arena: george alvarez es el conductor responsable, tratÓ de huir pero fue capturado.policÍa sospecha que no respetÓ la luz roja del semÁforo. >> son ocho cargos de homicidio y 10 cargos de asalto agravado, porque simplemente atropellÓ a esas personas. karina: si historia criminales largo, salta agravado con un arma letal, asalto con armas, , le han fijado una fianza de $3,600,000, se desconoce si manejaba intoxicado, la policÍa no descarta que haya actuado intencionalmente, desde venezuela esta mujer asegura que su hijo estÁ entre las vÍctimas, pero no sabe si sobreviviÓ. richar bustamante es uno de los venezolanos fallecidos, en esta foto aparece en la frontera entre panamÁ y colombia con dos amigos reportados en estado crÍtico. muestras de apoyo y solidaridad han sido dejadas en este memorial instalado en el seÑalamiento de la parada del autobÚs a que nunca abordaron. en brownsville, texas, karina garza ochoa. jorge: en texas varios niÑos, un guardia de seguridad y un ingeniero que habÍa ido de compras con un amigo estÁn entre las ocho vÍctimas fatales del ataque en

investigation also revealed that the driver of the vehicle later identified george alvarez, november the scene after impact, but held down by several individuals on the scene. investigation also revealed that the driver of the vehicle, sorry, george alvarez is a brownsville local with extensive rap sheet and he has ten counts of manslaughter and eight counts of assault with deadly weapon. he has a bond of $10 million and we have his picture from previous arrests that we will display right now. i want on the thank the men and women serving who have worked and continue to process the scene, the very tragic scene. i would like to thank and acknowledge the brownsville fire department for tending to the critically injure and also, oliver rich, of the san antonio division, and marcus joaquin, and victor skalon, and multiple agencies for the unwavered assistance throughout the tragic event. i'd also like to thank the multiple individuals for helping us starting with the city leaders, city management, county judge, state reps aaron ramiz and governor greg abbott. brownsville is a proud city

investigation also revealed the driver of the vehicle later identified as george alvarez, november 9,ed to flee the scene after impact but was held down by several individuals on scene. investigation also revealed the driver of the vehicle -- george alvarez is a brownsville local with an extensive rap sheet and formly charged and eight counts of manslaughter and he has received bonds totaling $3.6 million and we have his picture on record on various previous arrests as we'll display to you right now. i want to thank my men and women serving who have worked and continue to process the scene. the very tragic scene. i would like to thank and acknowledge for the ending to the critically injured. and many others. multiple agencies for their unwavered assistance throughout the tragic event and like to thank multiple individuals who reached out and supported us starteding with our city leaders, city management, county judge, state reps, and senator and the governor greg abbott. brownsville is a proud, resilient city and continue to best serve our community as we continue our investigation. w

officials in brownsville have charged george alvarez with eight counts of manslaughter. charged george alvarez with eight he allegedly drove his car at high speed into people at a bus stop, near a migrant centre. and the alleged shooter who killed at least eight people at a mall in allen, texas, was heavily into right wing extremism. that's according to law enforcement, and is based on the suspect�*s internet searches. but it isn't clear whether this was the motive for the killings. we're also learning more about the eight victims of that shooting. three of them were children, including a three—year—old boy and two elementary school children. also killed was ashwahrya thaatikonda, a 27—year—old engineer from india and 20—year—old christian lacour, who worked as a security guard at the mall. let's bring in the bbc�*s nomia iqbal to discuss all this. when it comes to the shooting, the police hasn't said that white supremacy was the motive but what do we know? f supremacy was the motive but what do we know? j ., ., ~' supremacy was the motive but what do we know? j ., ., ~ ., we know? the

el responsable fue identificado como george Álvarez y se encuentra bajo detenciÓn. si manejaba intoxicado. >>hasta que tengamos la evidencia concreta, podemos decir que fue intencional o no. >>el vehÍculo pasÓ por un costado de su cuerpo y sÓlo resultÓ con una herida en el brazo. >>Íbamos al aeropuerto y una seÑora nos avisa que nos apartemos, nos aportamos y en cuestiÓn de momentos, el asesino venÍa en el carro insultÁndonos y diciÉndonos cosas que no entiendo. >>lamentamos mucho que compaÑeros... >>en la refugio los inmigrantes estÁn conmocionados, por eso recibieron apoyo psicolÓgico y espiritual para calmar su angustia. >>mucha gente fue afectada porque presenciÓ lo que pasÓ. >>en la parada de autobuses, donde se registrÓ el accidente, vecinos ponen flores y cruces en su honor. fÉlix: seguimos en texas, donde hay nuevos detalles del tiroteo del sÁbado en un centro comercial en allen que dejÓ muertos y varios heridos. las autoridades identificaron al agresor como mauricio garcÍa, quien era un guardia de seguridad y profesaba ideas neonazis. nidia tiene testimonio

