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>>> A
>>> A RESCUE MISSION IS UNDERWAY AFTER A STAR OF THE
SHOW GLEE WENT MISSING WHILE
SWIMMING IN A CALIFORNIA LIKE.
>>> EXTREME HOT WEATHER, AND
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS
LOOMING IN OUR FORECAST . GO
CAR AFTER CAR LINING UP FOR
CORONA TESTING BLITZ.
PICK A WE ARE BEING SEEN
STATEWIDE.
STATEWIDE. HERE WE GO.
12 MINUTES, NO COMMERCIALS ON
TV AND ON THE GO.
IT IS TRAM HERE.
WE ARE STARTING RIGHT NOW WITH
SOME BREAKING NEWS.
CREWS ARE WORKING TO PUT OUT A
BRUSH FIRE SPREADING YOUR 59th
AVENUE NEAR DEAR VALLEY IN
GLENDALE.
GLENDALE.
GLENDALE. THIS IS BEING DUBBED THE
THUNDERBIRD FIRE.
THUNDERBIRD FIRE. IT IS BURNING AT THE
THUNDERBIRD CONSERVATION PARK
BUT MULTIPLE AIR CRAFT ARE
BEING USED TO BATTLE THE FLAMES
AS WELL AS GROUND CREWS.
BECAUSE ARIZONA IS CATCHING A
LOT OF NEGATIVE NATIONAL
ATTENTION FOR OUR SURGEON
CORONAVIRUS CASES.
CORONAVIRUS CASES. TODAY THINGS ARE NOT ANY BETTER
. WE HAVE NOW SURPASSED 2000
DEATHS AND 112,000 CASES.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LATEST
NUMBERS RELEASED BY OUR STATE
DEPARTMENT HEALTH SERVICES.
THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL 4057
CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES.
THAT BRINGS THE OVERALL COUNT
TO MORE THAN 112,000.
ANOTHER ALARMING NUMBER 75 NEW
DEATHS WERE REPORTED TODAY.
IT BRINGS OUR STATEWIDE TOTAL
TO 2038.
TO 2038.
TO 2038. MARICOPA COUNTY CONTINUES HAVE
THE MOST CASES WITH MORE THAN
73,000 . A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE
IN ARIZONA ARE STILL TRYING TO
GET TESTED.
GET TESTED. MATING ARE WAITING FOR DAYS TO
GET AN APPOINTMENT BUT THEY
HAVE BEEN WAITING EVEN LONGER
FOR THE RESULTS.
TEAM 12'S IS THAT SOUTH
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE WERE
ANOTHER ROUND OF FREE TESTING
IS UNDERWAY.
IS UNDERWAY. BECAUSE THIS IS THE THIRD DAY
OF A COVID-19 TESTING BLITZ OUT
HERE AT SOUTH MOUNTAIN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AN ORGANIZER TOLD ME THEY ARE
NOW RAMPING UP TESTING . THE
FOUNDER ONE OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS HELPING PUT ON
THIS SAID THEY ARE TRYING TO
TEST ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE PER DAY
TODAY AND AGAIN TOMORROW BUT
THAT'S AN INCREASE FROM ABOUT
1000 TESTS A DAY THAT HE SAYS
THEY DID LAST THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY . ON TOP OF THAT
INCREASED TESTING, BLITZ EVENTS
WILL RETURN TO SOUTH MOUNTAIN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STARTING
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF NEXT
WEEK BUT THAT WILL HAPPEN EACH
WEEK THROUGH AUGUST 7. TODAY'S
TESTING IS BEING DONE BY LAB 24
A FLORIDA-BASED GENETICS
TESTING LAB.
TESTING LAB. THE LIST IS IN RESPONSE TO THE
SPIKE IN CASES . WE TALKED WITH
ONE MAN WHO SAYS HE GOT TO THE
FRONT OF THE LIGHT TODAY AFTER
BEING TURNED AWAY LAST WEEK.
PICK I WAS ONLINE FOR FIVE AND
HALF HOURS AND THEY SHUT IT
DOWN BEFORE I GOT TO THE
ENTRANCE. SO I WAS HERE AT 1:00
TODAY. SO, I AM NOW SIX IN LINE
. AGO PEOPLE WHO ARE TESTED ARE
COVERED UNDER THE HERE'S ACT.
