off the table. explosive hearing on capitol hill where chip roy invoked lynchings and railed against china, prompting a very emotional congresswoman grace ming to accuse him of, quote, putting a bulls eye on the backs of asian americans. congresswoman grace meng is standing by live. we'll discuss with her in a few minutes. we're also following new video released by the fbi showing some of the most violent attack on capitol police during the january 6th capitol siege. they include rioters beating police with metal poles, stolen shields and doucing them with chemical sprays. we'll share that video with you. that's coming up. first, let's go straight to atlanta where ryan young is joining us. ryan, atlanta's deputy police chief is stressing that this investigation is clearly ongoing. >> reporter: yeah, wolf. we've been learning new details from the atlanta police department. they are stressing the fact that they are going through this as a separate investigation. they still say they've not determined what the motivation was for this shooting. they did tell us, though, that the gun that was used was purchased on the day of the shooting, and the suspect involved in this case actually frequented these areas quite some time. so, they are building this back to all the mounds of evidence. in fact, listen to the deputy chief as he gave a statement earlier this afternoon. >> we still have an investigation that is still ongoing. our investigation is separate from the cherokee county's investigation. our investigation is slightly different. it's just very important, to let you know that we are not done. in most cases of homicides, we don't have a quick apprehension. they're usually a lengthy investigation, especially when it involves multiple victims. so, again, we're still working very diligently to ascertain all the facts so we can have a successful prosecution. our investigation is looking at everything, so nothing is off the table for our investigation. >> wolf, i can tell you that deputy chief has a long history in terms of investigations. he used to lead the homicide unit here in atlanta. the tone was quite different today than it was yesterday. there's been fallout from that news conference that happened yesterday. captain jay baker, speaking yesterday. a lot of blowback in term of the suspect having a bad day. we have learned within the last hour from the cherokee county sheriff's department that he has been removed as being spokesperson on this investigation due to the comments and the blowback from that. you can see what's going on here. also the suspect was supposed to have a first court appearance today. his lawyer decided to waive that. more than likely, they knew they weren't going to get a bond. you can see how this investigation is progressing. one last thing, wolf. they've not released the names in any of the victims in atlanta. the reason why is they've not been able to identify all the family members involved and they want to do that next of kin notification first before moving forward. behind me, the next 20 minutes or so, there should be a candlelight vigil for the victims in atlanta as well. >> accused of murdering eight people, you're not going to be out on bail or get a bond. ryan, stand by. i want to go to capitol hill right now. that was the scene of a truly explosive and emotional hearing on anti-asian racism, discrimination and hate crimes. our congressional correspondent jessica dean is joining us. truly shocking remarks by one republican congressman, and that drew a very sharp backlash. tell our viewers what happened. >> yeah, wolf. it was quite the back and forth here on capitol hill earlier today when this house judiciary committee met for this hearing on anti-asian-american hate and the rise of hate crimes specifically targeting that demographic here in the united states. so, we were hearing from a number of asian-american lawmakers and others on this issue, and we heard specifically from congressman chip roy. and he started to rail against the chinese communist party, calling them the bad guys. he also went on to say that this hearing was about, he thought, curbing free speech. now he did call the attack in atlanta evil, and he had this to say about justice for victims. take a listen. >> victims of rioting, looting in streets last week, businesses closed and burned -- i'm sorry, last summer, deserve justice. we believe in justice. there's old sayings in texas about, you know, find all the rope in texas and get a tall oak tree. you know, we take justice very seriously. and we ought to do that, round up the bad guys. >> i want to go back to something that mr. roy said earlier. your president and your party and your colleagues can talk about issues with any other country that you want, but you don't have to do it by putting a bulls eye on the back of asian-americans across this country, on our grandparents, on our kids. this hearing was to address the hurt and pain of our community, and to find solutions. and we will not let you take our voice away from us. >> so again, quite the back and forth there. and congresswoman meng understandably emotional and what had transpired in what was supposed to be a hearing that talked openly about what could be done, what kind of solutions people could come up with to curb the hate crimes that are rising in this country. wolf, of course, this had been scheduled. but with what had happened in atlanta the blast few days, the urgency raised with this hearing. congresswoman meng