the storm hit southern arizona 1st and then moved up here to the valley. we have complete storm coverage from tucson to apache junction to phoenix. let's till -- start with paul. >> a little break right now. a lot of the sac moved to the north of us. at stake it to the valley pinpoint doppler radar. showers north of prescott moving into williams and flagstaff. light rainfall. thunderstorm activity north of show low. and right along the rim of the right river and showers in clifton. here are the rainfall totals. shower activity in the west valley. also moving through phoenix. just outside the 202. some areas getting an accumulation of 1.5 inches. an isolated area with over 2 inches. with passing storms we are seeing clearing skies. temperatures cooler with an average high of 105. we're sitting at 93 right now. the threat of storms continues for tomorrow. when will and? that answer will come up. >>> one of the hardest hit areas was apache n vengeance around lunchtime. on a was in the middle of it earlier and, donna, it looks a lot different. >> it certainly

. >>> thanks iris and rain no rain is coming down in southern arizona. this is a live look right now from our adot camera and tucson is really just showing a lot of rain. we showed you earlier, those water splashing up so tucson right now is getting hit by all that rain. >> drenched to say the least. this is speedway and magnolia, from our viewer john parra. down at our sister station as well. >> and the rain we are expecting is from the remains of a tropical depression. this is video out of mexico or doesn't have been killed because of mudslides there. -- where dozens have been killed because of mudslides. parts of the city have been shut down and shelters are now in place where evacuations have been in place as well. >> this morning we are taking action to let you know where to get the sand and where to find it and nick ciletti is in mesa with everything you need to know. >> reporter: i am here at mesa fire station number four. this is just one of four locations throughout the city of mesa that will be handing out sandbags to make sure this tropical st

southern nevada. moisture is surging north through arizona affecting southern mohave county tuesday and northern mohave county wednesday. cool down our forecast highs wednesday and thursday and increased clouds push into southern nevada. by the weekend, daytime highs will climb to 107. the uv index for tuesday is 10 or very high. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk lets get straight to breaking news. metro on the scene of a shooting near lake mead and hollywood. fox five's peter dawson is live at the scene.. peter what do we know so far? it all started at 10:46 last night at the avion complex on lake mead near hollywood. black male adult in his early twenties was shot four times. the suspect shot from outside the apartment through a sliding glass door of his ground floor apartment. he was transported to umc and is in extremely critical condition and not expected to survive. lt dan mcgr

there has been heavy rain in southern arizona. flooding in tucson with swift water rescues. .......................... an area of low pressure passing by to the north will help take the edge off the heat for just a short while. .............. temps will cool off for a day or two... but it will be short-lived because we heat right back up by the weekend to 107. <<< ((weather toss))>>> how much money will be made in the coming weeks... by folks renting their homes out during the summer games. (( today, people let's talk. naturi naighton, heather tom and the new ben hur, jack houston. switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month. that's the speed you need to stream... ...game... ...connect on social media... all 844-560-link. get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan and autopay. speed may not be available in your area. call today. twitter. no... they aren't hiring... they are leasing out space at is looking to s

southern nevada. moisture is su north through arizona affecting southern mohave county tuesday and northern mohave county wednesday. the surge northward will cool down our forecast highs wednesday and thursday and increased clouds push into southern nevada. by the weekend, daytime highs will climb to for tuesday is 10 or very high here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk. breaking a man is in critical condition after being shot several times overnight. fox five's peter dawson is live at the scene.. peter what do we know so far? cc to resume shortly cc to resume shortly "there are multiple areas on the body and head. it would be very difficult to survive after being and head. it would be very difficult to survive after being shot in the head and that many "recently we've seen a number of younger men involved in senseless violence with guns so it is a big concern for us as an agency." cc to resume shortly cc to resume short

the dew points are still pretty high in southern arizona, relatively speaking, 60s there, we start to see those numbers decrease. state, certainly into northern arizona, those numbers in the forties and fifties. today, nice cool one, 101 what we hit this afternoon, normal temperature for today 104 degrees, so three degrees cooler than the norm. back in '07, the numbers were 110. nationally, we are continuing to see the south just soaked by all of this rain. houston actually we saw a lot of rain, nine inches of rain there so additional rainfall expected along these gulf coast states. they are going to get a little bit a break though as you get into tonight and tomorrow. we'll continue to see moisture up through the mid atlantic coastline through new england, and this will result in relief for folks in that part of the country, we'll see 81 in lake havasu, 53 for show low, cooling down to 60s for sedona, 50 for the grand canyon, and nogales dropping down to about 62. tomorrow even though it's not there, seasonal temperatures if not slightly below, so 100 expected for lake havasu, close

