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Good Morning El Paso: 09.09.15

for the el paso chihuahuas — their first playoff game is today– but are seats left for the home games this weekend? “”that was a mistake. i’m sorr about that” on the campaign trail– hillary clinton apologizing– and republican candidates try something a little more humorous. / and-over 150 passengers headed to london are forced to evacuate a plane after it catches fire. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. good morning! right now temps are in the 60s and 70s, mostly. but clouds have kept some of us a bit more warm than usual this am. the temps today will actually be a bit lower than we’ve been seeing this afternoon also thanks to the clouds. rain chances are higher today. particularly tonight out east and south zones. the chance of rain increases to 40 percent tonight in el paso. and rain chances will fall in the days to come. how about your weekend? or how much rain we may pick up the next day? we’ll talk about this coming up! happening today– the el paso chihuahuas enter the playoffs. they the el paso chihuahuas enter the playoffs. they begin the series on the road and that could help them. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with the details…denise? chihuahuas fans are all anxious to watch the dogs play at home this friday, but first they have to get by fresno tonight. being on the road could be an advantage for the chihuahuas. the team is 35-and-37 at home. but on the road they are 43- and-29. now– against fresno the chihuahuas are 6- and-10 this season, but tonight it’s a clean slate. come friday, the chihuahuas general manager brad taylor says he expects a great home crowd: “so i think what we’re going to do…the players feed off of that” the chihuahuas host game 3 of the series friday night at 7:05 at southwest university park. games 4 and 5 will also be here in el paso. tickets are games 4 and 5 will also be here in el paso. tickets are still available, but they’re going fast. in the race for the white house this morning — in an abc- news exclusive — hillary clinton says she’s sorry. this as the leading republican candidates are trying to reach voters with a little humor. abc’s bazi kanani is in washington — it’s your voice your vote for the first time, an apology from hillary clinton for using a private email account for government business. “that was a mistake. i’m sorr about that. i take responsibility. ” in an exclusive interview with abc’s david muir… clinton stressed there is no criminal investigation into her email use… and said she wants to testify before congress about it. i did not send or receive any information that was marked classified at the time. the democratic frontrunner– facing possible competition from joe biden– said he deserves to test the waters… and criticized republican frontrunner donald trump for his showmanship. he won’t tell you how he would do anything. then, an emotional moment for clinton… when talking about her late mother. she told me every day, you’ve got to get up and fight for what you believe in, no matter how hard it is. want to fight for all the people like mill mother who need somebody in their corner, and they need a leader who cares about them again.” on th republican side … a humorous exchange for jeb bush appearing on stephan colbert’s debut as host of the “late show.” “been using jeb since 1994, it’ connotes excitement” laughs donald trump also tries humor… in his latest attack on bush in this instagram video. announcer: need some low energy? jeb: “hsa i some companies, some companies don’t, but i think the norm ought to be?” announcer” “jeb for all yo sleeping needs!” new this morning– the iran nuclear deal is taking center stage in the presidential campaign as the agreement gains steam on capitol hill. lawmakers are preparing for what could be the most consequential foreign policy vote of their careers. hillary clinton plans a speech today in washington to support the deal. republican presidential candidates donald trump and ted cruz are headlining an anti-deal rally on the lawn of the capitol. the house is expected to vote on a resolution of disapproval this week. fourteen people are being treated for minor injuries after an engine of a british airways jet caught fire tuesday while getting ready to take off from a las vegas airport. billowing black smoke and orange flames poured from under the plane’s wings, sending passengers fleeing. a spokesman at mccarran international airport says all 159 passengers and 13 crew members were able to get off the plane. passengers described the scene saying all was calm before it got chaotic. “an then all of a sudden we heard a big bang and they told us to sit down b/c no one though anything happend. then all of a sudden it was everyone evacuate everyone get out. and so i literally ran down with them and jumped” the airline said the aircraft “experienced a technical issue” as it prepared to take off. the plane was headed to london. new this morning … police are searching for a missing teenage girl … who they think might be in danger this morning. this is a picture of karen janette gallardo. karen was last seen wearing a gray plaid shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers at irvin high school she was reported missing by her mother after she did not arrive home from school. anyone that may have information on her whereabouts is asked to call 911. a man in dona ana county is dead after he drove his vehicle into a canal. it happened around 8 o’clock monday morning on southwind road. the dona ana county sheriff’s office says — horseback riders spotted the vehicle overturned in a canal. the victim is identified as 30- year-old salvador garcia, jr. it’s unknown if alcohol was a factor in the crash. the cause is under investigation. to our complete coverage… … of el paso children’s hospital as it tries to survive bankruptcy. a judge ruled yesterday — children’s has two weeks to start paying rent to the county hospital. a total of 2.3 million dollars. judge christopher mott also ruled that starting next month, children’s must start making monthly payments of 869- thousand dollars. those amounts don’t include the rent u- m-c officials say went unpaid for more than a year. county officials say it’s a step in the right direction. coming up later on good morning el paso—we’ll hear what children’s c-e-o mark herbers said about the decision. now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… we still have much more to come here on good morning el paso — including previously unreleased video of james holmes’ apartment and the bombs he had waiting for police . / and later—one country is ready to launch attacks on is in syria in hopes of helping refugees to go home. . meteorologist krystal klei has your detailed forecast. krystal… and this is abc-7, where news comes

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