Special changes as Special Olympics Arizona

Special changes as Special Olympics Arizona

THE PEACEFUL PROTESTS.

THEFOURTH AVENUE MERCHANTSASSOCIATION TELLS US -- THEYWELCOME PEACEFULDEMONSTRATIONS.THE BIG QUESTION AFTER THATDAMAGE -- WHO IS GOING TO PAYFOR IT?

WE ASKED 9 ON YOURSIDE'S CRAIG SMITH TO FINDOUT.

TRT 1:40 SOQWHILE SOME PEOPLE MARCHINGDOWNTOWN WERE TRYING TO MAKE APOINT ABOUT RACISM, OTHERSWERE MAKING A POINT OFSMASHING THINGS.

SURVEILLANCEVIDEO CAUGHT SOMEONE BUSTINGOUT THE GLASS FROM A DOWNTOWNRESTAURANT AND BAR CALLED ZENROCK.

CHARRO STEAK LOST A LOTOF GLASS TO VANDALS OVER THEWEEKEND.

OWNER RAY FLORES SAYSIT COULD BE TOUGH TO REPLACETHE SPECIAL ARTISAN GLASS INTIME TO RE-OPEN FOR FATHER'SDAY.

BUT HE'S THINKING ABOUTMORE THAN HIS BUSINESS.

2:51WE'RE VERY SAD ABOUT WHATHAPPENED.

AND IN MINNEAPOLIS,VERY SAD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENEDTO MR FLOYD, AND HIS FAMILY.AND, YOU KNOW, THIS HURTS US,BUT SOME BROKEN GLASS IS NOT ABIG DEAL COMPARATIVELY TO WHATHAPPENED AND HIS FAMILY.

SOWE'LL RECOVER AND WE HOPE SOWILL THAT WILL HELP AMERICAWILL RECOVER ALSO.

3:09 RUNS:19 THE RIO NUEVO DISTRICT ISWORKING TO HELP COVER REPAIRSIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA IT WORKSTO DEVELOP.

MOST BUSINESSESCAN RELY ON INSURANCE TO HELPCOVER REPAIRS.

ROBERT TAIT OFBUDGET INSURANCE SAYSGENERALLY INSURANCE WILL NOTCOVER TERRORISM OR ACTS OF WARBUT INSURANCE COMPANIES REGARDINCIDENTS LIKE THIS WEEKEND ASVANDALISM COVERED BY TYPICALINSURANCE.

4:40 AND ITWOULDN'T MATTER IF IT WAS ANINDIVIDUAL THAT CAME BY ANDWHILE SOME PEOPLEA ROADMAP -- ON HOW TO REOPEN-- IN THE FALL.

THE ARIZONADEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONRELEASED GUIDELINES TODAY.IT'S DESIGNED TO BE A ROADMAP.THIS IS FLEXIBLE - AND EACHSCHOOL COULD LOOK DIFFERENTBASED ON THE COMMUNITY'SNEEDS.

IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO 4SCENARIOS -- FULL RETURN OFSTUDENTS -- ONLY DISTANCELEARNING - A HYBRID OF THE TWO-- AND EMERGENCY CLOSURES.SUNNYSIDE SUPERINTENDENT STEVEHOLMES SAYS -- HE HOPESFAMILIES READ IT.

I THINK THEYDID A REALLY GOOD JOB.

IT'SPRETTY COMPREHENSIVE.

IT AGOOD DOCUMENT TO HELP PEOPLETHINK THROUGH.

AND I HOPEPEOPLE READ IT BECAUSE IT ALSOSHOWS THE COMPLEXITY OF MAKINGDECISIONS.

WE HAVE A LINK TO-- A-D-E'S FULL ROADMAP --WHICH INCLUDES INFORMATIONSPECIFICALLY FOR STUDENTS ANDFAMILIES -- ON OUR WEBSITEKGUN9.COM.MEANWHILE --- IN-PERSONGRADUATION CEREMONIES INTUCSON UNIFIED -- HAVE BEENCANCELLED.

