A QUICK WRAP OF YOUR
NEWS AND WEATHER - WE
START WITH KRISTEN
CURRIE.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 70s
to lower 80s.
evening.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the lower to
mid 80s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
HAPPNEING TODAY -- WE
EXPECT TO LEARN MORE
FROM APD --
ABOUT A SUSPICIOUS DEATH
IN NORTHEAST
ALBUQUERQUE. ALBUQUERQUE
POLICE RESPONDED TO A
CALL NEAR SAN MATEO AND
MENAUL LAST NIGHT --
WHERE THEY SAY THEY
FOUND SOMEONE DEAD
INSIDE A HOME. POLICE
ARE NOW INVESTIGATING
THIS IS A POSSIBLE
CRIME. AND AS OF LAST
NIGHT - THEY DID HAVE
ONE PERSON IN CUSTODY.
THEY'RE ALSO TALKING TO
NEIGHBORS TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED. FOR NOW -
APD IS NOT RELEASING ANY
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW
THE PERSON MAY HAVE
DIED.
HAPPENING TODAY -- THE
TEEN ACCUSED IN A DEADLY
DWI CRASH IN SANDOVAL
COUNTY...IS EXPECTED IN
COURT FOR AN
ARRAIGNMENT. POLICE SAY
IN FEBRUARY-- 18-
YEAR-OLD LUKE GRIFFIN
WAS THREE TIMES THE
LEGAL LIMIT WHEN HE
REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR
ON I-25 NEAR SAN FELIPE
PUEBLO. CORRINA VADEN --
WHO WAS IN THE OTHER CAR
-- DIED. HER TWO
FRIENDS SUFFERED SERIOUS
INJURIES. GRIFFIN IS
FACING
SEVERAL CHARGES -
INCLUDING HOMICIDE BY
VEHICLE.
DEVELOPING THIS
MORNING-- THE MANHUNT
FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF
POSTING A MURDER ON
FACEBOOK-- IS EXTENDING
TO OTHER STATES THIS
MORNING.. THIS IS PART
OF THE VIDEO 37-YEAR-OLD
STEVE STEPHENS POSTED
TO
FACEBOOK. CLEVELAND
OFFICIALS SAY STEPHENS
GOT
OUT OF HIS CAR, WALKED
UP TO 74-YEAR-OLD ROBERT
GODWIN, AND ASKED HIM TO
SAY THE NAME OF A WOMAN
BELIEVED TO BE HIS
EX-GIRLFRIEND... AND
THEN SHOT HIM.
HAPPENING TONIGHT --
CITY COUNCILORS ARE SET
TO DISCUSS APPROVING AN
EXPANSION FOR THE BETTER
WAY PROGRAM...WHICH AIMS
TO REDUCE PANHANDLING IN
ALBUQUERQUE. THE MAYOR
IS REQUESTING TO
INCREASE THE PROGRAM'S
BUDGET FROM
181-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO
261- THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR THE NEXT FISCAL
YEAR. IT APPROVED -- IT
WOULD ADD A SECOND VAN
TO THE PROGRAM.
ALSO TONIGHT --
COUNCILORS ARE EXPECTED
TO DECIDE WHETHER
MOTORCYCLISTS STILL
QUALIFY FOR FREE PARKING
AT METERS AROUND THE
CITY. A BILL - SCHEDULED
FOR A VOTE - WOULD
CHARGE THEM TO PARK IN
FULL SIZED SPOTS, TO
FREE UP SPACES FOR CARS.
HOWEVER, THE BILL WOULD
ALSO CREATE THREE
SMALLER SPOTS ON METERED
STREETS... WHICH WOULD
BE FREE FOR MOTORCYCLES,
SCOOTERS, AND MO-PEDS.
ONTO - NEW DETAILS...
