.

TED: COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS.

ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," U.S. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TWO ARIZONA ELECTION LAWS THAT RESTRICT VOTING.

>>> ON CRONKITE NEWS, DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS SHOW THE LASTING IMPACT OF A FAMILY'S MIGRATION IN THE EARLY 1900s.

>>> ON "BREAK IT DOWN," THE HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO AND STATEHOOD MOVEMENT.

ALL COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF ARIZONA PBS.

ANNOUNCER: THIS HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE FRIENDS OF PBS.

MEMBERS OF YOUR PBS STATION, THANK YOU.

TED: GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON," I'M TED SIMONS.

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT TODAY RULED THAT TWO ARIZONA ELECTION LAWS THAT RESTRICT VOTING DO NOT VIOLATE THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT.

MAJOR RULING THAT COULD IMPACT ATTEMPTS BY OTHER STATES TO MAKE IT HARDER TO VOTE.

THE COURT RULED THAT ARIZONA'S BALLOT HARVESTING LAW WHICH BANS THIRD PARTY COLLECTION OF BALLOTS DID NOT PRESERVE BURDENS BY VOTERS AND VOTERS CAST BALLOTS IN THEIR OWN PRECINCTS IN VOTING BY PERSON.

COURT SAID THE LAWS DO NOT EXCEED THE, QUOTE, USUAL BURD EVENS VOTING.

>>> GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY CALLED IT A BIG VICTORY FOR ARIZONA VOTERS, THE RULE OF LAW AND INTEGRITY OF ELECTIONS.

STATEMENT FROM SECRETARY OF STATE KATIE HOBBS READS IN PART, QUOTE, SUPREME COURT WEAKENED ONE OF OUR LANDMARK CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS, TRULY A SAD DAY FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR DEMOCRACY.

PROGRAMMING NOTE, WE WILL HAVE U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIEW NEXT WEDNESDAY.

A FULL SHOW ON THE SUPREME COURT SESSION, RIGHT HERE ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

>>> OTHER NEWS, "THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC" IS FILING SUIT AGAINST THE STATE SENATE AND CYBERNINJAS LEAD THE RECOUNT OF MARICOPA COUNTY VOTES.

THE REPUBLIC'S SUIT ASKS FOR FINANCIAL RECORDS AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SENATE AND CYBER NINJAS, A REQUEST THE REPUBLIC SAYS WAS DENIED WHEN THEY THREW THE ARIZONA PUBLIC RECORDS LAW.

WHO IS FUNDING THE OPERATION AND WHAT PUBLIC OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN SAYING TO EACH OTHER AND CYBER NINJAS ABOUT THE EFFORT?

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY MET WITH FIRST RESPONDERS WORKING SEARCH-AND-RESCUE OPERATIONS AT THE CONDO COLLAPSE IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

MEETING OCCURRED HOURS AFTER THE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS WAS PUT ON PAUSE DUE TO MOVEMENT IN THE COLLAPSED STRUCTURE THAT OFFICIALS FEAR COULD MEAN THE REST OF THE BUILDING COULD FALL.

RESCUE EFFORTS RESUMED LATER IN THE DAY BUT CONCERNS ABOUT BUILDING'S STABILITY CONTINUE.

>>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S FAMILY BUSINESS WAS CHARGED WITH RUNNING A 15-YEAR TAX SCHEME.

THE CHARGES FROM THE MANHATTAN D.A.

'S OFFICE.

THE TRUMP ORGANIZATIONS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SURRENDERED TO AUTHORITIES TODAY WAS INDICTED, FACING CHARGES OF GRAND LARCENY FOR AVOIDING TAXES ON $1.7 MILLION OF INCOME.

THE CFO PLEADED NOT GUILTY AS DID THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION, THE LATEST IN THE INDICTMENT INTO THE BUSINESS PRACTICES OF DONALD TRUMP AND HIS COMPANY.

>>> ECONOMIC NEWS, U.S. FACTORIES REPORTED A BIG JUMP IN PRICES PAID FOR MATERIALS LAST MONTH.

THE HIGHEST INCREASE IN 42 YEARS.

U.S. MANUFACTURING CONTINUED TO EXPAND WITH MUCH OF THAT GROWTH DUE TO BUSINESSES EASING BACKLOG LEVELS AND INCREASING CUSTOMER INVENTORIES.

>>> THE 4th OF JULY WEEKEND IS APPROACHING AND LOTS OF FOLKS ARE LOOKING TO HIT THE ROAD NOW THAT COVID VACCINATIONS ARE UP AND COVID CASES ARE DOWN.

