Good Morning El Paso 04.13.16

a portion of zaragoza is reopen this morning after someone was hit by a car overnight. the latest from our ’round the clock news team. worry again this morning — as students and parents wait and see if las cruces school bus drivers will go on strike. and the affluenza teen — set to appear in adult court. and he is expected to face more charges. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. thanks for watching us on air and online. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. westerly winds will bring warmer dry weather to southern new mexico and west texas today through friday. however a deep low pressure system will move very slowly across the rocky mountains and this disturbance will cause windy conditions on friday followed by cooler weather along with a few rain showers this weekend. high pressure will produce warmer mostly dry weather monday and tuesday. now to ’round the clock news from east el paso …. no word if the driver of a car that hit a pedestrian will face charges. it now to ’round the clock news from east el paso .. no word if the driver of a car that hit a pedestrian will face charges. it happened on the 14- hundred block of zaragoza around 11 p.m. last night. emergency dispatchers tell abc-7 the person hit was taken to del sol medical center with serious injuries. special traffic investigators were called out around 1 in the morning. zaragoza was blocked off between don haskins and physicians drive overnight. it is now open. the driver and the person hit have not been identified. / another anxious morning for students and parents in las cruces today. it is once again unclear if school bus drivers will go on strike. from our new mexico mobile newsroom … the bus drivers say a strike is eminent. a union rep says no progress has been made during contract negotiations with s- t-s — the transportation company hired by las cruces public schools. the union says its members want better pay, safer buses, and fewer students per bus. the school district says parents should continue to monitor its website for updates. also from our new mexico mobile newsroom happening today—don’t be alarmed if you see a fire near the east portion of the organ mountains. firefighters from fort bliss will be doing a prescribed burn on the do?a ana range complex today. that’s near chaparral. the idea is to create a firebreak where wildfires have historically been common in the past. happening today — ethan couch, the so-called “affluenz teen,” will be appearing in adult court in fort worth. couch is facing more jail time as part of the conditions of his adult probation. couch, who turned 19 on monday, was given 10 years probation for causing a crash while drunk back in 20-13. the crash killed four people and left two other severely injured. couch’s mother fled to mexico with him in december — after an online video surfaced of him at a party — which may have been a probation violation. couch has been in custody here in texas since january. new this morning– doctors at a south texas hospital says they have successfully separated two 10- month-old sisters who were born conjoined below the waist. the 15-hour long operation began yesterday. ximena and scarlett hernandez-torres shared a colon and bladders that will need to be constructed. their identical triplet sister, catalina, was born without any serious health issues. the hospital staff at the corpus christi facility has cared for the girls since birth. a hospital statement says doctors have a positive outlook for the children’s recovery. the girls will require additional surgeries as they grow. new this morning — a future home for kids-n-company is still up in the air — after it was forced to move out of its longtime home. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with the latest…denise? for the dozens of children and young adults — the show must go on. as they get ready for their upcoming production– cinderella– behind the scenes– organizers are looking for a happily ever after: “5 seconds” right now, there are no potential locations– rehearsals are being held in a conference room of bethel family ministries. it is also letting kids-n-co use its theatre for performances. the past couple months kids-n-co has been using crucial practice time, manpower and finances to move out of the theater on texas avenue. board of directors president stella gutierrez says kids- n-co could no longer afford rent at 1301 texas avenue. their budget was depleted by moving and storage costs. one young actor we spoke with says he’d like to help: “sometimes i wish i could…b acting here” that is why the board of directors says kids-n-co must live on– to give comapssionate kids like christian a place to perform. if you’d like to help them out– you can send donations to kids-n- co., p.o. box 971333– el paso, tx– 79997. the el paso county sheriff’s office tells abc-7 they have a “person of interest” in custody — after a driver crashed a truck into a home and ran away. this happened on the 3-hundred block of emerald acres in far east el paso over the weekend.. the gamez family says they are lucky their 20-month-old baby was not sleeping in her crib when it happened. her parents let the toddler sleep with them that evening. they’re relieved — because camila’s crib is against a wall that bore the brunt of the damage when the truck crashed into the home’s garage. a sheriff’s office spokeswoman tells abc-7 that no one has been charged yet. happening today … a jury will continue to deliberate the sentence for a man who admitted to beating his wife to death with a baseball bat. it happened back in 2014. 53-year-old jesus chavez pleaded guilty to murder on monday. chavez’s wife — 51- year-old laura lara — died at the hospital three days after the attack. also happening today downtown— the trial continues for a man accused of killing two people back in 2012. luiz rodriguez is charged with capital murder in the deaths of 32-year-old luis antonio fierro and 19-year-old roberto renteria. an el paso police detective testified yesterday — explaing how rodriguez allegedly found himself in a position as a sergeant for the barrio azteca gang. the prosecution focused on the interactions between rodriguez and the victims. the prosecution is expected to rest its case today. westerly winds will bring warmer dry weather to southern new mexico and west texas today through friday. however a deep low pressure system will move very slowly across the rocky mountains and this disturbance will cause windy conditions on friday followed by cooler weather along with a few rain showers this weekend. high pressure will produce warmer mostly dry weather monday and tuesday. now to abc-seven traffic alert… traffic alert… happening tomorrow the northbound lanes on joe battle/loop 375 will be completely closed between the pellicano exit ramp and the pellicano overpass. drivers will have to exit at pellicano and then they can re-enter the loop at the pellicano entrance ramp. this closure will be overnight. so it starts tomorrow night at 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. / now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… we still have much more to come here on good morning el paso.. the el paso electric wants to help prevent fires like this from happening—but now scammers are taking advantage of the service to steal from customers. / plus— a century-old church in el paso is set to be demolished. why the head of the catholic diocese says it must come down. and this is abc-7, where news comes first!