the mother road's glory days are behind her now. in albuquerquentral avenue, the city's decidedly down-scaled drug and prostitution trade flourishes. >> reporter: cops call this section of central avenue the war zone. and the women who work its shadows prostitutes. but ever since her early days in uniformed patrol, ida lopez has called them her girls. >> i got to know a lot of them. you know, we could chase them out, but for me there was always a story to them. >> reporter: ida says the stories she heard back then were heartbreaking tales of abuse and neglect that almost always had drugs at their core. >> these are hurting women. i mean, you'll see some out here that they need that fix. you know, it's not what you see in vegas. it's not the call girl. it's not the pretty woman. >> reporter: by the end of 2005 ida had five women on her list who were roughly the same age with similar backgrounds. young hispanic women with arrest records for drugs or prostitution. >> i start going out there and talking to the girls. at first some of them were hesitan

the mother road's glory days are behind her now. in albuquerquee old highway becomes central avenue, the city's decidedly down-scaled drug and prostitution trade flourishes. >> there used to be a motel here. i used to live actually behind there when i was in college. and they'd go through the alley, do their tricks in the alley. >> reporter: cops call this section of central avenue the war zone. and the women who work its shadows prostitutes. but ever since her early days in uniformed patrol, ida lopez has called them her girls. >> i got to know a lot of them. you know, we could chase them out, but for me there was always a story to them. >> reporter: ida says the stories she heard back then were heartbreaking tales of abuse and neglect that almost always had drugs at their core. >> these are hurting women. i mean, you'll see some out here that they need that fix. you know, it's not what you see in vegas. it's not the call girl. it's not the pretty woman. >> reporter: by the end of 2005 ida had five women on her list who were roughly the same age

one of the best in albuquerque. >> he'd work at least six days a week. was usually the first one there and the last one to leave. >> dave worked alongside mike for a decade at this jeep dealership. >> if you owned a jeep and it was an older jeep, mike could fix it. he had a wealth of experience with the jeep product. >> that wealth of experience earned mike a six-figure salary. >> were you happy for his success? >> absolute limit it was a proud thing to say mike snyder was my boyfriend. >> she was the auto service adviser at a neighboring dealership. >> there is a perception that women don't know about cars as much as men do. >> it irritates me to no end. >> she knew about cars and how to make the customer happy. jim calls her a problem solver. >> what can we do to fix the problem and make it go away. all she wanted to do is take care of the customer. >> this problem solver was a rising star at work and as for her personal life, ellen's was running on all cylinders. >> six weeks after we started dating he bought me diamond earrings for christmas. it was

it was fall 2003 when ellen received a followup call from the albuquerque police department. r wanted to know if she had spoken with mike. >> you said what? >> i say that i don't consider him missing. that he is right where he wants to be. that he left me with this gay boyfriend and that i haven't heard from him since. >> police seemed to find it understandable that perhaps ellen didn't really care much about mike's whereabouts at that point. >> they never asked me anymore questions. >> ever show up at your house? >> nope. >> whatever suspicions mike's side of the family had police apparently didn't share them. so with a few computer key strokes and without the family's knowledge or any further investigation, mike snyder's name was literally wiped out of the national missing person's database. ellen had said he was not missing. and back then that was good enough for the police. >> there should have been obviously a little more investigation done other than just the word of ellen snyder. >> all of this time that you thought police were looking for him, they weren't looking for

and in the spring of 2005, the albuquerq albuquerque police agreed. d case detective mark wilson. >> the department said yes, we'll look into it. it's been three years. he left a young daughter behind. he left a house. >> the detective began digging for any information on the missing mechanic. did any record of him exist? >> personally looking at obviously the criminal end to see if maybe he'd been stopped or maybe there might be a police report on him somewhere. >> and there's nothing. >> right. there's nothing. we also look into the fact could he be dead somewhere. >> you checked the medical investigator's office and he's not there. >> right. he's not there. then i started looking in to see if there might be any indication of financial records that might indicate he was working somewhere, and once again we came to a dead end there. >> but the detective did discover one very curious thing. it turns out mike snyder had filed state tax returns in 2004 and 2005. years after his disappearance. >> that doesn't sound like a missing person. >> no, it doesn't

and then what is the best approach to notify that victim? so in albuquerque, we have a lot of diversity. we have the columns. we have kirkland air force base, and we have had to learn with a mut disciplinary team that we all have to be united. if they go to a campus, they have the same practices as they do in albuquerque or this the county. we meet once a month as a multidisciplinary team to discuss consistencies, best practices, and how we are going to keep and retain the victim throughout the process. thank you. >> thanks. and good morning again. i want to start by thanking the committee for inviting me to speak about this important topic. as we all know through recent events the topic of sexual assault has been at the forefront of our national conversations. while some of the information and reactions to that information have been at times troubling, i am encouraged that people are willing to talk about it. and have conversations about it. one thing i have learned through investigating sexual assaults is that outcomes are better when we work together, inve

