.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s
to mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the mid 40s to
lower 50s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly
sunny. Warmer. Highs in
the mid 70s to lower
80s.
AS YOU GET READY TO HEAD
OUT THE DOOR...WE )RE
FOLLOWING THE DAY )S TOP
LOCAL STORIES.
WE START WITH FERNANDA
LOPEZ, LIVE AT APS
HEADQUARTERS.
THIS MORNING THE APS
BOARD HAS SIX MEMBERS
AFTER THE SURPRISING
RESIGATION OF ANALEE
MAESTAS.
Elizabeth Armijo Dist. 6
2:13"we will move
forward and we will be
stronger and better as a
team"2:17
BOARD MEMBERS HAD NICE
THINGS TO SAY ABOUT
MAESTAS.
HER RESIGNATION CAME
MOMENTS FOR YESTERDAYS
BOARD MEETING.
MAESTAS IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION AFTER
STATE AUDITOR TIM KELLER
REVEALED HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
WERE
MISSING FROM LA PROMESA
EARLY LEARNING CENTER
THE CHARTER
SCHOOL SHE FOUNDED.
DETAILS ON WHAT )S NEXT
FOR THE APS BOARD AS IT
LOOKS TO FILL MAESTAS
EMPTY SEAT COMING UP IN
THE FIVE FACTS.
STARTING NEXT MONTH
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
EXPERTS WILL RESPOND TO
CALLS ALONGSIDE CITY AND
COUNTY FIRST RESPONDERS.
THE MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS
WILL BE STAFFED WITH
EXPERT CLINICIANS
THEY )LL WORK WITH THE
PERSON AND THEIR
FAMILIES AND CONNECT
THEM TO THE PROPER
RESOURCES FOR MENTAL
HEALTH TREATMENT.
THE GOAL IS STOP PEOPLE
FROM MAKING UNNECESSARY
TRIPS
TO THE E.R. OR JAIL.
APD WILL LIKELY BE BACK
TO WORK THIS MORNING --
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
(WHO REPORTED AN ACTIVE
SHOOTER ON ALBUQUERQUE )S
JOB CORPS CAMPUS.
A-P-D LOCKED DOWN THE
BUILDING NEAR I-40 AND
12TH STREET YESTERDAY
AFTER POLICE SAY SOMEONE
ALERTED THEM ON A
TWO-WAY RADIO.
POLICE SWARMED THE
CAMPUS... AND BEGAN
SEARCHING THE BUILDINGS,
BUT
SAY THEY NEVER FOUND
ANYTHING.
TODAY...THE PRESIDENT
MEETS WITH CANADIAN
PRIME MINISTER
JUSTIN TRUDEAU AT THE
WHITE HOUSE...BEFORE
TRAVELING TO
HARRISBURG,
PENNSYLVANIA.
WHILE THERE.MISTER TRUMP
WILL MAKE A PITCH FOR
THE REPUBLICAN PLAN TO
OVERHAUL THE NATION )S
TAX SYSTEM. PRESIDENT
TRUMP ROLLED OUT A
BLUEPRINT FOR THAT PLAN
LAST
MONTH.
NEW THIS MORNING--NEW
MEXICO )S ATTORNEY
GENERAL IS RESPONDING TO
THE NATION )S TOP LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. IN
A LETTER SENT TO
ATTORNEY
GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS,
BALDERAS DEFENDED THE
TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY.
SAYING THEY NEED
PROTECTION.
BALDERAS ) LETTER WAS IN
RESPONSE TO A MEMO
ISSUED LAST WEEK THAT
SAID FEDERAL CIVIL
RIGHTS LAW DOES NOT
PROTECT TRANSGENDER
PEOPLE FROM
DISCRIMINATION AT WORK.
(
RIGHT NOW--A NEW MEXICO
WOMAN IS WAKING UP IN
HER OWN HOME--THIS AFTER
BEING STUCK IN PUERTO
RICO FOR MORE THAN TWO
WEEKS. MAYRA GONZALES
WENT TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL
AND GOT CAUGHT IN
HURRICANE MARIA.
SHE WAS SET TO FLY HOME
THE SUNDAY AFTER THE
HURRICANE.....BUT
HAD HER FLIGHT CANCELLED
THREE TIMES---BEFORE
FINDING ONE TWO WEEKS
LATER.
SHE SAYS SHE STILL
HASN )T BEEN ABLE TO
REACH HER TEAMMATES.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s
to mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the mid 40s to
lower 50s.
TOSS TO CRYSTAL
DRIVER )S LICENSE NUMBERS
WERE REPORTEDLY INCLUDED
DRIVER )S LICENSE NUMBERS
WERE REPORTEDLY INCLUDED
IN THE INFORMATION
EXPOSED IN THAT MASSIVE
CYBER SECURITY BREACH AT
EQUIFAX.
