Good Morning El Paso: 08.04.15

“someone out there saw somethin someone out there knew something and if this actor is listening turn yourself in get this over with tips are coming in after sunday’s bombings at two las cruces churches—and the f-b-i has a message for anyone who may know anything. / “”i’m really impressed with th caliber of the people that are running for president” plus—all but three of the 17 major republican candidates for president participated in a forum monday night—but the big question—where was donald trump? / and— we have the latest details this morning on a swat situation in central el paso that lasted several hours last night. / a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m hillary floren. . a live look at stormtrack doppler radar is showing… good morning! today we’re watching the drier forecast come to fruition. last night still tstorms moved across las cruces. then we began clearing. now no rain this morning, and only 10 percent chance of rain late day and into earlier this evening.that’s all for rain chances today! plus, temperatures will become seriously, even dangerously hot. the temperatures are expected to warm to near record or at record levels, with triple digits hitting in the afternoon. the details on your heat are coming up! investigators say they have been getting plenty of tips following sunday’s bombings and they have a message for the person or persons behind the attack. from our new mexico mobile newsroom … the first explosion happened at calvary baptist church. the second happened at holy cross catholic church. at calvary church the explosive was put inside a mailbox. debris flew more than 60 yards away. a half hour later, another explosive went off in a trash can at holy cross church. it damaged the front door and a window. at a news conference monday fbi assistant special agent in charge bryan finnegan said evidence from both explosions have been sent to federal laboratories. he says they’re still investigating several leads. / ” 15 sec fbi assistant special agent in charge bryan finnegan someone out there saw something someone out there knew something and if this actor is listening turn yourself in get this over with we know you’re looking over your shoulder we know you want to do the right thing and turn yourself in and to confess for this crime the device at calvary baptist detonated just feet away from a camera. but it was not recording! the camera is used to provide a live feed of the entrance to workers inside. the fbi has a hotline for anyone with any information to call. that number is 1-800-225-5324. a 5- thousand dollar reward is being offered. we’ll have this number on our website kvia.com and on our facebook page. no one was injured after a swat situation in central el paso monday night. it happened around 6 o’clock this evening at a home on the 33- hundred block of la luz. u-s marshals were executing a warrant — but the suspect refused to come out. he’s being identified as 29- year-old luis buenrostro. he eventually surrendered about 3 hours later.. new information this morning– texas attorney general ken paxton’s lawyer says paxton will plead not guilty to felony fraud charges and request a jury trial. monday morning ken paxton turned himself in and last night bonded himself out. this is his mugshot. he’s accused of defrauding two people of more than one-hundred thousand dollars. the indictments state the misconduct occurred while he was serving in the state legislature. paxton will continue serving as the state’s top law enforcement officer while his case proceeds.. to presidential politics now and a preview of thursday nights republican debate. most of the gop candidates gathered last night in new hampshire to explain why they should be the nominee… notably absent, the front runner. abc’s tj holmes has more..it’s your voice your vote. / first face-off.. nats the largest gathering of the crowded republican field yet– all but 3 of the 17 presidential contenders… noticeably missing: donald trump — telling the forum’s host?since he’s not likely to get the paper’s endorsement, he’d pass. no one was throwing punches at each other? bush sot: “i’m really impressed with th caliber of the people that are running for president” sot gov kasich “i’m not here to criticize my party.” instead.. using the stage to take digs at president obama jindal 7:38: ” this president has done an awful job. chrisite: we’re not keeping that promise now because of the incompetence of this administration and democrat presidential hopeful hillary clinton.. also a target. sot:jindal “hillary clinton and presiden obama are no better, there just not honest enough to call themselves socialists” fiornia: “she li about benghazi they knew it was a purposeful terror attack on the anniversary of 9/11” issues lik immigration and foreign affairs took top billing, but all candidates kept to their talking points. breaking out– south-carolina senator lindsey graham?getting laughs: 7:20: “i’m fluent in clinton speak. when bill says i didn’t have sex with that woman. it means he did. i understand this crowd and i know how to beat them.” 8:34: the next president needs to be sure of who or he she – who or she is – oh i’m sorry, i can’t – i can’t talk,” needs to have their act together.” not in the crosshairs: trump! none of the candidates even mentioned the republican front runner ? tj holmes, abc news new york now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… monsoon season is in full swing– and the borderland has seen its share of daily rainshowers– from a light drizzle to downpours that have caused floodng. some viewers asking why flood prevention around the city isn’t working. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with this abc-7 listens… denise? the discussion started on our sister station abc-7 at 9 on the c-w. this issue got viewers riled up. first let’s take a look at some of the rainfall we got sunday. our tex-dot traffic cameras were rolling as soon as the rain came down– this is in central el paso. the hawkins area south of the freeway saw some street level flooding. this is by esther lama. the canal that runs parallel to hawkins was overflowing with rain water… and this viewer video showing how bad their yard got hit with by the storms. from glenn– “still can’t fix the flooding issues after nine years, yet the stormwater fees are still charged.” larry: “let’s give them more of our tax money to fix nothing, again.” because of the discussion– abc-7 contacted the spokesman for the water utility. javier chacon says some of the streets in el paso are meant to carry rainwater to a pond or canal which is why drivers are repeatedly reminded to “turn around don’t drown.” chacon went on to say– quote: epwu has been addressing flooding issues in el paso since 2009, and with only six years has already improved many areas “…such as the flooding of i-1 and many homes in central, northeast neighborhoods off of us-54 hit the hardest in 2006, and overall improved drainage throughout the sun city.” chacon went on to say there are approximately $800 million worth of projects left to continue to prepare our city for floods. still plenty more to come here on good morning el paso — including this amazing rescue caught on camera–a man nearly hit by a train after crash on the tracks .. plus—over 20- thousand acres burned in 5 hours–the latest on the wildfires fires on the west coast. meteorologist krystal klei has your detailed forecast. krystal… and this is abc-7, where news comes first!