WE START WITH BREAKING
NEWS OUT OF SOUTHERN
FRANCE--
WE START WITH BREAKING
NEWS OUT OF SOUTHERN
FRANCE-- ACCORDING TO
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS...
FRENCH NATIONAL POLICE
SAY TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
KILLED AND ABOUT A DOZEN
WOUNDED IN A
SHOOTING AND
HOSTAGE-TAKING IN A
SUPER MARKET IN SOUTHERN
FRANCE.
A POLICE OFFICER IS SAID
TO BE ONE OF THOSE
INSIDE OF THE
SUPERMARKET.
A POLICE UNION OFFICIAL
SAYS THE SUSPECT EARLIER
FIRED SIX SHOTS AT
POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE
ON THEIR WAY BACK FROM
JOGGING NEAR THE CITY OF
CARCASSONNE.
ONE POLICE OFFICER WAS
HIT IN THE SHOULDER BUT
IS NOT IN LIFE-
THREATENING CONDITION.
WITNESSES HAVE TOLD
FRENCH MEDIA THAT THE
SUSPECT CLAIMED HE WAS
LOYAL TO ISIS.
THIS MORNING --
POLICE SAY A 12-YEAR-OLD
GIRL IS IN CRITICAL
CONDITION AFTER BEING
HIT BY
A CAR BY AN ALBUQUERQUE
MIDDLE SCHOOL. A-P-D
SAYS THE GIRL WAS
CROSSING LOUISIANA AT
NATALIE AVENUE
NEAR CLEVELAND MIDDLE
SCHOOL AROUND 5
YESTERDAY WHEN
THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO
HER.
POLICE SAY THE DRIVER IN
AN S-U-V IMMEDIATELY GOT
OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AND
TRIED TO PERFORM C-P-R
ON THE GIRL UNTIL
OFFICERS ARRIVED.
A-P-D HAS NOT SAID IF
THE GIRL WAS A STUDENT
AT CLEVELAND OR IF
SHE WAS COMING FROM A
NEARBY SCHOOL CARNIVAL
WHEN SHE WAS HIT.
NEW THIS MORNING -- AND
AN UPDATE TO A STORY
WE )VE BEEN FOLLOWING.
DEPUTIES ARE SEARCHING
FOR THE SUSPECT ACCUSED
OF SHOOTING A
TEEN TUESDAY NIGHT.
THIS MORNING B-C-S-O
SAYS THE SHOOTING IS THE
RESULT OF ROAD
RAGE.
THE SHERIFF )S OFFICE
SAYS IT HAPPENED AT
ABOUT 10 P-M TUESDAY
NIGHT AT GUNCLUB AND
KIRK LANE. DEPUTIES SAY
THEY FOUND A 15-YEAR-
OLD WITH A GUNSHOT
WOUND,
AT LAST CHECK -- B-C-S-O
TELLS US HE IS STILL ON
LIFE SUPPORT THIS
MORNING.
AGAIN, DEPUTIES ARE
STILL SEARCHING FOR A
SUSPECT.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING,
YOU )RE ASKED TO CALL
DETECTIVES AT 505 -
967 - 5615.
NEW THIS MORNING --
B-C-S-O SAYS THEY ARE
INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE
MURDER
SUICIDE IN CEDAR CREST.
THIS AFTER TWO BODIES
ARE FOUND...IN A HOME.
ACCORDING TO THE
BERNALILLO COUNTY
SHERIFF )S
OFFICE...DEPUTIES
RESPONDED TO THE HOME ON
HIGHWAY 14 AND PENNY
LANE AT AROUND 5 PM.
DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND
A MAN AND A WOMAN DEAD.
B-C-S-O SAYS THEY ARE
NOT LOOKING FOR A
SUSPECT..
NO WORD AS TO WHO CALLED
DEPUTIES TO HOME.
IN OTHER OVERNIGHT NEWS
-
POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR
A SUSPECT AFTER A
SHOOTING IN NORTHEAST
ALBUQUERQUE...SEN DS A
VICTIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
APD SAYS IT HAPPENED
LATE LAST NIGHT NEAR
PASEO DEL NORTE
AND RAINBOW.
AT LAST CHECK, THE
VICTIM, IS SAID TO BE
STABLE.
WE CHECKED EARLY THIS
MORNING -- AND THE SCENE
IT CLEAR.
NEW THIS MORNING -
MAYOR TIM KELLER -
RELEASING A STATEMENT ON
THE RECENT VIOLENCE IN
ALBUQUERQUE.
