Good Morning El Paso Weekend 07.03.16

a search and rescue becomes a recovery out in fabens … as authorities find the body of a local teen after nearly a full day of searching. the death toll continues to rise this morning… after a major bomb blast rocks baghdad in the wake of the recapture of fallujah. they light up the city every night – but now they’re getting stolen! and the suspected theives are posting the evidence themselves online. and in stormtrack weather, stephen! this is all the news you need to start your sunday, july 3rd. abc-7’s “good morning el paso weekend” starts right now! good morning and thank you for joing us… i’m andrew j. polk. a teen is dead after search and rescue crews found his body… close to 18 hours after he fell into a canal in fabens. sheriff’s officials say the teen was with a group of three other people and were out playing by an irrition canal in fabens friday night. officials say a 12- year old boy was crossing a levy when he lost his balance and fell in–that’s when the 15-year old boy tried to help him, but also fell in. the other teens were able to pull the 12- year old boy–but unfortunately they could not save the 15-year-old boy, sheriff’s officials saying the current was too strong. officials have not released his identity. “it’s a tragic incident we do advice people that if they are near the canal to become aware that the water is very dangerous at this time especially during irrigation time.” who would kno that a body would be found here in the back of my house but like i said i mean for the family i’m really sorry what happened to yall, i hope everything goes good and my prayers go out to all of yall.” sheriff’s deputies and the fire department’s water rescue team and 6 divers were able to find the body close to 1-30 saturday afteroon. officials have not released his identity but they say the family has been notified. we have an update on a fatal crash in tornillo we brought to you as breaking news yesterday morning. troopers have identified the woman killed as 45 year old elizabeth valerio from el paso. cg map the crash happened shortly before 11 friday night on i-10 east near mile marker 56 in tornillo. troopers say valerio was trying to make a u-turn when she was struck by another car–leaving her car in the middle of the road- when she was hit by a semi-truck. valerio died at the scene. the two other people inside the other car were taken to del sol with non-life threatening injuries. the driver and passenger inside the semi truck were not injured. a las cruces man remains in jail without bond after police say he stabbed and killed another man. 35-year-old rodolfo martinez is charged with one open count of murder and one count of tampering with evidence. police say he stabbed 46 year old christopher wray friday night in the parking lot of a western inn on 21 hundred block of west picacho avenue. detectives say the martinez and wray knew eachother. witnesses told police they saw the two walking together near the apartment complex when martinez and wray got into a fight. that’s when police say martinez allegedly stabbed wray multiple times. witnesses say martinez fled the scene – he was found by police a short distance away. officials say a car bomb in baghdad leaves at least 83 people dead. that blast and a smaller one in eastern baghdad left another 176 people wounded. in an online statement, islamic state group claimed responsibility for the attack, which struck a busy shopping district of the capital. the number of casaulties were confirmed by police and hospital officials, who spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to release information to the press. the attacks come after iraqi forces retook the city of fallujah from isis. the bangladesh prime minister declared two days of mourning after 20 captives and two police officers were killed in a hostage situation that lasted for hours. in the end, police rescued 13 captives ..and killed six attackers. one was captured alive. three of the hostages killed attended college in the united states. two at emory university in georgia and one at u.c. berkeley. several people were able to escape the hostage situation. one of the employees describes how he and others got out: “they were shooting in the air. they didn’t shoot anybody. just to create fear. so later the guests were all lying on the ground under the chairs and tables. and we escaped in whichever safe way could. some went to the roof others went to other safe spots. at the very end there were about 15.” the bangladesh prime minister refuted the possibility that the islamic state could have been behind the attack despite the group claiming responsibility. …stormtrack weather now! let’s get your first forecast with stormtrack meteorologist stephen decatur. high pressure aloft will strengthen and bring above normal temperatures back to the area for the next several days. a drying trend will continue until late wednesday en southerly flow will bring some moisture back into the picture. as a result, thunderstorm chances will increase for thursday and friday before a dry westerly flow takes over next weekend. it’s a symbol that’s been an el paso trademark for generations. but now a video surfacing on social media has many borderland residents angry. it shows 2 individuals stealing lightbulbs from the star on the mountain. members of the el paso greater chamber of commerce also have some harsh words for the people who posted the video. abc-7’s jerry najera has more:.. did you know the star as we know it was first lit 70 years ago. it’s been a icon of the city ever since and after many have watched the video on facebook or snapchat they say something needs to be done to these alleged light bulb