katie conner is live carefree highway and the i-17. we confirmed about 20 minutes ago this was a wrong wake village and what have you learned? >> reporter: we got an update on the victims involved. i am told one is in the hospital right now in serious but stable condition. let's look at the scene. you can see the red car, the side of it smashed in. dps telling us the wrong way driver

katie conner is at 91st avenue. and broadway. talk about a heartbreaking story. >> reporter: especially since it involves those young girls and their dad. investigation is underway. the house in question where all of this is focusing is where the light is on. last night the remains of the suspect

cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: d.c. police force to arrest one of their own while complaint early this morning about officer thompson. when a supervisor went to investigate, he reported smelling alcohol and that officer thompson was impaired. he also failed fields are brady test. he had been on the force for four years. neighbors say that no one should be above the law. >> there are kids who play around here. >> i find that very troubling. with everything going on in the country, with police departments in neighborhoods, it's troubling. kimberly: his police powers were immediately revoked. he is under investigation by the internal affairs department.

katie conner has been on the scene. while you explain what happened these images are something that no one was seriously injured. this driver pretty much walked away unharmed. this driver had just gone on the free when it and saw two headlights heading straight at him. it was that old minivan going the wrong way on i-17. the two cars sideswiped each other and spun out. the wrong way driver was taken to a nearby hospital and is currently being treated for minor injuries. right now dps impairment was a factor. they said they have to do further testing. right now the freeway is pretty much back open. the hov lane and the next lane over are still closed. for more on ways to get around this crash we will send it over to mallory. >>> still some restrictions on i-17 southbound. you can see the delays have pretty much gone away. still a ramp closure, state route 74 westbound to i-17 southbound.

katie conner is at 91st avenue. and broadway. talk about a heartbreaking story. >> reporter: especially since it involves those young girls and their dad. investigation is underway. the house in question where all of this is focusing is where the light is on. last night the remains of the suspect gunshots. when officers got here they learned of the victims mom had also called 911 out of concern for her ex-husband and their two daughters. inside the home officers found a four-year-old and a five-year-old dead. investigator believe the dad first took their lives and then turned the gun on himself. police have not released the name of the suspect. this investigation will take several hours because of this we learn more about what happened and a possible motive we will let everyone know. >>> let's talk about the most accurate forecast. temperatures are nice and cool. 68 for the morning drive. 60s pretty much across the valley. nice and cool. a gradual warm- up today. today's high into the low 90s. not too bad, up to 92. a warm and dr

in 1974, conner and 2 friends in cedar rapids planned to commit an armed robbery. they picked up 2 teenagers, maureen connolly and michael servey, whose car had run out of later raped the girl and then shot and killed both teenagers in different locations. although the floods closed the national czech and slovak museum & library, it's open for business and preparing for a big celebration this friday. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us there now, where brewnost is being held. brea, this is also a fundraiser? chris, it is. the money raised here goes directly to the museum's operating fund. that's what keeps things moving around here. standing with me now is.. whose what can people expect if they come out? this is also a fundraiser? now this is a popular event here in eastern iowa. why do you feel people like it so much? i know the museum had to close for the floods, will that change anything with the line up for this year? anything else we need to know? thanks.. brewnost is this friday the 7th at 6:30. for information on tickets and more visit kcrg dot com. support th

in 1974, conner and 2 friends in cedar rapids planned to commit an armed robbery. they picked up 2 teenagers, maureen connolly and michael servey, whose car had run out of gas on 6th street sw in cedar rapids. 1 of conner's friends later raped the girl and then shot and killed both teenagers in different locations. although the floods closed the national czech and slovak museum & library, it's open for celebration this friday. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us there now, where brewnost is being held. brea, this is also a fundraiser? chris, it is. the money raised here goes directly to the museum's operating fund. that's what keeps things moving around here. standing with me now is.. whose her to give us the details. what can people expect if they come out? this is in eastern iowa. why do you feel people like it so much? i know the museum had to close for the floods, will that change anything with the line up for this year? anything else we need to know? thanks.. brewnost is this friday the 7th at 6:30. for information on tickets and more visit kcrg dot com. support

