jason barry takes a look at why seatbelts still aren't mandatory. mandatory. jason barry says, "its a question parents have been asking for years - why don't school buses have seat belts? some say - its just too expensive - but it's not that simple." you'd like to think your kid is safe.. every time they ride but after 5 students were killed in a deadly school bus crash in tennessee... ...many are wondering whether seat belts... would have made a difference. says, "do you think seatbelts should be required on seatbelts? i believe so." says, "safety wise its a neccesity." says, "we wear our seatbelts every day and kids should be protected and required to wear them ." "ofcourse, depth here." bryan henderson is director of transportation for the phoenix union high school district. he says - school busses themselves are built like small tanks... with numerous safety features... that drastically reduce a child's risk of injury in an accident.... even if they dont have a seat belt. recent statistics show... they're not significantly safer wearing a seat belt. bryan

jason barry joins us to tell us why that won't be so easy. >> reporter: the american flag is a symbol of hope and freedom to millions of people. for many can be downright repulsive. the question tonight is, could burning the flag be against the law. it's an image that upsets a lot of people, but there's nothing illegal about burning the american flag. >> [ indiscernible - low volume ] >> carlyle brown, a vietnam veteran would like to see that changed, and he is not alone. cynic let's face it today. people today don't have much respect for paul so much -- respect for paul so -- too much anymore. >> reporter: carlyle won't go as far as president-elect donald trump ity believes there should be some consequence. >> whatever the lawmakers decide , i'm fine with but i'm not fine with them saying it's part of your freedom of speech right to do this. >> reporter: the debate over has ruled a number of times of burning the flag is free speech. it is protected by the first amendment. >> flag burning is something that is unquestionably offensive to well over 90% of the public, but there is a bedr

reporting live at snow bowl jason barry cbs5 news. >> thanks, jason. looks cold, but inviting out there. you can always get the latest weather updates straight to your phone. just download the free cbs5 mobile app through the app store or google play. >>> developing now it's back to step one to find someone who wants to purchase chase field. investment group has backed our of the deal. backed out of the deal. back in the summer the diamondbacks said they wanted to get out of their lease at chase field citing millions of dollars worth of repair work. they are scheduled to play there for at least another 12 years. >>> well tonight cardinals head coach would remain in a local hospital. he started to experience chest pains after returning home from minnesota. now he told the players he's fine, he's resting comfortably, >> he is doing well, a lot of people have been acquired. i think he'll be getting out of the hospital here pretty soon. i saw him earlier today. he looked good. he's been texting back and forth this afternoon and seems to be in good spirits.

. >> jason barry introduces us to a valley woman making a difference every day. >> reporter: they're young girls who have been abused, physically, sexually, emotionally, and have turn. janet olson is the director of natally's house, devoted to helping girls get a new lease on life. >> every child has a right to a afe place to be at night. and we wanted to create it. we have them learning to ride horses, and crafts and going on lots of outings, and things to help them feel good about themselves. seen what a difference janet is making. she knows it's not easy, especially with limited funds and an old van that barely runs. >> her no. 1 priority is the girls. if that means digging into her own pocket, she does that over and over again >> you know that you have impressed me so much with the work you do with your girls. and i reached out to channel 5 pay it forward. and is they came through for her. >> oh, my goodness. >> and i am here to give you $500. [ laughter ] >> i can't believe it! [ cheering and applause ] [ laughter ] >> thank you so much for everything you do for the girls. being

on city and a few showers and we had a live shot with jason barry and we saw snow bowl, they got 10 inches of snowfall and with the satellite, the bulk of that moisture is well to the east and behind it cooler air, temperatures tomorrow morning an outside, 67 and gorgeous sunset. and winds at 9 miles per hour and 60 by 9:00 and 57 by 11:00 and what is coming up for the holiday, that's next. >>> a decorated phoenix police sergeant faces criminal charges now. and the loss of a job for alleged domestic violence. the 25 year veteran has been placed on desk duty and the for a while. >> we understand that the department learned about this at the end of september but sergeant was on duty and led a squad full of officers and then he was placed in a nonenforcement capacity while the investigation takes place. >> this is leroy getting an award from the police chie dedication. >> potter and several others honored with the medal of merit for helping two teens. >> they were able to distract the suspect. >> phoenix police said potter is now a suspect in a criminal investigation into domestic violence. i

jason barry is live in phoenix where he has seen that trump and clinton supporters can actually get along. jason? >> reporter: yeah , let's face it. this election divided families, offices, entire neighborhoods. now that it's over, the growing effort to bring both sides together. >> reporter: ben bailey and each other. but their political views couldn't be further apart. bailey is a clinton support. trumbo a trump guy. despite the divisiveness of the presidential campaign, the two coworkers at phoenix's noodle ad agency are looking to set an example to others on how to coexist now that the election is over. >> maybe we don't agree on things, but that doesn't mean that we can't work together and have a mutual respect for each other and respect from where we're coming from. >> the best thing we can do now relationships are a lot more important than politics and politicians. >> surely goodness and mercy shall follow me >> reporter: pastor javier is hoping this year's election will serve as a wake-up call to trump and clinton supporters that our country is better together than tearing each ot

