chen is joining us. natasha, i understand we're learning more about the shooting and the suspect, the suspected gunman, what's the latest? >> reporter: yes, wolf, in the last few hours, authorities have charged the suspect with four counts of murder in cherokee county, along with one count of aggravated assault, and then here in fulton county, also four counts of murder, and that is because, as you say, a total of eight people died, one person injured, across three spas. at the same time, cnn has spoken with former roommates of his, who describe that he went to rehab for sexual addiction, that he was deeply religious, and felt distraught and tortured by his sexual addiction. >> do you have a description of him, ma'am? >> that quiet plea came from a woman hiding in one of three spas in the atlanta area where by the end of tuesday night eight people were dead and one injured. the killing spree in which most of the victims were asian american women happened in the span of just a few hours. the suspect told investigators he had no racial motivation, but that he targeted what he felt were temptations for his sexual addiction. law enforcement sources told cnn 21-year-old robert aaron long purchased the gun he used this week. one source said nothing in long's background would have prevented the purchase. >> whether it's senseless violence, we've seen play out in our streets, or more targeted violence, like we saw yesterday, a crime against any community is a crime against us all. >> reporter: at 5:00 p.m., tuesday night, cherokee county deputies were called to young's asian massage in acworth georgia, 30 miles north of atlanta. four people died at that location. about an hour later atlanta 911 dispatch referred two calls from spas across the street from each other. emergency calls where it took time, perhaps to cross language barriers to comprehend what exactly was happening. >> is it a male or female? >> they have a gun, you said? >> they found three asian women killed at the gold spa. ten minutes later, this call resulted in first responders finding one asian woman died there. >> some guy came in and took the gun, so everybody heard the gunshots, and some ladies got hurt. i think. everybody's scared, so they're hiding. >> reporter: when police released these surveillance images of him, they say the family of 21-year-old robert aaron long called authorities. investigators then tracked him via cell phone. 150 miles south of atlanta, state troopers intercepted him. investigators believe he was headed to florida to make similar attacks. whether or not this is called a hate crime, the asian-american community says the fear is real. >> i think there's an enormous amount of fear and anxiety, particularly in that this crime that was not necessarily committed based on race, at least based on what we know so far, but that it was six asian-american women who were shot and killed yesterday, in light of the broader context where we've seen a spike in discrimination, hate and violence, against asian-american, across this country. >> it is tragic. our country, the president and i, and all of us, we grieve for the loss. our prayers are extended to the families of those who have been killed. >> reporter: and it could have been worse. investigators believe that he was actually on his way to florida to commit similar attacks. and he was actually, it was actually the parents who saw the surveillance images of their son and contacted police. now, one person also told authorities that those parents had recently kicked him out of their home, and that he was very emotional. but it was those parents who called police to help identify him, and helped police really stop him in his tracks. wolf? >> natasha, thanks very much. natasha chen on the scene for us in atlanta. let's discuss. cedric alexander, a former public safety director, in dekalb county georgia, outside of atlanta. and the former president of the national organization of black law enforcement executives, also with us, cnn legal analyst shan wu: when the majority are women, is it too early to rule out race as a factor in this mass murder? >> it is certainly not too early, wolf, and honestly it concerns me that the statements that we heard from the sheriff down there, they seem so hesitant to mention the fact that from the looks of it he targeted asian women, and not to mention the fact that the hate crime statute says gender as well as race. i mean it seems like a no brainer that we should be talking about the fact that this is likely hate krimgs. i don't think it is too early at all. and i think the hesitation is of great concern. because traditionally, there's been a lot of underprosecution of violent of people of color, wolf. >> six of the eight murderrd asian women. cedric, what are the investigators looking for right now, to try to figure out exactly what this young man's motive was for these horrific murders? >> as you can only imagine, wolf, this is going to be an ongoing investigation, and here again, i think it's really too premature to really draw any real conclusion as to around as to what this motive may have been. it is suggested by the sheriff's department there from statements i assume they got from him, this was some type of sexual fetish that he may have been experiencing. but here again, if we consider the moment in which we're in, in this country, where 3800 incidents have been logged, that have been reported, i should say, against asian-americans of incidents and violence that have occurred, and that is probably underreported because oftentimes people may not make that report, so it's just hard to overlook the fact that race very well could be a variable here. so what investigators