brandon elliott is charged with assault. he also faces hate crime charges. ed from prison in 2019 after being convicted of murdering his mother in 2002. gruff griff wow. the head of the world health organization says more research is needed to ruleout covid-19 emerged from a lab. he says it was least likely the cause. origins of covid saying the virus most likely came from bats. white house press secretary jen psaki responded to the report saying the president believes americans deserve, quote, better information. >> the american people, the global community, the medical experts, the doctors, all of the people who have been working to save a list of, the families who have lost loved ones all deserve greater transaction (is i. griff: psaki says the white house is still reviewing the w.h.o. report. republican senator john kennedy said there is a simple solution to getting answers. that's money. >> we are going to have to go cat woman on the world health organization. and by that i mean you have got to take away their money. and what president biden need to do i

the suspect identified as 38-year-old brandon elliott now charged with felony assault as a hate crimeg the woman to the ground and stomping on her head all while shouting anti-asian statements according to police the attacker then seen walking away as security guards in a nearby building stand and watch. >> the most painful part of that video was watching that man close the door on that woman, and i -- i hope that as a country, we don't do the same thing. >> the biden administration now launching new efforts to curb the growing violence, committing nearly $50 million to help aapi survivors of violence and assault and $33 million towards studying bias and xenophobia attorney general merrick garland announcing the justice department will conduct an expedited 30-day review prioritizing criminal investigations and prosecutions. >> the disturbing wave of anti-asian violence in all corners of the country has law enforcement experts concerned about copycat incidents. >> there are those who are out there, they're doing it because they're seeing others do it, because it's getting the attention

police say the 38-year-old brandon elliott is charged with felony assault as a hate crime. the doorman has been suspended. >> upsetting just to see him watch and shut the door. >>> closer to home, sfpd arrested a man threatening to kill asian-americans while a disturbing attack in new york is raising safety concerns. the white house also responding, a warning for you, some of the video is very disturbing but here's "today in the bay's" jean elle. >> reporter: san francisco police arrest 46-year-old darrell hunter. the victim who wants to remain anonymous says he repeatedly threatened her at her business. >> he leaned by the door and he said he got the gun and he shoot the chinese people. >> reporter: jail records show hunter is booked on hate crime enhancement charges, one of a growing number of incidents against the asian-american pacific islander community including this disturbing video yo of a man beating a 65-year-old asian woman in new york. witnesses watch but don't help, a painful scene for the aapi community. >> the most painful part of that video was watching that

new york captured a suspect in a brutal attack on an asian woman in broad daylight. 38-year-old brandon elliott was arrested and charged with a hate crime. the disturbing attack happened in midtown, manhattan, as the woman was on her way to church dan sheneman has the story. >> reporter: images, shocking. a 65-year-old woman attacked on a manhattan street police say the attacker uttered asian slurs. >> it's sad, you know? it could be one of us. it could be any of us any day tomorrow, you know >> reporter: two men, one a security guard, appeared to view the attack. >> we can't just stand back and watch a heinous act happening. >> reporter: it's not the only incident this one on a subway a young man appears to attack an asian passenger. these attacks are not isolated incidents. hate crimes against asian-americans up 150% last year >> hi, everyone. >> reporter: it's caught the attention of the white house >> the president announced doj launched an initiative on hate crimes and violence. >> reporter: the justice department will conduct an expedited review, prioritizing criminal prosecutions. >> wha