southern nevada. moisture is surging north through arizona affecting southern mohave county tuesday and northern mohave county wednesday. the surge northward will forecast highs wednesday and thursday and increased clouds push into southern nevada. by the weekend, daytime highs will climb to 107. the uv index for tuesday is 10 or very high. your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk three family members who died in a weekend crash on i-15 the brandt family was returning home from a vacation in utah. when their van went off the road and caught fire. mike brandt-- a longtime teacher with the las vegas lds instutute of religion.. his 25- year old daughter ashley.. and 20 killed. ashley had just gotten married carlan had just returned home from his mission. mike's wife and ashley's husband were critically injured in the crash. those who knew mike best-- say it just doesn't seem real. ""over the cour

. >>> from southern arizona, we only see on 12 news involving prairie dogs. not a lot of people think about the wildlife living under their buildings. >> that's right. as matt pace shows us, the owners behind the first indoor shooting gallery are mindful of the tenants there long before they arrived. >> reporter: near highway 89 in flagstaff is a plot of land these guys. >> we drive by every day. i kept noticing all the prairie dogs. >> reporter: relocating these animals humanely is high priority. >> they deserve a chance. they have a better chance with us helping than the bulldozers. >> reporter: luckily habitat harmony and arizona game and fish were at the ready to help remove as many animals as possible. >> we blast dawn soap into the hole and the suds are to push the prairie dogs out and then we catch them. >> reporter: it's a simple, yet tedious process. so far, 7 prairie dogs have been captured but there are over 200 holes to be flushed out. the goal is to remove and relocate as many of the animals to a special spot. >> this will be a really good site f

ordered it after an agent alvarez died yesterday, he was killed in a motorcycle accident in southern arizona. the 13-year-old veteran was on duty when the accident happened. he leaves behind a wife and 4 about one of the locations where this game is being played. >>reporter: friends and family come to the cemetery to honor the granite mountain hotshots who died in a wildfire three years ago. it sacred and it means a lot to the community. why is this location also a pokimon go hotspot. this lives of fallen heroes and a place for you can run around looking around for pokimon. the cemetery is also a public -- a pokimon go hotspot where players can find their favorite characters. three years ago 19 firefighters -- wildfire in their memories are at the community with this memorial serving as a reminder of their sacrifice. collier says she has no problem with the game bubble is playing on the grave sites is just wrong. it's new and fresh and they could a nice spot for family members, loved ones and friends to pay respects and see people walking around on their cell phones and ipads in whatever it

. >>> plus, we learn one person is rescued in southern arizona she is county official. >>> thank you for joining us. first tonight at 6:00, we start with a fox 10 news alert out of northeast phoenix. look at this. it is a stretch are of the beeline highway and it is shut down in both directions. a man is barricaded inside of a car. he is threatening suicide and they have sheriff offers out there trying to talk this man out. the picture of the traffic backup shows a long line of cars. this is in both directions and traffic is being detailed around you see the detour signs. deputies and state troopers trying to negotiate with that. traffic diverted and we have no idea when the situation may clear up. try to avoid the area if you can. >>> remnants of tropical storm xawfer that brought heavy rain and gusty winds to the area. the storm system moved into our state from the south an it moved quickly throughout the d before pounding the phoenix metro area today. it was tuesday that got hit hard. so much rain that three cars were trapped by flood waters by the city streets. the cars are swamp

arizona. and since then, they have encountered 183 tunnels within the tucson sector and the southern border. and most recently in nogales, arizona, they have actually created a team. it's called the nogales tunnel team in nogales where their daily duties are to go find tunnels. sharyl: border patrol agents use remote controlled robots to investigate the tunnels. the majority of them, at least 100, have turned up in the town of nogales, arizona. some just steps from the border crossing teeming with federal agents. this tunnel on the border town of naco is one of the longest, at more than 900 feet and one of the most recent discoveries. here in southern arizona, we're just a few hundred yards from the mexican border. that's it, the fence over there. and you can see right here in what looks like a shed next to a house, that's where the drug tunnel is. martinez: so apparently they were coming in through the shed, parking, opening the door, loading up the vehicle, and then pulling the stuff out of the tunnel. sharyl: and tell us how it was discovered? martinez: it was discovered by human intellige

