WE START WITH KRISTEN
CURRIE.
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in
the upper 50s to lower
60s. Northwest winds 10
10 to 15 mph in the
evening.
AS YOU GET READY TO HEAD
OUT THE DOOR... WE'RE
FOLLOWING
THE DAY'S TOP LOCAL
STORIES. WE START WITH
DAVID ROMERO...
EMBATTLED ESPANOLA
SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT
ERIC MARTINEZ IS ON PAID
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
THIS MORNING...a
ACCORDING TO THE SANTA
FE NEW MEXICAN, THIS ALL
COMES AFTER A FOUR TO
ONE VOTE BY THE ESPANOLA
SCHOOL BOARD LATE LAST
NIGHT. MARTINEZ HAS COME
UNDER FIRE FOR ALLEGEDLY
HIRING PEOPLE WITHOUT
BACKGROUND CHECKS OR
LICENSES. ANOTHER
OUTLINED PROBLEM WAS HIS
REHIRING OF
CONTROVERSIAL BASKETBALL
COACH RICHARD MARTINEZ.
FORMER ASSOCIATE
SUPERINTENDENT FOR SANTA
FE SCHOOLS -- DENISE
JOHNSON WILL ACT AS
INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.
SARA.
HAPPENING TONIGHT... RIO
RANCHO OFFICIALS ARE
INVITING YOU TO TELL
THEM WHAT YOU THINK THE
CITY SHOULD FOCUS ON...
AS THEY FORM A VISION
FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
IT'S TO DEVELOP THEIR
2017 STRATEGIC PLAN. THE
CITY HAS BEEN GATHERING
INPUT FROM CITIZENS
ONLINE FOR THE PAST
MONTH. BUT THEY'RE
HOPING TO GET EVEN MORE
FEEDBACK AT A PUBLIC
MEETING. THE GOAL IS TO
FIND OUT WHAT
CITIZENS WOULD LIKE TO
SEE DONE AND HOW TO
ACHIEVE THOSE THINGS
THROUGH FUNDING. THE
MEETING STARTS TONIGHT
AT 6 AT LOMA COLORADO
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
?KRISTEN?
A-F-D WILL LIKELY SPEND
THE DAY LOOKING INTO THE
CAUSE OF A FIRE SPARKED
IN THE BOSQUE NEAR
MONTANO.. YESTERDAY'S
GUSTY WINDS STUCK WITH
US LATE LAST NIGHT SO
FIREFIGHTERS PATROLED
THE AREA OVERNIGHT TO
MAKE SURE THERE WEREN'T
ANY FLARE-UPS. STRONG
WINDS HELPED CREATE 8 TO
10 FOOT FLAMES...
BURNING SIX ACRES WITHIN
A COUPLE HOURS. ADAM?
THIS MORNING -- THE U-S
MILITARY IS MOVING
EQUIPMENT FOR MISSILE
DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO SOUTH
KOREA. THE ACTION COMES
ONE DAY AFTER NORTH
KOREA FIRED FOUR
BALLISTIC MISSILES INTO
THE OCEAN NEAR JAPAN.
THE U-S EXPECTS NORTH
KOREA TO LAUNCH MORE
MISSILES IN RESPONSE TO
THE DEFENSE BUILD-UP.
JAPAN'S PRIME MINISTER
SHINZO ABE SAID IN A
NEWS CONFERENCE HE SPOKE
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP,
WHO ASSURED HIM THE US
IS 100-PERCENT WITH
JAPAN.
NEW THIS MORNING-- NO
VOTE...INSTEAD MORE
DISCUSSION PLANNED IN
TWO WEEKS -- FOR THE
CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, THAT WOULD GOVERN
ALBUQUERQUE DEVELOPMENT
FOR YEARS IF PASSED. THE
COUNCIL APPROVED A
CONTINUANCE OF THE THREE
BILLS THAT WOULD CHANGE
THE CITY'S ZONING
ORDINANCE AND ENCOURAGE
GROWTH... TO ENTICE
YOUNGER PEOPLE TO LIVE
HERE.
