciative of all of the work that he put in. he is the first guy there and the last guy to leave. he was so positive. he was there to help us out, asking me what else he could be doing. you know, i saw him talking

coaches. i'm sure our front office, just talking with fans. anyone and i just saw that effort level go there and i just want to say thank you. >> and chip hill is gone and the diamondbacks are in need of a new manager. let me chime in on who i think should be their next field boss. my top three choices in no particular order, phil nevin, matt williams who has big league manager experience and bob brimly o, yeah, the last time he came out of the broadcast booth, he only championship. if the diamondbacks go out of the organization, i like bud black who seems to get the best out of his pitchers and the former rangers' skipper ron washington who seems to get their max effort, bro he has battled alcoholism in the past. thank you, coop. find out what shingles have to do with the omg video of the

. "nbc nightly news" is next and you can watch the presidential debate live here on 12 news coming up in a half an hour and then stick around for an all new episode of "the voice" at 8:00 and 12 news, we're on at 9:00 and then again at 10:00. >> as you know, kim kardashian makes millions sharing her life and this time she may have shared a little too much in giving a play by play in

when you share your photos, rent a car, or, for example, charge your phone at the airport. a major failure in the omg video of the day a contractor hired to replace the roof of a presbyterian church in indiana accidentally removed the roof of the baptist church a block away. >> what? >> the workers realized the problem when a delivery drive were a load of shingles went to the right church with the contractor says it was an honest mistake and is now replacing both church roofs. >> oops! >> how does that even happen. >> i don't know.

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