will do, they certainly will talk to surviving witnesses, and other witnesses, who will probably be able to give some clear explanation as to what they may have heard, what they may have picked up, et cetera. so here again, i think we're going to know more over the next few days, a few weeks. >> and we will know a lot more about this 21-year-old, not just in the few weeks, in the coming hours and certainly within the next few days. shan, you've written very powerfully about the importance of charging anti-asian violence as hate crimes here in our country. from a legal perspective and your authority in this, why is that so important, should this case potentially be prosecuted potentially as a hate crime? >> it certainly should be potentially prosecuted as a hate crime, wolf, because the whole point of the hate crime statute is that you're sending a message that if you target a whole group, a whole community of people, that makes you more dangerous than the average criminal, frankly. this is not just a moment of passion, a manslaughter situation. he selected victims on account of their race. that's got to be charged. and you have to to send a message to those communities that they are protected, to encourage them to come forward. they have a law on the book, and to not use it, it is like having those laws not exist at all. it's like erasing the laws. so it's so important to do that here. and you know, i was a prosecutor, as you know, and really, the prosecutors have to step up here. law enforcement did their job. they caught the guy. prosecutors have to show a little bit of courage and charge the crime. this is a sentence enhancement. they're not going to lose the murder charge if they fail to prove the hate crime aspect of it. so they need to show a little backbone and prosecute these cases. >> shan wu, cedric alexander, gentlemen, thank you very much for joining us. let's get some more perspective right now, joining us congressman ted liu, democrat of california, he serves on the judiciary as well as foreign affairs committees. thanks so much, congressman, for joining us. you tweeted this, and let me read it specifically. if the murderer's temptation is asian women and he kills them, that is racially motivated. what do you say to officials who say it is simply too soon to call this a hate crime? >> thank you, wolf, for your question. let me first say that my heart goes out to the families of the murder victims. what we know about this case is that the murderer targeted an asian business. he then drove 27 miles to a second asian business, targeted that business, and then went to a third one. and six of the eight victims are asian females. so it looks to me that he knew he was going to places where disproportionately the people he shot up would be asians, and female, and i think the investigators need to really look at these facts before sort of saying that they don't think it is racially motivated because i'm not sure they can come to that conclusion yet. >> i suspect you're right. the killing of these six asian women, plus two others, two white people who were also killed, during this mass murder spree, it comes as we're seeing an alarming surge in violence, and a lot of discrimination toward the asian american community. this is so heart breaking to see what's going on. what's your message to asian americans who are understandably so scared right now, and it's so awful that this is happening in our country? >> the organization stop aapi hate has been tracking these incidents, and since the pandemic started, there's been nearly 3,800 height incidents that have been reported, and in 2020 alone, there was 149% spike in hate crimes against asian americans. it's important that asian american community speaks out, that they vote, that they demand representation in government, in the political appointments, and in all sorts of issues where it matters that you have asian americans with a seat at the table. and mostly, i want everyone to know that this is an issue, we've been talking about it for over a year, that there are hate crimes against asian american, and hopefully more americans are now aware that this is a very real issue. >> have you been the recipient of any of this kind of hate? >> so if you just look at my social media feed, you'll see people you routinely tell me to go back to china, or japan, or north korea, because they can't, you know, quite figure out the countries, and i routinely get all sorts of hate messages. so i'm an elected official. i'm more used to that. but what trouble mese is you have asian american students at school who are victims of hate incidents, you have elderly asian americans who have been assaulted and killed. this is a very real problem. and it's something that historically has happened in the united states from the chinese exclusion act, to a yellow hysteria to internment of asian americans and asian americans have been targeted and scapegoated in the past. >> i assume you have stepped up your security. and the former president, and trump and his alleys have used racist name force the coronavirus and you urged officials to stop using those terms. how much of an impact does that kind of language have? >> when the former president used racist phrases, like kung flu, and other officials continue to use ethnic identifiers in describing the virus, that adds fuel to the fire of hate. it also gives permission for people to attack asian americans, and for any elected official who still wants to use ethnic identifiers, in describing this virus, i urge you to please stop. you are hurting the asian american community. >> well said, indeed. congressman ted lieu of california, thank you very much for joining us. good luck to you, be careful out there and as i say our heart goes out to those families in the atlanta area right now who are suffering, it is such an awful mass murder, it really is hard to believe, as my dad would once say that, this is happening in our country, in the united states of america. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you. just ahead, more than two months after the u.s. capitol attack, a new warning that racially-motivated extremists are now the greatest threat to america's security. and health officials are raising new red flags about the covid-19 strains first detected in california, and how quickly they can spread. we'll be right back. of an asthma attack... that doesn't happen. this is the sound of better breathing. fasenra is a different kind of asthma medication. it's not a steroid or inhaler. fasenra is an add-on treatment for asthma driven by eosinophils. it's one maintenance dose every 8 weeks. it helps prevent asthma attacks, improve breathing, and lower use of oral steroids. nearly 7 out of 10 adults with asthma may have elevated eosinophils. fasenra is designed to target and remove them. fasenra is not a rescue medication or for other eosinophilic conditions. fasenra may cause allergic reactions. get help right away if you have swelling of your face, mouth, and tongue, or trouble breathing. don't stop your asthma treatments unless your doctor tells you to. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection or your asthma worsens. headache and sore throat may occur. this is the sound of fasenra. ask your doctor about fasenra. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. 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more about the new u.s. threat assessment. >> reporter: it is a very disturbing assessment, wolf. what u.s. intelligence and security officials are telling us is these new extremist groups are now energized and emboldened more than they have been before. tonight's top u.s. security and intelligence officials are again warning congress and the public of the threat posed by extremists, including white supremacists, like many who were at the capitol on january 6th, attacking police and causing destruction. >> right now, at this point in time, domestic violence extremist, the lone wolf, the u.s. affiliatation of individuals, following ideologies of hate and other ideologies of extremism, that are willing and able to take those ideologies and execute on them, in unlawful, illegal, violent ways, is our greatest threat in the homeland right now. >> reporter: that threat assessment ordered by the white house in january was just produced by the department of homeland security. the director of national intelligence and the justice department. the justice department says racially motivated extremists and militias are the most likely groups to conduct mass casualty attacks against civilian, law enforcement or government personnel. fbi director christopher wray recently told senators this is a threat he has made a top priority since 2019. >> we, i, elevated racially motivated violent extremist, the vast majority of which you call white supremacist violation to the highest threat priority where it has stayed. >> reporter: following the capitol insurrection, one anti-defamation league official told us some extremists may be more energized to become more violent in the future. >> it will likely animate them moving forward. when you think your election is stolen, when you believe that you are the only thing to protect the american people, from a tyrannical government, those are the types of narratives that inform people and frankly animate them to action. >> reporter: this comes the same day as the anti-defamation league is out with a new report, saying there were more incidents of white supremacist propaganda across the united states last year than it's ever recorded before. that incidents of that propaganda nearly doubled from the number reported in 2019. the adl says there were an average of 14 of these incidents a day last year. >> these extremists have been able to penetrate the public conversation, and they've moved really from the margins to the mainstream. >> reporter: the adl says their propaganda included distribution of racist anti-semitic and anti-lbgtq flyers, stickers, banners, and posters across america. the adl's top executive says we shouldn't make the mistake of believing that propaganda itself isn't dangerous. >> it starts with propaganda. and name calling. it escalates to harassment. it then extends to vandalism. it then amplifies into violence. >> reporter: and this comes as there are new concerns tonight about extremists including white supremacists in the ranks of the american military and law enforcement communities. in recent day, the u.s. capitol police officer was suffered after anti-semitic reading material was discovered near his work area. wolf? >> brian, thank you very much. brian todd reporting. let's bring in cnn counter-terrorism analyst bill, a former cia counter-terrorism official. and the extremist groups are the group most likely to conduct mass casualty attacks in the u.s. and highlights the challenges of dealing with these lone wolf extremists. is the intelligence community equipped to prevent these sort of attacks? >> no, and there's a couple of reasons. why number one, you mentioned the simple reason, lone wolf, if someone wants to plot something in a basement, wolf, unless a family member or a friend or a clergyman, somebody in the community says something, you're not going to know so these people who are radicalizing themselves by reading something off the internet or reading literature, you can't find them from the u.s. law