TIME NOW FOR YOUR
MORNING RUSH.
C-Y-F-D HAD AT LEAST 8
CHANCES TO SAVE A
4-YEAR-
OLD BOY BEFORE HE WAS
KILLED.
THE SUIT, FILED BY THE
ESTATE OF JAMES DUNKLEE
CRUZ CLAIMS, A-P-D AND
AN URGENT CARE-- WHERE
JAMES WAS
INJURED IN 20-19.
THE SUIT SAYS
AUTHORITIES WOULD BE
CALLED SEVERAL MORE
TIMES.
IN DECEMBER OF 20-19...
POLICE SAY JAMES WAS
BEATEN TO DEATH BY HIS
MOTHER'S ROOMMATE.
NEW MEXICO IS GETTING
NEARLY TWO-BILLION
DOLLARS IN PANDEMIC
RELIEF MONEY FROM THE
FEDS.
THE U-S TREASURY IS
SENDING 1.25- BILLION TO
NEW MEXICO BASED ON THE
THE STATE... PLUS
ANOTHER 500-
MILLION DOLLARS.
SOME STATE LAWMAKERS SAY
THAT'S NOT THE
GOVERNOR'S MONEY
TO SPEND.
THEY SAY UNDER STATE
LAW, THE LEGISLATURE
ALSO HAS THE RIGHT TO
ALLOCATE FEDERAL MONEY
GENERAL FUND.
NEW DETAILS -- INTO THE
OFFICER- INVOLVED
SHOOTING IN FARMINGTON.
ON MONDAY, OFFICERS WERE
CALLED AFTER REPORTS
SOMEONE
WAS FIRING A GUN
DOWNTOWN.
THEY RAN INTO THE
SUSPECT, WHO THEY SAY
PULLED A GUN. FOUR
THE MAN WAS SHOT AND IS
BEING TREATED AT THE
HOSPITAL. NO OFFICERS
WERE HURT.
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Breezy. Partly
then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the
lower 70s. Southeast
winds 15 to 25 mph in
the morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the upper 40s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15
mph shifting to the east
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly
sunny. Highs in the
nds to 15 mph
ifting tt uth in
e afternoon. .
VIDEO CAPTURED F-B-I
AGENTS RAIDING A NEW
MEXICO POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
THEY WERE SERVING A
FEDERAL SEARCH WARRANT
YESTERDAY AT
LORDSBURG P-D, AND
TAKING BOXES OF EVIDENCE
FROM THE BUILDING.
HERALD REPORTS IT'S
RELATED TO
"OPERATION STONE GARDEN"
-- WHICH PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR LOCAL
AGENCIES TO HELP ALONG
THE BORDER. IT'S NOT
CLEAR WHY THE FEDS ARE
TAKING THOSE DOCUMENTS.
WASTE DEPARTMENT IS
MAKING SURE IT'S
ALWAYS A BEAUTIFUL DAY
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE
DEPARTMENT RELEASED ITS
LATEST EPISODE OF
TALKIN' TRASH TUESDAY --
IN IT... THEY RECREATE
MR. ROGER'S
NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY
REMIND PEOPLE TO BE A
SURE
PEOPLE ARE PUTTING THE
CORRECT ITEMS IN THEIR
TRASH BINS.
THE STATE IS HELPING OUT
BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY
GROUPS
THIS MORNING WITH
ON-SITE VACCINATION
CLINICS.
AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE FOR A
POP-UP CLINIC CAN
QUALIFY.
THE GOAL IS TO MAKE IT
EASIER THAN EVER FOR
PEOPLE TO GET
VACCINATED WHERE THEY
WORK -- OR OTHERWISE
SPEND THEIR TIME.
WE HAVE A LINK TO THE
REQUEST FORM AT ALWAYS
ON KRQE DOT COM.
FIGHTING TO USE A
SUSPECT'S MURDER
CHARGE AGAINST HIM...IN
A SEPARATE IMMIGRATION
CASE.
LUIS TALAMANTES-ROMERO
ALLEGEDLY SHOT JACKIE
VIGIL AT HER WESTSIDE
HOME BACK IN 2019.
HE HAS NOT BEEN
CONVICTED IN THAT CASE.
HOWEVER, HE PLEADED
GUILTY TO ENTERING THE
COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.
PROSECUTORS ARE PUSHING
THE JUDGE TO TAKE THE
MURDER CHARGE
INTO ACCOUNT DURING
SENTENCING.
TOSS TO CRYSTAL
THE UPCOMING NETFLIX
EXPANSION IN
ALBUQUERQUE... IS BEING
CALLED
ONE OF THE TOP DEALS OF
THE YEAR.
THE NETFLIX EXPANSION
INCLUDES THE
CONSTRUCTION OF
POST- PRODUCTION
FACILITIES, OFFICES,
AND MORE.
THE STATE SAYS IT'S
CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH A
THIRD STUDIO.
N-B-C UNIVERSAL IS ALSO
OPENING A STUDIO IN
MARTINEZTOWN.
BIOPARK AQUARIUM IS
OPENING TO THE PUBLIC.
THE AQUARIUM WILL OPEN
AT 50 PERCENT CAPACITY
UNDER THE TURQUOISE
LEVEL.
YOU WILL SEE SOME NEW
FACES-- INCLUDING THE
NEWEST OTTER
NAMED DIXON THAT ARRIVED
TICKETS MUST BE BOUGHT
ONLINE IN ADVANCE.