the driver, george alvarez, tried to flee the scene, but he was restrained by bystanders. he's in custody now. he faces eight manslaughter charges. investigators are now working to determine whether he did this intentionally. >>> saturday night, a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall in the city of allen. eight people were killed. seven were wounded. the youngest victim, in second great. the suspect was shot and killed by police. the fbi is poring over his social media posts and they say it includes white supremacist ideology. steven romo is in allen, and also with us national correspondent gabe gutierrez is in brownsville for us. steven, i'll start with you. what more are we learning about the victims at the mall and what are do we know about the shooter now? >> reporter: we are learning more. we have identified 4 of those 8 victims and some disturbing information here. two of those victims just confirmed by wily isd, two of them fourth grade age. their mother remains in critical condition according to that school district. christian was a security guard. his mother poste

police have identified the driver as george alvarez, a 34—year—old brownsville resident with a lengthynal history. investigators have not yet determined if the incident was intentional or accidental. and further north in texas, more details have been released about the eight victims of a mass shooting at a shopping mall outside dallas. they include a 3—year—old boy and his parents, two other young children and an engineerfrom india. we still don't know what the motives were. the white supremacy ideology that apparently he held isjust supremacy ideology that apparently he held is just one line of inquiry. we have heard he never completed basic training with the army because of physical and mental reasons. this of course is just one of the deadly instances reportedly coming out of texas, meanwhile, 33—year—old man has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter after ploughing into eight people in brownsville waiting at a bus stop. now, brownsville is on the southern tip of texas, on the southern tip of texas, on the border town of mexico, it is where a lot of migrants go and, at the

es unos de los 18 migrantes que fueron brutalmente atropellados en brownsville por george Álvarez.reportero: su familia estÁ en venezuela, se esposa hija y madre. >> en el nombre de jesÚs, ayÚdame para llegar a cuidar a mi hijo. >> Él se fue para allÁ con el sueÑo de comprarle una casa a mi hija. reportero: entre los fallecidos se encuentra un detective de venezuela. su madre pidiÓ la repatriaciÓn de sus cuerpos. >> yo quiero tener el cuerpo del mismo para darle sepultura. reportero: en los estados unidos, el mÉdico forense aÚn no ha publicado la lista oficial de los muertos. las autoridades afirma que el proceso de identificaciÓn de las vÍctimas se ha demorado porque varios no tenÍan sus documentos personales a la hora de su muerte, pero estÁn cerca de completarla y serÁ entonces que la publicarÁn. leÓn: el presidente biden y el presidente de mÉxico hablaron hoy por videoconferencia sobre la cooperaciÓn entre los dos paÍses y las medidas de seguridad en la frontera, que implican mayores penalidades a quienes cruzan de forma irregular a estados unidos. en twitter, lÓpez obrador dij

george, alvarez george -- george alvarez and other criminal charges has been charged with eight counts of manslaughter. and getting back to the current migrant, the u.s. border patrol chief said today that over the weekend, his agents made more than 26,000 apprehensions while more than 7,000 illegal immigrants were known to have made it past border patrol and into the u.s. numbers, trace, that are only likely to increase over the coming weeks. >> trace: numbers we have not seen before. thank you. was texas governor greg abbott started pressing migrants to other states, in new york city mayor eric adams called governor "morally bankrupt. now mayor adams plans to bust migrants in his city to a nearby suburbs. but those suburbs are threatening to block those buses. jackie ibanez is live with those details tonight. jackie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. new york city mayor eric adams as he said since the federal government has failed to provide support it needs to deal with an influx of migrants that he is calling a crisis. the mayor's plan to bus several hundred migrants to the

momentos el jefe de la policÍa nos acaba de mostrar la fotografÍa del sospechoso identificado como george Álvarezio y otras ya del paÍs cuando fueron atropellados por el sospechoso que tiene un largo historial criminal aquÍ en la ciudad de brownsville. le preguntamos se habÍa logrado determinar el motivo este caso ya que hubo muchos reportes que Él habÍa hecho comentarios desagradables a los migrantes que se encontraban en el lugar, dice que todo estÁ bajo investigaciÓn ya que Él no estÁ cooperando en esto momentos con las autoridades y que no pueden descartar absolutamente nada en lo que se refiere a este investigaciÓn. tambiÉn le puedo decir que ya se presentÓ ante el juez a enfrentar los cargos y en los prÓximos dÍas sabremos si es se declara culpable o inocente, lo que sÍ se sabe es la informaciÓn que nos dio el jefe de la policÍa, 18 migrantes estuvieron involucrados en este incidente y la gran mayorÍa de ellos son de origen venezolano, mÁs no todos lo eran, pendientes de la identidad de las vÍctimas de esta tragedia que realmente tiene muy triste a toda la comunidad a quien brownsville que

