Good Morning El Paso 05.03.16

“today is voting day in indiana for both the democrats and the republicans, i’m abc’s lana zak and in washington and coming up i’ll tell you who has the most to gain and the most to lose” it’s your voice, your vote—and today is the last day for early voting in the special election to replace city rep. larry romero. / and another administrator has been arrested in the e-p-i-s-d cheating scandal. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. a weak upper level disturbance will bring a slight risk of a shower or thunderstorm to northern grant, sierra, and otero counties late this afternoon. otherwise expect partly to mostly sunny conditions with temperatures rising to near normal. the next few days will feature a continued slow warm up, with a few thunderstorms possible on thursday afternoon as some moisture tries to work in from the east. the winds and dust of spring will return on friday and saturday as winds shift to the southwest. today is voting day for republicans and democrats in indiana .. abc’s lana zak has the latest. .. abc’s lana zak has the latest. it’s your voice, your vote. trump “it’s calle importantville, right?” indiana’s vote today may be key to donald trump locking up the nomination before the republican convention. there’s no way that ted cruz can win without a contested convention. and trump supporters have some harsh advice for cruz. – man: do the math. you asked kasich to drop out, it’s your turn. take your own word. cruz: now i’m curious sir. man: time to drop out and trump is not lettng up: “honestly, i think he’s crazy. lying ted does not have the temperament to be doing this. he’s choking like a dog because he’s losing so badly. he’s even seizing on this moment– carly fiorina, the senator’s runningmate?falling off the stage in lafayette, indiana. trump: “she went down right i front of him and he was talking he kept talking, he didn’t even look – that was a weird deal, man.” on th democratic side– sanders “let us say indiana helped lead this country into the political revolution.” bernie sanders in a close race with hillary clinton, trailing her but within the margin of error in indiana. the clinton campaign already preparing for next weeks primary in west virginia–which promises to be contentious. nats “we want to work!” forme president bill clinton squaring off with angry protestors. bill clinton “let him alone. i want him to stay.” lz tag: in a march interview clinton said she would “put a lot o coal miners and coal companies out of business.” she now says that was a mis-statement, but that isn’t going over well in much of coal country. lana zak, abcn, washington happening today … voters in el paso’s district 2 will have their last chance for early voting in the race for a new city representative. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with the details … denise? if you don’t cast your ballot today– you’ll have to wait until saturday may 7 on election day. district 2 has been without a respresentative since larry romero resigned in february, citing health concerns. he was also under investigation by the city’s ethics commission. district 2 covers central and a small portion of northeast el paso, with 36 thousand registered voters. on the ballot are: dolores garcia baca… cemell de aztln … abraham monteros … gordon ray thatcher… david nevarez … jim tolbert… rene abilez … and angel del toro. if you can’t make it out to early voting today… election day is this saturday, may 7th. polls will be open from 7am to 7 pmt. other elections in the county include tornillo isd where voters are being asked to pass a ten- thousand dollar bond. and over in anthony– where there are three council seats up for grabs. i’ve posted a link to the county’s election website at kvia.com. still no arrests connected to a shooting in central el paso early sunday morning. police say around 5 o’clock — a 32-year- old man was shot in the parking lot of a bar on the 4- thousand block of nations at tompkins. that’s the location of the “turnt up lounge. the victim is identified as gregory alford. alford told police he was trying to break up a fight — when a man took out a gun and shot him several times. he was taken to university medical center and is expected to survive. the las cruces man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his girlfriend to death has been sentenced to life in prison. from our abc-7 new mexico mobile newsroom… 24-year-old corey franklin must serve 30 years before he becomes eligible for parole. as for the family of the victim, graciela hernandez — they tell us they’re happy to have all of this finally behind them: amanda hernandez: “justice ha been served for her. of course that’s not going to bring her back its not going to, but it at least gives us that comfort that we can deal, cope with it.” franklin was also ordered to pay restitution — to cover the cost of family counseling, clean up of the murder scene and the burial service. abc-seven’s complete coverage of the district’s cheating scandal … continues this morning … a sixth administrator is charged in connection with the e-p-i-s-d cheating scandal. former e- p-i-s-d assistant superintendent james anderson surrendered to federal agents. he is charged with conspiracy to defraud the u-s, conspiracy to commit mail fraud and making a false statement to a federal investigator. the attorneys for the five current and former el paso school district administrators went before a federal judge for a scheduled hearing on monday. damon murphy — john tanner — nancy love– diane thomas — and mark tegmeyer all pleaded not guilty. they were all arrested last wednesday on federal charges stemming from the massive cheating scandal at the school district. the employees are accused of taking part in forcing students out school– placing them in grade levels above or below their level– in order to manipulate state test scores. its 6-07! time for wx and traffic on the 7’s …toss to krystal! a weak upper level disturbance will bring a slight risk of a shower or thunderstorm to northern grant, sierra, and otero counties late this afternoon. otherwise expect partly to mostly sunny conditions with temperatures rising to near normal. the next few days will feature a continued slow warm up, with a few thunderstorms possible on thursday afternoon as some moisture tries to work in from the east. the winds and dust of spring will return on friday and saturday as winds shift to the southwest. now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… to an abc-7 traffic alert: the mesa exit ramp on i-10 west will close tonight, starting at 9 pm. the resler exit ramp on i-10 west will also be closed. that means you will have to get off the freeway at redd road or sunland park. the ramps will reopen at 5 tomorrow morning. and another traffic alert. if you have plans to drive on i-10 west towards tucson… be ready for a major slowdown. arizona is lowering the speed limit on i-10 near new mexico from get this… 75 to 45 miles per hour. state officials say this is due to several pile-ups in recent months due to dust storms — and they will also quickly close the interstate if conditions require it. we still have much more to come here on gmep.. city council is still trying to decide if the city could provide a municipal id …why supporters say it will support more than immigrants. and later—severe weather is once again rocking parts of the united states…we’ll take a look at the damage and what’s in store for today.. / and this is abc-7, where news comes first! after months of waiting — el paso’s city council is finally discussing a