reporter: complaints of the lights being brighter are popping up in u.s. cities who have already converted. a new study calling leds a potential health risk for those with sleeping disorders. this reporter: long term exposure can lead to insomnia. city leaders cite increased safety due to improved street visibility and saving money. that s a positive thing. i don t see it providing security unless it jumps down to save somebody. reporter: they recommend keeping the lights as a warm the phoenix city council has to approve the brightness. for more, go to 12news.com and click on this story. monique griego, 12news at 10:00. breaking news now we have to tell you about. a man in his 50s has died after being hit by an suv. now, this is all happening near 35th avenue in van buren. sky 12 over the scene a little bit ago. investigators say the victim was not us the sun. let s go to decision 2016. donald trump telling a boisterous crowd in prescott valley if hillary clin
in the middle of it braving the elements and joins us live from daytona beach in florida with the latest details. jay? reporter: i want to give you an idea of the situation unfoaling here right now. take a look. you can see the wind has been picking up. so has the rain. the surf is growing here as well. conditions that make it quite clear, this storm is starting to move in. matthew, now beginning to unleash its fury along the florida coast. it s here. reporter: violent winds. driving reigns. we are already starting to see the impacts and it s a monster. reporter: and overnight, it is expected to get worse. 2million people along the east coast have already evacuated in south carolina. governor nikki haley says more need to move to higher ground. this is a scary storm. this is a storm that should be taken seriously. we need you to evacuate. reporter: airports across 4,000 flights canceled. businesses are boarded up and shelters are filling up. and in florida, the
good case. he will also be charged as soon as this week with criminal contempt. the new legal action stemming from a federal judge s august ruling that the sheriff intentionally ignored court orders to end racial profiling of latinos. attorney and immigration rights activist daniel said a defeat in november would not make the charges disappear. they would not go away. there s no way to settle out having committed a crime or contempt just simply because you the sheriff behind bars for six months but the former prosecutor says, i think it s unlikely if convicted he d get any time. that s leading critics to accuse the obama administration of going easy on a sheriff they clashed with for years. the government of the united states is protecting him for political reasons. paul, the democratic challenger said in a prepared statement, no one is above the in court epidimizes the strength of the judicial system. the federal courts have been responsible and ethical in the over
12news at 10:00 starts right now. up first, 12news at 10:00 tracking breaking news. a valley woman behind bars arrested on terrorism charges. team 12 working this story right now. monique griego is joining us live from the alert center with what we are learning at this hour. monique? reporter: yeah, hey guys, the arizona attorney general s office is working the case along with fbi agents at the phoenix bastien after serving search warrants. conspiracy to commit terrorism. one of the searches happening in chandler, the other in florence where the attorney general s office says she lived. the investigation is ongoing. now, all of this is coming just one day after a teenager suspected of plotting a terror pleaded guilty. mahin khan was asking people for weapons and supporting terror groups. now, the attorney general mark bernovich says he is working closely with the feds to prosecute people planning terror attacks so breaking, michelle bastian behind bars with conspiracy
12news at 10:00 starts right now. good evening everybody. more clown scares. this time, a site is calling for a clown purge tonight. well . again, tonight, some goodwill stores are pulling down costumes from store shelves and the clown lives matter group canceling its tucson march that was scheduled for this weekend threats. so what is this clown craze all about? and is there any end in sight? team 12 s ryan cody is on the road trying to get answers for us. reporter: isn t there enough to worry about these days without being scared of the park? and clowns? you are always scared of what you don t understand. if you see a random clown, that everyday. reporter: seems like we are, though, but why? and why are they all over twitter? it is how sensitive we are to everything. is a chance to scare people. it is very tense out there. there s people who have been threatened. reporter: julie, aka lovely buttons is a nice clown. been that way for 24 years. right now, it