personas fallecidas le despertaban la tentaciÓn por es querÍa eliminarlos confesÓ hoy a la policÍa robert aaronrt aaron long ha declarado ser responsable de 3 tiroteos en spa en atlanta georgia, el primero incidente se reportÓ ayer en la tarde en el condado de cherokees una mujer que se escondÍa fue quiÉn llamÓ al 911 reportando a un hombre armado, en ese ataque murieron 4 personas y un latino resultÓ herido, hernÁndez ortiz de 30 aÑos >> habÍan dos hispanos adentro uno de los cuales heridos y el otro tomando el mensaje con su esposa tambiÉn la americana que falleciÓ >> menos de una hora despuÉs se reportaron mÁs disparos en otro establecimiento en el noroeste de atlanta, ahÍ encontraron a tres mujeres muertas y mientras la policÍa revisaba la escena del crimen fueron alertados sobre disparos al otro lado de la calle donde encontraron a la 8° vÍctima. >> fue la propia familia del joven de 21 aÑos quien lo identificÓ y llamÓ a las autoridades al reconocer su automÓvil, hoy robert aaron long fue formalmente acusado con mÚltiples cargos de homicidio. >> las autoridades tambiÉn confesaron que venÍa

when police say 21-year-old robert aaron long walked into

. >> reporter: 21-year-old robert aaron long has been charged with the murders. >> he made a comment he was headed to florida and he was going to do similar acts in the state. >> reporter: long's family recognized security photos posted to social media and alerted deputies who then tracked his cell phone. >>> cherokee county sheriff captain jay baker facing backlash for comments at the news conference and previous facebook posts. he said robert aaron long was having a "bad day." >>> top intelligence officials who racially motivated extremists present greatest danger of mass killings in the u.s. some are feeling emboldened and energized. yesterday antidefamation league released a new report. >> it starts with propaganda and name calling. it escalates to harassment. it then extends to vandalism. it then amplifies into violence. >>> vanessa bryant, widow of kobe bryant, has released names of the four deputies accused of sharing photos from the crash site where kobe, their daughter, and seven others died. the latest on the lawsuit and internal police investigation. >> reporter: vanessa b

. >> 20-year-old robert aaron long arrives at the spa. he allegedly sits in his car for almost an hour. around 4:50 he enters young's and opens fire. police arrive within minutes finding a massacre. >> sounded like -- >> reporter: four are dead. xiaojie tan went by emily. she was a licensed therapist. she would have turned 50 yesterday. delaina young leaves behind a son and a baby. she was getting a couples massage with her husband mario who was in a separate room and able to escape. [ speaking foreign language ] >> paul andre michels, 54 of atlanta. daoyou feng, 44, whose address wasn't immediately known. a fifth person is in stable condition, 30-year-old elcias hernandez-ortiz. he was leafing the store next door and hit. >> we never know if you're at the wrong place at the wrong time, and i feel like that's what happened to him. >> police getting surveillance video and posting images online. long's father calls 911. >> i was there speaking with the family. they were very helpful in this apprehension. >> almost an hour after the first sh

he's a 21-year-old, his name is robert aaron long. he was taken into custody after officials, you know, were able to release a surveillance photo of him and were able to capture him in a different county. my understanding is that they did a sort of pit maneuver on him, and essentially were able to take him into custody as he was fleeing and on the road. he was taken into custody without incident. that's according to the captain there in cherokee county. but then he came back down to metro atlanta, kind of the north atlanta area, the buckhead area, for those who are familiar with this area, and he was at two different massage parlors which were across the street from one another. atlanta police told us they had actually gotten calls from one of them. they were told it was a robbery in progress. they responded to a robbery in progress, and while there they got a call for shots fired at a parlor across the street. those two different scenes are something they're looking at. of course, the big question we're asking, are they connected, ar

