Meddled through an overt president ial campaign in our election last year . No doubt. And i stand behind the intelligence. This is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. This is cnn breaking news good morning to you. We will get to politics in a moment. First, breaking news out of texas. Horrible news. Eight people have been found dead in the back of a semitruck in san antonio and dozens were pulled alive from the truck but in Poor Condition and fighting for their lives in hospitals right now. We with know children are among them. We want to go straight to cnn polo sandoval. What are you snaerg. Reporter a massage triage operation taking place in a parking lot of a walmart southwest of downtown san antonio overnight. Let me bring you uptospeed on what we know at this point. 38 people were discovered in a tractortrailer. Eight of them now confirmed dead. All of them males according to authorities. What we also know is that overnight, a walmart employee contacted a Polic
police say there was only one shooter in this and they got them last night, 23-year-old brian anthony roden, charged with three counts of murder, aggravated assault and two counts of kidnapping but more charges could be coming. police say they he killed golf pro jean siller, they found his body shot to death at the tenth hole on saturday. henry valdes and paul pierson were also found dead in a white dodge ram pickup truck on the same course. police took him into custody by asking him to come to the police station on some other charges. right now, very few answers as to why he allegedly shot these men, but police believe siller was not targeted. he had no relationship with the suspect but he may have witnessed a crime and was perhaps caught in the aftermath as the suspect tried to get away. police are still trying to piece together though the traits
two counts of kidnapping. be one of the arrest comes six days after the bodies of 46-year-old henry valdes and paul pierson were found in the bed of a truck that was parked on the green of an upscale golf course outside of atlanta, both men shot to death. 46-year-old a golf pro jean siller was also shot dead, police believe he was not targeted but was killed when he went to investigate the truck. dana: day number two of a manhunt in illinois after four prison owes prisoners escape to jail late wednesday night. three of the four men were caught yesterday after an extensive air and ground search but 36-year-old zachary hart remains on the loose. lycee residence should stay inside their homes as he is considered armed and dangerous. trace: we have been reporting on the dramatic increase in smuggling, customs and border protection see a massive haul of 758 pounds of
between zone and laredo, texas. i know we can see the tape there cordoning off a crime scene but did you get to see any of the people pulled out of this truck or the driver? the driver was in custody and that is what our police chief said. i got to see one that had been air-lived to one of the local trauma hospitals. henry valdes who was there at the scene. again, eight people dead pulled out of the back of this trailer. dozens more injured. henry valdes, thanks so much for being with us and we continue to follow this story as we learn more about this tragedy in san antonio. new white house communications director says he is ready to deliver what you he calls president trump s quote, very compelling message to the american people. we will hear it later on
human smugglers putting people back in trailer rigs has happened in the past. 2003, 19 illegal immigrants suffocated to death near victoria, texas. 2014, 40 people were rescued from inside a tractor-trailer rig and also, most recently, in july, about 12 people rescued from from one of those tractor-trailer rigs. this is something we have seen before. this is a known smuggling route, especially since that is the segment of interstate runs from the u.s./mexico border and would spread out through a network throughout the country. this is something that we have seen before. however, in this case, now eight people confirmed dead with dozens of others currently being treated in local hospitals in san antonio. back to you. thank you, pablo. with us on the phone is henry valdes who was at the scene. thank you for speaking with you,