the suspect has been identified as huu can tran you've been asking me about motive we still are not clear on the motive. >> a mass shooting at what should have been a celebration of the lunar new year. what we've learned about the suspected shooter, the ten lives lost, the injured, and those left grieving this morning a small south carolina city is preparing for what could be one of the most intriguing murder trials in the nation as alex murdaugh is accused of

killing his wife and son our brie jackson is live in d.c. with the latest on the new batch of a half a dozen items, including documents with classified markings found at president biden's home an emotional farewell to lisa marie presley at graceland, including a poem by her daughter that was read by her mother. and an inspiration in buffalo from recovering bills safety damar hamlin as the road to super bowl lvii continues "early today" starts right now good monday morning. i'm phillip mena. >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera a mass shooting leaves a heavy cloud of grief and heartache in monterey park, california. authority says 72-year-old huu can tran opened fire, killing ten people and injuring ten others it happened saturday night during lunar new year celebrations the massacre now re-igniting arguments over gun control >> how did he get these guns,

and was it through legal means north? >> according to the gun violence archive, this is the 33rd shooting this year that's more than one a day in this country our steve patterson is following the latest >> they have this white cargo van completely surrounded right now. >> reporter: a dramatic standoff that sent shockwaves through the region. >> they're breaching the van. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. teams closed in on this van, authorities calling it a barricaded situation >> 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 the suspect has been identified as huu can tran. >> reporter: nbc news has learned the man in the vehicle, possibly the suspect, has died from an apparent self-inflicted

gunshot wound. the sweeping hunt for the shooter, arm, dangerous and on the loose terrifying residents for more than 15 hours in the heart of one of california's largest and most prominent asian american communities >> additional units requested. multiple victims, gunshot wounds. >> reporter: police say the shooter described as an asian male, aged 30 to 50 entered this packed ballroom dance studio shortly after 10:00 friday night, opened fire and fled. >> when officers arrived they observed numerous individuals, patrons of the location portion out of the location, streaming. >> i've got approximately ten decease. >> reporter: so far ten dead, fife men and five women. an additional rushed to area hospitals. their conditions ranging from stable to critical the community shaken >> a lot of dead people in there. and it's sad, but this is the horrible reality in america, these mass shootings. >> reporter: nearly 20 minutes later, police say this suspect, still armed attempted to enter

another similar ballroom in nearby alhambra, california. police say his weapon was wrestled away by patrons before fleeing. police say it's too early to assign motive, but just before the shooting, thousands in monterey park filled the streets to celebrate the lunar new year as questions swirled about why this happened. do you feel like this is connected to anything that ewe been investigating with the lunar new year event >> we don't know yet but we are looking at every possible angle >> and our thanks to steve for that report. >> this tragedy has cast a shadow over lunar new year celebrations, leaving many asian american communities rattled our kathy park has more on the increased security measures. >> reporter: at lunar new year celebrations all across the country, revellers on edge >> when it just happens like you don't know what to expect. and everyone is in a frenzy. >> it's senseless violence

it's very unfortunate. >> reporter: from coast-to-coast, police ramping up security. the nypd telling news a statement they have shifted their counterterrorism and patrol resources and will have an adequate security presence at lunar new year events and throughout the city. the chicago police department said they will adjust resources as necessary police say that the suspect was asian and the motive has not yet been determined. nonetheless, asian american communities are hurting. between march 2020 and march 2022, more than 11,000 hate incidents against asian americans were reported across the u.s. according to a report by stop aapi hate. >> this attack, irrespective of the specific or interconnected motives comes at a time when we are cresting off a record for anti-asian hate crime. >> reporter: this shooting is the deadliest in america since last year's massacre at uvalde elementary school that killed 21 there have been 33 mass shootings so far in just the

first three weeks of 2023, according to the gun violence archive. >> this is a time to be with family, to celebrate and yet this tore a hole through all of our hearts. >> reporter: one town feeling familiar heartbreak, now shared by so many communities across america. and in the wake of this mass shooting, official here is in monterey park have decided to cancel lunar new year festivities. back to you. >> all right, kathy, thank you now to politics. the latest chapter of the classified documents controversy. in an unprecedented move telephone, fbi searching a sitting president's home and finding more classified material at mr. biden's delaware residence. brie jackson joins us now from d.c. brie, good morning what do we know what was found >> good morning, francis this bombshell about the fbi search was dropped by the white house itself the president's personal attorney bob bauer revealed in a statement that the justice department conducted a 13-hour

search of the delaware home on friday and says six additional items, including documents with classified markings were found some of them date back to president biden's time in the senate and when he was vice president. mr. biden's legal team points out that this latest search was done without the need for a warrant, unlike the fbi seizure at former donald trump's mar-a-lago estate. but president biden is facing mounting criticism from both sides of the aisle >> he is not resisting an investigation. he's not stonewalling. he's offering total cooperation with the justice department as this proceeds. and that's because of an important reason he takes this simply he takes classified information seriously. >> now that we learn that some of these go back to his senate time, clearly he's become a serial classified document hoarder. why did he have these? who did he show them to? >> to be held accountable and responsible is what we all are and to put those in unsecured

