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Lula Beats Bolsonaro in Tight Runoff to Be Next President; Crowd Crush Kills at Least 154 People in South Korea; Children Among at Least 132 Killed in Gujarat Disaster; Calls for Russia to Renew Participation in Grain Deal; At Least 100 Killed, 300+ Injured in Explosions; Nigeria is Losing Some of Its Most Valuable Assets. Aired 12-1a ET

Aired October 31, 2022 - 00:00   ET

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LAILA HARRAK, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: Welcome to all of our viewers watching from around the world. I'm Laila Harrak.

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Ahead on CNN NEWSROOM.

Supporters for Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva are celebrating today as the former Brazilian president makes a political comeback. Voters just elected him to lead the country again. We're live for you in Sao Paulo with the latest and a look at what this means for Brazil.

Plus --

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Some people were looking at the others, and just faint. There's so much blood everywhere.

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HARRAK: We're live in Seoul, South Korea, after a Halloween celebration turned tragic, with with at least 154 people killed. Well, now, families are demanding answers from authorities.

And concerns are growing about the global food supply, as Russia pulls out of a United Nations brokered green deal with Ukraine. How global powers are now responding.

ANNOUNCER: Live from CNN Center, this is CNN NEWSROOM with Laila Harrak.

HARRAK: Brazilian voters have elected Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva as the country's next president in a razor-thin runoff.

Thousands of Lula supporters cheered and celebrated in the streets.

The presidential race remained close until the very end of a bitter campaign season. Da Silva won just over 50 percent of the vote, defeating the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, who finished with about 49 percent.

Well, this will Mr. Lula's third presidential term. He served two earlier terms, ending in 2010.

Well, the results are seen as a rebuke of the past four years of the Bolsonaro government, and for the president-elect, the victory is a remarkable comeback. He thanked supporters a short time ago.

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LUIS IGNACIO LULA DA SILVA, PRESIDENT-ELECT OF BRAZIL (through translator): On this have historic October 30th, the majority of Brazilians made it very clear that they want more, and not less, democracy. That they want more, and not less, social inclusion. That they want more, and not less, opportunities for all. They want more, and not less, respect and understanding among Brazilians. To summarize, they want more freedom, equality, and fraternity in our country.

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HARRAK: Well, the head of Brazil's electoral authority says he thinks Mr. Bolsonaro will accept the results.

However, there are indications that some of his supporters might not. Videos posted on social media show apparent Bolsonaro supporters blocking highways in two states after his loss.

Well, CNN's Paula Newton is in Sao Paulo for you with the very latest.

Paula, now the hard part starts for Mr. Lula. It will be very difficult for him to govern and unite this deeply-divided country.

PAULA NEWTON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT/ANCHOR: Absolutely, and just by the latest news that you just gave, right, even if Congress or some members of Congress are opposed to Bolsonaro, eve if Bolsonaro himself comes out and actually concedes to Luis da Silva, it doesn't mean that his supporters will listen.

As you just indicated, this has been an incredibly divisive campaign. Each of these political forces of the left and the right will continue this battle.

Well, I have to tell you, from right now, Lula supporters do not want this party to end. You have to think about what this man has achieved. Less than three years ago, he was still in prison, and he staged this political comeback. And so many of his supporters believe he will be Brazil's savior.

He himself said he feels like a person who has been resurrected, and he wanted to make sure to tell not just Brazilians, but the international community, his message was that Brazil is back.

It is back, though, in a completely transformed away. The democracy has suffered. It has taken some hits, especially when you talk to people here about the institutions. What is going to happen now, though, is hopefully a very peaceful and orderly transition.

As I was saying, Bolsonaro has not conceded. We do not have any information about when we will see him. There is no indication that he will have a formal press conference, or a formal call yet with Lula. And so many people across this country are waiting to see exactly what the current president, what his interpretation will be of these results.

Again, very close, about two million votes, less than 1 percent, divided these candidates.

