scen to learn more about medicare plans in your neighborhood that include caremore. this is cbs news bay area with reed cowan. >> hello, everybody. new details about the suspect and the half moon bay shootings. what he is saying about his

mental state at the our asian in the bay area are dealing wiof this. the community conversation. thank you for joining us. i am reed cowan. our asian-american community has been deeply impacted by recent deadly shootings in half moon bay and southern california, as well. today, we want to have a conversation about how you, at home, are coping and how people affected are coping. the suspect is reportedly said, i did it. he has confessed to the killings. chunli zhao has been charged with seven counts of murder, accused of killing five men and two women. all of them asian or mexican immigrants. in a jailhouse interview, the suspect said that he was not in his right mind when he opened fire. he also reportedly said he had been bullied at work, made to work long hours on the phone, and that his complaints had largely been ignored. a spokesperson for the farm says the farm has no knowledge of any complaints of bullying.

we've also dug back and found that in 2013, a coworker of the suspect, ask that the time for a restraining order against him and got it. the coworker claimed he tried to suffocate him with a pillow atenima knife >> it's not just one sign that tells you this person is going to go off the deep end. there is a culmination of events that happen that lead this. the problem we have is that we got to be able to put all those pieces of the puzzle together in a manner that allows us to act upon it. >> they're putting those pieces together. that was jeff, a former fbi agent. the 2013 restraining order against him only lasted a few months. in the meantime, look at this. the memorial. this is what people are doing with their grief and trauma. the memorial is growing head teacher park in half moon bay, right the sheriff's office where you have already seen so

many news conferences. in the meantime, let's go to southern california. the same thing here. the memorial is growing at the site of saturday's deadly mass shooting in monterey park. in that case, 11 people were killed, nine were wounded. the suspect, 72-year-old huu can tran later died by suicide and we can also tell you in a couple of hours, community groups will gather in portsmouth square in san francisco's chinatown doing the same. a vigil to pay tribute to the victims of all of these shootings and try to find some community. joining the live now, it is our honor to have the co-organizer of that vigil with us live at 3:00, charles, thank you so much for being with us. how do you help people who are hurting in our community in the wake of so many tragedies that have just hit back to back? >> what we hope to do is to create a space where people can freely talk about how they are feeling and how they are doing. find comfort in communicating

with one another. finding it in community. the vigil at 5:30 today in portsmouth square is going to be focused on just that eric community and healing through music and movement and speakers focused on those topics. >> such an important event and a time to come together as a community. we need each other in these moments. we were talking in our editorial meeting early today. this happened during the lunar new year celebrations. really made this all the more painful. tell people who may not know what moon ursin -- lunar new year celebrations mean and how this is tragic as we look forward to positivity in the new year. >> lunar new year hold a special place for many asian countries. and for those immigrants here from places like china, korea, vietnam. a lunar new year is a time of togetherness and celebration. and for those who celebrate the lunar new year, and woke up to

organizing vigils, we were thoughtful about how to best mark it in light of the fact that some people would view marking this event as , you know, when one is supposed to celebrate on the first day of the year. >> the best luck we can have is when we stand shoulder to shoulder, arm tomorrow, with their neighbors. you feel the goodness and the authentic lock that comes from helping each other when we hurt. these also come out of the pandemic. we have seen more racism and violence towards asian americans. how has this hits the api community in the wake of having to face more hatred and more violence? >> it is almost hard to breathe. i can say personally that i feel a sense -- i think

a lot of people in the community feel like there is no place of refuge. and it nationally, as referenced, we've seen a dramatic increase in anti-asian crimes, violent crimes, including hate crimes. more than 300% increase after the pandemic. particularly targeting vulnerable populations, seniors, and women. a and we have this extremely rare but unusual circumstance where people and elders in our own community or targeting other people. it's very difficult to process emotionally. >> charles, thank you for organizing this for our community. we wish you all a very meaningful evening. certainly, the eyes of the nation will be on what you do tonight to find how to heal and fun community. >> thank you. >> the vigil is from 5:30 to 7:00 this evening. the

information is right there on your screen. these if you take photos, do so tastefully. and you can use the hashtag kpix . we want to see them. we want to stop and take a moment for the victims and. promise to have a better and more coordinated response to victims and more security on the streets. >> a small dollar amount just to provide someone who can do with a senior to run their basic errands that they run every day. >> mayor london. speaking with other dignitaries. jenkins, also there, to her side. data shows hate crimes in san francisco last year made a notable decline after skyrocketing in 2021. other top stories. 3:00, foage on the attack on paul policy is set to be released

