Good Morning El Paso 08.26.16

a family picking up the pieces this morning after their apartment goes up in flames overnight. the latest from our ’round the clock news team. sot full “””w something like this happens in our community, it has an affect on each and every one of us”” family and friends mourning the loss of a young girl, brutally murdered on her birthday. the latest on the investigation. plus—our back-to-school coverage continues this morning—we are live from utep as the miners kick off the school year with the annual minerpalooza celebration. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. east to southeast winds will transport moist unstable air into southern new mexico and west texas through most of next week while weak upper disturbances move into the region. this weather pattern will generate showers and thunderstorms across much of the borderland under partly to mostly cloudy skies. locally heavy rainfalls may occur with a few storms each day. abc-seven’s round the clock news crew… to ’round the clock coverage— a family in west el paso is picking up the pieces this morning after their apartment caught fire. it happened around 10:30 at the villa camille apartments. take a look at the damage the fire caused. a spokesman for the fire department says the fire caused an estimated $100- thousand dollars in damage. no one was injured. the cause is still under investigation. new this morning … deputies in dona ana county need your help finding a man they say may be in danger. authorities say 59- year-old rudolph cadena has not contacted his family since aug. 1st. detectives say cadena has a history of medical issues, including alcohol and drug abuse. cadena – also goes by rudy – and he’s known to frequent the west picacho area of las cruces. if you have information that could help — call mesilla valley regional dispatch authority at the number on your screen: 526-0795. to our complete back-to-school coverage: tonight utep celebrates the start of a new year and a new football season with a big party on campus. minerpalooza is the place to be tonight! good morning el paso’s denise olivas has a preview… denise? the stage is set– and the miner spirit is wide awake this morning. this is the 26th annual minerpalooza that celebrates a new school year and all the fall athletics. hundreds will fill the utep campus tonight for the pep rally, live entertainment and food. minerpalooza started as a small celebration in the center of campus and has exploded into this giant party. utep football meet & greet 7:30-9pm larry k. durham autographs and giveaways it’s all happening tonight from six to midnight. admission is free because– but you want to bring some cash with you because there will be all kinds of food and drink vendors. the governor of new mexico is calling the murder of a 10-year old girl in albuquerque an unspeakable crime. from our abc-7 new mexico mobile newsroom. it was victoria martens last birthday on wednesday. her mother, her boyfriend and his cousin are all behind bars this morning after police say they injected her with meth, and sexually assaulted her. the details of how they killed her — too disturbing for a morning newscast. the girl’s mother, michelle martens made her first appearance in court on thursday. the judge gave all three suspects a bond of one million dollars. they are facing numerous charges which include child abuse resulting in death, kidnapping and tampering with evidence. the police department is promising justice.. “”we will make sure that w exhaust every resource in the department into this investigation.” the community came together last night to hold a vigil for victoria. friends and neighbors say they will miss victoria’s smiling face . sentencing continues today for alberto mendiola. the former soldier was convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of military vet anthony bowler — at the home of mendiola’s estranged wife. his lawyers argue that he suffers from p- t-s-d. dona ana county has a new website that allows the public to access information about adult inmates housed at the county jail. the inmate’s name, booking date, mug shot, arresting agency and charges are all available online. jail administrator chris barela tells us — the jail receives about 10-thousand calls a month — with questions that can now be answered by checking the website. barela says the inmate’s personal information such as addresses and social security numbers will not be made public. 6-07… weather and traffic on the 7s… east to southeast winds will transport moist unstable air into southern new mexico and west texas through most of next week while weak upper disturbances move into the region. this weather pattern will generate showers and thunderstorms across much of the borderland under partly to mostly cloudy skies. locally heavy rainfalls may occur with a few storms each day. …abc-7 traffic track … now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… we still have much more to come here on gmep— a second case of the zika virus has been confirmed in the borderland– what el paso health officials are asking you to do if you’ve travelled to an area with zika virus infections. and this is abc-7, where news comes first!