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TED: COMING UP NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," WE'LL SPEAK TO CONGRESSMAN GREG STANTON ABOUT U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN.

>>> AND WE'LL HEAR ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PARENTING TOOLS TO FAMILIES IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA.

>>> AND ICONIC DESIGNER IS FEATURED IN THE NEW EXHIBIT AT THE PHOENIX ART MUSEUM.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

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TED: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

I'M TED SIMONS.

THE U.S.

BOMBING OF IRAN'S NUCLEAR SITES OVER THE WEEKEND SET BACK IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM ONLY BY A FEW MONTHS.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE "NEW YORK TIMES," WHICH REPORTS THAT EARLY CLASSIFIED U.S. INTELLIGENCE REPORT SHOWS THAT THE BOMBING SEALED OFF THE ENTRANCES TO TWO OF IRAN'S NUCLEAR FACILITIES BUT DID NOT COLLAPSE THE UNDERGROUND BUILDINGS.

THE FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CLAIMS WERE, QUOTE, OBLITERATED WERE OVERSTATED.

MUCH OF IRAN'S STOCKPILE OF ENRICHED URANIUM WAS MOVED BEFORE THE STRIKES.

EARLIER TODAY PRESIDENT TRUMP SHARPLY CRITICIZED BOTH ISRAEL AND IRAN FOR LAUNCHING ATTACKS AFTER THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED A CEASE-FIRE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

>> I'M NOT HAPPY WITH ISRAEL, I'M NOT HAPPY WITH IRAN EITHER, BUT I'M REALLY UNHAPPY THAT ISRAEL IS GOING OUT THIS MORNING, THE ONE ROCKET THAT WAS SHOT PERHAPS BY MISTAKE THAT DIDN'T LAND.

WE BASICALLY HAVE TWO COUNTRIES FIGHTING SO LONG AND SO HARD THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [ BLEEP ] THEY'RE DOING?

TED: THAT SAID, AT LAST REPORT, THE CEASE-FIRE APPEARS TO BE HOLDING AND THE PRESIDENT PRAISED BOTH COUNTRIES FOR THE PAUSE IN FIGHTING.

REACTION TO THE CEASE-FIRE ON CAPITOL HILL?

>> PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAS NEVER BEEN CLOSER WITHIN OUR GRASP, SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL EMBRACE AND APPLAUD.

WE WERE HARDENED TO SEE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE, RIGHT-THINKING COMMON SENSE FOLKS SAY THIS WAS THE RIGHT MOVE.

THE CEASE-FIRE IS FRAGILE BUT VERY REAL.

>> A CEASE-FIRE THAT LEADS TO PEACE IS A WONDERFUL THING.

A CEASE-FIRE THAT ALLOWS IRAN TO ARM AND COME BACK ANOTHER DAY IS A STEP BACKWARD.

I'M LOOKING FOR A STATEMENT BY THE IRANIANS, NOT ONLY WANT A CEASE-FIRE BUT RECOGNIZE THE RIGHT TO EXIST UNTIL YOU HAVE THAT MOMENT, NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE.

TED: FOR MORE ON REACTION TO THE U.S.

ATTACKS ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR FACILITIES, THE PRELIMINARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT.

FOR MORE ON THIS WE SPOKE EARLIER TODAY TO ARIZONA CONGRESSMAN GREG STANTON.

CONGRESSMAN, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I WANT TO START WITH THE LATEST REPORT JUST THIS AFTERNOON.

"NEW YORK TIMES," CNN, MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS, THE U.S.

BOMBING OF IRAN'S NUCLEAR FACILITY SET BACK IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM BY ONLY A FEW MONTHS ACCORDING TO CLASSIFIED U.S. -- A FEW MONTHS, THAT THE BOMBINGS MAY HAVE CLOSED OFF ENTRANCES TO THE FACILITIES BUT THE BUNKER BUSTING DID NOT BUST SOME OF THE UNDERGROUND FACILITIES.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF ALL THIS?

