[♪ THEME MUSIC ♪] >>> COMING UP ON ARIZONA PBS, ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," CONGRESSMAN RAUL GRIJALVA JOINING US FOR AN UPDATE OF IMPEACHMENT TALK ON CAPITOL HILL.

THAT'S NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

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

I'M TED SIMONS.

THE STATE ISCO INDIVIDUAL SURGE CONTINUES UNABATED.

HOSPITALS REPORT ANOTHER RECORD NUMBER OF INPATIENT AND ICU BEDS IN USE WITH OVERHAUL -- OVER HALF WITH COVID CASES.

AND LOOK AT THAT DEATH COUNT.

THE STATE SAYS MOST OF THOSE OCCURRED DAYS AND SOME EVEN WEEKS AGO, AND ARE NOW BEING CERTIFIED.

>>> THE INTER -- INTERSKOAL ELASTIC BOARD SAID THEY WILL ALLOW WINTER SPORTS.

THIS COMES AFTER BACKLASH AFTER THE PREVIOUS VOTE TO CANCEL THE CURRENT SEASON.

>>> FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS CHANGING ITS VACCINE ROLL-OUT STRATEGY.

IT IS EFFECTING PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN'S PLAN TO GET AS MANY DOSES OUT AS POSSIBLE.

>> TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, WE ARE CHANGING HOW BEALLOCATE FIRST DOSES AMONG THE STATES.

WE WILL BE ALLOCATING THEM BASED ON THE PACE OF ADMINISTRATION AS REPORTED BY STATES AND BY THE SIZE OF THE 65 AND OVER POPULATION IN EACH STATE.

>> THE MOVE IS AN EFFORT TO BOOST THE LAGGING NUMBER OF VACCINATIONS SEEN AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>>> DISTURBING STORY INVOLVING A VIRTUAL MEMORIAL TODAY HONORING CALVIN C GOOD.

IT WAS INTERRUPTED BY HACKERS WHO SHOUTED A NUMBER OF RACIAL SLURS AND OTHER OBSCENITIES.

THE PHOENIX MAYOR CONDEMNED THE ATTACK AND TODAY THAT PHOENIX PD AND THE FBI WILL INVESTIGATE.

IN WASHINGTON THE HOUSE IS SET TO VOTE ON A MEASURE TO HAVE PRESIDENT TRUMP REMOVED FROM OFFICE VIA THE 25TH AMENDMENT.

DEMOCRATS SAY IT IS EITHER THAT OR IMPEACHMENT.

REPUBLICANS NOT BUYING IT.

>> IT IS PAST TIME FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT TO DO THE RIGHT THING HERE.

IT IS MY HOPE A STRONG BIPARTISAN VOTE WILL ENCOURAGE THE VICE PRESIDENT ACT TO REMOVE DONALD TRUMP FROM OFFICE.

>> THIS IS A AN ATTEMPT TO FORCE THE VICE PRESIDENT INTO DOING SOMETHING HE WAS NOT FEEL IS NECESSARY AT THIS TIME.

>> IT'S REALLY A CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT IN THE HISTORY OF POLITICS.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.

THIS IMPEACHMENT IS CAUSING TREMENDOUS ANGER.

>> THE PRESIDENT SHOWED NO REMORSE OR ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VIOLENCE AT THE CAPITOL.

HE DID SAY HE WANTS TO VIOLENCE, SOMETHING HIS ADVISORS HAVE TOLD THEM HE NEEDS TO SAY.

AND THE FBI IS WARNING THAT EXTREME PROTESTS ARE PLANNED AT ALL 50 CAPITOLS ACROSS THOUGH U.S. >> THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT 4,000 ARMED PATRIOTS TO SURROUND THE CAPITOL AND PREVENT ANY DEMOCRAT FROM GOING IN, AND THEY HAVE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.

>> AND OF NOTE, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILED GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS AGAINST TWO DEPARTMENTS LINKED TO LAST WEEK'S CAPITOL RIOTS, ONE IS AN ALABAMA MAN WHO ALLEGED I WILL PARKED A TRUCK WITH HOMEMADE FIREARMS AND BOMBS JUST TWO WEEKS FROM THE CAPITOL.

>>> AND THEY ARE REVIEWING THE RESPECTIVE APPROACHES TO POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

THIS AS CONGRESS LOOKS TO REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM OFFICE AND THERE IS EVEN TALK OF EXPELLING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN RAUL GRIJALVA.

CONGRESSMAN THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

IMPEACHMENT OR REMOVAL OF OFFICE, IS IT THE RIGHT THING TO DO?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THIS PRESIDENT.

