hello, everyone. i'm kate snow. >> i'm vicky nguyen.

nbc "news daily" starts right now. today's monday, may 8, 2023. tragedies in texas. two communities hoping to heal after the unthinkable. what we're learning about a potential motive in that mall massacre near dallas, and the details emerging about the driver who killed migrants in a border town. outrage over that death in a subway from a chokehold. some demonstrators seen blocking train tracks. the demand for criminal charges as the former marine breaks his silence. making the case. cloing arguments now under way in the civil trial against former president donald trump. how soon the jury could get that case. and payback. the new push in california to pay reparations to every descendent of slaves. we begin this hour with that pair of tragedies in texas

devastating two communities across the state. >> on sunday morning, eight people waiting at a bus stop were struck and killed by an suv near the border town of brownsville. the victims are all believed to be migrants. the driver, george alvarez, tried to flee the scene, but he was restrained by bystanders. he's in custody now. he faces eight manslaughter charges. investigators are now working to determine whether he did this intentionally. saturday night, a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall in the city of allen. eight people were killed. seven were wounded. the youngest victim, in second great. the suspect was shot and killed by police. the fbi is poring over his social media posts and they say it includes white supremacist ideology. steven romo is in allen, and also with us national correspondent gabe gutierrez is in brownsville for us. steven, i'll start with you. what more are we learning about the victims at the mall and what are do we know about the shooter now? >> reporter: we are learning

more. we have identified 4 of those 8 victims and some disturbing information here. two of those victims just confirmed by wily isd, two of them fourth grade age. their mother remains in critical condition according to that school district. christian was a security guard. his mother posted about him on facebook saying he was just 20 years old, and this was a 27-year-old from india working as an engineer here in the area. that information provided by a group that's helping her family. as for that suspect, we are learning a great deal more about him as well. he joined the army back in 2008, but was kicked out just after about three months there either with a physical or a mental condition. he did not complete basic training. that information coming from the military, and we're also seeing more of the suspect's social media posts. there's a youtube video where he's seen wearing a mask similar to that featured in the "scream"

movies. he removes it to reveal his face, in just a creepy video posted on youtube, and also posting things on a russian social media platform where he says things against women and against minorities, talks about other recent mass shootings as well. just some disturbing stuff. also some photos there where he appears to have tattoos of nazis on his chest and his arms. just more disturbing information to come out of here, guys. >> steven, yeah. so many new details. so this incident, once again reigniting the gun debate there in texas. the location of many mass shootings. what's your sense about what's happening there, what the community is calling for? >> reporter: yeah. there are a lot of dynamics here at play, vicky. i mentioned before i'm from this area. i'm hearing from people who are gun advocates who like to go hunting and are also saying something has to change. there needs to be new measures passed and they're not hearing if that greg abbott. he focused over the weekend op mental health. he spoke more today about what

he says needs to be done. let's listen. >> in the coming days, the public will be much better informed about why and how this happened, and that will inform us as texas leaders about next steps to take to try to prevent crimes like this from taking place in the future. >> we are here today because of their chaos. this loose gun laws that they have passed. that's why we are here today, because governor abbott and dan patrick and everybody like them have made this country, this state more dangerous by having no gun laws. >> reporter: state senator rowland gutierrez there demanding changes, but people i'm talking to here, they don't have a lot of faith that any changes are actually going to happen. back to you. >> steven romo, thank you. we want to bring in gabe gutierrez now who is in brownsville. gabe, police just released new information on the suspect behind the wheel there. what have you learned? >> reporter: hi there, vicky. well, yes.

just a short time ago, officials held that news conference where they announced charges against that suspect, george alvarez, now facing eight counts of manslaughter. take a listen to what the police chief had to say about what he's facing right now. >> george alvarez is a brownsville local with an extensive wrap sheet. he's been formally charged with eight count of manslaughter, ten counts of assault with a deadly weapon. he has received bonds totaling $3.6 million, and we have his picture and record of various previous arrests. >> reporter: now the police chief said that investigators have not ruled out whether this was intentional, and again, kate and vicky, police now saying that this driver blew past the red light behind me and ended up slamming into that group of migrants, all men from venezuela, on sunday morning. migrants we spoke with here have said that at least one of them who saw it firsthand told us that the driver had yelled out

