♪ this is "nightline." >> tonight, heartbreak and healing. as a community pays tribute to lives lost. >> there's just a terrible wound here. >> relatives honor their loved ones. >> she was very charming and sassy at times. >> the latest innocent victims. as california's governor lashes out against the nationwide epidemic of gun violence. >> why have we allowed this culture, this pattern, to continue? plus ticketmaster grilled. >> the ticket you have selected have been released. >> the anti-hero of taylor swift fans still reeling from the unprecedented ticket fiasco. ♪ it's me hi i'm the problem it's me ♪ >> congress joins in. >> ticketmaster ought to look in

the mirror and say, i'm the problem, it's me. >> and artists who say they just want their fair share of profits. >> we truly do not see live nation as the enemy. they're just the largest player in a game that feels stacked against us as artists. and oscar firsts. the groundbreaking nominations. tearing down barriers and making tearing down barriers and making history. just between us, anything! ugh. well, i switched to swiffer wetjet, and it's awesome. it's an all-in-one, that absorbs dirt and grime deep inside. and it helps prevent streaks and haze. wetjet. get $10 off for a limited time. wondering what actually goes into your multivitamin? at new chapter, wetjet. its' innovation, organic ingredients, and fermentation. fermentation? yes. formulated to help you body really truly absorb the natural goodness. new chapter. wellness, well done. meet three moms who each like to bank their own way.

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good evening. thank you for joining us. are it's become common, a mass shooting in cities and towns across our country. juju chang is on the ground in monterey park, california. >> reporter: another painful day in monterey park. this community coming to grips with the violence that tore apart their lunar new year's celebrations over the weekend. then word that another town, half moon bay in northern california, the latest city to suffer the horror of yet another mass shooting. >> why we allow this culture, this pattern, to continue? >> reporter: the carnage horrifying yet all too common. shock and mourning yet again in

yet another american community. in less than 48 hours, two deadly mass shootings in california as the epidemic of gun violence claims more lives. >> our hearts are broken. we're working together with the community to heal from this tragic incident. >> reporter: monday afternoon, seven dead after authorities say a gunman attacked two farms in northern california. the news breaking just days after 11 others were killed in the midst of lunar new year celebrations 400 miles south at a ballroom in monterey bay, california. each tragedy heartbreakingly similar. >> a very hectic scene. >> reporter: today, investigators at half moon bay searching for answers after this dramatic moment 66-year-old suspect chunli zhao taken down in the half moon bay sheriff's parking lot after a deputy recognized his parked vehicle. >> the suspect was still seated in the vehicle. the suspect exited the vehicle and was taken into custody

without incident. >> reporter: zhao worked at the mushroom farm where he allegedly opened fire. four killed, a fifth injured. officers raced to a second farm nearby. in both locations, all total, five men, two women killed. officials saying the victims were all of hispanic and asian descent, but they don't believe this was a hate crime. >> he gave several hour-long statements last night. i will say it has alleviated any thought this was a hate crime. it was not a hate crime, this was simply a workplace dispute. >> reporter: police revealing the semiautomatic hand down zhou allegedly used was purchased legally despite disturbing allegations about his past. a former roommate filing a civil harsment claim against him over test ten years ago over a work dispute. "the san francisco chronicle" posted images zaming zhou was "threatening to kill me and cut his head open with a knife."

questions surrounding the ongoing investigation in southern california's monterey park where motive is still unclear. >> got one more critical, one more immediate inside the business. >> reporter: law enforcement facing criticism for waiting five hours before notifying the public that an armed and dangerous suspect was still on the loose. the l.a. county sheriff later admitting his department was strategic in releasing information, but would review what happened. the next morning, police located the suspect's van. inside, 72-year-old hu can tran, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. two mass shootings in the same state. the ages of both alleged shooters, 66 and 72. which may be notable, according to experts like dr. garen wintemute, who's been collecting gun violence data. >> when we think of mass shooters, we think of different archetypes. >> the anomaly is that the shooters are older, in their 60s and 70s. risk for violence, interpersonal

violence, goes down with age. so it's unusual to see shooters of this age. >> reporter: between 1976 and 2018, 82% of mass shooters in the u.s. were under the age of 45. >> rates of gun violence increased very rapidly during the pandemic years. we have become angrier. we've become more polarizeded. we have bought guns at a rate without precedent in the nation's history. gun purchasing took off in the first month of the pandemic. and that surge in purchasing just ended in the last couple of months. >> this is a close knit community. what has happened has just been so devastating to us. >> reporter: an especially excruciating loss for chinese american mayor henry lo, who had been preparing lunar new year celebrations, now left reading the names of the dead. >> lynn lee, age 63.

