it's one of those days where you start off with the long sleeves and shed the layers and later on you're pulling out the bikini.

over the horizon at 6:30 and once that happens, the mercury begins its upward trend. sun down at 5:56 making way for a sky there. if you're planning to enjoy lunch outside today, whatever you're having, the sunshine is going to be unlimited overhead. noon a pair of 8s and you have plans to do outside today, it's another day of the sniffles and the sneezing and stay there for the allergy report for the weekend. right now, a major intersection shut down and a young man in the hospital after crashing into a semitruck last night. live with the top story. tram central shut down after an accident that happened this morning.

they have laid out splashingers it involves two vehicles we're talking a semitruck and a camry you can see mangled underneath the semitruck. it was heading northbound on central going 35 miles per hour. the semitruck had the green light. the same time, a red light and was going about 50 miles per hour. the camry hits the head of the car into the side of the semitruck and sucked to the hospital with critical condition. the driver was conscious when he was transported. as far as traffic, the area will be closed at central and glendale and may go through the beginning of rush hour. bus routes are affected. what i want to show you back out here live, a lot of traffic is diverted along central. it will be closed for a couple of hours we'll show you and make sure to

and we'll keep you posted. things looking good this thursday we have some areas slowing down in thewet value limit one of the areas, it's on the 17 at camel back. they are starting let's >> over to the area that brian just told us about, there's a closure on central glendale. your alternate routes for 7th avenue or 7th street, as for the rest of the valley, things are look good. 51 is green in both directions. the rest i have it here starts from 75th avenue and goes into

morning. thank you. this morning, waiting for new details about a woman arrested on terrorism charges while working in chandler. the latest on what we know. >> good morning. so this arrest just hours following a plea deal from a teenager also suspected of plotting terrorism here in the valley. in the latest case, the fbi and attorney general's office are investigating. look he a valley woman is waking up in jail taken into custody yesterday. she's arrested on suspicion to commit terrorism. the agents served her warrants at chandler and florence where she lived. a similar case going through the system now. remember this man? he's the teen expected of plotting a terror attack.

this investigation does continue. this morning, we are continuing to try to reach out to the fbi and attorney general's office and as soon as we get the latest, we'll bring it to you live. checking your headlines this morning, today the man accused of setting off bombs in new york and new jersey set to be arraigned from his hospital bed he's recovering from gunshot wounds he received during his arrest and expected to appear police are investigating the drowning of a one-year-old boy. police gave the baby cpr, the baby was rushed to the hospital and died a short time later. details on how the baby drowned will not be released.

announced its endorsement of him for sheriff. this week, we're gearing up for this week's fashion week >> the top designers gear up to show off their latest looks from makeup to hair to clothes here's a sneak peek at what to expect. ladies, if you're using something like this curling iron, you may twice. >> short dresses are all the rage this season. and it's all about the color too. this one has a pop. >> this is a very fun dress. something kind of classic and professional. if i spin her, she has this fun accent to the dress. >> now to the hair

beach wave? >> i like to use my flat iron and smooth and then curl. start at the root and turn one time and pull all the way through and just barely touch those ends. that's where you want it to have more of the straight look. the beachy curl. finish the hair with a little dry shampoo to give it some texture and you can pull i through and the root gives some lift and texture and finish it off with a workable hair spray. >> i've been doing it all wrong. using this instead of a straightener. you can see more today and runs through saturday at talking stick resorts. still ahead, a valley man takes his incredible weight

elen gave him to keep his amazing run going. >> are you shaking it? shake it. kelly clarkson gets down with her daughter for a good cause. the too cute for words.

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welcome back to 12 today on this thursday morning hope you're off to a great start. time to >> good morning we're going to start off your thursday with some adorable morning juice. kelly clarkson and her daughter, river rose, took the dance challenge to encourage people to dance publicly and raise awareness for diabetes. the results, too cute for words. >> ready to dance?

whoa. yeah. here we go. it's coming in. are you shaking it? are you shaking it? go, baby, go. baby, baby. >> love it. that is too cute. that's bringing me back to some music, right? salt and pepper. >> we're that old? >> no, just by five years kelly challenged all of the judges on the voice and even threw gwen in there. congratulations are in order for janet jackson. he said she's pregnant.

family. congratulations to her. she looks beautiful there. >> she does. i actually posted this on my facebook and there's a lot of comments regardless, congratulations. that is your morning juice. we'll see you first at 4:00. be sure to watch elen today, she has a very special guest i know him personally so this is great. he shares his inspirational weight loss story. pat weighed over 600 pounds in 2013 and decided he need to to turn his life around. he began walking a mile two and from wal-mart every time he wanted a meal. pat explains why he decided to change his lifestyle and talks

weight loss journey. elen gives him $25,000 to help him accomplish his dream of inspiring others via wal-mart. i worked with him before, he used to be a security guard for musicians. so he had to be a big guy to protect everybody. he had a child and i think he decided to change things around after he had his little >> good for him. >> that's great. a great story. time for that juicy question of the morning. 60% of the u.s. have no idea, each of us see this nearly every single day. what is this? everyone should know this. >> i said the national anthem. maybe the stars and stripes on the flag.

