right now in america this morning halloween horror more than 150. people killed crushed in this massive crowd after a holiday celebration chaos packing into the narrow alleyways of seoul, south korea , and now details emerging about the americans killed in the questions. how could this happen ? and why weren't more police on hand for crowd control? the brazen attack on house speaker nancy pelosi's husband, new details about what the suspect was carrying and how paul pelosi was secretly able to call 911. nearly 60 years after the assassination of malcolm x of settlement is reached for two men wrongfully convicted who spent decades in prison, the dollar figure announced fueling

concern. growing worry about diesel fuel in short supply and natural gas, also in the spotlight as the head of a major power company warns about the winter ahead. jumbo jackpot. powerball hits $1 billion tonight, the one number that shows up in drawing the most and your odds of winning and later extra long weekends. the new push for a three day work week. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good monday morning, everyone we begin with that halloween tragedy more than 150 people losing theirlives, many of them got crushed inside a massive crowd, leaving a holiday celebration in south korea. and now we're learning more about the two young americans who are among the victims, and we're also learning why more police were not standing by for crowd control. abc is elizabeth scholesy has the details. elizabeth morning. andrew good morning as investigators try to

understand how that devastating crash took place. we are now hearing from the family of an american who lost his life in the crowd. two americans are among the dead in south korea from what's being called the deadliest crowd crush in decades . the family of an e g ski, a nursing student at the university of kentucky, says she died in the chaos and stephen bless e. a 20 year old from georgia was studying international business abroad, his father tells the new york times when the u. s embassy called to say his son had died. it was like it stabbed like 100 million tim simultaneously. the tragedy unfolding at a halloween celebration saturday night in seoul, officials estimate more than 100,000 people packed the streets for the city's first post covid restrictions halloween party when a massive sea of people jammed into a narrow alley revelers were coming by the thousands from each side down below here and from both sides up above and this alley it's

just 14 ft wide. there was nowhere for anyone to go. crowd surged forward. witnesses describe hell like chaos. people in costumes, crushed, suffocating, falling like dominoes. party music blared in the background, and then the emergency services arrived and they were just pulling bodies out and just dumping them on the street. rows of rescuers performed cpr on victims at least 153 people died. 37 others were left in critical condition . american journal story was able to escape the crowd. i just saw in front of me this massive people running and pushing and screaming and like panicking, survivors are questioning. where was the crowd control? authorities say 200 officers were on hand for the event about one officer for every 500 people. all in attendance, south korea's interior minister acknowledges officials did not anticipate such a large crowd and said a considerable amount

of police officers had been sent elsewhere. to another part of the city where unrelated protests were planned. many of the victims are young teenagers . the death toll includes twice as many women as men. andrew elizabeth, thank you and breaking news from the war in ukraine. local officials say russian airstrikes have hit critical infrastructure in ukraine's capital and other cities today. it comes just two days after moscow accused ukraine of launching a drone attack against russian ships in the black sea. parts of kiev lost power and water services in today's strikes. there was no immediate word on casualties. brazil's far right president has been voted out of office as his leftist predecessor makes a triumphant comeback. former president lula da silva defeated jair bolsonaro, in a runoff to silva served time in prison for corruption before his conviction was thrown out. celebrations erupted in the streets when his election victory was announced. but as abc matt rivers reports, brazil remains deeply divided, and both scenario has not yet

conceded. the question now will there be any sort of political violence? president bolsonaro throughout his campaign suggested he might not accept the election results. were he to lose all eyes now on bolsonaro and his supporters? how will they respond? president biden, by the way, congratulated to silva, who takes office in january at home. the midterm elections are just eight days away. our new poll shows 50% of voters rank the economy and inflation as their most important issues, and those issues currently favor republican. 16% of voters say abortion. is their top issue. an abortion was a point of contention in georgia last night as republican governor brian kemp faced off with democrats stacey abrams, in their final debate camp would not say if he would support further limits on abortion. if the legislature passes more restrictive abortion law, abortion bill would you sign that bill? well i'm not gonna count on you know, say yes or no to any specific piece of legislation would actually

seeing exactly what it's doing. it's not my desire to go move the needle any further. let's be clear. he did not say he wouldn't we know that he has praised the texas bounty system. that allows neighbors to make $10,000 by reporting on women. both parties are rolling out their heavy hitters. former president obama will visit nevada and pennsylvania this week after campaigning for democrats in michigan and wisconsin over the weekend, and florida governor rhonda santos was in new york, stumping for the republican nominee for governor. there. we're learning more about the brazen attack on house speaker nancy pelosi's husband. the cases raising more concern about political violence ahead of election day. it now appears the 911 call that house speaker nancy pelosi's husband made possibly saving his life took place because he had been charging his phone in the bathroom, paul pelosi reportedly told the man accused of breaking into his home that he had to use the bathroom where he then secretly dialed 911 keeping the line open, allowing the operator

to over here. the two men speaking, there's a male in the home and that he's going to wait for his wife. he stated that he doesn't know who the male is, sources say 42 year old david d. pop had zip ties. yes and duct tape in his bags friday when he allegedly broke into the pelosi, san francisco home, and then he called out. where's nancy? nancy. nancy echoing the calls made by rioters at the us capitol on january, 6th, authorities say when they arrived at pelosi's home, he and the suspect were struggling over a hammer. the front door was opened. both men were holding on to one end of the hammer. there was an order to drop the web dropped the hammer. that's what authorities say to pop hip pelosi at least twice, fracturing his skull speaker pelosi, saying her family is heartbroken and traumatized by the life threatening attack on our pop investigators are now coming through the suspect social media pages, some allegedly showing false conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. politicians from

