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it sounds like its not much of a difference but i imagine that it will be, that its sort of less of a burden but of course schools still have to make sure the children wear masks and perhaps the most challenging part of this is they need to come up with testing strategies. dr. rochelle walensky has said that this week, that she wants to see more robust testing systems in every school in the united states. >> its been impossible actually i think to keep kids six feet apart in some cases...

this just kind of acknowledging the reality of having kids in school that you cant actually space them six feet and get them all in a classroom? >> hi, brianna, thanks for having me on. i think its a little bit of both. ive looked at this research and it does seem that the spacing doesnt need to be as far as six feet in order to keep the children safe, and so thats one of the factors involved in the cdc changing its guidelines. the other factor is exactly what you said. there is a push...

off the table. explosive hearing on capitol hill where chip roy invoked lynchings and railed against china, prompting a very emotional congresswoman grace ming to accuse him of, quote, putting a bulls eye on the backs of asian americans. congresswoman grace meng is standing by live. well discuss with her in a few minutes. were also following new video released by the fbi showing some of the most violent attack on capitol police during the january 6th capitol siege. they include rioters...

slamming china during a hearing on anti-asian hate. ill get more reaction. also tonight, disturbing new video of the most violent assault on officers during the capitol riot. the fbi releasing the footage and asking the american public for help in identifying the attackers. first, lets go to cnns amara walker in atlanta. atlanta police say their investigation is now far from over. whats the latest? >> reporter: first off, not too long ago this crowd behind me near one of the crime scen...

no. >> joe biden brought us the era of catch and release. now house democrats want to bring us to the era of catch, release, and vote because mass emigration that is uninvited by our country is there a mechanism to seize power at the border. its a terrible time to be offering amnesty in the congress. we should be focusing on border security and protecting our country. >> texas republican congressman august lugar just toured a border facility. well talk about that when he joins me and w...

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...

of korean descent. at this time, the motive, however, is unknown. it is unclear if the attacks were racially motivated. a 21-year-old suspect is now in custody. theres a picture there. security is ramping up in other asian communities as a precaution. secretary of state antony blinken, who was in south korea, gave this message just moments ago. >> horrified by this violence which has no place in america or anywhere. we will stand up for the right of our fellow americans, korean america...

asian. news of the shooting sparked a new round of fear, a fresh round of fear across the country given the rise of anti-asian hate crimes since the start of the pandemic. the white house says president biden is monitoring the developments out of georgia. attorney general merrick garland and fbi director chris wray are set to brief the president on these developments throughout the day. lets start this hour in georgia with the latest from the shooting scene. ryan young is joining me ri...

he considers a sex addiction and sees these locations as something that allows him to go to these places and its a temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate. >> you heard him, a temptation he wanted to eliminate. but the atlanta mayor is praising police for acting so quickly because they say this could have been so much worse. the suspect indicated that he was heading down to florida perhaps to carry out similar crimes. we have much more on that. other top stories this afternoon...

ethnically motivated violent extremists promoting white supremacy are, quote, the most lethal threats right now here in the united states. lets start our coverage this hour in atlanta. our national correspondent ryan young is joining us. ryan this,s new information emerging now about the suspects in these terrible killings. translator: i want to show you something here, wolf. this growing memorial has been building here in atlanta, a city thats known as being too busy to hate, but ri...