we put new mexico on a path to universal pre-k for every new mexico child, right? we need the classroom spots. we need the educators. and we need the educators who will educate the educator, which is why this budget, my budget, also calls for investing $16 million in new pre-k classroom slots so we increase our statewide enrollment to 80% within the next five years. [ applause ] and that includes money for early childhood educator scholarships so that we're proactively building and supporting the next generation of top flight educators in this state. thank you. [ applause ] we may disagree about how we get there. but i think we all recognize that early childhood education is the foundation of everything else we want to achieve for our children and our families. we need to target our resources to communities that are currently underserved. our most vulnerable populations, they need us to deliver. frankly, i intend to eliminate the term achievement gap from our vocabulary, because it is within our power to close those gaps and ensure every single child, every student

in new mexico, we keep our promises. we will build a smarter system to ensure that we keep new mexicans working. i calling you to adopt to us we will pay up all of this this year. [ cheers and applause ] i want to hollywood to hear me. i want new mexican writers, producers, actors. i want moviemakers to hear me, we are open for business. bring your cameras. bring them. >>> i would also like to address the veterans that are here and they are listening out there, thank you. [ cheers and applause ] we thank you for your incredible service and sacrifice. i have directed our state personnel office to immediately formulates a policy that will lead to more veterans being hired by our state agencies. i have directed our department of veteran services that will be significantly string third and they will be playing an active role in the lives of our veterans. from healthcare to caregiving assistance and so much more. our veterans and their families have given everything for us and now it is our turn to give it right back. thank y

in new mexico, we keep our promises. now we build a smarter system to ensure we keep new mexicans working. i call on you to embrace the aggressive and proactive plan i laid out in my budget. we will pay off the backlog left off by the previous administration -- all of it, this year. [applause] governor lujan grisham: i want hollywood to hear me. mexico writers, directors, and actors to hear me. we are open for business. thank you. [applause] governor lujan grisham: and that would also like to address the veterans who are here and you are listening out there, thank you. [applause] governor lujan grisham: we thank you for your incredible service and sacrifice. i have directed our state personnel office to immediately formulate a policy that leads to more veterans being hired by our state agency. and i have directed our department of veterans services under bold new leadership, it will be significantly strengthened and they will be playing active role in the lives of our veterans, from college education to health care to car

warner are very concerned, senator heinrich and bicycles are concerned about what's happening in new mexico, and i want to speak a little b bit. i rise today to call on this body to take action and immediately end the shutdown that is causing tragic consequences and the lives of americans. we are on day number 27 of the shutdown the longest in history. every day my constituents are asking me what are we goin doino end this sense was shut down so i'm here demanding that we opened the government. demanding that we do our jobs as a coequal branch of government, do you that we pass by person appropriation bills. i have the privilege of serving as the ranking member of the interior appropriations subcommittee. and i know how critical the interior bill is particularly to my home state of mexico and states across the west and across the country. the interior bill fun this basic services like healthcare and public safety for 2 million alaska natives through the indian health service and the bureau of indian affairs. this bill keeps the air and water clean through the work of the environmental prote

senator heinrich and myself very concerned about what's happening in new mexico. and i wanted to speak a little bit about the interior department bill were on the ranking democrat. mr. president, i rise today to call on this body to take action and immediately end the government shutdown that is causing tragic consequences in the lives of americans. we are on day 27 of the shutdown, the longest in our nation's history. every day my constituents in new mexico are asking me, what are we doing to end this senseless shutdown? so i'm here on the senate floor demanding that we opened the government. demanding that we do our jobs as a coequal branch of government. demanding that we pass bipartisan appropriations bills. i have the privilege of serving as the ranking member of the into your appropriations subcommittee, and i know how critical that the into your bill is, particularly to my home state of new mexico and states across the west, and across the country. the interior bill funds basic services like health care and public safety for 2 million american indians andnd

country and the state of virginia you and senator warner to be very concerned what is happening in new mexico when i went to speak and on the ranking democrat. to call on this action that is causing traffic - - tragic consequences. we are on dayon number 27. every day my constituents are asking me what are we doing to end this senseless shutdown? i am here on the senate floor demanding we open the government. demanding we do our job pass those bipartisan appropriations bills i have the privilege to serve with the interior appropriations subcommittee i know how critical that interior bill is particularly to my home state of new mexico and states across the west in the country. the interior bill funds basic services like health care and public safety for 2 million american indians and natives through the indian health service in the bureau of indian affairs. this bill keeps our air and water clean w through the work of the epa. this p bill protects and preserves national parks and treasured public lands and helps to support small businesses that depend on them. the agencies and the spill fund s

