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>> COMING UP NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," A LOOK AT HOW AGING INFRASTRUCTURE CAN WORSEN ARIZONA'S DROUGHT CONDITIONS?

>>> NATIONAL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION HOSTED IN PHOENIX WITH STUDENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TAKING PART.

>>> AND A NEW SENSORY ROOM FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES IS NOW OPEN AT CHASE FIELD.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

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>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON," I'M STEVE GOLDSTEIN FILLING IN FOR TED SIMONS TONIGHT.

THERE IS A NEW POPE, AND FOR THE SECOND TIME THE POPE IS FROM THE AMERICAS.

POPE LEO XIV.

CHICAGO BORN ROBERT PREVOST IS A CITIZEN OF PERU WHERE HE WAS FOR MANY YEARS AND EMBRACES MARGINALIZED GROUPS.

THE NEW POPE PRAYED FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD.

>> Translator: TODAY IS A DAY OF PRAYING TO THE MADONNA OF POMPEII.

OUR BLESSED MOTHER MARY ALWAYS WANTS TO BE CLOSE TO US.

SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO INTERCEDE FOR US, THROUGH HER LOVE, SO LET US PRAY TOGETHER FOR THE NEW MISSION FOR ALL OF THE CHURCH, FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD, THAT SHE WILL HELP US GIVE US A SPECIAL GRACE, OUR MOTHER.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REACHED A TRADE DEAL WITH THE U.K., AGREED TO CUT TARIFFS ON BRITISH STEEL AND ALUMINUM.

TERMS OF THE DEAL HAVE YET TO BE ANNOUNCED.

TRUMP SAYS THE AGREEMENT WOULD LEAD TO MORE BEEF AND ETHANOL EXPORTS TO THE U.K.

THE PRESIDENT SAID CHINA ALSO WANTS A DEAL.

>> SCOTT'S GOING TO BE GOING TO SWITZERLAND, MEETING WITH CHINA, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY VERY MUCH WANT TO MAKE A DEAL.

WE CAN ALL PLAY GAMES, WHO MADE THE FIRST CALL?

DOESN'T MATTER.

ONLY MATTERS WHAT HAPPENS IN THAT ROOM, AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT CHINA VERY MUCH WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL.

SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING THE SUPREME COURT TO END HUMANITARIAN PAROLE FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF IMMIGRANTS FROM FOUR COUNTRIES.

THE EMERGENCY APPEAL ASKED THE JUSTICES TO HALT LOWER COURT RULING THAT KEPT IN PLACE LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR 500,000 PEOPLE FROM CUBA, HAITI, NICARAGUA AND VENEZUELA.

>>> TENSIONS CONTINUE BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN, INDIAN DRONES KILLED TWO CIVILIANS AND WOUNDED FOUR SOLDIERS.

INDIA ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT TARGETED PAKISTAN'S AIR-DEFENSE SYSTEM AND INDIA SAID IT NEUTRALIZED PAKISTAN'S ATTEMPTS TO HIT MILITARY TARGETS.

>>> ENCAMPMENTS IN ARIZONA WILL BE ILLEGAL NOW.

THE NEW LAW WILL REQUIRE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO IMMEDIATELY DISMANTLE ENCAMPMENTS AND VACATE THE CAMPUS.

THOSE IN VIOLATION COULD BE ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING.

THE MEASURE HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN THE LEGISLATURE FOLLOWING PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS LAST YEAR.

>>> NEARLY ALL OF ARIZONA IS CURRENTLY UNDER DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

HOWEVER, IMPROVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE COULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS TO CONSERVE THE LIMITED WATER IN THE STATE.

WE WELCOME SHAUN BRADFORD OF REGULATED WATER AT EPCOR UTILITIES.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

TED: WE KNOW WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT.

>> ARIZONA ECONOMY, ALL WE'VE DONE TO BRING IN AEROSPACE AND MANUFACTURING, THAT RELIES ON WATER.

