safety confirmed this week that the man who murdered eight people at the dallas area mall harbored neo-nazi indications. he had essence wants to get tattoos on his body, posted racist, homophobic and misogynistic streets squeezed online that praise the far-right, and wore patch during his killing spree that red rwds, an acronym that means right-wing death squad. right-wing extremist ideation has become the motivating force behind a lot of violent attacks in this country. in fact, we now know that right wing extremists committed every single ideologically driven mass killing identified in the u.s. in 2022 with an unusually high proportion perpetrated by white supremacists, according to a report by the anti-defamation league. we also know that far-right violence is not limited to senseless attacks like mass shootings. just last week, four members of the proud boys, a designated hate group, were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the deadly january 6th insurr
hello, everyone. th thank you so much for joining me. we begin in texas when a gunman opened fire into a crowd at an outlet mall in texas just north of dallas. some of what you re about to see is disturbing. a witness dash cam capturing the moment the gunman got out of his car and he immediately began firing and ambushing unsuspecting people walking by. we re pausing the video as people began walking by. others began shooting as the attack unfolded. you hear multiple rapid gunshot. you see people running for their lives and a photo obtained by cnn appears to show the gunman after he was shot by a responding officer. he can see an a.k.-15 rifle. he appears to have extra magazines strapped to his chest. ed lavandera is on the scene in allen, texas. i understand you have learned new details, even though a law enforcement agent said they re not going to have a press conference today? reporter: it s a stunning announcement. we ve reached out to get clarity as to when there mig
revelations about the gunman who killed eight people at a texas mall, including three young children. the neo-nazi sympathizer appearing to post hateful rants on a social media site and pictures of the mall where he carried out that attack. the victims include a 3-year-old boy and his parents, leaving his 6-year-old brother, the family s sole survivor. a mall security guard who is emotionally remembered by an eyewitness to the shooting. he always walked by our store and just he would wave to us. if we didn t wave back, he wouldn t go away. we had to wave at him. he was such a loving guy, such a caring guy. and in the other texas tragedy, the driver who slammed his car into a group of migrants now facing eight counts of manslaughter. it is a tense time along the border with the covid era restriction known as title 42 set to end on thursday. and in just the last 72 hours alone, there have been more than 26,000 illegal crossings. we have live reports from texas and mexico.
we saw sparks flying, we ran into the converse store, they locked the door, we hunkered down in the back. sandra: a community in mourning after that horrific mass shooting at a crowded mall left eight people dead and seven injured. police still looking for answers at this hour. hello, welcome, everyone, begin a brand-new week. i m sandra smith in new york. hello, john. john: glad to start a new week with you, but not in this way. 33-year-old mauricio garcia acted alone saturday at an outlet mall, and trying to put the pieces together where the former security guard launched the attack on innocent civilians. sandra: they have found hundreds of social media post of his that include racist rhetoric. john: casey stegall is live in allen, texas. what else are officials learning about this suspect? john, publicly they are not saying much but some officials familiar with the investigation have talked to the president and they have said they are looking into this theory t
united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, donald trump is vowing to appeal after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation in the e. jean carroll lawsuit. sources tell cnn criminal charges have been filed against george santos. what we re learning about the federal probe into the embattled republican lawmaker. and violent protests in parts of pakistan after former prime minister imran khan was arrested on corruption charges. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for joining us. well, former u.s. president and current republican presidential candidate donald trump is lashing out after yet another stinging defeat, this time in court after a federal jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. trump has been ordered to pay $5 million in damages to former magazine columnist e. jean carroll, who accused him of raping her in a luxury department store in the mid- 90s. t