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TED: COMING UP NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS REACT TO THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS, AND THE START OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

>>> ALSO TONIGHT, A NEW IMMUNE CELL THERAPY SHOWS ENCOURAGING RESULTS AGAINST A RARE AGGRESSIVE FORM OF CANCER.

>>> AND A LOCAL WOMAN WORKS TO KEEP HER FATHER'S MEMORIES OF PEARL HARBOR ALIVE.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

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TED: GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

I'M TED SIMONS.

FORMER STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK BRNOVICH HAS DIED.

NO WORD AS YET ON THE CAUSE OF DEATH.

HE WAS 59.

BRNOVICH WAS AN OUTSPOKEN HIGH-PROFILE REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN WHO SERVED AS ARIZONA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR TWO TERMS FROM 2015 TO 2023.

PRIOR TO BEING ELECTED ATTORNEY GENERAL, HE WAS A FEDERAL PROSECUTOR AND HEAD OF THE STATE GAMING DEPARTMENT.

BRNOVICH MADE AN UNSUCCESSFUL RUN FOR THE U.S.

SENATE IN 2022 AND LAST YEAR NOMINATED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP TO BE U.S.

AMBASSADOR TO SERBIA, THE COUNTRY FROM WHICH BRNOVICH'S PARENTS FLED COMMUNISM.

THE AMBASSADOR NOMINATION WAS LATER WITHDRAWN.

BRNOVICH IS SURVIVED BY SUSAN BRNOVICH, A FEDERAL DISTRICT JUDGE AND THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS.

FORMER STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK BRNOVICH, DEAD AT 59.

>>> THE 2026 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION KICKED OFF YESTERDAY AS GOVERNOR KATIE HOBBS DELIVERED HER STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS.

TONIGHT WE GET REACTION TO THE SPEECH AND THE START OF THE SESSION FROM DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE LEADERS.

WE'LL HEAR FROM REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP TOMORROW.

JOINING US NOW IS SENATE MINORITY LEADER PRIYA SUNDARESHAN AND HOUSE MINORITY LEADER OSCAR DE LOS SANTOS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.

TED: REACTION TO THE SPEECH.

WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID?

>> YEAH, I THINK OVERALL REACTION WAS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH OUR DEMOCRATIC PRIORITIES.

WE UNVEILED OUR PRIORITIES EARLIER YESTERDAY WHICH WAS ESSENTIALLY AN ARIZONA WE CAN AFFORD, AND SO WE'RE PUSHING A LOT OF POLICIES THAT WILL HELP REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING AND HOUSING AND UTILITY BILLS, GROCERY BILLS, HEALTH CARE COSTS.

LOT OF THINGS WE KNOW FOLKS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH RECENTLY.

TED: WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE SPEECH?

>> A GREAT SPEECH.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE FIGHTING FOR AN ARIZONA WE CAN AFFORD AND THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF THE STATE HIT SQUARELY ON THAT.

SHE TALKED ABOUT TAKING OUT SPECIAL CORPORATE TAX CREDITS FOR DATA CENTERS DRIVING UP UTILITY BILLS.

TALKED ABOUT ESTABLISHING AN ARIZONA AFFORDABILITY FUND TO STOP SCREWING OVERWORKING FAMILIES RIGHT NOW.

TED: START WITH THE MIDDLE CLASS TAX PLAN, THAT DEALS WITH CONFORMITY, CONFORMING TO THE FEDERAL TAX CUTS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP PASSED HERE.

REPUBLICANS WANT TO SEE THE WHOLE KIT AND KABOODLE THERE.

YOU AND THE GOVERNOR SAY MAYBE THERE'S COMPROMISE?

>> YEAH, I WOULD PITCH IT AS THERE'S SOME GOOD PIECES OF WHAT THE FEDERAL TAX PLAN INCLUDED OR THINGS THAT ARE INTENDED TO REDUCE THE TAX BURDEN ON WORKING FAMILIES.

