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travis scott post thing video to his instagram account at the time. who is travis scott to the kids? >> to a lot of these kids he's a hero. i mean, he came up from the streets and look at where he is now. he's a multi, multi, multimillionaire. he's living the dream for a lot of these people. all the more reason why they would listen to what he's telling them. >> reporter: over the weekend, scott reacted to the drtragedy. >> i could never imagine anything like this happening. >> his fans are called ragers. do the math. you know? >> reporter: sources say that travis scott will provide full refunds to everyone. they will not perform this weekend. scott has also pledged to cover funeral costs and provide therapy sessions for those affected. >> a lot of people have said, he could have just said, whoa, let's take it easy for a minute. that's what you see other bands do. >> reporter: a criminal investigation sund way, with the fbi aiding. which scott says he supports. >> part-time, hourly wage workers are scarce in every professional field, which includes ev

and there are calls for coach alto to cancel the travis scott concert. do you think that is a good idea? paul: i mean, the travis scott concert can be run safely if it is run correctly. if he stays within reason and doesn't wind up the crowd until it spins out of control, travis scott, it can be done in reserved seating, if you wanted. you know? so other than that, i am just saying, these shoes could be made safe. kristen: i mean, coachella is one big giant field. don't know how that would play out. hopefully after this incident, there will be a lot more planning involved, no matter who the headliner. do you think perhaps the travis scott concert should have been stopped when they noticed people passing out? there is video showing people chanting "stop the concert" as someone passed out, but the performer continued. should that the operating procedure? it seems like other artists keep going, but perhaps they call attention and pause a little bit? paul: the concert should have been stopped and reorganized, the front of the stage managed correctly before i

>> as an avid travis scott fan, i can't even listen to his music. out of all of our friends, we couldn't listen to his music after the festival. i don't even see myself being a fan or even going to any type of concert soon. >> do you think he handled this incorrectly? >> personally, i do. because of the instagram video he posted. it just didn't seem as sincere as it could have been. it felt very scripted and very much like i need to protect me. so i just feel like he needs to pay for the funerals or repay us for our tickets. it's a lot of things. >> joya, you went to this concert as a reward to yourself. you and your friends did for hard work. well deserved. obviously, this is not at all what you hoped it would be. how does this compare to other music festivals that you have been to or our friends have been to? . >> i just -- i mean, this one was already an energy before we even went to the concert, before we participated in travis scott's performance. we stood in the line for merchandise for six hours of the day missing most of the acts. we were al

quÉ pudo salir mal en el festival durante el consciente del rapero travis scott? es lo que tratan de averiguar las autoridades en houston, varias familias han emprendido acciones legales y rinden tributo a sus seres queridos que ya contra estÁn con ellos, rogelio mora-tagle tiene la informaciÓn, ¿quÉ tal? buenas tardes. >> ¿quÉ tal? felicidad aquÍ en houston la investigaciÓn continÚa, mientras menos informaciÓn sobre algunas de las personas que permanecen hospitalizadas sabemos que hay un niÑo de 9 aÑos que sufriÓ lesiones en sus pulmones, riÑones y corazÓn y que tambiÉn sufriÓ de un paro cardÍaco, pero ademÁs una chica de 22 aÑos, ha sido declarada con muerte cerebral, todo esto, mientras se siguen multiplicando las demandas contra de los organizadores y del fundador del concierto, travis scott. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> la mÚsica del mariachi hizo mÁs conmovedor el momento la familia de a costa acudiÓ a uno de los altares para las vÍctimas de la tragedia, fueron a rendir tributo a su hijo de 21 aÑos. >> todos pueden perder un madre una madre, per

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travis scott concerts. what's the history here? >> pretty violent one. in 2017 in new york, travis scott begged a fan to jump off a second story balcony. that fan was luckily okay but another fan says he was pushed off and ultimately paralyzed at that show and despite that travis scott talked to lyrics he needs to see injuries in the more than pit. there's been other incidents in later years in 2019 and so on, and you know, the warning signs on this one go way, way back unfortunately. >> one of the things he said from the stage, this time he wanted to see the ground shake with the crowd there. i guess it depend on what he meant by that, right? >> yes, i mean, look, things like that, i want to see the ground shake, that's all fine as far as i'm concerned. what happened and previous guests noted the show was stopped three times and it wasn't stopped and then stopped permanently and it was stopped and resumed, and that's a problem because after the very first song, fans were chanting "stop the show, stop the show" and the show didn't stop, it went on for an

