festival down below. a chandler couple was killed in the crash. the suspect is a 25-year-old and he was alone in the truck when he lost control and plummeted 60 feet on a vendor's booth below. the family of the chandler couple is, of course, devastated. linda williams spoke to the family members of the victims. >> reporter: they are heartbroken. their nephew refers to cruz kopb terror -- contreras and anna- marie, can't believe they are gone. as grandparents, cruz and anna-marie contreras loved their family but loved the freedom they found on two wheels as they

motorcycle. it was at a biker rally festival this weekend where a freak accident ended their lives. an out of control truck driven by a 25-year-old sailor careened off of the coronado bridge and landed on booths at the biker rally at the park below. >> we heard a skid, a bang, and the vehicle went airborne. he flipped two or three times and landed topside on the >> reporter: anna-marine and cruz were among four people killed almost instantly. nine other were injured. the contreras' enough fee -- nephew wants people to focus on the good that they did in the valley rather than the horrific way they died. they were known for reefing out and helping teens around arizona.

while raising their three daughters. saturday night, the horror i havic scene was replaced by a candlelight vigil and prayers. the kopb tray as family found some peace in the love and support of each other and strangers. kopb tray as nephew has set up a go fund me page as they raise money to bring the bodies back to arizona and for funeral expenses. we have that link on o website, fox10phoenix.com. i'm linda williams, fox 10 news. a man is killed in tempe when a truck rear ends his motorcycle. the pickup truck was pulling a trailer hit the bike this morning in the phoenix area on the tempe border. the truck burst into flames. the man on the bike was killed. it is not clear why the truck did not stop in time. all of the political action

wednesday night for the debate. three democratic star, bernie sanders, chelsea clinton and michelle obama all scheduled to make stops in arizona. this is a strong sign that the democrats think hillary clinton has a reasonnal shot of taking arizona in this election. steve krafft joins us with the story. if we see hillary clinton, we will know for sure. >> reporter: michelle obama trail. arizona generally votes republican in presidential elections. the last time our state was won by a democrat was bill clinton in 1996. democrats think they have a chance to do it again this year. bernie sanders campaigning in flagstaff and tucson tomorrow. feeling the burn for hillary. chelsea clinton on tuesday and michelle obama and tim kaine in phoenix on thursday.

the phones at democratic headquarters. the party confident this is the year arizona turns blue. >> i think you see hillary clinton really going for that win, a decisive win. we see how things are shaping up in battleground states. arizona is considered a tossup this election cycle. i think she is expanding the electoral map. >> reporter: democrats are filled with optimism but republicans s this way before only to be disappointed and they think it will happen again. volunteers working the phones, too. the g.o.p. state's chairman says the democrats efforts won't get them over the top. >> with these type of people coming here is a big investment. we encourage them spending as much money here because we're confident in the outcome. they are going to waste money and time. >> reporter: both campaigns working hard at their ground

turn out supporters and get them to vote, working on phones, pounding the pavement, knocking on doors. steve krafft, fox 10 news. the clinton campaign is feeling a little bit of heat today. according to u.s.a. today, several companies that were close donors to the clinton foundation used clinton-kopb tphelgted lobbyists. microsoft gave lobbied for visa issues and software licensing. the review did not find the company received special favors but they did find conflicts of interest. the presidential debate is two days away. steve krafft and i will be on hand. we will be reporting live from las vegas. we can expect more fireworks out of hillary clinton and donald trump. for the best coverage, keep it here on fox 10.

and thursday as well. one other political note or fallout from politics, billy bush has been fired by nbc. bush was caught on tape in a vulgar conversation with donald trump back in 2005. the tape, of course, came out earlier this month. the two sides reached a financial settlement and bush is the nephew of former president george h.w. presidentpresident obama spa high school in d.c. today where the graduation rates jumped the high northwest the -- highest in the country. he told students that they are now competing to find jobs with students from around the world. >> we live in a global economy.