THOSE PIECES WE CAN WORK TOWARDS, AND THAT'S WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUTS PACKAGE INCLUDES.

WHAT WE'RE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF IS THE REPUBLICANS' EFFORT TO INCLUDE THOSE PIECES OF TAX CUTS, AND TAX CUT PACKAGE THAT WILL FAVOR CORPORATIONS AND THE WEALTHIEST.

TED: SOUNDS LIKE A NON-STARTER FOR REPUBLICANS, HOW DO YOU FIND MIDDLE GROUND HERE?

>> I WILL BE INTRODUCING MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUT PACKAGE TO BRING RELIEF TO FAMILIES AND THE WORKING MIDDLE CLASS.

GOVERNOR WILL VETO THE REPUBLICAN PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES BAILOUTS AND TAX CUTS FOR CORPORATIONS AND THE BILLIONAIRES.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FORCE THIS NEGOTIATION DURING THE BUDGET, AND THEY'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR IT.

I THINK WE CAN THINK OF A COUPLE IDEAS STARTING WITH THE ESA PROGRAM, WHICH IS RIDDLED WITH WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE.

TED: YEAH, WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE, THE GOVERNOR AND YOU CO-OPTED THAT PHRASE THE REPUBLICANS USE.

>> WE HEAR IT ALL THE TIME.

>> THE GOVERNOR SEEMS OPEN TO MORE CUTS AS LONG AS VITAL SERVICES AREN'T AFFECTED.

SOUND GOOD TO YOU?

>> THAT'S THE QUESTION, RIGHT?

OVERALL WHAT WE KNOW IS WE CAN'T TAX CUT OUR WAY TO FUNDING SERVICES.

WE'RE OPEN TO THE CERTAIN TAX CUTS BUT HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FUNDING VITAL SERVICES, PUBLIC EDUCATION, FUNDING, IN A TIME WE KNOW BUDGETS ARE HARD TO MAKE.

TED: AND REPUBLICANS ARE CALLING IT A $1.1 BILLION TAX CUT IF THEY GET CONFORMITY.

THEY SAY IT ALLOWS FAMILIES TO KEEP MORE OF WHAT THEY EARNED.

DO THEY HAVE A POINT?

>> NO, THEY DO NOT HAVE A POINT.

THAT IS GOVERNOR HOBBS' MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUT PACKAGE THAT DOES THAT.

WHAT THE REPUBLICAN PLAN DOES IS HANDS OUT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO WEALTHY CORPORATIONS AND BILLIONAIRES.

RIGHT NOW REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS BROADLY SPEAKING, AGREE ON THE MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUTS.

WE SHOULD PASS THAT NOW, SEND IT TO THE GOVERNOR AND GET IT SIGNED INTO LAW.

WHAT THE REPUBLICANS ARE DOING IS HOLDING THAT TAX PACKAGE FOR MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES HOSTAGE IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE THAT AND GET TAX CUTS FOR CORPORATIONS AND BILLIONAIRES.

>> YOU MENTIONED ON THE DATA CENTERS, COMMENT ON THE DATA CENTER IDEA KILLING NEW FEES, GETTING RID OF TAX EXEMPTION, $30 SOME ODD MILLION DOLLARS HERE.

WOULD THAT KEEP DATA CENTERS HERE, BRING NEW DATA CENTERS HERE, DO YOU WANT TO SEE NEW DATA CENTERS HERE?

>> I THINK THE DATA CENTER CONVERSATION.

THIS IS SQUARELY PART OF IT.

WE CAN HAVE DATA CENTERS IN ARIZONA BUT SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE ANY OTHER INDUSTRY.

THEY SHOULDN'T BE GETTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS THAT OTHER INDUSTRIES DON'T HAVE, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE KNOW THAT DATA CENTERS ARE VERY RESOURCE INTENSIVE, WE NEED TO BE PROTECTIVE OF WATER RESOURCES AND THE ENERGY RESOURCES THAT DATA CENTERS USE, AND WE WELCOME THEM, RIGHT?

ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, GOOD ENERGY POLICY OR BRING ENERGY PRODUCTION THAT'S RENEWABLE, USE GOOD UNION LABOR, WHICH MANY ARE STARTING TO DO AND PROVIDE JOBS, BUT THOSE ARE KEY CRITERIA THAT THE DATA CENTERS NEED TO BRING AND CANNOT BE RELYING ON SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS THEY CURRENTLY ENJOY.

TED: SHOULD THERE BE FEES?

WATER FEES THAT DATA CENTERS BRING?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

ARIZONA IS TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CONSERVE OUR WATER TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND PROSPER.

WHEN DATA CENTERS COME INTO THE STATE, THEY'RE WELCOME UNDER CONDITIONS.

WE NEED A COMPACT WITH DATA CENTERS WHERE THEY PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES, DON'T JACK UP ELECTRICITY BILLS AND DON'T OVERUSE WATER.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT WAY TO DO THAT.

THE GOVERNOR HAS PROPOSED EXACTLY THAT.

A ONE CENT PER GALLON FEE ON THE DATA CENTERS, AND THAT WOULD FUND THE ARIZONA AFFORDABILITY FUND, WHICH WOULD HELP ARIZONA FAMILIES MEET THEIR BILLS, UTILITY BILLS AND BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

TED: WE'LL GET TO REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP TOMORROW.

I KNOW THE VIDEO RESPONSE.

THEY ASKED THREE QUESTIONS, IS LIFE MORE AFFORDABLE?

IS GOVERNMENT MORE ACCOUNTABLE?

IS ARIZONA SAFER SINCE GOVERNOR HOBBS HAS BEEN IN OFFICE?

HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND TO THAT?

>> I WOULD SAY GOVERNOR HOBBS AND OUR CAUCUSES ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO SO AND WOULD POINT TO THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY'S INTRANSIGENCE IN PUSHING FORWARD POLICIES DESIGNED TO MEET HER VETO AND DESIGNED TO PUSH EXTREMIST POLICY THAT ARE ACTUALLY PREVENTING AFFORDABILITY AND SAFETY FROM TRULY MAKING ARIZONANS'S LIVES EASIER.

>> THE THREE QUESTIONS, HOW WOULD YOU RESPOND TO THEM?

>> GET ONE THING CLEAR.

THE CURRENT AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IS A RESULT OF DONALD TRUMP'S TARIFFS, PERIOD.

WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS INVESTED $45 MILLION IN AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE.

LAST YEAR WE PASSED A BUDGET THAT INCLUDED THE BIGGEST EVER INVESTMENT IN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WORKING CLASS STUDENTS AND MIDDLE CLASS STUDENTS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES HERE IN ARIZONA, WE'RE DOING OUR PART.

IT IS THE REPUBLICANS AND THE REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON WHO ARE SLASHING HEALTH CARE, DOUBLING AND SOME CASES TRIPLING INSURANCE PREMIUMS, AND INCREASING TAXES THROUGH DONALD TRUMP'S TARIFFS.

TED: WITH THAT IN MIND, AGAIN, WE'RE HEARING THE PARTISAN THING HERE, WE'LL HEAR IT AGAIN TOMORROW, THE GOVERNOR SAID SHE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE THE SAME OLD PARTISAN GAMES THIS GO-AROUND.

DO YOU AGREE?

>> I ABSOLUTELY AGREE, AND I THINK WE HAVE SHOWN, AS WE DID LAST SESSION, THE ABILITY TO COME TOGETHER AND PASS A BIPARTISAN BALANCED BUDGET THAT WORKED FOR MIDDLE CLASS ARIZONANS AND I THINK WE CAN REACH THAT CONSENSUS AGAIN.

