events that are around the community and there are so many lunier new year events going on who wonder whether they should send their kids to school even and even as much as i said that they should continue doing that, i could feel the fear in their voices. so it is with great relief that we can tell them this shooter is no longer a threat and that they can feel safe and that they can do the things they would normally do during this lunier new year period supposed to be the highlight of the year. we talked about the last time you and i saw each other in person was likely when you came to visit atlanta after the spa shootings there. now, we re talking about two very different scenarios because the motives can be very, very different here but can you speak to the impact of the asian-american pacific islander community across this country when we first hear about a shooting in a predominantly asian neighborhood, everyone s mind this morning went to the same place. yes. the se
it they re going to have to learn his life better than his mother. learn exactly what made him tick and that will get them their answers. it s interesting because if he had gone hours earlier there would have been a lot more people there celebrating the lunier new year instead there was fewer people and a private event to open fire and went to the second place so there are still a lot of looming questions but really incredible how law enforcement were able to work together so quickly to find the suspect that ultimately killed himself. i want to play what the sheriff of los angeles county said about the actions of bystanders. i can tell you the suspect walked in there probably with the intent to kill more people and two brave community members decided they were going to jump into action and disarm him.
events that are around the community and there are so many lunier new year events going on who wonder whether they should send their kids to school even and even as much as i said that they should continue doing that, i could feel the fear in their voices. so it is with great relief that we can tell them this shooter is no longer a threat and that they can feel safe and that they can do the things they would normally do during this lunier new year period supposed to be the highlight of the year. we talked about the last time you and i saw each other in person was likely when you came to visit atlanta after the spa shootings there. now, we re talking about two very different scenarios because the motives can be very, very different here but can you speak
president biden s statement is he notes there is still not a motive i dentified in this shooting. law enforcement officials have been working to try to determine. the president in his statements trying to make clear the federal government is ready to offer support to the community, which is grieving these very deep losses. pamela? arlette saenz, thank you. the white house says president biden will host a preplanned lunier new year reception in the east room on thursday. a memorial service for lisa marie presley drew family, friends and fans to memphis today. people lined up for hours outside the graceland estate for a public remembrance for elvis presley. lisa marie died suddenly. her service included tribute performances from axle rose and alainis morrissette.
statement quote jill and i are thinking of those killed and injured in last night s deadly mass shooting in monterrey park. while there is still much we don t know about the motive in the senseless attack, we know that many families are grieving tonight or praying that their loved one will recover from their wounds. even as we continue searching for answers about this attack, we know how deeply this attack has impacted the aapi community. monterrey park is home to one of the largest aap ishli communiti america, many celebrating the lunier new year with loved ones and friends. judy chew said she received calls from the white house and homeland security secretary mayorkas. president biden is spending the weekend here at his delaware home and received updates throughout the day including from his homeland security advisor liz sherwood randall. the president says she directed her to ensure that the full federal support is offered to the local community. one important thing from