. >> reporter: carol conners, a successful songwriter and singer with the teddy bears. ? if you love love love him ? >> reporter: finally, ronda. >> i'm fund-raising. >> how much did you raise? >> i'm not -- i don't think i can tell you that. i can't say those things. i'm doing well, though. >> hi, everybody, welcome to another all night." she used to host "up all night." now a very successful lingerie entrepreneur. >> female intuition. strong female -- listen, this group of women, we've been through a lot. >> we recorded those interviews before that now-infamous tape leaked so i'm going to head back to bel air to see if toni the trumpette has changed her mind. ignacio, who's producing this speak to ran de. >> she last spoke with nick before the trump tape was released. that night she ended up texting me. i know it's late but i am mortified at the new comments that trump made. she went on to say, unless they make pence the presidential candidate, i may not be able to continue to stand for trump. >> i'm very, very, very, very proud to have my trump/pence sign on the front

in capitol heights, cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: two fatal fires in prince george's county in 36 hours. firefighters were back in landover, checking for smoke alarms. early morning house fire. another person jumped from the home to escape the flames and two people were taken to the hospital. late friday night, an elderly man died in the house fire. firefighters found at least one smoke detector that was not working. a water rescue on the potomac river. montgomery county fire and rescue said that a woman fell 70 feet into the water. she fell in on the virginia side of the river kayaker helped keep her head above the water before crews could arrive. she was taken to the hospital by helicopter with serious injuries. developing now, accusations that fbi director james comey may have broken the law by disclosing e-mails possibly connected with hillary clinton. the senate minority leader harry reid said it appears that comey violated the hatch act, which in activities that could influence elections. richard painter, the chief wh

cheryl: i'm cheryl conner. coming up, we will tell you about a new monthly program for carpool riders. jonathan: first, though, a friendly d.c. council breakfast ends with a staredown between the mayor and the council chair. it was chilly. what had them in a verbal vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. jonathan: a settlement has been reached in a three and a half-year legal battle over a child's breakfast pastry. you may remember this guy. josh welch. he made national news anne arundel county school suspended him for chewing his pop tart in the shape of the gun. he then pointed the pop start at a second grade classmate. a hearing examiner upheld the suspension saying it was based on a pattern of behavior. neither side will discuss the setmment they released. maureen: grand j

conner following the story. conner. >> last march u.s.gan providing military to saudi arabia which began to take iranian houthis rebels in yemen. that is beginning two change after two missiles fired to uss mason last week. they concluded that these missiles came from houthi's control area. today tom-hawk missile destroys sites. the limited strikes were conduct today protect u.s. personnel and to ensure the freedom of navigation through an important passageway but also comes as the u.s. is begin to go rethink its support for the saudi-led war against houthis rebel. it was weeks ago the uss mason came under attack that saudi arabia killed more than 140 people when it bombed a funeral home. tensions are rising, john n yemen and there's a lot of concern that the u.s. might get drawn into another conflict there, john. john: let's hope now. conner powell, thank you. >> donald trump maybe the republican presidential nominee but our next guest has a little bit of a different take on his candidacy in a wall street journal article entitled donald

in 1974, conner and 2 friends in cedar rapids planned to commit an armed robbery. they picked up 2 teenagers, maureen connolly and michael servey, whose car had run out of gas on 6th street sw in cedar rapids. 1 of conner's friends later raped the girl and then locations. cedar rapids police are warning people to be cautious when using an atm. different area banks and credit unions have seen a recent rise in fraud cases from atm skimmers. the skimming devices are either placed on the outside of atms at the card reader or near the keypad. skimmers can give criminals access to a victim's bank account. police suggest looking for any unusual or loose attachments on the atm. police also suggest monitoring didn't make. if you do see that an atm has been tampered with, call police immediately. dubuque police issued a similar warning last week after a report of a skimmer at a bank atm in a nearby city. in a kcrg t-v nine follow up... dozens of west des moines police officers gathered for a powerful promotion ceremony for late officer shawn miller. dozens applauded sergeant