>> i don't know. >> i thought maybe the sun or something >> okay. >> maybe something with a car? >> that's what i was thinking. >> change a tire? anything about a car. >> call aaa. >> that's what you do. >> call my husband. >> crystal, that's my plan of action. >> look at that glow on the horizon. nice treat we've been ak wall to wall sunshine and temperatures now outside the 12 news studios at 67 degrees. another beauty for us. and you have this big giant h to thank. it's a handout to any storms that come along. look at that sucker about to slam into the pacific northwest and into your friday you see all of those bright colors, that means a ton of rain. there is flooding concerns

typhoon. looking at the big waves with this as well as i think probably the legacy is going to be the strong damaging winds. of course, it is blocked by the giant h. not going to be making it into our neck of the woods. this force is pretty strong from the high pressure and it is keeping grip allowing for sunny skies and above-average temperatures if you have any travel plans, about an hour delay out of san francisco. philadelphia looks back to good. if you want to get away this december, january and february, this is our stab at what we think the winter will look like. we'll be in a neutral phase.

snowfall. perhaps you want to plan a trip for the leaves in arizona right now, it's prime time for the areas in orange. late october, prescott, all getting in on the fall colors generally 70-degree mark every afternoon. how about a pumpkin patch forecast for this weekend? low 90s around the valley for our pumpkin patches. of course we have opening day at the races at the paradise on saturday, it's going to be a warm one with sunshine overhead

we're cruising through the forecast here. no surprises, each and every day is the same -- as the last. >> things are cruising along on the freeways. we have no accidents to report this morning. we have some slow areas one of the areas i decided to pull up, it's the 10, westbound at chandler. it doesn't look back upped too bad. another area you aware of, ryan told us about this incident, there is a closure. it's closed throughout the morning. 7th avenue or 7th street. let's look at the big picture. everything is looking great we have some slowing in the west valley on the 10 heading eastbound into phoenix.

the 202 is good in both directions. the 202 and then looking at this accident for you on the 101 and let you know what is going on with that. other than that, i'll keep you updated. it's now 6:20, it's another true crime thursday. this morning, we're revisiting a homicide near downtown phoenix where police fear a killer is on the run. >> reporter: it was a quiet afternoon on january 18th of this year. that is until police the gruesome discovery made outside of the phoenix rescue mission. that woman was erin acres just 32 years old, her body covered with a blanket and she did not die from natural causes and classified her death as a homicide. almost a year later, the case is going cold police don't know who killed her or why. but they're hoping you can help

dollars reward. our question to you, all humans share what percent of their dna with every other human? the answer is in two minutes. talk about instructions welcome to the matthews set an nhl record.

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ladies, 20%? i don't know. i think it's on the low side. >> i definitely think it's low. >> the answer, a whopping 99%. did you know humans share 98% of

>> we're not going to get into that. 6:25 is the time now. he is just a kid from the valley who grew up watching the arizona coyotes and wanting to be a hockey player. last night, austin realized his dream in a very big way. >> scores. great matthews, scores. a hat trick. oh, my goodness. what a debut. >> what a debut indeed with mom and dad in the house. scottsdale's own austin matthews the toronto maple leaves bams the first player to score 4 games in his debut.

you, austin. >> so incredible. to score one, that's a big deal. he came out of the gate 4 times you can imagine how happy and proud his folks are. >> i bet he couldn't sleep. you know when you finally go after something you wanted so bad and you do well at it. >> it's the best feeling in the world. >> hockey t it took his 146 games to score 4 goals in one game austin did it right out of the gate. multiple women coming forward with allegations that they were touched inappropriately by donald trump. what he said about underage girls that was caught on tape. a once in a lifetime dna test that help you look and feel your best. you can get it here in the