YOU NEED TO MOVE THE WATER FROM THE SOURCE, DRINKING WATER WELLS, WATER STORAGE FACILITIES, PIPELINES, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES OF PIPE TO DELIVER WATER TO THE CUSTOMERS.

>> I'M MOST CURIOUS HOW MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAJOR PROJECTS HERE.

HOW MUCH OF IT IS IMPROVING OLDER EQUIPMENT?

SMALL EXAMPLE, WHEN OUR PLUMBING GETS OLD IN OUR HOMES, WE HAVE TO UPDATE IT.

ARE WE TALKING ABOUT BRAND NEW INFRASTRUCTURE, REPLACING, A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH?

>> A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.

IN THE FAR WEST VALLEY, A LOT OF SERVICE TERRITORY AROUND SANTAN, A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IS SERVING NEW CUSTOMERS.

SUN CITY, THAT INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN IN THE GROUND SINCE THE 1960s.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF RESCOMPLAEGS REPLACING AND RENEWING INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION.

>> THIS MAKES ME THINK ABOUT HEADLINES AND TARIFFS, HOW MUCH COULD THAT AFFECT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, IN TERMS OF THE IMMEDIACY, OR SUPPLY CHAIN OR COST OF THINGS, DO YOU HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THOSE THINGS?

>> WE'RE ORDERING EQUIPMENT EARLY IN THE PROCESS.

WE'RE GETTING APPROVALS INTERNALLY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND PLACING MOTORS AND PUMPS, THEY USED TO TAKE FOUR MONTHS, NOW TAKE 24 MONTHS NOW.

>> WOW, 24 MONTHS.

HAVE TO DO A LITTLE ABOUT THE DROUGHT.

WATER SHORTAGES, CONSERVATION IS IMPORTANT AS WELL.

HOW MUCH DOES ALL OF THIS FIT TOGETHER IN A BIG PACKAGE IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

WHEN I SAY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.

WATER SAVINGS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, HOW WOULD YOU RANK THESE?

>> GOOD QUESTION, AND THE MOST VALUE OR BIGGEST BANG FOR THE BUCK IS MAKING SURE YOU MANAGE WATER LOSS.

WE MOVE WATER THROUGH A SERIES OF PIPES INTO A CUSTOMER'S HOUSE OR BUSINESS' PROPERTY AND YOU CAN HAVE LEAKAGE, IT'S ABOUT MONITORING INFRASTRUCTURE, PROACTIVELY REPLACING IT.

WE USE A.I.

IN OUR SANTANDISTRICT, WE FOUND A LEAK AT A RATE OF ONE MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.

>> YOU ARE MAKING ME WOW.

>> A MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.

>> HOW BIG AN AREA ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

>> A SINGLE PIPE THAT RAN UNDER IRRIGATION DISTRICT, IF YOU TRIED TO LISTEN TO IT AND USED ACOUSTIC LEAK DETECTION, LISTENING FOR THE WATER TO LEAK OUT OF PIPE, WE COULDN'T HEAR IT, BUT WHEN WE FED THE DATA INTO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, IT PINPOINTS THE LOCATION WITHIN TEN FEET AND WE FIX IT IN A DAY.

>> YOU ANSWERED MY OTHER QUESTION, HOW LONG IT TAKE TO FIX THAT.

THERE IS COMPETITION AMONG CITIES, AMONG COMMUNITIES WHEN IT COMES TO LET'S TRY TO ATTRACT THE NEXT BUSINESS.

I THINK BACK TO THE OLD DAYS WHEN CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT CAME INTO EFFECT, AND AS NONPARTISAN AS ONE COULD GET, IS THIS A CASE WHERE WE HAVE EPCOR TRYING TO WORK WITH OTHER CITIES, CITIES THAT MAY NOT CURRENTLY SERVE, IS THERE MORE COLLABORATION GOING ON?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THE EASIEST THING I CAN POINT TO IS WE HAVE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OTHER.

IN AN EMERGENCY IF SURPRISE OR PEORIA HAS AN ISSUE, WE'LL ROLL OUR TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT.

OUR MATERIALS, WE'LL HAVE SPARE PIPES AND PUMPS IN STORAGE.

