TIME FOR THE MORNING
RUSH --
WE BEGIN WITH NEW VIDEO
-- SHOWING THE MOMENTS
STATE
REPRESENTATIVE, MONICA
YOUNGBLOOD IS ARRESTED
AND CHARGED WITH
AGGRAVATED DWI. .
12:19 Youngblood "I
literally did everything
right! Officer "You
didn )t do everything
right.
OFFICERS STOPPED
YOUNGBLOOD AT A CHECK
POINT ON PASEO DEL
NORTE. IN THE VIDEO,
YOUNGBLOOD KEEPS, TO
HER STORY, SAYING SHE
DIDN )T HAVE ANYTHING TO
DRINK.
HOWEVER, IN THE CRIMINAL
COMPLAINT, THE OFFICER
SAID HE
SMELLED ALCOHOL ON HER.
VIDEO SHOWS YOUNGBLOOD
STUMBLE SEVERAL TIMES.
YOUNGBLOOD ALSO, MAKES A
POINT TO SAY WHO SHE IS
AND WHAT SHE )S DONE
FOR POLICE AS A LAWMAKER
OVER THE YEARS.
A NEW MEXICO MAN COULD
SOON FACE A JUDGE. THIS
AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH
ANIMAL CRUELTY FOR
ADMITTING TO ALLEGEDLY
KILLING HIS DOG.
AN ANIMAL CONTROL
OFFICER WAS CALLED OUT
TO THIS MOBILE HOME
EARLIER THIS MONTH IN
MCKINLEY COUNTY.
THE OFFICER SAYS - SHE
FOUND A SMALL DOG DEAD.
THE OFFICER ALSO ADDS
THAT THE DOG )S OWNER,
GEORGE MILLIKEN -
SAID HE GOT ANGRY WITH
THE DOG BECAUSE IT HAD
TORN OUT INSULATION FROM
HIS TRAILER.
MILLIKEN WASN )T ARRESTED
FOR THE CRIME UNTIL JUST
THIS WEEK.
NEW DETAILS..
THIS MORNING -- FIRE
OFFICIALS WILL CONTINUE
FIGHTING A BRUSH FIRE
THAT SPARKED IN THE
JEMEZ VALLEY-- IN THE
COMMUNITY OF CANON
YESTERDAY.
OFFICIALS SAY THE BLAZE
-- CHARRED 10 ACRES..AND
DESTROYED A SHED --
BEFORE CREWS GOT A
HANDLE ON IT.
AT LAST CHECK - THE
PROGRESSION OF THE FIRE
IS STOPPED, BUT BRUSH
CONTINUES TO BURN.
?KRISTEN?
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the 80s. South
winds 10 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Below
canyons, southeast winds
10 to 15 mph in the
morning.
THE TWO WOMEN ACCUSED OF
KILLING AN ALBUQUERQUE
MAIL CARRIER ARE
WAKING UP BEHIND BARS --
(AND WILL REMAIN THERE
UNTIL TRIAL.
THE TWO WOMEN ACCUSED OF
KILLING AN ALBUQUERQUE
MAIL CARRIER ARE WAKING
UP BEHIND BARS -- (AND
WILL REMAIN THERE UNTIL
TRIAL.
ALISSA BICKETT AND ANNIE
RAEL ARE CHARGED WITH
THE MURDER OF
BICKETT )S MOTHER IN-LAW
-- MARILYN GANDERT.
GANDERT )S BURNT BODY WAS
FOUND ON THE MESA THIS
JANUARY -- IT WAS JUST
DAYS AFTER EVICTING THE
PAIR FROM HER HOME.
IN COURT-- THE STATE
FILED A MOTION ASKING A
JUDGE TO HOLD THE
WOMEN UNTIL TRIAL.
JUDGE CHRISTINA
JARAMILLO AGREED.
NEW DETAILS..
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
RAISING DOUBTS ABOUT THE
TIMING OF HIS HISTORIC
SUMMIT WITH NORTH KOREAN
LEADER, KIM JONG UN.
SPEAKING FROM THE OVAL
OFFICE YESTERDAY...THE
PRESIDENT SAID
THERE )S A SUBSTANTIAL
CHANCE THE MEETING WON )T
WORK OUT.OR MAY BE
POSTPONED.
THE HISTORIC SUMMIT,
FOCUSING ON
DENUCLEARIZATION,
IS SET TO TAKE PLACE
JUNE 12TH IN SINGAPORE.
AS YOU WAKE UP -- A
BUSINESS PARTNER OF
MICHAEL COHEN )S COULD
SOON
COOPERATE WITH SPECIAL
COUNSEL, ROBERT MUELLER.
ACCORDING TO THE NEW
YORK TIMES... THE MOVE
MAY PRESSURE THE
PRESIDENT )S FORMER
ATTORNEY TO WORK WITH
MUELLER IN HIS
RUSSIA PROBE.
COHEN IS ALREADY UNDER
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
BECAUSE OF HIS
BUSINESS DEALINGS.
