Good Morning El Paso: 10.14.15

it was the first presidential debate for democrats. so what happened and what do they say sets them apart from their republican counterparts? and the trial continues for a former high school teacher in el paso. what she did, and who she did it with — coming up. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. to round the clock coverage… emergency crews say a person was stabbed early this morning in north central el paso. it happened before 3 a-m near the 24- hundred block of mc-kinley. no word on the victim’s condition or on any s 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. the democrats vowed to be different … no fighting or name- calling… instead, last night first vowed to be different … no fighting or name- calling… instead, last night first democratic debate for president featured more policy than finger- pointing. but there were still some attacks… abc’s brandi hitt is in las vegas with the latest. nats – the first democratic face-off for president heated up instantly… over gun control. sot – ac – “is berni sanders tough enough on guns?” clinton: “n not at all.” fron runners – hillary clinton & bernie sanders – going head to head… sot – sen. bernie sanders / presidential candidate “i supported a ban on assault weapons…” with lincoln chafee and martin o’malley jumping in. sot – martin o’malley / presidential candidate “the nra gets in our way in the congress. and we take a backseat.” sot — lincoln chafee / presidential candidate “i’d bring the gun lobby in and say, we’ve got to change this. where can we find common ground?” clinton was asked about her record as secretary of state… and the deadly attack on the u-s embassy in benghazi. sot – hillary clinton / presidential candidate “unles you believe the us should not send diplomats to any place that is dangerous – which i do not – then, when we send them forth, there is always the potential for danger and risk.” the moderator even brought up republican fronter donald trump during the debate. sot – sen. bernie sanders / presidential candidate “donal trump and his billionaire friends are going to pay a hell of lot more in taxes.” and they also too questions from facebook… sot – facebook video “do black lives matter?” sot jim webb / presidential candidate “as president of the united states, every life in this country matters.” but the biggest moment of the night… involved clinton’s controversial email scandal with her private server. sot – hillary clinton / presidential candidate “i’v taken responsibility for it … and did say it was a mistake.” and with that… she got support from sanders. sot – sen. bernie sanders / presidential candidate “the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails.” clinton “thank you, i do too. i do too. the one potential candidate not on stage – vice president joe biden… he is expected to announce whether he’s running president later this week. we have more information on a serious car wrek that happened friday night. police now say one of the drivers has died. the crash happened on i-10 west near the mesa exit downtown. police say 23-year- old aaron alejandro ramirez was driving a car that collided head-on with a truck. it appears one of the vehicles may have been going the wrong way. ramirez died from his injuries. the three people in the truck were also hurt and taken to the hospital. at this time — no charges have been filed. a former dona ana county clerk employee pleaded guilty for her involvement in a check cashing scheme. 43-year old maria ceniceros was sentenced to 2 years in prison. prosecutors say 51- year-old armando gutierrez-torrez would give ceniceros checks that she would then use to create fraudulent tax returns. gutierrez-torrez was also sentenced to 2 years in prison. he will be deported to his native mexico after serving his sentence. today the trial continues for the former eastwood high school teacher accused of having sex with students. christopher miranda was a teacher and assistant gymnastics coach. he was arrested back in february. court documents state the then 24- year-old had sex with three girls between 16 and 17 years old. one of the girls claims she had a relationship with miranda for more than a year. that trial continuing today. you can follow the story on air or online at k-v- i-a-dot-com. a man who violated his parole when he did not return to a halfway way house in east el paso last week has been arrested. according to the el paso county sheriff’s office–jose gilbert elgueseba was given a pass to leave the halfway house on october 6th. elguesebas’ is a registered sex offender. he was previously charged with indecency with a child. the victim was a 13 year old girl. yesterday we told you about an arrest in a cold case nearly 50 years in the making. now hear from the granddaughter who made that arrest possible. two years ago shavon prince made a phone call which prompted el paso police to send old evidence from the 1970 case off for d- n-a testing. that evidence– finger nail clippings containing d-n-a matching an old suspect– willie james johnson of mississippi. detectives had been in contact with river’s grand daughter since she made that inquiry about her grandmother’s murder. we spoke to her in an e-mail. she said quote: “i didn’t know the status of th case when i originally inquired, but as time went on i realized the level of detail that went into the initial investigation. from there it was a waiting and praying process.” and it was those prayers and that phone call from rivers’ granddaughter that broke this case wide open after 45 years! the city of el paso announced it’s saving more that 390-thousand dollars on zoning inspector response times. zoning cases include sidewalk repairs, rockwall repairs and land use. changes with the way zoning cases are processed has resulted in being able to take on more cases with quicker response times and results. it’s estimated the changes will save the city 394- thousand dollars every year. the city also approved a tax incentive agreement … … to build a water production plant near the kay bailey hutchison desalination plant. the “enviro water minerals” company will invest 65-million dollars to build it. when completed, the plant will produce an additional 2- point-2 million gallons of drinking water a day. the company will also add 10 permanent jobs with average salaries of nearly 50-thousand dollars a year, plus 75 temporary construction jobs. in return the city will rebate 2-point-2 million dollars worth of property taxes. the sunland park fire department is speaking out now on why the public should reconsider getting rid of the city government. to them it’s a matter of safety. last friday a dozen people filed a peition to go back under county control. the city’s fire department has two full time stations… and there’s already talk of building a third. the firefighter association president says if those services are done away with… the response times could jump from seven minutes, all the way up to half an hour! dona ana county sheriff, ki vigil also said he thought crime would go up in the area if sunland went under county control. now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… a full investigation is underway after two firefighters die in the line of duty. so what new information is making officials think the building wasn’t safe to begin with? commuters expect a little morning traffic as part of the daily routine. but traffic got a lot worse when a plane had to make an emergency landing on a busy highway. meteorologist krystal klei has your