>>> COMING UP NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON.

REACTION TO ACCUSATIONS OF SERIOUS SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AGAINST THE LATE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CAESAR CHAVEZ.

>>> A NEW PROJECT IS LOOKING AT WHAT MAKES FOR A GOOD ELECTION AND HOW THEY COULD SHAPE FUTURE ELECTIONS IN THE SKATE.

A NEW MURAL WILL COMMEMORATE THE NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON.

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

I'M TED SIMONS.

CAESAR CHAVEZ OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS FOUNDATION ABUSED YOUNG WOMEN.

THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE LEADER.

YEARS AGO ONE OF HIS WORKERS SAID HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER.

THIS PULLED BACK ON WHAT WAS PART OF THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CHAVEZ.

WE HAVE CARLOS HERE WITH US.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON WHAT HAS TO BE A DIFFICULT TOPIC.

WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD THE ALLEGATIONS, WHAT DID YOU THINK.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON TONIGHT, TED.

IT WAS HEARTBREAKING.

YOU LOOK AT THE ROLE HE PLAYED IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE 60s AND WHAT YOU LEARN IS A SENSE OF DESPAIR AND DISAPPOINTMENT.

IT WILL TAKE TIME TO PROCESS WHAT HAPPENED AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LONG-TERM RAMIFICATION WILL BE.

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND THE RAMIFICATION.

FOR THOSE WHO JUST KNOW THE NAME ABOUT THE CAESAR CHAVEZ AND WHAT HE DID FOR THE FARM WORKERS.

TELL US ABOUT WHAT THEY DID?

>> THEY COALESCED INDIVIDUALS INTO A MOVEMENT, A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN ADVOCACY FOR WARM WORKERS FOR FAIR JOBS AND FAIR TREATMENT ANDS ORGANIZING THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS WERE AND VOTING RIGHTS WERE THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST.

DOWN THE STREET HE CONDUCTED A FAST THAT INSPIRED MANY AND BROUGHT MANY TO THE FOLD OF WHAT WAS THE FARM WORKER MOVEMENT AND THE COINING OF THE FRAMEWORKING IN ARIZONA.

>> NOW WE HAVE ALLEGATIONS AND THIS REPORT WERE THESE THINGS WHISPERED ABOUT?

WERE THEY RUMORED.

ANY INDICATION OF THIS HAVING HAD GONE ON.

>> NO.

>> NOT A BIT.

>> I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING.

THAT WAS NEVER SUSPECTED OR BELIEVED TO BE HAPPENING OR A WHISPER ABOUT IT.

>> YEAH, YEAH.

>> THE FACT THAT HE COFOUNDED UFW.

THE FACT THAT, TWO AT LEAST TWO SEXUAL ASSAULT CLAIMS RESULTING IN CHILDREN BORN AND HAD TO GIVE UP THE CHILD REN.

THIS REALLY SEEMED TO TIP THE BALANCE, AM I WRONG ABOUT THAT?

>> THAT WAS THE BOMB SHELL THAT STOPPED EVERYBODY IN THEIR TRACKS.

WHAT I THINK ABOUT IT IS HE LIVED WITH IT FOR SO MANY YEARS AND HE WAS ACTING AS A PROTECTOR AND CARETAKER.

SHE FELT IT WAS GREATER THAN HERSELF DESPITE THE INCIDENTS OF RAIN.

FOR THAT, AND FOR MORE, I ADMIRE HER.

SHE PROTECTED AND MADE SURE THAT THE MOVEMENT DIDN'T STOP.

IT DIDN'T GET DISTRACTED BY SOMETHING SO HORRIFIC AS A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

>> IT'S SUCH A DIFFICULT STORY.

WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S COMING OUT NOW?

>> I THINK WE LIVE-IN AN ERA OF INFORMATION OF PEOPLE WANTING TO, SOMETIMES, NOT ON THEIR TERMS SHARE WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THEM IT'S NO ONES PLACE TO DICTATE THE TIME, PLACE, OR MANNER FOR ANYONE TO REVEAL THEIR TRUTH.