spaces is irresponsible. >> reporter: and president biden is expected to name jeff zients his new chief of staff in the coming weeks that's according to an administration official and a person familiar with the decision recently led the white house's covid-19 response. ron klain is expected to depart some time after the president's state of the union address francis? >> brie jackson, thank you family, friends and celebrities gathered at graceland on sunday to pay their final respects to lisa marie presley. nbc's priscil priscilla thompso more from memphis. >> reporter: songs of comfort. ♪ amazing grace ♪ for a family in mourning >> our heart is broken lisa, we all love you. >> reporter: the memorial service for lisa marie presley a moving tribute to elvis' only child. from axel rose to alanis morissette ♪ rest our souls ♪ >> reporter: sarah ferguson, the

duchess of york reading a poem from presley's daughters. >> i live in the smiles, the moon,the stars and sky, and i feel eternal pride as i watch you all fly. >> reporter: and messages delivered through loved ones from lisa marie's daughters. >> thank you for showing me that love is the only thing that matters in this life i hope i can love my daughter the way you loved me >> reporter: priscilla sharing a poem her granddaughter wrote, revealing the pain lisa marie still felt after losing her son ben, who died by suicide in 2020 >> some would say but a broken heart was the doing of her death. now she is home where she always belonged, but my heart is missing her love >> reporter: that love the reason so many fans showed up, hundreds coming from near and far to pay their respects. >> we really wanted to show support to the presley family,

especially her children, and let them know that we love them. >> reporter: many laying flowers at lisa marie's final resting place, in the meditation garden at graceland beside her son and near her father. >> her legacy will be of strength it will be of bringing people together all over the world to honor her father, to remember his legacy and she was a great mother she was a wonderful daughter and she -- she loved people. >> reporter: those people showing their love for her too ♪ with one final farewell >> our thanks to priscilla for that report. turning now to the road to the super bowl with a spot in the nfc championship game up for grabs. the 49ers and cowboys pulled out all the stops to get a win >> a lot of room now holding up over the middle oh, what a catch by kittle

. >> george kittle came up big for san francisco with 95 yards receiving in that juggling catch in the third a late score in the third by christian mccaffrey was enough, eliminating the cowboys 19-12. in the afc, an emotional moment in buffalo. less than three weeks after suffering cardiac arrest on the field, bills safety damar hamlin cheering on his team from the skybox there at the game, saluting fans with a heart on the field it was the bengals who were on the prowl from the opening drive. cincinnati braved the snowy conditions to score on their first two possessions. the bengals smothered the offense and they are heading back with the win 27-10. and then there were four it's a rematch in the afc championship game as the chiefs look for revenge against joe burrow and the bengals and the 49ers head to philly to play the eagles with a spot in super bowl 57 on the line. a few winter storms are

brewing as we kick off this week let's check with meteorologist angie lassman. good morning. >> good morning. we have a system working offshore, but still impacting folks in the northeast snow spread basically from columbus all the wayway into parts of maine along the coast, not the snow. instead it's the rain. it will be a soggy start to the day. we'll see the rain and snow last for us as we got through the afternoon hours today. that being said we still have 14 million people that are under winter weather alerts a this time be careful if you're heading out, we could see snowy conditions, especially the interior areas of the northeast. and eventually as we head through the day today, that will drift farther to the east, boston into parts of maine that's where we'll see some of that snow. the highest amounts will likely be in those higher elevations. notice that system will move out. but the one thing to note, rather, is that we'll still have gusty winds. anywhere from 30 to 45 miles per hour, especially along the coast we'll see the gustier conditions and ain, the higheagr shine to

texas up into the carolinas and down south into miami. temperatures in the 50s for oklahoma city. another storm system is what we will watch here over the next couple day, guys it's going bring more snow to places like texas. we'll talk about it, coming up. >> nothing at least around new york city. thank you, angie now to california, where a beachside cliff collapse was caught on camera portion of the bluffs fell in black's beach in san diego county the break is estimated to be 250 feet wide. no injuries were reported. up next, why ticketmaster will need to shake off the senate after its taylor swift fiasco we're back on this monday. e u ait

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almost four years later, the aurora colorado officers and officials charged in the 2019 death of a black man, elijah mcclain have pleaded not guilty. mcclain whose death received increased attention during the black lives matter died after he was placed in handcuffs by police and injected with ketamine each of the five defendants was charged with one count of manslaughter and one count of negligent homicide for their roles in the incident. the five will stand trial later this year. at least 12 people were shot and wounded after gunfire erupted inside a baton rouge nightclub early sunday morning during a press conference, baton rouge police say three officers were outside of the club when the shooting began and were able to immediately respond and administer life-saving aid until first responders arrived they believe the shooting was a targeted attack. all the victims were in stable condition. police say the investigation is ongoing. border officials are reporting a big spike in the illegal crossing of eggs

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monterey park, california, at the site of the latest mass murder shooting in the u.s ten lives were lost and ten others injured in what should have been a joyous celebration to ring in the lunar new year. we also have new information about the 72-year-old suspect who police say died from a self-inflicted gunshot. president biden under the microscope as more classified materials are found over the weekend by the fbi, plus a major change involved in one of th