EARLIER TODAY, WE SPOKE WITH SERGIO AVILA OF AAA WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND SUMMER TRAVEL IN GENERAL.

SERGIO, GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

LET'S TALK SUMMER TRAVEL HERE.

EXPECTATIONS FROM AAA AND WHAT YOU'RE EXPECTING TO SEE NOT JUST FOR JULY 4 WEEKEND BUT THE WEEKS AFTERWARDS?

>> TRAVEL IS REBOUNDING, REBOUNDING QUICK AND REBOUNDING REALLY STRONG, SO NATIONWIDE FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND, WE'RE EXPECTING 47.7 MILLION PEOPLE TO BE TRAVELING, WHICH IS THE SECOND HIGHEST TRAVEL VOLUME WE HAVE ON RECORD.

ONLY BEATEN BY WHAT WE SAW IN 2019.

WE'RE PRETTY MUCH RIGHT BACK AT PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS HERE.

TED: TALKING ALL FORMS OF TRAVEL HERE, SERGIO?

>> YEAH, THAT IS ALL FORMS OF TRAVEL, BUT 91% OF THE PEOPLE TRAVELLING THIS WEEKEND ARE GOING TO BE DOING SO IN THEIR CAR.

SO IF YOU ARE PLANNING A ROAD TRIP, ABSOLUTELY KNOW THAT THE ROADS ARE CROWDED THIS WEEKEND.

TED: WHAT ABOUT GAS PRICES, GOT TO BE AWARE OF THOSE AS WELL.

>> YEAH, IN ARIZONA, GAS PRICES AVERAGING $3.12 A GALLON.

THE HIGHEST GAS PRICES FOR JULY 4 WEEKEND IN SEVEN YEARS.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DRIVE, NO DOUBT YOU KNOW THAT GAS PRICES ARE HIGHER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

TED: WHAT ABOUT THE PRICE OF PLANE TICKETS AND AIR TRAVEL?

HAS IT GONE UP?

HOW IS THAT WORKING?

>> AAA HAS BEEN TAKING A LOOK AT PLANE TICKETS, AND FOR THE 4th OF JULY WEEKEND, THERE IS A SMALL DECREASE IN THE PRICE OF AIRFARE FOR FOLKS TRAVELLING THIS WEEKEND.

BUT AS WE HEARD, A LOT OF AIRLINES ARE HAVING ISSUES, YOU KNOW, STAFFING ISSUES MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL BY AIR, BE PREPARED FOR THAT, HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO GET PAST SECURITY, SO YOU'RE PREPARED AND NOT SURPRISED.

TED: IT'S A GOOD IDEA IF YOU ARE TRAVELING BY AIR, GET TO THE AIRPORT, GET THERE EARLIER.

I'M HEARING REPORTS SOME AIRPORTS WHERE IT'S CRAZY TIMES.

>> WHAT WE'VE BEEN SAYING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR IS IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE TRAVELING THIS YEAR, JUST KNOW THAT YOUR TRAVEL EXPERIENCE IS NOT GOING TO LOOK ANYTHING LIKE YOU MAY REMEMBER.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES THAT MAY BE SHORT STAFFED, HAVE LIMITED AVAILABILITY, HOURS HAVE CHANGED, SO WE'VE BEEN SO ACCUSTOMED TO SHOW UP TO THE AIRPORT, GET RIGHT TO OUR GATE.

THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE IF YOU'RE FLYING THIS WEEKEND OR THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.

TED: WHAT ABOUT RENTAL CARS?

I'M READING THERE MIGHT BE A RENTAL CAR SHORTAGE OUT THERE.

IS THAT TRUE?

>> THE ISSUE WITH RENTAL CARS, THAT INDUSTRY WAS HIT HARD DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND THEY HAD TO SELL OFF SOME OF THE INVENTORY IN ORDER TO STAY AFLOAT.

SO WHAT HAPPENED NOW THAT TRAVEL HAS COME BACK SO QUICKLY, THERE'S LIMITED AVAILABILITY ON VEHICLES TO RENT.

SO NOT ONLY ARE WE SEEING LIMITED AVAILABILITY, BUT THAT'S ALSO LED TO A HUGE INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF PRICE, AND IT GOES BACK TO WHAT I WAS SAYING, TRAVEL EXPERIENCE IS NOT GOING TO LOOK ANYTHING -- YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO RENT A CAR FOR 20, 30, 40 BUCKS A DAY, NOW HEARING OF PRICES IN THE HUNDREDS FOR JUST ONE DAY.

