millions put on notice as hurricane matthew marches towards florida. donald trump and hillary clinton get to work, how the candidates are preparing for their second debate. did birdwatchers find bigfoot? the images that have the internet screaming yes. an absolutely gorgeous morning out there as we take a live look at the arizona state

weekend, what would be a bummer, how are we looking now? >> a 30% chance of showers on and off. that will be for saturday. but i would go ahead with the outdoor plants. -- plans. but i would go ahead with the plans. temperatures are cool, it is the fall season, but it will get warm. tomoow degrees. a little bit toasty for the afternoon. 67 right now. five mile-per-hour winds. beautiful weather, mornings on the cool side. we can with a chance of showers. right now nice and cool and nothing to worry about for today. we want to take you live out to miami where there is a threat that hurricanes matthew could make landfall. winds could get up to 75 miles

hurricane matthew is our top story this morning. it is about to create a travel nightmare. airlines across the country have already canceled nearly 2000 flights. it will be a rough 48 hours for a lot of people try to get on a plane. brian west is tracking the developments from sky harbor airport. >> reporter: that number has moved up to 2500 flights that have been canceled due to hurricane matthew. that is 1500 flights canceled today, 1100 flights that could be canceled tomorrow. that is according to flight aware.com. locally we have been notified that 11 flights with american airlines, to and from the airport have been canceled. the most impacted airports are miami international and fort lauderdale international airport which plans to shut

headache for travelers, but also for the carriers. they have to figure out how to restore schedules and re-book all those flights once the storm passes. if you're heading to florida, make sure to head -- check ahead of time. back to you. let's get you up to speed on traffic. more company on the 60 westbound. brake lights here d 10. we are starting to see building volume on the 10 westbound past 220 -- 202. slow on 101 eastbound. let's break down the travel times. 10 eastbound about a 32 minute ride to downtown. 20 minutes for the slowest stretch between 101 and the stack. 30 minutes overall on 17

60 westbound 16 minutes, still looking pretty good. a little bit of slowing down into the 50s. he is accused of a horrendous crime and surveillance video from a scottsdale parking garage has been seen around the world. former mma fighter fleeing -- blinging and unconscious woman -- woman over her shoulder and then assaulting her.>> reporter: the first of the terrible acts happen behind us in a parking garage in old town scottsdale at the end of last month but did not stop there. the suspect is expected to show up in court today. the former mma fighter was arrested after he sexually assaulted a woman in old town. the book them had passed out

sexually assaulted her. her friend left to get the car and when she got back the victim was gone. the 28-year-old suspect took the victim to his home where he assaulted her again. surveillance photo show him picking up the woman and carrying her away. lee say he also took her to 10 be where he dropped her off outside of a dorm. been out drinking with a friend at a club and her next memory was waking up in an unknown location being sexually assaulted by a man she did not know. he faces kidnapping, sexual assault and sexual abuse charges. they also say it appears to be an isolated attack and ramirez is being held without bond. is scheduled to be in court this morning. we will be there and bring you

your headlines right now. the loop 101 near indian school is back open after a man was hit and killed by semitruck last night. the man was 24 years old, but it is unclear what he was doing there. in the wake of another scathing report about veterans dying at the phoenix be a, the under secretary for health said yesterday more medical staff and a less archaic scheduling system are needed. he made those remarks while introducing the director. -- the a -- va director. a special memorial will be held later this month for former arizona governor -- governor rose mofford. it will take place on october

she was arizona's first female governor. she passed away last month at the age of 94. four people were arrested at donald trumps rally in prescott on tuesday. the police department says they charge them with disorderly conduct and trespassing. two of the individuals had actually been asked to leave earlier in the day, but they returned and as a result were arrested. the police department did not specify why the other people were arrested. donald trump and hillary clinton are in debate today getting ready for their second face-off in three days. tracy potts is in washington. >> reporter: it is a tale of two candidates with very different ideas on how to prepare for sunday's debate. >> i will prep and do what i have to do. >> reporter: hillary clinton is behind closed door with her team studying policy. donald trump is doing the opposite, going public at a

