travis scott has -- through his attorneys, has denied legal liability and, jim and erica, we're still reaching out to a lot of these plaintiffs to get reaction from them, but, of course, they're displeased with this denial of legal liability from travis scott and just from the statement that we did get from the youngest victim, the 9-year-old's family, that attorney was very displeased, saying the family did not accept travis scott's offer to pay for the funeral expenses, and that travis scott should take some responsibility. >> rosa flores in houston, thank you very much. we're going to bring you back to live pictures from the capitol now. this is the honor guard greeting the body of the late senator bob dole as he is being prepared to be lain in state at the capitol. 12 u.s. presidents had that honor. a number of senators as well. as we said earlier the most recent was senator john mccain in 2018. let's listen in. >>> there on the steps of the capitol now, the late senator's widow, elizabeth dole. the late senator died a day before what would have been their 46th wedding anniversary

scott expressed remorse but said he's not to blame. >> the travis scott show or, you know, an actual show, you know wasn't the bottom line factor of what happened here. >> reporter: in a lengthy conversation, scott spoke with tv and radio host saying he did everything he possibly could on the night of november 5th. while headlining his own festival, 10 were killed during a crowd surge and hundreds injured. but the show in houston went on for more than 30 minutes as the rapper says he was unaware of the mayhem unfolding. >> you didn't hear those screams? >> no, man it's so crazy because i'm an artist, too any time you can or something like that, you want to stop the show. >> reporter: and this week with hundreds of lawsuits filed seeking billions in damage, scott denied legal liability and asked for several claims to be dismissed 21-year-old axel acosta died in the chaos. >> this is all part of a culture that travis scott created himself and now he tries to pretend he was surprised he's a victim he's no victim. >> i have a responsibility to figure out what happened here. i have a resp

>> well, charlemagne tha god asked travis scott if his music was to blame. travis scott said no. he pushed back and said, but some of your music encourages violence. isn't that what raging is all about? travis scott said, no, raging is about letting go and having fun. he was also asked about his conversation with the houston police chief. in the aftermath of the tragedy, he said it was a brief encounter about public safety. here's what travis scott said about that meeting. take a listen. >> he knew that our crowd was the type of crowd that comes in, a heavy crowd, so to communicate with him if we were doing anything outside of the week's itinerary. that week, we were doing a lot of charity stuff prior to the festival so the security at most of the events but he was just letting us, i guess, in that statement, he was just saying if we do anything outside of what we had on our itinerary, let him know. but we didn't even get to that point. >> reporter: and travis scott also went on to say that no one asked him to stop the concert. now, we're starting to hear from the attorneys who r

cnbc's perry russom with more from travis scott's first interview. >> the travis scott show, or you know a astroworld show. >> travis scott saying he has been on an emotional roller interview. >> travis scott saying he's been on an emotional roller coaster the rapper performing in his hometown of houston when the crowd surged at his astro world festival scott saying he heard no screams for help >> it's so crazy because i'm that -- i'm that artist, too any time you can hear something like that, you want to stop the show >> also saying he did stop the show for one person. >> he was right there. you got people like just spreaded out, and so i'm looking. i'm like, oh, and i call down the medics came in, responded, got him out. >> reporter: scott now facing criticism for creating a rage culture at his shows in an interview with gq from 2015 he said he wanted his shows to feel like professional wrestling. speaking with charlamagne tha god scott says he tries to create experiences through a safe environment >> something unfortunate happened, and i think you've really got to figure out, you know

scott's first interview. >> the travis scott show, or you know a astroworld show. >> travis scott saying he has been on an emotional roller coaster. the rapper performing in his hometown of houston when the crowd surged appear his astroworld festival. >> scott saying he heard no screams for help >> it's so crazy because i'm that artist too. any time you can hear something like you want to stop the show. >> also saying he did stop the show for one person. i mean, he was right there you know, you had, like -- you had people spreading out. >> um-hum? >> i'm looking like i called down, and you know the medics just came and responded. got him out. >> scott now facing criticism for creating a rage culture at his shows. in an interview with gq from 2015 he said he wanted his shows to feel like professional wrestling. speaking with charlamagne tha god scott says he tries to create experiences in a safe environment. >> people show up to have a good time and something unfortunate happen and i think we really got to figure out what that was >> reporter: scott with a message to the families of those

