[♪ THEME MUSIC ♪] >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS, REACTION TO A PROPOSED FLAT TAX.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS EXPANDING, OFFERING SERVICES TO MORE AREAS IN THE VALLEY, AND ON BREAK IT DOWN, THE STRESS OF CONSTANT ZOOM MEETINGS.

THAT'S ALL COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR ON ARIZONA PBS.

>>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

I'M TED SIMONS.

THE STATE LEGISLATURE CONTINUES MOVING AHEAD WITH A BUDGET PLAN THAT INCLUDES A FLAT TAX THAT WOULD CUT $1.5 BILLION IN STATE REVENUE.

THERE ARE REPORTS OF AN EFFORT TO REFER ANY SUCH FLAT TAX TO THE BALLOT AND LET VOTERS DECIDE IF THE PLAN INDEED PASSESES AND IS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.

THE HOUSE VOTED DOWN A REQUIREMENT FOR MAIL-IN BALLOTS TO INCLUDE THE LAST FOUR MANHATTAN BEACHES OF A SOCIAL SECURITY OR VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBERS.

WE'LL HAVE MORE IN OUR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

AND YET ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING IN THE U.S.

THIS HAPPENED IN SAN JOSE, NINE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD INCLUDING THE SHOOTER.

>> OUR HEART PAINS FOR THE FAMILIES AND THE CO-WORKERS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SO MANY ARE FEELING DEEPLY THIS LOSS OF THEIR LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS.

>> NO MOTIVE AS YET FOR THE SHOOTING.

THE SUSPECT 57-YEAR-OLD WAS AN EMPLOYEE AT THE RAIL YARD THERE >>> PRESIDENT BIDEN ASKED THE U.S. INTEL GNSZ COMMUNITY TO STEP UP INVESTIGATIONS OF THE ORIGINS OF COVID-19.

THIS COMES AS THEY FOUND THAT THREE RESEARCH ERS IN A VIROLOGY LAB WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH SYMPTOMS ALMOST A MONTH BEFORE THE FIRST REPORTED CASES.

RESEARCH FOLLOWED CLOSE TO 10,000 COVID PATIENTS, 40% EXPERIENCED FATIGUE, AND 25% SAID THEY HAD TROUBLE CONCENTRATING.

CASES IN THE U.S. CONTINUE TO DECLINE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE GETTING VACCINATED, BUT FROM ANTHONY FAUCI SAYS THERE STILL NEEDS TO BE A GLOBAL RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC.

>> EVEN IF WE GET THIS PANDEMIC UNDER CONTROL, WHICH I BELIEVE WE WILL WITHIN A PERIOD OF A FEW MONTHS, IT IS ALWAYS A DANGER WHEN YOU HAVE VIRAL DYNAMICS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

>> AND ALSO, IN HEALTH NEWS, PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PLANS TO EXPAND INTO THE WEST VALLEY WITH A THREE-STORY HOSPITAL IN GLENNDALE.

THE PLAN IS FOR THE HOSPITAL TO HANDLE UP TO 76,000 VISITS A YEAR STARTING IN 2024.

THEY ALSO ANNOUNCED PLANS TO OPEN A NEW SPORTS CLINIC IN AVONDALE THIS FALL.

>>> AS WE MENTIONED, IT'S A BUSY TIME AT THE STATE CAPITOL AS LAWMAKERS WORK ON A PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WOULD MOST NOTABLY IMFULLIMENT A FLAT TAX THAT WOULD CUT STATE REVENUE BY OVER A BILLION DOLLARS.

WE GET AN UP FROM HOUSE MINORITY LEADER REGINALD BOLDING.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING TODAY.

WITH THE BALLOTS HAVING TO HAVE THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY OR VOTER REGISTRATION AND/OR DATE OF BIRTH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> WE HAVE SEEN SO MANY BILLS TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO VOTE, BUT THIS WAS THE KING OF THEM ALL.

THIS WOULD MAKE SURE PEOPLE WRITE THEIR DATE OF BIRTH AND THE LAST FOUR OF THEIR SOCIAL, DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER OR PHOTO ID NUMBER.

I THINK THE ABILITY FOR SOMEONE TO DO THAT IS FINE, BUT THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY COULD FORGET TO PUT THOSE NUMBERS ON THERE, OR INVERT A NUMBER, OR THEY COULDN'T READ A NUMBER, THE BALLOT WOULD NOT BE VALIDATED.

SO IT WOULD HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT.

