>> Ted: COMING UP NEXT ONARY HORIZON, DETAILS ON A NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL PLAN FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY.

ALSO TONIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING AT NEW RESEARCH ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITH THOSE WITH DEMENTIA AND CARE PARTNERS AND WE'LL HEAR ABOUT THE 25th 25th ANNUAL WALK TO SAVE ANIMALS.

THAT'S NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

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

I'M TED SIMONS.

A FEDERAL RESERVE TODAY ANNOUNCED IT WAS HOLDING INTEREST RATES STEADY.

JEROME POWELL LEFT OFF THE POSSIBILITY OF A FUTURE INCREASE AND KEPT RATES INTACT AS INFLATION WAS SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF EASING.

THE BORROWING COSTS ARE HIGH ENOUGH TO SLOW ECONOMIC GROWTH IF THINGS STAY AT THIS LEVEL OVER TIME.

>>> OTHER HEADLINES, FORMER CONGRESSMAN, TRENT FRANKS FOUNDED HE'S RUNNING FOR CONGRESS AGAIN.

FRANKS IS LOOKING TO SECEDE DEBBIE LESKO.

SHE SECEDED FRANKS SIX YEARS AGO AFTER FRANKS RESIGNED FOR OFFICE AND FRANKS TALKED ABOUT BEING SURROGATE MOTHERS.

HE REPRESENTED THE DISTRICT FOR EIGHT TERMS IN CONGRESS BEFORE HE RESIGNED.

>>> AND RUBEN GALLEGO IS LEAVING THE SENATE RACE.

THEY REPORT THE POLL IS FROM A NATIONAL REPUBLICAN GROUP SHOWING GALLEGO AHEAD OF LAKE AND WELL AHEAD OF KYRSTEN SINEMA.

SINEMA IS PULLING VOTES AWAY FROM LAKE BUT NOT GALLEGO.

>>> ISRAEL'S GROUND ASSAULT ON GAZA CONTINUED WITH TROUPES IN ARMORED TANKS INTO THE STRIP.

THIS FOLLOWS BOMBING ATTACKS AND ISRAEL SAYS KILLED A SENIOR HAMAS COMMANDER WHERE THERE ARE UNDERGROUND TUNNELS BETWEEN BUILDINGS AND THE ATTACKS HAVE DRAWN CONDEMNATION INCLUDING FROM U.S.

SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS.

>> THERE MUST BE A HUMANITARIAN PAUSE NOW SO THAT SUFFICIENT SUPPLIES, FOOD, WATER, MEDICINE, FUEL CAN REACH THE PEOPLE OF GAZA.

IF NOT, THOUSANDS MORE WILL DIE NEEDLESSLY.

WE CANNOT ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.

A STOP TO THE BOMBING IS CRITICAL TO SAVE INNOCENT LIVES AND SECURE THE SAFE RETURN OF HOSTAGES.

>> Ted: THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT TODAY HAS THIS TO SAY ON ISRAEL ISRAEL COMPLYING WITH WAR.

>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS WITH THEM PUBLICALLY THAT IN ALL OF THAT ACTIVITIES, THEY COMPLY WITH WAR.

>> Ted: THEY ALLOWED PEOPLE TO CROSS INTO EGYPT, THE FIRST TIME THE BORDER HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE THE START OF THE WAR.

>>> MORE AMERICANS OVER 50 SHOULD BE SCREENED FOR LUNG CANCER.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO UPDATED GUIDELINES FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WHICH RECOMMENDS ADULTS FROM 50 TO 80 YEARS OF AGE WITH A HISTORY OF SMOKING AT LEAST A PACK OF CIGARETTES A DAY SHOULD GET SCREENED REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SINCE THEY'VE QUIT.

IT'S ESTIMATED THE NEW GUIDELINESES COULD INCREASE LUNG CANCER DEATHS BY 20%.

>>> NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY IS DESIGNING A NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL AS PART OF AN INITIATIVE INVOLVING ALL THREE STATE UNIVERSITIES AND THAT'S DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INCOME THEHEALTHCARE.

WE HAVE JOSE LUIS CRUZ RIVERA AND THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS.

GOOD TO YOU HAVE BOTH.

WE TALKED WITH YOU, FRED, ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST.

LUIS, YOU DESCRIBE THIS AS A BOLD AND TRANSFORMATIVE MOOD.

EXPLAIN, PLEASE.

>> THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA REALLY DESERVE TOP-NOTCH HEALTHCARE, ESPECIALLY PRIMARY HEALTHCARE AND THEY DESERVE THIS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

IN ARIZONA, THERE'S A PARTICULAR GAP IN ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RURAL COMMUNITIES AND IN OUR CASE, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.

