THE 116-TH CONGRESS WILL
BE SWORN IN.
AS THE HOUSE FLIPS TO
DEMOCRATIC CONTROL,
LEADER NANCY PELOSI IS
PROMISING TO END THE
PARTIAL GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN.
THAT )S NOW IN IT )S 13TH
DAY.
THE NEW CONGRESS IS SET
TO FIRST VOTE ON SPEAKER
OF THE
HOUSE..
PELOSI IS EXPECTED TO
WIN BACK THE GAVEL.
THE SECOND IS AN END TO
THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE
SCHEDULED TO PUSH
THROUGH LEGISLATION
WITHOUT
FUNDING FOR PRESIDENT
TRUMP )S PROPOSED BORDER
WALL. SENATE MAJORITY
LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL
SAYS THE SENATE WILL
NOT TAKE UP A BILL THAT
THE PRESIDENT WON )T
SIGN.
NEW MEXICO )S NEWEST
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS -
ARE AMONG THOSE
SLATED TO BE SWORN IN AT
NOON... THAT INCLUDES
SOON-TO-BE
CONGRESSWOMAN DEB
HAALAND.
HAALAND WILL BE ONE OF
THE FIRST NATIVE
AMERICAN WOMEN TO SERVE
IN
CONGRESS. HAALAND IS A
MEMBER OF THE LAGUNA
PUEBLO.
HAALAND SAYS IN HER
FIRST TERM, SHE IS
LOOKING TO SHED LIGHT ON
MISSING AND MURDERED
NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN...
MAKING THE TOPIC A
PART OF THE NATIONAL
CONVERSATION.
DEMOCRAT XOCHITL TORRES
SMALL WILL ALSO TAKE
OFFICE TODAY. SHE WILL
BE
REPRESENTING NEW
MEXICO )S 2-ND
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
IT )S HER FIRST TIME
HOLDING A PUBLIC OFFICE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY
DISTRICTS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY THAT
FLIPPED TO DEMOCRATIC
CONTROL.
THIS IS HELPING HER
PARTY GAIN THE MAJORITY
IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
SHE WILL REPLACE
OUTGOING G-O-P
REPRESENTATIVE STEVE
PEARCE.
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in
the upper 20s to mid
30s. Northwest winds 10
to 20 mph shifting to
the north 10 to 15 mph
in the afternoon.
THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL
CLOSURES THIS MORNING
FOR WORKERS
INCLUDING THOSE AT LAS
CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
SANDIA PREP, AND LOS
ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB.
THERE ARE ALSO DELAYS,
INCLUDING SANDOVAL
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
OFFICES.
YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THOSE
SCROLLING AT THE BOTTOM
OF YOUR SCREEN.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND THE
LATEST CLOSURES,
AND WINTER WEATHER, ON
THE KRQE NEWS AND
WEATHER APPS.
ALBUQUERQUE POLCE ARE
ASKING FOR YOUR HELP
FINDING
ENDANGERED MISSING
ONE-YEAR- OLD...
ANASTAZIA ZUBER.
RIGHT NOW - POLICE
CANNOT CONFIRM WHETHER
OR NOT SHE IS SAFE OR
EVEN ALIVE.
ACCORDING TO A-P-D...
ANASTAZIA WAS LAST
MENTIONED ON
DECEMBER 18-TH... WHEN
THE BABY )S FATHER, D-J
ZUBER, TOLD HIS MOM THAT
THE BABY DROWNED IN THE
BATH TUB.
POLICE SAY THE BABY IS
SUPPOSED TO BE WITH HER
MOTHER MONQIUE
ROMERO - (AND D-J.
THE COUPLE WAS LAST SEEN
IN FARMINGTON---WITH
THEIR TWO OTHER
CHILDREN.
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY
SHERIFF )S OFFICE IS
ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR
THEIR HELP FINDING A
MISSING AND ENDANGERED
WOMAN.
B-C-S-O SAYS 31-YEAR-OLD
VICTORIA ZAMORA WAS LAST
SEEN NEAR SECOND
AND HEATHER - NEAR I-25.
THEY SAY SHE WAS WEARING
A RED SWEATER AND BLACK
SWEATPANTS. THE
SHERIFF )S OFFICE SAYS
ZAMORA REQUIRES ONGOING
MEDICAL
ATTENTION - (WHICH IS
WHY LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS
THEY ARE CONCERNED FOR
HER SAFETY THIS MORNING.