from capitol hill this is 25 minutes. -- and new mexico. from capitol hill, this is 25 minutes. mr. jeffries: good morning everyone. welcome to the inaugural press conference that will be held on a weekly basis by katherine clark an myself. we are pleased to be joined by two members of our dynamic freshman class who you'll be hearing from momentarily. we had a very active discussion in today's caucus meeting, focused largely on two things. first, on the continuing effort by house democrats to end the reckless trump shutdown. we also are continuing to move forward with with our affirmative, forward-looking agenda to deal with kitchen table, pocketbook issues connected with our for the people agenda. we had a robust discussion during the months leading up to the november mid-terms about what we would do to make life better for everyday americans, focused on lowering health care costs, protecting people with pre-existing conditions, strengthening the affordable bipartisan obust, infrastructure program and cleaning up corruption here in washing

it's mainly in san juan and mckinley counties of new mexico and northeastern new mexico. host: we appreciate you sharing that with us tonight here on c-span. waiting for the house to come into session to finish up work on the legg legislation approved earlier by the u.s. senate. south carolina next, wit on our republican line. caller: yes, sir. the thing is, even though the democrats don't approve of the wall, how about take away all benefits available if they're not citizens and we'll eliminate this problem. if they don't want the wall, just take the benefits away. do you that, and you'll stop them from trying to come in. host: charlotte, north carolina, marissa, on democrats line. your thoughts on the end of the shutdown here. go ahead and mute your television. listen to your phone and go ahead with your comments. caller: ok. thank you. absolutely. -- ery grateful host: you'll get a little confused. put it on mute and go ahead. caller: i'm very grateful that the shutdown is over because although i wasn't, i am not a federal employee, i think that this entire nation has

let me tell you another from my home state of new mexico. a local santa fe small business construction company is ready to project to.4 million build two new hangers at the santa fe municipal airport. this 32,000 square foot project will generate $650,000 and local tax revenue and employs 75 to 100 people. many of those people are literally unemployed now. waiting for this project to is a bigthis project deal for my home city of santa fe. do you know why the project is stalled? they cannot get the necessary approval from the federal aviation administration because of the trump shutdown. the faa personnel responsible for approval are furloughed. the shutdown has real consequences for real people, especially for people like those unemployed new mexicans ready and eager to work. the president says he can to federal workers who can't pay bills during the shutdown but in the next breath assumes they will make adjustments and be fine. as he has demonstrated time and time again, this president cannot and does not relate to the struggles of everyday

i represent new mexico's 2nd congressional district, which has -- new mexico is the state most affected by the government shutdown and my district includes a 178 miles of border, so i know how this is impacting people in my home. and the way it's impacting people it's keeping hardworking parents from being able to get paid for the work they're doing, protecting our borders. it's keeping other people who are supporting our vibrant tourism economy from being able to even go to work, to take out the trash that's piling out in these important tourism areas. so, the shutdown is having real consequences in my district. it's keeping us talking about and finding real solutions to the things that matter. things that i heard on the campaign. like healthcare, like having good jobs in the home that we love. like, having real border security. because real border security is strong, smart and fair. the president last night spoke a great deal about our problem with drugs coming into the country, which is wreaking havoc a health crisis for people across the united states and especially if rural places

the presiding officer: the senator from from new mexico. mr. heinrich: mr. president, we are now in the third week of president trump's government shutdown. this is yet another manufactured, unnecessary, and frankly irresponsible crisis from this president. and this one comes at a steep, steep cost for very real people. a government shutdown ripples throughout the entire economy. it shakes consumer confidence. it impacts hardworking families. and in my home state of new mexico, almost 6,000 federal workers have been furloughed or are working without pay. many of whom were already living paycheck to paycheck before this president's shutdown. carol wrote to me, i feel i am being held hostage by my government, which i have always felt it was an honor to work for. carol is worried about how she and her coworkers are going to pay their mortgages, their car payments, if this shutdown continues. kathy from los lunas wrote to me, i am a federal employees and i am dismayed this the president is holding us hostage. he needs to quit toying with our lives and all of the

