TIME NOW FOR THE MORNING
RUSH--
WE START WITH KRISTEN
CURRIE.
.TODAY...Partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower to
mid 50s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the mid teens to
lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs
in the mid 50s to lower
60s.
AS YOU GET READY TO HEAD
OUT THE DOOR...WE )RE
FOLLOWING THE
DAY )S TOP LOCAL STORIES.
WE START WITH SARA
YINGLING LIVE IN
NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE..
THIS MORNING-- ONE
PERSON IS DEAD AND
ANOTHER IS RECOVERING IN
THE
HOSPITAL AFTER A
SHOOTING IN NORTHEAST
ALBUQUERQUE.
A-P-D SAYS IT HAPPENED
NEAR TEXAS STREET AND
CHICO ROAD
AROUND 8:30 LAST NIGHT
WHEN THEY RECEIVED A
CALL FROM A MAN SAYING
THAT HE HAD BEEN SHOT.
WHEN OFFICERS GOT
THERE-- THEY FOUND THE
MAN OUTSIDE SUFFERING
FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND.
OFFICERS ALSO FOUND A
WOMAN INSIDE THE HOUSE
WHO WAS ALSO HIT
BY GUNFIRE.
BOTH WERE TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL-- THE WOMAN
DIED FROM HER INJURIES.
OFFICERS SAY THEY WERE
OTHER PEOPLE INSIDE OF
THE HOME AT THE
TIME-- THEY WERE BEING
HELD FOR QUESTIONING
UNTIL DETECTIVES
ARRIVED.
FORMER A-P-D OFFICER LOU
GOLSON IS SUING THE
USED-CAR
DEALERSHIP WHERE
CHRISTOPHER COOK STOLE
THE S-U-V HE WAS DRIVING
WHEN
HE SHOT THE VETERAN
OFFICER.
THAT )S ACCORDING TO THE
JOURNAL.
COOK, A SUSPECTED DRUNK
DRIVER SHOT GOLSON
SEVERAL TIMES DURING
THAT
2015 STOP.
HE WAS IN A STOLEN S-U-V
AT THE TIME.
THE SUIT AGAINST "THAT
CAR PLACE" ON WYOMING
NEAR LOMAS SAYS THEIR
NEGLIGENCE ALLOWED COOK
TO TAKE OFF WITH THE
VEHICLE.
MORE ON WHAT THE LAWSUIT
IS ALLEGING COMING UP IN
THE FIVE
FACTS.
FORMER WHITE HOUSE CHIEF
STRATEGIST STEVE BANNON
IS REITERATING HIS
SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT
TRUMP -- DESPITE TRUMP
BLASTING HIM OVER
EXPLOSIVE COMMENTS
BANNON MADE IN A NEW
BOOK.
TRUMP FIRED BACK AT
BANNON SAYING "WHEN
BANNON WAS FIRED, HE NOT
ONLY
LOST HIS JOB. HE LOST
HIS MIND."
PIECES OF BOOK RECENLTY
RELEASED - SHOWED
SEVERAL REMARKS
BY BANNON -- ONE WAS
ACCUSING TRUMP JUNIOR OF
TREASON.
LATE LAST NIGHT BANNON
CALLED TRUMP "A GOOD
MAN".
new this morning...
A UTAH MAN FACES
CRIMINAL CHARGES THIS
MORNING -- FOR ALLEGEDLY
THREATENING TO KILL
PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP...
ACCORDING TO AN
INDICTMENT
TRAVIS LUKE DOMINGUEZ --
IS QUOTED AS SAYING HE
WOKE UP AND
DECIDED GOING TO KILL
THE PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP.
THE INDICTMENT SAYS HE
MADE THE THREAT THE DAY
THE PRESIDENT VISITED
UTAH TO ANNOUNCE ON
CHANGES TO NATIONAL
MONUMENTS..
HE )S EXPECTED IN COURT
TODAY...
new details...
THE TWO MISSING TEXAS
GIRLS ARE SAFE THIS
MORNING....AFTER
THEY WERE FOUND IN
TRINIDAD, COLORADO.
LAST NIGHT -- ROUND ROCK
POLICE SAY 44 YEAR-OLD
TERRY MILES, WHO
ALLEGEGELY KIDNAPPED THE
GIRLS WAS SPOTTED IN
TRINIDAD.
MILES IS ALSO CONSIDERED
A PERSON OF INTEREST IN
THE
DEATH OF THE GIRL )S
MOTHER, TONYA BATES.
SHE WAS FOUND DEAD ON
NEW YEAR )S EVE. POLICE
SAY MILES IS IN CUSTODY
THIS MORNING - WE ARE
WAITING FOR WORD
ON CHARGES.
A MAJOR WINTER STORM
continues to bring heavy
snow, damagin winds,
blizzard
conditions and coastal
FLOODING TO THE REGION.
