Pelosi attack details; South Korea crowd surge; affirmative action case

Additional details have been revealed about the man accused of an attack on Paul Pelosi late last week; a crowd surge killed more than 150 people in South Korea; and the Supreme Court is set to look at two affirmative action cases. These stories highlight the Daily Rundown for Monday, Oct. 31, 2022.

Pelosi attack suspect details – David DePape, the man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband Paul in their home Friday, reportedly had zip ties and duct tape at the time of the attack. Police reported DePape also had a list of other people he wanted to target.

Paul Pelosi underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands suffered during the attack. In a letter to colleagues, Rep. Pelosi said her husband “continues to improve.”

“Our children, our grandchildren and I are heartbroken and traumatized by the life-threatening attack on our Pop,” Nancy said in the letter. “We are grateful for the quick response of law enforcement and emergency services, and for the life-saving medical care he is receiving.”

South Korea crowd surge – Security in Seoul, South Korea’s Itaewon district was increased Monday night as the investigation into what caused a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people over the weekend. The surge, reminiscent of last year’s Astroworld tragedy, was concentrated in a sloped, narrow alley in the district.  Witnesses and survivors recalled a “hell-like” chaos with people falling on each other like dominoes.

“I go out for Halloween every year, but I couldn’t imagine such a thing happening. Although I don’t know the victims, it doesn’t feel like a far off story,” Lee Jung Min, who was in the neighborhood at the time, said Monday. “I’m still shocked, and I don’t know how to believe or handle this news.”

Supreme Court looks at affirmative action – The future of affirmative action in higher education is on the table as the Supreme Court is set to look into the admissions programs at two of the the nation’s oldest public and private universities Monday. The court will hear challenges to the policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard.

The Supreme Court has twice upheld race-conscious college admissions programs in the past 19 years. However, the most recent case was still before the court became a 6-3 conservative majority under former President Donald Trump.

The Associated Press and CBS News contributed to this report.