TIME NOW FOR THE MORNING
RUSH--
WE START WITH KRISTEN
CURRIE.
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in
the upper 50s to lower
60s. West winds
10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows
in the 20s to lower 30s.
BERNALILLO COUNTY HAS
AGREED TO DISH OUT MORE
THAN 1
MILLION DOLLARS FOR
THREE SEPERATE
LAWSUITS--STEMMIN
G FROM FORMER INMATES
WHO CLAIM THEY WERE
BEATEN BY CORRECTIONS
OFFICERS.
EACH ONE INVOLVES M-D-C
GUARD ERIC ALLEN...
ACCORDING TO THE
JOURNAL-- THE COUNTY
ENTERED INTO THESE
SETTLEMENTS IN THE
MONTHS LEADING UP TO
ALLEN )S INDICTMENT
BY A GRAND JURY ON
BATTERY CHARGES.
THAT INDICTMENT STEMS
FROM INCIDENT INVOLVING
INMATE JOE BARELA.
HOW MUCH THE COUNTY HAS
TO PAY COMING UP IN THE
FIVE FACTS.
NEW DETAILS IN AN
OVERNIGHT FIRE -- THAT
RAVAGED A FIVE-STORY
APARTMENT BUILDING IN
NYC.
OFFICIALS NOW SAY OF THE
12 WHO DIED -- FOUR WERE
CHILDREN.
AUTHORITIES SAY ITS THE
CITY )S DEADLIEST
RESIDENTIAL FIRE IN
DECADES..
ITS ) BELIEVE TO HAVE
SPARKED ON THE FIRST
FLOOR LAST NIGHT -- AND
THEN SPREAD TO THE OTHER
FLOORS WITHIN MINUTES.
FOUR PEOPLE ARE IN THE
HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL
CONDITION.
ALSO BREAKING
OVERNIGHT...
A DEADLY FIRE ALSO BROKE
OUT AT A MUMBAI ROOFTOP
RESTAURANT,
KILLING AT LEAST 14
PEOPLE AND LEAVING MORE
THAN 21 INJURED..
MUMBAI POLICE SAY THE
FIRE STARTED ON THE
FIFTH FLOOR OF THE
RESTAURANT.
THE INVESTIGATION INTO
THE CAUSE OF THE DEADLY
BLAZE CONTINUES.
POLICE ARE PROMISING A
BIGGER SECURITY DETAIL
THAN EVER BEFORE AT THE
NEW YEAR )S EVE
CELEBRATION IN TIMES
SQUARE.
SPECTATORS MUST GO
THROUGH METAL DETECTORS
.
DOGS, WHICH CAN DETECT
EXPLOSIVES, WILL BE
STATIONED AS WILL
HEAVY WEAPONS TEAMS AND
OFFICERS WITH PORTABLE
RADIATION DETECTORS.
THE AREA AROUND TIMES
SQUARE WILL BE SEALED
OFF WITH CEMENT BLOCKS
TO
STOP A POSSIBLE VEHICLE
ATTACK.
STARTING TONIGHT --
EXTRA OFFICERS WILL BE
PATROLLING STREETS
AROUND
THE STATE -- AS THE
STATE KICKS OFF ITS
HOLIDAY WEEKEND CRACK
DOWN ON
DRUNK DRIVERS..
AND...THE METRO IS DOING
THE SAME.
APD SAYS OFFICERS WILL
BE CONDUCTING TWO DWI
CHECKPOINTS
ON BOTH SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY,
ALBUQUERQUE IS SEEING
FEWER DWI ARRESTS THAN
EVER.
THE MAYOR SAYS HE )S
LOOKING TO BEEF UP THE
DPARTMENT =-AND
MAKE COMBATING DWI A
PRIORITY.
DANGEROUSLY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND
SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL CONTINUE FOR
THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE
LOWER 48 AND
OFFICIALS ARE URGING
PEOPLE TO ASSIST THE
HOMELESS AND
ELDERLY.
WIND CHILL ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH
OF THE NORTHEAST,
AND EXPERTS ARE WARNING
PEOPLE TO PROECT
THEMSELVES
AGAINST HYPOTHERMIA AND
FROSTBITE. WARMING
CENTERS HAVE BEEN SET UP
IN PLACES INCLUDING
CINCINNATI
RECREATIONS CENTER.
