>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS ON ARIZONA HORIZON THE EFFECT OF THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

A LOOK AT HOW THE STATE'S COMMUNITIES ARE STRUGGLING TO GET PEOPLE VACCINATED AND I WILL BREAK IT DOWN THE IMPORTANCE OF CORRECTLY PRONOUNCING SOMEONE'S NAME.

ALL OF THIS AND MORE AHEAD IN THE NEXT HOUR OF ARIZONA PBS.

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>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME.

I AM TED SIMONS.

IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS TODAY WRAP UP THEIR CASE BY FOCUSING ON THE ROLE OF THE TRUMP PLAYED IN THE JANUARY6th RIOT AT THE U.S. CAPITOL.

>> THIS PRO TRUMP INSURRECTION DID NOT SPRING INTO LIFE OUT OF THIN AIR.

WE SAW HOW TRUMP SPENT MONTHS CULTIVATING THE MOST DANGEROUS EXTREMIST GROUPS AND HOW HE RILED THEM UP WITH EXPLOSIVE RHETORIC SO MUCH SO THEY WERE READY AND INVALIDATING THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP DONALD TRUMP IN OFFICE.

>> THIS MAN, WHO RAN THROUGH OUR HOUSE, WHO RAN INTO THIS CHAMBER, WHO SAT RIGHT THERE ON THE DIE AS AND WROTE A NOTE FOR VICE PRESIDENT PENCE THAT HE WAS COMING FOR HIM, HE AND THOSE WITH HIM DECLARED THEY WOULD REMOVE US FROM OFFICE IF WE WENT AGAINST DONALD TRUMP AND NOW HE IS SAYING, HE WOULD NOT HAVE DONE ANY OF THAT, IF MR.TRUMP HAS TOLD HIM NOT TO.

>> IF WE DON'T DRAW LINE HERE.

WHAT IS NEXT WHAT MAKES YOU THINK OF THE NIGHTMARE WITH DONALD TRUMP AND THE VIOLENT MOB IS OVER?

WE LET HIM GET A WAY AND IT COMES TO YOUR STATE CAPITOL AND COMES BACK HERE GAIN.

WHAT DO WE SAY.

>> DONALD TRUMP ANTICIPATE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WILL GET THEIR SAY TOMORROW AND THE ATTORNEYS ARE EXPECTED TO PUT ON A RELATIVELY QUICK PRESENTATION AND FINISH THEIR ARGUMENTS BY TOMORROW NIGHT.

6:00 AND WE WILL HAVE LIVE PBS NEWS HOUR COVERAGE OF THE ARGUMENTS STARTING TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:00 RIGHT HERE ON ARIZONA PBS.

OTHER NEWS AND OTHER ENCOURAGING COVID REPORT TODAY, AT LEAST AS FAR AS NEW CASES ARE CONCERNED THE STATE WITH JUST UNDER 1900 NEW CASE ON RECORD TODAY, THAT PUTS THE SEVEN DAY AVERAGE THE NINTH HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY WAS A BIG IMPROVEMENT OVER LAST MONTH AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE NOW AT THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

THE DEATH TOLL IS TRUCK TO LING WITH 200 NEW COVID RELATED FATALITIES REPORTED TODAY AND THE SEVEN DAY AVERAGE SAT FOURTH HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY.

AND ECONOMIC NEWS, ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER SOBERING JOBS REPORT.

THEY RELEASED NUMBERS SHOWING 1.1MILLION AMERICANS BY FIRST-TIME UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIM LAST WEEK MORE THAN ECONOMIST EXPECTED BUT THERE IS HOPE THAT DECLINING COVID CASE AROUND THE COUNTRY WILL HOPE TURN THING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT WAS DAY THREE OF THE SECOND TRUMP IMPEACHMENT TRIAL AND SPOKE TO A COUPLE OF POLITICAL AND LESS ABOUT THE EFFECT OF THE TRIAL SO FAR ON BOTH MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES.

OUR GUESTS AND JOHN FETTERSON OF MEREDITH.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US ON ARIZONA HORIZON.