WE'LL PROVIDE THOSE TO THE COMMUNITIES AND THEY'LL DO THE SAME FOR US.

>> REALLY?

IT IS INDIVIDUAL BASIS OR GROUP EFFORT?

>> INDIVIDUAL BASIS, WE REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO US AND WORK ON THE MUTUAL AGREEMENTS ALL THE TIME.

>> THE COST IS IMPORTANT, THERE HAS BEEN IN THE PAST WHEN CERTAIN PROJECTS WERE SUPPORTED FEDERALLY, LOCALLY, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S PRIVATE.

HOW MUCH OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP COULD WE SEE AS WE SEE THE INFRASTRUCTURE MOVING FORWARD?

>> YOU WANT A REGIONAL APPROACH FIRST.

YOU WANT TO BUILD LARGER INFRASTRUCTURE INSTEAD OF HAVING YOUR OWN PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT'S MORE COST EFFECTIVE, AND YOU NEED TO BALANCE, WHAT IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE GOING TO SERVE?

IF IT'S GOING TO SERVE NEW GROWTH, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THE NEW CUSTOMER PAYS THEIR FAIR SHARE.

SOME SHOULD BE SHARED BY EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURES OR BETTER TECHNOLOGY OR BETTER IMPROVED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, BUT NEEDS TO BE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED.

>> FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED HERE FOR A LONG TIME OR THOSE NEW HERE, WHAT MAKES ARIZONA, THE DESERT, UNIQUE WHEN IT COMES TO BEING INNOVATIVE, DEALING WITH THESE THINGS.

WE HEARD THAT PHOENIX OR THE VALLEY IS UNSUSTAINABLE.

AND YOU KNOW PEOPLE, WHEN IT REACHES 120 IN AUGUST, THEY THINK THAT'S REAL.

AT THE SAME TIME, WOULDN'T HAVE GROWN AS MUCH AS WE HAD SINCE WORLD WAR II.

HOW DO YOU BALANCE ALL THAT?

>> THE STATE OF ARIZONA IS USING THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER TODAY IN 2005 AS YOU DID IN THE 50s.

YOU THINK ABOUT THE POPULATION BOOM THAT'S OCCURRED FROM THE 50s.

A STATE WITH ABOUT A MILLION PEOPLE TO NORTH OF 8.5 MILLION PEOPLE AND ESSENTIALLY USING THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER.

THAT'S PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER SUPPLIES.

WE ARE NOT ONLY PUMPING GROUND WATER OUT BUT REPLENISHING WHAT WE USE AND GOT MUCH BETTER CONTROL AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY TO BEING SMARTER IN HOW THEY IRRIGATE THE CROPS.

>> AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY, IS THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY FARMERS, MAKE MORE SACRIFICES.

WHAT IS THE BALANCE THERE?

IS IT EQUAL OR IS THE IDEA THAT RESIDENTIAL USE IS MUCH LOWER SO THERE'S LESS OF THAT?

>> WHEN YOU HAVE AN ACRE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND THAT CONVERTS TO HOME, IT'S GOING TO USE LESS WATER.

AN ACRE OF HOUSES IS LESS THAN AN ACRE OF CROPS.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PHOENIX VALLEY.

LOOK DOWN IN YUMA, THEY ADDED TECHNOLOGY, THEY USED CONTROL, AUTOMATED SYSTEMS TO BETTER MANAGE HOW THEY WATER THEIR CROPS.

>> ASK YOU ABOUT CONSERVATION.

IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP IN A PANEL I WAS INVOLVED IN RECENTLY.

THERE'S OTHER STATES, CALIFORNIA FOR EXAMPLE, THAT PUT IN ABSOLUTE DIRECTIVES WHERE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE, I PRESUME BUSINESSES AS WELL, HAD TO MAKE CHANGES.

WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT.

NOT COMMUNITYWIDE IN ARIZONA.