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it turns out the suspect is a parolee identified as brandon elliott convicted in 2002 of murdering hisen he was 19 years old. he was out on what's called lifetime parole. police say he attacked a 65-year-old woman on a manhattan street. she has been identified and she immigrated from the philippines and was walking to church when she was knocked down, kicked and stomped on as police say elliott shouted anti-asian slurs including you don't belong here. as you can see the security guards stood by and did nothing. >> we in every way as a city have to work together to stop these attacks. we are seeing them different people, different places, all unacceptable. >> new york city republican mayoral candidate and guardian angels founder told us the attack and the fact that elliott was free exposes what he calls the failed policies of new york city and states. >> sounds like catch and release to me. usa style on this side of the border. this is nuts. notice the democrats say nothing and in fact with deblasio and cuomo compete evening for one another to be the dope of new york state and new york

police say brandon elliott is the man seen on video here kicking the 65-year-old woman. his mother nearly two decades ago. >>> the mastermind behind the failed watergate break-in has died g. gordon liddy served prison time for his role that helped lead to president nixon's resignation. he reinvented himself as an author and speaker he was 90. >>> the famous cherry blossoms of japan are blooming earlier than normal. in kyoto the earliest full bloom in over 12 years environmental scientists say climate change is leading the trees to flower sooner you're now up to date. ats our news update for this hour more "squawk alley" in just a moment some say this is my greatest challenge ever. but i've seen centuries of this. with a companion that powers a digital world, traded with a touch. the gold standard, so to speak ;) >>> education platform and long-time cnbc disrupter coursera making its public debut on the new york stock exchange ahead of the first trade we have ceo jeff maggioncalda. good to see you again. and, you know, i got it take a look back, a little more than a decad

police say 38-year-old brandon elliott is charged with felony assault as a hate crime. the doorman has been suspended. >>> closer to home, a new arrest in san francisco involving a hate crime suspect. the victim wants to remain anonymous. she says the man came into our tenderloin business several days in a row, threatening to shoot asian people inside. police arrested 46-year-old darrell hunter yesterday. the victim says she's hoping he's kept off the streets. >> i just wish the judge or whoever charge right now him to have to take serious before he release this guy because it's dangerous. if it did not happen with me, it would happen with somebody else. >> records show hunter is held without bail and expected in court tomorrow. >>> angry parents in contra costa county are reportedly readied to remove all five members of the mt. diablo school board. "the east bay times" says they're thinking of launching a recall effort. most students returned to the classroom last week and for everyone in a limited hybrid model. organizers would have 120 days, this is from when the cou

police say the 38-year-old brandon elliott is charged with felony assault as a hate crime. doorman has been suspended. >>> closer to home a new arrest in san francisco involving a hate crime suspect. the victim wants to remain anonymous. she says a man came up to her business several days ago threatening to shoot people inside. police arrested 46year-old darrell hunter yesterday. he's currently held without bail and expected in court tomorrow. >>> attacks against asian-americans and pacific islanders expected to be the focus of a virtual forum today with house speaker nancy pelosi. members of the san francisco aapi community are slated to participate in that roundtable. the forum is also expected to touch on the impact of covid-19 and the asian-american and pacific islander community. >>> angry parents in contra costa county are reportedly ready to remove all five members of the mt. diablo school gord. "the east bay times" says they're thinking of launching a recall effort. most students returned to the classroom last week and for everyone in a limited hybrid model. organiz

the hate crimes unit said brandon elliott, shown here in security footage, has been charged with felonyeo of that attack. it's just alarming. repeated kicks to the head as she lay on the ground. police say he also expressed anti-asian sentiments. essentials say the victim suffered serious physical injuries. understandable as you watch that play out. was taken to the hospital, though, in stable conditions. this comes as new york and the nation has seen an increase in attacks against asian-americans. a story we continue to follow. >>> two u.s. capitol police officers are suing former president donald trump. they say he should be held responsible for inciting the mob that stormed the capitol on january 6th. both officers say they were injured in that violent insurrection. cnn's whitney wild has been following the latest. so this is something we were looking for, right? what would the other legal consequences of this be beyond charges against those who took part? these police officers say they suffered physical and emotional damages. what more do we know about these cases? >> we know this i