WE HAVE A RIGHT TO NOT ONLY CALL INTO QUESTION, BUT TO DECLARE THAT THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO BE A CLEAR PRESENT DANGER TO THE DEMOCRACY, TO THE CONSTITUTION AND THE GENERAL RULE OF LAW AND PEACE IN THIS COUNTRY.

I WAS ON THE FLOOR DEBATING MY COLLEAGUES FROM ARIZONA, MR. BIGGS AND MR. GOSAR WHO WANTED THE ELECTION RESULTS IN ARIZONA THROWN OUT, AND I DIDN'T, AFTER ALL OF THE COURT CASES, AFTER THE RECOUNT IN SOME PLACES, AND IT WAS DONE.

IT IS KIND OF INTERESTING THAT THEY WANTED IT KICKED OUT FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BUT IN TERMS OF THEIR ELECTIONS IN CONGRESS, THOSE WERE OKAY.

THOSE WERE CONSTITUTIONAL, AND THEY ACCEPTED THOSE.

AND THEN THE MOB SCENE, AND THE THREAT, AND I THINK THE FEAR THAT THAT CAUSED, AND THE ASSAULT ON THE DEMOCRACY, AND AS THE DAYS WENT BY, MORE AND MORE BECAME CLEAR THAT WE HAD AN OBLIGATION AS THE MAJORITY IN CONGRESS TO CONSTITUTIONALLY PUSH BACK AND TO SAY NO, THIS IS NOT -- THIS IS NOT HOW OUR DEMOCRACY WORKS.

THIS IS NOT HOW OUR INSTITUTIONS ARE RESPECTED , AND IT WAS DANGEROUS, IT WAS FRIGHTENING, AND STILL THE AFTERMATH OF US HAVING TO BE AWARE OF OUR SECURITY AND ALL OF OUR LOCAL AGENCIES EVEN BACK HOME IN ARIZONA, THIS IS ALL -- THIS WAS ALL CONTRIVED OFF OF A BIG LIE ABOUT TRUMP WINNING THE ELECTION AND A LIE THAT CONTINUES TO BE REPEATED.

>> WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO THOSE -- WE'LL KEEP IT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, THOSE WHO SUPPORT THESE FALSE ELECTION CLAIMS?

SOME ARE SAYING THEY SHOULD BE EXPELLED FROM CONGRESS.

>> YEAH, I THINK THERE'S CULPABILITY.

IF THE SHOE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE OTHER FOOT, MY FRIEND, IF -- IF -- IF THIS INCITEMENT, THIS REPEATING OF THE LIE, I'M SURE THAT BOTH BIGS, GOSAR AND OTHERS WOULD BE THE FIRST TO GET IN LINE TO DEFEND WHATEVER MEMBER OF CONGRESS WOULD BE SAYING THIS.

THERE'S CULPABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT HAPPENS HERE, AND RESPONSIBILITY, AND I THINK, PARTICULARLY THE PRIME LEADERS AT A NATIONAL LEVEL FOR THE 6TH OF JANUARY, MR. BIGGS, AND MR. GOSAR HAVE SOME ANSWERING TO DO TO THEIR CONSTITUENCIES, BUT TO THE OATH OF OFFICE IN CONGRESS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE INSTITUTION, AND I DON'T THINK WHERE THEIR CULPABILITY IS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS IS GOING TO DO, BUT FOR THEM TO WALK AWAY FROM THE ASSAULT WE SAW ON TUESDAY, AND THE TENSION THAT WILL REMAIN WITH US ALL THE WAY THROUGH INAUGURATION DAY, THEY BEAR A RESPONIBILITY AND NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

AND I THINK ONCE THE IMPEACHMENT VOTE IS TAKEN, AND THE INVESTIGATION AND LOOK INTO THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS MADE TO THAT ASSAULT ON CONGRESS AND THAT ASSAULT ON OUR CAPITOL, THAT IS GOING TO BE LOOKED INTO, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT CONSEQUENCES.

BUT WITH CULPABILITY COME CONSEQUENCES, AND THEY SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THEIR RESPONSIBILITY WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE, BUT THIS IS NOT NORMAL OR ROUTINE.

>> AND YOU HAD MEMBERS OF PAUL GOSAR'S FAMILY CONTACT YOU ABOUT THIS?

>> YEAH, THEY CONTACTED US ASKING THAT GOSAR BE EXPELLED FROM CONGRESS.

THIS IS HIS SIBLINGS, AND THEY TALKED TO THE STAFF.