>> I HAVEN'T HAD A CLASSIFIED BRIEFING, WE WERE SCHEDULED TO HAVE ONE TODAY.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CANCELED THE BRIEFING TO SHOW CONGRESS THE EVIDENCE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO US BEFORE THEY BOMBED IRAN AND TRIED TO DESTROY THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE THEIR BEST TO COME TO CONGRESS.

THEY OWE US THE INFORMATION RIGHT NOW.

BUT I THINK IT CONFIRMS THE FACT THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE GOING TO NEED A NEGOTIATED SOLUTION TO IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

EVERYONE AGREES, DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, IRAN CANNOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

THEY ARE A ROGUE STATE.

THEY CAUSE SO MANY PROBLEMS FOR NEARBY COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

ALL OF THAT DOESN'T WANT NUCLEAR AS THEY DEVELOP A BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM, INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM POTENTIALLY PUTTING THE UNITED STATES AT RISK.

QUEE NEVER ALLOW THAT TO OCCUR.

HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE THE LAW HERE IN AMERICA, THE WAR POWERS ACT REQUIRES THE PRESIDENT TO WORK WITH CONGRESS BEFORE TAKING SUCH AN ACTION, AND I THINK THAT THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO HOW TO DEAL WITH IT.

PRESIDENT OBAMA DID ENGAGE IN NEGOTIATED SOLUTION THROUGH THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL, THE JCPOA, PRESUMPWAS NEGOTIATING WITH IRAN.

HE SAID THE NEGOTIATIONS WERE GOING VERY WELL.

TWO DAYS BEFORE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SIXTH ROUND OF NEGOTIATION WHEN THE REGIONAL WAR BEGAN AND TRUMP DECIDED TO BOMB INSTEAD OF CONTINUE WITH THE NEGOTIATION.

WE ALL AGREE IRAN CAN'T HAVE THE WEAPON.

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON THE BEST APPROACH.

>> THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF HAS ARTICLE 2 RESPONSIBILITY, ANY IDEA OF WAR POWERS ACT AND ANY IDEA HE DID NOT HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY IS WRONG.

HOW DO YOU RESPOND?

>> I THINK THE SPEAKER IS WRONG.

THE SPEAKER SAID THE WAR POWERS ACT WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

A VERY NOVEL APPROACH.

IF HE WANTS TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT, SHOULD APPLY TO BE A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, HE IS LEGALLY REQUIRED TO APPLY THE LAW, AND THE LAW IS THAT OBVIOUSLY IF THERE'S AN IMMEDIATE CIRCUMSTANCE, IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES, OF COURSE, THE PRESIDENT HAS THE RIGHT TO ACT UNILATERALLY.

IF THERE'S NOT IMMEDIATE THREAT, SHOULD COME TO CONGRESS AND SEEK APPROVAL BEFORE TAKING SUCH AN AGGRESSIVE ACTION.

THIS IS NOT A DEFENSIVE MEASURE, THIS IS OFFENSIVE MEASURE.

ONCE THE ACTION WAS TAKEN, HE HAS OBLIGATION TO COME TO CONGRESS AND EXPLAIN THROUGH A CLASSIFIED BRIEFING, EXPLAIN WHY HE TOOK THIS ACTION WHY, IT WAS NECESSARY.

NONE OF THAT OCCURRED THAT THE POINT.

>> NONE OF IT OCCURRED AND PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS WHO HAD THE SAME SITUATION.

IS THE WAR POWERS ACT ESSENTIALLY IRRELEVANT?

>> I SURE HOPE NOT!

THERE HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION AMONG LAWYERS AND JUDGES ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THE PRESIDENT CAN TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION, BUT CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY THEREAFTER, YOU HAVE TO GET CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.

IF THERE IS MORE ACTION BY THE UNITED STATES, EITHER FOR ITSELF OR ON BEHALF OF AN ALLY, HE HAS TO GET THE APPROVAL OF THE AMERICAN CONGRESS.

SO THE WAR POWERS ACT IS STILL THE LAW OF THE LAND.

I KNOW THERE ARE CERTAIN GRAY AREAS IN THAT, BUT ONE GRAY AREA THAT ISN'T THERE, IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE, IF WAR OR THE WAR ACTIONS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE, YOU HAVE TO GET THE SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS OR YOU HAVE TO REMOVE ALL TROOPS FROM AN AREA OR ALL HOSTILITY FROM THE AREA?