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up over the horizon in two minutes we'll get you ready for the morning drive weather-wise. another addition to the halloween costumes and thanks to ken bone. is your smart phone causing a rift at home why parents may want to step away from the phone and count to 10 we begin with crystal and a look at the thursday fo if you're about to step out and head out on the freeways. look at the beautiful sunrise, a nice treat for us we have had it made these last few mornings. the afternoons are basically happening every afternoon. as we look at the morning drive, 66-75, sunroof open, the whole

probably required headed home. the temperatures dropping into the 80s around the 7:00 hour. maybe you're thinking act enjoying lunch, just finding some shade near you, the sunshine will be bright and it will be beating down at the noon hour, a pair of 8s. thank you, crystal, a traffic alert in phoenix. the intersection of glendale and central is closed as they inat they failed to stop at a red light and slammed into a semitruck. the driver had to be extra indicated and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. now a check of the rest of the traffic on your thursday. >> we have minor incidents to tell you about and some slowing this morning one of the areas i pulled up live is the 10 eastbound at 43rd avenue.

this morning. typical traffic. back to the surface street exit, it's closed for a few hours with some alternate routes at 7th avenue and 7th street. looking at the big picture, we have a few incidents to be aware of. one is the 101 northbound at olive. the exit is closed and might be because of an accident or a stalled vehicle. the other accident that popped the surface streets on baseline and country club and not causing any issues i'll keep you updated. this morning, we're waiting for new details about a woman arrested on terrorism charges at her job in taylor. what we know now >> reporter: we are working on getting the details right now. this arrest just hours following a plea deal from a teenager who

the latest indicates, the fbi and the attorney general's office are also investigating. valley woman is waking up in jail taken into custody yesterday. she's arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit terrorism. she was served warrants yesterday. a similar case going through the arizona legal system right now. he's the teen suspected of plotting a terror attack and just plead guilty to charges and will spend 7-14 years behind bars unfortunately, no other details were released right away and this investigation continues we're working on getting the latest and we expect to bring it to you later on 12 news. now live in the weather center. now to decision 2016 as the

past the 2005 tape. more video of similar context is surfacing. outtakes from a 1992 feature. on it, donald trump is not on camera but can be heard talking to a group of underage girls >> thursday night, you going up the escalator? i'm going to be dating her in ten years. >> this comes as donald trump is fighting back against sexual allegations. multiple women accusing him of touching them inappropriately. >> he just came strolling in. there was no second to put a robe on or anything. some girls were topless, others were naked. >> donald trump issued statements denying the allegations and other beauty queens are standing up for him.

that's a farfetched thought, concept. he respects women? >> the clinton campaign is not without its own drama. they are dealing with a new round of e-mails. in one that is raising questions. official brian follow fallon writes he was in contact. we're sure all of th and final debate. you can watch it live here on 12 news. coverage starts next wednesday at 6:00 and stick around for an all new blind spot. it is now 6:35. a new line of holiday sweaters is hitting the market. first, team 12 has a bone to pick with the makers of a new halloween costume. >> good thursday morning

morning juice. we all know ken jones, his sweater was the topic of conversation. now, to no one's surprise, there's a sexy ken bone costume for halloween. >> no comment. for $100, you too, can buy that costume there and channel your inner ken bone. it comes complete with a fake mustache, glasses and a microphone. if you're in the market costume, here's another option for you. >> what? it doesn't even resemble the original thing. i get they're trying to be sexy. but, no. >> $100? >> just get a red sweat an cut it in half, done. actress whoopi announced she will be releasing a line of christmas sweaters this year.

holiday themed but don't call them ugly. she added she has a lot of weirdness in her brain. so the sweaters will be unique. >> i'm sure they will. >> right? >> i kind of agree with her assessment of herself. i do watch her on the view. and she always has some kind of crazy sweater thing. this is perfect. this is very fitting. >> all right. that is your morning juice we have one final drop of juice for you at 6:30, preparing to host snl for his ninth time. >> fine, tom, let's go with you. where are we going? >> nowhere. pick a category. >> i'll take 600. >> in what category?

>> i had such high hopes for you. >> he's so good at that. tom hanks hosts the october 22nd show. his first appearance was in 1985 f. 1985. joining tom is musical guest lady gaga whose new album will time for that juicy question and answer of the morning. survey shows 60% have no idea. it has to do with numbers what is this? your social security number. >> i was going to say. how to balance your checkbook. >> maybe your phone number? >> answer. your license plate number. >> no. of course not.

>> every new car, i put the same plate on. >> i have some memorizing to do. still ahead, are you struggling to lose those extra pounds? there's a new dna test that tells you what you need to know so you can do it. where you can get it here in the valley. why using your smart phone too much with your kids.