ALSO SET TO BE DISCUSSED
AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS--- A
PUSH TO HAVE SIDEWALKS
WIDENED BY TWO FEET TO
INCREASE FOOT TRAFFIC
ALONG CENTRAL IN NOB
HILL. COUNCILOR PAT
DAVIS SAYS BUSINESSES IN
THE AREA WANTED
SIDEWALKS WIDENED TO
MAKE THE AREA MORE
WALKABLE... AHEAD OF THE
RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT.
DAVIS TOOK THAT REQUEST
TO THE MAYOR -- BUT IT
WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE
FINAL PLANS.
TOMORROW, HOUSE
COMMITTEES ARE EXPECTED
TO BEGIN VOTING ON THE
G-O-P PROPOSAL TO
REPLACE OBAMACARE. THE
MEASURE WOULD COVER
FEWER THAN THE 20
MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE
CURRENTLY INSURED UNDER
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
DEMOCRATS -- AND A FEW
REPUBLICANS -- ARE
OPPOSED. SENATOR RAND
PAUL CALLS THE PROPOSAL
"OBAMACARE - LITE." --
saying the repeal is too
similar to obamacare.
NEW THIS MORNING-- THE
NEXT STEP FOR A BILL --
ENSURING NEW MEXICANS
HAVE ACCESS TO FREE
CONTRACEPTIVES -- EVEN
GUARANTEE THE SAME NO-
COST ACCESS TO A RANGE
OF CONTRACEPTIVES
GRANTED IN 2012
UNDER PRESIDENT BARACK
OBAMA'S SIGNATURE HEALTH
CARE
LAW, WITH A FEW NEW
ADDITIONS. DEMOCRAT
REPRESENTATIVE DEBBIE
ARMSTRONG SPONSORS THE
BILL.
new details -- A BILL
TO PROTECT TEACHERS WHO
TAKE MORE THAN THREE
DAYS OF SICK LEAVE IS
HEADING TO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK THIS
MORNING. UNDER THE
"TEACHERS ARE HUMAN TOO"
BILL, TEACHERS CAN TAKE
UP TO TEN SICK DAYS --
AND WON'T HAVE THEIR
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
EVALUATIONS NEGATIVELY
AFFECTED. CURRENTLY,
TEACHERS CAN ONLY TAKE
THREE DAYS.. THEN IT
HURTS THEIR ATTENDANCE
RECORD.
WE'RE KEEPING A CLOSE
EYE ON THE CLOSING TWO
WEEKS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. STAY WITH NEWS
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listen up! IT'S GOING TO
BE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE
THEY ARE NOW GETTING
READY FOR
SUMMER ACTIVITIES...
SCENIC CHAIRLIFTS AND
MOUNTAIN BIKING WILL
BEGIN IN JULY.
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in
the upper 50s to lower
lower 30s. North winds
lower 70s. TOSS TO
CRYSTAL
NEW MEXICO COULD SOON
HAVE AN OFFICIAL STATE
DANCE. LA
MARCHA -- IS THE DANCE
THAT GETS ALL THE GUESTS
ON THEIR FEET...
PARADING AROUND THE
ROOM. NOW... DEMOCRATIC
SENATOR GERRY ORTIZ Y
PINO WANTS TO MAKE IT
THE OFFICIAL DANCE OF
NEW MEXICO. IT WOULD
JOIN OTHER STATE
OFFICIAL TITLES... LIKE
THE OFFICIAL STATE
QUESTION, RED OR GREEN,
AND STATE TIE, THE BOLO
TIE.
NEW FACTS THIS MORNING
-- IF YOU HAVE FAMILY
HISTORY OF HEART
DISEASE....
CARDIOLOGISTS REPORT
THEY CAN PINPOINT HEART
DISEASE EVEN BEFORE
PATIENTS HAVE SYMPTOMS.
DOCTORS IN NEW
YORK SAY USING - CALCIUM
SCAN IMAGING - ALLOWS
PATIENTS TO MAKE KEY
LIFESTYLE CHANGES --
SUCH AS BETTER NUTRITION
AND EXERCISE -- TO AVOID
HEART TROUBLE LATER ON.
