to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. i m kim bruin hube letter ahead on cnn newsroom, south korea is in mourning right now. more than 150 people in seoul killed in a crowd surge celebrating halloween. a week and a half to u.s. midterm elections, and early ballots are coming in by the millions. one battleground state, see where else each party s heavy hitters are campaigning. the white house accuses russia of weaponizing food. a grain deal to feed much of africa and the middle east now in jeopardy. we re live in kyiv and johannesburg with the fallout. south korea has declared a national day of mourning of a of ap aft chaotic crowd surge claimed the lives of at least 151 people. thousands of partygoers had gathered for a celebration, but the turn ute so large and the space so small, many people got crushed in the middle of the crowd. here s how one witness described the scene. i saw the people going to the left side. i act
it s a french style. oh, oh, oh, oh, okay. so, when someone s running in slow motion down the beach in a silver lame speedo, of those three, who would you choose? i don t know. come on! it s anderson cooper. the guy, like, works out. that s a good-looking man. does he? he works out? i don t know. you disappoint me, eric. you really do. cheers. cheers. cheers. cheers. ganbei. ganbei. ganbei. ah, no. ganbei you finish the no. cheers. wow, you took it seriously. you become more and more chinese now. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome
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we all do that. anthony: who would you rather see in a speedo? wolf blitzer, dr. sanjay gupta, or anderson cooper? eric: ooh. that s a tough one. anthony: no. no, actually that s an easy there s an easy answer. eric: none of them. anthony: really? eric: in a speedo? you know what is a speedo? it s those bathing suits anthony: well, no. it s a banana hammock. it s a it s a eric: like, like a small, very narrow bathing suit. anthony: it s a french style. chen: ah, ah, ah, okay. okay. anthony: so when someone s running in slow motion down the beach in a silver lame speedo, of those three, who would you choose? eric: i don t know. anthony: come on! it s anderson cooper. the guy, like, works out. that s a good-looking man. eric: does he? he works out? i don t know. anthony: you disappoint me, eric. you really do. cheers. chen: cheers. cheers. eric: cheers. ganbei. chen: ganbei. eric: ah, no. ganbei you finish the no. cheers. wow, you took it s
anthony: it s a french style. chen: ah, ah, ah, okay. okay. anthony: so when someone s running in slow motion down the beach in a silver lame speedo, of those three, who would you choose? eric: i don t know. anthony: come on! it s anderson cooper. the guy, like, works out. that s a good-looking man. eric: does he? he works out? i don t know. anthony: you disappoint me, eric. you really do. cheers. chen: cheers. cheers. eric: cheers. ganbei. chen: ganbei. eric: ah, no. ganbei you finish the no. cheers. wow, you took it seriously. chen: you become more and more chinese now. [ woman singing ]