with the exception of southern arizona near sierra vista where we've been tracking some strong storms producing a lot of lightning and also that area under a flash flood warning because of the heavy rain. the rest of the state is pretty quiet and the phoenix metro is all dry. i expect it will stay dry to the morning but over the next 24 to 48 hours we're tracking big changes to tropical depression javier. this could restrict than a little bit but expected to be an area of low pressure so overall, weakening as it moves to the north and it's not going to directly moved to our state but it is going to bring a surgeon moisture. there's still a little bit of uncertainty as to who will get the bulk of the rain because we don't have the energy of that storm moving in. we just have the moisture moving in but the potential is there for any storms that develop to produce flooding rainfall and that's why we want that flash flooding will be a possibility. we will be under the flash flood watch all the way to kingman and bullhead city, prescott and areas to our southeast and east, starting this ev

of this rest or orange color, this is dry air and you can see that it is settled right over southern arizona. all of the humidity is in texas, new mexico, places like colorado. as we get going into tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, we do see moisture return. high pressure scoots to the east and low-pressure over the mexican plateau which will bring up moisture. we want to see a southeasterly flow. that is what brings moisture into the state. future cast will show that moisture returning. off-topic, tomorrow afternoon, we will have better chances for thunderstorms. we will even have more moisture creep in as we get going into wednesday. we could see one of these storms roll into phoenix. we may just end up with blowing dust. it is not an amazing set up. we talk about 10% chance for thunderstorms in the valley on as we get more moisture, we will get more cloud cover. that is going to help drop our temperature. 105 today. 106 on tuesday, and we start to dial things back as the moisture returns. there is a slight chance for thursday and friday. don't get too excited about a. a would not change y

the moisture profile for southern arizona, not even that high, even with the storms we saw rolling through earlier, only in the 50s, 60s, in northern arizona dew points only in the 40s today was very pleasant, actually below the seasonal norm, just above that century mark. record today though 110 degrees. we have been talking about all of the storm damage through parts of louisiana. also, houston seeing some of that, nine inches of rain just outside of houston. more moisture making its way along the gulf coastline tonight and into tomorrow. finally those folks are going to get a little bit of a break, and this cold front, you can see draped across the mid atlantic section of the country, it's england, those have pushed offshore as well, which will have a nice cooling effect for that section of the country. tonight's temperatures cooling down to upper 50s for payson, 80s for lake havasu, 60 for grand canyon, 69 for safford, tomorrow triple digits for yuma, lake havasu, bullhead city close to the 100-degree mark, 92 for safford, 78 payson, just below that for window rock. a little bit of clo

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a small-town mayor in southern arizona -- is refusing to attend an event later this month -- because the invitation was written in both english and spanish. ken tayler says -- his critics cook -- director of the u.s.-mexico border mayors' association. (john cook, u.s. - mexico border mayors association): "it was bigoted, i would say definitely bigoted, especially some of his e-mail responses back to me. you can tell that this man has absolutely no love for mexico." the mayor's response included the message -- "if you don't take a stand -- eventually the enemy will overrun. america is suffering. it's time to put america first." he says -- he's being : heat and humidity -- taking over the north east this weekend. energy companies in new york say -- they're working night and day to keep up with power needs. they hit a new record for weekend consumption -- by one in the afternoon today. excessive heat warnings are in effect for new york, new jersey and connecticut through tomrrow night. it's a much different story to the south. in louisiana -- rescues are this man -- wading through waste

