machines and exercising emergency powers. also, 2020 campaign manager bill stepien. former-new york police commissioner and pardoned felon bernie kerik who was part of the willard hotel room set up to overturn the election. then, there is john eastman, the president s attorney who put together that memo which amount today a step-by-step guide to the former president sparking a coup. and all we are demanding of vice president pence is this afternoon at 1:00, he let the legislatures of the state look into this so we get to the bottom of it and the american people know whether we have control of the direction of our government or not. [ cheers and applause ] rudy giuliani applauding him on. that was eastman at the rally leading up to the insurrection laying out the essence of a memo that would only come to light months later, and might never have seen the light of day had the scheme actually succeeded. now, the select committee wants to know more. the question, though, is wi
come on, let s see this. i m not going to jump, i promise. stephanie, the funniest part of the entire story is here we go. i tried to save it. willie geist. you know, willie said that the best part of that whole thing mika and i were just dying laughing i was in hysterics. but willie said, as he s running, jump and he s swinging you around, it s straight out of a movie. he looks over at your husband and your boys and they re like, this happens every day. it happened in a grocery store, it happened during a sale a few weeks ago. she runs up to somebody that puts out the turkey runs up, hey! but how about willie? he didn t break pace. he hugged you, put you down, kept running. under four. people kept saying, oh, my gosh, you delayed him, maybe cost him a few minutes. i argue, i supercharged him. without me, it would be four and a half hours. the cape was all of it. by the way, you joke, but at 17 miles, i needed something. i didn t know it was go
crowd rushed the stage and caused panic and chaos. earlier in the afternoon, hundreds of people stampeded through a vip entrance. they knocked over metal detectors and ignored security staff there, as you can see for yourself. this is the third year for the festival, which is organized by rapper and producer travis scott. officials say that today s lineup is canceled and there is an investigation going on right now. they re working to identify all the victims, but what has been made clear, the folks that were transported, some as young as 10, and so really tonight is about that, is about connecting families with the information that they need. 10 years old. cnn s evan mcmorris is following the story. he joins us live. evan, it s good to see you this morning. help us understand what s going on. this is an ongoing story, so i m going to refer to my notes as i talk to you about it. we have a lot to learn about what happened, but we do know this is a tragedy that appears
they re looking into rumors that there might have been some laced drugs there. but we also know there were reports of fans rushing the stage. this was from earlier in the day. several hours before this major tragedy happened. police really appeared to lose control of the situation. large groups of young people starting swarming the gates and running inside. one of the people hospitalized we ve learned was just 10 years old. investigators still trying to figure out what happened, but they believe it all started when a group of people started moving closer to the stage. the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage, okay, and that caused some panic. and it started causing some injuries. people began to fall out. become unconscious. and it created additional additional panic. nbc s raf sanchez has the latest for us. reporter: kendis, lindsey, this was supposed to a night of music and fun and raising money for charity, and instead it ended in deadly chaos.
plus, get the new samsung galaxy s24 on us. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states, around the world, and streaming us on cnn next. i m rosemary church. just ahead, a special operation in rafah bringing two israeli hostages home 128 days after they were first captured. those scenes unfolding amid more devastation for gaza with dozens reported dead after another round of israeli strikes. the kansas city chiefs notch their third super bowl win in five years. we re live in las vegas with the highlights from the thriller in the desert. good to have you with us. we begin this hour in gaza where the israel defense forces says two hostages have been rescued from the southern city of rafah during a special operation overnight. the two men are now at a medical facility in israel where they are said to be in good condition. the idf also says they conducted a series of strikes in one district in rafah. the palestine red crescent society says more tha