HARRAK: Very, very razor-thin outcome there. Paula, what does Mr. Lula's win mean for the region, for Latin America?

NEWTON: You know, it is so important in terms of the underpinning of not just politics here, but the economy, as well.

Brazil is a significant democracy throughout the world, let alone South America. You know, people here have been waiting to see what would happen in Brazil.

And as I said, not just for the economy, but also for the environment. What happens here underpins so much on how this region will develop, but also how the climate crisis will be addressed in the years to come for the entire planet.

You know, it is an interesting way that politics has unfolded throughout the region in the last few years. Certainly, a lot of leftist politicians have now come into power. And we will see exactly what this will bring and what brand of politics and diplomacy they will now bring to the table, when they meet with President-elect Lula da Silva.

HARRAK: Paula Newton, live in Sao Paulo. Thank you so much, Paula.

Well, world leaders are congratulating Lula ahead of his return to the presidency. U.S. President Joe Biden raised [SIC] -- or praised, rather, what he called a "free, fair, and credible election," saying he looks forward to working together to continue cooperation between the two countries.

And Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered his own best wishes, as well as enthusiasm about working on shared goals and protecting the environment.

And Argentine President Alberto Fernandez says Mr. Lula's win signals a new time of hope for Latin America, mentioning (ph) his partnership and ability to dream big about the future.

And we can go now to Brian Winter. He's the editor in chief of "Americas Quarterly" and the vice president of policy for the Americas Society, and Council of the Americas. And he joins me now from New York. So good to have you with us, Brian. Want to get your reaction, first,

the moment Mr. Lula took the lead as results were rolling in. What was your first thought?

BRIAN WINTER, EDITOR IN CHIEF, "AMERICAS QUARTERLY" My first thought was that this completes one of the greatest political comebacks in modern political history, anywhere. When you consider that Lula was in prison two years ago, and it seemed like his -- his success story from when he was president in the 2000s had ended in tragedy.

And now here he is, about to take power again.

But he knows that this is a very difficult challenge ahead of him, and I still think there are dangerous days ahead in Brazil. This nation is very polarized. We haven't heard anything yet from President Bolsonaro or his family, which is very involved in politics, as well.

There's still a possibility they may try to make this transition difficult, and many are still worried about political violence in days ahead.

HARRAK: I'm going to ask you about that, because it's been such a fraught campaign, and he's been so out in doubt about the integrity of the election.

If he does end up accepting the result, does it automatically mean that his supporters will also accept the outcome of this presidential election?

WINTER: We'll see. You know, many of us, myself included, believe during this campaign that the closer the result was, the bigger the danger of some kind of January 6th type situation in Brazil.

But now, there's an emerging consensus that actually the opposite may be true, because Bolsonaro's allies did very well in this election, but he lost. But his allies will be governors of Brazil's three most populous states.

And so Bolsonaro and his -- you know, he may end up deciding to try to live to fight another day, and basically grumble about fraud, and the media, and the courts being stacked against him, but still not try to burn the House down on his way out.

And -- But again, we still don't know. It's still early hours. And until he speaks, I think it's premature to draw any conclusions about what this transition will look like.

HARRAK: Exactly. It is premature. We have not heard from Bolsonaro. Talk to us about the strength of Brazil's institutions. Can they deal with potential challenges? How will this outcome test Brazil's institutions, and can they withstand this potential stress test?

WINTER: That's a great question, Laila. We've seen over the last year, it became clear that Bolsonaro could potentially try to overturn the results, if he was elected.

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But in recent months, we have one by one seen most of Brazil's institutions, line up behind democracy, essentially, and saying that the result of the popular vote, whichever way it went, must be respected.

We've seen that from Congress, including tonight with this very important show of support for Lula from a Bolsonaro ally, who is basically the equivalent of the U.S. Speaker of the House.

But the business community, the international community, including President Biden, with his statement tonight, have all been unambiguously in support of Brazilian democracy and this electronic voting system, which did very quickly and clearly produce a winner tonight, even though it was a close race.