>> didn't mike pence do a great job? great. he is our guide. what a great guy he is. >> reporter: mike pence is not expected to help with debate prep. he is being kept out front wall donald trump holds one more session before sunday with his team, including chris christie and rights previous. -- >> my counterpart was serving up an avalanche of insults. >> reporter: despite tim kaine's constant interruptions >> -- hillary clinton is praising his performance. >> when your own running mate will not defend the top of the ticket, i think that tells you everything you need to know.>> reporter: sunday will be different. half the questions come from

go one-on-one and connect with undecided voters. a reminder, the next presidential debate is sunday night at 6 pm. it will be a town hall format. you can watch it live and get complete analysis at 10 o'clock. still ahead, matthew has ripped through the caribbean and it is far from done. it will be a big weekend for people in florida. >> i will let you know why this can be more devastating than typical hurricanes when we come

welcome back everyone. we are giving you a live look at saint augustine, one of my favorite cities in the us. it claims to have the fountain of youth there. but today all eyes along the eastern side of florida where hurricane matthew is set to make a direct hit right here. you can see a lot of waves. winds will get up to 75 miles per hour in some parts of florida, particularly the melbourne area. we will keep you updated on the latest. let's check the morning juice. back -- >> is taylor swift ready to make a beyonci imitation? the internet is on fire with the theory that she may drop an

the washington post came up with the theory. it actually makes sense. the majority of her five albums have released in october. this october is the ten-year anniversary of her first album. just this week she signed with at&t and part of the agreement was that she would headline a show the day before the super bowl in houston. it would be out of the ordinary to perform on a massive stage with older music. that is why they believe she could pull a beyonci dropped the formation just days before her super bowl halftime show last year. high school musical reunion. like 2006 all over again. zac efron had the ladies swooning yesterday after posting this picture of himself

it has been 10 years since the start in the breakout disney movie. and fans were happy to see them back together again. were you into a? >> no, i wasn't. i know you were. >> i was a diehard. still am to this day. surveys suggest women who do this end up with a smarter and more attractive man. what do women due to snag you jimmy? >> are we talking about the same guide. >> -- guy. >> guys look for intelligence and perspective. let's talk about history and more than go shopping and

>> okay. according to our facebook folks, dress smart and get regular manicures, workout. go to cardinals games. more into sports. >> play golf. let's get you up to speed on traffic. 616, 17 southbound lru northern to camelback. a 17 minute ride from 101 to the stack. 25 minutes on the 10 eastbound from 1012 downtown. we are -- 101 downtown. volume on 10 westbound as well as 101 eastbound. heads up, we have closures all weekend long in downtown phoenix for the race for the

some restrictions will be put in place saturday morning along washington, jefferson, third and fourth avenue. the closures are in place sunday morning at 6 o'clock. with the course going through downtown it is hard to get through all the specifics, but the general rule is to avoid areas between adams and madison from 19th avenue to first avenue. good alternates will be the 10, 17 if you are trying to get streets, van buren and seven will do the trick. it will be a little bit more crowded than usual with more company. let's take a look at traffic trivia. we want to collect your answers. did you know that us 93 hoover dam bypass bridge was partly named after pat tillman? it is the o'callaghan tillman bridge. how many feet above the

we will have the answer coming up. this is a birds eye view of the construction progress at surprise. crews are building retaining walls that will hold up rock and dirt to support the center of the bridge and the ramp. the final work, building the ramps to and from grand avenue. it will reopen next month and the entire project completes by i love construction. they work so hard. one area where people are going to work overtime, the emergency workers down in florida. we are looking at hurricane matthew, very strong storm.

but now it is moving into open water and will straighten again. -- street then again. it will move through -- straighten again -- strengthen again and move up the coast of florida. winds at 125 miles per hour right now. it will go to a category four. there's a potential that could go to category five. these waters are very warm, and that is conducive for development of the storms very strong hurricane that moves up florida and get weaker the more north it goes where the water is cooler. bus stop forecast today. short sleeves good and maybe a light jacket. most of the day will be

it is cold to start things off today. we get up to 89 degrees. gorgeous weather today. tomorrow 96 degrees. a chance of showers coming in on saturday. 92 degrees. 96 on sunday with a slight chance of a shower in the morning. still ahead, we are keeping a cle matthew as it moves towards the us. here is the morning trivia question. on what planet has a gigantic hurricane been spinning for the past 300 years?