THE EVENT IS OPEN TO ANYONE IN
THE COMMUNITY AND NO
PREREGISTRATION OR APPOINTMENTS
ARE NEEDED.
ARE NEEDED. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
WHO SHOWED UP FOR TEST LAST WEEK
, THE TEAM HAS EXPANDED THEIR
HOURS TODAY.
HOURS TODAY. THEY STARTED AT 6:00 A.M.
AND THEY SAY THEY ARE HOPING TO
GO UNTIL ABOUT 6:00 P.M.
THIS EVENING.
THIS EVENING. FOR DETAILS ON TODAY'S TESTING
BLITZ, TOMORROW'S AND WHAT WILL
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
GO TO OUR WEBSITE 12NEWS.COM
AND THE 12 NEWS APP . BECAUSE
THAT IS A BRUTAL WAY.
MORE TESTING COULD BE COMING TO
THE VALLEY . GOVERNOR DUCEY
ANNOUNCED HE IS WORKING CLOSELY
WITH THE WHITE HOUSE TO GET THE
CDC TO PROVIDE MORE TEST FOR
THE VALLEY.
THE VALLEY. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT TESTING WILL
BE GOING TO MARYVILLE AND WEST
PHOENIX .
PHOENIX .
PHOENIX . >>> TIME TO CONNECT THE DOTS.
WE TAKE A DEEPER DIVE IN
TODAY'S HEADLINES.
TODAY'S HEADLINES. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HOW YOUR
BLOOD TYPE MAY AFFECT YOUR RISK
FOR CORONAVIRUS BUT WHAT
EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN?
LET US CONNECT THE DOTS.
PICK A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THAT
BLOOD TYPE MY AFFECT THE
SEVERITY OF CORONAVIRUS BUT
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
LET'S CONNECT THE DOTS BUT THE
RESEARCH DONE ON THOUSANDS OF
PATIENTS FOUND THAT PEOPLE WITH
TYPE O BLOOD SEEMED TO HAVE
LESS SEVERE CASES OF COVID-19
WHILE PEOPLE WITH TYPE A SEEMED
MORE VULNERABLE TO CORONAVIRUS
. RESEARCHERS WARNED THAT EVEN
THOUGH IT APPEARS THEY FOUND A
LINK, THEY DO NOT KNOW THE
CAUSE YET.
CAUSE YET. THIS BUT THERE IS SPECULATION
THAT BLOOD TYPE MAY AFFECT
BLOOD CLOTS.
BLOOD CLOTS. YOU ARE NOT ALL CLEAR IF YOU
HAVE OH BLOOD.
WHILE FINDINGS ARE STATISTICS
TO STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT,
DOES NOT MEAN THERE ARE NOT
PEOPLE WITH TYPE O BLOOD WHO
HAVE HAD SEVERE CASES AND EVEN
DIED.
DIED.
DIED. IT
DIED. IT IS ANOTHER PIECE OF THE
PUZZLE AS WE TRY TO UNDERSTAND
MORE ABOUT CORONAVIRUS . IF YOU
DO NOT KNOW YOUR BLOOD TYPE
THERE ARE TESTS YOU CAN TAKE A
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. IF
HOME. IF YOU DONATE BLOOD THEY WILL
TELL YOU YOUR BLOOD TYPE.
>>> COMING IN AT NUMBER ONE THE
SEARCH IS ON FOR GLEE STAR NAYA
RIVERA . THE ACTRESS WAS
REPORTED MISSING YESTERDAY
AFTER HER SON WAS FOUND ALONE
ON A BOAT IN CALIFORNIA.
RIVERA RENTED A BOAT YESTERDAY
AT LATE PERU IN VENTURA COUNTY
AND WENT SWIMMING WITH HER FOUR-
YEAR-OLD WHEN SHE DISAPPEARED
AT HER SON WAS FOUND ON THE
BOAT SLEEPING AND WEARING A
LIFE VEST.
