12 news at 10 >> team 12 working to bring you the stories the valley is talking about. >> a suspect behind bars talking about his arrest.>> he explains leaving his child in a car while gambling at a casino.>> donald trump and clinton taking sen. -- center stage. this valley man ready to win it all on the

>> i should've made better decisions for my family. >> the big story, a man's tearful apology after cops arrest him and his girlfriend, accusing them of leaving her five-year-old son in the car while they gambled in scottsdale. >> brad porter and jessica lopez are behind ours. money gree ago joins us with what porter >> reporter: as you just saw, porter got very emotional during our interview telling us he was actually trying to help, not hurt his family.>> i blame myself. i am the man.>> reporter: handcuffed and in jail is not where brad porter thought he would end up after going to the casino yesterday afternoon.>> i was trying to deal with -- do

well after the couple left lopez's five-year-old son in the car for a couple of hours. they checked on the child every 30 minutes.>> i was not plate -- trying to put him in harms way. i was trying to provide for him. >> reporter: porter who is helping raise him says the families homeless. after losing his job you thought gambling was the quickest way to double all the money they had. >> it was we had been sleeping in tempe town lake for three or four nights.>> reporter: lopez appeared before a judge this morning. they also found marijuana and beer inside the vehicle. porter admitting what he did was wrong saying he wishes he could take it back>> i should've made better decisions of my son would be okay right

lopez are facing child abuse and neglect charges. money gree ago, 12 news at 10. right now, heartache and greet for the family and friends of a valley teen killed in what appeared to be a street racing crash. jesus aguilar, one of three young man involved, police say he and jessica were ejected by the impact. speed appears to be a major factor in it wound up claiming three lives.>> trisha hendricks joins us live with the loss friends are feeling tonight.>> reporter: jesus aguilar was the driver that crashed into the street near central and northern avenues. this is where people had been stopping by tearfully all day long. candles illuminate part of the crash site near central and northern avenues. >> obviously he is no longer

we are trying to keep our family together. his uncle is holding back tears.>> this is difficult to see that tree, that that was his resting place.>> reporter: loved ones are devastated. >> that tree is lit up in nothing but black.>> reporter: jesus his uncle is thankful pull them out of the car.>> i can tell my sister he was still breathing when they pulled them out. >> reporter: he can't believe his nephew is gone. he says jesus got the cars a graduation gift. detectives are investigating the street racing crash. the reality is still sinking in for his friends, one who was like a brother to him.>> we watch out for each other make sure stuff like this does not happen.

feels, i don't wish that on anybody. >> in a split second you can change your family's life.>> reporter: marcos humberto aguilar was driving the other 23 -- car that hit a tree on the other side of the road. he died at the hospital. all three of the young man not wearing seatbelts. trisha hendricks, 12 news at 10. now to decision 2016. people cannot stop talking about the heated race for the white house. the senate candidates, mccain and kirkpatrick, got into their own war of words. tonight we are 28 days, four weeks away from one of the biggest selections in modern history and team 12 has you covered.>> brand red -- brad resnik joining us live with the nasty exchanges between the two candidates duking it out in the

started with a nasty back-and- forth over which party's nominee was worse, john mccain conceded he would trust donald trump, the nominee he backed until two days ago, with his finger on the button. and kirkpatrick also had her fans -- her hands full with her party's nominee. and kirkpatrick was forced to defend her party's presidential nominee. wide issue trust hillary clinton?>> she is the most experienced resident in years. i don't agree with everything in her policies.>> reporter: mccain shot back clinton had told lie after lie after the it -- about the attack on the embassy in benghazi.>> she has disqualified herself.>> reporter: kirkpatrick turned the tables.>> i want to ask you. do you trust donald trumps anger on the nuclear arsenal?

nonsense question? i have said i don't support him. do you support hillary clinton's finger on the button?>> i do.>> no i don't.>> reporter: and astonishing admission who -- from someone who back to's nominee for months. >> reporter: kirkpatrick's answer was no. he would mccain vote for?>> i might like -- right in lindsey graham. he is a good friend of mine and people like it. >> reporter: this was the only senate debate. poll showed mccain leading by 10 points or more. early voting starts wednesday. graham resnik : 10 news at 10. a new poll shows hillary clinton's lead is growing after revelations of donald trump's lewd comments about women that