TED: THAT SAID, SHOULD THERE BE A VOTE ON FURTHER U.S. ACTION IN IRAN?

I THINK YOU ANSWERED THAT QUESTION, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, SHOULD THERE BE FURTHER U.S. ACTION IN IRAN?

>> WELL, THE ANSWER IS, IF IRAN CONTINUES DOWN THE PATH OF THE TRYING TO GET A NUCLEAR WEAPON, IF IRAN CONTINUES TO BE A ROGUE STATE USING ITS PROXIES IN THE REGION -- HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH, NOW THE HOUTHIS -- TO HARM AMERICAN COMMERCE IN THE SUEZ CANAL OR THE PERSIAN GULF.

IF THEY USE IT FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, USE THE PROXY, THEN CERTAINLY, IF THEY COME AFTER THE UNITED STATES, CERTAINLY WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO RESPOND, BUT FOR THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM, THE REAL QUESTION IS, IS A MILITARY STRIKE THE BEST LONG-TERM SOLUTION, OR IS A NEGOTIATION THE BEST SOLUTION?

WE HOPE THAT THERE CAN BE A DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION, THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO THIS CHALLENGE OF THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR AMBITIONS?

TED: WANTED TO GET TO THE BUDGET IN A SECOND.

THE LAST QUESTION AROUND THIS.

WHAT IS THE MOOD ON CAPITOL HILL WITH THE ACTION BEING TAKEN, AND WE'LL GET TO THE BUDGET BILL IN PARTICULAR.

ONE THING TO BE A MINORITY PARTY BUT SOUNDS LIKE A CAPITAL M BACK THERE.

WHAT'S THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE?

>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO BACK DOWN.

THIS PRESIDENT WANTS TO MORE AND MORE LIKE AN AUTHORITARIAN, GO WELL BEYOND HIS ARTICLE 2 AUTHORITY OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.

THAT'S NOT HIS ROLE TO PLAY.

THERE ARE OVER 200 LAWSUITS CHALLENGING THE OVERREACH OF THIS ADMINISTRATION, AND VIRTUALLY EVERY CASE WHERE A JUDGE REACHED A DECISION, THEY RULED THAT THIS PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO OVERREACH, AND OBVIOUSLY, IF HE WON'T FOLLOW A COURT ORDER, THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT CONSTITUTIONAL DILEMMA WE HAVE, A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS.

BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BACK DOWN.

JUST BECAUSE IT'S EASIER OR CONVENIENT TO GIVE UP THE ROLE OR RESPONSIBILITY OF CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT, THAT AIN'T RIGHT.

NOT WHAT OUR FOUNDING FATHERS SET UP.

WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CONGRESS.

IT'S NOT A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN THING.

I'M FRUSTRATED WITH THE DEMOCRATS WHO ARE WILLING TO ROLL OVER AND GIVE THE PRESIDENT EXTRA AUTHORITY THAT GOES BEYOND WHAT THE CONSTITUTION ALLOWS.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

>> GET TO THE BUDGET, THE SPEAKER SAID IT'S ON TARGET TO HIT THE PRESIDENT'S DESK BY JULY 4.

IS THAT YOUR READING AS WELL?

>> NOPE.

NO WAY.

LOOK, THERE ARE SO MANY CHANGES ON THE SENATE SIDE FROM WHAT PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE.

SO MANY MEMBERS ON OUR SIDE WHO SAID THESE ARE RED LINES THAT HAVE BEEN CROSSED, SO WE'LL SEE.

ALL I KNOW IS WE WERE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO IT, MOST PARTICULARLY BECAUSE OF THE MASSIVE CUTS TO THE MEDICAID PROGRAM, GOING TO BE DEVASTATING FOR OVER 300,000 FELLOW ARIZONANS WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.

BY THE WAY, THEY THINK THEY'RE SAVING MONEY.

THE HONEST TRUTH IS, IT WILL COST YOU MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.