AND SO WE AIM TO PLAN AND DEVELOP AND LAUNCH THE FIRST EVER PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FOCUSED PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL DOCTORS TO THEN GO BACK TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SERVE THEM BETTER.

>> Ted: I'VE SEEN THE FOCUS HERE ON CULTURAL COMPETENCIES TO SERVE UNDERSERVED AREAS.

CULTURAL COMPETENCIES, WHAT ARE WE TALKING TALKING ABOUT?

>> TO TAP THE IMAGINATION OF SO MANY STUDENTS IN ARIZONA THAT CAN BRING TO BEAR NOT ONLY THEIR TALENT BUT THE CULTURAL COMPETENCIES TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT STATE.

WE'RE TALKING, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVING THE ABILITY TO SPEAK MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND STUDENTS WHO ARE MEMBER OF TRIBAL NATIONS IN THE STATE AND STUDENTS WHO HAVE LIVED IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE UNDERSERVED AND UNDERSTAND HOW BEST TO ENGAGE THOSE COMMUNITIES IN LOOKING FORWARD TO BETTERING THEIR HEALTH OUTCOMES.

THAT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THE WAY WE STRUCTURE THE CURRICULUM AND WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING EXPERTS IN HEALTH EQUITY EQUITY.

>> Ted: FRED, PART OF THE ARIZONA HEALTHY TOMORROW PLAN, WHAT IS THAT?

>> SO WE'RE BEHIND IN THE NUMBER OF DOCTORS AND EVERY PERSON IN ARIZONA UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

WE'VE ASSIGNED EACH UNIVERSITY FOR A DIFFERENT COMPONENT OF THAT.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA WILL PRODUCE MORE DOCTORS AND THESE FOLKS IN TUCSON AND PHOENIX, ASU WILL IDENTIFY THOSE WITH WEARABLES AND TECHNOLOGY TO DRIVE THE BIOECONOMY OF ARIZONA.

AS THE PRESIDENT JUST SAID, NAU, IT COULD BE FOCUSED ON RURAL ARIZONA AND UNDERSERVED AROUND THE BALANCE OF ARIZONA.

>> Ted: TEACHING MORE THAN RESEARCH UP AT NAU?

>> YES, IT IS.

TEACHING MORE THAN RESEARCH, SERVICE ORIENTED, GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AND THAT'S THE KEY.

>> Ted: I WANT TO GET BACK TO THE PRESIDENT IN A SECOND, BUT OVERALL, THE PLAN IN TERMS OF COLLABORATION, WITH HEALTHCARE AGENCIES AND PROVIDERS, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING SEEING?

>> WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS AND PLACES FOR PHYSICIANS TO PRACTICE AND WE'LL NEED INFUSION OF PRIVATE SECTOR DOLLARS TO DO THIS AND REQUIRE PRIVATE SECTOR MONEY AND STATE MONEY IN ORDER TO GET IN DONE.

AND THEN, THERE'S THIS THING CALLED "GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION," KNOWN AS RESIDENCIES TO TAKING GRADUATES, GIVING THEM THE EXPERIENCE TO GET THE RESIDENCY IN ARIZONA AND SAY IN ARIZONA TO CERTAINLY OUR RESIDENTS.

>> Ted: PRESIDENT, AS FAR AS SOME OF THE DEGREES THAT WILL BE OFFERED, WHAT DO YOU FORESEE HERE AND, AGAIN, THE EMPHASIS, THE FOCUS?

>> THERE'S ELEVATING THE SCHOOL OF NURSING TO A FULL-FLEDGED COLLEGE BECAUSE WE'LL ALLOW FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE, THE MODALITIES OFFERED TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NURSES THAT SERVE OUR STATE.

AND THE SECOND COMPONENT IS AROUND HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND THERE WE'RE LOOKING TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES BY 2030 THIS AREAS OF ANY CAL PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND HYGIENE AND THEN THE NAU MED SCHOOL, WHICH WE'RE DESIGNING TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS THAT NOT ONLY HAVE THE COMPETENCY SKILLS WE WERE DISCUSSION EARLIER TO SERVE RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, BUT THE VOCATION AND INCENTIVE TO DO SO.

THAT'S WHERE SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO SECURE COME IN, TO ENSURE THAT THESE PRACTITIONERS, ONCE THEY GRADUATE, THEY DO SO WITH MINIMAL TO NO DEBT AND THEY CAN FOCUS ON SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES.

TED TELL >> Ted: TELL US ABOUT LOW DEBT AND LOW TUITION AND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO UP THERE AT NAU?