scott's first interview. >> the travis scott show, or you know a astroworld show. or you know a wasn't a bottom line factor what happened here. >> reporter: travis scott saying he's been on an emotional roller coaster. the rapper performing in his hometown of houston when the crowd surged at his astroworld festival >> reporter: scott saying he heard no screams for help. >> it's so crazy because i'm that artist too. any time you can hear something like that, you want to stop the show >> reporter: also saying he did stop the show for one person >> i mean, he was right there. you know, you had, like -- you had people spreading out. >> um-hum? >> i'm looking like i called down, and you know the medics just came and responded. got him out.m out. >> reporter: scott now facing criticism for creating a rage culture at his shows in an interview with gq from 2015 he said he wanted his shows to feel like professional wrestling. speaking with charlamagne tha god scott says he tries to create experiences in a safe environment. >> people show up to have a good time and something

rapper travis scott is speaking out. those are some of the headlines on the morning newstand. the houston chronicle says travis scott said he did not know that people had died while he was on the stage during last month's astroworld festival. in his first public interview since the tragedy scott sat down with radio personality charlamagne the god. a massive crowd surge killed 10 people and injured hundreds. he did not know people had died until after his performance. >> even after the show you're just kind of hearing things, but you don't know -- i didn't know the exact details until minutes before the press conference. even at that moment you kind of just like, what? hundreds of people are suing scott and the concert promoter. a criminal investigation is also underway. >>> "the new york times" says the new york city council approved a measure to give more than 800,000 noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. the bill affects legal residents with green cards or those who have the right to work in the u.s. they can begin voting in local elections in 2023 but not state

. >>> el cantante travis scott habla de la estampida humana que se armÓ en unos de sus conciertos. >>> el festival astroworld de houston donde estaba travis scott que se deslindÓ de cualquier responsabilidad, incluso por seguir con el evento 40 minutos despuÉs. los invitados subieron a la tarima y ahÍ detuvieron. >>> las imÁgenes de scott ignorando la suplica de los fanÁticos son claras, dicen los abogados que ya entablaron 140 demandas contra el artista. nuestra investigaciÓn revela que el organizador del evento demostrÓ el poco interÉs en la seguridad de los participantes de este concierto al venderle boletos a niÑos. llegaron hasta las Últimas consecuencias dijo una firma de abogados en demandas de un millÓn de dÓlares cada uno. >>> un jurado de chicago declaÓo actor joseph molet culpable tras 9 horas de delipte raciÓn. la prÓxima audiencia estÁ programada para el 29 de enero. el departamento de tesoro de estados unidos impuso sanciones a funcionarios de el salvador por tener conversaciones privadas con miembros de pandillas. vamos al informe. >>> para mÍ es muy ra

. >>> rapper travis scott speaks out about the deadly night at th the astro world concert. >>> and jussie smollett found guilty by his peers. >>> and an appeals judge ruled against president trump 's attempt to block documents from the january 6th investigation. >>> and we remember world war ii veteran, bob dole. >>> good friday morning, i'm philip mena. >>> more than 2 million americans are eligible for a covid booster shot hospitals are being pushed to the brink once again some are being forced to deploy the national guard to help relieve health care workers. >> reporter: cdc approve just two weeks until christmas meets 2.6 million teens will be eligible to dramatically boost their covid protection before gathering with family and friends over the holidays. pfizer's booster authorized for 16 and 17-year-olds at least six months after their second dose while they present a strong defense, pfizer says the research shows the booster is essential to mount a strong defense against the omicron variant. so far younger kids are not eligible for the booster >> i would thing for the next several

an emotional roller coaster. >> reporter: rapper travis scott insists he didn't know fans were getting trampled during his november 5 concert. >> i did not know the exact details until minutes before the press conference. even at that moment, you're kind of like wait, what. >> reporter: scott kept performing for 37 minutes after houston police and firefighters declared the incident a mass casualty event over police radio. he told his interviewer he saw lights, but couldn't tell what was going on, despite mentioning an ambulance on stage. >> there's an ambulance. >> reporter: social media video also shows concertgoers begging concert staff to stop the show. scott said he could not hear them above the music, and the crowd of around 50,000 people. >> any time you can hear something like that, you want to stop the show. you want to make sure the fans get the proper attention they need. any time i could see anything like that, i did. you know, i stopped a couple of times to make sure everybody was okay. >> reporter: scott denies legal liability for the 10 deaths and hundreds of injuries, bu

