I'm Sarah Forghani with KENS
5 News now on this Tuesday,
February 7th, parents and Kamala is
you're asking a lot of questions.
This after two teachers at Canyon
Lake High School have been accused
of inappropriate relationships
with students within a few months.
The most recent incident surrounds
girls soccer coach in German
teacher Orlando Norman.
He turned himself in on charges
involving a 15 year old.
Some parents spoke with us
but wanted to stay anonymous.
The school district is is known
to be a very good school district,
so I think that even made it
more more shocking.
Detectives charged the coach with an
unrelated count of possession with
intent to promote child ***********.
Also back in November,
38 year old math teacher Devon
Hopper was arrested,
accused of sending inappropriate pictures
and text messages to a 15 year old student.
Families tell us the school responded
quickly to the incidents in Comal
ISD says it does full background
checks on all its employees Despite
that parents still want more protections.
We also have some new details.
In the case of a missing
woman from Eagle Pass,
police have made an arrest.
24 year old Evelyn Wardo
disappeared last week.
Police say Guardado worked for
a local jail in Maverick County.
Late last night police arrested
34 year old Jesse Vasquez for
being in possession of her car.
Federal agents, Texas Rangers.
And local agencies are now
helping in the search.
If you know where she is,
call Eagle Pass police,
a former Bear County constable
is asking for a new trial.
Michelle Barrientes Vela was found guilty
of evidence tampering in September,
prosecutors said Barrientes Vela
demanded that a man pay money
for security at a park pavilion
over Easter weekend in 2019.
Well,
last month she was sentenced to
five years probation and on Monday
she filed a motion for a new trial.
Her attorney is blaming the
prosecution's conduct for depriving
her of the right to a fair trial,
and the district attorney's
office told us they can't comment
on pending litigation.
But the DA has previously said about
this case that no one is above the law.
More than 4000 people in Turkey
and Syria have been killed
following a massive earthquake,
and now families in San Antonio
are looking for ways to send help.
The Turkish American Association of
San Antonio is collecting donations.
They're asking for clothes.
Sleeping bags, blankets and tents.
Their deadline is Thursday.
They're also accepting monetary donations.
1 San Antonio Man with relatives
in Turkey filled us.
Some of his childhood friends
did not survive the earthquake.
Because. Here is so far and.
You can't do anything.
You are helpless, I mean.
All you do is watch the pictures,
the videos. It kind of puts
it into perspective a little.
Now the White House announced it is sending
teams to help with search and rescue.
Firefighters, paramedics,
doctors and canines from several states are
now gearing up to head to central Turkey.
Tonight, President Biden is set to
deliver the state of the Union address
in front of a joint session of Congress.
The President will lay out his
agenda for the coming year.
Over the weekend,
the Biden team was at Camp David where
they made final tweaks to draft to
the draft of the President's speech.
He's expected to comment on China
as it relates to.
American competitiveness and the economy.
And he said the recent balloon
incident does not change his speech.
You can watch the President's address
live here on KENS 5 tonight at 8.
State Senator Roland Gutierrez is
introducing a second set of bills in an
effort to prevent mass shootings in Texas.
Gutierrez said the bills aimed
to increase school safety,
improve emergency response protocols
between state and local entities,
and also fix radio communication
in rural communities.
Gutierrez is hoping to create a monument
for mass shooting victims in the Texas
State Cemetery and make a funding
request for school safety and mental health.
Meanwhile,
Governor Abbott tweeted the Texas
Legislature wants to double its investment.
And student mental health resources.
There's also a new push for casino gaming
in the Texas Legislature right now.
This week,
House representative Charlie Geren
filed a resolution asking for
gaming to be put on the ballot.
The bill would include support for
the horse racing industry and allow
existing tracks to build resorts.
Similar bills in the past have died
without even getting a hearing.
The governor's office said he is
open to hearing about casino gaming.
Right now,
the South Texas blood and Tissue
Center is in urgent need of donors.
After last week's winter Blast
cancelled several blood donation
drives and appointments.
The Blood Bank says the community
only has a one day supply in storage.
Type O is even more limited and
only 120 units.
They're also in need of platelets.
And there's a blood drive happening
today at the Frost Bank on West Houston,
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM all donors
receive a special T-shirt to schedule
an appointment called 21O731.
5590 or visit southtexasblood.org
if you're in the market for a car.
The San Antonio Police Department
is holding a vehicle auction today.
The auction will be held at 3625 Growdon Rd.
Registration is 3 to 6:00 PM,
and you must be registered before
the start of the sale.
The auction begins right at 6.
All vehicles must be paid for before
7:00 PM For more information,
call
210277932 and we're preparing
for a big week of weather.
Let's check in with fall. Alright,
outside cloudy skies today.
Temperatures topping out mid 70s.
As we progress through the day,
better chances of seeing scattered showers.
And then tonight I'm expecting
some thunderstorms late tonight.
Overnight some of the rain could be heavy
and that is against five news now.
Thanks so much for joining us.
I'm Sarah forghani.
I'll see you tomorrow.