travis scott stopped but then continued on. there is a clip on social media with two concert-goers are screaming at the staff to stop the show. ♪ [ bleep ]. >> the new york time reports that hours before the concert, houston police chief talked to travis scott about his serious concerns about the energy of the crowd. >> rosa flores is in houston with the latest development. so we know that travis scott just sent out a new message about the tragedy and tell us about that and latest on the investigation here. >> reporter: well, travis scott saying that he is going to pay for the funeral costs for the eight individuals who died and that he is getting in contact with the family members to do that. he's also saying that he is going to be partnering with multiple organizations to provide mental health for free. that this mental health will be provided online. i've talked to a lot of concert-goers who say they are traumatized after this event. they talk about having difficult breathing and survival instincts kicking in because the s

astroworld a l festival founded by travis scott tragically young. astroworld a - festival founded by travis scott who is from houston. he is the partnerer in of kyliejenner, one of the highest paid social media influencer, she has been criticised for posting videos of balances at the festival on instagram which she has now removed. in a statement, travis scott said he is absolutely devastated about what has happened, and said he is committed to working with officials to find out what went wrong. with officials to find out what went wrong. a fourth person has died among the group of paddleboarders who got into difficulty on a river in pembrokeshire last week. andrea powell had been in a critical condition in hospital. today, surfers at aberavon beach paid tribute to one of the other paddleboarders who died. here's megan paterson. gathered with their boards to remember paul o'dwyer, his life and his passion. a paddle out�*s reserved really for very special people, it's a surfing tradition, and we thought it was very fitting, at a tough time for the

people having the air crushed off them as the crowd surged during travis scott's performance. bodies trampled beneath. one witness said it was like watching a jenga tower topple. person after person were sucked down you were at the mercy of the wave here you can see a concert goer dancing on top of an ambulance in the middle of a crowd as travis scott continued to perform while the disaster unfolded some fans desperately tried to stop the show. these climbing to a camera platform they begged the camera men, do something, and told them stop the show, that people were dead in the ♪ ♪ >> some in the crowd even started chanting stop the show stop the show stop the show. but it was to know avail hours before the stampede, thousands of fansstormed the entrance gates of the sold out music festival travis scott is well known for his aggressive audiences, he calls them ragers and he's come underfire in the past for encouraging his fans to climb over barricades. as the investigation continues, travis scott says the houston police department has his total support and in a statement,

live nation and traffic's travis scott, while the criminal investigation continues. we also know that there was concern before the concert even started. houston's police chief apparently went to travis scott's trailer to talk about crowd control and all of this will be part of the investigation. that's the latest in the newsroom. pam and ken, back to you. all right. so thank you. meantime, there are growing calls to pull travis scott from next year's coachella music festival. >> an online petition to remove him as headliner has more than 1100 signatures so far. organizers created the appeal on change, dot org. so far no comment from goldenvoice. the organizers behind coachella the festival is scheduled for 2 weeks in april of 2022. >> today marks a somber anniversary. 3 years since the deadly camp fire struck northern california and devastated the town of paradise. the camp fire was sparked when a strong wind blew a spark from pg e equipment into bone dry trees. the resulting fire would become the deadliest and most destructive in california history. the camp fire bu

[yelling] ♪ >> harris: travis scott went on with his set. at one point, he did pause the show and call for help. >> somebody help over here. somebody passed out right here. >> harris: when the chaos ended, eight people were dead and hundreds of others were injured. travis scott took to instagram to ark pol jize for what happened. >> i want to send out prayers to the ones that was lost last night. we are actually working right now to identify the families so we can help through this tough time. >> harris: we're learning that travis scott's concerts have had a history of violence with the rapper charged over two other music festivals, where he was accused of insighting a riot. he likened his live performances to professional wrestling matches telling gq magazine, i want to make it feel like it is the wwf or some -- you fill in the blank there. you know, raging and having fun and expressing good feelings is something i plan on doing and spreading across the globe. emily, starting with you, a lot of legal going on, break it down. >> emily: there

this is not the first time they have had an incident at a travis scott event. they should have been ready for it. they should have expected it. if they're not, they're going to be liable. >> you mentioned travis scott's behavior. he has a history of encouraging chaos at his shows, daring fans to rush past security barriers. could he be criminally liable for egging fans into dangerous behavior? >> i think he can, pamela. i don't think this is the first time that someone has suggested that he could be criminally charged. but i think in the past, it's been more of, okay, this is disorderly conduct. this is some sort of a misdemeanor. but people died in houston as a result of what happened at that festival, at that concert. and under texas law, where this occurred, if you are reckless and cause someone's death, you have committed manslaughter. if you are criminally negligent and cause someone's death, that's criminally negligent homicide. those are serious charges that carry serious prison time. now, the investigation is still early. who knows what the facts are? b