. >>> travis scott talking about the astro world tragedy for the first time. where he says he's not to blame for what happened. >>> how large retailers want congress to step in to stop >>> we're back with breaking news. a flight from washington, d.c. to los angeles was diverted to oklahoma city after an unruly passenger assaulted multiple people mid-air. according to authorities, the suspect assaulted a delta flight attendant and an air marshal before he was taken into custody. police did not say what sparked the altercation. the fbi is now investigating. >>> now to travis scott, speaking publicly about the deadly tragedy at his concert for the first time. the performer says he's not to blame for what happened. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: superstar travis scott insisting he could not hear the desperate cries from his fans, begging him to stop the show. >> did you hear those screams? >> nah, man. it's so crazy, because i'm an artist. any time you hear something like that, you want to stop the show and make sure fans get the proper attention they need

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somebody decided it would be a good idea for travis scott to speak. he continues, each time he does speak, to try to deflect blame. we learned as children if you screw up, just admit it. every time you try to pretend you didn't know this or that, it makes it worse. . >> he said he couldn't tell what was happening in the crowd. why don't you believe him? >> because i've stood on that stage, and i can see the vantage point that he had. because i've seen hundreds of individual cell phone videos of what was happening in the crowd, because i have talked to more than 100 people who were there, including security personnel, paramedics, et cetera. he is going to have a hard time making that case. i thought it was interesting that this. he picked and approved the questions. he won't be able to do that in this court proceeding. >>> what question would you ask him? >> why? he said -- i had an earpiece in. no one told me there were these problems. my question would be do you have an earpiece in your eye? you could see. we see in the concert that you can see someb

it has remained up since travis scott's performance on november 5th. some 300 others were also injured at that event. more than 300 lawsuits have been filed. and joining me now is the spokesperson for travis scott and also the former mayor of baltimore and former secretary for the dnc, in case you guys all recognize her, she's been a frequent guest. but we're going to have you wear two hats for this conversation. so what has travis scott's reaction been to learning the cause of these deaths? and what's the last month and a half been like for him grappling with what took place? >> i can say his overwhelming feeling is grief at the loss of his fans. i remember the first time i spoke to him, he kept saying, i do all of this for my fans, i do all of this for my fans, i am who i am because of them. so the fact that so many of them, that ten of his fans, ten of the people that he considers friends lost their lives has been devastating to him. and that's why he reached out, his team reached out to me because he's so focused on finding solutions to make sure t

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intuit quickbooks live bookkeeping. >>> next tonight here, rapper travis scott breaking his silence about the tragedy at the astroworld festival in houston. ten people dying in the surging crowd while scott was on stage. scott in a new interview saying, quote, people pass out, things happen at concerts. but insisting he didn't know anything was seriously wrong until after the show. >> did you hear any of those screams? >> no, man. and, you know, it's so crazy, because i'm not -- i'm that artist, too, any time you can hear something like that, you want to stop the show, you want to make sure, you know, fans get the proper attention they need. >> more than 140 lawsuits have been filed since that concert. >>> when we come back here tonight, the guilty verdict against reality tv star josh duggar. >>> and those powerful images right here in washington. i thought i was managing my moderate to severe crohn's disease. then i realized something was missing... ...me. my symptoms were keeping me from being there for her. so, i talked to my doctor and learned humira is the #1 prescribed biologic for

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travis scott is speaking out over the november tragedy at astroworld. in his first interview since, scott said during the concert, he was not aware of the crowd surge that killed ten people and injured hundreds. he is facing over 300 lawsuits. >>> and finally, this video will blow you away. a bus driver holding on for dear life as a tornado flipped the bus on its side. thankfully, he made it out just fine. in all, six tornadoes ripped throughout tennessee earlier this week. no injuries were reported. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news" reporting tonight from los angeles. >> good evening and thank you so much for joining us. we're going to begin with the new push to boost covid immunity in millions more americans. today the fda authorized pfizer booster shots for 16 and 17-year-olds. boosters are already encouraged for everyone 18 and up. public health officials are worried that people who were vaccinated last winter and spring

