right now on "america this morning," new video from the atlanta shooting spree. the suspect targeting spas. six asian women among the victims. what police are now saying about the motive. plus, a cry for help. >> our community is bleeding. we are in pain. >> people across the country demanding an end to violence against asian-americans. the new steps being taken to stop the hate. crisis at the border, lawmakers take new action to reform immigration and help separated families, and this morning, new evidence the surge in migrant children at the border is worse than we thought. not so far apart anymore. the cdc expected to release new guidance today on social distancing. what it means for schools, plus the states where covid cases are now surging. and a surprise for baseball fans hoping to go back to the ballpark this spring.

the new warning for people working out at home after a deadly accident involving a popular treadmill. changing the tide, why the laundry detergent brand wants to change how you do laundry. and the stunning moment on "wheel of fortune" that caught everyone by surprise. good friday morning, everyone. we begin with several developments as police investigate the deadly attack on spas in the atlanta area. >> overnight police said they were analyzing new surveillance video of the suspect entering one of the spas. eight people were killed. six were asian women. >> president biden and vice president kamala harris travel to georgia today to address the sharp increase in attacks on asians across the country. just this week two elderly asian-americans were assaulted. in san francisco police have now arrested a suspect. >> abc's andrew dymburt begins our coverage from washington.

andrew, good morning. >> reporter: and good morning. so biden and harris had planned on spending the week touting the benefits of their new covid relief package but instead are heading to atlanta to offer support to an asian-american community on edge. flags flying at half-staff in honor of the eight souls who were savagely killed in a murderous spree at spas across the atlanta area. today president biden and vice president harris head to georgia to address the rise in anti-asian violence. six of the victims were asian women. >> i can't put any reasoning behind why somebody would want to do something so horrific to such nice people. >> reporter: and now we're learning disturbing new details about the alleged gunman. authorities believe the suspect purchased the gun used in the vicious slayings just hours before he carried out the brutal and deadly attacks. >> we do not have a witness that actually is alive right now that can tell us who shot them. >> reporter: although investigators believe hatred towards women was more a motive than race, asian communities throughout the country are on

alert angered, outraged and sickened by the recent string of violence towards asians. >> are you investigating into a possible hate crime? >> our investigation is looking at everything, so nothing is off the table. >> reporter: meanwhile, a spokesperson for the cherokee county sheriff's department is entangled in controversy and will no longer speak on the case after appearing to promote a racist t-shirt in the past, the shirt containing anti-asian sentiments about china and the coronavirus. it comes as a texas lawmaker finds himself in hot water over seemingly pro-lynching comments during a house meeting focusing on stopping the anti-asian attacks across the u.s. >> there's old sayings in texas about, you know, find all the rope in texas and get a tall oak tree. >> the remark drawing fierce and emotional criticism from one asian-american congresswoman. >> we are in pain, and for the last year we've been screaming out for help. your party and your colleagues can talk about issues with any other country that you want, but you don't have to do it by putting a bull's-eye on the back of asian-americans across this

country, on our grandparents, on our kids. >> reporter: meanwhile, an outpouring of support and a show of solidarity in atlanta. mourners holding a vigil to remember the victims and denounce hate. and president biden plans to meet with a delegation in georgia made up of asian-american lawmakers as well as other community leaders when he's in atlanta later today. kenneth, mona. >> and we will have complete coverage of that. andrew, thank you. also in washington, the house has passed two immigration bills aimed at creating a pathway to citizenship for millions of so-called dreamers and undocumented farm workers. a small number of republicans voted for both bills, but they face an uphill battle in the senate where approval will require ten republicans. meanwhile, we've learned 4,500 unaccompanied minors are now in border custody and more than 500 have been detained for at least ten days. a major development today in the push to re-open schools, the cdc is issuing new guidance when it comes to social distancing and the coronavirus. this morning the cdc is expected to change the rules for schools when it comes to social

distancing recommending three feet of space instead of six feet to stop the spread of coronavirus. schools say it's a game changer for re-opening classrooms, but the change requires children wear a mask, which could be problematic. >> just today in the hospital i saw so many people wearing masks totally the wrong way. so until we really know, you know, how safe it is to reduce the distance, i still think that six feet is the way to go. >> reporter: meanwhile, encouraging news on the vaccine front. president biden says his goal of administering 100 million doses in his first 100 days of his presidency will be accomplished today, 42 days early, but with only 12% of the population fully vaccinated, covid cases are rising in nearly one-third of states. >> things may get worse as new variants of this virus spread. >> reporter: hospital admissions are now up sharply in michigan, minnesota, delaware, idaho and hawaii. and overseas today, paris is entering another lockdown days after italy shut down with europe falling further behind in vaccination rates.

