JUSTIN HANSEN, THE MAN
WHO PLEADED NO CONTEST
TO ATTACKING A
TEENAGE GIRL WITH A
SHOVEL,
IS BEGINNING HIS 18 YEAR
SENTENCE THIS MORNING...
YOU )LL REMEMBER THE
ATTACK HAPPENED NEARLY
10 YEARS AGO.
BRITTANI MARCELL WENT
HOME TO MEET HER MOTHER
FOR LUNCH.
WHEN BRITTANI GOT HOME,
SHE WAS BEATEN. THE
ATTACKER TOOK OFF WHEN
HER MOTHER WALKED IN,
BUT LEFT BEHIND A DROP
OF BLOOD WHEN HE BROKE
THROUGH A
WINDOW.
A-P-D SAYS HANSEN )S
D-N-A WAS LATER LINKED
TO THE BLOOD, THROUGH
DNA ON A MCDONALDS CUP,
HE THREW AWAY.
BRITTANI MARCELL, SAYS
THE SENTENCING, IS
CLOSURE FOR HER AND HER
FAMILY. WHO TESTIFIED IN
COURT.
Brittani: Although 18
years- I personally
don )t think that )s
enough but it )s a
starter.
IN COURT, BRITTANI
RECALLED HER NEAR-DEATH
EXPERIENCE.
THE ATTACK, LEAVING HER
BLOODIED WITH A SWOLLEN
HEAD... A
BROKEN JAW... FRACTURED
WRIST AND TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURIES.
BUT, EVEN WITH HANSEN IN
CUSTODY -- THE FAMILY
SAYS QUESTIONS REMAIN.
BRITTANI SAYS SHE STILL
HAS NO IDEA (WHY THAT
ATTACK -- HAPPENED.
IT TOOK TWO YEARS, OF
HYPNOSIS, FOR HER TO
REMEMBER
HANSEN )S NAME.
.TODAY...Partly cloudy.
Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. East winds 15
to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly
cloudy. Numerous showers
and thunderstorms in the
evening, then scattered
showers and
thunderstorms after
midnight.
Some thunderstorms may
produce heavy rainfall
in the evening. Lows
in the mid 60s. East
winds 15 to 20 mph.
NEW DETAILS...
SEVERAL DANGEROUS
WILDFIRES ARE BURNING IN
CALIFORNIA.
CREWS EVACUATED TOURISTS
FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL
PARK SO THEY CAN
BATTLE A GROWING BLAZE
NEARBY.
YOSEMITE WILL REMAIN
CLOSED UNTIL SUNDAY.
OFFICIALS EVACUATED A
TOWN EAST OF L-A --
ABOUT 12-THOUSAND
PEOPLE. THATS WHERE
FLAMES HAVE ALREADY
BURNED AT LEAST 4 HOMES.
new this morning --
ELEVEN CONSERVATIVE
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE
INTRODUCED ARTICLES OF
IMPEACHMENT AGAINST
DEPUTY
ATTORNEY GENERAL ROD
ROSENSTEIN.
HE IS THE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL WHO
OVERSEES SPECIAL
COUNSEL ROBERT MUELLER )S
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION.
THE GROUP CHARGES
ROSENSTEIN WITH QUOTE,
HIGH CRIMES
AND MISDEMEANORS FOR
FAILING TO PRODUCE ALL
THE DOCUMENTS THE
GROUP HAS REQUESTED.
THOSE BEHIND IT...SAY
THEY WANT TO FORCE A
VOTE SOON.
BUT - EVEN IF IT
PASSES...IT WILL LIKELY
FAIL IN THE SENATE.
NEW THIS MORNING --
PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETING
A PHOTO OF HIMSELF
EMBRACING THE EUROPEAN
UNION COMMISSION
PRESIDENT. THEY MET FOR
TRADE TALKS YESTERDAY AT
THE WHITE HOUSE AND
ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO HOLD
OFF ON NEW TARIFFS.
TRUMP SAYS THE U-S WILL
SUSPEND PLANS TO TAX
EUROPEAN AUTO IMPORTS
AND SAYS THE E-U HAS
AGREED TO BUY MORE U-S
SOYBEANS AND
INCREASE ITS IMPORTS OF
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
FROM THE U-S.
LOOKING AHEAD --
ABOUT 300 IMMIGRANT
FAMILIES ARE EXPECTED TO
ARRIVE IN
ALBUQUERQUE OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.
WHERE THEY WILL STAY
BEFORE GETTING DEPORTED.
THIS COMES AFTER 57
IMMIGRANT ADULTS AND
CHILDREN WERE
REUNITED IN OTERO
COUNTY, YESTERDAY.