reggie: travis scott in his own words sharing his side of the story in his first public interview since the astroworld concert stampede. first, sue has a look at your commute. sue: we go straight to the bay bridge toll plaza. about one hour ago, the metering lights were turned on. now you can see the backup has the over crossings for a 10 minute delay getting to the tolls. you are sluggish on the upper deck through the tunnel into the western side of san francisco. here the emeryville camera. it is a solid stream of headlights from hercules all the way to the city, a 35 minute drive. it is not too bad. once it hits 40 minutes we will change that to an orange color and you will see significant slowing. for now, you are moving along at a good clip. we will check in with mike now. mike: i ran into some damp spots this morning but that was a couple of hours ago. most of that is moving away but we have a chance through 9:00 of some drizzle and you can see the clouds clearing out. he was future radar. by lunch we have total sunshine. the sun will warm the ground and let go of that moisture. m

ten people died as a packed crowd surged to a stage where rapper travis scott was performing. live nation has until january 7 to respond and has been requested to brief the panel on january 12. >>> two georgia election workers are suing, claim one america news and donald trump's former lawyer destroyed their reputations and prompted supporters to harass them after claiming fraud in the 2020 presidential election. free man and moss say they are victims of political lies. giuliani and one america news are facing other charges related. >>> voted to pass mayor breed's tenderloin emergency order. after a ten hour meeting the public expressed concerns as well as support after the plan to declare a state of emergency in the tenderloin. supporters hope this plan leads to more resources for those in need. opponents worry increased police presence will result in addicts being sent to jail. >>> marin will be using $500,000 it received through american rescue plan act to help manage homeless camps. the board of supervisors voted to approve the allocation. it will be divided among three ci

rapper travis scott giving his first interview since the astroworld festival tragedy. hear what he has to say. and as for steph curry's quest for the 3 point record now goes on the road for specter. jason dumas has thoughts from a couple >> california attorney general rob bonta was in san francisco today to promote a gun buyback event that's happening this coming weekend. that event is on saturday from 00:00am in the morning until 12 noon on howard street. the event is being hosted by the group called united players. people will get $100 cash for handguns and shotguns and $200 for automatic weapons united players is a 25 year-old organization which focuses on violence prevention and youth development. >> an attorney in michigan is now filing a pair of 100 million dollar lawsuit against the oxford community school district and various school employees. and this is following that school shooting that left 4 teens dead in oxford, michigan, just outside of detroit. the suits are being filed on behalf of a student who was shot and survived and her sister who was right next

and we're hearing from rapper travis scott for the first time since the astroworld festival tragedy. >> who he's blaming for the deaths that took place during his show. plus, new audio technology coming to the east bay. how the equipment will help alameda county or r >> this is interesting building trust in police by analyzing language used during community engagement. it's what new technology is aiming to do for officers in alameda. for is a segment. you talked to the chief of police. there to understand how the technology will help officers do their jobs. >> it's a story you'll see only here on kron 4. >> second. okay. take your head con dao conversations between officers and the public in the city of alameda will soon be analyzed using a new body camera audio technology platform that is programmed to flag at risk behavior. we have the opportunity to de-escalate. >> any type of situation. by the way, that we communicate with others. i'm excited that we're the first in california that's going to have this technology alameda police chief. the shot joshi has only been on the job for 6

scott pidió que se desestime 11 demandas en su contra en las que los responsabilizan de la tragedia en el concierto existan el pasado 5 de noviembre cantaba ese día con hubo una avalancha humana que dejó 10 fallecidos el cantante pidió que las demandas se anulan pero además no vuelvan a presentarse acumulan casi 300 demandas en su contra hablamos del covid-19 ahora la organización mundial de la salud anunció que las primeras pruebas que indican que no me puede estar propagándose más lo que aparente delta pero podría ser menos grave indicaron que los gobiernos deben acelerar los programas de vacunación para hacerle frente a esta nueva variante aunque sea demasiado pronto para saber hasta qué punto protegen las vacunas un nuevo estudio reveló que quienes se oponen contagios por coronavirus y además fueron vacunados tienen anticuerpos más resistentes contra las nuevas variantes los científicos de la universidad de california incluyeron que los pacientes que se enfermaron antes del descubrimiento de las vacunas y posteriormente recibieron dosis tienen una mejor respuesta