back here at home on capitol hill -- >> what study can you point to that shows significant reinfection? there are no studies that show -- >> just let me finish the response to your question, if you please. >> reporter: tense moments between dr. anthony fauci and gop senator rand paul, who is also a doctor. paul criticizing dr. fauci for wearing double masks even though fauci has already been vaccinated. >> no, it's not. >> you've got the vaccine and you're wearing two masks. isn't that theater? >> no, it's not. here we go again with the theater. let's get down to the facts. >> you've been vaccinated, and you parade around in two masks for show. >> well, let me just state for the record that masks are not theater. masks are protective, and we ask -- >> if you have immunity, they are theater. if you already have immunity, you're wearing a mask to give comfort to others. you're not wearing a mask because of any -- >> i would like dr. fauci -- >> i totally disagree with you. >> reporter: meanwhile, as more covid restrictions are lifted across the country, baseball fans are planning a return to the ballpark. but with limited capacity, ticket prices online are

skyrocketing up to $500 each. >> for fans that are looking for tickets for opening day and beyond, i'm sure they're a little shocked with the current price. as more and more fans have access to tickets as season ticket holders, we expect that the prices will level out. >> let's hope movie ticket prices are better because more americans can go to the movies. amc says 98% of its theaters will be open by today. the fbi is asking for the public's help tracking down some of the most violent attackers from the u.s. capitol riot. they're focusing on ten people in newly released video including this man brutally beating and jabbing officers with a metal pole. they're also looking for a man who was zapping police with what appears to be an electric cattle prod. you can even hear the buzzing sound from the electricity, and another clip shows a man spraying an orange chemical at officers. more than 300 people have already been charged. in weather, the worst is over after a tornado outbreak left a trail of destruction from

texas to florida. 30 tornadoes have been reported across the south since tuesday including a twister that leveled homes in alabama. one man says his family is lucky to be alive. >> the tornado, it was pulling her away, so my oldest son, trent, went out the door, grabbed ahold of her. it was pulling both of them away, so my youngest son stepped out and grabbed ahold of them. it was like a human chain. >> we'll check today's forecast in just a few moments. now to a developing story, a confrontation erupting in the u.s. summit with china. it just got underway in alaska, and it's off to a very rocky start. this morning, tensions high after a fiery meeting between the u.s. and china. >> our overriding priority on the united states' side is to ensure that our approach in the world and our approach to china benefits the american people and protects the interests of our allies and partners. >> reporter: in the first face-to-face talks of the biden administration, diplomacy turned to drama after secretary of

state antony blinken raised concerns about china's recent crackdown on hong kong and cyberattacks against the u.s. >> each of these actions threaten the order that maintains stability. >> reporter: from there the conversation degraded from condescension to confrontation. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: the united states itself does not represent international public opinion. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: and neither does the western world. >> i have to tell you, what i'm hearing is very different from what you described. >> reporter: in a remarkable move, chinese officials then called journalists back into the room to respond to the perceived disrespect. >> we thought that the u.s. side will follow the necessary diplomatic protocols. the united states does not have the qualification to say that it wants to speak to china from a position of strength. >> reporter: the tense back and forth coming as the white house faces another foreign flare-up. russia is now firing back after this comment from president biden to our george stephanopoulos. >> you know vladimir putin.