a crowd surged towards the stage as rapper travis scott performed. it is not clear what set the crowd in motion. the injured were given medical help, while the music continued, many not realising what happened. the performance was eventually stopped as a mass casualty incident was declared. the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, ok, and that caused some panic, and it started causing some injuries, people began to fall out, become unconscious. 17 people were taken to hospital, 11 in cardiac arrest. officials have urged people not to jump to conclusions about what caused the surge. tonight's focus, though, needs to be on the families, and on the lives that we lost, many of them extremely young, tragically young. astroworld is a festival founded by travis scott, who is from houston. he is the partner of kyliejenner, one of the world's highest paid social media influencers, for posting videos of ambulances at the festival on instagram which she has now removed. in a statement, travis scott said he is absolutely devastated about what

at this point, you can see travis scott looking out into the scene. the music restarts soon after. >> the fact that mr. scott was able to finish his set. >> reporter: attorney rick ramos is representing some of the concertgoers. >> mr. scott took the approach, in my opinion, that the show must go on. but the show must go on doesn't mean people got to die at your show. >> reporter: sources tell abc news travis scott will provide actual refunds for all attendees wo bought tickets to the astroworld show, and he will not perform at this weekend's day in vegas festival. scott has pledged to cover funeral costs and help provide therapy sessions for those affected. ♪ scott is one of the highest-paid rappers in the music industry. hits like "sicko mode" breaking chart records. the singer known for his high energy and often chaotic concerts featured in this 2019 netflix documentary "look, mom, i can fly." a member of his entourage explains how crowded the shows can get. >> you'll see a lot of crowd surfers, also a lot of kids trying to get out, get to safety

will you go to another travis scott concert? >> absolutely not. >> no. >> absolutely not. >> no. >> i won't go to any -- not just travis scott. i'm really scared to even be around people. >> reporter: now, live nation, astroworld festival, travis scott have all issued statements saying they are heartbroken, devastated, they're cooperating with authorities. that is not enough for a lot of concertgoers. multiple lawsuits have been filed, many alleging gross negligence, that the promoters, that the organizers did not organize a safe event. the latest on the investigation, the houston police department is the lead investigating agency, but the narcotics and homicide divisions are part of this investigation, and one thing that we can't forget is the eight people who died. now we're learning a little more about their stories. here are some of their names. a 23-year-old. a 21-year-old, franco pitino. 20-year-old jacob. 16-year-old briana rodriguez. 14-year-old john hillgert. 27-year-old danish bage. we're still learning, waiting to lea

>> i think travis is only guilty of being travis scott. he is a popular artist and people come to their shows more than other artists in the hip hop space. so that is his only indictment. >> hold on a second. isn't this a point of pride for him that people rage and people get -- it gets so intense? i mean he has a history of being charged of pleading guilty to reckless conduct, disorderly conduct and then he did it again. >> this is the third annual event of astroworld in houston. so i think that it is a pride for any artist to pack as many seats in a venue as possible. so i think -- >> but mine the injury part. there were a couple times, and you put it up before, victor, about the history, in 2015, it was disorderly conduct because somebody got hurt. in 2017, somebody got hurt. maybe even more than one person. and so that is different. >> well, i think that it is unfair to just single out travis scott se scott's shows. any genre, whether rock and roll or these heavy metal concerts, it is kind of the same atmosphere. but at a travis scott

a crowd surged towards the stage as rapper travis scott performed. it's not clear what set the crowd in motion. the injured were given medical help, while the music continued, many not realising what happened. the performance was eventually stopped, as a mass casualty incident was declared. the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, ok, and that caused some panic, and it started causing some injuries, people began to fall out, become unconscious. seven of those who died were between seven and 30. ——seven of those who died were between 14—27 years old. 11 people were in cardiac arrest. 17 people were taken to hospital, 11 in cardiac arrest. a lot of narratives out there right now, on social media, and even last night. i think that all of us need to be respectful of the families. please have also confirmed that they are looking into officials who have been injected with drugs.- are looking into officials who have been injected with drugs. been in'ected with drugs. people who are at been injected with drugs. people who are at the