anti-immigrant rhetoric and that as he was trying to leave, bystanders took him down. police have not been able to substantiate that. they are also still waiting on toxicology reports whether to confirm whether he was intoxicated or not. again, something that migrants on the scene had said. people in this community are in shock, and this makeshift memorial behind me continues to grow, kate and vicky. >> what can you tell us about those that are hurt? how are they doing now? >> reporter: the mayor says, kate, that several of them remain in critical condition at this point, and we can't say that, you know, we were speaking with several of the migrants in that shelter earlier this morning, and they are in a state of shock. authorities have said this has been a difficult process to notify next of kin, and they've reached out to family members in venezuela, but that process is still ongoing, and again, there was a prayer vigil just a few hours ago where this community gathered together to pay their

respects. eight people dead, ten others injured and several more in critical condition. >> gabe gutierrez live in brownsville, texas. thank you, gabe. prosecutors are preparing to present evidence to a grand jury in the chokehold death of jordan neely on the new york city subway. calls for justice are growing louder among protesters who actually shut down part of the subway system over the weekend. more protests are scheduled for today at the station where neely died. george solis is with us. >> reporter: we have now reporting we can tell you about. we now know the investigation is ongoing. the d.a. is not expected however to make a decision on whether to present the case to a grand jury until later this week. they referred us to their previous statement about their ongoing investigation in this case, which we do know at this point mean that is a senior prosecutor has been assigned to look at some of the evidence, presumably that video, that

jarring video of jordan neely being placed in that chokehold as well as a number of 911 calls that were made on board the subway as well as any other witnesses that may have been there at the time. we also know that because of this, there has been a number of protests like we were seeing on your screen throughout the week including one on saturday where demonstrators took to the streets and they also went down into the subway to close it down, a number of arrests made on that, and the protesters say they will continue doing this. 24-year-old daniel penny is held accountable for that chokehold. a lot of the demonstrators also, kate, want to know why the two people in that video have seen him restraining him were not identified, and if criminal charges will be filed there as well, kate. >> forgive me if you mentioned it, but penny's lawyers have said some things over the weekend and i'm wondering if you can tell us more about jordan neely and who he was. >> reporter: so daniel penny's attorneys have said through statements he did not intend to

harm jordan neely, but that message has fallen on deaf ears for those that are protesting and demonstrating jordan neely's death. we know jordan neely according to his attorneys has been through trauma in his life. at the age of 14, they said he experienced his mother's death and he has had a number of mental illnesses as a result of that trauma that he experienced, but they also spoke about just the chilling effect of that video, and how they have not been able to bring charges against daniel penny. take a listen to what else his attorneys had to say. >> he had demons, and we all know people who are on the brink of going through something major, a catastrophe, where they just can't seem to get everything back together, and that's where he was. >> reporter: yeah, kate. in response to that statement from daniel penny's attorneys, jordan neely's attorneys have said they basically -- they don't buy it. they say it's not an apology. they want more accountability and they will continue putting

pressure on the d.a.'s office to see some of those charges filed and we should note, kate, that there is a vigil planned tonight at the subway stop where jordan neely lost his life. a couple others expected there. >> george, thank you. the hollywood writer's strike forces netflix to chill, and one gym is giving teens the chance to work out for free this summer. where is that? >> steve covach joins us now. >> let's talk about this writer's strike because planning for the fifth and final season of "stranger things" has been paused. in a statement released, co-creators and show runners say starting production is, quote, not possible during the ongoing writer's strike. it joins a growing group of netflix series such as "big mouth" and "cobra kai."

the biden administration is proposing new rules that will require airlines to compensate travelers for cancellations and delays. this could cover everything from meals and hotel rooms to new tickets for stranded passengers. the rule will be proposed sometime this year and will apply to flights when the airline companies are at fault for travel disruptions. planet fitness says teens taking a break this summer can hit the weights as well. the franchise is offering a high school summer pass program which allows teens ages 14 to 19 free club access from the middle of may through the end of august. kate, vicky, back to you. >> there we go. it's done. that's a good deal. smart marketing. >> mom, don't make me go to the gym. it's free. >> that's awesome. thank you so much. >> thanks, guys. coming up, the closing coming up, the closing arguments made today in n the when modererate to sevevere ulcecerative cololitis keeps flflaring, when modererate to sevevere ulcecerative cololitis put itit in check k with rin, a a once-dailyly pill. put itit in check k with rin, whenen uc got unprpredictable,e,

