Good Morning El Paso 06.14.16

continue to dig deeper into the gunman’s life and his past. what we’re learning this morning is coming up” in the wake of the attack in orlando, tensions on capitol hill emerge once again about gun legislation across the country. / we are learning more about the investigation into the death of a former el paso d.j. — a man is now behind bars after police say he admitted to killing him “…i see your true colors…that’s why i love you, so don’t be afraid” thousands came together last night for a candlelight vigil in downtown orlando to rember the victims of sunday’s deadly attack. orlando’s mayor said the city stands with the families and friends of the victims . gathers held a moment of silence as a bell rang 49 times in honor of each of the victims. countless cities across the nation held vigils since sunday’s attack including this one in washington d.c. many muslim- americans have come out promoting unity during this difficult time— we’ll have the latest from orlando, including accounts from survivors that night in just a bit .. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. we will be sunny and warm today, then on wednesday some moisture will slip into the sacramento mountains and hudspeth county to give them a slight chance for rain, but the rest of us will stay warm and dry. for friday and into the weekend we will see hot and dry weather with temperatures running 8 to 12 degrees above normal. we will be not as hot for the first part of next week. now to orlando and the new revelations in the ongoing terror investigation. were there missed signals and could the gunman who took 49 lives and injured 53 others, stopped? the fbi is now facing some tough questions.. this as tributes continue to pour in from around the world for the victims. abc’s elizabeth hur is in orlando… she continues our complete coverage. :55 from paris.. to new york.. and here in orlando.. “bells” touchi tributes for the lives lost.. “bells mayor buddy dyer, orlando: “to the family and friends of the victims, your city is with you.” and a messag of hope for a community.. still reeling from that night of terror. daylight.. now revealing the wall of the nightclub riddled with bullet holes.. and authorities releasing new information about why the swat team moved in .. mark canty/swat captain: “h did say he did have a vest and he did talk about putting vests on some of the hostages.” tha suspect.. 29-year-old omar mateen.. killed in the gun battle with police .. was able to legally buy the weapons used in the massacre.. despite having made two trips to saudi arabia, and being under fbi surveillance for nearly a year for possible links to terrorism. james comey, fbi director: ” don’t see anything in reviewing our work that our agents should have done differently.” the fbi say it never found evidence that mateen was a terrorist .. and the gun shop owner maintains there were no red flags. ed henson, st. lucie shooting center owner: “an evil person came in here. this man held multiple security licenses. he passed a background check.” and in fort. pierce, florida look inside mateen’s apartment? after it was radied by f-b-i. this video.. provided to abc news by a univision tv crew. family photos on the dining table and walls. an expired florida firearms license. and the room of the terrorist’s three year-old son, filled with toys and a bike with a spiderman helmet. elizabeth tag: of those injured.. 34 are still in the hospital.. and some of them have agreed to share their stories together with the surgeons who saved them later this morning. eh, abc news, orlando here in el paso… we are learning more about the events surrounding the murder of a former radio personality. richard madrigal was a popular d-j who worked for k- l-a-q in el paso and k-x-p-z in las cruces. he was known on air as “mardi gras. police say 31-year- old leonel hernandez shot madrigal. he’s charged with murder. according to court documents — hernandez shot madrigal several times at the terrace hill apartments complex in west el paso. documents state — when hernandez was taken into custody — he allegedly admitted to killing madrigal. new details are emerging about the man who was arrested after a swat situation. it happened yesterday morning on the 89-hundred block of otyokwa in el paso’s lower valley. police say 31-year- old johnathan salas assaulted his common law wife. he then locked himself inside the home with the couple’s three children. the swat team was called to the scene – and was forced to break into the home after salas refused to leave. he was taken into custody and booked into the el paso county detention facility under a 15-thousand dollar bond. he’s charged with assault family violence. new this morning– to highlight local artistic talent — the search is on for local artwork to fill the walls of city buildings. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live … denise? an art selection panel will have the tough job of selecting the pieces for this year’s art purchase program– artists will also benefit financially. with the renovations of city buildings one, two and three in downtown el paso– there are plenty of blank walls. that’s where the public art department wants to showcase local talent. after the pieces are selected and more blank spaces become available– artists will be notified on where their work will be displayed. the opportunity won’t last long: “this call will end at the en of the month …the past five years” if you are interested or know someone who is– i’ve posted a link to the registration form. you’ll find it in our links mentioned section at kvia.com. 6-07… weather and traffic on the 7s… we will be sunny and warm today, then on wednesday some moisture will slip into the sacramento mountains and hudspeth county to give them a slight chance for rain, but the rest of us will stay warm and dry. for friday and into the weekend we will see hot and dry weather with temperatures running 8 to 12 degrees above normal. we will be not as hot for the first part of next week. …abc-7 traffic track … 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– “:i will no longer stand here absorbing the faux concern” “political divisions ar deepening in the wake of the orlando attack, i’m abc’s lana zak in washington with that story coming up” plus meteorologist krystal klei is talking weather and she has a special guest here this morning… here she is with a preview…krystal / and this is abc-7, where news comes first! and