conner powell, thank you, conner.: back here at home rail service most ri restored at the terminal. six more tracks opened up this early while three tracks will remain closed for repairs. new jersey transit officials say trains will reduce speed from 10 miles an hour to 5. officials say the train was traveling twice the speed limit when it crashed back in september injuring more than 100 during the very busy morning rush. one women died while standing on the platform when she was hit by debris. john: one person killed in a massive explosion at a chemical plant. we will tell you where this happened and what might have caused it plus new questions on the e-mail investigation over alleged quick proquo over state department official and fbi agents. the fbi releasing the files, what those contain you both have a perfect driving record. until one of you clips a food truck. then your rates go through the roof. perfect. ♪ for drivers with accident forgiveness, john: right now one person is dead, six injured after an explosion

katie conner is live in downtown phoenix with more. this was quick planning. >> donald trump just announcing yesterday, pretty much giving police two days to prepare for this. phoenix convention center. doors open at 12:30. trump won't take the stage until 3:30. there is speculation over who will be his warm-up speakers. sheriff joe arpaio is a possibility. if you are in this area. >> possible road closures and a lot of protesters. you may remember when these demonstrators tried to shut down shea boulevard at his rally earlier this typically trump talks about immigration. we will have to wait and see what he says on saturday. back to you. >>> here is what donald trump is zeroing in on, the republican nominee continues to close the gap with hillary clinton. at the beginning of the week abc 15 news washington post poll had clinton with a 12 point lead. this morning the leaders four points. 59% of those polled said they. >> donald trump trying to appeal to minority voters in the final days before the election. a recent speech in ohio may

katie conner is on the scene. any suspect information? >> reporter: all we know is a suspect is a black male last seen getting away from the ferry in a red pontiac. one this was the scene when we drove up. we know the victim was outside a bar when he was shot in the lower back. he is expected to survive we don't know if there is a fight before or if the victim and the suspect new each other. those are all questions we are asking police. as soon as we get a suspect description we will pass that along so everybody knows what to look out for. >>> international news. a big day in politics. >> we have to talk about the forecast. >> are you loving these mornings in the 60s? u of o out there with dew points in the 40s. clear skies. the busstop forecast, staying in the 60s through 7:00. we will warm up today into the upper 80s. low 90s as well. day. no major problems in the weather forecast. air-quality forecast still has a little dust. moderate for today. we will have more in the seven day. >>> let's check the roads. two crash is on i-17. the i-

katie conner is there and making phone calls on this right now. those are swastikas that have been spray-painted up and down from left to right on that side. a viewer tipped us off by sending us an email at share@abc15.com. >>> we are waiting to learn more about a truly tragic story coming out of pure you. a five-month-old boy is dead. we are told he may have been left in a car for hours. nick ciletti is joining us this goes to show you really can't let your guard down even when the temperatures dip. >> reporter: this story is breaking my heart to hear about what exactly may have happened. temperatures were in the low 80s . that doesn't seem hot, but you have to remember inside a car within half an hour temperatures can soar 30 degrees . right now what we are doing is working to figure out how long that baby boy might have been left inside of that car. this is what we know. we're finding out yesterday about 2:30 paramedics got a 911 call. they came out to an apartment complex in peoria. apparently this baby boy was being watc he may have been left

katie conner is there right now and will join us momentarily with an update. it is an active scene with a large police presence. you will see a large police presence they are in that area off of 35th avenue. and glendale. let's look at the >>> it is a nice morning. 67 with clear skies across the valley. here is what the humidity values look like, 44%. a dry airmass overhead with east wind up three miles an hour. light when the today and warming up quickly, above average into the afternoon hours. 87 at noon. 90 at 2:00. 92 by 4:00. >>> a new crash on the roads 202 interchange. everything is on the right-hand side and not slowing things down. it is getting heavier. you can see minor delays there. let's look at the big traffic map. the only other crash is i-17 northbound at cactus. we will have a look at some delays and 10 in a couple of minutes. >>> an argument outside a well- known phoenix restaurant ending in gunfire. instead of going after the shooter, when crews showed up after us. this is at bobby q's restaurant. listen to their representative. >> [ bleep ]