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in
the upper 50s to lower
60s. West winds 10 to 15
mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows
in the 20s to lower 30s.
TOSS TO CRYSTAL
THIS MORNING-- A TRAINER
FROM A LOCAL GYM IS
STARTING HIS FIGHT
AGAINST A RARE CANCER AT
A TREATMENT CENTER IN
CALIFORNIA.
ON DECEMBER 11TH--
DOCTORS DIAGNOSED 22
YEAR OLD ALEX JARAMILLO
WITH B-P-D-C-N.
JARAMILLO )S BOSS AND
OWNER OF ELITE
PHYSIQUE-- ALONG WITH A
HANDFUL OF MEMBERS--
STEPPED IN TO HELP RAISE
20-THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO GO TOWARD HIS
TREATMENT.
new facts this
morning....
GENE THERAPY COULD
PROVIDE LONG TERM
PROTECTION AGAINST HIV.
SCIENTISTS AT UCLA
ENGINEERED BLOOD-FORMING
STEM CELLS TO CARRY
SPECIFIC GENES TO MAKE
CELLS TO DETECT AND
DESTROY HIV
INFECTED CELLS.
THE CELLS THEY
ENGINEERED REMAINED FOR
MORE THAN TWO
YEARS, WHICH RESEARCHERS
HOPE COULD HELP CREATE
LONG LASTING
IMMUNITY FROM THE VIRUS
THAT CAUSE AIDS.
new this mroning...
MDC IS GETTING A
MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR -
ENERGY EFFICIENT
UPGRADE..
THE JOURNAL REPORTS
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGREED ON 13 POINT
9- MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF UPGRADES..
THE COUNTY SAYS MONEY
SAVED ON UTILITY BILLS
WILL BE ENOUGH TO
COVER THE COST...
AMONG THE UPGRADES
INCLUDE - ADDING L-E-D
LIGHTING, REPLACING THE
HEATING AND A-C SYSTEM
-- AND ADDING SOLAR
PANELS.
CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN IN JANUARY.
HAPPENING NOW --
A NEW MEXICO SONGBIRD
WILL REMAIN AN
ENDANGERED
SPECIES --
DESPITE PUSHBACK FROM
INDUSTRY GROUPS. A
PETITION WAS FILED IN
2015-- SAYING THE WILLOW
FLYCATCHER WAS
NOT ENDANGERED.
BUT-- THE U-S FISH AND
WILDLIFE SERVICE
ANNOUNCED THE
SOUTHWEST BIRD WILL KEEP
ITS PROTECTED STATUS.
IT SAYS THE FLYCATCHER
HAS MADE PROGRESS TOWARD
RECOVERY-- BUT THREATS
STILL EXIST AND IT
WARRANTS PROTECTION.
IT )S TIME TO REVISE YOUR
RESUME!
RECRUITMENT EXPERTS SAY
(JANUARY ( IS THE (BEST (
MONTH TO GET (HIRED ( IN
MOST INDUSTRIES.
THAT )S BECAUSE
DECISION-MAKERS ARE BACK
IN THE OFFICE AND
COMPANIES HAVE NEW
BUDGETS.
IF (YOU )RE ( HUNTING FOR
A NEW JOB EXPERTS
SUGGEST NETWORKING,
USING
LINKED-IN AND NOT GIVING
UP!
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE..
THERE IS .DISABLED
VEHICLE -BLOCKING THE-
RIGHT LANE ON
Paseo Del Norte West at
Rio Grande Blvd
SNAP-CHAT IS GIVING YOU
A (NEW ( WAY TO LOOK BACK
ON YOUR YEAR!
TO USE THE NEW FEATURE
CALLED "20-17 STORY"
OPEN "MEMORIES" AT THE
BOTTOM OF YOUR SNAPCHAT
SCREEN
AND IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS SAVED
FROM THE YEAR YOU
CAN CREATE YOUR "YEAR IN
REVIEW" AND SHARE IT
WITH YOUR FRIENDS!
TALK ABOUT BIG MONEY!
