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>>> TONIGHT, AN ENTIRE
>>> TONIGHT, AN ENTIRE NATION IN SHOCK AFTER
>>> TONIGHT, AN ENTIRE NATION IN SHOCK AFTER MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE
NATION IN SHOCK AFTER MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN SEOUL,
MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
WERE KILLED IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. THE INVESTIGATION INTO
SOUTH KOREA. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MASSIVE CROWD
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MASSIVE CROWD SURGE THAT TURNED
THE MASSIVE CROWD SURGE THAT TURNED CATASTROPHIC.
SURGE THAT TURNED CATASTROPHIC. SURVIVORS SPEAKING OUT
CATASTROPHIC. SURVIVORS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED
SURVIVORS SPEAKING OUT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW THEY GOT OUT
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW THEY GOT OUT ALIVE.
AND HOW THEY GOT OUT ALIVE. FAMILIES GRIEVING,
ALIVE. FAMILIES GRIEVING, MOST OF THOSE KILLED
FAMILIES GRIEVING, MOST OF THOSE KILLED IN THEIR 20s AND 30s.
MOST OF THOSE KILLED IN THEIR 20s AND 30s. >> THERE WAS PANIC
IN THEIR 20s AND 30s. >> THERE WAS PANIC COMING TOWARD US.
>> THERE WAS PANIC COMING TOWARD US. >> AMONG THE DEAD, TWO
COMING TOWARD US. >> AMONG THE DEAD, TWO AMERICAN COLLEGE
>> AMONG THE DEAD, TWO AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS.
AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS. >>> PLUS, COULD IT
STUDENTS. >>> PLUS, COULD IT HAPPEN HERE?
>>> PLUS, COULD IT HAPPEN HERE? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
HAPPEN HERE? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. >>> NANCY PELOSI
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. >>> NANCY PELOSI BREAKS HER SILENCE
>>> NANCY PELOSI BREAKS HER SILENCE AFTER THE ATTACK ON
BREAKS HER SILENCE AFTER THE ATTACK ON HER HUSBAND, SAYING
AFTER THE ATTACK ON HER HUSBAND, SAYING HER FAMILY IS HEART
HER HUSBAND, SAYING HER FAMILY IS HEART BROKEN AND
HER FAMILY IS HEART BROKEN AND TRAUMATIZED, AS WE
BROKEN AND TRAUMATIZED, AS WE LEARN NEW DETAILS
TRAUMATIZED, AS WE LEARN NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE ATTACK.
LEARN NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE ATTACK. >>> THE SURPRISING NEW
ABOUT THE ATTACK. >>> THE SURPRISING NEW BATTLEGROUND STATE
>>> THE SURPRISING NEW BATTLEGROUND STATE WITH NINE DAYS UNTIL
BATTLEGROUND STATE WITH NINE DAYS UNTIL THE MIDTERMS IS
WITH NINE DAYS UNTIL THE MIDTERMS IS SUDDENLY A CLOSE RACE
THE MIDTERMS IS SUDDENLY A CLOSE RACE IN DEEP BLUE NEW YORK.
SUDDENLY A CLOSE RACE IN DEEP BLUE NEW YORK. HEAVY HITTERS RUSHING
STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS FIGHTING A RIVAL. >> WHAT HAPPENED AFTER
FIGHTING A RIVAL. >> WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE GAME IS COMPLETELY
>> WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE GAME IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
THE GAME IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. >> POLICE ARE NOW
UNACCEPTABLE. >> POLICE ARE NOW INVESTIGATING.
>> POLICE ARE NOW INVESTIGATING. >>> AND BILLION DOLLAR
INVESTIGATING. >>> AND BILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT, TOMORROW'S
>>> AND BILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT, TOMORROW'S DRAWING SET TO BE THE
JACKPOT, TOMORROW'S DRAWING SET TO BE THE BIGGEST EVER.
DRAWING SET TO BE THE BIGGEST EVER. >> Announcer: THIS IS
BIGGEST EVER. >> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS"
>> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH KATE SNOW.
"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH KATE SNOW. >> GOOD EVENING.
WITH KATE SNOW. >> GOOD EVENING. SO MANY FAMILIES IN
>> GOOD EVENING. SO MANY FAMILIES IN SOUTH KOREA ARE IN
SO MANY FAMILIES IN SOUTH KOREA ARE IN PAIN TONIGHT, SOME
SOUTH KOREA ARE IN PAIN TONIGHT, SOME STILL WAITING TO HEAR
PAIN TONIGHT, SOME STILL WAITING TO HEAR NEWS ABOUT LOVED ONES
STILL WAITING TO HEAR NEWS ABOUT LOVED ONES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
NEWS ABOUT LOVED ONES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, MOSTLY YOUNG PEOPLE
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, MOSTLY YOUNG PEOPLE OUT IN A CLUB DISTRICT
MOSTLY YOUNG PEOPLE OUT IN A CLUB DISTRICT WEARING COSTUMES,
OUT IN A CLUB DISTRICT WEARING COSTUMES, CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN.