now travis scott faces more than a dozen lawsuits. we're also learning more about the fix ranging 14 to 27 years old. john hilgert wiz a ninth grader. 16-year-old brianna rodriguez, a high school june wror who learned to dance and the 2-year-old rudy pena a border patrol agents. they were at the the sold-t festival. lilia luciano is reporting for us tonight. >> reporter: good evening to you, norah. there's grief and anger tonight among the family members of those who died. today, one father told us that he was airshoo insured his -- assured his son survived, later spent more than a day trying to find him until he finally discovered his death online. there are so many questions around how this could have happened. ( singing ) >> reporter: houston police chief expressed concerns about security to the rap star but that didn't prevent the deadly crush of a frenzied crowds. the cell phone video shows panicked fans begging for help while scott performance. minutes later, first responders struggling to save the injured. kayla jay says she co

not just travis scott. i'm really scared to even be around people in a full capacity situation. >> reporter: meanwhile, a memorial growing outside the nrg park honor the eight people who died in the tragedy. among the victims, brianna rod rhee tpwez, a 16-year-old high school junior who loved to dance. jacob studied journalism at southern university carbondayle. he was 20 years old. franco pitino. his family received he was loved by so many because of the loyal, loving, selfless, protective, funny and caring person he was. . >> i love you, mijo. >> reporter: it could take investigators week to analyze that went wrong. >> we don't want to leave any detail unreviewed. we owe it to the families and everyone else to have all of the details as it relates to this incident. >> reporter: a lawsuit has been filed by a concert tkpoer against live nation, travis scott, and the promoter score more, alleging negl negligence. cnn has reached out to the defendants and has not heard back. >> thank you so much for the lates

travis scott, you are-- you are the one who's liable. you've got blood on your hands, man. >> reporter: investigators are now looking into whether the festival could have been stopped sooner by travis scott himself. scott took to the stage around 9:00 p.m. friday, 9:30 police saw fans collapsing. at 9:38, concert was declared a mass casualty event. but scott didn't stop hill about 10:00 p.m. he stopped to get help from the crowd. >> somebody passed out here >> reporter: he continued, but there were early signs of the coming chaos. >> when the festival opened doors today-- >> reporter: organizers of astroworld fest promoted it using clips of fans storming a prior event while some people were trampled while trying to enter. at a new york city concert in 2017, scott encouraged a man to jump from the balcony and into the crowd. scott was also arrested and fined that year for inviting fans to bypass security and rush the stage at another concert. and in 2015 the hip-hop star was arrested for urging fans to hop over barricades at the lollapalo

travis scott starts his show around 9:00. he takes the stage. officials receive the first reports of people falling and being injured at about 9:30. by 9:38 -- now, this is not an about, this is exact -- 9:38, they declare a mass-casualty event. and yet, the mayor says the event did not end until 10:10. so, more than 30 minutes, the show continues on after they know it's a mass-casualty event. how in the world could that have happened? does that surprise you? >> yeah, i think that's the $4,000 question. look, we had issues with his concerts in the past in houston. there's been issues with his concerts in other cities. and quite honestly, when you look at the number of officers that were present i think some questions have to be asked. where were the officers? were there officers in front of the stage? were there officers deployed in the crowd? how was their response? where was command and control? so, i know the chief. i know him well. i expect him, love that man, and i know how deeply this is impacting him and his city so i can assure you that

and a new report that rapper travis scott was warned about crowd control. >>> for the first time in almost two years, the united states open to international travelers. vaccinations required. >>> and the white house is standing by a vaccine mandate for up to 100 million workers after a federal court put it on hold. hello there, everyone. it is monday, november 8th. 5 a.m. here in north. thanks so much for getting an "early start" with us. i'm laura jarrett. >> i'm christine romans. we have reports from houston, london, delaware and istanbul. we begin overnight with breaking news in the tragic stampede that killed eight people at a concert in texas. "the new york times" reports the houston police visited rapper travis scott in his trailer before the show to discuss the crowd. a source tells the times the chief told scott he was worried. >> yeah, that's right. they know each other personally. a criminal investigation is now underway. 50,000 people including scores of young fans were there friday excited for live music again after the event was canceled last year during the pandemic, of cours

he says >> chaos at travis scott events is not new. this happened before. history has repeated itself. we hope by filing this lawsuit that travis scott and other artists understand concertgoers want to be safe. jobina: stands out to him is how many warning signs there were at previous concerts. >> to cross the line into terminal conduct, you need a level of recklessness on his part at the concert itself or the planning of it. there are comments he makes at the concert about rage on. it depends on when that was said and in what context. jobina: you can watch the entire interview at 7:00. reggie: a strict vaccine mandate goes into effect in l.a.. people will need to show proof of vaccination to enter most businesses. they can also show a recent covid test. 70% of americans over 18 are now fully vaccinated. vaccinations could soon be required. new federal rules call covid-19 an occupational hazard. a federal appeals court blocked the rule, questioning its constitutionality. so far, at least 27 states have filed lawsuits against the mandate. jobina: abc 7 news