. >> in arizona, especially people who give blood in southern arizona, yuma, san luis, we saw a heavier decline in donations because people who travel across the border. >> reporter: zika is spread primarily by mosquito bites and sex. it causes a mild illness in most people but scientists have confirmed an infection during pregnancy can birth defects. >> our blood supply has never been safer and it is safe to donate blood as well. >> the recommended expansion is not going to happen at once. they want 11 states to start testing, arizona included in starting it first. should be testing for zika within 12 weeks. there has been 125 cases of zika, mostly related through travel abroad or sexual transmission. >>> gas prices rising above the $2 mark. according to gasbuddy.com the average price of gas ringing in at $2.03. the statewide average at $2.06 and nationally it is more expensive than that. pric below the national average. they are down 35-cents from this time last year. >>> taking a look at the tower cam and there are clouds out there and there is rain across the state. what is the chan

phoenix and southern arizona nice and dry. dryer air moving in so it gives us a 0% chance on wednesday and thursday but the monsoon moisture will kick back in on friday and saturday. ninety six is our high today. the average is usually one of 4. butchers tomorrow closer to between 100 and 104. our temperatures will stay right around 100 degrees as we head into thursday and friday. warming things up in next week. >>> new at 5 it has been just over one year since surgeons performed the 1st double hand transplant on the child. the recovery has been fast for the 9-year-old boy. >> reporter: it has been a busy year for 9-year-old zion harvey and his mom. they both a just to the new life with his new hands. >> it still feels like i'm living my dream. it's his dream but it's my. >> reporter: last summer he became the 1st child to undergo a double hand transplant. >> because not -- we could have not had a better 1st patient. the only limits now seem to come from his mom. >> she would let me try out for football. -- she would not let m

. >>> new video just in from southern arizona. clean up in tucson after they get hit with monsoon storms last ni 3,000 customers without power during the storm. a down burst took down trees and power poles in the area. and to the north, dark skies bringing winds, rain and reports of hail near flagstaff. cameras capturing it all coming down along i-40. our time lapse throughout the day, flagstaff area, clouds rolled in and now rain starts to fall. watch the skies the white, you coming down in the flagstaff area. 55 degrees there. humidity 84%. dew point 51. showers making their way in from the west through the flagstaff area. light to moderate rain. a flood advisory between i-17 and sedona after heavy rain hit an hour ago and more shower and thunderstorm activity to the east of camp verde, strawberry, and then spots to the south. all of to the northeast at this hour. the valley is in the clear. a few isolated showers popping up in the higher terrain south of gila bend and tracking lots of showers and thunderstorm activity to the we

continues to dry as high pressure expands and we'll see less action not only here but down in southern arizona as well. tonight, pahrump is going down to 71. high temperatures tomorrow, boulder city 107. mesquite, 109. laughlin, 113. death valley 119. that's it. that's as hot as it gets. in town tonight, 83 under a clear sky temperature. tomorrow expect mccarran at 109. i think some abeias -- areas hotter than that. , including the lake. 81 on the mountain after that morning low of 58. your seven-day forecast we're kicking it up by another degree. it's still august. 110 sunday and monday before the humidity comes back next week. you see the 103. it looks good but it -- it will be adjoined. we'll use legal terms. it will have humidity. >> thank you, counselor. >> thank you. have a good weekend. >>> a 95-year-old grandmother is in a bit of shock after winning thousands of dollars in the lottery. >> we'll tell you what she says her first purchasase wiwill [ted]quality top tier gas helps keepin .[robot]i have helped keep your engine clean. [ted]i will call you donnie! [woman}who's donnie? i'm hill

here in southern arizona, we're just a few hundred yards from the mexican border. that's it, the fence over there. and you can see right here in what looks like a shed next to a house, that's where the drug tunnel is. martinez: so apparently they were coming in through the shed, parking, opening the door, loading up the vehicle, and then pulling the stuff out of the tunnel. sharyl: and tell us how it was discovered? martinez: it was discovered by human intelligence. the guy had over 4,000 pounds of contraband in his vehicle, and ended up giving some information up, and they came to the house with a warrant and arrested them all the individuals in the , house. and we come in here. here is the actual tunnel. so they had a lift gate. they were bringing the narcotraffics and all the stuff they had, all the narcotics. they were bringing it above, they had a l so heavy. they were just bringing it up, straight up. sharyl: how long was an operation like this going on for them to be able to dig the tunnel and move the drugs? martinez: that is unknown, but we believe they pr

