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. we ve 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 in this country. 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 they ve received some reports of 3,800 incidents with over two thirds of the attacks reported by women. today the vice president, president, atlanta s mayor all condemned such crimes. whatever the motivation here i know that asian-americans are very concerned. we ve been speaking abo
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 they ve received some reports of 3,800 incidents with over two thirds of the attacks reported by women. today the vice president, president, atlanta s mayor all condemned such crimes. whatever the motivation here i know that asian-americans are very concerned. we ve been speaking about the brutality against asian-americans for the last couple of months and i think it is very, very troubling. i do want to say to our asian-american community that we stand with you and understand how this has frightened and shocked and outraged. this is an issue that s happening across the country. it is unacceptable. it is hateful, and it has to stop. just today the director of national intelligence, the dni, released a new report about extremist violence compiled with the help of the justice
go. let the review proceed. i m not going to resign. will it work? hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is springing forward. one year ago this weekend, reported deaths from covid-19 were still just in the double digits, just under 70 confirmed deaths as we all started to scramble to a sudden new normal life in the pandemic. tomorrow, march 15, 2020, president biden announced more sites to slow the spread. one in five americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the cdc. nearly 3 million yesterday alone. president biden has an aggressive timeline saying all adults will have doses by the end of may, and that july is the beginning of the recovery from the virus. health experts are continuing to warn that now is not the time to return to normal. here to explain why and what s next, the president s chief medical adviser, dr. anthony fauci. dr. fauci, thanks for joining us. the government of italy is imposing another loc
problems. plus both the embattled new york governor loses support of state democratic leaders, including the state senators. governor andrew cuomo said he won t go. let the review proceed. i m not going to resign. will it work? i m jake tapper in washington, where the state of the union is moving forward. we have just under 70 confirmed deaths as we all scramble to adjust, to life in a pandemic. one year ago tomorrow marks 16, 2020, president trump announced 15 days to slow the spread. it would have been difficult at the time to imagine we would still will living under restrictions one year later. in some ways, this moment does feel a bit optimistic. one in five americans has received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to cdc. nearly 3 million yesterday alone. in his first prime time as president, joe biden outlined an aggressive time line saying the u.s. will have enough doses for every adult by the end of may. pointing to the fourth of july is the beginning
summer. i need every american to do their part. but can the vaccinations come quickly enough to ward off another spike. dr. anthony fauci and larry hogan are next. and in crisis. the biden administration struggles with a surge of minor children at the border. the border is not open. voting rights advocates stacey abrams and veronica escobar ahead. andrew cuomo says he won t go. let the review proceed. i m not going to resign. will it work? hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is springing forward. one year ago this weekend, reported deaths from covid-19 were still just in the double digits, just under 70 confirmed deaths as we all started to scramble to a sudden new normal life in the pandemic. tomorrow, march 15, 2020, president biden announced more sites to slow the spread. one in five americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the cdc. nearly 3 million yesterday alone. president biden has an aggress