AND AS YOU GET READY TO
HEAD OUT THE
DOOR...WE )RE FOLLOWING
YOUR ELECTION DAY
COVERAGE....
WE START WITH SARA
YINGLING,
IN THE HIGHLY CONTESTED
RACE FOR CONGRESS...
THREE DEMOCRATS ARE
BATTLING FOR VOTES -- IN
THE RACE FOR THE
DISTRICT 1 SEAT.
POLITICAL EXPERT GABE
SANCHEZ SAYS IT )S GOING
TO BE A TIGHT RACE
BETWEEN DEB
HAALAND--DAMON
MARTINEZ--ANTOINETTE
SEDILLO LOPEZ.
RIGHT NOW--SANCHEZ
BELIEVES MARTINEZ MAY
HAVE THE
EDGE...
ALSO IN THE RACE--
LAWYER DAMIAN LARA AND
BUSINESSMAN PAUL
MOYA.
THE WINNER WILL GO UP
AGAINST REPUBLICAN
JANICE ARNOLD JONES IN
NOVEMBER.
IN THE MEANTIME,
DISTRICT TWO )S LONG-TIME
(REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSMAN STEVE PEARCE
IS STEPPING DOWN TO RUN
FOR GOVERNOR
--
THAT )S GIVING DEMOCRATS
THEIR BEST OPPORTUNITY
TO RECAPTURE THE
SEAT THAT DEMS HAVEN )T
WON SINCE 2008. ON
THE REPUBLICAN SIDE...
GAVIN CLARKSON, CLAYBURN
GRIFFIN, YVETTE
HERRELL...AND
MONTY NEWMAN ARE
FIGHTING FOR THE
NOMINATION.
DEMOCRATS -- ARE SET TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN MADELEINE
HILDEBRANDT AND XOCHITL
TORRES- SMALL.
ANOTHER BIG RACE UP FOR
GRABS THIS MORNING --
THE GOVERNOR )S SEAT.
THREE DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES ARE VYING TO
BE NEW MEXICO )S NEXT
GOVERNOR
DEMOCRAT VOTERS WILL
CHOSE BETWEEN --
CONGRESSWOMAN
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM,
JOSEPH CERVANTES AND
JEFF APODACA.
THE WINNER FROM TODAY )S
PRIMARY -- WILL TAKE
ON LONE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE STEVE PEARCE
IN
NOVEMBER.
WE )RE ALSO GETTING A
LOOK AT EARLY VOTER
TURNOUT. SO FAR THIS
MORNING -- EARLY VOTING
NUMBERS ARE IN ..
NEARLY 98-THOUSAND
PEOPLE VOTED EARLY...
THE SECRETARY OF STATE )S
OFFICE SAYS THAT )S
32-THOUSAND MORE
THAN FOUR YEARS AGO.
EARLY VOTING WRAPPED UP
THIS PAST SATURDAY, JUNE
2-ND.
NOW - EARLY VOTING
NUMBERS DO (NOT REFLECT
ABSENTEE BALLOTS.
A QUICK REMINDER --
(THOSE NEED TO BE TURNED
IN TODAY -- TO BE
COUNTED.
KRQE NEWS 13 IS YOUR
LOCAL ELECTION
HEADQUARTERS.
WE )LL HAVE TEAM COVERAGE
FROM THE POLLS, AND
REACTION FROM
BOTH SIDES, ALL DAY.
WE )LL ALSO BRING YOU
LIVE RESULTS AS THEY
COME IN. BOTH ON AIR AND
ON OUR KRQE NEWS APP.
NEW VIDEO WILL LIKELY BE
USED IN THE CASE AGAINST
THE SUSPECTS,
POLICE SAY KILLED THREE
PEOPLE IN NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO.
THE MURDERS HAPPENED
LAST WEEK AT A HOME IN
DIXON.
POLICE SAY THEY FOUND
SURVEILLANCE SYTSTEM AT
THE
HOME..
THEY SAY A VIDEO SHOWS
THE SUSPECTS, JOHN
POWELL AND ROGER GAGE
ENTER THE HOME... AND
SHOOT KIERIN GUILLEMIN
IN THE HEAD. POLICE SAY
THE MEN THEN SHOT APRIL
BROWNE AND ABRAHAM
MARTINEZ.
A MOTIVE IS UNCLEAR.
BOTH MEN ARE CHARGED
WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER
AND AGGRAVATED BURGLARY.