THEY WERE TO HELDAT THE END OF JUNE.SUPERINTENDENT GABRIELTRUJILLO MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENTON FACEBOOK.

TRUJILLO SAYS --THE CANCELLATION COMES BECAUSEOF -- AN ANTICIPATED SPIKE INCOVID-19 CASES.LET'S GO TO CUYLER DIGGS --CUYLER -- WE SAW RAIN AND SOMEFLASHES OF LIGHTNING INTUCSON.(((PAUSE FOR WEATHER((( MORESHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMSDRIFTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERNARIZONA TODAY AND HELPED BRINGA LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.OVERNIGHT, WE'LL SEE CLEARINGSKIES WITH A LOW OF 74DEGREES.

TEMPERATURES WILLCLIMB HIGHER AS WE HEAD INTOTHE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES AREBACK IN THE FORECAST.MORESHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMSDRIFTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERNARIZONA TODAY AND HELPED BRINGA LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES AREBACK IN THE FORECAST.BREAKING JUST MOMENTS AGO --MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURTJUDGES REPEATEDLY RELEASEDPROTESTERS FROM CUSTODY THISWEEKEND -- AFTER FINDINGPHOENIX POLICE ARRESTED THEMWITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE.

ONEDEFENSE ATTORNEY SAID THATMOST OF THOSE ARRESTED WEREGIVEN COPY- AND-PASTESTATEMENTS AND DID NOT KNOWWHAT CHARGES THEY WERE FACING.WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THIS ON OURWEBSITE -- KGUN NINE DOT COM.THE OLYMPICS MAY HAVE BEENPOSTPONED TO NEXT YEAR -- BUTTHE (SPECIAL OLYMPICS AREFINDING WAYS -- TO KEEPATHLETES CONNECTED.

WHEN THEARIZONA CHAPTER -- HOPES TOSTART UP -- IN PERSONCOMPETITION AGAIN.

YOU'REWATCHING KGUN NINE ON YOURSIDE.WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THESPECIAL OLYMPICS IS MOVINGFORWARD -- DURING THEPANDEMIC.

NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SSHAWNDREA THOMAS HAS THESTORY.SHAWNDREA-THE SPECIAL OLYMPICSTYPICALLY RUNS FROM JULYTHROUGH MAY BUT THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC IS CHANGING THEGAME-- ON HOW THEY PLAN TOMOVE FORWARD.

ACCORDING TO THECDC THERE ARE OVER 60 MILLIONAMERICANS LIVING WITH ADISABILITY.

SOT "RIGHT NOW IMISS BOWLING AT TUCSON BOWL,"AND JACOB GROVES..... IS ONEOF THEM HE LIVES WITH HISFATHER GREG AND HAS BEENCOMPETING IN THE SPECIALOLYMPICS FOR YEARS....HESPENDS HIS TIME PRACTICING ANDPLAYING-- BUT NOWADAYS THINGSARE DIFFERENT-- SOT "SOMETIMESITS HARD FOR HIM TO UNDERSTANDYOU CAN'T RUNUP AND HUGEVERYBODY IN THE WORLD WHICHIS WHAT HE LIKES TO DO," THECOVID19 PANDEMIC IS CHANGINGTHE GUIDELINES FOR HOW THEGAMES ARE PLAYED JAMIEHECKERMAN WITH SPECIALOLYMPICS OF ARIZONA SAYS THEORGANIZATION IS ADJUSTING.EVENTS WERE SHUT DOWN INAPRIL.

SOT "WE'VE TRANSITIONEDALL OF OUR EVENTS INTO VIRTUALEVENTS THROUGH A PLATFORMCALLED SOAZCONNECTED ITSSOMETHING WE DEVELOPED TOFOCUS ON HEALTH AND FITNESS,"VIRTUAL EVENTS LIKE EGAMES-WORKOUTS, COOKING CLASSES ANDDANCES HAVE BECOME A NEW WAYOF STAYING CONNECTED.