IN THIS CASE, THEIR TRUTH JUST HAPPENED TO BE NOW.

>> UH-HUH.

>> AND IT OPENED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DELORIS TO SPEAK HER TRUTH AND SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD.

>> YEAH.

YEAH.

JUST REALLY HORRIFIC STUFF.

IMPACT ON THE LATINO CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE?

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO HEAR ON.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THE WAY FORWARD IS TO STILL ADHERE TO THE PRINCIPALS OF THE MOVEMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

NONVIOLENCE AND ADVOCACY FOR FARM WORKERS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIFT UP THE WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT LIKE DELORIS AND MARY AND ROSY.

WOMEN WERE THE BACKBONE OF THE MOVEMENT AND THEY POWERED IT CONTINUOUSLY.

>> WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO HOLIDAYS THAT HONOR THE MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS, STREETS, AND THESE SORTS OF THINGS.

I THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT IMMEDIATELY AND SAYING WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS.

THEY WILL VOTE ON IT SOON I'M PROUD OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY FOR MOBILIZING AT THE SPEED OF MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE THIS ON AND SAY, HEY, WE'LL NOT TOLERATE SEXUAL ASSAULT.

>> YEAH, THE MAJOR OF PHOENIX, QUOTE, HERE, WE HAVE A DUTY TO HONOR THE DIGNITY OF THE SURVIVORS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

THERE IS NO DENYING DELAYING OR DOWNPLAYING ON WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SURVIVORS.

>> WHAT CAN WE DO FOR THEM?

>> SUPPORT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

WE BELIEVE WOMEN WHEN ALLEGATIONS ARE MADE.

>> THE VICKRY SHOULD NOT BE DISMUSSED.

IT'S NOT CELEBRATING THE MAN AND THE MOVEMENT THERE ARE PLENTY OF LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY ELECTED AND NOT ELECTED THAT CAN PAVE A ROAD FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS AND CONTINUED WINS ON ISSUES OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND VOTING RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.

IT'S NOT PINNING IT ALL ON ONE PERSON.

IT IS RECOGNIZING THE GROUP.

RECOGNIZING THE INDIVIDUALS THAT COME TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR THOUGHTS.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> THE CDC IS WITH THE DEMOCRATLY LABORATORY ON A STUDY THAT EXAMINE WHAT ARIZONA SAY THEY VALUE MOST WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTIONS WE WELCOME DR.FRANCIS PRESIDENT AND CEO AND BILL GATES OF THE ASU OF MECHANICS LAB.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE'LL START WITH YOU WHAT'S GOING ON.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO STEP BACK FROM THE POLITICAL AND HEATED DEBATE AROUND ELECTIONS AND WHAT THEY SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

WE LIKE TO ASK ARIZONANS WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES AND WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

WHEN WE HEAR GOOD ELECTION HOW DO WE DEFINE THAT.

WE WEIRD SITUATION INTERESTED IN WHAT ARIZONANS THAT YOU GO.

HOW I SEE IT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HEARD.

ACCURACY AND TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT.

IT'S WHAT WE SAW IN THE DATA.

>> ACCURACY AND TRANSPARENCY.

TRUST AND ELECTION OFFICIALS WAS 66%.

SOUNDS GOOD BUT I WARMED ABOUT THE 34%.

THIS IS TRUST IN ELECTION OFFICIALS.

DEMOCRATS ARE AT 80%.

THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE ANYTHING OVER 50% IS DECENT NEWS.

I THINK THAT MEANS THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE.

>> TRUST IN ELECTION OFFICIALS.

YOU WERE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

WHERE DID IT GO?

HOW DO WE GET IT BACK.

>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

WE HAVE SEEN IT HERE IN ARIZONA AND ACROSS THE NATION.

