AFTER A 4-HOUR STANDOFF... ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CATCH A MAN THEY SAY WAS WANTED FOR KIDNAPPING, CHILD ABUSE, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. POLICE SAY A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL LED THEM TO THE SUSPECT. ANTOINETTE ANTONIO IS HERE TO EXPLAIN.. ANTOINETTE? 24 YEAR OLD MARIO MAURICIO IS NOW UNDER ARREST.. FACING A LONG LIST OF CHARGES. POLICE SAY HE FORCED THE COURTYARD MARRIOTT TO GO UNDER LOCKDOWN... WHILE OFFICERS SEARCHED DOZENS OF ROOMS TO FIND HIM. A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALL LEADS ALBUQUERQUE POLICE TO THE COURTYARD MARRIOTT NEAR PASEO AND I-25 THIS MORNING... LOOKING FOR THIS MAN — MARIO MAURICIO. BUT POLICE SAY HE ESCAPED FROM HIS HOTEL ROOM ON THE 4TH FLOOR .. DOWN TO ANOTHER ROOM ON THE 3RD FLOOR, BARRICADING HIMSELF IN. HIS GIRLFRIEND AND HOTEL EMPLOYEES SAID HE WAS DANGEROUS. he was described also as being armed with a smith and wesson handgun, we immediately locked down our hotel rooms LESS THAN A MONTH AGO -- POLICE AND PROSECUTORS HIGHLIGHTED MAURICIO AS ONE OF THE MOST WANTED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA. POLICE SAY HE CHOKED HIS GIRLFRIEND TILL SHE PASSED OUT -- THEN PUT A GUN TO HER HEAD WHEN SHE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. ALREADY WANTED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, KIDNAPPING, AND CHILD ABUSE -- MAURICIO EVADED POLICE OFFICERS FOR 4 HOURS TODAY. EVENTUALLY THEY PINPOINTED HIS LOCATION -- A 3RD FLOOR BALCONY. 'he jumped from the 3rd floor, shimmied down to the 2nd, and then to the 1st floor where he began to run a short distance.'A SHORT DISTANCE, UNTIL HE RAN RIGHT INTO SWAT TEAM OFFICERS AND WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST. POLICE SAY JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF CARS IN THE PARKING LOT -- THERE WERE ONLY A FEW HOTEL GUESTS INSIDE DURING THE STANDOFF. MAURICIO FACES NEW CHARGES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FOR BEING A FELON WITH A GUN. NEW TONIGHT AT FIVE... WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THE MAN WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND CUT IN HALF AND BURIED NEAR GALLUP THIS WEEK. HE WAS 43-YEAR- OLD FRANK YAZZIE... MCKINLEY COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY YAZZIE WAS A TRANSIENT -- SO THEY DON’T HAVE MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN DOING RIGHT BEFORE HIS DEATH. YESTERDAY .... A HIKER FOUND THE LOWER HALF OF YAZZIE'S BODY. THE UPPER HALF OF HIS BODY WAS FOUND BY KIDS ON MONDAY. MCKINLEY COUNTY DETECTIVE SAY YAZZIE HAD BEEN STABBED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE CHEST -- BUT AREN'T SAYING HOW HE DIED A FUNERAL WAS HELD TODAY FOR THE SECOND OF FOUR TEENS KILLED BY A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER LAST WEEKEND. THIS MORNING.... 16-YEAR OLD JULIAN MARTINEZ WAS LAID TO REST IN WAGON MOUND. GADI SCHWARTZ IS LIVE TO TELL US WHAT THE PRIEST HAD TO SAY. IT WAS AN INTIMATE FUNERAL AT THE CHURCH JULIAN MARTINEZ'S FAMILY HELPED BUILD. DURING THE MASS AT THE SANTA CLARA PARISH- MOURNERS LISTENED AS THE PRIEST SPOKE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS OF ALCOHOLISM. MARTINEZ WAS KILLED ALONG WITH 3 OTHER TEENAGE FRIENDS AFTER DEPUTIES SAY A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER SWERVED ONTO THE WRONG SIDE OF OLD LAS VEGAS HIGHWAY- T- BONING