i don't make the choice. [ laughter ] >> i've done the new mexico for the holidays. for the new year's, i like to be somewhere warm. >> seth: yes. well, i think that's -- i think we should clarify. we were talking back stage. a lot of people, if you say you're going to new mexico, they say, oh, at least it's warm. it's not warm. >> not in the wintertime, no. it's freezing. >> seth: freezing, yeah. that's why the old mexico has them beat by far. [ laughter ] >> oh, maybe that's why people think you're talking about -- >> seth: yeah. >> the new mexico. as if they've rebranded themselves. >> seth: and they're like, "oh, my god." >> it's actually a state in the nation, mr. trump. >> seth: yeah. i'm going to the new mexico. it's amazing. it's called, like, super cancun. [ laughter ] but it is beautiful, and i -- another thing -- this show is a beautifully shot show. >> "series of unfortunate events?" >> seth: yeah, it's just gorgeous. >> or your show? >> seth: this is beautiful. all the more so when you're hearing your beautiful -- but it's so gorgeous. it's so funny, and

this will be the next storm already developing in areas of new mexico. puters hinting at additional snow in areas of oklahoma and even north texas. the forecast for today, the first day of the new year, frigid in the plains. east coast nice and mild. >>> just ahead, the new year means new laws for much of the country. a ban on fall up next. onfidence when diagnosed with cancer, alexander went to st. jude children's research hospital. no family pays st. jude for anything... because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. now i'm perfectly cancer free. perfect proof... moms are always right. visit stjude.org or shop wherever you see the st. jude logo. (vo) my digestive system used to make me feel sluggish. but those days are over. now, i take metamucil every day. it naturally traps and removes the waste that weighs me down, so i feel lighter. try metamucil and begin to feel what lighter feels like. take the metamucil two week challenge and lighten up. just take metamucil every day for two weeks. are you ready for the challenge? get star

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how climate changepacting water rights in new mexico. shields and david brooks analyze the latest news on the shutdown. and, a violinist brings the symphony to the homeless population of los angeles. >> woodruff: it has been a big day-- and a big week-- with economic news that has led to some wild swings in the financial markets. today alone was full of newsth about jobsfed, interest rates, china and a big jump on stock exchanges. amna nawaz speaks with someone who will try to explain what it all adds up to. >> nawaz: stocks did surge on that very strong jobs report and the comments by federal reserve chairman jay powell. the economy added more than 2.6 million jobs in that makes it the third-best year for job growth since the recession. and dating back to 2000, only 2014 and 2015 were higher. we dive into all of this with mark zandi, chief economist at moody's analytics. mark zandi, welcome back to the "newshour". so you heard earlier, 312,000 new jobs added in december. this all good news iis report? >> it's pretty good news, yeah. tha

the president says i often said with rallies that mexico will pay for the wall. we just signed a new trade deal with mexico. it's millions of dollars a year better than the nafta deal. it pays for the wall many times over. just yesterday down at the border the president told reporters it's not like i ever said mexico was going to cut a check. compare and contrast that to what president trump told hannity in 2016. take a look. >> they're not going to write us a check. >> okay. they'll pay. in one form out another. they may even write us a check. >> he says they may even write us a check. quick fact check. the new nafta, the usmca is not approved by congress. there's no wording in that legislation that would suggest any country paying for a wall, and even if the u.s. economy grows as a result of this new trade deal, experts tell us that revenue would come on the backs of american taxpayers not mexico. >> jeff bennett, julia, tom, thank you. i want to bring in nancy cook. it is possible when the president tweets about h 1-b he could be responding to the washington post piece looking at

that area of new mexico receiving 15 inches of snow in the last week. the storm has already soaked california where at least five storm-related deaths are reported. a mudslide crushing cars in los angeles. >> it just sounded like either like a very giant tree falling or like a car hitting another car at like 80 miles an hour. it was like a loud bang. >> reporter: watch as this semi collides with a vehicle on highway 91 in anaheim hitting the center divider. one person was taken to the hospital. in the hollywood hills 21 people evacuated as the earth beneath them gave way. this home now on the edge of a cliff. near ventura this rv park surrounded by feet of water. the rest of the country now preparing for snow and ice. public schools in omaha closed this morning. and airlines are waiving changing fees as a second storm begins to take shape before hitting the northeast. and the morning commute could be slick from philadelphia to boston today, and then that second storm makes its way to the midwest tomorrow before hitting the northeast by sunday. the full

