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COMING UP ON DHN
ARIZONANS ARE ADDING ANOTHER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAWSUIT TO THE LIST.
LATER FIND OUT WHAT MAJOR U-S CITY IS THE FIRST TO BAN SINGLE-USE WATER BOTTLES.
AND WE TALK WITH C-S-D, FREMONT ABOUT THEIR FIRST NORTH COAST SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP
DHN. WHERE YOU CAN GET INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THE NEWSOF THE DAY
WITH SIGNING, VOICES AND CAPTIONS.
THE DEAF AND HEARING NETWORK STARTS NOW.
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO DHN. I'M MELISSA HUBER...
AND I'M DAVE HUBER FILLING IN FOR CLAYTON IDE THIS WEEK.
VOTERS IN CRIMEA WENT TO THE POLLS ON SUNDAY AND VOTED TO JOIN RUSSIA. PRESIDENT PUTIN
AND THE CRIMEAN PRIME MINISTER HELD A SIGNING CEREMONY ON TUESDAY TO MAKE THE ANNEXATION
WITH RUSSIA OFFICIAL.
IN OUR HEARTS WE KNOW CRIMEA ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL REMAIN AN INALIENABLE PART
OF RUSSIA.
INTERNATIONAL LEADERS HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO RECOGNIZE THE VOTE. MANY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS HASTILY
SET UP BY PRO-RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES IN CRIMEA. THE U-S HAS IMPOSED SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA AND
OTHER HIGH RANKING OFFICIALS. NATO TROOPS ARE BEING DISPATCHED IN ORDER TO STOP THE
RUSSIAN ARMY .
RUSSIA HAS OFFERED A VARIETY OF ARGUMENTS TO JUSTIFY WHAT IS NOTHING MORE THAN A LAND
GRAB.
NEXT WEEK THE PRESIDENT WILL GATHER LEADERS ON THE SIDELINES OF THE G7 NUCLEAR SUMMIT,
TO DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS AGAINST RUSSIA.
PRESIDENT OBAMA HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO SAY THE US WILL NOT SUPPORT RUSSIA'S ACTIONS.
HE APPROVED MORE SANCTIONS AND IS REFUSING TO WORK WITH A BANK IN RUSSIA. THE PRESIDENT
ALSO SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PENALIZE KEY SECTORS OF THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY.
AFTER ALMOST TWO WEEKS OF SEARCHING NEW INFORMATION HAS COME UP ABOUT MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES
FLIGHT 3-70. GROUND CREWS LOST CONTACT WITH THE PLANE LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER TAKE OFF
AND EVIDENCE SHOWS IT MAY HAVE BEEN HIJACKED AND CRASH LANDED IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
THE SEARCH EXPANDED TO THREE-MILLION-QUARTER-MILES. AUSTRALIAN OFFICIALS FOUND DEBRIS IN THE SEARCH
AREA THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE MISSING PLANE.
FOLLOWING SPECIALIST ANALYSIS OF THIS SATELLITE IMAGERY; 2 POSSIBLE OBJECTS RELATED TO THE
SEARCH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
IMAGES SHOW ONE OF THE OBJECTS IS CLOSE TO 79-FEET IN SIZE.
THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST LEAD WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. BUT WE NEED TO GET THERE, FIND THEM,
SEE THEM, ASSESS THEM TO KNOW WHETHER IT'S REALLY MEANINGFUL OR NOT.
INVESTIGATORS ARE HOPEFUL BUT STILL WAITING TO CONFIRM THE EVIDENCE.
COUPLES CONTINUE THEIR BATTLE IN COURT TO ALLOW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN ALL STATES. ARIZONA
IS ONE OF 30 STATES TO NOT RECOGNIZE THE COMMITMENT. OUR REPORTER, RHONDA MAKOWICHUK HAS MORE.
THANKS MELISSA. LAST WEEK ANOTHER LAWSUIT WAS FILED IN A PHOENIX COURT TRYING TO FORCE
THE STATE TO RECOGNIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.
MANY OF THE COUPLES INVOLVED WITH THE SUIT ARE LEGALLY MARRIED IN OTHER STATES. IF THEY
WIN IT WILL REQUIRE ARIZONA TO RECOGNIZE MARRIAGES FROM OTHER STATES AS WELL.
