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investigators still on scene of a deadly crash in vinton. this is a live look from our traffic cameras right now at i-10 & vinton. two people were killed in a crash involving a car and a semi–truck. as you can see traffic is being diverted. i-10 has been shut down for nine hours as sheriff’s deputies investigate. good evening and thank you for joing us. i’m josie ortegon. and i’m evan folan. we’ll have the latest on that crash in just a bit, –but first it was a hectic morning for drivers in west el paso today. we’ve been telling you all week about a major traffic alert. we’re talking about the i-10 closure. a large portion was scheduled to be shut down for 12 hours. but, fortunately, crews managed to reopen i-10 about 5 hours earlier then expected. both east bound and west bound lanes were closed from executive center to downtown el paso beginning at five oclock this morning – but reopened just before noon abc-7’s jamie warren is live to tell us about it: evan and josie today was the day. el paso electric says after months of planning…i-10 was shut down in order to make modifactions to power lines, as part of txdot’s ongoing westside highway project while they finished early, commuters i spoke with today say the closure this morning was a major headache: “yeah it was pretty frustrating “lot of traffic, definitely a lot of traffic” el pasoans i spoke with were stuck in this bumper to bumper traffic on mesa street. “a lot more semis than ever have on mesa” while some said they weren’t warned about the project that shut down both sides of the freeway… “i was late for work because it took 45 minutes to finally get there” others planned ahead. “i think found out either friday or saturday” the closure was part of txdot’s westside highway projects. el paso electric crews re-routed these two transmission lines between executive and downtown. westbound traffic was forced to exit at mesa street and eastbound traffic was divereted onto executive center boulevard. eddie gutierrez with el paso electric tells me its unique to shut down both east and west bound lanes … “crews wer working into the night and obviously with good weather obivously our crews on hand we really were able to finish on time” while the job wrappe up around noon ..motorists agree it was a hectic morning. “i had to make alternate routes i had to put it on my gps what road to take” gutierrez says as for that part of the highway, their portion of the project is completed. jamie, thank you. it was a busy day on i-10 in another part of town today as special traffic investigators were on the scene of a deadly crash. it happened shortly before one this afternoon on i-10 east near vinton. el paso county sheriff’s deputies say a car stopped on the outside shoulder underneath the vinton overpass, that’s when they say a semi-truck struck the car from behind. two people inside the car were killed. deputies have not identified them just yet. the crash is still under investigation. let’s take another look at that area right now with our txdot cameras. we’re told the area is expected to reopen at 11. police need your help in finding the driver that fled the scene after a hit and run overnight. this is video from our ’round the clock news crew. the crash happened shortly after 1 a-m on the 7800 block of gateway east and corral. police say 53-year old albert guzman was stopped at a traffic light when a dark color dodge ram pickup was speeding and hit guzman’s vehicle. he was taken to a local hospital where he later died. the driver of the truck fled the scene. if you have any information please call crime stoppers. their number is on your screen now, that’s 915-566-8477. taking a look outside now. from our abc-7 mountain cameras. gorgeous, but chilly night in el paso. …to stormtrack weather now. stormtracker dan martinez is in the weatherlab with your first forecast. dan… westerly flow will allow our warming trend to continue until midweek…with temperatures peaking at 7 to 10 degrees above normal by wednesday. increasing moisture will lead to a slight chance of showers as early as wednesday… but the best chance for precipitation will be after thanksgiving day. a back door cold front along with sufficient moisture will result in much cooler temperatures and numerous showers friday into next weekend. dan, thank you. in an editorial published today, the el paso times is calling for the resignation of city representative larry romero. this, after an investigative report revealed what others are calling some questionnable decisions he’s made while in office. the times found romero was pushing for financial advisors he had relationships with, without disclosing his ties to the company. the times obtained audio recordings of noe hinojosa, the president of estrada hinojosa, revealing he had ties with the