A brother & sister bicycling across U.S. for cause stop in E

a cross-country bike ride brought a doctor to el paso to raise awareness about a rare disease. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with the details…denise? ari diaconis and his sister are calling their journey pedal for pots– they made a stop in the borderland on the 3-thousand mile bike ride they are taking from florida to california. diaconis suffer from pots– an acronym for postural orthostatic tack- uh-cardia syndrome is a neurological disorder that affects the nervous system. it causes irregular blood flow to the brain and other organs causing migraines, extreme fatigue and a rapid heart rate. what makes this more rare– according to the rare diseases clinical research center– pots is most frequently seen in young women, often less than 35 years of age. diaconis says his fortunately his symptoms are mild: “and for this reason i’ve maintained some of my athleticism and thus able to bicycle across the country where as many other pots patients wouldn’t be able to do that and so im riding on behalf of those unable to live active lives” there is no cure for pots– but the rare diseases clinical research center says that exercise itself can help treat it. the exercise relieves low blood pressure and regulates circulatory problems. learn more about how you can help his cause at kvia.com in our links mentioned section. it’s 6-07 so here’s krystal with another look at weather this morning– we will see another windy day today…but there should not be as much dust as yesterday …also high temperatures today should be around 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. it will be warmer and calmer on wednesday… then we will see breezy to windy afternoons for thursday through sunday. there will be a chance for rain in area mountains this weekend and those rain chances will spread to the lowlands on monday. now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… now to an abc-seven traffic alert… the westbound exit ramp will be