. >> the investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle, identified as george alvarez, november, 1988, had attempted to flee the scene, after impact, but was held down by several individuals on scene. reporter: the moment captured on the surveillance video. the groups, sitting on a curb waiting for athey had left a hor that helps migrants in texas. >> the bus was in a busy intersection. , where people need to wait for the bus standing up. instead of standing up, they were sitting at the edge of the road, of the sidewalk. reporter: authorities say alvarez lives in brownsville. investigators have not determined whether the crash was a deliberate attack of targeting the victims because of their immigration status or an accident. officials revealed alvarez has a long criminal history. >> george alvarez is a local with an extensive rap sheet. has been formally charged and arraigned with manslaughter, 10 counts of assault with a deadly weapon. reporter: a growing memorial as the community remembers the lives lost. police say alvarez is not cooperating with authorities. they add, that

homicidio involuntario, y 10 cargos de asalto agravado, sabemos que el historial criminal de george Álvareza, porque presume que su hijo podrÍa estar entre las vÍctimas fatales, escuchamos. >> es mi hijo, no tengo ninguna duda, es mi hijo, el telÉfono es el de Él, que estÁ ahÍ en una moto, Él sale con el telÉfono al lado, el rosario. borja: la policÍa estÁ investigando en este momento si el sospechoso no respetÓ la luz roja de un semÁforo, y por eso terminÓ arrollando las vÍctimas, descansen en paz. carolina: texas ha sido el epicentro de mucha violencia, por lo menos de dos masacres en menos de una semana, un tema que nos afecta a todos, especialmente a las vÍctimas de la masacre de la escuela uvalde, vamos a ver su reacciÓn. >> [habla en inglÉs] [aplausos] carolina: aplausos a raÍz de que sorpresivamente dos legisladores republicanos de ese estado permitieron que llegue a texas una iniciativa de 18 a 22 aÑos la edad para compra rifles semiautomÁticos. borja: rolan gutiÉrrez nos acompaÑa, demÓcrata de texas, que ha presentado varias propuestas para controlar las armas, gracias por estar co

. >>> george Àlvarez fue acusado de mÚltiples cargos por homicidio.clusiva para noticias telemundo de gabriel, temÍ grant venezolano que casi pierde la vida, apenas horas despuÉs de ser liberado. Él es uno de los 10 migrantes que resultaron heridos al ser atropellados por el conductor de esta camioneta la maÑana del domingo en brownsville. >>> no tengo piernas, mis sueÑos se han roto, se han ido. >>> asÍ junto a sus hijos, su esposa le pide ayuda a biden desesperada. >>> mis hijos y yo necesitamos ver a su papÁ, igual que la mamÁ. >>> se presentaron 18 cargos, 8 de homicidio im pru den cial. conducÍa la camioneta y tiene un largo historial delictiva de asalto agravado, robo de autos y resistencia a un arresto. >>> una fianza de 3,6 millones de dÓlares que pueda salir. Àlvarez que cruzÓ un semÁforo en rojo podrÍa enfrentar masz cargos. no descartan que fuera intencional. >>> todos dicen es e puso a gritar insultos. se enteraba esta familia venezolana que uno de los suyos estÁ entre las vÍctimas. >>> >>> el hermano de david es uno de los 8 migrantes que

george alvarez is a brownsville local with an extensive rap sheet. he has been charged and arraigned with eight counts of manslaughter, ten kounlts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. >> reporter: we spoke to an eyewitness. a venezuelan national. he describes the scene of the car that alvarez was driving just barrelling through this intersection and traveling this way before jumping a curb, eventually landing where that memorial is where dozens of men were sitting and waiting for the bus to come. he describes the driver, he was trying to get away after he got out of that vehicle and was yelling obscenities in spanish at the migrants. telling me no doubt in his mind this was intentional, although police cannot say that with 100% certainty. he was saying it through tears saying some killed were friends. they had just gotten here the day before. all this unfolding just days before title 42, the trump era policy that effectively shut down the border, is expected to expire. really making a lot of people here anxious about what that could bring wit

police say the driver was george alvarez, he is now facing eight counts of manslaughter and ten countsssault with a deadly weapon. the crash was caught on surveillance video. we are not going to show you all of it, but you can see at the top of your screen the suv is speeding before it strikes the crowd. police say after the vehicle turned over alvarez tried to run away and you can see in this cellphone video a crowd of people appearing to try to keep him from escaping. let's go to cnn's nick valencia who is live for us in brownsville. nick, you were able to ask officers one of the key questions here, whether this was intentional or not. what did they say in response? >> reporter: that's right, it's something that is still not given much clarity here although eyewitnesses tell us they don't need an investigation they're sure this was an intentional act but investigators have not release that had information with 100% certainty just saying it's part of the thread of their investigation. george alvarez they said was somebody known to them, had prior -- more than 20 prior charges, a lengt