THE STORM SYSTEM DROPPED
RARE SNOWFALL ON PARTS
OF THE SOUTH
YESTERDAY.INCLUDING
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA.
THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN
CANCELLED.
.TODAY...Partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower to
mid 50s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the mid teens to
lower 30s. TOSS TO
CRYSTAL
THIS MORNING SEVERAL
VENDORS FROM a DOWNTOWN
MUSIC CONCERT SAY
THEY )RE PREPARING TO
TAKE LEGAL ACTION
AGAINST THE ORGANIZERS.
THEY SAY MONTHS aFTER
THE ABQ FESTIVAL THEY
STILL HAVEN )T BEEN PAID.
ORGANIZERS SAY THEY
HAVEN )T BEEN ABLE TO PAY
BECAUSE THEY
CAME OUT OF THE EVENT
ORGANIZORS SAY THEY ARE
90- THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
DEBT. AND BLAME IT ON
FAILING
TO COLLECT $78-THOUSAND
DOLLARS WORTH OF PLEDGED
DONATIONS.
THE U-F-C SAYS IT WON )T
ISSUE MEDIA CREDENTIALS
FOR JACKSON-WINK M-
M-A MEDIA DIRECTOR AFTER
HE REFERRED TO CRIS
"CYBORG" JUSTINO AS A
MAN IN
A SOCIAL MEDIA POST.
MARK ARAGON THEN
APOLOGIZED ON INSTAGRAM
- SAYING HE MADE THE
COMMENTS AFTER HEARING
JUSTINO AND HER CAMP
MAKE FUN OF HOLLY HOLM.
THE U-F-C AND THE
JACKSON-WINK GYM SAYS
THEY DO NOT CONDONE HIS
REMARKS.
HAPPENING TODAY --
CANDIDATES WANTING TO BE
SANTA FE )S NEXT MAYOR
WILL PITCH
THEIR PLATFORMS AT A
FORUM.
IT )S HAPPENING FROM 7 TO
9 TONIGHT AT THE SANTA
FE
UNIVERSITY OF ART AND
DESIGN CAMPUS.
ALL CANDIDATES WILL BE
ASKED QUESTIONS
SUBMITTED BY THE
AUDIENCE...
IT )S THE FIRST CHANCE
THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE TO
BEGIN TO DECIDE WHO
THEY WANT TO BE SANTA
FE )S FIRST FULL-TIME
MAYOR...
PEOPLE WILL PAY MORE
THIS YEAR TO VISIT
CARLSBAD CAVERNS.....
THE FEE TO GET INTO THE
CAVERNS WENT UP TO $12 A
PERSON.
IT )S THE FIRST TIME THE
FEE HAS INCREASED SINCE
2012.
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE
OF 15 ARE STILL FREE.
PARK OFFICIALS SAY 80
PERCENT OF THE FEES HELP
PAY FOR VISITOR SERVICES
- AND OTHER PROJECTS...
WHILE THE OTHER 20
PERCENT IS USED TO HELP
OTHER NATIONAL PARKS
THAT DON )T CHARGE
ENTRANCE FEES.
new at six...
SOME CAPITAL ONE DEBIT
CARD HOLDERS ARE SEEING
DOUBLE. A
TECHNICAL ISSUE IS
CAUSING SOME CUSTOMERS
TO BE CHARGED WITH
DUPLICATE TRANSACTIONS.
CAPITAL ONE APOLOGIZED
TO CARD USERS AND SAYS
customers
WON )T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
FEES CONNECTED TO THE
ISSUE.
THE BANK IS WORKING TO
CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT
DOESN )T KNOW WHEN THE IT
WILL BE FIXED.
THE FORD F-SERIES PICKUP
TRUCK WAS THE BEST
SELLING VEHICLE IN 2017
FOR THE 36TH YEAR
RUNNING.
THE COMPANY SOLD THE
TRUCKS AT THE RATE OF
TWO TRUCKS EVERY
MINUTE.
KELLEY BLUE BOOK REPORTS
THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A
NEW VEHICLE IN 2017 WAS
SLIGHTLY MORE THAN $36
THOUSAND DOLLARS -- A
NEW RECORD.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
AND THE FAST FOOD WARS
PICK UP STEAM.
TACO BELL IS INTRODUCING
NACHO FRIES LATER THIS
MONTH.
THE FRIES WILL BE SERVED
WITH MEXICAN SEASONING
AND WARM NACHO
CHEESE, AVAILABLE
NATIONWIDE FOR 1 DOLLAR.
TOPPINGS LIKE BEEF, PICO
DE GALLO, OR SOUR CREAM
ARE EXTRA.
AMAZON )S LATEST PATENT
HINTS AT WHAT IT MIGHT
BE LIKE TO GET DRESSED
IN THE FUTURE.
THE TECH GIANT WAS
GRANTED A PATENT FOR A
BLENDED REALITY
MIRROR, WHICH COULD
SUPERIMPOSE VIRTUAL
CLOTHING
ONTO YOUR REFLECTION.
