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AND 12 NEWS WORKING TOGETHER FOR A SAFER ARIZONA. >> IT'S HAPPENING.
THE AMOUNT MAY STILL BE IN
LIMBO BUT STIMULUS CHECKS WILL
BE SENT OUT WHEN YOU COULD SEE
THAT MONEY.
PLUS IT'S A WINTER WONDERLAND
IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
BUT FOR HOW LONG?
AND GOOD RIDDANCE.
TWENTY TWENTY.
HOW TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR
SAFELY.
TWELVE TO TWELVE STARTS RIGHT
NOW.
TWELVE MINUTES NO COMMERCIALS
WERE ON TV AND ON THE GO ON THE
TWELVE NEWS APP WEB SITE AND
YOUTUBE.
HELLO, IT'S RACHEL.
HERE LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO THE
LATEST ON THE CORONA VIRUS HERE
IN ARIZONA.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SERVICES REPORTING TWO THOUSAND
SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY NINE NEW
CASES THIS MORNING WHICH IS
DOWN FROM YESTERDAY.
HOWEVER, TODAY'S DEATH TOLL IS
GRIM.
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE NEW
DEATHS REPORTED TODAY.
ONE HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT OF
THOSE ARE DUE TO THE DEATH
CERTIFICATE MATCHING PROCESS.
DECEMBER IS NOW THE DEADLIEST
MONTH IN AMERICA FOR COVERED
RELATED DEATHS SINCE THE
PANDEMIC BEGAN.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE COBA
TRACKING PROJECT.
MORE THAN 66000 AMERICANS DIED
THIS MONTH ALONE FROM COVERED
19 PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS ARE
WARNING THE IMPACT OF THE
HOLIDAY SEASON COULD LEAD TO A
SPIKE IN SEARCHES.
>> THE WORST CERTAINLY IN TERMS
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS
UNFORTUNATELY IS LIKELY STILL
YET TO COME AT HOME IN ARIZONA
,BOTH VALLEY WISE AND BANNER
LEADERS SAY THEY'RE TRYING TO
HIRE NEW STAFF JUST TO KEEP UP
WITH THE DEMAND.
>> BUT THERE IS HOPE COMING
DOWN THE PIPELINE.
WE SHOULD HAVE MORE VACCINES
GEARING UP FOR EMERGENCY
AUTHORIZATION SOON.
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SAYS IT
SHOULD KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE ITS
VACCINE IS BY JANUARY.
THEN IT'LL GO TO THE FDA AND
THE CDC FOR AUTHORIZATION.
ASTRAZENECA IS STILL SORTING
OUT ISSUES WITH ITS TRIALS.
SOME PEOPLE ONLY GOT ONE DOSE
WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN TO
NOVAVAX AS ANNOUNCED THE START
OF PHASE THREE TRIALS IN THE
U.S. AND MEXICO.
IT'S THE FIFTH COMPANY TO
LAUNCH PHASE THREE TRIALS OF A
COLD VACCINE IN THE U.S..
HEALTH EXPERTS SAY WE'RE GOING
TO NEED SEVERAL VACCINES TO
HAVE ENOUGH DOSES FOR EVERYONE
WHO NEEDS ONE.
VICE PRESIDENT LIKE KAMALA
HARRIS AND HER HUSBAND GOT THE
KOBAN 19 VACCINE TODAY.
PRESIDENT ELECT JOE BIDEN AND
HIS WIFE DR. JILL BIDEN
RECEIVED THEIR FIRST FIRST DOSE
OF THE VACCINE LAST.
IT'S UNKNOWN WHEN PRESIDENT
TRUMP MAY BE VACCINATED OR
WHETHER HE WILL DO SO IN
PUBLIC.
WE ARE KEEPING YOU SAFE THIS
MORNING WITH A WARNING FROM THE
FBI ABOUT SCAMMERS TRYING TO
CASH IN ON KOVEN 19 VACCINES.
