brandon tsay was at work, he was unarmed, he saw that man walk into his workplace holding this gun. and mr. tsay rushed at the man. he wrestled with him as you see in this footage. he fought with him. he single-handedly, as an unarmed person, got this gun away from the man, and you can see with his back to the camera, wearing the knit cap. brandon tsay basically got the gun, wrestled with a man for a long time, this went on for longer than a minute. he then essentially chased him out of the facility. you can see him here pointing at the man, telling him to go, holding the man's gun away from him. in doing this, in overpowering the men, getting his gun off of him and then chasing him out of this facility, brandon tsay presumably saved many more lives that may have otherwise been lost. the man who he chased out of that facility was found by police the next afternoon in a van, dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound. 26-year-old brandon tsay is being hailed by l. a. police tonight as a brave man who saved many lives. again, he himself was unarmed when he just reacted, ran at this guy, ma

but 26-year-old brandon tsay is being hailed by l.a. police tonight as a brave man who saved many lives. again, he himself was unarmed when he just reacted, ran at this guy, managed to take this guy's gun off of him. itself is remarkable that brandon tsay didn't shoot the man. he threatened to shoot the man, but he did not. he kept the gun himself and he chased him off and he called the cops. congresswoman judy chu remits monterey park, california where the massacre took place this weekend. she served as month park's mayor. congresswoman judy chu will join us live tonight in just a moment. i mentioned at the very top that we are following some news just breaking right now. we are just getting word, i'm sorry to say, of another mass shooting in california tonight. initial reports are that 7 people have been killed in the half-moon bay area in california. it is just immediately south of the san francisco bay area on the coast. what we are learning tonight is four people were killed at one site and another three people were killed at a sec

i spoke with brandon tsay earlier tonight. first the latest from all this from cnn's nick watt. >> additional units requested, multiple victims, gunshot wounds. >> reporter: the gunman shot his first victim in the parking lot, then went inside the star ball room and dance studio. by 10:26 p.m., police had arrived. >> it was chaos. there were wounded people. there were people trying to flee out all the doors. >> reporter: did the gunman know people inside? >> we're hearing that there were possible relationships there, but i'm not fwogoing to confirm that yet. >> reporter: around 10:40 p.m., the gunman pulled up armed with the same semiautomatic pistol at another dance hall in nearby alhambra, but fled after an employee confronted him, fought with him. he disappeared, police hunting him through the night. 10:20 a.m. sunday, 30 miles away in torrance, a van seen leaving the crime scene was spotted by local police. there was a standoff. 1:00 p.m., the suspect was found dead inside the van, apparently a self-inflicted gunshot. >> w

i needed to save myself. >> brandon tsay is his name. have been the second massacre of the night. congresswoman judy chu represents monterey park and alhambra. congresswoman chu, i appreciate you joining us. i'm sorry it's under the circumstances. it's remarkable when you hear brandon tsay recounting what happened in this second dance to diaz added i'd, how much worse it could have been and how brave this young man was. >> your interview was very inspirational. you know, these have been a tough 24 hours for us in this community. hearing this story of this modest and humble young man confronting this terrible gunman and being able to take his weapon away from him after struggling with him, that is very important for our community to hear. our community is, has been terrified, horrified. during these past hours, we needed these messages of hope. >> how does a community respond -- how does your community respond, this community respond in this time? constituents, neighbors, it's devastating, obviously. >> yes. well, like i said, it's been a

brandon tsay telling us he thought he was going to die as he confronted the gunman. >> something came over me. i had this realization that i needed to grab his weapon. i needed to take control of this situation, or else everybody would die, including me. >> reporter: tsay, lunging at the gunman, grabbing the weapon. so you are struggling with him right here? >> yes, i am struggling with him. >> reporter: he's fighting back. >> i had both hands on the gun. he is trying to fight back. he was bashing me in the face behind my head, getting very physical, trying to do everything he could to get the weapon away from me. >> reporter: tsay wrestling the weapon out of the gunman's hands. and i'm about where he is? >> you're about where he was. and at this moment, i pointed a gun to him and told him, "get away," you know. "i'm going to shoot you. get out. go!" >> reporter: he says the suspect ran, setting off the half day manhunt to find him. authorities using those security camera images from the second ballroom the suspect went to, the lai lai ballroom in alhambra, just east of los angeles, t

it is remarkable when you hear brandon tsay talking about what happened. how much worse it could have been and how brave this young man was. >> your interview was very inspirational. these have been a tough 24 hours for us in this community. but hearing this story of this modest and humble young man confronting this terrible gunman and being able to take his weapon away from him after struggling with him. that is very important for our community to hear. because our community has been terrified, horrified during these past hours. and we need these messages of hope. >> how does your community respond, this community respond in this time? i mean, constituents, neighbors. it is devastating, obviously. >> yes. well, like i said, it's been a difficult 24 hours. when i woke up, we heard about the 10 and now 11 people being killed and 10 more in the hospital. the community was absolutely terrified by the thought of this active shooter going to their celebrations. so they didn't want to go. but we were encouraging them to go unless there was some alert from law en