IT WOULD ALSO BE CAPABLE
OF PLACING YOU IN A
VIRTUAL SCENE, LIKE A
BEACH OR A RESTAURANT,
TO MATCH AN OUTFIT WITH
THE OCCASION.
THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO JUST
RELEASED THESE ADORABLE
IMAGES OF EIGHT NEW
CHEETAH CUBS BORN THERE
IN NOVEMBER.
IT )S THE LARGEST LITTER
EVER RECORDED AT A ZOO.
ZOO OFFICIALS SAY THE
NEW OCTO-MOM -- IS
TAKING EXCELLENT CARE OF
HER BABIES.
THE FAMILY IS IN A
PRIVATE DEN AND WILL NOT
BE ON DISPLAY TO THE
PUBLIC FOR SEVERAL
MONTHS.
TIME FOR THE FIVE
FACTS...
AT NUMBER FIVE...
ALBUQUERQUE IS GETTING A
LOT OF ATTENTION AFTER
BEING FEATURED IN
SUNSET MAGAZINE.
THE MAGAZINE RANKS THE
CITY NUMBER 17 IN A LIST
OF 20 GAME
CHANGERS THAT ARE
REDEFINING THE WEST,
ACCORDING TO THE
JOURNAL.
THE MAGAZINE CITES THE
ARTS SCENE, THE DOZENS
OF NATURE TRAILS,
300 DAYS OF
SUNSHINE...AND NEW JOB
OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THE
BUIILDING
OF THE FACEBOOK DATA
CENTER.
IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT
SEVERAL AREAS THAT HAVE
BEEN TRANSFORMED
OVER THE YEARS -- LIKE
NOB HILL...
AT NUMBER FOUR...
PNM IS GETTING ITS
HEARING WITH THE PRC --
TO SEE IF CUSTOMERS WILL
SEE A BIGGER RATE
INCREASE TO HELP FOOT
THE BILL FOR UPGRADES TO
A
POWER PLANT AND COAL
GENERATING STATION IN
THE FOUR CORNERS..
THE PUBLIC REGULATION
COMMISSION -- ORIGINALLY
VOTED IN FAVOR OF ONLY A
9-PERCENT RATE INCREASE.
BUT VOTED DOWN THEIR
REQUEST TO BOOST RATES
EVEN MORE TO COVER
COSTS OF THE PLANT AND
STATION IMPROVEMENTS.
YESTERDAY, THE PRC
CHANGED ITS MIND..AND
VOTED TO HOLD A HEARING
- NEXT WEEK -- TO
CONSIDER THE BOOST... IT
COULD MEAN AN INCREASE
OF UP TO 15 PERCENT...
THE COMPANY IS MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS SO THEY CAN
GET RID
OF THE POWER PLANTS
COMPLETELY TO END THEIR
RELIANCE ON COAL..
AT NUMBER THREE...
AT NUMBER TWO...
THIS MORNING, A FORMER
SANTA FE COUNTY DEPUTY
IS BEGINNING HIS FIVE
YEAR SENTENCE FOR
MOLESTING TWO YOUNG
GIRLS.
LOS ALAMOS POLICE
ARRESTED DUSTIN BINGHAM
BACK IN MAY. THEY SAY HE
ADMITTED TO TOUCHING THE
GIRLS WHILE HE
LIVED WITH THEIR
FAMILIES...
AND SAID HE NEEDED HELP.
HE PLEADED GUILTY IN
NOVEMBER,..TO THE CRIME.
YESTERDAY - HE WAS
SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS
IN PRISON - PLUS 10
YEARS SUPERVISED
PROBATION.
THE SANTA FE COUNTY
SHERIFF LAUNCHED AN
INTERNAL
INVESTIGATION.
BINGHAM EVENTUALLY
RESIGNED FROM THE
DEPARTMENT.
AT NUMBER ONE..
WE )RE LEARNING FORMER
A-P-D OFFICER LOU GOLSON
IS SUING THE USED-CAR
DEALERSHIP WHERE
CHRISTOPHER COOK STOLE
THE SUV -- THAT HE WAS
DRIVING WHEN HE
SHOT THE VETERAN
OFFICER.
THAT )S ACCORDING TO THE
JOURNAL...
GOLSON IS SUING -- THAT
CAR PLACE -- SAYING
THEIR NEGLIGENCE ALLOWED
COOK TO TAKE THE
VEHICLE.
THE SUIT SAYS HE WAS
ABLE TO STEAL THE S-U-V
WHEN EMPLOYEES LEFT IT
UNLOCKED AND RUNNING AND
THAT EMPLOYEES NEVER
CHECKED COOK )S
DRIVER )S LICENSE OR DID
A BACKGROUND CHECK WHEN
HE
ASKED TO TEST DRIVE THE
SUV.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.