winner of the rocky mountain emmy award for best evening newscast. >> 12news at 10:00 tracking the big picture for you this thursday night. >> first, eat at your own risk. >> rats in the kitchen. chicken left out for hours. roaches in the fridge. >> is your favorite restaurant on the dirty list?

>> a teen hiding in plain sight. >> water woes. >> tonight, we are grilling buckeye leaders. >> planes sliding off the runway. risky rescue. three heros reunited. >> a big honor for the big unit. >> how randy johnson has changed over the years. >> the 12news night team tracks it all for you. 12news at 10:00 starts right exclusive. a gas station in the sky and the people hiding it are in plain sight here in the valley. >> the refueling wings mission happens in midair. it is incredible. a truly impressive sight to see. >> as team 12's stacia naquin shows us, the men and women of the 161st are rooted right here in arizona. >> reporter: hiding in plain sight. just south of the runway of

welcome to the 161st 850 members, eight planes and a global mission. this group is arizona proud. >> we are here to protect our state and our nation. >> our octave is to provide inflight refueling anywhere in the world. >> reporter: for 70 years, the 161st refiling wing right here in phoenix has engaged in just situation involving the united states. >> korea, vietnam, berlin. for years now, activities in the middle east. >> reporter: a gas station in the sky. this unit provides fuel to other aircraft midair. >> just the same as you would stop in a gas station on a road trip pushing through. that is what we are able to do in the sky. >> reporter: it allows other aircraft to continue their missions. >> just watch your head. >> reporter: from the ground. >> it is very exciting.

for the 161st, this is just another day at the office. >> you are up in the middle of the sky. the windows open up. the boom drops and you have aircraft coming up from underneath you. waiting for gas. >> reporter: it is a mission most civilians never get to see. >> it looks almost unreal. >> reporter: supporting operations here at home, and across the world. >> planes in the sky means less boots on the ground. >> reporter: the wings mission may be global, but as roots run deep right here in arizona. >> we live here, we work here. >> it was my opportunity to give back to my community and to the nation. >> i wanted to dedicate my life to something bigger than myself. >> you feel a part of the state's history. >> reporter: the 161st is proud to represent arizona. so, even though you might not see their work every day, this is your guard unit. >> next time you fly out of sky harbor or fly in, look south of the runway. see the big gray airplanes

>> reporter: the 161st deploys airmen throughout the year in fact. just a couple of weeks ago, they deployed 70 members on two planes to the middle east. that is where they will serve for the next few months. at sky harbor, stacia naquin, 12news. [ sound of gunfire ] >> gunfire! gunfire! shots fired! now to more hot headlines across video of the terrifying moments an officer was grazed in the head with a bullet. it happened at a shoot-out monday. one officer is chasing a guy violating traffic laws when he turns a corner and sees another officer lying in the middle of the street firing his gun. the 12 year veteran of the force is recovering tonight. glendale police confirming to 12news tonight that leslie merritt jr. , the man accused

he violated a domestic violence order of protection last night by being on a victim's property and making threats. you remember dps believe that he was responsible for multiple shootings on the i-10. but those charges were eventually dismissed. and, we are finally getting a look at the man who led police on an unusual police through ahwatukee overnight. josh atkins refuse to full over for officers but at one point during the pursuit, he did stop at the in officers eventually arrested atkins who was wanted for an outstanding want. first on 12news, water woes across the valley. people in phoenix and buckeye report their water bills are skyrocketing hundreds of dollars. a lot of you have been e- mailing us asking for answers because you feel hopeless and you have nowhere else to turn. >> we are working for you verifying what is really happening. team 12's kevin kennedy asking city officials some tough questions.

problem started to kind of bubble up if you will last week. dozens of people complaining but no one from the water district talking until tonight. the director not only answering questioning, but, showing us a print-out from one of the customers that complained. in the desert, water is liquid gold. and in buckeye, some people believe they are paying for 24- carat h20. jeff hancock is one of tuesday. >> somebody needs to step up to the plate. it is getting ridiculous. >> reporter: so today, we went looking for answers. >> a crew did go out there. >> reporter: dave is the water resources director. this is a print out of hancock's water usage. >> you are using it. on this day, you used 2500 gallons. >> reporter: every day for a month after that one day when the usage spiked it levels off. but why is unclear. >> if you have a leak that is