THE JACKPOTS FOR THIS
WEEKEND )S POWERBALL AND
MEGA MILLIONS
LOTTERIES TOTAL AT LEAST
690 MILLION DOLLARS. IN
A VERY RARE EVENT, BOTH
GAMES HAVE JACKPOTS OVER
300 MILLION DOLLARS...
TICKETS FOR THE MEGA
MILLIONS AND POWERBALL
SELL
FOR $2 DOLLARS EACH.
TIME FOR THE FIVE
FACTS...
AT NUMBER FIVE...
APPLE IS APOLOGIZING TO
CUSTOMERS FOR UPDATES
THAT THEY
SAY SLOWS DOWN YOUR
PHONES..
THE TECH COMPANY ISSUED
A LENGTHY APOLOGY
YESTERDAY FOR THE
SLOW DOWN...ADDING THEY
WOULD NEVER
INTENTIONALLY
SHORTEN THE LIFE OF AN
APPLE PRODUCT.
BEGINNING IN JANUARY --
APPLE SAYS FOR A YEAR
THEY WILL DROP THE
PRICE OF REPLACEMENT
BATTERIES FROM $79 TO
$29...
THIS ALL COMES AFTER --
THE COMPANY CONFIRMED
THE
SLOWDOWN LAST WEEK,
SAYING IT WAS PART OF A
FEATURE TO
PREVENT OLDER BATTERIES
FROM SHUTTING DOWN
SUDDENLY.
AT NUMBER FOUR...
A STATE SENATOR WANTS
SMOKERS TO PAY A LOT
MORE FOR CIGARETTES TO
HELP SCHOOLS.
DEMOCRAT HOWIE MORALES
FROM SILVER CITY IS
SPONSORING A BILL
THAT WOULD RAISE TAXES
ON A PACK OF CIGARETTES
BY A DOLLAR - to BRING
IN
89-MILLION-DOLLARS EVERY
YEAR that would go into
classrooms.
IF THE LEGISLATURE
PASSES THE BILL... A
PACK OF CIGARETTES WOULD
COST AROUND 8-DOLLARS
AND 50- CENTS A PACK.
A SIMILAR BILL LAST YEAR
DIED IN COMMITTEE.
AT NUMBER THREE...
ADLIB WEATHER
AT NUMBER TWO...
THIS MORNING, YOU )LL
LIKELY SEE SOME HIRED
SECURITY GROUPS
PATROLLING
NEIGHBORHOODS..
SECURITY COMPANIES SAY
ITS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN
IN THE WAKE
OF THE OFFICERS SHORTAGE
WITHIN APD.
WE )VE ALL HEARD PEOPLE
TRAVELING THIS HOLIDAY
SEASON -- LEAVING
HOMES EMPTY AND MAIL
PILING UP -- ARE TARGETS
FOR THIEVES.
SECURITY COMPANIES LIKE
IPS SAY -- THIS TIME OF
YEAR THE AMOUNT
OF VACATION CHECKS THAT
THEY DO MORE THAN
DOUBLE...
WHILE SECURITY OFFICERS
CAN )T ARREST
ANYONE...THEY (CAN
DETAIN SOMEONE FOR
POLICE IF THEY CATCH
THEM COMMITTING A
CRIME.
AT NUMBER ONE...
NEW THIS MORNING
BERNALILLO COUNTY is
being ordered to fork
OUT MORE THAN ONE-
MILLION DOLLARS FOR
THREE SEPERATE LAWSUITS.
EACH LAWSUIT STEMMING
FROM FORMER INMATES WHO
CLAIM THEY
WERE BEATEN BY
CORRECTIONs OFFICER ERIC
ALLEN...
ACCORDING TO THE
JOURNAL-- THE COUNTY
ENTERED INTO THESE
SETTLEMENTS IN THE
MONTHS LEADING UP TO
ALLEN )S INDICTMENT
BY A GRAND JURY ON
BATTERY CHARGES.
THAT INDICTMENT-- THAT
WE REPORTED ON EARLIER
THIS MONTH-- STEMMED
FROM AN INCIDENT TWO
YEARS AGO WITH INMATE
JOE BARELA-- IN WHICH
ALLEN ALLEGEDLY ORDERS
FELLOW INMATES TO "HURT"
BARELA.
THE COUNTY SETTLED WITH
BARELA FOR MORE THAN
300-THOUSAND
DOLLARS...
THE COUNTY SETTLED TWO
OTHER CASES -- TO TOTAL
MORE THAN
ONE MILLION.