the turnaround don't drown, while many drivers follow that message it appears one authority in southern arizona ignored it. it's all caught on camera. a deputy in pima county went through the barricades and crossed the flooded wash. he made it to the other side safely, but his boss was not happy.>> >>reporter: we looked at the matter so i'm not very pleased with the deputy, his actions were inappropriate. every deputy i have they are under scrutiny by everybody. and rightly so, they are held to a higher standard.>> this happened tuesday night and the big storm hit tucson. the deputy was issued a ticket for ignoring the barricades.>> i call president. obama and hillary clinton the founders of isis. they are the founders. i think we will give hillary clinton the if you're on a sports team, most valuable that award.>> donald trump is refusing to take back those comments. he repeated the statement during several interviews today. hillary clinton's campaign accused him of trash talking the us while failing to present his own counterterrorism plan.>> >>reporter: cbs's lloyd the fbi is knocking on the

there are many -- large density in southern arizona, almost 25% unemployment in southern arizona. so one of the messages that's resonating with hispanic voters in our state are jobs and economic growth. and taking the pressure off the family. so we're not just seeing a shift with hard liners on immigration. we're actually seeing more people starting to come in, we're seeing more unity amongst the people of arizona not just the republican party behind donald trump. >> so you don't believe he'll see any sort of hit, if you will, if he does soften or readjust immigration? he will not necessarily lose some of the advantage he has right now is what you're saying? >> i don't think so. and i don't think you're going to see him soften. i think you're going to see him go strong on the border and continue his message. >> there's some confusion here about whether trump will campaign in arizona next week. he says he will. but his arizona director says the event is canceled. do you know what's coming out of arizona at the moment, what will be happen? >> sure do. what i can tell you what's happ

. >>> in congressional district the in southern arizona martha mcsally running unopposed. >> we've got about 70 days to go to make sure the community knows that we've gotten results. it's not just rhetoric, it's results. we have a record we'll be running on. not just talking about what you think you can do, but show them >> she'll face the winner of democratic race, hines or steel. tonight is the first election with the new ballot harvesting law in effect, making it a crime to collect and turn in someone else's ballot, but the county recorders office has no way to enforce it. >>> and to big races out -- two big races outside our state. debbie wasserman schultz won her primary did marco rubio. both moving on to november. >>> all right, a developing story for you right now, hawaii on hurricane alert. a warning issued as hurricane madeline inches closer. it's a cat 2 storm, and expected to hit the big island within the next 36 hour, and hurricane lester is right behind it, a major cat 4 storm. it will weaken, but is expected to impact hawaii over the course there's multiple storms to trac

the pockets of rain moving from southern arizona and additionally the rain that we've seen moving to parts of northern arizona accounting for those large temperature differences. with the storms out there today, much cooler weather. we only made it to 100 degrees at sky harbor. typical temp is ways off from the record temperature of 110. you've seen those incredible images coming out of texas. just outside of houston, already nine inches of rain have fallen. you'll notice on the wide shot here of the sat/rad, we're not done with that moisture yet. still tapping into the moisture from the gulf coast. those showers continuing into parts of the tennessee valley, climbing into parts of new england, where we're going to see much cooler temperatures as a result. for arizona, temps will drop payson, to 81 for lake havasu. 62 into douglas. 69 for page. 66 for kingman. tomorrow still hanging on to the triple digits for some spots like yuma, lake havasu, bullhead city close to 100. 68 in flag. and 88 degrees for douglas. tonight partly cloudy conditions, keeping that slight chance of thunderst

. >>> new video from southern arizona with one police department is making history in drones to fight crime. the department expects to save thousands of dollars by opting for this approach over helicopters. >>> new teaches reuniting with friends, recess, all things 4th graders look forward to as school starts up again, but 10- year-old jesse wilson isn't with his class mates right now. police don't know where he is. the buckeye boy hasn't been seen in weeks. a yellow desk still sits outside his school, a sign that jesse wilson is still missing. >> yeah, the kids, but it was fun, really fun, and i wish he was here. >> you still have the kids and everybody is still wearing the bows, you know to represent, you know, but there's a lot of talk still. a lot of kids are missing him. >> buckeye police say they still consider him a run away, but are activity searching for him. >>> new details on that delta debacle. more than 700 flights canceled, in tokyo a thousands passengers passengers stranded overnight. all of this due to lingering effects of a power outage affecting their operation, and

