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THE LAST SEVEN YEARS TO HELP COMMUNITY GROUPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUY MOBILE CARE UNITS AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO ANIMALS IN NEED.

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THAT MEANT THAT'S MEANT CARE FOR ALMOST 24,000 ANIMALS, ALL RIGHT.

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THE COST OF CAR INSURANCE HAS SKY ROCKETED, UP 26% FROM LAST YEAR. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE COST OF FULL COVERAGE CAR INSURANCE IS NOW SITTING AT MORE THAN $2,500 A YEAR.

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ON YOUR SIDE'S GARY HARPER LOOKS AT WHY THE SPIKE IS HAPPENING AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO DRIVE YOUR PRICE DOWN IN BANK RATE STUDIED RISING INSURANCE COSTS TO SEE WHO'S FEELING THE MOST PRESSURE.

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THE AVERAGE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD NOW SPENDS ABOUT 3.41% OF ITS MONEY ON VEHICLE INSURANCE. SHANNON MAARTEN WITH BANK RATE SAYS THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS WHY CAR INSURANCE PRICES HAVE SPIKED ONCE 2020 HIT.

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WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE, UM, DUE TO INFLATION TO CAR PARTS, UM, HEALTH CARE SUPPLIES. THEN WE HAD A TEN OVER 10% INCREASE IN CAR CRASH FATALITIES AS EXTREME WEATHER. SO ALL THAT TOGETHER INSURANCE IS REACTIONARY. SO WE'RE PAYING FOR WHAT HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO. BASICALLY

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BANK RATE ALSO FOUND ADDING A TEEN DRIVER TO A POLICY CAN BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE LIFE EVENT FOR AN AUTO INSURANCE CONSUMER NATIONALLY. IT ADDS ABOUT $2,800 MORE MORE THAN YOU WERE PAYING BEFORE FOR A TEEN DRIVER. BUT MAARTEN SAYS THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO TRY TO CUT DOWN COSTS.

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SHOP WITH OTHER INSURANCE CARRIERS, SEE WHAT THEY CAN OFFER. SINCE ALMOST EVERY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS THESE INCREASES, YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THE SAME SAVINGS THAT YOU DID BEFORE. SO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR DISCOUNTS. DO THE DEFENSIVE DRIVING DISCOUNT.

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YOU CAN ALSO CONSIDER DROPPING COVERAGE THAT YOU DON'T NEED. MAYBE LIKE TOWING OR RENTAL CARS. I'M GARY HARPER ON YOUR SIDE GARY.

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THANK YOU. THERE'S STILL TIME TO GET YOUR TICKET FOR TOMORROW NIGHT'S MEGA MILLIONS DRAWING. THE ESTIMATED, UH, ANNUITY JACKPOT UP TO $650 MILLION WITH AN ESTIMATED CASH VALUE OF MORE THAN 308 MILLION, YOU CAN SIT PRETTY WITH THAT. THAT DRAWING WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 9:00. THE ODDS OF WINNING LESS THAN 1 IN 302,000,000. IT SOUNDS GOOD. DOES UNTIL IT DOESN'T.

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YEAH, IF I WON, PAUL, I'LL BE RIGHT HERE WITH YOU. I KNOW YOU WOULD.

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YOU WOULD NOT. YOU WOULD JUST CONTINUE WORKING ONE DAY, THAT IS. AND YOU SHARE IT WITH ALL YOUR YOUR SHARE WITH ALL MY COWORKERS.

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OH, THAT'S SO NICE. ALMOST ALL OF THEM.

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OKAY.

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ALWAYS A CAVEAT IN THERE, RIGHT? ASTERISK ALMOST.

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WHO ARE YOU LEAVING OUT LIKE IAN SCHWARTZ OR SOMETHING?

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THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

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THIS IS HOW SHE MAKES FRIENDS. PAUL, I LOVE IT.

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YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. OH YES.

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I COULD THINK OF 2 OR 3 MORE.

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SO HOW'S THAT WEATHER?

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OH, IT'S GORGEOUS OUTSIDE THE TESS YURTSEVEN. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD WHEN VANESSA'S HERE.

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KEEPS US ON TRACK.

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SPILL THE TEA, PAUL. OH, BOY.

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THERE WE GO. AND I'M SIX THREE. OKAY YES. LOOK AT THIS. WE'VE GOT TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE RIGHT AROUND 67 DEGREES. AND, HEY, WITH THE RADAR ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. AFTER ALL THAT ACTIVITY WE HAD OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE WINDS PICKING UP, WE'RE SITTING AT 36 IN FLAGSTAFF TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S IN PHOENIX. AND YEAH, IT WAS A LITTLE BREEZY TODAY, ESPECIALLY UP AROUND NORTHERN ARIZONA. BUT THE WINDS DEFINITELY IMPROVED. HIT HIGH TODAY 75 DEGREES. AND THAT'S FANTASTIC BECAUSE THAT'S OUR AVERAGE THIS TIME OF YEAR. WE'LL BE 1 DEGREES ABOVE THAT TOMORROW. AND EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES LOOKS LIKE AS WE GET CLOSER TO WEDNESDAY HIGHS RIGHT AROUND 80. SO ENJOY THAT. YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THAT STORM SYSTEM THAT'S GOING TO BRING US SOME CHANGES ON THURSDAY. ALREADY. SOME RAIN IN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA. THEY'RE GOING TO GET SLAMMED AGAIN WITH RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL. THERE'S THE LOW THERE'S WHERE IT SITS. THAT'S GOING TO DROP THROUGH HERE AND START TO BRING SOME SHOWERS ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. SOME SNOW SHOWERS UP IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. AND THEN% WE'LL START TO SEE SOME OF THAT RAIN PUSH THROUGH AREAS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY . NOTICE THE GREEN SHADED AREA WILL WE SEE ANY RAINFALL FROM THIS SYSTEM. YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON IT IF WE GET ANY. IT'S GOING TO BE LIGHT AND WE'LL START TO SEE THOSE SHOWERS PUSH INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AS I MENTIONED ON WEDNESDAY, AND THEN CROSS THE BORDER HERE IN ARIZONA ON THURSDAY. THAT'S THURSDAY AT AROUND 630. AND THEN THE BAND OF RAIN MOVES OFF TOWARDS THE EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BUT YEAH, COULD BE EXCITING STUFF. WE'LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THAT. AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT TEMPERATURE DROP QUITE A BIT ON THURSDAY AS WELL. HERE'S YOUR TEMP 76 TOMORROW, 78 ON WEDNESDAY. AND THEN WE DROP TEN DEGREES THURSDAY. BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE SHORT LIVED. LOOK AT THE WEEKEND 77 SATURDAY AND CLOSE TO 80 ON SUNDAY. ENJOY

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WE WILL PAUL THANK YOU. SOME YUMA STUDENTS ARE HEADED TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR THE FIRST EVER NATIONAL STEM FESTIVAL. WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THEIR WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THEIR INVENTIONS NEXT. Grand