here 26-year-old brandon tsay wrestled the gun away from him as seen in these surveillance images. t's illegaossess this type of weapon in california. brandon's father, tom tsay, owns the dance studio. >> i'm very proud of him. you know, if the situation had been any different, i think that night with the tragedy, it could have been much worse if he wasn't disarmed. >> do you think your son saved a number of people's lives? >> i think so. >> reporter: the suspect took off, but about 12 hours after the shooting, nearly 30 miles away, torrance police spotted his white van with stolen license plates. when officers approached the vehicle, they heard a single gunshot. investigators say the suspect shot himself. a second handgun was among the evidence removed from the van. tonight at the scene, neighbors trying to make sense of the senseless loss of life left flowers. >> every saturday she's always going to dance. it's the day that she looks forward to, and the reality sinked in. it's gut-wrenching. >> reporter: we're also just hearing from hemet police. they say the suspect came to this

brandon's father, tom tsay, owns the dance studio. >> i'm very proud of him.f the situation had been any different, i think that night could have ended a tragedy-- it could have been much worse if he wasn't disarmed. >> reporter: do you think your son saved a number of people's lives? >> i think so. >> reporter: the suspect took off, but about 12 hours after the shooting, nearly 30 miles away, torrance police spotted his white van, with stolen license plates. when officers approached the vehicle, they heard a single gunshot. investigators say the suspect shot himself. a second handgun was among the evidence removed from the van. tonight at the scene, neighbors, trying to make sense of the senseless loss of life, left flowers. >> every saturday, she was always going to dance. it's the day that she looks forward to. and the reality sinked in. it's gut-wrenching. >> reporter: we're also just hearing from hemet police. they say the suspect came to them twice this month claiming that members of his family had tried to poison him, as well as accusing them of theft a

that's when 26-year-old brandon tsay jumped into action, wrestling the gun away from tran.these photos taken from a security camera at lai lai show the fight. by midmorning, police had tracked down a white van with a stolen license plate. after a multi-hour standoff, police determined the driver had died in the car of a self-inflicted wound. >> when officers exited their patrol vehicle to examine the content, they heard one gunshot coming from within the van. and found a stockpile of is hom- ammunition and homemade silencers. authorities are still looking into the suspect's motives and are working to identify the victims and notified next of kin. among the 11 dead, 65-year-old mymy nhan. 57-year-old xiujuan yu. and 68-year-old valentino alvero. i sat down with mymy's niece. fonda quan. she says her aunt practically raised her. >> she is like a second mother to me. >> this is brutal. what do you think of when you think of your aunt? you said she is a caregiver by nature. >> yeah, yeah, she is just a caregiver by nature. and she turned that into a profession as well on the si

today, city leaders honored brandon tsai. the recognition was part after lunar new year street festival. city leaders award tsai a medal of courage as the crowd stood and cheered. in surveillance video, can you see tsai clearly wrestling the gun agreat mass shooter a week ago. the shooter had opened fire earlier that night killing 11. when the gunman showed up at an alhambra studio, he didn't get far before tsai stopped him. he and his father have been invited to the president's state of the union address. >>> it is dangerously cold this the bay area, enough to trigger a freeze warning in many communities for the next couple days. here's a view from san jose, dublin and san rafael right there. let's get to meteorologist rob mayeda. and how long is it going to stick around? >> it's not just the temperatures but the wind. it's not too often we talk about wind chill in the bay area, but we're going to get a taste of it. we're seeing numbers down in the low 40s in fairfield and south of san jose, but wind speeds have been acceler

brandon tsai was invited to attend by california congresswoman judy chu it comes as california reels from its fourth mass shooting this month three people were killed and four were injured in a shooting in the beverley crest neighborhood of los angeles. police say all the deceased are women between the ages of 26 and 33 two of them are from illinois and the third from arizona our kathy park reports >> reporter: residents in los angeles on high alert after a shooting in an upscale neighborhood just north of beverly hills killed three out of state women and wounded four others police have not made any arrests and released no new updates but law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation are looking into the possibility this was targeted. >> investigators are also going door to door and looking for additional surveillance video or any evidence that could help us. >> reporter: most of the victims were found outside this short-term rental property valued at roughly $3 million according to zillow. nearby other rentals are going for $2,000 to $4,000 a night. >> this is like a reall

