we have this breaking news to share. at least eight people have been found dead in the back of an 18-wheeler in san antonio. 30 others were taken to area hospitals, many in critical condition. police say the temperatures had been in the 90s just before those people were found and the truck did not have a working air conditioning system. telemundo s veronica ville dpchlt gas is on the scene for us. reporter: you can see the 18-wheeler parked behind me at this walmart on the southwest side of san antonio. so far what we know is eight people are confirmed dead, two of those are teens. 17 are in critical condition, 13 are in serious condition. the police chief told us that a walmart employee was the one who discovered the human smuggling attempt. police have not confirmed where the trailer was coming from or how long it had been parked
there. we heard from s.a. fire chief hood who had crews out here treating this massive triage scene. the air conditioning was not working. paramedics and firefighters found that each one of them had heart rates over about 130 beats per minute, which, again, they were very hot to the touch. so these people were in that trailer without any signs of any type of water, so you re looking at a lot of heat stroke, a lot of dehydration. reporter: what they were able to see after looking at surveillance cameras is that several were seen running from the 18-wheeler truck going into the woods. the driver was arrested and is facing state and federal charges. all right, veronica, that s a horrible story. thank you for bringing it to us from san antonio. letting trump be trump. is that really the right strategy for the white house? we ve got some answers next. and next hour, joy reid with