THESE TYPES OF LAWSUITS CONTINUE TO BE FILED EVEN THOUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. IT IS UP TO EACH STATE IF THEY WILL DO THE SAME.
UTAH AND TEXAS HAVE HAD SIMILAR FILINGS THAT LED TO THE COURTS STRIKING DOWN SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
BANS. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD WHILE THEY ARE APPEALED.
ARIZONA WILL BE SEEING A NEW SET OF CANDIDATES IN THIS YEARS GUBERNATORIAL RACE. GOVERNOR
BREWER ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT SHE WILL NOT BE SEEKING A THIRD TERM. ARIZONA LAW SAYS
YOU CAN ONLY BE GOVERNOR FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS. SINCE BREWER COMPLETED JANET NAPOLITANO'S
TERM AND THEN WON HER OWN THERE WAS DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER SHE GOVERNED FOR TWO TERMS.
SHE COULD HAVE TAKEN THE LAW TO COURT BUT MANY REPORTS SAY IT'S UNLIKELY SHE WOULD HAVE
WON. IF SHE CHOOSES BREWER CAN RUN FOR GOVERNOR AGAIN IN TWO-THOUSAND-18.
ARIZONA CONTINUES TO LEAD THE COUNTRY IN PRO-GUN LEGISLATION. MONDAY A SENATE COMMITTEE PASSED
5 BILLS THAT WILL ALLOW FOR CONCEALED WEAPONS IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND WILL PENALIZE
CITIES IF THEY TRY TO PASS GUN LEGISLATION THAT IS STRICTER THAN STATE POLICY.
SUPPORTERS SAY THIS IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS WHILE OPPONENTS SAY
ITS UNFAIR REQUIREMENTS ON CITIES.
IF PASSED BY THE ENTIRE SENATE THE BILLS WILL HEAD TO GOVERNOR BREWER.
PHOENIX HAS GOTTEN QUITE THE MAKEOVER THIS LAST YEAR BUT LOOKS AREN'T THE ONLY THINGS
THAT WILL BE CHANGING. DHN REPORTER DYAN SUE KOVACS HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY.
THANKS DAVE! THE CITY HAS SET UP GOALS OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS TO TRY AND IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION.
ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST FOCUSES HAS BEEN ON PEDESTRIANS.
IT KIND OF GIVES YOU THAT SAFE FEELING. LIKE THE NICER IT IS THE MORE ATTENTIONS BEEN PUT
IN, SO YOU'RE MORE COMFORTABLE TO WALK AROUND.
DRIVERS WILL ALSO SEE A CHANGE IN SPEED LIMITS AND A TRANSITION OF ONE-WAY STREETS TO TWO-WAYS.
THE PROJECT GOES FROM BUCKEYE ROAD TO MCDOWELL ROAD AND SEVENTH STREET TO SEVENTH AVENUE
THE CLINTON FAMILY WILL BE VISITING A-S-U LATER THIS MONTH TO HOST THEIR SEVENTH ANNUAL
CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE UNIVERSITY. THE EVENT LASTS FOR THREE DAYS AND WILL BE
AT SKYSONG A-S-U IN SCOTTSDALE. K-T-A-R REPORTS THAT GUEST SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE FORMER REPRESENTATIVE
GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN AND LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW HOST JIMMY KIMMEL. THE
MEETING WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN 2007 TO GET COLLEGE AGED STUDENTS MORE INVOLVED WITH GLOBAL
ISSUES. D-H-N WILL BE ATTENDING THE EVENT MARCH 21
AND 22.
IT MIGHT BE TIME TO INVEST IN A REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE. OUR REPORTER, RHONDA MAKOWICHUK WILL
TELL YOU WHY.
LAST WEEK SAN FRANCISCO BECAME THE FIRST MAJOR U-S CITY TO BAN SINGLE USE WATER BOTTLES.
RESIDENTS HAVE TIME THOUGH BECAUSE THE CITY WON'T START PHASING THEM OUT UNTIL OCTOBER.
IN FACT, THEY WON'T BE FULLY TAKEN OUT OF THE SYSTEM FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS. SOME PEOPLE
ARE SUPPORTIVE.