. ——— texas——— >> george Álvarez el chofer que atropellÓ a ocho migrantes frente a un albergue en brownsville. >> el dolor de una madre . alvarez de 34 fue capturado en escena y acusado de homicidio involuntario y agresiÓn. >> el presente biden o eliminÓ la obligaciÓn de locos trabajadores federales se vacunar contra el covid—19. y revocÓ el requisito de vacunarse contra el covid—19 para viajes aÉreos internacionales. insistiÓ que las vacunas son una herramienta importante para mantener a las personas seguras,, el viernes expira la emergencia de salud pÚblica por el covid—19. >> las medidas son de alimentos y medicamentos, fda consideraciÓn doris harÁ la primera pÍldora anticonceptiva de venta sin receta. la venta de la llamada estÁ probada sÓlo por receta mÉdica. la semana pasada la fda presentÓ un documento que indica que ahora el 60% de las personas en edad reproductiva tiene sobrepeso lo que puede hacer menos efectiva la pÍldora. verdad para practicar la mamografÍa fue tratada una dÉcada, la recomendaciÓn es que sea a los 40 y no a los 50. un nuevo estudio cientÍfico revela que el cambio

. >> reporter: this video shows onlookers confronting the driver. 34-year-old george alvarez after the incident. >> the driver of the vehicle attempted to flee the scene after impact but was held down by several individuals. >> reporter: police say the suspect is a brownsville resident with a long arrest record and several convictions. he was charged with 18 felony counts including manslaughter. investigators are waiting on a toxicology report and trying to determine whether the crash was intentional. among the victims, venezuelan asylum seekers. >> the migrants that were there as well, some of them were paramedics. they responded. >> reporter: angel carvacas was on his way to reunite with his mother. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: his cousin tells us they were planning to move to new york to start a new life in america. [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: back at the scene, a growing memorial to honor the lives lost. >> overall there's a lot of people that are grieving, and we need to keep them in our thoughts. >> that was nicole sganga reporting. >>> the al

the driver is a man named george alvarez and he's facing eight counts of manslaughter and ten counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. the crash was caught on surveillance video. we're not going to show you all of this, it is quite frankly too disturbing. but you can see at the top of the screen that suv that was speeding alvarez tried to flee the scene. you can see in cell phone video a crowd of people trying to keep him from escapeing. nick valencia is in brownsville. what else are police saying about this? you were sitting in on the press conference. >> reporter: this is somebody that has been known to the brownsville police department for quite some time according to the police chief. he has a long criminal history which includes aggravated assault as well as driving under the influence and possession of marijuana. he's being held on a $3.6 million bond charged with eight counts of manslaughter and ten counts of aggravated assault in this incident. i want to show you exactly what happened here. according to eyewitnesses, he came barreling through this intersection at a

the investigation also revealed that the driver of the vehicle later identified as george alvarez novemberscene after impact but was held down by several individuals on scene. the investigation also revealed that the driver of the vehicle -- i'm sorry, george alvarez is a brownsville local with an extensive rap sheet. he has been formally charged and arraigned with eight counts of manslaughter, ten counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. he has received bonds totaling $3.6 million, and we have his picture on record of various previous arrests as we will display to you all right now. i want to thank my men and women serving who have worked and continue to process the scene, the very tragic scene. i'd also like to thank and acknowledge our brownsville fire department for tending to the critically injured. our district attorney, our federal bureau of investigation oliver rich, san antonio division, marcus joaquin, san antonio division, victor scalone, rd for dps and multiple other agencies for their unwavered assistance throughout the tragic event. starting with our city leaders, c

investigators have not ruled out the crash was intentional. >> george alvarez is a brownsville local with an extensive rap sheet. >> reporter: this man, who says he witnessed the crash, tells us the driver appeared drunk and yelled antiimmigrant profanities, though police have not substantiated that and are still waiting for toxicology results. how is this community doing right now? >> shaken up. i don't think any of us have experienced something like this. >> reporter: the migrant deaths come as tensions ramp up here ahead of the lifting thursday night of the covid border restriction known as title 42, which is expected to bring yet another migrant influx. in just the past 72 hours, there have been more than 26,000 illegal crossings. arizona's democratic governor is planning to send in more resources. >> we cannot manage this influx alone. without much more robust action from the federal government. >> reporter: bus loads of migrants keep arriving in cities. rockland county declaring a state of emergency, slamming new york city mayor eric adams for planning to send several hundred m

his name is george alvarez. authorities saying he had an extensive criminal record. they have not ruled out whether or not this crash was intentional. that's something that they're looking at right now. authorities did say, however, that the suspect ran a red light -- actually the red light that's just behind me, and that he lost control of his vehicle, an suv, and it slammed into that group of migrants, all men waiting at this bus stop. again, eight people killed, ten others injured. the mayor saying some of them remain in critical condition. right after the crash, authorities describe the scene of what happened. take a listen. >> the investigation also revealed that the driver of the vehicle later identified as george alvarez, november 9th, 1988, had attempted to flee the scene after impact but was held down by several individuals on scene. >> reporter: yasmin, we spoke with several migrants at this shelter just this morning. one said he was an eyewitness who was here and saw what happened. he said the suspect appeared drunk and that he also yelled some anti-immigr