across parts of the southwest, especially new mexico where we have a blizzard warning around the albuquerqueice across the southeast continuing to see a very gloomy weekend saturday and sunday with scattered showers in and out of the area the entire time. air certainly much cooler coming in right now, -21 in farr go, don't worry, this doesn't invade across the south. it retreats by tomorrow, temps back in towards the upper 20s. susan? susan: i hope it stays there. >> reporter: i could not agree more. >> have a great weekend. it's going to be, it's 57 right now, 58 on new year's day here in new york city? the. -- >> that means you should stay. >> i thought you were going to say that means i win the mega millions. >> i'll see you in times square. probably the warmest new year's eve in a while, maybe historically. >> yeah. january, 50s. high 50s. >> are you sure you don't want to stay? look at that picture. >> there's by a million people in new york city right now, and by a million, i mean a million in times square. good to be here, that had a lot of fun. have me back here again, i'll come on u

and this was the scene out of albuquerque, new mexico. blizzard warnings up for blowing snow. the storm dumping up to 30 inches on parts of the state. and in hawaii, flash flooding from over muddy water and debris pouring down the mountainside right onto the busy highway. well, there you go, nearly all 50 states getting in on the act now and we got a couple of systems now heading towards the west coast and will combine as we mentioned. high wind alerts across the northern rockies, winter weather advisories across the cascades. and we had that blizzard warning across parts of albuquerque with the winds rippinill combine with the pacific northwest storm over the next couple of days, and by the time we get towards new year's eve we're looking at a rain event through the ohio river valley and maybe a little bit of snow across parts of then times square it looks like. more on that later in the broadcast. eva, back to you. >> everybody will be watching for that forecast for sure. >>> now to new arrests overnight in the fatal shooting of a california police officer. they come as polic

the most part. we have heavy snow in albuquerque, new mexico, of all places. another storm system bringing rain to the coast, snow to the higher elevations in the pacific that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> good morning. winds are calming down. still breezy out there. we are going to continue on with that sunshine after a chilly start for the inland valleys. we're headed up to 58 degrees. we may see freezing temperatures in some valleys tomorrow morning. we're back up into the upper 50s. a few more clouds on sunday. we continue on with some dry weather into the new year. new year's day, we're up to 60 degrees after a morning start in the mid-30s and more upper 50s for the start of next week. >> that's your latest forecast. >> thank you. >>> we have more of our special series "history goes high-tech" for you this morning. >> yesterday, we took you to pompeii. this morning, how nasa is looking at the death sea scrolls. keir simmons has the story. >> reporter: good morning from the dead sea. here, during the last

>> an interesting situation across the southwest and new mexico. albuquerquethe first time ever a blizzard warning has been issued for albuquerque and we are going to see the snow continue to it's falling right now. it's this fr tth .we ldrea. look atacross the country. above-average temperatures in the east and below-average temperaturesut west. rapid city 18 degrees for a high. minneapolis 53. charlotte mid-60s todayon saturday it stays mild up and down the east coast as temperatures continue to dropen upper midwest and the northern plains. look at pierce, south dakota. by tuesday a high temperature of only 7 degrees. chicago drops to 25 for high on tuesday. even nashville goes from 51 to 64 and then down to 48 by the time we get into new year's rey. we going to see much cooler temperatures start to take hold of the country getting into the year. meantime, today a big storm that is likely to cause delays up and wn the east coast mostly because of the heavy rain. here is a peek out your window. >>> good morning. i'm storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell. it is

leaving and coming home from their holiday trip and we've got areas of new mexico with the winter storm, so albuquerqueof this, if you know anybody headed in that direction and coming from. and take a look at the east coast, from areas from the southeast and up towards the mid-atlantic, we have rain and thunderstorms a possibility, and we get into the new england area and a mix of rain and snow. the only place reporting delays is areas over in washington, d.c. here at home, the winds are dying down, gusting to 50 to 60 miles per hour. concord is reporting a breeze at 17 miles per hour oakland at 9, fairfield at 12 and with that, temperatures have remained up, that wind continues to kind of stir the atmosphere, it doesn't allow the cold air to sink in. and in most areas, take a look at santa rosa where we're 34 degrees. calm conditions reported there into the overnight hours, a little breeze out there this morning, 50 in oakland, and 37 in river more. even noon the areas where we're seeing the 50s, if you have the wind out there, it will feel awfully cool. if your temperatures are in the 30s and 40s, yo

the southwest. new mexico, albuquerque, the first blizzard warning on record yesterday.he cold taking over next week. highs with the teens and 20s. that's the look >>> and there's your weather. >> thank you, maria. everything you need to know to keep you and your family safe if you get stuck in the car in the middle of a snow storm. that is something to think about. we will talk about that, but first these messages. well, how are the massage chairs working out for everyone? i dunno. i'm still a little stressed about buying our new house. well, it's a good thing we don't have to worry about homeowners insurance. geico can help with that. we can get homeowners insurance help from geico? well, sure. and they could save us a bunch too. mmhmm? i'm starting to feel better already. get to know geico and see how much you could save on homeowners and condo insurance. our because of smoking.ital. but we still had to have a cigarette. had to. but then, we were like. what are we doing? the nicodermcq patch helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. nicodermcq. you know why, we know h

