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ITS TIME NOW -- FOR THE
MORNING RUSH--
A QUICK WRAP OF YOUR
NEWS AND WEATHER - WE
START WITH KRISTEN
CURRIE.
TODAY: WIDESPREAD
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO
LOWER 80S.
AS YOU GET READY TO HEAD
OUT THE DOOR... WE'RE
FOLLOWING
THE DAY'S TOP LOCAL
STORIES. WE START WITH
KATHERINE MOZZONE.
JURY SELECTION
CONTINUES- TODAY- IN THE
*** TRIAL OF TWO
FORMER A-P-D COPS.
THIS-- IN DESPITE OF THE
DEFENSE'S ATTEMPT,
YESTERDAY, TO
GET THE CASE DROPPED
COMPLETELY. THE JUDGE
WOULDN'T ALLOW IT, BUT
SHE DID HAND DOWN ORDERS
TO THE SPECIAL
COMPROMISED THE CASE
WHEN SHE SPOKE TO THE
PRESS ABOUT IT, SHE IS
NO LONGER INVOLVED-- SHE
RECUSED HERSELF AT THE
GET GO. FORMER OFFICERS
KEITH SANDY AND
DOMINIQUE PEREZ ARE
ACCUSED OF KILLING JAMES
BOYD IN THE FOOTHILLS
TWO YEARS AGO. WHAT
ELSE THE JUDGE DENIED
THE DEFENSE AND HER
ORDERS TO THE PROSECUTOR
COMING UP IN THE FIVE
FACTS. ADAM?
14.55.51 19pd shots
fired. i'm not sure
where he went. i might
have been hit. 14.55.56
THE MAN -- ACCUSED OF
SHOOTING A CLOVIS
POLICE
OFFICER LAST WEEK---IS
FACING SEVERAL CHARGES.
THIS IS NEWLY RELEASED
LAPEL CAM VIDEO SHOWING
THE INCIDENT. POLICE SAY
AN OFFICER PULLED OVER
ANTHONY BACA WHILE HE
WAS ON
A BICYCLE. BACA TOOK OFF
RUNNING ... AND SHOT THE
OFFICER IN THE LEG.
AFTER SEVERAL DAYS ON
THE RUN - BACA TURNED
HIMSELF IN.
NEW THIS MORNING-- JOHN
YEAKEL-- A PROMINENT
PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT
AND LATIN AMERICAN
STUDIES AT UNM HAS DIED.
ACCORDING TO THE
ALBUQUREQUE JOURNAL--
YEAKEL WAS A PROMINENT
PART OF THE NEW MEXICO
ACCOUNTING COMMUNITY. HE
DIED LAST TUESDAY IN
ALBUQUERUQUE AFTER A
FIGHT WITH MELANOMA. HE
WAS 85 YEARS OLD.
REMAINS OF A MISSING
ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN FOUND
ON
THE SIDE OF I-40 IN
OKLAHOMA--- COULD HELP
CRACK A CASE. 24
YEAR-OLD VENERANDA
FLORES WENT MISSING IN
DECEMBER 20-14. HER BODY
WAS FOUND ABOUT 50 MILES
WEST OF OKLAHOMA CITY
BACK IN APRIL.
INVESTIGATORS ARRESTED
40 YEAR-OLD JUAN
GONZALEZ OF GLENDALE,
ARIZONA, LAST WEEK. THEY
HAVEN'T SAID WHY THEY
THINK HE'S THE KILLER.
DEVELOPING NEWS... A
WOMAN IS FACING D-W-I
AND CHILD ABUSE
CHARGES--AFTER SHE AND
HER FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON
SURVIVED AN AIRBORNE
CRASH LAST MONTH. A-
P-D SAYS NESTORA
MARTINEZ'S CAR SWERVED
INTO LANDSCAPING ON
COORS AND
ROLLED DOWN AN
EMBANKMENT ONTO I-40.
MARTINEZ'S SON
WAS IN THE CAR AND HAD
MINOR INJURIES. SHE
LATER ADMITTED TO
DRINKING ALMOST A PINT
OF RUM -- THAT NIGHT
BEFORE DRIVING.
AN ALBUQUERQUE YAFL
COACH IS ON SUSPENSION
-- AFTER GETTING
ARRESTED DURING A ROAD
TRIP TO GALLUP. POLICE
SAY ON SUNDAY MORNING AT
A HOTEL--AN ASSISTANT
COACH TOLD OFFICERS THE
COACHES HAD BEEN
DRINKING. WHEN THEY GOT
BACK TO THEIR ROOM,
JOSHUA AHLOO -- PULLED A
GUN AND SAID HE WANTED
TO WAKE UP PARENTS TO
TALK. COURT RECORDS SHOW
-- A JOSHUA AHLOO HAS
BEEN CONVICTED OF D-W-I,
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND A
FELONY.
