we're riding along with trail in albuquerque and he's just stolen a big car. >> gosh, he doesn't even bother to put on a shirt. >> obviously they are chwatching him? how far do they let him get? >> i love all the questions because i'm about to show you right here. he's riding along when the car comes to a halt. >> he's like, what? >> darn, of all the cars i picked i picked the one to break down. it pretty much stops. on. >> no, they lock him in. >> he's not going anywhere fast. he continues to try to turn the car on. >> get out of the car! >> when the red and blue stop you, you're not going anywhere. open the door, let me see your hands. >> let me see your hands! hold them up! hold them all the way up! >> stepped out of the car and you know how this ends. albuquerque police set the up that, you guys take the bait, this man was charged for unlawful possession of a vehicle, burglary and stealing. they are also looking for an accomplice because they believe somebody else was with him. >>> anywhere in the world you're going to find tradition specific to that region, right? fun tradition h

we're riding along with trail in albuquerque and he's just stolen a big car. >> gosh, he doesn't even bother to put on a shirt. >> obviously they are chwatching them but how do they catch up to him? how far do they let him get? >> i love all the questions because i'm about to show you right here. he's riding along when the car comes to a halt. >> he's like, what? >> darn, of all the cars i picked i picked the one to break down. it pretty much stops. he's like, come on, baby, come on. car, right? >> no, they lock him in. >> he's not going anywhere fast. he continues to try to turn the car on. >> get out of the car! >> when the red and blue stop you, you're not going anywhere. open the door, let me see your hands. >> let me see your hands! hold them up! hold them all the way up! >> stepped out of the car and you know how this ends. albuquerque police set the up that, you guys take the bait, this man was charged for unlawful possession of a vehicle, burglary and stealing. they are also looking for an accomplice because they believe somebody else was with him. >>> anywhere in the world yo

, new mexico, took out a p power pole and hit an albuquerque city bus head on. inside, the passengers based enter impact, while outs on the sidewalk, the man waiting for the bus didn't hesitate to run for his life. afterwards, the passengers on the bus rushed to help. the chaos captured by the bus' camera system.m. call 9-1-1, he's drunk. >> a female passenger describes the scene to 9-1-1. >> heheosa, a vehicle just hit the bus, a city bus, and the man is really intoxicated, we have fluids leaking out of the car. >> reporter: coshing to an apd incident report, the driver told the p#lice he blacked out and didn't remember crossing the medium. he said that he took cold medicine, and the witnesses under the influence thought that hethought he was under the influence. the power pole could fall. and the apd did a blood draw at the hospital to see fingerprint driver was drunk or high. >> reporter: the driver was not identified, but he has a unique name, and the online court records shows a man with the same name has been arrested three times for d dui and seated by th

and that was in albuquerque? >> yes in albuquerque. and then i- we jumped that kid with a weapon. >> what weapon? >> it was just a sock and a bar of soap- and then whenever the staff tried to intervene my friends started to assault him and i just followed suit. >> and that's what brought you here? >> yes, and then i came down here then i got committed til the age of 21. >> his first year, nothing changed. >> i was what they call a [bleep] stick. >> a s[bleep] stick? which i'm going to guess is exactly what it sounds like. a bad kid. >> yeah. always trying to instigate people to fight, trying to get restrained. >> so what happened in the two and a half years that you have been here? >> i can honestly say i woke up one day like, "oohh i don't want to do this no more." >> i learned how to reason before i do my actions i learned how to control anger a little bit i learned a little education. >> what made you realize it was fun to learn? >> honestly like i've always liked to learn it was always there but i never actually took the time to si

it became albuquerque's bear.and looking for her cub, this traumatic incident occurs, yet they are reunited and able to be turned loose. i think it is a story of hope, you know. >> many wildlife officials rely on airbags to cushion the fall of bears they have to sedate, a development they owe, in some part, to sparky the bear. >>> december 6th, 2010. in tucson, arizona, another animal is stuck high on an electrical pole. this time, a cat who's been up there for three days. >> i just thought the cat might either slip and fall off or get into the power lines and get shocked and die. >> but kim, the cat, surprises everyone. >> on a monday, cameraman andrew brown heads out to cover the story. all day, phone lines had been buzzing in the newsroom. >> people were so upset about this cat being on this pole and them not being able to get it down that i didn't know what to expect, but i knew it was going to be kind of crazy. >> when andrew arrives on the scene, a crowd has formed. looking 30 feet up at one very confused ca