shu >> reporter: candles and flowers surrounding the ballroom once full of joy, now honoring 11 people. yu kao, known as andy, chow ling wu. wing wei ma, 72. hon wing jan, 62. diana tom, 70. described as a hard-working mother, wife, and grandmother who loved to dance. valentina alvero, 68, a devout catholic who was the life of any party. mei-mei nan, a stylish 62-year-old who reserved her weekends for waltzes. her niece remembering her aunt as joyful. >> very charming and sassy at times. >> what kind of dances did she like to do? >> overall, she really likes

ballroom dancing. so it's like, any dances that's with one partner. >> reporter: mei-mei and other monterey park residents were doing what they love, dancing, when shots rang out in the star ballroom. challis was inside with her dance partner of 15 years, yu kao, who she called andy, when she heard gunshots. >> i thought -- when i hear the boom, boom -- >> reporter: the 57-year-old says in the midst of the chaos, andy was shot in the back and eventually died. >> that time i wake up a little bit, i wake up my partner. "wake up, wake up." he don't respond at all. and after, he don't respond at all. and after that, i'm -- on my hands is blood. i was like, am i got shot? >> was i shot? your hands had blood? >> i think the blood is from him. >> reporter: tonight, challis

honors and remembers her friend and the ten other victims, as the country once again confronts its painful reality. >> he go to the heaven. and we have to struggle to go forward. >> whether it's a grocery store in a black neighborhood or buffalo, a synagogue in pittsburgh, a school in texas, it's their community until it's your community. >> as we move from this to action, we have to be -- remain cognizant of the fact, there are something like 400 million firearms in civilian hands in the united states. more guns than people. the question each of us needs to ask ourselves, is this acceptable or not? >> and hundreds came to pay their respects, not just outside city hall, but here outside the ballroom studio where the makeshift memorial is growing

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it was a rare moment of unity on capitol hill today. republicans and democrats asking questions and demanding answers. the lawmakers are taking a close look at what some critics call

the monopoly of ticketmaster and live nation. here's abc's senior congressional correspondent rachel scott. >> the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you, god? >> our place is to tell some of the experiences that we have from the unique perspective of artists that are really hands-on and just talk about trying to get a fair deal for ourselves. >> reporter: singer clyde lawrence has an audience today on capitol hill. but not one he's used to. >> we truly do not see live nation as the enemy. they're just the largest player in a game that feels stacked against us as artists and often our fans as well. >> reporter: he's testifying before congress while senators grill live nation's president, accusing the company of being a no one monopoly since it merged with ticketmaster 12 years ago. >> if you really care about the consumer, give the consumer a break. >> may i suggest ticketmaster ought to look in the mirror and say, i'm the problem, it's me. >> reporter: senator richard

blumenthal quoting taylor swift's hit "anti-hero." ♪ it's me hi i'm the problem it's me ♪ >> reporter: a reference to last november's ticketmaster debacle. >> no, what just happened? >> reporter: millions of frustrated swifties plagued by lockouts on the ticketmaster platform, delay and soaring aftermarket prices, lost out on buying tickets for her upcoming stadium tour. >> are you joking? >> what? the tickets you have selected have been released. >> the line has stopped moving. the website fully crashed! >> i waited in line for, like, six hours. >> reporter: the conversation now shifting from how the meltdown happened to concerns from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. >> i want to congratulate and thank you for an absolutely stunning achievement. you have brought together republicans and democrats. >> reporter: the ticketmaster and live nation created an unfair playing field for both artists and fans, they say. >> any way that you can make

money in and around the concert business, live nation is making that money. when you pay to park. when you pay for a hot dog. when you pay for a beer. when you pay for a t-shirt. live nation is almost certainly getting a cut. >> reporter: back in 2009, industry players like concert promoter jerry michaelson warned congress against approving the merger. >> the size and scope of this new company will be unmatched and pose formidable to anyone trying to compete in the music business. >> reporter: now he's back. >> today we know with certainly that this merger is several integration on steroids. cutting out the competition and harming the consumers. >> the only way to restore competition in this industry is to break up ticketmaster and live nation. >> reporter: live nation's joe beartold apologized to taylor swift fans but defended his company against critics who they say stifles competition. >> we believe the ticket