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the surveillance showing the suspect, robert aaron long, his own parents tipping off police after seeing the surveillance. the shootings prompting an outpouring of sorrow and outrage in atlanta and across the nation. we have been reporting here on the increase in attacks on as asian-americans. on capitol hill, the house holding its first hearing on ant anti-asian discrimination in three decades. at the white house tonight, the president orderering the flag to be lowered at half staff. and news tonight involving the longer be the spokesperson on - this case, after what he said and serious questions about a post on social media. we begin here with abc's steve osunsami again tonight from atlanta. >> reporter: asian families who live in the north atlanta suburbs are frightened, angered and heartbroken tonight over the murders of the eight people here, six of them asian women and they're asking us to remember emily tan. she owned young's asian massage where this white man with a gun was seen on surveillance video walking into her business before police say he shot four people dead. today was

the suspect was identified as robert aaron long, 21 years old.he is currently in custody. we have been communicating with them. we understand they did a manoeuvre on him and took him into custody. as far as we know, without incident. so the suspect who we believe committed these crimes here today in cherokee county, is in custody in crisp county. and we certainly appreciate the media's assistance, the public�*s assistance, from crisp county and all the other law enforcement people that are here, helping with this incident. we are still gathering information. the suspect has been named as 21—year—old robert aaron long, who lives in cherokee county. he is now in custody in crisp county. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: realistic — attractive but artifical — the next breed of robots that could be indistinguishable from their human creators. today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter... cheering and applause more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision. all of this cause

the suspect, who was in police custody, is 21-year-old robert aaron long.unty georgia sheriff's office says he's now been charged so far with four counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault. authorities say he is speaking about the shootings, and i want to underscore here, this is what authorities say he

people were gunned down at 3 different massage parlors in and around atlanta by alleged shooter robert aaron long most of those killed were of asian descent and according to local asian american leaders are just one example of a rising tide of attacks against asian americans the situation has been exacerbated by the corona virus pandemic which started in asia. even though the motive of the alleged killer is not clear u.s. president joe biden who met with local asian american leaders in atlanta on friday said change is needed. but we have to change our hearts hate can have no safe harbor in america it must stop and so on all of us all of us together to make it stop police say the suspect denies racism as a motive instead he said he did it to end his sex addiction and attentive ation of massage parlors whatever the motivation we know this too many asian americans have been walking. up and down the streets and we're waking up each morning the past year feeling their safety the safety of their loved ones are at stake they've been attacked. scapegoated harassed they've been verbal assault physica

the suspect in the cherokee county shooting, 21-year-old robert aaron long was taken into custody aboutouth of atlanta just hours after the killings. atlanta police say video evidence suggests long is likely also the suspect in the other two shootings. the fbi is assisting local law enforcement as they investigate. cnn's ryan young reports now from the scene of one of the shootings. >> reporter: just a devastating case here in atlanta. right now police are investigating three different shooting scenes, if you look behind me you can see the work the detectives are still doing. police have taken into custody robert long, he is from an area known as woodstock outside of atlanta. two different shooting scenes where three women were shot in one location and one woman was shot across the street. the total number of victims are eight and police are working with the theory that all of these cases are connected but they don't know what the motive is just yet, at least they are not sharing t they do believe that video surveillance is what gave them the identity about the car and it was a georgia

one suspect, 21-year-old robert aaron long is in custody. police say it's extremely likely that one person did carry out all of these attacks. the "atlanta journal constitution" reports that six of the victims are asian and this has raised obvious concerns given the rise of anti-asian hate crimes across the country. as of now, there's no racial motivation. >>> new this morning, president biden weighing in on the filibuster for the first time advocating for an overhaul and in the same interview offering a blunt message to any migrants who are considering coming to the southern border. more on that ahead. >>> but we begin with the top story. cnn's ryan young is live for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. this is a devastating shooting when you think about it. the metro atlanta area is just trying to figure out what happened here. we do believe there will be a news conference some time this morning to sort of explain what police are thinking in terms of the motive of this case but the shootings really shut down much of the road

robert aaron long is in custody after officials released footage showing him at three locations. rodney bryant was asked about a motive. >> we have received a number of calls about is this a hate crime. we are still early in this investigation. we cannot make that determination at this moment. >> the georgia shootings do follow a wave of unprovoked attacks across the country of people of asian descent. president biden has just been briefed. vice president kamala harris also addressing the terrible shootings. >> we don't know, we are not yet clear about the motives. i want to say to our asian communities we stand with you and understand how this has frightened and shocked all people. >> and the shootings condemned. >> i want to mention what happened just a few hours ago in atlanta in which several women were killed, including, we believe, four women of asian descent. we are horrified. >> counterterrorism agents were sent to atlanta out of new york city out of an abundance of caution. i am joined with correspondents who have been working on the case. blaine, first to you, what is t