So I still think the most likely scenario is that Bolsonaro again will cry fraud, and will say that he had the system rigged against him. And as we've seen here in the United States, that produces its own damage. It leaves scars.

But Brazilian institutions should, at the end of the day, still hold up, in part because so much of the establishment and the population, are standing behind this result, very quickly, in the hours after voting became final.

HARRAK: Fascinating times for a fascinating country. We're so happy to have had your perspectives included on this very momentous night. Thank you so much. Brian Winter there.

WINTER: Thank you.

HARRAK: South Koreans are demanding answers from authorities following Saturday's deadly crowd surge in Seoul. At least 154 people died after getting crushed in the crowd of party goers during a Halloween celebration.

Witnesses say the turnout was enormous, and that the space got too packed to move or breathe, even. It was so crowded, in fact, that by the time emergency groups got there, they struggled to reach people in need. Here's how one witness described the chaos.

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NATHAN TAVERNITI, WITNESS: We're seeing waves of people coming in. This is like the middle of the town (ph). So waves are coming in from both sides. And more people fell, and my friend ran. There are already so many people. There's so many people. What are you going to do with the (ph) people? And I turn around, and I told the crowd, you've got to come this way. People are dying.

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HARRAK: A harrowing experience, there. Let's get more now from CNN's Paula Hancocks. Paula, where do we find you? PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Laila, we're

just outside city hall, where there's a memorial site being set up for -- to share respects for those 154 people who lost their lives on Saturday night.

Now, we have seen a steady stream of people coming, still queuing to pay their respects. They come and lay a white flower, a chrysanthemum, which is symbolic here in Korea for funerals. This is what you do, saying a quick prayer, and then moving on to sign a condolence.

But they also have an on-site counseling service here. There is an appreciation that there will be many people who have been traumatized by what has happened, whether they have been at the site on Saturday. We're even seeing some of the horrific images on social media.

So there is a governmental acknowledgment that there will need to be some help. So we are seeing a steady stream of people showing respects. This is happening across Seoul, as well. We know of at least two or three other areas where people are showing respect.

But of course, as they are doing so, they're also asking some very hard questions. Why did this happen? How did tens of thousands of people go to one very tight area, into narrow alleyways? Was there any crowd control?

And this is the -- the crux, really, of the investigation at this point.

We have heard from the ministry of interior. He has said yesterday that he believed even more police deployed there wouldn't have solve the situation. There are many who would disagree with them.

But the fact is, the investigation is ongoing. This is what they're trying to find out: what was a situation.

Now, we know from the minister also that there are a number of police that were posted elsewhere, just here in downtown Seoul on Saturday night, because they believed there was going to be a protest, so they didn't have a significant number in the area of the entertainment district, despite the fact that many knew there would be a huge crowd.

Halloween has always been celebrated in the entertainment district of Itaewon. We know that people have come from many different countries, as well, in the past to celebrate.

So there are some very hard questions being asked, at this point, as to how this was possible, and how it became such a devastatingly high death toll -- Laila.

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HARRAK: And Paula, are mourners reassured by the prime minister's reassurances that they will get to the bottom of this?

HANCOCKS: Well, unfortunately, as is often the case in these kind of tragedies, in some circles, it has become political, that the blame and finger-pointing has begun.

But the question is, of course, what did happen? The investigation has to be done thoroughly. We have to wait and see exactly what they believe has happened.

We spoke to eyewitnesses who were there on Saturday night, and they said there were simply too many people. We spoke to one who was in the midst of the crush, in the back alleyway of Itaewon. She said she was lucky to have been pushed into a stairwell at the bar, and so was able to get away from the crowd.

But she said there simply was too many people in too tight an area. Pointing out that she hadn't seen any kind of crowd control. There were no limits on the amount of people that were going into that area.

It was the first Halloween festivities since the COVID pandemic, since there had been significant COVID restrictions in the city. And many people I've spoken to anecdotally, before this tragedy, had said that they were expecting huge crowds to go to Itaewon. It is the area where people congregate.