TED: DO YOU THINK THE RHETORIC, THE PARTISAN RHETORIC, IS THERE ANY STOP?

THOSE ON THE OUTSIDE, THEY HEAR BOTH SIDES AND THEY GO GOODNESS GRACIOUS, CAN'T YOU ALL JUST GET ALONG?

>> I KNOW, AND WE CAN AND WE HAVE.

THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE, WHEN IT BECOMES IMPORTANT ENOUGH, THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY DOES WORK WITH DEMOCRATS TO GET IDEAS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE BECAUSE IT DOES REQUIRE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER, AND WE SAW THAT WITH SOME OF THE WATER LEGISLATION LIKE THE AG TO URBAN LEGISLATION LAST YEAR, THEY WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH US, WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO A COMPROMISE AND GET THAT PASSED.

I THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE.

WE ARE IN AN ELECTION YEAR, IT MAKES IT A LOT TOUGHER.

>> I WAS GOING TO ASK -- PLEASE, YOU WERE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING?

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY YOU ALREADY HAVE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THE REPUBLICAN'S PROPOSALS.

SOME HAVE COME OUT IN FAVOR OF DATA CENTER PLAN TO REPEAL THE SPECIAL TAX BREAKS THAT THEY GET, AND I RUN A BILL FOR MANY, MANY YEARS IN THE LEGISLATURE THAT TAKES ON THE OUT-OF-STATE CORPORATIONS THAT COME IN AND BUY ARIZONA HOMES, INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY.

YOU SAW LAST WEEK DONALD TRUMP COME OUT IN FAVOR OF LEGISLATION LIKE MINE, AND I'M ALREADY HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH REPUBLICANS AT THE STATEHOUSE TO DO EXACTLY THAT.

TED: LAST QUESTION, BEFORE YOU GO, YOU REFERRED TO THIS, IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR.

IS THAT GOING TO MAKE THINGS EASIER TO GET DONE OR MAKE IT EVEN TOUGHER?

>> I, UNFORTUNATELY, THINK IT MIGHT MAKE IT TOUGHER, YOU WILL SEE THE PARTISAN RHETORIC RATCHET UP.

THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY WILL WANT TO MAKE THE GOVERNOR LOOK BAD.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE IS HOPE WE ALL WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE TO FOCUS ON OUR CAMPAIGN.

TED: THE LONGER IT GETS THE LONGER IT GETS, RIGHT?

>> RIGHT.

RIGHT.

THERE'S ALWAYS POLITICS BUT HOUSE DEMOCRATS AND SENATE DEMOCRATS ARE ALWAYS READY TO COME TO THE TABLE, NEGOTIATE, COME TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE AND BUILD AN ARIZONA WE CAN AFFORD.

TED: GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANKS SO MUCH, TED.

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TED: A NEW IMMUNE CELL THERAPY ADMINISTERED BY HONORHEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS SHOWING A PROMISING RESULT AGAINST A RARE FORM OF CANCER THAT APPEARS NEAR ARM AND LEG JOINTS.

WE WELCOME IN DR.

JUSTIN MOSER FROM THE HONORHEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

TED: THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

TALK ABOUT THE SYNOVIAL SARCOMA, WHAT IS IT?

>> SYNOVIAL SARCOMA IS THE CATEGORY OF CANCERS THAT COME FROM THE BONES, MUSCLES AND CONNECTIVE TISSUES, AND SYNOVIAL SARCOMA IS A DEVASTATING TYPE OF SARCOMA BECAUSE IT PREDOMINANTLY AFFECTS YOUNG, HEALTHY KIDS.

THE MEDIAN AGE IS BETWEEN 15 AND 40, AND SO IT'S REALLY YOUNG KIDS THAT GET THIS RARE CANCER FOR WHICH CHEMOTHERAPY CAN BE EFFECTIVE, BUT OFTENTIMES SURVIVAL IS ONLY ESTIMATED TO BE ONE TO TWO YEARS.