witnesses say travis scott did stop several times but then continued. in this clip on social media, two people there at the concert are seen screaming at the staff to stop the show. watch. >> let's do it. ♪ >> stop the show. stop the show. >> we're also learning that a detailed operations plan for the astroworld music festival did not include a specific contingency for a surging crowd incident. cnn's rosa flores is there in houston. first, tell us what the police chief, if we know, discussed with travis scott before the concert. >> reporter: you know, we do. hpd sends out a tweet expressing that, that the meeting was brief and respectful. here's what he said, he said quote i met with travis scott and his set of security for a few moments prior to the main event. i expressed my concerns regarding public safety and that in my 31 years of law enforcement experience i have never seen a time with more challenges facing citizens of all ages to include a global pandemic and social tensions throughout the nation. i asked travis scott and his team to work with

how is it possible when you look at the video that travis scott could continue performing for minutes nearly an hour after all of this began happening. people began calling for help, et cetera. what's interesting is kylie jenner has now come out and said in part and i want to read her part, quote, travis and i are broken and devastated and show says this. i want to make it clear we were not aware of any fatalities about the news came out of the show and no world would continue performing. listen, we've always talked about himself saying he's been working closely with different officials, the fire department, the police, et cetera, to try to get to the bottom of it. >> it's stunning and it raises some real questions especially when you see people climbing on to a camera riser at the concert begging them to stop the show saying that people are dying in the crowd. you've got people dancing on the tops of ambulances trying to get to victims in the crowd. what scott has said is he didn't realize the magnitude of the situation. there was a lot of warning there. there were a lot of people tr

kyle green was at a travis scott concert that became so chaotic. he later fell from a third story balcony and was left paralyzed. we reached out to scott's team poor comment but haven't heard back. green is now suing travis scott. his attorney joins me now. thank you very much. i really appreciate you joining us on this subject. it's terrible, and it's very sensitive. i appreciate it. >> my pleasure, don. i'm sorry i'm here under these circumstances, but i'm happy to be with you. >> your client was severely injured at a travis scott concert back in 2017. tell us about that and what were you thinking when you saw friday's concert turn into a mass casualty event? >> yeah. kyle was severely injured back in april of 2017 at terminal 5 here in new york city when he was on the third floor balcony of that venue, and travis was urging, as he always does, urging everybody to push forward and creating the bedlam and mayhem and havoc that he always does. and as kyle was up front on the third floor balcony, he got pushed by the surging crowd behind him, and un

a ninth person dies after the crowd surge at a travis scott performance. how the rapper is trying to connect with the victims' families. >>> executive order. why one governor is defying the government and allowing all adults in his state to get a covid vaccine booster shot. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the trial of kyle rittenhouse. closing arguments are set for monday, the same day the jury could get the case. yesterday defense lawyers wrapped up after more than two days of testimony. that included rittenhouse taking the stand, sobbing at times as he defended killing two people and wounding a third during a police protest last year. bradley blackburn is in new york with the latest on this. bradley, what's happening in court today? >> reporter: attorneys will be back in the courtroom today, but the jury will not. the prosecution and defense are finalizing how jurors will be instructed next week when kyle rittenhouse's fate is placed in their hands. >> we would rest -- >> reporter: the defense rested its case th

astroworld was founded by travis scott, who is from houston. he is the partner of kyliejenner, one of the world's highest paid social media influencers. in a statement, travis scott said he's absolutely devastated about what's happened. he thanked the emergency services for their response in helping everyone affected and said he is committed to working with officials to find out what went wrong. nomia iqbal, bbc news, north america. earlier, i spoke tojoey guerra, who's a music critic for the houston chronicle. joey was in the crowd during travis scott's performance and gave us his witness account. i was near the back. i wasn't in the thick of where all this was happening. this was from my perspective in a very contained place at the front of the stage. i was kind of behind the bulk of that, watching the concert and everything unfold. music festivals often are very high energy generally, especially performances from someone like travis scott. was it immediately apparent what was happening and how serious it was? it was not, no. i was not aware

