MLB considering May start in Arizona

Major League Baseball would like to be able to start the season in May if possible

WILL CONSTRUCT A SHADE CLOTHLIKE WHAT WE HAVE ABOVE OURGARDEN HERE.

GARDENERS WETALKED TO SAY THEY HOPEGROWING SOME OF THEIR OWNVEGETABLES WILL MEAN HAVING TOGO TO THE STORE LESS -- WITHLESS OF A CHANCE THEIR PRODUCEIS TOUCHED BY SOMEONE CARRYINGTHE VIRUS.AND SPEAKING OF FOOD -- A-DOTIS ALLOWING COMMERCIAL TRUCKSTO OPERATE WITHOUT OVERWEIGHTPERMITS.

THESE NEW GUIDELINESARE MEANT TO ENSURE THATCRITICAL SUPPLIES AND FOOD CANBE TRANSPORTED AND DELIVEREDWITHIN THE STATE.

GOVERNORDUCEY SAID IN A STATEMENT THATTHE GUIDELINES WILL KEEPSSTORE SHELVES STOCKED -- ANDMAKE SURE "OUR MEDICAL ANDEMERGENCY RESPONDERS HAVE THEEQUIPMENT THEY NEED TO STAYSAFE." THE NEW WEIGHT PROTOCOLIS ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTEDAT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PORTS OFENTRY.NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S FIRSTWARNING WEATHER WITH CUYLERDIGGS.(((PAUSE FOR WEATHER(((( WEEXPERIENCED ANOTHER WARM,WINDY SPRING DAY ACROSSSOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA.

WE EVENSAW SOME ISOLATEDTHUNDERSTORMS OVER COCHISECOUNTY.

TONIGHT, IN TUCSON,WE'LL SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIESWITH A LOW OF 55 DEGREES.

APACIFIC STORM IS STILL ONTRACK TO BRING CHANGES TO OURWEATHER.

WE'RE TALKING COOLERTEMPERATURES IN THE FORECAST.ARIZONA DISTRICTS ARE DECIDINGHOW TO ISSUE GRADES FOR THISSCHOOL YEAR -- BECAUSE OF THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

TUCSONUNIFIED HAS COME UP WITH ITSPLAN -- AND IT'S ON TONIGHT'SBOARD AGENDA.

HE'S A QUICKLOOK AT THAT PLAN.SCHOOL CLOSURES HAPPENED JUSTAS 3RD QUARTER ENDED.

AND FORMOST TUSD STUDENTS -- THAT'SWHEN THE GRADES STOP.

LET'SBREAK THIS DOWN BY GRADELEVELS.

IN K TO 5 --- STUDENTSFINAL REPORT CARD WILL ONLYINCLUDE THE GRADES IN THEFIRST THREE QUARTERS.

THATMEANS STUDENTS GRADE ARE NOWFINAL.

IN MIDDLE SCHOOL -- 3RDQUARTER GRADES WILL BE USEDFOR THE 4TH QUARTER -- BUTSTUDENTS STILL HAVE A CHANCETO BOOST THEIR GRADES.

THEYCAN RE-DO AND RE-SUBMITASSIGNMENTS.

AND NO WORK DONEDURING THE 4TH QUARTER CAN BEUSED TO LOWER STUDENTS GRADES.THAT'S ALSO THE CASE IN HIGHSCHOOL -- AT THE DISCRETION OFTHE INSTRUCTOR.

IN ALL GRADES-- ONLY STUDENTS ON ADOCUMENTED PLAN WILL BECONSIDERED FOR RETENTION.THE BOARD IS SET TO VOTE ONTHE GRADING PLAN.

AND TONIGHTAT 10 --- WE'LL HAVE MORE ONHOW THE NEW GRADING PROCEDURECOULD IMPACT SENIORS.A TRIBUTE -- TO THE LATERICHARD ELIAS.

HOW THE PIMACOUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSCELEBRATED THE LIFE AND LEGACYOF RICHARD ELIAS -- DURINGTODAY'S MEETING.

YOU'REWATCHING KGUN NINE ON YOURSIDE.THE PIMA COUNTY BOARD OFSUPERVISORS SEAT LEFT BY THEBEEN FILLED FOR THE REST OFHIS TERM.

THE BOARD APPOINTEDBETTY VILLEGAS TO FILL THESEAT IN A 3 TO 1 VOTE.VILLEGAS IS A TUCSON NATIVE --WHO RETIRED IN 2018 AS THECOUNTY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSINGDIRECTOR.

SHE WILL FILL THEREMAINDER OF HIS TERM -- WHICHENDS IN DECEMBER.BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT -- THESUPERVISORS -- HONORED RICHARDELIAS WITH A TRIBUTE VIDEO.

HEPASSED AWAY -- ON MARCH 28 --AT THE AGE OF 61.

THE VIDEO --FOCUSED ON HIS LOVE FORPEOPLE, TUCSON, AND HIS LATINOHERITAGE.

HAVE SOME FUN BUTALSO THINK ABOUT OUR PAST,THINK ABOUT OUR HERITAGE,THINK ABOUT HOW PEOPLE USED TOLIVE HERE IN TUCSON.