TED: IS IT SURVIVAL SO BAD BECAUSE IT WAS SO LONG TO FIND IT THERE?

WAS DETECTION DIFFICULT?

OR AGGRESSIVE FORM?

>> TYPICALLY IS VERY AGGRESSIVE, EVEN THOUGH CHEMOTHERAPY, WHEN YOU ARE FIRST DIAGNOSED CAN BE EFFECTIVE AT SHRINKING THE TUMOR, THE CANCER CIRCUMVENTS THAT AND THERE IS LIMITED TREATMENT OPTION.

TED: THIS NEW IMMUNE THERAPY, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

>> THIS IS THE FIRST ENGINEERED CELL THERAPY APPROVED FOR SOLID TUMORS.

CANSORS THAT ARRIVE FROM SOLID ORGANS AND NOT THE BLOOD.

WE HAD CAR-T CELL THERAPY FOR MYELOMA AND BLOOD CANCERS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE GOTTEN APPROVAL FOR SOLID CANCERS.

THIS IS ENGINEERED THERAPY WHERE THEY TAKE IMMUNE CELLS OUT OF YOUR BROAD AND GENETICALLY ENGINEER THEM TO RECOGNIZE AND ATTACK A CERTAIN PROTEIN EXPRESSED IN A CERTAIN BLOOD TYPE.

BLOOD TYPE WE USE FOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTS NOT FOR BLOOD DONATION.

WE ONLY GIVE THIS THERAPY TO PATIENTS WHO WE KNOW THEIR CANCER EXPRESSES THAT BLOOD TYPE AND THIS PROTEIN.

SO IT'S A WAY WE GIVE THE CELLS BACK AND THE CELLS ARE ALREADY TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE THE CANCER AND ATTACK IT.

TED: WE'RE TALKING T-CELLS, CORRECT?

>> CORRECT.

TED: YOU TAKE THEM OUT, YOU PROGRAM -- HOW DO YOU PROGRAM THEM TO GO AFTER X AND NOT Y?

>> THIS IS ALL DONE BY THE COMPANY THAT GOT THE APPROVAL, SO YOU SEND IT TO CENTRAL MANUFACTURING SITE, BUT GENERALLY WHAT THEY USE IS A VIRUS OR ANOTHER WAY TO INTRODUCE DNA INTO YOUR OWN T-CELLS THAT CAUSES THE T-CELLS TO MAKE A RECEPTOR, THE TYPE OF PROTEIN THAT ALLOWS T-CELLS TO RECOGNIZE THINGS, AND YOU FORCE THE T-CELLS TO RECOGNIZE THE SPECIFIC PROTEIN AND THE BLOOD TYPE FOR THAT CANCER.

TED: SPECIFICITY IS KEY HERE.

IT'S NOT GOING AFTER ANYTHING ELSE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT RECOGNIZE A VERY SPECIFIC PROTEIN THAT YOU KNOW IS ONLY ON THE CANCER AND NOT NORMAL TISSUE, OTHERWISE THE IMMUNE CELLS ATTACK YOUR NORMAL TISSUE AND CAUSE SIDE EFFECTS.

TED: YOU HAVE A PATIENT INVOLVED?

TALK TO US ABOUT THAT?

>> WE TREATED THE FIRST PATIENT IN ARIZONA WITH THE NEWLY APPROVED FDA THERAPY.

IT WAS APPROVED TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR.

BECAUSE IT TYPICALLY AFFECTS 800 TO 1,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES, AND BECAUSE YOUR CANCER HAS TO EXPRESS THIS PROTEIN AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT BLOOD TYPE WHICH IS ONLY EXPRESSED ON OR ONLY SEEN IN 30 TO 50% OF PATIENTS.

OF THE PATIENTS WITH SYNOVIAL SARCOMA, ONLY 30% OF PATIENCE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE THERAPY.

UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD A PATIENT IN ARIZONA WITH THAT TYPE OF KEARNES, DID HAVE THE RIGHT BLOOD TYPE AND THE PROTEIN EXPRESSION OF CANCER AND WE WERE ABLE TO TREAT HIM WITH BENEFITS.

>> WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

WHAT KIND OF RESULTS?

>> THE TREATMENT WAS TOLERATED VERY WELL, AND THE PATIENT NOTICED REALLY EARLY ON, EVEN A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER INFUSION THAT THE MASSES WERE STARTING TO GET SOFTER AND SMALLER BECAUSE THE CANCER WAS SHRINKING, HE FELT LIKE HE HAD MORE ENERGY.

HE'S BACK AT WORK, BEING MORE MOBILE, AND GETTING BACK TO WALKING AND WORKING OUT EVERY DAY, WHERE PREVIOUSLY THE CANCER WAS RESTRICTING HIM FROM DOING SO.

TED: CLINICAL TRIALS WITH OTHER FOLKS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND SUCH.

HOW EFFECTIVE IS THIS OVERALL?

>> WE THINK THE THERAPIES ARE REALLY EFFECTIVE.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THAT IS FDA APPROVED RIGHT NOW, THAT'S FOR SYNOVIAL SARCOMA.

WE HAVE A TRIAL OF ANOTHER SIMILAR THERAPY THAT TARGETS A DIFFERENT PROTEIN FOR MELANOMA ON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

IN THE EARLY STUDIES, THE FIRST STUDY THEY TESTED THIS PATIENT, THEY SAW IN PATIENTS WITH REFRACTORY MELANOMA, THAT HAS BECOME RESISTANT TO OTHER THERAPIES, ABOUT 50% OR MORE OF PATIENTS RESPONDED TO THIS.

TED: WOW.

>> THAT LED TO A BIG INTERNATIONAL RANDOMIZED PHASE 3 STUDY THAT WE HAVE IN HONORHEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND DOSED THE FIRST PATIENT IN THE WORLD IN HOPES IT IS EFFECTIVE AND GET IT APPROVED TO MORE PATIENTS WITH MELANOMA.

TED: THAT IS THE KEY TO KEEP THE SARCOMA AND THE MELANOMA, THE IDEA THAT OTHER TREATMENTS AREN'T WORKING WHERE THIS WILL?

>> EXACTLY.

BECAUSE IT WORKS SO DIFFERENTLY.

CHEMOTHERAPY TENDS TO KILL DIVIDING CELLS.

IMMUNOTHERAPY TAKES THE BRAKES OFF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.

FOR THE CELL THERAPIES WE PHYSICALLY FORCE THE T-CELLS TO RECOGNIZE THE CANCER AND GET THEM BACK AND DO THEIR JOB.

TED: IS THERE STILL RESEARCH ON THIS OR LET'S FIND MORE PATIENTS AND GET THEM TREATED?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAVE THE PHASE 3 TRIAL FOR THE NEW CELL THERAPY IN MELANOMA, AND SEE MORE THERAPIES COMING ALL THE TIME IN TERMS OF CLINICAL TRIALS FOR PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT CANCERS AS WELL.

TED: VERY WELL.

DR.

JUSTIN MOSER, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SUCCESS AND CONTINUED SUCCESS.

>> YEAH, WE'RE HAPPY IT WORKS FOR OUR PATIENTS.

TED: YOU BET.

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TED: AN ARIZONA WOMAN IS KEEPING A PROMISE TO HER DAD TO NEVER LET PEOPLE FORGET HIS MEMORIES OF PEARL HARBOR WHICH INVOLVE SERVICE ON BOARD THE U.S.S.

VESTAL.

THE MEMORIES INCLUDE A NOTE HER FATHER HAD WRITTEN TO HER GRANDMOTHER, HIS MOM, DAYS AFTER THE ATTACK.