enforcement perspective. the other thing i'd tell you is about american culture. i still do not believe that americans are having the conversation that this report is heading us toward, and that is, do you want law enforcement looking at hate speech that some people will characterize as free speech? hate speech is a great indicator of somebody to commit an act of violence but it is also protected in america. that's a conversation we need to have, wolf. >> i know you've read this report. i've now read it from the office of the director of national intelligence. domestic violent extremist poses a heightened threat in 2021. what surprised you the most in reading it? >> well, there are two washington things, as someone who did this for 25 years, that jumped out, sort of behind the scenes, number one is speed. you realize the president's been around for less than two months of the intelligence community on a report of this magnitude typically does not move this fast. you've got to get all the people together from these different intelligence agencies, get the data together, draft the report, review the report, deal with differences, get it cleared by the agency's supervisors, like the fbi director. in less than two months. let me give you the message, wolf. the white house told them to do this fast. and i bet a pay check on this, because the white house wants to use this document to say we have intelligence that says we need to move harder against this problem. it's not just a political problem. it's an intelligence problem. one minor comment to close, international connections are talked about in this report. americans going overseas. that means we can't afford not to move, because the french, the germans, the british and others are going to look at us and say you guys are infected our guys, do something about it, america. >> and they said the greatest threat are what they described as those who promote the superiority of the white race 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of politicians has been to tell people that their weird conspiracies are valid. when you deal with extremists, whether it's islamic extremists or these kinds of racial extremist, when you validate them, you cause them to say, the weird thoughts i have are now accepted across america including by politicians. it's not only right for me to act, i have to act, because what i'm doing is legitimate in the eyes of a politician. the validation of the past five years is deadly, wolf. it's deadly. >> bill mudd, thank you very much as usual. just ahead, covid strains out in california are now adding to the concerns of a new surge in cases as the variants threaten to outpace the race to vaccinate. also, president biden has some very tough words for vladimir putin, as he promises payback for russian election interference here in the u.s. ♪ ♪ ♪like an echo in the forest♪ [singing in korean] ♪another day will return♪ [singing in korean] ♪like nothing ever happened♪ university of phoenix is awarding 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do you repeat what trump did, take them interest their mother, move them away, hold them in cell, et cetera? we're not doing that. >> reporter: but texas's governor is pointing the finger at biden, not trump. >> these sites are a direct result of president biden's reckless open border policies. >> reporter: in the same sit-down with abc news, biden offered his most direct comments yesterday on weakening the procedural tactic known as the fill buster. >> so you got to work for the filibuster. >> so you're for that reform, you're for bringing back the talking filibuster. >> i am. that's what it is supposed to be. >> forcing senators to hold the floor could make it harder to sustain opposition to bill, though republicans are respondio progressive efforts to gut the fill bust wer these harsh warnings. >> nobody serving in this chamber can even begin, can even begin to imagine what a completely scorched earth senate would look like. >> reporter: biden says he is looking for other ways to achieve his agenda. including passing possible tax hikes without republican support. >> anybody making more than $400,000 will see a small to a significant tax increase. if you make less than $400,000, you won't see one single penny, in additional federal tax. >> how are you going to get a republican vote for a tax increase? >> i may not get it but i'll get the democratic vote force a tax increase. >> reporter: on the foreign policy front, biden says russian president vladimir putin will pay a price for meddling in u.s. elections without saying how. >> he will pay a price. the price he's going to pay, you will see shortly. >> reporter: asked flatly if he considers putin to be a killer, biden answered quickly. >> so you know vladimir putin, you think he's a killer? >> uh-huh, i do. >> that answer standing in stark contrast to how his predecessor responded in 2017. >> putin's a killer. >> there's a lot of killers. we've got a lot of killers. you think our country's so innocent? >> reporter: and wolf, after biden made those remarks, russia had summoned in their ambassador to the u.s. back home for quote consultations. so we'll see where that ends up. but i do want to note one other important deadline that is changing for american people. that federal income tax filing deadline, typically april 15th, is being moved to may 17th, this year, by the irs, and the treasury department, because of course, so many people are having so many more complications in dealing with their taxes, and filing those, because of the pandemic. >> clearly, wall street remains very, very happy with what's going on right now, the dow jones industrial average reached another