newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we re following breaking news out of south korea. a horrific chain of event and a fast rising death toll in seoul. 146 people are confirmed dead. this happened a t a halloween festival. the video is graphic. it s a chaotic scene on the streets of seoul as people perform cpr. the fire department chief says the cause is presumed to be a huge controllable crush of people. we do not know what led to that crush of people. the white house, at this hour, is weighing in. jake sullivan wrote the reports out of seoul are heartbreaking. we are thinking thof those who lost loved one. the united states stands ready to provide the republic of career with any support it needs. let s get to will ripley who has been covered this. what more are you learning about what happened? reporter: the number of people and families affected by this continues to grow. you re talk about 146 people, at least killed. that s a death toll that has almost tripled since
newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we re following breaking news out of south korea. a horrific chain of event and a fast rising death toll in seoul. 146 people are confirmed dead. this happened a t a halloween festival. the video is graphic. it s a chaotic scene on the streets of seoul as people perform cpr. the fire department chief says the cause is presumed to be a huge controllable crush of people. we do not know what led to that crush of people. the white house, at this hour, is weighing in. jake sullivan wrote the reports out of seoul are heartbreaking. we are thinking thof those who