WE WILL START WITH YOU.

YOUR THOUGHTS, YOUR REACTION ON WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN SO FAR ON THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

>> YEAH, SO FAR, FROM WHAT WE HAVE SEEN DURING THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL, IT IS REALLY A SOBERING FLASHBACK OF THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED JANUARY6th.

KNOW, YESTERDAY, WHEN THEY SHOWED THE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE, AND AUDIO, WHAT WAS ACTUALLY OH CORING THAT DAY AND HOW CLOSE THE VICE PRESIDENT WAS TO THE INSURRECTIONIST AND UPCLOSE AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND THE STORY WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT THE TIME WE ARE HEARING NOW, IT REALLY IS EYE OPENING AND IT IS ONE OF THESE SITUATIONS WHERE IT IS NOT GOOD FOR REPUBLICANS RIGHT NOW.

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE WHO ARE CONTINUING TO DEFEND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SO IT IS POSING ALL THESE QUESTIONS THAT MOVING FORWARD, BE WHAT IS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY GOING TO STAND FOR.

ARE THEY GOING TO STAND BEHIND SOMEBODY WHO IS INCITING THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR OR THE COURAGE TO CALL THIS BEHAVIOR OUT AND SO FAR, WE HAVE SEEN HANDFUL OF REPUBLICANS THE U.S. NATE DO THAT.

>> I WANT TO GET BACK TO THAT REAL QUICKLY.

REAL QUICKLY, WHAT HAS BEEN SHOWN SO FAR, I IS GUT-WRENCHING AT TIMES.

IT IS IT CHANNELING ANY REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S MINDS.

>> WELL, I AM NOT SURE.

THERE IS A HANDFUL OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS THEY ARE STILL UNSURE HOW THEY WILL THROWN END.

NOW MINORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL, BUT I THINK FOR THE MAJORITY OF THEM.

THEY ALREADY MADE THEIR DECISION.

THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE R STRONGLY IN THE TRUMP CAMP THAT TON GENE THE ACTION OF THE PRESIDENT EVEN SOME OF THEM THAT EVENING LIKE SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM AND OTHERS WHO WERE SO UPSET ABOUT WHAT UNFOLD AND NOW, THEY ARE TALKING POINTS HAVE CHANGED TO SAY THIS IS POINTLESS, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS PROCESS AND WE SHALL MOVE ON, BUT IN MY OPINION, HOW DO YOU MOVE ON FROM A SITUATION THAN YOU FOLDED JANUARY6th BY BRUSHING IT OFF WE NEED TO MAKE SURE NEVER HAPPENS GAIN.

>> YEAH.

AS FAR AS THE PRESENTATION IS CONCERNED.

OBVIOUSLY GRIPPING STUFF AND GUT-WRENCHING STUFF AND BUT DOES IT PROVE THAT DONALD TRUMP IN CITED WHAT WE ARE WATCHING IN THESE VIDEOS?

>> I THINK WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT DONALD TRUMP INCITED THE ATTACK.

LOOK AT THE OPENING ARGUMENTS THAT FORMER PRESIDENT'S DEFENSE TEAM HAD TROUBLE COMMITTING THOSE AM CRIMES, NOW, THINK RIGHT AGAIN.

THE FIRST TIME IN THE U.S. CAPITOL BREACHED AND OCCUPIED AND THEN IT WAS AN ACT SO INDEFENSIBLE THAT DONALD TRUMP AND THE ALLIES HAD THE SAME CONSPIRACY, THE THEORIES AND PROTESTERS AND NOW TRYING TO FOCUS ON, LET'S MOVE ON.

WE GOT THIS, FRANKLY, IS BLASPHEMY.

IF THE FAMILY ACCUSED TO MOVE ON.

THE COURT DOESN'T BACK THEM IN.

AM GLAD THIS PERSON OR IMPEACHMENT ROW SEEDING AND ACTUALLY CRUCIAL FOR OUR DEMISE.

