he spent months in jail for a crime he didn't commit - and now leslie merritt junior is back behind bars. the details on his most recent arrest. and our arizona cardinals take on the carolina panthers this sunday. both teams are desperate r plus.. nostalgia for some of our younger viewers.. the popular disney show that's making a comeback. vanessa has the details in your morning juice. ???adlib welcome on this fun friday.. jimmy q is having a spooktacular time out at salt river fields.. he's getting a sneak peek of their hot air balloon event that starts tonight.. how's it

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going jimmy? new this morning.. the man - morning.. the man - once accused of being the freeway shooter - spends another night behind bars - but this time.. it was for something much different. team 12's nico santos joins us from the fourth avenue jail.. with our top story... he got off the hook from charges related to those freeway shootings last summer

spent some time in jail again take a look at video of what appears to be merritt running to a car and getting into the driver's seat -- after his release from jail last night. glendale police -- confirming to 12 news -- merritt -- the man who was accused of being the freeway shooter last year -- had been arrested. officers say he violated a domestic violence order of protection last night.they say he was on a victim's property making threats. this happened near maryland and 67th avenues. you'll remember d-p-s believed merritt junior was responsible for multiple shootings on the i-10 -- but the charges were later dismissed. and he got out of jail for ?thatback in april.stay on top of this story with us on 12 news dot com. checking your hot headlines.. a child is recovering this morning after

another vehicle yesterday. it happened near via linda and 114-th street. scottsdale police say the bus rear-ended an s-u-v. an 18-year-old is behind bars after he allegedly launched a cyber attack on the valley's 9-1-1 system. the surprise police department started investigating after they received a surge of false emergency calls tuesday night. they believe the suspect hacked into people's twitter accounts and posted a link.. that caused their phones to dial 9-1-1 over and over again. felony charges. the bundy brothers are now free to go. yesterday -- a federal jury aquitted ammon and ryan bundy -- along with five others -- in their armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge in oregon. the standoff against federal agents lasted for six weeks -- bringing attention to the long- running dispute over control of federal lands. later today.. phoenix's first ?female? police chief will be sworn in. team

talking sports now.. with 12 sports insider jay taylor.. this sunday.. the cardinals take on the panthers. it's projected to be a close game - both teams

the world series action moves to chicago tonight - the first world series game held at wrigley field in 71 years.

still ahead on 12 today.. has your water bill spiked recently answers. in just 5- minutes.. we break down what we've verified so far... if you loved "that's so raven" as a kid - then you're going to really love the morning juice. 12 today is back in three minutes.. with

###break### first on 12 news.. water woes -- across the valley! people in phoenix and buckeye are reporting their water bills are sky-rocketing hundreds of dollars. a lot of you are e-mailing us.. asking for answers because you feel hopeless and have no where else to turn.where else to turn. we are working for you -- veryfying what's really going on. team 12's kevin kennedy has the latest developments in our

we're going to continue following this story - we have a second meeting with customers and city leaders on monday to get you more answers. so in the meantime.. if you've noticed a major hike in your water bill -- you can reach out to us. just e-mail "verify at 12 news dot com." checking hot headlines.. hot headlines.. the dakota access pipeline protest has es activists were arrested yesterday. law enforcement is closing in as the nearly $4- billion dollar project comes to an end. celebrities like shailene woodley and mark ruffalo are currently on the frontlines - while others like pharrell and leonardo dicaprio are showing their support on social media. they say the pipeline - which runs adjacent to the standing rock sioux reservation is destroying sacred sites and could pollute the missouri river. the pipeline is meant to transfer

it doesn't it doesn't even feel like fall here in the valley of the sun - but parts of michigan are already getting winter-like conditions. more than five inches of snow fell in norhtern michigan yesterday. some areas even lost power due to heavy snow on power lines. the national weather service is predicting their winter to be colder than last year's. ???toss morning juice one of n-b-c's biggest t-v shows might be coming back to airwaves.. according to "variety".. talks are underway for a potential revival of "will & grace." apparently.. the whole idea got started last month after the cast reunited to create an election-themed video online. the original show aired on n-b-c from 19-98 to 2006.

and speaking of nostalgia..speaking of nostalgia.. "that's so raven" is getting spin-off show on the disney channel. raven symone will return to her role as raven baxter and will also be the executive producer on the show. the new series finds raven as a divorced mom of a pre-teen son and daughter - one of whom has inherited her ability to see into the future. casting for the kids is currently underway. time for your juicy question of the morning... what are the top two things people get in trouble for cheating on? start sending

still ahead on 12 today.. is it always a better deal to buy in bulk? we break it down in our series "more money for you." that's coming up in 15 minutes. a close call on the

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###break### now to decision 2016.. a scary night for donald trump's running mate - mike pence. this after the campaign plane he was in - skidded off the runway after landing in heavy rain at new

evacuated.. including pence, his wife and their oldest daughter. thankfully no one was injured in the landing. the trump campaign has confirmed that pence will be taking the day off.. and did you miss this video taken right here in the valley.. yesterday.. donald trump junior was in town for a rally at a-s-u. but on his way from that event to another - he spotted someone having car troubles. witnesses say trump junior got out of his campaign car and helped the strangers push their car out of the way. donald trump - is scheduled to make a campaign stop at the phoenix convention center. the event is planned for 3:30. this will be trump's seventh campaign stop in arizona. meanwhile.. on the democrats side.. president barack obama hits the road for hillary clinton today. the president will speak tonight at a rally in orlando. this is not mister obama's first time stumping for clinton.. and according to clinton.. and according to the white house - it won't be his last. the president is expected to make more

final stretch. still ahead on 12 today.. two very funny people under the same roof.. we've got a sneak peek of ricky gervais on ellen today.. that's coming up in the morning juice. ???nico teases ???nico teases juice.the mo that's today..on ellen ricky gervais sneak peek of we've got a same roof..under the funny people two very

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y25koy yvpy right now on 12 today....the formly shooter...getting out of jail... under cover of darkness.we're live this morning with the latest what leslie merritt junior did in the middle of the night. dramatic video out of tucson ... as police are caught on camera in a shootout with a suspect on the run.we're showing it to you this morning. and what should you buy in bulk?we are talking about that... this morning...