that is why they sent men into invade new mexico. they wanted california. they wanted gold and access to ports and the union had to stop them. they had to wait on the three acts that ari was talking about until they actually shoved the texans back to san antonio. that is why they had to wait until 1862. they had to make sure the way was clear. there are several arguments that we can make about how these particular campaigns shaped the war in the east and made it easier for the union army to focus on those battles in virginia. they didn't have to worry about sending their own troops west to engage larger armors. -- larger armies. let's talk more about the union army's multiple goals. these are stories that need to be told, because these were happening. of course, some people didn't care about them, and of course, soldiers wereca's engaged in other regions and there was a huge loss of life that we didn't see so much in the west. but, i don't think calling attention to this and broadening the scope takes anything away from other studies of the war in other reg

the shifting white stands in new mexico part of the largest deals in the world.now this area's f be shifting. you're looking at what could be america's next national park. the story is c another cold start to the day as we head through the afternoon. looking ahead to the weekend a strong storm arrives for saturday bringing gusty winds and soaking rain. for today mid-50s in san francisco and looking at 57 in oakland. san jose 57 in santa rosa. the wet weekend as well as for a rainy start to the week next week. >>> most national parks across the country remain closed due to the partial government shutdown. that hasn't stopped all tourists from visiting. hundreds of people scaled fences to play in the dunes at new mexico's white sands national monument over the holidays before the shutdown, lawmakers proposed a bipartisan bill to make white sands america's next national park. mark strassmann went to new mexico to check out the desert oasis. >> this is the most pristine beach in the world. >> it's constantly moving, growing, evolving, changing. >> this place, it enco

. >>> next, skiers on alert after a deadly avalanche in new mexico.ting the slopes, our gadi schwartz explains what to be on the lookout for. >> reporter: tonight our first look at video taken during a massive search for avalanche survivors in new mexico. >> i actually watched a guy get buried in the avalanche. event them from happening on their slopes. specialized members of ski patrols like this one in colorado regularly throw mbthe public. on average, 27 people are killed by avalanches in the u.s. each winter. but most of those happen in the back country, rarely at resorts. yesterday's avalanche in taos killing one man and sending another to the hospital. former new mexico governor gary johnson saw it happen and ran to help dig. >> it was basically ten feet of concrete. that's what happens in an avalanche. >> reporter: experts say even though avalanches are rare, there are precautions skiers can take. so this right here, this is an avalanche beacon. how does this work? >> i'm putting mine in search mode. >> so right now, if i've got this and i'm bu

and texas, though most of this is in new mexico. and in texas, in total there is less than 100 miles of fencing. now this is where the priority is now for the border patrol, is texas. why? because texas is 1,200 miles of the 2,000 mile border and yet they only have 100 miles of barriers. so the new fencing that the administration has requested, as we understand it, is particularly necessary in the most populated parts of the rio grande valley, on the texas-mexico border. by the way, that's where 40% of the crossings occur. so you would think it makes sense to have more barriers there. again, it's not all about barriers. it has to be an all-of-the-above strategy. the $5.7 billion in barriers, about $4 billion more than the bipartisan senate homeland security appropriations bill, is what they are proposing. so it's about $4 billion more, $4.1 billion, i think to be exact than what's in the bill agreed to on a bipartisan basis. in december democrats proposed $1.3 billion for the same purpose, which is actually a reduction in the amount

let me tell you another from my home state of new mexico. a local santa fe small business, a construction company, sarcon construction corporation, is ready to begin an $8.4 million project to build two new hangars at the municipal airport. this project will generate $650,000 in local tax revenue and it will employ 75 to 100 people. many of those people are literally unemployed now. waiting for this project to begin. this project is a big deal for my home city of santa fe. but do you know why the project is stalled? sarcon can't get the necessary approval from the federal aviation administration because of the trump shutdown. the f.a.a. personnel responsible for approval are furloughed. this shutdown has real consequences for real people, especially for people like those unemployed new mexicans ready and eager to work but unable because of our president's tran trump. -- tantrum. the president says he can, quote, relate to federal workers who can't pay bills during the shutdown, but in the next breath he blithely assumes they will make adjust

