becomes one of fear and devastating violence and tragedy. the latest in the never-ending epidemic of gun violence in america, the 33rd mass shooting to happen so far this year, at least 11 people were killed at a lunar new year celebration at a billion room in monterey park, california. it is a predominantly asian american suburb of los angeles. the deceased are all in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. officials say that the shooter, 72-year-old asian male, attempted a second attack at another ballroom nearby. that attack was stopped by two patrons. here s how one of them describes what happened. i lunged at him with both my hands, grabbed the weapon, and we had a struggle. we struggled into the lobby, trying to get this gun away from each other. he was hitting me across the face, bashing the back of my head. i was trying to use my elbows to separate the gun away from him, create some distance. finally, at one point, i was able to pull the gun away from him, shove him aside, create
china. now its history includes a grimmer development, one that shares an increasing collection of american cities and suburbs, a shooting that killed ten people and wounded others as they marked the start of lunar new year inside a popular dance hall. in the cool light of day, this city of about 60,000 people has turned sharply from a venue for celebration to one of grief. frank pig luci is here, former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence, now an nbc national security analyst. and shannon watts, founder of the group moms demand for action, and elise hu, journalist and host for npr and t.e.d. talk daily s host. she had been planning to attend celebrations in monterey park over the weekend. i want to start with you, elise.