I DIDN'T TALK TO THEM DIRECTLY, BUT THAT IS HOW FAR THIS HAS GONE.

WE DISAGREE PHILOSOPHICALLY.

I'M MORE TO THE LEFT THAN THEY ARE, I WOULD SAY.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ALL PRACTICE DEMOCRACY HERE IN THE CAPITOL, AND THEY VIOLATED IT.

THEY VIOLATED THEIR OATH, AND THE SANCTITY OF DEMOCRACY.

IF THERE'S NO RESPONSIBILITY THAT IS LAID ON THEM AND CULPABILITY, I HOPE IT WEIGHS ON THEIR CONSCIOUS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HURT AND KILLED, AND THEY CONTINUE TO FEED THIS LIE SO WE CAN KEEP THIS THREAT TO OUR COUNTRY AND THIS KIND OF DIVISION GOING AND GOING.

IF WE'RE GOING TO HEAL, THEN I THINK PEOPLE LIKE GOSAR AND BIGGS NEED TO STEP UP AND BE PART OF THAT HEALING PROCESS AND NOT CONTINUE TO THROW GASOLINE ON THE FIRE.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> UP NEXT, DEMOCRATIC LEADERS RESPOND TO THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS.

>>> THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS YESTERDAY FOCUSED ON RESILIENCE IN THIS TIME OF PANDEMIC, AND HE TOUCHED ON POLICY ISSUES.

WE GOT A RESPONSE TODAY FROM DEMOCRATS.

WE HEARD FROM SENATE MINORITY LEADER AND HOUSE MINORITY LEADER.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.

SENATOR RIOS WE'LL START WITH YOU.

YOUR IMPRESSIONS AND THOUGHTS OF THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS YESTERDAY.

>> WELL, I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY SHORT SPEECH.

WAS VERY LIGHT ON CONTENT AND DETAIL.

IT WAS DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR HIM TURN THE PAGE ON THE PANDEMIC AND SAY THIS IS GOING TO BE THE YEAR OF THE VACCINE, WITH ONCE AGAIN IGNORING ANY POSSIBILITY WE ALL HAVE AT OUR FINGERTIPS TO MITIGATE THE DAMAGE AND THE DEATH TOLL HERE IN ARIZONA.

HE IS VERY QUICK TO AGAIN TRY TO FOCUS ON VACCINES WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT WHAT CAN WE CONTINUE TO DO HERE, BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO TAKE A FEW MONTHS FOR EVERYBODY TO BE VACCINATED.

I THINK IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE TO BE MOCKING OTHER STATES AND THEIR ATTEMPTS TO STEM COVID.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, ARIZONA IS THE WORST STATE IN THE NATION, IN THE WORLD, ON THE EARTH, AND SO I DON'T THINK HE HAD MUCH ROOM TO BE MOCKING OTHER STATES.

I THINK THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE SIDE COMMENTS ABOUT THE MAYORS THAT HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO TRY TO IMPLEMENT THINGS THAT WILL KEEP SAFE.

AGAIN, VERY SELF CONGRATULATORY, AND I THINK HE IS NOT GROUNDED IN REALITY, RIGHT?

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ARIZONA THAT ARE SUFFERING.

THEY HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS AND HOMES.

THEY NEED HELP WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM.

WE HAVE KIDS STILL BEING TAUGHT AT THEIR KITCHEN TABLES.

SO I THINK HE MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO ARIZONANS AND OFFER HELP WHEN THEY NEED IT THE MOST.

>> YOUR THOUGHTS SNVMENTD --?

>> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED TO ACTUALLY CREATE A PLAN THAT WILL DO A NUMBER OF THINGS, AND WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO COVID-19.

THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE HAVE SEVERAL ARIZONANS RECEIVING ONLY 117 DOLLARS PER WEEK, AND WE KNOW THAT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TACKLING THE EVICTION CRISIS.

WHAT THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA WANT IS A PLAN.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A SOCIAL SAFETY NET IN PLACE FOR THESE PEOPLE, AND WE JUST CAN'T GET THAT.

>> REPRESENTATIVE STICKING WITH YOU, I KNOW CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM IS TOP OF MIND FOR YOU.

THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED IT ONLY AS PART OF A LIST OF THINGS TO DO.

GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU?

>> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM FOR YEARS, ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY POWERFUL SPECIAL INTERESTS AND CHAIRMAN.

AND WE HAVE A COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE THAT WE HOPE WE CAN GET A REFORM AGENDA OUT.

BUT WE ALL WANT THE GOVERNOR TO SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AND FIGHT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.

