>> Ted: COMING UP NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, THE MANY WAYS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS THE ECONOMY.

ALSO TONIGHT, WE'LL HEAR ABOUT THREADS, THE NEW SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM CALLED A TWITTER-KILLER.

AND A NEW CHILDREN'S BOOK OFFERS A MESSAGE OF ENCOURAGEMENT.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

>> Announcer: THIS HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE FRIENDS OF PBS, MEMBERS OF YOUR PBS STATION.

THANK YOU.

>> Ted: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

I'M TED SIMONS.

ARIZONA'S RECORD'S STREAK OF OVER 110° CONTINUE WITH 117.

THE RECORDED HIGH THIS AFTERNOON AT SKY HARPER HARBOR AND IT'S OVER 110 AND THE PREVIOUS HIGH WAS 18 DAYS IN 1974.

THE PHOENIX AREA IS WORKING ON NINE STRAIGHT DAYS OF OVERNIGHT LOWS ABOVE 90°.

WITH THIS MORNING'S LOW AS IT WERE AT 94 AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, THE NEWSPAPER NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS AT SKY HARBOR AT 117 AND COUNTING AND PHOENIX FOR RAINLESS STREAKS IN THE VALLEY.

>>> FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IS FACING POSSIBLE INDICTMENT FOR THE ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL AND RECEIVED A LETTER FROM COUNSEL AND TRUMP IS A TARGET IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION.

REACTION FROM DEMOCRATS ON CAPITOL HILL?

>> FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE REPEATEDLY THINGS THAT CALL UPON LAW ENFORCEMENT TO LOOK AT WHAT HE'S DONE BECAUSE SO MUCH OF IT IS CERTAINLY QUESTIONABLE AT BEST AND ILLEGAL AT WORST.

>> THE SPECIAL COUNSEL HAS DONE AN EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION TO OVERTURN THE 2020 ELECTION AND THIS APPEARS TO BE THE CULMINATION AND I EXPECT DONALD TRUMP TO BE INDICTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

>> Ted: REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE FOR THE MOST PART UNIMPRESSED BY ANOTHER TRUMP INDICTMENT.

>> ALL I GOT WAS THE NEWS AND THE I SAW THE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT WHICH I THOUGHT WAS GOOD.

>> WILL THEY ARREST PRESIDENT TRUMP, CHARGE HIM WITH PHONY, FAKE CHARGES AND THEN HOLD HIM IN PRISON WHILE HE IS WINNING THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, WHILE HE'S GOING TO WIN THE GENERAL ELECTION IN 2024?

IS THIS WHERE OUR COUNTRY IS NOW?

BECAUSE THIS IS AN EMBARRASSMENT ON THE WORLD'S STAGE.

WE'RE WORSE THAN RUSSIA AND WORSE THAN CHINA.

>> Ted: THIS IS THE SECOND LETTER TRUMP RECEIVED FROM SPECIAL COUNSEL, JACK SMITH.

TRUMP WAS CHARGED WITH 37 CRIMINAL COUNTS DAYS AFTER THAT LETTER BECAME PUBLIC.

>>> A U.S.

SOLDIER IS DETAINED IN NORTH KOREA AFTER MAKING AN UNAUTHORIZED CROSSING FROM A JOINT AREA FROM NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA.

LLOYD AUSTIN WITH THE LATEST.

>> ONE OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS WHO WAS ON A TOUR WILLFULLY CROSSED THE MILITARY DEMARKATION LINE AND WE BELIEVE HE IS IN THE BRK CUSTODY AND WE'RE CLOSELY MONITORING AND INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION AND WORKING TO NOTIFY THE SOLDIERS NEXT OF KIN AND ENGAGING TO ADDRESS THIS INCIDENT.

>> Ted: THE SERVICE MEMBER REPORTEDLY RAN ACROSS THE BORDER WITH TOUR GUIDES CHASING AFTER HIM AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS AND THE THE FIRST KNOWN AMERICAN TO BE HELD IN NORTH KOREAN CUSTODY SINCE 2018 SINCE A MAN ILLEGALLY CROSSING THE BORDER WITH CHINA.

