prosecutors said they'd file charges against the maricopa county sheriff because he ignored orders to stop immigration patrols. >> all of this comes with four weeks to go until election day. team 12 was in the courtroom today. brand joins us live from the courtroom with the story. >> reporter: one of the biggest surprises is federal prosecutors filing charges so close to an election. a former federal prosecutor tells me that's protesters outside the federal courthouse. and from prosecutors inside. it's unusual in any case, but especially in an election year to go full boor all in like this. >> 28 days before voters decide whether or not to give him a seventh term in office, u.s. justice department attorneys told federal judge susan they're investigating him for

good case. >> he will also be charged as soon as this week with criminal contempt. the new legal action stemming from a federal judge's august ruling that the sheriff intentionally ignored court orders to end racial profiling of latinos. attorney and immigration rights activist daniel said a defeat in november would not make the charges disappear. >> they would not go away. there's no way to settle out having committed a crime or contempt just simply because you the sheriff behind bars for six months but the former prosecutor says, i think it's unlikely if convicted he'd get any time. >> that's leading critics to accuse the obama administration of going easy on a sheriff they clashed with for years. >> the government of the united states is protecting him for political reasons. >> paul, the democratic challenger said in a prepared statement, no one is above the

in court epidimizes the strength of the judicial system. the federal courts have been responsible and ethical in the over sight of these criminal violations by the sheriff. i have utmost confidence that voters will make the right decision to repair the damage that has been done to our community. poles on the sheriff's race range from a toss up to penzone leading by 10 points. 12 news. this was the scene last night on the downtown campus of mccain and democratic challenger anne kirk patrick, the big he's headline, mccain insisting he can't vote for either of the two major party presidential candidates. take a look. >> when mr. trump attacks women and demeans the women in our nation and in our society, that is a point where i just have to part company. it's not pleasant for me to

party. he won the nomination fair and square. and so i believe that i had to withdraw my support just as i can not support hillary clinton. mccain later doubled down when asked who he'd vote for saying he'd write in his old friend lindsay graham. trump took to twitter to respond saying the very foul mouthed senator mccain begged for my support during his primary, i gave him, then drop me over locker room remarks. disloyal republicans are far more difficult than crooked hillary, they come at you from all sides. they don't know how to win. i will teach them. meanwhile clinton campaigned with al gore tweeting about climate change saying it's real and urgent and america can take the lead in the world addressing it. clinton tweeted we've always had destructive hurricanes but hurricane matthew was likely more destructive because of

second presidential debate compared to the first. the trump verses clinton head- to-head meetings have been must see tv for many americans. one teen gets to see it up close and personal. charlie joins us live with that story. >> extra credit is going a long ways these days. zang wanted to get bonus points and submitted an essay for a contest. and now he has a front row seat to watch history as it 558 words. >> i found out in class right before i was about to take the test and so i was really surprised. >> addressed to our presidential candidates and picked as the winner of pbs's 50 for 50 essay contest. and the message, both clinton and trump need to have more meaningful dialogue. >> although it might be counter intuitive that talking more would solve the issues better. i feel that it's actually a way to get policymakers from not

high. he sited several of our country's historical figures who also called for constructive political conversation as his answer on how to improve the effectiveness of government. >> i think this is a great opportunity. this is really exciting. i'm a little bit jealous that he gets to go. >> he offered extra credit for the assignment and he was the one to tell his student he won a trip to the final debate at the university of nevada vegas. >> he's going to be up close and personal with these candidates. >> his 18th birthday is coming just in time, on halloween. he says he is pretty sure who he is voting for and is counting down the days until october 19th. >> i'm hoping to gain a more insider perspective on the process of the elections and the process of how we select who represents us. >> and he'll be writing about his experience about the debate

pbs website. 12 news. you can watch the third and final presidential debate from las vegas here on 12 news next wednesday night at 6:00. we'll be on for a special 12 news at 9:00. that night with post debate coverage you won't get any where else. >> the politically charged climate in the country is reaching elementary children. 1/5 grader used a trump promise for his own gain to get elected to his student government. 11-year-old shane harris from california told his classmates he would build a wall on the school playground to separate the fifth graders from the third graders. and he said the third graders would pay for this wall. shane announced it in a campaign speech and it helped him beat 61 other kids to win the election for the school treasurer. >> they were screaming, build a wall. >> shane says he actually has no plans to build that wall, to leave third graders out,

in third grade. >> thank goodness for that. still coming up on 12 news at 6:00, sedona jeep tours maybe hitting some serious road bumps. we'll tell you why. plus the cardinals clear up some of the noise concerning their starting corner back for this week. and did kim bone just get dethroned? we'll take a look at a new star being born on the campaign trail. tonight at 10:00, a man diagnosed with stage four cancer. >> it's really scary. >> he survives, and his experimental treatment could save others.

