yes vera hello well seoul south korea is now uh, still in shock after the nightmare that happened on the night of saturday to sunday when the celebration halloween turned into a massive death brawl in which sorry massive death stampede in which 154 people died. at the moment. it is known that 26 of them are foreigners. here, as you said, uh, four of us our girls out of all the dead 2/3 are young women. uh, girls today, the president of the country, yunu seok yul, has ordered the creation of a special investigation team to investigate. e specific reasons for this tragedy, the government is also going to develop some kind of comprehensive measures are aimed at preventing the recurrence of similar disasters in the future. well it was, uh, the first halloween celebration since south korea lifted all covid restrictions the day before on social media. uh, there were numerous flash mobs with an appeal. uh, to young people come as celebrate this event, that is, they were some kind of disparate groups of separate clubs. sorry individual clubs. some network communities did not have a common or

in seoul, south korea, where the u.s. is reportedly bringing in more fire power near the peninsula following a string of north korea's missile tests. a u.s. air craft carrier strike group is on its way off the korean peninsula. the move comes after they test fired two more nuclear missiles today. that is 25 this yearment the highest number since kim jong-un came to power. on wednesday the u.n. security met to discuss pyongyang's program and the u.s. accused russia and china, without naming them, of enabling north korea. >> as we all know, the dprk has enjoyed blanket protection from this council. they have gone out of their way to justify the dprk's provocations and block every attempt to update the sanctions re regime. in short, two permanent members of the security council have enabled kim jong-un. >>> paula hang cobs is standing by from seoul, south korea. this is an extraordinary number of tests in a very short space of time, paula. >> reporter: it is, max. it's what's a record of missile launches that we're seeing th

two americans are among those who died saturday during a deadly crowd surge in seoul, south korea. deirdre has details about what led up to the deadly stampede. >> south korean president -- declared a period of national mourning, saying this is truly tragic, a tragedy, and disaster that should not have happened, took place in the heart of seoul last night. more than 100,000 people gathered in seoul for an evening of halloween festivities. while halloween is not a traditional holiday in south korea, it has become popular in recent years with young adults. this was the largest halloween gathering since the pandemic began. as the crowd converged in a narrow sloped alley, the scene quickly arrested into chaos. >> i saw -- erupted into chaos. >> i saw this mass of people moving fast and screaming and panicking. >> authorities say 153 people were killed and more than 82 others were injured and many of them in serious condition. >> we did not expect anything like this to happen. it was already too many people. we were on the street and i was already getting pushed. i was trying to hold my

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at least 146 people are dead following a stampede at a huge halloween celebration in seoul south koreahad gathered for the event many of the victims are in their 20s and abc news reporter christine. sloan is following this developing story. halloween festivities and seoul south korea turned deadly saturday evening an estimated 100,000 people had gathered for the country's biggest halloween celebration since the coronavirus pandemic began nearly three years ago officials say at least 146 people were killed 150 others injured, but warn the death toll could rise with a number of the injured listed in critical condition the crowd had gathered in an area filled with bars along narrow alleys off the main street. according to witnesses people became trapped and crushed as the crowd pushed into those narrow alleys american janelle story has been living in seoul since 2016. she was out celebrating a friend's birthday and captured some of the chaos on video. i just saw in front of me. this mass of people like running and pushing and like moving fast and and screaming and and like panicking. i th

national mourning in south korea — after more than 150 people are crushed to death at a halloween event in seoulple fail, and i lost my friend. �* ., ., ., friend. and i turned around and i told the crowd, _ friend. and i turned around and i told the crowd, you _ friend. and i turned around and i told the crowd, you can't - i told the crowd, you can't come this way, people are dying. at least 80 people have died after a pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in western india. and how the rock band coldplay is offering its support to the protesters in iran. luiz inacio lula da silva has beaten his rival, incumbentjair bolsonaro, to become brazil's president. the vote was much closer than had been predicted, with the difference between the two candidates just under two percentage points. us president biden has already congratulated him. crowds of mr lula's supporters started celebrating in the streets as he overhauled the far—right incumbent, jair bolsanaro, who had taken an early lead. the left wing candidate — and former president — lula da silva came first in the initial round, four weeks ago.