>>> A QUICK HEALTH NOTE, A NEW STUDY SHOWS THOSE WHO WAIT FOR THE WEEKEND TO WORK OUT EXPERIENCE SIMILAR BENEFITS TO THOSE WHO EXERCISE EVERY DAY.

THE STUDY ADDS THE KEY IS GETTING 10 MINUTES OF MODERATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY A WEEK AND THE STUDY'S LEAD AUTHOR SAYS IF YOU CAN DO THAT IN ONE OR TWO DAYS, IT COULD BE AS BENEFICIAL AS DAILY EXERCISE THOSE BENEFITS INCLUDE LOWERING THE RISK OF HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE AND STROKE.

>>> CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAVING AN INCREASE IMPACT ON THE LOCAL IMPACT AND GLOBAL ECONOMY FROM INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRODUCTIVITY INFECTED BY VOLATILE PATTERNS AND FOR MORE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, WE'RE JOINED BY CHRIS BOONE AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

LET'S TALK:AND THE IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY.

GIVES US AN OVERVIEW AND WE'LL DIVE IN FROM THERE.

>> WE'RE RECOGNIZING CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON NOT JUST THE ENVIRONMENTS BUT HITTING OR POCKETBOOKS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, LAST YEAR, THEY ESTIMATED THERE WERE $162 BILLION IN DAMAGES FROM WEATHER-RELATED DISASTERS.

NOW THERE WERE MORE THAN $121 BILLION PLUS DAMAGE EVENTS DURING THAT ONE YEAR AND THIS IS INCREASING OVER TIME.

AND SO WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME CONSEQUENCES OF THAT.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD ON FRIDAY, AND YOU PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT THIS IN THE NEWS, IS THAT FARMER'S INSURANCE HAS PULLED OUT OF FLORIDA.

SO THEY'RE NO LONGER WILL BE TO INSURE HOMEOWNERS AND THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT DAMAGES, FLOODS AND OTHER RELATED PHENOMENON.

>> Ted: I WONDERED ABOUT THAT IN FLORIDA WHERE THERE'S SUNNY DAY FLOODING AND NO REASON BUT THE FACT THE OCEAN IS LAPPING UP ON YOUR FRONT LAWN BEFORE INSURANCE COMPANIES SAY "WE'RE OUT OF HERE"?

>> TRIPLE A THROUGH AUTOMOTIVE INSURANCE WHO INSURE HOMEOWNERS CITING HIGH COSTS AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DAMAGES FROM HURRICANE FLOODING AND IN THE CASE OF FLORIDA, THERE ARE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GEOLOGY THAT THEY HAVE MAKES THAT FLOODING MORE LIKELY THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE COAST AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT THAT INSURERS IN CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE INSURING HOMEOWNERS.

>> Ted: I'M SEEING $415 OF COSTS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS OR SO AND THOSE THINGS ARE DAMAGING AND DESTRUCTIVE AND THINGS LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER ASPECTS THAT WE MAY NOT THINK ABOUT, HOW ARE THEY AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE?

>> THE ONE THING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE, IT WAS DESIGNED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND THEN TRYING TO FORECAST HOW THESE INCREASED EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, WHETHER OR NOT THE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL HANDLE IT.

THAT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO DO AND HOW DO WE INVEST IN SOMETHING 50, 60 OR 100 YEARS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGES.

CLIMATE CHANGES?

IF THEY FAIL, IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC TO LIVES AND PROPERTY AND THOSE INVESTED IN IT, WE WOULD HAVE TO REINVEST IF WE DON'T PLAN PROPERLY.

>> Ted: BUT HOW DO YOU FORECAST WHEN THE GOAL POSTS KEEP MOVING?

AND IT SEEMS THEY'RE ALWAYS MOVING IN MORE EXTREME WEATHER.

>> ONE OF THE WAYS WE FORECAST IS WE USE THE CLIMATE MODELS IN PLACE.