JOINING US IS CAROL REILEY.

GOOD TO YOU HAVE ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

HONORED TO BE HERE.

TED: DAUGHTER OF A PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR, HUH?

>> YES, THERE REALLY ARE NOT THAT MANY.

I'M A MEMBER OF THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS, BUT WE'RE ALL GETTING UP THERE, TOO.

THERE ISN'T A BIG GROUP TO KEEP THIS MEMORY ALIVE.

TED: TELL US ABOUT YOUR DAD, HIS NAME WAS JOHN BIRMINGHAM.

>> CORRECT.

MY DAD WAS BORN IN 1918 IN SPRINGFIELD AND GREW UP IN CHICAGO, THE SOUTH SIDE.

HIS MOM RAN A GROCERY STORE.

HE JOINED THE NAVY IN 1938 AND WAS SOON ASSIGNED TO THE U.S.S.

VESTAL, WHICH WAS A REPAIR SHIP.

MY DAD BECAME A SIGNALMAN.

HE STUDIED THE FLAG, FLASHING LIGHTS, MORSE CODE AND KNEW ALL THE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE CELL PHONES THEN.

TED: NO.

>> THE DAY BEFORE THE BOMBING HIS SHIP WAS CALLED INTO PEARL HARBOR BECAUSE THE ARIZONA HAD MINOR REPAIRS.

THEY PULLED INTO THE HARBOR ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE 6th IN 1941 AND TIED OUTBOARD OF THE ARIZONA.

MY DAD HAD A FRIEND STATIONED ON THE ARIZONA, SO AFTER THEY GOT SETTLED HE WENT OVER TO THE ARIZONA TO LOOK UP HIS FRIEND.

HE WAS A BAKER.

HE THOUGHT HE'LL BE DOWN IN THE GALLEY, EASY TO FIND.

HE FOUND HIS FRIEND AND WAS INVITED TO STAY AND EAT WITH THEM.

THEY HAD A CARD GAME, AND SOON MY DAD SAID, I NEED TO GET BACK OVER TO MY SHIP, I HAVE THE 4:00 TO 8:00 WATCH IN THE MORNING SO I'VE GOT TO GET SOME SLEEP.

HIS FRIEND SAID TOMORROW IS SUNDAY MORNING, SO I'M GOING TO BE MAKING HOME-MADE CINNAMON ROLLS.

WHEN YOU GET OFF YOUR WATCH IN THE MORNING, COME BACK OVER TO MY SHIP AND I'LL GIVE YOU A PAN FOR THE VESTAL.

HE WAS DOWN IN THE GALLY WHEN THE BOMBING HAPPENED AND DID NOT SURVIVE.

HIS NAME IS ON THE MEMORIAL WALL AT PEARL HARBOR.

TED: HOW DID YOUR FATHER DESCRIBE WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN THE BOMBING STARTED?

>> IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING, HE SAID.

HE WAS UP ON THE BRIDGE BECAUSE -- ON THAT MORNING BECAUSE HE HAD THE 0400 TO 0800 WATCH.

HE MENTIONED TO HIS SHIPMATE THAT THE PBY PLANES, THE SECURITY PLANES, HAD NOT FLOWN OVER THE ISLAND TO CHECK ON THINGS.

BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN BOMBED AT HICKAM FIELD ALREADY AND THE PLANES COULDN'T TAKE OFF.

ABOUT THAT TIME HE HEARD PLANES COMING AND THOUGHT HERE THEY COME NOW.

AS THEY GOT CLOSER HERE, REALIZED HOW LOW THEY WERE FLYING AND SAID LITERALLY, THEY WERE SO LOSE, HE COULD SEE THE FACE OF THE PILOT.

TED: MY GOODNESS.

>> AND SAW THE RED MEATBALL UNDERNEATH THE WING.

HE WATCHED ALL THE SHIPS AT BATTLESHIP ROW GET HIT.