THE CAR CARRYING THE HIGH SCHOOLERS. INVESTIGATORS SAY SCOTT OWENS- SMELLED OF BOOZE AND REFUSED TO TAKE A SOBRIETY TEST. OWENS IS FACING FOUR COUNTS OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE. How many lives have been lost how many other lives have been hurt devastated by this scourge of alcoholism, at the same time i implore people people to be forgiving and merciful. MARTINEZ'S FATHER TELLS US HIS SON WAS AN ASPIRING ARTIST. A MEMORIAL FOR JULIAN WILL BE HELD IN SANTA FE AT WAREHOUSE 21 AT 4 O'CLOCK THIS SUNDAY. AN ACCOUNT HAS ALSO BEEN SET UP AT CENTURY BANK TO HELP THE MARTINEZ FAMILY WITH EXPENSES. LIVE IN SANTA FE GS EWN4 SERVICES FOR THE TWO OTHER TEENS KILLED IN THAT CAR WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW. A FUNERAL FOR ALYSSA TROUW WILL BE HELD AT SANTA FE PREP AT 10 AM. A MEMORIAL FOR ROSE SIMMONS IS SCHEDULED AT THE SANTA FE MOUNTAIN CENTER ON BISHOP'S LODGE ROAD AT 11 A-M. THE FUNERAL FOR KATE KLEIN -- WHO WAS ALSO KILLED IN THE CRASH -- WAS HELD TUESDAY. AVREE KOFFMAN -- THE ONLY TEEN WHO SURVIVED THE CRASH -- IS STILL HOSPITALIZED...BUT IS NOW BREATHING ON HER OWN. A SURPRISE RESIGNATION FROM ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN. SHE SAYS SHE'S LEAVING OFFICE AT THE END OF THE MONTH. HER HASTY DEPARTURE IS CAUSING A STIR...AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPUBLICAN'S FUTURE. HERE'S NBC'S BRIAN MOOAR. ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN MADE THE SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHE'S STEPPING DOWN ON JULY 26TH -- AND HANDING THE OFFICE TO HER LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. ON HER WAY OUT ... SHE TOOK A SWIPE AT HER POLITICAL ENEMIES. Alaska) 'Over the past nine months I've been accused of all sorts of frivolous ethics violations. And this political absurdity, the 'politics of personal destruction' Todd and I are looking at more than half a million dollars in legal bills in order to set the record straight. THE FORMER GOP VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SAID SHE WAS STEPPING DOWN BECAUSE SHE DECIDED NOT TO RUN FOR A SECOND TERM ... AND DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ALASKA WITH A LAME DUCK GOVERNOR. BUT SHE HINTED AT A LOT MORE. Alaska) 'you don't hear much of the good stuff in the press anymore, do you? PALIN VAULTED ONTO THE NATIONAL STAGE LAST AUGUST ... WHEN SHE BECAME JOHN MCCAIN'S REPUBLICAN RUNNING MATE. HER HOMESPUN WAYS MADE HER AN INSTANT SENSATION ... BUT SHE ALSO STIRRED UP PLENTY OF CONTROVERSY, AS SHE TUSSLED WITH THE MEDIA AND WASHINGTON ESTABLISHMENT. NOW AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS HOCKEY MOM IS AT A CAREER CROSSROADS ... 'There are two thoughts, one that she wants to set herself up for 2012 - to take off for two plus years to raise money raise her profile and more importantly get away from Alaska. But then again, very well could be she wants to get out of politics altogether.' AN UNDENIABLE POWER-PLAYER AND GOP SHORT-LISTER IN 2012 -- UNLESS SHE DECIDES OTHERWISE. BRIAN MOOAR -- NBC NEWS -- WASHINGTON. FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS ARE TAKING A FINANCIAL HIT ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ... BUT HERE IN NEW MEXICO THE FIREWORKS DISPLAYS ARE PROMISING TO BE JUST AS IMPRESSIVE AS EVER. VALERIE CASTRO IS LIVE AT BALLOON FIESTA WITH THE STORY. VALERIE? ONE THE MOST EXPENSIVE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONs IN THE STATE WILL BE TAKING PLACE HERE AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK FOR FREEDOM FOURTH. ALBUQUERQUE, RIO RANCHO AND EVEN ELEPHANT BUTTE SAY THE ECONOMY WON'T IMPACT THE CELEBRATIONS. IT WOULDN'T BE THE FOURTH OF JULY WITHOUT FIREWORKS. BUT SOME CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE SCALING DOWN THEIR DISPLAYS TO SAVE MONEY. 