>> AS FAR AS THE CRITICISM THAT THE IMPEACHMENT ITSELF IS THINGS TO A NEAR STOP.

I THINK ABOUT WASHINGTON, BUT NOTHING LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING ON.

IS THAT A POINT?

IS EVERYTHING JUST ON PAUSE AND THE DEMOCRATIC AGENDA ON PAUSE WHILE THIS HAPPENED?

>> WELL, YOU ARE RIGHT.

THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION AGAIN, THEY ARE OVERSHADOWING ANSWER FIRST DAY IN OFFICE.

IT REMINDS AMERICANS WHY THEY REJECTED DONALD TRUMP IN THE FIRST PLACE AND ELECTED JOE BIDEN.

IT IS A STARK CONTRAST TO THE TRIAL IN D.C., RECALLED THE BEHAVIOR WHILE PRESIDENT BIND IS FOCUSED ON ENDING THE PANDEMIC.

GETTING AMERICANS BACK TO WORK.

EVEN JUST THIS WEEK.

PRESIDENT BIDEN TOURED DOUG DUCEY AND REALLY ENTAILS UP TO A PRESIDENT.

>> WELL, GOING BACK TO REFERRING TO WHAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY RIGHT NOW, IS IT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR IS THE PARTY OF TRUMP?

>> I THINK TWO SEPARATE THINGS.

STILL A REPUBLICAN PARTY, THAT I CHOSE TON ASSOCIATE WITH MAY SELF YEARS AGO.

I KNOW A NUMBER KNIFE COLLEAGUES AND THE ELECTED OFFICIAL AS THAT ARE STILL VENTING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY END THAT, THOSE FOCUSED ON DONALD TRUMP I DON'T CONSIDER THEM REPUBLICAN.

I AM HOPEFUL THAT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR, THERE WILL BE A NEW REPUBLICAN LEADER AND THEN, IT DOESN'T DEFAULT FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP TO THAT AND THE PARTY IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE ARE NOT A PARTY ABOUT ONE INDIVIDUAL PERSON.

WE ARE A PARTY ABOUT CERTAIN PRINCIPLES AND IDEALS ANOTHER COUNTRY.

WE NEED TO GET BACK TO THAT.

THE LAST QUESTION FOR YOU, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE HEARING REPORTS ABOUT UPWARDS OF 16,000 REPUBLICANS IN ARIZONA LEAVING THE PARTY BUT NOT NECESSARILY BECOMING DEMOCRATS WHAT DO DEMOCRATS HAVE TO DO TO ATTRACT OR CAN YOU, I MEAN, ARE THE PARTIES SO DIVIDED?

YOU CANNOT EFFECT DISINFECTED MEMBERS OF THE OTHER PARTY?

>> I THINK THAT I THINK FOR THE REASONS SHE JUST MENTION HE REPUBLICAN PARTY DOESN'T EXIST AS THE PARTY ANY MORE.

IS THE PARTY OF TRUMP.

IN FACT IT IS WIDE OPENING THAT REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE WOULDN'T CONVICT IN THE ATTEMPT TO TALK HIM OFF THE BOARD AND POLITICAL FORCE COMING FORWARD.

BUZZ YOU ARE RIGHT.

THEY ARE TALKING TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THAT IS BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT BE DEMOCRATS AND MAY NOT AGREE WITH THOSE ISSUES BUT THEY ARE SEEING.

SO I THINK HOPEFULLY THE MODEL OF DOWN THE MIDDLE COMMON SENSE GOVERNMENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING WILL HELP SHOW A AS IF AS ANOTHER PLACE TO GO AND WELCOME HOME THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN ARIZONA.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THERE IT IS.

ELEVATE STRATEGIES.

GOOD CONVERSATION.

GOD YOU HAVE HERE.

THANKS.

UP NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, A LOCAL COME CONTINUITY HEALTH ORGANIZATION HELPS WITH THE COVID VACCINE ROLLOUT.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> A LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATION OFFERING HEALTH SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

THE GROUP IS TURNING ITS ATTENTION TO COVID VACCINATIONS AND HELPING WITH THE VACCINE ROLLOUT.