. >> robert aaron long shot up 3 atlanta area massage part of the community is struggling to understandthern baptist church has become the focus. ken harrison is chairman of a christian ministry for men pushing back against media reports and opinion pieces that zeroed in on the purity culture of conservative christians like some southern baptists promote. the denomination stresses traditional sexual roles for men and women, critics say it subjugate women. the media doesn't understand it is not about rules to follow but lives. >> when you see godly men so gentle and treat them with great respect, they have been changed from the inside. >> reporter: long, a member of crabapple first baptist church, claimed to have a 6 edition the drove him to attack the spots blaming them for his uncontrollable urges. a lengthy online statement the church denounced long saying this extremely correct is nothing less than rebellion against our holy god and his word and these actions are a result of a depraved mind for which aaron is completely responsible but one psychologist says the church may be at fault

he went into the supermarket with a pistol, robert aaron long when he committed his evil act last week denying the handgun but president joe biden calling for a ban on what he calls assault weapons. also musings in the media of how robert aaron long as religious faith leading to this tragic conclusion that there are no such evidence of discovery regarding the other background. hard to say who former president obama was referring to when he said, quote, will take time to root out the racism and misogyny that fuels so many of the senseless acts of violence but we can make it harder for them to buy weapons of war. authorities told us very little about what happened in either of these cases and can only wait for more facts but something we should all be able to agree on, eric talley for his heroism in running toward the fire. as the district told the washington post i honestly know my brother when he heard there was a shooting of supermarket his first thought is there are kids in their. breaking news correspondent trace gallagher is on the scene with what we know about the boulder suspect

they've taken robert aaron long of georgia into custody. they say it's extremely likely one person did carry out all of the killings. >> security tightened across the country as police investigate what may have motivated these murders. anti-asian attacks and hate crimes have been rising sharply since the pandemic hit. let's get the latest from ryan young live this morning in atlanta. good morning. >> good morning. eight people killed. that's a number that so many people are astonished by. we know police were able to use surveillance video which tied all these scenes together. it's an investigation that still is ongoing. a shooting rampage at three spas in the atlanta metro area tuesday leaving eight people dead and one wounded. police apprehending one suspect. 21-year-old robert aaron long of woodstock, georgia. video evidence suggests it's extremely likely the same person is responsible for all three shootings. >> georgia state patrol troopers performed a pit maneuver which caused the vehicle to spin out of control. he was taken into custo

the suspect, who was in police custody, is 21-year-old robert aaron long. the cherokee county georgia sheriff's office says he's now been charged so far with four counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault. authorities say he is speaking about the shootings, and i want to underscore here, this is what authorities say he says was his motive. >> i know that many have received a number of calls about, is this a hate crime. we're still early in this investigation, so we cannot make that determination at this moment. again, we are very early in this investigation. even though we have made an arrest, there is still a lot more work to be done. >> he made indicators that he has some issues, potentially sexual addiction, and may have frequented some of these places in the past. >> he claims that these -- as the chief said, it's still early, but he does claim it was not racially motivated. he apparently has an issue, what he considers a sex addiction, and sees these locations as something that allows him to go to these places, and it's a temptation for him

wednesday, cherokee county sheriff's department spokesperson captain jay baker said 21-year-old robert aaron long's killing spree was not racially motivated and instead stemmed from his sex addiction. >> and he was pretty much at the end of his rope. it was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. amy: california democratic congressmember ted lieu tweeted in response --an "all of us have experienced bad days. but we don't go to three asian businesses and shoot up asian employees." congressmember lieu says he does not have confidence in the cherokee county sheriff's department and called on the fbi to conduct its own independent investigation. this comes as buzzfeed news reports captain baker posted racist, anti-chinese images and comments on social media in 2020. since tuesday's attack, memorials for the victims have been held nationwide. after headlines, we will have the latest on the georgia attacks and rising hate crimes against asian-americans with dr. connie wun, co-founder of the organization aapi women lead. the house voted wednesday to reauthorize the violencegainst womeact