police there say 38 year-old brandon elliott is expected to face multiple charges including assault as a hate crime. according to police elliott attacked a 65 year-old asian woman on monday morning and he told the victim you don't belong here. this is video of that attack. the state records show that elliott's stabbed his mother to death when he was 19 years old and he was sentenced to 15 years in prison but received parole in november of 2019. the victim has been discharged from the hospital and also to witnesses inside the building have now come under scrutiny for not coming to help the victim. let's take a live look outside right now as we talk about our weather forecast here is a beautiful shot of the san mateo bridge. hope people are trying to get somewhere to enjoy the beautiful day. feels like summer out there and there are some record breaking heat and meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is breaking it down for us. yeah. a lot of sunshine out there just seen. in fact, we don't usually see temperatures this warm until the end of april. not the end of march. so we're about a month ah

this morning, police say this man, 38-year-old brandon elliott, is behind bars arrested on charges ofe after this brutal beating of a 65-year-old asian woman. authorities say surveillance video shows him violently kicking the woman to the ground and repeatedly on the head. they say he made anti-asian statements telling the woman she didn't belong here. >> it's just outlandish for me to think that no one intervened. >> reporter: in one video door staff and a delivery person are just feet away appearing to watch from inside a building. one person then shuts the door. >> closed the door on a woman lying on the sidewalk. isn't that the perfect symbolism of exactly what is happening? >> reporter: the building's owner announcing it suspended the door staff pending an investigation and also trying to identify the delivery person. eventually someone did help the woman. she was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. hate crimes against asian-americans are up nearly 150% in major cities across the country. up by at least 833% in new york city. >> we've often been viewed as invisible and a

why was brandon elliott, the suspect arrested, out on the streets here in new york city.s convicted of killing his mother, stabbing her to deaf when he was 19 years old. instead of being behind bars he was sprung on what's called lifetime parole, so the guys on lifetime parole, and police say he attacked a woman identified is who had immigrated from the philippines, the latest anti- asian attack. police say he not only kicked her and punched her, but yelled anti- asian slurs at her. the new york city mayoral republican candidate and just the fact that elliott was free exposes failures he says in new york's criminal justice system. >> this endless series of violent attacks will continue. i have the guardian angels that we have been protecting the asian community since the end of the lunar new year at the start of the lock down in march. i have been warning everyone, i'm saying to them, we have so many emotionally disturbed people, so many people who will be targeting the asians, we have to protect them. >> it turns out that elliott had been denied parole twice before it wa

the suspect identified as 38-year-old brandon elliott, now charged with felony hate crime he's accused, all while shouting anti-asian statements, according to police. the attacker then seen walking away, as security guards at a nearby building stand and watch. >> the most painful part of that video was watching that man don't do the same thing. >> reporter: the biden administration now launching new efforts to curb the growing violence, committing $50 million to help aapi survivors of violence and assault, and $33 million more for studying violence and xenophobia. garland saying the justice department will conduct an expedited 30-day review. the disturbing wave of anti-asian violence in all corners of the country has law enforcement experts concerned about copycat incidents. >> there are those who are out there doing it because they're seeing others do it, because it is getting the attention that it's been getting, and that is contributing to the numbers of crimes that we're seeing >> reporter: on the ground, young leaders and local communities are speaking out, fueling new hope. >> i

joining me now, heiskell basketball player brandon, his father, brad, jason elton and his dad jim and their attorney ken elliotto you all. you are the attorney in the group, talk about your lawsuits, why are you suing the governor? >> the lawsuits against the governor, there are a number of them throughout the state. we are alleging kids are being treated in unequal fashion, college and professional sports a been allowed since the pandemic began. these kids are shoved into this tier system with no scientific background. we are asking you call protection. mayor carley: indoor sports are allowed in san diego after a successful lawsuit and you hope to do the same thing. your son caleb plays heiskell basketball, the governor has no medical evidence to shut down indoor sports. >> predominantly the most healthy of the population is at high risk and no medical evidence to support that high school sports i do more dangerous than college sports. it is not acceptable. carley: you are a junior in high school. i am sure it has been frustrating not to do what you love to do. you are watching college basketball in dc and mar