joining us from seoul, south korea, as nbc news contributor thomas mariska. thank you for joining us. what happened here? >> that's really the question everyone's trying to answer, beyond the basics that we know. it's 154 dad. too many people trying to fit into two smallest race, narrow alleys tens of thousand people or there. but beyond that, there hasn't been an official account of how this all went down, was there inciting incidents. there's no official report yet. that's just the question that everybody has spoken to around here. they've asked, how did this happen, how could this happen. it's still so [inaudible] >> i think we're having connectivity issues with thomas. we'll try to get him back, obviously, it's an incredibly important story. but it seems as if the details are still emerging from this awful tragedy as thomas mentioned. 154 people now dad at this halloween festival in seoul, south korea, because of a stampede and not anybody knowing why, what really incited this stampede. as we get more information as to what happened, will bring it to you

than 150 people killed after being caught in a suffocating crowd at a halloween festival in seoul, south korea. what we are learning about the two americans who are among the dead. >>> next hour the supreme court set to hear arguments in two cases that could upend how college admissions are decided by eliminating or restricting race-conscious programs. let's begin this hour with the latest on the have eggs into the violent a talk on paul pelosi. veronica miracle is in san francisco, melanie zanona is on capitol hill. veronica, the suspect set to be charged today, what more are we learning about what happened in those early hours at the pelosi residence? >> reporter: good morning, erica. the details that we're learning this morning are very disturbing. we're told by the san francisco district attorney's office that the suspect david depape went upstairs into the bedroom where paul pelosi was sleeping before the attack, we understand that he tried to tie him up and was yelling where is nancy? that's according to sources close to the investigation. we're also told that he brought zip ties, duct t

nbc news contributor, thomas, is in seoul, south korea, for us.t's so hard to get our heads around this tragedy. how many people died. how are people coping with it? >> i think here as well, at this point, it is still shock and disbelief. questions of how this possibly could've happened. this highly right nearby, on a halloween night of festivities, how so many people we're killed. we have some video which i warn is disturbing. the latest toll now is 154 dead according to the seoul metropolitan police. 130 plus injured. u.s. embassy said two of those were american. >> to now? thomas, we'd only had one before starting the show. two would be new news. let me ask you though, this area, what we can see is that where they were, it was so narrow. it looks like an alleyway between taller buildings. what is this area of seoul? what is it known for? is it a night hot spot? >> it's very much a nightlife hot spot. and these alleys, the main ali where most of it seemed -- the crushing occurred, is like ten feet wide, probably. this is a real nightlife spot. i

. >>> this was the scene in seoul, south korea as at least 149 people were killed and 150 more injured during the country's largest halloween celebration. officials are still trying to determine what caused a crowd of 100,000 people to funnel into a narrow alleyway causing people to fall over one another. hundreds buried and crushed as more and more people try to get through. after, bodies lined the streets of the city's leisure district. they've declared a national period of mourning. president biden and other world leaders have reached out to offer condolences. >>> meanwhile, pediatric beds are filling up across the country with several respiratory viruses circulating. >> that includes the resurgence of rsv at an unusually early time here on the west coast. >> reporter: dr. tamares and support dog posie have a lot of patients to attend to. >> we're seeing a lot of a specific inflammation deeper in the lungs, so we've really had a huge wave. we've had multiple viruses at the same time, so we're seeing a shortage of pediatric beds across the country. >> reporter: pediatric cases of rsv

distraught relatives have been visiting hospitals and a missing persons centre in seoul, south korea'sve been injured or killed in a crush on saturday. 154 people died in a narrow alleyway in the itaewon district that's just over three meters wide. officials have warned the death toll could rise. south korean investigators say they don't yet understand the circumstances that led to the crush as the crowds celebrated halloween. south korea's foreign ministry says that at least 26 people from 14 countries were among the dead. 0ur correspondentjean mackenzie sent this report from seoul — you may find parts of it distressing. as the bodies are counted and the victims identified, devastating accounts of seoul's halloween night of horror are emerging. thousands packed onto the streets to party... nuhyil ahammed was in the alley. he managed to climb onto a platform to safety, where he watched the horror play out. there's no way you can breathe. so, everyone lifting up, like... he gasps for air. ..and that's what they're doing, like, taking their last breath and things, so kind of suffocating.

voice of america on what is a tragic and slightly surreal scene in the itaewon neighborhood of seoul, south koreayou very much. >> no problem. john: in today's other headlines, somali police say scores of people are dead after two car bombs this morning outside government offices and a busy restaurant in the capital city of mogadishu. one hospital alone received at least 30 bodies. the al qaeda linked group is suspected of carrying out the group although there h been no immediate claim of responsibility. after weeks of protests, iran's revolutionary guard today issued an ultimatum saying today would mark the end of the riots, prompting fears of a greater crackdown if the warning isn't heeded. nationwide unrest has persisted for over a month, sparked by the death of a young woman in police custody for wearing her hijab improperly. hundreds of people have been killed and tens of thousands of arrests have been made since the protests began, according to advocacy groups. russia said today it would back out of a deal that allows safe passage of grain exports through ukrainian waters. more than 9 milli

