Thursday's Morning Rush Video, Five Facts: Albuquerque students urged to skip ‘Day Without Immigrant

RUSH--
WE START WITH KRISTEN
CURRIE.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 50s
to lower 60s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the upper 20s to
mid 30s.
ALBUQUERQUE DIPS ON A
NATIONAL LIST RANKING
THE
BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN
THE COUNTRY AND WE ASKED
MAYOR RICHARD BERRY
ABOUT IT.
34 and crime is up and
thats the metric that s
driving this down ;37
MAYOR BERRY BLAMES AN UP
TICK IN CRIME FOR
ALBUQUERQUE
FALLING 30 SPOTS ON THE
LIST. THE U-S NEWS AND
WORLD REPORT PUT
ALBUQUERQUE AT 41
LAST YEAR... THIS
YEAR... THE CITY IS NOW
THE REPORT TAKES INTO
ACCOUNT
AFFORDABILITY, JOB
PROSPECTS AND QUALITY OF
LIFE. THIS YEAR
AUSTIN TOOK THE TOP SPOT
OVER DENVER. CRYSTAL?
HAPPENING TODAY-- IT IS
THE FIRST DAY FOR
CANDIDATES HOPING TO BE
THE NEXT MAYOR OF
ALBUQUERQUE TO
OFFICIALLY THROW THEIR
HAT IN THE RING. AS OF
RIGHT NOW--THERE ARE 14
CANDIDATES VYING FOR A
SPOT AS THE NEXT MAYOR.
EACH ONE LOOKING TO
TACKLE NUMEROUS ISSUES
THAT THE CITY IS FACING.
INCLUDING A RISING
CRIME RATE.. apd's
overhaul sparked by a
doj investigation --THE
CONTROVERSIAL A-R-T
PROJECT-- AND the
ECONOMY. FOR A LINK TO
THE FULL LIST OF THE
CANDIDATES ..GO TO OUR
WEBSITE KRQE DOT COM.
ONE U-N-M FOOTBALL
PLAYER IS NO LONGER
FACING CHARGES FOR RAPE.
A 19- YEAR-OLD FEMALE
STUDENT TOLD POLICE NIAS
MARTIN HELD HER DOWN AND
RAPED HER... AT THE LOBO
VILLAGE APARTMENTS LAST
YEAR. POLICE SAY THEY
CONFRONTED MARTIN WITH
TEXT MESSAGES... AND HE
ADMITTED TO HAVING SEX
WITH HER WITHOUT HER
CONSENT. BUT PROSECUTORS
SAY THE WOMAN IS NOT
COOPERATING, SO THEY
WON'T PURSUE THE CASE.
A BILL THAT WOULD GIVE
PRISONERS - SERVING LIFE
SENTENCES - A SHOT AT
GETTING OUT... IS WITH
THE SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE THIS MORNING.
SENATOR O'NEILL'S BILL
WOULD ALLOW FOR ALL
INMATES TO GET A CHANCE
TO GO BEFORE THE PAROLE
BOARD AFTER 30 YEARS.
AND THE BOARD COULD
NOT DENY PAROLE BASED
SOLELY ON THE FACT THAT
THE INMATE KILLED
SOMEONE, AND WOULD
REQUIRE THEM TO SUBMIT A
REASON FOR THE DENIAL.
A BILL PROPOSING A
HIGHER TAX ON ALCOHOL IS
HEADED TO THE HOUSE
HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE. IT
WOULD RAISE THE LIQUOR
EXCISE TAX THAT
PRODUCERS AND RETAILERS
PAY... FOR LIQUOR-- THE
TAX WOULD INCREASE MORE
THAN 5-DOLLARS PER
LITER. FOR BEER, IT
WOULD INCREASE MORE THAN
TWO DOLLARS PER GALLON,
AND WINE WOULD GO UP
MORE THAN A DOLLAR PER
LITER.