TAKING A LIVE LOOK OUT
AT WASHINGTON D-C NOW
WHERE CONGRESS REMAINS
DEADLOCKED ON FUNDING TO
COMBAT THE ZIKA VIRUS.
SENATE DEMOCRATS -
RETURNING FROM THEIR
SUMMER RECESS
YESTERDAY...BL OCKED A
1-POINT-1 BILLION DOLLAR
ZIKA FUNDING
PACKAGE...CITING
RESTRICTIONS ON PLANNED
PARENTHOOD. SOME
REPUBLICANS SIGNAL A
COMPROMISE COULD COME BY
THE END OF THE MONTH.
HILLARY CLINTON AND
DONALD TRUMP WILL BOTH
SPEAK AT A NATIONAL
SECURITY FORUM IN NEW
YORK TODAY. CAMPAIGNING
IN THE SOUTH YESTERDAY
-- CLINTON ACCUSED TRUMP
OF PROPOSING DANGEROUS
MILITARY PLANS...WHILE
TRUMP SAID THE COUNTRY
IS -QUOTE- " GOING TO
HELL" BECAUSE OF
CLINTON'S POLICIES. A
C-N-N -- O-R-C POLL OUT
TUESDAY SHOWS TRUMP
LEADING CLINTON BY TWO
POINTS NATIONALLY.
MEANWHILE-- GREEN PARTY
CANDIDATE JILL STEIN
COULD FACE CRIMINAL
TRESPASSING CHARGES FOR
WHAT SHE DID DURING
PROTESTS OF THE DAKOTA
ACCESS PIPELINE. STEIN
JOINED PROTESTERS, WHO
ARE ATTEMPTING TO
STOP CONSTRUCTION ON THE
3 POINT 8 BILLION DOLLAR
PROJECT. YESTERDAY A
JUDGE TEMPORARILY PUT A
STOP TO CONSTRUCTION IN
SOME AREAS. PROTESTORS
SAY OTHER AREAS
INCLUDING TRIBAL BURIAL
SITES ARE STILL
VULNERABLE.
FORMER HURRICANE NEWTON
HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A
TROPICAL STORM WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS DOWN TO
70MPH.
IT'S ON A PATH TO
NORTHERN MEXICO AFTER
SLAMMING INTO RESORTS OF
MEXICO'S SOUTHERN BAJA.
NEWTON HAS
CLAIMED AT LEAST TWO
LIVES. IT CAME ASHORE
NEAR THE LOS CABOS
RESORTS YESTERDAY
MORNING. REMNANTS OF
TROPICAL STORM NEWTON
ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE
THEIR WAY TO NEW MEXICO
TODAY.
TODAY: WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL.
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY
2:53 "I feel really
heartbroken that they
closed without giving us
any insight or hope
that something else will
come of it" 2:59
HUNDREDS OF NEW MEXICO
STUDENTS ARE WITHOUT A
SCHOOL --AFTER I-T-T
TECH SHUT DOWN. THE FEDS
HAVE INVESTIGATED I-T-T
TECH FOR FRAUD. SOME
EXISTING
STUDENTS SAY THEY WERE
ASSURED THINGS WERE
OKAY. IT'S UNCLEAR IF
ANY OF THE STUDENT'S
CREDITS WILL TRANSFER TO
OTHER COLLEGES.
PAYPAL AND MASTERCARD
ARE TEAMING UP TO MAKE
IT EASIER FOR USERS OF
THE ONLINE PAYMENT
SYSTEM TO PAY WITH A
MASTERCARD. STARTING
NEXT YEAR, CUSTOMERS
WILL BE ABLE TO TRANSFER
MONEY TO THEIR
MASTERCARD DEBIT CARDS
-- INSTANTLY. PAYPAL
STRUCK A SIMILAR DEAL
WITH VISA LAST JULY.
CHANGING THE WAY WE LOOK
AT ENERGY CONSUMPTION--
A U-N-M PROFESSOR AND
HIS STUDENTS HAVE
DEVELOPED A COMPUTER
GAME CALLED THE "ENERGY
SURGE SYSTEM." IT'S A
GAME DESIGNED TO BE
PLAYED IN THREE STAGES--
LEARNING ABOUT HOW MUCH
WATTAGE HOUSEHOLD
APPLIANCES USE-- THEN TO
A QUIZ-- TO EARN TOKENS
TO MOVE THEM FURTHER
ALONG IN THE GAME.
PROFESSOR NICK FLOR SAYS
PARTNERING A "BORING
TOPIC" LIKE ENERGY
CONSERVATION WITH A
GAME-- PROVIDES A MORE
EFFECTIVE WAYS OF
LEARNING--- AND BRING
AWARENESS TO FINDING
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
RESOURCES. CRYSTAL?
HAPPENING TODAY-- SAFETY
WEEK AT U-N-M CONTINUES
WITH SESSIONS ON
PREVENTING VIOLENCE AND
PRESENTATIONS FOR
FACULTY AND STAFF. LAST
NIGHT A GROUP OF
STUDENTS WERE GIVEN AN
AREA OF CAMPUS TO
INSPECT DURING A
"CAMPUS SAFETY WALK" .