'Actually many, many municipalities greater in size than Albuquerque have stopped fireworks shoots, you know this is Albuquerque we have to continue doing it, it's good for people, its good for us, it's a way that the community can get together.' CREWS ARE SETTING AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK FOR THIS YEAR'S FREEDOM FOURTH CELEBRATION. THE TOTAL COST -- 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS -- ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. 'Its everything from security, police, to traffic management, that also covers the free park and ride and also our fireworks display and also entertainment.' ABOUT 50 GRAND WILL GO TO FIREWORKS. RIO RANCHO SAYS ITS DISPLAY AT LOMA COLORADO WILL COST ABOUT THE SAME. 'It comes out of the city's general fund budget and you know it costs about 50-thousand dollars which is historically what we've spent on fireworks.' ELEPHANT BUTTE'S SHOW IS ABOUT HALF THE PRICE BUT IT'S ALL PAID FOR WITH DONATIONS. THE FRIENDS OF ELEPHANT BUTTE ORGANIZATION WHICH RAISES THE MONEY -- SAYS RIGHT NOW IT'S ABOUT 5- THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORT. IT HOPES TO RAISE THAT MONEY TODAY AND TOMORROW. EVERY LOCATION IN THE STATE IS HOPING THEIR EVENT IS THE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE ON A BUDGET. 'Right now people are trying to find ways that are affordable for them to enjoy their leisure time, this is one way you can do it, you don't have to spend money on fireworks, come on out and join us.' MOST SAY THE SHOWS WILL GO ON DESPITE ANY RAIN BUT SOME COULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY IF THINGS GET TOO WET. LIVE AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK...VC...EWN 4. GATES FOR TOMORROW'S FREEDOM FOURTH CELEBRATION AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK OPEN AT THREE. ADMISSION IS 2 DOLLARS. KIDS UNDER 12 -- GET IN FOR FREE. THE FIREWORKS WILL START ONCE ITS GETS DARK. TOMORROW, A-B-Q RIDE WILL OFFER FREE BUS SERVICE TO THE FREEDOM FOURTH CELEBRATION... YOU CAN CATCH A RIDE FROM TWO LOCATIONS -- FROM SAINT PIUS HIGH SCHOOL -- AT COORS AND SAINT JOSEPHS -- OR CORONADO CENTER. BUSES WILL TAKE OFF FOR BALLOON FIESTA PARK -- FROM 3-45 TO EIGHT... FOR A LIST OF ALL OF TOMORROW'S FIREWORKS DISPLAYS -- JUST CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE -- K-O-B- DOT-COM. WE'LL ALSO HAVE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO OF TOMORROW'S SHOW FROM BALLOON FIESTA PARK. CALVARY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS POSTPONED ITS 'CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM' EVENT TONIGHT -- BECAUSE OF TODAY'S RAIN. THE EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY -- STARTING AT ONE P-M. WHILE MOST OF THE HOLIDAY FIREWORKS DISPLAYS ARE TAKING PLACE TOMORROW -- ON THE FOURTH -- TWO ARE HAPPENING TONIGHT. ALBUQUERQUE DOWNS WILL HAVE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY TONIGHT -- AT DUSK. AND AT ISOTOPES PARK, THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TONIGHT'S GAME. A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE AGAIN -- TO CHECK ON THE TRAFFIC. THIS WEEKEND, TRIPLE-A SAYS ABOUT 37-MILLION AMERICANS WILL HIT THE ROAD FOR THE HOLIDAY. THAT'S DOWN MORE THAN A HALF MILLION FROM LAST YEAR. AND THIS WEEKEND, YOU'LL DEFINITELY NOTICE MORE AUTHORITIES ON NEW MEXICO'S ROADS -- LOOKING FOR SPEEDERS AND DRUNK DRIVERS. IN ALBUQUERQUE -- POLICE PLAN INCREASED PATROLS CITYWIDE. 