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Out of california, where police have surrounded a van they believe is tied to a mass shooting. at least ten people were killed at a dance studio in monterrey park, near los angeles. at this hour, police say the suspect is not in custody. expect an update on the situation at 7:30 pm eastern. when that happens, well bring it to life. the shooting happened as thousands of people gathered to celebrate the lunar new year. more than two thirds of people who live in the city are of asian heritage. -- s...

Nothing new for some in our community. especially the aapi community. thats why almost three years ago, the county board of supervisors took action, right on the cusp of covid, when we saw assaults against people of asian descent. we know this is a problem and we have to confront it. i hope today we remain united. when we see something, we say something. as the sheriff said, we know that this is a day of -- a solemn moment, but we also know that the lunar new year means so much to our aapi commu...

Obstruction in d.c., especially as it comes to -- extreme agenda that has nothing to do with keeping guns out of the hands of folks that shouldnt have them. we have a lot to learn. clearly, theres a mental health crisis happening. the communities gonna need our support. federal agencies are on the ground. but the states gonna step in. were gonna do what we can to wrap our hands around this community and a way thats culturally competent, that understands that this is a largely asian american comm...

Dead or alive he described this as a barricaded suspect situation. so again, a very, very fluid situation over it a lot of moving parts. a lot of people want to understand the motive in this case. we are hearing this could be domestic related. but again the sheriff did not confirm that in the latest press conference. we are going to continue to follow this and wait for more developments in this case, arthel. arthel: and sheriff luna also pointed out, while they are focusing on the suspect in get...

Place not only in a community where two out of every three people are asian american, but at that it occurred in the middle of the celebrations of the lunar new year. in the last several hours, law enforcements been downplaying that notion, saying they didnt think it was connected to the lunar new year, and of course they released the fact that they believe this person to billy an asian male. which doesnt exclude the possibility that it was a hate crime. but it seems to be an attempt by law enfo...

They dont want to confirm and very identities of people that are there, and it goes back to the bottom we were talking about earlier. can they find other components, pieces of components, ammunition used in that weapon. if it is tied to that man. so, pretty exhaustive search what they want to do is make sure that they get everything right. the big goal of all of this activity, its fine that individual, that person theyre out there looking for, make sure the community. safe remember, theres a pat...

And with lunar union being a big event and a lot of asians community want to make sure people feel safe. at the same point. there. obviously worried about the -- copycat of when we see violence like this out in the open, we often see others who are already thinking about committing violence, pursue a mass shooting. this is what you and i, alicia, have been on the air so many times. particularly on the weekends because well see one mass shooting in one location, one another, someone else repeats,...

And i think you saw a share of lunar there, he was somewhat indicating their methodology for why they put the picture up and not the name. it suggests to me that they maybe know a lot more than we realize out in the open era. well learn a lot more i think as the next press conference comes on. and that theyre taking this very pragmatically, trying to make sure theyre doing all the right things without raising too much panic in all the communities around monterey park. >> heres what we watched ti...

Theres a lot of information thats being gathered quickly, but at the end of the day, our prayers, our thoughts, our with the community. its clear as it is over and over again that theyre just too many guns in this country, and too much access to guns across the country. >> let me pick up on that. to your point, americans are stuck in a constant cycle of gun violence. there are mass shootings like this and every day gun violence that claims the lives of too many. each we did enough is enough. kno...

Own statements and announcing any violence associated, and that may be found as a result of the investigation in monterrey park. people here that celebrated, grateful that officials decided not to cancel the event, saying they did not want the darkness or hate to overshadow what again today represents to so many in this community, saying they wanted these festivities, they wanted to be able to celebrate with families, and many out here >> -- -- cultural festivities, sounds, noises, and i will no...