jorge: al menos 6 de las 10 familias que perdieron parientes en el concierto de travis scott rechazaron el ofrecimiento de el cantante de pagar el funeral. las demandas presentadas por los familiares de los fallecidos, pero tambiÉn de los sobrevivientes de la avalancha suman ya 140. ilia: expertos en finanzas recomiendan seguir cuidando el bolsillo. la inflaciÓn en estados unidos alcanzÓ su nivel mÁs alto en casi 40 aÑos, esto quiere decir que habrÁ que seguir pagando mÁs por muchos de los productos bÁsicos. janet rodrÍguez nos dice hasta cuando podrÍa durar esa costosa inflaciÓn. janet: griselda santos ya no sabe quÉ hacer para que le rindan dinero en el supermercado. >> ahora con 100 $ es bien poco lo que se puede comprar. janet: porque los precios siguen aumentando, de hecho aumentaron 6,8% en comparaciÓn con el aÑo pasado. la inflaciÓn estÁ en su peor momento en casi 40 aÑos. >> yo dirÍa que tenemos fÁcilmente hasta mediados del aÑo que viene en tÉrminos de inflaciÓn fuerte. janet: lo que mÁs ha aumentado es el precio de la energÍa, incluyendo la gasolina, lo

also ahead tonight, travis scott promising to take action after the deadly astroworld concert surge. >> what he's revealing in his first interview since the tragedy and at least 53 migrants died in a smuggling operation that went wrong in mexico today, how the government plans to deal with the tragedy. keep it here. kron 4 news at 10. we'll be right back. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >> new tonight at 10, at least 53 people are dead tonight and dozens more are injured after a horrific cargo truck crash. it rolled over in southern mexico. you see these graphic photos from the scene victims all over the pavement on the ground. mexican authorities say the incident happened today on a highway leading toward the. chiapas shep, a state capitol. the vehicle was carrying people who appeared to be migrants from central america. say they were close to a 150 people migrants on that truck. it is common in mexico for freight trucks to transport so many people in mig

they were among 50,000 who attended the travis scott november music festival. the youngest victim was 9 years old. others range in age from 14 to 27. dozens of lawsuits have been filed over injuries and deaths at the concerts. vance surged towards the stage squeezing people so tightly they couldn't breathe or move their arms. >>> a tragic story out of australia now. five children have died and four others are in critical condition after falling from a bounce house during high wind. witnesses say it was a sunny day mama and the wind was not that strong mama but a sudden gust ripped the castle from its pegs and lifted it more than 30 feet into the sky. the children who died were sixth-graders. it was a distressing scene that brought some officers to tears. >> on a day when these children were meant to be celebrating their last day of primary school, instead we are mourning their loss. >> at this time of year, it breaks your heart. >> a police investigation is underway. counseling is being offered to family, friends, teachers, witnesses, and first responders. >>>

well, coming up on the kron morning news travis scott is speaking out in his first interview since his astroworld concert tragedy who he is blaming for the incident. and a handful of republicans voted to clear the way for democrats to raise the debt ceiling. >> as the looming deadline is only 5 days away. we'll be right back after the break. >> the time for you now for 17 08:00am here on this friday and wow. december oh, my goodness. the month is going by and hopefully way far along. i am on holiday shopping for folks that still have to get that done, to be honest with you. this might be the weekend where you need to do all that because starting next week, according to our meteorologists on we'll start to see some rain in the forecast that right, john. yeah, i definitely plan this one out a little bit more precisely than you have before because. >> we've been getting spoiled with the really good weather. this month so far that's made. but not those lies doing your christmas shopping. all pretty easy that all does change starting late late saturday night on through next week as we do se

scott performed lawmakers want details from the promoter about security crowd control and mass casualty planning the company has not publicly responded to that investigation yet. house committee investigating the january 6 riot at the capitol wants to que.tion jim jordan, one of the former president trump's top congressional allies. jordan is also one of the republicans who tested trump chief of staff mark meadows the day before the insurrection. now the committee says it's seeking jordan's voluntary cooperation. it is not clear if they're going to get republican congressman scott perry of pennsylvania has already refused to cooperate. trump is planning to hold a news conference on the one-year anniversary of the riot. he's going to speak from his mar-a-lago resort in florida in a statement announcing the speech the former president downplayed the event of january 6 and continued to make false claims that the 2020 election was rate. tesla. they're now being investigated again by the national highway traffic safety administration. this time over the video games that are installed in thei

travis scott is requesting to be dismissed for multiple lawsuits. he's named in this is the rapper's first response to the suit since they start piling up following that tragedy last month. scott has denied all the allegations set against him in 11 different lawsuits. his attorney says scott is not legally liable for the tragedy. 10 people died and hundreds more were injured after crowds rushed to the stage during the festival. in national news next month will mark one year since a mob attacked the u.s. capitol building lawmakers question the man who's helping capitol police make some changes on tuesday at a senate hearing. the capitol police inspector general said his department is using about a 3rd of the 100 new security changes. he recommends one major problem. the staffing, the inspector general says about 200 officers have left a job since the january 6 riot, minnesota senator amy klobuchar says solving that issue will take more than just money. >> we have now put the money forward for that. but this police department, like many across the cou