OUR HOST LEARNED MORE FROM THE CEO CARMEN.

>> CARMEN, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THE LAST TIME WE TALKED TO YOU IN JULY AND THEN FOCUSED ON THE EFFORTS THEY WERE MAKING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE GOT TESTED FOR THE COVID VIRUS AND WE WANT TO FOCUS TODAY ON VACCINATION.

BEFORE WE DO THAT.

I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE STILL DOING TESTING THAN IS VERY IMPORTANT.

>> WE ARE STILL DOING TESTING.

WE ARE GOING OUT ANTEING INDIVIDUALS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS OF DIFFERENT CITIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS SO WE HAVE A MOBILE TEAM THAT GOES OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE TESTING AT DIFFERENT LOCATION THEN THERE IS ALL OVER THIS COUNTY, MARICOPA COUNTY AND DOING TESTING AT OUR CLINICS AS WELL.

WE'RE DOING IT DURING THE WEEK AND HAVING WEEKEND CLINICS HAPPEN.

THERE IS STILL A HUGE NEED FOR TESTING, YOU FOY KNOW EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE BINGES POSED WHEN WE HAD A BIG SURGE AND YOU KNOW, IN THE AREA WHERE THERE WERE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS OVER THE HOLIDAYS THAT NEEDED TO FIND OUT IF THEY WERE.

>> YOU HAVE SOON THE SAME DROP IN TESTING THAT OTHER SITES HAVE.

IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE ARE NOT AS CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING TESTED AS THEY WERE BEFORE.

WE'RE GETTING MORE NO-SHOWS.

I THINK A LOT MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO FIND THE TEST NOW, WHICH IS A GREAT THING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO OFFER TESTING AS LONG AS IT IS AROUND.

>> OF COURSE, EVERYBODY IS TAKING MUCH MORE ABOUT VACCINATION RIGHT NOW AND I UNDERSTAND THAT STARTING DID DOING THAT LAST WEAK.

TELL US WHAT THE ROLE IS IN THIS REGARD?

>> WELL, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER THAT IS PART OF THE SERVICES WE HAVE TO OFFER AND THE STATE AND EVEN BETTER, WE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF HEALTH CENTERS BEING A WAY TO GET THE VACCINE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH THE COUNTY SPECIFICALLY ON THE CONTRACT AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITY SO WE'RE GOING TO PLACES, OUR GROUP HOMES, SENIOR CENTER, FOLKS WITH MEDICALLY FRAGILE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU KNOW, CANNOT COME OUT TO A MASS DISTRIBUTION SITE, YOU KNOW, OAR CLINIC THAT IS OFFERING THEM, WE ARE GOING TO THEM WELL THE KNOW BAIL TEAM, THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THIS LAST WEEK WAS THE FIRST WEEK WE STARTED OFF BRINGING VACCINE LOOSING THE CLINIC AND STILL FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES WHICH IS USING 1A, 1B, THAT INCLUDES THE ESSENTIAL WORKER AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND TEACHERS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE PANDEMIC INCLUDING YOU KNOW, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND SENIORS OVER THIS AGE OF 65 ARE INCLUDED IN THE PHASING RIGHT NOW AND WITH ALL OF THOSE GUIDELINES AND ORDERED TO BE ABLE TO SIGN UP AND PEOPLE FOR OUR RACK SCENES.

THIS IS NOT A SITUATION AS IT IS AND STATE FARM FOR EXAMPLE AND THE STADIUM AND PEOPLE ACTUALLY GO TO THE CLINIC?

>> WELL, THANKS.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE LIST THAT WE HAVE AND SOME APPOINTMENTS THAT COME IN FOR THE CLINGS.

WE ARE DOING WEEKEND DRIVE-THRU EVENTS AS WELL AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON TRYING TO ADDRESS IS THE DISPARITIES AROUND THE OUTREACH AND I HOPE WE CAN TALKING ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.