THEY RECEIVED HELP FROM
THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF
LUTHERAN FAMILY
SERVICES.
BACKPACKS FILLED WITH
ESSENTIAL ITEMS á BEFORE
THEY WERE TAKEN
TO HOTEL ROOMS BY
VOLUNTEERS.
DONATIONS HAVE POURED IN
FOR THOSE IMMIGRANTS.
HAPPENING NOW --
SANTA FE CITY LAWMAKERS
ARE BANNING A PART OF
SANTA FE )S ANNUAL
FIESTAS THIS YEAR --
BECAUSE THEY SAY IT
SPARKS RACIAL TENSION.
SANTA FE CITY COUNCILORS
VOTED TO REMOVE THE
ENTRADA -- A
HISTORICAL PAGEANT
SHOWING SPANISH
CONQUISTADORS RECLAIMING
SANTA FE FROM THE
NATIVES.
YOU )LL RECALL AN (ANGRY
PROTEST AGAINST THE
ENTRADA BROKE
OUT LAST YEAR.
NEW THIS MORNING,
MAYOR ALAN WEBBER IS NOW
DECLARING A STATE OF
EMERGENCY..
FOLLOWING FLOODING.
THAT )S ACCORDING TO THE
SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN..
THE MAYOR SAYS THIS WILL
MAKE STATE AND FEDERAL
DOLLARS AVAILABLE
FOR CLEANUP AND FLOOD
DAMAGE.
TODAY YOU CAN ALSO GET
MORE SANDBAGS AT 8 THIS
MORNING, AT FIRE
STATION NUMBER FIVE.
TODAY, YOU CAN ALSO
PLACE DEBRIS AT THE
CURBSIDE, TO BE
COLLECTED
BY CITY CREWS.
THE RED CROSS STILL HAS
A SHELTER SET UP AT THE
FORMER SANTA FE
UNIVERSITY OF ART AND
DESIGN.
.TODAY...Partly cloudy.
Scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. East winds 15
to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly
cloudy. Numerous showers
and thunderstorms in the
evening, then scattered
showers and
thunderstorms after
midnight.
Some thunderstorms may
produce heavy rainfall
in the evening. Lows
in the mid 60s. East
winds 15 to 20 mph.
TOSS TO CRYSTAL
THIS MORNING--VETERAN S
WHO SERVED DURING THE
VIETNAM WAR ERA WILL BE
HONORED AT A SPECIAL
CEREMONY LEADING UP TO
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE END OF THE VIETNAM
WAR.
IT )S PART OF A ROLLING
NATIONWIDE EFFORT
LAUNCHED IN 2008
BY PRESIDENT OBAMA.
THE CEREMONY WILL
FEATURE SEVERAL KEY-NOTE
SPEAKERS
INCLUDING MAJOR GENERAL
KENNETH NAVA--AS WELL AS
THE ISSUING OF A
SPECIAL CERTIFICATE AND
PIN TO (BOTH VIETNAM
VETERANS AND THE
FAMILIES REPRESENTING
THEIR LOVED ONES. THE
CEREMONY STARTS AT 10 AM
AT THE VIETNAM VETERANS
MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATER.
RIGHT NOW
STATE POLICE ARE LOOKING
INTO WHO KEEPS
VANDALIZING A RELIGIOUS
MURAL
IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.
THE OWNERS OF OLIVER )S
COUNTY STORE IN OJO
CALIENTE SAY THEY FOUND
THEIR LADY OF GUADALUPE
MURAL DEFACED MONDAY
MORNING.
VANDALS PAINTED ON THE
MURAL BACK IN JANUARY.
THE DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED
AROUND TWELVE-HUNDRED
DOLLARS.
THE STORE PLANS ON
RE-PAINTING THE MURAL.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
GET READY FOR GIRAFFE
CAM 2 POINT OH..
IT WAS IN APRIL OF 2017
WHEN APRIL GAVE BIRTH
NOW BABY NUMBER FIVE
IS ON THE WAY.
APRIL )S FIRST
LIVE-STREAMED DELIVERY
WAS A VIRAL SENSATION
LAST YEAR.
AND THE SECOND IS
EXPECTED TO DRAW THE
SAME ATTENTION.
NEW YORK )S ANIMAL
ADVENTURE PARK MADE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT
YESTERDAY.
AND SHE )S ALREADY MONTHS
INTO HER PREGNANCY.
GIRAFFES ARE TYPICALLY
PREGNANT FOR MORE THAN A
YEAR
BEFORE GIVING BIRTH ..
... SO THE PARK EXPECTS
THE NEW ARRIVAL TO COME
AROUND MARCH.
