this half hour overworked and unappreciatedare those ever good reasons to take a sick day?plus in less than an hour... a huge christmas delivery for the valley.and what is the top halloween candy in arizona. ???adlib & toss jimmy

right now we have breaking news along i-17 near carefree highway.authorities on the scene of a crash that was causy we're told the driver appeared to be impaired and was going to going in the south lanes. thankfully... there are no serious injuries.these a live pictures from the area right now.now.... let's go over to now.... let's go over to krystle

hot headlines...the phoenix city council has approved penalties for animal hoarding. people who hoard animals in phoenix now will face a class 1 misdemeanor and have to undergo a mental-health evaluation.the new ordinance will take effect in 30 days. former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be pushing for gun--control laws today. giffords is paf preventing gun violence in northern virginia. giffords, a democrat, was wounded in the tucson shootings.... five and half years ago. a record high 60 percent of american adults support legalization of marijuana, according to a new gallup poll. this comes just weeks before voters in nine states... including arizona.... decide whether to expand legal access to pot. currently.... recreational use of marijuana is legal in alaska, colorado, oregon, washington state and the district of columbia.

come election day.we just received figures from a brand new... arizona republic -- morrison -- cronkite news poll the polls shows sheriff arpaio is trailing democratic challenger paul penzone by nearly 15 pointsit also shows one in five voters remain undecided in the sheriff's race. once again today.... presidential politics will invade the valley.first lady michelle obama will be rallying up support for hillary clinton..team 12's jen

are you in the christmas spirit yet?we are only 65 days away from opening up presents. and this morning... a giant symbol of the season is about to arrive.team 12's jolly elf... bryan west... is live

( toss to the morning juice( toss to the ( toss to the ( toss to the morning juice) halloween is less than two weeks away... and not all candy is created equal.in your

every state.best for every state.so apparently... some 40- thousand people were surveyed. the candy that pulled the highest total number of votes was the reese's peanut butter cupother big vote getters were kit kat and butterfinger. arizona... was the only state that chose toblerone. this next one this next one for you sports fan.pizza hut has the ultimate sports package and you get paid to watch sporting events.they're now accepting applications for their all-american position... the job will pay 50-thousand dollars and all you have to do is travel to as many division one college championships during the 2016-2017 season... and then document it on social media.there is no perk listed

the deal. space jam is space jam is coming back to theaters.the movie featuring michael jordan teaming with animated champions like bugs bunny and his looney tunes pals will have screenings on november 13th and november 16th in select theaters.it's because the movie is turning 20 years old. when space jam was released.... the top album in the country was alanis morrisette's "jagged

sweet day" by mariah carey and boyz ii men. time for your juicy question of the morning. a recent survey found this is the biggest turn off for millennials when it comes to relationships. maybe if more of us could get past this.. we'd be nicer to each other. what is this????adlib

let's get let's get your second juicy question.. on average you will waste 90 to 100 hours a year dealing with this. what is this? what is with this. what

ahead in the morning mix.... some of us will take a day off... when we wake up and just don't feel like going to work.others... like jimmy q... show up early and excited to work every day.we're going to talk about whether you should feel guilty about calling in sick. and stop playing the fool. don't be the person others are laughing at.we'll give you don't start believing the fake news on facebook. ####break####

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are laughing person others don't be the fool.don't be the person others are laughing at.we'll give you the tips needed to make sure you don't start believing the fake news on

let's get to your 12 today trivia.. and the weather is great for all so our question to you.. 20 percent of arizona's population does this every fall? think about it and guess. we'll have your answer in a half hour. if you've called out sick from work... be careful of what you post online.a new career builder survey finds more than a third of employers have caught an employee lying about being sick by checking social media. of those... 27 percent have actually fired the employee. in the survey.... employers

excuses employees used to call in sick, three of them include: -- employee said her roots were showing and looked like a mess-- employee ate too much birthday cake-- and employee said he had better things to do this surveys shows that nearly half of employees have come into work because they can't afford to take a sick day or are afraid their boss won't believe them.this survey also shows that one in five employers fired someone for calling in sick when they aren't really sick.aren't really sick. calling in sick some companies are cutting back on employees... and making others work longer hours without pay raises. but is it okay to use a sick day... when you are

next on 12 next on 12 today.... facebook is certainly the top social networking website on earth, and we all are willingly or reluctantly part of it.but why are so many people getting fooled on facebook when it comes to politics. it's hard to believe... but it was all the way back in 1987 when the world was introduced to johnny castle and baby. there are no new ideas in hollywood... so the movie is hollywood... new ideas in hollywood... so the movie is

jennifer grey thinks should play the role of the new baby.

new this morning... facebook is great for keeping up with your friends... but when it comes to getting your news," there's a reason some people call it... fake-book. lately, many of us see the "privacy hoax" popping up on our timelines... you know, "facebook will release all your private information unless you change your status to some legal mumbo jumbo." this morning team 12's michelle boudin speaks with an

sort "fact" from "fiction"... on facebook.

today... with smartphone... we have more information av palm of the hands.but experts say we have become lazy when it comes to checking facts... and seeking out information. many people many people simply post something as fact... because it agrees with their personal beliefs. ahead in our six a-m hour... bad hombres... immigration...

we have your politics covered. for the first time ever... the city of cleveland will host a world series opener. baseball... makes its way into the shot of the morning. are things heating up? a chance that we could see another day of 100 degrees? jimmy's working to update your forecast. and let's get into the halloween spirit.more people than ever are dressing up their pets.we'll take a look at the growing trend.

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i don't love that. but now you're gonna love that you can get more all day. like mcgriddles. i love mcgriddles... so you'll have to find something else to not love. hey buddy! like exploding fist bumps. pggggggghew! or forgetting what you're about to do. wait...what was i about to do? or when people who say you look like... james lipton. oh man...it's uncanny.