HAPPENING NOW... CITY
LEADERS AND OPERATORS OF
A STATE- ADMINISTERED
NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
DISCUSSIONS ON CHANGES
THAT COULD BE MADE... TO
HELP NEIGHBORS FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE. NEIGHBORS
SAY THE PROGRAM IS
INVITING UNWANTED
GUESTS. IT ALLOWS PEOPLE
STRUGGLING WITH DRUG
ADDICTION TO EXCHANGE
THEIR USED NEEDLES FOR
NEW ONES.
MORE THAN ONE-THOUSAND
PEOPLE ARE OUT OF THEIR
HOMES.. SOME OF THEM IN
SHELTERS... TO ESCAPE A
FAST-MOVING WILDFIRE IN
NEW ZEALAND. EARLY THIS
MORNING-- NEW ZEALAND
DECLARED A STATE OF
EMERGENCY IN
CHRISTCHURCH. RIGHT
NOW-- IT'S COVERING MORE
THAN FOUR-THOUSAND
ACRES. 15 HELICOPTERS
AND AIRCRAFTS ARE
FIGHTING THE BLAZE THIS
MORNING.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny.
Highs in the upper 50s
to lower 60s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the upper 20s to
mid 30s. TOSS TO CRYSTAL
VERIZON IS ONE STEP
CLOSER TO BUYING YAHOO'S
INTERNET
PROPERTIES. THE DEAL
INCLUDES A POSSIBLE
PRICE CUT AFTER DAMAGE
FROM TWO CYBER ATTACKS
ON YAHOO. VERIZON IS
TRYING TO CUT UP TO
350-MILLION OFF THE
ORIGINAL PRICE TAG OF
MORE THAN
4-BILLION-DOLLARS.
NEW DETAILS -- MOVE OVER
VITAMIN C... VITAMIN D
SUPPLEMENTS APPARENTLY
PROTECT AGAINST COLDS
AND FLU -- THAT'S THE
CONCLUSION OF A MAJOR
GLOBAL STUDY LED BY
QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY IN
LONDON. RESEARCHERS SAY
THE VITAMIN SEEMS TO
REDUCE RESPIRATORY
INFECTIONS BY BOOSTING
LEVELS OF NATURAL
ANTIBIOTIC-LIKE
SUBSTANCES IN THE LUNGS.
VITAMIN D HAS LONG BEEN
KNOWN TO HAVE HEALTH
BENEFITS FOR BONES AND
MUSCLES.
A NATIONAL HOME
IMPROVEMENT CHAIN IS
JUST BEGINNING A PUSH TO
HIRE HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE... LOCALLY.
LOWE'S PLANS TO HIRE
17-HUNDRED EMPLOYEES
NATIONWIDE ... WITH 500
OF THOSE JOBS HERE IN
ALBUQUERQUE. THE JOBS
WILL BE FULL TIME
POSITIONS AND WILL BE IN
CUSTOMER SUPPORT ROLES
INCLUDING
REPRESENTATIVES TO HELP
CUSTOMERS WITH ORDERS
AND SCHEDULING REPAIRS.
LOWE'S IS HIRING NOW
THROUGH OCTOBER.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR--
THE INTERNATIONAL UFO
MUSEUM AND RESEARCH
LIBRARY IN ROSWELL WILL
BEGIN GETTING A
FACELIFT. THE MUSUEM
PLANS TO RENOVATE THE
LOBBY AND GIFT SHOP.
DIRECTOR JIM HALL SAYS
HE HOPES THE RENOVATIONS
WILL TAKE VISITORS BACK
IN TIME, BUT STILL ALLOW
FOR CHANGING EXHIBITS.
NOW LET'S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
TODAY--- YOU CAN GIVE
YOUR FEEDBACK ON
RENOVATIONS
FOR A POPULAR HANGOUT
SPOT AT UNM. SMITH
PLAZA SITS IN THE HEART
OF CAMPUS ... BETWEEN
ZIMMERMAN LIBRARY AND
THE SUB. WITH A BUDGET
OF 3- MILLION DOLLARS
OBTAINED THROUGH
INSTITUTIONAL BONDS...
