>> now on abc7news, shooting inside it doesn't studio in southern california claims 10 lives and launches a desperate man hand to find the killer. tonight, the case rests on what officers found inside this white van. >> set up as a celebration. now we extremely upset >> the mass shooting in monterey park's, sending waves of grief and anger through lunar new year celebrations here in the bay area. the changes made in response to the shooting. and, back to back crashes. police say a dri away from a crash in san francisco. they didn't get far, though. abc7news starts now. announcer: building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news.

>> i want this anybody out there guys. this has been painful. sheriff makes a pledge for justice after a horrific mass shooting near los angeles, and the government on the run. thank you for joining us this evening. i am jr stone. let's get to the developing news on the shooting. the trail of violence covers three cities near los angeles, and beginning last night just after 10:00. police say a man fired at a dance studio. 10 people died, 10 others were injured. 10 minutes later, a gunman showed up at a dance studio in neighboring alhambra. the sheriff says a group of people managed to disarm the gunman and he got away. the nearly 12 hours later at 11:00 this morning, police got into a standoff with the suspect in we have team coverage of the shooting and the impact here in the bay area beginning with abc

news reporter tim pulliam live in monterey park with the latest on the investigation. tim: jr, d gunman shot 20 people, at 10 of them dead. we are awaiting a press conference where we hope to learn his motive,. and his identity. . . look at this aerial view showing the moment police surround the white man in a standoff with the possible mass shooting suspect. once tactical teams moved in, please tell abc news they found a man inside believed to be dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. it's unclear whether he is the suspect in shooter. >> could he be our suspect? possibly, but at this point if we are doing our jobs we are not only looking at the situation or scenario, but we are making sure that we are looking at any and every possibility. tim: today authorities releasing the murder suspect's image, but not his name.

overnight, 10 people killed and at least 10 injured in the mass shooting near los angeles. >> approximately 10 deceased. tim: crews were shipped to t scene outside this dance studio, treating victims in the parking lot. survivors rushed to the parking lot. authorities say their conditions range from critical to stable. witnesses described the terror. >> sounded like a heavy artillery weapon. tim: the shooter going on a rampage inside this dance studio. >> i am scared. >> we feel so safe. but how come? what happened? tim: performance before the deadly attack, people in this predominantly asian community celebrating the lunar new year nearby. authorities say they are investigating whether a second incident at another ballroom in a neighboring suburb is tied to the shooting. >> as we are looking for the suspect, we will not forget the victims and survivors. tim: so far,tim: investigators not saying if the attack was a racial hate crime. the fbi is now involved. and again, we are waiting for the press conference which is

just moments away. we are hoping to learn if the suspect knew any of the victims. day two of this lunar festival is canceled. in los angeles, tim pulliam, abc7 news. will any other events be canceled? tim: jr, so far, no ot events have been canceled. the sheriff came forward and said he discourages people from doing that. he even attended one of them earlier, even providing some extra security to provide some hope and safety for folks. j.r.: tim pulliam, thank you so much. the annual lunar new festival that began in monterey park yesterday is one of the biggest in southern california. monterey park is a city of about 60,000 people located nine miles east of los angeles. the city has a predominantly asian community. 65% of the population is asian,

according to census data. city leaders say monterey park prides itself for being multigenerational, popular for both new immigrants and second and third generation asian americans. here in the bay area, the api community and city leaders are reacting to the mass shooting with thoughts and prayers for two. this was. a day to celebrate the lunar new year permit but now, the talk is of public safety and increased police patrols at westerlies. reporter cornell barnard is here with that part of the story. cornell: police across the area say they plan to increase security around events to help the community feel safe. ♪ cornell: the year of the rabbit was greeted in san francisco's chinatown with a mix of drumbeats and heavy hearts for the victims of the mass shooting monterey park on the eve of the lunar new year celebrations. >> i want to take a moment of silence for those families and those victims who lost their