SOT "OURGOAL IS TO NOT SOCIALLYISOLATE THEM AND UNFORTUNATELYWITH COVID THEY ARE SOCIALLYISOLATED MORE THAN EVERBEFORE.

THEY'RE A VULNERABLEPOPULATION THEY'RE NOT GOINGTO WORK BECAUSE ITS A LITTLEMORE SCARY FOR THEM," THEY'REALSO TAKING STEPS TO KEEPEVENTS SAFE FOR ATHLETES,VOLUNTEERS AND SPECTATORS.

SOT"WE'RE SUPPLYING MASKS SO THEYCAN PRACTICE.

WE'RE PROVIDINGGLOVES, HAND SANITIZER CLOROXWIPES AND WE'RE PUTTING SOMEKITS TOGETHER THAT WE CAN GETOUT TO OUR PROGRAMS ONCE WESTART UP," GREG SAYS ITSIMPORTANT TO PAUSE ANDUNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS OFTHOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS--- ASWE NAVIGATE THE CHANGES TO OURSOCIAL NORMS..

SOT "PEOPLE WHOHAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AREN'TGOING TO REALIZE EVERYTHINGTHAT'S GOING ON QUITE AS WELLAS YOU DO SO DON'T FREAKOUT IFTHEY COME CLOSE TO YOU.

JUSTGENTLY REMIND THEM THEY ARENOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT,"RIGHT NOW THERE ARE 21THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS AND 24THOUSAND SPECIAL OLYMPICSVOLUNTEERS IN ARIZONA.

THEORGANIZATION IS HOPING TOSTART BACK UP BY THE END OFTHE SUMMER.

AND SWIMMING ISTHE FIRST LOW CONTACT ---TRAINING EVENT ON THE LIST...SOT- "AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER WEWILL LOOK AT COMPETITIONS IFWE CAN HOLD COMPETITIONS ANDLOOK AT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLEWHO CAN BE AT THAT," WE HAVEMORE INFORMATION ON KGUN 9 DOTCOM.

SHAWNDREA THOMAS KGUN 9ON YOUR SIDE.IF YOU HAVE A REBOUND ARIZONASTORY TO SHARE -- THROUGH MAYBUT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ISCHANGING THE GAME-- ON HOW THEYPLAN TO MOVE FORWARD.

ACCORDINGTO THE CDC THERE ARE OVER 60MILLION AMERICANS LIVING WITH ADISABILITY.

SOT "RIGHT NOW IMISS BOWLING AT TUCSON BOWL,"AND JACOB GROVES..... IS ONE OFTHEM HE LIVES WITH HIS FATHERGREG AND HAS BEEN COMPETING INTHE SPECIAL OLYMPICS FORYEARS....HE SPENDS HIS TIMEPRACTICING AND PLAYING-- BUTNOWADAYS THINGS ARE DIFFERENT--SOT "SOMETIMES ITS HARD FOR HIMTO UNDERSTAND YOU CAN'T RUNUPAND HUG EVERYBODY IN THE WORLDWHICH IS WHAT HE LIKES TO DO,"THE COVID19 PANDEMIC ISCHANGING THE GUIDELINES FOR HOWTHE GAMES ARE PLAYED JAMIECRMAN WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS INAORGANIZATION IS ADJUSTING.EVENTS WERE SHUT DOWN IN APRIL.T "WE'VE TRANSITIONED ALL OFR EVVOD TO FOCUS ON HEALTHD FITNESS,ASS AND DANCES HAVE BECOMENEW WAY OF STAYING CONNECTED.T "CIALLY ISOLE THEM ANDFORTUNATELY WHOVID THEYE SOCIALLY ISOLATED MORE THANERT GOING TO WORBECAUSE ITS ATTLE MORE A R THEM,"THEY'RE ALSOVOLUNTEERS AND