. >>> a dangerous rattlesnake >> coming up next she took a bad bite in the process. see how this canine hero is doing after a battle with that giant venomous reptile. >> plus one glance at avocado prices might have you saying holy guacamole, what this means now for the popular side dish. >> a pleasant high of 80 degrees today under mostly sunny skies. we did see a few wispy clouds. rain chances are low, but humidity will come back a little bit. we'll talk about that coming when powerful people need someone to do their dirty work, they hire bob buesing. how far will he go? buesing fought to foreclose assisted-living retirement homes, threatening local seniors with homelessness. then, buesing defended wells fargo against charges of helping a ponzi-schemer swindle millions. buesing's firm was even accused of overbilling local schools , running fees up to seventy thousand dollars. now, buesing's running for senate. that's up to you. >>> welcome back. when a giant rattlesnake attacked over and over again, a family dog named puppers came to the rescue, but her heroic deed

>>celebrating the rattlesnake. this is a real then apparently a big thing happening this weekend in pasco county. we're going to take you to the event and tell you how you and your family can get in and, well, celebrate the rattlesnake. >>> how's the weather looking for the rattlesnake competition. >>pretty good, the rattlesnake festival is a real thing. it's looking decent today. there is a chance of seeing some rain as we head into the weekend. 87 today, 86 tomorrow, 30% chance of showers today and tomorrow about a 40% chance. as far as your 7-day forecast is concerned, well, there's some changes on the way, although you don't really see them yet in beginning of the workweek and then the end of the week our rain chances increase and then we're going to see our first real cold front come through next weekend. we don't know the exact timing, but we think it's going to be friday into saturday. >>> jake's going to be at this rattlesnake festival. they don't have venom in them, right? i want to see him put one on his

but this could also increase their risk for encountering rattlesnakes. professor m-l robinson joins us with a unique training course meant to help pets. university of nevada cooperative extension's lifelong located at 8050 paradise rd., las vegas, nev. on saturday, oct. 8, 2016. trainings are provided by either appointment or walk-in between 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with sessions lasting approximately 20 minutes. cost for the training is $85 per dog. a refresher training is $60. the clinic does require the use of a remote training collar that will be customized to fit each dog. the clinic will provide local dog owners extra assurance and peace of mind that their dogs will avoid dangerous rattlesnake encounters, protecting their health, and their families from suffering the pain and medical costs of a rattlesnake rattlesnake avoidance training clinic saturday university of nevada cooperative extension lifelong learning center paradise & windmill 8am - 3pm $85 per dog booking that december holiday whole lot cheaper for you. we'll let you know the best time t

this two-year-old right here is recovering from a rattlesnake bite to the leg. two out of three victims were boys in these bites.

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again you are advised to not remove a rattlesnake yourself. 80 to 90% of rattlesnake bites happen when you try to deal with the snake yourself. arizona their home. >>> an unusual way to celebrate the halloween weekend with a good ol' fashioned coffin race. >> yes! who is going to win? >> complete with colorful character. >> people dieing to win that race. >> that's right. >> the first day of the dead celebration with a theme. can you take a guess as to what it is? we will have the answer when we people love cheeseburgers... and spicy flavors like chipotle and jalape?o... on a buttery bakery bun. i'll call it the chipotle jalapeno burger! boom. someone got that, right? chipotle sauce. pepper jack cheese. you'll call it the chipotle jalape?o burger. boom. good work everyone. another winner. introducing the chipotle jalape?o burger. new, from jack in the box. >>> for the first time ever, mexico city holds a day of the dead parade that, get this, is james bond themed. tens of thousands gathered to watch colorful floats featuring skeleton, traditional dancers, and musical groups. organizers