tomorrow. a california judge has ordered the release of the video and even the audio that went with it and the attorney for the suspect has tried to block the release of all of the recordings. they did not want you to see or hear them. the judge ruled since it was already submitted as evidence and analyze the touch, it is now time for the public to see what happened. the city of memphis is set to release video of the arrest of tyree nichols. the driver allegedly beaten by former police officers during a brutal traffic stop and he died a few days later. the five former officers surrendered to police today in the wake of this news. documents show they all face felony charges. it took them until just last week to fire them following an internal memphis police probe. nichols was accused of reckless driving. his mother, by the way, had to be pulled into a room to show you the video before you see the video of that encounter. >> alert my son say was, what

did i do? where is the humanity in all inall responsible. >> the fbi and the department of justice are conducting separate civil rights investigations. the internment of japanese-americans during world war ii represents a dark chapter for our nation. now we are learning a little more known heart of that his very. >> i was 4 years old when the war started. all of the sudden, the japanese were not japanese. >> coming up, how a small group of bay area families was able to avoid the camps and build a community and a personal touchstone to kpix. breezy conditions across the bay area

next month marks the 81st anniversary of fdr signing executive order 9066 read what was that? it sealed the fate of more than 120,000 japanese-americans living the west coast. families were rounded up and sent to one of 10 internment camps across the country. their only run is that they looked like the enemy. my friend ryan yamamoto is here in the studio to show us how a small group of area families was able to escape the camps. a little tease ahead, after this, you will need one of those people. they have left the bay area

and headed to utah to an area called kuechly valley. this is an untold story that very few people know about. it's also a personal story, because my family was there. >> careful. it's just down this way. >> reporter: what if you could follow a road that led to a path that opens the door to your past? what do you think you would find? >> oh, here! >> it's all part of the journey. a man rediscovering himself and a father sharing his story with his son. that father just happens to be my dad. what about that photo there? which one is you? >> me? i'm the munchkin. back row. third from the right.

>> reporter: the suspenders? >> yeah. hanging onto my suspenders. apparently, the photo was taken by some journalist. because, see, the japanese did not have cameras. they were all confiscated. >> is that why there's not that many photos? >> yeah. i think so. >> reporter: the rare childhood photo of my father, a snapshot of a much bigger piece of american history. on december 7th, 1941, imperial japan bombed pearl harbor, thrusting the united states into world war ii. >> i was 4 years old when the war started. all of a sudden, the japanese were not japanese. they were japs. that was in the newspaper, newsreels, radios. you know, japs, japs, japs. >> reporter: is the u.s. government rounded up 120,000

japanese-americans and imprisoned them into one of 10 camps across the country, my father's family turned to this man, fred one of, a protas honor who refused to go to the camps and gathered a group of 130 family members and friends and travel to the state of utah to an area called kuechly valley. >> when we arrived, it was snowpacked. when the snow melted, they expect to farm the land, but it was all rocks. rough. there is a picture of the men trying to hear the field. behind them was a bulldozer just to hear the rocks. >> life was hard, but they were free. >> reporter: why go there? one go to camps? >> my parents had their reasons. heavy reasons. he was an illegal alien. my mother expected my father to be

arrested. >> reporter: and this little-known story all but washed away. in 1987, the state of utah builds this dam, flooding the valley and destroying any remaining calm remnants of the settlement. >> with the help of city councilmember chris fire, we wanted to bring the story back to life. if you now hike around the lake, the history will literally guide you. >> we added waterway. this is waterway west. and kuechly. keep the west. we wanted everyone to know that this happened. american citizens were rounded up and forced to give up their homes and their possessions and adjust relocate in a way that is unimaginable to some of us. we do not want to forget that that happened.