>> WELL, WE HAVE A MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD WITH TALENT FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY HELPING US OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

THERE'S A CURRICULUM THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA'S HEALTHCARE MEANS AND ALSO MAINTAINS COSTS BY FOCUSING MORE ON THE TEACHING AND PRACTICE AND THAT'S MORE EXPENSIVE RESEARCH AND SPECIALIZATIONS WITHIN MEDICINE THAT OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE FOCUSED ON.

SO THAT WILL HELP TO MAINTAIN COSTS.

SECONDLY, AN ACCELERATED PROGRAM AND IT WILL BE A SIX-YEAR PROGRAM AND THREE YEARS OF UNDERGRAD AND THE EQUIVALENT OF PREMED AND THREE YEARS TO OBTAIN THE DOCTORAL DEGREE AND ELIGIBLE FOR PLACEMENT INTO OUR COMMUNITIES.

FINALLY, WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE SECTORS AND STATE DOLLARS TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN CREATE A PROGRAM, PERHAPS NOT SIMILAR TO THE ARIZONA TEACHER'S ACADEMY THAT PROVIDES TUITION THAT COMMIT TO STAYING IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM, WHERE PHYSICIANS CAN DO SO WITH NO DEBT AND A COMMITMENT TO SAY IN THE STATE AND SERVE THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA.

>> Ted: WHAT TIMELINE ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE?

>> IT TAKES TIME TO LOCATE BUILDINGS, ET CETERA, TAKES TIME TO RAISE THE MONEY.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST BARRIER AND THEN THERE'S AN ACCREDITATION PROCESS THE SCHOOLS MUST GO THROUGH THAT TAKES TIME.

ALL OF THAT CAN BE DONE IF THIS IS A WEAK LINK AND THE FUNDING COMPONENT AND THE NEED FOR THE STATE TO HELP OUR ARIZONA CITIZENS TO GET THE CARE THEY DESERVE AND THAT WILL REQUIRE MORE DOCTORS AND NURSES.

>> Ted: LAST QUESTION FOR YOU, FRED, HOW DO YOU CONVINCE LAWMAKERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, EVERYONE THAT THIS IS A WORTHY EFFORT?

>> WE THINK THIS IS UNIQUE.

STANDING IN LANE TO SEE A DOCTOR OR NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE A TOGETHER OR GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO GET YOUR CARE IS IN THE SOMETHING THAT'S A BLUE SHIRT, RED SHIRT, REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT THING.

EVERY PERSON IN ARIZONA IS EXPERIENCING THIS.

WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT ARIZONA CITIZENS, EXPRESS YOURSELF.

YOU DESERVE BETTER HEALTHCARE AND THE OWN WAY FOR ONLY WAY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBERS OF "STUDIO 10S" "STUDIOOF CITIZENS TO DOCTORS AND THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A STATE INVESTMENT.

>> Ted: GENTLEMEN, GOOD TO HAVE YOU BOTH AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: UP NEXT, NEW RESEARCH ON PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND CAREGIVERS.

>> Ted: AN ESTIMATE ONE IN TEN ARIZONA RESIDENTS HAD APPROVED DISEASE.

THIS HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES IMPORTANT TO OLDER ADULTS AND THOSE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.

WE WELCOME DAVID KOON, COLLEGE OF NURSING AND CENTER FOR RESILIENT AGING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: 11% OF PEOPLE IN ARIZONA, LIKE 65% IN MARICOPA COUNTY, AS WELL.

DOES THAT SURPRISE YOU?

NOT REALLY.

I POPULATION CONTINUES TO AGE AND ARCHING ISWE ARE THE PERCENTAGE-WISE, THESTATE WITH THE FASTEST GROWTH OR FASTEST PERCENTAGE GROWTH BETWEEN NOW AND 2025 OF PEOPLE LOUINGPEOPLELIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

>> Ted: IS THAT BECAUSE OF JUST SIMPLE GROWTH?

>> AGING.

>> Ted: MORE PEOPLE AGING AND JUST MORE NUMBERS.

>> YES.

>> Ted: THE IMPACT ON CAREGIVERS, YOUR RESEARCH AND WHAT ARE YOU SEEING AND HEARING AND WHAT'S OUT THERE?

>> WHAT CONTINUES TO BE THE SITUATION IS THAT FAMILY CAREGIVERS ARE OFTEN THE PATIENT BEHIND THE PATIENT AND A HIDDEN PATIENT.

TRYING TO MANAGE YOUR SITUATION IN ALL DIFFERENT WAYS.

ARE YOU A SPOUSE?