'We'll have a DWI checkpoint, as well as increased patrols in or around any establishment that serves alcohol.' AND DON'T FORGET .. THE TRIPLE-A TIPSY TOW SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND. THE SERVICE IS FREE AND IT RUNS FROM 6 P-M TONIGHT TO 11-59 TOMORROW NIGHT. CALL 1-800-222-4357 THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE IS CLOSED FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND. THAT MEANS THE INSURANCE CALL CENTER IS CLOSED...AND TOMORROW, THE UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIM WEBSITE WILL ALSO BE DOWN. EVERYTHING WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL SUNDAY MORNING. AND A REMINDER THERE WILL BE NO POSTAL SERVICE TOMORROW.....AND ALL BANKS WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF THE 4TH OF JULY. IN ALBUQUERQUE -- ALL PUBLIC LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY, AND SENIOR CENTERS WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW.. BUT SOME ATTRACTIONS ARE OPEN. WE HAVE A LINK TO THE CITY'S HOLIDAY SCHEDULE ON OUR WEBSITE. GO TO KOB-DOT- COM AND CLICK ON FOUR LINKS. THE RAIL RUNNER IS NOT RUNNING TODAY ....BUT IT WILL RUN TOMORROW ON ITS USUAL WEEKEND SCHEDULE. LIKE THE RAIL RUNNER, A-B-Q RIDE BUSES ARE NOT RUNNING TODAY BUT WILL BE BACK OUT THERE TOMORROW. L-A OFFICIALS ARE BRACING FOR A HUGE TURNOUT AT A PUBLIC MEMORIAL FOR MICHAEL JACKSON. 'We need to figure out how we're going to accommodate the overflow.' AFTER THE BREAK -- HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED AT THE SERVICE... AND HOW MANY PEOPLE OFFICALS WORRY MIGHT SHOW UP. PLUS, A ROUGH LANDING AT THE SUNPORT. A BRAZEN SMASH AND GRAB AT A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GUN STORE IS CAUGHT ON TAPE. YOU CAN SEE A TRUCK DRIVE THROUGH THE WINDOW AT THE GUN STORE. THE DRIVER THEN GETS OUT AND GRABS TEN GUNS AND RIFLES... BEFORE GETTING BACK INTO THE TRUCK AND TAKING OFF. POLICE HAVE MADE NO ARRESTS... THEY'RE WORRIED THE STOLEN GUNS WILL END UP ON THE STREETS. IN TEXAS -- A SUSPECT BEING CHASED BY POLICE -- IS THEN SAVED BY THE OFFICER WHO WAS AFTER HIM. THE OFFICER WAS CHASING A VAN --WHICH AT TIMES WAS GOING MORE THAN 100 MILES PER HOUR -- WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER -- AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE OFFICER IMMEDIATELY GETS OUT OF HIS PATROL CAR... GRABS HIS FIRE EXTINGUISHER -- AND DOUSES ENOUGH OF THE FLAMES TO BREAK A WINDOW AND PULL THE SUSPECT OUT OF HARM'S WAY. THE DRIVER WASN'T INJURED, BUT HE WAS CHARGED WITH EVADING ARREST... AND NOW HAS A COURT DATE ON MONDAY. THIS EVENING, THE F-A-A CONTINUES TO INVESTIGATE WHAT CAUSED AN AIR AMBULANCE PLANE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE SUNPORT THIS MORNING. THE PLANE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ITS LANDING GEAR - BUT WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY ON ITS BELLY AROUND 5-30. A PILOT AND MEDICS ON BOARD WERE NOT HURT. SUNPORT POLICE