>> COMING UP NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON:U.S. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ROBERT F KENNEDY JUNIOR IS FACING CRITICISM FOR HIS INITIAL RESPONSE TO A DEADLY MEASLES OUTBREAK IN TEXAS.

.WE'LL LEARN HOW THE CITY OF PHOENIX IS PROVING CHILLED WATER TO THE PUBLIC ORDER TO SAVE LIVES.

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AND, WE'LL HEAR FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FREE FIELD TRIPS FOR STUDENTS FROM LOW- INCOME FAMILIES.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE, NEXT, ON ARIZONA HORIZON.>>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

I'M CHRISTINA ESTES IN FOR TED SIMONS.

BIG BUSINESS NEWS SURROUNDING THE TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY.TSMC, WHICH BEGAN PRODUCTION AT ITS NORTH PHOENIX FABRICATION FACILITY LAST YEAR, SAID IT PLANS TO INVEST ONE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS IN THE U. S. OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

THAT'S TO EXPAND PRODUCTION AND BRING ITS MOST ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTORS TO ARIZONA.

TSMC'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE ANNOUNCED THE PLANS TODAY DURING AN APPEARANCE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> TENSIONS CONTINUE AFTER FRIDAY'S CONTENTIOUS MEETING BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKY.TRUMP SAYS THE U. S. WILL NOT PUT UP WITH PERCEIVED RESISTANCE BY ZELENSKY TO ENDING THE WAR WITH RUSSIA.

MEANWHILE, NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS WILL MEET THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF SUSPENDING MILITARY AID.

ZELENSKY SAYS UKRAINE IS COUNTING ON U. S. SUPPORT ON THE PATH TO PEACE.

EARLIER TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP CONFIRMED 25 PERCENT TARIFFS WILL GO INTO PLACE TOMORROW FOR MEXICO AND CANADA.

THE DOW CLOSED DOWN 650 POINTS, OR NEARLY 1-AND-A-HALF PERCENT.

THE BROADER S&P 500 FELL LESS THAN 2- PERCENT AND THE NASDAQ COMPOSITE TUMBLED MORE THAN 2-AND-A-HALF PERCENT.>> AFTER GETTING PRESSURE FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP, OPEC HAS REVIVED PLANS TO BOOST OIL PRODUCTION STARTING APRIL 1.THAT'S EXPECTED TO DRIVE CRUDE OIL PRICES EVEN LOWER.

US OIL PRICE DROPPED 2 PERCENT FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT.>> THE GROWING MEASLES OUTBREAK IN TEXAS HAS BECOME ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. S' FIRST CHALLENGE SINCE BEING APPOINTED U.

S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY.

LAST WEEK, KENNEDY APPEARED TO DOWNPLAY THE SITUATION BY DESCRIBING OUTBREAKS AS "NOT UNUSUAL".

NOW, HE'S ADVOCATING FOR THE M-M-R VACCINE.

JOINING US TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION IS WILL HUMBLE.

HE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTER AT THE ARIZONA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION.

THANK YOU FOR COMING IN WILL.

IN AN OP ED PUBLISHED BY FOX NEWS.

KENNEDY SAID VACCINES NOT ONLY PROTECT INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN BUT PROTECT AGAINST COMMUNITY IMMUNITY.

A DIFFERENT SPIN OR TAKE ON THIS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

>> IT'S VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE THINGS HE HAS BEEN SAYING OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

THOSE ARE SPOT ON TALKING POINTS WE USE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.

IT'S A TIDE AND TRUE METHOD.

NOT JUST ABOUT INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION BUT COMMUNITY IMMUNITY.

>> KENNEDY SAID ENDING THE OUTBREAK IS A TOP PRIORITY AND THEY WILL SEND 2,000 DOSAGES TO TEXAS.

WHAT IMPACT WILL THAT HAVE.

>> IT'S HELPFUL FOR THOSE IN THE STATE.

MAYBE THOSE FROM THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THE GRUNT WORK IS DONE BY LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH.

THEY NEED THE RESOURCES AND THE TRAINING AND STAFF TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO OUTBREAKS LIKE THIS.

SO, MOST USEFUL THING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN DO IS SEND RESOURCES LIKE THEY DISCUSSED, THE 2,000 DOSAGES OF VACCINE AND ALSO HELPFUL TO HAVE THE PROPER NARRATIVE WHICH MR. KENNEDY AS OF TODAY WAS SPOT ON.

FEW DAYS AGO HE WAS SAYING THINGS THAT WERE OFF TOPIC.