they also mentioned that brandon tsay was invited to the state of the union address by president joe. sot, you'll be seeing a little bit of him as well. in general, as you can see here, people are really coming together to celebrate because this is how you show that, despite everything that happened, this is a community that has come together and is honoring and remembering those victims. now, i do want to talk about something on a completely separate note, pam. i want to say, thank you. it's been great to spend so many weekends with you. you're an inspiration to me and to many women in journalism, and i know you're going to continue to do that in your next role. so, thank you. >> that means so much, kacamila. thank you so much. you are a rising star at cnn. this is my last show on "cnn newsroom" with pamela brown, if you're wondering about that nice message from camila. thank you so much. it's been a pleasure to have you on the show these last two years. >>> some teachers in florida are covering up their classroom libraries. and they say it is because of a new state law. we're going

. >> they are, but there's also renewed discussion when we look at every day heroes like brandon tsaicalifornia and that is also giving credence to what experts are saying needs to say. brynn gingras joining us now. law enforcement officials what happens not surprisingly they are not necessarily united on what should be the protocol here. should it change or should it not? but just discussing it is sort of an important first step. >> you hit it right on the head, it's not an easy conversation today, it's not like we should be telling people that they should always fight. the point is that this advice was made by the fbi since columbine. a lot has happened since columbine, they've learned from actual examples in active shooting. the idea that is spreading among law enforcement that's becoming louder than a whisper is maybe we should retrain our brains, rethink of how we respond in an active shooting situation. >> reporter: this is the moment brandon tsai fought back. >> he was preparing his weapon to fire. >> reporter: disarming a gunman in monterey park, california. in colorado spring

. >>> we're joined exclusively now by brandon tsay who wrestled the gun away from the shooter at the nd dance hall. you saw in juju's piece, the video, the surveillance video of doing that. brandon, first and foremost how are you doing this morning? >> i'm doing well this morning. thank you for asking. >> well, i know -- i don't know. no one can imagine what it must be like to confront a gunman as you did. can you just in your own words tell us what you did, how you did it and just what was going through your mind as this was going on? >> well, it was chinese new year's. we were hosting a social dance party. i was in the lobby. it was late into the evening. most of our customers already left. i wasn't paying attention to the front door. i was looking into the dance ballroom, the dance floor, and this is when i heard the sound of the front door closing and instantly followed by the sound of mental object clicking together as if they were running and that's when i turned around and i saw that there was an asian man holding a gun. i thought i'm going to die, this was it. >> did you recog

heroic actions that saved — brandon tsay for his heroic actions that saved countless lives.f lives. originally, we put out _ saved many of lives. originally, we put out that— saved many of lives. originally, we put out that there were two people. we found _ put out that there were two people. we found out ultimately, as we normally— we found out ultimately, as we normally do, there was actually one person— normally do, there was actually one person who — normally do, there was actually one person who disarmed him. as you know, _ person who disarmed him. as you know. we're — person who disarmed him. as you know, we're trying to put out information. there was one, and that is his— information. there was one, and that is his name — information. there was one, and that is his name. what a brave man he is. the centre continues to be open for victim _ the centre continues to be open for victim resources and next of kin notifications, where berries are being _ notifications, where berries are being assisted by a lot of partners who have — being assisted by a lot of partners who hav

the shooter moved on to a second location where h if a man named brandon tsay had not fought him off.> something came over me. i realized i needed to get the weapon away from him. i needed to take this weapon, disarm him or everybody would have died. >> the gunman ran away only to be tracked down by police hours later where he took his own life. nick watt starts off our coverage today from monterey park where investigators are revealing new details about the gunman's connections to the scene of the massacre. >> reporter: the suspect dead in a panel van, a self-inflicted gunshot after an overnight manhunt. officials say this 72-year-old man murdered 11, injured 9 more. opened fire during lunar near year celebrations at an asian american dance hall saturday night. >> we're so surprised. >> i'm scared. >> reporter: we're told this man wanted to kill more. >> additional units requested. multiple victims gunshot wounds. >> reporter: 10:22 p.m. police respond to a shooting in monterey park, a suburb of l.a. >> it was chaos. there were wounded people. there were people trying to flee. >> rep

brandon tsay was given a congressional certificate. celebrating a lunar new year in monterey park, tsay wrestled the gun away likely preventing another tragedy. >> i want everyone to take the time to grief, to more than, to recover. but after i want us, the people of this nation, to take action. >> this surveillance footage shows tsay confronting the gunman for his heroism. hose been invited to the state of the union in washington next week as a guest of the u.s. president. >>> in baltimore, maryland, police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and led to a car accident that injured two boys, one a 3-year-old, and the other only two months old. the mayor of baltimore told cnn police do not have a suspect or motive in the shooting, here's more what he said on sunday. >> we know now, even though they're still in conditions that we weather they were not in that neither the 3-year-old or the two, were not shot, thankfully but people were shot there and we'll continue to push apply pressure to the community, to everyone to peo