theives. the star on the moutain was first lit in 1940 and a bigger version was lit in 1946. not only is the star an icon of the city but it’s been used to commemorate el pasoans accomplishments and celebrations of life. even the pope himself has gotten lit by the shing beacon. so it’s no surprise after this snapchat video surfaced of what appears to be a man and a woman removing bulbs from the star –there would be some backlash. “i don’t think that was a joke” “it’s disrespectfu “it’s totally disrespectful” i the video you can see the two removing the lightbulbs from the star. the video also shows them wearing special gloves to handle what could be the heat from the lightbulbs. the name of the user is covered and although it was posted on facebook friday night–it’s unclear when the video was actually taken. but those abc-7 spoke with cley think something should be done “i say prosecute them “prosecute them” “i don’t thi that was a joke and i think the person should be responsible for what he did. that’s a main attraxction here in el paso and i dont think it’s something to joke about and once you let something like that go people are just going to do what they want and think they can get away with everything” and it doesn’t appear they’ll get away with anything anytime soon… abc-7 reached out to the el paso greater chamber of commerce, which is the organization that maintains the star. in a statement, president richard dayoub tells us quote: “this is arrogance an stupidity..the star is an icon for the community this is a theft and trespassing that affects tax payers and we will prosecute to the full extent of the law.” the individuals also posted a picture of where they put those light bulbs they used them right in their home dayoub tells me they do have cameras in the area and they will be looking at that video. we have a traffic alert to remind you about… starting tomorrow– i-10 west will be completely closed between buena vista — a-k-a the bridge to nowhere — and sunland park. this will happen nightly until july 20th, except for friday and saturdays. it will begin at 9 pm and open back up at 5 am the following morning. the district engineer for texdot– bob bielik says crews will be placing beams and columns over i-10 west. he says people will be able to get off the sunland park exit and be able to immediately get back on: 2:11 “you would exit at sunland park, and that little slip ramp that used to take you from paisano to i-10, you’ll be able to take that ramp or go through the light at sunland park and get on the entrance ramp on the north side of sunland park.” again, that closure is not in effect friday or saturday night. a major truck crash on a railroad crossing in the lower valley has now resulted in major changes for what can happen at that intersection, alameda and oil mill drive. :13 :41 1:19 it’s a pretty dramatic sight – a tractor- trailor knocked on its side after getting stuck on a railroad crossing in the lower valley. noone was seriously hurt here, but it wasn’t the first time there had been problems with big trucks at that crossing. “these are some slides that show the continual damage at the railroad crossing as those large trucks cannot clear it. and it’s just a continual damage. and this was the latest accident that occurred at the rail crossing.” “it’s not the safes of situations.” county judge veronica escobar and the rest of commissioner’s court voted to restrict crossing by trucks over 32 feet long for the future… with signage to be placed around it making that clear. “the heav trucks that go over it, they’ve degraded the crossing, because it’s at a unique elevation. and so the railroad actually approached the commissioner, commissioner perez about this, and about closing it, while they number one, work to make changes to the crossing, but more importantly, work to not make any more hazards.” and with more emphasis on infrastrucutre on the outskirts of the county… and the growth of areas around the tornillo port of entry … more issues like this may have to be addressed in the future. andrew j. polk, abc-7. the installation of new traffic signs in the county usually takes a few weeks. the cincinnati district was once the place to go and wind down after the work day… but over the years restaurants and bars started closing their doors. according to our news partners at the el paso inc.. the district is making a comeback and the city is planning to invest in the area. it has three proposals to redesign the street, imrpove the sidewalks and upgrade the landscaping. it also include traffic calming measures to make the area more pedestrian friendly. the city wants your input and is holding a public meeting from 9-30 a-m to 12-30 p-m saturday july 9th at the scenic ballroom located at 1340 murchison. to read more on the plans to revive the cincinnati district pick up your copy of the el paso inc. other stories this week include: why el paso is buying a 25- thousand acre ranch in dell city – not for the land – but for the water beneath it. and get a first look at the new la villita development, where whole foods will open this fall. el paso inc. is online at elpasoinc.com, and available for home and business delivery. call 534- 4422 to subscribe. we’re still learning more about the terror attack in bangladesh this weekend… and coming up on good morning el paso weekend… friends and family are mourning the loss of an american killed in that horrific restaurant attack. and later – a noted nobel lauriate and holocaust survivor passes away. the legacy he leaves behind this morning.s it is , right now we’ll take a live look at traffic this morning: and in stormtrack weather, stephen! stormtrack weather is next! you’re watching abc-7… where news comes