TEAM TWELVE'S MANDY GAITHER
SHOWS US HOW TO AVOID BECOMING
A VICTIM IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
KOVIK.
>> 19 SCAMMERS ARE LOOKING TO
CASH IN.
THE FBI NOW WARNING AMERICANS
OF VACCINE SCAMS WHICH INCLUDE
ADS OR OFFERS FOR EARLY VACCINE
ACCESS FOR A FEE PAYING OUT OF
POCKET TO BE ON A VACCINE
WAITING LIST WHICH DOESN'T
EXIST OFFERS FOR ADDITIONAL
MEDICAL TESTING OR PROCEDURES
WHEN YOU GET A VACCINE
UNSOLICITED EMAILS CALLS FROM
SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE FROM A
MEDICAL OFFICE.
>> INSURANCE COMPANY OR VACCINE
CENTER REQUESTING PERSONAL
INFORMATION CLAIMS THAT THE
GOVERNMENT REQUIRES YOU TO
RECEIVE A CAUVIN 19 VACCINE AND
ADS FOR VACCINES FROM UNKNOWN
SOURCES.
CLAIMS OF FDA APPROVAL FOR AN
UNVERIFIED VACCINE TO AVOID
BECOMING A VICTIM GET UP TO
DATE INFORMATION ON VACCINE
DISTRIBUTION THROUGH YOUR
STATE'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT WEB
SITE.
THE FDA IS ALSO UPDATING THEIR
WEB SITE ON WHICH VACCINES HAVE
BEEN AUTHORIZED.
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE
GETTING A VACCINE.
DON'T SHARE YOUR PERSONAL OR
HEALTH INFORMATION WITH ANYONE
OTHER THAN THOSE WHO ARE KNOWN
AND TRUSTED MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS.
CHECK YOUR MEDICAL AND
INSURANCE EXPLANATION OF
BENEFITS FOR ANY SUSPICIOUS
CLAIMS AND REPORT ANY ERRORS TO
THE COMPANY.
FINALLY, FOLLOW GUIDANCE AND
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TRUSTED
SOURCES LIKE THE CDC FOR
TODAY'S CONSUMER WATCH.
I'M MANDY GAITHER WITH NEW
INFORMATION COMING OUT EVERY
DAY WE KNOW IT CAN BE TOUGH TO
KEEP UP.
YOU CAN FIND THE LATEST DETAILS
ABOUT THE CORONA VIRUS AND HOW
IT'S AFFECTING ARIZONA ON THE
FREE TWELVE NEWS APP HASHTAG
MOST CLICKED HERE ON THE STORY
SPEAKING EVERYONE'S INTEREST
RIGHT NOW AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
FOR THE MUCH AWAITED STIMULUS
CHECKS.
YESTERDAY THE HOUSE PASSION
PASSED A MEASURE TO MAKE THE
CHECKS TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
INSTEAD OF SIX HUNDRED BUT
TODAY.
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH
MCCONNELL STRUCK DOWN THE
MEASURE WHILE IT'S NOT CLEAR
WHEN THE BILL WILL GO THROUGH.
HERE'S A FEW THINGS TO KNOW
ABOUT THE POTENTIAL CHECKS.
FIRST, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN
IF YOU FILED 20 19 TAXES AND
YOU MEET THE REST OF THE
QUALIFICATIONS.
THE IRS WILL USE THE
INFORMATION ON FILE TO DEPOSIT
THE MONEY DIRECTLY INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE YOUR BANKING
INFORMATION YOU'LL GET THE
CHECK IN THE MAIL WHEN IT COMES
TO WHO QUALIFIES YOUR INCOME IN
TWENTY NINETEEN WITH SEVENTY
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS.
YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR A ONE-TIME
PAYMENT BUT HOW MUCH YOU GET
DROPS BY FIVE DOLLARS AS YOUR
INCOME GOES UP BY ONE HUNDRED.