new mexico's famed kachina peak once only accessible to expert skiers after an arduous hike. in 2015 a new lift was installed, giving the public direct access to some of the highest runs in america. the taos ski resort saying earlier this morning ski patrol had been out detonating bombs along kachina peak hoping to prevent avalanches. but tonight the worst-case scenario as they search for more survivors. gadi schwartz, nbc news. >>> also breaking tonight, a stunning verdict in chicago. three current and former police officers accused of covering up the 2014 shooting of laquan mcdall headlines, found not guilty. rehema ellis has the fallout. >> reporter: for the three officers, a sweeping victory. >> there is a finding of not guilty as to every count. >> reporter: for the critics of the chicago police department, a stunning defeat. >> this verdict lets us know that the blue code of silence is alive and well in chicago. >> reporter: officer thomas gaffney, former officer joseph walsh, former detective david march, now cleared of charges they tried to cover up evidence to protect

rights come long before new mexico became a state.g before there was a u.s. forest service. >> forest service says wteare a permite. we're not permittees. we're allotment owners. we own our allotments. we bought it. and then we pay a grazing fee on top of that. and yes, in 1978, the u.s. supreme court ruled that we own the water rights. struck a unique set of land, water and grazing allowances by granting settlers property known as allotments to encouragest werd expansion, but, over decades, the shifting government policies and court chaenges have left land and water rights undealer. >> they want our water. if they can get the water, they can control us, they have us. i mean, we're finished without water. >> in 1993, the mexican spotted owl was listed as threatened under the endangered species act. soon after two plants, the sacramento mountain thtle and brickly poppy, joined the list. the forest service rect fences to protect critical string bank habitat. environmentalists say they gather around waterways an upset ecosystems. goss su

how about new mexico? mexico. >> how about north carolina. >> is several famous people came out of north carolina. >> i don't know any famous people from north carolina. >> boy, bad. you got michael jordan. beth troutman. >> how about california? california is a big state? >> okay, the coppolas, are the coppolas from california? >> she's thinking napa. let's go back because she waugt some more and thought about. >> it snoop dogg, mac dre. >> she hit north and south. >> once she got past the wine. how about you, new york, what have you got? >> jennifer lopez, carrie washington, cardi b., you have jay-z. >> you're naming a bunch of famous people but who is the most famous. pick one? >> how about maine? >> probably stephen king. >> my favorite, oregon. >> author ken kesey who wrote "one flew nest." i got stoned with him in oregon when i was a kid. >> it turns out the real identity of cupid is actually puggy small and today he is going to be affecting his powers in love at this park in london. he's out for a w

the next storm is down here, now beginning in areas of new mexico. 's not going to be a huge storm. it's mostly going to be a snowmaker in new mexo and eventually a big rainmaker throughout all of the southeast with the heaviest rain being in areas of louisiana and mississippi. in like what we dealt with 2018, just one rainstorm after another. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. c here's aser look at your day ahead. well, ts far as theperatures go, still very mild in areas of east coast and the southeast but look at where the cold air is it's settled into the northern plains. minneapolis around 9 degrees. denver aroun 20. salt lake city, 23. so the cold airit is us in the plains and it will arrive on the east coast starting >> bill, thank you. >>> deputies near tampa, florida, have recovered half al n dollars worth of stolen tequila. the 966 cases of patron -- that's the good stuff -- were found sunday night in a semi trailer that hadreviously gone missing from a truck stop. authorities caught the thieves as they were transferring the l

did he observe haaland from new mexico, sharice davids from kansas, and kristi noem from south dakota. next slide. we increased the involvement with three native american teachers which represented paul revere school, k-8, and balboa high school. the indian education program, students and parents work with google to create an indigenous mapping project. the department of c.n.i. and state and federal programs toured the california indian museum and cultural center,

the government shutdown directly affects more than 6,000 federal employees throughout new mexico. these dedicated public servants are not getting paid but they need to pay rent, put food on the table. they still need to make payments on their car loans and student loans. almost 50,000 residents of new mexico's first congressional district depend on snap benefits to feed their families. the government shutdown means that snap benefits are threatened. as someone who relied on government assistance programs when i was raising my daughter as a single mom, i've been there and i know how they are going to pay for -- and i know that it is devastating for these people to worry about how they are going to pay for their next meal and to take care of their families. our indians -- our indian nation, pueblo and tribes who rely on elderly services and indian health services for medical care are already being impacted by this shutdown. and the suffering will grow greater as the shutdown drags on. if this shutdown continues, 62% of indian health services will be forced to cease offering services