law enforcement sources told cnn 21-year-old robert aaron long purchased the gun he used this week. one source said nothing in long's background would have prevented the purchase. >> whether it's senseless violence, we've seen play out in our streets, or more targeted violence, like we saw yesterday, a crime against any community is a crime against us all. >> reporter: at 5:00 p.m., tuesday night, cherokee county deputies were called to young's asian massage in acworth georgia, 30 miles north of atlanta. four people died at that location. about an hour later atlanta 911 dispatch referred two calls from spas across the street from each other. emergency calls where it took time, perhaps to cross language barriers to comprehend what exactly was happening. >> is it a male or female? >> they have a gun, you said? >> they found three asian women killed at the gold spa. ten minutes later, this call resulted in first responders finding one asian woman died there. >> some guy came in and took the gun, so everybody heard the gunshots, and some ladies got hurt. i think. everybody's scared, so

man charged in the atlanta spa shootings denies the attack was racially motivated and instead robert aaron long says he had a sex addiction. eight were killed, six were asian women, shootings on a rise against the asian community in the country. >> why do i feel so deeply for people i never met? we see a lot of ourselves in the individuals. >> california leaders held a vigil in sacramento last night people holding signs saying stop asian hate and protect our seniors. there was a similar scene in southern california, vigils in garden grove in solidarity with asian victims killed in atlanta. >>> new details on a deadly shooting involving danville police. the family of the man who was shot have hired a civil rights lawyer to investigate the circumstances that led to his death. investigators say officer hall shot and wounded wilson last thursday after wilson advanced toward him with a knife. wilson reportedly refused orders to drop it. this is hall's second fatal on duty shooting in just over two years. hall is on paid leave while thursday's incident is investigated. wilson died in a hospital

police arrested 21-year-old robert aaron long following a manhunt yesterday evening charging him with eight counts of murder and a count of aggravated assault. this story you might recall breaking just as we got off the air last night and in the hours that followed many folks were watching this happen made the obvious connection between this tragedy and the horrifying in anti-asian hate crimes we have seen recently. stop aapi received reports of nearly 3,800 asian incidents. more than two thirds against asian women and that context hung over the news reports as they came out this morning and during the day and glaring as police held a press conference in atlanta this morning putting on frankly i have a say a strange performance sharing what the shooter allegedly confessed to them. >> he claims that these -- as the chief said, this is still early and claiming it was not racially motivated. he has an issue, what he considers a sex addiction and sees the locations as something that allows him to -- to go to these places and a temptation he wanted to eliminate. when i spoke to investigato

robert aaron long charged with murder after he confessed to killing eight people, six asian women. >>uthorities say long a 21-year-old white man told detectives he would go to massage parlours in the past, he blamed his sexual addiction. the cherokee county sheriff suggested long was, quote, attempting to take out that temptation. other officials and community leaders saying that narrative misses the mark. >> in this particular case where the victims were asian women we see the intersections of the racism, xenophobia and gender-based violence. you know, we've also seen historically where news outlets and the police frame the story around the perpetrator and now we're hearing about the suspect in custody and we are hearing stories about how he was religious, he suffers from a sex addiction, it's humanizing and centering him versus humanizing and centering the victims of the crime. >> note here sex is also a protected class under georgia's new hate crime law so wait to see if anything happens there. but the issue of hate runs deeper. even adds recently as yesterday an asian man and woma

the cherokee county sheriff said that robert aaron long shot five people killing four at young's asianlice say it's extremely likely that long killed four more people at two other spas in the area. he was taken in to custody after a manhunt that ended 150 miles away. this woman's uncle is the only survivor. >> we never know when we are at the wrong place at the wrong time because this was so -- all of the sudden and it just was just like a lot of things going through my head. >> investigators say that they are following multiple leads. >> we are working a multiple homicide investigation. >> and the san jose police department had this to say about the atlanta attacks. we are sensitive to the increase in violent and racially motivated attacks against the asian community. >>> and in san francisco, where recent up tick in hate crimes against asians is now spurring the community to speak up to ask for change. now i want to show you pictures, however, they may be dsturbing. that the just a warning ahead of time to take a look at this. this is pretty concerning. danny yu chang was beaten in a