THE MESSAGE IS GOOD TODAY.

>> LET'S TRANSFORM TO THE MEASLES TO THE FLU VACCINE.

EXPERTS ARE DOING WHAT, TALKING ABOUT NEXT YEAR, RIGHT?

>> IN OUR WINTER THEY HAVE THE SUMMER DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.

THEY LOOK AT THE CIRCULATING STRAINS LIKE ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, THEY LOOK AT DATA AND DECIDE, WITH A PREDICTION, WHAT SHOULD WE INCLUDE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE INFLUENZA VACCINE FOR OUR FLU SEASON WHICH IS WHEN WE START GETTING VACCINATED IN OCTOBER.

THAT'S AN IMPORTANT MEETING WHERE WE PICK THE STRAIN WHERE THEY BEGIN MANUFACTURING SO WE HAVE THE RIGHT VACCINE MATRIX FOR THE FALL.

MR. KENNEDY CANCELED THAT MEETING.

SO, THAT'S A SETBACK BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION IN MARCH IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VACCINE AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER.

THERE IS A LONG MANUFACTURING PERIOD.

>> SO THAT MEETING WAS FOR VERVAC.

SOMEONE MIGHT SAY, HE'S THE NEW GUY AND WHY NOT MAKE SURE WHO IS ON THE COMMITTEE AND DECIDING WHAT.

>> NOT JUST THAT COMMITTEE BUT ACIP COMMITTEE WHERE MR. KENNEDY IS LOOKING AT WHO ALL OF THE PEOPLE ARE IN THESE COMMITTEES AND CONSIDERING REPLACING SOME OF THEM BY STATUTE AND LAW.

I'M HOPING HE USES, YOU KNOW, HE PUTS HIS THINKING CAP ON AND SAYS LOOK, I'LL PUT TALENTED PEOPLE THAT USE EVIDENCE TO DRIVE THEIR DECISION MAKING AND PUT THEM ON THE COMMITTEES AND REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

THEY CAME OUT TODAY, AM I OPTIMISTIC, NOT YET.

>> IN THE PAST SECRETARY KENNEDY, BEFORE HE WAS SECRETARY HE CRITICIZED THE VACCINE GROUPS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND UNDUE INFLUENCE, ANY OF THAT RING TRUE TO YOU?

>> I MEAN, IT'S POSSIBLE THERE ARE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INVOLVED AND IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE THEM.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY ON EITHER OF THE COMMITTEES.

WE WILL SEE IF HE IDENTIFIES PEOPLE WHO HE BELIEVES HAS CONFLICTS.

IT'S OKAY TO REPLACE THEM AS LONG AS YOU REPLACE THEM WITH THOSE THAT HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.

>> BEFORE HE BECAME SECRETARY, HE WAS A LAWYER AND I GUESS HE STILL IS A LAWYER.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT RULES, CERTAINLY.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EXPECTATIONS AND MAYBE YOUR HOPES AND OR FEARS ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE HE'S IN A DIFFERENT ROLE.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE WILL HAPPEN.

I HOPE HE SURROUNDS HIMSELF WITH PEOPLE THAT WILL USE EVIDENCE TO MAKE POLICY DECISIONS IN ALL AGENCIES.

HE'S IN CHARGE WITH 30% OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET.

THE CDC, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH, MEDICAID, MEDICARE, REGULATE THE MARKETPLACE.

THE FDA.

IT'S A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY.

IF YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH TALENTED PEOPLE WITH EVIDENCE BASED DECISION MAKING WE ARE IN FOR A TROUBLED FOUR YEARS.

>> WE HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT.

TELL ME THINGS YOU THINK HE'S DOING WELL OR WILL DO WELL THAT YOU LIKE OR AT LEAST, DOESN'T RUB YOU THE WRONG WAY.

>> THERE WAS A DECISION MADE LAST WEEK, IT'S A LITTLE WONKY BUT HE RELEASED A DRUG TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.

I AGREE WITH THAT DECISION AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THAT DONE.

THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WE SPOKE AT LENGTH ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION AND GETTING PEOPLE HEALTHIER TO PREVENT THE CHRONIC DISEASE.

THE QUESTION IS, WILL HE EMPHASIS EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGIES TO DO THAT OR WILL HE FALL BACK ON WHAT HE HAS BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS AND USE WHIMSICAL IDEAS TO DRIVE POLICY, WE WILL SEE.

>> WILL HUMBLE, I EXPECT WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING.