and we know it, and we allow it them to get away with it. >> governor newsom also met with brandon tsayfrom the shooting suspect at monterey park over the weekend. newsom tweeted this is what a hero looks like. brandon did what no one should ever have to do, stopped a gunman in his place of work from killing countless others. forever grateful for your courage, brandon. meantime cnn has obtained footage of a brand in tsay approaching the suspect after he entered the studio in alejandro with a weapon. tsay says he sprang into action after realizing there was an imminent threat. earlier he spoke to cnn's anderson cooper about his experience. >> i've been here all day, i know the responsibility of that word. people have been trying to look towards me for a message, to find hope, strength, courage. and i'm glad that people can look towards me and see, this person was able to survive the situation, maybe there is hope for others. >> he is a disturbing look at where the u.s. stands right now with mass shootings. the country averaging more than 600 per year this decade, and 39 already in 2023.

brandon tsay said he leapt into action. he said there was a moment where the attacker was distracted preparing the weapon to fire. >> i'm not going to lie, i did freeze up when i saw him with the gun. i had many thoughts where i would think i'm going to die. this is it. this is the end for me, but then something happened. you know, something came over me. i just had this rush of thought and adrenaline in this sort of situation and i was able to come to the conclusion that i needed to do something. i needed to grab the gun. i needed to save myself and the people inside. >> terrifying. so tsy says he and the gunman struggled for 40 seconds though it felt like an eternity. he shouted at the shooter to leave. threatened to shoot him and finally the gunman ran off. >>> all right. the fbi search of president biden's delaware home and the discovery of more classified materials has the white house struggling with a widening political crisis. the president's lawyers making the case that their cooperation sets them apart from the doc

the city presented brandon tsay with its metal of courage. he confronted the suspected gunman huu can tran at a dance studio. police say his bravery prevented more bloodshed. >> [ audio not understandable ] there is always light, if we are only brave. enough to see it. if we are only brave , enough to be it. >> the sheriff said he asked him to consider becoming a deputy sheriff . >>> coming up . companies continue to struggle with staffing shortages. the changes coming to cvs pharmacy and walmart pharmacies across the country. >>> we have a baker in the studio this morning to show us >>> i hope you have coffee with you and hopefully a croissant. today is a great day for big good lovers. it is national croissant day. we want to highlight a bay area baker that specializes in these delicious treats. welcome. thank you for being here. i feel like everyone loves croissants. what is bringing the popularity here? >> used to have a very different career. my last job was in mountain view. close to san francisco. they have great bread and great croissa

much of our interview with the 26-year-old hero brandon tsay with lester holt. >>> when we come back, the twin indictments some are calling a back eye for the fbi is reigniting questions about putin's russian oligarchs and their ties to the united states. >>> plus, some significant guilty verdicts today surrounding january 6th, more members of that far-right militia group, the oath keepers, found guilty of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the deadly insurrection. and a guilty verdict in the case of this guy, he barged into speaker pelosi's office on january 6th and put his feet on her desk. he's saying it wasn't a crime, it was something else. we'll see what the jury thought about that defense. >>> and later in the program, unbelievable new reporting involving seized phones, burn bags, and just all-out distrust at the united states supreme court following its internal investigation into how the redecision to overturn abortion was leaked to the public. all those stories and more. every day, more dog people are deciding it's time for a fresh approach to pet food. developed with v

brandon tsay is credited with saving lives at the studio about three miles away from where the gunman killed 11 people earlier this month. >> most of the victims i knew personally. they'd always come by the dance studio, and i considered them friends. they were some of the most caring people i have ever met, and for them to be taken from us is such an excruciating experience. >> tsay is supposed to be president biden's guest at next week's "state of the union" address. >>> it will be the kansas city chiefs versus the philadelphia eagles in the super bowl. >> for 45 yards, all the way, it's good! [ cheers ] >> kicker harrison butker nailed a 45-yard field goal with three seconds left to give the chiefs a 23-20 victory over the cincinnati bengals in last night's afc championship game. earlier the philadelphia eagles demolished the san francisco 49ers 31-7 in the nfc championship. super bowl lvii will be played february 12th in glendale, arizona. >>> coming up, star quarterback arrested. stetson bennett, who led georgia to a college football title this month, was taken into custody. the