And so at this point, the questions are being asked by many people here in Seoul. There is a sense of shock. There's a sense of disbelief, but also a sense of confusion as to how this was able to happen -- Laila.

HARRAK: Paula Hancocks, reporting live from Seoul. Thank you so much.

Next, we head to India, where at least 132 people were killed, including children, after a bridge collapsed on Sunday. Hundreds were plunged into the river, and video on social media shows people hanging onto the collapsed bridge.

The Indian military is assisting search-and-rescue operations, and officials say the 19th Century bridge had recently been renovated. An investigation is underway into the cause of that disaster.

CNN's Kristie Lu Stout is following developments for you live from Hong Kong.

Kristie, you're getting more information, I understand, about the human toll of the Indian bridge collapse.

KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT/ANCHOR: Yes, we are, Laila. Operations are underway to search for and trace for any missing people.

What we do know is this, is that a suspension bridge collapsed in the Western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday, killing now 132 people. This is according to the home minister's office of Gujarat.

The minister also adding that the government has launched a criminal complaint against the agency that maintained the bridge and that a special investigations team has been set up to look into what happened and why this disaster was allowed to take place, taking the lives of so many people. He also added that it appears a cable snapped at one end of the

bridge. Authorities say that, at one point, at the time of the collapse, 200 people were on this bridge. The collapse took place about 6:30 p.m. local time on Sunday.

And what you're about to see now is very disturbing and distressing video that has been circulating widely on social media. In this video -- we'll show it to you in just a moment -- you will see people who are clinging to the cables, and clinging to the wreckage of the bridge. They're attempting to climb up to escape the water below. Some are trying to clamber up to make it to safety. Others fall into the water. Some managed to swim to the riverbed, to swim to shore, but many people did not make it.

The local government now saying 132 people now dead as a result of the disaster. And a number of the victims are children. I want you to listen to what this eyewitness had to say.

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SUKRAM, WITNESS (through translator): Many children were enjoying holidays for Diwali, and they came here as tourists. All of them fell on top of one another. The bridge collapsed due to overloading.

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STOUT: The investigation just started, so the definitive answer is still not here yet as to why. But we do know that the bridge is a popular tourist destination. It was built during British rule in the 1800s. It had been closed for renovations for a few months, and it was just reopened last week.

The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been visiting his home state of Gujarat for a three-day visit, and he took to Twitter to weigh in on this disaster.

Let's bring up his comments. And this is what the Indian prime minister said. He said, "I am deeply saddened by the tragedy at Morbi." This is the name of the town in Gujarat. He talked to the Gujarat chief minister and other officials about this. "Relief and rescue operations are going on flu swing and all necessary assistance is being provided to the affected," unquote.

The Indian prime minister also announced compensation for the injured, as well as the families of the victims.

Back to you, Laila.

HARRAK: Kristie, thank you so much. Kristie Lu Stout reporting for you.

Still to come, Russia is accused of using food as a weapon of war, after deciding to suspend its participation in a grain export deal.

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More on that just ahead.

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HARRAK: There are growing calls for Russia to urgently renew its participation in a U.N.-brokered grain export deal.

Well, this comes after Moscow announced it would suspend its participation following its claims of drone attacks on the Crimean city of Sevastopol.

Ukraine says that decision has blocked the movement of more than 200 ships participating in the deal. Ukraine's president called Russia's decision deliberate.

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VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE (through translator): What did the world hear? That someone allegedly launches drones from a bulker. At first, they talked about war birds; then, war insects. Now, war grain? Like killer wheat, which drowns Russian admirals? Well, what can you say? They are truly sick people.

But these sick people are once again putting the world on the brink of a severe food crisis. Russia is the only one to blame for the fact that food will now become more expensive for people across a vast expanse from West Africa to East Asia.

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HARRAK: Delegations from Ukraine, Turkey, and Iran have now agreed on a plan to move 16 vessels under the agreement over the coming hours. A joint coordination center says it will include 12 outbound and four inbound vessels.

