the shooter told investigators according to a sheriff who spoke at a press conference today that the attacks were not racially motivated. it is fair to ask whether we have any reason to believe or take on its face that an accused spree killer said but that is what authorities are telling us so for now that is the official word. what we can t deny is that some attacks against the asian-american and pacific islander communities, something we ve reported on extensively on this show and something that president biden and kamala harris herself a member of the community underscored today. whatever the motivation here, i know that asian-americans are in very very concerned, because as you know i ve been speaking about the brutality against asian-americans for the last couple of months and i think it is a very, very trouble some. it is tragic. our country, the president and i and all of us, we grieve for the loss. we re not yet clear about the motive. but i do want to say to ou