where george alvarez plowed into 18 people, charged with eight counts of manslaughter and aggravated with a weapon. he does have an extensive criminal history. whether or not the crash was intentional, that is what the police are trying to find out. he is in hospital and not cooperating with police. >> all of that happened to days before title 42 is set to expire. how does that fit into all of this? >> questions are being asked about that and links are being made. title 42 is a covid era policy established by president trump where the government is automatically able to expel migrants based on backgrounds. it has been extended by president biden but it will expire thursday on midnight. there has been a huge influx into brownsville in anticipation of this ruling going. officials issued this disaster declaration. as a result, there are a lot of links being made between what alvarez did and this, but there is nothing concrete. there were some reports he expressed anti-immigration sentiment but officials do not know. >> thank you so much. we will bring more details to you when we know th

sospechoso de atropellar al grupo de migrantes en una parada de autobÚs en texas, segÚn la policÍa george Álvarez una de las vÍctimas mortales idea las autoridades ayuda para pidieron los restos de su hijo >>> por favor pedir apoyo de quien le compete, que me pueda ayudar, por favor, yo quiero tener el cuerpo de mi hijo para darle sepultura >>> algunos migrantes asegura que luego de intentar huir mientras era detenido por la policÍa el conductor les hizo seÑas con la mano y les lanzÓ insultos. tambiÉn en texas se dieron a conocer las de algunas de las ocho vÍctimas mortales del tiroteo en un centro comercial de allen, entre ellas estÁn las hermanas daniela y sofÍa mendoza, christian la cruz de 20 aÑos. otra de origen hinÚu y otra pareja coreana y su hija de tres aÑos, autoridades hablan de las investigaciones hechas por el sospechoso garcÍa de 30 aÑos, en foros de supremacistas blancos asÍ como sus antecedentes de salud mental y una pareja latina recibe un reconocimiento de la casa blanca por su empresa tecnolÓgica sustentable, el presidente los felicita y la crisis med medidioambientalal tambiÉn

they did identify the suspect as 34-year-old george alvarez. they say he has a long rapp sheet including assault with a deadly weapon and drunk driving. that they drived the suv running a red light and losing control and going into 18 people. at that bus stop. but they also said they can't rule out this was an intentional act. our own gabe gutierrez said that there was an incident that the driver was yelling anti-racial rhetoric. they also can't say whether this person was intoxicated. they did intoxology, and haven't gotten it out. >> ken dilanian, and morgan chesky, thank you for working on these tragedies. joining me is congressman gonzalez who represents brownsville has part of the 34th you district. congressman, first of all, our condolences. i don't know how communities get through this. you've been through so much already with title 42 and the stresses on your community. tell us the latest in your investigation, as far as you know? >> thank you, obviously this is a struggle for the community. and the community's hearts and prayers are wi

de la policía de brownsville texas a cargo de la investigación identificó al sospechoso como george Álvarezcimos nada a él que todossomos padres de familia >> además esta tragedia coincide a pocos días de que se elimine el título 42 que prevé una llegada mayor de inmigrantes y los albergues dicen estar preparados ana cecilia méndez noticias telemundo >>el gobernador greg abbott ha anunciado la creación de la fuerza fronteriza táctica de texas antes de que termine el título 42 dentro de tres días estará formada por miembros de la guardia nacional especialmente capacitados y desplegados en puntos críticos para interceptar repeler y hacer retroceder según sus palabras a los migrantes que intenten ingresar ilegalmente a estados unidos esta iniciativa estará operativa a partir de hoy mismo vamos a otros temas el presidente joe biden y los líderes republicanos y demócratas del congreso se reúnen esta semana para tratar de resolver el estancamiento de tres meses de acuerdo a la deuda estadounidense para evitar una suspensión de pagos antes de finales de mayo biden pide que se eleve sin condiciones

red light, lost control, flipped on its side and struck a total of 18 individuals >> reporter: george alvarez is now charged with eight counts of manslaughter, ten counts of aggravated assault, and is being held on $3.6 million bail police say he has an extensive criminal record and is not cooperating. now eight men are dead, ten others injured, migrants from venezuela. that's the light police say the driver blew past. now a makeshift memorial has sprung up right here at the bus stop authorities say there's not yet a clear motive here, but they haven't ruled out that this could have been intentional >> [ speaking non-english ]. what did he say? >> reporter: this man who says he witnessed the crash tells us the driver appeared drunk and yelled anti-immigrant profanities as he tried to flee the scene, though police have not confirmed that >> waiting on formal toxicology reports >> reporter: the migrant deaths come as tensions ramp up here days from the lifting of the covid border restriction known as title 42 the change expected to bring yet another migrant influx in just the past 72 hours the