longer going to be competing with somebody here in d.c. for a great job. you're competing with somebody on the other side of the world in china or india because jobs can go wherever they want because of the internet. because of technology. the best jobs are going to go to the people who are best educated, whether india or china or anywhere in the world. >> on that score, it isot news. the increasing graduation rates were met with decreasing test scores in math and reading. a wildfire is causing trouble in south dakota. that fire has burned through 6,000 acres in a number of counties there. flames have burned buildings. a nearby interstate is open but police are warning people to drive slowly through the area

mark in north carolina. it is estimated that the storm caused $1.5 billion in damage. at least 26 people in north carolina died because of the heavy flooding. in some areas, waters surged to the rooftops to some of the homes there. usually we talk about grinches around christmastime but there is a grinch in new jersey right now. cameras caught a pumpkin thief stealing pumpkins off of they hope to find the suspect very quickly. new tonight at 9:00, a young football player on a mission to raise awareness about diabetes. ryder is a diabetic who wrote a letter to the nfl. ryan wrote for an effort similar to what the nfl does for breast

the nfl but did hear from patrick peterson who also suffers from diabetes. >> always have a positive mind set. >> that was really nice of him. >> the messages don't stop there. they are gathering momentum for team ryder and we will share that story on fox 10 news at 9:00. guys, are you looking for a longterm relationshi beard. >> it is that easy. i never knew. plus, you have heard the phrase, starving college student. maybe you were one, maybe you are one. the percentage of kids who say they can't get food that is affordable. one woman is clipping coupons for a good cause. how many people she is hoping to

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allegations against pinal county sheriff paul babeu. paul babeu exposed in a damning home video. accusations of widespread abuse at a massachusetts private school. she is sick of hearing sheriff paul babeu lie. allegations of abuse of power. another headache, the fbi has subpoenaed records. lawsuits regarding abuse and neglect. questions of babeu's integrity. new page of controversy. a question of judgment. ultimately voters are going to have to decide if he's the type of candidate they want in congress.

sexual assault and rape. out-of-control corrections officers arrested. but not one served a day of time. sweetheart deals, because, with county attorney bill montgomery, some people are above the law, making us all less safe. there's a better choice -- diego rodriguez, a career prosecutor who believes in tough sentences for violent crime and equal justice under the law. vote for diego rodriguez. a county attorney for us all. one virginia woman is a woman in virginia is into extreme couponing and not by hers. she has dedicated her time to feeding the hungry and in so doing, she has figured out a way to do all of this at a reduced price. what may look like madness to

others. >> all of the parents saved their newspapers and they donated them to me today. >> reporter: lauren collecting the sunday coupons getting help sorting them from her two boys. >> they love to help. >> reporter: lauren has been feeding the needy for a few years but it reached a point when she couldn't afford it. >> i was able to get both of the items for free. twenty-eight-cents a bag so i'm going to coupon like crazy for the meatballs. i got the free. >> reporter: when she realized what was possible. >> some meals are 5-cents per meal. >> reporter: she upped the ante vowing to feed 30,000 people by next september. >> when i realized i could get food for free or close to free, i knew that was my golden ticket. >> reporter: cameras were rolling when she found her

some people may not be excited about a dollar off of hot dogs but she did her homework because they are already on sale. >> i can get the hot dogs for free. >> reporter: she pays for her mission in dedication. >> i was lucky to find an avenue. a way to reach my goal. >> reporter: doing a big part to cut down on hunger one snippet at a time. she turns 30 next year, which is 30,000 people. hunger is a pretty common problem for college students. a new survey found half of 4,000 students did not have access to food on a regular basis and a quarter of them say they went hungry. >> did you go hungry in college? >> there was a lot of ramen. new research shows men with

longterm relationships. scientists showed a group of 8,500 women photos of men and the men with light or heavy& stubble were considered most attractive for longterm relationships. the men with full beards were considered the most attractive for a longterm relationship. the number of americans who are now juggling more than one job. plus, changes on the way for. pepsi, pepsi products. the ingredients on the way out. >> reporter: how about a mustache? who is the new guy standing between ken kendrick and derrick hall? there is a new era about to begin for the diamondbacks. meet the new leader of baseball

