Good Morning El Paso: 10.22.15

the former eastwood high teacher is learning her punishment for her part in the death of her husband. it’s a story 40 years in the making… coming to a conclusion this morning. then it’s car versus train. we have the video from an overnight accident that left a car crumpled and turned over. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. a live look at stormtrack doppler radar is showing… currently around our region… here’s your day planner for today… expect skies, winds and temperatures in the by 8 am, by noon and for your drive home around 5 pm. we’ll talk more about what to expect for the rest of this work week and the weekend ahead coming up in your full forecast. let’s get things started this morning with our ’round the clock coverage out of fabens… that’s where two people were taken to the hospital after their car was hit by a train! police say the car’s tire blew out and veered into the path of the train on 4th street around 8-30 last night. full forecast. let’s get things started this morning with our ’round the clock coverage out of fabens… that’s where two people were taken to the hospital after their car was hit by a train! police say the car’s tire blew out and veered into the path of the train on 4th street around 8-30 last night. this is new video from our ’round the clock news crew. investigators say the train was slowing down when it hit the car. but as you can see that didn’t save the car from getting crushed. the two people in the car were taken to the hospital. luckily, we’re told their injuries are not serious and both the driver and passenger are listed in stable condition. a man is facing murder charges after shooting another man at a car wash in las cruces. the shooting happened after 8 yesterday morning at the corner of north valley drive and hadley. that’s where police say 57-year-old leo molina was working as an attendant at the car wash when he got into an argument with 39- year-old gregory cleto fernandez. the fight escalated, ending with molina allegedly shooting fernandez in the chest. fernandez died at the hospital. molina was also taken to the hospital for injuries he suffered during the fight. he’s now charged with murder. this morning– some closure to a 35- year-old cold case. lisbeth garrett is found guilty of killing her husband in 1977. happening today– the same jurors who convicted her will decide her punishment. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with the story …denise? the former eastwood high school teacher had no reaction as the verdict was announced. but her other son patrick garrett– who testified against her– celebrated. lisbeth garrett is free on bond this morning after the judge set a new bond of half a million dollars. lisbeth posted bail. she and her son roger — beat and stabbed army major chester garrett in their east el paso home in 1977. roger is already serving a 40-year prison sentence. the murder remained a cold case for 35 years. the punishment phase is set to begin at ten this morning. last week we told you about an arrest made by el paso police in a 45- year-old cold case murder. now we’re hearing from the man who helped in the investigation. doris rivers was just 21 years old in 1970 when she was stabbed to death in her south central el paso apartment. el paso detective michael a-man got a call two years ago from rivers’ granddaughter, who had never met her grandmother, inquiring about the case. that call led a-man– the only full-time cold case detective at the el paso police department– to reopen the case. after finding fingernail clippings from rivers stored in evidence, they were sent for d-n-a testing. that led police to arrest 70- year-old willie james johnson of mississippi, who was stationed at fort bliss back in 1970 and was an original suspect. a-man says the arrest in this case has led him to look at other cold cases: det. michael aman: “there’s about 70 of them … and i’ve read maybe, gone over about 15 of them … so it really helps if you’re sticking with it, because dna is progressing, so cases that say we looked at maybe five, six years ago and we couldn’t really solve them because dna hadn’t got there yet, maybe in the future it’ll get there.” a-man says johnson has already been extradited and is currently being held at the el paso county detention facility. presidential hopeful hillary clinton is expected to give her testimony on the 20- 12 deadly attack on americans in beghazi, libya today. her testimony is part of an investigation that began 17 months ago. andy rose reports. as hillary clinton prepares to testify before the select committee on benghazi thursday, questions continue to grow about the aim of the committee’s investigation-some labeling the effort as little more than a partisan attack on clinton / ranking member house permanent select committee on intel) “the only hearing they had interest in was a hearing from secretary clinton.” 08:24:12-15 / 08:24:40-47 butt sot “and here is the dilemma. without us on the committee, without us in the room for example, it is very hard for us to point out the misleading attacks, the misleading character of the attacks they have a been making.” representative susan brooks is one of seven republicans who, along with five democrats, will question the former secretary of state about the attacks that killed four americans at the u-s consulate in benghazi. one issue that will be brought up surrounds requests for additional security in benghazi in the weeks before the attack. clinton said she was unaware of those requests. / member, house select cmte. on benghazi) ” we have learned through e-mails and through documents that there were hundreds of mentions about security incidents particularly in 2012. so we have questions for the secretary about what she did with respect to the security requests.” u-s ambassador t libya chris stevens and three others were killed in an attack on the u-s consulate in the libyan city. it remains unclear if this congressional probe, which has cost taxpayers over four million dollars so far, has uncovered any new information about the attack itself . that was andy rose reporting. it’s the first public hearing in nearly 10 months. clinton is expected to be the sole witness at the hearing. it’s time to get out the bug spray because five new cases of the west nile virus have been confirmed here in el paso. the public health department says the recent cases involve residents who live in the downtown, central and northeast parts of town. the victims include four elderly men and a woman. her age was not released. the number of west nile virus-related deaths this years remains at two. art, science, and history all came together at the gayle greve hunt school of nursing. students and staff celebrated artist tom lea by using one of his paintings to learn about the history of surgery. the painting depicts lvar n?ez cabeza de vaca removing an arrowhead from a native american’s chest. it’s called “the first recorded surgica operation in north america.” and students listened to a lecture on how surgery has evolved since the 15-hundreds: “it just exhibits the stron people – the giants of the north that settled this area. and it’s just incredibly important for all of us to understand the history.” texas tech university health science center also has a replica of lea’s famous mural “the pass of the north.” now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… we have the latest in the case of a 4- year-old girl shot in an apparent road rage incident. hear what her family had to say about losing their little girl, coming up. then a savage beating at a church leaves one teen dead. now his half- sister is facing the possibility of a trial for her part in his death. meteorologist krystal klei has your detailed forecast. krystal… and this is abc-7, where news comes first!