jeff flake and others have. and i hope others will do the same. it's an insult to american voters and it's an insult to county registrars to say that america doesn't know how to run an election. we know how to run an election and this is clearly a guy who feels like he is losing and is trying to whine in advance but it's an insult to our voters and our officials for him to be making a loyola law school professor found that out of one billion votes cast in ?all american elections from the year 2000 through 20-14, there were only 31 known cases of impersonation fraud. julia fello is live in waukesha where she spoke to baffled election workers about the often repeated allegation being leveled by donald trump of a "rigged" election. leaders in milwaukee and here in waukesha tell me any person who says the election is rigged is uninformed...and they showed me why. if our presidential election could not get any more contentious.. now thought has been raised over whether the whole thing is rigged? we asked the waukesha county clerk... no absolutely not,

says trump is doing the country a great disservice suggesting a rigged election.arizona senator jeff flake calls trump's comments beyond the pale. tell us who you think won last night's debate!we have a poll open right now - on our twitter account.just search cbs-2-iowa - that poll is that brings us to the question of the day.do you think a presidential candidate should agree to accept election results before votes are cast and counted?to answer- go to cbs 2 iowa dot com- click on the question of the day link and cast your vote! don't forget to join us for a town hall discussion tonight about the final debate.watch "your voice, your future," tonight at six on channel 2- dot-2 or on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. new at noon- a body found near horton today - may be a woman whose been missing for months. months.officials say an investigation of the scene strongly suggests the remains are 76-year-old cloris mehmen. she went missing july 5th.a farmer found the body about a half a mile from mehmen's home- where she was last seen. an autopsy is now scheduled to confirm her identification. righ

. >>> senator jeff flake has been an outspoken opponent deserves far better than donald trump." this could be a topic of discussion for the presidential debate. >>> we are tracking hurricane matthew, now a category 2 storm. still packing a powerful punch. let's look at latest. winds are reaching 110 it is blamed for at least 800 deaths, including 4 in florida. one million people in florida are without power. and the storm sourj in georgia and south carolina -- storm surge in georgia and southern california southern california could go as high as 9 feet. flights have been canceled by wednesday and saturday. and theme parks like there could be a $25 billion impact. >> you mentioned the storm surge, and that's what everybody is worried about. the eye of the storm, north of jacksonville, moving up the georgia coast toward north carolina, look at the band of heavy rainfall. we'll see some big-time flooding issues from areas of georgia, through part was south carolina, savannah, charleston, and look at that eye of ever closer. it's gonna brush by the coast remember a strong category 2

we cannot allow this man to and jeff flake tweeted out this message "america deserves better than donald trump." his comments undoubtedly be a topic of discuss at the second presidential debate this weekend matthew, part of a mission to sample the environment around the storm. meteorologists dropped instruments into the hurricane to measure temperature, pressure, humidity, and that will help them determine the track. wind and rain push today around pretty good but they got out safely! had to be a wild ride. >> can you imagine how skilled and brave you have to be as a pilot! and what a bumpy ride. look at size flew right bringing a lot of rainfall, storm surge as well. it is going to be a mess in parts of south just a few clouds out this. thank you arizona beetle bug for your report. temperatures 79 in phoenix, flagstaff at 62. there are some showers taking place along the mexico and arizona border right there, area was nogales, moving to the north, and that's a good indication of what's gonna take place through t am. chance of rainfall. that chance of shower activity will continue in mos

meanwhile, republicans are refuting trump's accusations with senator jeff flake tweeting "elections are not rigged." and house speaker paul ryan. and trump responded by bashing ryan posting, "the have a corrupt political machine pushing crooked hillary clinton, we have paul ryan always fighting the republican nominee." and he ramped it up, hitting ryan with more bruising tweets. a 2014 investigation by the washington post found just 31 incidents of over 1 billion ballots cast in a state wide and national elections between 2000 and 2014. and trump supporters say the election day outcome one way or another. >> will you, mr. mayor, approve of and respect the outcome of the election? >> we will absolutely respect the results of the election. >> now a ninth woman has come forward with allegations against donald trump, saying the gop nominee assaulted her. nbc news has not verified the allegation. and senator warren. >> some people say it makes them sick to hear donald trump talk like that. well, not me. donald trump's words don't make me sick anymore. they make me furious. >> and the accusat