. >> police say a 21-year-old man, robert aaron long, who confessed to the murders shot and killed four people at a business in cherokee county, georgia, a northern suburb of atlanta. they were 33-year-old delaina ashley yaun, 44-year-old daoyou feng, 49-year-old xiaojie yan, and 54-year-old paul andre michels. the murderer then drove 45 miles where he killed four more people at businesses across the street from each other. three of them were women of asian descent. those names have not yet been made public. police posted images of the murderer at the scene on social media, and they say they were quickly contacted by the family of robert aaron long. police credit the family with being very helpful in his apprehension. police tracked his cell phone and set up a roadblock south of atlanta where they captured the suspect. today in atlanta, mayor keisha lance bottoms held a news conference with fbi and police officials with all the jurisdictions involved. >> good morning, everyone. first i would like to begin by offering my condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of those who wer

. >> identified now as 21 year-old, robert aaron long. he was arrested south of atlanta last night. police use these surveillance images to identify him and place him at all. 3 shootings. the first 4 victims were found in cherokee county. that's northwest of atlanta. and then about an hour later. >> 2 pollard's across the street from each other. 3 women shot dead at one. and this is in atlanta and then another woman was killed at the massage parlor across the street from that one as we said, 6 of the 8 or asian women police investigating whether it's a hate crime and targeted against them because of that. but at this point we don't know the motive. we are standing by, though, for a press conference and we have already heard from san francisco's police chief william scott. he responded. >> to the attacks on twitter. you can see portion of what he wrote. it says, quote, our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of those killed in the metro atlanta shooting spree working together. we must prevent violence and hold perpetrators accountable to stop asian hate. >> we do have new de

this is the mug shot now. 21 year-old robert aaron long. investigators say he opened fire at 3 different massage parlors in the atlanta area on tuesday killing mostly asian women officials say they're still investigating whether or not the killings were hate crimes. earlier today. police said that the suspect told officers that his act was not racially motivated and that he potentially had a edition addiction and was trying to eliminate temptations. more on this story tonight at 5, 6, now president biden addressed the atlanta shootings from the oval office this morning as well as vice president kamala harris, who says none of us should be silent in the face of hate. >> i think so. i'm very, very troubled. make no connection this morning. motivation of one of the killer. for an answer from as the investigation proceeds from the fbi and from justice department. >> speaks to a larger issue, which is the issue violence in our country and what we must do to never tolerated and to always speak out against it. >> san francisco mayor london breed.

. >> reporter: 21-year-old robert aaron long arrives at yung's asian massage parlor 45 minutes north city. the man allegedly sits in his car for almost an hour. then around 4:50, he enters yung's and opens fire. police arriving within minutes, finding a massacre. >> sounded like pop pop pop pop pop! >> reporter: four are dead. she went by emily, the owner of yung's, a licensed massage therapist. she would have turned 50 dead. ashley yung, 33-year-old mother of two, leaves behind a 15-year-old son and a baby born months ago. she'd been getting a couples massage with husband mario, who was in a separate room and was able to escape. paul andre michaels, 54, of atlanta. dahlia fung, 44, whose address wasn't immediately known. a fifth person is in stable condition, 30-year-old elias hernandes ortiz, leaving the store next door to the spa and was hit. >> we never know when we're at the wrong place at the wrong time. i feel like that's what happened with him. >> reporter: police gathering evidence from nearby surveillance footage, posting images online in hopes the public can identify the s