ANYONE WITH ANY
INFORMATION IS ASKED TO
264-1985.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT - AN
INVESTIGATION IS
UNDERWAY AFTER A
STRUCTURE FIRE IN
NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE
NEAR VENTURA AND PASEO
DEL NORTE.
THIS MORNING -
ALBUQUERQUE FIRE CREWS
ARE ASKING YOU TO AVOID
THE
AREA.
PHOTOS SHOW FLAMES
SHOOTING OUT OF THE HOME
AS CREWS FIGHT
THE FIRE.
IT WAS EVENTUALLY PUT
OUT AND NO ONE WAS HURT,
BUT BECAUSE OF THE
AMOUNT OF WATER USED TO
PUT THE FIRE OUT...
FREEZING TEMPS MAY CAUSE
THE WATER TO FREEZE AND
MAKE FOR DANGEROUS AND
ICY
CONDITIONS ON THE
STREET.
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
IS WORKING TO TOTAL UP
ALL THE ROADSIDE DAMAGE
FROM THIS WEEK )S SNOW
STORM.
SEVERAL STREET SIGNS...
TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND
STREET LIGHTS
WERE KNOCKED OVER BY
DRIVERS WHO COULDN )T
HANDLE THE ICY
ROADS.
OUR CAMERAS, CAPTURED
DAMAGED STOP SIGNS.
THOSE SIGNS ARE ABOUT
250 DOLLARS EACH.
CRASHES ALSO KNOCKED OUT
TRAFFIC SIGNALS --
INCLUDING AT
LOUISIANA AND INDIAN
SCHOOL.
THE CITY SAYS SIGNALS
LIKE THIS " CAN COST
SIXTY TO
SEVENTY-THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO REPLACE.
THIS MORNING,
INVESTIGATORS ARE
LOOKING INTO HOW FAST
SEMI-TRUCKS INVOLVED IN
A SIX CAR PILE-UP - WERE
GOING.
THE CRASH -- KILLING A
GOOD SAMARITAN - HELPING
A STATE
POLICE OFFICER.
A STATE POLICE OFFICER
WAS INVESTIGATING A
CRASH ON I-40 NEAR
COORS - WHEN A SEMI
RAMMED INTO THE
OFFICER )S PATROL CAR.
SOON AFTER,
PAT CISNEROS,
A MADRID TOW TRUCK
DRIVER,
PULLED OVER TO HELP.
STATE POLICE SAY
CISNEROS WAS STANDING
OUTSIDE WHEN A SEMI HIT
HIM.... HE DIED AT THE
SCENE.
THE STATE POLICE OFFICER
HAS MINOR INJURIES.
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in
the upper 20s to mid
30s. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph shifting to
the north 10 to 15 mph
in the afternoon.
HAPPENING TODAY -
GOVERNOR MICHELLE
LUJAN-GRISHAM IS
SCHEDULED TO HOLD A
PRESS CONFRENCE ON
ISSUES IMPACTING
NEW MEXICO )S PUBLIC
EDUCATION.
LEADING UP TO HER
INAUGURATION,
LUJANGRISHAM HAS SAID
WHEN SHE
TAKES OFFICE -- SHE WILL
FOCUS ON SPENDING MORE
ON PUBLICEDUCATION...
REVEALING PLANS TO SIGN
AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO
STOP PARCC
TESTING.
THE MEETING IS SET FOR
NOON.
WE WILL LET YOU KNOW
WHAT SHE SAYS...
WHITE SANDS NATIONAL
MONUMENT IS SCHEDULED TO
BE FEATURED ON CBS THIS
MORNING.
CREWS FROM C-B-S
TRAVELED HERE TO NEW
MEXICO TO GET A FIRST
HAND LOOK
AT THE MONUMENT.
CURRENTLY - NATIONAL
PARKS REMAIN CLOSED DUE
TO THE
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, BUT
THAT HASN )T STOPPED
TOURISTS
FROM VISITING AND
SCALING THE FENCES TO
PLAY IN THE DUNES OVER
THE HOLIDAYS.
BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN... A
BI-PARTISAN BILL WAS
PROPOSED TO MAKE WHITE
SANDS AMERICA )S NEXT
NATIONAL PARK.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS NEW
VIDEO GETTING A LOT OF
ATTENTION THIS MORNING.
TREES AND BRUSH COVERED
IN WHITE.
THE REASON..
FREEZING FOG.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ISSUED A
FREEZING FOG ADVISORY
FOR
SEVERAL AREAS IN CENTRAL
TEXAS WEDNESDAY.
FREEZING FOG IS FORMED
WHEN TINY DROPLETS OF
WATER IN FOG
FREEZE ON EXPOSED
SURFACES.
THAT )S ESPECIALLY
DANGEROUS WHEN IT
HAPPENS ON ROADS, WHERE
FREEZING FOG CAN CREATE
BLACK ICE.
THE FIVE FACTS IN 90
TIME NOW FOR THE FIVE
FACTS
AT NUMBER FIVE --
PARAJITO SKI RESORT
STILL CELEBRATING THIS
MORNING.
THE SKI AREA IS
REPORTING 36 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW IN THE LAST -
GET THIS 24 HOURS - FROM
OUR MOST RECENT SNOW
STORM.
VIEWER TIM LOVELL SENT
IN THESE PHOTOS... TIM
SAYS HE COULD BARELY
MOVE AS HE WAS KNEE DEEP
IN SNOW. THE SNOW EVEN
GOT SO HEAVY... IT WAS
BENDING THE TREES.
AT NUMBER FOUR --
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
IS WORKING TO TOTAL UP
ALL THE
ROADSIDE DAMAGE FROM
THIS WEEK )S SNOW STORM.
SEVERAL STREET SIGNS...
TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND
STREET LIGHTS
WERE KNOCKED OVER BY
DRIVERS WHO COULDN )T
HANDLE THE ICY
ROADS.
DOWNED STREET SIGNS CAN
COST 250 DOLLARS TO
REPLACE.
CRASHES KNOCKED OUT
TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT MAJOR
INTERSECTIONS
INCLUDING LOUISIANA AND
INDIAN SCHOOL.... THOSE
CAN RUN UP
TO 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE CITY USUALLY ENDS UP
PAYING FOR MUCH OF THE
REPAIR COSTS.
AT NUMBER THREE--
AT NUMBER TWO --
A STRUCTURE CATCHES FIRE
IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE
NEAR
VENTURA AND PASEO DEL
NORTE.
THIS MORNING -
ALBUQUERQUE FIRE CREWS
ARE ASKING YOU TO AVOID
THE
AREA.
A-F-R CREWS ARE SAYING
THAT DUE TO THE HEAVY
AMOUNTS OF WATER
USED TO PUT THE FIRE
OUT... FREEZING
TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE
THE WATER TO FREEZE AND
MAKE FOR POTENTIALLY ICY
ROADS.
RIGHT NOW - AN
INVESTIGATION IS
UNDERWAY TO FIND OUT THE
CAUSE..
THE GOOD NEWS HERE IS
THAT NO ONE WAS HURT.
AND AT NUMBER ONE --
NEW MEXICO )S NEWEST
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS -
ARE AMONG THOSE SLATED
TO BE SWORN IN AT
NOON... THAT INCLUDES
SOON-TO-BE CONGRESSWOMAN
DEB HAALAND AND DEMOCRAT
XOCHITL TORRES SMALL IN
THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
HAALAND WILL BE ONE OF
THE FIRST NATIVE
AMERICAN WOMEN TO SERVE
IN CONGRESS. HAALAND IS
A MEMBER OF THE LAGUNA
PUEBLO.
HAALAND MOST RECENTLY
CHAIRED THE STATE )S
DEMOCRATIC PARTY -
(AND BEFORE THAT, SHE
RAN FOR LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR IN 2014.
HAALAND SAYS IN HER
FIRST TERM, SHE IS
LOOKING TO SHED LIGHT ON
MISSING AND MURDERED
NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN...
MAKING THE TOPIC
PART OF THE NATIONAL
CONVERSATION. FOR
TORRES-SMALL, IT )LL BE
HER FIRST TIME HOLDING
OFFICE.
SHE WILL BE REPRESENTING
NEW MEXICO )S SECOND
CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT, ONE OF MANY
ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT
FLIPPED TO
DEMOCRATIC CONTROL.