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? yeah, elmo's world. >> haven't heard that in a while. >> just for you. elmo's world returning to sesame street in january. new episodes of the short segment are being made for the first time since 2009. elmo teaches kids matching sorting and come outing games. it will also feature appearances from mr. noodle.

in tonight's business watch, union workers at jim bean distrillionries go on strike. this is bad stuff. the pickets want more time off they say they are overworked. they want them to hire more workers to keep up demand. there is not expected to be any shortage of wheuky. jim bean has been around for 200 years. pep sew plans to reduce the amount of sugar, sodium, and fat in many of the products by 20, 20, -- 2025. to wall street, stocks begin the week down a bit, negative territory. not a big deal for dow. you would rather see the market going up. the number of americans

the rise. 7.8 million americans work more than two jobs. jobs have been near record levels for the past several months. >> reporter: he is an analytics guy with a degree of street smarts that is the word coming from one red sox players that communicated with me. he played baseball at princeton, he chased his baseball dream. cleveland and became the g.m. for the red sox. he is the new leader of baseball operations introduced today by ken kendrick and derrick hall. >> to win a championship in arizona that is why we do what we do. it is competing and having winning teams and that is important but the number one goal is to win. i think the ability to connect with players is critical.

understanding of how hard the game is to play on a daily basis is critical. number one, we're looking for a leader. we're going to find that person. >> reporter: let's look at the last weekend of college football for the sun devils. a long night in boulder, colorado. the colorado buffaloes ran rough shot ran defense. 315 yards rushing, it was philip lindsey. lindsey running for 219 yards. it was a long night and a setback for todd graham as they lose 40-16. they have to regroup and get ready for washington state coming to tempe this saturday night. for a.s.u., no doubt about it, colorado was the better football team. >> we're 5-2. we've got to make too in

you know, you need to get healthy and we need to play well and be disciplined and be fundamentally sound. >> reporter: coach todd graham referencing getting healthy that means quarterback manny wilkins who played hurt and now gets another week to prepare for washington state saturday night in tempe. more college football, the latest from the world of baseball when we return at 6:00. phil collins is hitting the years.

? green day is back on top. their latest record debuts at number one on the billboard chart. the band will perform the record when they come to pen march. they will play at talking stick arena on march 1. ? phil collins heading back on the road. the singer will play nine shows in london, paris, and germany. he announced back in 2011 that he was retiring to singin after nerve damage left him unable to play the drums but things have improved and he had a change of

well, we are learning new information about why jennifer lopez dumped her boyfriend casper smart. casper reportedly cheated on her. jennifer caught him two years ago and said they would be threw but he did not learn his lesson and he got the boot. the latest on a bomb threat called into to the republican party headquarters. schumer have them walking out of

first tonight at six o'clock: phoenix police first tonight at six first tonight at 6:00, phoenix police have begin the all clear after searching the

republican party after a bomb threat was called in. officers are looking for people or items that don't belong in the building. investigators say someone left a threat on the party's voice mail and the offers -- office is looking at hiring private security guards. the chairman of the republican party cent out this tweet that says az g op in the parking lot. he is referring to something that happened in north carolina overnight when someone torched a republican party office by throwing a flammable device through a window. a nearby wall had a spray painted message that said nazi republicans leave town or else. >> it is a total loss inside the building but the most important thing is we did not have anybody killed.

time are occupied around the clock at times and it is just gods a grace that we didn't have anybody injured and that is the most important thing. >> 2,000 satchel ballots for local republicans were lost in the fire. democrats raised more than $13,000 on go fund me to reopen the office. in tucson, a 2-year-old gets his hands on a gun and accidently shoots his mom in the arm. the gun was not locked up and left unattended. the mom was shot while trying to grab the gun from the boy. she is expected to recover. sheriff's office is investigating. a terrible scene in tollesson where two little girls and their father are dead in an apparent murder-suicide. the mom called police over the well being of the children and her ex-husband. nicole garcia is live with the latest on this for us.