sometimes you're forced to make a move thursday up their little bit and when conner came through its no- brainer. >> gary: friday saturday in chicago of day on sunday by here next week monday tuesday at the ballpark severances co the times are not designated get for the san francisco games. fry saturday monday tuesday at the goal of full five games to play the fifth decider back in chicago on a thursday night. was family dogs being called a hero. >> stanley: with fireplaces and chat to tax each other. in the next edition of people behaving badly >> grant: saw sparks and flames coming from an outlet and everybody got out. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. ♪ high and low i've traveled ♪ far and wide i'd go ♪ from the desert tracks to the mountainside ♪ ♪ i'll bring you this traveling show ♪ man: big boy, this is little boy. how'd things go down at the chicken coop? weigh-station inspector

conner gillespie, yanking that out of the yard, the orange and black pull off a dramatic win againstthe mets in the wildcard game. more on this story today and excuse me, our midday newscast continues in a moment. >> but first happening now, on our twitter feed, president obama has signed an emergency declaration for florida as hurricane matthew barrels towards the state. governor rick scott has called more than 3,000 national guard members to florida. u2 front man bono takes a jab at donald trump for wanting to build a wall across mexico. that video posted on our facebook page. and wild victol >>> another instant classic. the giants heading to the windy city after a dramatic and wild victory last night in the big apple. what a cool feeling for him. the teammates there, certainly a hero's welcome as the team waited for conner gillespie to finish up postgame interviews and enter the clubhouse and look at that champagne started flowing into the air everywhere. >> when you're a little kid and play little league or t-ball you're always dreaming about that moment. conner gillespie the une

katie conner is live off 43rd avenue and thomas. this wasn't the first time dcs got involved. >> reporter: no, i highlighted all the times they had prior contact with the parents here. the last two happened over the statement to us, in part saying abuse of any child is absolutely heartbreaking but a child nearly dying from chronic long-term abuse grieves the soul. we remember tragedies where lying abusers avoid detection. melissa and michael dugger are the parents and a few weeks ago someone called the hotline to report abuse. the children were found in deplorable conditions and one daughter said she was beaten with a tree stick duct tape, which caused fractures. all four children were removed from the home and both parents are behind bars facing 17 counts of child abuse. >>> sheriff joe arpaio right now facing another term as sheriff but also facing a criminal contempt of court charge. his attorneys are preparing to ask for an extension in the december and we know one thing for sure. >> from day one, the sheriff has made it clear t

cheryl: cheryl conner, abc7 news. larry: well, drone trak 7 is over the sugar loaf mountain to give you a peek of the leaves. alison: isn't that beautiful? this is easier to see the leaves this way. doug: we could sit in the chair and see if we are flying through it. pretty picture. the weather is great. not only in sugar loaf but across the area for leaf-watching all weekend long. any other activity it will warm up, too. gorgeous and a live look at potomac riverer at the national harbor. it's gusting and the winds willdy mirn tonight. the next few hours this is what you need to know. in the overnight it will drop between 37 to 47 degrees. the forecast tomorrow, gorgeous, 72 degrees. warmer on sunday. we will check that and weather for marine corps marathon and the halloween weather update coming your way here in seven thank you. still to come at 5:00 -- >> it's not okay. alison: more than 100 people arrested after facing off with police. larry: the brewer of to popular beer is at the local election ire. alison: what

atwell conner, jr., was 71 when he died sunday. he was an inmate at the anamosa state penitentiary. in armed robbery. they picked up 2 teenagers, maureen connolly and michael servey, whose car had run out of gas on 6th street sw in cedar rapids. 1 of conner's friends later raped the girl and then shot and killed both teenagers in different locations. although the floods closed the national czech and slovak museum & library, it's open for business and preparing for a big celebration this friday. kcrg-tv nine's brea love joins us there now, where brewnost is being held. brea, this is also a fundrais? here goes directly to the museum's operating fund. that's what keeps things moving around here. standing with me now is.. whose her to give us the details. what can people expect if they come out? this is also a fundraiser? now this is a popular event here in eastern iowa. why do you feel people like it so much? i know the museum had to close for the floods, will that change anything with the line up for this year? anything else we need to know? tickets and more visit kcrg dot com. suppor