WEARING COSTUMES, CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN. AS THE CROWD OF
CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN. AS THE CROWD OF THOUSANDS SURGED,
AS THE CROWD OF THOUSANDS SURGED, PEOPLE WERE CRUSHED
THOUSANDS SURGED, PEOPLE WERE CRUSHED TOGETHER, MANY SIMPLY
PEOPLE WERE CRUSHED TOGETHER, MANY SIMPLY UNABLE TO ESCAPE.
TOGETHER, MANY SIMPLY UNABLE TO ESCAPE. THE CELL PHONE VIDEOS
UNABLE TO ESCAPE. THE CELL PHONE VIDEOS OF WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
THE CELL PHONE VIDEOS OF WHAT HAPPENED NEXT ARE DISTURBING.
OF WHAT HAPPENED NEXT ARE DISTURBING. ROWS OF PEOPLE
ARE DISTURBING. ROWS OF PEOPLE DESPERATELY PROVIDING
ROWS OF PEOPLE DESPERATELY PROVIDING CPR.
DESPERATELY PROVIDING CPR. TONIGHT WE'VE LEARNED
CPR. TONIGHT WE'VE LEARNED TWO AMERICAN STUDENTS
TONIGHT WE'VE LEARNED TWO AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE AMONG THE MORE
TWO AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE AMONG THE MORE THAN 150 DEAD.
ARE AMONG THE MORE THAN 150 DEAD. THERE ARE STILL DOZENS
THAN 150 DEAD. THERE ARE STILL DOZENS HOSPITALIZED.
THERE ARE STILL DOZENS HOSPITALIZED. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER
HOSPITALIZED. JANIS MACKEY FRAYER HAS THE VERY LATER.
JANIS MACKEY FRAYER HAS THE VERY LATER. >> Reporter: TONIGHT
HAS THE VERY LATER. >> Reporter: TONIGHT IN SEOUL, THE
>> Reporter: TONIGHT IN SEOUL, THE UNCOMFORTABLE CALM OF
IN SEOUL, THE UNCOMFORTABLE CALM OF A COUNTRY IN MOURNING.
UNCOMFORTABLE CALM OF A COUNTRY IN MOURNING. PEOPLE LEAVING FLOWERS
A COUNTRY IN MOURNING. PEOPLE LEAVING FLOWERS WHERE LIVES WERE LOST,
PEOPLE LEAVING FLOWERS WHERE LIVES WERE LOST, AS POLICE SEARCH FOR
WHERE LIVES WERE LOST, AS POLICE SEARCH FOR CLUES TO EXPLAIN WHY.
AS POLICE SEARCH FOR CLUES TO EXPLAIN WHY. >> CROWDS ARE TRYING
CLUES TO EXPLAIN WHY. >> CROWDS ARE TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH THIS
>> CROWDS ARE TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH THIS NARROW ALLEY LAST
TO MOVE THROUGH THIS NARROW ALLEY LAST NIGHT.
NARROW ALLEY LAST NIGHT. NOW THE AREA HAS BEEN
NIGHT. NOW THE AREA HAS BEEN COMPLETELY CLOSED OFF
NOW THE AREA HAS BEEN COMPLETELY CLOSED OFF AS POLICE SECURE WHAT
COMPLETELY CLOSED OFF AS POLICE SECURE WHAT HAS BECOME A CRIME
AS POLICE SECURE WHAT HAS BECOME A CRIME SCENE.
HAS BECOME A CRIME SCENE. >> THE SCALE OF THE
SCENE. >> THE SCALE OF THE TRAGEDY IS STAGGERING,
>> THE SCALE OF THE TRAGEDY IS STAGGERING, MORE THAN 150 DEAD, AT
TRAGEDY IS STAGGERING, MORE THAN 150 DEAD, AT LEAST 130 INJURED, TWO
MORE THAN 150 DEAD, AT LEAST 130 INJURED, TWO DOZEN IN CRITICAL
LEAST 130 INJURED, TWO DOZEN IN CRITICAL CONDITION, CRUSHED IN
DOZEN IN CRITICAL CONDITION, CRUSHED IN A SURGE IN A POPULAR
CONDITION, CRUSHED IN A SURGE IN A POPULAR AREA WHERE CROWDS HAD
A SURGE IN A POPULAR AREA WHERE CROWDS HAD GATHERED TO CELEBRATE
AREA WHERE CROWDS HAD GATHERED TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN.
GATHERED TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN. AN ESTIMATED 100,000
HALLOWEEN. AN ESTIMATED 100,000 PEOPLE TRYING TO MOVE
AN ESTIMATED 100,000 PEOPLE TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH NARROW
PEOPLE TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH NARROW STREETS.
THROUGH NARROW STREETS. WITNESSES SAY THERE
STREETS. WITNESSES SAY THERE WERE TOO FEW POLICE
WITNESSES SAY THERE WERE TOO FEW POLICE AROUND TO CONTROL THE
WERE TOO FEW POLICE AROUND TO CONTROL THE SHEER MASS OF PEOPLE.