george alvarez was charged with eight counts of manslaughter, ten counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and reckless driving after police say he ran a red light and plowed into a large group of people outside a migrant center. they have not ruled out the possibility that the incident was intentional. police say mr. alvarez has not been cooperating with verts. po with investigators >>> the justice department charged a woman who stormed the capitol on january 6 with four misdemeanor counts she was identified and reported to the fbi last week by a former romantic partner the ex-, who asked not to be named was able to identify her after be shown a tweet from the fbi by a friend. the tweet, which featured pictures of her sporting a pink beret had gone viral she could not be reached for comment. as of monday she was not in custody but a warrant was issued for her arrest of >>> president biden prepares for a face-off with congressional leaders over the looming debt limit deadline janet yellen says lawmakers have until early june to stop america from defaulting. but a critical bil

suspect george alvarez is a 34-year-old brownsville native with a criminal history. investigators are looking into all possibilities, but witnesses suggest it was intentional. >> they were coming at about 60 miles per hour, and when they saw all of us migrants standing there, they accelerated. i can't say how fast, but they accelerated and ran us all over. >> on sunday night, the community held a mass to honor the victims. police say the suspect is not cooperating with the investigation. >>> well, former president donald trump's rape and defamation civil try is nearing its end. writer e. jean carroll filed a lawsuit last year claiming trump raped her decades ago. closing statements were given today in front of a jury in new york. the former president chose not to testify but tapes of his deposition were played in court. jury deliberations are set to begin tomorrow. >>> still ahead here at 5:00, nasa's new program to improve hurricane forecasting. >>> ahead, a new era in the lebron james family and countdown to tip-off for the warriors/lakers game four. hey, dub natio

. >> reporter: this video shows onlookers confronting the driver, 34-year-old george alvarez after the after impact but was held down by several individuals. >> reporter: police to say the subject is a brownsville resident with seven convictions. today he was charged with 18 felony counts including manslaughter. investigators are waiting on a toxicology report and trying to determine whether the crash was intentional. among the victims that venezuelan asylum-seekers. speak of the migrants there as well, some were paramedics and responded. >> reporter: and held a car vazquez was on his way to see his mother. his cousin tells us they were planning to move to new york to start a life inca. [sakg spanish] repork at the sce and a growing memorial to honor the lives lost. >> overall there are a lot of people grieving and we need to keep them in our thoughts. >> reporter: brownsville is a city on edge, police tell us a man wielding a gun outside of the shelter was taken into custody late today. this is a developing story in a community already grieving, norah. >> norah: nicole sganga, thank y

george alvarez lost control after running through a red light. his suv plowed into a crowd of people waiting for a bus outside a migrant center. eight people died. the majority were men from venezuela. alvarez tried to run away but witnesses held him down until police got there. police are investigating whether this was an intentional act. >>> covid restrictions at the border are set to lift on thursday, and a surge of migrants is expected at the southern border. the biden administration says it's prepared after it sent 1,500 active duty troops there. not for law enforcement functions but to help free up border patrol agents for administrative duties so they can patrol. texas governor greg abbott says he's deploying his own border force to select locations where he says people are known to cross illegally. advocates say resources should instead focus on processing asylum cases. shelters say they're already stretched beyond capacity. >> we've got 200 inside the shelter and we've had up to 810 outside the shelter, camped in the alley. >> house repu

. >> reporter: george alvarez ran a red light before jumping the curb and plowing into 18 people. this man telling me he watched them get ahead. >> [speaking spanish] >> it was like a game of balls, like bowling almost. he says everyone was in shock and it was a dramatic moment. >> police cannot confirm if the crash was an intentional but said alvarez tried to escape afterward. >> attempted to flee th the scee stick all the victims were men. nearly all venezuelan migrants waiting to catch a bus to brownsville's main bus station. that horrifying video recorded by surveillance camera from the shelter across the street where many of the migrants who were hit had just eaten breakfast. >> it's tragic. >> never had a situation like this happening near the shelter or in the city. >> brownsville, known for being welcoming to migrants but just moments ago our cameras caught police with guns drawn, stopping this vehicle near the shelter after a report the may have flashed a garnet -- a gun and a security guard. >> alvarez has an extensive record that includes driving while intoxicated. inve

. >> reporter: this video shows onlookers confronting the driver, 34-year-old george alvarez, after the of the vehicle attempted to flee the scene after impact but was held down by several individuals. >> reporter: police say the suspect is a brownsville resident with a long arrest record and seven convictions. today he was charged with 18 felony counts, including manslaughter. investigators are waiting on a toxicology report and trying to determine whether the crash was intentional. among the victims, venezuelan asylum seekers. >> the migrants that were there as well, some of them were paramedics. they responded. >> reporter: angel meza was on his way to reunite with his mother. [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: his cousin tells us they were planning to move to new york to start a life in america. back at the scene, a growing memorial to honor the lives lost. >> overall, there's a lot of people that are grieving, and we need to keep them in our thoughts. >> reporter: brownsville is a city on edge. police tell us a man wielding a gun outside the shelter was taken into custody late t