SO ALL THINGS THAT TRAVELERS NEED TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN PLANNING TRIPS THIS YEAR.

TED: KEEP IN MIND, SERGIO, REGARDING HOTELS.

I'M HEARING HOTELS, ROLLING OVER RESERVATIONS FROM 2020 BECAUSE FOLKS COULDN'T MAKE IT IN 2020, NOW TRYING TO FIT IT IN 2020 AND BACKLOGS AND CONCERNS THERE.

>> THE BIG TAKEAWAY THERE FOR US IS DO YOUR RESEARCH, DO YOUR HOMEWORK, CALL YOUR HOTELS, KEEP IN VERY CLOSE CONTACT BECAUSE, YES, THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO GET OUT THERE AND GET AHEAD OF THEM, SO YOU DON'T SHOW UP AND GET THE PHONE CALL 24 HOURS BEFORE THAT THE RESERVATION HAS BEEN CHANGED OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

SO THE BEST THING WE COULD ADVISE IS KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH YOUR DESTINATION, IF YOU'RE GOING TO A HOTEL, RENTING A CAR, TRAVELING BY PLANE, MAKE SURE YOU'RE TALKING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT TRIP.

TED: THAT WOULD INCLUDE, I WOULD IMAGINE, VARIOUS TESTING PROTOCOL.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL BECAUSE A LOT OF PLACES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE NOT OPENED UP LIKE WE HAVE.

IS IT TRUE, I HEARD ABOUT AN AIRPORT THAT OFFERS THE ONE-SHOT JOHNSON & JOHNSON AT THE AIRPORT FOR TRAVELERS BEFORE THEY BOARD.

IS THAT TRUE?

>> WOW, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I HADN'T HEARD THAT, I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THAT'S THE CASE, AND THAT MAY BE OUT THERE, BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS TRAVELERS HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR.

MASKS ARE STILL REQUIRED AND CERTAIN LOCATIONS, BUT DEFINITELY AT THE AIRPORT OR POSSIBLY AT BUSINESSES TO TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY, YOU STILL HAVE VACCINE REQUIREMENTS OR PROOF OF NEGATIVE TESTING BEFORE YOU CAN GET ON PLANES OR GET INTO THE COUNTRIES THAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL TO, SO AGAIN, REALLY IMPORTANT TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

CHECK DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND FIND OUT WHAT IS NEEDED, IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY INTERNATIONALLY WHERE WE'RE STILL SEEING COVID HOLDING A GRIP ON A LOT OF THE LOCATIONS AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO TRAVEL.

TED: LAST QUESTION, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING, WHAT IS AAA SEEING REGARDING VACATIONS, JULY 4 AND BEYOND?

ARE WE LOOKING AT MORE EXTENDED VACATIONS THIS SUMMER?

.

>> YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE BEEN NOTICING ON AAA HOTEL BOOKING WEBSITE IS PEOPLE ARE -- WANT TO TRAVEL, WANT TO GET OUT THERE.

THEY HAVE MISSED VACATIONS LAST YEAR THAT THEY WANT TO GET TO, AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS PEOPLE ARE PLANNING THEIR TRIPS A LOT WITH A LOT MORE ANTICIPATION.

THEY'RE IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, WE SAW THAT PEOPLE WERE BOOKING HOTELS ONE TO TWO DAYS BEFORE THEIR DAY OF DEPARTURE.

WHEREAS NOW, WE'RE SEEING FOLKS STARTING TO PLAN OUT TRIPS MORE, AND THAT HAS EXPANDED TO 15 OR MORE DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR DATE OF DEPARTURE.

WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING THE TIME TO PLAN OUT THEIR TRIPS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ABSOLUTELY RECOMMENDING, BUT YEAH, DEMAND IS STRONG RIGHT NOW.

PEOPLE WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND WANT TO TRAVEL.

TED: GOOD INFORMATION, SERGIO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOOD INFORMATION FROM YOU AND FROM AAA.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, SIR?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

HAVE A GOOD ONE.

TED: AND UP NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," AN EFFORT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY CERTAIN COMMUNITIES ARE STILL WARY OF GETTING VACCINATED FOR COVID?

.

TED: RESEARCHERS ACROSS ARIZONA ARE CONDUCTING STUDIES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY COVID-19, TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY SOME RESIDENTS ARE RELUCTANT TO GET THE VACCINE?

