There is good news. The study found lower suicide rates in the communities around arizonas military bases. They think it is because of a growing network of help for veterans. This is what we need here. We need the community to come together collectively. Reporter that is what wendy has done. She has formed a group called the ripple effect. She thinks she can make a difference one at a time. Coming up 10 00 in arizona soldiers suicide note that went viral and sparked the va scandal. Was booked his parents about the Lasting Impact of his life and death. Thank you. Now to decision 2016 and this is just coming and. The ap has officially called arizona for donald trump. He has officially when our state. It was a big day for donald trump money went to the white house for his first faceto face meeting with resident there was a wideranging air from the white house. He wants to reach out to donald trump to help america. Donald trump said he welcomes the president s advice. Since trump was annou
All right. Thank you. The former suspect in the freeway shootings case is trying to get his gun back. This time he has new ammunition. A second expert agrees that his weapon cannot be linked to the shootings. Team 12 has more on why we have not heard about the second expert till now. Reporter yeah. The report is attached to a new court filing by his attorneys seeking to get his the case fell apart after the expert couldnt match bullets to his weapon. The attorneys say the second expert should be a death blow to the case. Reporter he was the only suspect in the freeway shootings that terrorized the shootings in the summer of 2015. After his arrest the department of Public Safety said bullets traced to his pistol butthexpert concluded they could not be linked to the gun and last april a judge dismissed the charges and then in august the judge rejected his request to get his gun back. They said the investigation was still active but now there is a second report backing up the first expert
In the valley. And that major cooldown is taking hold here in the desert as well. Temperatures have plummeted in flagstaff. Road crews have been working all day to keep the streets clear and safe for drivers. Plows are also dumping out tons of cinders. Those cinders are taken from a nearby mine and are pieces of volcanic rock. I are keeping those plows going. It is funded through the gas tax. In coconino county, it is a sales tax. So it is a combination of those taxing authority thats provides the funding to be able to buy these trucks, run them. Pay the operators. Pay for cinders. The snow has been falling today in mount lemon near tucson and a short time. Lets take a look at the satellite radar here in the valley. We are not seeing any rain at the moment. But take a look at where the moisture is falling. We have snow coming down. Around the rim. Sections of i17. And we are seeing rainfall. We are not completely out of the woods as the moisture continues to move down to the south. We
Up with amanda boiler. She was a part of the magnificent 7 team that did win the gold in atlanta. She had a lot to share with us, about what she thought alex could potentially do here while hes in rio. Reporter alex came here specifically for one job. We had struggles in day 1. Two falls. He came up and nailed his routine. I think he can do even better. I think performances across the board. Ive watched alex work really hard, and i think its going to be his time to shine. Reporter certainly, were all here hoping and rooting back hope that thats going to be the case for alex. Im not going to give away any spoilers, but it was thrilling to say the least, no matter what happened today, i can tell you alexs journey is not over, individual medals on wednesday. Tonight, a huge night for swimming. Thats going to be coming up in just a bit. You wont want to miss that. Back to you in phoenix. I bet its hard not to give us those spoilers. Thank you very much. Vanessa will be giving us a behind t
. Here i am . . Rock you like a hurricane . [dina laughing] whoo helicopter . Here i am . . Rock you like a hurricane . Hey, glenn in your face [laughs] what . Suck it, glenn 12news at 10 00 with mark, vanessa, caribe and coop starts now. 12news tracking the big picture. It starts with a judge recommending criminal charges against Sheriff Joe Arpaio. A valley man shed 300 pounds. How he did it by taking trips to walmart. The track in rio. One of them barely edging out the other one in their quest for the gold. Brazilians love their soccer. Now some are bringing brazilian style soccer to some of the players back home in the valley. What is with this rooster wearing pants . 12news at 10 00 starts now. Our big story at 10 00, a federal judge asking prosecutors to contempt charges against joe arpaio. This is a devastating blow to arpaios aura of invincible and his career as sheriff. Brahm resnik joins us with what this could mean if he ends up in jail. That is a question a lot of people ar