from the university of kentucky and the niece of ohio congressman brad wenstrup and 20-year-old steven blesiwho was on a semester abroad from georgia's kennesaw state university. blesi's father said that when he called his son, a policeman that had found his phone answered. >> i can't tell you the pain that is. i wish i would have not let him go. >> reporter: david, the victims were from 14 countries. the vast majority of them in their 20s. the youngest still in middle school, and we've been watching this memorial grow by the hour. those monks holding vigil, the white carnations, the post-it notes over my shoulder. korea has declared a week of national mourning. david. >> just a horrific scene. matt gutman in seoul for us, matt, thank you. >>> there is news tonight in a case here at home in the murder of two teenage girls in delphi, indiana. tonight a suspect is now under arrest charged with the murders, and authorities revealed just today that he was hiding in plain sight for five years. abc's alex perez in indiana tonight. >> reporter: nearly six years after the mysterious murder of two te

from the university of kentucky, niece of brad wenstrup, republican congressman from ohio; and steven blesikennesaw state. steve blesi is his father. >> the embassy called us late saturday night and when they said the words "are you sitting down," i knew what the next words were going to be. >> reporter: their families, along with dozens more across korea, are reeling with grief, after receiving news no parent should ever have to hear. the korean government declared a week of national mourning, and says it will pay for the funerals of the dead, and the medical care of the injured. norah. >> o'donnell: elizabeth palmer, thank you. we turn now to the u.s. supreme court, where justices heard arguments today in two cases on affirmative action in college admissions. the rulings could dramatically alter how universities consider race in evaluating applications. as cbs chief legal correspondent jan crawford reports, the court's conservative majority appears skeptical. >> reporter: the extraordinary arguments, nearly five hours long, were contentious, as the justices grappled whether considering ra

from the university of kentucky, niece of brad wenstrup, republican congressman from ohio, and steven blesinnesaw state. steve blesi is his father. >> the embassy called us late saturday night, and when they said the words "are you sitting down?" i knew what the next words were going to be. >> reporter: their families along with dozens more across korea are reeling with grief after receiving news no parent should ever have to hear. the korean government declared a week of national mourning and says it will pay for the funerals of the dead and the medical care of the injured. norah. >> elizabeth palmer, thank you. >>> we turn now to the u.s. supreme court where justices heard arguments today in two cases on affirmative action in college admissions. the rulings could dramatically alter how universities consider race in evaluating applications. as cbs's chief legal correspondent jan crawford reports, the court's conservative majority appears skeptical. >> reporter: the extraordinary arguments nearly five hours long were contentious as the justices grappled with whether considering race in coll

university of kentucky she was part of a study abroad program in south korea the other victim, steven blesi, the 20-year-old was a business major at kennesaw university in georgia. in a statement, his father wrote in part if i could take his place, i would officials say nearly 150 people got hurt in the crowd on top of the more than 150 killed our correspondent from our sister network sky news reports on the tragedy still shaking south korea and the world. >> reporter: in seoul, there's a sense the grief touches everyone from the eldest to the youngest, they came today to pay their respects at the memorial in the city center, people signed condolences and showed reverence to the dead. the shock, the despair, overwhelming the human crush that claimed so many young lives has shaken this country. relatives left reeling people like this man, who lost both his grandson and his granddaughter. and this is what his loved ones faced. a sudden, deadly surge partygoers toppled and trampled. piled on top of each other in the light of day, it's clear just how narrow this alley is. what caused the crowd

the victims, some teenagers, many in their 20s, including 20-year-old american college student steven blesikorea for two months. >> i feel like i have a hole in me, a big hole in my chest. i can't tell you the pain that is. i wish i would have not let him go. >> reporter: ann geske a nursing student studying abroad in seoul, the niece of brad winstrop of ohio. he called her a gift from god. just two of hundreds of families dealing with the life-changing events of that night, dealing with a nation in shock and demanding answers. now, we're seeing a massive outpouring of grief here in seoul. this is one of the makeshift memorials. this is just less than 100 feet where many lost their lives. people laying flowers, bringing tributes to those victims we saw earlier one man who was here who lost his big sister. he said he didn't want to leave the spot where she had died. now, some of that anguish is turning to anger. where were the police? where was the crowd control? just over 300 feet away across the road is a police station. had they seen anything? did they try and help the situation? these ar

and steven blesi an international business major at kennesaw state university. his father confirming his passing on twitter calling him a great young man with a big more than 80% of the dead were in their 20's and 30's. >> the tragedy now being treated as a national disaster. >> that was markie. martin reporting the halloween festivities didn't have an official organizer. south korean police have no specific proof of procedure for handling and an organized event like that. the prime minister says that they're investigating to make sure nothing like this ever happens again. >> on the national front, affirmative action is on the line now is colleges, universities across the nation. we have the supreme court set to hear arguments in 2 major cases, one in 4 of all harvard, the other university of north carolina has both defend their use of race within their admissions policies. washington correspondent reshad hudson has the story. good morning. the supreme court has upheld affirmative action twice in the last 20 years. most recently in 2016. >> but with the court's

among the dead two young americans, anne gieske and steven blesi both 20-year-old students doing a semestershe shared photos of them hiking and smiling for selfies just hours before the tragedy. many parents here flooding a community center to find support. >> truly heartbreaking. additionally, much of the world will be watching brazil today to see what outgoing jair bolsonaro will do. bolsonaro lost sunday's presidential runoff election to lula da silva by less than two points and so far he has not officially conceded. in fact, bolsonaro has remained out of public view since election night and has not delivered any remarks since losing. one of brazil's largest newspapers reports his team did draft a concession speech for bolsonaro to give yesterday but then he didn't. bolsonaro has hinted for months that he and his team may challenge the election results if they do not go his way. since sunday's election loss bolsonaro supporters have set up 200 road blockades in 18 states and the nation is bracing for the potential of further unrest. we should note bolsonaro, a close alley of former u.s.

and steven blesi an international business major at kennesaw state university.ather confirming his passing on twitter calling him a great young man with a big more than 80% of the dead were in their 20's and 30's. >> the tragedy now being treated as a national disaster. >> that was markie. martin reporting the halloween festivities had no official organizers and south korean police have no specific procedures for handling an organized events. the prime minister says they're investigating to make sure that nothing like this happens again. >> 6.21 is the time in national headlines this morning. affirmative action is on the line now at colleges and universities across the nation yesterday the supreme court heard arguments in 2 major cases. >> harvard and the university of north carolina defended their use of race in using admissions policies. our dc correspondent shot hudson has more shot. >> hey, good morning. the supreme court has upheld affirmative action at 2 times in the last 20 years. the most recent in 2016. but there's some concerns with the court's new sol

ann gieske and steven blesi. two students abroad. she shared photos of them hiking and smiling for self eies hours before the tragedy all the victims have been identify now a vast majority were m tin their 20s, most of them young women. >>> with only one week left until the midterm elections, members of both major parties are calling for calm and civility, this as a suspect accused of attacking the house speaker's husband is due to make his first court appearance today. and new charging documents reveal disturbing details about that assault our jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: already fueled by controversy, mudslinging and rhetoric, the midterm elections now framed by federal charges after the attack on the husband of speaker pelosi. david depape facing charges of assault and attempted kidnapping, charging documents revealing he was carrying zip ties and duct tape along with the hammer he used to strike pelosi into the head he broke into their home with plans to hold speaker pelosi hostage and break her kneecaps if she lied to h