again you are advised to remove a rattlesnake yourself. 80 to 90% of rattlesnake bites happen when you try to deal with the snake yourself. 13 species of rattlesnakes call arizona their home. >>> an unusual way to celebrate the halloween weekend with a good ol' fashioned coffin race. >> yes! who is going to win? >> complete with colorful character. >> people dieing to win that race. >> that's right. >> the first day of the dead it is? >>> for the first time ever, mexico city holds a day of the dead parade that, get this, is james bond themed. tens of thousands gathered to watch colorful floats featuring skeleton, traditional dancers, and musical parade comes from the opening scene of the james bond movie, specter. >> i like it that's not bad. not bad. >> and now in that scene bond chases criminal through mexico city crowd. watches a parade of people wearing skeletal costumes and in the end saves the day. >> hope he didn't give away the movie. >> the streets of a trendy shopping district in tokyo were crawling with halloween and mario's zombies, pikachus and witches making their way thr

talk to somebody over at the herpetological society says this weather is rattlesnakes to be out so she warned you keep an eye out for them. >> a lot of people are hoping this will cool down. dave munsey is tracking the forecast for us and joins us live now with a look at the weather and what it's going to be like. >>> lot going on with this weather a lot happening today as a matter of fact. let's take a look at the informaion as it rolls out here. we are looking at, of course, 100-degree temperature. the latest 100-degree temperature ever. 100-degree temperature was october 23 in 2003. and october 2016, 90 degrees or warmer, 23 straight days. here is the old record, 98. that back in 2001. and the 99th time that we hit 100-degrees in 2016. and now take a look at it. yeah, we will have some more 90s to add on to that. we have 90s right through sunday. sunday the day before halloween at halloween and what's going on there. temperatures drop off dramatically getting us into halloween. by 5:00. 0 degrees. by 7:00 p.m. 78 degrees. and then sleepy time at 9:00 at 74 degrees. so those temperat

still ahead, how a bay area pup took on a giant, and we mean a big rattlesnake to save owner, coming up. >>> and jared fogle's ex-wife is now suing subway for the nightmare she claims they caused. >>> they served our country in the iraq war, and now the government is making them pay again. the mistake that is put war veterans in a big financial bind. you're watching news channel 8 today on this tuesday morning. when powerful people need someone to do their dirty work, they hire bob buesing. how far will he go? buesing fought to foreclose assisted-living retirement homes, threatening local seniors with homelessness. then, buesing defended wells fargo against charges of helping a ponzi-schemer swindle millions. buesing's firm was even accused of overbilling local schools , now, buesing's running for senate. how far will bob buesing go? amendment 1 protects consumers from scams, promotes safe solar, and is endorsed by florida's firefighters. so, why are out-of-state billionaires attacking it? because amendment 1 stops their subsidies. amendment 1 ensures that if you don't choose solar,

. >>> nobody wants to see rattlesnake. the phoenix herbotological society already getting calls. >>> a map of all the secs -- sex offenders in our area all right there for you. so you know just what your family iswalking into on halloween night. >>> it's hard to imagine the looks of $5 billion of a drug bust but you don't have to imagine tonight. as the coast guard shares all these pictures with all of you. 39,000pounds of cocaine smuggled into the san diego vessels. this is all during the last 12 months and that is a new record. >> a little eye candy from littleton colorado. late tonight a meteor shower captured by somebody's dash cam. a shout out to our sister station for sharing. >>> a mild night here in the valley. 83-degree right now in phoenix. dewpoint in the upper 40s that will raise a little bit as we head into tomorrow and see some more moisture stream in but enough to bring us any rain into the forecast. that h lead to milder overnight temperatures and this is all heading in ahead of this storm system. the strea

fire crews from elizabeth, rattlesnake and we're all able to get this under control this afternoon. the fire burning and summit county. this just broke out saturday near a shooting range at the summit county landfill. the fire grew to about 25 acres no dylan. no structures were burned. responsibility for igniting the fire he was cited and released by the sheriffs office. fall is here meaning the leaves are starting to fly from the course. the leaf drop program begins today the program compost leads into mulch with them for residents can buy and make there are two drop-off locations the cherry creek is transfer station on jewel or that have been a nursery buy 70 open weekends 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. all leaves must be unsecured bags you can print a coupon for a big fags. the colors are sure by brett now with a beautiful day to soak them into with blue skies and sunshine. at least for the first half of the day than the clouds thickened up a little bit once the transition into the evening. a beautiful afternoon a little breezy at times, but pretty warm. look at these numbers today. e