he was stopped by a bystanders, brandon tsay, who managed to wrestle the gun away from him. >> my first thoughts was i'm going to die here. this was it. when i got the courage, i lunged at him with both of my hands and grabbed the weapon, and we had a struggle. we struggled into the lobby trying to get this gun away from each other. he was hitting me across the face, bashing the back of my head. i was trying to use my elbows to separate the gun away from him creating some distance. >> brandon tsay confronted the gunman. don lemon is on the scene in monterey park, california. don, you're witnessing so much hurt there, i imagine. what are you learning this morning. >> reporter: you could imagine being in that situation with a gunman who is just trying to shoot people and then having to wrestle it away. i mean, it is just unbelievable. that was at the second scene. there are three different scenes. one where the gunman died, took his own life. the one where the young man you saw and another person helped to wrestle it away and then the one here where i'm standing in monterey park, californ

the president also spoke on the phone with brandon tsay. he's the man who wrestled the gun away from the shooter at a second dance hall. >> i don't think you understand just how much you've done for so many people who never will know you, i want them to know more about you. >> for you to call, that's just so comforting for me. >> investigators continue to look for a motive and a connection between the shooter and the victims at the dance studio including t who were injured in the attack. >>> ukraine says the danger of russian air attacks remains high a day after a barrage of russian missiles and drones across the country killed at least 11 people. ukraine says that its forces were able to shoot down 47 of 59 russian missiles yesterday. in the capital, one person was killed there and two more were wounded. the latest missile strikes come after the u.s. and germany announced they're sending advanced battle tanks to ukraine to help in the war. >>> and coming up, fake student arrested. how a 29-year-old woman was able to attend a new jersey hig

after fleeing the first scene, police say the gunman arrived at a second ballroom and manager brandon tsay wrestled the weapon away. the 72-year-old asian gunman's motives were likely personal. about 80 miles east of monterey park, investigators searched tran's home for more clues and found hundreds of rounds of ammunition and a rifle. tran's ex-wife said she met him at the star ballroom dance studio where he volunteered and was quick to anger. they divorced in 2006. another person said he was distant unless he was dancing. >> i would call him meek you know, he would talk to us but he was not a very outgoing person as far as that goes except on the dance floor. >> my heart felt so achy. >> reporter: this dance instructor said it's part of monterey park and is still in shock. >> i don't know how you make sense of such a thing. >> reporter: she was supposed to be there that night but decided to stay home she woke up to the news that one of her friends, ballroom manager ming ma, was killed friends say he was the first to rush the gunman. >> he was the hero of that place he was a teacher but s

brandon tsay received the middle of courage from the city of alhambra, and he wrestled a gun away from the shooter who had already shot multiple people at a dance hall in winter park. he was on his way to a second location when he ran into brandon. because of his heroism, president biden has invited brandon to attend the state of the union address in washington dc, next month. individual will get underway in just a few minutes in the south bay to honor the victims of monterey park as well as similar incidents in the bay area. the vigil is being held at san jose city hall, and remember it's of the attacks in half moon bay and oakland, as well as monterey park. seven people died when a disgruntled farmworker opened fire in half moon bay on monday, the same day a teenager was killed and several others injured by gunfire during the recording of a music video in east oakland. the sacramento metro fire department says a test -- test was vehicle battery compartment spontaneously caught fire while the car was moving at freeway speeds. take a look at this video that the department tweeted, you

today, they honored brandon tsay. >> there he is right there any wrestled the gun away a week ago putting a stop to more carnage. the gunmen opened fire at a dance studio earlier that night killing 11. when he showed up leader he didn't get far before he stopped him. leaders gave him the medal of courage. it was part of the lunar new year street festival today. >>> to follow up on a story we told you about friday. a french bulldogs stolen during an attempted armed carjacking has been found. >> there he is reunited with his owner. police said the dog was taken when the owners were waiting for their order at a food truck and the owners offered a reward for the safe return but fortunately police got a call that he was dropped off at a veterinarian in vallejo. they said he is taking some long nap and also playing with his toys and doing fine. >>> happening tomorrow the oakland zoo is set to give an update on its efforts to reopen. the road was badly damaged in the new year's eve storm. it has been closed since and this is a popular place with over 900,000 visitors every year. they have been w

brandon tsay received a medal of courage from the city of alhambra today.estled the gun away from the shooter, who had already shot my people people at one dance hall in monterey park, he was on his way into a second location when he ran into brandon. because of his heroism, president biden has invented -- invited brandon to attend the state of the union address in washington dc next month. happening now in the south bay, a vigil is underway to honor the victims in monterey park, as well as to similar incidents here in the bay area. the event at san jose city hall is in remembrance of the attacks in half moon bay and oakland, as well as monterey park. seven people died when a group disgruntled -- disgruntled farmworker open fire in half moon bay the same day the teenager was killed and several others were killed during at -- injured during a recording of a musica. the seventh -- san francisco fire department says that a car, firewall moving at freeway speeds. take a look at this video. you can see firefighters spraying water on the model s on the right side