TORRANCE COUNTY DEPUTIES
NEED YOUR HELP FINDING
THE MAN - ACCUSED
OF BEING AT THE HELM OF
A MASSIVE FRAUD RING.
DEPUTIES SAY THEY )RE
SEARCHING FOR
30-YEAR-OLD ANDREW LENZ.
SHERIFF )S DEPUTIES WERE
AT HIS HOUSE A MONTH AGO
ON A SEPERATE
CASE--WHEN THEY NOTICED
A SUSPICOUS PILE OF
MAIL.
AFTER OBTAINING SEARCH
WARRANTS, OFFICERS SAY
THEY FOUND 13-HUNDRED
VICTIMS OF POTENTIAL
IDENTITY THEFT. THE SAY
THEY ALSO FOUND LENZ )
PICTURE ON MANY FAKE
FORMS OF
IDENTIFICATION.
IF YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS
- CALL AUTHORITIES.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the 90s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the mid 50s to
lower 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph in
the evening.
WE COULD SOON FIND OUT
WHAT OFFICIALS PLAN TO
DO ABOUT A GOPHER
PROBLEM AT A POPULAR
ALBUQUERQUE PARK.
THEY HAVE DUG
(DOZENS OF DEEP HOLES AT
KIT CARSON PARK IN THE
COUNTRY CLUB AREA
NEAR DOWNTOWN.
THE CITY ESTIMATES THERE
ARE ABOUT TWENTY GOPHERS
AT THE PARK.
THE DESTRUCTIVE RODENTS
DIG COMPLEX TUNNELS...
AND NEST ABOUT SIX-FEET
BELOW GROUND. PARKS AND
REC WOULD NOT SAY IF THE
GOPHERS WOULD BE
RELOCATED OR KILLED.
ALONG THOSE LINES --
FINAL APPROVAL FOR TOP
GOLF COMING TO
ALBUQUERQUE (COULD COME
IN TWO WEEKS.
THIS COMES WITH CITY
COUNCILORS APPROVING A
RESOLUTION LAST
NIGHT OF THEIR INTENT TO
WORK OUT A DEAL WITH THE
COMPANY.
WE )LL KEEP FOLLOWING
THIS AND LET YOU KNOW
WHAT HAPPENS.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the 90s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the mid 50s to
lower 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph in
the evening.
AS YOU GO TO THE ZOO
THIS SUMMER,
YOU CAN SEE THE WORK OF
THE BIOPARK, ON DISPLAY,
AS THEY
WORK TO PRESERVE A
SPECIES.
AN EIGHT-FOOT WEST
AFRICAN SLENDER-SNOUTED
CROCODILE.
IS AMONG 60 IN U-S
CAPTIVITY...
THE BIOPARK HAS
PARTNERED WITH A ZOO IN
THE IVORY COAST
TO HELP SAVE THE SPECIES
THROUGH REPRODUCTION AND
DIETARY
IMPROVEMENTS.
BUT BIOPARK STAFF
CREATED GUIDELINES FOR
BREEDING AND
CARE.
YOU CAN FIND MORE ON
THIS STORY ON KRQE DOT
COM.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE
NOW EXPECTING REVENUE -
PER MILE - TO DROP
ROUGHLY THREE PERCENT.
THIS COMES AFTER THE
HORRIFIC ACCIDENT ON A
SOUTHWEST
AIRLINES ) FLIGHT THAT
LEFT AN ALBUQUERQUE
WOMAN DEAD.
JENNIFER RIORDAN WAS
KILLED IN APRIL.
AFTER AN ENGINE
EXPLOSION.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT
PULLED ADVERTISING AFTER
THE INCIDENT - AS IS
STANDARD PRACTICE - AND
CUSTOMERS STARTED BUYING
FEWER TICKETS.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
FINALLY -- SOME VIDEO TO
GIVE YOU A GOOD LAUGH
THIS MORNING --
AN AMAZON DELIVERY
PERSON IS GETTING PRAISE
FOR LENDING A HELPING
HAND TO A TEXAS WIFE.
VANESSA O )SHEA )S DOORMAT
READS "PLEASE HIDE
PACKAGES FROM HUSBAND."
THAT )S WHAT THIS AMAZON
EMPLOYEE DID.
THE O )SHEAS SAW THE
ATTEMPT TO HIDE A
PACKAGE AS IT WAS
CAPTURED
ON THEIR SECURITY
CAMERA.