AROUND TO CONTROL THE SHEER MASS OF PEOPLE. >> THERE WAS A MIX OF
SHEER MASS OF PEOPLE. >> THERE WAS A MIX OF THINGS I HEARD, BUT
>> THERE WAS A MIX OF THINGS I HEARD, BUT THERE WAS PANIC COMING
THINGS I HEARD, BUT THERE WAS PANIC COMING TOWARDS US.
THERE WAS PANIC COMING TOWARDS US. SOME SHOUTS OF FEAR.
TOWARDS US. SOME SHOUTS OF FEAR. BUT ALSO CONFUSION.
SOME SHOUTS OF FEAR. BUT ALSO CONFUSION. >> WE DIDN'T KNOW
BUT ALSO CONFUSION. >> WE DIDN'T KNOW REALLY WHAT WAS
>> WE DIDN'T KNOW REALLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO US.
REALLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO US. >> Reporter: THEN
HAPPENING TO US. >> Reporter: THEN PEOPLE STARTED
>> Reporter: THEN PEOPLE STARTED COLLAPSING, LIKE
PEOPLE STARTED COLLAPSING, LIKE DOMINOS, SAID ONE
COLLAPSING, LIKE DOMINOS, SAID ONE SURVIVOR.
DOMINOS, SAID ONE SURVIVOR. IN VIDEOS FROM THE
SURVIVOR. IN VIDEOS FROM THE SCENE, MUSIC IS STILL
IN VIDEOS FROM THE SCENE, MUSIC IS STILL BLARING FROM BARS.
SCENE, MUSIC IS STILL BLARING FROM BARS. NEARLY ALL VICTIMS
BLARING FROM BARS. NEARLY ALL VICTIMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED,
NEARLY ALL VICTIMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, MOST OF THEM IN THEIR
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, MOST OF THEM IN THEIR 20s AND 30s AND MOSTLY
MOST OF THEM IN THEIR 20s AND 30s AND MOSTLY WOMEN.
20s AND 30s AND MOSTLY WOMEN. AMONG THE DEAD, TWO
WOMEN. AMONG THE DEAD, TWO AMERICANS.
AMONG THE DEAD, TWO AMERICANS. A NURSING JUNIOR FROM
AMERICANS. A NURSING JUNIOR FROM KENTUCKY DOING A
A NURSING JUNIOR FROM KENTUCKY DOING A SEMESTER ABROAD, AND
KENTUCKY DOING A SEMESTER ABROAD, AND STEVEN -- A
SEMESTER ABROAD, AND STEVEN -- A 20-YEAR-OLD BUSINESS
STEVEN -- A 20-YEAR-OLD BUSINESS STUDENT FROM MARIETTA
20-YEAR-OLD BUSINESS STUDENT FROM MARIETTA GEORGIA.
STUDENT FROM MARIETTA GEORGIA. HIS FATHER, STEVE,
GEORGIA. HIS FATHER, STEVE, MADE FRANTIC CALLS,
HIS FATHER, STEVE, MADE FRANTIC CALLS, THEN RECEIVED ONE FROM
MADE FRANTIC CALLS, THEN RECEIVED ONE FROM U.S. OFFICIALS TELLING
THEN RECEIVED ONE FROM U.S. OFFICIALS TELLING HIM HIS SON HAD DIED.
U.S. OFFICIALS TELLING HIM HIS SON HAD DIED. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE
HIM HIS SON HAD DIED. I CAN'T IMAGINE THE SUFFERING HE ENDURED,
I CAN'T IMAGINE THE SUFFERING HE ENDURED, HE SAID IN A TEXT
SUFFERING HE ENDURED, HE SAID IN A TEXT MESSAGE.
HE SAID IN A TEXT MESSAGE. IF I COULD TAKE HIS
MESSAGE. IF I COULD TAKE HIS PLACE, I WOULD.
IF I COULD TAKE HIS PLACE, I WOULD. FAMILIES AND FRIENDS
PLACE, I WOULD. FAMILIES AND FRIENDS STILL SEARCHING FOR
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS STILL SEARCHING FOR MISSING LOVED ONES ARE
STILL SEARCHING FOR MISSING LOVED ONES ARE FLOODING A NEARBY
MISSING LOVED ONES ARE FLOODING A NEARBY COMMUNITY CENTER WHILE
FLOODING A NEARBY COMMUNITY CENTER WHILE THE AREA WHERE SO MANY
COMMUNITY CENTER WHILE THE AREA WHERE SO MANY BODIES WERE SPRAWLED
THE AREA WHERE SO MANY BODIES WERE SPRAWLED IS NOW A SPECIAL
BODIES WERE SPRAWLED IS NOW A SPECIAL DISASTER ZONE AND
IS NOW A SPECIAL DISASTER ZONE AND STILL LITTERED WITH
DISASTER ZONE AND STILL LITTERED WITH DEBRIS.
STILL LITTERED WITH DEBRIS. >> JANICE, IT'S SO
DEBRIS. >> JANICE, IT'S SO PAINFUL.