IF PEOPLE CAN'T SEE A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THEM IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE HEALTH CARE, BUT IN THE SHORT RUN THINK IT'S GOING TO SAVE MONEY.

NOT GOING TO SAVE MONEY WHEN RURAL HOSPITALS CLOSE.

WELL, SOME REPUBLICAN MEMBERS SAID THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE THOSE TYPE OF MEDICAID CUTS, THEY WROTE LETTERS TO SPEAKER JOHNSON.

GUESS WHAT HAPPENED ON THE SENATE SIDE?

THE CUTS GOT WORSE.

IN ADDITION, YOU HAVE THE CUTS TO THE S.N.A.P.

PROGRAM, THE NUTRITION PROGRAM THAT SO MANY MILLIONS OF AMERICAN FAMILIES RELY ON, AND OF COURSE, THE CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDIT PROGRAM CREATING THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF GREAT JOBS HERE IN ARIZONA, AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE NEED TO BE A LEADER IN CLEAN ENERGY.

WE CAN'T GO BACKWARDS, CAN'T PUT OUR HEAD IN THE SAND ON ENERGY POCHLTS THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO BE A LEADER IN CLEAN ENERGY AND HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION UNDER THIS BILL?

TED: CONGRESSMAN GREG STANTON, GOOD TO SEE YOU, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> GREAT TO SEE YOU.

HAVE A GOOD ONE.

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TED: THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM HELPS PROVIDE SUPPORT AND PARENTING TOOLS TO FAMILIES ALL THROUGH ARIZONA TO ENSURE THEIR CHILDREN ARE HITTING KEY DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM, WE WELCOME DEANNA CARPENTER FROM THE ARIZONA CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

>> THE PARENTS OF TEACHERS PROGRAM IS A GRANT FUNDED PROGRAM, EACH STATE IS FUNDED DIFFERENTLY.

IN ARIZONA, FUNDED THROUGH FIRST THINGS FIRST, AND WITH THAT PROGRAM WEEK SERVE PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, BIRTH TO FIVE, WE HAVE A PRENATAL PROGRAM, WE WORK WITH MOMS PRENATALLY AND ALSO WORK WITH PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN GOING THROUGH AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE MEETING THEIR MILESTONES.

WE BRING IN ACTIVITY INTO THE HOME AND WORK WITH THE PARENTS ON HOW TO ENGAGE THEIR CHILD AND HOW TO PLAY AND ALL THE FUN THINGS WE DO AS PARENTS.

>> A FREE IN-HOME SERVICE.

>> YEP, COMPLETELY FREE.

IT'S GRANT FUNDED, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LIVE WITHIN THE ZIP CODES OF THE PROGRAM.

YOU CAN GO TO ARIZONA'S CHILDREN.ORG AND CLICK ON THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS AND YOU'LL BE DIRECTED.

YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR ZIP CODE, AND GO THROUGH THE FIRST THINGS FIRST WEBSITE AS WELL, AND IT WILL LET YOU KNOW WHICH PROGRAMS ARE NEAR YOU AND HOW YOU CAN GET SERVICES, AND THEY'RE LIKE COMPLETELY FREE, LIKE I SAID, AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHERE YOU LIVE, WE HAVE THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM HERE IN THE VALLEY, WE SERVE THE MARYVALE AREA, PHOENIX NORTH, PHOENIX SOUTH AND THE EAST VALLEY, SO MESA, GILBERT, QUEEN CREEK.

TED: AND YOU TALK ABOUT BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND GANG PARENTING SKILLS, AND USING TOOLS TO GAIN THOSE SKILLS.

GIVE US AN EXAMPLE.

>> WELL, FOR INSTANCE, AS YOU KNOW, PARENTS, WHEN YOU FIRST HAVE A CHILD, YOU WISH IT CAME WITH AN INSTRUCTION BOOK, RIGHT?

SO WE'RE JUST KIND OF THAT EXTRA SUPPORT FOR THE PARENTS, SO WE KIND OF GIVE THEM THEIR OWN PERSONAL CHEERLEADER, SO SOMETIMES THERE ARE PARENTS THAT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, HEY, IS THIS NORMAL, MY CHILD IS DOING X, Y AND Z, IS THIS WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPENING?