well, rapper travis scott is speaking out for the first time about the tragedy at his concert last month. take a listen. >> responsibility to. to figure out what happened here. have a responsibility to figure out the solution. you know, and i got to hopefully this takes a first step into, you know. us as artists. you know, having that more inside of was going on. >> that was the interviewer. he spoke to charlemagne. the got 10 people died in a crowd surge at the astroworld concert houston, hundreds more were injured. scott says he did not know about the stamp. he when it was happening. but blames one of his assistants for not telling him and stopping the show. scott says he is, quote, 1000% sure he did everything he could to prevent the tragedy based on his knowledge at the time. the families of the victims say that's not the case. the rapper faces dozens of lawsuits worth billions of dollars. some very sad news out of the in the phil demaria is thomas, a 5 time pro bowl receiver and super bowl champion with the denver broncos was found dead in his home in georgia. at the age of 33 his 3

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. >>> travis scott and the allegations that he is responsible for the death and injuries of multiple concertgoers. nearly 300 lawsuits have been filed against scott and the organizers of that event. >>> police in new york city arresting a man they say lit a huge christmas tree on fire outside the fox news building overnight. thick clouds of back smoke could be seen. according to our sister station there, a 49-year-old man was arrested a few moments later. the man acted alone and the incident did not appear to be premedicated or politically motivated. nobody was hurt. you may recall a similar incident happening in oakland earlier this year. a suspect has not been arrested in that case. >>> a japanese billionaire and his film producer rocketing to outer space, becoming the first paying space tours in a decade. they blasted off in a russian rocket this morning. the japanese astronauts expected to pay 12 days in space, and the costs has not been disclosed and the producer onboard plans to document that mission. >>> it's resentencing day for scott peterson. the sentence will not be a surp

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. >> reporter: with astroworld headliner travis scott and concert promatters facing scrutiny for not stopping the show as the crowd surge killing ten. >> i could feel, you know, myself losing the ability to breathe. >> reporter: scott said he wasn't aware of major problems during the show. >> what the [ bleep ] is that? >> reporter: and denied legal liability in response to scores of lawsuits against him. but the tragedy has the industry considering change. >> i definitely want to, you know, step in to figure out, know, how can we fix this in the future. >> number seven. a grammy boycott. ♪ the weekend calls the grammys corrupt after his smash album "after hours" is shut out of the nominations ♪ not even his hit single "blinding lights" was honored. the grammys said the emission wasn't intentional and later dumped controversial nominating committees that govern the final nominees relying on a popular vote among the recording academy. >> a history-make night for beyonce and taylor swift. >> the show went on where women reigned supreme with beyonce nabbing her 28th grammy, a record

. >> with astroworld headliner, travis scott, and concert promoters facing scrutiny for not stopping the show as the crowd surged killing ten. >> i could feel, you know, myself losing the ability to breathe. >> scott said he wasn't aware of major problems during the show, and did not -- legal liability in response to scores of lawsuits against him. but the tragedy has the industry considering change. >> i definitely want to, you know, step in to figure out, you know, how can we fix this in the future? >> reporter: number seven. a grammy boycott. the weekend calls the grammy's corrupt after his smash album "after hours" is shut out of the nominations. not even his hit single "blinding lights" was honored. the grammy's said the omission wasn't intentional and later dumped controversial nominating committees that govern the final nominees, relying on a popular vote among the recording academy. >> well, a history-making night for beyonce, taylor swift. >> reporter: the show went on where women reigned supreme with beyonce nabbing her 28th grammy. a record for a female artist. number six.

rapper travis scott speaking out publicly for the first time since the music festival tragedy that took the lives of ten fans, including a nine-year-old boy. scott telling radio personality that he did not hear anyone in the crowd shouting for help when things got dangerously rowdy during his performance. >> did you hear any of those screams. >> i stopped a couple of times to make sure that everybody was okay. i just didn't hear that. i just didn't hear that. >> and a turnover% in the family of the nine-year-old said that it is clear from carefully watching the interview that he and others were clearly aware of the potential safety of this concert and the catastrophic deficiency that led to the terrible deaths and injuries. meanwhile an investigation into what exactly caused the crowd to surge forward and cause all those deaths and injuries, that is continuing at this very hour. coming up, a mid air parachute accident and the major twist of fate. plus a double dose of luck from one ohio worker. wow! today's viral videos is next. nyquil severe gives you powerful relief for your worst col