LIFE VEST. AN ADULT LIFE VEST WAS FOUND ON
BOARD . SHE WAS BEST KNOWN FOR
HER ROLE OF SANTANA AND THE
MUSICAL COMEDY GLEE.
>>> DOCTOR IN THE VALLEY A
TODDLER HAS A DIED AFTER BEING
PULLED FROM A POOL IN MESA .
CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE AREA
OF LITURGY ROAD AND UNIVERSITY
DRIVE LAST NIGHT . THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT TELLS US THAT TO AND
A HALF-YEAR-OLD WAS FOUND AT
THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL AND THE
FAMILY PULLED THE CHILD OUT
THERE THE CHILD WAS BREATHING
WHEN CREWS GOT THERE BUT DIED
AT THE HOSPITAL.
THE MESA, CITING UNIT IS NOW
INVESTIGATING THE CASE.
>>> NOW TO OUR WEATHER . THIS
IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHERE I
HEAT GOES FROM AN INCONVENIENCE
TO A REAL LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION.
SITUATION. EXTREME HEAT IS PUTTING A
STRAIN ON PLACES LIKE ST.
MARY'S.
MARY'S.
MARY'S. THEY ARE ASKING FOR DONATIONS
OF WATER SO THEY CAN HELP THOSE
MOST VULNERABLE RIGHT NOW . IF
YOU CANNOT DONATE WATER,
CONSIDER DONATING CASH ONLINE
AT FIRST WOULD BANK AT WORK.
A $10 DONATION EQUALS THREE
CASES OF WATER AS YOU KNOW IT
HAS BEEN HOT ALL WEEK LONG AND
IT IS ONLY GOING TO GET HOTTER
THIS WEEKEND.
THIS WEEKEND. HERE IS A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE.
WE ARE TIPTOEING OUR WAY TO AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.
LET'S CHECK IN NOW WITH KRYSTLE
HENDERSON.
HENDERSON. >> THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
SCARING US DOWN SHOULD REALLY
GRAB YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE HE
IS THE TOP WEATHER-RELATED
KILLER.
KILLER.
KILLER. MORE THAN FLOODING, TORNADOES,
HURRICANES LIGHTNING AND
EARTHQUAKES COMBINED.
EARTHQUAKES COMBINED. BUT MISTER HIGH PRESSURE IS
COMING WITH A VENGEANCE.
IT HAS SOME SERIOUS STAYING
POWER . OVER THE COURSE OF
FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY, MORE
THAN 5 MILLION ARIZONANS ARE
GOING TO BE SWEATING IT OUT
UNDER THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING.
WARNING.
WARNING. I WILL HAVE THE MERCURY MAXING
OUT BETWEEN 110 AND 120 GIVING
US SOME OF THE HOTTEST
TEMPERATURES OUR REGION HAS
SEEN IN THREE YEARS.
MANY RECORDS ARE GOING TO BE
BITING THE DUST.
WHEN IT COMES TO OUR EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNINGS THROWN AT US
ALREADY THIS YEAR, WE HAVE
TALLIED UP FIVE.
THAT IS OUR AVERAGE YEARLY
QUOTA AND WE HAVE SPENT 19 DAYS
WITH THIS ONE INCLUDED UNDER
THAT WARNING.
THAT WARNING. THE RECORD NUMBER OF WARNINGS
FOR ARIZONA IS 10.
THAT WAS SUCH AS LAST YEAR WITH
A RECORD NUMBER OF DAYS AT 36
SET IN 2010.
WE ARE TOPPING ABOUT
TEMPERATURES 115+ FOR THE
VALLEY OVER THE WEEKEND.
THAT WOULD BE A RECORDBREAKER
FOR US ON SUNDAY AT 117.
SOUTHERN ARIZONA IS SET TO TIE
ITS ALL-TIME JULY RECORD HIGH
ON SUNDAY AT 114.
EVEN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS ARE
GOING TO BE CRACKING INTO THE
90s AND HANGING OUT NEAR RECORD
TERRITORY BUT BECAUSE ALL RIGHT
CRYSTAL.
CRYSTAL.