>>> LASTER, THE CITY CITY OF PHOENIX LAUNCHED A PILOT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PROVIDING CHILLED WATER TO THE PUBLIC.

NOW, THE PROGRAM IS EXPANDING.

FOR MORE ON WHAT'S NEXT, WE WELCOME MICHAEL HAMMETT, DIRECTOR AT THE CITY OF PHOENIX OFFICE OF INNOVATION.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> THE CITY INSTALLED THREE FOUNTAINS.

HOW DID THAT GO.

>> WE FIRST HAD THEM INSTALLED IN CLOSE POX SIMILARITY TO CITY HALL NEAR THE PARK.

SINCE WE INSTALLED THEM WE HAD 14,000 GALLONS OF WATER.

THEY ARE WELL RECEIVED WE VALIDATED THEM AND WE KNOW, WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK SO WE CAN EX& THEM I HAVE A WATER BOTTLE HERE AND THIS IS THE 17ISH OUNCE.

DO YOU REMEMBER HOW MANY EQUALS 14,000 GALLONS?

>> WE ARE SAYING, APPROXIMATELY, 118,000 EQUIVALENT 9-OUNCE PLASTIC BOTTLES WERE DELIVER.

THAT SURPASSED OUR GOALS FOR THE ROLLOUT OF THIS.

AS YOU EXPAND THEM WHERE PEOPLE WALK AND BIKE.

YOU WILL SEE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND.

>> THE TOPIC OF INCREASING CHILLED DRINKING WATER DURING THE MEETINGS.

RESIDENTS MADE THAT KNOWN.

THEY WANTED TO SEE MORE OF THESE.

WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THE EXPANSION.

>> WE WANTED TO FIND A UNIT THAT COULD WITHSTAND EXTREME TEMPERATURES OF OUR CITY.

THESE WERE CUSTOM DESIGNED UNITS AND WORKED WITH MERDOC MANUFACTURER.

THEY ARE WORKING THAT I STAY CHILLED AND TEMPERATURES ARE GREAT.

WE EXPAND THEM INTO OTHER PLACES STRATEGICALLY SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WELL MAINTAINED.

THEY HAVE BEEN CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE THAT I ARE WELL MAINTAINED AND PEOPLE ARE CONFIDENT USING THEM.

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID IN ALL OF OUR SURVEY.

THEY.

>> WE KEEP USING THE WORD CHILLED.

THERE IS A RANGE.

>> CHILLED JUST MEANS IT'S COOL TO DRINK AND SO, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE CHILLER SYSTEM ON DURING THE SUMMER.

IT'S TO 100 DEGREES VERY QUICKLY AND THEY GET VERY HOT.

IT'S AROUND 68 TO 75 GET HIS.

>> IT IS CHILLED.

>> THAT'S HOW PEOPLE DESCRIBE IT.

IT'S COOL WATER TO DRINK.

>> IT COSTS $30,000.

>> AGAIN, WE WANTED TO LOOK AT A DIVERSE FUNDING STREAM.

IT'S SPARKS FUNDING PUT ASIDE SO WE CAN DO PROJECTS LIKE THIS.

WE HAVE AN INDIAN COMMUNITY GRANT.

BOTH OF THOSE GRANTS WILL HELP EXPAND IT THE SAME AS INITIAL INNOVATION FUND.

WE EXPECT SIX MORE TO COME IN THE SUMMER.

>> THIS CAME OUT OF THE INNOVATE PHOENIX CHALLENGE.

YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP.

>> THIS IS OUR FIFTH.

WE HAD 650 PEOPLE TURNOUT TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEMS.

COMMUNITY DRIVEN.

>> THAT'S COMING UP ON MAY 15th.

IT'S A THURSDAY.

IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED THEY CAN GO TO PHOENIX.

GOV/INNOVATION OR VENTURE CAFE PHOENIX.

THEY ARE LOOKING AT SMART CITY SOLUTIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.

>> WE HAVE 15 SECONDS LEFT.

THE NEXT INFOVATE PHOENIX CHALLENGE IS NOT ABOUT CHILLED WATER.

I'D LIKE TO BE SUPER CLEAR.

IT'S ABOUT WHAT?

>> SMART CITIES.

>> LOOKING AT SMART CITY SOLUTIONS WHAT MAKES THEM FOCUSED ON ACCESSIBILITY.

HEAD TO PHOENIX.

GOV AND FIND THE CHILLED WATER SURVEY THERE AS WELL.