ARE YOU AN ADULT CHILD WHO ALSO IS CAUGHT IN A SANDWICH GENERATION, RAISING KIDS AND CARING FOR AN ANING PARENT IN THIS SITUATION?

IT IMPACTS IN TERMS OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND IMPACTS YOUR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF THE STRESS, IT CAN IMPACT YOUR PHYSICAL HELL, AS WELL.

HEALTH, AS WELL.

>> Ted: RESOURCES AND WAYS TO CONTROL THAT STRESS?

>> THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE DO.

WE DEVELOP INTER-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR THE SENSE OF STRESS AND WE, THROUGH COVID, MOVED TO DOING THAT ONLINE THROUGH ZOOM, TO BE ABLE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND BE WITH THEIR LOVED ONE WHILE THEY GO AHEAD AND HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THESE INTERVENTIONS THAT IMPACT THEM.

>> Ted: IS THERE A TRICKY ONE WHERE THE LOVED ONE WANTS TO BE A CAREGIVER?

>> IT CAN BE TRICKY IN TERMS OF IF THE FAMILY CAREGIVER IS RESISTANT OR CARE RECIPIENT IS RESISTANT.

SO WE WORK TO HELP CAREGIVERS LEARN HOW TO BE MORE ASSERTIVE IN COMMUNICATION OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THOSE KINDS OF TENSIONS AND BRING THAT IN.

I THINK WHAT WE DO IN OUR RESEARCH IS WE WORK EARLY ON WITH THE EARLY STAGE PERSON IN A ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND CARE PARTNER TO LOOK AT THE CARE VALUES THAT EACH ONE WANTS AND THEY HELP TO DEVELOP A PLAN TOGETHER SO THAT YOU HAVE THAT PERSON WITH EARLY STAGE GO AHEAD AND THEIR VOICE HEARD EARLY ON.

>> Ted: ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH, IT DOES INCLUDE CAREGIVERS, DOES IT NOT?

>> IN TERMS OF RECEIVING FUNDING, YES, IT DOES, PARTICULARLY FROM THE NATIONAL INSTATE ON ANING.

AGING.

>> Ted: IS THERE OPTIMISM AND FOR A LONG TIME IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WASN'T MUCH GOING ON.

ARE THINGS GOING ON?

>> WE HAVE TO BE OPT OPT MISS TUCK OPTIMISTIC.

WE HAVE BRILLIANT RESEARCHERS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR VIEWERS ARE AWARE IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA HOW WE HAD THE ARIZONA'S CONSORTIUM WITH BRILLIANT SECURITIESBROIL SECURITIESTODAY.

>> Ted: DOES ALZHEIMER'S PLAY A FACTOR IN THIS?

>> ONE OF OUR RESEARCHERS IN THE CENTER WORKING WITH CAREGIVERS AND MILD IMPAIRMENT TO SEE HOW >> THE WALK TO SAVE ANIMALS IS SET FOR TEMPE BEACH PARK THIS SATURDAY FROM 8:00 A.M. TO NOON.

TO LEARN MORE, WE WELCOME ALESSANDRA NAVIDAD, THE PRESIDENT, CEO AND ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE AND WHO IS THIS?

>> THIS IS GENOVA.

>> Ted: YOU ARE SUCH A LITTLE SWEETHEART.

>> THEY'LL BE PUT UP FOR ADOPTION SOON.

>> Ted: SO GOOD TUESDAY, THIS ONE ISN'T GOING VERY FAR.

THE 25th ANNUAL SAVE THE WALK AND WHAT IS THIS ZANEED TO DESIGNED TO DO?

>> SHE'S SHAKE SHAKING HEAR.

HERE.

IT HELPS US TO RAISE FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS TO KEEP ANIMALS IN THE HOME AND KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER.

IT'S FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND THREE HOUSE PEOPLE SHOW UP AND WE HAVE AGILITY TRAINING AND A PHONE PARTY AND A FUN TIME.

>> Ted: ADOPTIONS, HELP WITH ADOPTIONS AND HELP WITH BEHAVIORAL TRAINING?

>> THOSE ARE PROGRAMMING WE'RE GROWING AND YOUR SUPPORT HELPS US TO FUND THOSE REALLY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.

>> Ted: RESCUE TRANSPORT EFFORTS?

>> ABOUT 60% OF OUR ANIMALS COME FROM A NETWORK OF SMALLER GOVERNMENT-RUN SHELTERS ACROSS ARIZONA AND WE WILL TRANSPORT ANIMALS FROM HERE TO PHOENIX AND THEN WE THERE'S ALTERATIONS AND WE PROVIDE THEM WITH THE VACCINES AND THE SURGERY AND THEN WE PUT THEM UP FOR ADOPTION.

