they took care of me like a queen. i would recommend you call jacoby and meyers. they really went to bat for me. a number of breaking stories as we come on the air this morning. two americans have been identified among the dead in south korea's halloween stampede and in india, a bridge collapse has claimed the lives of at least 132 as the toll climbs state charges against the suspect in the paul pelosi attack could come as early as today. police say zip ties were found at the scene we've got the latest voters in brazil have spoken in a highly polarizing election saw desilva winning the

election, ending bolsonaro's reign at least for now a pivotal week eight in the nfl. who the has the momentum and getting lottery fever with the powerball jackpot soaring to over $1 billion it's monday, october 31st. "early today" starts right now >> good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. we begin with new developments out of south korea and the shocking situation in seoul where a night life district became the scene of one of the country's biggest tragedies ever the death toll has risen to at least 154 for the mass crush during halloween celebrations in the capital sunday the exact circumstances are unclear. what we do know is a crowd of thousands clogged a narrow street, crushing people to death. >> a survivor describing scenes of horror and desperate attempts to revive victims. among the dead two, american college students our janis mackey frayer has the

latest. >> reporter: the calm of a country in mourning. people leaving flowers where lives were lost, as police search for clues as to explain why. >> here in itaewon, crowds have been trying to move through the area last night. now the alley is completely closed off as police move through the crime scene. >> the scale of the tragedy is staggering, more than 150 dead, at least 130 injured, two dozen in critical condition, crushed in a surge in a popular area where crowds had gathered to celebrate halloween. an estimated 100,000 people trying to move through narrow streets. witnesses say there were too few police around to control the sheer mass of people >> there was a mix of things i heard, but there was panic coming towards us. some shouts of fear. but also confusion we didn't know, really, what was happening to us. >> reporter: then people started collapsing, like dominos, said one survivor in videos from the scene, music is still blaring from bars

muffling cries for help. authorities say nearly all victims have been identified, most of them in their 20s and 30s, and mostly women. among the dead, two americans. anne giski, a nursing student from kentucky doing a semester abroad, and steven blessey from marietta, georgia. his father steve made frantic calls, and then received one from u.s. officials, telling him his son had died i can't imagine the suffering he endured, he said in a text message. if i could take his place, i would. families and friends still searching for missing loved ones are flooding a nearby community center while the area where so many bodies were sprawled is now a special disaster zone and still littered with debris >> our thanks to janis for that report the man accused of violently attacking speaker nancy pelosi's

husband could be arraigned as early as today david depap is expected to face a slew of charges, including attempted homicide and assault with a deadly weapon he is also expected to face charges on the federal level in the coming days. it comes as we hear from speaker pelosi for if first time maura barrett is in san francisco with the latest. >> reporter: nancy pelosi spotted leaving her san francisco home >> madam speaker, how is your husband doing? >> reporter: this speaker sending this letter to her colleagues late saturday night, writing that she and her family are heartbroken and traumatized, but that mr. pelosi's condition continues to improve with both paul pelosi and the suspect paul depap still in the hospital, new details revealing zip ties were found in the pelosi home. police also confirming the two men did not previously know each other. as investigators interview the suspect and review his online activity, his extremist ideology is bringing some republicans to question the current political climate. >> we've got 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 -- what happened to paul pelosi is despicable. it's unacceptable. >> this guy is sort of the picture of radicalization on the internet