>> reporter: to make sure that those who visit the reservoir don't forget, they also put up photos and listed the names of every member of the kuechly valley colony. >> here is grandpa. 29 years old. grandma, 25. >> reporter: u are 4. >> and my sister was 4 months. >> reporter: a chance for survivors like my father to retrace and pass along their personal story. any emotions seeing this? >> well, kind of tongue-tied. yeah. what does that make me? part of history? >> you are historical now. >> wow. >> reporter: and you just had a chance to see him on air, but joining me now is my dad here in the studio. i just realized that was the first time you and

i watched that story together. >> correct. yeah. >> and the one thing that still strikes me is we were looking at the sign and it says grandpa's name. he was only 29 years old when that happened. i can't even begin to imagine >> how that would feel to a young father >> how does a person even deal with that? >> you have to remember, this was 80 years ago. first of all, before i say anything, i want to express my condolences to the victims of the half moon bay and monterey park. i just cannot believe it. >> yeah. and i love that you said that. because i think we need stories like this and thoughts like you just said to pull it together. we need stories to heal us. the emotions are just under the surface, my friend. what is the answer forward? you saw your own story how communities can

come together, how bridges can be built. when you think of those victims that you pay tribute to so beautifully, what is the answer? >> i do not know what the answer is. but it's -- i don't know. i'm trying to connect it to my story. i guess the idea of fear, or, i don't know. i really don't know. i don't have the answer to any of that. >> dad, let me ask you this. this is a story for 80 years. nobody knows about it. my professors and the asian american studies department at san francisco state did not know this story. and to see your story now on television, being broadcast to the bay area, that has to be a little mind blowing. >> it is surprising that a number of japanese -- i don't think any other japanese know about this story. it is something that, as far as the japanese populace is concerned, all japanese were evacuated to

the internment camps. but it's a story that needs to be told. but it is a story that is dying because none of us are left. >> only nine survivors. >> let me tell you what. your son, i've had the opportunity to watch him behind the scenes for many weeks working on this. he's not going to be one of many torchbearers for the story and we are honored to have you in the studio. ryan is going to talk about what is coming up at 5:00 tonight. >> that was just part one. part two of our story, today at 5:00, i'm going to introduce you to the last remaining survivors including my father, whom you see in the photo. one is 95 years old right there. you will hear more about the man, fred wana, who led this group. his daughter, mary, lives in venetia. she is the keeper of his story. i know she is probably watching right now. we are going to hopefully give your father, fred, justice. >> is one of the people you

will see, thank goodness. thank you, ryan. thank you, howard for being with us today. it's a meaningful thing. it's a meaningful thing especially at this time in our nations history. time for a look at the forecast with paul heggen. beautiful weather across the bay area today. cooling trend begins to kick in tomorrow. the wind will start to pivot and they were gusty for a while. they are dying down. as they shift to onshore winds, temperatures will drop down to near average. the storm system will drop om e north path. this is not going tos thbaar but we will see shows . let ok the antowhat we return om astal trying inside the bay tosome extend. passing clouds. one way of of

cool air that moves through that. cooler temperatures on saturday. once again a mix of clouds and sunshine. the moisture came out to the north. that's dropping down closer as we head into sunday morning area we see the scattered nature of these showers. you and far between. are from a washout and if you have outdoor plans on sunday, go ahead. temperatures are cooling off. it will be only in the low to mid 50s. that be a factor in this. like chance of rain showers. a chance that we get into a wetter than normal pattern but things are evening out in the long range from the climate prediction center. this takes us through february 9th. a wetter than normal pattern to the north. drier than normal in the desert southwest. hopefully, we see more rain chances heading our way chipping away at those drought conditions. downtown san jose towards the airport will be by stadium, hiding out be signed

some temperatures there. 70 degrees at the moment. substantially above normal temperatures right now. upper 40s, low 40s in most locations by tomorrow morning. normal for this time of year. temperatures are going to be cooler for today. generally most average this time of year. some that breeze has entered around the bay. into the mid 60s. stay in the east bay and temperatures drop on saturday. this is oakland. that's a good time of year to get 50 degrees highs in the north bay. northern, sonoma, and napa counties. chilly air on sunday monday and thursday of next week. couple of

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>> o'donnell: tonight, five now-former police officers charged with murder and kidnapping after the violent arrest and death of 29-year-old tyre nichols. tonight, the country is on edge, as we await the release of police video described as "appalling." >> this was wrong, this was cnal.>> o'doell: t cops,ome oane oron" unit, booked on seven felony charges. what police departments in new york city and across the nation are doing tonight, to prepare for potential unrest. also tonight, reports of an unprecedented call for former presidents to check for classified documents. plus, the new warning from the f.b.i. director about the handling of america's secrets.