new mexico bubbles. >> just outside of albuquerque is grua. they make main in the champagne. i think today it's some of the best sparkling wine for the price point that you'll get in the country. >> how great do you sound when you say i brought a new mexico champagne. if you're celebrating, do so responsibl j thank you fning us. >> if you're trying to figure out what to do this new year's, we have some o things going on across the area. go io our nbc washington app and search "2019 ". lauryn rkets istanding by. i think we should pitch a story about going out to the and have cocktails? >> i'm down for that. let's do that. i got free te next week. maybe we should try that before we even pitch the storyo we can do it twice. >> you're right. you want to be prepared to pit that. >> of course. tommy did what story, didn't get picked for that. listen, if you're planning your new year's eve, we have rain on the way. not today. look at this gorgeous sky out there. the sun is coming up. just at 7:26. a little while before the suns coup. you can see the sunshine. i'll tweet t

northeast and heavy downpours cause for concerning for localized flooding and downpours in the southeast. albuquerqueching out for a snowstorm in surrounding areas. zachary? janai? >>> turning now to the funding fight in washington showing no signs of letting up one week into the government shutdown. the house and senate quickly adjourned without taking action. president trump is holding out hope for his border wall while democrats accuse him of using scare tactics. abc's kenneth moton has more. >> reporter: capitol hill a ghost town with 800,000 federal workers in limbo. department of justice employee tanya via says with two kids in college the uncertainty is hitting hard. >> tuition starts back up at the end of january for two children. so, yes, i was saving but i am saving a little more. >> reporter: the senate adjourned thursday after four minutes. the house not scheduled for votes the rest of the week. negotiations between democrats and president trump at a standstill. >> whatever it takes. i mean, we're going to have a wall. back from a warzone, the president is back to battling with democrats,

the global economy. russia one see these survival albuquerque cold war treaty says strong security advisor says america's top diplomat issues a sixty day also made him to moscow. trying to protest his voice that anger over what they call wrongs off.

the terrain once again albuquerque under a storm watch. terrible travel along interstates i-40 and 25. we then watch into sunday and monday. this developing area of low pressure in the gulf. this has open access into the gulf of mexico. lots of moisture producing a lot of rain and thunderstorms. that moves up into the northeast producing drenching rains eventually into monday night and tuesday. several inches from the tennessee valley to the mississippi valley. all the way up to the ohio valley. a lot of high water on the waterways here. watch for flash flooding. the snow potential, where the cold is, we're talking about potentially a few feet of snow from the rockies into the plains. we get into a few inches from monday into the great lakes. >>> nine days in, there is still no end in sight to the partial government shutdown. that's upsetting president trump. nbc's white house correspondent kelly o'donnell is following it all. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hallie. days and days of no negotiation has left a void so easily f

we have -- if they go to a campus, they have the same practices as they do in albuquerque. we meet once a month as a multidisciplinary team to discuss consistencies, best practices, and how we're going to keep and retain the victim throughout the process. thank you. >> thank you. good morning. thank you for inviting me to speak about this important topic. as we know, through recent events, the topic of sexual assault has been at the forefront of our national conversations. while some of the information and reactions to the information have been troubling, i'm encouraged that people are willing to talk about it. and have conversations about it. one thick i've learned through investigating sexual assaults is that outcomes are better when we work together. investigators, medical professionals, prosecutors, and advocates. and the national attention facilitates people partnering and working together and i say that's a good thing. as i mentioned, i'm about to begin my 20th year. most of that time has been working in robberies, murders, shootings, drugs. if you told me i was goin

the sign i really thought we were going to las vegas. >> seth: yeah! >> i was very confused by las vegas. >> seth: my wife's family is from near albuquerque, and the firstvegas, 100 miles." and i thought, here we go. >> so close. >> seth: and then -- [ laughter ] >> it's not the same, no. >> seth: it's not. no. >> las vegas, new mexico, is kind of a ghost town. >> seth: it's this -- they say they call it the city that always sleeps. >> yes, exactly. [ laughter ] exactly. that's really good. but we stayed in this hotel called the plaza, a little bit different from the plaza here. and -- and you know, basically i walked into my room there and was overcome with this really weird feeling, which is so unlike me. i just walked in and it felt so strange. and i've never done this in my life, but i went downstairs and i said to the front desk girl, i was really embarrassed about it. i said, "would you -- i'm sorry, do you have another room available? do you mind if i swap rooms?" and she looked at me in what was i now feel like was a really knowing way and kind of went, "yes. i'll give you a room in the new wing." >> seth: oh. >> gave me another room, and i walk