SAY THE PLANE IS BASED OUT OF DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT -- AND WAS RETURNING FROM SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. ANY FARMINGTON EMPLOYEE NOW CONVICTED OF DRUNK DRIVING WILL BE FIRED... EVEN IF THEY WERE NOT ON DUTY AT THE TIME OF THEIR ARREST. THE CITY MANAGER SENT AN EMAIL TO ALL CITY EMPLOYEES EARLIER THIS WEEK -- OUTLINING THE NEW POLICY. EVEN THOSE JUST FACING CHARGES WILL LIKELY BE PUT ON UNPAID LEAVE. THE CITY MANAGER SAYS FARMINGTON NEEDS TO CRACK DOWN ON A RECENT RASH OF D-W-I ARRESTS OF CITY EMPLOYEES. IN THE LAST 16 MONTHS, FIVE FIREFIGHTERS, THREE POLICE OFFICERS, AND ONE CITY INSPECTOR HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR DRIVING DRUNK. --- A PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE TO CELEBREATE MICHAEL JACKSON'S LIFE WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY AT THE STAPLES CENTER IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES... 17-THOUSAND-500 TICKETS WILL AWARDED THROUGH A LOTTERY SYSTEM. PEOPLE HAVE TO REGISTER FOR THE RANDOM ONLINE DRAWING. OFFICIALS ARE PREPARING FOR MASSIVE CROWDS IN THE CITY... L-A'S ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF SAYS UP TO 700-THOUSAND PEOPLE MIGHT SHOW UP TUESDAY. TODAY WE'VE LEARNED INVESTIGATOR FOUND THE POWERFUL SEDATIVE DIPRIVAN INSIDE THE POP STAR'S HOME.. AND POLICE APPARENTLY WANT TO TALK TO A REGISTERED NURSE, WHO TOLD DATELINE N-B-C .. THAT JACKSON ASKED HER FOR THE DRUG JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH. 'He was extremely tired and 'cause he'd been at rehearsal. And he said, 'I'm just tired. And I want something. I want the Diprivan and he kept telling me what it was and I'm like, I don't understand what that is.'JACKSON'S FAMILY ISN'T COMMENTING ABOUT THE DIPRIVAN REPORT. MANNY RAMIREZ CAN ONCE AGAIN STEP UP TO THE PLATE TONIGHT -- WEARING DODGER BLUE. THE L-A DODGERS OUTFIELER RETURNS TO THE LINEUP TONIGHT AFTER SERVING A 50-GAME SUSPENSION FOR VIOLATING MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'S DRUG POLICY. TONIGHT, THE DODGERS ARE IN SAN DIEGO. LAST WEEK -- RAMIREZ PLAYED TWO GAME FOR THE ISOTOPES -- IN FRONT OF HUGE CROWDS. PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS FAMILY LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE THIS MORNING -- HEADED TO CAMP DAVID. THE FIRST FAMILY IS HOLDING A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR OLDEST DAUGHTER, MALIA . SHE TURNS 11 TOMORROW...AND WILL CELEBRATE WITH 20 OF HER FRIENDS. AFTER THE PARTY, THE OBAMAS WILL RETURN TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO HOST A JULY 4TH B- B-Q WITH 12- HUNDRED MILITARY FAMILIES ON THE SOUTH LAWN. AD LIB TOSS TO METEOROLOGIST ... AFTER NIGHTLY NEWS...WE'LL BE BACK AT 6 WITH MORE NEW MEXICO NEWS. SOME PROBLEMS AT THE RAINBOW FAMILY GATHERING GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THE JEMEZ---INCLUDING VIOLENCE. NEW AT 6---EYEWITNESS NEWS 4 DETAILS WHAT SOME FAMILY-MEMBERS ARE ACCUSED OF DOING. AND SEE HOW LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB IS WORKING TO MAKE A SAFER FIREWORK FOR THE WHOLE WORLD. THAT'S ALL RIGHT AFTER NBC NIGHTLY NEWS. AFTER THE BREAK ... SCIENTISTS UNEARTH DINOSAURS NEVER FOUND BEFORE. FINALLY TONIGHT, SCIENTISTS IN AUSTRALIA SAY THEY'VE DISCOVERED THREE NEW SPECIES OF DINOSAURS. TWO SPECIES WERE PLANT- EATERS. THE THIRD WAS A CARNIVORE. SCIENTISTS SAY THEY DATE BACK 98