conner powell is live for us in jerusalem. conner, good afternoon?> reporter: heather tensions are rising off of the coast of yemen. the uss mason came under fire from territory controlled by the how did houdi rebels. they have denied the attacks on the uss mason. but the pentagon is holding them responsible and firing missile with radar guided equipment they control. and limited strikes were conducted to protect u.s. personnel and coping the shipping lanes off of the coast of yemen open. they argue this doesn't mean that the u.s. will get engaged more than what they are. the u.s. is playing a role in the war in yemen. the u.s. is providing logistical and air support to the saudi arabia. the saudis have battled the houdi's through the area. and the saudi war has not made progress in defeating them. the worry thee ran is sending and taking out the radar dpoudance system and sending multiple ships to the system. two iranian ships are headed there. and russian and chinese ship there. and so you have a lot of the countries increasing tension between the

katie conner is live at the county courthouse. this was pretty elaborate. >> reporter: a lot of it was planned for prison. there were conversations between husband and wife talking about their allegiance to isis. the wife will be in court this morning for her arraignment. she actually wrote her husband love letters in prison. his name is thomas. inside the letters investigators say michelle hit isis propaganda and directions to build bombs. the plan was to blow up the lewis state prison. friends of michelle tell us they were shocked but say they did know michelle was the black sheep of her family. her parents were gone and she had an odd interest in writing to inmates. , building there you go, they fall right into the trap. they say okay, i'm going to do this for you.>> reporter: as for her husband, he faces charges. michelle will be in court this morning. we will keep you updated on what happens. >>> a convicted terrorist in arizona will learn his fate tomorrow. the sentencing for abdul kareem has been pushed bac of times. you wi

conner, thank you. >>> wikileaks at it again unleashing podesta emaims. the campaign chairman calling her decision psychotic. and the manhunt for an oklahoma fugitive. residents are hunkering done. sweet sun no artificial flavors. philadelphia® strawberry. rich..., creamy... ...and delicious. nothing else tastes like philadelphia® >> new information as wikileaks releases the rapid fire and putting out 19th batch e-mails hacked from the clinton campaign chairman john podesta. ed? >> reporter: good to it see you, jenna. it shows as the e-mail scandal first started breaking in the summer, they were struggling what to say. they clearly knew about the personal e-mail address and server and as all of this played out. he was saying, there is no good answer. we need to gut through the process phase and let the content do the talking. interesting, there is no good answer. that is opposite of what hillary clinton and aides told us publicly and have been suggesting it is just hyped up and not much to it. >> another interesting e-mail from jon podesta, going back to

reporting from tempe, katie conner. >>> we are scottsdale group stepping into a national battle over a bathroom bill. >> the government is supposed to be freedom's greatest protector. in cases like this law in massachusetts, it is really violating the law and every american should be concerned about that. >> the alliance defending freedom is representing four churches in massachusetts in a federal lawsuit. they say the state law there allowing people who identify as transgender to use the restroom religious freedom. sinnott the bigger problem is that the first amendment -- >> the bigger problem is if the first amendment doesn't protect churches, it doesn't protect anyone. everyone's religious liberties and first amendment rights are at risk here. >>> people from the past are shocked to see how far technology has come. meet this doctor working on a device like you have never seen. >>> each and every day. we want to stay focused. >> day valley hockey player is staying -- a valley hockey player is staying humble. >>> do you like the renovations at sun devil stadium so far? we know there

two on for conner. the giants. see you later. >> . out of here in a hurry. right field. 3 run shot. a complete game shut out. giants go onto get the win. 3 to nothing. >> . as for the award. a divisional series against the best team in baseball. the cubs. >> . trevor siemian to still make the start for the 4 and 0 pwropb broncos on sun. for more on his and progress. >> . >> trevor siemian certainly has a sore shoulder. didn't practice much today. he broke it down. >> better than i was yesterday. taking it one day at a time. i trust trevor siemian. he knows what waoer do i we're . he's bright. he's on top of everything. >> . he's on top of everything. we'll see where he's at physically. >> lynch maybe a reasonable care rookie but he knows the drill this week. >> . >> lynch also has plenty of guys on the locker room. willing to lend him some knowledge. like i said. you know it's a game. and you have been playing it your whole life. >> . wide receiver sanders goal is make sure the young quarter back remembers to have fun. >> . i keep the room light. he has time for a while he waits for