HELP WITH POTTY TRAINING.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR ME?

CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THAT?

WE TOUCH ON A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT AREAS.

THE PROGRAM IS GREAT BECAUSE IT WORKS ON BUILDING PARENTAL CONFIDENCE, SO JUST TO GIVE PARENTS AN EXTRA BOOST AND, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH THEIR KIDS AND HOW THEY CAN FACILITATE THAT IN A FUN AND EXCITING WAY.

TED: YEAH, AND DETECTING EARLY HEALTH CONCERNS WOULD BE PART OF THIS?

>> WE DO DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, WE MAKE SURE THAT THE CHILDREN ARE MEETING THEIR MILESTONES IF THERE IS A DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY OR ISSUE, WE REFER OUT.

WE GIVE A LOT OF REFERRALS FOR DIFFERENT SERVICES AND WORK WITH FAMILIES TO HELP WITH THAT.

WE ALSO DO VISION AND HEARING SCREENINGS TO MAKE SURE IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES WITH THAT.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE CAUGHT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS VERSUS DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, VERSUS TEMPORARY HEARING LOSS, IF A CHILD NEEDED TO GET A TEMPORARY HEARING AID FOR SERVICES.

I'VE HAD THAT HAPPEN.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES.

SPEECH DEVELOPMENT IS A BIG THING, WE WORK WITH PARENTS ON HOW TO ENGAGE THEIR CHILDREN WITH SPEECH.

TED: SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THIS IS A WAY TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE READY TO GO WHEN THEY'RE READY TO GO TO SCHOOL, RIGHT?

ONCE YOU GET THE FIRST CLASS, FIRST GRADE, KINDERGARTEN, THIS IS A WAY TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE READY.

>> YES, THAT'S GREAT THING ABOUT THE PROGRAM, WE HELP PREPARE FOR KINDERGARTEN.

THOSE STEPS ALONG THE WAY, WE TALK ABOUT THE TRANSITIONS, WHEN A CHILD TURNS 5 AND GOES KINDERGARTEN, THEY GRADUATE OUR PROGRAM.

IT'S BEEN FUN THE LAST YEAR, WITH A FEW OF THE KIDDOS OF THE FAMILIES WE SERVE, WE TYPICALLY HAVE A CASE LOAD OF 25 FAMILIES WE WORK WITH IN ALL AREAS, SO JUST KIND OF HELPING AND SUPPORTING THEM.

TED: HOW EARLY IN AGE WOULD YOU START?

>> WE START AS SOON AS THEY'RE BORN.

TED: REALLY THAT EARLY?

>> YEAH.

WE GET A LOT OF REFERRALS FROM THE HOSPITAL AND GET PEDIATRICIANS.

KIND OF WORD OF MOUTH, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TALKING ABOUT THE PROGRAM, SO WE CAN GET THE WORD OUT THERE FOR PARENTS TO KNOW THAT IT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM, AND JUST HAVE THAT EXTRA SUPPORT.

WE FOCUS ON EARLY LITERACY AND READING AND HOW TO INTERACT WITH YOUR CHILD AND DO THOSE FUN VOICES, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU READ A BOOK AND JUST KIND OF MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE TOUCHED ON.

TED: I WOULD IMAGINE THAT ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT YOU TOUCH ON HELPS PREVENT THINGS LIKE CHILD ABUSE AND CHILD NEGLECT.

THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN THIS STUFF HAPPENS.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SCREENINGS THAT WE DO.

WE SCREEN PARENTS.

WE TALK A LOT ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE PROGRAM IS WE SERVE THE FAMILY AS A WHOLE, SO WE'RE GOING IN AND KIND OF -- I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT'S ONE ON ONE.

I GET TO GO IN WITH THE FAMILY AND BUILD THAT RAPPORT AND BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP WHERE THEY TRUST ME AS I TRUSTED PERSON IN THEIR LIVES, SO WE TALK ABOUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND HOW TO HELP THEM, AND IF THEY'RE STRUGGLING IN A CERTAIN AREA.

TED: YEAH.

>> SOUNDS VERY REWARDING.

