Good Morning El Paso 07.18.16

the man who shot and killed 3 officers has been identified as a former marine—the latest on the investigation from baton rouge. happening today– dozens take the stage in support of donald trump and the g-o-p — on the first day of the republican national convention. and, new this morning– a program to help foster children succeed when they are on their own as adults. we have the details in a live report. “”shots fired! an officer down shot fired officer down.” baton rouge, louisiana is in mourning again. less than two weeks after the police shooting death of a black man, the community is now grieving over the deaths of two city police officers and a sheriff’s deputy. they were killed… and three other officers were wounded yesterday, as they responded to the report of a man with an assault rifle. we have new information this morning. we’ll get to the latest in a moment but first, our forecast a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. a live look at stormtrack doppler radar is showing… currently around our region… here’s your day planner for today… expect skies, winds and temperatures in the by 8 am, by noon and for your drive home around 5 pm. we’ll talk more about what to expect for the rest of this work week and the weekend ahead coming up in your full forecast. a lone gunman opened fire on police officers in baton rouge on sunday, killing three and wounding three others. the gunman, a former marine from kansas city, missouri. chauncy glover is in baton rouge with new information this morning. :47 police targeted again? gfx 1:8:40 a.m.: officer: “?one subject … all black .. carrying an ar.” officers i baton rouge — responding to reports of a gunman dressed in black — were suddenly under fire “shots fired! i’ve got an officer down! i’ve will gather in cleveland for the party’s summer convention. former presidential candidates ted cruz, chris christie, scott walker and marco rubio — are among those set to speak. military leaders, members of congress, actors, faith leaders and family members of presumptive presidential nominee donald trump are also set to take the stage. we’ll have more coverage of the convention coming up in just a bit — including the first sit-down interview with trump and his running mate. / a local organization is helping young adults– who face extra challenges– enter the workforce. project future places aged-out foster children in internships to help them gain experience. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with more on this story … denise? ten young adults just completed a six-week paid internship in departments through out the el paso county courthouse vo project future was started five years ago by the el paso women’s bar association. many of the young adults face have tougher challenges as adults. organizers of project future say aged foster children face a high risk of incarceration, homelessness and unemployment. one young woman who just completed her internship says– she’s ready for the workforce thanks to project future: stephanie says she hopes to return to the el paso county courthouse as an employee. she says she wants to study criminal justice to one day become a detective. 6-07… weather and traffic on the 7s… …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.. details on two deadly crashes over the weekend in the borderland. plus– two families are picking up the pieces after a fire over the weekend— how officials say it started. this is abc-7, where news comes first! a crash on i-10 by fabens leaves a man