Good Morning El Paso 11.27.15

from our round the clock news team– a water main breaks once again in a west side neighborhood–just two weeks after being repaired. the shopping continues this morning into the madness that is black friday–we’ll have a look at the action going on right here in the borderland – plus— slick roads are to blame for a crash that left one las cruces high school coach seriously hurt yesterday — and it’s unfortunate incidents like car crashes that blood is in short supply around the borderland–a friendly reminder this morning on just how easy it is to donate. believe it or not, there are some people who are holiday shopping right now. and some, began right after dining on their thanksgiving day dinners. they all headed to the stores, which are no longer waiting until black friday to open their doors. we’ll holiday shopping right now. and some, began right after dining on their thanksgiving day dinners. they all headed to the stores, which are no longer waiting until black friday to open their doors. we’ll have more black friday action from around the borderland in just a bit— a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. 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. now to round the clock coverage out of west el paso— a water main break that caused problems for residents more than two weeks ago–is once again causing headaches this morrning. . it happened just before 3 a.m at the intersection of carousel and carnival drives. when our crews arrived — police had the street blocked off and el paso water utilities crews were working to fix the break.. last time this happened was nov. 12 and–12 customers were affected. right now we know 16 customers are being affected el paso water utilities told our newsroom they do not know when they will be able to restore service. . the black friday frenzy is underway all across the nation. here in the borderland– many have been shopping since last night. cielo vista mall opens its doors in about an hour. that’s where we find good morning el paso’s denise olivas …denise? now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… new this morning– the french anthem rang out, as france mourned the victims of terrorist attacks in paris. president francois hollande led the ceremony at a complex that houses napoleon’s tomb this morning . people across france are flying national flags in memory of the victims. their families and people who survived the attack were guests at the ceremony. 130-people were killed in terrorist carnage two weeks ago, and more then 350-others were wounded. hollande later pledged to destroy i-s-i-s and he stepped up airstrikes against the group in syria. new mexico state police say that weather is to a blame for a crash in las cruces yesterday morning. centennial high school’s facebook page … shows that coach rogers gray was seriously hurt in a crash that happened yesterday morning just after 7 a.m.. this is a picture posted on facebook last night, asking people to send prayers to the coach and his family. state police have not identified gray as the man taken to u-m-c in el paso in critical condition— but the school reports gray was the passenger in a truck that rolled off the freeway off i-25 early thursday morning. . our new mexico mobile newsroom … … also learned the driver of that truck was cameron berkley, a football player at centennial … and also coach gray’s nephew. we’re told he was not hurt. state police tell us the truck hydroplaned in the rain and went off the highway. the centennial high school students gathered for a prayer service last night. this video was posted on the school’s facebook page with the hash tag–prayers for coach roger. crashes like the one you just heard about a common occurrence here in the borderland. one of the many reasons blood is often in short supply. abc 7 hilary floren reports. 11:26 a person can need up to 100 pints or more of blood and right there, there goes our supply! you never know when it will be there. if anything tragic happens, blood is always need and it can’t be manufactured. it has to be given by another human being. that’s where i come in – to demonstrate just how easy it is to give a pint that could save a life. 6:31 i never look! just feel a little poke. it’s that easy. united blood services is encouraging everyone who can to donate – it only takes about 45 minutes for the entire process, including a health screening and short interview first. 9:37 we need an average of 137 pints a day in our territory and an average of 175. during holidays people are busy. there are colds, opeople can’t donate or bad weather keeps them away so at times that average goes down and we need to collect. ramiro martinez has donated several times, and has started bringing his 17year old son. a great example for men, since wieland says many shy away from donating. 1:54 it doesn’t hurt 2:27 hopefully people can donate blood. it’s for a good cause. there’s a lot of people in need and we never know when we’re gonna need blood. donors must be at least 16 w/ parents permission, 17 without. up to any age, as long as they’re healthy. there are certain conditions that could keep you from donating, like certain diseases or medications. united blood services has offices at 424 south mesa hills and 1338 zaragosa in el paso… and 1200 commerce in las cruces. so this season, give the gift of life. it’s that easy! and it makes you feel good. hillary floren, abc 7. it was a terrifying night for members of one houston family. two sisters were talking to a friend … when their truck was carjacked! they say a man jumped in and took off … with one of the women’s children inside. the children were only one and three years old. the women wasted no time — they got in their friend’s car and took off after the thief. the thief eventually stopped the truck and pushed both children on to the street … but the drama wasn’t over. ” “we grabbed them and he turne around, hit a pole, and came back towards us. and it looked like he had no remorse, like he was gonna try to run us over, so i just got out the way.” the children were not hurt. police found the truck crashed into the building … but there was no sign of the thief. 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 — a blimp flying over a the famous macy’s day parade is forced to make an emergency landing –we’ll tell you why coming up. / plus– so many el pasoans braved the wet weather to enjoy the 79th annual sun bowl parade we’ll take a look but first – will be seeing more rain in our forecast for our firday? meteorologist krystal kleihas your complete forecast. krystal… and this is abc-7, where news comes first!