it is getting a lot of reports with rattlesnakes around the homes near pumpkins and halloween decorations. if you see some like this back away and call an expert to remove it.>>> it will not be 1988 it was 96 degrees. the coolest low was 36 degrees back in 1900. this year, it will be dry and it will be warm but is not going to be the warmest. here is the trick-or-treating forecast. 5 pm 84 degrees. and at 6 pm still in the 80s. temperatures to look cooler next week. right now, we are at 90 degrees. the winds are five miles per hour. you see these 90 spreading across the board. 98 apache junction and queen creek. here is a look across the state. temperatures are unseasonably warm everywhere. right now, we have spots in the mid-70s. mid-60s flagstaff and the grand canyon. bid 80s with bullhead city and because her streaming an. is not enough to keep us away is pretty moisture our way. this storm system is moving into california. the jet stream will pick it up and carry it to the north through nevada and utah. we increase the clouds and we may see a few isolated showers across northern or we

nobody wants to come across a rattlesnake while you are out know they are getting a lot of calls about this. be careful when you are round pumpkins and decorations. always check before you touch anything. we put this together, a map of all of the registered sex offenders in our valley. this just went up on our website. it's interactive so you can click the neighborhoods and know what your family is walking into on halloween night. >>> it's being called a smash and grab an epidemic. three cases caught oca the last week. the first one happening at a jewelry store in florida. crooks armed with hammers filling bags and taking off. the other two in philadelphia. the wireless store and high-end clothing store targeted. tens of thousands of dollars worth of stuff taken in each of these. >>> these guys won't be targeting any valley jim's anytime soon. police say they hit up several of them and stole credit cards and ideas. so far three people say they have been around. michael brantley served time in prison for similar crimes. robert abbott also with a link the criminal history. police say a s

strike range for a rattlesnake is about 3 feet. >> >> so you're going to pick up your pumpkins next time? >> thanks for giving me something else to be afraid of. people who live in the outlying areas and get a lot of snakes, the inner city, they don't see it as much but it can still happen because sometimes they move in further. you can see your face. it's a little worried. >> i don't like snakes. every time i go hiking i'm literally looking on the sides with my hiking stick waiting for one to come out. >> especially if you go in the morning or evening. look outside right now. it's pretty nice out there. current temperatures around arizona looking in the 70s generally here in the valley but look outside, a few high clouds out there. a nice shot of and enjoy that. 43 in flagstaff. 46 in greer. 67 in safford, the same for us -- same for tuson. that sun will set at 5:38. temperatures will slowly drop to about 80 by 9:00. bottom 9, monique, it's just hot. it's been hot. >> it's too hot for right now. forecast. >> what we like to hear. >> but it's not just snakes we need to be worried about.

this two-year-old right here is recovering from a rattlesnake bite to the leg. two out of three victims were boys in these bites. the average age was ten and a half to 11 years old. >>> it's stressful enough having a baby under normal conditions, but what if you have the worry hospital bed rest and a likely premature delivery? a local group counters all that worry with a dose of hope. >> reporter: joining me are bailey nicholas and kate desantos. they are from high- coming up. first, kate, tell us a little bit about high-risk hope. what do you do? >> sure. our mission is to provide support to families that have women on high-risk bed rest in the hospital and also to families that have babies that are in neonatal intensive care. we are serving st. joseph's hospital, sarasota memorial hospital. >> you had a preemie daughter, be, and what kind of services do you provide the families? >> we do two different things. first we serve the high-risk side by engaging a group of volunteers like myself who have been through this journey and come out the other side with a hea

. >>> a rattlesnake attack causes a rare allergic reaction. next the victim talks about it. ,,,,,,,,,, it's not a weekend hobby.ance? you have to live and breathe it for 50 years. it's the sound... and the fury. it's letting it all hang out there, and it's hanging on for dear life. that is what amg driving performance means. and this is where it lives. the 503-horsepower mercedes-amg c63 s coupe. who led them on a wild chase through the east bay. it ended with a crash.. but the suspect ran off! kpix 5's christin ayers talked to a witness who saw it al >>> every. >>> police are trying to track down the driver who led them on a wild chase through the east bay. it ended with a crash but the suspect ran off. christin ayers talked to a witness who saw it happen >>> reporter: the crash ended here just off interstate 80 at powell street. oakland police have been chasing the gold lexus seen here earlier in the day. the car came hurtling down the powell street off-ramp. >> that's one of the crazier accidents i have seen. >> reporter: our photojournalis