took out a power pole and hit an albuquerque city bus head on. inside passengers brace for impact while out on the sidewalk the man waiting on the bus stop didn't hesitate to n for his life. after the crash passengers on the bus rushed to help. the chaos captured by the bus's camera system. >> and a female passenger describes the scene to 911. >> and then it's up and the city bus and really intoxicated and sneaking out of the car. >> according to the apd the driver told police he blacked out and didn't remember crossing the median. some cold medicine earlier in the day. witnesses say he was under the influence of something else. >> and really intoxicated. >> jeff: before police arrived, worried witnesses took them out of the car. afraid the power line attached could fall. apd did a blood draw at the hospital to see if the driver was drunk or high. >> and it's totally sideways. >> reporter: the driver is not identified since hasn't been charged with anything and has a unique name and the online court records and the man with the same name has been

the suspects in street clothes in albuquerque, the police nearly catching them, and then another escape. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: police tonight are desperate to get this escaped convict off the streets, because they know what he's capable of. away at police in a 2007 confrontation. he's not alone. now on the run with convicted murderer joseph cruz, who escaped with him from this van while being transferred from one prison in new mexico to another wednesday night. >> we know they were fully shackled by handcuffing s and belly chains. >> reporter: a few hours after they disappeared from the van, the fugitives showed up in a hotel 200 miles away in albuquerque. caught on surveillance, they looked quite at ease, smiling, the white prison suits and shackles long gone. and they're staying on the move and have probably split up. police believe they spotted clah last night driving with two unidentified people, before disappearing again. the fbi has joined the hunt, and >> pierre, thank you. >>> next to a scandal at one of the nation's most high-profile veterans' support groups. the t

it's all caught on camera and and albuquerque. too cute off of the cards limit the bus in the bench. i researched it and help to find the titanic within three months ago. leslie people the lining the streets of cleveland will see how the windy city, the party started. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, american workers brought us back from the crash. now, let's move forward. we need jobs that provide dignity and a bright future. new penalties to stop companies from moving profits and jobs overseas. for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. and let's invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. we've gotta create new jobs and industries of the future. approve this message. welcome back to fox 8 news in

officers say they were spotted on surveillance video albuquerque thursday morning and they were no longer in prison jumpsuits the convict him prisoner is dead after breaking into her home and holding at family hostage. he held a couple cap to put the next forcing them into a bathroom. the wife got out and returned with a handgun and shot him. she'd been freed her tight of husband and gave him the guns in key shattered again. the los angeles zoo is trying to determine how an online apparently got inside and killed a qualified that's on all is body outside it's been picked it showed peter 22 roaming2 the area that night was a big cap is an icon in southern california community leaders are suggesting relocating him. nancy reagan will be laid to rest alongside her late husband ronaldr reagan. withan a 3,000 people pay their respects during a public hearing yesterday. private. michelle obama andnds hillary clinton laura bush and roslyn carter will also attend today. it is 5:22 a.m. a weather and traffic every eight minutes just ahead.he close game at the q. see how itit they were decided in am

the couple is not leaving albuquerque until they get their son's ashes back. they are pleading with the people to did have a heart. >> we ask the people of son so we can take him home. >> i feel like i've been hit again. [sobbing ] >> he worked as an aerospace engineer and died late last month in a hiking accident. >>> taking action, regularly taking aspirin over several years reduces the risk of colon cancer. for that study, researchers use a study of men and women who took low dose aspirin regularly had a 19% reduced risk of developing colon cancer. researchers say regularly taking aspirin is not linked to increased risk of breast and lung cancers. >>> anti-smoking bills have raised the legal smoking age to 21 and ban e gets to public places. supporters cite health risks including lung cancer. opponents say it's taking away the rights of a legal activity contracts and join the military before the age of 21. the bills are now headed to the senate and if passed, would go to the governor's desk. >>> counting you down to your morning sprint counting you down to

i started a one-man handyman business in albuquerque in 1974.w my business to employ over 1000 people in new mexico. [applause] i learned a couple of things. i learned a lot of things when it came to business. the importance of sharing in profits. it is amazing, how when you share in profits the pie gets so much bigger. i learned about hiring and firing. hire and is soto difficult to fire. but if you can't fire people, you find yourself in a situation where you end up going bankrupt. and that's really the disconnect in the public sector, in the public sector. you have a president right now who has never hired and fired. it is really easy to hire. and i don't just mean to pick on president obama. it is the public sector. you find people who have never hired, who find it so easy to hire. and because it is so difficult to fire, they never fire. and what you end up with is a dysfunctional government because of that. i sold my business in 1999. nobody lost their job. it gave me my financial freedom. financial freedom for me is the ability to do what

