Good Morning El Paso 07.14.16

evacuate as a wildfire in southern new mexico continues to burn this morning. “i’m abc’s kenneth moton… night to celebrate sports turned into a call to action in the wake of violence and rising racial tensions involving police and the black community” plus—one local school district is evaluating the conditions of its schools..the new information this morning in a live report. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. hot and generally dry conditions will continue over the region and as an area of strong high pressure aloft remains the area. well above normal 100 degree plus temperatures will continue to occur through the weekend. a few isolated mountain based thunderstorms may occur in the afternoon, but with very little rain. the high will shift more to the north and east during the first part of next week which may result in cooler temperatures next week. right now… a massive wildfire is burning near the village of timberon. that’s in the sacramento mountains. that’s about 30 miles south of cloudcroft. the otero county sheriff’s office is reporting, close to 200 acres of forest has burned. officials say some structures have been lost and people are beginning to evacuate. this was shot by our new mexico mobile newsroom from alamagordo — the fire just on the other side of the mountain. about 900 residents live in timberon. about 100 firefighters with the assistance of air tankers are battling the fire. new this morning— the el paso county sheriff’s office is investigating the death of a man in fabens. according to officials, the ‘unresponsive man’ was found on the 12-hundred block of bills street yesterday. officials are only saying he was 26-years-old. utep running back aaron jones has entered a d-w-i diversion program. a pre-tral hearing that was scheduled for yesterday was canceled. jones was arrested in february in west el paso after a sheriff’s deputy said he was swerving from lane to lane. a spokeswoman with the d-a’s office says jones is eligible for the program because he had no prior criminal record. it’s similar to probation. if jones completes the program successfully, the d-w-i charge will appear on his record as “dismissed. president obama is preparing to have a national conversation tonight during a town hall on race. this, on the heels of the biggest names in sports calling for action in the wake of violence between police and the black community — and a u.s. senator with a stunning admission! abc’s kenneth moton continues our complete coverage this morning— nats boston protest this morning, as the protests continue and racial tensions rise … nats protests four of the biggest names in the nba used the stage of the espy awards to make a powerful plea for change. carmelo anthony / new york knicks “we canno ignore the realities of the current state of america.” carmelo anthony, chri paul, dwyane wade and lebron james called for an end to all violence. they include the shootings in chicago, the police killings of black men and the sniper attack that took the lives of 5 dallas police officers. dwyane wade / chicago bulls “th shoot to kill mentality has to stop … retaliation – has to stop.” lebron james / cleveland cavaliers “it’s time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves – what are we doing to create change.” tha was the focus of a 4 hour meeting at the white house wednesday. president obama spoke with law enforcement, civil rights leaders and black lives matter activists to find solutions to racial bias in policing. president obama we as a country have to sit down, grind it out and solve these problems. tonight, the president’s conservation will continue on abc with a town hall on race and policing. the issue is personal to one of only two black members of the senate. in a powerful capitol hill speech republican tim scott from south carolina told how he had been repeatedly racially profiled by police even as an elected official. sen. tim scott/ south carolina i have felt the anger, the frustration, the sadness, and the humiliation kenneth standup close president obama says that meeting on community policing produced a list of priorities but he admitted the nation is not even close to resolving issues between police and communities of color. kenneth moton, abc news washington. anchor tag the abc town hall will take place tonight 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific time and will be hosted by world news tonight’s david muir. the abc town hall will take place muir. the abc town hall will take place tonight at 7:00 p.m. our time. it will be hosted by world news tonight’s david muir. happening today– family members and loved ones will lay philando castile to rest today in minnesota. castile was shot dead by a police officer during a traffic stop last week. his fiancee documented the shooting’s aftermath in a graphic facebook live-stream that sparked nationwide outrage. she says in the video that castile told the officer he had a gun and a permit, and followed the officer’s instructions before being shot. castile’s family provided documentation of castile’s gun permit to c-n-n. / a fast-growing school district is assessing the condition of its facilities and its student population– to possibly accommodate more students in the future. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live … denise? you can say the socorro independent school district is taking preventative measures– so far officials say the majority of the district’s schools are in good condition. last night school board trustees got an update on a study that’s focusing on the district’s schools and a 5-10 year projection on student population. district officials say the upgrades are need improve to educational tools. most districts in the borderland are relying on more technology. there are about 45- thousand students at sisd– and that number is going up. every single year sisd has adjusted its boundaries to maximize all its campuses. officials say they want to be prepared for the growth: from 9:14 – 9:23 “we’re growing 2000-plus within the last five years, where there was another district that was losing 2000-plus. so i think that sets us apart. we are the district of choice. there were talks of building new schools at sisd. 6-07… weather and traffic on the 7s… hot and generally dry conditions will continue over the region and as an area of strong high pressure aloft remains the area. well above normal 100 degree plus temperatures will continue to occur through the weekend. a few isolated mountain based thunderstorms may occur in the afternoon, but with very little rain. the high will shift more to the north and east during the first part of next week which may result in cooler temperatures next week. …abc-7 traffic track … 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… still have much more to come here on gmep … why it took so long for a dangerous road condition to be corrected in northeast el paso. just in time for the monsoon here in the borderland. / plus—more details are being released for the plans to renovate the camino real.. / and this is abc-7, where news comes first! 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