you got to see what happened in atlanta as an opportunity. i don t know what we re going to find out, about what this shooter understands of his own motives. i am, certainly, not giving him any excuses. but, is there any, other reason, other than the obvious here, for why he targeted asian-american women? even if it was a sex thing, why did it have to be them? why were they the object of his desire? or his affliction? and even if the analysis is strained i could tell you. it s not your turn, yet. even if the analysis is strained, we have to recognize their reality because it s on the rise. the attacks are on the rise. absolutely, no matter what the finding is in atlanta. cnn tonight. the big show. its big star, on screen right now, d lemon. i ve got so much that i want to say, and so much that i want the viewer to see. i am sorry that i was encroaching your time. i am sitting here raising my hand, and you know i never do that. i wait for you to finish. i can tell yo
pretty on pleasant trying to be responsible while you into her. the airline demanded it. we could not come home until we have a test. that s because our authorities are totally committed to stopping this deadly virus. what if you are coming here illegally? what if you wrote a freight train? well, as it happens, this morning, we interviewed an active ms-13 member, a convicted murderer, who said he did exactly that. so the question is, do people like him, the ones who break our laws to get here, have to submit to mandatory covert test and they ve been apprehended by american authorities? and the answer is actually no they don t. under this administration, they don t have to, and they don t. illegal aliens are now exempt from the public health measures that have been imposed by force on the rest of us by the u.s. government. illegal aliens come and go as they please, no one seems to care if they spread deadly viruses to the rest of the american population. it s hard to believe t
border another round of migrants illegally crossing into the u.s. as the homeland security chief is grilled by congress. why he s refusing to call the record border surge a crisis covid rising again in at least seven states, and as more states lower vaccine eligibility why are some unable to fill appointments my exclusive with the secretary of education. what is the biden administration doing to get children back in school faster as travel picks up, the city that will pay you to visit and the emotional reunion 82 years in the making announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone the terror of last night s deadly shooting attacks at spas in atlanta is rippling across asian communities tonight that are already traumatized by the increasing acts of violence we ve seen. eight people died in the attacks on three businesses six of the victims are of asian descent the lone suspect now in custody, telling police the shootings were not motiva
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
excellent. a night of serious reflection on a situation that really now needs our attention. absolutely. get to it, my friend. thank you, lawrence. thank you, rachel. katherine tai was born to parents who were born in china, went to yale, and then to harvard law school, became an expert in trade and she served in the bush administration as the general counsel to the united states trade representative, a cabinet level position. general counsel is a very important job. she continued as counsel to the trade representative during the obama administration when the trade representative was an obama appointee. then she became the trade counsel to the house ways and means committee, which has jurisdiction over international trade. today, katherine tai made history when she became the first member of the biden cabinet to be confirmed unanimously by the united states senate. the senate has never confirmed a more qualified u.s. trade representative. as united states trade re