Good Morning El Paso 11.25.15

water main break on portion of alameda shuts down several lanes of traffic this morning. plus–nearly 50- million americans are expected to be traveling for the holiday weekend–we’ll have some travel tips for you before you get on your way– / also– residents in one northeast el paso neighborhood are on edge after ongoing vandalism to their cars — now el paso police are asking for the public’s help. / “”it is graphic, it is violent it is chilling.” and—protests overnight in the windy city after the dash-cam video of a fatal police shooting is released to the public– causing outrage. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. south to southwest winds will bring more warm weather with above normal temperatures to southern new mexico and west texas today and again on thanksgiving thursday. however moisture will also flow into the region and as a result there will be good chances for showers and even isolated thunderstorms tonight and again on thursday. a cold front will then push into the region and this will result in scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms along with cooler temperatures across the borderland friday and saturday. 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. now to round the clock news coverage– now to round the clock news coverage– two lanes on alameda are shut down after a water main break earlier this morning. it happened just before 2 a.m. at 74-40 alameda near carolina street. that’s in the lower valley. an el paso water utilities crew is working to fix the break but right now two east bound lanes on alameda are closed. it is unknown at this time what caused the break or how many customers are being affected but we will let you know when all lanes have been reopened . / it’s one of the biggest travel days of the year! abc-7’s denise olivas is live with your holiday travel report… denise? pack some patience if you plan to travel away from home this thanksgiving– airports will be crowded. so if you’re flying– make sure you arrive early! costs are down for those flying this year– according to triple-a– airline tickets are ten percent lower than last year for many of the top routes. over the holidays… airlines are expecting 65- thousand more passengers each day than last year . if you are hitting the road– you won’t be alone. triple-a says nearly 47-million americans will travel more than 50 miles..from wednesday through sunday. the good news for them … gas is the cheapest its been since 2008. we are keeping an eye on flights out of el paso international. right now there are no delays or cancellations to tell you about. you can track your flights on kvia.com. check out the travel section at the bottom of our home page. residents in a northeast el paso neighborhood say their on edge every night. in the pleasant hills neighborhood — specifically between sun valley and rushing streets — 20 cars have been vandalized in just two weeks — police estimating the damage is costing thousands of dollars. residents are even scared of parking in their own driveways. / ” the lady next door was the one who told me they’re going up the street, breaking down, shooting their pellet guns on the windshields. then i saw some people down the street looking at glass on the floor. police don’t know who or how many are perpetrating the damage– leaving this neighborhood nervous about parking their cars in front of their homes just days before thanksgiving. ” this is supposed to be pleasant hills, supposed to be living in an environment where none of this is supposed to be happening. and yet here it is. nothing we can do, unless the police dept catch them, which i hope they do el paso police say any information could prove vital in solving this crime — so–if you have any information call crime stoppers at 566-8477. a newly released dash cam video showing a chicago police officer opening fire on a black teenager ..and continuing to fire even as the teenager lay dying on the ground.. is sparking outrage across chicago. the officer –now charged with first degree murder. abc’s stephanie ramos has this story developing now. the windy city on edge … as hundreds of protestors walk the streets of chicago overnight. nats “..yelling/chanting.. whole world is watching protests after the city released this dash cam video? which officials say shows 17-year-old laquan mcdonald … walking away from officers before being shot 16 times ..by police officer jason van dyke. sot – anita alvarez / state’s attorney, cook county “it i graphic, it is violent, it is chilling. a 17 year old young man die in such a violent manner is simply disturbing.” the vide tearing at the hearts of chicagoans.. after a year long investigation – but now that van dyke is charged with first degree murder…. documented details are unfolding. on october 20, 2014 – 9:47pm police receive a call about a suspect armed with a knife, breaking into cars. within ten minutes officers find mcdonald walking down the street. the video shows mcdonald was moving away from the officers. the prosecutor says within six seconds – van dyke opened fire – shooting all 16 rounds from his 9 mm gun within 15 seconds. mcdonald falls to the ground almost instantly? and died soon after. the prosecutor says officer van dyke kept firing his gun…. even after the teen collapsed. outside court – the officer’s attorney had only this to say: sot – dan herbert / defense attorney “this is not a murder case despite what you heard in the courtroom,” but what is see in the video has city officials and mcdonald’s family urging calm in the community. tag: officer van dyke is being held without bond. chicago is just the latest city dealing with fallout from a shooting involving a police officer. stephanie ramos abc news washington the newly released dashcam video is too graphic to show on-air but we do have it over on our website kvia.com. / now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… still much more to come here on good morning el paso— “yeah well i swear to tell th truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me god. that’s the best of my recollection.” we hear from the former mayor of el paso about an alleged political favor that may have cost the city over 20-million dolalrs. / plus-crashes involving drunk drivers are something we report on too often here on abc- 7—coming up we’ll hear from a victim and his family on how an alleged drunk driver has altered their lives– meteorologist krystal klei has your detailed forecast. krystal… and this is abc-7, where news comes first! we’re hearing from former mayor