we found jason barry live. >> these attacks can happen anywhere and at anytime. we've seen them across college campuses and they're one of many that have security measures in place to respond to an active shooter or crisis. emergency in seconds and they have an emergency alert system in place, similar to the one hi state has. it sends out texts notifying them of a crisis. most of the students we spoke to are not overly worried about an attack happening here. >> i know it's a possibility, but if you think about the potential disasters, you would drown in fear all of the time. i trust that right safety protocols to protect us. >> and asu encourages students and safety to watch online safety videos online. the better prepared, the more that you heard. that's in downtown phoenix. a bomb squad blew up a backpack. it posed no threat to the general public. >>> preparing for the unexpected. that was the goal for the firefighters in the west valley. they took part in a hazmat drill. it was a simulated emergency response rescue and how to contain a chemical and a pesticide

jason barry shows us how a valley teacher is teaching students to get along. >> reporter: students were exposed to a lot of hateful rhetoric during the presidential race, and some of them brought it into their classrooms. lauriel haynes is a 2nd grade teacher in avondaily. she is doing her best to talk to her kids about the importance of if you have a different opinion and different point of view. the bad behavior of adults during the presidential election often rubs off on children. and the amount of hate speech these kids have been hearing is not healthy. >> i'm trying to teach them that when there's negativity presented to them, how to respond in a positive way. whether it's about the election or anything else. it's just teaching them that things are gonna happen in the world that they might not like. and they react in a positive way. >> reporter: teachers across the country have been posting their stores facebook. one student said he was happy today because he hates hillary and hopes she dies. it is important to point out that kids can only learn so much at school. other lessons nee

jason barry introduces us to a valley woman who would rather ease the pain of others. >> reporter: jennifer woods runs a small business inside her home in surprise. fine with her. >> it would be nice to make some money but i'm not -- that's not really my top concern. yeah. it's helping people who need help. >> reporter: a couple years ago the mom found a way to ease her own pain. jennifer suffers from lupus, a disease that causes extreme aches and discomfort all over her body. jennifer created a homemade heating pad. >> it helps relax my muscles so i'm able to get >> reporter: close friend mandy steph tells us jennifer was so excite body her invention, she made more, and waldo's warmers was born. >> it keeps cool. >> reporter: jennifer gives away many of her warmers and cooling pads to folks in need. >> she'll see moms who are struggling and instead of knowing they can't afford her product, she gives them her product. team management. >> reporter: mandy contacted cbs5 to pay it forward to jennifer. >> i reached out to channel 5 for everything that you do for your friends, your family, your

. >> reporter: jason barry,cbs5 news. >> thank you jennifer and thank you jason for that. if you would like to nominate someone for next week's pay it forward. head to our website. cbs5az.com. >>> did you know if you look up an item online and you look up >>> holiday shopping is far from over. it's really just beginning and on monday, people looking for a deal online, will see a lot of different retailers offering up a lot of different deals. >> but on this cyber monday, the price you see on your computer, may be different from what other people see. >>> let's say you walk into a store at the exact same time someone else does. you both pick out a gallon of milk. same brand. but when it's rung up the price is different. this would never happen a grocery store. but when shopping online -- it can happen. >> i never even thought of it. >> reporter: as a busy mother, she does a lot of her shopping on the internet. she was skeptical when we saw her the price she sees are not always what everyone else sees. >> i always assumed that the prices would stay the same. >> reporter: and

. >> in tonight's pay it forward jason barry introduces us to a valley woman who is making a young girls who have been abused physically, sexually and emotionally and have nowhere to turn that that is where janet olson comes in, the director of natalie's jose garcia west valley group home devoted to helping girls 6-16 get a new lease on life. >> every child has a right to a safe place to be at nine and we wanted to create it. we have them doing things like learning to ride horses doing artwork and crafts lots of outings and things that help them feel good about themselves. >>reporter: grace cooper has seen what a difference janet is making but she knows it is not easy, especially with limited funds to care for the girls and an old van that barely runs. grace reached out to cbs5 to pay it forward. >> her number one priority is the girls and if that means digging into her own pocket to over and over again. >>reporter: we followed as grace surprised janet during a recent fundraising meeting. >> you know you have impressed me so much with the work you do with the girls [ speaking emotionally

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there still is a downtown phoenix let's begin with jason barry. >> a lot of excitement building here at the mccain camp. polls have just close. confidence something exciting is going to happen. james ware the city councilmember -- what would it mean if john mccain one another term? >> obviously the national stage keeping that senate was of paramount of importance. he has been grinding for over two years. he outworked his opponent and he will now be sent back with another term . it is very important nationally not just for arizona. again i don't know if you can pickup here at mccain camp. senator. john mccain is expected to be here a little later on this evening we are told he wants to wait until this race is official before coming up here and coming up on stage and making any kind of a speech. polls had them up about 10 percentage points. a very quiet confidence filling the air here . we will keep you posted as soon as john mccain steps into the museum. >>> for more on his opponent let's go to their a call. >>> dish let's go to derek maccoll. >> i'm told in kirkpatrick just arrived h