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closing arguments are happening right now in a new york city courtroom in the civil trial against former president donald trump. the only time the jury actually heard from the former president under oath though was in a video. this taped deposition was played in court. it contained several key moments that attorneys for e. jean carroll have seized upon. carroll is a magazine writer and columnist and she alleges that mr. trump raped her in a new york city department store in the 1990s. mr. trump has denied any

wrongdoing. ron allen joins us from outside the courthouse. what have we heard, and when will this jury get the case? >> reporter: we expect the case to get the case tomorrow morning. there's a possibility late today, but that seems unlikely. right now we're hearing the rebuttal closing statement from e. jean carroll's attorneys, the plaintiff's. they're going to g for about an hour, we're told. that's it. that's all the jury hears and the judge will give them instructions about the law, about the issues they have to decide, about the damages they could or could not award in this case, which are unspecified and could go up into the millions of dollars. so we expect things to move along very quickly, and the jury to begin deliberating as soon as early tomorrow morning. nine-member jury, and this is a federal civil case. they still need a unanimous verdict, and the charges -- the issues are battery, which led to rape allegedly and defamation,

and in this case, you have to remember that the standard is not beyond a reasonable doubt as in a criminal proceeding. it's more likely or probable than not for the battery charge, and clear and convincing evidence for the defamation charge. there's a lower standard, a lower burden that the plaintiff has to prove in order for the jury to find for her and against former president trump. the closing statements have been passionate about both sides. the -- the defense -- mr. trump's attorneys have basically said that e. jean carroll's story is unbelievable. the idea that donald trump and she could walk into a department store and that this attack could happen and there would be in witnesses, no sales associates, no shoppers would come by and see this is just unbelievable. on the other side, e. jean carroll's attorneys have said that mr. trump is a chronic liar and they play thad "access hollywood" tape at least five times saying that is essentially

a confession saying he can grope and do whatever he wants to women. two clear, different ideas of what is the truth here that the jury has to decide. >> we will be waiting for that. all right, ron allen. thank you so much. there are new legal troubles for alec murdoch, the former south carolina attorney who you remember was convicted of murdering his wife and son earlier this year. now according to his own lawyers, murdoch is admitting he lied about the details surrounding his longtime housekeeper five years ago. katie beck has more. >> reporter: alec murdoch is changing his story once again, this time from a prison cell after admitting during his trial to lying about his alibi the night his wife and son were killed. >> i did lie to them. >> reporter: murdoch is now confessing to even more lies, this time surrounding the mysterious death of the family's longtime housekeeper, gloria satterfield. she died at the murdoch home after allegedly suffering a fall

in 2018. he sold the insurance company that the family's dogs caused her to trip and fall. he collected millions in settlement money intended for satterfield's sons who say they never saw any of it. >> did you ever get one cent from alec murdoch when he was still -- before all of this happened? >> no. >> reporter: back in 2021, satterfield's son tony told craig alec murdoch promised he would help him and his brother get an insurance settlement for the accident. >> did you believe him? >> yeah, of course p why wouldn't i. >> he said he wanted to make sure the boy wrs taken care of. >> reporter: now a legal storm is brewing over murdoch's latest confession. in a new statement made in response the a recent lawsuit filed by an insurance company looking to recover the $3.8 million it paid murdoch for satterfield's death, murdoch now claims he fabricated his initial story writing, no dogs were involved in satterfield's death

adding, he invented the situation to force his insurers to make a settlement payment. murdoch also says the satterfield family did actually receive the fraudulent funds. lawyers for the satterfield family deny they got money from the insurance company, saying the new claims lack credibility, much like alec murdoch. >> the question is, is alex to be believed? alex at this point in time will say anything to try to preserve his own skin. >> reporter: police have reopened the investigation into satterfield's death. we reached out to murdoch's attorney who had no comment about the lawsuit or why alex murdoch is once again changing his story from behind bars. katie beck, nbc (man) what if f my type 2 2 diabets takes ovover? (woman) whwhat if all l i do isn''t en? or what t if i can do diabetetes differenently? (avovo) now w you can wiwith once-wewy momounjaro.