jeff flake saying that he might not accept election results is beyond the pale.ere's senator lindsey graham. during this debate mr. trump is doing the party and country a great disservice. it is out of his hands and rigged against him. if he loses, it will not be because the system is rigged, but because he failed as a candidate. this is what your fellow republicans are saying. >> they may be my fellow republicans, but i do not share their views. and the views of the rest of america. donald trump is the presidential candidate of the american people. he is not going to be behold into the republican party or the democrat party. i personally believe that that is exactly what we need in the president. we need that person in the oval office who is not going to be e beholden to any political party and special interest groups. he is going to do what is right for america. and like i said, he is a businessman and that was the answer that he gave. you know, just because he's running for president doesn't turn him into a slick, corrupt politician like hillary clinton. >> so

. >> reporter: at least three republican senators, including arizona's jeff flake immediately condeemed the remarks on social media as it clinton's campaign. this group of uncommitted voters was left undivided. >> a lot of the population from the political process to say no matter what the results are, i will be okay with it, without knowing what is going to happen, i don't think anybody would do that about anything that was serious. >> reporter: the third and final debate here in las vegas was dominated by substance from abortion to the economy to respect for this person. >> well, that is because he'd rather have a puppet as president. >> no puppet. >> in the states and -- >> reporter: both candidates addressed their looming controversies as well. clinton on her family foundation. >> everything i did as secretary was in furtherance of our country's interests. >> reporter: and trump on the numerous sexual assault allegations against him. >> i think they want either fame or her campaign di a >> reporter: voters get their say in less than three weeks when they head to the polls on electio

twitter world was arizona's junior center jeff flake. he said donald trump saying he might not accept election results is beyond the pale. there is a lot of people upset with this remark. basic voters in america, i'm not sure they are going to pay a lot of attention to this. some will take it seriously and break with american tradition that every loser accepts the donald trump, if he went in another direction, he would be an outlier. was there any knockouts, i would say no. fitting they had it at the thoms and mac center because it was a heavyweight brawl. for the second time in a row, no handshake. there is bad blood here. >> john, a lot of trump sporters this could go both ways for him. >> reporter: yeah, i think he is speaking to his base. it fires up people who think some of the states have had issues, voting issues, dead people voting, illegal immigrants getting ballots, people voting two times, this kind of thing. we've had a little of this but it hasn't changed outcomes elections. for donald trump to go down the road, it is great

john mccain and jeff flake released a statement today saying in part, this report under scores why ill it is critical for the next director leadership, experience, and authority to bring about change and accountability to ensure our veterans receive the best quality care. this underscores to give the veterans a choice when and where they receive care. >>> maricopa police get reports of a naked, bloody man running through a neighborhood. it happened last night. al hakeem ran through several home and broke a window. when officers caught up with him, he told them "every time i smoke spice this happens." >> the whole incident was something different than we usually have but we're glad nobody got hurt and we're glad that the individual who saw it in the beginning said something. >> probably should stop the spice immediately. he is facing several charges, including criminal trespassing >>> juan martinez, remember him, the prosecutor from the jodi arias murder trial, he is appealing a decision that he be placed on one year probation. a complaint accusing him of misconduct and unprofessional b

republican senators have called on trump to quit, among them south dakota's john thune and arizona's jeff flake. ben sasse of nebraska said thump should hand the nomination to pence. former rivals also condemned trump. carly fiorina removed her endorsen said they were disgusting. hillary clinton's campaign swiftly created this web commercial and said in a statement, "this is horrific. we cannot allow this man to become president." in a statement, trump's wife, melania, said trump's words were unacceptable and offensive but she said she hopes the country will accept his apology "as i have." there is also financial fallout as donors are fleeing the trump campaign amiddle the >> ninan: thanks, major. well, on any other day, it would have been the biggest story on the campaign trail, the release of portions of hillary clinton's wall street speeches by the group wikileaks. justice reporter paula reid tells us about the leaked documents. >> reporter: late friday, wikileaks released a batch of more than 2,000 e-mails it says were hacked from the account of clinton campaign chairman john podesta. the e