THE CLIMATE MODELERS ARE FANTASTIC IN THEIR ABILITY TO FORECAST THOSE CHANGES.

NOW, LOOKING AT INDIVIDUAL WEATHER EVENTS, THAT'S DIFFICULT TO DO BECAUSE THEY TEND TO BE SARCASTIC AND LESS TREND LIKE THAN THE LARGER CLIMATE MODELS BUT WE SHOULD USE THE PRECAUTION PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE.

INSTEAD OF THE EXACT CONSEQUENCE OF WHAT THOSE CHANGES WILL BE, WE SHOULD ASSUME THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE EXTREME EVENTS AND FACTOR THAT INTO THE INVESTMENTS AND THE DESIGNS THAT WE'RE MAKING WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS WE HAVE.

>> Ted: HUMAN HEALTH, HUMAN PRODUCTIVITY, JUST ON A DAY LIKE TODAY IN ARIZONA AND NO ONE IS GOING GANG BUSTERS AND JUST FROM AIR CONDITIONER TO AIR CONDITIONER AND JUST IN GENERAL, HOW DOES THAT FACTOR IN?

>> THE HEALTH FACTORS IS SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING WE CARE ABOUT AND THE CORE CONCERN, BUT THERE'S COASTED ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

WHEN WE GET HIGH HEAT EVENTS LIKE WE'RE EXPERIENCE NOW, MORE VISITS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND MORE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ARE RESPONDING AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

THE LOSS OF PRODUCTIVITY IS AN ECONOMIC COST WHICH MEANS WE'RE NOT AS PRODUCTIVE AND NOT ADDING TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY TO THE DEGREE WE COULD BE IF WE'RE UNDER LESS EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES.

>> Ted: AS FAR AS ECONOMIC SECTORS, AGRICULTURE IS THE BIGGIE?

>> IF YOU LOOK AT HEAT DEATHS, THEY CONTINUE TO RISE IN ARIZONA AND IN MARICOPA COUNTY, THERE WERE 25 DEATHS AND OF THE MAJORITY, 85% WERE MEN AND MEN TEND TO HAVE OCCUPATIONS THAT HAVE THEM WORKING OUTSIDE MORE THAN WOMEN.

IN CONSTRUCTION AND AGRICULTURE AND SO FORTH, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES AND DEATH.

>> Ted: THE SOCIETAL RISK PERCEPTION, JUST THE PERCEPTION OF ALL OF THIS, THAT CAN ALWAYS PLAY A BIG ROLE IN ECONOMIC MATTERS, CAN'T IT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION AND IF IT HITS THEIR POCKETBOOK, PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO THINK THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ONTO PAY ATTENTION TO.

AND THEN START THINKING ABOUT WHAT OF THE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUES.

>> Ted: ALSO THE IDEA THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE AN EXTRA RISK AND WE GO BACK TO PRODUCTIVITY AND THAT PERCEPTION YOU MAY NOT GO FROM A TO E AND A TO B BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING FURTHER DOWN THE ALPHA ALPHABET.

BUZZ THAT MAKEDOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

>> YES.

BUT WITH NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE PHOENIX WE WANT IN 50 YEARS, NOT JUST IN FIVE YEAR'S TIME.

WE DO THAT THE NOT ONLY FOR THE LONG-TERM PROSPERITY OF THE REGION BUT THE LIVELIHOODS OF OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.

>> Ted: LAST QUESTION.

COMPARE ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE LIKE YOU JUST SUGGESTED WITH THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME FOLKS THAT WILL SAY, THIS IS THE EARTH AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS AND LEARN TO DEAL WITH IT.

>> UNDERSTANDIF WE MAKE INVESTMENTS NOW, WE'LL REDUCE THE FUTURE POSSIBLE DAMAGES THAT WE'RE MAKING AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE PUTTING ALL OF THESE RISKS ON THE CREDIT CARD OF THE NEXT GENERATION AND ASKING THEM TO PAY THOSE COSTS.

WHEN REALLY, WE SHOULD BE HELPING TO PAY THOSE COSTS BY MAKING SMART INVESTMENTS NOW.