it's like a magnet. and when eurostar, they let you do it. you can do anything.>> the wall street journal poll taken after the comment shows clinton leading trump by 11 points. in a four-way ballot, that's up from clinton's six-point lead last month. in a head-to-head matchup with trump, clinton now leads by points. trump is threatening to increase his campaign against the clintons if more tapes surface. trump making the pledge during a post debate rally in pennsylvania. >> if they want to release more tapes saying inappropriate things, we'll continue to talk about billow -- bill and hillary clinton doing inappropriate things.>> trump

clinton of sexually assaulting women even though the former president has ever been charged. he has a rally in florida tomorrow. hillary clinton this plastic trumps description of his lewd caught on camera comments as nothing more than locker room talk. clinton telling supporters in detroit that it's part of trumps pattern of treating women poorly. she is never seen anything like it.>> women and men across america no that is just really weak excuse for behaving badly. and mistreating people. >> lynn says trump was attacking when he should've been apologizing. you have less than two hours to register to vote. you can register at the republican party headquarters right now near 24 street in phoenix. democratic headquarters staying up until midnight at central

number of volume of traffic today. you can find a link to that site by going to 12 news.com. here are a few more headlines tonight. first, the teenager suspected of plotting to carry out a terror attack in the valley is taking the plea deal. the maricopa county atty.'s office telling us that con will plead guilty to three terrorism relatege years behind bars and then be on probation after that. the fbi says the 18-year-old was sending online correspondence asking for weapons and supporting terror group. sentencings -- sentencing is slated for next month. a press get man is accused of shooting and killing his pregnant wife. kennett glared called police saying he shot his wife by accident. detective say it looks like the result of domestic violence. player faces domestic violence

and their unborn baby. schools in stanford -- sanford will be closed for two weeks. a damaging hail storm force in the district call off glass due to flooding damage. schools locked -- reopen october 24. tim tebow taking his first wings in scottsdale.>> the former football player -- player trying his hand at baseball. here's new video we have just gotten in. he with the new york mets as an outfielder. the next month he is putting his skills to the test in the fall league by joining the scottsdale scorpions. and 12 caught up with tebow after tonight's work out.>> a lot of great players. for me, it's going up there every day, working hard, trying to improve. success does not come in where i finished. it comes in trying to give everything i have. when i do something i'm going to go all out.

try. -- >> the scorpions first game is tomorrow afternoon in tebow has a good chance of playing. a favorite treat could make you sick. the warning about drumsticks. he is already introduces electric sports car. now he's ready to introduces newest innovative product.>> -- blake on the voice. his journey has been one surprise after another. from fourth string to starting quarterback. how this freshman me end up leading the asu team. here is jimmy. we have david harper, music from phish. do not change the channel. tomorrow, a man diagnosed stage iv cancer.

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12 news is tracking three more headlines for you. hurricane matthew after the storm. a state of emergency is still in effect across the carolinas. there is flooding forcing thousands out of their homes in the water in still rising. crews performing 1500 risky rescues in the past 24 hours as folks in north and south carolina try to escape the flooding. many rivers and creeks will crests until late this week. nestli recalling some of its drumstick ice cream treats due to possible listeria contamination. the recall involves 16 count variety back in 24 vanilla back. so far no one has gotten sick. if you have them in your

them. tesla is getting ready to launch a new product, ceo elon musk tweeting saying he will announce the new item on october 17 a week from tonight. tesla previously announced plans to unveil a new solar roof jointly produced by solar panel maker solar city. asu is heading into a critical stretch of the season then they will have to do it with a lot of uncertainty at this past saturday they lost brady white for the rest of the year with a foot injury. he is the third sun devil quarterback to go down with an injury in the second to a season-ending injury. coopies here with where the doubles go from here. it is getting pretty bad. asu coach is holding out hope that manny wilkinson return from injury in time for this weekend's game against colorado. it not, they will turn to their fourth quarterback, a true freshman, they had no plans on

la man asu fans should get to know and in a hurry.>> the scouting report would be a guy that could in one of the most impressive arms i have seen. he makes unbelievable throws. >> i like what he brings to the table. he is exactly what we thought we were recruiting.>> asu had plans of redshirting their prize recruit this year. a fourth quarter injuries white saturday night altered those plans with playing two snaps and is only pass attempt being intercepted. if that's not the real deal, we could possibly see this weekend in colorado, who is?>> for us who haven't seen you play, want you to act like a scout right now. give us a scouting report of your skill set.>> he is a guy who is relentless.