las autoridades creen que el sospechoso robert aaron long comprÓ el arma sÓlo horas antes de los ataquesajando de su carro y luego entrando en uno de los spa. la policÍa ingresa para tratar de rescatar a sus vÍctimas. no estÁ claro si long fue cliente de alguna de las mujeres a las que se le acusa de matar. en esta una de las escenas de la masacre, la gente fue a llorar la muerte de sus seres queridos. el Único sobreviviente es el guatemalteco elcÍas hernÁndez que estÁ grave en hospital. las comunidades asiÁticas en todo el paÍs estÁn en alerta. la muerte de estas ocho personas nos ha conmocionado a todos. en varias ciudades importantes del paÍs estÁn llevando a cabo marchas y vigilias para rendirles homenaje. por ejemplo en nueva york en este vÍdeo se pueden ver a varias personas sosteniendo velas mientras se escucha a los oradores en una vigilia. la multitud grita que terminen con la supremacÍa blanca. mientras que en minnesota decenas de personas marchan en apoyo a la comunidad asiÁtico estadounidense. vuelvo contigo, caro. carolina: justamente la policÍa ha revelado los nombres de 4

the 21-year-old suspect, robert aaron long, has been taken into custody. is extremely likely the suspect is connected to all three shootings. authorities say most of the victims appear to be of asian descent. the motive is unclear at the moment. we'll have continuing coverage "good morning america."rrow on - >>> we turn now to nick cannon, sitting down for his first tv interview since widespread condemnation over his anti-semitic comments. here's abc's linsey davis. >> you've made a very clear distinction between an apology versus atonement. >> atonement. >> are you seeking forgiveness? >> i'm not seeking forgiveness. i'm seeking for growth. >> reporter: nick cannon is not asking for forgiveness, but after what he said this past summer, many think he should. after years of building his brand, bigoted comments he made on one podcast throuew his starm and future into a tailspin. >> these people who didn't have what we have. when i say me, i speak of the melinated people. they had to be savages, they had to be barbaric. >> reporter: the episode featured richa

. >> robert aaron long, a 21- year-old accused of opening fire at three spas in the atlanta area has told police that he finds the spas too tempting. >> indicators that he has some issues potentially sexual addiction. >> the spree started 5:00 p.m. tuesday at young's asian massage parlor 30 miles north of atlanta. two victims died at the scene. two others at the hospital. less than an hour later police were called to the atlanta parlor, gold spa where three asian women have been shot and killed. >> while at that location we received another call across the street at shots fired. >> that locations aromo therapy spa where another victim, also asian, died. >> he claims it was not racial. he has what he calls a sex addiction and sees these locations as something that lets him go and it's a temptation that he wanted to eliminate. >> police used footage to identity long and were able to track his cell phone. authorities believe that he may have been heading out of state when he was caught. >> he determined that the suspect was on his way to florida, i believe. perhaps to carry out more sho

thoughts they they have a nan custody, 21-year-old robert aaron long. >> we had good information about his vehicle. they were comparing the images of the vehicle, and tag information, and what they have done there, and that is how they come to a conclusion. >> police are not commented on a possible motive. >>> new details about the latest bay area men who were attacked. a man walked up to a 64-year-old and slashed his face with a knife. he hopped on bart and then punched an asian man. both vims badly hurt. officers have not identified the race of the first victim. police used surveillance pictures to identify the attacker and arrest him. >>> and a 76-year-old man, this morning, police say someone walked up to him, punched him in the face. >>> one year ago today, the bay area shelters in place was anountsed. we hardly knew what it meant and but but we certain loorned. anyone 50 or older available for a vaccine in solano county. here are details. >>> everyone is ready to put the pandemic behind them. and widespread vaccinations seem to be the best bet. >> getting vaccinated is key. >> i

robert aaron long admitted the shootings but claim that the attack was not racially racially motivated, does claim that it was not racially motivated. he apparently has an issue what he considers ah, second fiction. and sees these locations as something that allows him to tonto to go to these places, and it's a temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate. authorities say long apparently planned ahead to florida next to target the pornography industry. today president biden acknowledged the shooting is contributing to fears of violence against asian americans nationwide. it is very, very troubled. and but making no connection at this moment for the motivation of what the killer i'm waiting for an answer from as the investigation proceeds from the fbi. and from the justice department, now the mayor of atlanta, keisha lance bottoms, said police had not reported any major problems with the spas. officials didn't know if long had ever visited any of them. today. san francisco mayor london breed reached out to atlanta's mayor to offer condolences. we have seen a rise in hate crimes agains

