TIME NOW FOR THE MORNING
RUSH --
WE START WITH KRISTEN
CURRIE.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower to
mid 90s. West winds 10
to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the 50s. West
winds 10 to 20 mph
shifting to the
southwest 10 to 15 mph
after midnight.
AS YOU GET READY TO HEAD
OUT THE DOOR...WE )RE
FOLLOWING THE
DAY )S TOP LOCAL STORIES.
BUT FIRST WE START WITH
SOME NEWS, NEW THIS
MORNIG.
NEW AT SIX -
CLOVIS POLICE SAY THE
MAN ON YOUR SCREEN,
33-YEAR-OLD CARLOS
ANCHONDO
IS BEHIND BARS, ACCUSED
OF THREATENING TO SHOOT
UP GATTIS
MIDDLE SCHOOL
YESTERDAY..
THEY SAY THATS THE
SCHOOL HIS CHILD,
ALLEGEDLY GOES TO.
ACCORDING TO THE EASTERN
NEW MEXICO NEWS...
CLOVIS POLICE SAY
ANCHONDO WAS ANGRY, HE
HAD NOT BEEN GIVEN
INFORMATION ABOUT HIS
CHILD )S ATTENDANCE.
POLICE PUT THE MID- AND
HIGH SCHOOL ON
LOCKDOWN..AS THEY
SEARCHED
FOR ANCHONDO.
NEW AT SIX - AND STAYING
ON THE CRIME BEAT. SANTA
FE DEPUTIES SAY THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR THE MAN ON
YOUR
SCREEN.
THEY SAY HE )S CONSIDERED
ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
THE SANTA FE COUNTY
SHERIFF )S OFFICE SAYS
RANDY BRANCH IS WANTED
FOR ALLEGEDLY SHOOTING
AT A SHERIFF )S DEPUTY
WHILE SPEEDING
AWAY.
DEPUTIES SAY IT UNFOLDED
WHILE TRYING TO PULL
BRANCH OVER FOR
POINTING A GUN AT
ANOTHER DRIVER.
IF YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION ON BRANCH,
YOU )RE ASKED TO CALL 911
IMMEDIATELY.
STARTING TODAY --
13-HUNDRED KIDS
REPRESENTING 20
COUNTRIES WILL BE
IN THE DUKE CITY FOR
ROBORAVE INTERNATIONAL.
THE ROBOTICS EDUCATION
COMPETITION IS GIVING
KIDS -- LIKE
THOSE FROM THE COUNTRY
OF NIGERIA--WHO
OTHERWISE MAY
NOT HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY--THE CHANCE
TO LEARN HOW TO DESIGN,
BUILD, PROGRAM AND TEST
ROBOTS.
DIRECTOR OF ROBORAVE
NIGERIA--SAYS THE
INTEREST IN HIS COUNTRY
HAS GROWN FROM JUST 4
STUDENTS IN 20-16 --- TO
85 TODAY.
AND IT )S HELPING THEM
COMPETE IN THE WORLD
TECH INDUSTRY.
HOW THE COMPETITION WILL
HONOR A NIGERIAN TEEN
WHO PASSED
AWAY THIS WEEK.
NEW AT SIX --
SANTA FE VOTERS, COULD
SOON BE VOTING ON A
MULTI-MILLION
DOLLAR BOND -- TO HELP
FIX ROADS.
ACCORDING TO THE SANTA
FE NEW MEXICAN, MAYOR
ALAN WEBBER,
PROPOSED A TWO-PART-
BOND PACKAGE, YESTERDAY.
THE FIRST, WOULD ASK
VOTERS TO OKAY $60
MILLION DOLLARS IN
BONDS--
TO BE USED FOR ROADS AND
PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE SECOND, WOULD NOT BE
MORE THAN 13-MILLION-
DOLLARS....AND IS SET TO
BE USED FOR CITY
BUILDINGS.
THE MEASURE STILL NEEDS
THE CITY COUNCIL )S
APPROVAL.
NEW AT SIX --
IT COULD BE FIVE YEARS
BEFORE A PROJECT TO FILL
A BRINE WELL IN CARLSBAD
IS COMPLETE.
SCIENTISTS WARN - THE
BRINE WELL COULD
COLLAPSE AT ANY TIME --
TAKING ROADS - A SCHOOL
AND HOMES WITH IT.
IN THIS YEAR )S
LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE
GOVERNOR SIGNED
A BILL WHICH PAYS TO
FILL IT IN.
ACCORDING TO THE
CARLSBAD CURRENT ARGUS,
ALBUQUERQUE FIRM - AMEC
FOSTER WHEELER - WAS
HIRED IN APRIL BY THE
STATE.
THEY SAY CONSTRUCTION IS
EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE
IN 2021.
BUT ADD, THEY WILL
MONITOR THE SITE UNTIL
2023.