YOU KNOW, WHAT IS SET UP SO FAR IS CONVENIENT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRANSPORTATION BUT TECH ENABLED THAT ARE WEB SAVVY AND CAN GET AN PINT SO OUR HOPE IS TO REALLY OPEN UP THE CHANNELS DURING INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY NOT BE OF THE MEANS TO BE ABLE TO SIGN UP THAT WAY OR HAVE A FLEXIBLE JOB TO DO EVERYTHING AND GO A VACCINATION SITE, SO WE ARE WORKING ON PLAN TO WALK OFF TESTING AND THINK THE MOBILE EVENTS WE'RE DOING WITH TESTING AND WE CAN DO VACCINES THAT ARE OF THAT NATURE.

WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PHASING TO OPEN UP ALONG WITH THE STATE AND THE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON.

>> ONE ASPECT OF THE HEALTH DISPARITIES YOU WERE REFERRING TOES THE FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE AND THE COLORS ARE HESITANT TO GET THE VACCINE, HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT?

>> YEAH.

PROVIDING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS OUR CALL CENTER GETS CALLS ALL THE TIME ABOUT THE VACCINES AND WE HELD A PANEL YESTERDAY ACTUALLY AND IT WAS VIRTUAL SOCIAL MEDIA PANEL.

WE DID IT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND DOING MORE OF THOSE.

A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME IN WERE VACCINE SAFETY RELATED AND THEY WERE ABOUT REGISTRATION AND HOW TO GET THE VACCINE BUT SOME QUESTIONS WERE ALSO AROUND, YOU KNOW, WILL MY INFORMATION BE USED IN A WAY TO HARM ME.

WILL I BE REPORTED TO ANOTHER GOVERNMENT.

SO THERE IS COMMUNITY FEAR AS WELL, WE ARE TRYING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AROUND THE POINT OF GETTING VACCINATED AND NOT FEARING, YOU KNOW, GETTING REPORTED BASED ON DOCUMENTATION STATUS OR THINGS LIKE.

>> SO RIGHT NOW, BE WHAT ARE THE MECHANICS OF SIGNING UP?

I DID GO THOUGH WEBSITE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A PHONE NUMBER YOU CALLED TO GET AN PINT.

>> YES WE ARE SENDING LINKS OUT TO THE CONGREGATE CARE PEOPLE IN ESSENTIAL WORKERS.

WE ARE TAKE PHONE CALLS AND WALKING PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROCESS THERE AND SO DEFENDING ON THE POPULATION GROUP YOU ARE IN AND THE PHASING, YOU MAY GET A FORM TO FILL OUT OR IF YOU HAVE ACCESSES TO THE INTERNET WE'LL WALK THROUGH SOMEONE FILLING OUT THE FORM, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THE DATE OF BIRTH, THAT KIND OF INFORMATION IN ORDER HERB TO BE ABLE TO GET THEM AN PINT.

>> AND SO FAR, HOW IS THE DEMAND?

YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPRESSING FRUSTRATION ABOUT BEING ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT.

>> YES.

A LOT OF FRUSTRATION FROM THE STATE REP AND NAVIGATION AND WITH YOU KNOW, NOW THE VACCINE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW IN THE COMMUNITY AND I HAVE FOLKS THAT THIS IS GOING TO OPEN UP VERY SOON AND PREPARING THAT AND THINGS ARE COMING AT THE NEW ADMINISTRATION THAN THE PLANS AND SO I THINK THAT WILL LESSEN AND SO RIGHT NOW, THE NAVIGATION OF THE STATE WEBSITE IS FRUSTRATING AND THEN AGAIN WE HAVE BEEN DOING OURS FOR THE LAST WEAK AND SO, WE WILL LEARN MORE AS WE GO IN TERMS OF FRUSTRATING THEM.

I THINK THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING TO GO OUT DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE THAT SHOULD HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW LESSEN THE BURDEN OF TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT ON YOUR OWN.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR.

EVEN IF PEOPLE DIAL THAT NUMBER THAT ON THE WEBSITE, 3:00 THEY STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE REGISTRATION PROCESS ON THE STATE'S WEBSITE?