do you think he's a killer? >> uh-huh, i do. >> reporter: putin responding thursday with a russian equivalent of the english phrase, i know you are, but what am i? putin also challenged biden to a debate. meanwhile, back at the china summit, officials accuse the u.s. of unreasonable attacks, but a u.s. official said the talks were substantive. look at this fiery crash in oakland, california. an amtrak train slammed into this garbage truck, which burst into flames. the driver and his co-worker escaped in time. he says the truck had stalled on the tracks. turning back to the weather, the northeast is getting some late winter snow. here's your friday forecast. a little bit of snow across southern new england as we head into your friday morning and some rain down there in the mid-atlantic states. as we head through the day on friday, you're dry across most of the northeast with some lingering rain and snow showers around virginia beach. let's take a look at the forecast for snow. you could see an inch or two by

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houston searching for the man they say stabbed a restaurant manager, all because he was asked to wear a mask. witnesses say the man started to leave but turned back to attack that manager. in los angeles, a woman has accused actor armie hammer of sexual assault. the woman identified herself as effie said hammer was violent during the relationship which ended last year. she says, quote, i thought he was going to kill me. hammer's attorney says the relationship was consensual. in the nfl, houston quebec desean jackson faces a third lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault. the latest accuser is a massage therapist who claims watson forced himself on her. watson has denied previous allegations. millions of people are working out at home since the pandemic, and now new concerns are being raised about the dangers surrounding at-home workout equipment after a deadly accident. >> reporter: this morning a warning for fans of an at-home fitness fad after a child was killed by a treadmill. >> stay with me, peloton. you got it. >> reporter: theopular workout streaming service peloton announcing the company's custom

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checking the top stories. president biden heads to atlanta today to meet with asian american leaders after the spa attacks that left eight people dead, including six asian women. police say the gun was purchased the day of the shootings. they still don't know if race was a factor, but there is growing outrage and fear over a spike in attacks onning ingasi across the country. today the cdc is expected to shorten the social distancing guidelines for schools. the guidance requires kids wear masks. more cities and states are lifting restrictions. miami's mayor is urging the cdc to allow cruz ships to sail by july 4th. near tampa, florida, a 19-year-old who has been arrested 37 times now faces a murder charge. he was caught thanks to the ankle bracelet he was wearing on parole. today's dry and warm' cross

much of the midwest. storms along the west coast today. finally, there has never been a better time to sell your home. >> what buyers are willing to offer these days. >> you're looking to buy a house any time soon, buyers, beware. >> it's a great time to be a seller. it's a really tough time to be a buyer. >> reporter: low interest rates coupled with low inventory means perspective buyers better get creative to land that dream home. >> there was someone that offered their client a ps-5 because the kid was trying that he didn't have a ps-5. so they put in the asking price plus a ps-5, and they got it. >> reporter: headlines across the country declaring this a seller's market. from phoenix to the twin cities to atlanta and every in between. >> i've never seen a market like this. i can also say that i've never seen such low inventory. and that's the reason. the cause of this is inventory. >> reporter: the pandemic forcing folks to take a cold hard look at their digs, many opting for an upgrade.

>> they need that extra room to teach their children or work from home. >> reporter: gone are the days of putting in an offer well below asking and negotiating. many buyers are having to put in offers overasking. this house in santa monica selling for half a million dollars over. >> it's this whatever way we can have a leg up and however we can stand out, because we are seeing on average, you know, 8 to 12 offers on properties every day. >> reporter: buyers getting so desperate, they're offering to pay closing costs, moving costs, or let sellers live there rent-free for months after closing. >> that's appealing to a seller. sure, you hire the moving company and you pay for my dinner for a month and i live here for free for two months, it's not a bad gig. >> so if you really do love a home, use an escalator clause that basically says you will pay a certain amount of money above the highest offer that the seller receives, kenneth and mona. >> wow. so many offers. a ps-5.

right now on "america this morning," new video from the atlanta shooting spree. the suspect targeting spas. six asian women among the victims. what police are now saying about the motive. plus, a cry for help. >> our community is bleeding. we are in pain. >> people across the country demanding an end to violence against asian-americans. the new steps being taken to stop the hate. crisis at the border, lawmakers take new action to reform immigration and help separated families, and this morning, new evidence the surge in migrant children at the border is worse than we thought. not so far apart anymore. the cdc expected to release new guidance today on social distancing. what it means for schools, plus the states where covid cases are and a surprise for baseball fans hoping to go back to the ballpark this spring.