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deliberately targeted women in asian spas because, police say, he was having a bad day. >> he was pretty much fed up and at the end of the rope and yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. >> why reactions like that arent happening as incidents against violence of asian-americans surge across the country. >> nurn of us should be silent in the form of any hate. then senator amy klobuchar and the new push for the violence against women act. congresswoman escoba...

atlanta area spas late yesterday. 21-year-old robert long has been charged with eight counts of murder, will make his first court appearance tomorrow. police say the gunman told them he was not motivated by race, but they of course have not ruled that out. >> weve received a number of calls about is this a hate crime. we are still early in this investigation. so we cannot make that determination at this moment. >> the shootings come amid an alarming escalation of crimes against asians ...

and yes, it coincides with ugly rhetoric from former president trump and others linking the coronavirus and china as the pandemic worsened across our country. one group tracking anti-asian hate say theyve received some reports of 3,800 incidents with over two thirds of the attacks reported by women. today the vice president, president, atlantas mayor all condemned such crimes. >> whatever the motivation here i know that asian-americans are very concerned. weve been speaking about the b...

in the face of any form of hate. then senator amy klobuchar and the new push for the violence against women act. and congresswoman veronica escobar on whats really happening at the southern border. when "all in" starts right now. good evening from new york. im chris hayes. there are eight people dead in the atlanta area after a horrifying spree shooting last night at three different locations, three different spas. the suspect is in police custody and we know some of the victims ...

congresswoman told my colleague stephanie ruhle what happened in atlanta is a day that we saw coming. two senior administration officials are telling nbc news president biden and vice president harris will be meeting with asian american community leaders when they visit atlanta, georgia, tomorrow. in washington, the house just did something we dont see very often when it comes to major legislation. it passed a bill with pretty broad bipartisan support. we are talking about the viol...

county official with a post erased in which he shared a t-shirt blaming china for the coronavirus saying the suspects in the shooting just had a bad day. >> he does claim it was not racially motivated. i spoke with investigators that, yes, he understood the gravity of it and was pretty much fed up, at the end of his rope and yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. >> this was a really bad day for the victims too. >> today, celebrities are speaking out. testifyin...

authorities say they are not ruling out that this was possibly a hate crime. president biden has ordered all federal flags to be flown at half staff in honor of the victims, and he will head to georgia tomorrow. and as the president said, as vice president harris said, as atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms said, whatever the motivation here, the fact is attacks on asian americans are on the rise. people are rightfully scared and we need to do more to combat that bigotry and violence ...

>> lots to cover. joining us now, nbc news correspondent, former fbi special agent in charge and jim cavanaugh and georgia state representative. great to have all three of you with us. what do we know about the victims and how did law enforcement catch and identify the suspect so quickly? >> well, ayman, it really is a painful day here in atlanta in the wake of this massive shooting spree. we know eight people were killed. six of the victims were of asian descent. one person was also i...

Kirsten Joyce michael, what was the mood like in that ticketing area . Michael Stevens kirsten, many people seemed tolerant. Very patient with all that was happening. From the passengers we spoke with. Almost all of them told us the airline was doing everything their Kirsten Joyce Palo Verde High School graduate cody miller picked up a bronze medal in the olympics yesterday. Miller picked up his medal in the 100 meter breaststroke. He was in 5th place with 50 meters to go and surged to the finis...

And Girls Club Movement since 1994 in ohio. Then, in 2009 moved to nevada. He worked as an Athletic Director at john c. Kish clubhouse for two years and was then promoted. In a statement to 8 news now, the boys and girls club said. We are committed to the highest standards of ethical behavior and integrity, and do not tolerate inappropriate or illegal activity on the part of any club staff, volunteer, or youth member. All employ undergo a thorough criminal background check and all supervisory po...