Biden pays tribute to victims of Calif. shootings

U.S. President Joe Biden led a moment of silence at the White House on Thursday in honor of the victims of separate shootings that killed 11 people at a Southern California ballroom dance hall and seven others at two mushroom farms in the northern part of the state.

He said Thursday that he has been in touch with California Gov. Gavin Newsom. He also sent Vice President Kamala Harris to Monterey Park on Wednesday to offer condolences on behalf of the government.