>>> also tonight, new images inside the crowd surge that killed eight people at a travis scott concert in houston the desperate moments. fans buried under a crush of bodies. among the injured, a 9-year-old boy now fighting for his life. and what the fire chief now says travis scott should have done on stage. >>> the prosecution resting and the defense beginning its case in the kyle rittenhouse trial. the dramatic new drone video played in court today. what it shows. >>> the new wave of subpoenas in the january 6th investigation. the high-profile members of former president trump's inner circle called to testify. >>> the former officer who fatally shot breonna taylor at a hearing today. why he says he should get his job back. >>> the new warning on soaring heating bills this winter. what you can do right now to save money. >>> and sleep and your health what's the best time to go to bed for your heart? >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening we haven't heard the last word on covid booster shots. pfizer tonight making its case to the fda that booster sho

travis scott began his set. and those people that were closest to the stage itself and around were the ones being compressed by the crowd trying to filter in and trying to, it seems like they were trying to get as close to the stage as they could. >> am i correct in saying the security and medical components of this event were handled by the concert promoters, not the city of houston? >> that's correct. the medical services were provided by a private company hired by the promoter to be -- to serve that function at this event. now the nrg stadium is a county facility. it resides within the city of houston, but it's a county facility. and it was sanctioned by -- essentially by the county and that board. and so they have the authority to -- or the responsibility to hire those security and medical components, and in this case, the medical component was provided by a private company. >> so this was not the first astroworld in houston. back in 2019, three people were trampled at a festival. thankfully, they were not k

astroworld was founded by travis scott, who is from houston. he is the partner of kyliejenner, one of the world's highest paid social media influencers. in a statement, travis scott said he's absolutely devastated about what's happened. he thanked the emergency services for their response in helping everyone affected and said he is committed to working with officials to find out what went wrong. nomia iqbal, bbc news, north america. we can now speakjoey guerra who's a music critic for the houston chronicle. joey was in the crowd during travis scott's perfomance and witnessed events spiral out of control. hejoins us live he joins us live now. where were you when this started to happen? i were you when this started to ha en? . , were you when this started to ha en? ., ., were you when this started to hauen? ., happen? i was near the back. i wasn't in _ happen? i was near the back. i wasn't in the _ happen? i was near the back. i wasn't in the thick _ happen? i was near the back. i wasn't in the thick of _ happen? i was near the back. i wasn't in

now travis scott's fans are pointing the finger at him. take a is will en. >> you guys are obviously travis scott fans. how much do you hold him responsible? >> completely responsible, sir. he had the biggest microphone out of everybody. i just think it's crazy how poorly it was set up. >> reporter: alisyn and victor, i talked to various people who were concert-goers after this tragedy. they told me they're never going to a travis scott concert again. alisyn, victor. >> yeah. hard to know when the next travis concert will ever happen and if it will. rosa flores, thank you very much for all of that. >>> well, just in time for the holidays, inflation hits a 30-year high. what president biden can actually do to stem the surging prices. that's next. why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis under control? hide our skin? not us. because dupixent targets a root cause of eczema, it helps heal your skin from within, keeping you one step ahead of it. and for kids ages 6 and up, that means clearer skin,

rapper travis scott was on stage at the time. the death of a pregnant woman sparks protests in poland against the country's near—total ban on abortion. she's said to be the first woman to die as a result of the law. and demonstrations around the world demanding urgent action to combat climate change as the cop26 summit continues. hello and welcome to bbc news. sierra leone's vice—president says the state will provide economic assistance to the families of a hundred people killed on friday when a fuel tanker exploded in the capital, freetown. the city's hospitals have been overwhelmed by the number of people injured. umaru fofana reports from freetown. the blast happened in eastern freetown after a truck rammed into a petrol tanker. people rushed to collect the leaking fuel, causing a heavy traffic jam, according to eyewitness accounts. there was a vast explosion, leaving fireballs spreading through the crowds. vehicles in the traffic jam were set alight. hospitals in freetown are overwhelmed with injured people, many in criti

kennedy: coming up from lawsuits against travis scott after the deadly tragedy at astro world. details on that plus handsome gavin newsom. he was gone for two weeks. was he with a nip in his top? that's next. ♪♪ ♪♪ the lawsuits are piling up, multiple investigations are underway and families of the astro world concert victims are speaking out and they are understandably angry. among those entered, a 9-year-old boy who trampled in the stampede. he's in a medically induced, with organ damage and brain swelling. his grandfather is among those demanding accountability. >> this has altered our family. this has altered given the legacy of our family because we don't know if you will ever recover from this. this is my son, my only son so i'm angry because disrupted our family and this could have been avoided people in positions of power had done the right thing. kennedy: awful. on top of that, the fire chief said travis scott should have stopped the show when he saw people were hurt. who is to blame for the deaths of this many people? in the injuries, many, many more. in the h