welcome back everyone. 67 degrees right now. this will be the coolest day in the next seven days.

trivia. on what planet has a gigantic hurricane been spinning for the past 300 years? >> saturn. >> jupiter. >> jupiter or to quote the sonic commercial, florida. >> we're still trying to figure out that commercial. >> here is the answer. jupiter. scientists call this humongous storm the great red spot. it is up to three times the size of earth.

morning. watch the upper right. zooming in on an eagles nest capturing what appears to be a creature walking on two legs. the internet has gone crazy trying to figure this out. many believe it is sasquatch. it can be seen moving up a op and going down the slope and out of view. is a bigfoot or a man in a ape suit? >> it has to be bigfoot because it is blurry. may be bigfoot really is just a giant blurry objects. that scares me even more, a giant blurry thing.

camper. >> it kind of looks like a bear. >> of course, it is blurry. >> there is a small segment of our population it really believes this, and this gives them hope again. like the great pumpkin of charlie brown. >> kind of fun. still ahead, carson? we will find out later today. how players are reacting to losing their starting cornerback. -- quarterback

hurricane matthew batters the caribbean. new video of the devastation. are you ready?

-- there is hours from opening. who is challenging elon musk in the race to space? we will tell you coming up. good morning. a stunning sunrise. look at that. >> that is gorgeous. >> we get spoiled. this is the last nice cool day we have before he back up again. >> typically we st i for most of october before we go below that mark. we will get to where we should be. we had a wonderful break. it is state their time. there is a rumor that one of the morning crew is heading out there to taste the food tomorrow. who is the lucky one? >> i will volunteer. >> sunny skies right now. 67 degrees.

coming in towards the area. it will be warm as well. 84 to 89 degrees for today. let's take you live to charleston south carolina where you are looking at i 26 heading west inland away from the direction of hurricane matthew. of course, 2 million americans urged to flee the coast as the florida. thousands of flights have already been canceled. the effect will be felt all across the country. brian west is tracking the latest developments from sky harbor.>> reporter: we are talking about 2500 flights out of already been canceled. -- >> sorry for the technical difficulties. let's check your roads.

can see the usual hustle and bustle there. an uptick in traffic and 67th avenue. modest slowing on 101 northbound. no shocker. same slow spots. here are the current travel times. 25 minutes on 101 eastbound to scottsdale road. still pretty much top speeds of 51 southbound. 10 westbound getting more cramped past 202. 11 minutes. it is a crime that has garnered national attention. a former professional mma fighter accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting and unconscious woman.

everywhere. we are live this morning as the accused prepares to head to court. >> reporter: the first of the terrible acts happening behind us here in old town scottsdale at a parking garage at the end of last month. but it did not stop there. rodolfo ramirez is expected to show up in court today. he was arrested after police say he sexually assaulted a woman he grabbed her and took her to a nearby parking garage where he sexually assaulted her. they say her friend left to get the car and when she got back the victim was gone. the 28-year-old suspect took the victim to his home where he assaulted her again according to authorities. surveillance photo show ramirez picking up the victim and carrying her away. he then took her to a dorm where he dropped her off.

at his home were released. the victim said she was drinking with a friend at a club and the next memory was waking up in an unknown location being sexually assaulted by a man she did not know. ramirez fences -- faces kidnapping and sexual abuse charges and is being held without bond. we will bring you the latest throughout the day. let's check your hot headlines. the phoenix me after she locked her three-year- old in a closet while she was high on heroin. paige adams is accused of leaving her daughter alone imbricated in an apartment for up to 10 hours. she allegedly told police she was high on heroin at the time and thought the child -- but she would not be gone long. a two-year-old from messe -- mesa is in serious condition after falling 15 feet from a

apartment complex. the child is expected to survive. a king man police officer has been released from the hospital after being shot last week. friends and family were there to greet him when he was discharged yesterday. the phoenix city council has given the green light for a high-rise development downtown. the project just east of the cityscape is going to include a fry's grocery store. officials have agreed to provide more than $18 million of financial support. construction is expected to begin in two years. here is the morning juice. we are talking prints -- prince this morning. entertainment tonight got an exclusive look inside paisley park.