>> BUT ARE YOU SURPRISED A COUPLE OF REPUBLICANS CROSSED THE AISLE ON THIS?

>> I'M NOT SURPRISED, BECAUSE THIS ONE WAS EVEN TOO MUCH FOR -- FOR REPUBLICANS.

I MINE -- MEAN, THIS IS THE LEGISLATURE GOING A LITTLE TOO FAR.

SO FAR THAT THEY DIDN'T REALIZE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEIR OWN NUMBERS.

>> THIS IS BILL DEAD AND GONE OR JUST SLEEPING?

>> I THINK IT'S DEAD AND GONE, BUT AS WE KNOW HERE AT THE LEGISLATURE, YOU CAN NEVER COUNT OUT A BILL UNTIL IT IS OVER, BUT I'M HOPEFUL THIS IS JUST A SHOT TOO FAR.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS FLAT TAX PROPOSAL, AND THE IDEA THAT, WHAT, $1.5 BILLION IN STATE REVENUE COULD BE LOST HERE, BUT THE GOVERNOR AND REPUBLICANS SAY YOU CAN MAKE THAT UP, BECAUSE OF THE ATTRACTIVE NATURE OF THIS BILL, ATTRACTING BUSINESSES HERE, AND INCREASED BUSINESS BECAUSE YOU PUT MORE MONEY IN PEOPLE'S POCKETS.

HAVE THEY GOT SOMETHING HERE?

>> I DON'T THINK SO.

WE TALK ABOUT BIPARTISANSHIP HERE AT THE LEGISLATURE, AND I CAN SAY THERE IS BIPARTISAN OPPOSITION TO THIS FLAT TAX.

WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS CREATE A 2.5% FLAT TAX WITH A 4.5% MAXIMUM RATE THAT ANY ONE COULD ACTUALLY HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY WHEN YOU ADD POP SITUATION 208, WHICH SAYS THAT IF YOU EARN MORE THAN $500,000 A YEAR, YOU WOULD PAY A 3.5% SURCHARGE, AND THIS WAS THE LEGISLATURE'S WAY TO SORT OF WORK AROUND WHAT THE VOTERS SAID ON PROPOSITION 208 TO CREATE A FLAT TAX.

AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS THE TOP 20% OF ARIZONANS WOULD ONLY PAY 1% OF THEIR TAX TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND THE OTHER 3.5% TO PROP 208.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT IN THE WEEDS THERE, BUT 80% OF ARIZONA VOTERS, ARIZONA CITIZENS WHO PAY INCOME TAX, IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR THEM.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION FUNDING, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE GOAL OF PROP 208 WOULD STILL SURVIVE, BECAUSE THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND?

>> YOU KNOW, SO PROP 208, THAT FUNDING WOULD STILL BE THERE, BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, BECAUSE WE'RE GIVING SUCH A LARGE BREAK TO OUR HIGH-INCOME EARNERS, OUR GENERAL FUND DOLLARS, WOULD DECREASE, SO WHILE WE'RE GETTING MORE MONEY IN ONE POT FOR PROP 208, WE WOULD DECREASE OUR GENERAL FUND COMMITMENT.

AND THERE WOULD BE NO EDUCATIONING FUNDING.

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING THAT YOU DOUBT THIS IS GOING TO PASS.

DO YOU THINK THIS IS A SLOW ROLLER?

>> YEAH.

I DON'T THINK IT WOULD PASS BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON OUR CITIES AND TOWNS.

MANY CITIES ARE EXPECTING THERE TO BE -- YOU KNOW, UP TO 50 OR 60% CUTS TO THEIR BUDGET BASED ON THE REVENUE THAT THEY WOULD NOT RECEIVE BECAUSE OF THIS FLAT TAX.

I MEAN THIS WOULD CAUSE MANY OF OUR CITIES AND TOWNS TO HAVE TO DEFUND, YOU KNOW, FIRE, AND DEFUND OTHER ASPECTS, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY POLICE, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT, AND THEY ARE UNIFIED IN THEIR OPPOSITION AGAINST THIS FLAT TAX AS WELL.

>>> WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS PUSHING FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TAKING OVER THE DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CANNOT LONGER GIVE THE SECRETARY OF STATE LEGAL ADVICE, ALL OF THESE PLANS ARE OUT THERE TO GO AFTER ARIZONA SECRETARY OF STATE KATIE HOBBS, A DEMOCRAT.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE THIS?

>> ARIZONA IS TURN GOING A NEW WISCONSIN.