HOW DO YOU THINK, FROM YOUR PHILOSOPHY, SOMEBODY INVOLVED IN WATER, HOW HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID THAT AND, UNLESS DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE WORSE THAN THEY ARE NOW, DO YOU THINK WE CAN MAINTAIN THIS WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING TO REQUIRE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SAYING THIS IS YOUR LIMIT?

>> THE WAY WE DEVELOPED OVER 20 YEARS, WE'RE USING MUCH LOWER FLOW TOILETS, ENERGY EFFICIENT AND WATER EFFICIENT APPLIANCES.

THE OTHER THING WE'VE DONE, WE'RE INNOVATIVE IN THE STATE.

WE'RE WAY OUT IN FRONT OF ANY OTHER STATE.

WE REUSE AND RECYCLE THE WASTEWATER WE'RE TREATING.

AT EPCOR, 90% OF THE WASTEWATER, WE TREAT AND STORE IT IN THE GROUND FOR FUTURE USE OR PROVIDE IT TO END USER FOR REUSE PURPOSES.

A GREAT EXAMPLE IS A GOLF COURSE, IT DOESN'T CARE IF IT'S OUT OF THE GROUND OR TREATED WASTE WATER SYSTEM, IT'S BETTER USE TO PUT AN END USE LIKE A GOLF COURSE THAN MINE GROUND WATER OUT OF THE GROUND.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SHAWN BRADFORD, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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>>> NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS HOSTED IN PHOENIX, IT WELCOMES STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

YESTERDAY TED SIMONS SPOKE TO MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE DWAYNE FOX, THE ARTICLES AND BYLAWS COMMITTEE CHAIR TO FIND OUT MORE.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

WHAT WAS THIS ALL ABOUT?

>> EACH STATE, THERE ARE MANY STATES HAVE A STATE PROGRAM, AND THE STATE CHAMPIONS GO ONTO THE NATIONAL COMPTILGZ, AND WE ROTATE THAT AROUND FROM PLACE TO PLACE, AND WE DREW ABOUT A TWO TO THREE YEAR ADVANCED PLANNING ON THAT, SO WE'RE HOSTING THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT THIS COMING UP WEEKEND.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS INVOLVED, AREN'T THERE?

>> THERE ARE, WE HAVE 48 TEAMS COMING FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, BUT BEYOND THAT.

WE HAVE A TEAM FROM SOUTH KOREA, A TEAM FROM GUAM, AND A TEAM FROM NORTHERN MARIANNA ISLANDS.

>> WHAT SKILLS DO THE STUDENTS DEVELOP DURING THESE MOCK TRIALS?

>> WELL, THE OBVIOUS SKILLS ARE GETTING COMFORTABLE DOING PUBLIC SPEAKING.

>> YES.

>> BUT IT REALLY GETS THE STUDENTS ENGAGED IN CRITICAL THINKING AND LEARNING ABOUT THE RULES OF EVIDENCE AND HOW TO TAKE THE INFORMATION THAT'S PROVIDED IN THE CASE MATERIALS AND DISTILL THAT DOWN TO A LOT OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.

>> THAT GETS ME TO THE QUESTION WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENS HERE.

THIS MOCK TRIAL, THIS PARTICULAR MOCK TRIAL INSPIRED BY, THE BOWLES, THE DON BOWLES MURDER.

DO YOU TAKE -- HOW DOES THAT WORK IN TERMS OF A MOCK TRIAL?

>> SO AS THE HOST STATE, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING WITH A LOCAL FLAVOR, LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO HAVE A UNIFIED THEME THROUGHOUT OUR WHOLE EVENT AND TIE DIFFERENT THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE COMPETITION ITSELF INTO THAT THEME, SO WE SELECTED THE THEME, STATE 48 AND THE FOURTH OF STATE, AND PART OF THAT WAS THE TIMING OF THE BOWLES FASCINATION, WE'RE COMING UP ON THE 50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THAT, AND JUST GIVE THEM THE TIMING OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR ERA WITH ATTACKS ON THE PRESS AND SO FORTH.

WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO, AS YOU SAID, INSPIRED BY, A FICTIONAL CASE INSPIRED BY THE DON BOWLES ASSASSINATION.