lives to this tragedy. cornell: mayor london breed called for prayers in the week of thegedy. there was a large police presence at this police ne new year event. law enforcement officials promised to have a visible presence in the asian community over the next several weeks. >> we will also make sure we increase our presence during the parade. at any public gathering, we will be there. cornell: lunar new year parade officials asking volunteers to be vigilant. >> our volunteers, our marshals to be vigilant. if they spot anything out of the ordinary, to report to the officers. cornell: in the south base san jose police tweeting it is monitoring the event in monroe park. "we do not believe there is a connection to san jose." oakland police also stepping up patrols. opd will continue to patrol the city of oakland, providing additional resources and high

visibility were necessary, including within our chinatown community. "the safety of our residents, businesses and visitors, is of utmost importance." president carl chan of the foundation says after years of attacks on aapi seniors, he had hope for >> there are so many things happening in our api community, so we thought with this new year getting started, without things would be getting better. cornell: community leaders say that while it is a time of grief and reflection, the lunar new year is about a new beginnings. >> and of course celebrate a bit harder with your community because that is how we will make sure that love conquers hate, and not the other way around. cornell: groups like the coalition for community safety and justice will be offering support services for those experiencing fear or trauma in the wake of the monterey park shooting. outreach workers will be available at lunar new year event getting january 28 in san francisco's bayview

neighborhood. i am cornell barnard, abc7 news. j.r.: thank you. governor gavin newsom released a statement in response to the shooting saying on twitter, quote, "monterey park should've had a night of joyful celebration of the lunar new year. instead they were victims of a horrific and heartless act of gun violence. bohart's morn as we learn more about the devastating acts of last night -- our hearts m as we learn more about the devastating exit of last night. and another quote "we are here to show our solidarity and we are working with people in these communities to find out how we can support them." updates came in about the shooting. the abc7 news bay area app sent push alerts, including links to life refused by investigators. . you can download the app by searching abc7 bare area up in your app store and enable notifications to get updates sent to your mobile device.

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>> welcome back. vice-president, harris marked the 50th anniversary of roe v. wade urging supporters of reproductive rights to keep up the fight. >> we speak of the roe decision in the past tense. because last states supreme court took away that constitutional right, a fundamental right, a basic freedom, from the people of america, from the women of america. j.r.: she says the action has meant that many dedicated doctors and nurses have lost the ability to care for their patients. she announced that president joe biden will sign a memorandum aimed at protecting access to medication that is used for abortions. two crashes involving a hit-and-run driver in san francisco after one person dead and a second

the car hit a woman around 2:00 this morning in the mission district at 16th and cap street. the driver left. paramedics took the woman to hospital, she is expected to survive. shortly after, the same car was involved in a crash with a second vehicle at 16th and potrero street. the victim died at the hospital while the suspected driver was injured and taken to police custody. the treasury temple in san francisco's sunset district is celebrating the new year with an exhibit of buddhist relics. ♪ special chanting ceremony for guests who came to see the collection of 10,000 relics. it includes sacred teeth and bones that are nearly 3000 years old. everyone is welcome to receive blessings, and meditate in the presence of the relics. >> the energy from the relic will actually enter their body and give them a lot of benefits, a lot of blessings.

the buddha taught that all of us can become enlightened. so these blessings will help us in our path to enlightenment. j.r.: the exhibit runs until january 29, and it is free to anyone to attend. people enjoyed traditions from several asian cultures today in the east bay. they put a spin on welcoming the year of the rabbit. we check out an event in the east bay featuring chinese, korean and, vietnamese dancers celebrating the new year. >> and we have very windy conditions right now that will continue into tomorrow morning, but then after that, it gradually warm tobe: in the society that we were brought up in, it's very hard on little black boys. jordan: sometimes, when i cry, i won't know how i'm feeling or why i'm crying. tobe: you have to navigate feelings and emotions so they world don't get you.