THE SCHOOL WANTS TO
CREATE A PLACE THAT WILL
QUOTE "INVIGORATE THE
PLAZA FOR STUDENTS,
FACULTY AND THE
COMMUNITY." IT'S
SCHEDULED IN THE SUB
FROM 10-30 UNTIL 12:-30.
IN BRAZIL-- PRISON
GUARDS ARE likely still
talking about a pretty
interesting stunt b a
few inmates. the guards
SAY THEY CAUGHT A PIGEON
WITH A CELL PHONE. what?
APPARENTLY-- THE BIRD
WAS being used TO
DELIVER THE PHONE TO
INMATES behind
PRISON walls. THE GUARDS
DISCOVERED THE PIGEON
AFTER OBSERVING A FEW
OF THE INMATES WERE
TRYING TO CATCH IT.
TIME FOR THE FIVE FACTS.
NUMBER FIVE... HOLLY
HOLM IS APPEALING THIS
MORNING ... AFTER HER
CONTROVERSIAL LOSS IN
THE FIRST EVER UFC
FEATHERWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP. HOLM'S
CAMP IS ASKING FOR A
REVIEW OF GERMAINE
RANDAMIE'S PUNCHES HOLM
AFTER THE BELL IN BOTH
ROUNDS... BUT THE REF
DID NOT DEDUCT ANY
POINTS. HOLM'S OPPONENT
SAYS SHE WOULD GIVE HOLM
AN
IMMEDIATE REMATCH.
NUMBER FOUR... PRESIDENT
TRUMP IS LOOKING FOR A
NEW LABOR
SECRETARY NOMINEE THIS
MORNING ... THIS AFTER
HIS ORIGINAL PICK FOR
THE JOB -- ANDREW PUZDER
-- WITHDREW HIS NAME
FROM CONSIDERATION. SOME
LAWMAKERS HAD RAISED
CONCERNS OVER THE FAST
FOOD EXECUTIVE'S
FAILURE TO PAY TAXES FOR
FIVE YEARS ON A FORMER
HOUSEKEEPER WHO WASN'T
AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN
THE U-S.
NUMBER THREE...
NUMBER TWO... A WOMAN
WHO POLICE SAY MAY HAVE
ANSWERS IN
A DEADLY OFFICER-
INVOLVED SHOOTING... IS
STILL ON THE RUN THIS
MORNING. ROSWELL POLICE
SAY THEY'RE LOOKING FOR
LEXI MONTANEZ. THEY SAY
SHE MAY HAVE BEEN A
PASSENGER IN THIS STOLEN
RED CAR, FOUND AT A
LOCAL MOTEL. OFFICERS
SAY SHAYNE ROMERO TOLD
THEM THE CAR BELONGED TO
HIM... BEFORE HE RAN --
AND STARTED SHOOTING.
POLICE SAY THE OFFICER
SHOT ROMERO IN THE
SHOULDER AND THE LEG
BEFORE ROMERO SHOT
HIMSELF. HE DIED AT THE
HOSPITAL.
NUMBER ONE... A-P-S IS
URGING PARENTS TO SEND
THEIR KIDS TO CLASS
TODAY... DESPITE
NATIONAL PROTESTS
PLANNED OVER IMMIGRATION
-- CALLED A "A DAY
WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS".
SEVERAL BUSINESSES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
PLANNING TO CLOSE THEIR
DOORS TODAY -- A GRASS
ROOTS MOVEMENT
ORGANIZERS SAY IS
INTENDED TO SHOW THE
IMPORTANCE OF IMMIGRANTS
IN SOCIETY. A-P-S
REPORTEDLY SENT A LETTER
HOME TO PARENTS EARLIER
THIS WEEK -- SAYING
THOSE WHO SKIP SCHOOL
TODAY WILL RECEIVE AN

Thursday's Morning Rush Video, Five Facts: Albuquerque students urged to skip ‘Day Without Immigrant

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