NEW THIS MORNING --
SUPPORT FOR LEGALIZING
MARIJUANA IN NEW MEXICO
APPARENTLY IS
GROWING...ACCORDI NG TO
A NEW POLL THAT SHOWS A
TWO PERCENT JUMP IN OVER
TWO YEARS.
ACCORDING TO THE SANTA
FE NEW MEXICAN. THE
RECENT POLL, CONDUCTED
BY AN ALBUQUERQUE
RESEARCH AND
POLLING COMPANY
QUESTIONED 420 NEW
MEXICANS, 63 PERCENT OF
THEM, SAY THEY WOULD
SUPPORT A BILL TO
LEGALIZE,
TAX AND REGULATE,
MARIJUANA SALES.
MORE PEOPLE THIS YEAR
SAY THEY STRONGLY SUPPRT
IT
TODAY --
STATE AUDITOR, WAYNE
JOHNSON SAYS HE WILL
ANNOUNCE A NEW
INITIATIVE.
THIS WILL BE TO TAKE AN
AUDITOR )S LOOK AT CRIME
ACROSS
ALBUQUERQUE.
HE SAYS HE WILL USE A
SERIES OF AUDITS TO
IDENTIFY SHORTCOMINGS
AND
GAPS IN THE OVERAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
IT )S HAPPENING AT 2-30
THIS AFTERNOON. WE )LL
LET YOU KNOW WHAT
JOHNSON HAS PLANNED.
ALSO TODAY -
MORE LIFE SAVING
EQUIPMENT WILL BE IN THE
HANDS OF ALBUQUERQUE
FIRE FIGHTERS.
THE DEPARTMENT, SAYS
CHIEF DOW, WILL JOIN
COUNCILOR CYNTHIA
BORREGO, TO TALK ABOUT
THE DISTRIBUTION OF
THERMAL IMAGING
CAMERAS AT THREE
NORTHWEST AREA STATIONS.
THEY WILL ALSO TALK
ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ROLE
THEY PLAY WHEN IN
IT COMES TO PROTECTING
LIVES AND PROPERTY.
THAT )S HAPPENING AT 1
PM.
NEW THIS MORNING --
NAVAJO PRESIDENT RUSSELL
BEGAYE HAS JOINED A
HANDFUL OF OTHERS IN
SUBMITTING PAPERWORK FOR
THE TRIBE )S TOP ELECTED
POST.
BEGAYE FILED LATE
YESTERDAY TO RUN FOR
RE-ELECTION. BUT HE ALSO
ADDS - HE )S NOT MADE A
FINAL DECISION TO ENTER
THE
PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
OTHER CANDIDATES,
INCLUDES A FORMER CHIEF
JUSTICE, AND FORMER VICE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
THE DEADLINE TO FILE IS
MAY 30-TH.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the 80s. South
winds 10 to 20 mph in
the afternoon. Below
canyons, southeast winds
10 to 15 mph in the
morning.
WE EXPECT TO GET AN
UPDATE ON THE DROUGHT
SITUATION IN THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION.
IT )S ONE OF THE HARDEST
HIT AREAS BY DROUGHT
THIS YEAR.
CLIMATOLOGISTS AND OTHER
EXPERTS ARE SET TO
PROVIDE THAT
UPDATE.
YOU CAN SEE, THE LATEST
DROUGHT MAP SHOWS THE
REGION IN
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT....
THAT )S THE (WORST
CATEGORY.
WHILE COUNTIES IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE STATE ARE
IN EXTREME DROUGHT.
THAT )S THE (SECOND WORST
CATEGORY.
NEW MEXICO )S CHILE
LICENSE PLATE IS GETTING
A LOT OF ATTENTION THIS
MORNING.
THE "AUTOMOBILE LICENSE
PLATE COLLECTORS
ASSOCIATION" AWARDED NEW
MEXICO WITH THE BEST
LICENSE PLATE AWARD FOR
2017.
NEW MEXICO BEAT OUT
HAWAII, WYOMING, AND
OKLAHOMA FOR THE
AWARD.
THE STATE WON THE (SAME
AWARD FOR THE VIBRANT
TURQUOISE PLATE
BACK IN 2011.
M-V-D TELLS US, SO FAR
THEY HAVE ISSUED
40-THOUSAND OF THEM.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
NOW LOOKING AT THE BIG I
THIS MORNING
GET READY TO THE HIT THE
POOLS -- AS WE LOOK
AHEAD.
ALL SEVEN OF THE CITY )S
OUTDOOR POOLS WILL OPEN
THIS WEEKEND AND WILL
REMAIN OPEN UNTIL
MID-AUGUST.
THE AQUATIC DIVISION HAS
SPENT ALL SPRING GETTING
THE FACILITIES
READY FOR SWIMMERS--
INCLUDING COMPLETING A
ROOF
RENOVATION AT RIO GRANDE
POOL.