where he recorded most of his music. fans will also pass by a wall of his gold and platinum records. it blocks the elevator where his body was discovered. fans around the world are flocking to paisley park today. we spoke to one from dublin ireland he was relieved she would -- to find that she would get access inside. >> we have been devastated, nervous, excited and cried and laughed. >> paisley park was granted a temporary permit to open for tourists today, saturday and friday, october 14. there's no new tickets available for those dates. paisley park is providing fans with special off-site parking

boeing is starting a new . the ceo says they plan to be space x to mars.'s comments come a week after space six that space x elon mucks set out his own clients -- elon musk his own plans to be in mars -- on mars by 2025. here is your question of the morning. surveys suggest women who do this end up with a smarter and more attractive man. what you think? >> we have not had any hint.

college degree. others say get a manicure. >> watch sports. >> make the first move. did she make the first move? she did. you go girl. did you? >> never. i am old school. sorry. i want a man to pursue me. >> i always let the ladies make the first move. >> of course you would. what about you? >> i chased my husband down, i hunted him. he did not stand a chance. >> what did that get you?

so worth it. he is so hot. still ahead, the cardinals get set to play the 49ers tonight.

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welcome back everyone. time for the morning mix. having a baby is expensive. but who knew holding your baby after it was born as a charge on your hospital bill. you are looking at it right here. these parents say they were charged almost $40 for skin after c-section. they posted this on reddit. the data is laughing a little bit saying everyone at the hospital was great. there are a lot of theories about the charge, but there is no official explanation. they are saying it is really

over to the mom. it is extra help. but still, you are about to give birth in two weeks. >> that is the first thing they do. skin to skin, which is the most magical moment on earth. to remember that? >> i was like this, shaking to death. there were so many emotions. a c-section is major surgery. but after seeing the story, i think to myself of all the hospital bills i have and i am curious to go back and see if i got charged for this. >> i was listening to another podcast and they were saying how she was charge $1000 from

over to the recovery room. and she walked by herself. >> i am disgusted by the story. it should be a pr nightmare. i hope everyone is calling. these charges for healthcare are ridiculous. do they charge of because they can? this is wrong. >> you walk in and they are like $'s. >> experience is so fabulous and then the reality sets in of how much it costs. >> i almost went to a in network hospital and got an extra charge because the doctor was out of that work. that's ridiculous. >> you should not have to think about these things because healthcare, everyone is entitled. you're having a baby.

pay a fortune. it comes at a price. >> is this why you only have dogs? >> they are costly as well. not as expensive. here is the traffic trivia. o'callahan tillman bridge how many feet above the colorado river? i got a lot of 900. >> i say 900. >> i am nostalgic.

think about my school days. >> congratulations to everyone who guessed 900. it is 900 feet above the colorado river. all of the freeways getting in on rush-hour. but thankfully, evidence here. just slowing courtesy of rush- hour. starting off at the 101 six minutes. going downtown now

it works out to 22 miles per hour as the average. taking you to the 8 o'clock hour. the stretch of red, very solid on 10 eastbound. average 40 miles per hour when you get close to the tunnel. new video hurricane matthew left a path of destruction. at least 16 deaths are being blamed on the storm. it is now pounding the central bahamas on its way to florida. it is had top sustained winds up to 125 miles per hour. a hurricane warning covering large sections of florida is being extended northward to parts of georgia. this could be devastating.

