i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we re following two tragedies in texas, each centering on a flashpoint dividing our country, guns and immigration. first, the breaking news in brownsville, texas, where we expect to hear from police this morning after an suv crashed into a crowd outside a migrant shelter. the death toll rose to eight overnight. what we re learning about the driver and whether this incident was intentional. that horrific scene coming as thousands of migrants enter the u.s. with covid restrictions set to expire in two just two days. the mayor of el paso, who has already declared a state of emergency, will join us. new details in this weekend s mass shooting at a texas mall. what we re learning about the suspect who police say appears to be a neo-nazi sympathizer. he could have done that here. we don t know. why did he choose the mall in allen? it makes no sense at all to any of us. later, intensifying protests in manhattan. new yorkers shutting dow
of us. later, intensifying protests in manhattan. new yorkers shutting down a subway line to protest the chokehold death of jordan neely. new developments this morning involving a new york grand jury. let s begin with the deadly suv strike. overnight the death toll rose to eight after that suv careened into a crowd of migrants outside a shelter in the border town of brownsville. lots of questions this morning. according to police the driver is not cooperating. it is still not clear whether this was intentional or just a horrible accident. joining us from brownsville, texas is nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez. also with us is frank figliuzzi, former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence and a national security analyst. gabe, what s the latest on the investigation this morning? reporter: hi, ana. this is the exact spot where