police have identified the driver as george alvarez, a 34—year—old brownsville resident with a lengthy investigators have not yet determined if the incident was intentional or accidental. and further north in texas, more details have been released about the eight victims of a mass shooting at a shopping mall outside dallas. they include a three—year—old boy and his parents, two other young children and an engineerfrom india. earlier, i spoke with texas congressman vicente gonzalez. he's a democrat and represents brownsville. let's start with the car running into a group of people, killing eight, what updates have you heard on the investigation? good evening. law enforcement conducting a thorough investigation, the suspect has been arrested and has been arraigned, bond has been set on him — i think it is over $3 million. he is a person with a very long rap sheet. there is nothing to give uncertainty that it was a hate crime or that it was anything other than an accident at this time. police aren't investigating it but we don't have any proof police are investigating it but we don't have

george alvarez is the driver of that vehicle, and he is facing eight charges of manslaughter and the crash was caught on video, and we won't show you all of the video, because it is disturbing. you can see at the top of the screen, the suv and how fast it was speeding before it struck the crowd. nick valencia is there in brownsville and you have obtained some more information? >> yes, this video was shot by ceasar who is a venezuelan national. he says that some of the people killed are his friends. he was standing here on the corner when he saw the man driving through the intersection making his way through the bus stop where the men were sitting down on the corner, and plowing directly into them. the video is exclusive to cnn and shows the aftermath of the crash, he was trying to flee, but those men there are trying to subdue alvarez and keep him from running away. i heard the brownsville police department say that they were trying to catch him, because alvarez is caught with eight counts of manslaughter and ten counts of aggravated assault. the police have not ruled out whether or

authorities have now identified the suspect as 34-year-old george alvarez. he tried to flee the scene but was held down by bystanders. he is charged with several charged with manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon. >> brownsville resident with an extensive rap sheet. charged with eight counts of manslaughter, ten counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. he has received bonds, $3.6 million. >> sandra: they believe he lost control of his car after running a red light. >> john: a live look at the white house as president biden is about to speak on protecting airline customers when there are flight delays or cancellations, but his light schedule and lack of campaign events may be partly to blame for his new all time low approval rating. a new washington post and abc news poll shows only 36% of americans approve of his job performance. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich is live on the north lawn. how is the white house responding to the new approval ratings? >> they are outright dismissing it. deputy press secretary andrew bates says on tw

police id-ing him as george alvarez. a local with a rap sheet. he's facing eight counts of man slaughterer a $3.6 million bond and police are still trying to determine what kind of a motive in terms of whether or not there was any intention behind this crash. we'll take you to el paso, the other end of the state where the city is being inundated by illegal crossings. this is video of hundreds of migrants that pushed through the border gap illegally entering the action and gathering and waiting for border patrol processing over the weekend. not everybody is willing to wait. take a look at this drone video from el paso. this is a group of migrants that decided, nope, we're not going to wait for border patrol. we want to get in. these are runners. you can see them walking past a national guard vehicle. they're not stopping. they're by i 10 in el paso. they go walking off in to neighborhoods. there's no border patrol to stop them. many agents are doing process. many of them are the front line. that's why the got-aways are so high. back out here live,

. >> george alvarez is a brownsville local with an extensive rap sheet.e has been formally charged and arraigned with eight counts of manslaughter, ten counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. geoff: it happened sunday morning when alvarez ran a red light and struck 18 people waiting at a bus stop outside a migrant center. he tried to flee, but was stopped by others at the scene. authorities say they are waiting on a toxicology report. the fbi is working to determine if the crash was intentional. an eyewitness claims alvarez yelled anti-immigrant slurs to the men at the bus stop, which police could not confirm. they say all of the victims were men, many from venezuela. >> we are working with the venezuelan government right now and have reached out to other embassies. geoff: the area has seen an influx of migrants cross the border in recent weeks. >> we hope they will recover because they have families far away who count on them. we crossed mountains, marched, and passed migration. it was a long way to come here, and we fought hard. geoff: while

george alvarez is charged with manslaughter and his bond was set at $3.6 million. police say he ran a red light and lost control of his car in brownsville, texas, sunday morning, striking a line of people waiting for a bus. investigators are looking into whether this was deliberate. he attempted to flee but was held down by vas bystanders. they are awaiting toxicology reports. ama: coming up, meet one of the best students in san francisco, one of the winners of for likes or followers. their path isn't for the casually curious. and that's what makes it matter the most when they find it. the exact thing that can change the world. some say it's what they were born to do... it's what they live to do... so they can do more of what matters. benefits. payroll. compliance. trinet. people matter. welcome to the middle of everything! did you know that the corn dog was born right here in illinois? no jane, i did not know that. cheese! woohoo! and the music. we're back when oldies music was called “newies.” (gasps) bye bye! ha ha ho. oh, i'm scared of heights too, grandma. but