all-time record high today, for the first time ever, going above 33,000. a very significant moment. especially for those of you who probably have a 401(k). very good numbers on wall street. thank you very much for that report. just ahead, did the judge in the derek chauvin trial make the right decision by dismissing two jurors? we'll ask the elite attorney for george floyd's family standing by live. easy tools on the chase mobile app. simplicity feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. tonight, the united states is on the brink of hitting 30 million covid-19 cases, as we're seeing concerning increases in infections in 14 states. cnn's alexander field has our nightly report on the pandemic. >> reporter: the urgency to get as many people vaccinated as possible is growing as the cdc officially labels five strains of the virus already detected in the u.s., as variants of concern. meaning they could be more transmissible and perhaps less treatable. >> we are in a race to stop transmission, and the emergence of variants that spread more easily have made that even more challenging. >> reporter: president joe biden now pushing more americans to get their shots. >> i just don't understand this sort of macho ching about i'm not going to get the vaccine, i have a right as an american, my freedom to not do it. well, why don't you be a patriot and protect other people? >> reporter: this, as concerns mount about a slowdown in vaccinations in europe, with at least 16 countries pausing their use of the astrazeneca vaccine, citing concerns over a small number of purported blood clots. despite no known link between the clots and the vaccine. the world health organization today saying the benefits of aft z-zeneca's vaccine outweigh any risks. dr. anthony touchy fauci taking a, did dr. anthony fauci taking a similar question. >> the incidents of the clotting is not more than you would expect in the population in the absence of the vaccination, so that's why they're insisting that the concern is not founded on the reality of what is going on. >> reporter: astrazeneca has not yet applied for emergency use authorization in the u.s. some promising news on the vaccination front, an israeli study, not yet peer reviewed showing pregnant women passing antibodies to their infants. 20% of the u.s. population, nearly 74 million people have received one vaccine dose already. 12% of the population, nearly 40 million people are fully vaccinated, but there are worrying signs of a possibility of another zblurj it's going to be a close call. we are vaccinating really well. that's the good news. these variants are spreading pretty quickly across the country. that's the bad news. >> nationally, new cases remain down overall. but 14 states are reports an increase of more than 10%. delaware, montana, and alabama, all posting gains of more than 30%. with michigan leading the way, cases there up a whopping 53% since last week. >> i do think the next six to eight weeks could be rough. >> spring breakers are flooding beaches and bars in some cities. that's worrying to health officials. combined with the st. patrick's day parties. the cdc haas hasn't yet issued updated travel guidance for people who are fully vaccinated. >> does anyone have a question? >> reporter: there is already a new record stretch of air travel during the pandemic. according to the tsa, more than seven million people flying in the last six days. and while we can be on the lookout for new travel guidance, we can also be on the lookout for new guidance from the cdc for schools. the cdc is currently looking at studies that shows that three feet of physical distance in classroom may be sufficient, wolf. that would go a long way toward the biden administration's goal of getting more kids back in the classroom, a goal shared by parents everywhere. >> it certainly is. thank you very much. let's discuss all of this with our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. how worried should we be about these two new covid strains originally detected out in california, which the cdc has now labeled, quote, variants of concern? >> well, i think we have to pay attention to these variants, wolf. you know, so far, none of these variants, none of them, these ones that you're talking about, or the previous ones that we've talked about, have risen to the level of variants of high consequence. those are the sorts of variants where you think they're starting to escape from the immunity of the vaccine, and things like that. but you know, the idea that you have variants that are more transmissible, that's of concern, because people who maybe letting their guard down a bit, thinking they can get away with things are going to have a harder time with that, if the virus is more transmissible. one thing i want to show you, wolf, if we can put up these numbers in terms of how serious is something if it's more transmissible, versus more lethal? it's actually more concerns if it's more transmissible and more contagious, and you can see there, after a month, it can lead to 11.5 times roughly more deaths. if it was 50%, for example, more transmissible. that's because, wolf, people who are vulnerable are more likely to become infected. luckily, vaccines are increasingly happening for vulnerable people. but that's the real concern there, wolf. >> certainly is. let me also get your take, on this new study out of israel, which found that vaccinated pregnant women passed along protective antibodies to their babies during pregnancy. how encouraging is that research, and do you believe all pregnant women should take the vaccine? >> yes, this is encouraging, and not surprising, and this is a concept known as passive immunity. so