\u00ab\u00a0You have a view of like 50,000 people. You’ve got sound, lights, pyro, inner ear sound, you’ve got your mic. You’ve got music. You’ve got your bands. All type of stuff going on.\u00a0\u00bb<\/b>
\nby: Rachel Estrada, Nexstar Media Wire HOUSTON ( KIAH) \u2014 In an hour-long interview with radio host Charlamagne tha God, Travis Scott said he didn\u2019t know fans were being injured while he was on stage at the Astroworld festival in Houston last month. Some 300 people were treated at the festival of 50,000 people and 13 were hospitalized. Ten people died from their injuries. Videos from the crowd show fans screaming in unison to stop the show, but Scott said he \u201cdidn\u2019t know the exact details until minutes before the press conference.\u201d \u201cAnytime 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,\u201d Scott said. \u201cYou have a view of like 50,000 people. You\u2019ve got sound, lights, pyro, inner ear sound, you\u2019ve got your mic. You\u2019ve got music. You\u2019ve got your bands. All type of stuff going on.\u201d As for \u201craging\u201d and how to identify it in a crowd, Scott explained it is \u201can experience of having fun. Not just, or harm. It\u2019s not about that. It\u2019s just about letting go and having fun. Help others. You know, love each other. It\u2019s not about harm. The energy is high.\u201d Lawsuits have started to pile up after the deadly crowd crush. Scott\u2019s past incitement of concertgoers offers a history that could make it easier to pursue negligence claims related to the show. \u201cPeople didn\u2019t show up there to be harmful,\u201d Scott continued. \u201cPeople showed up to have a good time and something unfortunate happened\u2026 and I think we just got to figure out, you know, what that was.\u201d When asked about if he had any prior knowledge of the poor planning and understaffing at the event, he said, \u201cWe just trust the professionals control what they can in the crowd.\u201d More than 300 lawsuits have been filed so far. Those who have been sued include Scott, concert promoter Live Nation and other companies connected to the event. When asked about the blame being put on him, he said, \u201cI understand. I am the face of the festival. People want to put it on me. But at the end of the day, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s more about that. It\u2019s more about stepping up to figure out what the problem is. I can take that.\u201d The Associated Press contributed to this report. CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – A school bus driver in Cleveland County has been charged with DWI after the NC State Highway Patrol said she was driving impaired with children on board. Raven Ross Fite,27, has been charged with driving while impaired and reckless driving to endanger. (WGHP) \u2014 Two of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist\u2019s hospitals in the Piedmont Triad have been ranked among the best in the nation in a watchdog agency\u2019s annual report. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Center in Bermuda Run has been designated one of the Best General Hospitals, and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center was judged to be among the Best Rural Hospitals by The Leapfrog Group. (The Hill) — Google said it will distribute one-time bonuses of $1,600 to employees this month amid the tech giant’s decision to postpone a plan to return to the office, according to Reuters. A Google spokesperson told the newswire the bonuses will be given to the company\u2019s extended workforce and interns as well.<\/p>\n