in an interview with "the albuquerque journal," dr. encinas son, juan pablo encinas, summed up what many who knew dr. encinas understood -- it's kind of amazing how much he accomplished, his son said. he really didn't stop. those accomplishments included teaching hispanic literature at two universities and developing bilingual education in new mexico schools. dr. encinas also found the time to write several books on new mexico history and to fund a theater group and a light opera company there in albuquerque. his son juan pablo also remarked to "the journal" that dr. encinas was very just and felt very strongly about people getting their fair shake. dr. encinas was honored for his work in civil rights and social justice by the new mexico lulach branch in 2007 and the hispano roundtable of new mexico in 2011. as important as the medals and honors are, they aren't the most important thing we will remember about dr. encinas. it is the example he set in always doing his best, in always giving back, both in wartime and at home. his daughter

that was a very nerve racking one because that entire show was shot in albuquerque and, like, i didn't even ask -- >> and you're from albuquerque. >> i know but i didn't even ask him. >> yeah. >> that was one of those times where i'm like the one connection i could have had. >> i could have made the connection. >> that happens a lot. >> what are the economics of the show? so i know you have a bunch of advertisers. you mention the advertisers on the program. a lot of podcasts have advertisers. >> that's called advertising when you mention the advertiser. >> well, but it's hard to think -- >> it's hard to do it without mentioning it. >> it is hard. >> because when you think about it very hard -- >> and you have to read your mind. >> did you guys get that? stamps.com. >> but my point is it's hard to imagine that the revenue that comes in from these advertisers cover the bills. >> is it? >> it is, yeah. because, you know, traditional media have a different economic imperative than these -- >> well, let's think about it. >> come on. help me understand this. >> okay. so i know for a fact tha

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equipment to locate those two missing crew members snieflt a head-on collision caught@ an camera in albuquerque. watch as that car crosses the median into oncoming traffic and knocks down a light pole before slamming into a bus. panels on board rush in to check on the driver,. amazingly no one w w hurt. witnesses say it was an elderly man who appeared to be i intoxicated. officers did test the drivererhe was not arrest or charged . >>> a california home left crushed be amassive tree. taillight 80-foot sigm recess forced to topple over by strong winds. luckily no one was the tree also took down several power lines in the area. the house, a total loss . >>> parts of the missing malaysia cororl flight 370 may have been fouou in africa. that's the same place one other man also found debris that washed aashore last week. this the pas tueueay marked two years since the plane disappeared with 240 people on board >>> venezuela la's opposition launched protest today. thousands took to the streets demanding at the president resign amid theountry's economic crisis. in the meantime the government countered

. >>> the albuquerque journal reports on a manhunt for two violent convicts. they escaped from a van yesterday in southeastern new mexico, even though their wrists and legs were shackled. they were spotted yesterday on a hotel surveillance video without the chains and wearing a fresh change of clothes. police are searching house-to-house. >>> "the washington post" is in the backyard of a suburban pittsburgh home. two gunmen killed six people wednesday in wilkinsburg. among the victims, four women, one of them pregnant. officials have described it as a premeditated attack. so far, no arrests. >>> "the new york times" reports that head blows cause the death of a former aide to russian president vladimir putin. his body was found in november at a washington hotel. russian reports had suffered he suffered a heart attack. lessen left a top media post in russia two years ago. >>> buzzfeed reports that the zika outbreak could drain resources from battling other diseases. federal health official say the search for hiv and flu vaccines may stall congress and the obama

the black car -- albuquerque. the car crashes into traffic and lights down a light pole and then a bus. here's a better look from above. amazingly no one was hurt. witnesses say it was an olde man who appeared to be intoxicateed and he told polic he took cold medicine and blacked out. officers did test the driver. he was not arrested or charged. >>> a california home was crushed by a massive tree. take a look. the 80-foot cypress toppled over. luckily no one was inse at the time. the tree took down several power lines. the house a total loss. >>> part of the missing malaysian flighttay have been found in africa. a piece of a plala was that's the same place where another man found debris last week. both parts have been turned over to aviation eerts for inspection. this past tuesday marked two years since the plane disappeared. >>> venezuela governor unted with its own rally led protesti the u.s.'s decision toave sanctions there. >>> nd now to the historic change in cuba where another step is made to reestablished t