>>> tonight, an entire nation in shock after more than 150 people were killed in seoul, south korea. the investigation into the massive crowd surge that turned catastrophic. survivors speaking out about what happened and how they got out alive. families grieving, most of those killed in their 20s and 30s. >> there was panic coming toward us. >> among the dead, two american college students. >>> plus, could it happen here? what you need to know. >>> nancy pelosi breaks her silence after the attack on her husband, saying her family is heart broken and traumatized, as we learn new details about the attack. >>> the surprising new battleground state with nine days until the midterms is suddenly a close race in deep blue new york. heavy hitters rushing in to push their side over the top. >>> terrifying bridge collapse in india, more than 80 dead, survivors climbing to safety. >>> after the big game, shocking video of a group of michigan state football players fighting a rival. >> what happened after the game is completely unacceptable. >> police are now investigating. >>> and billion dolla

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 thei

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these terrible pictures and stories that are coming in from seoul, south korea, and this picture on theaying a candle and flowers, and it's quite difficult to comprehend the scale of this tragedy. difficult to comprehend the scale of this tragedy-— this tragedy. well, the scale of the number of people _ this tragedy. well, the scale of the number of people who've - this tragedy. well, the scale of the number of people who've been - this tragedy. well, the scale of the i number of people who've been killed, but also something like this unfolded in korea in seoul in an orderly city, where people do stuff in a kind of civilised way. why is the saddest thing about these stories on the front pages and inside the papers, the eyewitness accounts of people who went to this area which is the party area of seoul for the first time since covid? this would be the first time since they met their friends, and in one newspaper, it talks about people flying in to see their friends, to celebrate halloween and, how terribly it all ended. and there were some pretty serious stories in the papers tomorrow,

the russian woman who died in seoul on halloween, according to updated data , came to south korea from saved the distant and the finds were another of our compatriots. now he is in the hospital. nothing threatens her life, the number of victims. the crowd meanwhile reached 154 people. now our own correspondent in the region is on direct line sergei mingazhev. hello sergei. have any new details of the incident appeared and at what stage is the investigation now? yes vera hello well seoul south korea is now uh, still in shock after the nightmare that took place on the night of saturday to sunday, when the halloween celebration turned into a massive death brawl in which excuse the mass deadly stampede in which 154 people died. at the moment. it is known that 26 of them are foreigners. that's what you said, uh, four of us are our girls from 2/3 of all the dead are young women girls. today, the president of the country, yunu seok yul, ordered the creation of a special investigation team that will investigate, e specific

back over to you. >>> we have an update now on the deadly crowd surge that happened in seoul, south korea. it happen in and alloway. it is known for its nightlife. south korea's president of life that that site calling it a tragedy and a disaster that never should have happened. it is a popular area for residents and visitors to go and celebrate halloween . at least 1000 showed up making it the biggest celebration since the start of the pandemic. at least 173 people have died in that search. authorities believe victims were rushed as a large crowd started to push forward near the hamilton hotel which is a major party spot. the government has received what them 4000 missing persons reports. >>> a third phase emergency order used for large-scale disasters. injured survivors are at hospitals across seoul, korea. the president has ordered a weeklong period of national morning. president biden is offering condolences. president joe biden writes that we grieve with the people of the republic of korea and send our best wishes for a quick recovery for all of those who were injured. the ties betwe

that there is no necessity to do so for that that, that from it's robert bride force the in seoul, south korea. now the head of the roman catholic church says the treatment of migrants is criminal and sinful. to francis was speaking to this li prepares for a new right wing coalition government the van to crack down on illegal immigrants. and the barbara has the story, one by one, all the people are ok. precarious rescue in the mediterranean, as volunteers help refugees and migrants often over crowded boats. but others haven't been so fortunate. according to human rights watch, at least 1200 people died trying to reach europe between january and september. this year, she was still medical at barbara that pushed a little and on sunday, the head of the roman catholic church, unexpectedly referred to the ongoing tragedy. his can't, the law soleski luciana damien, an exclusion of migrants is scandalous, indeed, is criminal, as he it makes them die in front of her. and so today the mediterranean is the world's largest cemetery. the exclusion of migrants is disgusting. it is sinful, honey. some will

