Announcer live where you live, this is abc7 news. A horrific discovery at the border on a sweltering day. A tractortrailer filled with up to 100 undocumented immigrants. Tonight nine are dead and more than a dozen are in critical condition. Good evening. Im kate larsen in for eric thomas. Tonight authorities in texas are considering this an immigrant smuggling attempt gone wrong. An employee at a walmart in san antonio called police early this morning after a man walked into the store and asked for water. Abc7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow is in our newsroom with the story. Reporter in addition to those fatalities, at least 17 people are reportedly being treated for lifethreatening injuries. The u. S. Attorney office says the driver is in custody. A criminal complaint is expected to be filed as early as tomorrow morning. Officials are calling it a deadly case of human smuggling. At least 39 people inside a big rig truck parked in this Texas Walmart parking lot. Nine men died. The airco
Insisted on making it back to washington to cast his vote. Ive had so many people say such nice things about me recently that i think some of you must have me confused with someone else. [ laughter ] reporter it was attorney general Jeff Sessions over shadowing the highly anticipated Senate Health care vote this after sources tell the Associa Associated press President Trump is seriously considering firing his longtime ally. The president s frustration clearly increasing calling sessions quote weak or twitter this morning. As lawmakers on both sides its eiffel were quick to defend the former alabama senator. He represents the people of the united states. Did he the right thing by recusing himself. Reporter sessions got a lot of support an lot of respect on capitol hill. Also in the hot seat today President Trumps soninlaw Jared Kushner who returned to capitol hill for a second day of testimony regarding his involvement with russian officials during the 2016 election. In washington, im
By his own words with one of the nations leading newspaper calling congress to censure mr. Trump. They released their own statement saying intolerrance, racism and violence has absolutely no place in this country. And stepping down from the two Advisory Councils forcing President Trump to disband them himself. It comes as former bush president s called on the country to reject racial bigotry and hatred. Nbcs Peter Alexander picks up the story from there. Reporter before dawn in baltimore, crews taking down four confederate monuments to avoid violent protests like those in charlottesville. I said with the climate of this nation that i think its very important we move quietly and quickly. Reporter here in leesburg, virginia, this confederate statue still fuels deep divisions. But in the wake of President Trumps controversial comments you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. Reporter zack defends the president s words. When you have violence you need to call it on bot
Brian, what more did mr. Bannon have to say . Good morning, it really a shocking interview, our two white house correspondence confirming this morning that the president s chief strategist had this conversation with a left wing in a magazine called, who has not been friendly to the president , he went off the record, it is a shocking explanation for a number of reasons, and given also scaramucci was fired ten days into the job after making vulgar comments in an interview that he too thought was off the record, and steve bannon was chief executive editor of Breitbart News for several years. Also, giving context to this conversation, there have been lots of reports and rumors that the president has been thinking about firing steve bannon, a lot allotted due to infighting and perhaps leaks, and given the fact that he could be losing his job, this conversation is also more surprising, but nonetheles nonetheless, he spoke to this reporter yesterday over the telephone, and he said this, unde
Said the u. S. Faces an economic war with china and he contradicted the president s threat of possible military action against north korea saying there is no military option on north korea. When asked if he still had confidence in steve bannon, President Trump said this. I like him, hes a good man, hes not a racist, i can tell you that. He is a good person. He actually gets very unfair press in that regard, but well see what happens with mr. Bannon, but he is a good person and i think the press treats and frankly very unfairly. Heather and his interview, he also attacked the far right, adding ethanol nationalism and its losers is a strange element. I think the media plays it up too much and we have to cope crush it more. Bryans life for us in bridgewater new jersey. What is the latest . The latest right now is the balance of the president s tweets. He is now saying affirmatively for the first time that he is for confederate statues and a series of tweets this morning. He called taking