and some snow in fact i just pushed his way up into new mexico where we saw some snow this is albuquerque the dusting of snow here as we went through friday nights and little eastern seaboard well this is north carolina where we have seen extensive amounts of heavy rainfall coming through that legacy of cloud does still remain in place you can see that just to bring some wet weather down towards atlanta down towards texas temperatures in dallas just five degrees celsius further north getting up to nine in denver on sunday and just notice the merriest of snow just around the rockies as we go on through the next day or two well sink its way further eastward send southwards of the path of cloud and rain making its way down into the deep south winds coming in from the gulf bumping into that very cold air so we're looking at snow on the northern flank looking at some really heavy rain coming into texas into arkansas up towards kentucky and also towards tennessee remember that nine degrees in denver minus three the high on monday deron ten thank you very much tom another short break here on out is

dousing rain to cause problems throughout the southeast as a whole with local flooding with downpours another snowstorm brewing from flagstaff over to albuquerque. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> coming up, the internet outage affecting people across the country. >>> also ahead, a very close call. a police officer, what he said after his near-death experience at this train crossing. >>> up next, a young boy buried alive by an avalanche trapped in the snow for 40 minutes. how he got out alive. mauh, was justou think going to drive home. ah-ah-ah. there are several warning signs present that you shouldn't be driving. like hearing voices? like your text-to-emoji ratio. oh, man. the selfies! selfie! nailed it. man: we all have warning signs that let us know that we're probably not ok to drive. mine is pretending to be your subconscious. kevin: greg! come on, man. let's split a ride home. [door shuts] >>> we're back with a dramatic rescue in the french alps. a 12-year-old was buried alive by an avalanche and spent 40 minutes beneath the snow. authorities say he was dragged more than 100 yards by the force of the avalanche but a sear

and i was one of the people through all the interviews, sent out to -- went out to albuquerque to the big -- what was the name of it? well, anyway, it was a big hospital out there, and -- loveless clinic. that was it. we went through our physicals. now, today i just finished a physical. that physical was nothing like anything anyone had heard of before. what they did to us was unknown to the medical profession. they knew that they had guinea pigs. not only should we be in good shape. we're going to go into an environment that's going to be completely strange. i went through there, but when i got there, the next selection was to go on to a second group and wright patterson air force base for more tests and things like that. the doctor called me and said, well, you're finish ed. finished? why? well, you have a high bilirubin. i said, i don't even know what a high bilirubin is. they said, too much pigment in your blood. and so i went home was very much dejected. i missed out on the second selection. >> gemini 12, buzz aldrin had the same thing i had. there's a unique aspect to that physi

and i was one of the people through all the interviews sent out to -- went out to albuquerque to the big, what was the name of it? well any way. it was a big hospital out there. and loveless clinic. that was it. and we went through our physicals. now i just finished a physical today. but that physical was nothing like anything i ever heard of before. what they did to us was unknown to the medical profession. because they knew that they had guinea pigs. not only should we be in good shape. but they could go into an environment that was strange. they did things for background and for data. and i went through there. but when i got there. the next selection was to go on to down to a second group at wright paterson air force base for more tests and things like that. the doctor called me and said well, you're finished. and i said finished? why? am i not accepted? they said no. what's wrong? and they said you have a high bily ruben. too much pigment in your blood. i went home very much dejected. so i missed out on the second selection. . >> this liver problem, even though it was a minor thi

the interviews. i went out to albuquerque. what was the name of it? anyway, to a big hospital out there. lobos clinic. we went to our physicals. that was a physical like nothing anyone had heard of before. it was unknown the medical profession. they knew that they had guinea pigs. not only should we be in good shape, but they knew we would go into an environment that was completely strange. they did things for background and data. when i got there and the next selection was to go on to a second group at patterson air force base for some more tests, the doctor called me and told me i was finished. i said, finished, why? what is wrong? highsaid you have a bilirubin. i did not even know what that was. it was too much pigment in your blood. i was very dejected. i missed out the second selection. >> so this liver problem, even though it was a minor thing, they said no way? mr. lovell: on gemini 12, buzz aldrin had the same thing i had. we were fortunate. there was a unique aspect to that physical. i got back to the squadron and got a set of orders to go back out to patterson air force base. m

the south. friday torrential rain over xa freezing rain and snow from albuquerque all the way into the panhandle of texas and oklahoma. saturday it pushes into the gul with hea rain, more snow from missouri to oklahom city. by sunday it's along the southeastern and mid-atlantic coast bringing heavy rain, possibility of snownto the appalachian i see. snowy icy travel from lubbock and amarillo t arkansas and parts of missouri. the carolinas could see a significan snowstorm this weekend with heavy snow from london all the waynto charlotte. depending on the track, washington might be in play in this as well. we will continue to track it.e meantime,ve got also a risk of severe thunderstorms down through texas, san antonio, ann heavy r from texas all the way into the mid-atlantic states. guys. >> all right. i know you will keep your eye on that. >>> back to d.c. and savannah. >> much of the business in washington is beingostponed as the nation honored bush.ident there is word of a possible deal to avoid the next government shutdown. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the details