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6:42 now. university of michigan researchers asked caregivers about how continuous contact with friends, family and work affects their parenting. almost all said it was hard to find balance. many reported yelling at their kids after reading a negative e-ma about smart phone use for themselves. so has your smart phone, text or e-mail gotten you in trouble with your family? you get something negative and it puts you in a bad mood. >> couldn't we all see that. there's play time, family time and then there's work time.

but naturally, whether it puts you in a bad mood with your kids, your husband, family member, whatever, you better believe it affects how you behave toward them. >> it's almost hard not to. you get emotional and it's hard to let it go. >> i could be at lunch and get this text that just rubs me the wrong way and i'm like, think about that the whole time during lunch instead of focusing on your friends or family. >> when you lose sleep over it. that's the worst. >> yes. >> you're just restless, then you realize the next day, time heals everything. right? >> it does. >> a couple days later, you're like, seriously, i overreacted. >> at the moment, you see red and want to say this and that

>> and do you? >> sometimes i've held back. i've actually texted out but not send it. later you realize, maybe i shouldn't say this. >> if you respond, you throw gas on the fire. i'm not a responders >> if he doesn't respond, he's probably mad. >> but i won't fuel it and get in the back and forth. >> starting off with future cast, no even better, look at the sunrise. it's 67 degrees now. we're getting a look at the vantage point out looking east as the sun pops up. it's like sky candy. now we're looking at future cast. high pressure is paying a really long visit and it is shunting

the north. look at the monster slamming into the pacific northwest. that's leftover pieces of a typhoon and it is going to bring along for the pacific northwest flooding concerns, strong damaging winds and some big waves with that one. something certainly that you should have your ears perked about if you have any travel interest that takes you to northern california, washington areas, any s you need to cart along an umbrella or an arc the sunshine continues and the above-average temperature, it's close by. that bodes well for any plans you may have for the weekend coming up. and if you don't have any plans, we'll help you out. we have four fall favorites we'll begin with the arizona state fair. you can copy and paste any one of these forecasts because it's

at noon, into the low 90s at the 2:00 hour. lets get in on the colors of oak creek canyon. warming up, a mild afternoon. 74 degrees there at 3:00 and falling down into the 50s at 9:00. and your forecast, checking out a haunted house on saturday, we'll see the same trend here with mostly clear skies and high clouds here and there and light winds and seeing the moon, it will almost look full on your friday. but the real full moon comes in on saturday. that will be a nice kind of like spooky treat. for the pumpkin and chili party happening, sunshine each and every hour, another afternoon that is going to overachieve

in the evening. your allergies, that's going to be the real bummer in the forecast. i want to refill on the tissues and the meds in your medicine cabinet. seven-day forecast, really no difference day by day. it's just another day, checking are playing some great football weather here. >> i like the fact that it's cool in the morning and we can drive with the windows down. it's wonderful. what i like is that for those of you who commute out of the east, there's no major accidents, there's no slowing, if you're in that area, you're good at 6:47 this morning both areas we have problems with is the west valley at the 10

talking about, there is a closure on central and glendale because of an accident under investigation. alternates are 7th avenue and 7th street. a few accidents on the 10. it's slow in that area. be aware and leave a few minutes early. the east valley, this is in the clearing stages on baseline and country club. quick travel times, that's our busiest time now. the 10 eastbound is the stack is going to take you 26 and 7th street is taking you 30 minutes west valley, you're the problem child. >> thank you. it's now 6:48, you probably heard of the genetic test that allows you to find your ancestry. now there's a valley company with a similar test but it's to

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one check of traffic. >> a few accidents popped up and some slowing area.

there's a closure that is going to be closed on the surface streets your alternate route is to take 7th street. the other accidents you're going to be made aware of, at 67th avenue, another one popped up at 43rd avenue and the crash on the 17th southbound at 19th avenue. the left lane is blocked. give yourself a few extra minutes heading out in that direction. hopefully, our in a big old snooze fest. it's the same thing every day. the last little bit of warmth heading into the middle of october. we're about 4 degrees above in phoenix. also above average, 67 for flag, a pair of 7s in prescott and for the seven-day forecast, it's just coasting through this forecast every day it's more of the same. so what you see is what you

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or workout? >> i havelessenned just a hair bit on my protein where i used to overdo it. now it's a healthy balance of carbs and protein. >> candy corn seems to be the worst candy out there and snickers is the best? >> ' is the best. >> my friend pat lost 300 pounds and is going to wonderful story. >> watch that at 3:00. >> the toronto player, four goals in his first nhl game. hockey great, some have never did this in their whole career. >> way to go, austin.

good morning. the accused. at least four women come forward claiming donald trump touched or kissed them inappropriately, some claims going back decades. >> he was like an octopus. it w he was all over the place. >> a string of pageant contestants all around the country claiming he walked in as they were dressing. trump denies all the allegations and threatening to sue. the actress who trump made lewd comments about during that hot mike moment speaks out in an exclusive interview. >> do you accept his apology? >> that was an interesting apology. breaking overnight. a u.s. warship launches cruise