astroworld is a festival founded by travis scott, who is from houston. he is the partner of kyliejenner. one of the world's highest paid social media influencers. in a statement, travis scott said he is absolutely devastated about what has happened, and said he is committed to working with officials to find out what went wrong. nomia iqbal, bbc news, north america. marches have been taking place in more than 200 cities around the world for what's billed as a global day of action for climate justice. tens of thousands of people took to the streets of glasgow as part of the event, where the cop26 climate talks are on—going. with more, here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. even the driving rain couldn't keep them away. this, the biggest protest march through glasgow during cop. some had travelled just a short distance to get here, others were from the sharp end of the changing climate. i come from the philippines, and i am an indigenous person from the mountains. this is personally important to me because climate change is killing my people. if

>> so he being travis scott? >> travis scott, to establish recklessness. >> right. so i think there's comments that he makes at the concert about rage on. i want to see some rages. it depends on when that was being said and in what context. just saying let's rage isn't a crime. you're allowed to encourage the fans to get excited, but there are a number of instances where you see it on some of the videos there's an ambulance, for example. the question is going to be, is he encouraging people to allow those ambulances to go forward? that's going to be something that's going to have to be evaluated, and here's the reality, that there's going to be social media videos of every moment of that show. every single second will have been documented. so we'll know exactly what he said and when he said it. >> we see civil lawsuits already. how big is this going to get? >> hundreds of millions of dollars, for sure, and a lot of that will be covered by insurance, but you're talking about a lot of possible depths, live nation, travis scott, drake, others. >> later, we'll talk more

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and the first lawsuits have now been filed against rapper travis scott and others in connection with the concert that turned deadly when the crowd surged toward the stage. we're learning more about safety concerns that were raised just ahead of the disaster. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." let's get straight to the breaking news. these new subpoenas from the house select january 6 committee targeting former president trump's inner, inner circumstance. so what are you learning about these new subpoenas? >> it's clear the committee is targeting top advisers from the former president's re-election campaign who helped push the big lie. let's take a look at this list. the first one is bill stepian. trump 2020 campaign manager. also jason miller, former senior campaign adviser. john eastman, he was actually an attorney who helped craft trump's argument that the election was stolen. also mike flynn, a former trump administration official who was also involved in a meeting about how the trump cam

a short time ago, travis scott video on instagram. we a short time ago, travis scott video on instagram.— video on instagram. we are actually working _ video on instagram. we are actually working right - video on instagram. we are actually working right now | video on instagram. we are l actually working right now to identify the families and something to help them through the tough times. my fans, my fans really mean the world to me and i always just really want to leave them with a positive experience and any time i can make out anything thatis time i can make out anything that is going on, i would stop the show. and help them get the help they need, you know? i could just never imagine this situation. well, earlier i spoke to steve adelman who's a lawyer and vice president of the event safety alliance. i asked what his take was on what could have gone so badly wrong. i think we don't know what went badly wrong yet, we just know the outcome which obviously was horrible and unacceptable but as for why, why did a crowd that was func

liz: travis scott, endorsed by companies on the screen, like nike, and mcdonald's, obviously this is going to change the whole rubric of his world, no doubt. garrett, thank you very much and we do want to let our viewers know that live nation ceo was booked for our show today. they did cancel, so we said, you know, please come on, explain what happened, we'll be fair, they chose to cancel and we're hoping they do come back at their first convenience so we can find out what happens next and what they plan to do to prevent something like this from happening again. jpmorgan takes the weed wacker to over-the-counter cannabis stocks, but only those that do not trade on major north american stock exchanges. that means, tillray might be a perfectly positioned pop trade and shares smoking hot at this hour, ceo irwin simon up next on what this means as the cannabis industry struggles for legitimacy in the states closing bell 40 minutes away we are coming right back with tillray ceo. at vanguard, you're more than just an investor, you're an owner with access to financial advice, tools and a pe