THEY WROTE DOWN WHAT
PARTS OF U-N-M LACK GOOD
LIGHTING, HAVE POOR
SIGNAGE -- OR OVERGROWN
SHRUBS. THE UNIVERSITY
PROMISES TO LOOK INTO
AND FIX THE ISSUES.
THANKS CRYSTAL, NOW
LET'S GET A LOOK AT THAT
MORNING DRIVE ...
"I need you to find an
adult that you trust and
tell them that you're
and tell them that
you're being hurt and
keep telling them, until
they listen.
THIS MORNING -
13-YEAR-OLD DONOVAN
SMITH - THE BOY WHO
GAINED NATIONAL
ATTENTION FOR HIS
SOAP-MAKING SKILLS -- IS
GETTING NOTICED FOR THIS
FACEBOOK VIDEO. HE MADE
IT TO FIGHT CHILD ABUSE.
THE VIDEO-- IN HONOR OF
TEN-YEAR-OLD VICTORIA
MARTENS HAS ALREADY
GOTTEN 2 THOUSAND VIEWS.
HE SAYS HE WANTS TO
CONTINUE HIS COMMUNITY
WORK -- BY CREATING A
NON-PROFIT TO TEACH
OTHER KIDS HOW TO MAKE
SOAP -- OR LAUNCH THEIR
OWN BUSINESS LIKE HE
DID.
TIME FOR THE FIVE
FACTS....
AT NUMBER FIVE.. A
NATIONAL ARTICLE SAYS
THE BEST TACOS IN NEW
MEXICO ARE AT A
RESTAURANT IN
ALBUQUERQUE. BUZZFEED
RANKED "EL PAISA
TAQUERIA"... ON BRIDGE
NEAR LA VEGA... AS THE
NUMBER ONE SPOT BASED ON
THEIR YELP REVIEWS.
CUSTOMERS RAVED ABOUT
THEIR BARBACOA...
ASADA... AND CARNITAS
TACOS.
AT NUMBER FOUR... U-N-M
IS LOOKING TO MAKE ITS
CAMPUS SAFER - AND WILL
SOON GET A LIST OF
THINGS TO DO FROM
STUDENTS. LAST
NIGHT--GROUPS OF
STUDENTS WERE GIVEN AN
AREA OF CAMPUS TO
INSPECT DURING A "CAMPUS
SAFETY WALK". THEY WROTE
DOWN WHAT PARTS LACK
GOOD LIGHTING, HAVE POOR
SIGNAGE -- OR OVERGROWN
SHRUBS. THE
UNIVERSITY PROMISES TO
LOOK INTO AND FIX THE
ISSUES.
AT NUMBER THREE... ADLIB
WEATHER..
AT NUMBER TWO.. THIS
MORNING -- NEW DRAMATIC
T-V ADS... URGING
EVERYONE TO REPORT CHILD
AT NUMBER TWO.. THIS
MORNING -- NEW DRAMATIC
T-V ADS... URGING
EVERYONE TO REPORT CHILD
ABUSE ARE GETTING A LOT
OF ATTENTION. THEY SHOW
-- KIDS ASKING FOR HELP.
THE NEW ADS - RELEASED
IN THE WAKE OF RECENT
CHILD ABUSE CASES...
AND THE *** OF
VICTORIA MARTENS... URGE
ANYONE WHO WITNESSES OR
SUSPECTS CHILD ABUSE TO
CALL THE STATE'S CHILD
ABUSE HOTLINE...
POUND-SAFE. SINCE
VICTORIA MARTEN'S
DEATH... THE NUMBER OF
REPORTS TO C-Y- F-D HAVE
INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.
AT NUMBER ONE.. THIS
MORNING-- PROSECUTORS IN
THE *** TRIAL OF TWO
FORMER APD COPS WILL
LIKELY START WORKING ON
A LETTER TO BERNALILLO
COUNTY'S D-A...WHO
RECUSED HERSELF FROM THE
TRIAL ..CAUTIONING HER
ABOUT MAKING FUTURE
STATEMENTS TO THE MEDIA
ABOUT THE CASE. THE
TWO ON TRIAL -- KEITH
SANDY AND DOMINIQUE
PEREZ ARE FACING SECOND
DEGREE *** CHARGES
FOR THE KILLING OF
HOMELESS
CAMPER JAMES BOYD IN THE
FOOTHILLS IN 2014.
YESTERDAY - A JUDGE
DENIED THE DEFENSE'S
MOTION FOR A DISMISSAL
OR CHANGE OF VENUE.. BUT
MADE AN ORDER WHEN THEY
ASKED THE JUDGE TO
REPRIMAND PROSECUTORS
FOR PUBLIC STATEMENTS
BEFORE THE TRIAL.
SEPTEMBER ALREADY OFF TO
A BUSY START... --SALSA
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