we're learning more about an explosion at an illegal pipeline in new mexico. at least 85 people have died. 60 more in the hospital. dozens of others are missing. some of the victims in serious condition with burns along more than 80% of their bodies. forensic scientist are trying to get dna samples from people hoping to identify some of the remains. mexico has a history of gang members stealing fuel by drilling holes in the pipelines. pipelines were illegally tapped with tennessee average of 42 times every day. >>>another migrant caravan is headed to the u.s. southern border. it's a thousand or more migrants in the new caravan sunday morning according to reports. meantime, thousands of other central american migrants are taking mexico up on its offer, a temporary asylum and work visa's. mexican immigration officials say more than 3600 people associated with various migrant caravans registered for temporary status in new mexico. that number is expected to grow as more arrive at the border with guatemala. >> now, the oldest man in the world has died. he died ear

we've got a very flourishing craft brewery industry in virginia, as i know in new mexico and i imagine even alaska. well, port city brewing, based in virginia, can't bring a couple of new brews to market because a.t.f. workers are furloughed. there's already been mention of the growing lines of t.s.a. at the airports, and the fact that farmers who are waiting to see whether the president's support checks are going to come in, they're not going to come in right now. you've got bad trade policy reinforced with bad business practices while the government is shut down. as a matter of fact, look at this at a more macro level, what is the cost -- what does it cost the taxpayer? the cost has already exceeded $3.6 billion. why in good gracious' name at least just vote on what the house has already voted on, what 96 senators voted on in the middle of december. we want to continue to litigate how we can better protect our border security, count me in. i'm in favor of additional resources for border security. i'm sure we can find a way to get to yes. but why hold 800,000 federal workers, hundreds

icy roads led to dozens of accidents in new mexico. one family spray painted a call for help on their car. this system could cause major problems later this week as it heads east. eric fisher is chief meteorologist at wbz in boston. eric, what is the latest? >> well, vlad, good evening to you. that snow in tucson was the first measurable snowfall there in nearly six years and some of the coldest air since that time as well. and some of that energy will move across new mexico and over into the plains over the next 24 hours. still some additional snow to go. really tough travel in new mexico, especially around the sandia mountains where they have seen a lot of snow the last week or so. and look at the temperatures to wake up to tomorrow morning, right at the freezing mark in phoenix, as well as tucson, 24 there in albuquerque. some of that energy, again, heading to texas and oklahoma with ice and snowfall for for tomorrow and more heavy rainfall moving across the southeast where it has just been raining and raining and seemingly raining

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to the west in new mexico, semis overturning on snowy roads. g east. ginger zee, abc news. >> incredible pictures there. and the south will again have the nation's worst weather today. >> accuweather's paul williams has the forecast. paul, good morning. >> good morning, janai, marcus. we have a neapolitan flavor of precipitation across texas. snow in the west part going into new mexico. freezing rain and sleet in the middle and then heavy showers along the eastern side. now those showers will lean into mississippi, alabama, arkansas, georgia, going into tennessee. for the northeast, cold with this high pressure system in place. chilly in the northwest corner of the country. and at least chilly around the great lakes but warmer in the dakotas. marcus? janai? >> our thanks to paul there. >>> so attention, mega millions players, especially those who bought a ticket in new york state yesterday. unfortunately, i didn't. >> you missed out. >> you may be a multimillionaire. >> last night's drawing was worth $425 million. these are the winning numbers f

and that storm is raising fears of more avalanches after two in recent days in colorado and new mexico left three people dead. authorities now warning skiers to use extreme caution. nbc's miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: moving at speeds of over 100 miles an hour when an avalanche rumbles downhill, the torrent of snow is often impossible to outrun. >> we saw the skier fighting, really, for his life as all the snow started moving underneath him. >> reporter: after two men were killed in a wave of cascading powder at a ski resort in taos, new mexico last week, another skier lost his life in an avalanche near aspen, colorado monday while in the back country. across the u.s., eight have been killed in avalanches this season. >> it doesn't take a very large avalanche to bury somebody. avalanches can knock somebody off their feet, push them through the trees, push them over a cliff. >> reporter: though avalanches are rare, the odds of surviving one, like this man did in california, may be even more remote. the danger most critical after a storm, just like the one bringing blizzard-l