>> NO, WE CAN REGISTER THROUGH.

>> THAT IS IMPROVEMENT FOR THEM?

>> YES.

OK. WELL, CEO, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC.

>> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> OUR PLEASURE.

>> JUST TWO MONTHS AFTER THE COVID-19 VACCINE WAS ADMINISTERED IN ARIZONA, THE STATE YESTERDAY DELIVERED THE ONE MILLIONth DOSE, AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE, BUT SOME EXPERTS SAY THE SYSTEM IN FLIES DELIVER THOSE DOSES IS NOT REACHING THE PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED IT MOST.

WILL HAVE MORE IN THE STORE IN THE NEXT HALF-HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS.

>> THIS HAS BEEN A STRESSFUL TIME WITH THE PANDEMIC, ECONOMIC CONCERNS AND VIOLENCE A THE U.S. CAPITOL.

IT IS A LOT TO TAKE IN, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN.

WE TALKED ABOUT KID AND STRESS WITH DR.ELIZABETH RICE OF SOUTHWEST COLLEGE OF NATURAL PATHIC MEDICINE.

>> DOCTOR, GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

WE GOT IT.

THE PANDEMICS GOING ON INNOCENT WE HAD THE VIOLENCE A THE U.S. CAPITOL.

YOU AT LOVE STRESSFUL THINGS.

HOW ARE KIDS RESPONDING?

>> YEAH.

WE'RE SEEING THIS IMPACTING OUR CHILDREN.

THE SILVER LINING TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE PANDEMIC.

THERE IS A LINCOLN STUDY THAT SHOWED ALMOST THREE QUARTER OF PARENTS ARE TRYING TO TEACH TO MANAGE STRESS BECAUSE OF WHAT THAT ENDED IN 2020.

THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING BECAUSE MOST OF THE STUDIES COMING OUT THESE DAYS ARE ABOUT HOW THE STRESS IS IMPACTING US AND HOW PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO SCREEN TIME TO IMAGINE THE STRESS AND INCREASE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SO THIS IS A NICE STUD DOW SEE THIS PARENTS ARE ACTUALLY BEING PROACTIVE TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN MANAGE THE STRESSFUL EVENT.

>> TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IDEA THAT MORE SCREEN TIME MIGHT MEAN MORE STRESS?

>> YEAH.

WHAT WE HAVE SEEN WITH THE PANDEMIC IS THAT WITH LAD TO HAVE THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS AM WE HAVE BEEN ISOLATED FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY SO PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO SCREENS TO GET THE NEWS, THEIR SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND THERE HAS BEEN A SERIES OF MONTHS THAT ARE SHOWING THE MORE TIME YOU SPEND SCROLLING THROUGH THE PHONE OR BEING ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE MORE THERE IS LINKS TO ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.

THIS IS TRUE ANOTHER KIDDOS.

WHAT PARENTS ALREADY KNOW, THERE IS CHILDREN WHEN YOU REMOVE A CHILD, THEY BECOME ANXIOUS AND IRRITABLE, DEPRESS AND SEEING MORE TIMES CHILDREN ARE SPENDING ON THE SCREENS AND THIS IS SOMETHING PARENTS ALREADY KNOW BUT NOW WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THE RESEARCH AND ACTUALLY CONCERNING THAT FOR US.

>> YEAH.

YOU MENTIONED TANTRUM AND SUCH.

HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY JUST GENERAL STRESS IN KIDS?

>> A LOT OF TIMES THE MAIN EMOTION THAT WE SEE IS FRUSTRATION OR ANGER AND SO THAT IS PROBABLY THE FIRST THING THAT KIDS LEAN TO BEFORE TEARS OR FEELING FEARFUL OR SAD THEY TURN TO ANGER AND FRUSTRATION.

THE ONE THING I TEACH MY PARENTS THAT IS I TEACH THEM TO RECK FIZZ AND TELL THE CHILD IT OS DIE FEEL THE BIG FEELINGS TO LET US KNOW IT IS SAFE TO FEEL THIS WAY BUT A BECAUSE YOU CANNOT HAVE ANY MORE SCREEN.

