events that are around the community and there are so many lunier new year events going on who wonder whether they should send their kids to school even and even as much as i said that they should continue doing that, i could feel the fear in their voices. so it is with great relief that we can tell them this shooter is no longer a threat and that they can feel safe and that they can do the things they would normally do during this lunier new year period supposed to be the highlight of the year. we talked about the last time you and i saw each other in person was likely when you came to visit atlanta after the spa shootings there. now, we re talking about two very different scenarios because the motives can be very, very different here but can you speak to the impact of the asian-american pacific islander community across this country when we first hear about a shooting in a predominantly asian neighborhood, everyone s mind this morning went to the same place. yes. the se
i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. investigators in monterey park, california searching for a motive after a gunman killed ten people and wounded ten more at a dance hall. the gunman later took his own life after a standoff with officers officers. before it ended, he did try to target a second dance hall. he was stopped by a bystanders, brandon tsay, who managed to wrestle the gun away from him. my first thoughts was i m going to die here. this was it. when i got the courage, i lunged at him with both of my hands and 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 creating some distance. brandon tsay confronted the gunman. don lemon is on the scene in monterey park, california. don, you re witnessing so much hurt there, i imagine. what are you learning this morning. repor
park, california where investigators are searching for what motivated a man to kill ten people on saturday night at a dance studio during lunar new year. police have identified the gunman as 72-year-old huu can tran. he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound as officers closed in on his vehicle following a massive manhunt and this morning we re hearing from one fts heros who helped so stop the carnage. a 26-year-old man who subdued and disarmed the gunman at a second location is speaking out for the very first time. natasha chen joining me now with this hero s riveting account. good morning. what did he say. reporter: well, brandon tsay said he was cleaning up after most customers have gone at the lailai dance studio in alhambra and wasn t paying attention to the front door but he heard it close and he saw this man and heard the sound of metal rubbing together. this man, he said, seemed as if he was not looking for money. not as if hes with trying to rob anybody
many people all over the world. but mama was my icon, my role model, my superhero in much more ways than one. even now i can t get across everything there is to be understood or known about her. but as she always said, i ll do my best. the old soul. this is a poem. the old soul. in 1968 she entered our world. born tired, fragile, yet strong. she was delicate but was filled with life. she always knew she wouldn t be here too long. childhood passes by with a glimpse of her green eye. she then grew a family of her own. then came her second child, leaving her with suspicion. could this be the angel that takes me home?
well, we want to close tonight with one more touching moment from the funeral of lisa marie presley. the only child of elvis was laid to rest earlier today at graceland. she was honored there by fans, famous musicians and of course her family. here s lisa marie s mother, priscilla, sharing a very special poem written by her granddaughter. i m going to read something that my granddaughter wrote for all of you. and this says it all. the old soul. i have no idea how to put my mother into words. truth is there are too many. lisa marie presley was an icon, a role model, a superhero to