and i-95, casper to albuquerque, it will be a big one. and the rain is going to come tonight, for the big ball drop in times square. we'll look at that. but we have a mess on our hands for new year's eve, guys. >> i don't think they're allowed to have umbrellas, either. >> people will be watching the forecast closely. >> thank you, al. >>> all of the rain al mentioned, will only add to issues for police in times square. stephanie gosk is there to see what is being done to keep everyone safe tonight. stephanie, good morning. happy new year to you. >> reporter: happy new year to you, too. it's quiet but that's going to change. people will start pouring in here later. as you mentioned, it's not that cold. there's been some years where it has been frigid out here. but there's weather problems. the rain that al mentioned is going to come in. the rules, security rules, include no umbrellas. long before the new year even begins, law enforcement officials in new york city are working on their resolution to keep times square safe. while millions of revele

the dry at the through the pacific northwest, that won't be impacting us, if you know somebody heading in and out if new mexico for today, winter travel expected here, albuquerque reporting snow, and we get to the east half of the country, take a look at that, rain and thunderstorms from the south through the mid-atlantic states and areas over new england are looking at rain and snow. the only area reporting delays right now, washington, d.c. and here's a look at the wind outside at home. we're looking at fairfield, sustained wind at 16 and concord sustained at 16. even though most of us in the 40s this morning, livermore at 47, 46 in nap in san jose, jose. and it's faster than that in some spots, it feels colleagueser to 40 degrees in most spots. the wind went calm in areas of santa rosa and 33 outside your door. the wind impacts our numbers. ment winds will subside. upper 50s to low 60s expected today p in the north bay 59, inner east bay 66 is expected and san hoe same at 58. if you're going to tahoe for the weekend, it will be dry here as well. a mix of sun and clouds and take a look at the overnight lows, though, in to about 10 degrees or so. 17 for sunday

the wind spread rain at times square. and many cities have outdoor festivities. also, pretty substantial snow in places like albuquerque, new mexico monday night. last year as the ball dropped the actual temperature was around 10. it will feel like 45 in new york city in contrast with 36 below zero at midnight central time. so the forecast for the crowd in new york, we are dealing with occasional rain, air temps around 48. it will feel damp and cool. it's better to overprepare for several hours standing in the rain. the experience outside in terms of how it may feel. we'll start the day dry tomorrow. we are expecting to see widespread rain. then it rolls through the area exiting after midnight. we are look at mild air across the northeast. frigid air to the northwest. still that pesky snowstorm into new mexico. 5 in bismarck, cool in los angeles. it will be 59 to 60 degrees as well. we'll end with cool and windy weather into the rose bowl parade. a good record to set. there have been no ef4 or ef5 tornadoes. and record low number. we like to set those records. laura: i was covering times square and it was so cold i cou

the u.s. well. everts was eastern seaboard but it's down towards new mexico albuquerque seeing a good dusting of snow as we went through friday that snow now in the process of for tracy but it's still there nevertheless you see tubby's in dallas struggling to five celsius malda up tools in northeastern kona but setting colder the sunday. in the next episode of science in a golden age i'll be exploring the contributions made by scholars during the medieval islamic period in the field of astronomy. copernicus knows this day to these medieval astronomers from the golden age. that streams in many ways with me the computers of the day you can use it to find the time you could navigate science in a golden age with german. welcome back just a quick look at the top stories this hour now turkey has sent at least fifty more tanks to its southern border with syria in preparation for a possible attack on the kurdish y p g base as russia and turkey agreed to keep cooperating in syria as u.s. forces prepare to withdraw. all security officials in yemen is saying the rebels have started handing over control of the v

albuquerque. i love these folks. in the mid 80s, they set up shor >> i don't mind if i do. >> set up shop there, recogning that the environment, the land was ideal for grape growing. and as a result, since the mid 0s, they've been out what consider some of the best sparkling wine in the country. and this is a rose made of a pinot noir. >> so if you want to sound trendy, you can say it is the champagne of newmexico. >> we'll talk about why people are putting champagne in their beer. >> i've heard of the champagne of beers. >> that's the holiday combination. >> when we can expect the next round of rain. >> hot culture trends in 2019. what'sn and what's out? i you have a lot of deadlines in your business, righ we miss deadlines, we don't get paid. what if you lost your network connection? you gotta beidding me. chaotic. our gig-speed network lets you download files up to 20 times faster. and we go beyond fast with 4g lte backup fty complete reliabi so, if you lose your network connection... ♪ ♪ you won't miss the deadlines. ha

the u.s. some wet weather over towards eastern seaboard but it's down towards new mexico albuquerque seeing a good dusting of snow as we went through friday that snow now in the process of retreating but it's still there nevertheless you see television that was struggling to five celsius malda up tools in northeastern kona but tending colder the sunday. the lights are on. and there's nowhere to hide isn't the easiest way to solve this to allow u.n. observers who you invited into the country earlier this year to finish their job i haven't said it's a right wing conspiracy or anybody's conspiracy straight talking debate do you think we're going to see some kind of sea change in the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia we have an obligation there is a journalistic integrity and then to end this case it was betrayed totally upfront own al-jazeera. book about to come out of the top stories here on al-jazeera russia and turkey have agreed to coordinate on northern syria after the u.s. withdraws its forces the deal was struck at a meeting in moscow between the foreign and defense ministers from each s