WE HAVE LEADERS THAT CONTINUED TO QUESTION ELECTIONS.

I ALWAYS SAID, I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH QUESTIONS ASKED IN GOOD FAITH.

WHEN THEY CONTINUE TO BE ANSWERED AND WHEN WE CONTINUE TO PROVE THEY ARE SEPARATE AND SECURE IT'S PUZZLING FOR OFFICIALS TO STILL SEE THE LACK OF TRUST AMONG SOME.

DR.FRANCIS IS RIGHT.

THE FINDINGS SHOWED A STRONG MAJORITY OF ARIZONANS TRUSTEE ELECTIONS AND IN PARTICULAR TRUST LOCAL ELECTION WORKERS.

>> YEAH, ANOTHER ONE WAS VOTING BY MAIL AND EARLY VOTING.

81% WANT EARLY VOTING TO CONTINUE.

DOES THAT SURPRISE YOU?

>> I THINK IT'S FAIRLY WELL ASSUMED THAT ARIZONANS LOVE TO VOTE BY MAIL.

THEY ENJOY THAT PRIVILEGE 81% WOULD LIKE TO VOTE BY MAIL.

IT TURNS OUT 81% OF ARIZONA VOTERS DO VOTE BY MAIL.

IT'S A CONVENIENT OPTION FOR THEM.

WE KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND SPEED VERSES CONVENANCE.

SHOULD WE BE CUTTING MAIL IN BALLOT DROP OFF BEFORE ELECTION DAY?

SO, WE WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THAT AS WELL, SO, MANY WOULD PREFER TO KEEP THAT OPTION THEY WOULD PREFER THAT TO GET FASTER RESULTS.

THEY ARE PRIORITIZING CONVENANCE OVER SPEED.

>> MANY SUPPORT VOTE BY MAIL.

THIS IS THE POINT I LIKE TO MAKE.

WE WERE ONE OF THE PIONEERS.

VOTE BY MAIL STARTED IN THE 90s AND REPUBLICANS IN PARTICULAR WERE BIG PROPONENTS.

THERE IS STILL A STRONG MAJORITY THAT SUPPORT IT.

>> I WILL SAY IT'S ALWAYS A MAJORITY OF REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENCE.

ADDING MORE VOTING CENTERS AND STAFF.

PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THAT.

>> IT'S BEEN ENCOURAGING TO ME TO SEE THE RESULTS WE HAD THE HIGHEST RESPONSE.

ARIZONANS ARE EAGER TO VOTE.

THEY WANT IT TO BE CONVENIENT AND MULTIPLE WAYS TO VOTE.

ANYTHING THAT HELPS SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR VOTING IS SOMETHING THEY ARE INTERESTED IN.

IF A HIKE WAS NEEDED WOULD YOU WANT THAT.

MY JAW HIT THE FLOOR WHEN I SAW THAT.

IT SHOWLESS AND SUPPORTS WHAT DR.FRANCIS WAS SAYING.

SOME OF US USED TO SAY THIS, YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON DEMOCRACY.

THAT'S CLEARLY HUE ARIZONANS FEEL EVEN IF IT REQUIRES A TAX.

THEY DO IT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WELL FUNDED.

THIS INFORMATION AND PRIMARY SEASONAL WHAT DID YOU FIND IT WAS 80 PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT MISINFORMATION.

PEOPLE FEEL OUR PRIMARY SYSTEM IS WORKING AND 72% FEEL SOME CHANGE MUST BE MADE.

IT'S EITHER TOO DIFFICULT TO VOTE IN THE PRIMARY EVERYONE RUNS IN TOGETHER.

PHOENIX, DISPATCHER, ANDS FLAGSTAFF.

WHAT DO WE TAKE FROM THIS?

LET'S SEE WHAT ARIZONANS WANT AND INFORM PUBLIC POLICY.

>> ALL RIGHT, ALWAYS A PLEASURE.

BILL GATES ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU WITH THE MECHANICS OF DEMOCRACY LABORATORY.

