Arizona's Morning News

Back on this day in 1982, E.T. was released in theatres. The films focuses on a boy named Elliot, who befriends an extra terrestrial dubbed E.T.

Political analyst Chuck Coughlin joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the political ramifications of high inflation. Yesterday, President Trump told reporters that he "loves inflation".

Jim Ryan, ABC News correspondent, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about FIFA World Cup tickets going unsold. Could it be because of expensive ticket prices?

Back on this day in 1752, Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a thunderstorm. Franklin did the stunt to see if a key attatched to the string would draw an electrical current. Some historians, however, don't believe this ever happened.

Colton Krolak, KTAR reporter, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about a new Kids and Car Safety report that shows 10 children have been killed in driveway and parking lot tragedies in the last 18 days.

Steven Portnoy, ABC News national correspondent, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the house passing a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill.

John Cohen, Former Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence and Counterterrorism Coordinator, Department of Homeland Security, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the security issues surroundng UFC 250. The event take splace this Sunday, when UFC fighters will fight on the White House South Lawn.

Back on this day in 1973, Secretariat won the Triple Crown. Secretariat was the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win the award.

Education reporter, Shira Tanzer, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the lack of growth for charter schools across the state.

Peter Charalambous, ABC News correspondent, joined Arizona's Morning News to give us a preview on Bill Gates’ testimony in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.

Tim Werth, tech editor at Mashable, joined Arizona’s Morning News to talk about WWDC, SpaceX’s IPO, the UK Prime Minister threatening to ban social media for children, and an AI vibe shift.

Back on this day in 1984, Ghost Busters released in theatres. When the film was being written, it was originally meant to star John Belushi. Sadly, Belushi passed away before the film finished.

Democratic political consultant, Stacy Pearson, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the hatred of data centers amongst Americans, and why they have such bad PR.

Evan Taylor, Associate Professor of Economics at U of A, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the new jobs report released last week. The job market showed resilience, but inflation is rising faster than average wages.

Western Governors University Regional Director Bob Benson joins Arizona’s Morning News for this month’s Community Spotlight. 

APS President, Ted Geisler, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the annual rate increase that the company is asking for. 

Back on this day in 1956, Elvis performed on The Milton Berle Show. It was during this show where Elvis was banned from showing any movement from the waist down on national television.

Western Governor's University Regional Director, Bob Benson, joined Arizona's Morning News for this months community spotlight, focusing on WGU's partnership and support of St. Mary's Food Bank.

APS President Ted Geisler joined Arizona's Morning News to explain why the utlity service is asking for a 14% rate increase for residential customers.

Political analyst Chuck Todd joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about John Bolton pleading guilty and the U.S. House passing a war powers resolution. 

Back on this day in 1919, the 19th amendment was passed. This amendment allowed women to vote.

Starting goalie for the Phoenix Rising, Patrick Rakovsky, joins Arizona’s Morning News for a “soccer for dummies” segment. 

KTAR Education Reporter, Shira Tanzer, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the Civics Matters event where 280 high school students take the Cardinals team plane to Washington D.C. 

President of Rounds Consulting, Jim Rounds, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about a Rounds Consulting Arizona economic update. 

Back on this day in 1976, Bohemian Rhapsody goes gold. The record sold over one million copies, and many consider it the greatest song of all time.

Randy Cervany,  Professor of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at ASU, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about March temperatures shattering Phoenix records - and our monsoon season outlook.

Arizona Congressman David Schweikert joins Arizona's Morning News to talk about the future of Social Security. The Social Security Trustees project that the retirement trust fund will be exhausted in 2032.

ABC's Jim Ryan joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about Carnival cruises saying a data breach has compromised millions of its customers’ personal data. It has been a bad, bad year for cruise passengers.

Back on this day in 1935, Babe Ruth retired. Ruth retired after 22 seasons and 10 World Series', making him one of the greatest players to ever step on the diamond.

AZ Chamber of Commerce President, Danny Seiden, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the possibility of Arizona adding a 6th "C" - computers - to it's economy. Seiden also touches on Maricopa County's population decline.

Thomas Kloza, Chief Energy Advisor for Gulf Oil, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about gas prices as the U.S. and Iran suspend the ongoing ceasefire. Kloza says things might not resemble "normal" for a very long time.

Mashable tech editor, Tim Werth, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about price increases for electronics as a result of growing AI. 

Mashable tech editor, Tim Werth, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the new Trump phone and how its made.

Tim Werth, tech editor at Mashable, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about SpaceX stock that will make Elon Musk the first trillionaire, tech items that are seeing price increases due to AI, an iPhone 18 leak, and a review of the Trump phone.

Back on this day in 1974, the Heimlich maneuver was introduced. The Heimlich maneuver was developed by American thoracic surgeon Dr. Henry Heimlich.

Evan Taylor, Associate Professor of Economics at U of A, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about inflation and how personal savings rates have dropped from 5.5% to 2.6%.

ABC's technology reporter, Mike Dobuski, joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the early success of "Backrooms" and "Obsession". What's more interesting, both were directed by YouTubers and had very low budgets.

Mayor Gallego joins Arizona’s Morning News to preview 602 Day and talk about housing inventory, heat mitigation, and more.

ABC15's Christel Bell joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about ABC’s On the Road segment. ABC is hosting the event at Glendale Community College, bringing free help and resources to Arizonans. 

Political analyst Chuck Todd joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about Jill Biden’s recent interview about her husband and the extended ceasefire with Iran. 

Former FBI Special Agent in Charge, Rich Frankel, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about the CIA officer charged with theft after millions in gold bars were found in his home.

Back on this day in 2006, Barry Bonds broke Babe Ruth's homerun record. It was Bonds' 715th homerun and it happened during the Giants 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies.

Political consultant, Stan Barnes, joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about recent Mark Lamb controversies and how much it hurts his political campaign.

ABC's Jim Ryan joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about NASA awarding $220 million to a pair of companies to develop 21st-century versions of the moon buggies that drove around the lunar surface in the early 1970s. 

Back on this day in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge opened to the public. At the time of building, the bridge cost $27 million and was considered affordable. 

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen joins Arizona's Morning News to talk about ongoing budget negotiations. Gov. Hobbs recently said the two sides are close to a deal.

ABC's Martha Raddatz joins Arizona’s Morning News to talk about her new book, The Hero Next Door. The book focuses on portraits of servicemen and women who have been fighting in America's wars since 9/11.