THERE MAY BE NEW HOPE
FOR FEMALE CANCER
PATIENTS STRUGGLING WITH
INFERTILITY. DOCTORS SAY
A DRUG THAT SLOWS TUMOR
GROWTH MAY ALSO PROTECT
OVARIES. LAB MICE ON THE
DRUG HAD MORE THAN TWICE
THE OFFSPRING THAN MICE
ON CHEMOTHERAPY ALONE.
NOW LET'S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
new at six... AUTOMAKERS
ARE RACING TO DEVELOP
SELF
DRIVING CARS... BUT MOST
AMERICANS AREN'T READY.
IN
A NEW SURVEY FROM
TRIPLE- A...ONLY TEN
PERCENT OF U-S DRIVERS
SAY THEY'D FEEL SAFE
SHARING THE ROADS WITH
DRIVERLESS VEHICLES.
ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF
DRIVERS -- 59 PERCENT
SAY THEY WANT the
TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR NEXT
CAR.
TIME FOR THE FIVE
FACTS.....
TIME FOR THE FIVE
FACTS.....
AT NUMBER FIVE... AMAZON
SHOPPERS LISTEN UP...
STARTING NEXT MONTH--
YOU'LL PAY SALES TAX ON
ANYTHING YOU BUY THROUGH
AMAZON IN NEW MEXICO.
THE ONLINE GIANT HAS
BEEN TAX- FREE. BUT
NOW-- AMAZON PURCHASES
WILL BE TAXED AT 5.125
PERCENT, -- WHICH WILL
BRING IN TENS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO
THE STATE. MOST PEOPLE
WE SPOKE WITH AGREED
WITH THE MOVE.
AT NUMBER FOUR... A BILL
THAT WOULD CHANGE --
WHICH STUDENTS GET MORE
MONEY FROM LOTTERY
SCHOLARSHIPS -- HEADS TO
THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS
AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
REPRESENTATIVE REBECCA
DOW SPONSORS THE BILL --
PROPOSING THAT STUDENTS
WHO GO TO U-N-M ---
N-M-S-U, AND NEW MEXICO
TECH WILL BE PRIORITIZED
FOR HIGHER AWARDS. IT
WOULD PROVIDE SMALLER
AWARDS TO STUDENTS WHO
ATTEND COMPREHENSIVE
INSTITUTIONS AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGES--
LIKE C-N-M.
AT NUMBER THREE... ADLIB
WEATHER
AT NUMBER TWO... NEW
THIS MORNING.. EMBATTLED
ESPANOLA SUPERINTENDENT
-- ERIC MARTINEZ -- IS
ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
...ACCORDING TO THE
SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN,
MARTINEZ CAME UNDER FIRE
BY THE P-E-D... FOR THE
DISTRICT'S HIRING OF
UNLICENSED
TEACHERS...ACC USATIONS
OF STUDENT SAFETY AND
FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT. THE
STATE THREATENED TO
REMOVE MARTINEZ THREE
TIMES ALREADY., THE
FORMER ASSOCIATE
SUPERINTENDENT WILL ACT
AS INTERIM
SUPERINTENDENT.
AT NUMBER ONE... THIS
MORNING, THE A-C-L-U IS
PROMISING TO MOVE
QUICKLY TO STOP
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NEW
TRAVEL BAN ORDER --
WHICH TAKES EFFECT MARCH
16. THE PRESIDENT SIGNED
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER
YESTERDAY WITHOUT
PRESS...
AND THERE WERE BIG
CHANGES -- FOR THE
ORIGINAL ORDER -- LIKE
IRAQ IS OFF THE LIST. IT
TEMPORARILY BARS NEW
VISAS FROM ONLY SIX
COUNTRIES FOR 90 DAYS.
AND THIS ORDER DOES NOT
APPLY TO CURRENT VISA
HOLDERS...AND REFUGEES
FROM SYRIA WILL NO
LONGER BE BARRED
INDEFINITELY.
REPUBLICANS ARE BEHIND
THE PRESIDENT'S NEW
ORDER. BUT
DEMOCRATS - INCLUDING
NEW MEXICO SENATOR UDALL
SAY IT
SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE
OF AMERICA.
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