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it is unclear exactly what ignited this rush. but it created a crush and people were hurt. 23 patients were taken to local hospitals. many of them were in cardiac arrest. the youngest patient was just 10 years old. the second day of in a festival which is today has obviously been canceled and authorities have set up a center to help families get in contact with concert-goers. we ll continue to stay on top of the story and bring you developments as soon as we get them. so we ve heard about the threat of cyberattacks to the country s power grid. here is a new one. drones. this is a weird story. federal officials now say a pennsylvania incident was the first attempt to target american energy infrastructure and they warn it may not be the last. here is cnn s international security correspondent alex marquardt. reporter: the threats to the most critical parts of u.s. infrastructure are only growing with advances in technology from the ever present fears of
governor s race, critical race theory may be a tool for republicans to win elections in 2022, even if they don t understand what it is. i ll enlighten them in today s gotcha. now richard lui with the top news stories. rev, a very good saturday afternoon to you. some of the stories we re watching this hour, at least eight are dead and 13 hospitalized after a stampede at a music festival in houston friday. today was day two of the astro world festival but it is now canceled. rapper travis scott was on stage when an ambulance made its way into the crowd. scott saying he is praying for the families and those impacted by the tragedy. officials estimate about 50,000 were at the sold-out festival. a major coastal storm is bringing heavy flooding to areas of flew, georgia, and the carolinas this weekend. in florida the national weather service says water levels could reach up to 3.5 feet above