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three of the teacher strike. a number of them just left to go downtown for a rally that will be taking place this afternoon. this person tells me both sides are generally close on issues of salary for the teachers and that the district appears willing to negotiate about the union's common good proposals, cl would do things like involve students and staff in decision making around oakland's community schools. just moments ago, three of the school board directors, they held a news conference outside district headquarters to call on the other three board members to support those common good proposals and direct the district to include those. >> we want to be clear that we are in full support of good faith bargaining that will reach a tentative agreement, that we mail sure we can recruit and maintain educators and support the common good. >> reporter: oakland unified is holding a news conference at noon today. yesterday before that counter proposal, the district was

proposing retroactive raise, plus salary increases of 13% to 22% for teachers. yesterday, the union said those did not go far enough for other employees, like substitutes and school psychology i haves. this person hopes that this is an oversight, a tech in i cal issue that the district can resolve. sheer one teacher's take. >> it was productive. in a different sense it was not productive. we have one member from the district meeting with 43 bargaining team members. there was some progress being made with regard to bargaining. personally, i don't think one member against 43 bargaining team members, that is not a bargaining. that is at best a dialogue and at worst a dictation. >> reporter: the teachers feel like they were making progress with the district on sunday. they hope for a tentative agreement this week.

ousd released a statement that said both sides continue to talk and that they are, quote, hopeful that we are making progress towards a deal that will end the strike. here in oakland, bob redell, nbc bay area news. moving to other news. we will focus on mass shootings after a dip during the pandemic, they have returned in staggering numbers. california lawmakers are proposing new laws centering around combating gun violence. an assembly member authored three measures. one would strength the process of removing firearms from people with criminal convictions. >> reducing the number of concealed weapons that are carried. every effort we can take to reduce the number of guns is one

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nearly 30,000 people have been forced from their homes as than a hundred wildfires rage across parts of canada. more than 30 of those are classified as out of control. the province of alberta declared a state of emergency saturday. nobody's been hurt, and there doesn't appear to be any significant damage at this point. more than half a million covid tests have been recalled by the fda over bacteria concerns. the pilot covid-19 at-home tests were distributed to cvs stores and through amazon, and some of those kits' direct contact with solution inside the box could pose a health risk. go to fda.gov and you can check the lot numbers of those kit to see if yours are affected. and check this. firefighters rescued a horse that got stuck in a narrow ditch on sunday. it was quite an ordeal. firefighter hs to turn the horse to a safer position on its side and they were able to toss a

rope around its neck and you see them walking out of ditch. the horse was not hurt. >> good job those first responders. we are just days away from a major policy change along the southern border. the covid-era border policy known as title 42, it ends in three days. it was put in place by the trump administration allowing the u.s. to turn away migrants seeking asylum. the biden administration has tried to lift the policy a number of times but has not been successful. title 42 was designed to end when the covid public health emergency ends. that happens this thursday. now border officials, they are preparing for a potential influx of people trying to cross the border. our nbc news correspondent is along the border in san diego for us this afternoon. we know the humanitarian crisis is already becoming evident in border cities across texas and california. what are you seeing where you are behind that fence? >> reporter: vicky, we have a camp of migrants that arrived here between tijuana and san

diego. this is the second barrier. there's another barrier closer to mexico, and the migrants after they climb over that first barrier, they're stuck in what is no man's land waiting for border patrol to come and take them in for processing, but border patrol is at capacity at their stations and at the processing center. so now it's taking a long time. i have been speaking to a lot of the migrants here. you can see these makeshift tents that they've made using materials that they can find. a lot of them tell me they thought they would be here for a few hours and then get picked up by border patrol, but instead it's been two to three days that they have been waiting with little food and water that has been given to them by some of the humanitarian organizations that are coming out. so essentially, the facilities here are at capacity, and the migrants keep showing up, and, you know, what's very unique about tijuana, i worked a lot on the texas border. i've traveled up and down the last few months, but here for the first time i'm finding -- we're finding people from europe, someone from morocco, a