will be talking to you in a little bit. >> we'll talk to her right now, in fact. jessica, thank you very much. dem democratic congresswoman grace meng of new york is joining us right now. thank you so much for joining us. i know this has been a very emotional, understandably emotional day for you. you say this type of language from this republican congressman and others, for that matter is, quote -- this is a direct quote from what you said, putting a bulls eye on the back of asian americans. can you explain how personal this is for you, just how scared people are right now about being targeted? >> sure. and thank you, wolf, for haveing me. thank you for covering this topic. look, mr. roy completely missed the point of us having this hearing. we had a hearing through the judiciary committee. we had witnesses of congress members of aapi descent from both the republican and the democratic sides, and we can both present our views and have a mature discussion. but then he went off on a tangent, on a tirade, completely taking away from the purpose of this hearing. this hearing was to talk about real, practical solutions on what we're doing to address the over 3,800 reported hate incidents and crimes that have occurred throughout this past year. incidents and tragedies that have occurred because the former president and the republican party put a target on the backs of asian-americans everywhere. >> how worried are you, congresswoman? you mentioned grandparents, older asian-americans. you mentioned kids. how worried are you right now about what's happening? >> well, luckily, it's quarantine time and a lot of people are staying home. but i know for the past few months, many people have been telling their asian grandparents, the elderly in their family not to go out. don't even take a walk around the block. don't go out when it's dark. i had a mom text me last week saying she's not going to let her kids play outside even when the weather gets nice. this freedom is taken away because of incendiary and irresponsible rhetoric like the republican party and mr. roy's today. >> these incidents, these anti-asian-american incidents in your home district in queens, new york city, is that what i'm hearing? >> yeah. i mean, a few weeks ago, there was a woman, a young mom pushing her baby in a stroller. a man ran up to her, called her the china virus, go back, and spat in her direction three times. just this week, a day or two ago, a 13-year-old boy was playing basketball at a high school in my district, and a bunch of people beat him up, hurling racial slurs at him. >> it's an awful situation, what's going on right now. who do you blame for this? >> well, i think the former president, who had a tremendous, wide platform pore more than a year used terms like chinese virus, kung flu. he saw the rise in violence across the country, week by week, month by month. and he continued to do it. he used those words on the day of the tragedy in atlanta. >> even this week. you're absolutely right. he was repeating those words. the atlanta police, as you heard, they now say nothing is off the table in investigating the motive behind this mass shooting that we saw in the atlanta area. was it premature? was it a mistake for that cherokee county official yesterday to downplay the possibility of racial motivation for this mass murder? >> yeah. i was heartened to hear nothing is off the table. those are definitely better responses than someone just having a bad day, which is completely irresponsible. i really want to make sure that enough research is being done, investigations, any potential evidence. it's going to take more than the 12 hours that the sheriff from cherokee county gave. >> the sheriff saying the shooter had a really bad day also posted racist, anti-aersia content about the pandemic last year. that official, as you also heard, has now been suspended from engaging, participating pu publicly in this investigation. how concerning is it to you it to see police seeming to sympathize or empathize with a white male shooter who has been accused in this mass murder? >> this is why it's important to know when they are posting things like that. when he is posting words that are exactly part of the issue at hand and what happens inflamed and caused so many of the violent and hateful incidents and crimes that have been happening around the country. >> in today's hearing, a hearing that was supposed to be about the rise of anti-asian attacks in our country. you noted that the majority of these hate incidents reported in the past year have specifically targeted women. there are so many harmful stereotypes out there. why has this attack struck such a chord for women who have to deal with racism and sex iismse? >> this is the perfect intersection of mysogo ny and racism and the social net that wasn't strong enough to support these women. there was a rumor they were living in their workplace, for example. of course, we need to make sure we are honoring the victims, that we are respecting their lives and condolences, of course, go out to their families and loved ones. >> are you okay, congresswoman? anything you want to end this interview with? anything you want to share with our viewers? >> i am okay. i just want this to end. i just want to say thank you to so many from way beyond the asian-american community who have offered support, who have demonstrated solidarity in the past year and especially the last few days. it means the world. and i think it's a great opportunity