the people that will come out of this looking the best in my opinion will be ben sasse, mike lee, jeff flakerk kirk, people like that who stood up early and were like, dude, no chance, not getting on board with this guy and have been willing to criticize him. flake stood out. this is a guy who walked into a meeting with donald trump and needled him directly when he was speaking face to face with him about he was the other senator from arizona, not like the loser stuck in the p.o.w. camp. and jeff flake has a lot of cojones that people in politics are lacking at this point. but i would also say one of the things we're also grappling with here is that i know remembers who will publicly say they are voting for trump and privately be like" no way that's happening." >> we'll see. >> we'll leave it there for tonight. anna marie cox, liz mair, nancy giles and maria teresa kumar, thank you so much. >> lawrence, thank you for holding this segment. >> thank you, we'll be back. >> look, let me just say about trump who i admire and i've i'm anne. i'm a scientist. why don't you let me... and me... help y

. >> donald trump's comments tonight have already been condemned by jeff flake of arizona, lindsey graham of south carolyn a. will they reverberate by voters? we'll see. i'm joined by chris of host all in with msnbc, and former chairman of the national committee, michael steal, and msnbc -- everybody's a political analyst -- any way, i shouldn't base that, everything is. he's the host of the how hewitt show, and also msnbc political analyst. who i can start with? chris we'll just go across here. this -- you know, there is the hallmark, to use the phrase hillary clinton used tonight, which is the idea if i win the election i'll prosecute my opponent and basically put her in jail, because that's where she would have been if i were president and if i lose the election, i would declare, it illegal, and i won't accept defeat. this is a phrase in the cold war. >> there's degree to stepping outside the bounds of the constitutional norms have been part of the candidacy since the beginning and each new one he steps over people are appalled. i felt like there was a breaking point tonight and there

senator jeff flake he was the first arizona republican to weigh in on that controversy today. he said donald trump is wrong about his level of support. he needs to withdraw from the race. and then some strong words late tonight from jan brewer, the former arizona governor. she has been a staunch supporter of donald trump and does still support him but she wrote in part i am repulsed by the detestable language used by donald trump it was wrong, inappropriate and disgusting. and there are also many we have not heard from the sheriff joe arpaio. jeff dewitt, the state treasure or governor doug ducey. we have reached out to all three of their offices but no word from them tonight. >>> donald trump is not the only one facing scrutiny today. hillary clinton she is also facing her own scrutiny for e-mails that were recently released. >> the campaign is doing damage control tonight after wikileaks released more of clinton's e-mails. the e-mails released are messages sent by clinton campaign of clinton's speeches. one has the nominee admitting she is out of touch because of the amount

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. >> if she does win the election, senator jeff flake of arizona says he would like to see the senateake up merrick garland, president obama's supreme court nominee and the lame duck. he says if hillary clinton is president-elect we should move forward with the lame duck. you sit on the senate judiciary committee. would you like to see the senate take up the issue of merrick garland in the lame duck session if hillary clinton wins? >> of course i would. we have been pushing for this all year, and it galls me that more of my colleagues are not saying the kind of thing that senator jeff flake is saying. it is our job, the constitution said we should advise and consent. this nomination has now been hanging out there longer than any other nomination in recent history without having a hearing. and we have to do our job, we have to have the hearing. people can vote up or down on this nominee, but you cannot continue to have four poor decisions in the highest court in the land -- >> i have heard liberals say if hillary clinton wins they'd rather wait until after january 20th and have her pic