>> dana, as you mentioned, the body of the 8-year-old is currently in albuquerque new mexico undergoingan autopsy. no official cause of death and this child, dana, effectively diagnosed with a common cold and in 14 hours of a cbp agent noticing that child didn't look well, the child died. this is part of the investigation and prescribed am amoxicillin. why he was given that for a common cold and ibuprofen and the cbp timeline, he took medication but hours after taking that, he was nauseous and lost consciousness and never regained it, dying on the second trip back to the hospital. according to cbp commissioner, because of these incidents, here we are talking about another child who died in u.s. custody. they're taking steps effective immediately, more health screenings for all the children currently in custody with the primary focus on children ten years and younger. also getting more resources from the department of defense and cdc help in what secretary nielsen in the department of homeland security with an uptick of illnesses. these tragic incidences have led to some very real change

we have the blizzard warnings that are posted and a new one now for albuquerque, new mexico. severe storms across the south and the rain will continue to be heavy. we have all those water rescues across the deep south and northeast getting in as you saw behind me some of the rain and freezing precipitation across northern new york and northern new england so slick over the next few hours and changes to rain but some of it will be heavy at times, very saturated ground, so it won't be too difficult to flood, and all in all, a pretty miserable day on the east coast. eva, back to you. >> get back inside, rob. thank you. >>> now to that transformer explosion causing chaos in new york city when these bizarre blue lights took over the skyline. the panic grounding flights at laguardia airport on this busy holiday travel weekend. abc's gio benitez is at the airport. how's it going, gio? >> reporter: eva, good morning to you. laguardia is back in action this morning but for a good half hour, this airport was entirely shut down. 14 flights diverted. more than 100 delayed. those spectacul

dozens of newborns in albuquerque, new mexico, were dressed in holiday stockings including hots. theade for the presbyterian hospital. the tradition started 39 years ago and the hospital said it's a delight to give families another reason to smile. >>> so on the "cbs moneywatch" now, stock futures offer clues about wall street and aquaman makes waves at the box office. wendy gillette is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning. >> good morning. today treasury secretary steve mnuchin is expected to convene a call with the president's working group on financial markets. the group includes officials from the federal reserve, the securities and exchange commission and others. the treasury confirms that six largest banks yesterday to confirm their institutions are okay in light of last week's market route. u.s. stock futures dropped last sunday as the markets get ready to open for a shortened holiday week. this month the market suffered steep losses. the s&p 500 is down 12.5%. nasdaq dropped 13.5% and is now in a bear market. after declining nearly 22% from its high

the democrats haven't been willing to do anything. >> we have a winter storm warning over much of new mexico, especially around albuquerque where theren't an alien invasion, it scared many people lighting up social media. >> for the win! oh, boy! >> boom, boom, delivered the biggest moment. >> i'm adriana diaz with dana jacobson and tony de dokoupil. >>> parts of miami miami are under a blizzard warning. kwe al kerk albuquerque, new mexico is looking for more snow. >>> flu activity is on the rise in much of the country, at least seven children have died and the cdc report highs levels of flu activity is moderate in nine other states including new york city flu season peaks between december and february. last year the flu claimed the lives of more than 80,000 americans including 185 enr dr. what you can do to protect yourself and your family. jon, i know you're scold me when i acknowledge that i have not gotten a flu shot. >> we discuss not scold. >> >> how effective is the flu vaccine this year? >> it seems like it was a good match. last year was 40% effective. people say that isn't 100% and even if you get the flu you can make the f

the effects of accused sexual misconduct allegations on service members. this will be followed by testimony from a panel of civilian investigators from boston, baltimore, and albuquerque. after lunch, we will review and hear from the working group on its review of 166 investigative case files and the niche group's niche finding. this will be followed by deliberations on the competent tighted transfer program and briefing from staff on three recommendations from the judicial proceedings panel that the d.o.d. general counsel has asked the dak ipad to examine for its march 2019 report. after that, the committee will receive a briefing on a provision from fiscal year 2019 ndaa that tasks the dak ipad to report on victim, collateral misconduct related to sexual assault. for its last session, the committee will receive an update from the dak ipad's data working group. each public meeting of the dak ipad includes a period of time for public comment. we have received no requests for publicent custom at today's meeting. if a emin of the audience would like to comment on an issue before the committee please direct your request to the staff director, colonel steven ware. all pub

in yemen now is that look at the farm in the corner and this is because the blockade ok we have to leave it there hussein albuquerque thank you so much opec and other oil producing countries have gathered in vienna to discuss the possibility of cuts in crude put next year the move will look to prop up prices after a volatile year and the global oil markets the us president donald trump has urged opec members to keep pumping to keep the commodity affordable all of this comes as cats are announced this week it is withdrawing from the group on january the first next year paul brennan joins us live from vienna paul good afternoon. yes good afternoon peter we're here in the lobby of the opec building here in vienna waiting for a glimpse of the ministers to start leaving the meetings been going on for three hours now and still no sign of it coming to an end of this leave debating with some intensity to the next step of opec given the prospects of an oversupply in the markets and the downturn it's coming down the line in twenty nineteen at least that's what the forecasts are to talk me through some of the pressures that th