THE SUSPECT -- IN A
RECENT POLICE STAND OFF
IN THE WELLS PARK AREA
-- IS WAKING UP BEHIND
BARS. ACCORDING TO A
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT --
POLICE SAY 21- YEAR-OLD
BRENDAN NORTHERN BROKE
INTO "DOWNTOWN LIQUORS"
NEAR 4TH AND
HAINES...AND TRIED TO
STEAL NEARLY
400-DOLLARS. POLICE AND
SWAT WERE CALLED
OUT..AND SPENT HOURS
TRYING TO GET HIM TO
COME OUT OF THE
BUILDING. A-P-D SAYS THE
SUSPECT TRIED TO HIDE
BEHIND INSULATION IN THE
RAFTERS. BUT K-9'S FOUND
HIM.
THE ESPANOLA SCHOOL
BOARD HAS AGREED TO
ENTER NEGOTIATIONS TO
BUY OUT THE REMAINING
CONTRACT OF EMBATTLED
ESPANOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SUPERINTEN DENT-- ERIC
MARTINEZ. ON MONDAY--
BOARD MEMBERS VOTED
TO OUST MARTINEZ-- LESS
THAN A YEAR AFTER HIRING
HIM ON A TWO-YEAR
CONTRACT. LAST MONTH--
HE WAS PLACED ON PAID
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
IN ADDITION TO FORMER
PRESIDENT PARK
GEUN-HYE... THE CHAIRMAN
OF A BIG SOUTH KOREAN
BUSINESS IS NOW ALSO A
CHARGE. SHIN DONG-BIN
WAS INDICTED ON A CHARGE
OF OFFERING A BRIBE OF
SIX-BILLION DOLLARS TO
PARK AND HER CONFIDANTE
IN EXCHANGE FOR A
LUCRATIVE GOVERNMENT
LICENSE TO OPEN A NEW
DUTY FREE SHOP. LAST
MONTH-- PARK WAS ARREST
ON ALLGATION SHE
COLLUDED WITH HER FRIEND
TO EXTORT FROM
BUSINESSES AND COMMIT
OTHER WRONGDOING.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE WILL LINE THE
STREETS FOR THE 121ST
ANNUAL BOSTON MARATHON
THIS MORNING. MORE THAN
30-THOUSAND RUNNERS ARE
COMPETING THIS
YEAR. BOSTON'S MAYOR
SAYS SECURITY WILL BE
TIGHT. THIS YEAR, THEY
ARE USING DRONES TO HELP
THEM KEEP AN EYE ON THE
26- POINT-2 MILE RACE.
IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS,
SINCE THE 20-13
BOMBINGS.
UNITED AIRLINES IS
MAKING PLANS TO CHANGE
ITS POLICY -- AFTER ONE
OF ITS PASSENGERS WAS
DRAGGED OFF A PLANE. THE
COMPANY SAYS IT WILL NOW
REQUIRE STAFF AND CREW
TO CHECK IN AT LEAST 60
MINUTES BEFORE A FLIGHT.
THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN
OFF THE FLIGHT BECAUSE
UNITED SAID IT NEEDED
THE SEAT FOR A CREW
MEMBER. IT IS LEGAL TO
BUMP A TICKET- HOLDING
CUSTOMER OFF A FLIGHT,
BUT TYPICALLY NOT ONCE
THEY'VE ALREADY BOARDED.
THIS MORNING --A
NEBRASKA MAN IS MAKING
HIS WAY ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IN HOPES OF
BREAKING A WORLD RECORD.
THAT ATTEMPT HAS BROUGHT
HIM TO NEW MEXICO.
IN JUST HOURS--NATIONAL
PARK TRAVELER MIKAH
MEYER BE
STOPPING AT THE
PETROGLYPH NATIONAL
MONUMENT IN ALBUQUERQUE.
MEYER IS TRYING TO
BECOME THE YOUNGEST
PERSON TO VISIT ALL 417
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
SITES...IN ONE
CONTINUOUS TRIP. SO FAR
HES BEEN TO 144. MEYER
SAYS HE STARTED THIS
JOURNEY IN HONOR OF HIS
FATHER -- WHO RECENTLY
DIED. KRISTEN?