there have been all kinds of reports of rattlesnakes around homes. especially, near pumpkins and halloween decorations. >>> your safety as you go through the haunted houses. only two have permits in phoenix. they are at code for fire extinguishers and emergency exits unfamiliar ones, which are inside the house you are stuck you have to go through the entire house or come back the way you came.>>> looking at the halloween forecast for monday. 80 degrees. down into the 70s by 7 pm. temperatures will be dropping. in the meantime, record-breaking high at 100 degrees. we are sitting in the low to midshipman 90s across the valley now. tonight, 70s across the valley. 72 mesa, 71 chandler. 73 in glendale. the next 74. partly cloudy mild for us. tomorrow, we will be tech to spend 10 degrees above average. we are in record range. of the record. we will watch. coming up your seven-day forecast we will take a look at it just a moment. >>> putting cars on the road with no driver. >>> protecting your privacy. what your online provider gets vo: 13 year-old sabrina

. >> reporter: he did his wartime service among rattlesnakes and bombers. three ribbons he earned were nice but what he really cared about was something that did not belong to him at all. a bracelet he found at his airfield in 1944. carried the name of a fellow airman. he told us the story on memorial day. >> i would like to find out who it belongs to. >> reporter: 70 years later he did find him with help of the veterans legacy foundation. bay. his bracelet is now in the care of his sister if in iowa. but, he, himself, spent all of these years separated from something that belonged to him. like many, they did not receive all of the medals they earned. in this case mr. tanner did not he is the founder of the veterans. >> he showed me the ribbons. he said there is no medals with these. and i said yes, there are. >> he worked as a mechanic. >> i never did do any real service in the army other than help people learn how to fly and work on the airplanes. it was an honor to find out i had any medals. at 95 years old here he received what the nation owed him. >> g

nobody wants rattlesnakes the phoenix societies letting you know they are getting a lot of calls so be aware around pumpkins on the porch and the decorations. we just finished something new, a map of all of the registered sex offenders in the valley. this going up on our website. it is interactive. you can click your neighborhood so you know what your family is walking into. you can be aware of those issues on halloween night. a car fire on i-10 eastbound near 75th avenue. it looks like they may have just gotten the flames out. this is i-10 eastbound at the 75th avenue. exit. it looks like the fire department is blocking that. dps is on the scene.67th avenue. will be the best exit. it is slowing down traffic as well. we will have a closer look at the desert drive time's coming up. >>> yet another clear sign that our battleground state. donald trump will be coming to phoenix again. katie conner is breaking down what you need to know. this is some quick planning. >> reporter: donald trump announcing yesterday he is coming to arizona. giving police two days to prepare. donald trump will b

heartbreak for a woman in san diego when she comes home to find three of her dogs have been bitten by a rattlesnake. one in need of a blood transfusion. hillary dixon says the dogs venom including swollen eyes and noses. heartbreaking to see that. the single mother has a disabled child. she says she needs help paying for their recovery. she's asking for donations from the community. the name is hillary dixon if you'd like to help out. >>> hallowing classic will know enough about to turn 50 an arizona. it is the great pumpkin charlie brown. it first aired back in 1966. is everybody gears up for that anniversary peanuts is unveiling custom-designed corn mazes all across the country. the moran up duncan patch is one of them. snoopy does they are open seven days a week. the charlie brown special airs wednesday night at 8:00 right here on abc 15. snoopy for president? what about woodstock or charlie brown? we are nice and cool as we start the day. phoenix dropping into the 60s. i think we could cool another degree or so before we see the temperature climb. feeling good. we have clear skies. we will into