WHEN YOULOOK OUT THERE IN THE DESERTTHINK ABOUT WHAT A HARDSHIP ITWAS AND ALL THE BEAUTIFULTHINGS THAT OUR FAMILIES ANDPEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT US.

ELIASRAN DISTRICT 5 SINCE 2002 --FILLING THE SEAT VACATED BYCONGRESSMAN RAUL GRIJALVA.IN SPORTS -- COULD THE MAJORLEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON BE ONLYWEEKS FROM BEGINNING?

THE PLANTHAT COULD HAVE PLAYERS ON THEFIELD SOON.

YOU'RE WATCHINGKGUN NINE ON YOUR SIDE.WINDY SPRING DAY ACROSSSOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA.

WE EVENSAW SOME ISOLATEDTHUNDERSTORMS OVER COCHISECOUNTY.

TONIGHT, IN TUCSON,WE'LL SEE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIESWITH A LOW OF 55 DEGREES.

APACIFIC STORM IS STILL ONTRACK TO BRING CHANGES TO OURWEATHER.

THE LOW PRESSURESYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTTHROUGHOUT THE DAY ONWEDNESDAY.

THIS WILL BRINGGUSTY WIND TO SOUTHEASTERNARIZONA.

WIND SPEEDS WILLAVERAGE OVER 20 MPH AS THEFRONT APPROACHES FROM THEWEST.

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHTCHANCE OF SHOWERS ANDTHUNDERSTORMS, BUT MOSTACTIVITY WILL REMAIN NORTHWESTOF TUCSON.

HIGH TEMPERATURESWILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 70SBY THURSDAY AND REMAIN IN THE70S GOING INTO EASTER WEEKEND.BY EASTER, HIGHS WILL APPROACH80 DEGREES AND CLIMB A FEWDEGREES HIGHER AS WE BEGINNEXT WEEK.

OVERNIGHT LOWS WILLDROP INTO THE MID-40S BY THEEND OF THE WEEK AND INTO THEWEEKEND.

THE BEST CHANCE OFRAIN, IN TUCSON, WILL ARRIVELATE FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY.EVEN THEN, RAINFALL AMOUNTSWILL BE LIGHT.

ANOTHER SLIGHTCHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL ARRIVEMONDAY.

NO SIGNIFICANT RAIN ISIN THE FORECAST, BUT WE COULDSEE A FEW ISOLATEDTHUNDERSTORMS FROM FRIDAY INTOSATURDAY.THE CORONAVIURUS HAS MEANT(GAME OVER( FOR SPORTS WITHEVERY MAJOR GAME OR EVENT ONHOLD.

BUT THERE IS A NEWREPORT THAT MAJOR LEAGUEBASEBALL COULD START THESEASON AS EARLY AS MAY -- HEREIN ARIZONA.

SPORTS DIRECTORJASON BARR HAS MORE ON THISCREATIVE PLAN.ITS BEEN NEARLY ONE MONTHSINCE SPRING TRAINING WAS SHUTDOWN DELAYING THE START OFTHE BASEBALL SEASON.

BUT NOW ANEW PROPOSAL TO ACCORDING TOESPN.

IT WOULD ALLOW FOR THEMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASONTO BEGIN WITH ALL 30 TEAMSUSING THE CURRENT ARIZONASPRING TRAINING BALLPARKS FORREGULAR SEASON GAMES.- AS SOONAS NEXT MONTH.

I REALLYBELIEVE THAT IF THEY SAY ITSGOING TO WORK, ITS GOING TOWORK.

TUCSONS SHELLY DUNCANPLAYED SEVEN SEASONS IT THEMAJOR LEAGUES AND NOW WORKS INTHE TORONTO BLUE JAYS FRONTOFFICE.

ITS HOPEFUL BUT WHATMAKES IT REALISTIC IS THECLOSE CONTACT MAJOR LEAGUEBASEBALL HAS WITH THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT AND THE CDC AND THESTATE GOVERNMENT.

THEYRE ONTOP OF IT.

THE PLAN WOULDINVOLVE THE TEAMS TEMPORARILYRELOCATING TO PHOENIXSEQUESTERED IN HOTELS.

THEYWOULD PLAY IN FRONT OF NO FANSAND USE PLENTY OF SOCIALDISTANCING THE PLAYERS WOULDSIX FEET APART FROM EACH OTHERIN THE STANDS INSTEAD OF THEDUGOUT.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGEIS THE PLAYERS UNION TO AGREETO THIS BUT WITH CORONAVIRUSINDEFINITELY IMPACTING LIFEAND THE ABILITY TO HAVE LARGECROWDS- DUNCAN IS GLAD A PLANIS ON DECK.

ALL OF US WANT ALITTLE BIT OF LIVE ACTION.REAL SPORTS.

JUST SOMETHING TOTAKE OUR MINDS OFF THE CHAOSRIGHT NOW 6:25 TO 6:28BASEBALL WITH NO FANS WILL BEBETTER THAN NO BASEBALL AT ALLTAG: AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLHAS ISSUED A STATEMENT.

ITSAYS THEY IT IS CONSIDERINGNUMEROUS CONTINGENCY PLANS ANDNOT READY TO DISCUSS ONE - ANDTHAT HEALTH AND SAFETY ISPARAMOUNT.

JASON BARR.

KGUNNINE ON YOUR SIDE.