joe? >> reporter: it's a mixed bag of reports. there are accounts of students chanting slogans like build a wall and more specific accusations of students openly being racist. two days after last week's dramatic election, chandler unified school district superintendent wrote a letter saying it's coming to my attention that the results have created troubling actions and actions at brophy college prep, principal bob ryan sent a letter to parents condemning attacks saying since the election, students have asked others if they were really born in the ups and mean to be deported. the principal denounced some studentss who support donald

>> it's distressing. >> reporter: carlos galino with the aspect-defamation league coordinates with schools to prevent hate on campus. >> the school environment should be learning and a high level of rhetoric that was heard during the election campaign where students spouting hateful language. >> reporter: there are signs that students are policing themselves. in the peoria unified district, student body presidents from quarterly meeting. the subject of the election came up. >> it was anything that was mistreating that, wouldn't be tolerated, and that students are there for each other. >> reporter: there is undoubtedly a lot of constructive, healthy debate as well. a representative from a diverse school district made up of 25 elementary and middle schools

participated in mock elections and talked about the rudimentary aspects of the democracy. and there was nothing but good. >> joe, thank you. a lot of people are blaming this steve bannon, a controversial figure ties to arizona. >> reporter: this was in 1995. steve bannon was the acting ceo that enclosed scientists in the greenhouse for two years. >> this allows them to study and monitor the impact of enhanced c 02 and green house gases. >> reporter: while there, he was accused of sexual harassment, sued, and settled

that bannon used to run, breitbart, has become a aven for the alt-right. what is that? a form of racism. >> they say they have a preamps. preference to be around white folks and that sounds like white supremacy. >> reporter: it flat-out said it promotings nationalism. >> some feelings are held by other parts of the public but not as vehemently. >> reporter: twitter has shut down alt-right sites. some of the accounts belong to alt-right icons like richard spencer saying he was silenced for his views.

were execution squads across the alt-right. >> reporter: twitter said it would not discuss individual accounts. we are coming up on a shooting that shook arizona and america, a gunman opening fire, killing 6 and critically wounding then-congresswoman gabrielle giffords in an event in astronaut mark kelly, are sitting down with our sister station and talking about the daily fight of looking for the words she wants to say. >> gabby has aphasia, a difficulty with language, and it's incredibly -- >> it really, really sucks. >> it's incredibly frustrating. >> at home, more with gabby giffords at home, the precious

focus has changed. tonight on 12 news at 10:00. and also happening tonight, the former suspect in last year's freeway shootings is trying for a second time to get his gun back and this time, he has new ammunition. a second expert agrees that the weapon cannot be linked to the shootings, and the maricopa county attorney said that the experts' report was new. charges against merritt were dismissed last april, and he is suing for a rush to judgment in charging him. we have a great opportunity for to you give back. you can join special olympics arizona next month. $10will get you into the indoor rock climbing gym in scottsdale. climb, repel, and go through

then watch the athletes repel down 27 stories "over the edge" event. we're still a week away from thanksgiving but people are already starting to think about christmas and a lot of people have the great holiday tradition of going up with their families to the high country and counting down their christmas tree. >> if that's you, heads up. permits wont sale for the arizona national forest and they tend to go fast, and that leads us to what christmas tree do you prefer? real? artificial? or no tree? you can go to 1 2news.com/yourvoice and cast your vote and see it coming up on realtime as you are watching. guys. >> it was pretty much a tie all day long. >> neck and neck. >> and you prefer artificial. >> i prefer real except for

the convenience. >> and some of the fake ones look real. >> but you don't get the smell. >> you can get them with smell now, too. >> they do? >> they have a spray. >> oh, problem solved. >> all right. still to come on 12news at 6:00, a judge's order for the u.s. border patrol regarding the civil rights of detainees. >> it's one of the most beautiful places in all of arizona entire world. and check out the temperatures across the valley. we're in the 60s, but as we head into tomorrow, we'll be looking more like -- we'll be in the 70s but looking more like the 60s tomorrow.

all right. now it's time for the hot headlines. a violations of civil rights, a

border patrol not to violate civil rights. >> it was ruled that sleep deprivation is a violation of civil rights. and the bounty mistakenly broke into the police chief's home will be sentenced. and dozens of students at an arizona state university honor dorm will be displaced for about five days thanks to a broken pipe. about 150 students were affected when the hot water pipe broke within the barrett honor college. students will be relocated to other halls on the tempe campus. a burglar shot after the

in buckeye near durango and watson. the 18-year-old suspect was reportedly shot multiple times. we spoke with the owner of the home who said that his brother in-law pulled the trigger. >> he went in the house and, of course, he carries a weapon. he got into -- found him in the garage and got into it with him and he felt threatened. so he shot him. >> the suspect was taken to survive. still ahead on 12 news at 6:00, arizona has so many gorgeous locations, but two are considered among the most beautiful in the world. where do you think they are? plus, what in the world -- oh, my -- is adele doing in her concert in mexico city? we'll tell you when we come back. all right, and carson palmer talks about getting hazed in tonight's edition of the quarterback speak and a

msn has just released a list of the 50 most beautiful places you have to see before you die. and our gorgeous state made the list not once but twice. >> so what places do you need

that's our social sound off question. >> and making the list, of course, our gorgeous grand canyon and antelope canyon, both of them, simply breathtaking. couldn't agree more. >> look at the formations. >> antelope canyon is something to see, never seen did in person but the photos look amazing and i hear from the people who have been there, you just -- it looks just like that on the pictures. >> the light and shadows that create those amazing images. >> we are so lucky to live in such a beautiful state. folks, t hanggiving -- dhanggiving? i can't talk. thanksgiving is just over a week away.