kennedy: more have been done travis scott and live nation? >> i missed the first part be to put more have been done to present -- prevent rather the needless deaths by travis scott and live nation both? what they have done more? >> certainly argument will be made knowing mr. scott's history right then and there, you should not have gone into partnership with him to hold this concert. we've seen this before in 2019, we seen it before in astro world from was it worth the risk? putting that aside, this is why god made discovery because in discovery, the plaintiffs will learn from a further meetings, e-mails and communication where it was like you know, we've been through this before, maybe we need extra precautions to make sure it doesn't happen again. a lot of people are going to have explaining to do as to why they would have gone forward with this because in hindsight, it happened again. kennedy: if it were my kid, i would also go after kylie jenner because she breaks a lot. thank you so much, always good to talk to you. coming up, aoc gettin

several lawsuits have been filed against travis scott and promoter live nation. new and terrifying images of the chaos. people trampled. the crowd surging toward the stage, crushing fans against barricades. tonight, questions about crowd control. and news the police chief spoke to travis scott before the concert about safety. marcus moore now from houston. >> reporter: tonight, the fbi is now assisting in the criminal investigation into this deadly crowd surge at houston's astroworld music festival. the families of the eight killed, who range in age from 14 to 27, demanding answers. >> you go to a concert to have fun, you don't go to a concert to die. >> reporter: 50,000 fans filled nrg stadium friday for the first night of the two-day concert headlined by rapper travis scott. when scott took the stage a little after 9:00 p.m., concertgoers pushed their way forward, seen here in this apple livestream, pressing others into the barricades. quentin sauvage's brother fell and got trapped underneath a mountain of bodies for 20 minutes. once free, they made their way t

we had an attendance of approximately 50,000 to the travis scott astro world festival event. we do know approximately 9:00, 9:15 the crowd began to compress to the front of the stage, that caused some panic and it started causing some injuries. people began to fall out, become unconscious and it created additional panic. we transported the houston fire department transported at the start of the mass casualty incident when it was triggered, the mass casualty incident was triggered at 9:308 am this evening. after that time we transported 17 patients to the hospitals. 12 of those were transported by houston fire department five were transported by harris county emergency services. 11 of those were in cardiac arrest. we won't know the cause of death of the eight confirmed until the medical examiner has completed his investigation but we are in the process of sending units to the hospitals to identify these patients, these fatalities. what we ask the community right now is this if your family member was at this event and you have not spoken to your family member we have a reunific

for the first time since the tragedy, travis scott addressed his fans. appearing sombre and distressed, he reflected on what went wrong at the festival he founded. i'm honestlyjust devastated, and i could never imagine anything like this just happening... there were signs of trouble shortly after 9pm local time. as the crowd surged towards the stage, the party soon turned into panic. the venue's first aiders were quickly overwhelmed. people were pushing and shoving to make their escape. police in houston say this is now a criminal investigation, after suggestions of foul play. one of the narratives was that some individual was injecting other people with drugs. we do have a report of a security officer, according to the medical staff, that was out and treated him last night, that he was reaching over to restrain or grab a citizen, and he felt a prick in his neck. several people were treated with an anti—drug medication. as the memorial for the victims grows, so do the questions about what happened. i was completely shocked, �*cause it was for about a

there had been chaos and disruption in previous travis scott events. they say they were really prepared this time. they actually had beefed up security. they put more boots on the ground when it came to security guards and police officers. and they actually had paramedics and first responders staged all around this event inside and outside before it began. that still wasn't enough. when things really started to break down, you heard those descriptions from concert goers of people just suffering immediately. suffering suffocation, feeling compressed, falling to the ground, seeing people trampled, cpr. this was a really, really chaotic and traumatic event for a lot of people, even those not sent to the hospital. obviously eight people lost their lives. and a lot of young people. travis scott has an incredible popular following among young people, and obviously the youngest victim here, 14 years old. we know a victim as young as ten was transported to the hospital saturday night with critical injuries. so now come the lawsuits. that's the next phase of th

travis scott and his promoters know very well from at least 2015, travis has been arrested for insciting violence. oftentimes when there's a mosh pit at one of his concerts, he will proudly say this isn't a mosh pit unless someone is getting hurt. one time there was a concert in manhattan of all places where he encouraged people to push people off a balcony. there was a young man who was left paralyzed. in fact, before this houston concert, it was sold out, and he tweeted proudly again, we're going to sneak the wild ones in. then mayor turner tells him that this is a problem, and then during the concert, even when first responders are trying to respond, he continues the concert. it's disgusting. it's despicable. we're better than this as humans. >> just to be clear, because there is -- it is still not clear what he knew when, what he could see from the stage according to our reporting. do you have separate information that you believe he knew the chaos that was unfolding in that crowd and then continued performing? >> i know that if you have a pulse and you're alive, as travis scott was