one 16th of an inch. about the thickness of a dime, you could lose eight to ten gallons a month. >> reporter: it ballooned to $424. 12news received complaints from dozens of customers. so could meters in buckeye be faulty? >> we have talked to the manufacturers. we have done everything we could. >> reporter: bringing us back to a couple of questions. is the water really being used? and if so, where is it going? continue to fall low this story. we have a second meeting with customers and city leaders set for monday. and hope to have the meters tested by an independent agency. in the live alert center, i'm kevin kennedy, 12news at 10:00. >> if you have noticed a major hike on your water bill, you can reach out to us. just e-mail verify@12news.com and we will continue to reach out for answers. now, to a 12news exclusive. eating at your own risk. for those of us who have had

awful of an experience it can be. there are 48 million cases of food borne illness here in america each year. tonight, team 12 is digging into the local restaurant inspection files finding roaches, blood, and more unthinkable things. the dirty list and some of the worst offenders minutes away. now, to decision 2016. with just 11 days to go until election day. scary moment for republican vice presidential nominee the plane carrying pence skidded off the runway after it landed in heavy rain in new york's laguardia airport. members of his family were with him. his wife, oldest daughter, staffers, and members of the media. pence was headed to a fundraiser at trump tower but opted to talk to donors by phone. as for donald trump, he will make his 7th campaign stop in arizona. second in less than four weeks. this saturday afternoon in phoenix.

saturday afternoon at phoenix convention center in downtown. trump's need to travel here, ten days before the election, highlights one of the biggest problems that his campaign is having. that is that arizona right now is a tossup between trump and hillary clinton. >> meanwhile, donald trump jr. stumping for his father's presidential campaign on the asu campus today. but it is not what he said on stage that everybody is talking about tonight. it is actually what he did on his way events. there you see it. while driving through mesa, trump jr. stopped to help a stuck driver. now, this video was posted on facebook by the maricopa county republican party chairman. and it shows him and two other men pushing an impala out of the street. it has been shared over 8,000 times tonight. in their first joint appearance on the campaign trail, clinton and first lady michelle obama were campaigning side by side in the

carolina. the two women sought to fire up voters and talked about their mutual respect for each other. well, it is a story of heroism only on 12news. a dramatic water rescue in chandler three weeks ago. a man crashing his car into a lake while suffering a seizure. team 12 ease ryan cody has been all over this story from the very beginning. ryan, and, the story, not over just yet, huh? >> reporter: yeah, that's because e the three heros didn't have a chance to formally meet each other until today. it is a picture ... >> thanks. >> reporter: and a handshake nearly a month in the making. >> the night of the incident, everything was just going so fast. it was one of those things to be honest, i may have looked travis in the eye once. this was a great opportunity just to shake your hand. >> reporter: a reunion for three heros.

david parks. the trio pulling this man out of his car likely saving his life. the driver had a medical condition sending him crashing into the water near akatillo and alma school. >> we need the public to help us and help themselves. this guy is the personification of that. >> reporter: minutes before the meeting, the call to the final piece to the story. >> so i just got off the phone. >> it is all thanks to you. to get to have a cup of coffee together. it is a bond that i think all of us will have forever. >> reporter: just so ironic that tony, the victim, reached out to travis just minutes before he got to the police station this afternoon. the only thing left to do now is get all four of them together. and, the reason they haven't gotten together before is because tony, the victim, doesn't remember any of it. he just woke up in the hospital. had no idea that these people

and he has been going through the process, seeing our story. decided to reach out to them. and, you know, the rest is history. >> i will tell you. we don't do enough stories about our men and women doing a lot of good. the men and women in blue. >> what a great story. >> that was just a small part of their day. >> yeah. >> thanks ryan. >> thank you. dripping blood. spoiled food. a 12news exclusive investigation. eat at your own risk. >> heroin, the seek red in the suburbs and the warning you >> the guy going from the job in ups to the arizona cardinals roster. >> a big honor for the big unit. >> martin short and steve martin are here for true confessions. do not change the channel.