ONE POOL THAT WON )T BE
OPEN THIS SUMMER--THE
LOS ALTOS POOL OFF
EUBANK AND LOMAS.
THAT )S BECAUSE IT )S
CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A
5-POINT-6 MILLION
DOLLAR RENOVATION.
IT )S EXPECTED TO BE
Southeast winds 10 to 15
mph in the morning.
Winds south 15 to
25 mph in the afternoon.
Gusts up to 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s to mid 50s.
South winds 15 to 25 mph
in the evening. Gusts up
to 35 mph.
TIME FOR THE FIVE FACTS
....
AT NUMBER FIVE...
NEW MEXICO )S CHILE
LICENSE PLATE IS GETTING
A LOT OF ATTENTION
TIME FOR THE FIVE FACTS
....
AT NUMBER FIVE...
NEW MEXICO )S CHILE
LICENSE PLATE IS GETTING
AT NUMBER FIVE...
NEW MEXICO )S CHILE
LICENSE PLATE IS GETTING
A LOT OF ATTENTION THIS
MORNING.
THE "AUTOMOBILE LICENSE
PLATE COLLECTORS
ASSOCIATION"
AWARDED NEW MEXICO WITH
THE BEST LICENSE PLATE
AWARD FOR 2017.
NEW MEXICO BEAT OUT
HAWAII, WYOMING, AND
OKLAHOMA FOR THE
AWARD.
THE STATE WON THE (SAME
AWARD FOR THE VIBRANT
TURQUOISE PLATE
BACK IN 2011.
THE CHILE PLATE WAS A
QUICK HIT AS SOON AS THE
STATE RELEASED IT.
M-V-D TELLS US, SO FAR
THEY HAVE ISSUED
40-THOUSAND OF THEM.
AT NUMBER FOUR...
THIS MORNING -- FIRE
OFFICIALS WILL CONTINUE
FIGHTING A BRUSH FIRE
THAT SPARKED IN THE
JEMEZ VALLEY-- IN THE
COMMUNITY OF CANON
YESTERDAY. FIRE FIGHTERS
WORKED FAST TO STOP IT
FROM SPREADING TO
NEARBY HOMES...BUT AFTER
IT BREACHED CONTAINMENT
LINES,
THE RACE WAS ON.
OFFICIALS SAY THE BLAZE
-- CHARRED 10 ACRES..AND
DESTROYED A SHED
-- BEFORE CREWS GOT A
HANDLE ON IT.
AT LAST CHECK - THE
PROGRESSION OF THE FIRE
IS STOPPED, BUT
BRUSH CONTINUES TO BURN.
AT NUMBER THREE...ADLIB
WEATHER
AT NUMBER TWO...
THIS MORNING, STATE
REPRESENTATIVE MONICA
YOUNGBLOOD IS (STILL
RUNNING UNOPPOSED IN
NEXT MONTH )S PRIMARY
DESPITE D-W-I CHARGES...
TODAY - WE )RE GETTING A
LOOK A NEWLY RELEASED
LAPEL CAMERA
VIDEO SHOWING THE
MOMENTS BEFORE HER
ARREST OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE RECORDING BEGINS
AFTER AN OFFICER GAVE
YOUNGBLOOD AN
EYE TEST .
BEFORE HER ARREST,
YOUNGBLOOD SAYS SHE
DIDN )T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DRINK.
IN THE CRIMINAL
COMPLAINT, THE OFFICER
SAID HE SMELLED ALCOHOL
ON HER.
DURING FIELD SOBRIETY
TESTS, VIDEO SHOWS
YOUNGBLOOD STUMBLE
SEVERAL TIMES.
AFTER HER ARREST-
YOUNGBLOOD, MAKES A
POINT TO SAY WHO SHE IS
AND WHAT SHE )S DONE FOR
POLICE AS A LAWMAKER.
AT NUMBER ONE...
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY
SHERIFF )S OFFICE IS
INVESTIGATING ONE
OF ITS DEPUTIES.
THIS ISN )T THE FIRST
TIME --
COURT RECORDS SHOW
DEPUTY MIKAL DURAN IS
CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL
HUNTING, AND CRIMINAL
TRESPASS.
IT HAPPENED THREE MONTHS
AFTER B- C-S-O TOLD NEWS
13, DURAN WAS
GETTING A SECOND CHANCE.
THE DEPARTMENT RE-HIRED
HIM AND PUT HIM BACK ON
PATROL... AFTER A 20-14
D-W-I ARREST, LED TO HIS
RESIGNATION.
B-C-S-O SAYS IT )S NOW
CONDUCTING AN INTERNAL
AFFAIRS
INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT
HAPPENED DURING DURAN )S
DEER HUNT NEAR
ROSWELL...
DURAN PLED GUILTY IN
FEBRUARY TO ILLEGAL
HUNTING BUT GOT A
DEFERRED SENTENCE -
MEANING HE WON )T BE
CONVICTED IF HE
STAYS OUT OF TROUBLE
WHILE ON UNSUPERVISED
PROBATION.
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