THEY SAY THEY HAD A GOOD
LAUGH OVER THE EFFORT
AND HOPE TO GET IN TOUCH
WITH THE DELIVERY
PERSON. THE VIRAL VIDEO
HAS ALREADY BEEN SEEN
MORE THAN EIGHT MILLION
TIMES
ON FACEBOOK.
THE FIVE FACTS IN 90
TIME NOW FOR THE FIVE
FACTS ---
AT NUMBER FIVE --
ONLINE BIDDING IS NOW
OPEN FOR SOME LIMITED
EDITION ISOTOPES
JERSEYS.
23 OF THESE STAR WARS
THEMED ISOTOPES JERSEYS
ARE BEING
AUCTIONED OFF.
ALL THE MONEY RAISED
WILL BENEFIT THE
AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY.
BIDDING STARTS AT 150
DOLLARS AND RUNS THROUGH
THURSDAY. IF YOU )RE
INTERESTED IN BIDDING ON
ONE OF THOSE JERSEY )S,
WE )VE POSTED A LINK AT -
ALWAYS ON - KRQE DOT
COM.
AT NUMBER FOUR --
WE COULD SOON FIND OUT
WHAT OFFICIALS PLAN TO
DO ABOUT A GOPHER
PROBLEM AT A POPULAR
ALBUQUERQUE PARK.
THEY HAVE DUG (DOZENS OF
DEEP HOLES AT KIT CARSON
PARK IN THE COUNTRY CLUB
AREA NEAR DOWNTOWN.
PARENTS SAY THEY )RE
KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON
THEIR KIDS. THE CITY
ESTIMATES THERE ARE
ABOUT TWENTY GOPHERS AT
THE PARK.
THE DESTRUCTIVE RODENTS
DIG COMPLEX TUNNELS AND
NEST ABOUT
SIX-FEET BELOW GROUND.
PARKS AND REC WOULD NOT
SAY IF THE GOPHERS WOULD
BE
RELOCATED OR KILLED.
AT NUMBER THREE--
AT NUMBER TWO --
RESIDENTS IN CIMARRON
ARE BACK HOME THIS
MORNING AS AN EVACUATION
ORDER IS LIFTED.
BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL
BEING URGED TO STAY
INSIDE BECAUSE OF SMOKY
CONDITIONS.
FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE
FIRE IS NOW 25-PERCENT
CONTAINED.
THEY ALSO ADD THAT RAIN
HAS HELPED FIGHT THE
36-THOUSAND ACRE
FIRE, BUT CONDITIONS IN
THE COMING DAYS (COULD
MAKE FIRE
FIGHTING DIFFICULT.
ABOUT TEN MILES UP
HIGHWAY 64 -- UTE PARK
REMAINS UNDER A
MANDATORY EVACUATION.
MORE THAN 200 HOMES IN
THAT AREA ARE STILL
THREATENED.
THERE )S STILL NO WORD ON
A CAUSE.
AND AT NUMBER ONE --
AND TODAY IS PRIMARY
ELECTION DAY... THIS
MORNING, POLL WORKERS
ACROSS THE STATE ARE
GETTING READY FOR AN
INFLUX OF VOTERS.
SOME OF THE MAJOR RACES
VOTERS WILL BE DECIDING
ON
INCLUDE NEW MEXICO )S
NEXT GOVERNOR... A
NUMBER OF CANDIDATES ARE
VYING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
SPOT
INCLUDING MICHELLE LUJAN
GRISHAM, JOSEPH
CERVANTEZ, AND JEFF
APODACA .
THE WINNER WILL GO UP
AGAINST
THE LONE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE, STEVE PEARCE.
ALSO UP FOR GRABS, IS
THE HIGHLY CONTESTED
RACE FOR THE
HOUSE DISTRICT 1 SEAT.
THIS AS THREE DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES BATTLE IT
OUT--INCLUDING
FORMER STATE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CHAIRWOMAN DEB HAALAND--
FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY
DAMON MARTINEZ-- AND
RETIRED LAW PROFESSOR
ANTOINETTE SEDILLO
LOPEZ.
THEY )LL BE GOING UP
AGAINST REPUBLICAN
JANICE ARNOLD JONES IN
NOVEMBER.
BERNALILLO COUNTY
STARTED SETTING UP FOR
TODAY )S PRIMARY ELECTION
DAYS AGO.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE )S
OFFICE SAYS -- THEY
ANTICIPATE A HIGHER
VOTER TURNOUT THAN FOUR
YEARS AGO -- THE LATEST