>> Ted: YAY OR NAY, ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ALL OF THIS?

>> I'M AN OPTIMIST AND IF WE CAN GET PEOPLE ALL ON SIDE AND EVERYBODY CARING ABOUT IT AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE TRUE COSTS ARE OVER THE ACTIONS WE'RE TAKING NOW, I THINK WE CAN FIND A WAY TO MAKE THIS REGION AND THIS COUNTRY NOT JUST A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE SURVIVE BUT WHERE PEOPLE THRIVE.

>> Ted: CHRIS BOONE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: UP NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON, THE NEW SOCIAL MEDIA APP, "THREADS" AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE FUTURE OF TWITTER.

>> THE NEW SOCIAL MEDIA APP, "HELDS" WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THIS MONTH AND AN IMMEDIATE HIT ATTRACTING MORE THAN 30 MILLION USERS ON THE FIRST DAY OF OPERATION.

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM IS SEEN AS A DIRECT THREAT TO TWITTER, SO MUCH SO IT'S CONSIDERED AS, QUOTE, A TWITTER KILLER.

AND WE HAVE JENNIFER MAGGIORE AND A SPECIALIST IN SOCIAL MEDIA.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: "THREADS," WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

>> THE ANSWER TO TWITTER AND THIS IS FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AND AT ONE TIME, MARK ZUCKERBURG WAS INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING TWITTER AND DIDN'T WORK OUT AND THEY ARE LAUNCHING "THREADS" WHICH LAUNCHES IMAGES.

>> Ted: WHAT ARE ISSUES THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING AND HOW DOES "THREADS" ANSWER?

>> IT'S MORE OF A KINDER, GENTLER TWITTER.

WE'RE SEEING A RISE IN MORE ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR TOLERATED THERE AND THEY BEGIN RATE LIMITING, WHICH MEANS THAT USERS HAVE A LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF TWEETS TO READ IN A DAY AND A LOT OF CONFUSION AROUND VERIFICATION AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO ARE SORT OF OFFICIALS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CELEBRITIES AND THEY LEVERAGE THAT.

>> Ted: HOW DOES "THREAD" ANSWER THAT AND DO THEY MAKE SURE WE DON'T GET TOO CRAZY OUT THERE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS A LOT OF THE MODERATION AND POLICIES THAT WE SEE ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM ARE APPLIED OVER AT "THREAD" AND NOT AS HOSTILE AS IT IS ON TWITTER AND VERY MUCH THAT CONVERSATION-BASED ENGAGEMENT THAT PEOPLE LIKE FROM TWITTER BUT ON "THREADS."

>> Ted: HOW DOES THAT WORK?

CAN YOU JUMP FROM FACEBOOK TO THREADS OR INSTAGRAM TO THREADS?

>> IT HAS TO BE INSTAGRAM AND THEY MAKE IT VERY EASY AND SMART HOW THEY ARE MOVING FROM INSTAGRAM TO THREADS.

A FEW TAPS AND IT CARRIES OVER YOUR PROFILE, ALL OF YOUR BIO INFORMATION AND YOU'RE READY TO GO.

>> Ted: IF YOU'RE ON FACEBOOK AND NOT INSTAGRAM, YOU HAVE TO GET TO INSTAGRAM AND WHAT HAPPENS TO INSTAGRAM IF YOU'RE USING THREADS?

>> THEY'RE STILL USING IT.

>> Ted: WHAT, LESS OF AN EMPHASIS ON NEWS AND THE POLITICS, YOU THINK SO FAR?

>> I THINK THERE'S AN AN EXAGGERATED EMPHASIS ON TWITTER.

IF ALL THINGS STAY THE SAME ON TWITTER, IT'S GOING TO JUST CONTINUE TO BE MORE OF A CLOSED MICROCOSM THAT IS PRIMARILY POLITICAL AND OFFICIALS, JOURNALISTS AND WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF THAT CONTENT AND MUCH LESS THAN ON OTHER PLATFORMS.

