Mike Pence Promotes Trump's Agenda in Tempe
America first policies, a non-profit organization focused on promoting the trump administration’s pro America agenda invited Vice President Mike Pence to speak on tax cuts passed for the American people, Jimmie Jackson reports.
Athletes Post Playing Careers
Jimmie Jackson reports on how two student athletes made or is making their transition from college sports.
ASU rugby player Ryan Carroll and former University of New Mexico soccer player Travis Campbell share their stories of how playing sports in college helped and is helping shape who they are today and also struggles that athletes may face upon leaving school.
Chef Suny Santa catches up with first employers who gave him his start.
Chef Suny Santana Opens Dream Taqueria
Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix is in a quick developmental phase and the newest business to the block is Taco Chelo, an authentic Mexican Taqueria.
Suny Santana is the chef behind the brand new restaurant that has been in the works for over two years. Santana Grew up in Monterrey, Mexico where he originally wanted to play professional soccer, when plans changed, well that did too.
Santana moved to the U.S., where he had to learn the English language, which can be difficult for immigrants.
He is also a DACA recipient and is hoping that working inside the U.S . with his own business will help him be able to keep his status now that DACA has expired.
Phoenix Christian H.S. Football Playoffs
Phoenix Christian High School came into the playoffs facing Bisbee High School. The last time they met they beat Bisbee with over 50 points. The crowd filled the stands and awaited their favorite teams to play its opponent in the first round of the high school football playoffs. Phoenix Christian High School fans expected a big blowout, but the game didn’t go without a fight. Bisbee held up well in the first half, keeping up with Phoenix Christian. It wasn’t until the second half that Phoenix Christian began to peal away. Fans reacted to the game after ward with high hopes for the next playoff game. However, fans also acknowledged there is still more that can be done and improved upon. This package highlights some of the plays from the game and fan reactions. Like most sporting events, you can expect to hear many sights and sounds and that was my goal.
Live at Phoenix Christian H.S.
Mo' Money Guns
The Vegas massacre is just the latest mass shooting in the U.S. that is renewing the debate on gun laws. Regardless of these incidents, gun stores like Mo' Money Guns remain open for people who firmly believe in their fourth amendment rights.
Mo' Money Pawn is a pawn shop that was built in 1986. They specialized in jewelry and tools before opening a gun store. They have one of the biggest gun selections in Phoenix. Joseph Escobar, one of the gun salesmen, described it as a one stop shop, a place where people can buy the guns, get the ammo and the holster all in the same store. Every time there's any kind of mass shooting, he says that they usually get a pretty substantial amount of people stocking up on guns, or getting training.
The gun attachments that the vegas shooter used known as "bump stocks," was not a hot commodity before the attack took place.
"That's funny how that works, bump stocks prior to the whole mass shooting in Vegas, it wasn't really a popular thing, we did have 'em on the wall for a while, we marked them down like 50 bucks cheaper than what they sell new for and we got rid of them. They were just hard to sell and now everybody wants one," Escobar said.
Escobar mentions building relationships with customers as important, saying that about three to five times per day, they turn people away if they don't feel right or get bad vibes.
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The Mountain Park Health Center in Tempe is providing care for more patients than ever at its new location. The Mountain Park Health Center celebrated the grand opening of its new Tempe clinic on Wednesday, a larger more efficient space that will continue to provide affordable healthcare to its patients. The new Mountain Park Health Center is 32 thousand square feet, a little more than three times the size of the old location near Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital. Mountain Park Health has eight locations scattered across Maricopa County. Despite talks of President Trump and Congress repealing former President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, one of the main goals of the clinics is to provide affordable healthcare to people in the communities they serve. Dr. John Swagert, the CEO of Mountain Park Health, also says that the kind of care that they provide helps attracts physicians. Their physicians like to work at Mountain Park Health because they don't have to worry about whether or not someone has good health insurance, their prime focus is on the patient and the care that they need. The clinic strives for sustainability. They are focused on looking at ways to keep people healthy. A sign of this is the cacti and trees planted all over. Trees are a good way to help bring the temperature down. There is a parking lot with a shade roof that has solar panels on top. Bonnie Richardson from the city's Urban planning department knows that it is important for people to be cared for when they are not sick as well as when they are.
“I was hoping they would develop a landscape that did provide shade when people walk, cool the concrete, cool the paving and the parking lot and invite people to walk where it’s shaded,” Richardson said.“We know that walking and neighborhood opportunities to walk, really improve health and they understand that, they recognize that it isn’t just about taking care of people when they’re sick," Richardson said.
Arizona residents remembered 9/11 at the Tempe Healing Field, which raised nearly three thousand American flags for all victims.
September 11, 2017, is the 16th anniversary of the 2001 attack on American institutions. Tempe remembered the victims at the Tempe Beach Park healing field. The 14th annual healing field put nearly three thousand flags up for all of the victims that were lost. The park is a great place to host for the event since it honors the heroes that serve and protect Tempe, like many of the people who served and did their best to protect those in New York and Washington D.C. 16 years ago. The Tempe Police and Tempe Fire Pipes and Drums, performed music as the color guards presented the nation's colors.
Tempe healing field
This is the sign outside of Tempe Beach Park.