all around arizona tonight, outdoor enthusiasts, listen up, if you've lived here for a while, maybe you've taken one of those jeep tours in sedona or perhaps you've heard about them, changes are in store for one of the popular off roading trails up there. and the new rule is sparking controversy among the red rocks. ryan cody has the story. >> it should be open to everybody or closed to everybody. hi potentially hazardous conditions, it will be regulatelated by the national forest service. >> something had to be done. that's not in dispute. the issue is with the proposed solution. the new rule would prohibit all four wheel vehicle access to the trail except for one commercial jeep company. >> we're not creating a monopoly because those people and companies have been operating there for many years.

>> it's choosing one kind of people over another kind of people for use on public land and that's unprecedented. and i really don't think the forest service should be in the business of doing that. the company has been driving tourists around that area since 1989. the forest service says the decision to allow them to continue to tour that trail wasn't part of this process. >> those decisions as far as who would take soldier's pass, those were made over 20 years ago. we're just continuing with the c with it and had a good track record. >> for now, the people who frequent that area of town, this new law would do something terrible. >> the precedent will be created. and it will not be very long at all until other people want to exploit that precedent and do similar things. >> well, anybody who commented initially in the public comment period back in april will also be able to comment for the remainder of the month of october.

6:00, climbing poems poles isn't just their day job, these utility workers are competing to be the best of the best. bruce aryans loves to send messages to players through the media. is this a smart coaching move or is he throwing his players under the bus? i'll weigh in with my opinion, next. 12 sports is sponsored by your

12 sports is sponsored by your valley toyota dealers. >> the rodeo, not just for cowboys any more. but this rodeo we're talking about isn't about bull riding or bronco busting, rather it's utility workers who go head-to- head. team 12 has more on this unique competition. >> a select few aps workers are almost 50 feet high in the sky tuesday morning. >> yeah, good core work out. >> a work out maybe when you're practicing. but they're training for what could be a matter of life and death. >> with our line of work, we work on power lines, even the fire departments. they won't go up on a pole to rescue somebody. >> with safety a priority, they'll mix in a little showmanship. it'll be a matter of who's the fastest and the best. >> a line man for aps is headed to the international line man

city. >> there will be line men teams competing and a couple apprentices. so it's a pretty big event. there were a span of years where our journey men teams won fist place. >> there isn't much opportunity left to practice. but even when they have more time, there are two mystery events. >> we're going into saturday with no idea what we're going to have to do. >> this is what they do everyday. a competition with real life implications. >> because it promot other as a brother hood. >> nico santos, 12 news. good luck to scott and the team. the competition includes a written test and a pole climb. it will test their skill, speed, and safety practices. fears of more flooding after the storm even though hurricane matthew has moved on. take a look at this footage from moore county north carolina. officials there say this dam is

imminent. residents have been evacuated because of the potential threat of a dam failure. and luckily if you look at the satellite radar, as those folks try to clean up and recover from all of that damage, the weather's pretty nice. we're seeing clear sky conditions along the southeast coast, but just off the coast luming is another hurricane. this is hurricane nicole now a category 1 hurricane. winds are at 85 miles per hour. and the storm is nearly stationery. but eventually it will make its push to the north and then to the he bahamas as a category two hurricane with winds up to 110 miles per hour. and after that eventually weakening and pushing out to sea there. not a concern for the southeast coast. meanwhile back here in arizona, it was a toasty day in phoenix. we hit a high that was 6 degrees above average for this time of the year. today's record high temperature at 102. tonight we're going to recover nicely. those over night lows dipping. 61 to 68 degrees. we'll see clear skies out there.