THE ASSASSINATION PLAYS AN IMPORTANT BACKDROP IN THE CASE, BUT IT IS A FICTIONAL CASE.

WE HAVE WITNESS STATEMENTS AND EVIDENCE, SOME OF WHICH IS QUITE OLD, GIVEN HOW LONG AGO THE BOWLES ASSASSINATION TOOK PLACE.

SO THIS WAS OUR -- WE'RE USING THIS AS A VEHICLE TO PROMPT A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FOURTH OF STATE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF A FREE AND FAIR PRESS TO A HEALTHY AND ROBUST DEMOCRACY.

TED: INTERESTING, IT'S ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING, AND THE IDEA OF IT BEING A COMPETITION, THOUGH, HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO WINS AND WHO DOESN'T?

>> SO, WE HAVE JUDGES IN EACH FRAME.

WE HAVE SWORN JUDGES, AND PRESIDING JUDGE, AND THE SWORN JUDGES COMPLETE A BALLOT, THERE'S 110 POINTS POSSIBLE.

EACH PART OF THE TRIAL IS GRADED ON A SCALE OF 1-10, AND EACH SIDE HAS THREE WITNESSES THAT THEY'RE CALLING AS THEIR OWN WITNESS, AND THREE WITNESSES ON THE OTHER SIDE THAT THEY'RE CROSS-EXAMINING, AND THEN THEY HAVE ONE STUDENT DO AN OPENING STATEMENT, AND ONE STUDENT DO A CLOSING ARGUMENT.

>> WOW, VERY INTERESTING.

I HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE CASE MATERIALS.

MY GOODNESS.

YOU'VE GOT STATEMENTS THAT -- THIS READS LIKE A RUSSIAN NOVEL, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION FOR THE KIDS TO GO THROUGH.

>> THERE IS.

AND THE HARD PART ABOUT THIS IS THE CASE WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 1, SO THE STUDENTS HAVE JUST A LITTLE OVER A MONTH TO PREPARE THIS.

>> YEAH, YEAH.

>> AND WE RECOGNIZE IT WAS AN EXHIBIT-HEAVY CASE, AND IT HAS A LOT OF VERY DIFFICULT EVIDENTIARY ISSUES IN IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE, IT WILL SEPARATE THE BETTER TEAMS FROM THE GOOD TEAMS.

>> DO YOU PUT ANY LITTLE BOMBS IN THERE, ANY WAY THAT WILL CONFUSE OR GET SOMEONE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND SAY, OOPS, YOU GOT TO CORRECT YOURSELF THERE.

>> WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID WITH THIS IS PUT ESSENTIALLY TOO MUCH INFORMATION IN THERE TO FORCE THE TEAMS TO DECIDE WHAT'S IMPORTANT -- >> VERY GOOD.

>> AND WHAT'S NOT IMPORTANT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP STRATEGY AND COMFORT IN STRATEGY AND DECIDING WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT IN COURT AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE IN THE BRIEFCASE.

>> I GOT TO TELL YOU WHEN I WAS LOOKING OVER IT, I WAS GOING HOLY SMOKES.

THAT'S THE POINT.

YOU HAVE TO WINNOW THAT DOWN AND SEPARATE IT.

>> IT IS.

IT'S A SKILL MANY TRIAL LAWYERS DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE, AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE A COMPLEX CASE LIKE THAT PRESENTING IT TO A JURY AND BEING ABLE TO PRESENT IT IN A WAY THAT'S EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE.

>> THIRD TIME FOR PHOENIX TO HOST THIS THING, HUH?

>> IT IS.

THE LAST TIME WAS IN 2011, THE TIME IN, I BELIEVE, IT WAS 1986 OR '87.

>> WOW.

>> THE PROGRAM WAS MUCH SMALLER BACK THEN.

WE HAD ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF TEAMS IN 2011.

THIS IS A MUCH BIGGER EVENT THAN WE HAD IN 2011.

>> LAST QUESTION QUICKLY.

YOU KIND OF REFERRED TO THIS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT THE KIDS TO TAKE FROM THIS?