THANK YOU BOTH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>>> THERE IS A NEW MURAL ON DISPLAY IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX.

THIS IS SHOWING WOMEN'S SPORTS APPEARED THE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE MORTGAGE MATCH UP CENTER.

WE SPOKE WITH THE ARTIST AND TWO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS DEPICTED IN THE MURAL.

>> GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE HAVE A FEW THAT JOINED US HERE ON-STAGE.

WE'LL TALK TO THEM IN A SECOND.

THESE ARE ATHLETES FEATURED ON A NEW MURAL, ANOTHER MURAL FOR YOU, HUH.

>> YES, YES.

ANOTHER ONE.

I'M SO EXCITED TO SHARE MORE ABOUT IT TODAY.

>> PLEASE DO.

>> IT WAS COMMISSIONED BY DOWNTOWN PHOENIX INC.

THIS IS THE TOURNAMENT HAPPENING IN APRIL.

I DECIDED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO USE MY VOICE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR GIRL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ATHLETES IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> YEAH, AND IT'S BASICALLY HIGHLIGHTING VISIBILITY OF WOMEN IN SPORTS.

>> UH-HUH.

>> THE NCAA, IT'S A BIG DEAL.

>> IT'S HUGE AND COMING TO OUR CITY.

THIS WAS A MASSIVE MOMENT IN THE CITY'S HISTORY.

>> FOUR PLAYERS WERE CHOSEN.

HOW WERE THEY CHOSEN?

>> THAT WAS THE HARDEST PART.

YOU WERE AN ATHLETE AT ONE TIME.

>> I USED TO HOST IN MY 20s.

>> I KNOW A THING OR TWO.

>> WHAT DID YOU WANT IT TO DEPICT?

>> I WANTED IT TO DEPICT POWER AND STRAIGHT OF OUR GIRLS.

I WANED TO DO THAT FOR OUR GIRLS AS WELL.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT.

>> IT WAS, IT WASN'T THE DETERMINING FACTOR.

IT LANDED THAT WAY.

THAT TYPE OF REPRESENTATION I'M LOOKING TO SHOWCASE.

NOW MORE THAN EVER.

IT'S AN IMPACTFUL STATEMENT.

>> AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER.

A FEW ARE JOINING US NOW.

BROOKS AND FREEMAN, GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

COLBY, WE'LL START WITH YOU.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO SEE YOURSELF ON A MURAL.

>> IT WAS SUPER NICE.

SOME OF THE BEST IN PHOENIX.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK.

>> I WAS SUPER SHOCKED.

THE LIVE ACTION PHOTO THAT WAS CAUGHT AND PAINTED UP ON THE MURAL.

IT WAS DOPE AND NICE.

>> SAME WITH YOU, I MEAN, GOODNESS.

WE DON'T SEE OURSELVES ON MURALS.

WE HAVE THAT GOING FOR YOU.

A MURAL?

>> YEAH.

WHAT DO YOU'RE FAMILY AND FRIENDS SAY?

>> THEY THINK IT'S PRETTY LIGHT.

IT'S HARD BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF ATTENTION.

>> IT'S AN UNVEILING.

THE RESPONSE WAS SO OVERWHELMING.

I LAD TO LOG OFF FROM INSTAGRAM.

HOW BIG IS THIS?

IS IT THERE FOREVER.

I WANTED THEM TO HAVE IT THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS TO SHOW IT OFF TO THEIR FRIENDS AND STUFF.

>> AGAIN, GIRLS, YOUNG LADIES HERE.

I'M SHOOTING FOR TEN.

WE'LL SEE THIS SHOWS A REMINDER.

>> CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS SUCCESS AND OTHER MURALS.

>> I'M WORKING ON AN ART SHOW BUT IF THEY HAVE A MURAL THEY CAN SHOW UP.

IT'S A GREAT HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU I'M TED SIGH MONDAYS.

HAVE A GREAT