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of traditional asian folk music entertained a massive crowd at the lunar new year celebration at bishop branch in san ramon. lively performances violated the unique music of the asian diaspora. as you can see, it was a full house. the crowd was full of local families out to celebrate the year of the rabbit. nights are a little brighter in the north bay as napa celebrated its light art festival. the event kicked off last lighted art festival is this liberation of creative arts and technology and lights. it's a free, walkable outdoor experience that features 10 lighted sculptures and projected artwork on three iconic downtown buildings. it runs through february 19. i am joined now by the meteorologist. that would be great to see. if you are going out, bring your hat, right? >> definitely hang onto your hat if you are going outside especially tonight. the winds will be picking up

overnight. it is a look at the satellite radar image. the crowds are moving from the north and those are the strong winds we are seeing right now, they are gusting up to 32 miles per hour in oakland. 25 in san mateo and hayward. even san jose, gusting up to 21 miles per hour. . there is a wind advisory in effect until tomorrow this is especially hazardous for trees and power lines. wind gusts could reach up to 45 miles per hour, up to 60 miles per hour in the higher elevations. that will show you the forecast for the guests, notice they pick up a bin at 9:00, 40 miles per hour possible in half moon bay. . they remain strong during the afternoon hours into tomorrow morning. here is it the live view from emeryville as we look at west towards the gorgeous sunset right now with the blue sky. in san francisco it is 57. san jose, 57. half moon bay, . live shot in san jose of the airport, notice how the camera is moving around, gives you an idea how windy it is.

santa rosa, the winds are light are that they have gotten so much sunshine that it allowed them to warm up. warmer. livermore in the mid-50's. you can see the wind across the bay right now. here's what you need to know. wendy tonight and tomorrow morning. it gradually warm up through the work and drive pretty much all through january. coastal flood advisory in effect till 3:00 tomorrow morning, so be careful, there could be coastal flooding especially near high tide around midday. lowes tonight will be generally in the 30's and 40's, still chilly with clear tomorrow we will see some 60's. a little bit warmer as we get more sunshine. in fact, you will notice a gradual warm up, will be above average by the end of the week, by about five degrees in san jose. you will see that pattern here in the forecast. plenty of sunshine all week long. enjoy it while you can, because there is a change next weekend,

we will be cooler as the onshore flow returns. j.r.: that feels comfortable. also probably feels comfortable down south. in sports, 49ers taking on the cowboys. chris alvarez. . , the man of the hour how is it looking, chris? chris: jr, fabulous football weather. the colors, the matchup, it is revelry renewed here. cowboys and niners, ninth time they are at the playoff matchup. . we are outside. the winner of this game is on to the nfc championship and a date with the eagles in philly next week. we will see you in sports from levi's. >> we are going to get back to chris momentarily, but there is a press conference and an update going on right now in southern california, having to do with the monterey park shooting. the l.a. county sheriff is talking and we want to go to that right now. >> am the captain of the shares

information bureau. sheriff luna and officials will provide an update on yesterday's incident. . the order of speakers will be the los angeles county sheriff's department, sheriff robert luna, congress number judy chu, senator susan rubio, assembly member mike fong. the monterey park mayor. and in closing, the monterey park police department chief. thank you. >> and thank you all for being here and hanging in with us today, it has. -- it has been a very challenging day. let me give you what i believe will be the last update of the day and then after the speakers, i will come back here to answer any questions that you may have. earlier today, the sheriffs oversight investigators, working alongside all of our law

enforcement partners were able to confirm the identity of the male inside the white cargo van as the suspect in the mass shooting that we had in monterey park. based on the previous information relayed by homicide investigators regarding the white van involved and seen leaving the scene of the incident in the city of alhambra, the torrance police department was notified and -- am sorry, torrance police officers located the white van matching the description near the area of support and hawthorne boulevard. as torrance officers pulled behind the vehicle, the white van entered a shopping center parking lot. when officers exited their patrol vehicle to contact the occupant, they heard one gunshot coming from within the van.