>> dripping blood, spoiled food. food poisoning can be miserable. one of the worst experiences many of us will go through. >> there are about 48 million case of food born illnesses in america've year meaning one in six people will suffer. >> it is the worst. as ryan cody shows us, for many people, the sickness didn't come from their own kitchen. seen the reports. rats in the kitchen. chicken left out for hours. roaches in the fridge. they are some of the worst most disgusting health violations found in restaurant kitchens. every time you eat out, you eat at your own risk. trusting that restaurant is clean, up to code, and doing everything it can to avoid putting your health in danger. but some eateries violate your

maricopa county health department, some things stole our appetite. chicken blood dripping onto peeled oranging. raw pork stored over coleslaw. and who doesn't want warm cheese? >> uh, no thanks. >> reporter: these are real restaurant inspections in maricopa county. and those may not be the worst. they found severed goats heads hanging inside the walk-in cooler here at the oasis cafe in tempe. goats heads. freezer wrapped in plastic bags. which isn't even the violation. the cafe didn't have receipts for the goats and couldn't prove where they cam from. >> i have seen quite a few things over the years so i get surprised sometimes, but not as much as i used to obviously. >> reporter: for nearly two decades, tim hurst has inspected restaurants. >> we are a very visible agency here with what we do. and, i'm a customer in this

as well. and, you know, i would like to know how my facilities are doing. >> reporter: that's exactly the service he and his team are providing. maricopa county does not require restaurants to post their health inspection grades on the front window like many counties and states so it is up to you to know new china buffet had 13 of the county's most severe violations this year alone. employees using a water bucket to rinse hands in between breading raw chicken. and mice droppings in the kitchen. the zips on warner road and gilbert failed two inspections and was cited for nine priority violations defined by the county as things known to make people sick. violations like soiled pans. nine day old ground beef still being stored and soft, warm cheese. 17 restaurants in maricopa county have had their permits

something hurst and his team hate doing, but sometimes have no choice. >> many people have died due to food born illness outbreaks. so, us conducting inspections can help prevent them. >> reporter: the oasis cafe in new china buffet fixed their violations while this zips has promised to "provide employee training." but every week in the valley, dozens of restaurants find themselves on the list forcing you to eat at your own risk. ryan cody, so, is your neighborhood favorite on the list? how you can check before you eat at your own risk. that is just minutes away on 12news at 10:00. only on 12news, heroin. it's the deadly secret of the suburbs that no one wants to talk about. joe dana joins us now. and joe, there are some misconceptions and denial among some parents. >> reporter: i think many well

heroin. and its gateway, prescription pain ms. atlanta, heroin related deaths in wealthy suburbs jumped 130% over six years. that gave us thought of what is happening here in arizona. 125 heroin deaths in 2013. 180 in 2014. and we are getting for the first time startling new numbers for last year. you will see that exclusive report tomorrow on 12news at and, warning signs to look for with your own kids. >> joe, the profile of the typical heroin addict is just surprising. join us tomorrow for heroin, secret in the suburbs. that is only on 12news at 10:00. well, the cardinals have lost jeran brown for the season with a torn acl. >> but his injury means a job opening. team 12's cameron cox is here with the interesting journey of that next man up. >> reporter: next man up is the

the next you are playing in the nfl. that's the life of chris hubert. he is the rookie with the nickname. >> everybody calls him little smoke. >> little smoke. yep. >> reporter: barely 5' 9" with john smoky like speed. yeah, the nickname fits. he smoked everyone during training camp. following week one, the cardinals cut him from their practice squad. >> you think that the nfl wasn't going to call again? >> i believe in god. so i knew it would work out. >> reporter: it didn't come right away. so chris went back to his hometown of durham, north carolina. >> what did you do when you weren't here? >> i worked at ups at night. from 3:00 to 8:00. >> reporter: you heard him right. he worked the overnight shift. 3:00 a.m. start time means 2:00 a.m. wakeup calls. >> get off at 8:00 in the morning. >> work the overnight shift before? >> no, that was my first job.

responsibility ins. >> getting boxes off the loader and putting them in the truck. i wanted to do something at night because i wanted to continue to work out during the day. my mom suggested ups. >> when did you sleep? >> i would nap during the day. or after i got off, three hours. work out, come back, nap a little bit. then, be up. >> reporter: chris never complained and never stopped training and all the work finally paid off. when the cardinals called this week with the roster off. having him back is going to help our squad. >> reporter: and the cardinals hope he can deliver come game time. but what ability his old job? >> hopefully, i won't be back, but i might be back. >> is your job waiting for you when you get back if you have to go back? >> i don't know. i'm not sure. i'm not sure. >> reporter: guys, little smoke likes this job a lot more. get this. he didn't ian tell his