for us to strengthen our coalitions going forward. >> we are with you, congresswoman grace meng of new york. thank you for joining us. good luck. stay safe out there. >> thank you. up next, the maryland governor, larry hogan, is standing by live. we'll discuss what's going on, how anti-asian discrimination is impacting his own family. you see him there. we'll discuss. plus, russian president vladimir putin is now responding to president biden. president biden calling him a killer. me from six degrees of well... me. but it's time to expand. see, visible is wireless with no surprise fees, legit unlimited data, powered by verizon for as little as $25 a month. but when you bring a friend every month, you get every month for $5. so i'm bringing everyone within 12 degrees of me. bam, 12 months of $5 wireless. visible. as little as $25 a month. or $5 a month when you bring a friend. powered by verizon. 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>> you uh-huh, i do. >> in childhood when we argued with each other, we would say, he who calls names is called that himself. >> reporter: describing relations with the u.s. in a bad state, calling the russian ambassador to the u.s. back to moscow. biden making clear that the u.s. has and will continue to impose calls on russian interference for hacking. >> a price he will pay you'll see shortly. >> reporter: for this part, wishing this for his american counterpart. >> translator: i would tell him be healthy. i wish him good health. i say this without irony, without jokes. >> reporter: wolf, despite that back and forth, white house press secretary jen psaki saying the president has no regrets about calling president putin a killer. as to his participate in online conference call, as of right now, psaki said they have no information but made clear the two had a pretty lengthy phone conversation up to this point. the government in entirety in the u.s. continues conversation with russia, wolf. >> phil mattingly at the white house. let's discuss all of this and more with the republican governor of maryland, larry hogan. thank you for joining us. as you know -- you know this better than i do. the asian-american community is reeling from this shooting amid a nationwide surge right now. hard to believe it's going on in our country. nationwide surge in anti-asian hate. your family and your wife, who was born in korea, your daughters, your grandkids, they have felt some of this discrimination firsthand. governor, how personal is this for you? >> well, look, wolf, this is -- you know, my family feels this pretty intimately. this is something that's been going on for a long time. my daughter -- each of my daughters and wife have experienced at least some racism against asians throughout their lives, but when the president mentioned this a week ago today in his speech, i really complimented him and thanked him for raising awareness. it's something i've been involved in for a long time. i was on your network with jake tapper last sunday when i talked about it further. this was before the incidents that just took place in atlanta which, sadly, really brought to a head all of this kind of national discussion. this is not something new. it's just gotten much, much worse. over the past year, we've seen a 7% decline nationwide in hate crimes. but among asians, it's up 150%. and, you know, each of my daughters has a personal story about a very close friend that's gone through some terrible stuff just recently. friends of my wife. i mean, my youngest daughter is afraid to come visit us. her best friend's mother was attacked at a convenience store. my middle daughter, her best friend was getting on a plane with her children, where she was subjected to, you know, racist slurs. i mean, this is is something that i think nearly more than one-third of all asians have said that they've been subjected to some type of discrimination. it's been going on. it's been getting worse. and it's now finally in the discussion. in spite of the terrible things that are going on, i'm at least thankful that more people are starting to pay attention. this was sort of the forgotten minority that, you know, we talk about things with other minority groups, but asians were not in as much of a discussion. they've been subjected to, you know, not only these violent attacks, but racist slurs and other forms of discrimination for a long time. it's got to stop. it's really unacceptable. hate of any kind in our country, and any type of discrimination and prejudice. we've got to put an end to it. i praised the president for raising the attention. my heart goes out to all the folks in atlanta. but we've seen these violent attacks in los angeles, new york. just here in my state of maryland on lunar new year we had five or six stores vandalized. it's happening in northern virginia. this is a serious, serious problem in america. >> why is it getting worse? >> well, i think it's been growing for a while. there's no question in my mind that with the -- all the rhetoric, the unacceptable, outrageous rhetoric we've seen over the past year, much of it from our previous president, has really fueled some of this anger and frustration. people are taking out the fact that the virus happened to originate in china. and my wife and daughters and grandkids, you know, they're americans who are actually of korean descent, but people are yelling at them and their friends, saying go back to china. there's no question it has a lot to do with this recent