katie conner is on the scene with more. >> reporter: police think this is a murder-suicide. you can see the investigation has this entire street shut down. detectives are focusing on this house, especially a room of the second floor. roommates of the suspect called 911 after hearing gunshots. when officers got here learned the victim's mother had also called 911 out of concern for her ex-husband and their daughters. police when inside the home and that's where officers found a four-year-old and a five-year- old dead next to their dad. investigators believe he took their lives and turned the gun on himself. police have not released the name of the suspect. he is a 36-year-old male. this investigation will take several hours so avoid this >>> let's talk about the most accurate forecast. as promised, the phoenix temperature is down to 67. temperatures in the 60s through 7:00. some clouds this morning. otherwise, plan on sunny skies by this afternoon. dry weather. another day of warmer temperatures. into the 90s today. i will show you how slowly we will get to the 90s in just a

andrew garfield, mario batali, and music from conner oberst is on the way. it's time for our fourth annual canine costume parade. hello, how are you? this is cat, she owns you do amazing things with dogs? >> i do, thank you so much. >> jimmy: you won some kind of a grooming competition? >> yes, i did, in las vegas. >> jimmy: in las vegas. before we go through with this, i would like you to explain that these are -- because we have a lot of people who like to complain about nothing when they watch this stuff on the internet. but this is all nontoxic? >> it is. all the colors are pet friendly, made for dogs. they're vegetable or plant based. and all the dogs really love it. they love the attention. don't like it, we don't do it. >> jimmy: does it hurt them emotionally, being humiliated? >> no. >> jimmy: it does not, very good. let's bring out our first dog, bebe. come on out! look at that. >> bebe is an adorable powder puff chinese crested. >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> she belongs to a friend of mine. >> jimmy: okay. >> and she's dressed as the cowardly lion. >> jimmy

and abc 15 -- katie conner joins us live from that area with more on this. this is troubling news. >> reporter: very troubling. dps have taken action to figure out why the numbers are so high in this neighborhood. are trying to figure out the best way to reach out to families. dcs just released this report it turns out dcs received reports in 42% of them. we're not talking just one tip, in some cases they received several reports. dcs says they want to emphasize a prior report only denotes an alleged allegation. dcs has -- was greeted five years ago. it was -- we wanted to know a lot changed to prevent this type of negligence from happening again? is there any more transparency? >> the laws themselves are largely unchanged. there is a requirement in the most major of changes for dcs to assess its own protocols and publicly acknowledge if there are things it could have or should have done better. and state what it will be doing better in the future. >> reporter: dcs released this statement saying they have significantly gone through all of -- backlog cases an

conner powell is in jerusalem.onner. >> mosul will fall but that necessarily mean that isis will be defeated but will deprive them of two major strongholds. raqqa being one of them. one of the bigger tasks right now is getting all the coalition forces together, turkey, the kurds, iraqis, international-led coalition all have different idea what they want to see after mosul is retain. the kurds, there's rumors that they may want to declare independence. the iraqi leaders are very unhappy about. so there's a lot of political problems with this operation. of course, everybody wants to defeat isis but they all have to get on the same page first, john. john: thank you very much. jenna: death toll is rising because of this storm, monster storm on the central florida coast with millions ordered out of its path. next we are going to talk to the director of the hurricane center, quote, this is about as bad as it gets. he's next jenna: fox news alert as we watch matthew in the south coast of the united states. category 4 stor