some monsoon moisture spreading up into arizona, but southern nevada under high pressure and another windy day ahead. ............ tropical moisture from javier which soaked baja will overtake the desert and bring some heavy rain for the rest of the week. ........... flood watches are already western new mexico. ............... thanks, sherry. now to demetria for a look at the roads. traffic is slowing down in the spaghetti bowl right now. spaghetti bowl right now. a road hazard was reported by nhp on southbound i-15 near sahara. the southbound 95 exit to rancho is closed right now. you'll be detoured at mlk. <<< >>> >>> <<< >>> back to you! ((kirsten joyce)) >>> after the break on 8 news now good day... we are making magic happen in break on 8 news now good day... we are making magic happen in our studio this morning! .. to talk about how he plans to celebrate his first year as a strip headliner. ((kirsten joyce)) >>> and it's time for today's facebook contest. register to win on our facebook page. good luck!/// demetria obilor i'm one of them. yo tambien. i'm one of over 300,000 ne

the storm hit southern arizona 1st and then moved up here to the valley. we have complete storm coverage from tucson to apache junction to phoenix. let's till -- start with paul. >> a little break right now. a lot of the sac moved to the north of us. at stake it to the valley pinpoint doppler radar. showers north of prescott moving into williams and flagstaff. light rainfall. thunderstorm activity north of show low. and right along the rim of the right river and showers in clifton. here are the rainfall totals. shower activity in the west valley. also moving through phoenix.

southern nevada. moisture is surging north through arizona affecting southern mohave county tuesday and northern mohave county wednesday. the surge northward will cool down our forecast highs wednesday and thursday and increased clouds push into southern weekend, daytime highs will climb to 107. the uv index for tuesday is 10 or very high. breaking news. police are on the scene of a shooting near lake mead and hollywood. fox five's peter dawson is live at the scene, peter what do you know right now. cc to resume shortly metro is also on the scene of another shooting, this one near tropicana and koval. officers say it started as an altercation at a rebel gas station at that intersection. two groups of people in seperate cars then started following each other. and started firing shots. a female passenger was struck in the leg. she was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. the suspects are still on the run this morning. a month after four people were arrested in the murder of their son... donald and karen brill found out those suspects... won't be facing the death penalty. aric brill w

we see 50's out there in southern arizona. otherwise, 40's and 50's across the board. once again, the reflection that we're in a low-grade monsoon pattern. we came below the monsoon trend with the seasonable averages. back in 1985, we hit a record temperature of 115 degrees so quite a bit warmer. overnight temps will look like this, 83 in lake havasu. 82 in yuma. 50's for show low. same story into payson. 64 for sedona. 68 in page. 48 in window rock. as we see the low exit, we're going to see warmer air ushin into the state. temperatures we see will be on the warm side but not too toasty. 105 for lake havasu. pleasant in sedona at 84. 70's in flagstaff. mid 90's into safford and we'll come into above the triple digit mark. casa grande below the 90-degree mark. there is a slight chance for a stray shower or two in the forecast. tomorrow, we clear out nicely. we should see mostly sunny skies thursday. tomorrow, we see a surge in moisture that means a better chance of showers 20%-30% friday into saturday. we see the cooling effects of the systems moving through and we dry

this affects all of southern arizona as moisture from tropical depression javier moves into the state today. >>> take a look at this, officials in rio are still trying to figure out why the olympic diving pool turned a shade of green on tuesday. the bizarre part is there's a swimming pool right next to it the olympic committee says water tests found there was no risk to health, so they still competed, even though the water was green. >> lovely. yeah. i think the prevailing theory now is algae. either way. >> unhealthy. >> not nice. >>> thanks, john. another controversial comment. what donald trump is now saying about his opponent that's causing quite a stir. trac >>> did you see this? this guy goes all out to will ?? protecting your dreams goes beyond the car itself. for just the right insurance for you, get a quote at amfam.com. f0 >>> 5:43 now. donald trump on the defense again, for something his campaign calls ridiculous. >> tracie potts has more, plus now we're even talking about the debates and whether they're going to happen. >> if hillary appoints justices of the supreme court,

