Good Morning El Paso 05.31.16

“told everybody get out nex door is on fire, get out let’s go” several businesses forced to evacuate after a fire that ripped through a strip mall. the latest from the scene, with our ’round the clock news team. “record flooding for part of th country tornado threat in others, i’m abc’s kenneth moton coming up the latest on the severe weather and what’s next for millions of people” thunderstorms rolled through the borderland overnight and some areas are still seeing the rain this morning–so how long will it stick around? / a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. a complex weather situation will exist over southern new mexico and west texas as an upper disturbance and weak cold front move across the region while slightly moist and unstable air flows into the area. this weather pattern will bring a few showers and thunderstorms to the borderland through the weekend. temperatures will remain seasonably warm. thanks krystal. now to our top story — and complete coverage of a massive fire. monday afternoon – firefighters took on a large fire at a strip mall on the 1300 block of north lee trevino. thankfully, no one was hurt. good morning el paso’s evan folan is live from the scene with new information — evan? firefighters battled the flames just over there for close to six hours! and like you said – thankfully – there were no injuries. video from yesterday shows just how big this fire was .. smoke filling the air surrounding the trevino village on the east side. firefighters arrived on scene around 4:30 – minutes after getting the call. witnesses tell us the fire started at good coffee. after 30 munites of battling – crews went into a defensive stratefy – leaving the building – to fight the fire from the outside… 28 units and 58 crew members responded to yesterday’s fire. in an attempt to stop the flames from jumping to other businesses the first responders began to trench cut the property. “they use cutting power tools t physically separate the businesses that are currently connected that share common walls and roof. by separating it the fire cannot continue to the past the trench cut and the fire cannot continue to the surrounding businesses. ” crews continued to battle into the night until after 10. there is no damage estimate – and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. torrential rain, flooding and tornadoes are wreaking havoc in many parts of the country. it was a deadly memorial day holiday — and the threat is not over, as flood waters continue to rise in the nation’s heartland. abc’s kenneth moton — continues our stormtrack weather coverage. :43-:47 this morning, the flood waters in texas …still rising. sot barbara leach/texas resident “we’ve never seen it this high. and of course everybody thinks i’m crazy for not leaving.” the swollen brazos river has already invaded several small communities in the houston area. many more are threatened sparking evacuations. sot ryan smith i thought we were going to be safe… i didn’t know it was going to come up this fast.” the historic flooding has already turned deadly. at least 6 people killed, several are missing. in parker county, texas a setback for crews looking for a missing 10 year old boy…more water and debris are rushing in making the search difficult. sot – bat. chief donald schauer, parker county emergency management “it’ frustrating that we have the family? and they need some closure and we haven’t been able to give it to them yet.” in the nation’ heartland, a one two punch…flash flooding and tornados. nats — “oh my god… this colorado twister touched down near the nebraska border. today, the severe weather watch continues for much of the central and northern plains from kansas to north dakota. nats of rain on the east coast from the carolinas to new york, people are dealing with the remnants of bonnie. the tropical system dumped 8 inches of rain in south carolina shutting down parts of busy i-95 on memorial day. the good news bonnie is a weakened depression but this week residents will have to deal with rain and rip currents at the beach as she crawls up the coast. kenneth moton, abc news washington. new this morning—take a look at this…. severe weather caused major damage to the southwest part of germany overnight. 3 people are reportedly dead after two stream banks burst. the floodwaters destroyed several homes and left debris strewn across the area. more heavy rain is expected for parts of germany and europe this week. at least 23 people were killed in syria during airstrikes monday. a syrian human rights group said a hospital was hit. video posted by that same group shows volunteer search and rescue crews digging through the rubble. / 6-07… weather and traffic on the 7s… a complex weather situation will exist over southern new mexico and west texas as an upper disturbance and weak cold front move across the region while slightly moist and unstable air flows into the area. this weather pattern will bring a few showers and thunderstorms to the borderland through the weekend. temperatures will remain seasonably warm. now let’s send things over to our new traffic reporter mauricio casillas for a look at the traffic this morning good morning mauricio … at , here’s a look at how your commute is shaping up this morning. the tx-dot traffic cams at … we still have much more to come here on good morning el paso…. a young girl is in critical condition this morning after an accident in a paso.. a young girl is in critical condition this morning after an accident in a swimming pool— the silent killer that could be putting your family at risk. / plus— an act of road rage caught on camera–we’ll take a closer look at what happened. and this is abc-7, where news comes first! an 8-year-old girl remains in critical