you're passively pushing on the antibodies from mother to baby, so in this study they measured antibodies in women who had been vaccinated and they measured it in the babies as well that had just been delivered and they found the presence of antibodies. we don't know how long those antibodies will last in the baby. and we don't know the best timing of the vaccine. it seemed if you gave the vaccine closer to the time of birth, it was better in terms of passive immunity. but that's still not clear. we've seen this with other types of vaccines as well. so potentially some protection to the baby for at least a period of time. >> all right, sanjay, thank you very much. just ahead, why two seated jurors have now been dismissed from the trial of the former police officer charged with killing george floyd. ben crump, the lead attorney for the floyd family, he's standing by live. we'll discuss. it's an important time to save. with priceline, you can get up to 60% off amazing hotels. and when you get a big deal... you feel like a big deal. ♪ priceline. every trip is a big deal. if you smell gas, you're too close. leave the structure, call 911, keep people away, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. if you see wires down, treat them all as if they're hot and energized. stay away from any downed wire, call 911, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. we are following new development of the trial of derek chauvin, charged of the killing of george floyd. two jurors have been dismissed after they been told the judge they have been swayed by news of the $27 million news settlement. do you believe the judge made the right call by dismissing these new jurors, we are joined by mr. crump. >> wolf, to ensure a fair and impartial jury that'll be impounded for this trial. >> did you think it was a mistake for the city of minneapolis to announce the settlement douring the middle o jury selection? >> i do not. there are nothing that says black people are not entitled to the seven amendment of the constitutional rights. again, 100,000 or more hours of news coverage on jogeorge floyd and videos have been seen 50 million times at least by clicks on the computer and programs like cnn and other cable news and so to try to say that a 20-minute press conference about a settlement would sway anybody is just ludicrous when you think about how much coverage george floyd's case have gotten. >> are you confident that the trial will take place in minneapolis and on schedule because you know the defense attorneys want to move this trial to a different location. >> i believe so. wolf, it is quite interesting to me. i have been a civil rights lawyer for my career and black all my life in america, i have never once heard when a black person was on trial for murder that anybody says we need to move the trial to another city because we are worry about whether we can get a fair trial or not. it goes along thinking this is a difficult case. this is not a difficult case. had george floyd been a white citizen, nobody in america would not be saying this is a hard case. it would be murder and clear as day. when it is a black person killed un unjustifiable by the police. >> at least so far are you satisfy? >> well, we want as much diversity as possible. we want to make sure the jury will respect george floyd's life experiences, his culture and background, knowing that it is the intent of the attorney to try to assassinate the character of george floyd like they have done with every other black person that's been killed by police to try to distract them from the facts. >> we'll not be distracted. we all saw this video. if we can't get justice from what they did to george floyd in this video, where can a black person get justice in america? >> ben crump, thank you for joining us. we'll have more news right after this. everywhere. we emit optimism, not exhaust. we plug in our vehicles as naturally as we charge our phones. we. we are generation e. we want smart. clean. and safe. to also be fun, easy and powerful! ultium! a battery that charges fast. runs long. it fits everyone. nobody will be left out. and that, changes everything. ♪ ♪ opportunities are all about timing. so if you're turning 65 or retiring soon, it's time to take advantage of a plan that gives you more for your medicare dollar: an aarp medicare advantage plan from unitedhealthcare. call unitedhealthcare today to get $0 copays for all primary care doctor visits, $0 copays on preventive dental, and $0 copays on hundreds of prescriptions. in 2019, members saved an average of $7,200 on prescriptions. you'll even get free annual eye exams, and free designer frames. don't miss your shot. if you're turning 65 or retiring soon, learn about our wide choice of plans, including ppo options, call unitedhealthcare today. we'll walk you through your choices and find the right plan for you. catching a good opportunity is all about timing. so, enroll today, before the moment slips away. it's time to take advantage. we share more stories of people who die from coronavirus. charles henry was 75-years-old, he worked as an appraiser for 20 years, a father and guagardener. pradip shah was 62. the pillar of the family that took care of everyone. may they rest in peace and may their memories being a blessing. thank you very much for watching. erin burnett "outfront" starts rad right in and out. the suspect killing eight people charged with murder. invest investigators are suching for a motive. rewriting history. republican congressmen want to change the bill saying the riot was not an armed insurrection. president biden calling putin a killer. russia pulls their ambassadors out to the united states. let's go