some monsoon moisture spreading up into arizona, but southern nevada under high pressure and another windy day ahead. ............ tropical moisture from javier desert and bring some heavy rain for the rest of the week. ........... flood watches are already posted over much of arizona and western new mexico. ............... we could see some smoke today again from that fire to the west. let's take a look at >>> back to you!/// ((kirsten joyce)) venture off into a new direction... ((patrick walker)) >> what customers can expect in the next few weeks.. as they start to transition into a new service. that story and more coming up on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader./// ((patrick walker)) medals. and the lack of excitement over some sports is leaving empty seats at some venues organizers say about 80 percent of tickets to the games have been sold but women's rugby, cycling races and the kayaking competition only drew a few thousand spectators. you can find any soo so far the brazilian has arrested 40 people for scalping and confiscated hundreds of counterfeit tickets./// ((pa

some monsoon moisture spreading up into arizona, but southern nevada under high pressure and another windy day ahead. ............ tropical moisture from javier which soaked baja will overtake the ........... flood watches are already posted over much of arizona and western new mexico. ............... ((sherry swensk)) >>> back to you./// ((patrick walker)) >>> investigators say a 10-year-old sustained a neck injury.. before he was killed on the world's tallest water slide. officials say caleb schwab d the boy was recovered in a pool at the end of the ride. but now there are questions about these kinds of water slide attractions: (( debbie hersman, president of the national safety council: "there are no federal requirements for oversights or reporting as far as injuries or fatalities for this industry. it's up to the states and the local communities to really oversee these operations - these waterparks. but it really is the responsibility of the waterpark operators to make sure that every ride that they offer to the public is safe." )) facial injuries on the same ride. the park is exp

a black bear cub that was captured on mount lemmon in southern arizona and relocated to the park in williams. >> so the young bear has been spotted on mount lemmon a bunch of times over the past few months and was getting a it too close for comfort for hikers and fishers, arizona game and fish saying the bear needed to be trapped for his own good. they set up a trap and the bear fell for it. >> must have been doritos in there. >> or chocolate cake. arizona game and fish saying they aren't sure how the bear became so comfortable around people. because of the food, i think. because of his age they were location. >> an adult bear who has learned how to associate people with food is a dangerous bear, and that doesn't always have a happy ending. so we were lucky in this case. it was a young bear. we were able to place it at bearizona. >> at least food will be provided, three square meals a day. >> the bear arrived at his new home over named lemmon. >>> another set of animals arrived at the new odysea aquarium. they are very proficient in the water, as you can see. guests will be able to see the p

the air is dry and the southwesterly flow will keep the air dry for southern nevada. arizona again today. ............. temps will continue to heat up through the afternoon reaching to 107 today. a break is coming midweek and we'll take a look in your full weather now forecast./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> three people were killed.. and two others were critically in a crash near moapa. it was a single vehicle crash on sunday. nhp says an suv hit a post on i-15.. then crashed into a ravine and caught fire. there were five people in the car at the time of the crash... four of them were ejected from the vehicle. the accident shut down interstate for hours as crs accident./// ((kirsten joyce)) >>> donald trump is unveiling his economic plan in detroit this afternoon. the latest cbs news polling showed clinton with a two point lead over trump here in nevada. trump told the crowd he wants to slash corporate taxes from 35 to 15-percent: (( (donald trump/(r) presidential nominee) my plan will reduce the current number of brackets from 7 to 3 and dramatically streamline the process. )) ((

that's mostly in southern arizona. as we make our way farther to the north, dew points in the 40s, just flirting with that not a lot of moisture in the atmosphere this evening despite the storms that we saw earlier. 103 we hit this afternoon, right about average, ten degrees warmer and we would have hit the record temperature that we set back in 2011. national picture, not as active as what we saw yesterday. john was telling you about the huge storms that came through, in fact tornados touching down, causing all sorts of destruction. we continue to see some moisture making its way into parts of the ohio valley, tennessee valley, significant right now through parts of louisiana. otherwise, scattered activity throughout the new england four corners region. overnight lows will drop down to the 60s in page. we'll be in the mid-80s for lake havasu. upper 60s for kingman, upper 70s for casa grande, and upper 60s for safford. payson 56, st. john's three degrees cooler than that. red and pink still on our contour for tomorrow.