city rep. romero was pushing the city for a contract with the firm beginning in 2013. romero has been under scrutiny recently for introducing streets that were not on the replacing plan – inlcuding some in his own district. and having speed bumps installed in front of cathedral high school – without meeting city requirments -a story we covered several weeks ago. we reached out to romero, but he has not responded for comment. the house this week approving a measure that would essentially block syrian refugees from the u-s. that’s the topic of tonight’s abc-7 xtra: host maria garcia is live now with a preview. maria… thanksgiving is coming up. a holiday where we celebrate it hospitality and giving thanks. but many americans say being hospitable to syrian refugees is too risky. this weekend we’re learning two of the paris attackers made it to france through greece – following the path of syrian refugees. many americans saying it’s irresponsible to potentially endanger people here by accepting refugees. but many others say there is a robust screening process to ensure no refugees with terroristic ties make it to the states. joing us tonight: dr. josiah heyman. the director, center for interamerican and border studies at utep. and victor manjarrez, jr., associate director for national center for border security and immigration at utep . you can e-mail us your comments and questions now to abc-seven xtra at kvia-dot-com. you can also reach us at 915-496-1775. or tweet me at mariagabc-7, use the hashtag abc-7 xtra. syrian refugees. tonight on abc-7 xtra. right after this newcast. utep’s athletic director is celebrating a milestone birthday this weekend. bob stull turned 70 on saturday! abc-seven’s stephanie valle sat down with him to talk sports, life and legacy. it’s a story you’ll see only on abc-7: “i didn’t know i could live tha long. time flies when you’re having fun.” much of the time — and the fun — happening at utep. stull was offered the head coaching job in 1985. and he wasn’t sold on the idea. they’d never won. in fact, the most games they had won from 1970 was 2. what convinced him? the fact that our children were a long way from grandma .. .we decided to go ahead and take the risk. 4.40 expectations were low. people would always tell me, ‘win three games. win nmsu and two other games and people will put a statue of you downtown and elect you mayor.’ 5.48 nats: 88 highlights steph: in three years — stull turned a division one chump — into champs. winning 10 games — taking the miners to their first bowl game in more than 20 years. 11.30 it was a special year … it really was. 11:38 nats music video the ups come with downs. nats: 5th down game five of them! nats: fifth down game stull’s stint as head coach at missouri memorialized in 1990 — when refs accidentally allowed eventual national champ colorado a game- winning fifth down — instead of four. 13.11 after the game it took them 1:30 to figure it out. when he heard what happened, he pulled over and threw up, he was so upset. nats stull eventually returned to utep in 1998 — as athletic director. 19.30 the biggest thing i wanted to do was make us a viably recognized division i athletic department. the larry k durham center was the first facility built during bob stull’s tenure. and it helped him clear a major hurdle: of creating and updating utep’s athletic facilities. we went from the very worst facilities in the conference to the very best. 15.09 the helen of troy softball field — and the foster stevens basketball complex. all made possible through major community buy-in. 14.56 if you have something you can show enthusiastic fans and donors where you can make progress, then you can buy into it. nats what they have to show right now — an injury-riddled football team with a losing record — and a young basketball team attempting a rebound after a sluggish season. but stull brushes off criticism. 23.19 what we’ve done is built facilities, hired coaches, and made progress to at some point, win that championship and stay at the very very top. but it’s a process we have to go through. 23.35 stull credits a quality staff — nats: his trusting and respectful relationship with the university president — 1.00 i think that kind of relationship is what i value the most in the time that bob and i have worked together. 1.08 “her vision for the campus ha been tremendous. 40.39 his strong wife and children — 17.15 the combination of all the being on your own, raising the children, she’s been a tremendous wife, and we’ve been together for 34 years. 17.24 and you. 34.10 what really makes a strong program is the support of the community. 34.15 at 70 — stull feels as old as the company he keeps. 42.50 she calls me frat boy sometimes. because we’re always around the student athletes. having fun — and not ready to slow down. sv, abc-7. “sanding? we’re just