most of this is in new mexico. and in texas, in total there is less ang minute miles of fencin. this is where the priority is now fore the border patrol is texas. why? because texas is 1200 miles of the 2000-mile border and yet feel him 100 miles of barriers. so the new fencing that the administration has requested as we understand is particularly necessary in the most populated part of the rio grande valley, on the texas mexico border. by the way, that's where 40% of the crossings occur so you would think it makes sense to have more barriers there. again, it's not all about barriers. it has to be the above strategy. but 5.7 billion in barriers which is about is not $4 billie than the bipartisan senate homeland security appropriations bill is what they are proposing. .. >> but, folks, there's a way to find common ground here, especially if you include with this 234 miles of additional barriers -- to be determined as to what kind of barrier and where it goes -- if you include with to the other immigration policies that many on the other side of the aisle strongly support. and som

you see forecast precipitation for a snow event across southern new mexico and arizona, parts of texas will be heavy rain over parts of the gulf coast, chili rain over the next couple days moving towards the mid-atlantic. happy new year, nice to see you. i want to hear about your trip. rob: you will hear about it. >> was on instagram? rob: some of it is. not all of it. one lucky person ringing in the new year is a whole lot richer. jillian: the winning mega millions ticket sold at an auto repair shop on long island in new york, the prize is a whopping $425 million. rob: could be somebody around here, smaller prizes are possible so check your winning tickets, 34, 44, 57, 62, 70 and the mega ball is 14. a lot of numbers every time. jillian: 9 minutes after the hour, today is the last full day republicans control the house, democrats are eager to vote on their plan to reopen the government. the only problem, money for a wall. my next guest is donald trump has already won the fight. rob: celebrating the new year with a bang. why this float burst into flames during the famous rose parade. ♪

you got a pretty big lobby in the 19 or 20 pueblo communities in new mexico. all, richard nixon gave them back the blue lake. another thing is the controversy in the worldues war ii monuments. and the fact that one of the reasons this became a controversy is one of the veterans said that the design -- i am trying to find what he said. h of shame black gas and sorrow cut into the earth." he came up with this one. what i did not know about this 1 -- i knew there was a white man in the middle and a black man on the right, person of african ancestry. guess who the person on the left is? it is supposed to be a latino. yeah, that's what i thought. oh. i mean, they got the skin colored right, maybe, but they were trying to be contemporary like, ok, we will put up a more traditional kind of statue of soldiers, maybe not raising the american flag. ok, now this style, but show diversity, right? that's always a good thing to do. but african americans was -- but the african-american statue was actually sculpted based on the sitting of an african-american soldier and so wa

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in the western front new mexico and california grapple with their own version of confederate tributes, namely celebrations of spanish conquests and missionaries. controversies over the messaging of these have received less media attention nationally. although people have much appreciation for the statues as african-americans for confederate generals. i will mention four these controversies before turning to a nearby texas site. a monument depicts a vanquished indian lying at the feet of a settlor and a catholic priest. the catholic priest looks like a cross between the ghost of christmas past and eight a dementor.and a --y african american groups by spanish-american settlers. member,e a tribal called the sculpture to genocide and scoffed that its removal would show disrespect for history. is a slide that they'd activists decapitated a statue of some and who was canonized as a saint by pope francis for his efforts to christianize california indians. these natives say he should be the saint of genocide. in new mexico, during the festival of santa fe, held each year since 1911, hispanic

. >>> there is new reporting after the deadly avalanche in new mexico. the news broke just as we came on here last night. those two skiers buried under the snow? taos and a desperate scramble to get them out. we now learned one of those skiers, a young man from boston, has died. the urgent effort to perform cpr. here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: this is the moment rescuers desperately performed cpr, trying to save a life. >> they're trying to get this guy to breathe. >> reporter: fellow skiers and first responders raced into action after the avalanche hit, burying matthew zonghetti and another man. it took an agonizing 22 minutes to dig them free. >> i actually watched a guy get buried in the avalanche. >> reporter: zonghetti, 26 years old, did not survive. he was on a ski trip with his dad. >> my husband went down one trail, and matt went down the other trail. and they were gonna meet at the bottom, but matt didn't show up. >> reporter: the ski resort in taos, new mexico says before the area opened thursday, teams used explosives to trigger avalanches

