Nonessential travel. After more than 19 months of restrictions. Im pamela brown in washington. Youre in the cnn newsroom on this sunday evening. And we begin tonight with the tragedy in texas. Two teenagers are among the eight People Killed in a sudden and massive Human Stampede at a Music Festival in houston. Many more are injured after fans rushed the stage during a performance by rapper travis scott at the astroworld Music Festival in houston. Video from the soldout event shows the moment travis scott pauses and looks on in confusion as an Ambulance Moves into the packed crowd of about 50,000 fans. Witnesses describe the crush of people squeezing against them, leaving them with nowhere to go. And im going to be bringing in mayor Sylvester Turner to talk about this. Hes in houston. I know things have been rapidly unfolding for you, mayor, since this tragedy happened. If you could, bring us up to date with the latest of what we know, how did this happen . Well, thats the question that
Live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. And we begin with new fallout from that musical festival in houston, texas, that turned deadly. A concertgoer who says he was injured at the event has filed a lawsuit against the rapper travis scott, Entertainment Company live nation, and the concert promoter. It seeks more than 1 million in damages, to be determined by a jury. Authorities, meanwhile, have launched a criminal investigation. Thousands of fans were pressing towards the stage, and were now learning that scott continued to perform for nearly 40 minutes after first injury reports and for approximately half an hour after authorities had declared the concert a masscasualty event. Now, outside the venue, a growing memorial to those who were killed or hurt in the crush. Mourners have been laying down flowers, photographs, notes, and candles. Cnns rosa flores picks up the story. It was a death trap, basically. Reporter more witnesses are coming forward to share thei
Crush in houston. Customs officials at the u. S. Mexico border, preparing for an increase in Travel Volume as vaccinated International Travelers are, once again, welcomed in. Plus, formerpresident obama returns to the world stage today. Addressing the Climate Crisis at cop 26 as a leader from one Island Nation goes to the extreme to show everyone whats at stake. Live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. Thanks for joining us. Well, in houston, texas, mourners are visiting the site of the astroworld tragedy that claimed the lives of eight people on friday. Authorities have launched a Criminal Investigation into the deadly crush. Dozens of people were injured and houstons mayor says two concertgoers remain in critical condition. Meanwhile, one attendee has filed a lawsuit against rapper travis scott and the festivals promoters. They are accused of failing to conduct the concert in a safe manner, and ignoring the risks to concertgoers. The plaintiff, whose lawyers s
Law his infrastructure plan, but the heavy lifting of passing his largest social Spending Bill is right around the corner. Plus, in the coming hours the u. S. Will open its borders to vaccinated International Travelers. Were live at Londons Gatwick airport. Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. And we begin with new fallout from the Music Festival in houston, texas, that turned deadly. A concert goer that says he was injured at the event has filed a lawsuit against rapper travis scott, Entertainment Company live nation and the Concert Promoter. It seeks more than 1 million in damages to be determined by a jury. Authorities, meanwhile, have launched a Criminal Investigation. Thousands of fans were pressing towards the stage and were now learning that scott continued to perform for nearly 40 minutes after the first reports of injuries. After approximately half an hour after authorities declared the concert a mass casualty event. Outside the Ven Sue A
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