first, be on the lookout for rattlesnakes. especially since we are seeing warmer temperatures this year. the phoenix herpetological society is letting you know now they are already getting a lot of calls so be careful and make decorations. >>> a map of all of the registered sex offenders in the valley. it's on abc 15.com. is interactive so you can click by neighborhood. we want you to know what your family is walking into on halloween night. >>> peoria teens taking action to keep their neighborhoods safe from zombies. they're teaming up with the new recruits for the annual therefore. the free event happens tonight in the peoria man library. >> when you're hiding in stacks and behind cartes it's a great place for nerf toys to be played with. >> you have to be at least 12. only the first 50 teams to sign up get to play and you have to bring your own nerf year. the event starts at six:05 this evening. >>> we could go a week without having an automotive recall. brand-new developments about a recent toyota recall that is pretty ser

be on the lookout for rattlesnakes, especially since we are seeing warmer temperatures we're letting you know right now they are getting a lot of calls. beware around the pumpkins and decorations. do a double take if you have any decorations. >>> this is a map of all of the registered sex offenders in th this is interactive so you can click around my neighborhood and know what your family is walking into on halloween night. >>> halloween is coming up. i'm going to be out for a little bit to help my wife take the kids all around the neighborhoods. stay safe. dr. scott is here with us and brought a special guest. >> my daughter chloe is here with us. >> looking great. do you like frozen? we want to ask you to sing the whole entire thing for us right now. tell us something we can remember as parents when we head out the door. >> increase the visibility of your kids. low -- glow sticks are great. anything you can do to make your kids stand out. anything you can do so cars can see you. >> do that again. let's see the lights. perfect. i didn't even notice the glow sticks because it hits in

it's not a rattlesnake. i'm already shot, i'm already worried, it's a snake.s going to have some effect, whether it's a good or bad snake. >> why are you so anti-snake, right? >> and you work in politics, too. which is amazing. what do you think about some of these races? because i felt like the news on friday gave republicans something else to talk about going into those last eight days. so instead of talking about donald trump and whether he's a good role model or not, kelly ayotte can now say, let's talk about hillary clinton and your sport of her. >> exactly. this whole thing couldn't be tailored better for candidates running in races that are tight. even for those not running in tight races to turn the race to say, is donald trump a good role model? you can say, do you trust hillary clinton? do you think that -- and that's a tough question, i would think, for any reasonable person. >> the overwhelming answer for the elect rat is no on both of these candidates. now, charlie mentioned the new hampshire race. and i find it one of the most interesting. i thin

fernando valley, a 14-year-old boy takes one step into his backyard and his foot comes down on a rattlesnakem. while the snake's venom can be deadly, ariel had a rare severe allergic reaction. his throat closed up but the teen had just enough time to scream. and that's when his father ran straight to the backyard and rushed his son to the hospital. >> it was hard to breathe. >> i went through red lights and stop signs and got here in a matter of minutes. it was very terrifying. >> he gave his doctors flowers and he said he is very lucky to be alive. his doctors agree. they say they only had seconds to minutes to save him. ♪[ music ] >>> 5:56. in the next half-hour, the ceo of the classified ad website backpage.com was arrested on pimping charges. in california alone, there are 2900s cases of suspected child sex trafficking through back page. the story coming up. >> hurricane matthew affecting travel across the u.s. how we're impacted here at home and for how long. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, tobacco companies knew that smoking kills. and they lied about it for decades. now they're lying about prop 56.

no one wants rattlesnakes ruining the trick-or-treating. they're already getting a lot of calls. and decorations. >>> will there be a teal pumpkin on your block this halloween? do you know what it means. >> it is a relatively new thing. signaling safe trick-or- treating zones for kids with food allergies. you can still pass out candy, just put it in another bowl. offer things like stickers and bubbles. check out the teal pumpkin project on abc15.com and our mobile app. and you can see the growing map of teal pumpkin households well. >>> wallet hub naming gilbert as one of the best and cheapest city to celebrate the holiday. this is based off of average cost of a halloween party ticket and the halloween weather forecast. on your screen is a look at the top five. gilbert coming in number six out of 100. still not doing too bad. >>> hey, hoping to see real ghosts? vampires? maybe even zombies this halloween? get read ism they are all mapped out for you. trulia releasing the hazard maps. all of the red spots is where you may be able to find the undead. >>> a pumpkin heist? rocker 7 f