LOOKING AHEAD... U-N-M
IS HOSTING IT'S FIRST
IN-PERSON GRADUATION
SINCE 2019 THIS
WEEKEND... BUT GUESTS
ARE NOT ALLOWED. OF THE
ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE
IN COMMENCEMENT,
ABOUT 12-HUNDRED SIGNED
UP.
THEY WILL BE SEATED SIX
FEET APART AND EVERY
OTHER ROW.
SATURDAY'S COMMENCEMENT
IS BEING LIVE STREAMED.
MOVING FORWARD WITH
PLANS TO BUILD AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
COMPLEX NEAR THE
SUNPORT.
THE "GATEWAY APARTMENTS"
WOULD BE THE FIRST
LOW-INCOME HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
IT SITS AT MESA DEL SOL
-- A FEW MILES SOUTH OF
THE SUNPORT.
THE COMPLEX WOULD
INCLUDE MORE THAN 300
APARTMENTS ON THE
14-ACRE SITE.
NOW LET'S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
WEST I-40 CARILSE
SAY GOODBYE TO GETTING
HANDFULS OF SAUCE
PACKETS AT CHICK-FIL-A.
THE POPULAR FOOD CHAIN
ANNOUNCED IT'S NOW
NUMBER
OF SAUCES CUSTOMERS CAN
GET -- BECAUSE OF AN
INDUSTRY-WIDE
SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTAGE.
SAUCES WILL NOW BE
LIMITED TO ONE PACKET
PER ENTREE -- TWO SAUCES
PER
MEAL -- AND THREE SAUCES
PER THIRTY-COUNT
AT NUMBER FIVE...
LOCAL SCIENTISTS ARE
GIVING US A LOOK AT A
DINOSAUR THAT
ROAMED NORTH AMERICA,
82-MILLION YEARS AGO.
FOSSILS OF THE
DISCOVERED NEAR CUBA,
NEW
MEXICO BACK IN 1996.
NOW SCIENTISTS FROM THE
NATURAL HISTORY AND
SCIENCE MUSEUM HAVE
HELPED PUBLISH A NEW
STUDY.
DINOSAURS WERE GENERALLY
LARGE,
RHINOCEROS-LIKE
HERBIVORES.
THEY LIKELY LIVED IN
GROUPS OR HERDS, AND
THEY WERE SIGNIFICANT
MEMBERS THEIR
ECOSYSTEMS.
AT NUMBER FOUR...
THE NATION'S LEADING
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
EXPERT-- DOCTOR ANTHONY
FAUCI-- SAYS KIDS OF ALL
AGES MAY BE ABLE TO GET
THE COVID-19 VACCINE
BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE PFIZER VACCINE WAS
JUST AUTHORIZED FOR USE
12 TO 15 THIS WEEK.
DURING REMARKS IN A
SENATE HEARING ON
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
YESTERDAY... DR. FAUCI
SAID CLINICAL TRIALS ARE
NOW STUDYING THE
EFFECTS OF THE VACCINE
AT NUMBER THREE...ADLIB
WEATHER
AT NUMBER TWO...
PLEAS FROM UNM GRADUATES
TO ALLOW GUESTS AT THIS
WEEKEND'S
COMMENCEMENTS -- MAY BE
FALLING ON DEAF EARS
BECAUSE THE UNIVERSITY
U-N-M IS HOSTING IT'S
FIRST IN-PERSON
GRADUATION SINCE 2019 ON
SATURDAY -
BUT GUESTS ARE NOT
ALLOWED.
OF THE 35-HUNDRED
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS --
ABOUT 12-HUNDRED SIGNED
UP.
FEET APART AND EVERY
OTHER ROW.
U-N-M SAYS PLANNING TOOK
PLACE IN MARCH WHEN THE
COUNTY
WAS IN THE 'YELLOW'.
WHILE IT'S NOW IN
TURQUOISE -- THEY SAY
IT'S TOO LATE TO EXPAND
THE EVENT.
SATURDAY'S COMMENCEMENT
WILL BE LIVE STREAMED.
AT NUMBER ONE...
CYFD FINDS ITSELF AT THE
CENTER OF A NEW LAWSUIT
-- CLAIMING IT HAD AT
A 4-YEAR- OLD BOY BEFORE
HE WAS KILLED.
THE SUIT, FILED BY THE
ESTATE OF JAMES DUNKLEE
CRUZ, CLAIMS HE
LIVED A LIFE OF HORRIFIC
NEGLECT, PHYSICAL AND
SEXUAL ABUSE
BEFORE HIS DEATH IN
THE ALLEGATIONS - BEGAN
JUST A DAY AFTER HE WAS
BORN IN 20-15...WHEN C-
Y-F-D RECEIVED A REPORT
JAMES WAS BEING
EMOTIONALLY ABUSED BY
HIS
MOTHER, KRISTA
CRUZ...AND LIVING IN
FILTH.
TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS
DEATH IN 20-19... THERE
WAS AN URGENT
CARE VISIT -- WHERE
JAMES WAS INJURED.
IN DECEMBER OF THAT
YEAR... POLICE SAY JAMES
WAS BEATEN TO DEATH
BY HIS MOTHER'S
MARQUEZ - WHO'S AWAITING
TRIAL.
JAMES' MOTHER HAS NOT
BEEN CHARGED FOR HIS
DEATH. CFYD DECLINED TO
COMMENT.