other hurricanes because it is not going to actually make landfall but will be right next to the land and on the water. it will continue to strengthen and draw more energy because that is where they get the fuel from, the warm waters in the atlantic. it is now moving north, but the bands are going to continue to pound parts of the coast of miami all the way up to west palm beach florida. expected to move towards the north and northwest 12 miles per hour. 125 mile-per-hour winds. there's also a chance for tornadoes as well. a lot of moisture to work with and humidity. it is going to move up the court -- coast and strengthen to a category four. all that land is going to move up towards charleston and expected to move back out by

schoolbus forecast. 55 to 65 degrees this morning. a cool star. a beautiful day. shallow right now 41 degrees. 29 in flagstaff. satellite radar, sunny skies and bright weather. a couple of showers to the north moving across the plains and even snow through parts of omaha right now. it is feeling like fall. not a lot to complain about for us. 63 in the grand canyon. here is the seven-day forecast. bright and beautiful today. a nice cool star. we do pop up to 96 tomorrow. scattered showers and maybe a storm saturday. chance of a sprinkle sunday

hot headlines right now. prescott valley police estimate as many as 20,000 people showed up for donald trump's campaign rally early this week. approximate 7500 people were allowed inside the event center. police made a couple of arrests for disorderly conduct. washington university in st. louis is buzzing with activity ahead of the debate this sunday. it is costing the university $5 million. the entire student body entered into a lottery and 100 of them will get to experience a debate in person. there is new concerned that replacement samsung phones may also be at risk of exploding. firefighters in louisville say a galaxy does seven caught fire aboard a southwest airlines plane yesterday morning.

pocket when it began smoking. he told investigators it was a replacement phone that was supposed to be no longer risky. the faa and samsung are investigating. tomorrow the arizona state fair begins, and we're going to send crystal henderson out there. i am so jealous. >> the fair generates more than $90 million in economic impact each year. it runs until san francisco tonight for the arizona cardinals. they will have to do this without carson palmer who did not pass concussion protocol tests after taking a hard hit on sunday. that means next man up is drew stanton. >> he has a great understanding of the system. he knows it better than anybody

longest. nothing is going to change. we're still going to take our shots, and he has full command of the offense. >> i feel good about how i prepared and trust in the process. that will be the battle cry. each and every time you step out on the field, you have to prove yourself. that is the mindset i take. >> thursday night football tonight at five check of your weather and

welcome back. a live look at the plaza. let's take the roads. -- check the roads. left lane. it has been pushed to the shoulder. but there is an aftermath affect. this is on 10 westbound at 60. read in that area. read on 10 eastbound as well as

the slowest is approaching 60 with a 17 minute ride. red mountain things picking up just past 101. smooth sailing but volume building. we are still tracking this hurricane. very strong. right now it is a category three storm and expected to move up to a category four. it will be very strong. it will affect parts of florida. a big storm there. here at home, we are so lucky. 89, a great day. a little bit warmer friday. 92 degrees saturday with scattered showers. a slight sprinkle on sunday. what it should be beautiful for

authorities say this little guy jumped out of an open window and got stuck on a ledge. 12 stories high. that is when animal rescue was call. it took a few tries, but they were finally able to grab that little guy. >> so scary. >> i know they have nine lives, final takeaways. we hope the cardinals will win, but i'm excited about the arizona state fair. it is going to be so much fun. you are going tomorrow crystal. >> my take away is arizona cardinals play tonight. they need our support more than ever. we have drew stanton starting.

let's do it. >> you know how much i love weather and tracking hurricanes. who would have thought there is a 300 year old hurricane still spinning on jupiter. >> never going to give you up, never going to let you donald -- down. rick astley will be on the today show. he is getting down. he looks good and sounds good. he is 50 years old now. >> time flies. >> i am already 32.

good morning. breaking news. hurricane matthew powering up, now expected to slam florida tonight as a powerful category 4. >> folks, this is no joke. all the models show this thing on track to hit a big part of the southeastern coast. results could be catastrophic. if you a in the strike zone and your officials tell you to get out -- get out! >> this morning, full live coverage as matthew bears down on the bahamas and makes its way toward the u.s. candid kaine. hillary clinton's running mate acknowledging he may have been too aggressive at this week's vice presidential debate. >> i got dinged a little bit, even by my wife, for interrupting too much. >> as donald trump pats himself on the back for his running