i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, defending the indefensible. tonight, investigators in georgia are trying to determine the motive of an alleged 21-year-old gunman who killed eight people, six of whom were asians. the fbi director says it does not appear to be racially motivated. but it comes in the midst of an anti-asian crime wave in this country that is down right disgusting. in a hearing today on capitol hill, which the whole purpose of this hearing was to raise awareness about the rise of anti-asian violence, congressman chip roy used his time to attack the very community the hearing was designed to protect and then even went on to glorify lynching. hear it for yourself. there s an old saying in texas about find a rope in texas and find a tall tree. i m not going to be ashamed to say i oppose the chicom. whether talking about the chinese communist party, whatever phrasing we want to use, some people say we think those guys are the bad guys, for whatever reason. and