we have a storm moving on shore in northern california and winds increasing there and south of albuquerque and yet another one off to the east of us creating a severe weather scenario with tornadoes, large hail and heavy flooding rain as early as 7:00, 8:00 this morning outside of dallas, houston, memphis, and st. louis and the fast-moving system is headed to the northwest and that means that the severe weather threat increases in texas tomorrow. here in colorado, we enjoy a mid week warming trend seeing temperatures in the mid-50s and east of us and we will see a wind shift later this week that will get us close to 70 by friday. and we have isolated of showers possible before 9:00 and light snow around craig and steamboat and no winter weather travel advisories to speak of. lows tonight, 20s and lower 30s in the front range and teens in the high country, highs tomorrow will rebound nicely the bipping of a warming trend by the time we head into the weekend. the forecast for tonight, cloudy sky and an isolated rain or snow shower early and overnight clearing. we start out at 28 and 52 by lu

temperatures. 66 degrees in topeka but cooler temperatures west. 33 degrees in salt lake city, albuquerque 50 degrees because we have a deep trough working across the way of the united states. high pressure will be the dominant factor and that will out west we continue to see one winter storm system after the next bringing lots of wayne to coastal california, snow and ice in higher elevations. >> this will be slowly sinking south over the next few days so although wind flow is generally out of the east, we will see more of a southeasterly wind flow as we head into tuesday and wednesday. we will see more humidity for you by middle portions of the work week. nothing humid or warm about it. 53 degrees and even cooler along hernando county. wake-up temperatures in the 40s, 46 degrees crystal river, 48 degrees parkville and st. pete. quiet conditions, dry and sunny. we will see temperatures heating up with wind out of the east southeast at 12.>>> typically high for this time of year, 75 degrees for tampa. 80 brooksville, for the bay area, 79 clearwater, 77 degrees and 78 managed to county, liqu

every year we see him running around the court in albuquerque and he was young.very hard to get out of he became the room. he was so smart. jim and dean were good friends. when jim was invited in 1993 before he died to throw out a first pitch at yankee stadium, he had always wanted to do that, he was too sick to travel. steinbrenner said if you can't make it since someone in your place. and so, he had called dean smith and asked him to go. dean was a yankee fan. dean hated to be in public. you heard him talk, i love coaching, i love the practice. if he could have been beamed to the core and never done anything else he would have been happy. he went and throughout the first pitch. in their home were all sorts of pictures with dean with kids and coaches. there is only one picture of him alone, throwing out that first pitch. charlie: it is an amazing story. back to where we are this year. we are on the eve of the march madness. what does it look like? john: as wide as it has been in years. can anybody be kentucky? the answer turned out to be yes. duke beat wisconsin

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yesterday they were seen on cameras in albuquerque no longer wearing their prison jump suits. one was spotted in a nearby neighborhood. police combed the area but the convicts could not be found. cruz is serving a life sentence for murder while klclah has a violent history of crimes. he led police on a high-speed chase and a another person jumped from the car while it was going 95 miles an hour. the pursuit ended with a rapid exchange of gunfire. close range, everyone survived. officers who were there fear a repeat as a hunt for clah continues. >> he's going to have more of a reason to run or fight or possibly harm other people in his way. >> reporter: a desperate search for two escaped inmates who continue to slip away. joe fryer, nbc news. >>> scandal has rocked the wounded warrior project. they help wounded warriors as well as their families but now the top two executives have been fired amid of lavish and wasteful spending habits. we get more from nbc's erica hill. >> we won't leave one warrior behind. >> reporter: it's one of america's largest and most well-known veterans

and as well as in los angeles. 70s and 80s from the albuquerque to miami. >>> a heart warming story for pet lovers out there. a california man's beloved dog luna has returned more than a month after she fell overboard in the pacific ocean. >> what. >> and was presumed dead. the beautiful german shepherd turned up on tuesday at a navy base on san clemente island 70 miles off san diego. yesterday, luna was handed over to the owner's best friend who will care for the dog until the owner returns from out of town. that is insane. >> that's why you've got to get those chips. i'm assuming a chip helped reunite them. >> you're thinking in the ocean. >> dog tags, right? >> true, got him home. that was quite a bit of swimming. san clementee? hey. a splash. >> how about we go from one splash to another. talking about a baby green and scaly. that only a mother could love. mary thorn of lakeland, florida, says this alligator named rambo is her baby. we're talking about a six-foot long baby. she hugs and kisses it and even sleeps with rambo in her bed. sleeps with rambo. but state officials say the g