10. the sun is back up at 6:30 in the morning. and we'll have another warm day. 90 to 95 putting us above normal. nice and sunny. the winds should be light from the southwest between 5 to 10 miles per hour. the western u.s. looking pretty good in our main weather feature right now is a dry westerly flow. so that dry air coming in from the west, typically leaves us nice and sunny, and over all just really nice weather conditions. however, the pacific is pretty active. we've got a number of areas of low pressure that will be pacific northwest. but as of now, it looks like those storms are going to stay well north of arizona and our weather pattern stays pretty dry for the next seven days. tonight across arizona, 33 in flag staff. 44 in prescott. tomorrow, payson, topping at 77. 72 at the grand canyon. still warm out toward lake havasu city with a high of 94. and tucson at 93 degrees. our 90s will stay strong pretty much all the way through the weekend. not much change.

high temperatures and next week we'll keep the 90s with sunny and dry skies. 12 sports sponsored by your valley toyota dealers. >> well, thanks a lot. and finally, some good news on the injury front from the cardinals, late this afternoon, the team announced that quarterback carson palmer passed the league mandated concussion protocol. and has been cleared to practice when the team when his head slammed on the ground after a sack. he lost the game against the 49ers. but should be behind center when the cardinals host the jets. and palmer should like what he sees from the jet's secondary which has been torched through the first five games of the

in this game. he left another 100-yards out there. and that same pass route that he screwed up in the red zone. he did it again. but i'm changing the name of that play so he can't screw it up any more. >> yeah, bruce aryans has often used the media to call out his players in the sound bite you just heard, he was criticizing david johnson after his league best 157-yard rushing day and two touchdown performance he's also been very critical of campbell. he had his best game of the year last thursday against the 49ers. posting two sacks, one safety, and one interception. he was both disruptive and dominating. aryans looks to push his players buttons through the media. he's looking to get their max level of play. even when a player plays well in the case of david johnson. he doesn't want that player to get satisfied. instead you find him prodding players like johnson to push harder and give even more.

be successful. look no further than aryans 36 and 17 one-loss record here and the winning attitude and culture he's fostered. you can like it or dislike it. even call it what you want. but i like it. i think it's genius. and i call it a veteran move. let's get the game for nlds dodgers. chase utley right here with a big two-out rbi single to the right. the dodgers win 6-5 to tie the series at 2. the fifth game is set for washington on thursday. all right, let's talk some arizona coyotes hockey. dave and his team are four days away from dropping the puck on their new season. >> you know we're going to be young and full of energy.

and have the ability to dictate outcomes of games rather than just hope to win. he scores. tie game. >> every camp you have some ups and downs. but through most of the camp, we competed very hard. our young guys have showed well. >> look at the pass. the touch by the young guys. >> play with speed. the speed and skill of the game. the way the league is going. that's how we want to build this team. we have to have strong goal tending. any team that will be a they need strong goal tending. we need everybody to contribute every night. speed and skill. we play at our best, we can dictate the outcome. there is an energy that the young players bring. and these young players, the quicker they get up and going, the sooner we can get our team to be competitive. >> all right. the home and season opener saturday night at gila river arena against the philadelphia flyers. still ahead, a star is born every minute.

which valley city is home to the best donut shop in it turns out, according to buzz feed, it's calls the local donut. and it's in scottsdale. all right. i think i'm doing to have to check it out. what do you think? apparently they have donuts with bacon and fruity pebbles on it. the creme broule is the best thing on the menu. >> i'm all for the fruity pebbles.

asking a question at the presidential debate. there may be a new star in the making. he's a little shorter. >> what's your name? >> now he's supposed to look like donald trump but he's actually much too good looking. you are really handsome. are you having a good time tonight? >> not. >> where's your daddy and your or do you want to stay with donald trump? >> trump. >> a lighter moment from the campaign event in pennsylvania yesterday. thanks for joining us. you're watching 12 news,

>> video inside the paris apartment just after the terrifying armed robbery. >> detectives in masks, kim shaken up and khloe's first interview about the scare now on "extra." ?"extra" "extra" ? kim kardashian moments after she's been tied up and robbed at gunpoint. radar online with a new video packed with clues to the crime. plus khloe breaks her silence about kim's state of mind right now. >> it's incredibly traumatic. >> billy bush leaving the "today" show. breaking news today. and the lost trump moments you

leak. >> what happened after the exchange. >> deidra loves the donald. about getting engaged. intervie- >> she said yes. i'm so happy. >> maureen mccormack on her days doing coke. >> i was addicted to cocaine. >> maureen, tried to kill her. >> he was choking me. >> the tears flowed. the confessions poured out on his new movie "the accountant" and co-parenting with jen. >> you really do make it all out. >> now owner "extra," universal studios entertainment capital of l.a. >> hi, everyone. welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez. what's next for billy bush. the real story on the fallout from the trump tapes. the stars of primetime