and the suspect in all of this said a fight as 21 year-old robert aaron long.e's been arrested now just south. >> atlanta last night, police used these surveillance images to identify him as the suspect in all 3 shootings. the first 4 victims were found in cherokee county. that's northwest of atlanta and then less than an hour later, 3 women were found shot to death at a massage parlor in atlanta and then another woman killed at another parlor that one just across the street from that second shooting site. now the fact 6 of the 8 or asian women has police looking. >> at this as a possible hate crime against asians as the motive, but they have not made a determination yet. we don't even know if they've talked to him on the suspect about that. the white house says president biden has been briefed about it and the administration is in contact with the fbi. 4 of the women are of korean descent and secretary of state anthony blinken is in south korea right now and made a statement saying violence like this has no place in america. as you can see, the governor is als

you can see 21 year-old robert aaron long. he's the one that police suspected opened fire.s arrested south of atlanta last night. >> and identified through surveillance images that show him and his car. police at all. 3 of the locations where those women and others were killed. the first 4 victims in cherokee county, northwest of atlanta at a massage place there and about an hour later, 3 women were shot and killed at a massage parlor that was closer into atlanta and then across the street. another woman was killed at a massage police believe again that it was the same shooter and they think because. these victims were asian that that is something they're investigating, that it could have been a targeted crime against them. still waiting for official word on the motive. now we sent. we have temperatures go. police chief william scott responding to the attacks on twitter. and you can see his comment on your screen that reads in part, quote, our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of those killed. >> in the metro atlanta shooting spree working together. we must preve

was the big question all happened at massage parlors in and around the atlanta area. 21 year-old robert aaron has been arrested now south of atlanta last night. >> police used surveillance images to identify and place him at the locations of all 3 shootings. now they say they have determined they have interviewed him. he hasn't yet given any indication that race was a motive. the police aren't ruling that out. they oay he does appear to have a addictionand may have been on his way to florida to possibly carry out other shootings again, the only commonality among the victims is that they are asian and that they are all women. yeah. again, that's all part of the investigation right now is are looking for a motive. we note for the victims. we're in cherokee county. that's just northwest of atlanta. less than an hour later, 3 women were found shot to death at a massage parlor in atlanta and then a 4th woman killed at another massage parlor across the street. whatever he was targeting targeting. he went to 3 massage callers and get 8 people in all. and most of them asian women and workers at these

they identified him as robert aaron long.ypd counterterrorism bureau deploying assets to asian communities in new york now in light of those shootings in atlanta. a lot of information still coming in. we will bring you the latest developments as we get them. >>> st. patrick's day giving health officials some extra cause for concern about the pandemic this morning. disease experts warn the spread of dangerous variants and a rush to reopen may just end up prolonging the cycle of infections and restrictions. new cases in pockets across the u.s. up in 14 states week to week. the cdc is urging people avoid big st. patrick's day crowds, stay home. the mayor of savannah, georgia, says his city is allowing reasonable celebration. >> savannah is wide open, we've been wide open, and the way we stay wide open is to require the use of masks. this is what allows us as opposed to many other cities across the country, to remain viable. >> after weeks of declining deaths and hospitalizations and rising vaccinations, some cities are moving to

he is 21 year old robert aaron long, seven of the victims were women. six of them were asian.white woman and a white man were also killed last night. while the motive is still not clear. advocates in atlanta say the shooting comes at a time of quote, increasing violence against asian americans nationwide. now, investigators said today that it's still too soon to tell if the shootings are hate crimes, the suspect told authorities he was suffering from sex addiction. as fox's steve harrigan tells us law enforcement officials say the men may have been planning more shootings. it's the deadliest mass shooting in the us since 2019 at least eight people killed at three massage parlors in the atlanta area. the first four victims were shot and killed in acworth, a suburb about 30 miles north of the city. police then discovered four more victims at two different parlors in atlanta, just across the street from each other. most of the victims were asian women, leading to early speculation that it may have been a hate crime, but police say the lone suspect, 21 year old robert, long shows

