Good Morning El Paso: 09.11.15

more warnings on this anniversary of 9/11, about the continued threat from terrorists– and one man is in jail this morning for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack for this weekend. / “”i had more than a coup people come up and they said if you veto it you’ll be a hero” plus— more than 500 people showed up for el paso’s state of the city address… but there was no speech from mayor oscar leeser.. / and—it’s the first home playoff game tonight at southwest university stadium for the el paso chihuahuas–and the team is in need of a win today. today is a day we as americans cannot forget… 14 years ago the twin towers in new york, along with the pentagon forget… 14 years ago the twin towers in new york, along with the pentagon and in pennsylvania- -all fell victim to terrorism right here on american soil. over 3000 lives were lost this day and americans will never forget. / right now we will be taking a live look now at …. the ground zero memorial in new york city. the first of the hijacked planes hit ground zero at about 6:45 our time. later this morning abc will have a special report for the moment of silence being held to honor the victims. you can can catch that special report during this hour and of course we will be bringing you complete coverage all morning right here on good morning el paso. / a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. happy friday! this morning temps, like usual, arein the 60s and 70s. the winds are light. we’re looking at a good area of clouds over our region, although it may break apart more today than in past days. as for the rain? not yet falling around us! the chance of rain will begin to increase later today and through tonight. plus we’ll continue to see clouds into the afternoon and moisture lingering. we’ll track rain chances with the latest futuretrack model and raincasts, coming up! now to our round the clock coverage from south-central el paso. a person had to be rescued from a canal overnight. emergency dispatchers confirm one person ended up in the water around 2 this morning. no word on how the person ended up in the canal, but according to emergency radio transmissions… the person was there for 30 minutes. fire crews say the victim was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.. it’s a must-win game for the el paso chihuahuas tonight if they want to stay alive in the playoffs. the team is down two games against fresno. and they continue the best of five series here at home. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with a preview …denise? it’s going to be a packed dog house tonight at southwest university park. our newsroom has been checking the chihuahuas website for online ticket sales and i just checked minutes before air-time and the link to purchase has been removed. more on that in just a bit but first last night’s game. the chihuahuas were in fresno looking to even the series… in the second… jason hagerty… gets a base hit to right… and the chihuahuas lead 1-nothing…. later…casey mcelroy … hits a double to right… hagerty will come around to score and the chihuahuas are up 2-to-zero… but the grizzlies score 4 straight runs to take the lead… and fresno goes on to win game 2… 5-4. back here at home– chihuahuas staff members are gearing up to host hundreds of fans. as i mentioned earlier you can no longer buy tickets online– but it’s unclear if that includes standing-room-only tickets as well or if the chihuahuas have opened up those tickets. if the chihuahuas wn tonight– game four is set for tomorrow at 7-05. general manager brad taylor says in his more than 20 years in minor league baseball, he’s never sold out a playoffs game. today could be his day. on this somber anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks… national security officials are urging agents across the country to be vigilant. they say the arrest this week of a florida man who was plotting to attack a 9-11 memorial event… is a reminder of the continued threat. abc’s bazi kani has our complete coverage this morning. / 1:00 1:33 with song… silent procession… and prayers… at events across the country, our nation rembers the thousands lost on this tragic day 14 years ago. and law enforcement is on high alert. concerned about people like the 20- year-old arrested wednesday at this house in suburban florida where he lived with his stunned parents. “i kind of all in shock” the f says joshua goldberg was plotting online… calling for an attack on 9-11 like the one two years ago at the boston marathon. “we could make pipe bombs and detonate them at a large public event… it needs to be big.” according to arrest documents, he was messaging with an fbi informant posing as a radical and fellow isis sympathizer. directing the informant to build a pressure-cooker bomb designed to inflict maximum damage. “troubling that we have peopl out there welling to do this, good news is law enforcement is really doing their job” but law enforcement officals have warned about how hard it is to keep track of every potential “lon wolf” terrorist … with isis reaching thousands of followers in the u-s via social media. still, in kansas city … where investigators say goldberg planned an attack at this weekend’s memorial run for new york firefighters… the threat will not deter those committed to honoring heroes joshua goldberg is now facing up to 20 years in prison for his role in the alleged terror plot. mayor oscar leeser jumped right to the “tough” questions at his secon annual state of the city address .. . leeser used a q- and-a format to focus on issues he felt el his second annual state of the city address .. . leeser used a q- and-a format to focus on issues he felt el pasoans wanted to hear about,… … that included what some call a “dysfunctional” city council leeser said el pasoans should worry if they had a council that agreed all the time. he also talked about public safety, job growth and economic development. the question that drew the most interest? the one about the city manager’s recent controversial 61- thousand dollars a year annual pay raise: oscar leeser : “i had more than a couple people come up and they said if you veto it you’ll be a hero … and whatever you want to run for you could be elected …i told them you know what i didn’t get elected to do the popular thing i got elected to do the right thing for the community … i honestly felt it could cost the city thousands maybe even millions of dollars by doing something like that and that wasn’t the right thing to do.” the mayor said city manager tommy gonzalez is doing a great job… but he doesn’t agree with the pay raise. the iran nuclear deal has survived a key vote in the senate — a victory for president barack obama. this means the disapproval resolution crafted by republicans will not reach president obama’s desk, and the nuclear deal will move forward unchecked by congress. senate republicans say they’ll keep fighting. while meeting with veterans today — the president said those who support the deal understand it’s a diplomatic alternative to war.. house republicans are still maneuvering to find a way to stop the international agreement to curb iran’s nuclear program. the experts say those efforts seem unlikely to produce any results by a september 17th deadline when the deal goes into effect and the world continues to watch the cris in syria this morning. “now we know the scale of thi problem. it’s significant. and there are millions of people who have been driven from their homes because of this violence. we know that admitting that it certainly is not feasible for millions of syrians to come to this country, but the u.s. is ready to help. the white house said president obama has told advisors he wants to let 10- thousand syrian refugees into the u-s in the coming budget year. the u.s. has accepted only about 15-hundred syrians since civil war broke out more than four years ago. tens of thousands of people are seeking safe haven across europe.. we have an abc-7 traffic alert we want to tell you about the city of el paso is closing a portion of a street in central el paso in order to replace an aging water line. beginning monday– pershing drive will be closed to all traffic between magnolia and rosewood streets. smaller water lines will also be replaced along maple, birch, and elm streets. area residents will have access to homes and businesses throughout the closures. if you don’t live in that area, but drive through there … you are encouraged to use montana avenue in order to avoid the construction area. now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… still more to come— including flood water that turned deadly in one part of texas –with one person still missing this morning. deadly in one part of texas –with one person still missing this morning. and later—a fish that doesn’t belong is causing havoc in the gulf coast and now people are volunteering to help remove them. meteorologist krystal klei has your detailed forecast. krystal… and this is abc-7, where news comes first!