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 70s
to lower 80s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the 40s to lower
50s. Southwest winds 10
to 15 mph in the
evening. TOSS TO
CRYSTAL
NEW THIS MORNING -- A
SANTA FE CAB COMPANY
WILL NO
LONGER BE IN SERVICE--
AFTER 30 YEARS AS THE
CITY'S ONLY TAXI
SERVICE. CAPITAL CITY
CAB'S PRESIDENT MATTHEW
KNOWLES SAYS THE COMPANY
HAS STRUGGLED TO RECOVER
FROM THE 2008 RECESSION.
ABOUT 50 EMPLOYESS OF
THE COMPANY WILL BE
LOOKING FOR NEW JOBS.
THIS COMES A MONTH AFTER
ALBUQUERQUE CAB COMPANY
SHUT DOWN AFTER 40 YEARS
OF SERVICE... LAYING OFF
70 EMPLOYEES.
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE
JUST OVER 24 HOURS TO
GET THEIR TAXES DONE --
AND SEND THEM TO THE
I-R-S. THE TAX DEADLINE
IS TOMORROW. THE I-R-S
SAYS IT'S ALREADY
PROCESSED MORE THAN
100-MILLION INDIVIDUAL
RETURNS AND ISSUED 229
BILLION DOLLARS IN TAX
REFUNDS. THE AGENCY SAYS
NEARLY 40 MILLION PEOPLE
HAVE YET TO FILE.
DON'T GET USED TO THE
CURRENT GAS PRICES.
TRIPLE A SAYS EXPECT A
RISE IN PRICES AT THE
GAS PUMP THROUGHOUT THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS...
HOW MUCH MORE COULD YOU
BE PAYING SOON -- THERE
PROJECTIONS - -THE PRICE
AT THE PUMP COULD RISE
ABOUT 30 CENTS PER
GALLON BY THE END OF THE
SUMMER.
IF THE CLASSIC NINTENDO
VIDEO GAME CONSOLE IS ON
YOUR WISH LIST -- YOU
BETTER ACT FAST.
NINTENDO IS OFFICIALLY
DISCONTINUING IT'S N-E-S
SYSTEM... THE LAST
SHIPMENTS WILL ROLL OUT
THIS MONTH... THE
COMPANY WOULDN'T GIVE A
REASON. NINTENDO SOLD
THE CLASSIC CONSOLE LATE
LAST YEAR FOR 60
BUCKS--- COMPLETE WITH
THE RETRO CONTROLLER.
AND IT WAS SO POPULAR--
STORES COULD BARELY KEEP
IT IN STOCK.
NOW LET'S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE
FIRST LADY ARE PREPARING
TO
HOST THOUSANDS OF KIDS
AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY
... FOR THE ANNUAL
EASTER EGG ROLL. THIS
YEAR IS A DOWNSIZED
VERSION -- AS THE WHITE
HOUSE HAS BEEN SLOW TO
FILL WHITE HOUSE STAFF
JOBS. VOLUNTEERS WORKED
FAST OVER THE WEEKEND TO
PREPARE FOR THE
21-THOUSAND CHILDREN AND
ADULTS EXPECTED TO
ATTEND.. THE
139-YEAR-OLD EVENT KICKS
OFF THIS MORNING.
A GROUP OF TEENAGE BOYS
IN SAN JOSE ARE NOW
RECORD HOLDERS THIS
MORNING-- AFTER THIS
ACCOMPLISH MENT. THEY
SET UP MORE THAN
25-THOUSAND DOMINOS
WHICH INCLUDED SIX
TABLES OF CHAIN
REACTIONS. IT TOOK THREE
DAYS TO SET UP AND
WITHOUT A HITCH. THE
PREVIOUS STATE RECORD --
OF 15-THOUSAND DOMINOS
-- WAS SET BY THE VERY
SAME TEAM IN JANUARY.