ONE THEY ELECTED A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR, THE LEGISLATURE VOTED TO TAKE AWAY ALMOST ALL OF THE POWERS FROM THAT DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR.

SO WE'RE SEEING OUR LEGISLATURE TARGETING KATIE HOBBS AND ALSO THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND THEY ARE LOOKING TO STRIP AWAY THEIR POWERS, STRIP AWAY RESOURCES FROM THEM.

PURELY A PART AN IDEOLOGY GAINS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE, AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE USING OUR STATE LEGISLATURE TO DO.

>> AND REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS SAY WITH HOBBS SPECIFICALLY, IT IS NOT PERSONAL.

ARE YOU BUYING THAT?

>> WELL, IF THE BILL DID NOT EXPIRE ONCE HER TERM WOULD END, BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS LAW WOULD EXPIRE AFTER, YOU KNOW, HER TERM WOULD END, AND THEN IT WOULD RESORT BACK, SO THIS IS DEFINITELY TARGETED DIRECTLY AT HER.

>> REPRESENTATIVE, THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME FOR US ON A BUSY DAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING >>> UP NEXT, THE IMPORTANCE OF A POWER OF ATTORNEY, ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES DEALING WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA.

>>> POWER OF ATTORNEY COMES INTO PLAY IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS INCLUDING IF SOMEONE BECOMES INCAP ARES INCAPACITATED DUE TO MENTAL ILLNESS OR ALZHEIMER'S.

WE SPOKE TO ATTORNEY DAVID McCARVILLE OF FENNEMORE/CRAIG ON THIS ISSUE.

>> DAVID GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POWER OF ATTORNEY.

DEFINE POWER OF ATTORNEY.

>> YEAH, THANK YOU, TED.

POWER OF ATTORNEY IS BASICALLY A DOCUMENT WHERE YOU CAN GIVE SOMEBODY ELSE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO MANAGE AFFAIRS FOR YOU.

>> AND THIS IS FOR ANYONE AT ANY AGE, TRUE?

>> 18 AND UP, CORRECT, AND AS LONG AS THEY HAVE MENTAL CAPACITY TO EXECUTE A LEGAL DOCUMENT AND THEY ARE NOT UNDER DURESS, THEN IT IS A LEGAL DOCUMENT.

SOMEBODY WITH DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S COULD BE DIAGNOSED BY A PHYSICIAN, AND THEY CAN'T GIVE CONSENT TO CERTAIN TREATMENTS OR THEY CAN'T GIVE A THIRD-PARTY AGENCY TO ACT ON THEIR BEHALF.

>> SO THE IDEA, THEN, IS TO TAKE THIS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE ANY INCAPACITATION HAPPENS.

>> ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.

YES.

>> HOW IS THE LAW CARRIED OUT?

>> I MEAN WHAT POWER WOULD BE GIVEN TO CARETAKERS AND PHYSICIANS IN A CASE?

>> RIGHT.

IF YOU HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH CARE POWER OF ATTORNEY, YOU ARE GIVING YOUR AGENT THE ABILITY TO GIVE YOU MEDICATIONS, OR DIRECT MEDICAL CARE FOR YOUR BENEFIT.

SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THOSE THINGS, YOU HAVE TO TRUST YOUR AGENT TO DO THOSE THINGS FOR YOU.

>> SO A PHYSICIAN SAYS I WANT COURSE OF ACTION A, BUT POWER OF ATTORNEY SAYS I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE BEST THING.

I WOULD RATHER TAKE COURSE OF ACTION B, PHYSICIAN CAN'T OVERRULE THAT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING THAT YOU DISAGREE WITH.

>> UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS CAN A POWER OF ATTORNEY BE REVOKED?

>> YES, IT CAN BE REVOKED IF YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO RESCIND IT.

>> WHAT IF FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHERS FROM THE OUTSIDE COME IN AND SAY I DON'T THINK THIS PERSON IS TAKING PROPER CARE?

>> CERTAINLY, YES.

PEOPLE CAN CHALLENGE A POWER OF ATTORNEY.

SO IF A POWER OF ATTORNEY WAS NOT PROPERLY EXECUTED, YOU CAN GO TO COURT AND OVERTURN IT.

>> WHAT IF FAMILY MEMBERS DISAGREE WITH THE POWER OF ATTORNEY?

I MEAN, IF YOU MAKE THAT UNDER SOUND MIND AND BODY, AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, THEY DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH OF A SHOT, DO THEY?