this moves on through for the most part overnight tonight and we are also watching a week storm across parts of new mexico. blizzard warnings in albuquerqueht now but take a look at what comes over the weekend. we see this continued flow of moisture across parts of the southeast, so a very gloomy one. anywhere north of the tennessee valley, you are okay. the pacific northwest, more moisture comes in. take a look at where we are windshield wise, that's really cold canadian air and sometimes you think that will invite across a lot of the u.s., rho it retreats and we get those temperatures going back a little bit better. one last thing, times square new year's eve is not a cold one this year. temperatures into the mid 40s and rain, which will feel cold if you are standing out there for that long. >> at least it's not below whatever. and some travelers will be heading to times square for new year's eve where new york city is getting ready for a crowd of 2 million people. fox news 'o'brien janne joins us right now with more on how the city is preparing for it all. >> the new york's police department spends all your training and preparing for n

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that is the problem that i would like to see addressed. host: we will go to richard in albuquerque, new mexico. good morning. caller: good morning. first of all, i would really like to say to you that you were not kidnapped or the blacks were beginning,ed in the they were slaves to the hunters and masters in a. -- in africa. put them into slavery. when the portuguese came over and happened to go through the oriental, they stopped by there, and it was the african masters who sold into slavery there own black people. host: crystal fleming, your response. guest: yes, thank you for your question. two things about what you said. percival, i am glad that you mention the portuguese, because the portuguese were the first europeans to begin the transatlantic slave trade. they were one of the first actors involved in establishing the transatlantic slave trade. the issue of whether africans were kidnapped and brought to the united states and enslaved, there is no question about that. that is a historical fact. the issue, though, of the existence of slavery in africa, as well as in europe and

thunderstorms throughout the deep south and watching out for snow in albuquerque up towards colorado ed. crazy winds in excess of 50 to 60 mile per hour gusts in some of the passes and widespread snow throughout the north central part of the country. >> thanks to paul there and a warmer new year's eve. >>> new details in the awful death of an intern mauled by a lion. visitors saw what they are describing as the first serious incident in the center's 19-year history. elaina athans from our station in raleigh has more. >> reporter: alexandra black surely endured a painful death, one where there was no escape. she was mauled by a lion who somehow was able to get out of a locked area at the conservators center. he crept up on black, pounced and killed. >> this is the worst day of my life. we've lost a person. we've lost an animal. we have lost our faith in ourselves a little bit today. >> reporter: black was just 22 yes she rely graduated from college, just started working here and hadn't even been a full two weeks and in fact, it was an internship. her family in indiana issuing a stateme

the pacific northwest, it won't bring us any rain out of that. meanwhile, if you know folks traveling to or from new mexico today, there is some winter travel going on around albuquerque and those parts. if we get tonight eastern part of country, we have the south with showers and thunderstorms rolling through this morning. you can say it stretches over the mid-atlantic states and into new england, there's a mix of rain and snow, right now, faa is reporting delays for areas over washington, d.c. everybody else at the moment looking good. >>> as far as the winds out there, still gusting, fairfield reporting 24 miles per hour, sustained at concord, 12, oakland at 8 be an and santa rosa and 13, in addition to cool weather at place, it's a chilly one and with that wind out there, it will feel pretty blustery in some spots. santa rosa, has an improvement from the 33 an overnight low. it will be very chilly for you there. upper 40s in livermore and mountain view and san jose, keep in mind with the wind blowing out there it feels closer to 40 degrees when you consider the wind chill factor. for the afternoon we have upper 60s to low 50s, the winds will calm down for the seco

that is the problem that i would like to see addressed. host: we will go to richard in albuquerque, new mexico. good morning. caller: good morning. first of all, i would really like to say to you that you were not kidnapped or the blacks were beginning,ed in the they were slaves to the hunters and masters in a. -- in africa. put them into slavery. when the portuguese came over and happened to go through the oriental, they stopped by there, and it was the african masters who sold into slavery there own black people. host: crystal fleming, your response. guest: yes, thank you for your question. two things about what you said. percival, i am glad that you mention the portuguese, because the portuguese were the first europeans to begin the transatlantic slave trade. they were one of the first actors involved in establishing the transatlantic slave trade. the issue of whether africans were kidnapped and brought to the united states and enslaved, there is no question about that. that is a historical fact. the issue, though, of the existence of slavery in africa, as well as in europe and