group of women from georgia. there was another group right here from jamaica. of course, venezuelans and colombians which we've seen all across the border. so it's much more international here than in other parts. we don't understand why they chose in tijuana versus going to texas, but as you mentioned, it's a humanitarian crisis. here's part of a conversation i had a couple of minutes ago with a man who came from venezuela. >> in venezuela, he had no food, there was a lot of crime and it was too difficult. [ speaking non-english ] >> he crossed the jungle. he left march 1st. he's been traveling for two months. >> reporter: well, that's just one of the stories of the individuals we have found here, vicky. >> thank you so much along the san diego/mexico border there. lawmakers in texas have just advanced a gun safety bill. the bill would make it a crime

for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase an assault weapon in the state. our reporter joins us now. it's texas, right? it still faces an uphill battle because there's a lot of opposition to legislation like this, but where do things stand right now? >> this is a bill that as of this morning republican legislators in texas were confident would not even get out of the committee, but in the last few hours, two republican members of the community safety committee joined democrats in allowing this bill to get a full vote on the texas house floor. this bill is going to do three things. first, it will continue to make it illegal in the state of texas for anyone to knowingly sell, rent, lease, loan, or give a handgun to someone who intends to use it unlawfully. second, it would make it legal for anyone to intentionally sell, rent, lease, or give a firearm to anyone under the age of 18, and finally, and this part is new, it would make it illegal for anyone to intentionally sell, rent, lease,

or give a semiautomatic rifle capable of detachable magazine to anyone under the age of 21. that used to be 18. it will now be raised to 21 in the bill, and that big, final point is a big one because it's a big step for the families of victims in uvalde who have been fighting for this for months. >> they don't care about missed birthdays or empty chairs at the dinner table. they don't care about emory, her classmates or teachers. they don't care about the lives lost in el paso, mid land, dallas, or even those lost in saturday in allen, texas. >> at the end of every day, i'm just a mom who wants my daughter back and a mom who doesn't want another mom to know my pain. >> so this bill now heads to the calendar committee for the full house vote, but the texas house is republican-controlled and governor abbott is republican, but gun safety advocates from moms to men and elsewhere are calling this a big win.

this happened just in time, kate. today is the last day bills can be voted out of committee at all this session. kate? >> we note the governor yesterday did say they're looking at measures involving guns in the state of texas. gary, thank you. today begins a crucial week for president biden and congress as they try to avoid a looming debt ceiling disaster. tomorrow afternoon president biden will sit down with the top four lawmakers from both chambers in hopes of striking a deal and avoiding a u.s. debt default. we want to bring in nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. what are we thinking in terms of prospects for an agreement that they're going to reach some common ground here? >> reporter: yeah. look, vicky. the stakes are high, but optimism is pretty low. i think at least the fact all these lawmakers are going to be at the table together talking is a good sign, but in terms of optimism that this could be the thing that breaks the log jam, that there's a deal that shakes

this whole thing loose, that's not likely to happen, especially because you've got people on both sides of this equation dug in on their positions. republicans saying that they're not up to doing a clean debt ceiling hike without a conversation about spending cuts. democrats says the exact opposite, that it's a clean debt ceiling hike and a separate conversation afterwards about debt spending. hakeem jeffries is effectively saying what's on the table for him and his party. watch. >> we, of course, are open to having a discussion about what type of investments, what type of spending, what type of revenues are appropriate in order to protect the health, the safety, and the economic well-being of the american people. >> reporter: the unsaid part there, of course, vicky, and that he's up for that conversation, but it is a separate conversation in the minds of democrats and the white house. spending in the case of the debt ceiling is money that's already out the door. it's already been spent. spending in terms of budgeting for the future, that's a separate conversation in the minds of the democrats.

>> remind us what this means to everyday americans in our lives if indeed the u.s. does default on its debts. >> reporter: well, you're going to hear the words catastrophe and cataclysmic a lot from lawmakers, and frankly it's a rare moment where they're not been hyperboistic about this. they would not be able to pay their bills and that's a huge way you look at government funding checks like things like food benefits as well as social security, all of those payments would stop, but then the markets themselves too would be an absolute free fall. it's why you're watching both parties warn about major job losses and huge hits to the economy if this actually were to happen. >> they will have to figure it out. ali vitali, thank you so much. drag performances are becoming a hot button political issue in certain places across the country. >> now back in march, tennessee became the first state to pass a law restricting drag shows. though it has been temporarily blocked by a judge, the impacts,

