TIME FOR THE MORNING
RUSH -- NEW MEXICO )S
54-TH LEGISLATIVE
SESSION IS UNDERWAY...
AND TODAY -- THE FIRST
FULL DAY OF WORK
WILL OFFICIALLY BEGIN AT
THE ROUNDHOUSE.
THAT INCLUDES THE FIRST
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS --
MEMORIALS AND
RESOLUTIONS.
SO FAR, NEARLY 500
PIECES OF LEGISLATION
HAVE ALREADY BEEN
INTRODUCED... AND MORE
ARE SCHEDULED IN THE
COMING DAYS WITH
A HEAVY FOCUS ON
EDUCATION, GUN CONTROL
AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
THOSE ARE ALL ISSUES,
GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN
GRISHAM SAYS SHE EXPECTS
LAWMAKERS TO TACKLE.. .
IN HER STATE OF THE
STATE --
THE GOVERNOR PROMISED TO
RAISE TEACHERS ) PAY..
AND DEVELOP A FUND FOR
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES.
THIS -- AS PART OF
A HALF BILLION DOLLAR
BOOST IN EDUCATION
FUNDING.
THE GOVERNOR
IS ALSO CALLING ON
LAWMAKERS TO RAISE
OFFICER PAY... AND STOP
GUN VIOLENCE BY NOT
ALLOWING PEOPLE
CONVICTED OF ASSAULT TO
BUY OR OWN GUNS. SHE
ALSO CALLED ON LAWMAKERS
TO RAISE THE MINIMUM
WAGE TO 12
DOLLARS AN HOUR.
.TODAY...Not as cool.
Mostly cloudy in the
morning then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in
the upper 40s to lower
50s. Southwest winds 15
to 20 mph.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS
TRYING TO LIMIT THE
EFFECTS OF THE NOW
26-DAY-OLD
PARTIAL GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN
NEARLY 50-THOUSAND
FURLOUGHED FEDERAL
WORKERS
ARE BEING TOLD TO RETURN
TO THEIR JOBS - THOUGH
THEY STILL WON )T
GET PAID.
MANY OF THE EMPLOYEES
BEING RECALLED ARE
INVOLVED IN
PROCESSING TAX RETURNS,
INSPECTING FOOD AND
MEDICINE, AND
AIRPORT SAFETY.
LOCAL FOOD BANKS SAY
THEY )RE FEELING THE
PRESSURE TO KEEP
FAMILIES FED--DURING THE
PARTIAL GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN.
ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK
SAYS THEY )VE STARTED
RECEIVING CALLS FROM
FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES--
WORRIED THEY SOON WON )T
HAVE
THE MONEY TO BUY FOOD.
RECENTLY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT EXTENDED SNAP
BENEFITS THROUGH
FEBRUARY...
ROADRUNNER IS -- WORRIES
IF THE SHUTDOWN
CONTINUES PAST
THAT TIME--THOSE
FAMILIES WILL NEED MORE
HELP FROM PLACES LIKE
ROADRUNNER.
NEW AT SIX --
SO FAR MORE THAN
13-HUNDRED FEDERAL
WORKERS IN NEW MEXICO
HAVE
APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS..
THIS -- AS THEY FACE
MISSING ANOTHER
PAYCHECK.
SECRETARY OF NEW MEXICO
WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS,
BILL MCCAMLEY SAYS THOSE
WHO APPLIED ARE AMONG
THE 75-HUNDRED FEDERAL
WORKERS IMPACTED BY THE
PARTIAL GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN.
THE BENEFITS MUST BE
PAID BACK WHEN FEDERAL
PAYCHECKS
RESUME.
THIS COMES AT THE END OF
THE MONTH WHEN MANY
FEDERAL WORKERS--
WILL HAVE TO PAY BILLS.
WE )LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
AND INCREASING
EFFECTS AS THE PARTIAL
SHUTDOWN CONTINUES. AND
WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED
ON AIR, ONLINE AND ON
OUR KRQE NEWS
APP.
TODAY WE COULD LEARN NEW
INFORMATION ABOUT A
FATAL PEDESTRIAN
CRASH... INCLUDING THE
VICTIM )S IDENTITY.
POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED
ON COORS AND QUAIL LAST
NIGHT. ACCORDING TO
WITNESSES - THE MAN
WALKED STRAIGHT INTO
TRAFFIC.
HE DIED ON SCENE.
POLICE ARE STILL
INVESTIGATING THIS
CRASH.
HAPPENING NOW --THE MAN
ACCUSED OF DRIVING DRUNK
TOWARDS A CROWD
OF LOBO FANS REMAINS IN
JAIL THIS MORNING. FANS
WERE FILING INTO THE PIT
TO WATCH THE LOBOS TAKE
ON NEVADA, A
WEEK AND A HALF AGO.
THAT )S WHEN POLICE SAY
THEY STOPPED 59-YEAR-OLD
BENJIE CANDELARIA WHO
WAS DRIVING DOWN CESAR
CHAVEZ ON THREE TIRES.
OFFICERS SAY CANDELARIA
DID NOT DENY BEING
INTOXICATED.
POLICE SAY HE ALREADY
HAS FIVE DWI CONVICTIONS
AND WAS DRIVING
ON A REVOKED LICENSE.
.TODAY...Not as cool.
Mostly cloudy in the
morning then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in
the upper 40s to lower
50s. Southwest winds 15
to 20 mph.
THE CITY IS EXPECTED TO
REPLACE A PROGRAM
PUT IN PLACE BY
ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR
RICHARD BERRY.