. >> reporter: with astroworld headliner travis scott and concert promoters facing scrutiny for not stopping the show as the crowd surged killing ten. >> i could feel, you know, myself losing the ability to breathe. >> reporter: scott said he wasn't aware of major problems during the show. >> what the [ bleep ] is that? >> reporter: and denied legal liability in response to scores of lawsuits against him. but the tragedy has the industry considering change. >> i definitely want to, you know, step in to figure out, you know, how can we fix this in the future. >> reporter: number seven. a grammy the weekend calls the grammy's corruption. after his smash album "after hours" is shut out of the nominations. not even his hit single blinding light was honored. grammy's said the omission wasn't intentional and later dump nominating committees. relying on a popular vote among the recording academy. >> history-making night for beyonce and taylor swift. >> the show went on where women reign supreme. a record for a female artist. number six, the return of adele. ♪ go easy on me baby ♪ >> her album '

. >> travis scott is fighting back against multiple lawsuits filed over the astro world festival tragedy. according to court documents, scott has legal liability for the chaos that unvevolved at hi concert. >> more than 130 other lawsuits have also been filed, and lawyers are seeking to combine those. ten people were killed in the crush of concert goers. hundreds of people were injured. meanwhile, president biden delivers a warning to russian president vladimir putin as tensions mount at russia's border with ukraine. so what we're learning about their conversation. we have a live report from the white house for you. what's strong with me? i'm ready for anything. find out what's strong with you with fitbit charge 5 and daily readiness. ray loves vacations. but his diabetes never seemed to take one. everything felt like a 'no'. everything. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now he knows his glucose levels when he needs to. and... when he wants to. so ray... can be ray. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know. try it for free. vi

ten died after a packed you surged to a stage where travis scott was reforming. live nation has until january 7th to respond and has been requested to update the panel on january 12th. >>> increasing concerns, possible military invasion. while u.s. and nato are calling russia the aggressor the russian president is blaming the west for the rising tension. biden administration believes russia has not made a decision to invade yet. the white house says it has been working with russian government to a resolution. >> we are working towards diplomatic talks. there have been proposals by the russians, some we agree with and some we wouldn't agree with. >> russian officials said the talks would take place in geneva but u.s. stresses there has been no specific agreement. >>> demand for oil returned this year and the travel industry is booming. bradley blackburn has more from the cbs broadcast center. >>> the markets are closed today on christmas eve because christmas day falls on saturday. investors will be closely watching data on latest coronavirus wave to see whether i

ten died as a packed crowd surged to a stage where rapper travis scott was performing. live nation has until january 7 to respond and has been requested to brief the panel on january 12. >>> demand for oil returned and the travel industry is booming. bradley blackburn has more from the cbs broadcast center. >>> the markets are closed today on christmas eve because christmas day falls on a saturday. investors will be closely watching data on latest coronavirus wave to see whether it will affect so called end of year santa clause rally. according to data, during the majority of years since 1945, u.s. stocks have risen during last five trading days of december and first two days of january. demand for oil resumed in 2021 after a down year when millions worldwide stayed home due to pandemic. there is speculation 2022 can be among best years ever for those in the oil industry. international energy agency predicts crude consumption can reach nearly 100 million barrels a day which would put it on track to exceed a record set in 2019. unless supply increases more than expected

. >>> rapper travis scott says he's been on an emotional roller coaster after the crowd was crushed during his concert. scott denies hearing the panicked cries of fans. >> people said they collectively, they collectively heard folks screaming, help, every time you stopped a song to get your attention. did you hear any of those screams? >> no, man. you know, it's so crazy because i'm that artist, too. any time you can't hear something like that, you want to stop the show. i stopped like a couple times to make sure everybody was okay. and i just really just go off the fans' energy as a collective, call and response. i just didn't hear that. >> scott addressed the raging culture his concerts have been known for. some are blamed for the deaths and injuries. he says raging is about letting go and having fun. more than 140 lawsuits have been filed since the astroworld tragedy. my question is why did he stop the show a couple times? what was happening that caused him to stop, and then what was the signal -- >> the ambulance on the scene was a clue. >>> still ahead for you, a tragedy in mexico as