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WEATHER AND TRAFFIC EVERY TEN MINUTES ON WEATHER AND TRAFFIC EVERY TEN MINUTES ON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR TODAY... THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR BIG-EYE CAM. HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION YOU CAN EXPECT TODAY -- ON CANDELARIA ROAD. PARTS OF THE CANDELARIA BETWEEN EDITH AND SECOND STREET NORTHEAST WILL BE CLOSED FOR PAVING WORK. AND EXPECT DELAYS ON ARENAL BETWEEN UNSER AND TOM TENORIO PARK. CREWS ARE DOING LANDSCAPE WORK THERE. STILL AHEAD ON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR TODAY.. THE COST OF A CORD OF WOOD GOES UP DRAMATICALLY ... WE'LL SHOW YOU WHY. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE HERE'S A QUICK CHECK OF THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES ... CHECK OF THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIES ... THIEVES ARE TAKING STOLEN TRUCKS FARTHER SOUTH OF THE BORDER.....TO PLACES THAT MAKE IT VERY HARD FOR OWNERS HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE TO GET THEM BACK. SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES SAY TRUCKS LIKE THE FORD F-250 AND 350 ARE VERY POPULAR SOUTH OF MEXICO BECAUSE THEIR DEISEL ENGINES CAN BURN ALMOST ANYTHING. A MAN IS DEAD AFTER A SEMI SLAMMED INTO HIS CAR ON I-40 LAST NIGHT. TORRANCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES SAY THE MAN'S FORD CONTOUR WAS PARKED HALF ON THE ROAD AND HALF OFF NEAR CLINES CORNERS WHEN THE SEMI HIT HIM. THE DRIVER IN THE CAR WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE SEMI DRIVER WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. NEW THIS MORNING THE PENTAGON IS CONSIDERING REVERSING THE TROOP 'SURGE'FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR. ALREADY ONE BRIGADE IS HEADED HOME AND THERE ARE NO PLANS TO REPLACE IT. THE NEXT PLAN IS TO BRING THE NUMBER OF BRIGADES DOWN TO 15, AND THEN FINALLY BY AROUND JULY OF NEXT YEAR ....MOST, IF NOT ALL THE 30- THOUSAND EXTRA TROOPS WILL BE GONE. PAKISTAN OPPOSITION LEADER BENAZIR BHUTTO IS CALLING ON PRESIDENT PERVEZ MUSHARRAF TO RESIGN. BHUTTO IS AGAIN UNDER HOUSE ARREST, BUT HER SUPPORTERS SET TIRE FIRES ON ROADS AND THREW BRICKS AT PASSING POLICE CARS IN A PROTEST AGAINST MARTIAL LAW ... AND THEY HAVE NOW BEGUN A PROCESSION TO THE CAPITAL. BHUTTO IS ALSO INDICATING SHE'S READY TO WORK WITH OTHER OPPOSITION LEADERS TO RESTORE DEMOCRACY TO PAKISTAN. MISTAKEN FOR A MOBSTER? IT HAPPENED TO A LAS CRUCES MAN. THIS IS A PICTURE OF JAMES 'WHITEY' BULGAR -- AN INTERNATIONALLY SOUGHT MAFIOSO. THE LAS CRUCES SUN-NEWS REPORTS 74-YEAR-OLD JOE LEE WAS TRAVELING IN ITALY IN SEPTEMBER ... WHEN HE WAS MISTAKEN FOR BULGER. LEE WAS DETAINED IN A SICILIAN JAIL FOR FOUR HOURS ... BEFORE CONVINCING THE COPS THERE HE WASN'T 'WHITEY.' HIS WIFE JOKINGLY TOLD THE PAPER SHE BRIEFLY CONSIDERED TELLING THE COPS THEY HAD THE RIGHT GUY ... AFTER FINDING OUT THERE WAS A MILLION DOLLAR REWARD FOR BULGAR'S ARREST. U-N-M MAY HAVE A WHOLE NEW LOOK AND FEEL IN TEN YEARS -- AND STUDENTS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE PLANS. THE UNIVERSITY'S OWN ARCHITECT AND PLANNERS ARE WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH ARCHITECTURE PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS ON BLUEPRINTS FOR U- N-M'S FUTURE. STUDENTS SAY THERE'S ONE BIG THING MISSING AT U-N-M RIGHT NOW: ' Well the biggest challenge is that UNM as a whole has no singular gateway where people get a sense of entry - of coming onto campus and saying - well we're here on campus.' THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER IDEAS -- LIKE BRINGING SOME RETAIL AND ENTERTAINMENT TO THE AREA AROUND THE PIT AND UNIVERSITY STADIUM -- SO THERE'S BE SOMETHING TO DO AFTER GAMES. THERE WILL BE A FORMAL PRESENTATION OF THE PLANS ON WEDNESDAY. THERE ARE BIG PLANS IN THE WORKS FOR ROSWELL'S U- F-O AMUSEMENT PARK... SEE FOR YOURSELF: THIS IS WHAT THE ALIEN APEX RESORT THEME PARK COULD LOOK LIKE. THE MAIN ATTRACTION WILL BE A ROLLER COASTER THAT WOULD TAKE PASSENGERS ON A SIMULATED ALIEN ABDUCTION. AND EVERY EVENING, THE PARK WILL RE-ENACT THE ROSWELL INCIDENT OF 1947 WHERE WITNESSES SAY THEY SAW A U-F-O CRASH. THE DESIGN IS BEING FINALIZED AND THE PARK COULD OPEN IN 20-12. IT MIGHT BE A SIGN OF THE TIMES ... AND IT'S A SCARY ONE. SOME GAS STATIONS IN GORDA, SOUTH OF BIG SUR, CALIFORNIA ... ARE CHARGING 5- DOLLARS FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED. WHILE THAT'S THE EXTREME ... THE AVERAGE FOR CALIFORNIANS IS NOT MUCH BETTER ... 3-39 PER GALLON ACCORDING TO TRIPLE A. IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA ... TRIPLE A'S WEBSITE REPORTS YOU'LL PAY ANYWHERE FROM 2- 89 TO 3-15 FOR A GALLON REGULAR UNLEADED. THE RISING COST OF GASOLINE MEANS YOUR FIREWOOD WILL COST MORE THIS YEAR. A-1 FIREWOOD SENDS FOUR DELIVERY TRUCKS AND A SEMI INTO THE MOUNTAINS DAILY ... AND THEY SAY THEY'RE FEELING THE GAS PINCH. A CORD OF WOOD IS NOW SELLING FOR 230 DOLLARS....AND THEY SAY THAT PRICE WILL GO UP AS DEMAND INCREASES: 2:01 a lot of people are outraged at how high our wood prices are this year. they're mad but what can you do you have to stay warm. YOU COULD SAVE MONEY BY CUTTING YOUR OWN WOOD. CHECK WITH YOUR NEARSEST FOREST OFFICE OR RANGER STATION FOR INFORMATION AND PERMITS. WITH THE DAYS AND NIGHTS GETTING COLDER ... ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS ARE BUSY CHECKING ON THE WELFARE OF PETS KEPT OUTSIDE. 'he's got the porch here, but the wind can easily run right through it and if you have a cold chill there's no way to keep warm under here.-6'OFFICERS TRY TO CONTACT PET OWNERS FACE -TO- FACE BUT WHEN THEY'RE NOT HOME THEY LEAVE A LIST OF VIOLATIONS ON THEIR DOOR. COMMON ONES INCLUDE PETS LEFT OUTSIDE WITH NO WATER AND NO SHELTER. BUT THERE ARE SOME HAPPY ENDINGS . LAST NIGHT A DOG FOUND RUNNING LOOSE WAS RETURNED TO ITS OWNER BECAUSE OF A MICRO-CHIP IDENTIFIER. AS PEOPLE LOOK FOR WAYS TO STAY WARM ... FIRE DANGER INCREASES. BUT WILL YOUR SMOKE DETECTOR PROTECT YOU? SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE. WE'VE LEARNED THE SMOKE DETECTOR JUST ABOUT EVERYONE HAS IN THEIR HOME -- MAY NOT GIVE YOU MUCH OF A HEADS- UP. WITH THE HELP OF FIREFIGHTERS ... WE PUT THEM TO THE TEST ... AND FOUND SOMETHING YOU'LL WANT TO KNOW. FIND OUT WHAT THAT IS TONIGHT AT TEN. WE UPDATE YOU ON WEATHER AND TRAFFIC TOGETHER