And the U.S. secretary of state, Antony Blinken, says Russia is, quote, "weaponizing food" after suspending its participation in the grain deal.

CNN's Nic Robertson has more now from Kyiv.

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NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Yes. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said that this, in effect, means that Russia is saying it doesn't care that the people and the families of the world will have to pay more for their food.

Because that's the implication of withholding these grain shipments. It means there'll be less grain on the international markets. Food prices will go up. And that was the very reason that the U.N. brokered this grain deal in the first place.

President Zelenskyy has said, from his perspective, he's seen Russia throttling back the amount of grain that's been allowed out over the last month or so. ZELENSKYY (through translator): Russia began deliberately aggravating

the food crisis back in September, when it blocked the movement of ships with our food.

From September to today, 176 vessels have already accumulated in the grain corridor, which cannot follow their route. Some grain carriers have been waiting for more than three weeks. This is an absolutely deliberate blockade by Russia.

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ROBERTSON: And the Russians, they've been putting more flesh on the bones, if you will, on their allegation that Ukraine attacked their ships in Sevastopol in Crimea, which is illegally annexed by Russia and considered by Ukraine as fair game.

The Russians are saying that it was a submersible drone that was part of that attack, and they've been able to get a hold of that drone and look at some of the electronics in it. And they can say that they see that it's tracked all the way back across the Black Sea to the coast of Ukraine. So very clearly, Russia pointed the finger of blame at Ukraine.

Ukraine neither accepting nor denying. The Russians, of course, have said that this was led by -- this operation was led by British specialists. The British MOD have denied that, said it's a fabrication, said that's an indication of the problems that are going on inside the Kremlin.

At the U.N., the U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, he has delayed his trip to the Arab League summit in Algeria by a day, because he really wants to try to get this back on track.

The E.U.'s top foreign policy diplomat has also urged Russia to consider its suspension and re-engage with this -- with the grain shipments.

At the moment, it still appears to be a standoff. And Ukraine really feeling that this is, again, another part of Russia's effort to force it into negotiations, to force a situation where it seems that Ukraine should now accept Putin's terms, which is accept that four -- four regions of Ukraine should be annexed. And that's a non-starter here in Ukraine.

Nic Robertson, CNN, Kyiv, Ukraine.

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HARRAK: Well, earlier, I spoke with Jill Dougherty, a former CNN Moscow bureau chief and adjunct professor at Georgetown University. And I asked her about Russia's decision to suspend participation in the grain deal.

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JILL DOUGHERTY, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: If you look at this, actually, Russia was threatening to pull out of this deal for the past few weeks.

And what they were arguing, what Moscow was arguing, is that Ukraine was able to export more grain, as opposed to Russia, which was not able to export their food products and their fertilizer.

And so, you know, now, they say that they have had an attack on the city of -- on the Crimean Peninsula, which they control. And because of that, there can be no safe passage. Therefore, that can be no transit out.

But I think it's going to be very difficult, because if you look at that approach that they've been taking, I think they do have trouble with this agreement, even though they did agree to it.

And -- and by doing this, by pulling out, or at least suspending, I should say, for the time being, they also create problems for Ukraine. They put more pressure on Ukraine, and you could look at -- look at it as a tactic in this war.

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HARRAK: And I'll have more of my interview with Jill Dougherty in the next hour.

But first, coming up, deadly violence in East Africa. Two car bombs exploded next to a busy market in Somalia's capital city. And one extremist group is now claiming responsibility. That's ahead.

Plus, exclusive new details about the brutal assault against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband. CNN now learning what the suspect allegedly had with him during the attack inside the couple's home.

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HARRAK: Al-Qaeda linked extremist group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for two car bombings in Somalia on Saturday, according to Reuters. The explosions killed at least 100 people, injuring hundreds of others, as well.

It marks the latest escalation of tensions between the Somali government and the extremists, who also claimed responsibility for an even more brutal attack years ago.