both sides of the aisle now condemning the attack. we've got to figure out how to bring our country back together where we have a civil conversation. and you know, we have no violence. i mean, this is what happened to pop. pelosi is despicable. it's unacceptable. threats of violence against lawmakers have hit an all time high capital police investigating more than 9600 cases of concerning statements and threats. just last year that number more than doubling since 2017. is due in court tomorrow. he faces charges , including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon turning to the economy. a shortage of diesel fuel is threatening to make inflation even worse. the average price is now 5 30 per gallon, but it's expected to climb even higher in the coming weeks, and that means higher prices for transporting goods. the diesel shortages blamed in part on the drought, which has slowed down transportation on the mississippi river, along with the potential railroad strike next month. meanwhile atop energy executive in new england

warns the region may not not have enough natural gas this winter. if there's a long, cold stretch of weather ceo of ever sources asking president biden to use his emergency powers to guarantee resources are available. a settlement has been reached on behalf of two men wrongfully convicted of killing civil rights leader malcolm x. muhammad aziz and khalil islam were exonerated last year each and served more than 20 years in prison. authorities in new york have agreed to pay a combined $36 million to settle lawsuits in a case the judge called a quote miscarriage of justice. third man admitted to the shooting time now for a look at your halloween weather forecast. good morning, everyone and happy halloween. we have nice weather for trick or treating for most of the lower 48. tonight could be a few light showers in the northeast and also into south texas. some heavier rain and the pacific northwest could be some rain and snow in the mountains

here in the northeast, if your trick or treating in the tri state area of new york city, you may have a few light showers to deal with also some heavy rain, perhaps seattle and portland. some issues there down into south texas rain in the forecast . accuweather meteorologist kevin costner in. coming up pharmacies on alert the shortage of a commonly used antibiotics also ahead what to expect as a supreme court takes up affirmative action in college admissions today and later your odds of winning tonight's $1 billio perry live this

morning on abc's good morning america. at least 134 people are dead after this pedestrian bridge collapsed in western india. dozens of people were trying to cling to the structure after it fell into a river in the city of more be the bridge

recently reopened after renovation. in medical news supply concerns are now being raised about one form of a widely used antibiotic. pharmaceutical companies have reported shortages of amoxicillin. the biggest concern is with the liquid form that is usually commonly used to treat children with stripped throat, whooping cough and other infections. one company is blaming the shortage on high demand. today, the supreme court takes up the issue of affirmative action in college admissions. it could reshape higher education in the years to come. abc is derek dennis explains. it's a question that's been debated for decades, colleges and universities using race as a factor in admissions under the banner of affirmative action once we removed that factor from the equation, i think will be more more of an even playing field news asked a group of students from public and private universities for their views as the supreme court with its conservative majority, including three justices of

color and the first black woman justice begin hearing arguments today for and against affirmative action. affirmative action isn't like reducing our consideration of merit or hard work or anything. it's actually amplifying it and looking at uh, mm. the merit of overcoming adversity as well. the divide underscored in a new poll showing more than six out of 10 . americans oppose using race or ethnicity in college admissions with african americans, notably , almost evenly split students race where ethnicity should not be used to help him or harm him. in his chances of gaining admission to a competitive college. edward bloom is founder of students for fair admissions . he fought to get two cases before the supreme court today one against harvard, the other against the university of north carolina chapel hill, challenging affirmative action in higher ed. the heart of the issue is should colleges and universities treat students differently because of their

race and their ethnicity? the vast majority of americans poll after poll show that african americans, hispanics, asians and whites don't want race to be an element in college admissions. he believes the court should come to the same conclusion and band race conscious admissions nationwide right now, roughly 20% of four year public universities consider race during their admissions process , the supreme court could roll back existing rules or overturn affirmative action policies and tire lee. a decision is not expected before next spring. andrew rhiannon are thanks to derek dennis for that story coming up the king cobra snake that escaped the zoo makes a surprising decision also ahead of five year murder mystery solved. the announcement expected today in the unsolved expected today in the unsolved killings covid-19 moves fast, and now you can too by asking your healthcare provider if an oral treatment is right for you. oral treatments can be taken at home

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abby williams and 14 year old libby german seemingly disappeared after going for a hike, their bodies were found the next day. how did this come to light almost five years? after this crime was committed, something broke in recent days, at least to the point that it gave them enough probable cause evidence. to arrest this new person. the girl's killer was able to avoid capture, even with thousands of tips coming into police and despite one of the teens, libby taking this grainy video the day of their disappearance, showing a man walking toward the girls. authorities have said he may be the killer. libby also captured this chilling recording thought to be the man's voice. family reacting to the update expected later today. her sister kelsey tweeting, just know how grateful i am. for all of you. we've never forgotten them. um everybody's going to keep them in their minds forever. authorities said they believed

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>> they are rebuilding it. reggie: all pelosi junior giving a quick update on his father's recovery. charges have been filed against the men attacking nancy pelosi's husband. kumasi: stampede in south america -- south korea. reggie: why you need to be cautious if you are heading to the water today. it is monday, october 31. kumasi: we have that check on the forecast with lisa. lisa: we have a dense fog advisory and the fog will be with that spread around about 8:00. notice all the clouds around. a quarter mile visibility with the fog. elsewhere, no problems with visibility but on the east bay,