PUGH DID RESEARCH AND FROM MAY OF 2020 TO MAY OF 2021, ONE-THIRD WAS RELATED TO POLITICS.

>> Ted: ELON MUSK IS THREATENING TO SUE AND TALKING ABOUT TRADE SECRETS BEING INVOLVED.

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

>> ACCUSATIONS FROM OUTSIDE COUNSEL FROM TWITTER THAT, PERHAPS, META HIRED EMPLOYERS AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

I THINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS ONE THING AND WE'LL SEE, BUT IT WILL BE INTERESTING, YOU KNOW, IF THEY DID, IN FACT, HIRE ANY OF THE ENGINEERS FROM TWITTER AND FORMER ENGINEERS LAID OFF BECAUSE THERE'S A LAWSUIT FOR SEVERANCE NOT PAID.

>> Ted: THEY HAVE THEIR PROBLEMS, DON'T THEY?

>> INTELLECTUAL.

>> Ted: JENNIFER, DO WE NEED ANOTHER SOCIAL APP IN.

>> I DON'T KNOW WE NEED IT, BUT DO WE WANT IT?

I THINK WE DO.

CERTAINLY FROM A COMPANY LIKE META THAT UNDERSTANDS ENGAGEMENT AND BRAND SAFETY, A LOT OF OUR CLIENTS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN TWITTER AND APPEARING ALONGSIDE CONTROVERSIAL CONTENT THAT IS A RISK TO THEIR REPUTATION.

I DON'T KNOW WE NEED IT, BUT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT IT.

>> Ted: I REMEMBER MASS CITY DON WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A BIG THING AND THEY JUST KEEP COMING DOWN THE PIKE.

>> THEY DON'T HAVE THE EXPERTISE OR FUNDING.

>> Ted: WOULD "THREADS" GIVE INSTAGRAM AND GIVE FACEBOOK AND META NEW LIFE?

>> POTENTIALLY.

PEOPLE WHO ARE ON INSTAGRAM ARE THE FIRST TO MOVE OVER AND ADOPT.

I DON'T KNOW IT WILL GIVE NEW LIFE TO OTHER PLATFORMS, BUT YOU NEED AN INSTAGRAM TO USE THREADS, BUT IF THERE IS INTEREST, YOU'LL HAVE ONE NOW.

>> Ted: EVERYBODY HAS SOCIAL MEDIA AND I'M OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER CB RADIOS AND TRUCKER THIS AND THAT AND THAT WENT AWAY IN A HEARTBEAT AND THIS ISN'T GOING AWAY, IS IT?

>> I DON'T THINK IT IS.

DON'T GO OUT AND JOIN EVERY PLATFORM.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO DO IT WELL.

WE HAVE TO RESIST THAT TEMPTATION TO BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS.

THIS IS ONE THAT I'M TELLING OUR CLIENTS THAT I THINK THEY SHOULD EXPERIMENT WITH.

I DON'T THINK THIS ONE IS GOING AWAY.

>> Ted: LAST QUESTION HERE, FIRST OF ALL, ARE YOU ON "THREADS"?

>> OF COURSE, I AM.

>> Ted: FOR THOSE THAT DON'T LIVE THEIR LIVES ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND STILL ON.

I PUT UP WITH IT AS BEST I CAN AND FACEBOOK, I COULDN'T POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND IT AND IS IT EASY FOR THOSE OF US WHO AREN'T INTO THIS KIND OF THING TO UNDERSTAND AND GROW AND DEVELOP WITH?

>> EXTREMELY EASY AND I WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOU.

[ Laughter ] >> Ted: DON'T LOOK TOO HARD.

>> IT'S VERY EASY AND BECAUSE META LAUNCHED IT QUICKLY BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES TWITTER WAS EXPERIENCING, THEY LAUNCHED A KIND OF LIGHT PLATFORM AND NOT A LOT OF FUNCTIONS.

YOU CAN'T SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE AND IT'S EASY TO GET IN THERE AND I THINK THE OTHER THING IS BECAUSE IT'S LEVERAGING PEOPLE'S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS.

