we begin with developing news from south korea. it s reported that at least 59 people have been killed in a stampede and crush in the capital, seoul. it happened as huge crowds gathered for halloween festivities in a busy bar district. up to 100,000 people are said to have been celebrating in a popular night spot. many of those out during the evening were young party goers. more than 150 people are injured and it s feared the number of dead could rise. videos show medical teams giving cpr treatment to rows of people lying in the middle of crowded streets. earlier on the programme, my colleague david eades spoke to an eyewitness freelance journalist raphael rashid. let s hear what he said. it isa it is a night out for a lot of people, including myself. iwas in the area. when i arrived to ward 7pm it was very clear that there were so many people here, probably the most i have ever seen in this district, and the crowds were just gathering more and more and towards ten p m or 1
him even as the police arrived. the new details coming in, including how police knew to respond to the pelosi home. and the suspect s twisted stolen election thoughts pushed online. plus, the attack underscores the alarming number of threats to u.s. lawmakers and their families. how much is the current political climate to blame? and 11 days out from election day and the big names hitting the field late in the game that may signal concern about midterm victories. welcome to the lead. i m john berman in for jake tapper. we begin with the national lead. right now, house speaker nancy pelosi is rushing to a san francisco hospital to be with her husband who was viciously assaulted overnight. police say 82-year-old paul pelosi was attacked with a hammer after a man broke into their home. the speaker was not there at the time. her office says that her husband is expected to make a full recovery. cnn reports the intruder shouted where s nancy?! during the attack and tried to
since said that no major content decisions will happen until a council to moderate posts is created i m joined by sunder katwala, director of british future, a charity which researches public attitudes on issues like immigration, integration, race and identity. he has been targeted by extreme racists on twitter before and experienced the process of reporting them to the platform. what do you want to change? well, elon musk has what do you want to change? well, elon musk has not what do you want to change? well, elon musk has not become - what do you want to change? all elon musk has not become the owner of twitter when he thought it was a simple issue where anything goes and whatever happens can be legal. i m one of those people that thinks you need rules on social media platforms if people are going to be able to have an equal and fair experience of it. this is a welcome retreat from elon musk that he has realised that the real world is more complicated than his slogan. he has sai
experience as advocating on important telecommunications policy. stone says she regrets her tone but she was silent when we asked her if she takes them back. do you still stand by all the things you said on twitter? no comment. do you stand by those comments? as fcc commissioner stone would be a key factor in making changes to section 230, the rule that shields social media sites from being sued over their content decisions. as social media sites make content calls that continue to churn up questions on capitol hill. do you believe big tech should be censoring more or censoring less than they do right now? i don t have an opinion on that. if stone is confirmed, it would give democrats the majority at the fcc and she was asked by lawmakers if she is going to have a problem getting along with the other republican commissioners still there. she assured them that will not be a problem. and she even bragged to lawmakers that she was in the former fcc chair and trump