IF YOU HAVE A DEPENDENT UNDER
17 YEARS OLD YOU WILL GET AN
ADDITIONAL SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS
PER CHILD.
FINALLY WHEN WILL WE SEE THAT
MONEY?
A SENIOR TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICIAL SAYS THAT THEY'RE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO START
DELIVERING DIRECT PAYMENTS BY
THE END OF THE WEEK.
THE BILL SAYS THEY MUST BE SENT
NO LATER THAN JANUARY 15TH.
OUR SECOND MOST CLICKED STORY
THIS AFTERNOON ANOTHER DEADLY
SHOOTING INVOLVING PHENIX
POLICE.
THIS ONE HAPPENING THERE TWENTY
SEVENTH AVENUE IN GLENDALE LAST
NIGHT.
WE'RE TOLD THAT OFFICERS GOT A
CALL FROM A WOMAN AT AN
APARTMENT COMPLEX SAYING HER
EX-BOYFRIEND SHOWED UP
UNINVITED.
WHEN POLICE ARRIVED, THEY SAY
THE BOYFRIEND TOLD THEM HE HAD
A GUN AND PUT HIS HAND BEHIND
HIS BACK.
HE REFUSED TO SHOW HIS HAND AND
STARTED COUNTING DOWN TO FIVE
AT ONE.
HE BROUGHT HIS HAND OUT AS IF
IT WERE A GUN.
THAT'S WHEN OFFICERS OPENED
FIRE HITTING AND KILLING THE
MAN.
NO GUN WAS FOUND.
NO OFFICERS WERE INJURED.
OUR THIRD MOST CLICKED STORY A
STORM TURNS THE HIGH COUNTRY
INTO A WINTER WONDERLAND TEEN
TELLS ERICA STAPLETON DROVE UP
TO FLAGSTAFF TO PLAY IN SNOW.
>> HEY GUYS.
IT'S A WINTER WONDERLAND HERE
IN FLAGSTAFF.
CHECK OUT ALL THIS WONDERFUL
SNOW AND IT'S ACTUALLY BROUGHT
A LOT OF PEOPLE TO TOWN.
CHECK OUT ALL THESE CARS.
SOME PEOPLE STILL NEED TO CLEAN
THEM OFF.
BUT OF COURSE AS PRETTY AS IT
IS, THE BIG CONCERN TODAY IS
ALL THE ICE.
YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT HERE ON
THE SIDEWALK AND THEN RIGHT ON
THE ROAD.
SO IF YOU'RE OUT TRAVELING,
MAKE SURE YOU'RE TAKING IT
SLOW, TAKING IT STEADY AND
USING CAUTION BECAUSE NO ONE
WANTS TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.
FLAGSTAFF GOT A COUPLE INCHES
OF SNOW IN A STORM THAT ROLLED
THROUGH LAST NIGHT.
THE SNOWFALL WAS HEAVY THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON BUT TAPERED OFF
AT NIGHT AND AS PEOPLE ARE
CLEANING UP THE MESS TODAY,
MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING OUT AND
ABOUT TO ENJOY ALL THAT SNOW.
WE JUST HAD THE WEEK OFF SO WE
DECIDED TO TAKE SOME TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TUBING THIS
AFTERNOON AND A REALLY NICE
BREAK OUT OF PHENIX.
SO FIRST TIME LIKE YOU SAY,
KNOWING IT'S PRETTY COOL.
THEY GOT COLD.
WE DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE THIS
COLD BUT IT WAS FUN.
UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT THE BEST
KNOW FOR SNOWBALLS.
IT KIND OF CRUMBLES THERE BUT
IT'S GREAT FOR SLEDDING, SKIING
AND A LOT OF THOSE OTHER
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO
UP HERE IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
BUNDLE UP AND BE SAFE FOR AN
HOUR IN FLAGSTAFF.