maryam: that was brandon tsai, whose grandparents founded the lai lai ballroom. that moment was primal instinct. i don't know what came over m. adding that the suspect was just standing there contemplating whether to fight or run away. 12 hours later, police officers in torrance, 20 miles southwest of monterey park, approached a white van that tran was driving. as they neared the van, they heard a single gunshot from inside. >> they are breaking the window. they just broke the window. maryam: huu can tran was found dead inside that van. police believe he used a semiautomatic assault this all with an extended magazine. it is illegal to have that in california. ey are yet to confirm what he carried other shootings. monterey park, where tirst attack took place, has a population of around 625% asian americans. it is being called america's first chinese suburb. it became the first mainland u.s. city to hava majority of residents with asian ances the star ballroom dance studio was a popular venue especially on saturday nights. on this particular night, some residents m

just 20 minutes after fleeing the first scene, police say he arrived at another ballroom where brandon tsay was manning the front desk. tsay managed to gain control of his weapon and the attacker fled. multiple sources tell nbc news that while the exact motive remains elusive, the evidence so far points to a personal motive. about 80 miles east, investigators searched tran's home, finding ammunition, a rifle and materials for homemade firearm suppressers. tran's ex-wife told cnn she met him at the studio about two decades ago. she said he worked as a truck driver at the time and could be quick to anger. tran spent time volunteering at the studio and clashed with fellow instructors, according to adam hood who once befriended him. hood telling "the new york times" he didn't have friends there. an instructor says she's still in disbelief. >> everybody united to be happy, to enjoy, to be family. and then someone just comes and destroys the whole thing. >> a relative writing that she spent many years going to the dance studio. it was what she loved to do. her warm smile and kindness were contagi

brandon tsai is seen here wrestling that weapon away in a confrontation that lasted about a minute and prevented more violence from happening at that second studio. our lester holt sat down with that young man many are praising as a hero. >> did he say anything to you? >> no, that was the scary part when he came in, he said nothing. his face was very stoic. the expressions were mostly in his eyes, looking around, trying to find peeople, trying to scou the area for other people. >> so how did you decide what to do >> well, there was a moment i actually froze up, because i was, i had the belief that i was going to die, like my life was ending here, at that very moment but something, something amazing happened, a miracle, actually. he started to try to prep his weapon so he could shoot everybody. but then it came, it dawned on me that this was the moment to disarm him i could do something here that could protect everybody and potentially save myself. >> and we are learning more about the 11 lives lost in the tragedy. all of the victims were in their 50s, 60s and 70s, including my nhan man

. >> reporter: president biden called brandon tsay, who wrestled the gun away from the shooter at the second ballroom. >> for you to call, that's just so comforting for me. >> well, you have my respect. you are america, pal. >> reporter: and the gunman lived by himself about two hours away from this crime scene. a man who knew him a few years ago described him as hopeless and desperate, norah. >> jonathan vigliotti, thank you so much. >>> there's a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." (peaceful music) - time to get up, sweetie! (kissing) - [child voiceover] most people might not think much about all the little things you do every day, but for me, just being able to do those little things is the best part of my day. - ready, mom! - [child voiceover] it hasn't been easy, but sometimes the hardest things in life have the best rewards. (inspirational music) and it's all because of my amazing friends at the shriners hospitals for children and people like you who support them every month. when you call the number on your screen and just give $19 a month, you'll be helping other

. >> that is of course president biden on the phone with brandon tsai.i risked his life as he wrestled the gun away from huu can tran, minutes after police say tran killed 11 and wounded at least nine. the entire ordeal lasted about four minutes but certainly saved a number of lives. >>> a vigil has just ended for a man who died three days after a traffic stop in memphis. this comes as the country braces for the release of the body cam footage tomorrow. police called over tyre nichols earlier this month. the five officers involved in the arrest were removed from the force and charged today. >> what happened here does not at all reflect proper policing. this was wrong. this was criminal. >> the san francisco police department released a statement saying it is closely monitoring the situation in memphis and ready to respond to anything that might occur after the footage is released. >> we are back in 60 seconds. just ahead, piecing together the moments that led up to the half moon bay massacre. what sources close to the investigation are telling our invest

the suspect traveled here after shooting up the studio in monterey park, but 26-year-old brandon tsay, he managed to fight the gun out of his hands. deputies say the gunman committed suicide with a handgun. a rifle was also found at his home and both were registered. now, as for a possible motive, investigators don't have many leads. tran's only known criminal history was an arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm in 1990. >> based on the interviews the investigators are still conducting, they have not been able to establish a connection between the suspect and any of the victims thus far. >> today investigators also found a motorcycle near the scene and believe it was placed there as an alternative getaway vehicle. >>> well, vice president kamala harris traveled to monterey park today to meet with the families and the families of the victims. she left a wreath at the site of the mass shooting, and when she was about to leave, a reporter asked her this. >> could this congress do anything? >> they absolutely can. >> you think they can accomplish -- >> they have the power to. can th

