countries, two americans among them. a far right rebuke in the world s fourth biggest democracy. brazil s bolsonaro beaten in his re-election runoff. what could be a big blow to diversity at colleges. today the u.s. supreme court considers ending affirmative action. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. the death toll is now at least 154 in south korea s crowd surge. making it one of the country s worst ever disasters. this morning south korea s president and first lady laying flowers at a memorial alter in front of seoul city hall as the nation begins a week-long period of mourning. senior international correspondent ivan watson is live for us in seoul this morning. are investigators making progress on figuring out what sparked this crowd surge? reporter: we re not hearing any conclusive details about that. i do think that the shock of the scale of this tragedy is still sinking in. i m here just basically a few step
coy, nice to see you. have a great day. thanks for joining me. i m christine romans. new day starts right now. way in south korea, i m john berman with brianna keilar. it s one of the deadliest disasters to ever hit that country at least 154 people killed in a crush of halloween party goers in seoul. pictures shared on social media show the crowd crammed into an alley. 26 foreign nationals including two u.s. citizens are among the dead. witnesses saying the narrow streets were jammed with people trying to enjoy the first halloween weekend without covid restrictions. ivan watson is live for us on the scene in seoul. do investigators have any idea what triggered this surge? reporter: just sheer mass humanity in the alley ways just steps from where i m standing right now. this is an impromptu memorial that has cropped up in the 24, 48 hours since the disaster. as you can see, people paying their respects, flowers, handwritten notes, candles, photos of some of the victi
falcons win and move to the first place in the nfc south. elsewhere, four michigan state football players suspended for attacking michigan players in the tunnel after their game saturday night. wolverine s coach jim harbaugh saying two of her plazers assaulted. one may have a broken nose. spartan s coach says the players will remain suspended until the police the big ten and both schools complete their investigations. finally, christine, after five-consecutive losses the los angeles lakers have finally won their first game of the nba season. 121-110 over denver. and l.a. s big three came through big. lebron james has 26 points. anthony davis 23. russell westbrook off the bench scoring 18. afterwards, you would have thought they just won a trip to the nba finals, but no. just a celebration for them. laker s coach first career win as a head man. christine, back to you. congratulations to him.