>>fter two men w killed in a wave of cascading powder at a ski resort in new mexico last week. another skier lost his life in an avalancheear aspen colorado monday while in the backcountry. across the 8u.s., have been killed in avalanches this season. >> it doesn't take a ver large avalanche to bury somebody. they can knock somebody off their feet, push them through the trees or push them over a cliff. >> though avalanches are rare, the odds of surviving one like this man did in calornia may be even more remote. the danger most critical after a storm. >> good morning. you're seeing that whole storm front start to m its way to the north here and that heavy snow triggers the avalanches. right now, satellite composite radar, you can see the upper midwest. portions of the midwest, dealing with the wintry mix. there is the dividing line, a little bit o sleet and freezing rain. look at the advisories and winter storm warnings we have in place, out toward chicago and all the way into milwauke storm totals were looking at possibly 3 to 4 inches across erie p.a. that's the big weather s

most of this is in new mexico. in texas in total less than 100 miles of fencing this is the priority now. and that is part of the 2000-mile border but yet you only have 100 miles of barriers. so the new fencing the administration has requested is necessary in the most populated parts of the rio grande valley of the texas mexico border where 40 percent of crossings occur it has to be all of the above strategy. five.7million barriers that is more than the homeland security appropriations bill is what they are proposing. than what is in the bill than what has already been agreed to in a bipartisan basis. democrats proposed one.3 billion for the samehe purpose but there is a way to find common ground especially if you include with a 234 miles of additional barriers for what kind of barrier and where it goes with the other immigration policies stronglyso support. like dealing with doctor long --dash daca. their family brought them here as kids. they were minors. responsible for breaking immigration laws and now they are

. >>> dangerous avalanches in new mexico and utah with a major winter storm closing in on the midwest and the northeast bearing the brunt of this weekend. some parts could receive two feet of snow. good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> i had herbs growing in my garden because it was so warm. good by. i'm christine romans. let's begin with breaking news. buzzfeed reporting that president trump personally directed michael cohen to lie to congress about a proposed trump tower moscow project. buzzfeed's sources, two law enforcement officials, say the president instructed cohen to say negotiations to build the tower ended months before they actually did. the sources say cohen confirmed to special counsel robert mueller's team that, yes, the president issued the order to lie to congress. buzzfeed reports mueller's office learned about it through interviews with multiple interviews with the trump organization, internal e-mails and other documents. >> here is how rudy giuliani responded to the bombshell report. quote, if you believe cohen, i can get you a great deal on t

. >> two avalanches in recent days in colorado and new mexico left three people dead. authorities now warning skiers to use extreme caution. miguel has the story. >> moving at speeds of over 100 miles per hour when an avalanche rumbles downhill. >> we saw the skier fight for his life as all the snow starts moving underneath him. >> after two men were killed in a wave of cascading powder at a ski resort in new mexico last week. another skier lost his life in an avalanche near aspen colorado monday while in the backcountry. across the u.s., 8 have been killed in avalanches this season. >> it doesn't take a very large avalanche to bury somebody. they can knock somebody off their feet, push them through the trees or push them over a cliff. >> though avalanches are rare, the odds of surviving one like this man did in california may be even more remote. the danger most critical after a storm. >> good morning. you're seeing that whole storm front start to make its way to the north here and that heavy snow triggers the avalanches. right now, satellite composite radar, you can

it's the result of mexico's new open door immigration policy that's just a week old. ery migrant that enters legally first gets a bracelet. this is their golden ticket to be able to enter mexico legally and go through the process to eventually get a humanitarian visa. that process is about five days. once inside, migrants are photographed, interviewed, fingerprinted and even get iris recognition scan to keep track of who is entering. marcos alonso who earned $4 a week ago, left honduras with a group. he says he doesn't think the wa. it doesn't affect him, it doesn't matter, he's going to be there. though he can stay in mexico under the new policy, he's u.s. bound. at the u.s. border in tijuana, less than 700 migrants from the october caravan are still waiting in hopes of getting asylum. tijuana is more than 2,000 miles from where we are right now. we asked officials if mexico is north by facilitating the process. the question is what the migrants will be here in mexico will head to the u.s. border. adriana diaz, cbs news, ciudad hidalgo, mexico. >>> rudy giuliani is wa