tomorrow following the shootings that killed eight people, including six asian women. 21 year old robert aaron long faces eight murder charges, investigators say long told them he's a sex addict and was trying to quote eliminate temptation and quote. atlanta's police chief said. it's just too early in the investigation to know if the shootings tuesday night where a hate crime but it has not been ruled out at a news conference earlier today, some georgia state lawmakers said the violence. shocking but not surprising. wanna implore our community and our fellow legislators to not let this moment go by this act was shocking and senseless. unfortunately not that surprising, given the rise of violence and discrimination against ap americans that's been escalating over the past year. advocates are calling for better data collection on anti asian crime efforts to make victims feel more comfortable reporting incidents and also steps to address gun safety. the rise in attacks on asian americans as many in the bay area, including police department's on alert in san francisco, more police are patrolling t

. >> reporter: 21-year-old suspect robert aaron long, once active in his southern baptist church, triedhis killing spree to police. >> was this racially motivated? >> we believe that he frequented these places in the past, and may have been lashing out. >> reporter: the working theory is a sexual addiction issue, rather than a racial profile. >> during our interviews, we asked that specific question, and-- and that did not appear to be the motive. >> reporter: but the atlanta shootings alarmed asian american communities across america. police stepped up patrols in los angeles, seattle, and new york. president biden was briefed twice today about the atlanta- area murders. >> i've been speaking about the brutality against asian americans for last couple months. and i think it's-- it is very, very troubling. >> reporter: long's family helped catch him. they recognized him in this surveillance photo posted on social media and alerted deputies-- who arrested him 150 miles south of atlanta. when police finally arrested long, he was heading to florida, and, norah, he told detectives, when he g

. >> suspect was identified as robert aaron long. he is currently in custody. >> the sheriff believes the 21 -year-old shot five people, killing four at young's asian massage parlor. >> completely devastated. >> this woman's uncle is the only survivor. >> we never know when we are at the wrong place at the wrong time. it was so -- all of the sudden. >> 30 miles south atlanta police say it's extremely likely that long is also the suspect who then killed four more people at two other spas. >> we just heard gun shots coming from across the street. >> long was taken into custody after a manhunt that ended 150 miles south of atlanta. >> georgia state patrol troopers did a pit move. >> investigators haven't said if the attacks were racially motivated. >> nothing will be ruled out. we are conducting a homicide investigation. wherever the evidence leads is where we will go. >> stop asian american pacific islander hate has reported 3,000 incidents of hate against asians since the start of the pandemic. >> atlanta police were responding to a r

people were gunned down at 3 different massage parlors in and around atlanta by alleged shooter robert aaron long most of those killed were of asian descent and according to local asian american leaders are just one example of a rising tide of attacks against asian americans the situation has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic which started in asia. even though the mode of the alleged killer is not clear u.s. president joe biden who met with local asian american leaders in atlanta on friday said change is needed. but we have to change our hearts. hague can have no safe harbor in america it must stop and so on all of us all of us together to make it stop police say the suspect denies racism as a motive instead he said he did it to end his sex addiction and attentive ation of massage parlors whatever the motivation you know this too many asian americans have been walking. up and down the streets and were you know each morning the past year feeling their safety and the safety of their loved ones are at stake they've been attacked. scapegoated harassed even verbal or sold physically as

. >> reporter: 21-year-old robert aaron long has been charged with the murders. >> he made a comment that he was headed to florida and that he was going to do similar acts in that state. >> reporter: long's family recognized these security photos posted to social media and alerted deputies who then tracked his cell phone. anne-marie, although police are not yet linking this to a hate crime or even calling it that, they do say they are still looking into everything. the investigation is very much open, and they have not ruled anything out. right now they say they are taking a hard look at the suspect. anne-marie? >> naomi ruchim in new york. thank you very much. >>> a new round of extreme weather is expected today across the south. roughly 26 million people are under a severe weather threat today. most notably in the carolinas where storms may intensify in the afternoon. some of the latest storm damage happened overnight. this tree fell on a home and crushed a car in east louisiana. no one was hurt. a tornado hit whistler, mississippi, yesterday, tearing apart a chicken farm and destr