collecting turkeys. >> it's the largest 1-day turkey drive in the country, and every year, no matter what you give, large or small, it all goes to help the less fortunate. >> absolutely. >> and in year, we may get rain on turkey tuesday. >> no. >> it is in the forecast. >> i don't know if we have ever been rained out for turkey tuesday. >> no. but it has been on the cool side in the past. >> take a look at the live picture over downtown phoenix and it was very cloudy out there. a lot of high clouds we were expecting to make it to 85 which would have been 10 degrees above normal and we instead only made it to 79, 4 degrees above normal. 89 is the record high. we have a trough of low pressure to the north of us where the bulk of the energy is but is pulling up the winds and allowing the clouds to move up from the pacific ocean, mainly in the form of a few high

state and that's really it. it's more of a wind situation right now. a gust at 31 in kingman and 30 flagstaff and 29ate grand canyon and we'll continue to see the strong winds especially up north. just be careful traveling along i-40 and i-17. here in the valley, the forecast models are pulling back on the potential for windy conditions. so we'll go with breezy for tomorrow but the biggest thing temperatures. topping out at 79 and tomorrow, expecting 71. that's at kai harbor. outside of sky harbor more than likely you'll see the upper 60s. 76 on friday and 82 on saturday as temperatures begin to climb as we head into the weekend. tonight across the high country, it will be very cold. 16 in flagstaff and 15 in the grand canyon.

temperatures. we are taking mid-40s for the grand canyon and 50 in wins low and 53 in prescott and 64 in globe. 70s, though, for the rest of the central and lower desert. there is the next storm system. it comes on the second part of our weekend. so a 20% chance of rain on sunday, 40% on monday and for turkey tuesday, thankfully, only a 10% chance but a little on the cool side. a high of 73. that's r here's coop with sports. thanks a lot. yeah. let's talk sports. for the first time since the second game of the season, mike smith will be back on ice in net for the desert dogs. he suffered what looked to be a left knee injury on october 18th.

13 games. and carson palmer gets what is called a veteran's day off. but he still spent part of wednesday talking to us, the media. >> got a long way to go but i'm always trying to improve and always feel like i can play better. especially this is one of those teams that is a very difficult environment, very good i gotta play my best. you know, he doesn't hold back and tells you the truth. he doesn't sugar coat things. if we need to do better, you better do better or he will replace you and he is serious about things like that. there is no politically correct- type statement. he is very cut and dry. what you see is what you get.

our hands, 1:15, whatever it is there is not much of a change. i think i got tide up to the goalpost and got ice water dumped on. or maybe i did that to somebody. i don't remember. let me squeeze in a coop clip. tom brady is ready to laugh at deflate gate. yes, he had to sit out because of his role in the infamous scandal and poked fun at that in this foot locker commercial. >> just because something is great doesn't mean anything is going on. why can't some things just be great? >> it was just a question. >> questions turn into assumptions and assumptions turn into a vacation. why punish a week of greatness

>> i like it a lot. and don't forget to start your nfl week 11 right here for thursday night football . saintsand patriots tomorrow night, 12 news, the home for thursday night football the rest of the season. that was cute, that commercial. >> i like anyone who can laugh at himself. >> him and belichick, so stoic. coming up, adele, she goes batty at a recent concert.

finally, an unexpected visitor in her mexico city tour stop last night.

silence. >> his tongue was down by throat. >> her explosive first tv interview about battling sexual harassment. >> now on "extra." ? ? she brought down powerful fox news chief roger ailes. gretchen carlson speaking out for the first time since she walked away with $20 million. >> do you feel like you won? then, what carlson's former colleague megyn kelly thinks about her emotional new confession. >> do you think she is brave for coming out. >> a.j. sitting down with megyn today taking on her critics, take on ailes.

>> and what she has planned for president-elect trump. carrie fisher's secret affair with harrison ford. the untold story of han solo and princess leia's undercover flame. and other couples news, an engagement, a divorce, and a tv bachelor calling off his engage men. >> i don't know to rush it. president trump sneaking off for a new yorkic steak nigh salacious new tellall. stuck my foot in my mouth. now, from universal studios, hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. come up, if these walls could talk. the rolling stones opening the vault to personal pieces of rock history. also coming up, mario, the