Good Morning El Paso 06.17.16

part of i-10 near downtown, shut down for hours overnight after a deadly crash. the latest from our round the clock crew live on the scene. “president obama visiting survivors and families in orlando as we learn new details aboiut the gunman’s actions ahead of the tragic shooting. i’m adrianne bankert in new york well have that story coming up” plus— a new trial date has been set for the man accused of killing a fellow deputy in las cruces. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. high pressure aloft will bring hot mostly sunny dry weather to southern new mexico and west texas through this weekend. later next week slightly more moisture will move into the region and this will produce isolated mainly mountain area thunderstorms and cause temperatures to slightly cool by a few degrees. to breaking news … at least one person is dead after a crash on i-10 east overnight. it happened at 10-30 by the porfirio diaz exit on i-10 east overnight. it happened at 10-30 by the porfirio diaz exit — shutting down all the eastbound lanes of the freeway. that’s where we find good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live … denise? this is video of the scene from our round the clock news crew. at this point, it remains unclear how the crash occurred or how many vehicles were involved. emergency dispatchers tell abc-7 that no one was taken to the hospital, and only was texting one another during the massacre last weekend. it’s not clear whether his wife was aware what he was doing at the time. as this new information came out, president obama and vice president biden joined the survivors and their families in florida. a-b-c’s adrienne bankert has new information this morning. :55-1:04 paying tribute to the 49 souls lost – the president spoke on how it will take more than just police action to prevent shootings like this. while questions remain over how lone wolfs like mateen might have slipped through the cracks. pkg: at a memorial site in orlando …president obama and vice president biden laying a white rose … for each life lost at the pulse nightclub. ourners gathering to attend funerals .. the president meeting privately with nightclub employees. making a plea for more action. potus sot: if you have lone wolf attacks like this from disturbed person, then we’re going to have to take different kinds ot steps to prevent this from happenong this as the fbi has yet to comment on additional warning signs that point to omar mateen’s disturbing behavior – including suspicions from the owner of this florida gun store. staff contacting authorities when mateen asked for bulk ammunition and body armor. 2. soundbite robert abell, co-owner of lotus gunworks: “ou intuition was correct and it’s just, it’s very sad that we had him that close, he was that close that law enforcement could have got their hands on him.” and new evidence points to text messages mateen sent his wife in the midst of the massacre. multiple sources tell abc news omar mateen’s widow is being cooperative but the f-b-i is still trying to figure out whether she’s being truthful about how much she knew prior to the attack. both she and the gunman’s father have been placed on a no-fly list. and as the investigation continues.. one of the survivors met with the police officer who bravely rescued him in the heat of the gun battle.signs that this community is continuing to be orlando strong. sot: so glad youre alive man .. on-camera close: this issue playing out in public and being debated in the senate. a vote on ammendments that could extend background checks and restrict access for those on a terror watchlist is expected to happen on tuesday of next week. adrienne bankert, abc news new york the el paso county sheriff’s office wants county employees to be prepared in case they ever encounter an active shooter. employees spent two hours yesterday learning the do’s and don’ts. first – deputies say you should avoid the gunman – by running to the nearest exit.. if you can’t run – deny. lock doors and barricade yourself someplace safe. and if the gunman finds you – defend yourself! the sheriff’s office hopes to hold classes for the general public in the future. the former santa fe county deputy accused of killing his partner in las cruces has a new trial date. tai chan will be back in court november 28th. this is according to a district attorney spokesman. last week, a judge declared a mistrial after the jury couldn’t agree on a verdict. in 2014 — chan shot his partner — jeremy martin. his lawyers claim it was self- defense. we now know the punishment for a man who admitted to killing his mother- in-law. 27-year-old armando munoz was originally charged with murder — but he instead pleaded guilty to aggravated assault causing bodily injury. munoz was sentenced to a 10-year suspended prison term, 10 years of probation and 120 days in jail. it was 2013 when munoz shot and killed bobbi hackney. it all started as a fight between munoz and his wife at their northeast el paso home. court documents state – munoz got a gun from his bedroom. hackney was trying to break up the fight — and she and her daughter tried to take the gun away from munoz … that’s when the gun fired and hackney was killed. 6-07… weather and traffic on the 7s… high pressure aloft will bring hot mostly sunny dry weather to southern new mexico and west texas through this weekend. later next week slightly more moisture will move into the region and this will produce isolated mainly mountain area thunderstorms and cause temperatures to slightly cool by a few degrees. …abc-7 traffic track … now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… still much more to come here on gmep; .. governor susana martinez is calling in additional reinforcements to help fight the dog head fire that still remians uncontained this morning. / plus—addtional resources are being calle d in to help during the upcoming olympics in august. and this is abc-7, where news comes first! governor susana martinez has called on the national guard to help fight the dog head fire in the central part of additional reinforcements to help fight the dog head fire that still remians uncontained this morning. / plus—addtional resources are being calle d in to help during the upcoming olympics in august. and this is abc-7, where news comes first! governor susana martinez has called on the national guard to help fight the dog head fire.