george alvarez is facing 8 counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of assault. police believe alvarez lost control of his suv after running a red light, plowing into the group, killing eight people. investigators have not ruled out that the crash was intentional. >> he has an extensive wrap sheet. >> reporter: this man who says he witnessed the crash says the driver appeared drunk and yelled anti-immigrant profanities. although authorities have not confirmed that. how is this community doing right now? >> shaken up. i don't think any of us have experienced something like this. >> reporter: tensions ramp up here as the covid border restriction title 42 is expected to bring yet another migrant influx. in just the past 72 hours, the border patrol chief says there has been more than 26,000 illegal crossings. texas governor deploys more national guard groups. while arizona's democratic governor is planning to send in more resources. >> we cannot manage this influx alone. without much more robust action from the federal government. >> reporter: busloads of migrants ke

i will point out, josÉ, the driver in the case, george alvarez, has been arrested and charged with eightnts of manslaughter and ten counts of aggravated assault, and we are learning more about the victims. three of them have just been released from the hospital, and that's positive news. seven others are still hospitalized. we are also hearing about those who died, family members in agony, learning their loved ones are among the dead. we are hearing for the first time from a victim inside the hospital. take a listen. n. >> reporter: just awful to hear, josÉ. he lost his leg. his family is now in begging president biden for help. josÉ, of course this all comes, as you mentioned, tensions are ramping up here along the border in brownsville ahead of the lifting of title 42. this state is in a state of emergency, and governor abbott tweeted new razor wire being put up to try and stop some of the my migrant influx in the next few days. it's extremely difficult and that tragedy, eight people dead, it just left this community in shock, josÉ. >> gabe, they are all venezuelans, as far as we know,

geoff: last night, police in brownsville, texas, charged george alvarez with eight counts of manslaughters suv slammed into a crowd of migrants killing eight people and injuring 10 others. similar shelters have been overwhelmed as more and more migrants are crossing the border as the u.s. prepares to end title 42. here to talk about what ending title 42 means for his community as well as the impact of that fatal car collision, we are joined by democratic congressman vicente gonzalez, whose district includes brownsville. thank you for being with us. with title 42 set to be lifted, u.s. officials have said the daily crossings from mexico could acclimatize 13,000 and many of the migrants are coming through brownsville. his brownsville prepared, do you have the resources that you need? >> we have done a lot of work preparing border patrol. they have done all they can to get ready. the ngo's in the area have done a lot of work in preparation of a massive surge coming to the border, but we could never be prepared enough. i wish we had another 30 days to build up more infrastructure and i think

he has been identified as 34-year-old george alvarez. and police say that he has prior charges of assault and driving while intoxicated. he has since been charged with eight counts of manslaughter. police say that he is also charged with ten counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. eight people died from injuries in the crash. their deaths come as border towns like brownsville are bracing for a surge of migrants as a key immigration policy is about to change. >> one of the lucky few who actually made it to our borders and they should be able to breathe easy and be safe. we failed them as a state, we failed them and we were not able to protect them. and they were mowed down, their lives were taken, their families hopes were taken. and this is something with title 42, ending with the influx of more migrants coming across, more individuals coming to our state, we need to make sure we protect them at every step of the way. >> title 42 as mentioned is set to expire thursday. u.s. border agents have used it to more than three years t

police say that this man, george alvarez, drove his suv into 18 people at a city bus stop outside a shelterle doing so. authorities say seven victims are still in the hospital and three released. alvarez is facing eight counts of manslaughter and ten counts of assault with a deadly weapon and it's unclear whether the crash was intentional. jim? >> happening right now, jury deliberations are under way in the case against donald trump, former columnist e. jean carroll suing the ex-president alleging he raped her in a manhattan department store dressing room in the 1990s and then defamed her years later when she came forward. trump denies the allegations. cara is live outside the courthouse in new york city. what does the team need to prove to win her case and i wonder, you've been watching the trial since the beginning, do you expect a long deliberation here? >>. >> reporter: i wish i knew the answer to that question. the judge described to the jury what they need to find by the laws in order for them to vote. remember, she sued donald trump under two claims. one of battery and one of defamat

political science say the driver george alvarez is a local with extensive rap sheet. now charged with 8 counts of manslaughter with bail set at $3.6 million border patrol reports last week alone they reported 19,000 known got aways at our border. to say put those numbers in perspective for your viewers, that's equivalent to roughly a full capacity nba arena sneaking across our border and getting into the united states without capture in a single week. we'll send it back to you. >> bret: hard to fathom. bill melugin along the border. thank you. >> less than two weeks after announcing he will run for a second term, president biden is experiencing the worst poll numbers of his first term and frankly of any president at this point in their presidency. the president is also grappling with the massive immigration surge we just heard about expected later this week along the border. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich is live on the north lawn with details. good evening, jacqui. >> good evening, brett. as officials warn of up to 12,000 illegal crossings per day, when ti