Good Morning El Paso 06.27.16

morning— a fire in the franklins. we have the latest details from our round the clock news team./ happening today– sentencing is scheduled for a convicted killer who police say shot and killed another man back in 20-14. “the markets had the weekend to recover so how will they do today ..i;m abc’s lana zak in washington with the very latest, coming up.” a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. and i’m hillary floren. news — a wildfire continues to burn in the franklin mountains this morning. according to officials the fire is happening near chaparral on the north east part of the mountain. this is a photo from an abc-7 viewer . state park rangers tell us they believe the fire may have started by lightning. the good news is that rangers say it’s not a threat to the community. this is video of the fire from our round the clock crew.. rangers say they were first alerted to the fire around 3 yesterday afternoon. rangers tell us there is no reason to put out the fire at this time because the fire is burning on land with no nearby structures. for now, park rangers will continue monitor it. happening today … we could learn how long a convicted killer will end up behind bars… a jury found gustavo valencia guilty of murder on friday. and today they’ll have to decide his punishment. in october of 2014 – valencia shot an 18- year-old aaron ochoa in a parking lot near stanton and rio grande. valencia faces 5 to 99 years in prison. with a majority of sunny days here in el paso– it’s important to protect your kids from harmful rays. new this morning– a local school district will soon be teaching students that lesson. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with the details … denise? this fall the ysleta school district will educate its elementary school students about sun protection to help reduce children’s lifetime risk of developing skin cancer. kids spend a lot more time outdoors during the summer months. according to the university of texas m-d anderson cancer center– at least one sunburn during childhood doubles the risk of melanoma. melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. that’s why yisd is joing the campaign that includes “the sun beatables” i found the group of suprheroes that use special powers to shield themselves from the sun. the curriculum is developed by m-d anderson and meant to keep students engaged: “they have a lot of superheroes that they can relate to…more than just sitting there and listening to someone give a lesson” skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the united states. more than 2 million cases are diagnosed each year. global markets had the weekend to allow the news of the british surprise vote in favor of leaving the eu sink in?.but as european and british authorities try to figure out how to separate, market watchers are trying to manage talk of a possible global recession. abc’s lana zak has the latest in washington. :17 1:25 the world is bracing for another day of financial anxiety after friday’s brexit shocker. early this morning, british authorities tried to reassure jittery markets before their opening today. sot george osborne, uk chancellor: “we wer prepared for the unexpected and prepared for whatever happens” asian stock markets today, mixed… reflecting the ongoing uncertainty. friday’s surprise announcement triggered global sell-offs: $2.1 trillion wiped out internationally, $830 billion in the u.s. alone.. sot christine lagarde, international monetary fund managing director: “when we woke up, w realised that first of all the markets had vastly underestimated the outcome.” in the uk now, nearly 3 and half million people have signed a petion to hold a second referendum? sot lucinda johnson, 30- year-old stay-at-home mum: ” i think everyone is kind of regretting it.” so steven burridge, 41-year- old horticulturalist and trader: “i think it’s ludicrous having another referendum. you know, you can’t just keep going, can you” o this week, the british ambassador said it’s too late for buyer’s remorse . sot kim darroch / british ambassador to the united states: “this was a once- in-a-generation vote. and the result was final.” but ther may be another vote…in scotland…as they consider the possibility of leaving the uk in favor of staying in the eu sot nicola sturgeon, first minister for scotland: “what we know for sure is tha the uk faces real uncertainty and deeply damaging economic consequences of a brexit so independence may be the best option of securing stability for scotland and that’s an option that we must have the right to consider.” tag: t a rally planned for the state capitol in california…quickly turns to chaos and violence… “natural sound” 2 groups with radically opposing views were hard to tell apart as they attacked each other in front of the capitol in sacramento over the weekend. authorities say a total of 10 people were taken to violence… “natural sound” 2 groups with radically opposing views were hard to tell apart as they attacked each other in front of the capitol in sacramento over the weekend. authorities say a total of 10 people were taken to the hospital the sacramento fire department says the injured included nine men and one woman ranging from 19 to 58 years old. at least five suffered stab wounds. authorities are investigating what happened, but no arrests have been made. now to a frightening scene at an amusement park. over the weekend. take a look! this cell phone shows video the chaotic scene inside the scottish amusement park — moments after the accident. ten people — including eight children — were injured. parkgoers helped free some of the riders stuck in the mangled pile of wreckage. the theme park was quickly evacuated — and authorities are still investigating. 6-07… weather and traffic on the 7s… moisture and instability will persist across the borderland monday, resulting in more thunderstorms. with the high moisture content, some of these storms could produce heavy rain and local flooding. the moisture and instability will decrease somewhat on tuesday through the rest of the week. isolated thunderstorms are still likely each day, but should be limited mostly to the mountain areas. temperatures should remain at or slightly below normal through wednesday and then warm back above normal thursday into the weekend. …abc-7 traffic track … now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… still much more to come her eon gmep– dry conditions and warmer temperatures continue to fuel fires along the western part of the u.s., we’ll have the latest. plus– a horrifying moment for passengers aboard this plane earlier today–what investigators are saying went wrong. and this is abc-7, where news comes first!