OUR RESTAURANT SHARES A TRASH WITH THE RESIDENTS UPSTAIRS FROM THE BUILDING,I NOTICED THERE'S
A LOT OF WATER BOTTLES IN THEIR TRASH. I FEEL LIKE IT'S SUCH A WASTE. I MEAN THEY LIVE AT
HOME SO WATER IS OBVIOUSLY ACCESSIBLE TO THEM AND THEY HAVE CUPS. IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
TO USE A WATER BOTTLE INSTEAD.
THE BAN WILL AFFECT PARKS, BUILDINGS, FOOD TRUCKS AND OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS. THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THAT THE BAN WOULD NOT APPLY TO SPORTING EVENTS.
THOSE WHO DO NOT ABIDE BY THE BAN COULD BE FINED UP TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF HONORED MANY TRAILBLAZERS IN HOLLYWOOD AT
THEIR FIRST "BREAKTHROUGH GALA." THEY HONORED SIX DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAVED THE WAY
AND BROKEN BARRIERS FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING ARTISTS.
TODAY THE MEDIA IS, YOU KNOW, SUCH A POWERFUL TOOL. IT USES OUTLETS LIKE, YOU KNOW, TV AND THE INTERNET
TODAY THE MEDIA IS, YOU KNOW, SUCH A POWERFUL TOOL. IT USES OUTLETS LIKE, YOU KNOW, TV AND THE INTERNET
AND FILM... THE LIST GOES ON. THE *** TOOK THE TIME TO USE THIS EVENT TO REALLY RECOGNIZE
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE DEAF AND HEARING IN THE MEDIA
PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS WENT TO THE GALA TO CELEBRATE AND RAISE AWARENESS THAT DEAF
PEOPLE CAN WORK IN HOLLYWOOD.
THEY'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS AT WORK TOMORROW AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL SPREAD THE MESSAGE.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS AGAIN IN A YEAR OR TWO
I AGREE. WE DON'T WANT TO BORE PEOPLE OR PREACH TO THEM OR ANYTHING. WE JUST WANT THEM TO BE ENTERTAINED.
THE N-A-D HOPES TO CONTINUE THIS GALA FOR YEARS TO COME.
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, FREMONT CLINCHED THEIR FIRST NORTH COAST SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE EAGLES PLAYED THEIR WAY TO THE DIVISION SIX TITLE GAME WHERE THEY FACED OFF AGAINST
SAINT ELIZABETH.
FROM DAY ONE I KNEW WE WOULD BE GOOD BUT WE HAD TOUGH START. BUT WE WORKED AND BECAME
MORE CONNECTED. THE BETTER CONNECTED WE CAME THE MORE WE COULD WIN. WE STARTED WINNING GAMES
AND IT LEAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
CSD LED BY 14 POINTS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER UNTIL SAINT ELIZABETH PULLED WITHIN 43 TO 38
WITH THREE MINUTES AND 43 SECONDS LEFT. THE EAGLES SCORED BACK TO BACK BUCKETS AND
WON WITH 55 TO 47. MY BROTHER, KEVIN KOVACS, IS THE BASKETBALL COACH AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
FOR CSD. HE SAYS THERE WASN'T A SECRET TO MAKING THEIR TEAM SHINE.
THERE WASN'T REALLY A SECRET. WE JUST KNEW WER HAD TO WORK HARD AND PREPARE FOR EACH GAME.
STAYING HUMBLE WAS VERY IMPORTANT. WITH EVERY WIN WE HAD TO REMEMBER TO STAY HUMBLE.
IF WE LET IT GET TO OUR HEADS, WE WOULD LOSE FOCUS. WHERE AS STAYING HUMBLE HELPED US
STAY FOCUSED ON THE NEXT TASK IN FRONT OF US
THIS WIN FINISHES UP CSD'S COMPETITION SEASON. THEIR COACH SAID NO MATTER WHAT THE TEAM GREW
A LOT THIS YEAR.
IT ALL CAME DOWN TO STAYING TOGETHER AS A TEAM. THAT REALLY HELPED BUILD THEIR SELF
ESTEEM. NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS WE WIN TOGETHER AND WE LOSE TOGETHER.
THE NATIONAL DEAF INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION JUST ANNOUNCED CSD AS THIS YEARS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. KEVIN WAS AWARDED COACH OF THE YEAR AND CO-CAPTAIN TRACE MARTIN WAS
AWARDED PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
THE CARDINALS HAVE PUT THEMSELVES IN A GREAT POSITION FOR DRAFT DAY. THE TEAM WENT INTO
THE OFFSEASON WITH VERY SPECIFIC NEEDS AND HAVE USED FREE AGENCY TO FILL MOST OF THOSE.