CRYSTAL. NEW CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY FROM
THE PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT
FALLING ANOTHER DEADLY SHOOTING
INVOLVING OFFICERS BUT THIS
TIME COMING FROM A MOTHER OF A
MAN KILLED ON THE FOURTH OF
JULY.
JULY.
JULY. TEAM 12 IS TRISHA HENDRICKS
JOINS US.
JOINS US.
JOINS US. BECAUSE THE MOTHER OF 28-YEAR-
OLD JAMES GARCIA IS ASKING
PHOENIX POLICE TO RELEASE EVERY
PIECE OF OFFICER BODY CAM'S
FOOTAGE THEY HAVE SO SHE COULD
SEE WHAT HAPPENED FIRSTHAND.
ON JULY 4, GARCIA WAS SHOT BY
POLICE NEAR 56 AVENUE AND
INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD.
POLICE WERE THERE TO
INVESTIGATE REPORTS OF A
STABBING WHEN OFFICERS SAY
JAMES RAISED A GUN.
THE ONLY VIDEO OF THE SHOOTING
IS BY A BYSTANDER ACROSS THE
STREET.
STREET.
STREET. POLICE RELEASED THE SPOTTY
CAMERA FOOTAGE FROM AFTER THE
SHOOTING SHOWING A GUN BEING
TAKEN OUT OF JAMES'S CAR.
THEY HAVE HELD BACK THE CAMERA
BODY CAM FOOTAGE
>> WE ARE LEFT WITH OUT ANSWERS
TO WHY OUR LOVED ONES WERE
KILLED BUT
KILLED BUT >> THE CHIEF HAS PLEDGED TO
RELEASED BODY CAM FOOTAGE LIKE
THIS ONE WITHIN 14 DAYS . BICKE
GIVES HIS FAMILY SAYS THAT
SHOULD HAVE BEEN STATER
PROTOCOL ALREADY.
PROTOCOL ALREADY. TRISHA HENDRICKS, 12 NEWS.
>>> CAME TO WAS RACHEL O'NEILL
HAD A ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSION
WITH CHIEF WILLIAMS WHERE THEY
DISCUSSED TRANSPARENCY AND
TRANSFORMING POLICE.
TRANSFORMING POLICE. >>> WITH THE FINAL IT TAX
DEADLINE LOOMING AHEAD MANY
SHOULD BE WONDERING WHAT
EXACTLY CAN I WRITE OFF THIS
YEAR?
YEAR?
YEAR? IS
YEAR? IS WORKING FROM HOME TAX
DEDUCTIBLE?
DEDUCTIBLE? DAVE SAYS IN 2018 TAX REFORM
REFORM CHANGE THINGS BUT IF
YOU'RE IN A PLAY THAT RECEIVES
A W-2, YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK.
>> UTILITIES ARE NO LONGER
DEDUCTIBLE, YOUR MORTGAGE NOT
DEDUCTIBLE, STATE TAXES NOT
DEDUCTIBLE.
DEDUCTIBLE. AS PART OF THE TAX CUTS AND
JOBS ASK ONE OF THE THINGS THEY
TOOK AWAY FROM US TO LOWER ALL
THE TAX RATES WAS THE ABILITY
TO TAKE HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION
TYPICAL WHAT IF YOU DON'T GET A
W-2? PEOPLE WHO ARE SELF
EMPLOYED OR CONTRACTORS GET A
1099 FORM INSTEAD OF THE END OF
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR.
THE YEAR. OUR EXPERT SAYS YOU ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE HOME OFFICE
DEDUCTION.
DEDUCTION. BECAUSE SO OUR VERIFIED ANSWER
IS A SPLIT ONE AND AT ALL
DEPENDS ON THE FORM YOU GET AT
THE END OF THE YEAR.
IF YOU GET A W-2 FORM, FAULDS.
YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A HOME
OFFICE DEDUCTION ON YOUR TAX
RETURN.
RETURN.
RETURN. IF YOU GET A 1099 FORM, IT IS
TRUE.
TRUE.
TRUE. YOU
TRUE. YOU ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A HOME
OFFICE DEDUCTION ON YOUR 2020
TAXES.
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