+
BREAKING OVERNIGHT
THREE AMERICANS.WHO WERE
DETAINED IN NORTH
KOREA...ARE
BACK IN THE U-S.
SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE
POMPEO HELPED SECURE
THEIR
RELEASE...AFTER MEETING
WITH NORTH KOREAN
LEADER, KIM JONG
UN.
THE GOODWILL GESTURE
SETS THE STAGE FOR AN
UPCOMING SUMMIT
BETWEEN TRUMP AND
KIM.WHICH IS LIKELY TO
TAKE PLACE SINGAPORE.
HAPPENING NOW --
AUTHORITIES IN MICHIGAN
CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR
THE REMAINS OF AS MANY
AS SIX GIRLS... MISSING
FOR DECADES.
INVESTIGATORS BROUGHT IN
HEAVY MACHINERY TO DIG
UP A WOODED AREA
OUTSIDE DETROIT
YESTERDAY.
THIS AFTER ARTHUR REAM,
A CONVICTED
KILLER...BOASTED ABOUT
MURDER
BEHIND BARS.
ONE OF THE GIRLS
OFFICIALS ARE HOPING TO
FIND WAS LAST SEEN IN
1979.
NEW THIS MORNING --
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER
MARK INGRAM. WILL STAY
ON SUSPENSION
THIS MORNING -- AND WILL
BE FORCED TO SIT OUT THE
NEXT FOUR GAMES..FOR
VIOLATING THE LEAGUE )S
PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING
DRUGS
POLICY.
THE NFL NETWORKSAYS IT
COMES AFTER HIS AGENTS
APPEALED --
TELLING ESPN -- THE
RUNNING BACK TESTED
POSITIVE FOR A SUBSTANCE
THAT THEY SAY WAS
"PERMISSIBLE WITH THE
PROPER EXEMPTION."
NEITHER SIDE HAS
SPECIFICALLY SAID WHAT
THE SUBSTANCE WAS.
STARTING TODAY --
THE CELL PHONE WAITING
AREA AT THE SUNPORT IS
BEING MOVED TEMPORARILY.
THIS MORNING, YOU WILL
FIND THE WAITING AREA --
NORTH EAST OF IT )S
CURRENT LOCATION.
THE MOVE IS PART OF
ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS AT
THE SUNPORT.
ONCE IT )S REOPENED --
THE REVAMPED LOT WILL
FEATURE NEW
LIGHTS, FRESH PAVEMENT,
AND PAINT. NO WORD ON
WHEN THEY WILL FINISH.
HAPPENING TODAY --
BERNALILLO COUNTY
OFFICIALS ARE EXPECTED
TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS
ABOUT A
PROGRAM THATS SET TO
HELP YOUNG ADULTS WITH
HOUSING - who are
homeless.
ITS CALLED -- THE YOUTH
TRANSITIONAL LIVING
SERVICES PROGRAM.
OFFICIALS SAY IT )S IN
RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL
CHILDREN )S MENTAL HEALTH
DAY.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower to
mid 90s. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the 50s. West
winds 10 to 20 mph
shifting to the
southwest 10 to 15 mph
after midnight.
SANDIA LABS COMPUTER
SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING
TO IMPROVE HOW WE DETECT
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
AROUND THE COUNTRY.
RIGHT NOW... THE C-D-C
USES TRADITIONAL (MATH
TO DETECT
OUTBREAKS.
THEY CRUNCH THE NUMBERS
ON THINGS LIKE EMERGENCY
ROOM VISITS AND
PRESCRIPTION SALES TO
DETERMINE WHERE A
DISEASES LIKE THE
FLU, MUMPS OR MEASLES
MAY BE SPIKING. NOW,
COMPUTER SCIENTISTS AT
SANDIA LABS ARE WORKING
WITH UNM AND TAKING THAT
APPROACH ONE STEP
FURTHER... USING A
COMPUTER
SYSTEM THAT WORKS LIKE
OUR BODY )S IMMUNE
SYSTEM.
IT CAN DETECT WHAT IS
NORMAL AND RAISE A FLAG
WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT...
ALERTING OF AN OUTBREAK
MUCH MORE QUICKLY.
DAVID?
HAPPENING NOW --
FOUR MORE STATES ARE
REPORTING ILLNESSES
LINKED TO ROMAINE
LETTUCE.
FLORIDA, MINNESOTA,
NORTH DAKOTA - AND
TEXAS HAVE JOINED
THE LIST THAT IS NOW UP
TO 29 STATES. THE C-D-C
SAYS 28 MORE PEOPLE HAVE
REPORTED GETTING SICK --
THAT BRINGS
THE TOTAL TO (149 (
PEOPLE SINCE APRIL
20-TH... HALF OF THOSE
WERE
HOSPITALIZED.
ONE PERSON HAS DIED.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE
TAINTED LETTUCE
WAS GROWN IN YUMA,
ARIZONA.