katie conner is tracking this developing situation. >> there is voter fraud. >> reporter: we did some digging and we found a man who is not a u.s. citizen was able to vote, register to vote, through this website. >> i didn't want to get in trouble. i still don't want to get in trouble.>> reporter: the man reached out to abc 15 and said he could register to vote even though he's not a u.s. citizen. we will not reveal his name but he says he has lived in the u.s. legally since the 80s. he could register to vote so he applied online. he said he only box he checked in accurately was legal u.s. citizen. >> i applied for a facebook ad and submitted it. i didn't think anything of it and i'm sitting in bed one night and i'm like -- my wife is like you got your voters card. that was out. >> reporter: we reached out to the maricopa county voters office they say they have no idea about this loophole. said when he called this man. >>> to the political firestorm surrounding the clinton campaign and that email investigation. as we know now, james comey sent a letter to congressional leaders on frid

cheryl: i'm cheryl conner inside the pumpkin house where tonight trump and clip top face off against frankenstein. jonathan: a lots of folks getting in the halloween spirit. in this case, it seems it's dr. recommended. the children's national health system in northwest d.c. threw a party for the patients. how much fun is this. look at the outfits, too. the kids carved dozens of carved pumpkins, got to see a doing show and took part in a mini parade throughout the hospital. the staff by the way, they even dressed up and they were nice job by all. michelle: that is awesome. in kansas city, volunteers dressed babies in the nicu in halloween costumes this weekend but did you know some local nurseries could be busy this week? we are at 40 weeks since the blizzard that covered the area in snow last january. scenes like this. today kevin lewis caught up with the blizzard babies and their proud parents. >> we had a plan. we had an idea it would occur. kevin: this fall a rise in memorial hospital. >> we have heard the jokes. yes. kevin: jennifer manages the labor and the delivery unit. she is

katie conner is live in phoenix with more. with both campaigns campaigning hard in arizona this state matters.>> reporter: donald trump's son was here yesterday. donald trump will be front and center at the phoenix convention center on saturday. is hoping to sway voters and snag arizona's 11 electoral this might be his most important as he works to firm up that arizona will stay in his column. this is after the clinton campaign increased tv ads by $2 million. i'm sure you've seen them, the candidate has only visited arizona once. last week her daughter chelsea and shell obama and bernie sanders came to arizona to campaign for her. we are learning more information about donald trump's rally on saturday and we will have that coming up. >>> leslie merritt jr. walking out of jail. the one-time freeway shooting suspect arrested again . police say he violated a restraining order. authorities arrested him wednesday night near 67th avenue. and bethany home after a woman reported him. merit spent more than half a year in jail after the

alison: today cheryl conner luxury hotel bearing the g.o.p. presidential nominee's name. >> it doesn't get better than this. cheryl: donald trump's son eric gave us a tour of the international hotel ahead of the grand opening and the ribbon cutting. he pointed out details left from the post office building. >> we completely restored them. cheryl: he addressed the criticism of the rates and the bookings. prices dropped significantly since the ope opening of the hotel. it takes any hotel a couple weeks. give us a couple of weeks to ramp it up, will you, please? cheryl: trumps are showing it off 13 days before the election saying it demonstrates trump's ability to create jobs and hire minorities. outside protesters gathered again along pennsylvania avenue claiming trump has created a culture of hate that will not go away when the election is over. >> the forces have been given a new platform. >> big tri, racism, hate. lies. sexism. cheryl: eric trump believes they are only trying to detract from the issues. others joined in saying trump should be

katie conner has more on this. some big accusations flying around. >> reporter: the fed say the suspect wanted to kill as many people as possible. we are expecting to learn more today at her arraignment. we know she plan to this wind actually in prison. the fed say masao -- michelle bastian wrote letters in her -- to her husband who was in prison. in those letters she included ice is propaganda. a terrorism expert we talked with said she was a prime target price is. >> all of the kudos that they need, building their ego. they fall right into th they say okay, i'm going to do this for you. >> >> reporter: her arraignment is set for 8:30 this morning. we will be inside and keep you updated on what happens. reporting live from phoenix. >>> looking ahead, a convicted terrorist in arizona will learn his fate tomorrow. the sensing for abdul kareem has been pushed back a couple of times already. he was found guilty of providing guns used in an attempted attack on the prophet mohammed cartoon contest last for the death pen