violence. last night people in waukesha were gathered to celebrate the start of a season of hope and togetherness and thanksgiving. this morning, jill and i and the entire biden family and i m sure all of us pray that that same spirit is going to embrace and lift up all the victims in this tragedy. bring comfort to those recovering from the injuries and wrapping the families of those who died in the support of their community. we are all grateful to the extra ordinary work of the first responders from law enforcement to the emergency room doctors who are working around-the-clock to deal with the terrible consequences of what happened last night. my administration is monitoring the situation very closely. sandra: that was the president a short time ago. fresh off that happening yesterday with the mother who was there with her 12-year-old daughter and nieces that we spoke to at the top the hour. children still fighting for their lives in the hospital. trace: 18 children were
good afternoon. i m vice president for critical care and specialty services. in my role i work closely with our critical care units and our mass casualty incident command process. i would like to start by expressing my sympathies and those of everyone for the victims and their families. this was truly a tragedy for our entire community. i would like to thank all of the first responders and the others who came together to do what was required last night. all involved did outstanding work. among the 48 victims of the parade tragedy who were transported to area hospitals, 29 arrived at waukesha memorial hospital. the hospital is just blocks away from the parade route. victims started arriving very quickly after the incident. many of our staff were attending
in fact many of prohealth care staff were attending the parade and witness to this tragedy and provided immediate first aid to victims. there were many children among the victims brought total waukesha memorial. after our initial assessment, stabilization, and treatment, we transferred 11 of those to children s of wisconsin. four victims were admitted to waukesha memorial. they are all currently stable and many of them will likely discharge from the hospital today. those patients admitted included both children and adults. 12 people were treated in our emergency department and released. one patient presented to us and left without being seen. sadly, one of the victims who was brought to waukesha memorial was pronounced dead on arrival. in addition to those who were on duty at waukesha memorial last night, many others rushed to the
to do. they are meant to be holding a prayer vigil tonight. commissioner, thank you. matt finn is on the ground live in waukesha. it s going to take some time for that community to deal and process with what just happened. right behind me was the parade route yesterday. to set the scene for you in downtown waukesha, it really is a classic all-american town main street usa, charming shop and cafes, well manicured and prepared for the holidays. hard to wrap your mind around what just happened here. i walked up the sidewalk in one of the sidewalks is it still has red stains on it. i want to focus. a short while ago we got an update from the wisconsin children s hospital. they said this afternoon 18 children in total were taken to the hospital ages three to 16 after the parade incident here yesterday. three patients are still in serious condition and the remaining patients children are
These are the victims of the Waukesha, Wisconsin Christmas parade crash. Driver Darrell Brooks is charged with 5 counts of first-degree intentional homicide.