south korea, at least two u.s. citizens are among the 154 killed in a massive crowd surge in seoul. we are live in south korea as investigators try to piece together what exactly led to this horrific tragedy. but first, rescue crews are searching for survivors after a pedestrian bridge collapsed into a liver in western india. at least 60 people, including some children, were killed and a dozen others were injured. these frightening videos you're seeing from the scene show people desperately bringing to the fallen structure. it's not clear what caused the collapse. although the bridge was reportedly recently renovated. a top indian official says the government will find out how and why the bridge collapsed. >>> in south korea, south korea is a nation stunned by a horrific tragedy. 154 people killed in a massive crowd surge in seoul. among the dead, at least two u.s. citizens, more than 130 other people were injured. this happened during a halloween festival and a popular night life district. the south korean president has declared a period of national mourning as investigators work to

. >> but let's begin with tragedy in seoul, south korea. at least one american is among the dead during a tragic halloween stampede in south korea. what more have we learned overnight? >> reporter: willie, there is absolute shock. south korea is trying to reconcile how this night in seoul that was supposed to be fettive could go so horribly wrong. witnesses describe huge crowds that couldn't move and then fell like dominos, they say. more than 150 lives lost in the crush, a washing though, some of these videos are distressing. >> the search for missing loved ones went all through the night and so did the procession of bodies. the death toll climbing to more than 150 now, mainly young people in their late teens and early 20s and mostly women. the scale and scope of the disaster is staggering. an estimated 100,000 people packed the popular area to celebrate a halloween without covid rules. the tight streets and alleyways 13 feet wide. witnesses say they couldn't move. they could barely breathe and then were crushed in a slow motion stampede.

>> we can note you're there at 5:00 in the morning in seoul, south korea. the first responders on the scene, it's remarkable what's going on there. will, thanks so much for that great work. we really appreciate it. >>> our other top story this hour, doctors are expected the husband of house speaker nancy p pelosi to make fall recovery after a suspect attacked him inside with hammer. david depape shouted where is nancy before trying up paul pelosi. when you hear the suspect was shouting where is nancy inside the pelosi home, it's just terrifying and it leads one to wonder, i'm sure law enforce m officials have been agonizing over this question, what if the speaker had been there at time. it's unspeakable what happened there. >> reporter: that's right. it shows it's not theoretical when this heated rhetoric we have been talk about so long could lead to violence. it appears in this case, this suspect, believed in a bunch of conspiracy theories according to a social media online presence where he's posting memes and election fraud, denying the result of the 202

. >> cnn's paula hancocks is live in seoul, south korea this morning. what does the u.s.lunches? >> reporter: well, christine, at this point they are able to sometimes predict when something is going to happen because they can detect either a launch being prepared or if it comes to militarily, they can see movement when it comes inside north korea. when they try to figure out why kim jong-un is doing it, some of it is already as experts say, an educated sles. guess. there's an educated guess from south korea and japan. just today another two-day naval drill has started involving the "u.s.s. ronald regan" back in the waters on the east coast. we have heard from others that the reasonable time. protest against such drills. the prevailing thought in the region is if these missile launches continue which they are predicted to do and the quick responses. then the tit-for-tat is going to continue in the near future. just this afternoon there has been a phone call between the nuclear envoys between the u.s., south korea and japan. talking about what they can do to try to move th

jon: as the search continues for people mission after yesterday's stampede in seoul, south korea.least 153 people were killed at a halloween event. at least 100 others are hurt. the crowd surged into a narrow alley that took people down like dominoes. reporter: what is not clear is why this tragedy cost so many young lives. but people in south korea are utterly shocked by what happened. most of those who died here were in their 20s and 30s. some even in their teens. witnesses say the crush started around 10:00 local time saturday. 100,000 people were thought to be in this central area of seoul at the time. they were celebrating halloween for the first time since covid-19. emergency services rushed to the scene, but for many that help came too late. some are still in serious condition and at least one american is thought to be among the dead. these narrow streets are critical to night life. there are questions about how things became so out of control. and in the chaos, many are still searching for missing loved ones. south korea is observing a period of national warning and the ar