a second shooting was prevented by 26-year-old brandon tsay.ht, police still searching for a motive after a suspected gunman, died of a self inflicted 51 shot wound. police say they recovered 42 bullet casings inside the studio behind me and at that second studio police found a 9 millimeter semi ought maltic handgun. kris van cleave i know you have the latest details. >> reporter: norah, they now believe the suspect was manufacturing weapons at his home. as the investigation continues they are trying to piece together the motive here. we know they are looking at jealousy or a potential domestic dispute that could have been contribute being factors. the hunt for answers brought investigators nearly 80 miles from the scene of the deadly shooting to suspect's huu can tran's place. >> you don't know who's who and what's what. he didn't strike me as having an angry bone in his body. >> reporter: but police believe this is man who went on a shooting spree in monterek rda let 11.'veree ndprimaty tedecea. >> the shooter fired into the crowned with a se

brandon tsay was able to disarm the shooter when he walked into a second dance hall a few miles away. >> some of these people i know personally. they come to our studio. it's a tight-knit community, and i hope they can heal from this tragic event. >> reporter: last night, a candlelight vigil as a community grieves together, remembering friends and loved one lost to violence. >> we may never be able to tell them the why, but we want to be able to help them heal from this. >> reporter: now, police are being criticized for how long it took to notify the public that a gunman was on the loose. the chief here says it took investigators hours just to get a consistent description of the suspect based on so many differing witness accounts. norah. >> kris van cleave, thank you. >>> we have an update on another disturbing incident of gun violence, this one in washington state. three people were killed in what police say was an apparently random shooting at a convenience store in yakima, washington, southeast of seattle. the suspect identified as 21-year-old jarrod haddock has been located and is

alhambra that's where the suspect showed up 20 minutes after his deadly rampage today i spoke with brandon tsay, seen on this surveillance video bravely taking on the gunman, disarming him before he could unleash more terror how did you decide what to do >> well, there was a moment i actually froze up because i was -- i had the belief that i was going to die like my life was ending here at that very moment. but something -- something amazing happened a miracle, actually. he started to try to prep his weapon so he could shoot everybody. but then it dawned on me that this was the moment to disarm him i could do something here that could protect everybody. in one shove, i kind of just pushed him away and then quickly aimed the gun at him and shouted, "go away. i'm going to shoot get out of here. go!" >> are you pointing the gun at him as you're saying this >> yes, i was. >> reporter: police are hailing brandon as a hero >> did he say anything during this encounter? >> no. his facial expressions, eyes did most of the talking. >> what did those eyes tell you >> they told me he wanted to do harm. lik

. >> reporter: president biden called brandon tsay, who wrestled the gun away from the shooter at the second ballroom. >> for you to call, that is just so comforting for me. >> well, you have my respect. you are america, pal. >> reporter: and the gunman lived by himself about two hours away from this crime scene. a man who knew him a few years ago described him as hopeless and desperate, norah. >> o'donnell: jonathan vigliotti thank you so much. well, there is breaking news tonight. u.s. special forces killed a top isis leader and 10 other terrorist operatives wednesday night in a remote area of somalia. senior administration officials say the raid on a mountainous cave was months in the planning and received the green light this week from president biden. pentagon officials say no civilians were injured in the operation. turning now to the war in ukraine. russia lashed out, launching a new wave of missiles today, a day after the u.s. and germany and european allies pledged to send top-of-the-line tanks to help ukrainian forces. 11 people were killed, and about the same number injured

. >> reporter: president biden called brandon tsay, who wrestled the gun away from the shooter at the second ballroom. >> for you to call, that is just so comforting for me. >> well, you have my respect. you are america, pal. >> and the gunman lived by himself about two hours away from this crime sa man who kneww and desperate norah. >>o'donnell: jonathan vigliotti thank you so much. aaf somalia, senior administration officials say the raid on aei te green light this week from president biden. officials say no civilians were injured in the operation. >>> new wave of missiles today, a day turning now to the war in ukraine. russia lashed out, launching a wave of missiles today, a day after the u.s. and germany pledged to send tanks to help ukrainian forces. 11 people were killed, and about the same number injured, when dozens of buildings were struck in several regions. ukraine says of the 55 missiles that were fired, 47 were shot down. >>> now to our cbs news exclusive. nearly 4 million veterans may have been exposed to toxic fumes from burn pits. so we went to the va for tonight's eye