THE CARDS JUST SIGNED JARED VELDHEER, TED LARSEN AND TED GINN, JR. THAT FIXES THEIR
ISSUES WITH OFFENSIVE LINE AND SPEED WIDE RECEIVER.
EXPERTS SAY THEIR CHOICES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE BEST BUT THEY ARE SOLID PICKS. IT WAS
UNLIKELY THEY WOULD HAVE SIGNED BETTER PLAYERS ANYWAY.
PAC 12 SEEDED NUMBER THREE ASU LOST TO SEEDED NUMBER SIX STANFORD IN THE SECOND ROUND OF
THE TOURNAMENT. THE GAME ENDED WITH 58 TO 79. THE CARDINALS USED A 21 TO SIX RUN IN
OVER A FIVE-MINUTE SPAN TO PUSH THE LEAD TO 21 WITH THREE MINUTES 41 SECONDS LEFT IN THE
GAME. THE LINCHPIN IN THE CARDINALS WIN WAS LIMITING ASU'S DYNAMIC DUO: JAHII CARSON AND
JORDAN BACHYNSKI TO A COMBINED 17 POINTS ON FIVE FOR 18 SHOOTING.
UOFA WAS HEAVILY FAVORED TO WIN THE PAC 12 TOURNAMENT. SEEDED NUMBER 1 UOFA FACED SEEDED
NUMBER 2 UCLA IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, 79 TO 75. IT WAS A CLOSE GAME. WITH 45 SECONDS LEFT
JORDAN ADAMS SHOT 3 POINTS TO GET THE LEAD. UOFA STRUGGLED ON THE FREE THROW
LINE, MAKING IT ONLY 37.5 PERCENT OF THE TIME. IN THE LAST FOUR MINUTES, THEY MISSED ONE
AND ONE SHOTS TWICE. UCLA IS THE NATION'S BEST DEFENSE TEAM AND HELD THE BACON OF PAC 12
IN THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PAC 12 PLAYOFFS, ASU WAS UPSET BY USC IN THE QUARTERFINALS,
59 TO 57. AT 2:22 MINUTES LEFT, ASU KATIE HEMPEN SCORED 3 POINTS TO TIE THE GAME AT
57 TO 57. BUT USC KIKI ALOFAITULI SCORED THE WINNING POINT AT 1:25.
MARCH MADNESS STARTS THIS WEEK. THE NCAA PLAYOFFS STARTED MARCH 18 AND 19 FOR THE 1ST AND 2ND
ROUND. IN THE SECOND ROUND, UOFA SEEDED NUMBER 1 IN THE WEST REGION WILL FACE WEBER STATE
IN THE OPENING GAME IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SEEDED NUMBER 10 IN THE MIDWEST REGION A-S-U
WILL FACE THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. THE FINAL FOUR WILL BE HOSTED IN
ARLINGTON, TEXAS ON APRIL 5TH AND 7TH.
THE WOMEN'S NCAA PLAYOFFS WILL START ON MARCH 22ND. ASU WILL BE PLAYING LOUISIANA STATE
UNIVERSITY IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.
AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL SEASON THE NEW YORK KNICKS MAY HAVE FOUND A WAY TO TURN THINGS
AROUND. PHIL JACKSON SIGNED A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE KNICKS. HE'LL BE EARNING
12 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. AFTER COACHING THE LA LAKERS JACKSON HOPED TO BECOME PRESIDENT
OF THEIR TEAM BUT IT NEVER WORKED OUT. HIS CONTRACT IS ALLOWING HIM TO LIVE IN LA PART
TIME AND NEW YORK THE REST. WHAT SOME FIND MOST INTERESTING ABOUT THIS DEAL IS THAT HIS
FIANCEE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAKERS WHICH IS THE POSITION JACKSON ORIGINALLY WANTED.
WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP? ASU! I'M GLAD THEY GOT IN
YEAH I THINK WITCHITA IS POSSIBLE
MAYBE FLORIDA TOO MAYBE
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT UOFA? NO
THANKS FOR WATCHING.. BE SURE TO TUNE-IN IN TWO WEEKS AND WE'LL
FILL YOU ON HOW THE C-G-I-U MEETING WENT.