THE MAYOR SAYS -HE IS
DISHEARTENED BY THE
RECENT SPIKE IN
VIOLENCE.
HE THEN POINTS TO
CHANGES BEING MADE AT
APD -- INCLUDING
RESTRUCTURING THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT THE MAYOR
SAYS RIGHT NOW THERE ARE
NINE HOMICIDE
DETECTIVES.
HE SAYS HIS
ADMINISTRATION IS
PLANNING ON ADDING TWO
MORE.
HAPPENING TODAY -
CNM WILL SOON CUT THE
RIBBON ON A NEW
STATEWIDE LINE WORKER
ELECTRIC POWER TRAINING
FACILITY.
THE TRAINING FACILITY,
IN RIO RANCHO, WILL
TRAIN APPRENTICES TO
BECOME ELECTRICAL LINE
WORKERS..
OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL
PROVIDE APPRENTICES,
HANDS ON TRAINING,
TO PREPARE THEM TO
HANDLE THINGS LIKE
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
TO
ELECTRICAL LINES.
THE RIBBON CUTTING IS AT
9 AM.
NEW AT 6
STEVE WYNN IS CUTTING
HIS STAKE IN WYNN
RESORTS. THE FORMER CEO
IS
SELLING ABOUT 4 MILLION
SHARES IN THE CASINO
AND HOTEL
COMPANY...HE )LL BECOME
ITS (THIRD BIGGEST
SHAREHOLDER.
WYNN RESIGNED LAST MONTH
AFTER HE WAS ACCUSED OF
SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT. HE DENIES
ANY WRONGDOING.
THOUSANDS ARE PREPARING
TO ATTEND THE MARCH FOR
OUR LIVES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TOMORROW. THE
SAME GOES FOR
ALBUQUERQUE.
THERE IS ALSO A MARCH
PLANNED HERE IN
ALBUQUERQUE.
ACCORDING TO THE MARCH
FOR OUR LIVES FACEBOOK
PAGE,
HUNDREDS SAY THEY WILL
BE IN ATTENDANCE. THE
MARCH BEGINS IN OLD TOWN
AND WILL END AT TIGUEX
PARK WHERE THERE WILL BE
A RALLY.
THE MARCH HERE BEGINS AT
10:10AM
TOSS TO CRYSTAL
A NEW MEXICO CITY IS
HOPING TO BOOST THE
HEALTH OF ITS RESIDENTS
WITH THE CREATION OF A
NEW COLLABORATIVE.
SANTA FE CITY COUNCILORS
ARE INTRODUCING A
RESOLUTION TO
CREATE A COMMUNITY
WALKING PROGRAM.
IT )S CALLED "VAMONOS" --
SANTA FE WALKS". A
RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH
ASSESSMENT FOUND 54
PERCENT OF
SURVEYED ADULTS IN SANTA
FE COUNTY WERE OBESE OR
OVERWEIGHT.
THE IDEA IS FOR THIS
COLLABORATIVE TO CREATE
AND MARKET
NEW PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
TO GET THE COMMUNITY
ACTIVE.
MORE ON WHO IS
PARTNERING WITH THE CITY
ON THE INTITIATIVE
COMING
UP IN THE FIVE FACTS.
DAVID?
TRAIN ENTHUSIASTS LISTEN
UP!
TODAY - THE ANNUAL
BACKYARD GARDEN TRAIN
SHOW KICKS OFF AT THE
A-B-Q BIOPARK.
BIOPARK OFFICIALS SAY
THIS EVENT SHOWS HOW
MINIATURE TRAINS CAN
BRING GARDENS TO LIFE.
NEW MEXICO GARDEN
RAILROADERS CLUB MEMBERS
WILL
DEMONSTRATE HOW
MINIATURE TRAINS CAN BE
INTEGRATED INTO
BACKYARDS.
THE SHOW RUNS DURING
REGULAR HOURS UNTIL
SUNDAY.
NEW AT SIX --
IF YOU )RE LOSING FRIENDS
ON FACEBOOK -- IT MAY
NOT BE YOUR FAULT. THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS
PEOPLE ARE UNFRIENDING
THE
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM
AMID SECURITY CONCERNS
CONNECTED TO CAMBRIDGE
ANALYTICA, A POLITICAL
CONSULTING FIRM ACCUSED
OF MINING THE DATA OF 50
MILLION FACEBOOK
USERS...