CNN's Larry Madowo reports.

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LARRY MADOWO, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Smoke rises over Somalia's education ministry. The detonation of two car bombs near a busy intersection in the capital could be seen and heard throughout the city on Saturday.

The blasts happening in deadly succession, the second hitting just minutes later, as ambulances arrived to treat the victims of the first blast.

Cleanup is now underway, as well as the search for bodies. What's now rubble would normally be an area filled with people buying and selling food.

Early Sunday, Somalia's president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, visited the blast site and said at least 100 people have been killed, with hundreds more wounded, some so seriously he expected the death toll to rise. He also blamed the al Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab terror group for the attacks.

HASSAN SHEIKH MOHAMUD, SOMALI PRESIDENT (through translator): We and the Muslim Somali people are at war with these men.

MADOWO (voice-over): The terror group claimed responsibility for the blast, according to multiple reports. In a statement, Al-Shabaab says they targeted the ministry, because it teaches Somali children using a Christian-based syllabus.

Many of the wounded were taken to a nearby hospital, lucky to have survived the blast.

(UNINTELLIGIBLE) say they are still shocked by the carnage they saw.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): We heard a loud explosion. The shop collapsed, and smashed mirrors scattered on us. It made us bleed. Dead bodies and people with injuries were everywhere. Some were screaming. That's what I can remember now.

MADOWO (voice-over): Al-Shabaab frequently stages attacks in Mogadishu, in and around Somalia, with a goal of overthrowing the government and establishing a hardline Islamic state.

Somalia's president has launched an offensive against the group and vowed to eradicate them.

Saturday's blasts were the deadliest terror attacks in Somalia in five years. A previous explosion in 2017, in the same location, killed more than 500 people. A sign of how formidable the task ahead is for the Somali government to stop scenes like these from happening again.

Larry Madowo, CNN.

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HARRAK: Officials say the 49-year-old suspect in Sunday's West Bank car-ramming attack has died.

Five Israeli soldiers who were injured after an attacker rammed the car into them, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

The driver then continued to another location and rammed a bus stop, where he was shot and injured.

The attack took place less than 24 hours after a shooting in Hebron left one Israeli dead. The weekend's violence comes ahead of elections in Israel, where security is often among voters' top concerns.

In Iran, violent clashes broke out between security forces and student protesters at university campuses across the country on Sunday. That's according to reporting from activists and human rights groups inside Iran.

And it comes despite a warning from the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guard corps. He said protesters needed to end their weeks of anti- government demonstrations by last Saturday.

CNN obtained this video from the pro-reform activists outlet Iran Wire.

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Well, here in the U.S., CNN has exclusive new details about the assault on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband.

Forty-two-year-old David DePape is accused of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer he brought to the couple's San Francisco home on Friday.

Sources exclusively tell us DePape carried a bag containing multiple zip ties and duct tape. We've also learned the suspect made his way into the bedroom, and the men did not know each other before the attack.

Officials say DePape will be charged with multiple felonies on Monday and arraigned on Tuesday.

And Paul Pelosi is expected to fully recover from his injuries.

Meantime, some Democratic lawmakers are slamming their Republican colleagues, accusing them of failing to adequately condemn violent rhetoric against public figures, especially in the wake of the attack on Paul Pelosi.

Here's more from both sides.

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REP. KEVIN MCCARTHY (R-CA): What happened to Paul Pelosi is wrong. Having heard it, I reached out and called the speaker. She was on a plane back for husband. So we were able to communicate by text.

She did say that the surgery went well. I wanted to convey that our thoughts and prayers were with her and her family, with Paul. And we hope him -- for him a speedy recovery

REP. RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI (D-IL): I think what Mr. McCarthy didn't say was that this is a form of political violence. What the assailant shouted upon entry into the Pelosi household was, "Where's Nancy? Where's Nancy?" And that echoed exactly the chants of the January 6th insurrectionists when they breached the Capitol.