YOU GO HOME, AND I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

>> THAT IS TRUE.

IT'S A GREAT FIELD TO BE IN.

EARLY CHILDHOOD IS MY PASSION, I LOVE BIRTH TO FIVE.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE AGE GROUPS.

I'M STILL WORKING ON MY TEENAGERS.

>> TEENAGERS ARE DIFFERENT.

BIRTH TO FIVE IS AN IMPORTANT TIME.

STUDIES HAVE SHOWN HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.

>> YEAH, YEAH, WE HEAR A LOT FROM RESEARCH, EVERYTHING A CHILD LEARNS THEY LEARN BY THE AGE OF FIVE, THEY ARE SPONGES AND ALONG WITH ALL OF THAT, WE TALK ABOUT THE THINGS WE TEACH, AND THE MAIN THING ABOUT THE PROGRAM THEY TELL PARENTS ALL THE TIME IS THE IMPORTANCE OF PLAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A TON OF FANCY TOYS OR THE LATEST GADGETS TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN THINGS.

WHAT THEY NEED IS YOU AND YOUR TIME AND INTERACTING AND PLAYING.

TED: WHERE DO YOU GET MORE INFORMATION?

>> ARIZONA CHILDREN'S.ORG OR YOU CAN SEARCH ON FIRST THINGS FIRST FOR THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROGRAM.

TED: DEANNA CARPENTER, SOUNDS GREAT.

GOOD LUCK WITH THE TEENAGERS.

>> YEAH, THANK YOU.

THANKS.

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TED: A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE PHOENIX ART MUSEUM FEATURES OF WORK OF AMERICAN DESIGNER ANNA SUI KNOWN FOR CREATING CONTEMPORARY ORIGINAL CLOTHING.

JOINING US NOW IS HELEN JEAN, GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DELIGHTED TO BE BACK.

TED: I HAD NO IDEA WHO ANNA SUI WAS?

>> INCREDIBLE STORY.

SO AMERICAN-CHINESE FIRST GENERATION, GREW UP IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN KNEW FROM AN EARLY AGE SHE WANTED TO BE A FASHION DESIGNER.

SPENT HER HIGH SCHOOL YEARS GOING TO ROCK 'N' ROLL SHOWS IN DETROIT WITH HER OLDER BROTHER AND THAT SET THE STAGE.

SHE KNEW SHE WANTED TO BE INVOLVED IN FASHION, AND PIECING TOGETHER AND SAMPLING FROM THERE ON OUT.

>> YOU MENTIONED ROCK 'N' ROLL DETROIT, WAS IT A WAY OF COMBINING CLASSIC DESIGN WITH ROCK 'N' ROLL DESIGN.

HOW DID SHE MIX THIS STUFF UP?

>> THE CONCEPT OF AMALGAMATION, A PUNK BAND IS GOING TO PULL A RHYTHM AND CREATE COSTUMING AND ATTIRE, IT'S THAT IDEA OF SAMPLING AND DRAWING.

TED: MUSIC BOOKS, EXHIBITIONS?

>> DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS.

HOLLYWOOD FILMS, PLACES IN THE COUNTRY, DIFFERENT CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD.

ANNA IS INSPIRED BY SO MANY THINGS.

>> TIME PERIODS, A BIG INSPIRATION FOR HER, HUH?

>> 1960s MOD VERY INSPIRING OR VICTORIAN PERIOD, SHE HAS BEANIE HATS THAT HAVE GORGEOUS VELVET RIBBONS AND BODICES WITH A CORSET THAT YOU CAN WEAR WITH JEANS, THE AGE WHERE EVERYONE LOVES BLENDING THINGS.

TED: NOT LIKE SHE'S ON UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY, SHE'S OUT THERE ON HER OWN?

>> SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN DOING HER OWN THING.

SHE HAS A VERY CODED, ICONIC SERIES OF COLORS AND BLACK LACE, DENIM AND SPIKES ARE VERY ANNA SUI.

TED: TALK ABOUT THE ANNA SUI EXHIBIT NOW.

SOUNDS LIKE SHE GOT A BUNCH OF STUFF FROM PERSONAL ARCHIVES?