ERICA STAPLETON, 12 NEWS .
SO HOW LONG WILL THOSE NEW
BLOGS CONTINUE TO FALL?
CRYSTAL, GIVE US THE FORECAST
FOR ONE ONE.
WELL, WE COULD SEE A FEW MORE
FLAKES COME SWIRLING DOWN THE
REST OF TODAY.
>> BUT REALLY AREN'T EXPECTING
TO ADD TO THESE TOTALS BEFORE
WE CLOSE THE TAB LATER ON THIS
EVENING.
WE HAD A SWEET SPOT SNOWBALL
SEVEN INCHES OF FRESH POWDER
REPORTED THERE SEVERAL REPORTS
COMING IN AROUND THE FLAGSTAFF
AIR BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE FOUR
IN PARKS WE SAW ANYWHERE FROM
AN INCH OR TWO FROM ASH FOR
PRESCOT JUST UNDER AN INCH OF
SNOW AND YOU COULD SEE THESE
CLOUDS COULD CONTINUE TO THROW
OUT A FEW MORE SLICK FLAKES
HERE AS IT CONTINUES TO PULL TO
THE EAST AND MAYBE EVEN A
LITTLE DROP AROUND THE VALLEY.
I KNOW ROB RACHEL THINKS YOU
COULD HAVE BEEN A SPRINKLER ON
THE LAWN OR PERHAPS A QUICK
LITTLE SPRINKLE FROM THE
CLOUDS.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL WE GOT FOR
MOST OF US THESE DROPS WERE A
GLANCING BLOW.
SO UNFORTUNATELY TODAY IS GOING
TO GO DOWN AS A DRY DAY AND
WE'RE ABOUT TO SET A NEW RECORD
LOW IN TERMS OF OUR TALLY OF
RAINY DAYS.
WE'VE ONLY COUNTED UP 15 DAYS
MEASURABLE RAIN IN PHENIX.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOW WAS 18
DAYS SET IN 2002.
NINETEEN FIFTY THREE.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE ONCE AGAIN 20
20 IS GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE
RECORD BOOKS FOR YET ANOTHER
RECORD.
HOW ABOUT THESE NUMBERS AS MUCH
AS 20 DEGREES COLDER THAN 24
HOURS AGO.
TEMPERATURES HAVE BARELY MADE
IT UP INTO THE 50S THIS
LUNCHTIME HOUR ACROSS THE
VALLEY.
WE DON'T EXPECT THEM TO EVEN
CRACK 60 THIS AFTERNOON WHICH
WOULD BE THE COLDEST HIGH
TEMPERATURE IN THREE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY EIGHT DAYS.
YOU'D HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY
BACK TO FEBRUARY 5TH TO HAVE A
HIGH IN THE 50S.
WE MIGHT BARELY MAKE IT ABOVE
THE FREEZING MARK IN FLAGSTAFF.
THEN THE COLD COMES CRASHING IN
TONIGHT DOWN INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS MIGHT EVEN SEE A BELOW
ZERO TEMPERATURE READING
TONIGHT IN THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS.
TEMPS IN THE VALLEY TUMBLING
INTO THE 30S AND THEN WE WILL
SEE BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE FOR US ALL THE WAY FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR AND
EVEN INTO 2021.
THANK YOU, CRYSTAL.
WELL, WE ARE ABOUT TO SAY
GOODBYE TO 2020 AND PLENTY OF
PEOPLE ARE SURE TO CELEBRATE.
BUT BEFORE THOSE CELEBRATIONS
BEGIN, TEENS BELLS MET.
EURUS HAS SOME IMPORTANT SAFETY
REMINDERS BECAUSE OF CAUVIN.
>> NINETEEN MORE PEOPLE WILL
LIKELY BE BRINGING IN THE NEW
YEAR FROM HOME THAN IN YEARS
PAST.
AND IF YOU DO DECIDE IN 2020
WITH A BANG.
LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS WANT TO
MAKE SURE YOU DO IT SAFELY.
SO HERE ARE SOME RULES OF THE
ROAD FROM SCOTTSDALE FIRE.
FIREWORKS ARE ALLOWED UNTIL
JANUARY 3RD.
IT GIVES YOU A COUPLE EVENINGS
THERE.
WHEN YOU GO TO LIGHT THEM
THOUGH, MAKE SURE YOU WERE NOT
NEAR ANY DESERT AREAS AND UNDER
NO CIRCUMSTANCE CAN YOU SET
THEM OFF ON PUBLICLY OWNED
PROPERTY.
FINALLY, DO NOT SHOOT GUNS INTO
THE AIR.
AFTER ALL, WHAT GOES UP MUST
COME DOWN.
ALL THESE ARE IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
HAS A HAPPY AND HEALTHY START
TO THE NEW YEAR ACCORDING TO
THE FIRE PREVENTION ASSOCIATION
ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
THERE ARE ABOUT NINETEEN
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIRES
REPORTED EACH YEAR ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND NINE THOUSAND
FIREWORKS RELATED INJURIES.
MORE THAN A THIRD OF THOSE ARE
KIDS.
LAST AND CERTAINLY NOT LEAST
REMEMBER.
EXPERTS ARE ENCOURAGING
EVERYONE TO STAY HOME THIS
YEAR.
THIS OF COURSE TO HELP SLOW THE
SPREAD OF CAUVIN 19 IF YOU DO
VENTURE OUT.
AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE WEARING YOUR
MASK AND OF COURSE KEEPING
SOCIAL DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND
YOUR GUESTS.
IN SCOTTSDALE, MATYAS 12:00
NEWS LIKE SO MANY THINGS DURING
THE PANDEMIC THE NEW YEAR'S EVE
TIMES SQUARE CELEBRATION IS
GOING VIRTUAL.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE
CELEBRATION THROUGH NINE
DIFFERENT CAMERAS ON A FREE
APP.
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT AT VAE AND
WHY ECOM ARE CELEBRATING THE
NEW YEAR THERE WITH GAMES MUSIC
AND ART IN A VIRTUAL TIME
SQUARE YOU WON'T SEE THE
TRADITIONAL CROWDS THIS YEAR
FORCE BECAUSE THE PANDEMIC BUT
THERE WILL BE SOME VIP GUESTS
THERE.
THERE ARE THE TWENTY TWENTY
HEROES, FIRST RESPONDERS,
FRONTLINE CENTRAL WORKERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES.
WELL AS WE PREPARE TO RING IN
THE NEW YEAR THERE ARE A FEW
THINGS FROM 2020 MANY OF US
WOULD LIKE TO SAY GOOD RIDDANCE
TO A SURVEY BY PLANET FITNESS
SAYS THAT 65 PERCENT WANT TO
SAY GOODBYE TO POLITICAL
CONVERSATION.
SIXTY TWO PERCENT WANT AWAY BYE
BYE TO THE TOILET PAPER CRISIS
THAT WE WENT THROUGH.
AND 41 PERCENT OF PARENTS HOPE
REMOTE LEARNING WILL GO AWAY
AND NEVER COME BACK.
TIME NOW FOR A LOOK AHEAD THE
STORIES WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT
A LITTLE LATER ON TODAY.
WE'RE RECAPPING THE BIGGEST
STORIES OF TWENTY TWENTY.
AND LOOKING BACK AT HOW THE
DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD LED TO
IMPORTANT CHANGES HERE IN THE
VALLEY FLOSS.
PLUS WE'RE ASKING THE EXPERTS
ABOUT YOUR BIGGEST KOFOD 19
QUESTIONS INCLUDING HOW WERE
THE TWO VACCINES AVAILABLE
RIGHT NOW MADE SO QUICKLY AND
ARE THEY SAFE?
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