>> THAT DO IF THEY CAN PROVE THAT THERE WAS UNDUE DURESS, AND OFTENTIMES IN THESE SITUATIONS WE MAY SEE A BAD ACTOR.

>> HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE THESE KINDS OF ENTANGLEMENTS.

>> QUITE OFTEN.

THE POWER OF ATTORNEY CAN BE CHALLENGED ESPECIALLY IN FAMILY SITUATIONS WHERE DYNAMICS ARE NOT HEALTHY.

>> AND WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, POWER OF ATTORNEY -- I MEAN, AND MENTAL ILLNESS, AND MENTAL PROBLEMS, THESE CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME IN LIFE, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A POWER OF ATTORNEY, GOOD LUCK.

>> THAT'S CORRECT, YEAH.

ONE IN FOUR ADULTS WILL HAVE SOME SORT OF MENTAL DISORDER IN THEIR LIFETIMES.

AND MANY TIMES PEOPLE WILL HAVE MULTIPLE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

>> YEAH.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T HAVE A POWER OF ATTORNEY AND DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S STEPS IN.

>> THEN IT'S NECESSARY TO GO TO THE PRO BAIT KEERTCOURT AND ASK FOR A GUARDIAN.

AND THEY CAN BE APPOINTED BY THE COURT.

>> AND HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE THIS?

AND YOU SAID OFTEN.

ARE YOU SEEING IT MORE OFTEN AS THE YEARS GO BY?

>> YES, MORE OFTEN.

I THINK THERE IS MORE ATTENTION NOW THAN EVER TO MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH IS GREAT, AND PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO REALIZE THAT IT DOES HAPPEN, AND IN ADDITION PEOPLE ARE LIVING LONGER, AND OUR MENTAL CAPACITY TENDS TO DIMINISH AS WE GET OLDER.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU, BUT IN MANY RESPECTS WITH THESE KINDS OF CONDITIONS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND LOVED ONES.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AND IF YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT THESE PEOPLE, YOU WILL EXECUTE THESE DOCUMENTS IN ADVANCE.

>> DAVID McCARVILLE, THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU, TED.

I APPRECIATE IT.

♪♪ >>> THE ASU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HAS A NEW ASSISTANT COACH.

SHE IS YVONNE SANCHEZ, AND JOINS THE TEAM FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.

"HORIZONTE" HOST JOSE CARDENAS RECENTLY SPOKE TO THE NEW ASSISTANT COACH.

>> COACH YVONNE SANCHEZ, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WELCOME TO ARIZONA, AND ASU.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, AND MY PLEASURE.

IT HAS BEEN A GOOD FIRST WEEK.

>> YOU WERE BORN AND RAISED IN NEW MEXICO.

AND WERE A BASKETBALL STAR THERE.

GIVE US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND THERE.

>> SURE I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NEW MEXICO.

MY DAD WAS A FEDERAL GUARD, AND MY SOPHOMORE YEAR, WE MOVED TO ALBA ALBUQUERQUE.

AND I PLAYED FOR THE TEAM, BUT I HAD A REALLY, REALLY GOOD CAREER FOR MY COACH.

I GOT TO PLAY FOR HIM.

COACH WITH HIM, AND EVENTUALLY SUCCEED HIM.

SO I REALLY OWE A LOT TO COACH FLANAGAN FOR A LOT OF MY CAREER, AND HOW EVERYTHING WORKED OUT, BUT IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN SO FAR.

>> YOUR COLLEGE DEGREE WAS IN PSYCHOLOGY.

WHY COACHING?

I WOULD IMAGINE IT COULD BE QUITE USEFUL?

>> I DIDN'T EVEN REALLY ABOUT THAT AT THE TIME.

WHEN I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL, A LOT OF IT WAS DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF PSYCHOLOGY.

BUT I WANTED TO WORK WITH YOUTH AND YOUNG KIDS, AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF COLLEGE, I WENT TO SAN DIEGO, AND WORKED AT A FACILITY THAT HOUSED KIDS THAT WERE 8 THROUGH 17 THAT WERE PUT IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY, SO I WAS WORKING A LOT WITH SOCIAL SERVICES IN THAT TYPE OF POPULATION.

I WAS COACHING HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL, SO I GOT A HIGH SCHOOL JOB BACK THEN, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I FELT I WAS GOING TO DO WITH MY PSYCHOLOGY DEGREES, YOUTH PROGRAMS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT MY COACHING CAREER JUST KIND OF TOOK OFF, AND I STUCK WITH THAT.

>> WHEN YOU WERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, ABOUT 16 YEARS AS AN ASSISTANT AND THEN HEAD COACH, AND YOU HAD TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.

>> WE DID.

I KNOW I LOT LET GO THERE, BUT I'M NOT ASHAMED OF ANYTHING WE DID THERE.

AS AN ASSISTANT UNDER COACH FLANAGAN, WE WENT TO SWEET 16, AS A HEAD COACH, WE WENT TO CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF SUCCESS SESZ THERE, AND IT WAS -- I REALLY FELT THE YEAR I GOT LET GO, WE HAD A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM COMING IN.

AND WE HAD AVERAGED 19 WINS.

AND I'M NOT SURE KIND OF WHAT HAPPENED THERE, BUT JUST A LOT OF REALLY POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING.

SO I WAS VERY PROUD OF MY TIME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, AND I GOT TO MOVE ON.

I GOT TO COACH BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL WITH MY BROTHER, AND THEN GO TO MICHIGAN AND NOW BE AT ARIZONA STATE, WHICH I'M THRILLED ABOUT.

>> SO WHAT LURED YOU BACK TO THE WEST?

>> CHARLIE, ACTUALLY.

CHARLIE AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME, AND SHE SOMEWHAT HAS BEEN -- A BIG MENTOR TO ME.

AND I HAVE ARE RELIED ON HERE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AND LEAVING MICHIGAN, I WAS GOING TO COME BACK WEST ANYWAY, BUT I WAS HEADING BACK TO ALBA ALBUQUERQUE, AND THAT WAS A NO-BRAINER.

AND ANGIE GOT THE HEAD COACH JOB AT TULSA, AND SHE IS GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB THERE, SO TO WORK ALONGSIDE CHARLIE AND NICKKY AND JACKIE, AND MEG, THAT'S TOO GREAT OF A CHANCE TO PASS UP.

>> DID YOUR NEIGHBORING STATE GIVE YOU AN ADVANTAGE?

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

I THOUGHT GOING MICHIGAN, I WAS ABLE TO JUST PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF.

YOU CAN GO TO THE MIDWEST OR THE WEST.

COMING TO ARIZONA STATE, IT IS A NAME BRAND.

AND I JUST SPOKE WITH SOME RECRUITS IN THE MIDWEST, AND THEY ARE VERY INTERESTED, SO I THINK NOW MY RECRUITING HAS EXPANDED A LITTLE BIT TO THE MIDWEST.

EAST COAST IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT, BUT I JUST THINK WHEN YOU ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS, YOU SELL ARIZONA STATE.

CHARLIE IS AN EASY SELL, AND WHEN SHE GETS ON THE PHONE, IT IS ALMOST GAME OVER.

SO I THINK THAT'S AN ADVANTAGE I HAVE.

>> COACH, YOU ARE COMING INTO A CONFERENCE THAT A LOADED WITH TALENT.

I ASSUME THAT WILL HELP WITH RECRUITING, AND THEN SPEAKING OF THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, COULD YOU ALSO GIVE YOUR COMMENTS ON HOW THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM WAS TREATED THERE?

>> BEING IN THE PAC 12, YOU HAVE NOT ONLY STAMFORD AND ARIZONA PLAYING FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUT TOP TO BOTTOM IT IS THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE.

THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS COACHES IN THE PAC 12, AND IT IS A BATTLE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT, AND GAME IN AND GAME OUT.

THE NCAA TOURNAMENT WAS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.

THE BUBBLE WAS DIFFERENT.

YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GO OUT A LOT.

AND QUITE FRANKLY YOU WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THE DISPARAGES BETWEEN THE WEIGHT ROOM THAT CAME UP, UNLESS SOMEBODY HAD A PICTURE OF BOTH, AND THEN THAT CAME OUT.

AND WE REALLY FELT LIKE, DANG, IF THE MEN HAVE, WE NEED SOMETHING A LOT BETTER, AND IT WAS INTERESTING HOW THINGS CHANGED OVERNIGHT.

AND I APPLAUD THE NCAA FOR DOING THAT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

>> MY PLEASURE.

THANK YOU.

>>> AND THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

♪♪ >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF F HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS, ON CRONKITE NEWS, A FAMILY ON A MISSION TO HELP MILITARY MEMBERS GET BETTER ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

AND ON AND ON BREAK IT DOWN, THE STRESS OF CONSTANT ZOOM MEETINGS.