hello, welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. just ahead, midterm elections are just around the corner here in the united states. we will hear the final pitch to voters from republicans and democrats. a huge political comeback in brazil. a former president is set to return to office. but not all of his opponents supporters accept the results. plus, a nation in mourning. we are learning more about the victims of the deadly halloween crowd surge in south korea. we will bring you a live report from seoul. live from cnn center, this is cnn news room with rosemary church. good to have you with us. in just eight days, american voters will decide key races at the state and national level including the contest for control of congress. 218 seats are needed to control the house. and right now, it looks like republicans have a slight lead with 212 likely wins. in the senate, about a third of the seats are up for grabs and republicans cours
according to state media, the hard line president said security is the red line of the islamic republic. and we will not allow the enemy to implement in any way. its plans to undermine this valuable national asset. obviously, a veiled threat there. iran as we know, rosemary, has been gripped by protesters following the death of 22-year- old masa ameni back in september after she was arrested by the morality police for wearing an improper hijab. hundreds of protesters have been killed. thousands have been arrested. that is probably a very conservative number. as authorities struggle to contain an outpouring of public anger and demonstrations calling for the regime overthrown. and our journalists have been arrested? what are you learning about this? dozens of journal isists but over the weekend, over 3