. >> i know whether is always a big deal but the' wet weather moving into southern arizona. >> the moisture is going up across the state over the next few days and that's what will bring a boost to the storm chances here in the valley too but as you head out the door, no impact weatherwise for your morning commute and it's mostly clear skies. overall dry roads and no rain expected this morning. we have light winds this morning also but once we get into the afternoon the storm it will be hot and humid with a high of 104 in phoenix. the storm chances go up even higher tonight and into tomorrow. i will break down that part of the forecast for you in just a bit. note -- >>> no delays so far on the roads even though things are definitely picking up right here near 65th and 75th avenue -- 67th and 75th avenue. even as you continue eastbound on the 10, maybe taking the 17 southbound right around the durango curve, still seeing the nice conditions and no crashes valley light on the freeways. we will head out to the east valley next and get a closer look at eastbound 60. >>> we were there at home ne

. >> people who normally give blood in southern arizona, yuma, san luis, we saw a much heavier decline in donations because of people who freely travel across the border. our blood supply has never been safer, and it's entirely safe to donate blood as we. virus transmitting through blood transfusions in brazil, but so far that has not happened here in the u.s. >>> new at 9:00, a valley co-op getting the attention of the white house. >> heat sink labs in mesa was represented in washington, d.c. earlier this week for their annual nation of makers meeting. marcy jones takes us inside this unique space. great story. >> yes, very exciting. they are back from the nation's innovative thinking and nif initiative right here in the valley. the best way to describe a maker space, like heat sink labs in mesa, is to think of a library. but instead of books there are different types of tools. >> we sort of pride ourselves on being a public resource, where anyone can come in and use tools that they probably don't have access to in their home. >> reporter: and we are not talking about your run of the

arizona this evening with chances increasing across much weather system moves through. drier conditions are expected by mid-week but thunderstorms will remain possible across the higher terrain of southern nevada and northwest arizona. ................ current temps. mainly in the low 100s, most spots 102 to 104... with a part of green valley north of 215 up to 107 to 109. we'll see temps. really nice and mild heading into this evening. ............. looking at much cooler conditions in your extended forecast: upper 90s for sunday, with highs dropping all the way down to te mid 90s monday. back a little warmer by tuesday in the upper 90s.... normal at 102. then stay planted right around the century mark for friday and saturday. ............... ((jon tritsch)) ..nate diaz and conor mcgregor threw everything at each other for seniors like barbara, social security makes a difference every month. but for the wall street types who've given congressman joe heck's campaigns over $500,000, social security could mean billions of dollars in fees. and why joe heck and wall street support it. under heck's privatization plan, retirement security gets risked on the stock market. and the wall street t

arizona this evening with chances increasing across much of the region sunday and monday as a weather system moves mid-week but thunderstorms will remain possible across the higher terrain of southern nevada and northwest arizona. ................ current temps. mainly in the low 100s, most spots 102 to 104... with a few warmer spots in the north part of green valley north of 215 up to 107 to 109. we'll see temps. really nice and mild heading into this evening. ............. looking at much cooler conditions in your extended sparked in the central valley this morning. this happened at an apartment mex near sahara and decatur sbo 5.fire crews managed to con the blaze to one unit. they were able to knock down the flames in about 10 minutes. a family of 6 was taken to u-m-c for minor smoke inhalation. the red cross is now assisting them. no word on what caused the fire./// >>> school is almost back in session for more than 300-thousand students across the las vegas valley. many teachers are preparing for their very first classroom. and the cost can really add up for school supplies. mauricio marin is live with a pretty cool way experienced teachers are helping newcomers. ((mauricio ma

. >>> people in southern arizona cleaning up after torrential storms yesterday.flash floods threatened drivers. no injuries in the storms. >>> a wildfire it growing at the border of napa and yolo counties. the fire started yesterday afternoon after just a few hours and burned more than 2.5 square miles. it forced the evacuation of a tent and rv camp park off highway 128. >>> jury deliberations resometime this morning in the criminal trial of pg&e -- resume this morning in connection with the criminal trial of pg&e. prosecutors asked for the maximum potential fine tore reduced from $562 million to $6 million. no explanation was given. >>> i'm maria medina live in san jose where you can see almost nearly 400 workers are expected to show up. they do plan to strike here in san jose outside the hall of justice. they say they deserve more pay. the court is offering them a 10% raise within six months. union workers want more. they haven't had a pay hike in eight years. >> basically we don't want this to happen. we know how important our services provide to the community