now he does once again. he could see passes come his way. michael floyd is balleting the ham spring injury. all right, thanks so much cameron. we are counting down to jimmy now with about 13 minutes to go. until the tonight show kicks off right after 12news at 10:00. >> guest star to night, steve martin and martin short. >> well, jimmy tweeting out they will be looking at your thought we would pull a few of our favorites. lisa tweeted one year grandma made me a hobo for halloween. used a sharpy for 5:00 shadow. so, there's that. >> and, from michelle, i dressed as a witch with black spray on dyed hair. one night stands should not have white pillow cases. [ laughter ] >> ouch. and then misty tweeted out when your kid swings his bucket around in the dark and comes home with one piece of candy.

is promising cooler weather. >> yes. >> lies! lies! >> it's true. i know why you wouldn't believe me. i didn't say we would hit 100 yesterday, but we did. then it was also the record for the day so there's the look there. you can see how much above normal we are. 84 is where we should be this time of the year, but unfortunately, not at all. we are at the normal at this 87 in ahwatukee. 81 over in peoria. so, high pressure has been dominating our forecast here for the last several days. that is going to eventually slide to the east there. so it is going to let up on some of the heat. we have a series of low pressure systems that will be moving in from the west. none of them bringing us rain. but they will bring clouds from time to time. and, some much cooler temperatures. 90s over the weekend. and then we hit the 80s and stay there monday through

a note. some gas money, and one crazy story. >> plus, how you can check to see if your favorite restaurant is on the dirty list. >> coming up tomorrow morning on 12 today. >> we have the perfect app for anyone who loves coupons. >> plus, it is fun friday. we have four fun family halloween events. >> and, what better way to get into the halloween spirit to get your own costume? >> and we will settle the debate to buy or not to buy in bulk. >> plus, the three phrases we >> what was it that you just said? >> ice, ice, baby. to legit to quit. so many of them. >> come join the fun with us. it starts at 4:30 tomorrow

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rife with abuse, he supported the abusive practices and even bragged about them. paul babeu is unfit to represent us. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> well, you have to love the spores mvp of the night. the coyotes earned a road win in their five game losing streak. verato, congratto the game winning field goal to hand desert edge their first loss of the season. randy johnson finally having fun. >> there are no more games to pitch. so i think, i am enjoying a lot more of this. >> there's a smile. randy having a blast being

of fame. all right guys. well, thank you very much for that. and now, it is time for our omg story of the night. >> this one coming out of portland oregon. >> what sounded like a simple car theft turned out to be more. >> erin's surveillance camera caught a climbing into her subaru, taking off. she filed a police report. she is thinking her car is getting stolen. so pretty cut and but what happened next was anything but typical. so, 24 hours later, the car was back outside erin's home with a little something inside. >> we found this note on the center console. and wrapped inside of it was $30 in cash as part of an apology. >> the note said so, sorry i stole your car. i sent my friend with my key to pick up my red subaru. and, she came back with your car.

i apologize for the shock and upset this must have caused you. >> uh yeah. >> well, police say it turns out the older model subaru keys, yeah, sometimes sometimes they work in different cars. >> that seems like a problem. >> what? [ laughter ] >> oh. [ laughter ] >> all right. well, don't go to bed just yet. steve martin and martin short joining jimmy fallon in about six minutes after 12news at

i'm tom o'halleran, and i approve this messsage. paul babeu oversaw a place of horrors as headmaster of a school for at-risk youth. and were subject to sexual abuse. arizona deserves better. arizona's largest newspapers endorse tom o'halleran for congress. "the republic" says, "elect tom o'halleran. his words match his work." and "the daily star" said, "o'halleran puts the common good above party politics.

>> only on 12news, eat at your own risk. is your favorite restaurant on the dirty list? >> and here is how you can check it out. go to 12news.com. there, you will find a link to the maricopa county environmental services page. now, the folks there, they are the ones who check out the restaurants so click search by business or address. >> what's the worst thing you have ever seen or encountered share your pictures or your stories with us on the 12news facebook page. >> i don't really know. >> i don't want to know. >> i don't want to know. [ laughter ] >> all right everybody. thank you for joins us. >> yeah. >> seriously. remember, 12news is always on. >> get the latest news as it happens no matter where you are

[ 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 -- martin short and steve martin.