THE FIVE FACTS IN 90
SECONDS.
AT NUMBER FIVE..
SOME LOCAL UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS -- WILL SOON
TAKE CENTER
STAGE.
THIS WEEKEND -- THREE
U-N-M STUDENTS WILL
PRESENT IDEAS
ABOUT EDUCATION AT THE
UPCOMING TED-X-ABQ.
THEY )RE AMONG A GROUP OF
SPEAKERS EXAMINING WAYS
TO
UPDATE APPROACHES TO
LEARNING FOR TODAY )S
YOUTH.
ONE OF THE STUDENTS WILL
TALK ABOUT INSPIRING
FUTURE ENGINEERS
TO APPROACH THEIR WORK
WITH COMPASSION AND
CULTURAL
SENSITIVITY.
ANOTHER STUDENT WILL
ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES
OF NOT KNOWING EXACTLY
WHERE YOUR EDUCATION
SHOULD TAKE YOU.
AND...FINALLY THE THIRD
STUDENT IS SET TO TALK
ABOUT THE FUTURE OF SEX
EDUCATION AT A-P-S.
THE EVENT IS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AT THE KIMO
THEATER.
AT NUMBER FOUR..
SOME NOT SO FLATTERING
ATTENTION FOR NEW
MEXICO. A VIDEO, GETTING
A LOT OF ATTENTION THIS
MORNING, IS SUGGESTING
PEOPLE STAY AWAY FROM
NEW MEXICO.
TAKE A LOOK.
LAST WEEK... YOUTUBE
CHANNEL "WORLD ACCORDING
TO BRIGGS" POSTED
A VIDEO ABOUT "THE TOP
TEN REASONS (NOT TO MOVE
TO NEW MEXICO.
CREATOR JIM BRIGGS
SAYING - THE SCHOOL
REVIEWS ARE CONSISTENTLY
BAD..
COMPLAINS ABOUT ... THE
WEATHER... JOB MARKET...
AND EDUCATION SYSTEM.
BRIGGS )S CHANNEL
FEATURES THESE KINDS OF
VIDEOS ABOUT OTHER
STATES AS WELL.
BUT SAYS HE )LL MAKE A
POSITIVE VIDEO ABOUT NEW
MEXICO SOMETIME
DOWN THE LINE.
AT NUMBER THREE..ADLIB
WEATHER
AT NUMBER TWO...
NEW THIS MORNING...
AS CLEANUP CONTINUES IN
SANTA FE, FOLLOWING
FLOODING.
MAYOR ALAN WEBBER IS NOW
DECLARING A STATE OF
EMERGENCY --
THIS AS THE CITY BRACES
FOR MORE RAIN.
THAT )S ACCORDING TO THE
SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN..
THE MAYOR SAYS THIS WILL
MAKE STATE AND FEDERAL
DOLLARS AVAILABLE
FOR CLEANUP AND FLOOD
DAMAGE.
MORE SANDBAGS WILL BE
AVAILABLE BEGINNING AT 8
THIS MORNING, AT FIRE
STATION NUMBER FIVE.
TODAY, YOU CAN ALSO
PLACE DEBRIS AT THE
CURBSIDE, TO BE
COLLECTED
BY CITY CREWS.
AT NUMBER ONE..
THE MAN -- WHO PLEAD NO
CONTEST - TO NEARLY
BEATING A THEN-TEEN GIRL
TO DEATH WITH A SHOVEL
IN 2008 IS BEGINNING HIS
18 YEAR PRISON
SENTENCE THIS MORNING.
THIS AFTER AN EMOTIONAL
DAY IN COURT.
BRITTANI MARCELL FACED
HER ATTACKER ON HIS
SENTENCING
DAY...RECALLING THE DAY
SHE CAME TO MEET HER MOM
FOR LUNCH...AND
INSTEAD WAS ATTACKED BY
JUSTIN HANSEN.
MARCELL...AND HER
SIBLINGS SPOKE TO THE
COURTS AND HANSEN --
ABOUT
THE MONTHS THAT WOULD
FOLLOW AFTER HER
SUFFERING FROM A
SWOLLEN HEAD... A BROKEN
JAW... FRACTURED WRIST
AND TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURIES.
DNA FROM A DROP OF BLOOD
LEFT BEHIND ON A
SHATTERED WINDOW
-- MATCHED
HANSENS...LEADING TO HIS
ARREST.
THIS MORNING -- HANSEN
IS STILL NOT OWNING UP
THE CRIME...
AND THE MARCEL FAMILY IS
LEFT WITH ONE QUESTION
UNANSWERED --