live in the newsroom, brahm resnik, 12 news. >> thanks brahm. >>> now t a rescue is underway near 3rd avenue and carefree highway in north fee fix, where three people fell into an underground storage area. two people have pulled out. the crews are suiting up before they go down to look for that third victim. the 12 news crew is on the way to cover the story, and we'll keep you updated. >>> a tragic loss today for the university of arizona football program. one of the players passed away he was an offensive lineman for the wildcats. he was also a football star at chandler high school. today, his former high school coach recommended hemmila as a leader on and off the field. >> it's going to be a hard day for us in the locker room, even though our kids have not played with him. >> it's still not clear how hemmila died. he was an only child and leaves and countless friends. >>> shocking information today about a 3-year-old killed in the west valley. the maricopa county sheriff's office, says the boy's 16-year- old brother is the person who killed the child. a 9-year-old was also hurt, but

care is brahm resnik. is our personal information safe? says it is. you have to wonder, this happened over the summer in arizona and also in illinois. fbi was so alarmed it sent bulletin to election officials. a russian hacker is suspected in the attack in the arizona database. a door was opened when the username and password of of -- of an employee, that employee had access to the database. they did not get your motor but security experts is that voter databases are under constant attack by hackers. >> there is always some kind of background, random programs, trying to do whatever they can. there are people that do not know what they're doing but have enough security knowledge to be dangerous. they go in there and try things. then you have your advanced threats that will be very patient and wait months to try to get information. what the state is doing to build a stronger wall around your voter information. >> is there anything right now that we can do as voters? >> not really, it is up to the states. it is like your bank information. it is up to our

. >> brahm resnik, is there fear election results were altered here? >> state officials tell me election results are not effected, an entirely different system and your voting information is safe. but if hackers got their hands on those records, they could do a lot of damage. a suspected russian hacker, almost getting his hands on your voter information. living in, so frightening. >> reporter: secretary of state, michelle reagan, said alarms went off last july when the user name and password of a county elections employee were circulated online, that employee had access to the state voter data base. >> appeared if someone tried to hack into a computer through one of the county computers. >> reporter: the cyberbreak-in so alarming the fbi issued alert country. >> we wanted to make sure voter registration file was secure. >> reporter: private information 4 million volter could have-- voters could have been exposed. it was taken offline for 10 days and inspected by state officials and the fbi. >> everyone who looked at the voter file was certain enough to

spot and tonight, we have team coverage of the primary >> let's start with our political expert brahm resnik and the race for u.s. senate. brahm, an easy win tonight for senator mccain. >> reporter: that's right mark. now comes round two of what john mccain has called the race of his life as he try to distance himself from donald trump at the top of the ticket. the five-term senator goes onto face ann kirkpatrick in the minutes, sounded a bit sick and alluded to trump urging resistance to bad ideas no matter who is in the white house. >> these are some of the biggest though not the only issues in stake at this election. to make real progress in any of them, republicans must be willing to put forward smart common sense effective policies. we must be able to resist from a position of strength ideas coming from the next white house whoever occupies it, that would take the country in the wrong track. >> reporter: northern arizona congresswoman kirkpatrick could be his toughest election opponent in years. she made clear trump will be an issue in their senate race. >> i have to tell you one of the

. >> brahm resnik joins us with what this could mean if he ends up in jail. >> that is a question a lot of people are asking tonight. arpaio was disappointed when he got word of the judge's order but he is still not quitting. all of this coming just 11 days before the republican primary office. federal judge murray snow's ruling friday came as no surprise. in a court hearing in july, snow said sheriff joe arpaio had lied to his face. now, america's toughest sheriff faces charges of criminal contempt. for intentionally ignoring the judge's orders to stop racially profiling latino drivers. >> he wouldn't do it. he would like to see the case go away. >> reporter: arpaio's fate is now in the hands of the u.s. attorney's office in phoenix d they will have to decide whether to go ahead and charge the sheriff with criminal contempt. >> he is not going to resign. he is not going to step down. he is going to go forward with his election plans. >> reporter: whatever happens in this case could take months to play out. the likelihood of the 84-year- old sheriff seeing the inside of a jail cell is s