a lot of people say the bushes are very down to earth, and every american should have a chance to meet one of them. from dealio is calling albuquerque, new mexico. caller: thank you for c-span. god bless president bush. he was one of the best that we had. he will be greatly missed. compared to the abomination we have in the white house right now, the class act that we see in president bush, oh my goodness. , civility, ira hope they can continue this. listen, president trump. listen. we need some unity. god bless you all. thank you. to amwell calling from calabash, north carolina, active duty. good morning. can you speak up? we can hear you. them.m to have lost former president bush sat and talked with c-span back in 1999 a little bit about his life and career. here is a portion of what he had to say. [video clip] >> go back to when you started your presidency. you were vice president, had all these other jobs, and all of a sudden you raised your hand. do you feel different? >> yes. >> what happens? >> i vowed when i went to the white house that i would not complain about the loneliness of the job. if anybody understood the burdens o

i am director of engineering at the air force nuclear weapons center. kirkland air force base albuquerque now. and nine years ago i was hired as a tech scall director finishing up my second month or so on the job, trying, struggling to learn a whole new language. i'm in a similar position now learning a nuclear field and discovering who is interested and creating new partnerships, and there's clearly significant interest in that field. as evidenced by the cover of the latest foreign affairs i found in my mailbox the other day, it says do nuclear weapons matter? and i was hoping chi just flip to the back and find a big page that said yes, validating my decision to change jobs. but you know, i never needed a journal article in my previous job to know that iamd matters. it matters to a lot of people. we're at a critical juncture in iamd. according to the recent report of the congressional commission to examine the national defense strategy, to pry for the common defense, homeland security, and north korea and iran and the nuclear arsenal, america needs more credible and effective defenses an

albuquerque, new mexico. and in fact, my grandfather, who is another incredibly important figure in my life, went to bat for her, because the wanted to kick her out. you were not allowed to be pregnant in high school there. my grandfather said you cannot kick her out. it is a public school. she gets to go to school. they negotiated for a wild. the principal finally said she can say and finish high school, but she cannot do any extra curricular activities and she cannot have a locker. i know. and my grandfather, being a very wise man, was like done. we will take that deal. she finished high school. she had me. and then she married my dad. my real dad, not my biological dad. his name is mike. he is a cuban immigrant. he got a scholarship to college in albuquerque, which is where he met my mom. i had that kind of fairytale story. my grandfather, possibly because, i mean, i am pretty sure, because my parents were so young, starting at age four bank, he would -- four, he would take me to his ranch. to 16, iour spent every summer workin alongside him on the ranch. he was the most resourceful man. he did his own veterinary work. h

the american dream. brian: take us through your childhood in chicago to living in europe. i grew upchwell: watching bugs bunny and sometimes i say i took a wrong turn at albuquerquei went to england as an academic. i studied english literature at princeton. that is where i did my phd. i have been gradually moving east from the chicago area where i grew up. i did all of my schooling in the new york area. then took this job in england over 20 years ago. thinking i would do it for a few years and come home again. but events overtook me. , and i was young enough that i did not understand it, i thought you could go have an experience, pack it in your back, and take it home with you like a souvenir. i did not understand the ways those experiences are transformative. that changes the way i look at america. i think i have this stereo view now, to use an audio metaphor. this kind of insider/outsider perspective. hearing what people outside of the usa. knowing our own national myths of national values. they say travel is broadening. certainly has been from a. brian: what is being director of the being human festivals like? prof. churchwell: it is a lot of fun. the festival

we've had heavy snow from santa fe and albuquerque, about eight inches in parts of oklahoma, seven in bizmarck, north korea. thenly delays we're seeing now are at the ski resorts, the seasonal flights out of parts of southern idaho, utah and colorado. tomorrow the problem is the east coast. you factor that with the high volume and we're going to see a cascade event and trickle down of regional flights. central areas of mississippi, jackson moving to the east. low clouds right now in atlanta. that severe weather doesn't move in until tonight. but not on is travel advised against on the roadways out here in the upper midwest and the plains, it's highly advised against because we've got winds at 40, 50 miles per hour. without the barriers of the trees and the wide open highways, we have whiteout conditions. that is a big, big problem. those are the blizzard warnings you were talking about earlier. some good news, that comes down to minneapolis. the rain is pushing the heavy snow to the north. it may mix at times with ice in minneapolis and just a few inches of snowfall tomorrow. then the rain, ryan, moves to the e

the drug cartels. host: let's go to nick, who is calling from albuquerque, new mexico. nick, good morning. referring, to the previous segment regarding campaign-finance. my question is this -- i wonder if the democrats' obsession with finance is apaign manage result of the fact that they spent twice as money on clinton's election than trump spent on his. just a thought. host: let's go to wrong in stockton, california on the republican line. rob, good morning. caller: good morning. hereully i get it admitted to break this down. you can tell that the mueller investigation is not a true, proper investigation. if i had a minute and a timeline on your show to show how that was reverse engineered, how they andd on the trump campaign then started to leak it, if you went and had the testimony, which nellylly orr, headthe wife of bruce orr, she worked ond gps, it shows how it was reverse engineered to be like a coup and the trump campaign and the trump administration down. that has not been exposed yet. they have not aske exposed all of the documentation of how that peter kept inse touch even after