And this is just the culmination of the demonization of Nancy Pelosi by many folks on the other side of the aisle. (END VIDEO CLIP)

HARRAK: A senior aide tells CNN that Capitol Police are now assessing additional security options to protect families of congressional leadership.

Still to come on CNN NEWSROOM, more and more young professional Nigerians are moving to other countries. Find out what's pushing them to leave their homeland.

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HARRAK: Nigeria's economy is a potential powerhouse of the developing world. But a growing number of the country's young, educated and ambitious residents are packing up and leaving their homeland.

We took a look at what's driving the big move.

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HARRAK (voice-over): This is the sound of Nigeria's so-called brain drain.

NINAMDI NWAOGU, IT PROFESSIONAL: I have very deep sentiment about Nigeria. But for posterity's sake, I want to be able to give my children a better quality of life. I can't get that here.

HARRAK (voice-over): The "here" Ninamdi is talking about is Lagos, Nigeria. He's relocating to England, where he's pursuing a master's degree.

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CHRIS MAURICE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, YELLOW CARD FINANCIAL: What you have in Nigeria is just classic brain drain. Right?

HARRAK (voice-over): Chris Maurice is the chief executive of cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card Financial, which does business in Nigeria.

MAURICE: You have the most talented people, the smartest people are leaving. Right? And they're getting jobs elsewhere. They're -- they're relocating.

HARRAK (voice-over): Some of the reasons for the exodus? Inflation. In Nigeria, it's at a nearly two-decade high.

There's a lack of confidence in the government ahead of the 2023 elections. And that uncertainty is leading to flight.

According to the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, the healthcare sector is particularly hard-hit. Nearly 800 resident doctors have already left this year, and a large portion of the group's leadership is planning to do so.

Many of those leaving Nigeria are making their way to the U.K. There's a 300 percent increase in Nigerians getting British work visas this year to June alone.

Other educated Nigerians are heading for Canada, Australia, and the United States.

NWAOGU: A lot of us, and I'm sure I'm speaking for most Nigerians in the middle class. I'm in the middle class. In the middle class, we -- we have serious doubts if -- if this is the time for -- for that group to present (ph).

HARRAK (voice-over): Some companies are trying to slow the exodus by paying Nigerian employees in dollars and offering stock options. But political stability and the economic opportunity may be more likely to entice Nigeria's best and brightest to stay.

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HARRAK: The Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars brought NFL excitement to London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

They played before a record audience in the U.K. for an American football game.

The Jaguars took a 17-14 lead with ten minutes left in the game. The Broncos responded by marching down the field and scoring with less than two minutes to play. They won 21-17.

We'll have more coverage of the game on WORLD SPORT in a few moments.

In Romania meanwhile, tourists got into the Halloween spirit at a castle said to be an inspiration for Dracula.

Bran Castle is in Transylvania, and it's built on an outcrop overlooking a river. Its links to the real-life Vlad the Impaler are tenuous, but the castle is a close match for the home of author Bram Stoker's fictional vampire.

After passing through the courtyard, visitors were greeted by actors in costumes, as well as spine-tingling decorations.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know, the atmosphere, it's once in the world that you have this kind of castle here, and it's a great experience. And you have a special view to the castle with -- on the Halloween night, of course.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It was really, really cool. There was a lot of, quote, "torture" stuff, which I love. And it was this just really awesome to make your way through, not know what to expect, and come back down.

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HARRAK: And finally, in the Philippines, Halloween isn't just for humans. After a pandemic pause, the matching costume show resumed in Manila on Sunday. Pet owners put their design skills on display while putting their

animals' patience to the test.

From sci-fi but the simply bizarre, the matching costumes were on display for all to see.

The event was sponsored by the Philippine Animal Welfare Society.

Yes. Not sure if they like that.

Thanks so much for joining us. I'm Laila Harrak. WORLD SPORT is up next. And I'll be back in 15 minutes with more CNN NEWSROOM. Stay tuned.

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