TIME FOR THE FIVE FACTS.
AT NUMBER FIVE.. LOCAL
SWIMMERS... COACHES AND
PARENTS WILL BE WATCHING
CITY COUNCIL CLOSELY
TONIGHT. COUNCILORS ARE
SET TO VOTE ON WHETHER
TO RENAME THE SANDIA
HIGH SCHOOL POOL AFTER
BELOVED LONGTIME METRO
COACH...BETSY PATTERSON.
PATTERSON COACHED THE
SANDIA HIGH SWIM TEAM
AND A LOCAL CLUB TEAM
FOR A COMBINED 24
YEARS... BEFORE SHE DIED
AFTER A BATTLE WITH
BREAST CANCER IN 2014.
AT NUMBER FOUR.. BY
JUNE--- YOU COULD SEE AN
APP DEVELOPED BY A TAOS
TEEN ON I-PHONES AND
ANDROIDS. JUSTIS DANIEL
, HIS MOM, AND A GROUP
OF HIS CLASSMATES FROM
TAOS STEAM ACADEMY..
SUBMITTED THEIR
PROTOTYPE OF THE "SEE
SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING
APP" TO THE VERIZON
INNOVATIVE LEARNING APP
CHALLENGE. AND WON BEST
IN THE NATION. THE APP
IS STILL A PROTOTYPE-
BUT HAS A BUILT IN
FEATURE THAT CONNECTS
TEENS TO A CRISIS
HOTLINE. JUSTIS SAYS he
WAS INSPIRED ...AFTER
HIS FRIEND TOOK HIS OWN
LIFE.
AT NUMBER THREE..ADLIB
WEATHER
AT NUMBER TWO.. THIS
MORNING - THE MOTHER OF
A NEW MEXICO TEEN
BOY IS CALLING FOR
JUSTICE -- AS VIDEO OF
HIS ARREST GOES VIRAL.
THE DEMING MOM SAYS HER
SON WAS JUST TRYING TO
PAY A FINE. VIDEO OF THE
INCIDENT - SHOWS THE
TEEN WAS PAYING WITH ALL
COINS AND HAD DUMPED OUT
THE CHANGE ONTO THE
COUNTER, WHEN THE CLERK
-- FOR SOME REASON
BECAME UPSET AND CALLED
POLICE. THE MOTHER SAYS
-- HER SON DIDN'T HAVE A
CHANCE TO PULL HIS HANDS
OUT OF HIS POCKET BEFORE
OFFICERS STARTED
SHOUTING...AND SOON
AFTER WAS TAKEN TO THE
GROUND BY THREE
OFFICERS. BUT - THE
VIDEO APPEARS TO SHOW
THE TEEN TRY TO KICK AN
OFFICER. THE DEPARTMENT
SAYS -- OFFICERS ASKED
THE TEEN TO REMOVE HIS
HANDS FROM HIS POCKET
BUT HE DIDN'T.
AT NUMBER ONE.. RIGHT
NOW -- PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
NATIONAL SECURITY
ADVISER SAYS THE U-S IS
WORKING WITH ITS ALLIES
AND CHINA TO RESPOND TO
THE THREAT FROM NORTH
KOREA. TENSIONS FLARED
BETWEEN THE TWO
COUNTRIES OVER THE
WEEKEND AFTER THE NORTH
LAUNCHED WHAT
THE U-S BELIEVES WAS A
MEDIUM- RANGE BALLISTIC
MISSILE FROM ITS
SUBMARINE BASE. IT
FAILED - EXPLODING JUST
AFTER IT LEFT THE
GROUND. STILL - THE V-P
SENT OUT A STERN WARNING
TO THE NORTH...DECLARING
THE "ERA OF STRATEGIC
PATIENCE IS OVER."