this afternoon. the arrest on this a federal charge comes after local authorities released him under new york state law allowing cashless bail. alexis mcadams is live the new york newsroom, alexis p. john good evening. we are learning more about the new charges. he was a free man until just a few hours ago when he was arrested a second time. this time on a federal charge. taking into custody we are learning more about what other charges he could face. it could be up to ten years behind bars for take a look here this is our suspect we are talking about priest now been identified david from fairport new york. now federally charged with assaulting a congressman with a dangerous weapon. now just moments ago congressman lee zeldin reacting to the federal charges i m thankful federal authorities came in to do it new york state broken criminal justice system could not bear. uphold the rule of law for the state must prioritize the safety of law-abiding new yorkers over criminals p
by that suspect were staffed predominantly by people of asian descent. all but one of the women killed were of asian descent. the suspect was apprehended and taken into custody late last night. he was charged today with eight counts of murder. law enforcement says he has admitted to the shootings. police say he told them he has a sex addiction and that s why he says he killed all those women working in those spas, because he wanted to eliminate his temptation for his addiction or something. police say in talking with the suspect, he gave them no indication that the killings were racially motivated, even if they did predominantly target asian women. a police captain in the cherokee county sheriff s department, cherokee county is where the first shooting took place. when he discussed the suspect s explanation for the shooting, he told reporters it was because the suspect was having a, quote, bad day yesterday. that s what he said. as if that was an explanation for why the young
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reporter: another mitigation factor, everyone who is working that stage was required to be vaccinated. now, this is all coming after the illinois department of health reported more than 2,000 new covid cases yesterday, and the positivity rate of about 4.4%. now, the city s mayor lori lightfoot says if chicago sees more than 200 new cases per day, she will reinstate that mask mandate. poppy? adreian, thank you. we re rooting for the best in chicago. appreciate it. big universities are wasting no time issuing the cdc s guidance on masks and implementing them on campus. duke will require masks indoors for everyone regardless of their vaccination status. the decision comes as university already requires vaccines for staff and students. michael shownfeld joins me now, the vice president of public