monterey park just a couple miles east of los angeles, sharing the same county. thousands had been gathered for a lunar new year event. los angeles county sheriff s department confirming that ten victims have been pronounced dead at the scene, ten more injured with their conditions ranging from stable to critical. when officers a arrived on scene, they observed numerous individuals, patrons pouring out of the location. screaming. the suspect fled the scene and remains outstanding. anyone with information regarding this incident, we re asking them to call l.a. sheriff s homicide. reporter: when it comes to the location, authorities gave the address of a monterey park ballroom dance studio. the shooting happened inside of the busy club. monterey park is home to a large asian population. nothing more though has been provided in terms of a possible motive or suspect description. or we are expecting to hear more many a press conference in about two hours. will, rachel, pete? r
good morning. to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world it is tuesday, may 24th. and we begin with a proxy war playing out on primary day, and the fate of the republican party at stake. voters will head to the polls in five states today. but the spotlight is really on georgia, where former president trump s 2020 election grievances loom large. last night former vice president mike pence stumping for incumbent governor brian kemp in an election eve rally. and this race is pitting pence against his former boss who is supporting pence s primary opponent david perdue. kemp has been a top target against trump s vengeance campaigns. trump issued a statement that may be unprecedented when it comes to former running mates. he said, quote, mike pence was set to lose the governor s race in 2016, before he was plucked up and his political career was salvaged. now desperate to chase his lost relevance, pence is parachuting into races hoping someone is paying attention. we re liv
and there are parts of it getting pretty tense there. pence stumped for incumbent governor brian kemp in an election eve rally. trump is supporting his primary opponent, david perdue. kemp has been a top trump target for his role in helping certify the 2020 election. and trump unloading on pence in a statement saying this, quote, mike pence was set to lose a governor s race in 2016 before he was plucked up in his political career was salvaged. now desperate to chase his lost relevance, pence is parachuting into races hoping someone is paying attention. in the meantime, trump s candidate david perdue took a racially charged swipe at stacey abrams, the presumptive democratic gubernatorial nominee after she said georgia was the worst state in the country to life, citing the state s incarceration rate and poor rankings in maternal mortality, among other issues. hey, she ain t from here. let her go back where she came from. she doesn t like it here. the only thing she wants is
buckhead, which is a part of atlanta now, has been trying to she seed and get their own police department because they don t want to deal with stuff like this. but this idea that these antifa groups continue to come in and take over property that does not belong to them and then when there s an cement where a protester innocent where a protester shoots a georgia state trooper, that s when the outrage begins. the outrage should be when they completely take over private property that does not belong to hem. will: antifa continues to take over these property, i think it s important we distinguish, look, blm, the racial protests, this antifa thing is organized and it s here to stay. this puts a spotlight on georgia s governor, brian kemp. of he s very popular in the state of georgia. imagine where we would be if tracy abrams were governor stacey abrams were governor. he s had trouble with the demographics in atlanta. i know kelly loveler had to do
i m john berman with brianna keilar on this new day. a proxy war to determine the path of the republican party as primary voters head to the polls. and president biden heading home after a trip to asia. his off-the-cuff comments sparking outrage from china. and there s new data on monkeypox. what scientists are now saying about how it spreads. and supermodel kate moss about to take the stand in defense of johnny depp. welcome too our viewers in the united states and all around the world. it is tuesday, may 24th. spotlight on georgia, one of five states where voters will head to the polls today. the republican race for governor is turning into something of a proxy war, pitting former president trump trump against his vice president mike pence.