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south korea began military drills this week, in response to the north's nuclear and missile threats. paula hancock is live in seoul, south korea with the latest. tell us what's happening. >> reporter: thwhat's happeningt this point we are in the midst of tit for tat action on the korean peninsula. just in the last 24 hours, north korea has fired hundreds of artillery shells off the east and west coast of north korea. showing its displeasure at those military drills hang between the u.s. and south korea. saying they were close to the dmz, and they say they ordered their military to fire threatening warning shots into the water. that according to state run media. some of the shells overnight local time actually fell into a maritime border buffer zone, this buffer zone was something decided between north and south korea in 2018 when relations were far better than they are at the moment. now north korea has been whittling away at that zone. everyone i talked to expects the missile tests and firing to continue. certainly by next week, experts are assuming that the missile launches will continue. >> we'll be watching in

the pre-market trade >>> let's bget a check of the headlines with phillip mena in new york >> seoul, south koreathe weekend where 150 people were killed in the street halloween celebrations most of the victims are young women. the south korean president is ordering a review over the disaster that should never have happened. >>> the brazil's runoff is leaving lula da silva beating out jair bolsonaro lula served from 2003 until 2010. >>> lottery fever is heating up again to near record highs nobody walked away with the jackpot in saturday's powerball jackpot pushing the prize north of $1 billion for the second time in the game history the cash value is under $1 billion. the drawing is at 11:00 p.m. >> $2 and a dream. i'll pick up a ticket. phillip mena, thank you. >>> still on deck, taylor swift is reminding people why she is the biggest act with her album the staggering stats after one week anald so the other top trending stories. "worldwide exchange" is back right after this what if “just an idea” could become a family tradition? this is financial security. and lincoln financial solutions will h

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ones in seoul and say they grieve with the people of the republic of korea and send best wishes to those who survived and who are now injured. let's go to paula hancock standing by in seoul, south korea. we know the first calls of people being buried in crowds came in saturday. what do we know? i know investigators are looking for the cause. >> that's right. the sheer number of people in this area was significant tens of thousands. this is an alleyway it's filled with bars and nightclubs and restaurants. it was filled with people. this is part of the area where the problem was. 150 feet behind me, a smaller alleyway, this is where the vast majority of the people who died lost their lives. now, we have spoken to eyewitnesses who said that it was terrifying. one woman said she had been pushed into the stairwell of a bar and she felt she was a lucky ones because of that because she was able to get out of the crush. we saw images of people climbing the vertical walls of buildings trying to get away from the crushed area. eyewitnesses we've spoken to said when they saw what's happening they saw people who were carrying out cpr on friends, on people who simply couldn't see any medica

what we're learning about the tragedy in seoul, south korea. the questions about security and the deaths of more than 150 people >>> the supreme court hears arguments on affirmative action. is it time to stop considering race for university admissions >> it's not only fundamental, it's essential >> we shouldn't have an advantage or disadvantage solely based on the color of your skin. >> twitter check marks for $20 a month? the key races getting tighter ahead of the midterm elections and deadline day nfor the pentagon's report on what people are seeing in the skies. >> live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, "the news with shepard smith. >>> good evening the man who broke into speaker nancy pelosi's home and beat her 82-year-old husband with a hammer wanted to hold her hostage and break her kneecaps to send a gruesome message to the rest of congress that's according to the fbi. the justice department and san francisco's district attorney has now both brought charges against david depape the state charges include attempted murder and assault with a

we're following all of the developments from seoul, south korea. >> we have seen a lot happen here around the korean peninsula in just the last 24 hours. north korea started the day with those two short-range ballistic moi missiles and then we saw the usa ronald reagan off the east coast and carrying out another naval drill. now we've also heard just this evening from the joints chiefs of staff here in south korea that north korea carried out its own drill this afternoon. now this was with 12 north korean aircraft and they flew south of what is called the special surveillance line. this is a line within north korea but if south korea detects any aircraft south of that line then they mobilize their own aircraft. they did that. 30 south korean aircraft were also mobilized. so we're really getting the sense of this tit-for-tat action increasing and escalating at there point, erica. >> and raising concerns on that. paula. thank you. well in response the u.s. navy moving resources into the waters off the peninsula. oren liebermann is following those developments. so what more do we know about

two american college students are confirmed of victims of a nightclub stampede in seoul, south korea 50 people dead. steve blessy from georgia was studying international business abroad and university of kentucky student ann gesky had just celebrated her 20th birthday one day earlier. south korea is now in a mourning period to honor the victims and their families. at least 134 people are dead after a bridge collapsed in india yesterday. the century old bridge reportedly buckled under the weight of a large crowd that had gathered on it. authorities say those killed and injured were mostly teens, women and the elderly bridge had been closed for nearly six months for renovations and just reopened four days prior to yesterday's collapse. a teenager is suspended from school and her soccer coach father is suspended without pay for complaining about a transgender student in the girl's locker room they both joined us earlier on "fox & friends first" school failing all of us. i was supposed to be suspended because i wanted to talk about something. that doesn't seem right. >> apparently they wa

the sunday times shows a picture of rescue operations in seoul, south korea, where at least 146 havede during halloween celebrations. joe and nigel, lovely to see both on what is a very sad and tragic saturday evening. we will off with a sunday times, and that is leading on that top story, we got the picture on theirfront page, that top story, we got the picture on their front page, at least 146 die in seoul halloween stampede. it is awful, it is absolutely horrific, and every now and again, stampede like this happening very, very crowded places, and you can only begin to imagine what it must be like to be in the middle of it. the figures of the number of people killed has been steadily rising since we first heard of this a few hours ago and as you said, the sunday times is saying at least 146 dead, and you have been reporting earlier this evening on at least 100 injured. and those are serious injuries so i imagine the death toll will rise. ' ~ , ., ., will rise. 146, in the space of an hour it had _ will rise. 146, in the space of an hour it had gone _ will rise. 146, in the space o

of kentucky nursing student were among the more than 150 people killed in a crowd surge in seoul, south koreato pay tribute to the victims near the site, a narrow alley where around 100,000 people gathered the night before. here's cbs's elizabeth palmer. >> reporter: it started out as celebration. thousands of mostly young people finally freed from covid restrictions crowded into a narrow street in downtown seoul. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: but suddenly the crowd surged and what had been a halloween party turned into a horror show. by the time rescue workers arrived ten minutes after the first s.o.s. call they had trouble pulling people from what had in seconds become a lethal crush. korean television broadcast pictures of medics at the scene doing cpr in the road. but the scale of the tragedy became clear when body after body after body was wheeled from the scene to waiting ambulances. this morning south korea's president, yoon suk-yeol, visited the scene of the tragedy, a sloping alley where the crush had begun. and later at a press conference he announced a week of national mourning and a

paula hancocks is in seoul, south korea. paula, we just learned in the last few minutes there appears to have been another missile launch from north korea. what more do we know? >> well, erica, this particular thing we've heard about in the last few minutes from the joint chiefs of staff wasn't a missile launch. we're told it was some kind of an aircraft firing exercise they believe. 12 north korean aircraft were detected carrying out some sort of exercise outside of the special surveillance line. this line is in north korea, but it is a virtual line that if any north korean aircraft come below that point, south korea responds. they did that. they mobilized 30 aircraft according to the joint chiefs of staff. you can see this htit for tat i starting to escalate. we know the "u.s.s. ronald reagan" is back in the waters off the east coast of south korea. there's been another naval drill between the u.s., south korea and japan. they say in response to the number of missile launches they've seen from north korea, six missile laun

at least 154 people were killed saturday night in a crush of surging partygoers in seoul, south korea. this is one of the deadliest tragedies ever there. pictures share on social media show the crowd jammed into an alley. >> among those killed, 26 foreign nationals including two u.s. citizens. witnesses say the capital's nightlife district was crammed with people just trying to enjoy the first halloween weekend without covid restrictions. cnn's senior international correspondent ivan watson is live for us on the scene in seoul with what has become a makeshift memorial there, ivan. are you learning any more about what triggered the surge? >> reporter: just a sheer mass of humanity. many, many young people, thousands of them that gathered steps from where i'm standing right now to celebrate halloween, to drink, tricked out in costumes and it turned into a nightmare. i'll get out of the way so you can take look at this very somber, very sad scene here. people have been laying flowers and lighting candles, handwritten notes to some of the 154 mostly very young victims of this terrible cat

south korea and u.s. targets. today marks the 77th anniversary of its ruling workers party. foreign correspondent matt bradley is live from seoul the haste of these launches now? >> reporter: what we saw just the last 24 hours was kind of -- i guess what the kids would call a photo dump. just tons of pictures of kim jong-un from the past several weeks observing all of these missile tests and there have been a lot of them. he's walking a cat walk's worth of different outfits along with his wife. this is seven missile tests in the past two weeks. it's been more than 40 missile tests since the beginning of the year. that's more tests in a year than we've seen in recent memory out of north korea. you mentioned why not? that photo dump i was talking about, that's clearly time for the 77th anniversary of the founding of the north korean communist party. normally, those photos of missile tests would come out immediately after the tests are done. instead, they waited until this very moment. now, why were the tests down in such frequency? we can believe what the north koreans have said at face value. they have the tech and they want to

at least 154 people were killed saturday night in a crush of surging partygoers in seoul, south koreal media show the crowd jammed into an alley. >> among those killed, 26 foreign nationals including two u.s. citizens. witnesses say the capital's nightlife district was crammed with people just trying to enjoy the first halloween weekend without covid restrictions. cnn's senior international correspondent ivan watson is live for us on the scene in

news alert as he search continues for people missing after yesterday's dead late stampede in seoul, south koreaast three people were killed at a halloween event sprayed that number is expected to rise sadly bird where than 100 others were hurt. witnessing the crowd surged into a narrow alley causing a chaos that took people down like dominoes. the victims families and friends have lots of questions. kitty logan is live in london with the latest, kitty. cooked hi arthel. for sure they do. it is not yet clear how this tragedy happened and why it caused so many young lives. for now at least in passes by paying tributes there. leaving flowers and notes. most of them who died were in the 20s and 30s. some were even in their teens. and simply has been pouring in from around the world. witnesses say the car started around 10:00 p.m. local time on saturday. over 100,000 people were thought to be in this area very busy with nightlife. many people out celebrating halloween for the first time since coverts restrictions were lifted. soon those tweets were full of cries for help. emergency services were qui

in response, south korea is imposing you know larlg sanctions on north korea, for the first time in five years. nbc's matt bradley is live in seoul has there been this record-breaking number of missile tests this year? >> reporter: peter, that's the big question, why have we seen more than 40 launches of missiles? that's the most we've seen ever since 2017, when tensions were sky-high. and the reason why people are really focusing on north korea here is because back in 2017, when there was this increased tempo of missile tests, they included the testing of a nuclear weapon. so a lot of people here who are watching this korean peninsula, they're worried that the north could decide that they want to test another nuclear weapon. that would be the eighth test. and first nuclear weapons test since 2017. so one of the reasons why we're seeing this increased number of tests is because the u.s. and south korea and japan are also running their own military exercises that the north koreans consider threatening, they consider it to be a prelude of an invasion of north korea. so there is quite a lot of tension on both sides. and if it contin

meanwhile, the death toll in seoul, south korea has increased to at least 154 after a crowd surge popular nightlife district. tens of thousands of people were celebrating halloween saturday night when panic erupted as the crowds swelled victims were then trampled through the streets. 2 of the dead were american college students. the death toll includes 56 men. nearly 100 women more than 130 people were injured. most of those victims were in their 20's. the cause of that crowd surge remains under investigation. coming up next, at 3 intelligence officials releasing the latest uefa reports. just how many unexplained flying objects are currently under investigation. >> plus, google letting you take your personal information out of soap search results. details on how to use the new tool coming up in tech. smart. and a popular blood pressure medication being recalled, what you should do if you're we back. advocates are calling for an update on the social security's 50 year-old program. >> policymakers want to see changes for the supplemental security income. the system is outdated rules and nee

joining us now is "washington post" breaking news reporter, brian peach, who's been based in seoul, south koreaose numbers are just staggering. bring us up to date on the number of people still injured and what the police investigation is. >> yeah. they're rising and we expect them to continue to keep rising. at least for the next few days. i think just within the last hour or two, it's up to 155 deceased people. that was up from 154. again as you mentioned, mostly female. >> talk to me about that, the party, i guess post covid, this was a big celebration. a great release. also, talk to us about that marketplace. that whole area because it's very well-known there and very highly trafficked. i've been there myself. >> yeah, it's hard to describe exactly what it was. it was just halloween weekend, which is the foreigner, the night life district, the gay district of seoul. really a central hub in the city for a lot of people. so halloween weekend is the biggest night of the year for the neighborhood in seoul. a lot of people were expecting the crowds pre covid. i know a lot of friends who just tot

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we told you about the stampede in seoul in south korea during halloween celebrations. who is telling us this from seoul, so to take this line with a pinch of salt, but we are getting the line that 59 people have died and 150 people have been injured in that stampede during the halloween party. that is what we hearing here in the newsroom. afp the newsagency is telling us that. we can cooperate these figures but we are getting these appalling figures of 59 people who have died and 150 injured in the stampede. a number of people, as we have seen, feared to have died there. it is a crush apparently amongst the big halloween crowd and quite a popular life —— in a popular night—light area of south korea. officials said they saw dozens of people in cardiac arrest after many revellers decided to celebrate halloween in a district of seoul, it is quite a popular area for young korean people to go and celebrate, have parties, to visit bars and clubs. videos from the scene show body bags on the streets and emergency workers performing cpr and emergency workers performing cpr and r

now we'll move to seoul, south korea, or south korea's president has declared a period of national mourning following the city's deadly crowd surge yesterday. officials say at least 151 people were killed among them, one american. after an estimated 100,000 people gathered for what was supposed to be a halloween celebration. nbc news foreign correspondent, ron sanchez, as live with the latest details. we're, of 151 dead at the last count. were to think stand this morning, what can you tell us about how this happened? >> yeah, katie, it's an almost unbelievable number. in south korea today, there is shock, grief, but there is also deep, deep anger that so many young people could lose their lives all at once and an instance like this. the president of south korea addressing his morning country today say this is a disaster that should never have happened, and that people will be held accountable. as you said, about 100,000 people turned out last night in downtown seoul for this outdoor halloween festival. katie, part of the reason the crowd was so vague, this was the first outdoor halloween pa

meanwhile, some new developments in this tragic story from seoul, south korea. hundreds of people were trampled during a halloween celebration. at least one american is among the dead. jacqui for us following that story from beijing for us. >> how are south korea's processing what has happened? >> alex, there is absolute shock. south korea is trying to reconcile with how this one a night and soul that was supposed to be festive and fun could go so horribly wrong. witnesses described huge crowds that couldn't move, then, quote fell like fell like dominoes. more than 150 people were killed in the crash. a warning, some of these videos may be distressing. >> the search for missing loved ones went all through the night and so did the procession of bodies. the death toll climbing to more than 150, now. mainly young people in their late teens and early twenties and mostly women. the scale and scope of the disaster is staggering. an estimated 100,000 people packed the popular area to celebrate halloween without covid rules. tight streets and alleyways 13 feet wide. witn

a lot to say that we saw him in real time about the devastating stampede in seoul, south korea killingo many young people. then you also saw he learned about he said he's going to withhold from actually making official statement until he finds out more about that tragedy. and then we heard him answer the reporter's question about putin's decision to not renege on the agreement that he had with the un to let all of the grain from ukraine to be distributed around the world it is a much needed of course putin is claiming stepping out of this agreement he always says something about the west blames it on the west. and let me just say this, eric because i have this president biden started out which turned out to be the husband of u.s. speaker of the house ms. pelosi is doing better from the attack president biden went on to say he urges of political actors to condemn political violence. we heard him sing the propaganda about the 2020 election haven't been strolling must stop. >> he has the false claims election fraud the election in 2020 said there was fraud he said that is false and he has

mounting over iranian climber elnaz rec by who competed in seoul, south korea, without wearing a hijabia's championship. iran mandates that women hear the hijab when officially representing the country abroad. rekabi was saying it fell off accidentally. she responded in an instagram post writing due to poor climbing i inadvertently created a problem with my head covering. apologizing for the worries that i caused. currently according to the predetermined schedule i am returning to iran with the team, but rekabi's return to iran is raising a lrms ba her fate because iran wire alleged that rekabi will be transferred to prison upon arrival. cnn could not independently verify that claim. in iran, of course, nationwide protests are under way against the head scarf requirement and are sparking calls across the world for greater freedom for iranian women. the iranian embassy in seoul dismissed what it called fwak, false news and disease information. >> we're watching that closely. >>> the new nba season kicks off with a doubleheader tonight, the boston celtics take on the philadelphia 76ers t

improve. 150 people are confirmed dead following a stampede during a halloween celebration in seoul, south korea. 82 people have been injured. now, back to dateline. now, back to delatine. >> welcome back to dateline. i'm natalie morales. what happened to heather elvis, the 20 year old vanished in the middle of the night. investigators believe that heather's ex-boyfriend sidney moorer had arranged to meet her at a secluded spot and they thought that he may have had help. as police continue to piece together the puzzle, heather's family was grappling with the reality. once again here's andrea canning with "the landing". >> terry elvis wasn't exactly sure when he realized his daughter wasn't coming home. maybe it was the afternoon, long after heather disappeared, when he was standing at his mailbox talking to his best friend. >> one of my best friends came to the house, he looked at me and he said, he said i hope she didn't suffer. i can't get that thought out of my head. >> the not knowing made it worst and then stunning news. >> new development tonight in the heather elvis case. >> two months af