they're already being felt. we have antonia hilton investigating this story. great to have you onset. you were just in tennessee talking to people on both sides of the aisle, and also remind us. is the fear here that they're just drag performances out in public or -- it just, i'm having a hard time understanding what people are afraid of. >> a lot of people feel that way, vicky, and that's because drag is an art form that's been around for hundreds of years, and, you know, many lgbtq people, but also non-lgbtq people have taken part in it. when you see them pushing for these restriction, they're saying it's about parental rights and the safety of children. they believe drag is inherently sexual in many cases and it poses a threat to children. the performers say they have been doing these shows for a long time, mostly in nightclubs and adult-only venues and the only time they talk to kids is at libraries or school readings. take a listen to some of the people on the front lines of

this. >> it was one of the times i felt powerful. i felt seen. i felt right in my skin. i can do anything need to do when i'm in drag. >> the agenda is to just exist and to not -- and to feel valid. >> the agenda is to be able to go to the bathroom without having to worry about being punched in the face. >> you know, the challenge is this conversation is not just happening at state capitals. there have been extremist groups. we have seen nazis and proud boys in one case in ohio. someone firebombed a drag performance, and so this is escalating to a point of which performers are starting to be fearful for their livelihoods, income, and for their lives. >> antonia hilton, i'm glad you're doing this reporting because i think it's really important to do. you can watch the first episode of the new season of "meet the press reports." it's streaming now on peacock. all right. coming up, how california is looking to decide which descendents of enslaved people are entitled to

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finding out about their own history. >> reporter: they have lived in southern california their entire life. >> this is my grandmother right here. >> reporter: she knows her ancestors came from mississippi, but much of the history was unknown. that is until her niece started doing research. >> here's the 1880 census. >> reporter: she is a professional genealogist in tampa, florida, but even she spent two decades and thousands of dollars before uncovering the name, phillip branch. >> so phillip branch is my fourth great-grandfather, and he was an enslaved person. >> what was your reaction when adrian told you your family is direct descendents of an enslaved person named phillip branch? >> i thought that was awesome. it was just a little overwhelming. >> reporter: the vital lineage information could be valuable in california. camilla moore is chair of the california reparations task force, the first in the nation's statewide effort to address the systemic racism against african

americans caused by the enduring legacy of slavery. >> could it be as simple as a cheek swab and here's your check? >> i mean, it could be. again, this is all still a work in progress. >> reporter: the task force wants eligibility to be lineage-based versus race-based. that has sparked debate. >> the paper trail is not always proven to be correct. >> reporter: for people to have to prove their lineage, it can be difficult, costly, and time-consuming, especially since many slaves weren't identified by name, but property codes up until the 1870 census. >> people think that i'm going to sit down and do my family research this weekend and get my application for reparations ready. that's not going to happen. >> reporter: over the weekend, the task force approved reparations that could be worth more than $1.2 million for eligible applapplicants. city-wide efforts are under way in boston, st. louis, and san

francisco. some may not support the idea because it could cost taxpayer dollars, but even with money on the table, some black americans don't want it. >> we know you would take the reparations, but you have siblings that would not. why? >> my oldest sister feels that she would not take the money because it's blood money, and she doesn't want to have anything to do with it. >> reporter: denise doesn't know if she'll ever get reparations, but she supports the golden state's effort. >> i'm excited for people who, you know, will need it and can use it, but the sad part is we're getting it at the expense of what our ancestors went through. >> reporter: dana griffin, nbc news. in today's mental health check, may is asian american and pacific islander heritage month, but it is also mental health awareness month. now the white house is launching two new initiatives to recognize both. here's nbc's richard louis.

>> reporter: for the first time at this scale in eight years, hhs secretary javier becerra kicked off a white house summit for asian american, native hawaiian, and pacific islander heritage month. the subject is personal to him. >> i went to school with a very diverse community, very heavily asian. many similar traits to the latino community, many immigrant families, many who come hoping to do more, who never had a chance to go to college and i relate to many of the fights and struggles of the folks in the community have. >> what did you see last year that actually works to combat the misperceptions and the violence in the community? >> we've heard about some of these hate crimes that have been out there targeting aan hp i. it's a fight we do together, and it's not just one particular community. >> reporter: the biden administration released its

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