IT IS NOT OK TO THROW THE iPAD OR YELL AT MOMMY OR HIT MOMMY.

THEN ALSO TO USE THAT TOW EDUCATE THEM ON WHAT THEY FREEING.

YOU ARE FEELING UP.

DISAPPOINTED THAT SCREEN TIME IS OVER.

YOU ARE JEALOUS BECAUSE YOUR MOTHER IS ABLE TO HAVE MORE SCREEN TIME BECAUSE HE FINISHED HIS CHORES.

SNOW THIS IS HELPING CHILDREN TO DEVELOP ME EGGS ALLY THAT AWARENESS AND TO HELP THEM WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AS THEY GET OLDER.

IT IS KEEPING THEM WITH THEIR FEELINGS.

OBVIOUSLY THE FOCUS HERE IS TO MANAGE THAT STRESS.

THE IDEAS OF MANAGE STRESS IN CHILDREN, ARE THOSE IDEAS CHANGED?

>> THEY HAVE.

BUT WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CONSIDER IS THE FOUNDATION OF HEALTH.

PARTICULARLY EVEN PHYSICAL HEALTH WE ARE TAKE CARE OF THE BODY PHYSICALLY.

WE SEIZE THAT IT COULD IMPACT THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, SO IT IS SIMPLE THINGS LIKE MAKING SURE THEIR CHILDREN IS HAVING AT LEAST NINE TO 11 HOURS OF SLEEP AT NIGHT, TRYING TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO EAT NUTRITIOUS FOODS MAKING SURE THEY ARE GETTING OUTDOORS AND EXERCISING AND GETTING THAT CREATIVE PLAY TIME, ALL OF THESE THINGS IF WE ARE DOING THOSE ON A DAILY BASIS CAN REALLY LEAD TO BETTER HANDLING OF STRESS AND IMPROVED EMOTIONAL WELL BEING, AND SO, SO SOMETIMES, IT NOT THAT YOU HAVE TO DIRECTLY APPROACH THE STRESS IN THE MOMENT BUT IT IS MAKING SURE THE FOUNDATIONS ARE THERE ON THE DAY-TO-DAY BASIS AND A LOT OF TIMES THOSE ARE A LOT EASIER TO ACCOMPLISH.

AND ONE LAST POINT HERE AS FAR AS ADULTS WHEN YOU ARE ANXIOUS ALL THE TIME AND STRESSFUL, YOU FOR AN ADULT AND AROUND CHILDREN.

HOW MUCH DID THEY PICK UP ON THAT?

>> ALL OF IT.

THEY ARE CONSTANTLY WATCHING US AND MODELING BEHAVIOR.

AND SO I DO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO TRY TO MODEL THE BEHAVIOR THEY WAN THE CHILDREN TO LEARN AND PICK UP THE PHONE AND SCROLLING MAYBE TAKING A FAMILY WALK AROUND THE BLOCK, OR NOT RUSHING TO THE PHONE THE MINUTE YOU HEAR THE TEXT ALERT, AND THEN, SPENDING THAT TIME WITH THE PHONE, IT POISE MODEL THAT BEHAVIOR.

LIKE TO SHOW MY DAUGHTER WHEN I AM FEELING EMOTIONAL.

I TELL HER.

AND IN THAT MOMENT OF WHAT IS GOING ON.

IT IS BEST AS YOU CAN TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOU WILL NOTICE THIS AND WANTON DO THE SAME.

>> LAST QUESTION.

ARE YOU SEEING MORE PATIENTS THIS TIME OF YEAR.

HEARING MORE ABOUT KIDS BEING STRESSED.

YES.

HAVE SEEN THE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION RATES SKYROCKETED.

WOW.

GOOD INFORMATION HERE.

WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND BEST OF LUCK.

>> EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU ♪ ♪ ♪ >> THAT IS FOR NOW.

I AM TED SIMONS.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.