business has never been more competitive. we believe that fact is demonstrated by every venue renewal, it has multiple, credible offers in a bidding process. >> there's been so much concern that this has turned into a monopoly. do you believe it has? >> yes, i do. in fact, they control, for large concerts, 70% of the tickets. that's a monopoly under our laws. there are venues out there that have talked to us and they have said, look, it's implicit that we're not going to be able to get the acts we want if we don't use ticketmaster. that's not competition in our modern economy, that's a monopoly. >> reporter: while complaints from consumers are typically what take center stage -- artis face it most artists in the music business are struggling, touring is their lifeblood. going the road, playing music for people, selling t-shirts. consumers don't know how much of the money that they think they're paying to the artist actually goes to other people and not the artist. >> reporter: artists like clyde

and his bandmate, jordan cohen. what is the impact on independent, smaller artists? >> due to the fact that live nation has such overwhelming control of the industry, they're able to kind of set these industry standards for what we consider to be pretty unfair deal practices. your promoter being the same company that is the venue and is the ticketing company, it becomes very easy for them to say, "this is the cost." it is what it is. >> reporter: the two head up the soul pop band lawrence, known for hits like "don't lose sight." ♪ don't lose sight baby ♪ >> reporter: it's not all about you. ♪ i've got places to be and people to see ♪ >> reporter: they called out live nation in a song from their newest album. ♪ fame is overrated and live nation is a monopoly ♪ >> why is it all live nations costs get recouped before the show hits a profit point, yet ours, the artist's, don't?

what facility fees actually go towards? >> reporter: a month later clyde penned a "new york times" op-ed about the plight of small and mid-level artists in left nation ecosystem, sharing that out of the hospital $42 ticket, artists would only make about $6. while other experts suggest breaking up live nation entertainment as a long-term solution, clyde is suggesting small changes to ease the burden on bands and fans. including more transparency on fees and the option to purchase tickets on different platforms. >> we should be true partners, aligned in our incentives. keep costs low while ensuring the best fan experience. with live nation not only acting as the promoter but also the owner and or operator of the venue, it seriously complicates these incentives. >> reporter: it's not clear whether ticketmaster and live nation will be forced to break up, but according to "the new yor times," the justice department has been investigating whether live nation entertainment has abused

its power over the industry. it also seems as though the government is keen to crack down on companies it believes are engaging in monopolistic practices. earlier today the doj announced it is filing its second anti-trust lawsuit against google. >> we allege that google has used anti-competitive, exclusionary, and unlawful conduct to eliminate or severely diminish any threat to its dominance over digital advertising technologies. >> reporter: a spokesperson for google told abc news, "the doj is doubling down on a flawed argument that would slow innovation, raise advertising fees, make it harder for thousands of small businesses and publishers to grow." >> these things move slowly. is there a chance that the justice department will take action and break up ticketmaster and live nation? much better chance now, now that an entire senate judiciary committee, republicans and democrats, said "i don't know, looks like a monopoly, walks like a monopoly, quacks like a

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♪ finally tonight, there is a lot of buzz in hollywood. this year's oscar-nominated field is like no other. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: tonight, the nominations are in. >> let's do it. >> reporter: the 95th academy awards, some winners could make

history. >> having any fun yet? >> reporter: some nominees already are. ten movies nominated for best pi picture. "everything everywhere all at once" leading with ten nominations. best picture, best director, best actress for michelle i don't i doyeoh, the first asian actress ever nminated in the category. >> i will always, always want you here. >> reporter: marking the most nominations ever for asian actors and actresses, four in all. angela bassett making history for her best supporting actress nomination in "black panther: wakanda forever." >> i am queen. my entire nation and my entire family is gone. >> the way of water connects all things. for the first time in history, two sequels, "avatar: the way of water" and "top gun: maverick" nominated in the best picture

category. >> good morning, aviators. this is your captain speaking. >> reporter: tom cruise nominated for producing the film. and legendary composer john williams breaking his own record with a best original score nomination for steven spielberg's "the fabelmans." >> just an honor and a thrill to spend 50 years in your company. >> reporter: at 90 years old, he's the most-nominated person alive. 53 nominations over the course of his career. >> our thanks to david. the oscars are march 12th right here on abc. that's "nightline" for this evening. catch our full episodes on hulu. we'll s