covid situation, the rising tensions and just the increasing rhetoric and hatred in the country today. >> i think you're absolutely right. i want you to watch and listen, governor, to republican congressman chip roy earlier today, the congressional hearing. the hearing was supposed to be on the rise of hate crimes and about justice for the atlanta shooting. but watch this. >> there's old sayings in texas about, you know, find all the rope in texas and get a tall oak tree. you know, we take justice very seriously. and we ought to do that. round up the bad guys. i'm not going to be ashamed of saying i oppose the chinese communist party. and when we say things like that and we're talking about that, we shouldn't be worried about having a committee of members of congress policing our rhetoric. and i think what they did to hide the reality of this virus is equally deserving of condemnation. >> governor, what's your reaction to that? is the rhetoric from some of your fellow republicans actually putting your own family, asian-americans in danger? >> that's the first time i've heard those comments, wolf. quite frankly, it's shameful, disgusting and disgraceful. i don't know that congressman, but he should be ashamed of him for making comments like that in the middle of a crisis like this. look, you can have positions against the chinese communist party and trade policies with china, and that's very legitimate. but to try to say things like that, equating this violent racism to -- that was just unacceptable and embarrassing, quite frankly. >> we did just get a statement from elaine chao, former trump transportation secretary who is married to the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. among other things she says, such vicious, unconscionable acts of violence cut at the very core of our country and the values on which it was founded as we await the foundings of a thorough investigation, the critical work to combat the haunting rise of hatred against the asian-american pacific islanders community must intensify with the immediacy this latest tragedy commands. what worries me is there's silence from so many republican senators right now. >> yeah. >> including her husband. why is that? >> well, i actually had a discussion with her husband yesterday, who is very concerned about this issue. my wife and elaine chao are good friends. i know they'll be talking further about some steps we can all take. i was very proud of secretary chao's statement. that's something, just the opposite of the statement you heard before. i think she said the right thing. she's obviously one of the most important asian leaders in our party, and i'm glad she spoke out, and we're going to continue to work together with she and her husband to try to get more republicans focused on this issue. >> are you disappointed mitch mcconnell, unlike his wife, has not spoken out about this problem? >> well, i think his wife is the perfect spokesperson. i'm sure they're boeth focused n it. he is well aware of discrimination through members of his own family who have been faced with this for a long time. this is nothing new to mitch mcconnell or his wife. >> we certainly would invite him to come here to "the situation room" if he wants to make a statement. we would love to hear what he has to say. like you, he has a very personal connection with this growing hatred that, sadly, is emerging in our country. wul i have you, governor, let me get your quick response to these pandemic issues that are unfolding. next week you're going to make vaccines eligible to maryland residents 60 and up. some states have made vaccines, in fact, rabl to all adults. what's your timeline in the state of maryland to open up eligibility for every adult, everybody over 18? >> so, i think some states are saying they're opening up eligibility, but they don't actually have the vaccines. we announced today a very thoughtful plan that's in phases. for the next two weeks, the federal government has told us there will be no additional vaccines, but starting on the 29th of this month, that week, we'll start to see a significant increase. of course, president biden is calling for everybody to be eligible by may 1st. we laid out a plan today with three phased groups that are sizeable chunks as the vaccines are available. we think it's better than overloading the system. but every single marylander in our state will be eligible for the vaccine by the last week in april, which is ahead of schedule, ahead of the plan. we think a very well thought-out plan that's going to get us to continue our great progress. today, we hit 2 million vaccines. we're averaging almost 50,000 a day. we built an infrastructure that can handle more than 100,000 shots per day. we're just waiting for those vaccines to arrive from the federal government. we'll keep opening up the eligibility, just as those vaccines come rolling off the trucks. >> that's really encouraging to hear that. thank you so much for joining us. good luck. >> thank you, wolf. >> all right. and give our best to your entire family. i know these are difficult, re difficult times. we're all -- >> thank you. >> appreciate it very much. >> thank you. >> more news we're following here. we're getting very disturbing new video just released by the fbi, showing some of the most violent attacks on police seen so far during the january 6th insurrection at the u.s. capitol. an existing customer and i'd like your best new smartphone deal. oh do ya? 