Souper Bowl serves up strong support for helping the hungry
As the biggest food bank in New Mexico, Roadrunner Food Bank and its partners need all the support they can get.
AS YOU PREPARE FOR THE REST OF YOUR SUNDAY, HERE ARE THE BIG THINGS THAT WE’RE FALLING FOR YOU TODAY. FIRST, LET’S GET YOU BACK OVER TO COREY HOWARD WITH YOUR KOAT WEATHER FORECAST. YEAH. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY IT’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT WARMER OUT WEST VERSUS EAST. SO WE DO HAVE THAT HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SETTING UP IN THE WEST. SO AND THEN WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE COOL AIR THAT WE HAVE FURTHER OUT TOWARDS THE EAST, THAT’S GOING TO BE THE REASON WHY THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO LOOK THE WAY THAT THEY’RE GOING TO LOOK. YOU CAN SEE AREAS LIKE CLOVIS ARE GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES AROUND 40 DEGREES 43 IN HOBBS. BUT OVER HERE TOWARDS THE WEST, WE’RE SEEING TEMPERATURES LIKE 65 IN RESERVE. NOW, THAT WILL CHANGE ONCE WE GET OVER TO TOMORROW. THINGS WILL BEGIN TO REALLY WARM UP, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THAT HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM. BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW WE WILL BE MAINTAINING CLEAR SKIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY, WE’LL HAVE A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES, AND THEN WE’LL HAVE OUR TEMPERATURES COMING DOWN FROM THERE BEFORE EVENTUALLY GOING BACK UP ON FRIDAY. PAYTON, BACK TO YOU. THANKS, COREY. AND THIS MORNING’S TOP STORIES. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK TO THE STREETS IN ICE OUT PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS WEEK, INCLUDING HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. SO THEY WERE DEMONSTRATING AGAINST FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT FOLLOWING THE DEADLY SHOOTINGS OF ALEX AND RENEE. GOOD. A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN STARTED OVERNIGHT AS THE DEBATE IN CONGRESS OVER REFORMING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES. SO THIS IS THE SECOND FEDERAL FUNDING LAPSE IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS. BUT THIS 1ST MAY BE SHORT LIVED. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JACKIE DEFUSCO HAS MORE ON WHERE THINGS STAND THIS WEEKEND. THAT PROTEST, LASTING ABOUT 2.5 HOURS TODAY. WHOA, WHOA. RACIST SYSTEM HAS TO FALL. A FIELD CIVIC PLAZA FRIDAY AS ALBUQUERQUE PROTESTERS RALLIED AGAINST ICE AND FEDERAL IMMIGRATION TACTICS. I SPENT 27 YEARS IN THE MILITARY, AND TO SEE THIS ADMINISTRATION DOING WHAT IT’S DOING, IT’S LIKE BREAKING MY HEART. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY’RE KILLING PEOPLE. SO IT’S GOT TO STOP. MIKE SAYS SOME PEOPLE TOLD HIM HE SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR WEARING HIS SHIRT, BUT HE SAYS THE DEATH OF ALEX. PREETI, A NURSE WHO WORKED WITH VETERANS, IS WHAT DROVE HIM TO SHOW UP. IT WAS COLD BLOODED. THEY SHOT HIM IN THE BACK AND IT WAS DISGUSTING. PROTESTERS MARCHED AROUND CENTRAL AVENUE. CHANTING, CARRYING SIGNS AND FLAGS BEFORE REGROUPING DOWNTOWN. THIS GROUP OF PROTESTERS HAS FINISHED THEIR MARCH AROUND DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. A GROUP HAS GATHERED TO MY RIGHT AND ANOTHER TO MY LEFT HERE AT THE EL HURRICANE PAVILION. MY FRENCH TEACHER CANCELED CLASS. SHE’S A PART OF THE ALBUQUERQUE TEACHERS UNION, AND THE WHOLE UNION IS CANCELING CLASS TODAY. FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO COME TO THIS EVENT, BOTH MY PROFESSORS CANCELED CLASS, AND I THINK I SAW BOTH OF THEM HERE TODAY, ACTUALLY. DYLAN BERGER SAYS HE SHOWED UP IN PART BECAUSE OF FIVE YEAR OLD LIAM RAMOS, THE PRESCHOOLER DETAINED BY ICE IN MINNEAPOLIS. A STORY SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD. WE’RE ALL OUT HERE SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TAKEN ILLEGALLY. OTHERS SAYING THEY’RE WORRIED ABOUT A POSSIBLE ICE MOBILIZATION COMING TO NEW MEXICO. I TAUGHT AT ONE OF THE SCHOOLS HERE FOR MANY YEARS, ONE OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND WE HAD KIDS WHO WERE HERE WITHOUT THEIR PAPERS. THEY’RE USUALLY HARD WORKING PEOPLE, AND I THINK A LOT OF THEM ARE TRYING TO GET CITIZENSHIP. APD TELLS US IT DID NOT RESPOND TO ANY CALLS RELATED TO THE DEMONSTRATION. REPORTING IN CIVIC PLAZA ALIYAH CHAVEZ KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. ALIAH. THANK YOU. A BILL TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES THAT CAN BE AWARDED IN MALPRACTICE CASES AND ATTORNEY FEES HAS PASSED THE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY. PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL SAYS NEW MEXICO HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWSUITS. THE HOUSE, HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, PASSING IT 7 TO 3 AND NOW MOVES TO THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. A BILL TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARE WE? WE DID JUST MENTION THIS. THAT IS GOING TO THE COMMITTEE THAT’S GOING YESTERDAY. BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING ELSE. THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS MORNING. SO SOME LEADERS IN NEW MEXICO NATIONAL GUARD ARE NOW SAYING THAT THEIR OPERATION IN ALBUQUERQUE TO REDUCE CRIME DID NOT HAVE THE IMPACT THAT THEY HOPED FOR. THE DEPLOYMENT BEGAN NEARLY A YEAR AGO AFTER THE GOVERNOR SENT THE GUARD TO HANDLE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND FREE UP APD OFFICERS. NOW THE GUARD IS QUESTIONING ITS EFFECTIVENESS, EVEN AS FORMER APD LEADERS SAY THE OPERATION DID MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE’RE BACK ON TRACK. NOW WE’VE GOT SOME DOGS TO LOOK AT. WE GOT SOME DOGS TO LOOK AT. SOMETIMES THE STORY GETS THERE TWICE. THIS RIGHT HERE IS GOING TO BE IRIS. IRIS IS A FIVE YEAR OLD QUEENSLAND HEELER MIX NOT POPPING UP. IRIS, WHERE YOU AT? THERE SHE GOES. SHE’S A HAPPY GO LUCKY GIRL WHO LOVES, WALKS, PLAYTIME AND SNUGGLING. AFTERWARDS, YOU CAN MEET IRIS AT THE EASTSIDE SHELTER, SO POP UP AND SAY HI TO IRIS. AND THEN UP NEXT IS CHARISMA. CHARISMA IS A ONE YEAR OLD AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG. YEAH. YOU GOT TO LOVE THESE LITTLE THESE MIXES THAT WE HAVE. NOW SHE’S SUPER AFFECTIONATE. SHE’S GREAT ON A LEASH AND SHE LOVES ATTENTION AND SHE JUST MIGHT BE THE RIGHT FIT FOR YOUR HOME AND SOME COZY COUCH TIME. NOW YOU CAN MEET CHARISMA AT THE ANIMAL HUMANE, NEW MEXICO. SO YEAH, WE GOT TWO LITTLE LOVELY PICKS RIGHT UP THERE FOR YOU. AND SO ADORABLE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? TODAY IS SO NICE OUTSIDE. AND I KNOW A LOT OF THE ANIMAL SHELTERS AROUND THE AREA WILL KIND OF LET YOU TAKE A DOG FOR A DAY AND TAKE THEM ON WALKS OR SOMETHING. YEAH, IT HELPS THEM KIND OF, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE VOLUNTEERING, SO YOU’RE HELPING THEM GET THEM OUTSIDE, GET THEM ON WALKS. OKAY. SO YEAH, I FEEL LIKE THAT COULD BE SOMETHING REALLY FUN TO DO. IF YOU’RE LOOKING AT ADOPTING A DOG TO TEST ONE OUT, OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO GET OUT AND ABOUT WITH A FURRY FRIEND TODAY. YEAH, I WANT A FURRY FRIEND. I DON’T HAVE A DOG. I WANT ONE SO BAD, BUT I JUST DON’T HAVE ONE. MY LIFESTYLE, YOU KNOW, IT’S HARD. IT’S HARD. YEAH, FOR SURE, FOR SURE. WELL, COREY, THANKS SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THOSE LITTLE RUNDOWNS ON THE DOGS. AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. ACTION 7 NEWS WILL BE BACK AT FIVE. AND REMEMBER, YOU CAN GET OUR LATEST NEWSCAST ANYTIME ON THE FREE, VERY LOCAL APP. WE HOPE YOU HAVE A SAFE SATU
Souper Bowl serves up strong support for helping the hungry
As the biggest food bank in New Mexico, Roadrunner Food Bank and its partners need all the support they can get.
“Soup season” was on full display Saturday for the Souper Bowl at the Roadrunner Food Bank with more than 1,000 ticket-holders jammed in to sample gourmet soups from some of New Mexico’s best restaurants.Diana Sanchez, event and communications manager for Roadrunner, said that for the many supporters of the food bank, the event was more fun than just mailing them a check now and then.”We’re really fortunate to have a lot of supporters that donate through the holidays, but sometimes during the slower seasons of giving, opportunities like this help people donate in a different way,” Sanchez said. “Some people may not want to send something in the mail but will come and enjoy an activity like this, and it’s really about making those community connections.”As the biggest food bank in New Mexico, Roadrunner and its partners need all the support they can get, whether it’s money, volunteering, or distributing the large amount of food that is needed year-round. “It’s just so encouraging to know that New Mexico really likes to come together to help our neighbors,” Sanchez said. “And that is something that we see here today because they know that by coming here, they’re supporting not only the restaurants that are here. They’re getting to meet people that are like-minded and have this mission in mind.”
“Soup season” was on full display Saturday for the Souper Bowl at the Roadrunner Food Bank with more than 1,000 ticket-holders jammed in to sample gourmet soups from some of New Mexico’s best restaurants.
Diana Sanchez, event and communications manager for Roadrunner, said that for the many supporters of the food bank, the event was more fun than just mailing them a check now and then.
“We’re really fortunate to have a lot of supporters that donate through the holidays, but sometimes during the slower seasons of giving, opportunities like this help people donate in a different way,” Sanchez said. “Some people may not want to send something in the mail but will come and enjoy an activity like this, and it’s really about making those community connections.”
As the biggest food bank in New Mexico, Roadrunner and its partners need all the support they can get, whether it’s money, volunteering, or distributing the large amount of food that is needed year-round.
“It’s just so encouraging to know that New Mexico really likes to come together to help our neighbors,” Sanchez said. “And that is something that we see here today because they know that by coming here, they’re supporting not only the restaurants that are here. They’re getting to meet people that are like-minded and have this mission in mind.”