SO WE PARTNER WITH THAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THEIR SHELTERS.

>> Ted: LOW COST EFFORTS VET CARE FOR UNDERSERVED AREAS.

TALK TO US ABOUT THAT.

>> HUMAN HEALTHCARE NEED AND HUGE, HUGE VETERINARY NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AND PARTICULARLY FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHERE PET OWNERS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO CARE FOR THEIR ANIMALS.

THEY'RE CALLED "VETERINARY DESERTS" AND WE PROVIDE FREE VACCINES.

AWE, LOOK AT HER.

THERE'S FREE VACCINES, SUBSIDIZED AND FREE ALTERATIONS FOR PETS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE A PET OWNER.

>> Ted: WHAT SERVICES TAKE UP MOST OF AWL'S TIME?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I THINK PARTICULARLY NOW, WHAT WEAR SEEING IS A DISTURBING TREND WHERE A LOT OF PET OWNERS ARE HAVING TO MAKE A DIFFICULT DECISION TO SURRENDER PETS.

>> Ted: IT'S STILL GOING ON?

>> STILL GOING ON IN INCREASINGLY HIGH NUMBERS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR PET OWNERS TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO KEEP THE ANIMAL IN THE HOME AND BEHAVIOR SUPPORT IS ANOTHER BIG PIECE OF IT, AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE TEAMING UP WITH ORGANIZATION CALLED THE "AZ PET PROJECT" HELPING PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH HOUSING AND A LOT MORE RESOURCES AND TIME TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO KEEP THE ANIMAL IN THE HOME.

WHEN THEY COME INTO THE SHELTER, IT'S GOOD FOR THEM.

>> Ted: HAS THAT DYNAMIC CHANGED OVER TIME OR JUST ALWAYS THERE?

>> IN RECENT YEARS.

IN THE LAST TWO AREAS, WE'VE TWO YEARS, WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE ANIMALS SURRENDERED TO US.

THERE'S PEOPLE STRUGGLING AND THAT AFFECTS PEOPLE, RIGHT, A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE ARE PET OWNERS, YOU KNOW, AND SO THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO AFFORD FOOD AND PET CARE, JUST BASIC, BASIC NEEDS FOR THE ANIMALS.

>> Ted: THIS ONE IS SO MELLOW AND YOU HAVE TO START SHOWING OFF.

[ Laughter ] >> Ted: THE EVENT, WHERE, WHEN AND HOW MANY PEOPLE?

>> THERE'S THREE THOUSAND.

AND SOME WITH THEIR KITTIES IN STROLLERS AND AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING ON SATURDAY AT TEMPE BEACH PARK.

IT'S FREE AND YOU CAN ENJOY IT AND THERE'S ABOUT 30 VEND ERB, VENDORS, AS WELL.

YOU CAN BRING YOUR PUP, YOUR KIDS AND ENTIRE FAMILY.

>> Ted: THESE LITTLE SUCKERS, WHEN WILL THEY BE AVAILABLE?

>> READY FOR ADOPTION EARLY NEXT WEEK.

>> Ted: AREN'T THERE TIMES OF YEAR WHEN YOU GET A LOT OF KITTENS IN?

>> DURING THE SUMMER, YES.

>> Ted: NOW IT'S SLOWING DOWN A LITTLE BIT?

>> WHEN IT'S HOT IN ARIZONA, WE GET A LOT OF KITTENS.

THAT'S WHY IT'S SO, SO IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO PRATT IN PARTICIPATE.

THIS WAS A RESIDENT IN SOUTH PHOENIX THAT TRAPPED THESE THREE AND THEY ARE NOW GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME.

>> Ted: YESFOSTERING PROGRAMS?

>> YES, BECAUSE WE'RE SO FULL IN THE SHELTER, WE ARE LOOKING FOR FOSTERS AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SAVE A LIFE.

YOU CAN HELP -- NOT ONLY CAN YOU LEARN TO BE A FOSTER AND SUPPORT AND HELP A KITTY OR PUP AT HOME BUT CREATES CREATES SPACE IN THE SHELTER.

IT'S LIKE A MINI-TEST RUN.

>> Ted: NO KIDDING.

NAMING IT AFTER SHAKESPEARE, SHE SHOULD BE OPHELIA.

GOOD LUCK WITH THE EVENT AND THIS IS THIS WEEKEND AT TEMPE BEACH PARK.

>> YES.

>> Ted: AND 2K AND 4K FUN WALK.

>> YES.

>> Ted: ARE YOU READY TO GO BACK INTO YOUR LITTLE CRATE?

THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

I'M.

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