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>> right. so you have to understand sort of the variant story. the virus that swept through china is not the virus that left china. the virus that left china was the first variant that swept across europe, across the united states. it killed 540,000 people in this country, that variant. all the vaccines that have been made, pfizer, moderna, johnson & johnson vaccine, astrazeneca vaccine, novavax, they're all made to prevent that variant. other variants are come into this country. uk variant, south african variant, brazilian variant. there's a worrisome new york variant, california variant. does immunization with vaccines that can prevent the first var variant, do they protect against disease caused by these other variants? all the early evidence is it's probably good at preventing disease kaud caused by the uk variant, it's not very good against the south african, brazilian or new york vaernts. dr. fauci is saying since all those variants are in this country, you don't know which virus you're going to be exposed to. because you could still have mild or moderate disease if you're exposed to this south afr african, brazilian or new york variant, wear a mask. >> err on the side of caution and wearing a mask is not that difficult. you want to be really, really careful in the middle of this p pandemic, which continues. we're now more than a year into the pandemic, doctor. mask wearing, sadly, has still been politicized. how much damage has that done to our efforts over the past year to contain the virus? >> an enormous amount of damage. if you wear a mask and do the best you can to physical distance, it's as powerful as a vaccine. while we're waiting for the vaccine to come and waiting for this lifeboat to arrive, it's the least you can do. not just for yourself but for others. it amazes me when people call this an issue of their own freedom. yoor not free to catch and potentially transmit a fatal infection. this is the most politicized virus in history. it doesn't see it that way. the virus is happy to kill democrats or republicans. >> dr. offit, thank you very much. we'll obviously continue these conversations. coming up, the fbi releases new videos of the capitol riot, hoping to identify and catch more of the people who brutally assaulted capitol police officers. also, a former florida state lawmaker has just been arrested, accused of funding a sham candidate in an upset election. start with all the non-sports dads. narrow it to the ones whose kids who can catch almost everything. especially a cold. meaning, you. you're the one we made mywalgreens for. join and get 30 minute pickup at walgreens.com ♪ ♪ we made usaa insurance for veterans like martin. when a hailstorm hit, he needed his insurance to get it done right, right away. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa need a change of scenery? 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>> hope they get it. brian todd, thank you very much. meanwhile, former florida state lawmaker has just been arrested, accused of funding a sham candidate in an upset election. our senior investigative correspondent drew griffin has been working this story for us. drew, this race last november was for a key florida state senate seat, and the incumbent lost by less than three dozen votes. tell us what happened. >> yeah. this really does appear to be an election that was stolen. it happened at a state senate seat in miami where a ghost candidate got more than 6,000 votes. today, that ghost candidate and the republican operative behind him have both been arrested. >> today, we are alleging that november's florida senate district 37 election involved crimes. >> reporter: miami-dade's state attorney says disgraced lawmaker master minded a plot to help a republican win a key florida state senate seat. >> he knew then, and we are alleging that he knows now that he was blatantly thumbing his nose at the law. >> last november, incumbent democrat jose javier rodriguez lost his senate seat by 32 votes, a race that he would have won. >> this had an impact on a race that was ultimately decided by 32 votes out of nearly a quarter million cast. >> jose javier rodriguez lost. there was a third candidate, sham candidate in this race with the same last name as his, who siefened away democrats votes, alex rodriguez, who is also charged. >> we're looking for alex. is he around? >> no. >> that's alex rodriguez behind the door, lying to an affiliate about his own identity last year. alex rodriguez told authorities that he was paid $30,000 to be a so-called ghost candidate. he never campaigned and never debated. >> in addition to the same surname, there was a very well orchestrated and fupded last-minute campaign to persuade voters and, frankly, trick them. >> reporter: while entering a sham candidate into a political race isn't a crime, the funding of one is, according to prosecutors. both artiles and rodriguez are charged with three felonies each. >> making illegal campaign contributions to get a candidate to run. >> reporter: the republican challenger, who won the election by just 32 votes is eliana garcia, latinas for trump founder. there's no evidence she knew anything about the plot to get her elected. spokesperson telling cnn she's never even met frank art. les. artiles' attorney says his client is cooperating. this is part of a pattern cnn reported last year. three races with ghost candidates supported by political action committees that all registered at the same