when you see them in person, he can really rip it. that is leadership, the way he just goes about handling himself, is different.>> asu six at five and one overall, 2- in-1 in the conference. utah is tied for the top spot. dylan sterling is potentially stepping into the critical juncture of the devil season. he sure sees confident in his levelheaded in his pp the game. we are 17 minutes away from the tonight show starring jimmy fallon.>> tonight's guests include david harbour, the van phish, and to roger hansen from the hit show empire.>> she is out with a new book called around the way girl. she talks candidly about challenges including getting pregnant at 24 while at howard university in the domestic

chapter called on being a black woman in hollywood. she also talks about how she is -- has overcome obstacles to become a successful actress. [ music ] only on 12 news, chandler singer-songwriter blair long is facing arizona proud as he competes on the voice on team battleground on the voice. >> i love his voice, not just because he is on that show.>> he is good.>> he has a really unique voice. bryan west is talking with the valley native and his wife about their journey and how their young children are already displaying their own musical talents. [ music ]>> reporter: plane long asked the coaches to have

him.>> i remember saying out loud, he looks really good. i was a wreck. as soon as he started singing and us all the judges faces, i knew they were digging it.>> auditioning is the hardest. the audition before the blind audition is very hard. they don't tell you anything. your thrown into the whole process.>> reporter: with a push of a button, his pipes landed him a spot on blake. it has as many ups and downs as notes in a powerhouse ballot. blaine met bette midler tonight.>> when you walk in and see bette midler, that was the first time we heard that we are dealing with bette midler. you walk in and there is this huge legend. she is just amazing. >> reporter: the singer- songwriter hopes to make a big. he dropped out of school to pursue music.

also backs them up, their vocals on some tracks. >> i was very nervous going into the studio. it's not my thing. but it was fun.>> reporter: is kids passion for music is also inspiring. >> they have natural abilities and god-given talents. you can see it. my daughter will sing harmonies when we're driving. my boy is a very good drummer. he is really good on piano.>> reporter: his family couldn't be prouder. in chandler, bryan west, 12 news. one of blaine's favorite places to performance at steve's greenhouse, close to the station in downtown phoenix. i was thinking we had jordan sparks who hit it big on the idle.

to win.>> i was thinking about his kids. would be cooler than senior debt on tv like that and on that stage? i can't imagine.>> if you listen to his voice, is very unique and very soothing. maybe has that chance to breakout and become a big star. >> hopefully so. let's talk some weather today. we are going to latest on what is left of hurricane matthew. not much out there. you can see we have some rain there off the coast of eastern canada. that is it. that doesn't mean we are going to relax when it comes to watching the atlantic because there is another tropical storm. this one is nicole, it is south of bermuda and it's expected to move northward over the next couple of days and actually intensify over the next few days as well.

category one more two by the time it gets to bermuda. we will be watching that. the west coast is looking pretty nice. we have some clouds, a few sprinkles up and apportions of northern arizona as we see a disturbance move through. things are fantastic in the valley. 84 degrees at phoenix sky harbor. it is 79 in me sick, gilbert, 72, queen we had a high today of 96, another above average day for us. tonight we will cool down again, 64-70, clear skies with light winds. tomorrow will be another nice day, little warm but nice. 92, 95, lots of sunshine, winds out of the southwest. not much happening. we have an area of low pressure to the north that will push into the northern plains. we'll see high clouds on an off year but overall mainly dry conditions across arizona.

to the pacific northwest by the end of the week. so far looks like we're going to avoid wet weather for the meantime the weekend looks good. for the rest of this week we will stay in the 90s, dipping down to 92, our coolest day before we should back up for the weekend. make a difference days a couple of weeks away. 12 news is once again proud to team up with the be a leader foundation. is steps towards college success. college students will be able to learn about scholarships that are available for arizona students and meet with 200 universities. best of all, it's free. we hope you will come down and join us at civic space park in downtown phoenix on october 23. checkout 12 news.com/make a difference for more details and to sign up. the tonight show

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it's that time of the show where we turn to to find out who his mvp of the night is. emotional would describe the scene.>> no doubt about it. emotional would best describe

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tonight's omg video features a woman on top of her prize pumpkin. cindy's for with orange crush weighing in at 1900 pounds. >> she was the winner of the 43rd annual safeway -- safey weigh off. it includes bragging rights. here is the best part, $11,000 in cash. she is so dedicated to sending, to winning every year, she sends pumpkin samples to a lab so the lab contest the nutrient levels and she can adjust the fertilizer.>> that makes what, 1 million pumpkin pies?>> $11,000 a year, i would send it

[ cheers and applause ] ?? >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- taraji p. henson.