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Of terrible violence. that sense of security has certainly been shattered. but a community here, thats eager to start building once again, a sense of belonging and safety here in monterrey park. >> what sociologist referred to as an ethan over, josh lederman, thank you so much. well be coming back to you in just a few minutes. as we await this conference, press conference to get underway. an update on the shooting. i want to bring in texas congresswoman lizzie fletcher, congresswoman, thank you ...

Resources the aapi communities, is one of the least resource community in united states. less than i think 3% of all philanthropic dollars actually go to aapi communities. when traumas like this happen, were already sort of short staffed, and under-resourced, and so, it adds to the level of trauma. because when youre trying to provide resources to the community, we are trying to activate a community. when youre trying to keep them engaged, specifically, and the resources just arent there. it mak...

Half an hour from now. hopefully, getting the answer is that this community wants as they start to seek some path forward to begin the grieving process here. our colleague, bianca stewart, whos at the city hall here in this town tells us, there is a small vigil thats been set up. of people starting to come to pay tribute to the ten people so far that we know of lost their lives. in this tragic mass shooting. >> josh, what do we know about the victims of this attack? >> not a whole lot. other tha...

Messages of condolence come from not only president biden as you were mentioning, but so many leaders here in california and across the nation. >> were talking to experts earlier who reminded us of some of the complexities, and nuance of serving a community like this one. you talk about the center thats been set up for families, resources available to those who are grieving, those that need to be multilingual, it needs to be clear to people that they can come regardless of their immigration stat...

We know how deeply this attack has impacted the aapi community. monterey park is one of the largest aapi communities in america. now, congressman judy chu n that press conference, said that she has heard from the white house as well as homeland security secretary alejandro major cass. and president biden has continued to receive updates throughout the day. he directed his homeland security director to insure the community has the full support they need as this investigation is being conducted. o...

Year for the aapi community here. this community of monterey park, predominantly asian, don. so, they were looking forward to a second day of festival activity, supposed to be on this street right here. instead, all this is now a crime scene. >> its now a crime scene and a lot of it is closed. pamela gave some of the details. its interesting. theyre still interviewing witnesses. theyre interviewing witnesses at the monterey park location, which is behind us, at the alhambra location. its interes...

Of information. because it answers the question, alicia, of whether theyre still an ongoing threat to the community. and to the broader region. whether there could still be a gunman on the loose. or whether this man hunt has indeed ended. but police have not changed their description of the person that for hours now they said they believed was behind this. an asian male, between 30 and 50, and we know that this person, according to police, they believe was the same individual who first went in t...

Theres also the resources needed when something like this does happen, in the community, the committee does not feel that there left to fend for themselves to deal with the aftermath on their own. when you talk about cultural competent resources, what does that look like for a community like this? >> well, as some of your other panelists have said. and ill reiterate, i think its worth stressing. what is our community is really not just one community. or made up of 20 different nations, 65% of aa...

Majority. by 80%. so, all of those, in congress. need to pay attention to what their constituents are saying. about keeping them safe. it is about their neighbors. it is about their family members, and loved ones. it is about making sure that we dont have tragedies like this again. >> ive seen you all over our air today. representative chu. i know put in lot of time. i think it is notable because this is a community that has often felt as though they are invisible. has often felt like they are s...

Monterey park. it is the aapi community across this country. it is everybody who want to see gun violence and in this country. are there federal resources you want to see marshaled to make sure that the people of monterey park, and beyond, have what they need as they grapple with the trauma, the grief that is going to come in the weeks, months, and years ahead? >> i do want to say that the white house has already reached out and offered their resources to make sure that people are taking care of...