>> WANT THEM TO HAVE FUN, TAKE AWAY SOME SKILLS, BUT THIS REALLY IS ABOUT THEM HAVING FUN WITH THIS CASE.

THE FEEDBACK WE'VE HEARD SO FAR IS POSITIVE.

SO I HOPE THEY REALLY DO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT PHOENIX HAS TO OFFER.

>> JUDGE DEWAIN FOX, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

GOOD HAVE YOU HERE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

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>> A NEW SENSORY ROOM OPENED AT CHASE FIELD, THE HOME OF THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS.

TO TELL US MORE, WE WELCOME GABRIELA SALCIDO, THE OWNER AND CEO OF ROMAN EMPIRE AGENCY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.

>> YOU CAN DESCRIBE A SENSORY ROOM GENERALLY AND WHAT THE CHASE SENSORY ROOM IS LIKE?

>> WE OFFER A CALM ENVIRONMENT FOR ANYONE THAT NEEDS A LITTLE BREAK FROM THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OR THE LOUD NOISES.

THIS OFFERS A REALLY QUIET ENVIRONMENT THAT CHILDREN OR ADULTS CAN GO.

WE ARE LIMITED TO 15 OR 30 MINUTES, THEY CAN GET EXTRA TIME.

WE HAVE BEANBAGS, FIDGET TOYS, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE HAVE A THERAPIST ON-HAND THAT CAN INTERACT WITH THE CHILDREN THAT THEY NEED TO INTERACT WITH THE TOYS.

IT'S A VERY NICE ROOM.

EVERYONE SHOULD VISIT IT.

IT'S VALUABLE FOR ANYONE THAT MAY HAVE SENSORY ISSUES, PTSD, AUTISM OR DOWN SYNDROME.

>> IF SOMEONE WERE IN THERE 15 OR 30 MINUTES, WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO GO IN LATER PORTION OF THE GAME OR ONCE YOU ARE IN THAT'S IT.

>> ABLE TO HAVE EXTENSION OF TIME.

WE LIMIT THREE FAMILIES PER THE ROOM BECAUSE IT IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH, THEY'RE ABLE TO GET MORE TIME AS NEEDED.

>> YOU MENTIONED THE TOOLS, IF SOMEONE WERE TO SIT IN THE SEAT, CAN THEY BRING THE TOOLS WITH THEM?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AT ROMAN EMPIRE, WE OFFER TOYS THAT I CAN TAKE TO THE SEAT.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO RETURN THEM, IT GIVES CALMNESS THAT THEY CAN TAKE BACK TO THE STADIUM AND BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE GAME.

>> THAT'S EXCITING, YOU'VE DONE A SIMILAR THING AT STATE FARM STADIUM FOR THE CARDINALS.

>> YES.

>> HOW DOES THAT DIFFER?

A FOOTBALL GAME IS MORE INTENSE THAN A BASEBALL GAME.

BY THE WAY, ARE THEY EXACTLY THE SAME OR SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BECAUSE ONE IS AT A FOOTBALL STADIUM AND THE OTHER IS A BASEBALL STADIUM?

>> THE CARDINALS STADIUM WE OFFER IT TO TWO FAMILIES AND THE BASEBALL ONE IS THREE FAMILIES.

WE HAVE THE SAME FIDGET TOYS, DIM LIGHTS THAT THEY CAN TAKE A BREAK, THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR.

IN TERMS OF HOW THEY UTILIZE IT, BOTH STADIUMS UTILIZE THE SPACE VERY WELL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

AT THE CARDINALS STADIUM, 50 FAMILIES VISIT THE SENSORY ROOM AS WELL AS CHASE FIELD.

>> INTERESTING, I WAS THINKING ABOUT SENSORY ROOMS, GENERALLY, DID YOU WANT TO HAVE CERTAIN ELEMENTS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE GAME, SPECIFIC TO A SPORT?

OR IS IT MORE TRANSPORTING WHAT YOU'VE DONE BEFORE TO A SPORTS STADIUM?