"HORIZONTE"'S JOSE CARDENAS LEARNS MORE FROM ASU'S DIRECTOR OF SOUTHWEST INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTER.

>> SABRINA, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT VACCINATIONS AND WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT IN ARIZONA.

THE CENTER THAT YOU ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IS CERT, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT IT STANDS FOR?

>> SOUTHWEST INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTER AT ASU AND PART OF THE WATTS COLLEGE THERE.

>> YOU'RE PART OF AN EFFORT FUNDED BY THE NIH TO DEAL WITH GETTING PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED.

>> YES.

>> SEAL, IS THAT THE NAME OF IT?

>> THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALLIANCE OF COVID-19, AND WE'RE PART OF AN ARIZONAWIDE CONSORTIUM WITH FOUR PARTNERS, ASU AS WELL AS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, MAYO CLINIC AND FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING WHAT FOLKS THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED IN ARIZONA BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

WHAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT, EXPERIENCING ABOUT, WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE AROUND THE VACCINATIONS AND WE'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, CREATE PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGING AND RESIDENT INFORMATION THAT ACTUALLY ADDRESSES SOME OF THE CONCERNS SO WE CAN REDUCE SOME OF THE HEALTH DISPARITIES THAT WE'RE SEEING.

>> WHEN YOU SAY YOU'RE FOCUSED ON GROUPS THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY COVID, WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

>> YEAH, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW IN ARIZONA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, IT'S PRIMARILY COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM HISPANIC, LATINX, AMERICAN INDIAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.

>> HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS WORK?

I UNDERSTAND PART OF IT IS FOCUS GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITIES, IS THAT RIGHT?

.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

FOCUS GROUPS SO FAR FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

CONDUCTED 30 FOCUS GROUPS.

WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THESE GROUPS ALL ACROSS ARIZONA.

WE HAVE STARTED IN MARICOPA COUNTY, BUT ALSO IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA AS WELL, AND BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, USUALLY FOCUS GROUPS ARE DONE IN A GROUP SETTING WHERE WE COME TOGETHER, WE SIT AROUND A TABLE AND TALK TO EACH OTHER BUT, OF COURSE, WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THAT, SO HE HAD TO SHIFT TO DO THIS OVER ZOOM AND ACTUALLY HAS WORKED OUT REALLY WELL.

ON AVERAGE, WE HAVE FIVE, SIX PEOPLE WHO JOIN US AND WE HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM AROUND VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO COVID-19.

TED: >> AND WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM THEM?

>> SO WHAT WE WERE INTERESTED IN IS TO FIND OUT WHETHER THERE WERE SPECIFIC CONCERNS AMONG THESE AREAS' ETHNIC GROUPS IN ARIZONA, AND WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THERE ARE MANY COMMON THEMES THAT YOU ARE NOT SURPRISED ARE AROUND ISSUES THAT DEFLECT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF HESITANCY AROUND GETTING VACCINATED.

BUT HEARING FROM ALL OF THEM THAT THE PRIMARY REASON YES PEOPLE WANT TO GET VACCINATED IS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KEEP THEIR FAMILIES SAFE.

THAT WAS THE CONSISTENCY.

WE DID HEAR ABOUT SEVERAL OF THE BARRIERS AS WELL THAT'S KEEPING PEOPLE FROM GETTING VACCINATED.

AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MANY STRUCTURES LIKE GETTING TO THE VACCINATION SITE, TRANSPORTATION CAN BE AN ISSUE, BUT NAVIGATING THE ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MANY PEOPLE.

>> TALKING ABOUT THE ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR VACCINES?

>> FOR VACCINES, THAT'S RIGHT.

>> IS THAT YOUR CURRENT FOCUS AS OPPOSED TO EARLIER IT WAS TESTING?

>> YEAH, WE HAD TO SHIFT AS THINGS WERE CHANGING OVER TIME.

WE WERE ASKING FOLKS QUESTIONS AROUND ALL KINDS OF ISSUES, VACCINATIONS ARE ONE ISSUE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON RIGHT NOW.

AS THIS IS GOING ON AND CONTINUING THIS WORK, WE'RE VERY CONCERNED AND WANT TO LEARN ABOUT PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES ALSO WITH OTHER ISSUES ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT ALSO CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPATION.

WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS REPRESENTED IN THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE TO ACTUALLY DEVELOP SOME OF THE THERAPIES AND VACCINES THAT WE NOW HAVE AND CONTINUES TO BE DEVELOPED.