LAST MONTH THE CREDIT
REPORTING AGENCY SAID
THE PRIVATE
INFORMATION OF more than
145 MILLION PEOPLE WAS
COMPROMISED.
BESIDES SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBERS, BIRTH DATES AND
ADDRESSES, THE HACK ALSO
EXPOSED THE DRIVER )S
LICENSE NUMBERS OF ABOUT
11 MILLION
AMERICANS ACCORDING TO
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
SOMETHING NEW FOR YOU
THIS MORNING .... PIZZA
HUT PROMISES PIPING HOT
PIES.
THE COMPANY SAYS IT )S
GOING TO DELIVER HOTTER
PIZZAS.
UP TO 15 DEGREES HOTTER.
THE DELIVERY UPGRADE
INVOLVES HIGH-TECH
INSULATION IN ITS
DELIVERY POUCH, AND A
RE- ENGINEERED PIZZA BOX
WITH THICKER
SIDES THAT SUPPOSEDLY
LOCKS IN HEAT.
TIME FOR THE FIVE FACTS.
NUMBER FIVE...
THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
HAVE NEW BRAGGING RIGHTS
THIS MORNING..
AFTER COMBINING BALLOONS
AND BASKETBALL!
GLOBETROTTERS STAR
"BUCKETS BLAKE" SUNK A
SHOT AT BALLOON FIESTA
PARK FROM A
GLOBETROTTER- STYLED
RED... WHITE AND BLUE
BALLOON. THE WORLD
FAMOUS TEAM IS GEARING
FOR THREE GAMES IN NEW
MEXICO NEXT WEEK.
NUMBER FOUR...
NEXT MONDAY -- THE NEW
MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT IS SCHEDULED
TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING
OVER CONTROVERSIAL
PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE
STATE )S SCIENCE
STANDARDS.
P-E-D IS CONSIDERING
ALLOWING ALTERNATIVE
THEORIES TO EVOLUTION
AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN
THE CLASSROOM.
A-P-S HAS COME OUT
AGAINST PROPOSED
CHANGES.
BOARD PRESIDENT DAVID
PEERCY SAYS THE CHANGES
WOULD REFLECT
NEGATIVELY ON NEW
MEXICO )S SCIENCE
COMMUNITY. THE P-E-D
SECRETARY SAYS THEY )RE
INTENDED TO BETTER
PREPARE
STUDENTS FOR 21-ST
CENTURY JOBS.
NUMBER THREE...
THE THIRD MURDER TRIAL
FOR TAI CHAN IS STILL
MONTHS AWAY THIS
MORNING...
WHILE BOTH SIDES
PREPARE, THE WIFE OF THE
DEPUTY KILLED -- HAS
ALREADY TAKEN THE FIRST
STEP TOWARDS FILING A
WRONGFUL DEATH
LAWSUIT AGAINST CHAN.
SARAH MARTIN HAS ASKED A
JUDGE TO APPOINT HER AS
HER HUSBAND - JEREMY
MARTIN )S- REPRESENTATIVE
IN A SUIT...
MEANING THERE COULD BE A
CIVIL SUIT THAT FOLLOWS.
CHAN IS ACCUSED OF
SHOOTING MARTIN )S
HUSBAND IN THE BACK
DURING
A DRUNKEN FIGHT IN
20-14.
THE FIRST TWO MURDER
TRIALS AGAINST CHAN
ENDED IN A MISTRIAL.
THE (THIRD IS SCHEDULED
FOR APRIL.
NUMBER TWO...
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
HAS UNTIL THE END OF
NOVEMBER TO MAKE
AN APPOINTMENT TO
REPLACE ANALEE MAESTAS.
THE EMBATTLED BOARD
MEMBER RESIGNED
YESTERDAY.. THIS COMES
AFTER A CIVIL AND
POTENTIALLY A CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION INTO
MAESTAS AND HER
DAUGHTER, BOTH EMPLOYEES
AT LA
PROMESA EARLY LEARNING
CENTER.
LAST MONTH-- STATE
AUDITOR TIM KELLER SAID
THE MAESTAS )
EMBEZZLED NEARLY
700-THOUSAND- DOLLARS
WHILE RUNNING LA
PROMESA EARLY LEARNING
CENTER.
WHEN A-P-D IS DONE
INVESTIGATING, THE D-A
WILL DECIDE IF THEY )LL
FACE
CHARGES.
BOARD MEMBERS WILL FILL
MAESTAS ) SEAT UNTIL THE
NEXT SCHOOL
BOARD ELECTION.
NUMBER ONE...
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