>> SENATOR, REGARDING EDUCATION, WHAT DID YOU HEAR FROM THE GOVERNOR, SPECIFICALLY WHEN HE SAID WE WERE NOT GOING TO FUND EMPTY SEATS?

>> I WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT THAT WAS SOME SORT OF VEILED THREAT TO SCHOOLS.

I THINK HE IS NOT HAPPY THAT SOME SCHOOLS HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY CLOSED TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE, SO I THINK WHAT I HEARD WAS THAT HE WAS NOT HAPPY THAT THEY WERE ONLY DOING DISTANCE LEARNING.

HE WANTED THOSE KIDS BACK IN THEIR CLASSROOM SEATS.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE ALREADY SHORTCHANGING SCHOOLS BY ONLY PROVIDING 95% OF THE FUNDING THAT THEY WOULD GET IF THE KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL.

BUT ALL OF THE EXPENSES STILL REMAIN.

SO I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TONE, AND MY OTHER CONCERN IS, IS HE GOING TO USE WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS PANDEMIC TO TRY TO CODIFY AND PUT INTO LAW SOME OF THESE, YOU KNOW, LEARNING PODS AND DIFFERENT IDEAS THAT HAVE SPRUNG UP DURING THE PANDEMIC THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON.

WE DON'T KNOW IF THE MONEY IS BEING USED APPROPRIATELY, AND MY CONCERN IS HE GOING TO USE THE THIS TO TRY TO PUSH THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS INTO LAW, AND THEY ARE VERY MUCH LIKE VOUCHER PROGRAMS.

SO THAT'S -- YOU KNOW, REMAINS TO BE SEEN, BUT I DO HAVE CONCERNS AFTER HEARING HIS COMMENTS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION.

>> AND THE GOVERNOR SAID HE IS LOOKING FOR TAX REFORM AND A TAX CUT, ARE THOSE TWO THINGS GOING TO MINGLE THIS SESSION?

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT VOTERS HAVE ALWAYS CONSISTENTLY SAID IS THAT THEY BELIEVE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE DRIVER OF ARIZONA.

THAT'S WHAT BRINGS IN BUSINESS.

THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A WORKFORCE, AND THEY SHOW THAT BY PASSING PROP 208 TO PROVIDE NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND THE LAST THING WE NEED IS FOR ANY OF OUR LAWMAKERS TO BE TAKING MONEY OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND, BECAUSE THAT IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE, SO IF THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSING, YOU KNOW, TAX RELIEF IN THE FORM OF GIVING THE TOP 1% OF EARNERS MORE BREAKS, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO SUPPORT.

AND QUITE FRANKLY WE SHOULD BE WORKING TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS, THAT THEY RECEIVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED.

>> LAST QUESTION, SENATOR, THE MOOD AT THE CAPITOL.

IT SOUNDS LIKE AN ALIEN ENVIRONMENT THERE.

IS SOMETHING GOING TO GET DONE THIS SESSION?

>> WELL, IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

I COMMEND THE PRESIDENT FOR IMPLEMENTING A MASK MANDATE, BUT NOW IT IS INCUMBENT ON THE LEGISLATURES TO ACTUALLY WEAR THAT'S MASKS AND FOLLOW THE RULES.

AND WE HAVE TWO LAYERS OFFENSING SURROUNDING THE CAPITOL, AND APPARENTLY THREATS OF AN ARMED PROTEST NEXT WEEK.

SO THINGS ARE NEEDLESS TO SAY, VERY DIFFERENT HERE.

I THINK OUR CONCERN AS DEMOCRATS IS WE NEED TO DO THINGS, BUT WE NEED TO DO THEM SAFELY, AND IF WE CAN'T DO THEM SAFELY, PERHAPS WE NEED TO TAKE SOME TIME OUT AND GET BETTER CONTROL OF THIS PANDEMIC BEFORE WE TRY TO ROLL ALONG AS WE NORMALLY WOULD.

>> YEAH.

LAST THOUGHT REPRESENTATIVE?

>> THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF THE STATE WAS VIRTUAL, BECAUSE OF THE HEALTH PANDEMIC.

WE HAD TO PAIR DOWN OPENING DAY HERE AT THE LEGISLATURE.

SO WE SHOULD DO THAT FOR OUR SCHOOLS.

>> REGINALD BOLDING AND REBECCA RIOS THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

♪ >>> TV STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE INCLUDING ARIZONA PBS WILL AIR A SPECIAL ON TEEN SUICIDE.