THE GOAL OF THESE BLUE
"CALL 3-1-1" HOMELESS
HELP SIGNS -- WAS TO GET
PEOPLE TO START DONATING
TO LOCAL HOMELESS
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS,
RATHER THAN TO THOSE
PANDHANDLING ON THE
STREETS.
OFFICIALS SAY BETWEEN
2015 AND 2016 THE SIGNS
RAISED AT LEAST
60-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
BUT NOW---MAYOR TIM
KELLER SAYS THE CITY
WILL REPLACE
THOSE SIGNS WITH
INFORMATION ON DONATING
TO HOMELESS
(HOUSING PROGRAMS.
RIGHT NOW - THE STATE IS
, TRYING TO FIND NEW
WAYS TO KEEP TEACHERS ,
AND PROGRAMS TO ATTRACT
NEW ONES.
ACCORDING TO A-P-S... AT
LAST CHECK, 560 TEACHERS
HAVE
LEFT SINCE AUGUST.
ONLY 83 VACANCIES ARE
BECAUSE OF TEACHERS
RETIRING.
OFFICIALS SAY RIO RANCHO
AND SANTA FE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ALSO
LOST ABOUT 40 TEACHERS.
TEACHERS SAY PAY,
WORKLOAD, HIGH STAKES
TESTING, AND A LACK OF
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
ARE ONGOING ISSUES.
THE STATE IS LOOKING
INTO PROGRAMS - FOR HIGH
SCHOOL
STUDENTS INTERESTED IN
TEACHING.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
MCDONALD )S LOST ITS
RIGHT TO TRADEMARK "BIG
MAC" IN THE
EUROPEAN UNION AFTER
LOSING A CASE BROUGHT BY
IRISH BURGER CHAIN
"SUPERMAC )S". SUPERMAC )S
SAID IT NEVER SOLD A
PRODUCT CALLED
"BIG MAC" BUT THAT
MCDONALD )S USED THE
SIMILARITY OF THE
COMPANY NAME
TO BLOCK ITS EXPANSION
IN THE UK. THE JUDGMENT
SAYS MCDONALD )S
DID NOT PROVE GENUINE
USE OF THE TRADEMARK IN
THE EUROPEAN
UNION.
THE FIVE FACTS IN 90
AT NUMBER FIVE --
SANTA FE RESIDENTS AND
TOURISTS CAN SIGN UP FOR
A SERVICE WHICH WILL
ALERT YOU TO EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS IN THE AREA.
"ALERT SANTA FE" IS A
FREE SERVICE NOTIFYING
THOSE IN THE AREA OF
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
WEATHER, TRAFFIC, AND
OTHER
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
THE SYSTEM USES DATA
FROM 9-1-1 AND USERS TO
GIVE RESIDENTS
ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE
INFORMATION.
AT NUMBER FOUR --
ONE SPECIAL DOG FROM
SANDOVAL COUNTY FIRE
DEPARTMENT IS MAKING A
BIG IMPACT IN A LOT OF
CASES...
MEET K-T... SHE IS ONE
OF ONLY A FEW DOGS IN
THE STATE TRAINED TO
FIND
HUMAN REMAINS.
K-T HAS HELPED THE F-B-I
HERE AND IN OTHER STATES
AS WELL AS A SEARCH
THAT TURNED UP THE
BODIES OF TWO MURDERED
TEENS NEAR RIO RANCHO.
K-T )S HANDLER AND HER
HUSBAND ARE NOW WORKING
ON TRAINING MORE
SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS.
AT NUMBER THREE--
AT NUMBER TWO --
OFFICIALS ARE SAYING
TEACHERS ARE QUITTING
THEIR JOBS IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
ACCORDING TO A-P-S... AT
LAST CHECK, 560 TEACHERS
HAVE
LEFT SINCE AUGUST.
OUT OF THAT NUMBER- ONLY
83 VACANCIES ARE THE
RESULT OF
TEACHERS RETIRING.
OFFICIALS ARE SAYING,
BOTH RIO RANCHO AND
SANTA FE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAVE LOST
ABOUT 40 TEACHERS SINCE
SCHOOL STARTED.
SOME OF THE NEW PROGRAMS
THE STATE IS LOOKING AT
- ARE IMPLEMENTING
PROGRAMS IN SCHOOL...
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
INTERESTED IN
TEACHING.
AND AT NUMBER ONE --
WORK IS SET TO BEGIN AT
THE ROUNDHOUSE IN SANTA
FE TODAY...
THIS AFTER GOVERNOR
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM
SET OUT
HER EXPECTATIONS FOR
LAWMAKERS.
THIS YEAR THEY WILL HAVE
A BILLION-DOLLAR SURPLUS
TO WORK
WITH.
LUJAN GRISHAM SAYS -
EDUCATION WILL BE A
PRIORITY. THE GOVERNOR
IS
ALSO PROMISING TO RAISE
TEACHERS ) PAY AND
DEVELOP A FUND FOR
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES.
THIS WOULD COME FROM A
HALF BILLION DOLLAR
BOOST IN EDUCATION
FUNDING.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS SHE
ALSO WANTS TO FOCUS SOME
OF THE
STATE )S BILLION DOLLAR
SURPLUS ON PUBLIC
SAFETY... CALLING ON
LAWMAKERS TO RAISE
OFFICER PAY AND STOP GUN
VIOLENCE BY NOT
ALLOWING PEOPLE
CONVICTED OF ASSAULT TO
BUY OR OWN GUNS.