. >> reporter: brandon tsay was able to disarm the shooter when he walked into a second dance hall away. >> some of these people i know personally. they come to our studio. it's a tight-knit community, and i hope they can heal from this tragic event. >> reporter: last night, a candlelight vigil, as the community grieves together, remembering friends and loved ones lost to violence. >> we may never be able to tell them the "why," but we want to be able to help them heal from this. >> reporter: now, police arehis. >> now, police ar being criticized for how long it took to notify the public that a gunman was on the loose. the chief here says it took investigators hours just to get a consistent description of thek investigators hours to get a suspect based on so many differing witness accounts. norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank you. and in another disturbing incident of gun violence, this one in washington state, three people were killed in what police say was an apparently random shooting early this morning at a convenience store in yakima, washington, southeast of seattle. th

president biden calling 26-year-old brandon tsay, who tackled and ultimately stopped the suspect in theshooting that left 11 people dead. >> president biden. >> i wanted to call to see how you're doing, and thank you for taking such incredible action in the face of danger. i don't think you understand just how much you've done for so many people who are never going to know you. but i want them to know more about you. >> i'm still practicing, you know, what i did and what i experienced. for you to call, that's just so comforting for me. >> well, you have my respect. you are america, pal. you are who we are. >> tsay's actions likely led authorities to the gunman, and a law enforcement official tells cnn they were able to trace the weapon to the suspect, giving his name and description. thank you so much for joining us. "ac 360" begins right now. >>> five men who once took a solemn oath to uphold the law are now five aeg

brandon tsay received the medal of courage from the city of alhambra today, he wrestled the gun awayom the shooter who had already shot multiple people at one dance hall in monterey park. he was on his way to a second location when he ran into brandon who managed to take away the gun during a brief scuffle. >> the start of the new year had been extremely difficult but we have the rest of the year to spread compassion and build back our community. >> well done. because of his actions president biden has invited him to attend the state address in washington dc next month. house speaker kevin mccarthy says he is set to meet with president biden wednesday to discuss government spending in ways to avoid a debt default. mccarthy says he is looking for a responsible way to lift the debt ceiling take control of spending. the white house has repeatedly said that president biden will not negotiate or compromise by tying a debt limit increase to spending cuts. the debt limit does not allow government spending on new programs, it allows the u.s. to borrow money needed to pay for what congress ha

that was brandon tsay, whose grandparents founded the lai lai ballroom.d the van, they heard asingle gun shot from inside. this ring around a little bit. —— swing around a little bit... break the window. he has broken the window. he broke the window. huu can tran was found dead inside his van. police believe he used a semi—automatic assault pistol with an extended magazine, which is illegal in california. they are yet to confirm why he carried out the shootings. monterey park, where the first attack took place, has a population of about 65% asian americans. it has been called america's first "chinese suburb". it became the first mainland us city to have a majority of residents with asian ancestry. the star ballroom dance studio was a popular venue, especially on saturday nights. on this saturday night, some residents mistook the gunshots for fireworks celebrating the lunar new year sot i had my headphones on at the time, but i did hear some sounds going off on a i was like, "fireworks?" i remember even her coming in and telling me, she was like, "you didn

someone who was brave enough to confront that shooter at the ceremony they also mentioned that brandon tsayress by president joe biden, so you'll be seeing a little bit of him as well. in general, as you can see here, people really coming together to celebrate because this is how you show that despite everything that happened this is a community that has come together and is honoring and remembering those victims. >> thanks to camilla bow nel for that report. >> in baltimore police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and led to car accident that injured two boys, one a 3-year-old the other two months old, the more of baltimore told cnn police do not have a suspect or motive in the shooting, here's more of what he said on sunday. >> we do know now even though there's still in conditions that we we shall they were not in, that neither athlete-year-old or the two were not shot thankfully but possibly were shot there and we'll continue to apply pressure to the community, to everyone, to people that were out there, because there were dozens of possibly out there and someone knows

now in terms of heros in this story, there is brandon tsay who works at the other dance hall, he confrontedhooter managed to get the workup off him and officials say saved many lives and here, the police chief said that the first three officers on the scene here were three young female officers all in their first year on the job and none of them hesitated to run in to this dance hall to do whatever they could. nick watt cnn monterey park, california >> california governor, gavin knew some was at a hospital meeting with victims to have the monterey park shooting when pulled away to be briefed on the half moon bay shooting. newsome says we have to remember not only those killed but the wounded whose lives are completely changed and urged lawmakers to stop talking and start acting. >> it's a disgrace what they say what these people say single night. xenophobia, racial priming what they have done to perpetuate crime and violence in this country by scapegoating and by doing not a damn thing about gun safety, not the right time, not the right time, rinse repeat. not the right time. rinse repeat u

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