WE HAVE BEEN COVERING THIS EPIDEMIC ALL YEAR.

WHAT FOLLOWS AN ENCORE PRESENTATION OF A STORY WE BROUGHT YOU LAST SPRING ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION IN AUSTIN, TEXAS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS.

THIS REPORT WAS FILED BEFORE SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS IN PLACE.

>> Reporter: AT A CHARTER SCHOOL IN AUSTIN, MOMS AND DAUGHTERS FILE INTO THE GYM FOR A DAY OF EMPOWERMENT.

WHAT MAY LOOK LIKE ANY OTHER COLLEGE FAIR IS ACTUALLY JUST ONE OF THE EVENTS DESIGNED TO BRING MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS CLOSER TOGETHER.

A BOND THAT IS CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.

THE NON-PROFIT ADVISES MORE THAN 100 YOUNG LATINAS AND THEIR MOTHERS.

THE GOAL TO HELP THEM SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND BETTER COPE WITH LIFE'S CHALLENGES.

>> FOR ME THE CHALLENGE AND JOY IS CONTINUING TO BUILT A MODEL THAT ADDRESSES THESE ISSUES AT THE ROOT, AND THAT HELPS FOR THEM A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT MANY TEENAGERS FACE LIKE FEELING ISOLATED, SUICIDE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, THAT IF YOU HAVE A STRONG FOUNDATION, YOU ARE LESS LIKELY TO DEAL WITH, OR EVEN WHEN YOU DEAL WITH THEM, YOU'LL HAVE THE TOOLS TO DEAL WITH THOSE PROBLEMS.

>> ELIZABETH AND HER DAUGHTER HAVE SEEN THEIR FOUNDATION STRENENNED THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

>> WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ME DOING THIS, OR THE PURPOSE OF ME LIVING LIKE DO PEOPLE NOTICE IF I'M HERE OR NOT, SO I FEEL LIKE WITH HER WORDS, SHE GAVE ME PURPOSE.

>> Reporter: FOR DECADES STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT HISPANIC TEENAGE GIRLS COMMIT WAS AT A HIGHER RATE THAN WHITE AND AFRICAN AMERICAN GIRLS.

>> THERE WAS ONE UNIQUE FINDING, AND THAT WAS THAT THE -- THE BETTER THE GIRLS RELATIONSHIP TO HER MOTHER WAS, THE LESS LIKELY SHE WOULD BE TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE.

>> Reporter: WITH MY MOTHER IS TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO TACKLING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

THEY BUILD SELF-ESTEEM BY MOTIVATING GIRLS TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE A HIGHER EDUCATION.

THE CHIEF IS PROGRAM OFFICER WAS ONCE A PARTICIPANT OF THE PROGRAM, AND SHE BELIEVES IT HELPED TRANSFORM HER LIFE.

>> IN OUR CULTURE, IT'S VERY -- YOU DON'T REALLY TALK ABOUT YOUR -- YOUR FEELINGS, OR YOU DON'T REALLY BRING ISSUES UP INTO -- OUTSIDE OF YOUR FAMILY, SO FOR ME, IT REALLY WAS THAT SPACE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S OKAY TO SPEAK OUT.

WOE.

>> Reporter: GIRLS START THE PROGRAM IN SIXTH GRADE.

WORKSHOPS FOR DAUGHTERS HELP BUILD CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM.

>> IT'S JUST -- YOU KNOW, I KEEP THE CONVERSATION OPEN.

>> Reporter: RODRIGUEZ ENROLLED BOTH OF HER DAUGHTERS.

>> THE PROGRAM WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE JUST TO KEEP OUR FAMILY ATTACHED, ESPECIALLY THAT'S WHY I AM IN THIS POSITION VERY GRATEFUL TO SEE MY DAUGHTERS, YOU KNOW, NOT BEING IN DANGEROUS SITUATION OR MAKING WRONG DECISIONS.

>> Reporter: ELIZABETH IS NOW 20 AND SET TO GRADUATE IN 2022.

RODRIGUEZ IS ABOUT TO EARN HER ASSOCIATES DEGREE.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE THEM TO BE HAPPY AND TO BE STRONG AND BE LEADERS.

>> AS WE MENTIONED, THAT STORY IS PART OF A YEAR-LONG EFFORT TO BRING AWARENESS OF SUICIDE IN YOUTH.

"PBS NEWS HOUR" WILL AIR STARTING RIGHT AFTER HORIZON HERE AT 5:30.

AND JOINING TOMORROW MORNING AT 7:00 FOR FULL COVERAGE OF IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP.

THAT IT IS FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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