HE WATCHED THE OKLAHOMA CAPSIZE, TOTALLY TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AND MEN WERE SLIDING OFF THE DECK, HE SOUNDED THE ALARM OF HIS SHIP TO GO GENERAL QUARTERS.

MEN FROM DOWN BELOW, STILL SLEEPING SUNDAY MORNING, SAID WHY ARE WE HAVING A DRILL ON SUNDAY MORNING, HE SAID THIS ISN'T A DRILL, WE'RE BEING BOMBED.

TED: WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP, WERE YOU HEARING THESE STORIES?

>> ACTUALLY NOT UNTIL HIGH SCHOOL, AND I LEARNED ABOUT PEARL HARBOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I FOUND IN MY EXPERIENCE OF MEETING A LOT OF THE SURVIVORS, NONE OF THEM REALLY LIKE TALKING ABOUT IT.

THEY DIDN'T LIKE BEING CALLED HEROES BECAUSE THEY FELT THE MEN WHO PERISHED WERE HEROES.

TED: THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION, I HEARD THAT AS WELL.

SOMETIMES THEY ARE VERY QUIET ABOUT THIS?

>> EXACTLY.

MY DAD -- I LEARNED ABOUT IT IN HIGH SCHOOL IN HISTORY CLASS.

I THOUGHT, I REMEMBER MY DAD SAYING HE WAS THERE, SO I STARTED QUESTIONING HIM ABOUT IT, AND QUESTIONING MORE AND MORE AND MORE.

SO LATER ON, I WORKED FOR 35 YEARS IN THE PARADISE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SO I PETITIONED HIM TO COME TO ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS ON PEARL HARBOR DAY AND GIVE A TALK ABOUT IT.

WE WERE UP ON THE STAGE, AND HE GOT REALLY TEARY, AND HE SAID I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS.

AND I PUT MY ARM ON HIS ARM AND I SAID DAD, YOU'VE GOT THIS, AND HE GAVE A WONDERFUL SPEECH ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE.

FROM THEN ON, HE WAS INTERVIEWED BY MANY TV STATIONS, RADIO STATIONS, SCHOOLS, HE WAS IN THE NEWSPAPER, AND GOT TO WHERE HE WOULD TALK ABOUT IT.

HE ALWAYS TOLD ME I WAS HIS AGENT.

TED: YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

BEFORE YOU GO, LAST QUESTION HERE, WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KEEP WHAT HE REMEMBERED ALIVE?

>> OKAY, SO THE NIGHT BEFORE HE DIED, I WAS WITH HIM AT THE HOSPITAL.

THE VERY LAST THING HE SAID TO ME WHEN I WALKED OUT, PLEASE DON'T LET THE PEOPLE FORGET.

AND I SAID FORGET WHAT, DAD?

HE SAID DON'T LET THEM FORGET ABOUT PEARL HARBOR.

THE LETTER THEY HAVE, THE DAY AFTER THE BOMBING, HIS COMMANDING OFFICER HAD ALL OF THEM WRITE A LETTER HOME, HE WAS AN ONLY CHILD, HE WROTE IT HIS MOM.

HUI WE FOUND THAT IN 1988 WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY, AND I HAVE THE ORIGINAL LETTER, MY DAD GAVE IT TO ME.

TED: WE'RE LOOKING AT IT NOW.

>> WE HAVE TO COMMUNICATE, WE HAVE TO BE UNITED AND FOCUS ON PEACE BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT, AND I HOPE ANYONE THAT VISITS THE MEMORIAL WILL THINK ABOUT THOSE MEN THAT PERISHED, THINK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO KEEP THIS MEMORY ALIVE FOR ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE.

TED: CAROL REILEY, YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

YOU'RE BEING A GOOD DAUGHTER.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND SHARING YOUR FATHER'S STORY AND SHARING YOUR STORY AS WELL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

TED: THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.