>> SABRINA, HOW IS YOUR WORK BEING USED?

YOU GET INFORMATION, HOW IS IT TURNED INTO SOME FORM OF ACTION THAT GETS PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED WHO ARE OTHERWISE RELUCTANT?

>> GOOD QUESTION.

SO WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON IS TO REALLY UNCOVER THESE ISSUES THAT PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE SORT OF THE RIGHT MESSAGES, THE RIGHT DELIVERY MODES SO THAT OUR MESSAGES ARE ACTUALLY RESONATING AND BEING TRUSTED, WE'RE WORKING ON DEVELOPING PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGING THAT WILL RESONATE, THAT MAYBE HOPEFULLY WILL INCREASE CONFIDENCE IN VACCINATIONS AND LEAD PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED AS THEY MOVE ON.

SO WE HAVE VARIOUS IMAGES, WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS IS THEY WANT TO HEAR MORE FROM PEOPLE LIKE THEM.

THEY WANT TO HEAR PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOTTEN VACCINATED.

>> LET ME ASK YOU ONE LAST QUESTION, WE HAVE A FEW SECONDS.

THE VICE PRESIDENT'S WIFE, THE FIRST LADY WAS HERE IN ARIZONA.

DOES A VISIT LIKE THAT HELP?

>> HOPEFULLY IT DOES.

I THINK WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM PEOPLE IS THEY WANT TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE LIKE THEM IN ARIZONA, FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO LEVERAGE IN TERMS OF GETTING SOME OF THE MESSAGES OUT AND GETTING SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES SHARED THAT PEOPLE WILL INCREASE THEIR TRUST IN THE VACCINATION.

>> SO VACCINATIONS, LIKE ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL.

WE'LL END ON THAT NOTE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SABRINA OF ASU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> APPRECIATE IT.

.

>> HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RECENTLY COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF A 3-D-PRINTED HOME IN TEMPE.

DEBORAH BRADLEY IS WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN ARIZONA.

WE ASKED HER ABOUT THE LANDMARK PROJECT AND THE IMPACT THE HOMES COULD HAVE ON THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE AREA.

DEBORAH BRADLEY, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

WE'RE TALKING OF A 3-D-PRINTED HOUSE, THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY HERE IN ARIZONA, HUH?

>> IT IS.

THE FIRST HABITAT, 3-D-PRINTED HOME IN THE COUNTRY.

RIGHT HERE IN ARIZONA, RIGHT HERE IN TEMPE, AND IT IS A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL HOME THAT HAS BEEN 3-D-PRINTED, YES.

TED: COMPARE THIS HOUSE TO A WOOD OR BLOCK-CONSTRUCTED HOME.

>> SO THE 3-D-PRINTED HOME IS THE WALLS, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR WALLS ARE ALL PRINTED BY A 3-D PRINTER.

IT IS A TYPE OF A CONCRETE MATERIAL THAT IS EXTRUDED FROM THE PRINTER TO PRINT THE WALLS SO INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ON THE HOME, AND THE TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION WILL CONTINUE WITH THE ROOF, TRUSS SYSTEM BUT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WALLS WERE PRINTED BY THE 3-D PRINTER.

TED: YOU FIGURE 75 TO 80% OF THE HOUSE IS BY WAY OF 3-D PRINTER.

>> 70% IS 3-D-PRINTED.

TED: HOW BIG IS THE HOME?

>> 1700 LIVABLE SQUARE FEET.

THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH, A TWO CAR GARAGE.

VERY LIVABLE FROM A SQUARE FOOTAGE STANDPOINT.

TED: COMPARE THE COST NOW, BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS BECAUSE HOUSING COSTS THE WAY THEY ARE RIGHT NOW.

COMPARE THE COST OF A 3-D BUILT HOME WITH A TRADITIONALLY BUILT HOME.

>> YES, THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY, QUESTIONS AROUND THE COST OF THE 3-D VERSUS THE TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION.

WHAT WE REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT ONCE THIS TECHNOLOGY MATURES AND BECOMES MORE SCALEABLE, THEN WHAT WE SEE IS THIS COULD BE A GAME-CHANGER IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FIELD WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF BEING ABLE TO 3-D PRINT A HOME FOR LESS COST OVERALL, LESS WASTE, AND FASTER THAN A TRADITIONAL HOME.

GIVEN THE NEWNESS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY, AND REALLY NOT A WHOLE LOT OF STRUCTURES BEING TESTED HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MEET THOSE GOALS ON THIS HOME, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BEFORE WE REACH THOSE THREE GOALS.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE THE BUILDING CODE INDUSTRY TO ACCEPT THIS TECHNOLOGY AS MORE OF A MAINSTREAM TECHNOLOGY RIGHT NOW, IT IS BUILT UNDER -- NOT TO GET TECHNICAL, BUT A MASONRY CODE IN TERMS OF MATERIALS.

ONCE THAT IS MAINSTREAM IN THE BUILDING CODE, WE'RE GOING TO SEE AN ADVANCEMENT IN THE REDUCTION OF THE COST AND HOW QUICKLY WE COULD BUILD THE PRODUCT AND HOW LITTLE WASTE WE WILL HAVE WHEN WE'RE DONE.

TED: SO LITTLE PRICIER NOW UNTIL THE ADAPTATION STARTS GEARING UP?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

BRAND-NEW TECHNOLOGY RIGHT NOW.

TED: AND YOU MENTIONED TIME FRAME.

OBVIOUSLY, AS THINGS GEAR UP, THINGS GET QUICKER.

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE AND WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS HOME TO BE BUILT?

>> SO WE STARTED PRINTING THE HOME MID-MAY, AND PRINTED THE HOME IN THREE SEPARATE PHASES.

WE DIVIDED IT INTO THREE SECTIONS AND BUILT THE SECTIONS OVER THE TIME FRAME.

WE WERE DONE LAST THURSDAY, WE FINISHED PRINTING LAST THURSDAY.

IT TOOK ABOUT A MONTH TO GET THE HOME PRINTED, AND FROM START TO FINISH.

THAT INCLUDED SOME OF THE SETUP OF THE EQUIPMENT AS WELL AND THE TESTING TO GET THE PRODUCT EXACTLY RIGHT.

WE'RE HOPING TO GET THAT TIME FRAME DOWN FOR A HOME THIS SIZE, 1700 SQUARE FEET THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHIN A WEEK TO TWO WEEKS FROM A 3-D-PRINTED STANDPOINT.

TED: WOW, THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

THE MACHINERY, YOU REFERRED TO THIS EARLIER.

THE MACHINERY IS ACTUALLY PRINTING THIS MATERIAL RIGHT ON-SITE.

>> YES.

TED: THAT'S AMAZING.

>> IT IS, AND I WAS TRYING TO GET MY 88-YEAR-OLD MOTHER TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF 3-D PRINTING AND MY MOM WAS A CAKE DECORATOR IN THE EARLY PART OF HER LIFE.

I LIKENED IT TO A PIPING BAG OF ICING MOVING ALONG, BUT INSTEAD OF ICING BEING EXTRUDED IT'S A CONCRETE-TYPE MATERIAL, AND AS THE PRINTER GOES UP AROUND, IT GOES UP A LAYER HIGHER AND AROUND AND ANOTHER LAYER HIGHER AND LOOKS LIKE THAT TYPE OF PRODUCT FROM THE MACHINE, THOUGH IT'S EXTREMELY LARGE.

THE EQUIPMENT ITSELF IS REALLY LARGE.

TED: FASCINATING.

ONE LAST QUESTION, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

POSSIBLE IMPACT ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHORTAGE WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW?

>> WOW.

WE'RE INVITING EVERYONE TO LOOK AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DIFFERENTLY WITH US AND LOOKING AT THE ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO JUST TRY TO BE A GAME-CHANGER IN THIS ACUTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS.

3-D PRINTING IS ONE OF THOSE INNOVATIVE WAYS THAT WE COULD BUILD HOMES FASTER, BUILD THEM MORE ECONOMICALLY, WITH LESS WASTE, SO ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND SOUND AS WELL AS BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SUSTAINABLY AFFORDABLE, LONG AFTER THE PRINTING IS DONE AND THE BUILDING IS OVER WITH, THAT THE HOME WILL BE EXTREMELY ENERGY EFFICIENT FOR THE LONG TERM FOR THE FAMILIES.

TED: VERY ENCOURAGING.

DEBRA, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

THANK YOU, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

.

TED: THAT IS IT FOR NOW, I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS, ON CRONKITE NEWS, THIS JUNE WAS THE HOTTEST JUNE ON RECORD IN ARIZONA.

WILL THAT TREND CONTINUE?

AND ON "BREAK IT DOWN," THE HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO AND ITS STATEHOOD MOVEMENT.