meanwhile, republicans are refuting trump's accusations with senator jeff flake tweeting "elections are not rigged." and house speaker paul ryan. issuing this statement, quote, our democracy relies on confidence in election results and the speaker is fully confident the states will carry out this election with integrity. and trump responded by bashing ryan posting, "the democrats have a corrupt political machine pushing crooked hillary clinton, we have paul ryan always fighting the republican nominee." and he ramped it up, hitting ryan with more bruising tweets. despite trump's assertion of a rigged system, a 2014 over 1 billion ballots cast in a state-wide and nation elections between 2000 and 2014. and for their part, trump supporters say the republican ticket will unequivocally accept the election day outcome one way or another. >> will you, mr. mayor, approve of and respect the outcome of the election? >> of course. >> we will absolutely accept the results of the election. >> now a ninth woman has come forward with allegations against donald trump, telling the guardian newspaper the

i've noticed that jeff flake is quickly separating himself. the republican guy from arizona. >> he has already. >> but he's saying, here proves everything i've said about the guy. >> i think this is going to require much more from trump than we've seen. because if there are men who talk this way, and i don't doubt that there are, here's the difference. he's a man who is "a," on tape and "b," on the presidential ticket. and you cannot let this stand. he is going to have to say, this was wrong, i -- this does not reflect who i want to be. and i am not going to behave that way. i think they will blame the media. don't you think they'll attack the media for distributing this? >> i think they will, why not? you have to attack somebody. and i think this is going to escalate. i expect he will now make good on his claim that bill clinton speaks worse and he's going to go after the clintons again. he's going to escalate, i assume. >> i guess there's a nuclear option, because he's talked about the power of the explosive and destructive power of going nu

. >> reporter: senator jeff flake tweeted he had enough. america deserves far better than donald trump, flake said. as the week ended, kaine wondered if the weirdness was over. >> when you think it has gotten as bad as it can get, it goes further. >> reporter: tim kaine is in arizona for a fundraiser saturday morning. polls show arizona is a toss up in the presidential race. among the top 12 states they targeted. in the live alert center, brahm resnik, 12news. >> thank you brahm. >>> meanwhile, the clinton campaign is dealing with its own controversy surrounding the former secretary of state's use of a private e-mail server. >> newly released e-mail shows senior white house officials were in close contact with clinton's campaign last year about the political fallout. >> it is hard to believe we are only 31 days away from the presidential election. mail-in voting is about to start in the valley. donald trump is about to go face to face with hillary clinton in the second debate. it is this sunday in saint louis. you can watch it live on digit

. >> reporter: at t republican senators, including arizona's jeff flake, immediately condemned the remarks on social media as did clinton's campaign. this group of uncommitted voters was left divideed. >> it will inspire disinvestigation from a lot of the population from the political process. >> to say whatever the results are i'll be okay with it, without knowing what will happen, i don't think anybody would do that about anything that was series. the economy to russian interference. >> from everything i see has no respect for this person. >> well, that's because he'd rather have a puppet as president. >> no puppet, no puppet. >> reporter: both candidates addressed their controversies as well. clinton on her family foundation. >> everything i did as secretary of state was in furtherance of our country's interests. >> reporter: and trump on the numerous sexual assault allegations against him. >> i think they want eit and i think it's her campaign. >> reporter: voters get their say in less than three weeks when they head to the polls on election day. weijia jiang, cbs news, las vegas. >> w

. >> reporter: at least three republican senators, including arizona's jeff flake, immediately condemned remarks on social media, as did clinton's campaign. this group of uncommitted voters was less divided. >> disconnection from a lot of the population from the the political process. >> no matter what the results are i will be okay with it, without knowing what will happy don't think anybody would do that about anything that was serious. >> reporter: third, final debate here in las vegas was dominated by substance from abortion to the economy, to russia interference this is election. >> from everything i see, it has no respect for this person. >> well, that is because he would rather have a puppet as president. >> no puppet. >> both candidates addressed their looming controversies as well, clinton on his family foundation. >> i did as secretary of state was in furtherance of our country, interest. >> reporter: and trump on the numerous sexual assault allegations against him. >> i think they want either fame or her campaign did it, and i think it is her campaign. >> reporter: voters get

