Good Morning El Paso 05.05.16

information this morning on an elderly man who died after a crash. “that’s good, i think john is doing the right thing.” “donald trump stands alone an the hunt for his running mate is on, i’m abc’s lana zak in washington and coming up i’ll have all the details” plus—we are learning more about a deadly shooting. police say a man was looking for revenge. / a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. 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. happening today … former el paso school district administrator james anderson is scheduled to be arraigned in court. he’s one of six alleged key players in a cheating scheme meant to manipulate state test scores. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with the details… denise? we could find out in just a few hours how james anderson will plea to four federal charges. according to the indictment — anderson was candid about his strategy to cheat the system and episd’s students. he was a former assistant superintendent at the time. two of the four charges are conspiracy-related — meaning he allegedly knew what was going on and was willing to follow marching orders — including – encouraging employees to lie about student test scores. – falsifying attendance records and – scheming to keep black student populations below a threshold so their test scores wouldn’t get the district punished. in a news conference yesterday superintendent juan cabrera said the district has made it clear to its staff that it is no longer tolerating inappropriate behavior. his arraignment is scheduled for ten this morning. we are learning more about a crash that killed an 80- year-old el pasoan. 32-year-old miguel moctezuma is charged with intoxication assault — but the charge could change now that someone has died. police say moctezuma was exiting loop 375 at bob hope friday night when he slammed into the back of a pickup truck. the impact pushed that truck into a rock wall, seriously injuring its driver, 80-year old arturo quintero. quintero was taken to del sol medical center, and died sunday. new this morning … quintero’s family shared his picture and some more information with us. they tell us he was just a month away from his 81st birthday … and lived his whole life in el paso and juarez. he is survived by his wife of 46 years, leticia quintero, and seven children. the republican primary battle is over — donald trump has emerged the victor… focusing his efforts now on the general election while the democrats continue to battle it out. abc’s lana zak is in washington with the latest. it’s your voice, your vote. / the republican field has been cleared. nats trump cheers donald trump–stands alone– focused now on the general election trump sot: i’d like to see a very high- level policy oriented campaign. john kasich, trump’s last opponent, is out. sot john kasich, “as i suspend my campaign today, i have renewed faith, deeper faith, that the lord will show me the way forward …could that way forward include the vice presidency? trump: i would be interested in vetting john. i like john, the hunt for a running mate is on…and trump says he would consider kasich, rubio…as former opponents become allies, trump is turning to chris christie and ben carson?a man he once said suffered from “pathological disease.” to hel him find his mate…someone with legislative experience. some names being floated… senator joni ernst of iowa? and newt gingrich? but while republicans have their nominee, former president george bush says he will not be endorsing him-a first in 5 election cycles. at 91 years old, he’s says he’s out of politics, but bush 43’s spokesperson says he has no plans to endorse trump either. trump is counting on republican establishment support– trump sot : we’ll try to raise over $1 billion which could allow him to pay back the personal money he lent his campaign during the primary…. as he battles likely democratic nominee, hillary clinton. clinton sot: ” think he is a loose cannon and loose cannons tend to misfire. ” tag:clinton’s primary battle against bernie sanders continues, even with an unbeatable delegate advantage..but in his last campaign appearace, sanders did not mention clinton at all, lana zak, abcn, w new this morning— the sheriff in harris county, texas says a man who shot three former co-workers before killing himself felt his life had been ruined after he was fired last month. authorities say the man, whose name they haven’t released, stormed into knight transportation company near houston wednesday and opened fire, killing one employee and wounding two others before he turned the gun on himself. the man was heard saying, “yo all ruined my life.” new this morning– the el paso county sheriff’s office has made an arrest of one of their “most wanted” fugitives. 38-year ol kenneth wayne dove was arrested on tuesday in central el paso at the 200 block of yandell after attempting to flee from authorities. he was booked into the el paso county detention center on a count of continuous sexual abuse of a child and 3 counts of indecency with a child. he is being held on a 100- thousand dollar bond. / new this morning el paso electric would like to announce its newest power-generating unit over in east el paso. thye 88- megawatt turbine is powered by natural gas and will provide electricity to more than 40-thousand homes. e-p-e says the local generation is necessary to meet customer electricity needs during periods of high usage. this is the 3rd of 4 new units in the works. the 4th unit will be completed by the end of this year and will be able to provide electricity to more than 160- thousand homes. 6-07… weather and traffic on the 7s… now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… now to an abc-seven traffic alert… happening tonight from 9 p.m. until tomorrow morning at 6 a..m. there will be a complete closure of the i-10 eatbound lanes between hunter and zaragosa. meanwhile… the commute on i-10 in west el paso will be congested today the left lane in both directions will be shut down between the buena vista bridge — or the so- called “bridge t nowhere” — and the asarc bridge. this will start at 9 a-m and last until 4 in the afternoon every day this week. we still have much more to come here on good morning el paso the wildfire rages on in canada this morning as the province is now under a state of emergency. a memorial honoring a former city councilor in las cruces is back after being stolen. and this is abc-7, where news comes first!