Good Morning El Paso 07.28.16

overnight—one person is seriously injured after a crash in northeast el paso. plus—one person is in critical condition after being hit by a car in the lower valley. the latest from our round the clock news team. “a big night for hillary clinto on the final night of the democratic convention. i’m lauren lyster in philadelphia i’ll tell you what to expect, coming up” we want to start with this beautiful shot in west el paso on top of the abc-7 studio. this time yesterday we saw overcast skies and rain in some parts of the borderland. are those rain chances back in the forecast today? we have the details in just a bit but first— 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 increase over the area and limit thunderstorm activity a more isolated pattern thursday through saturday. isolated to scattered thunderstorms will occur into next week with seasonal temperatures expected. to breaking news from northeast el paso … where a serious crash happened early this morning. one person was taken to the hospital after a crash on u.s. 54 near fred wilson. it happened around 2-45 this morning on the northbound lanes. at least one car was involved. to another serious crash—this one in the lower valley. one man is in serious condition after being hit by a car. police say it happened around 7 last night. special traffic investigators were on the scene all night long… but the scene has since been cleared. the 476- year-old was taken to del sol with life threatening injuries. / it’s the final night of the d-n-c — and hillary clinton will give a primetime speech. president obama speaking last night — and clinton showing up unexpectedly on stage with him. the two sharing a hug at the democratic convention, where they were once on opposing sides. abc’s lauren lyster has the latest from philadelphia. 1:02 1:13 a historic handoff… the country’s first african american president embracing its first female nominee for the office — quite literally.. and with his impassioned convention speech sot – president barack obama: “there has never been a man or woman, not me, not bill, nobody more qualified than hillary clinton to serve as president of the united states of america!” surprise appearance from hillary clinton at the convention on a night where the current white house was in full force to show support for her …and to take a stand against donald trump. sot – president obama — “america i already great. sot – vice president joe biden — he’s trying to tell us he cares about the middle class? give me a break. that’s a bunch of malarky. the current vp… sot – biden: “hillary gets it” and later th man hoping to take his spot — senator tim kaine getting personal about his military son overseas sot – tim kaine/ vice presidential nominee: i trust hillary clinton with our son’s life and one billionaire businessman taking on another – in mike bloomberg’s attack of trump sot – michael bloomberg / fmr. nyc mayor – ‘”i’m a ne yorker, and i know a con when i see one.” it was a chance for democrats to take the spotlight back after the republican nominees stunning comments just hours earlier, encouraging russia to hack clinton’s emails sot – donald trump / presidential nominee: “russia if you’re listening, i hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.” the trump campaign responding to the dnc overnight saying ‘owning the third term,’ –leaving it unclear who exactly that refers to. here tonight — hillary clinton accepts her party’s nomination. lauren lyster abc news philadelphia. tune in to see the live broadcast of the last night in philadelphia on abc-7 at 8 p-m — and get complete coverage all day at kvia-dot- dom. our complete coverage continues of the convention with reaction from hollywood stars. we’ve had a slight break from the triple-degree temperatures. new this morning– the extreme weather task force is still on the lookout for residents trying to stay cool this summer. good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live with the story … denise? the extreme weather task force says it’s up to the community to be vigilant this summer. looking out for one another. abc-7 was there as the extreme weather task force delivered a fan to a local resident dealing with some hot days in her home. elia soledad– grateful for her new fan– will be able to stay a little cooler. grace ortiz– chairperson of the task force is a one-man band– with occasional volunteers. she says she tries to accommodate residents as soon as she gets a request. to make a request for a fan– you need to call 2-1-1 and provide your information. if volunteers are available the fan will be delivered. otherwise ortiz will make arrangements with residents to pick up the fan. most importantly– she says the fans are not just for the elderly: grace ortiz – chairperson extreme weather task force 6:40 – 6:51 “we are looking at the most vulnerable those most affected by the heat, which is small infant children, persons with disabilities. persons with no air in the room and elderly people who have certain medical conditions.” that number again– 211. the defense will present its case today in the trial of a man accused of kidnapping and raping a 12-year old girl. the victim took the stand yesterday — saying suspect 43- year old carlos holcombe, a former fort bliss soldier — forced her into his s-u-v at gunpoint. abc-seven was in the courtroom — and saw the girl fight back tears as she accused holcombe of tying her hands and feet and puttting duct tape over her eyes. she says she was driven to a home where he allegedly assaulted her. he then dropped her off at a movie theater. baltimore’s top prosecutor dropped charges against the three remaing officers connected with freddie gray’s death. but she blasted the city’s police department — saying the biased investigation led to the lack of convictions in the case. gray died after sustaining a neck injury while in police custody in april 2015. three of the six officers charged in the case had already been acquitted. this is file video from freddie gray’s arrest. his death triggered protests against perceived police brutality across baltimore. state prosecutor marilyn mosby said during a news conference yesterday — that investigating the police department — with help from officers in that very department — was problematic. but the police and other legal experts said — her motives to prosecute the officers was politically motivated. 6-07… weather and traffic on the 7s… high pressure aloft will increase over the area and limit thunderstorm activity a more isolated pattern thursday through saturday. isolated to scattered thunderstorms will occur into next week with seasonal temperatures expected. …abc-7 traffic track … now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… after trying to kill a u-s president over 3 decades ago, the man accused of doing it u-s president over 3 decades ago, the man accused of doing it is now a free man— / plus— an amazing rescue caught on a police body camera. why the driver of the car is facing charges. and this is abc-7, where news comes first! the man who shot president ronald reagan in 1981, is headed home. a