>> WE WANTED TO DO THE SAME MODEL.

WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND OFFER THIS TO LARGE SCALE VENUES AND STADIUMS, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CREATE THE ROOM SO IT IS ABLE TO HAVE THE QUIET ENVIRONMENT.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THAT ON FROM ONE STADIUM TO ANOTHER STADIUM AND BRING AWARENESS OF DIVERSITY.

>> THERE'S BEEN EXPERIENCE WITH THE CARDINAL STADIUM, YOU HAD SEPTEMBER THROUGH LAST SEASON, SO PROBABLY THE ENTIRE HOME SCHEDULE, I IMAGINE.

YES.

>> AND CHASE FIELD IS RELATIVELY NEW IN THE SEASON.

WHAT FEEDBACK HAVE YOU GOT SNEN.

>> EXCELLENT FEEDBACK.

THE FAMILIES ARE EXCITED THAT WE'RE OFFERING THIS TO THE FAMILIES AND THE DIAMONDBACKS ARE SETTING AN EXAMPLE AND PROVIDE THE SENSORY ROOM, BUT WE HAVE OUR THERAPIST ON-HAND TO INTERACT WITH THE CHILDREN OR ANYBODY THAT MAY NEED THE ROOM AS WELL.

>> IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO IN OTHER CITIES WITH OTHER TOWNS HERE?

>> RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE AUTISM SOCIETY, ONE IN THREE CHILDREN, A LOT OF THE LARGE SCALE VENUES NEED TO OFFER THAT.

WHETHER IT'S A BASEBALL OR FOOTBALL GAME, IT'S FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.

>> OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE DOING GREAT WORK.

DID YOU APPROACH THE DIAMONDBACKS AND THE CARDINALS?

I'M CURIOUS HOW THE RELATIONSHIPS GET DEVELOPED.

>> WE DID GET APPROACHED BY THE DIAMONDBACKS.

IT IS SOMETHING THEY HAD IN MIND THEY WANTED TO OFFER TO THE COMMUNITY, AND SO THERE IS OTHER STADIUMS THAT WE'RE TALKING TO BECAUSE THEY HAVE SENSORY ROOMS AND THEY'RE UNDERUTILIZED, WE WANT TO BRING THE EXPERIENCE TO THE STADIUM AND OFFER THE EXPERIENCE, NOT JUST HAVE IT AS A SENSORY BUT OFFER IT WITH HANDS-ON THERAPISTS AND MAKE IT EXCITING AND INTERACTIVE.

>> HAVING THE THERAPIST, SEEMS SO VITAL TO THAT.

IS THE PERSON TRAINED FOR SENSORY ROOMS OR KNOWING HOW TO WORK WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THESE THINGS?

>> YEAH, THERAPISTS WORK WITH AN AGENCY AND WORK WITH THE KIDS AT THE HOME AND THE COMMUNITY, AND VERY WELL TRAINED.

>> TELL ME ABOUT THE AGENCY, WHY DID THIS GET STARTED, AND WHY WAS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED TO DO GENERALLY?

>> WE FOUNDED THE COMPANY IN 2010.

I WAS A SOCIAL WORKER FOR THE STATE, AND THAT'S HOW I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE FIELD.

AND I OPENED UP MY OWN COMPANY, AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS, I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 2010.

I LOVE WHAT I DO.

I'VE EXPANDED TO OTHER STATES AS WELL.

WE PROVIDE ALMOST ANY TYPE OF SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, FROM SOMEONE TRYING TO INDEPENDENT, FROM SOMEONE NEEDING BEHAVIORAL THERAPY.

FROM SOMEONE NEEDING SUPPORT IN THE HOME FOR 24 HOURS A DAY AS WELL.

>> VERY BRIEFLY, WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COMPANY.

15 SECONDS OR SO.

>> WE WOULD LOVE TO OFFER THE SAME THING AT OTHER STADIUMS THAT WE'RE OFFERING FOR THE DIAMONDBACKS.

TED: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.

THANK YOU.

>> I'M STEVE GOLDSTEIN IN FOR TED SIMONS TONIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.