time and had similar donations and >> there's also hundreds of thousands of dollars of dark money. we still don't know where it came from. sending mailers to voters in the district to confuse them with democratic-leaning messages. >> reporter: wolf, alex rodriguez's attorney says his client deeply regrets being used in this way for this election. as for frank artilles he had to resign his own state senate seat back in 2017 after using racial slurs in front of two black lawmakers and hiring a hooter's calendar girl and playboy model as political consultants. >> drew griffin reporting. let's get some more. anna navarro is joining us. she's a resident of miami. what do you make of this scheme when we've heard republicans cry foul about election fraud. >> i live in this district. i was one of those voters who received the confusing mailers. here's the problem. this has been happening in florida for decades where sham candidates, straw candidates are put into races, local, state and federal races. there have been people who have gone to jail. look up former congressman david rivera and justice sterna. it was a very similar case. it is outrageous, outrageous that entering a sham candidate on the ballot is not illegal. what's illegal here is the money. but what tallahassee is focusing on is making it harder for legitimate voters to cast vote by mails. so instead of making this, which is actual election fraud that has affected races and been going for decades and all of us in florida politics know is a thing, that they are actually focusing on voter suppression. the other thing is, look, i commend the state attorney for going after this, but this is the tip of the iceberg. you know, i've met frank artilles. unless he won the florida lottery some time recently that i don't know about, there's no way this guy woke up one day saying i'm going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to get this result of a senate race. there is more behind this story. we need to find out who was funding these candidates all throughout the state and who was behind this. i think this is a much larger scheme than meets the eye and it needs to stop. the folks in tallahassee should be focusing on real election fraud, not fabricated election fraud, which is what they are doing right now. >> you heard in drew's piece that it all came down to 32 votes. is this the epitome of dirty tricks type politics? >> of course. this one was a perfect storm, right? because it's a candidate with the same last name as the democratic candidate. they were both last name rodriguez. the sham candidate is alex rodriguez, who as we know is a pretty famous name of a baseball baseball player who happens to live in florida. so it's a familiar ringing name. and the mailers that were sent out were sent out to create the perception that alex rodriguez was the democrat in the race. so there is no doubt in my mind that siphoning off 6,000 votes to this sham vote, sham candidate absolutely affected the result of a race, turned the race around that was decided by 32 votes, wolf. as i said, it's been happening in florida for decades and it is what the state legislature meeting in tallahassee right now, looking at election reform should be focusing on. >> how do you make sure this doesn't happen again? >> making it illegal, putting people in jail, finding who's behind it, finding who is the one where those hundreds of thousands of dollars that were funneled to these sham candidates came from and making sure there is prosecution, that there are consequences and that people understand that it is a crime and that there will be consequences, legal consequences, jail time, fees, fines for doing something like this. this was a guy, the sham candidate was a guy with a ton of debts who was actually a republican until he signed up for this who was taken advantage of by a republican operative, by a former, as drew said, disgraced senator who had to resign in disgrace because of using racial slurs a few years ago. but if you go back, we have seen this happen even in congressional races. it happened in 2012 in a race between david rivera and joe garcia. people in florida know. people in florida politics know this is a trick that has been used for decades, and this is what they should be focusing on addressing. >> thank you so much. coming up, the latest on the investigation into the shooting deaths of eight people at three atlanta-area spas. tonight police say nothing is off the table in this investigation, including the possibility of hate as a motive. if you smell gas, you're too close. leave the structure, call 911, keep people away, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. if you see wires down, treat them all as if they're hot and energized. stay away from any downed wire, call 911, and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. . whelcome to our viewers her in the united states and around the world. we have new developments in the deadly spa shootings in georgia. tonight atlanta police say they don't have a position on whether the mass killing of asian women was a hate crime while they continue their investigation. but they do say nothing is off the table, as many asian-americans are on heightened alert right now. they're facing increased attacks across the country. here in washington, a house republican is being accused of putting a bullseye on asian americans across the united states. he talked at lynchings and

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