AUDIO: CN2Go: Hobbs projected winner of tight Arizona governor’s race

by Adnan Alam
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THIS IS YOUR CRONKITE NEWS 2GO BRIEFING.

I’M ATHENA ANKRAH

Katie Hobbs Rally (Damon/Caroleina/wrap))

ON MONDAY NIGHT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DECLARED SECRETARY OF STATE KATIE HOBBS THE PROJECTED WINNER IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR.

HOBBS AND HER TEAM HELD A RALLY IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX ON TUESDAY MORNING FOLLOWING THE PROJECTED WIN. HOBBS SAID THAT SHE WILL FIGHT EQUALLY AS HARD FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT VOTE FOR HER.

Katie Hobbs/Projected Arizona Gov.
“Republicans and democrats will have an open door to my office so we can get to work, find bipartisan compromise, and deliver for the people of Arizona.”

DESPITE THE PROJECTION, HOBBS’S OPPONNENT KARI LAKE HAS NOT CONCEDED. LAKE TOOK TO TWITTER TO LET HER THOUGHTS BE KNOWN SAYING QUOTE, “‘ARIZONANS KNOW B.S. WHEN THEY SEE IT.”

98 PERCENT OF THE VOTE HAS BEEN COUNTED ACCORDING TO THE MARICOPA COUNTY RECORDER’S OFFICE.

Flu RSV – (Athena/reader)

CASES OF THE FLU AND RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL (sin-SISH-uhl) VIRUS (R-S-V) ARE ALREADY HIGHER THIS SEASON THAN IN THE PAST.

THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES RELEASED DATA THAT SHOWS MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED PERCENT INCREASE IN FLU AND RSV CASES COMPARED TO A TYPICAL SEASON.

OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN AN AVERAGE OF 131 CASES FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON. NEARLY SIX HUNDRED CASES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED SINCE THE SEASON STARTED IN EARLY OCTOBER. THE VAST MAJORITY OF RSV CASES AFFECT CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FOUR. SYMPTOMS OF RSV ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE COMMON COLD. A-Z-D-H-S RECOMMENDS TAKING OVER-THE-COUNTER FEVER REDUCERS AND DRINKING PLENTY OF FLUIDS TO ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RSV IS AVAILABLE AT C-D-C DOT GOV SLASH R-S-V.

Navajo Department of Health Order (Athena/reader)

IN OTHER HEALTH NEWS, OFFICIALS WITH THE NAVAJO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REINSTATED A PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER THIS WEEK THAT REQUIRES MASKS INDOORS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. THE MANDATE INTENDS TO PREVENT COMMUNITY SPREAD OF THE OMICRON VARIANT OF THE VIRUS, WHICH IS MORE EASILY AND QUICKLY SPREADABLE, ACCORDING TO THE C-D-C.

Jayden de Laura (Damon/wrap)

Host Intro:

LAST YEAR JAYDEN DE LAURA (LAH-RAH) WAS PLAYING IN CRIMSON AND GRAY. NOW LEADING THE WILDCATS, HE FACES OFF AGAINST HIS FORMER TEAM. CRONKITE REPORTER DAMON FAIRALL HAS MORE.

Damon:
THE ARIZONA FOOTBALL TEAM UPSET TWELFTH RANKED U-C-L-A ON SATURDAY 34 TO 28 TO PICK UP THEIR BIGGEST WIN OF THE SEASON TO DATE.

THE WIN KEEPS THE WILDCATS IN PLAY TO MAKE A POSTSEASON BOWL GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017. ARIZONA STILL NEEDS TO WIN THEIR FINAL TWO GAMES FOR THIS TO BE A REALITY…AND THEY’LL BEGIN WITH WASHINGTON STATE ON SATURDAY.

FOR ONE ARIZONA PLAYER THE UPCOMING GAME MEANS EVEN MORE THAN JUST BOWL CONTENTION. QUARTERBACK JAYDEN DE LAURA TRANSFERRED TO THE WILDCATS FROM WASHINGTON STATE THIS YEAR.

HE WENT SIX AND SIX AS THE COUGARS STARTER LAST YEAR, BEFORE THE WASHINGTON STATE COACHING STAFF DECIDED TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

Jayden de Laura/Arizona Quarterback
“This game is… it’s personal. It’s personal.”

DE LAURA WILL LOOK TO COMPOUND ON LAST WEEK’S STELLAR 315 YARD AND TWO TOUCHDOWN PERFORMANCE AGAINST HIS FORMER TEAM ON SATURDAY.

WE HAD HELP TODAY FROM CAROLEINA HASSET. AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO DAMON FAIRALL WHO PRODUCED OUR SHOW.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STORIES YOU HEARD IN TODAY’S NEWS UPDATE, BY GOING TO CRONKITENEWS-DOT-AZPBS-DOT-ORG.

THAT’S ALL FOR YOUR CRONKITE NEWS 2 GO. I’M ATHENA ANKRAH.