officers retreated and requested several tactical teams to respond to -- to respond. two armored vehicles responded and were able to restrict the van's movement. 12:52 p.m., our sheriff's swat team approached and cleared the van and determined the suspect sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. investigators conducted a search of the vehicle and determined the male inside the van was the mass shooting suspect. during the search, several pieces of evidence were found inside the van linking the suspect to both locations in monterey park and in alhambra. in addition, a handgun was discovered inside the van. the suspect has been identified as hu kan

the way that is spelled is huu can last name, trang. he is a 72-year-old male asian. i can confirm that there are no outstanding suspects from the mass shooting incident that occurred in the city of monterey park. and although that closes a portion of a very long day for all of us, the investigation is still ongoing. sheriffs homicide detectives are working around-the-clock, gathering additional information and working on determining the motive behind this extremely tragic event. i would like to thank chief weiss and the monterey

police department, the federal bureau of investigation, the alcohol tobacco and firearms, california's service of emergency offices, the u.s. to probative justice, the torrance police department attorney's office, supervisor of the sublease has been here with us for the previous and the surrounding southbay law enforcement agencies. initially we are giving thanks to the monterey park fire department for their lifesaving measures. i was informed before coming out here that we still have seven victims who are hospitalized, and i am sure that the work of our firefighters and police officers contributed to saving at least those lives.

as i stand proud, really, of all of us, the community, all of you in the media. i could say we did this together. we really did. where there is tragedy, we have to lean on each other, and that is what we did. but before i turn it over to the next speaker, when i got here and i saw -- and i told her this morning -- the look in the eyes of the homicide investigators and all of their staff, you could just tell they were going to get this guy. and although i could not talk in detail about that earlier today, i am very proud of captain andy meyer and the whole entire homicide bureau who not only got us to this point, but there was a lot of work and investigation to be done.

and really quickly, before i turn it over to the next speaker, you have been asking me the motive. we still are not clear of the motive. the investigation continues, and that is something that we are all -- we want to know. we want to know how something like this, something this awful can happen. also in regards to the weapons, there was a handgun that was discovered in the van with the suspect. the weapon that was recovered from the alhambra location in which, remember, the suspect went to the alhambra location after he conducted the shooting and he was disarmed by two community members who i consider heroes because they saved lives. this could have been much worse. the weapon that we recovered at

the second scene, i am describing as a magazine-fed semi automatic assault peace still. not an assault rifle, but an assault pistol that had an extended large capacity magazine attached to it. and that is the recovered at the location in alhambra. so with that, i will come back up for questions after the rest of our partners behind me speak. i will turn it over to the next speaker. thank you. >> i am congress number judy chu and i represent monterey park. i want to give my enormous thanks and gratitude to law enforcement for finding this shooter. all this afternoon, the

community was in fear, thinking that they should not go to any events because there was an active shooter. butler enforcement came out and they were able to find the shooter with 9 passing. so i really have to think l.a. county sheriff's and thank you so much, sheriff luna. sheriff luna, please. big round of applause. dion: you have been listening to congress number judy chu and j.r.: j.r.: also the los angeles sheriff robert luna who announced that the 72-year-old whose body was recovered in that white suv is the only suspect and was a fatal shot fired. much more on this at 6:00. you can continue to follow that on our screen right now and chris alvarez will be live at levi's stadium tonight at 6:00.

we will see you in 30 minutes. have a great evening. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air, the mass shooting in southern california, with ten killed, setting off an urgent manhunt. the attack send aing a wave of fear throughout the asian community. s.w.a.t. teams blocked this white van for hours before entering with guns drawn the inside, the body of the man they believe was responsible for the deadly shooting at a dance studio overnight. five men and five women killed, ten others sent to the hospital. the shooting unfolding just after a lunar new year's celebration. a failed attack at a second dance hall is believed to be connected to the first. tonight we're hearing from witnesses and what we've just