A USA TODAY REPORT
INDICATES MANY ARE
TURNING TO INSTAGRAM AS
THEIR PRIMARY SOCIAL
MEDIA NETWORK. KEEP IN
MIND; FACEBOOK
BOUGHT INSTAGRAM IN
2012.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
CHECK OUT THIS DINOSAUR
ON FIRE.
THERE ARE PLANS TO
REPLACE THE T- REX
BEFORE SUMMER AFTER AN
CHECK OUT THIS DINOSAUR
ON FIRE.
THERE ARE PLANS TO
REPLACE THE T- REX
BEFORE SUMMER AFTER AN
ELECTRICAL FIRE
DESTROYED THIS GIANT
T-REX IN COLORADO.
THE MODEL WAS ON DISPLAY
AT THE ROYAL GORGE
DINOSAUR
EXPERIENCE IN CAÑON
CITY.
THERE WAS NO OTHER
DAMAGE TO THE PARK. THE
OWNER SAYS IT WAS A BIG
LOSS... BUT BUSINESS
WILL GO ON AS USUAL.
TIME NOW FOR THE FIVE
FACTS ---
AT NUMBER FIVE --
A DOG TURNED OVER TO
ANIMAL CONTROL BY
DEPUTIES IS READY TO BE
ADOPTED - THREE YEARS
LATER.
MAYBELLE WAS TAKEN TO
ANIMAL CONTROL AFTER HER
OWNER WAS
ARRESTED.
DEPUTIES SAY SHE (SHOULD
HAVE BEEN RELEASED BACK
IN 20-15... BUT HER
PAPERWORK GOT LOST.
ON WEDNESDAY, EMPLOYEES
AT THE FACILITY IN
ROSWELL FOUND MAYBELLE )S
RELEASE PAPERS AND WERE
ABLE TO TAKE HER TO A
SHELTER.
IT )S STILL UNCLEAR HOW
THE PAPERWORK GOT LOST
IN THE FIRST
PLACE.
AT NUMBER FOUR --
SANTA FE CITY COUNCILORS
ARE HOPING TO BOOST THE
HEALTH OF RESIDENTS BY
CREATING A COMMUNITY
WALKING PROGRAM IT )S
CALLED "VAMONOS" --
SANTA FE WALKS.
IT )S A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE CITY,
INCLUDING PARKS AND REC,
THE NEW
MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH, THE NATIONAL
PARK
SERVICE AND SEVERAL
LOCAL HEALTH CLINICS.
THE IDEA IS TO TARGET
THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY
THAT ARE
UNINSURED OR UNDER
SERVED AND THOSE WITH
CHRONIC
CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE
THEIR OVERALL HEALTH.
THE RESOLUTION IS
SCHEDULED TO GO BEFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL NEXT
WEEK.
AT NUMBER THREE --
THE U-N-M BOARD OF
REGENTS ARE POSTPONING
THEIR DECISION OVER
WHETHER TO CUT
STUDENT-FEE FUNDING FOR
THE ATHLETICS
DEPARTMENT WHICH IS IN
DEBT.
BUT THEY DID AGREE TO
RAISE TUITION PRICES.
THE REGENTS APPROVED A
2-AND- A-HALF PERCENT
TUITION HIKE, ALONG
WITH A MORE-THAN TWO
PERCENT INCREASE IN
FEES.
THE COST PER GRADUATE
CREDIT HOUR IS ALSO
GOING UP BY SEVEN
DOLLARS.
REGENTS SAY THE MONEY
FROM THE TUITION HIKE
WILL GO TOWARDS
CAMPUS SAFETY AND PAYING
FACULTY... AND STUDENT
FINANCIAL AID.
AT NUMBER TWO --
AND AT NUMBER ONE --
THE LATEST SPENDING
PACKAGE NARROWLY PASSES
THE U-S SENATE --
AVOIDING YET ANOTHER
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THE
ONE-POINT-THREE TRILLION
DOLLAR PACKAGE INCLUDES
RAISING
MILITARY AND DOMESTIC
SPENDING -- FIXING
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
CHECKS FOR GUN
PURCHASES... AND MONEY
TO FIX THE OPIOID
CRISIS.
ONE MAJOR ITEM (NOT
ADDRESSED IS THE DACA
PROGRAM.
THE BILL MET WITH
CRITICISM FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THE AISLE...
MOST
SAYING THAT IT BUSTED
BUDGET CAPS AND SOME
SAYING THEY WERE
VOTING ON A BILL THAT
THEY DIDN )T HAVE TIME TO
READ.
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