Good Morning El Paso: 07.23.15

four families were evacuated from their homes early this morning as a fire breaks out in their apartment complex. we have the latest from our round the clock news coverage. / “”isil is not your parents’ quada. it’s a very different model. and by virtue of that model, it’s currently the threat that we are worrying about in the homeland most of all.” also–the fbi director says the greatest threat to the homeland is no longer coming from al queda. details of his new warning. plus–first texas governor greg abbott and now new mexico’s governor wants a review of the of all security policies at national guard recruiting sites and armories. fbi director james comey now says that the islamic state group’s effort to inspire troubled americans to violence is becoming more of a terror threat to the u.s. than an external attack by al-qaida. the fbi director also worries that the shooting in chattanooga could happen anywhere else in the united states, and that the number of such attacks, especially those inspired by the islamic state, could increase. we’ll get to the latest in just a bit. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. good morning! we’ll track those rain chances again just like the last several days! last night we again saw some evening thunderstorms move through. this morning, no rain just clouds. as for temps, they’re again in the 60s and 70s. the chance of rain will not develop until late day and into the evening. then chances again are best over higher elevations, down to lower elevations through the evening. details on the rest of your week are coming up! several residents are without a place to sleep this morning after part of an apartment complex caught fire. it happened around 2 this morning on the 79-hundred block of viscount, at the la estancia apartments in east el paso. abc-7’s denise olivas is live …with our round the clock news coverage. firefighters just cleared out the scene about 30 minutes ago behind me, but as you can imagine there were some moments of panic for residents here. fire officials have confirmed the cause of the fire was electrical and it stared in an empty apartment not being rented out. our round the clock crew was here shortly after the fire happened. four apartment units were damaged and residents had to be displaced. no injuries were reported. fire department spokesman carlos briano says neighbors smelled smoke and called 911: “…has a smoke detector” fire investigators are ruling this an accident. this isn’t the first fire at this complex. there have been 2 other fires since 2012. one in november of 2012 and another in august of 2013. the director of the f-b-i says the number one threat to the homeland is now coming from the islamic state. he says the terrorist group’s new tactics have made it an even more dangerous enemy than al qaeda. abc’s bazi kani has more on this story developing now. a new warning about the islamic state’s new strategy. sot fbi director comey “they have invested about the last year in pushing a message of poison.” fbi directo james comey says isis propaganda — spread via a slick social media campaign– is working. some 21-thousand english speaking followers worldwide. the terrorist group constantly urging those who can’t to travel to fight with them in the middle east to strike at home. sot fbi director comey “isil is not your parents’ al quada. it’s a very different model. and by virtue of that model, it’s currently the threat that we are worrying about in the homeland most of all.” unlike al qaeda, comey says isis will use anybody — even unstable, drug users — which is how the gunman in chattanooga, mohamed abdulazeez, is described by his family. comey says it’s too soon to know if abdulazeez was directly inspired by isis . but he says in just the last couple of months the fbi has arrested a significant number of other americans who were — like 23- year-old alexander ciccolo from massachusetts. the son of a boston police captain. investigators say he planned to attack a college campus to execute non- muslim students live on the internet. sot – fbi intv alexander ciccolo, suspected terrorist fbi: “i your mind then is all the united states an enemy?” ciccolo: “yes.” fbi: “and eve person …” ciccolo “yes, its unjust. comey said he is also worried about a new way is is hiding its communications — using newer technology in smartphones to send encrypted messages. bazi kani, abc news, washington. new this morning– iraq’s defence ministry has released a video showing what is said are air strikes on wednesday targeting islamic state group hideouts and vehicles in anbar province. the video also showed the iraqi defence minister inspecting an air base and frontline near ramadi, west of baghdad. a wanted terrorist believed to be plotting attacks on the u-s and other western countries is now dead. the pentagon confirmed the news. they say the wanted terrorist was killed in syria in a targeted strike on july 8th. a pentagon official says his death will disrupt al-qaeda operations against the u-s and other western targets. a pentagon official says he was among the “few trusted al qaeda leaders that received advanced notice of the september 11th attacks in 2001.” following the shootings at a recruiting facility in chattanooga, tennessee — texas and new mexico are taking extra precautions. this week, texas governor greg abbott authorized guardsmen to carry weapons at military facilities statewide. now new mexico governor susana martinez wants a review of all security policies at national guard recruiting sites and armories. las cruces has one recruitment station and three readiness centers. mother emanuel a- m-e church is still healing emotionally after nine people were killed at the church during a bible study five weeks ago. wednesday night marked five weeks since the shooting… “”there’s a number of people w cannot return because we’re standing where it all took place.” cu of a bible in a pew. ws of chairs. cu on flowers. while the church continues to heal emotionally, the physical scars of that night remain and that is only part of the work it needs done. the church has received more than 2 million dollars for improvements alone. . continuing our complete coverage of the tuberculosis cases and testing going on around the borderland there’s another case of active tubercolosis at frank macias elementary. that’s out in horizon city. the first active case was reported last month. el paso health officials still won’t say if the second person with active t-b is a student or staff member. … only saying he or she was part of the first group tested. out of the 159 students and 96 staff members tested, 51 cases are positive. 20 more people need to be tested. coming up later on good morning el paso we speak with a teacher who tested positive and she is questioning how the district is handling the situation if you’d like more information on tuberculosis, just visit kvia.com. on our homepage, you’ll find what the t-b symptoms are and how it’s spread. we’ve also posted an article explaining the difference between a “laten t-b infection” and “t-b disease. our complete coverage of the t-b exposure, right now at kvia.com. the streets in central el paso will soon be getting quieter…. but it’s not the noise that residents are bothered by with the changes coming to their neighborhood. we’ll explain. and later—an out of control wildfire is threatening homes and forcing evacuations this morning—we’ll show you where. meteorologist krystal klei has your detailed forecast. krystal… and this is abc-7, where news comes first! we have a traffic alerts reminder