>> ALMOST 100 FULLY DRESSED ENSEMBLES IN THE EXHIBITION, AND THEY ARE FULLY ACCESSORIZED, HATS AND PURSES AND SHOES.

AND SOCKS.

EVERY LITTLE BIT COMES FROM ANNA SUI'S MIND, A LOT OF THEM ARE COLLABORATIONS WITH ARTISTS AND JEWELERS, THAT'S ONE OF OUR LOOKS THERE, THE HOMECOMING QUEEN.

THE EXHIBITION IS BROKEN INTO 12 DIFFERENT ARCHETYPES THAT EXPLORE THE THEMES THAT ANNA EXPLORED, GRUNGE, PUNK ROCK, SURFER GIRL, FAIRYTALE, AMERICANA, IT GOES ON AND ON.

TED: 80+ ENSEMBLES, 12 ARCHETYPES.

HOW DO YOU PRESENT SUCH A THING?

HOW IS THIS EXHIBITED?

>> WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT WORKS TOGETHER.

WE HAVE AN INSTALLATION DESIGNER, SOMEONE INVOLVED IN DI DACTICS AND THE WORDS, AN ENTIRE TEAM THAT BUILDS EVERYTHING.

THIS IS IN THE LARGEST GALLERY, THE STEEL GALLERY, OPEN UNTIL DECEMBER 25.

TED: CLOTHING AND COSMETICS AND FRAGRANCES?

>> SHE LOVED THE LOOK FROM HEAD TO TOE.

WE CARRY SOME OF THE FRAGRANCES AND COSMETICS IN THE MUSEUM STORE.

TED: I'M FINDING OUT ABOUT ANNA SUI, 12 ARCHETYPES, 80 EXHIBITS, HOW DO YOU BEST ENJOY THIS KIND OF AN EXHIBIT?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER COMING BACK A FEW TIMES.

THERE'S A LOT TO READ, THERE ARE GREAT BOOKS CAN YOU CARRY AROUND THE EXHIBITION, THERE'S MUSIC.

A LOT OF OUR VISITORS COMING BACK FOR REPEAT VISITS.

GOOD TO KNOW IF THEY COME ON A WEDNESDAY EVENING, IT'S PAY AS YOU WISH, AND JUST THE SMALL FEE FOR ENTRANCE.

TED: BASICALLY, DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE MISSING SOMETHING IF YOU DIDN'T GET OVER THERE OR DIDN'T GET OVER THERE, WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF YOU, ENJOY IT, LEARN FROM IT?

>> THAT'S HOW PEOPLE SHOULD ALWAYS VISIT A MUSEUM.

YOU ARE DRAWN TO SOMETHING AND ENJOY IT.

TED: PEOPLE THINK OF THE PHOENIX ART MUSEUM AND THINK SOMETHING IS ON THE WALL AND YOU POINT AND YOU SKETCH, YOU DO WHATEVER.

IS THIS PART OF WHAT MUSEUMS DO NOW?

THIS IS INTERESTING BUT VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU THINK OF A MUSEUM?

>> FASHION IS ART.

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO EXHIBIT THIS ALONG PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE, NEXT TO OUR MONETs, JUST AS MUCH CREATIVITY AND PRINCIPAL GOES INTO THE WORKS.

TED: WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE FROM THE EXHIBIT?

>> COME OUT ON THE FIRST FRIDAY INSPIRED BY ANNA SUI, NOT ONLY DO THEY GET INTO THE EXHIBITION BUT EXPERIENCE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES THAT INVITE THEM INTO THE CREATIVE WORLD OF ANNA SUI.

TED: ICONIC FASHION DESIGNER, WHAT SHE'S DOING AND WHAT SHE'S STILL DOING, HUH?

>> SHE WANTED TO DO THIS AS A YOUNG CHILD.

ALL OUR KIDS WATCHING RIGHT NOW, SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES, FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS.

TED: ALL RIGHT, HELEN JEAN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MUSEUM FOR THE EXHIBIT.

BEST OF LUCK.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE LOOK.

TED: I'LL WRITE IT DOWN.

THAT'S IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.