A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS DON'T GAIN POPULARITY QUICKLY ENOUGH BECAUSE YOU GOOD EVENING GET THERE AND DON'T KNOW ANYBODY.

THE PEOPLE YOU FOLLOW COME WITH YOU AND IT'S EASY AND YOU WILL KNOW PEOPLE.

I THINK IT'S ENJOYABLE AND REMINDS ME OF 2008, BACK WHEN WE ENJOYED TWITTER FOR WHAT IT WAS, WHICH WAS CONNECTION WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

>> Ted: JENNIFER MAGGIORE, GOOD INFORMATION ON "THREADS" AND I'LL HAVE TO GIVE IT A TRY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> Ted: THANKS, JENNIFER.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: A NEW BOOK BY A LOCAL CHILDREN'S AUTHOR IS ALL ABOUT OFFERING ENCOURAGEMENT TO THOSE WHO ARE LATE BLOOMERS IN LIFE AND TITLED, JULIENNE BLOOMS "RECOMMENDED CHILDREN TWO TO EIGHT YEARS OF AGE.

WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BOOK AND ALL OF THESE BOOKS AND WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF BOOKS YOU'VE DONE.

THESE ARE PICTURE BOOKS FOR THE MOST PART, CORRECT?

>> DEFINITELY.

>> Ted: AND THEY OFFER MESSAGES OF ENCOURAGEMENT NO LITTLE PEOPLE.

>> YES, JULIEN BLOOMS DEFINITELY DOES AND THIS IS ABOUT A LATE BLOOMER PEA CHICK AND HIS BROTHERS ARE QUITE AHEAD OF HIM AND LONGS TO CATCH UP AND HE'S NOT EXACTLY GOING IN THAT DIRECTION.

THEY FLY OFF AND START THEIR OWN LIVES AND JUST JULIEN AND HIS MOM AND SAVES THE DAY.

>> Ted: SO HE'S THE LAST TO HATCH AND BEHIND IN FLYING AND HE'S BEHIND IN BIRD CALLS.

AS WE SEE THERE, HE HAS BIG GLASSES TO TOTE AROUND, TOO.

>> HE HAS BIG GLASSES AND THAT WAS ILLUSTRATOR, MELISSA BALEY'S IDEA.

>> Ted: IN A PICTURE BOOK, IT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT BUT THE ILLUSTRATOR HAS TO GET THAT STORY DOWN, TOO, DON'T THEY?

>> THEY DO AND BOTH OF US HAD TO DO A LOT OF RESEARCH ABOUT PEACOCKS TO MAKE SURE THE ILLUSTRATIONS WERE ACCURATE AND HOW THEY GROW AND WHAT THE ACTIVITIES MIGHT BE FOR THE LITTLE PEA CHICKS.

THEY LOVE TO RUN AROUND CHASING AN ADULT FEATHER AND PLAY ALL KINDS OF GAMES TOGETHER AND THEY DO THINGS LIKE CLIMBING TREES THAT WE MIGHT NOT THINK ABOUT AND SLEEP ON THE GROUND OR IN TREES.

A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS.

>> Ted: SO WHEN YOU'RE WRITING A LOOK LIKE THIS AND PUTTING WORDS TO PICTURES AND PICTURES TO WORDS, HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT IT?

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE -- I WOULD HAVE TO IMAGINE IT READS ALOUD VERY WELL.

>> THE PICTURES ARE WONDERFUL FOR TELLING THE STORY, AS WELL, BUT ONE OF THE TRENDS RIGHT NOW IS WRITING A PICTURE BOOK UNDER 500 WORDS.

AND THAT IS THE CHALLENGE.

>> Ted: WOW!

>> YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO TELL THE STORY IN MINIMAL AMOUNT OF WORDS.

IF YOU WORK WITH THE ILLUSTRATOR, WHICH IS RARE AND I GOT TO, WITH JULIEN BLOOMS, YOU CAN MODIFY YOUR TEXT AND MODIFY THE ILLUSTRATIONS AND COME UP WITH A PROJECT TOGETHER.