bush will not be voting for their party's standard bearer arizona's other republican senator jeff flake tweeted that america trump ... and our state's republican governor doug ducey renounced trumps comments but stopped short of pulling his endorsement dennis welch 3-tv not everyone has pulled their support from trump. his wife, melania trump releasing a statement that she is offended by his words, but has accepted his apology. another woman still in his corner - former arizona governor "jan brewer." "brewer" on twitter addressing trump's controversial comments, posted this - "i am repulsed by the detestable language used by donald trump... it was wrong.. inappropriate.. and disgusting." but she went on to say... "donald did the right thing by taking ownership of his words and apologizing. i continue to support donald trump for president. it's the right thing to do for our country." and "pinal county sheriff paul for congress... says an earlier tweet about him denouncing trump... was a mistake. in a new facebook post... "babeu" says trump's comments aren't acceptable... but he affirms h

at least three republican senators, including arizona's jeff flake, immediately condemned the remarks on social media...as did clinton's campaign. this group of uncommitted voters was left divided: it will inspire a disconnection from a lot of the population from a political standpoint to say, no matter what the results are, i will be okay with it//i don't think anyone would do that about anything that was serious the third and final debate here in las vegas was dominated by substance...from abortion to the economy... to russian interference in the for this person. (clinton) that's because he'd rather have a puppet for president. both candidates addressed their looming controversies as well...clinton on her family foundation: (clinton) "everything i did as secretary of state was in furtherance of our country's interests." ...and trump on the numerous sexual assault allegations against him: (trump) i think they want either fame or her campaign did it voters get their say in less than three weekswhen they head to the polls on election day. ((michael stevens)) >> ain, kirsten...th candit

bush will not be voting for their party's standard bearer arizona's other republican senator jeff flake tweeted that america deserves better than trump ... and our state's republican governor doug ducey renounced trumps comments but stopped short of pulling his tonight - former arizona governor jan brewer continues to stand by donald trump. brewer- in a facebook post... said quote: "i am repulsed by the detestable language used by donald trump. it was wrong, inappropriate and disgusting." but she went on to say- "donald did the right thing...... by taking ownership of continue to support donald trump for president. it's the right thing to do for our country." pinal county sheriff paul babeu.. who's running for congress... says an earlier tweet about him denouncing trump... was a mistake. in a facebook post tonight... babeu said trump's comments aren't acceptable... but affirms- he will still vote for trump. the video was recorded shortly melania. tonight- trump's wife called his words "offensive" ...adding- they don't represent the man she knows... now, she's asking for the country to f

at least three republican senators, including arizona's jeff flake, immediately condemned the remarks on social media...as did clinton's campaign. this group of uncommitted voters was left divided: it will inspire a disconnection from a lot of the population from a political standpoint to say, no matter what the results are, i will be okay with it//i don't think anyone would do that about anything the third and final debate here in las vegas was dominated by substance...from abortion to the economy... to russian interference in the election: las vegas and surprised folks at a debate watch party. ((brian loftus)) >> she touched on the controversy over donald trump's taxes .. comparing it to how much people in the valley pay. (( one half of the undocumented workers in america, in nevada, in north las vegas, one half pay federal income taxes, so you know what that means? that means you pay more to support this country than donald trump ((brian loftus)) >> clinton then headed to the airport .. and spoke briefly with reporters before boarding her private plane./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> mea

jeff flake, a trump critic i, calling his answer beyond the pale. lindsey graham tweets if he loses it is not because the system is rigged but because he failed as candidate. trump's campaign manager kellyanne conway attempting to clean up his comments in the spin room. >> donald trump will accept the results of the election because he's going to win the election so they'll be easy to accept. >> reporter: pence following suit. >> i think donald trump is going to be elected president of the united states. >> reporter: trump's advisors poin results of the 2000 presidential election leading to a five-week stalemate and legal battle with george w. bush. but ultimately gore offered a gracious concession. >> while i strongly disagree with the court's decision, i accept it. >> reporter: since the civil war, the losing presidential candidate has always conceded ensuring a peaceful transition of power. after george h.w. bush lost his re-election fight to bill clinton, the sitting president penned a letter to his opponent i am rooting hard for you." in 1960,

especially after john mccain pulled his support from trum and jeff flake has not been friendly with trump, exchanging jabs on twitter in the past. coming up we will break down what's at stake in this election year and what led -- linked hillary clinton is going to to turn our state blue. >>> one big supporter for clinton is michelle obama. she just rallied here last week. she's been called clinton's secret weapon. they will campaign together on thursday. this will be the first time this election. michelle obama has appeared for clinton six times. >>> at a prison in north carolina those are flames inside the fencing for a group of inmates set two different fires. a right broke out. one inmate and one prison employee are confirmed hurt. everybody else expected to be okay. >>> time for the most accurate forecast. temperatures in the 60s and low 70s a valley. not a bad start to the day. mostly clear skies across the valley. glenn dale 69. chandler in the 60s. phoenix 73. mostly clear skies. you can see that on satellite. a few high clouds across eastern portions of the valley. there's more cl

. >> senator jeff flake was the first republican to weigh in tweeting around 9:30 this morning, donald trump is wrong about his level of support. he needs to withdraw from the race. a few hours later senator john mccain officially with drew his support for donald trump tweeting, there are no excuses for donald trump's offensive behavior. cindy and i will not vote for him and then a link to a longer statement on his website. governor jan brewer also taking to twitter saying she continued to support trump but she strongly condemned what he said. her statement began, i am repulsed by the detestable language used by donald trump. it was wrong, inappropriate and disgusting but went on to say however, withdrawing my support from donald trump our republican nominee would simply not be doing the right thing for our country. so far tonight no comment from arizona trump supporters sheriff joe arpaio. state treasure jeff dewitt or governor >> and not just republican politicians weighing in. oscar de niro robert diniro that was filled with insults. hurled at donald trump. >> colin powell said it b

jeff flake released this statement bring apart, we should all be alarmed that more in carefirst erupted right here at the phoenix va such reprehensible behavior continues to take place. the b.a. saying they have made improvements. there is always room for progress. reporting from phoenix with abc 15 news. >>> we're following a major court case out of tucson. opening arguments began for a former fire captain. charged in three cold case killings. david watson is charged with killing his ex-wife linda and then gunning down his former mother-in-law and her friend three years later. his other ex-wife, rosemary, is expected to testify today which may unravel his alibi for these murders during the investigation . tucson fire says he was promoted, the department claims he did not know he was a suspect -- they did not know he was a suspect when they promoted him. north carolina as hurricane matthew approaches. more on that storm that is plowing through the bahamas right now. >>> forget the school bus. we will tell you why valley students are opting to hit the sidewalks instead. >>> for the pull

announcing a senate run to take on jeff flake in 2018. expects challengers when he runs for a second term. he already has $600,000 in his campaign. >>> today is the last day to request an early ballot. secretary of state's office says 35% of voters have already return their ballots for 39% from registered republicans. 25% are from independence. no surprise as republicans outnumber democrats and independents in our state. some republican strategist the gop is underperforming in early balloting. typically republicans run it ranges between 31% and 44%. democrat turnout usually holds steady at 32%, prompting even republican strategists to admit democratic get out the vote efforts are working. >>> what this election me for the housing market? here are some ideas. when you experience fear and uncertainty about the future it makes more cautious about and purchases like a house. however, they say nationally the real estate market is proving to be healthy and the level of inventory most impact the decisions. >>> barack obama cutting short distance

jeff flake hasn't exactly been friendly with trump, exchanging jabs on twitter. as we inch closer to election day we now no more than 5 million people have already cast their ballots for democrats are head of republicans here in arizona and were leading here and in colorado at this time four years ago. >>> just in, we have learned the name of the motorcyclist killed in the crash of of the i- 17. dps telling us the victim's 56- year-old bernard sanchez of cottonwood. we do not know what caused sanchez to lose control and crash. he was not wearing a helmet. >>> was it impairment or a medical condition or something else that cause a deadly road accident in california state history. that is what investigators hope to find out. a tour bus plowed into the back of a semi truck. 13 people killed, 31 others injured. the usa holiday tour bus was carrying 44 passengers back from a night of gambling and fun. officials say a it is clear the bus was traveling at a high rate of speed, a lot faster than the semi. seatbelt and moved around to try to see what happened. felt like i