. >> the deputy spotted the 48- year-old near albuquerque driving without any headlights on. after the driver finally stopped, the deputy discovered the driver was with a gunshot wound to the high. he faces several charges. deputies say he could smell alcohol on the driver's breath. he already has two dwi convictions. >>> today, law enforcement officials throughout our state will kick off the next booze it and lose it campaign. the campaign began 22 years ago drivers off of the roads. >>> twice a year, soldiers must undergo a demanding physical fitness test to evaluate readiness and executing required duties. >> 750, 751, 752! >> i don't know. yeah, nature rogers was recently invite -- nate rodgers was recently invited to take the test. the test isn't just about physical fitness. it's also about school options and officer promotions. most soldiers work out twice a day just to get ready for it and get the best possible score. >> the test should be the easiest pt that you do. the difficult part is the work that goes into getting that 270 or above. the work you put in every day

your doctor about tecfidera, and take another look >>> hometown trivia time we are recognizing our albuquerque, new mexico station, affiliate koat, channel 7 and a shoutout to the roswell, new mexico, "daily record," its 125th anniversary today, started publishing march 5th, 1891. of course, roswell famous for the 1947 ufo sighting that turned out to be a weather balloon. "roswell daily record." okay, ready. this is fairly easy. los pollos hermanos was a fictional fast food restaurant chain featured in this popular television series set in albuquerque -- >> "breaking bad." >> you got it. she finally got one. >> what does it mean, los pollos? >> chicken brothers. >> oh, my god. >> el pollo loco is the real >>> welcome back to "gma." on an election day in america, primaries and caucuses today for both republicans and democrats. hillary clinton and bernie sanders duking it out in three states. the republicans, meanwhile, looking to add delegates in four states. >>> also right now, a new twist in the infamous o.j. simpson murder case. investigators are now telling found in o.j. simpson's former es

. >>> a couple of albuquerque police officers ended up in the role of babysitter. this is video of people buying the little boys drinks inside the store after someone found them walking alone near a major interstate. as the officers were trying to find out what was going on, the boys mentioned they had not eaten all day. they grabbed burgers. the man who was supposed to be watching the children got drunk and abandoned them. in the end, the officers called the grandmother to pick up the children. >>> "action news" was there as the phillies returned to citizens bank park. they went 15-10 in grapefruit team action. >>> jaw dropping collection up for sale on ebay will cost 6 figures. >>> the calendar will say april soon, but it looks like december in parts of the country. as with as with. >>> a major spring blizzard struck parts of wyoming, some parts of the state saw two feet of snow. the city of caspar is getting more snow showers this week. >> reporter: the friendly ghost would get lost in all that. [laughter] >> reporter: time for the bridge check here's the platt

some, and the pacific northwest, it's been exceedingly wet, and to the south in la, phoenix in albuquerque almost bone dry. it looks like we will end up above average, santa rosa 98% of normal, concord 95%, san jose 100%, and this system coming in is not that strong. stronger than the one that came through yesterday, developing rain in late morning and early afternoon and turning cloudy. already cloudy to the north and rain starting in the north and moving to the south, lasting tonight into tomorrow morning. the weather advisor will begin at 11 am, and in the sierra going to 5 am and 5 to 10 inches of snow expected. to the north that santa rosa, russian river you can see some of this moisture beginning to move in, but nothing too heavy. for most, this is light stuff, and this is a little better support that cloud cover. 40s and 50s on the temperatures, and north bay upper 40s and mid-50s, and winds , and this front will sweep in, and a little bit of cold air support. mostly cloudy, and some fog as well, especially down toward san jose. rain this evening, 60s for the high or 50s. near avera

every year we see him running around the court in albuquerque and he is still young.is still jim valvano. and and he was young. it's very hard to get out of that shadow because he was such a unique personality. there was never anybody like him. he was so smart and so funny. one thing i learned was that jim and and dean were good friends. died, he wasore he too sick to travel. the sb award was the last time he traveled. they said send somebody in your place and we will say you are representing jim valvano. he called it dean. but dean hated to talk in public. they'll he said if he could have been deemed to the practice court and never done anything else, he would have done that. me in his home are all sorts of pictures of him with friends and coaches. only one picture of him alone and it is him throwing out that pitch. charlie: it is an amazing story. where on the eve of march madness. can anybody beat kentucky? the answer turned out to be yes. share, if you said, pick one team i would say give me 10 choices and i might not pick the national champion. mostnk carolina ha