HAPPENING NOW --
FORD IS SUSPENDING
PRODUCTION OF ITS F-150
PICKUP
TRUCKS BECAUSE OF A
PARTS SHORTAGE.
A FIRE DAMAGED A PART
SUPPLIER )S PLANT IN
MICHIGAN -- FORCING THE
SHUTDOWN OF THE (TWO
FACTORIES THAT
MANUFACTURE THE NATION )S
TOP
SELLING VEHICLE.
FORD SAYS IT HAS AN 84
DAY SUPPLY OF F-150 )S.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE ... AT
THE TATTOO PARLOR, THAT
IS.
A MAJORITY OF THE
ORIGINAL "AVENGERS" CAST
GOT MATCHING
TATTOOS
ACTOR ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
REVEALED IT ON
INSTAGRAM.
YOU CAN SEE THE TATTOO
ON YOUR SCREEN.
IT WAS TO CELEBRATE THE
RELEASE OF "INFINITY
WAR,"
WHICH HAS SHATTERED BOX
OFFICE RECORDS "INFINITY
WAR" CROSSED THE $1
BILLION MARK IN 11 DAYS
-- THE FASTEST
IN FILM HISTORY.
TIME FOR THE FIVE
FACTS...
AT NUMBER FIVE...
THIS MORNING --
THE A-B-QBIOPARK ZOO )S -
NEWEST MEMBER IS GETTING
A LOT OF ATTENTION
WITH IT )S NEW NAME.
ROZIE THE ASIAN ELEPHANT
GAVE BIRTH TO THIS
HEALTHY MALE CALF
LAST WEEK.
OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS,
PEOPLE VOTED TO HELP
DECIDE HIS NAME.
THORN WAS THE WINNING
SUGGESTION.
AT NUMBER FOUR..
ANOTHER SEPARATION OF
CHURCH AND STATE FIGHT
COULD BE
BREWING IN BELEN.
THIS WEEK, THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL SIGNED OFF
ON THE CITY )S
OFFICIAL FLAG-- THE
MIDDLE OF THE ZIA SYMBOL
FEATURES THE STAR OF
BETHLEHEM.
BELEN (IS SPANISH FOR
)BETHLEHEM. )
THE FREEDOM FROM
RELIGION FOUNDATION --
SAYS A FLAG WITH A
RELIGIOUS SYMBOL
VIOLATES THE
CONSTITUTION. A FEW
YEARS AGO, THE GROUP
THREATENED TO SUE BELEN
OVER ITS NATIVITY SCENE
IN THE CITY PLAZA.
AT NUMBER THREE...ADLIB
WEATHER
AT NUMBER TWO...
THIS MORNING - A BIG
ROBOTIC COMPETITION IS
SET TO GET UNDERWAY THIS
MORNING -- ON A SOMBER
NOTE.
A NIGERIAN BOY, WHO WAS
SET TO COMPETE, DIED
THIS WEEK AFTER
DROWNING IN A LOCAL
HOTEL POOL.
HIS FAMILY ASKED
OFFICIALS TO MAKE SURE
THE COMPETITION WENT
ON AS PLANNED...
STARTING TODAY --
13-HUNDRED KIDS
REPRESENTING 20
COUNTRIES WILL BE
IN THE DUKE CITY FOR
ROBORAVE INTERNATIONAL.
ITS GIVING THE KIDS THE
CHANCE TO LEARN HOW TO
DESIGN, BUILD,
PROGRAM AND TEST ROBOTS.
THIS WEEKEND )S
COMPETITION WILL BE
DEDICATED TO THE 14 YEAR
OLD
NIGERIAN STUDENT.
AT NUMBER ONE..
THIS MORNING TWO NEW
MEXICO WOMEN ARE IN JAIL
WAITING TO BE
EXTRADITED BACK TO
OKLAHOMA NEXT WEEK --
ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING A
14-
YEAR-OLD BOY THEY MET
ONLINE.
THE TEENAGE BOY IS BACK
HOME SAFE.
PITTSBURG COUNTY
OKLAHOMA SHERIFF SAYS
35-YEAR-OLD KRISTE
ARAGON
FROM FARMINGTON AND
29-YEAR-OLD MELISSA
GOELZ DROVE NEARLY 13
HOURS TO MEET THE
OKLAHOMA BOY -- ARAGON
MET ON X-BOX.
OFFICERS SAY THE TEEN
THOUGHT ARAGON LIVED
JUST A HALF HOUR AWAY.
THE BOY SAYS WHEN HE GOT
IN THE CAR THE WOMEN
TOLD HIM THEY
WERE GOING TO NEW MEXICO
AND HE "WOULD NEVER BE
COMING BACK
HOME."
OKLAHOMA AUTHORITIES
TRACKED THE PHONE NUMBER
LINKED TO ARAGON )S
X-BOX. The women were
arrested soon after in
Farmington.