>> Ted: WHEN YOU STARTED WRITING, DID YOU KNOW IT WILL BE JULIEN, A LATE BLOOMER AND EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT OK IN THE END?

>> WHAT WE CHANGED WAS HOW HE WENT ABOUT BLOOMING.

>> Ted: THAT BECOMES A STORY IN AND OF ITSELF.

AND THE IDEA IS TO OFFER ENCOURAGEMENT AND LET KIDS KNOW THAT EVEN SOME KIDS AT A YOUNG AGE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE NOT CATCHING UP WITH THE OLDER SIBLINGS AND EVERYTHING IS OK AND JUST BE PATIENT.

>> AND ENJOY THE JOURNEY OF LIFE AND ACTUALLY JULIEN HAS A VERY ENCOURAGING MOTHER AND THAT CHARACTER IS IMPORTANT.

AND SHE CONSTANTLY TELLS HIM YOU'RE WONDERFUL.

YOU'LL BLOOM WHEN YOU'RE READY.

>> Ted: YES.

AND AGAIN, THESE ARE BIRDS HERE AND THE BIRDS ARE TALK AND DOING THINGS.

AND KIDS LOVE ANIMALS AND IS THAT THE BEST WAY?

IF THESE WERE HUMAN BEINGS, WOULD IT NOT QUITE RESONATE AS MUCH WITH THE LITTLER KIDS?

>> I THINK SOME KIDS ENJOY READING STORIES ABOUT OTHER CHILDREN.

AS AN AUTHOR, I ALWAYS WRITE ABOUT ANIMALS AND LOVE TO USE ANIMALS BECAUSE I FIND THAT THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO BE DATED IN A STORY AND THE LOOK OF THEM DOESN'T CHANGE AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD SEE WITH HUMAN CHILDREN.

>> Ted: BUT I WOULD IMAGINE IF YOU'RE TELLING THE TORE STORY TO THE KID AND THE KID IS SEEING A BOARD OR RHINOCEROS -- >> IT'S GENTLE.

>> Ted: AND THEY CAN CONNECT MORE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AND IF CHILDREN HAVE A FAVORITE ANIMAL, YOU CAN TEACH THEM TO FIND THEIR FAVORITE ANIMAL IN STORE BOOKS AND THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE YOU'RE HAVING WITH A CHILD AND SOMETHING YOU WANT THEM TO LEARN THROUGH AN ANIMAL CHARACTER.

>> Ted: HOW DO YOU TELL THE STORY WITHOUT TEACHING A LESSON, WITHOUT SOUNDING LIKE YOU'RE BEING -- >> IF YOU READ A LOT OF CHIN'S CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND I GREW UP WITH PARENTS WHO READ TO US AND I WAS A LIBRARIAN BEFORE AN AUTHOR.

IF YOU SEE THAT IN PICTURE BOOKS, YOU LEARN WHAT A WELL-WRITTEN PICTURE BOOK SOUNDS LIKE VERSUS ONE TELLING A CHILD, YOU SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT THIS.

[ Laughter ] >> Ted: ARE THERE TIMES YOU'RE WRITING THAT YOU HAVE TO PULL BACK THE REIGNS AND SAY I'M GETTING PREACHY?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

EVERY AUTHORS TO WORK TOGETHER WITH YOU TO HELP YOU IMPROVE IT, THAT'S ONE OF THE KEYS, FOR SURE.

>> Ted: AGAIN, FOR JULIEN BLOOMS, THE MESSAGE IS "YOU'LL BLOOM WHEN YOU'RE READY."

>> TAKE YOUR TIME.

>> Ted: HAVE YOU HAD GOOD REACTION TO THE BOOK SO FAR?

>> DEFINITELY.

AND PEOPLE LOVE THE ILLUSTRATIONS.

>> Ted: AND THESE ARE ALL YOURS, HUH?

>> YES.

>> Ted: CONGRATULATIONS ON WRITING THESE BOOKS AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> Ted: THANK YOU.

AND THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US AND YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING!