and treston passed out, and ezra fell into the crowd so he woke up in the crowd, and ezra was gone >> he didn't know where his son was? >> no. >> reporter: ezra's family found him in a hospital suffering brain and organ damage so severe, tonight doctors have placed him in a medically induced coma >> morgan, i know there's a criminal investigation under way, but now there are calls for more >> reporter: yeah, lester i spoke to lina hidalgo, the top elected official here in harris county, who wants a wide-ranging independent investigation to look at everything from the layout of this concert venue to potential safety flaws, all to hopefully prevent another tragedy from happening again. lester. >> morgan chesky tonight, thank you. >>> today the committee investigating the deadly attack on the u.s. capitol subpoenaed more trump officials for testimony and documents. they include former senior adviser stephen miller and former press secretary kayleigh mcenany a federal judge has rejected a new attempt by the former president to block the national archives from sending records to the commit

and he passed out, and when he passed out, ezra fell into the crowd.as trampled really bad. >> reporter: he remains in a medically induced coma on a ventilator. eight died that night. homicide and narcotics teams from houston p.d. are leading a criminal investigation. this is an astroworld festival action plan: 56 pages of protocols for all types of emergencies-- active shooters, bomb threats, evacuations. but nothing about a crowd surge, even though travis scott was twice arrested for urging crowds to stampede barricades. and in this 2019 netflix documentary, scott's security team details the kind of panic crush that this time turned deadly. >> see a lot of kids trying to get out and get to safety because they can't breathe because it's so compact. >> help! >> reporter: in this close-up video, trampled fans are screaming for help as travis scott continues to play. only two people have the authority to stop the show. add a breakdown in communication with police and fire unable to with fire and police unable to communicate with private medics hired for

and ezra cohen again said, look, no. this is crazy. the election is over.hat he was part of the problem so yes. here's somebody again who you know by his bio and the background you wouldn't necessarily think he would be the one to stand up in disgust and say no to all this but he did and there are a number of people like this who i think at critical moments stopped this entire disaster after the election from actually being a lot worse. >> one other point i want do get before we go to break and i'll keep jonathan. mark meadows, you talked about people that stopped it. he seems to be on the opposite side. what's the reporting of the dates we have? him taking all of these different steps, the p-2 time line if you want to putt it up for the audience, trying to plant the seeds. does the reporting reveal to you that these were done in earnest? he believed this or about him just trying to spread stink? >> i don't know what was inside the man's mind but at every turn he enabled trump's worst desires. i found no evidence anywhere of him pushing back against donald

ezra went to that astroworld festival with his father, according to a gofundme page for the family ezra's dad says he was carrying him on his shoulders during travis scott's performance, and then he says when that crowd surge began, he just passed out. unable to breathe. and ezra fell from his shoulders. when he woke up, he says his son was in a hospital. the family filed a lawsuit against travis scott and the event organizer before young ezra died. in the lawsuit, they say concertgoers kicked, trampled, and stepped on ezra during the surge. they say he suffered severe brain, kidney, and liver damage. police in houston, the city's fire department, and the fbi, all investigating how that concert turned deadly. >>> boosters for everybody guidelines in the covid lane, come holidays. all coming, as states report a rise in covid cases in america so, are indoor gatherings a good idea for turkey day? is there a magic number that means no more masks? we will hear from dr. fauci when he joins us, live, next. >>> ghislaine maxwell. she is accused of grooming underaged girls to have sex with jeffrey

what more, emilie, can you tell us about what happened to ezra?reporter: jose, an incredibly tragic development. as you mentioned, ezra blunt is the tenth victim since the astroworld disaster and at 9 years old, also the youngest. the boy was on his father's shoulders at the concert when the crowd began to surge, causing truston blunt to pass out, ezra then falling to the ground. ezra was put into a medically induced coma after he suffered brain, liver, kidney trauma, but ultimately did not make it. his family releasing a statement reading in part, this should not have been the outcome of taking their son to a concert. what should have been a joyful celebration. live nation says it continues to support and assist local authorities in their ongoing investigation. well travis scott's lawyer says finger-pointing from city officials that sent inconsistent messages, insisting that scott didn't fully understand what was happening from the stage. we're told that the rapper is trying to connect with every family impacted. >> emilie, meanwhile, california

ezra blount of dallas was just 9 years old.had been in a coma ever since being hospitalized ten days ago. his father says ezra was sitting on his shoulders when the crowd surged. in the chaos, the father lost consciousness and only found ezra later at a hospital. a total of ten concertgoers have now died. dozens of lawsuits have been filed. >> so sad there. >>> closing arguments are now under way in the homicide trial of kyle rittenhouse. new at 11:00, a judge dismissing a weapons charge against rittenhouse that misdemeanor punishable by up to nine months in jail. it was considered one of the strongest counts against him. the judge cited an exception within the law surrounding the fact that rittenhouse was 17 at the time of the deadly shooting and dismissing that count. >>> this morning his mother speaking out about her son's emotional testimony that raised eyebrows and conversation on social media. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more on how she's saying rittenhouse did on the stand and the security in place hade of the verdict. >> r

and when he passed out, ezra fell into the crowd.nd he was trampled really bad. >> reporter: he remains in a medically induced coma on a ventilator. eight died that night. homicide and narcotics teams from houston p.d. are leading a criminal investigation. this is an astroworld festival action plan. 56 pages of protocols for all types of emergencies -- active shooters, bomb threats, evacuations, but nothing about a crowd surge even those paragraph -- even though travis scott was twice arrested for scott who was twice arrested for urging crowds to stampede barricades. in this 2019 netflix documentary, scott's security team details the kind of panic crush that this time turned deadly. >> you see kids trying to get to safety because they can't breathe because it's so compact. >> reporter: in this closeup video, trampled fans are aitthow. for add a breakdown in communication with fire and police unable to communicate with private medics hired for the event. investigators are combing through the concert site examining fences aimed at crow

and he passed out, and when he passed out, ezra fell into the crowd.trampled really bad. >> reporter: he remains in a medically induced coma on a ventilator. eight died that night. homicide and narcotics teams from houston p.d. are leading a criminal investigation. this is an astroworld festival action plan, 56 pages of protocols for all types of emergencies-- active shooters, bomb threats, evacuations. but nothing about a crowd surge, even though travis scott was twice arrested for urging crowds to stampede barricades. and in this 2019 netflix documentary, scott's security team details the kind of panic crush that this time turned deadly. >> see a lot of kids trying to get out and get to safety because they can't breathe because it's so compact. >> help! >> reporter: in this close-up video, trampled fans are screaming for help as travis scott continues to play. only two people have the authority to stop the show. add a breakdown in communication with police and fire unable to with fire and police unable to communicate with private medics hired for the

>>> breaking overnight 9-year-old ezra blunt becomes the tenth victim to die from injuries sustained at the astroworld music festival in houston. >>> the fate of kyle rittenhouse will, soon, rest in the hands of the jury after closing arguments today. and our gabe gutierrez speaks to the mother of the defendant. >>> infrastructure day at the white house for president biden as gasoline prices skyrocket and inflation soars right along with just about everything else. >>> covid cases in europe soar to one of the worst since the start of the pandemic. plus, a key country imposes a major lockdown we are live in rome. >>> queen elizabets over the monarch continue to grow, as we begin a new week "early today" starts right now >>> good monday morning, i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with breaking news out of houston surrounding the astroworld concert tragedy. 9-year-old ezra blunt has died from injuries sustained during that crowd surge at the show he becomes the youngest fatality his parents have hired personal injury attorneys, including ben crump and others the couns

according to his family, 9-year-old ezra blount has died from his injuries.a fell off his father's shoulders and was trampled when the crowd surged during travis scott's performance. the boy spent several days on life support. the family has filed a $1 million lawsuit against scott and the concert organizers. >>> kenosha, wisconsin is on edge this morning as the kyle rittenhouse murder trial draws to a close. closing arguments are set for today, following hours of drama in the courtroom. >> reporter: this morning, preparations under way in wisconsin for potential unrest in the streets as closing arguments get under way in the trial of kyle rittenhouse. the governor deploying about 500 national guard troops to kenosha. rittenhouse is on trial for shooting three people, killing two during protests in the city last year after the police shooting of jacob blake. during emotional testimony, rittenhouse claimed self-defense saying he was in kenosha to protect businesses. in a new interview, rittenhouse's mother defended r carrying an ar-15 style rifle. >> he bought

so, ezra, since when are public schools responsible for affirming a child's sexuality? and where are we at with this situation right now? >> it's tragic. right now, you were asking about how this happened. literally, in june, 2020, we had this thing called the great woke awakening that happened in this country. and we saw it school after school, just as cynthia said and your guest said from our teacher on the ground. we went from this book -- critical race theory, that was in law schools, right? your guest just talked about -- tony just talked about this book, white fragility. how did this, then, become the garbage that is now indoctrinating our children? because, there's this lovely book now called race wars, a children's book about white privilege. so, no longer is this just a white car or this a black car. these are cars that symbolize privilege. and it's just like tony was saying -- they are now indoctrinating our children with these ideas that is taking away their innocence. and on the issue of sexuality, this is not just a unicorn. now, what these children are get

causing trust in to pass out and ezra to fall when my son awakened. as our wasn't there, so he was making a frantic search to find other my wife got on the telephone and called around to every hospital until we located him and, uh, will be located him. he was listed as a john do. so the hospital really didn't know who he was. but we knew he was missing. family members say ezra suffered serious injuries to his heart, liver lungs and brain. this is my son's only son. so i'm angry because it's disrupted our family and this could have been a avoided if. people in positions of power had done the right thing. the blount family is calling for accountability as lawsuits continue stacking up against travis scott and concert promoters. police say emergency plans submitted for the astro world event did not include any details about how to handle crowd surges. chris demeo fox news. well members of the san francisco police department gathered this weekend to remember officer james guelph who was killed in the line of duty 27 years ago. the memorial service was hel

he woke up in the crowd and ezra was gone. >> reporter: ezra's aunt taylor was talking to morgan cheskyefore his death saying ezra was a huge travis scott fan and excited to see the show. >> he's very -- he's outgoing. he loves singing and perform, he loves skateboard. he just -- he does anything. he's just very bold. >> reporter: the family, like many affected by the astroworld concert events, are looking for answers. >> it was something i've never seen before. i just feel like people should be able to enjoy the glue of the world. music holds everybody together, and people shouldn't have to die. >> reporter: the blunt family's attorney have filed a lawsuit against scott and the concert promoters. scott has said he's devastated by the astroworld tragedy, and his attorneys say the rapper couldn't seeing the magnitude of the disaster while performing. livenation said in a statement friday, we continue to support and assist local authorities in their ongoing investigation. so both the fans who attended and their families can get the answers they want and deserve. nbc news has reached out t

we begin with breaking news in the astroworld concert tragedy 9-year-old ezra blunt has died from injuries sustained during the crowd surge at the houston show, becoming the youngest fatality his parents have hired personal-injury attorneys ben crump, alex hill yard, bob hill yard, and paul grenke. the council previously filed a law lawsuit. according to a statement by crump and his colleagues, blunt was placed in a medically-induced coma in an attempt to save his life after he suffered brain, kidney, and liver trauma they also expressed condolences to his family reading in part, ezra's death is absolutely heartbreaking. we are committed to seeking answers and justice for the blunt family but tonight, we stand in solidarity with the family in grief and in prayer. travis scott's attorney said he didn't know there was a mass-casualty event. and in a statement friday, astroworld promoter live nation said in part, we continue to support and assist local authorities in their ongoing investigation so that both the fans who attended and their families can get the answers they want and deserve. >>

his attorney represents more than 200 concertgoers but again ezra blunt, the youngest victim, only 9osed to be a bonding moment between son and father. pice fahis father had ezra on h shoulder, at points during the concert he couldn't breathe, he passed out. little ed rah had fell onto the crowd and fighting for his life ever since and tragically, he died over the weekend. his attorney's family, excuse me, the attorney representing his family issuing a statement saying, "the blunt family tonight is grieving the incomprehensive loss of their precious young son. this should not have been the outcome of taking their son to a concert, what should have been a joyful celebration." the statement goes on to say they are asking for answers and for justice for ezra blount, only 9 years old, as the ninth victim's family is also grieving, 22-year-old ba barti shahani died last week. her sister and her cousin were on cnn's "new day" today saying they were at the concert as well and they remember those intense moments when they didn't know if they were going to make it out alive. now of course, th

. >>> breaking overnight, nine-year-old ezra blunt has died from injuries the council previously filed a lawsuit saying concert organizers failed to crowd control. blunt was placed into a medically induced coma in an attempt to save his liferessed his family reading in part, ezra's death is absolutely heartbreaking. tonight, we stand in solidarity with a family in grief and prayer >> travis scott said he did not know there was a mass casually event. live nation says we continue to support so both fans and families can get the answers they want and deserve. >>> kenosha area is bracing for the hearing. in a few hours, they will hear closing arguments. nbc reporter sat down with his mother >> good morning. as the closely watched trial nearedyle rittenhouse's motherd ahead of a possible verdict. >> with closing arguments today, we sat down with his mother, wendy rittenhouse. >> when you saw your son on the witness stand, what went through your head? >> fear. overwhelmed. i was a nervous wreck. my stockage was in knots kyle did a good job. when he broke down, i broke down >> knowing what he

he goes i can't breathe, ezra fell into the crowd. he woke up in the crowd, and ezra was gone. >> he didn't know where his son was? >> no. >> reporter: ezra's family found him in a hospital suffering brain and organ damage so severe, doctors have placed him in a medically induced coma. >> four thanks to morgan chesky for that heartbreaking report. >>> pfizer is officially asking the fda for emergency use authorization for covid booster shots for all adults. if approved, access to booster shots will greatly expand nationwide. the drugmaker's latest requests from the phase 3 clinical trial from 10,000 participants which found the third dose were safe and effective. the fda will consider pfizer's request and make a final decision in the coming weeks. if approved, the cdc would give his seal of approval before administered. a new report from the texas health department underscores how much more unlikely unvaccinated people are to get infected and die than those who get the shots. data from the state agency shows the majority of texans who

ezra blount died after being placed in a medically induced coma.nds at ten. >>> and closing arguments are set today in the trial of kyle rittenhouse. jury deliberations are expected at the end of the day. rittenhouse is charged with shooting three people at a protest in kenosha, wisconsin, last year, killing two of them. the city is gearing up for potential unrest once a verdict is announced. >>> youtube is home to tens of billions of videos, some are purely for entertainment. some have changed the lives of their creators. jericka duncan takes a look at one woman who turned her passion into a career. >>> i love sewing. i really enjoyed it as a teenager. >> reporter: mimi g.'s youtube >> reporter: mimi's youtube videos have been life changing. >> i ran away at 15. it's hard to sew when you're homeless. >> reporter: not only for the people learning from her but for the now-45-year-old sewer herself. >> about 2012 i remember sitting there having a conversation with my then-husband, and he said, you know, why don't you film it. it was so grainy and lik

officials say little ezra was on his father's shoulders at the festival when his dad couldn't breathe and passed out the little boy suffered damage to his brain when he was kicked in trampled. officials say the crowd started surging toward the stage during a performance by rapper travis scott. more than a 100 lawsuits have already been filed in connection with that tragedy. here in the bay area. the city of san francisco is getting ready to invest 2.5 million dollars in order to support live music and music venues. kron four's maureen kelly tells us the money will be going toward a new outdoor concert series set to begin next year. >> it was outside the bottom of the hill club that mayor london breed announced the new sf live initiative meant to prop up the city's live music scene. that was hammered hard during the last 2 years of the pandemic. it brings people together. it is a part of the fabric of what makes san francisco such a wonderful city is not just about our economy. it's about our health and well-being because entertainment music, fun night life is the heartbeat of why san

est ezra blunt passed away.houlders when he was pushed over and knocked out. when he regained consciousness he could not find his son. ezra had been trampled by the crowd and was critically injured. britain's queen elizabeth delayed her return to public life today. the queen didn't attend a remembrance day service after vaping her back. buckingham palace said said said was disappointed not to be able to attend the event. prince charles laid a writhe on behalf of his mother. the queen has serve former president trump sold his washington hotel in a deal worth $3.75 missouri sources confirmed that a miami based firm has purchased the property. it will become part of the hilton hotel port portfolio. the trump flame be dropped. the hotel has come under scrutiny for accepting payments from foreign governments during the trump presidency. just ahead, can new technology change what some considered bias in technology? we put the new google pixel phone and its claims of image equity to the test. >> and the fog will be the

ezra cohen game in a few months before.once esper left there were a bunch of new people who came in who were widely viewed as trump acolytes. he'd been in various jobs in the trump administration. the white house when michael flynn was national security adviser. when flynn was fired or resigned, or whatever he did, he then worked for hr mcmaster. but mcmaster cannot stand him. assuring him out he's then resurfaced. dhs. he ended up at the pentagon in the last administration. in the last year of the trump presidency and was looked on as, this is a guy they've known. they've dealt with before. because he has the intel background but he was definitely viewed as a trump guy. in the end, by the time we got to the craziness between november and january, as cohen like many others, including to a certain extent, the new defense secretary -- acting defense secretary, chris miller -- found themselves in a situation where they're basically trying to -- >> say no. >> push back the real out their claims from michael flynn, who used to b

ezra blount becomes the tenth and youngest victim of the concert tragedy.ht this happened. many more were injured as the crowd surged towards the stage as rapper travis scott perform. dozens of law of suits have now been filed, and a criminal investigation continues. cnn's rosa flores joins us from houston. rosa, what are we hearing from the victim's family? >> reporter: well, they are devastated, ana. through an attorney they issued a statement saying, quote, the family tonight is grieving the incomprehensible loss of their precious young son. this should not have been the outcome of taking their son to a concert. that should have been a joyful celebration. look, the family has said that this concert was supposed to be a bonding moment between dad and son. ezra was on his dad's shoulders during the concert, but at some point his dad couldn't breathe and his dad passed out and 9-year-old ezra fell on to the crowd and since that -- since that concert he had been fighting for his life for more than a week and he died over the weekend increasing the number of

his name is ezra blount. ezra's family tells nbc news the boy was on his father's shoulders during the concert when concertgoers started manufacture getting close, dad lost consciousness the family called different hospitals. when you finally found ezra, what was the diagnosis >> that we severe swelling to his brain and he had cardiac arrest the doctor the first day told us that he wasn't expected to make it after the day, but it's how many days after so i know he's fighting in there and his grandma is, we're all praying. >> one story among so many lawsuits continue to pile up against astroworld organizers and travis scott, who was performing as the disaster unfolded at least 18 civil suits now filed. nbc's jay gray is live in houston on our top story tonight. jay? >> reporter: the investigation here houston police continuing to interview witnesses and go through what are hours of videotape. they haven't given any update about the investigation. the last time they answered questions was saturday the chief pos

ezra was on his father's shoulders when the crowd rushed the stage and he fell to the ground. he was the 10th person to die as a result of the tragedy ezra's family is among the more than 300 concert goers and staff who have filed lawsuits against event. organizers venue management and rappers travis scott and drake who headlined the show. a federal judge says cvs walgreens and walmart did not do enough to stop the flow of opioids into 2 ohio counties. >> this is the first time the retail segment of the drug industry has been held accountable in the epidemic. the verdicts could set the tone for state and local governments. that also want to hold pharmacies accountable for the nation's opioid crisis. a half million americans have died from opioid overdoses over the past 2 decades. a judge will now decide how much the pharmacies must pay in damages. >> spokespeople for cvs and walgreens say those companies will appeal the decision next at 10 preventing a winter surge in covid cases and hospitalizations. what local health officials say they're doing to try to keep the case is low

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the efforts of michael flynn and sidney powell to enlist ezra cohen in their efforts to overturn the election results, which are reported here for the first time, are among the strangest and most potentially dangerous actions taken. just think about the request from sidney powell. she was asking the top intelligence official at the pentagon to dispatch a special operations team on a mission to capture the cia director. and the most disturbing thing about all of this is that sidney powell was not just a lone crackpot, she was working side by side with rudy giuliani as a member of president trump's legal team, and she would be meeting with president trump in the oval office. although ezra cohen ignored powell's e-mails, the secret mission spread throughout social media on websites associated with the qanon conspiracy. and now tonight, less than a year later, the qanon conspiracy theory adherents are waiting in dealey plaza in dallas for jfk jr. and jfk himself because they are going to be trump's zombie running mates or whatever. trump is endorsing republican candidates all over the co

ezra was trampled by the crowd.rs compromising the agency's email system. at least 100,000 emails went out from a legitimate email from the agency, one claiming to be a warning from the department of homeland security that the recipient was a target of a sophisticated attack. the agency says it is aware of the fake emails. the fbi says the emails are the result of a software misconfiguration. agents are warning people and businesses to be cautious of unknown senders and urging people to report suspicious activity. kumasi: israel is the latest to approve pfizer's vaccine for children. the country's ministry of health expects shipments to arrive from the u.s. this week. last week, experts voted in favor of approving the vaccine for children. they are urging parents to get their kids vaccinated. in august, zero began offering booster shots to children as young as 12. reggie: cuba will reopen to tourists for the first time since the pandemic's start, though visitors could face protests. visitors are demanding change. if

the blunt family praying for all the help they can get. 9-year-old ezra was on his father's shoulders before falling into the crowd. >> the crowd just starts going crazy and trystan goes, i can't breathe, i can't breathe. >> reporter: now ezra is in a coma. his hopeful family by his side. >> there's just a lot of things that could have prevented that. and it's really no excuse for it. >> reporter: and we are learning this morning that travis scott will not be performing at a las vegas concert set for this weekend. the performer saying he is too distraught to play. meanwhile, he has promised refunds for anyone who purchased a ticket to that friday night astroworld festival. steph? >> joey, you were there on friday. how in the world did this happen? >> i think, you know, i think what's important to understand, we see these videos and they look -- you know, we don't understand how this could have happened, but, you know, i was there. i was not in this rush of people that we see in the front. and i was kind of in the back, could see, you know, kind of this mass of people, but i had no ide

his father survived but ezra is currently fighting for his little life. according to the family attorneys, he is in a medically induced coma with severe brain and kidney injuries. listen to what the family attorney told me about how the family is handling the situation right now. >> obviously they are devastated, they are very emotional, they have to consider decisions no parent would want to consider. i think his father has said over and over again, if there was a fatal injury, why wasn't it me, not my chile, not my only son. >> so the family's continuing to ask for prayers so this tragedy doesn't continue to expand. i was talking to the family attorney. the family filed a lawsuit against travis scott and the organizers, one of the many that we've seen today, by the minute we have another lawsuit, another plaintiff in this situation. he went in and got us a view of the scene there and talked about it looking like a war zone, an active scene with shoes left there, articles of clothing still on the ground there. you mentioned the focus is now shifting a li

after his dad passed out and fell to the ground, and young ezra got lost in the crowd surge. his family believes he was trampled leading to injuries on to his heart, lungs and brain. that's on top of the other nine concert goers. their ages range from 9 to 27. >>> coming up, president biden will sign that massive bipartisan hard infrastructure bill in just a few hours. but rising pricing and massive shortages are still hanging over this administration and the country so what can they do about it. the president's top economic adviser, brian deese to discuss. >>> and court set to resume in kenosha, wisconsin, where courts will decide the fate of kyle rittenhouse in the coming days. we'll take you there. live. ♪♪ (calls dog) buttercup... (whines) ♪♪ ♪ ohh ohh ♪ are you tired of clean clothes that just don't smell clean? downy unstopables in-wash scent ♪♪ boosters keep your laundry smelling fresh way longer than detergent alone. if you want laundry to smell fresh for weeks, make sure you have downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters. i'm still drawn to what's next. even with high

dozens more seriously hurt. 9-year-old ezra blunt, who attended the astroworld concert, is fighting forountability. >> reporter: his grandfather talked to abc affiliate ktrk. >> for my grandson to end up the way he did something terrible happened. you know, he's a small, innocent child. he didn't deserve that. >> people were begging for help, they were overwhelmed, the security there wasn't enough security. everyone, everyone needed help. >> reporter: stephanie sandoval was also at the concert. she says what happened still haunts her. >> i had people's bodies compressing against my chest where my chest -- i wasn't even able to have the luxury to take a deep breath. i thought i could hang for the first song, but i was officially at that point asking vip, whoever was in vip, hey, can you please get me out of here? i need to get out. >> i've dealt with many crises since i've been mayor. this is the only one where it's been difficult to sleep at night. and in large part it's because we're dealing with kids. >> reporter: houston's mayor, sylvester turner, told me the families of the victims

people gathered to remember the youngest victim of the tragedy at astroworld music festival. 9 year-old ezra blount has been laid to rest in north texas. the boy spent several days on life support after he was trampled at the festival as well as on his father's shoulders when the crowd rushed the stage he fell to the ground. he was the 10th person that has died as a result of that tragedy as family is among more than 300 concert goers and staff will file lawsuits against event organizer. venue management and rappers travis scott and drake. so ahead of the kron morning news. can some of the oldest trees in the world. stand up to fires and climate change and other threats we go deep into the forest to show you their current conditions will be right back. welcome back to the kron 4 morning news at a time for you now for 29 approaching 4.30, a day before thanksgiving. so hopefully you have the week off or at least these next couple of days so you can start prepping and you can just keep the news on and the background keep you updated on what's going on. our meteorologists john sabol, though, has

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houston's mayor says 9 year-old ezra blount died from his injuries last night. he is the 10th person killed at the music festival earlier this month. officials say as roe was on his dad's shoulder at the festival when his dad could not breathe and passed out a little boy suffered damage to his brain when he was kicked and trampled. officials say the crowd started surging toward the state stage rather during a performance by rappers travis scott several lawsuits have already been filed in connection to this tragedy. and in wisconsin, hundreds of army national guard troops are being called up ahead of a verdict in the murder trial of kyle rittenhouse wisconsin governor tony evers did not reference the trial when issuing order. but acknowledged people might be assembling to exercise their first amendment rights in the coming days. rittenhouse is accused of shooting 3 people during a chaotic night of protests in kenosha last year. 2 of them died. rittenhouse claims his actions were in self-defense closing arguments in this trial are set for today. about 200 countrie

zedons injur iedncluding 9-yearld-o ezra blntou. s familyay sse's fighting for his >> when we go to concerts and different events we expect safety and security, and didn't see any security. een i - >> reporter: multiple videos show the crowd pleading with scott to stop the show as fans were in distress. it's unclear if scott could hear them. the rapper at one point stopped the performance but then continued. a 2019 netflix documentary showed chaotic crowds at scott's previous concerts. and this video of a 2015 concert now going viral when scott stopped the show after he said a fan tried to steal his shoe. scott is heard ordering the crowd to go after the man. mr. [ bleep ] him up. [ bleep ] him up. >> reporter: scott issued a statement saying he's devastated. he's now offering to pay for victims' funerals. meanwhile, more people who say they barely escaped the chaos are describing their ordeal. fati smaaid muzno said she had to beit someone's letog escape. >>eo pple started falling tonop of me and that'she wn i was like literally in

a family of nine year old ezra blunt says the boy died today. the boy's father says his son was on his shoulders when a crowd surged, crushed them during the performance by travis scott. blunt family is already part of the lawsuit filed against scott and the music festival's organizer, live nation. it is seeking at least $1 million in damages. laki ready? bali ready. the berkeley landlord who went to prison for sex trafficking. young women from india has died. according to berkeley side the 84 year old was found unresponsive inside his home last monday. he was taken to all debates in oakland, where he was pronounced dead of natural causes ready, spent eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges that he brought girls and women from india on fraudulent visas and then paid them low wages and sexually abused many of them. homicide investigation is underway in antioch tonight after a man was shot and killed last night. that's shooting happened at about 10 40 saturday night in a residential neighborhood entrevista away in the city's

ezra blount had been sitting one his father's shoulders watching one of his favorite artists, travis, when fans rushed the stage and chaos erupted. his father struggled to breathe in the crush and bed peoe killedthtr tonight, high drama aboard the international space station.ion. seven astronauts had seven astronauts had to scramble to their safety capsules after russia blew up one of its own satellites with an earth-based missile. it created a cloud of space junk that could potentially damage the space station. here's cbs' jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: astronauts aboard the international space station were awakened overnight by nasa flight controllers in houston. >> reporter: the threat, a deadly cloud of space debris, hundreds of thousands of pieces generated after russia intentionally blew up one of its satellites while testing an anti-satellite missile. seven crew members, including four americans, a german and two russians, sought shelter in specialized capsules. while the debris passed the station without incident, experts say it will continue to orbit for a century or longe

and 9-year-old ezra blount was trampled by the crowd. he's now in the hospital, fighting for his life. >> he's a small, innocent child. he didn't deserve that. he didn't deserve it all all. he's just coming into town to see one of his favorite artists. >> reporter: and david, officials here in houston are still fielding questions about whether this concert should have been stopped sooner. the mayor and police chief both said that abruptly trying to tell a crowd of 50,000 people to leave could have made things worse. david? >> all right, marcus moore tonight. thank you, marcus. >>> we turn next this evening to the trial of kiyle rittenhouse, the young man across state lines and took up an ar-15, saying he was showing up at police protests to protect businesses from those protesters in kenosha, wisconsin. tonight here, the new drone video shown in court. prosecutors say it shows hs rittenhouse turning and running. also tonight, what the medical examiner said, and what his response whe the defense. here's alex perez. >> reporter: prosecutor

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their claims have merit among the victims 9 year-old ezra blunt currently in a medically induced comating on his father's shoulders when the surge of the crowd knock them both to the ground. a little boy suffering cardiac arrest damage to his organs. scott is offering full refunds to all astroworld attendees says he'll pay for funeral costs for the victims and fund mental health support for survivors pam and ken. all right. grant, thank you for that. more national news tonight. prosecutors have rested their case against. >> kyle rittenhouse after more than 5 days of testimony. rittenhouse is on trial for shooting 3 people during a police brutality protest last year, 2 of those people died. the lone survivor testified in court yesterday. today the jury got their first view of drone video that showed rittenhouse shooting joseph rosenbaum, the first of 3 people who were shot rittenhouse could get life in prison if he's convicted of the most serious charges against him. >> back here in the bay area. the san francisco department of elections has certified a petition to seek the recall of d