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anti-asian violence are gripping communities across the country. president biden and vice president harris are heading to atlanta. it is the first time they ll be in the battleground state since taking office. their trip was originally billed as part of their tour to sell the american rescue plan stimulus, but the political portion of it is now scrapped and the focus is mourning those lost while meeting with leaders in the asian-american community. we ll be covering all the angles of the president s trip, as well as any new developments in the investigation into the shootings. but also this today because it s a big day in the fight against covid-19. the biden administration is set to exceed its goal of 100 million vaccinations in the president s first 100 days in office. 42 days earlier than promised. and a potential game-changer for children in classrooms. the cdc is set to cut its recommendation for physical distancing from six feet to three feet for in-person learn ....
morning. a lot going on. yeah, there is. we have important new developments after the murder of eight people in georgia. six of them asian women. asian-americans on edge in the u.s. and you can understand why. authorities are noting the suspect claims the shootings were not racially motivated. but he says were the result of sexual addiction. a sheriff s deputy facing backlash for this description of the suspect s frame of mind. he understood the gravity of it. and he was pretty much fed up and had been kind of at the end of his rope and yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. also new, russia responds to president biden calling vladimir putin a killer. mr. biden s comments were labeled as unprecedented. we ll have much more from the white house on that in a moment. but we want to begin with natasha chen with the very latest on the georgia investigation. good morning. reporter: good morning, erica. we re in cherokee county where the susp ....
deliberately targeted women in asian spas because, police say, he was having a bad day. he was pretty much fed up and at the end of the rope and yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. why reactions like that aren t happening as incidents against violence of asian-americans surge across the country. nurn of us should be silent in the form of any hate. then senator amy klobuchar and the new push for the violence against women act. congresswoman escobar on what s happening at the so you shall border. all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. there are eight people dead in the atlanta area after a horrifying spree shooting last night at three different locations, three different spas. the suspect is in police custody and we know some of the victims names. delaina ashley yaun, xiaojie tan, daoyou feng, paul andre michels. seven out eight victims were women. six of the eight were of asian descent. south korea ....
in the face of any form of hate. then senator amy klobuchar and the new push for the violence against women act. and congresswoman veronica escobar on what s really happening at the southern border. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. there are eight people dead in the atlanta area after a horrifying spree shooting last night at three different locations, three different spas. the suspect is in police custody and we know some of the victims names. delaina ashley yaun, age 33. xiaojie tan, age 49. daoyou feng, age 44. paul andre michels, age 54. seven out eight victims were women. six of the eight were of asian descent. south korean consulate in atlanta confirmed that four of the eight victims were ethnic koreans. we done know their nationalities. the rampage began around 5:00 p.m. yesterday at young s asian massage near acworth, georgia a suburb northwest of atlanta. four people were killed there. and about 45 minutes late ....