200 PEOPLE RESPONDED ALL READY.

WE'D LOVE TO HEAR MORE FROM FOLKS ACROSS THE CITY.

>> THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>>> ACT ONE PROVIDES QUALITY ARTS EXPERIENCES FOR ARIZONA STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.

THIS YEAR THEY'RE WORKING WTIH CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS TO OFFER BACKSTAGE TOURS, AND HANDS ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

FOR MORE ON THIS, WE WELCOME DR. BETH MALONEY TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ACT ONE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> THIS IS GEARED TOWARDS TITLE ONE SCHOOLS.

THAT'S A FEDERAL FUNDING, NOT ACRONYM BUT MEANS WHAT?

>> IT MEANS A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED PROPORTION COME FROM LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

WE TARGET THOSE STUDENTS AS BEING BENEFICIARIES OF OUR PROGRAM.

>> HOW DOES IT WORK.

IT'S NOT JUST HANDING OUT TICKETS.

>> YEAH, IT'S DEEPER THAN THAT.

WE WORK WITH ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAM AND PUT TOGETHER A SEASON EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS.

TEACHERS CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE, SELECT THE EXPERIENCES WITHIN THE CURRICULUM IF THEY HAVE A CERTAIN TIME FRAME BOOKING WITH US.

WE PROVIDE THE TICKETS AND TRANSPORTATION.

THEY SHOW UP AND ENJOY A WONDERFUL FIELD TRIP.

>> GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE.

>> WE GO TO THE NASH FREQUENTLY.

THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCES.

THAT'S A FUN ONE.

WE DO LIVE THEATER WORKSHOPS WE ARE ALL OVER THE VALLEY.

>> WHEN STUDENTS GO IT'S NOT LIKE A LECTURE.

>> I'D SAY, IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF A LECTURE, IT'S REALLY, DEPENDING ON THE VENUE, WE TRY TO TAILOR THE EXPERIENCE TO BE MORE THAN A ONE AN DONE KIND OF FIELD TRIP.

WE ENCOURAGE THE VENUES TO DO A Q & A WITH THE STUDENTS OR DIRECTORS.

THE ACTORS AND THE BACKSTAGE.

MAYBE A TOUR.

SOMETHING GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP THE ARTS AND CULTURE STICK WITH OUR STUDENTS.

>> WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK DO YOU GET FROM STUDENTS AROUND TEACHERS.

>> A LOT OF TIMES THEY WILL CRY WHEN THEY COME IN AND SEE THEM ENTERING THE VENUES.

>> TRANSPORTATION IS A BIG ISSUE.

FIRST TRIPS ARE THE FIRST THING TO BE CULT.

WE ARE FILLING IN THE EQUITY GAP AND THE STUDENTS COMING IN, THEIR EYES LIGHT UP.

THEY THINK THEY ARE GOING INTO A CASTLE.

>> IT'S STUNNING.

>> SUCH A FUN EXPERIENCE.

I CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE.

TELL ME IF THE NUMBERS, NEARLY 288,000 STUDENTS WERE CONNECTED TO THE FIELD TRIP.

>> YES, I'LL SAY THAT'S LOW.

SINCE WE OPENED IN 2011, WE ARE AT 400,000 STUDENTS ON A FIELD TRIP.

THE WEBSITE SAID 1,056 FIELD TRIPS.

IS THAT ABOUT IT?

>> THAT'S ABOUT WHAT WE ARE AT AS OF TODAY TOMORROW WE HAVE FOUR MORE ON THE DOCKET.

>> I CAN IMAGE THE EDUCATOR OR SOMEONE HEARING THIS OR WANTING TO LEARN MORE.

YOU PROBABLY GET A LOT OF INTEREST.

WE CAN BUS PEOPLE UP TO 60 MILES.

WE PROVIDE VIRTUAL REALITY FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCES.

WE TRAVEL HAVE AN INNOVATIVE FIELD TRIP.

>> YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO LIBRAIRIES AND SENIOR CENTERS TOO.

>> WE DO THAT REGULARLY.

>> THEY CAN FIND THE CULTURE PASS PROGRAM AT THE LOCAL LIBRAIRIES.

ALL YOU NEED IS A LIBRARY CARD.

>> A BIG LIBRARY.

>> WE DO.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS OR SO LEFT.

TELL ME WHERE THEY CAN GET MORE INFORMATION AND THE BEST WAY TO GET INVOLVED?

>> COME AND VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND DIFFERENT THINGS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK.

>> YOU LOOK LIKE YOU LOVE IT.

THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M CHRISTINA NOR IF