Ronaldskk. Posted November 23, 2021 Posted November 23, 2021 https://edition.cnn.com/politics President Joe Biden speaks as he announces that he is nominating Jerome Powell, left, for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Biden also nominated Lael Brainard as vice chair, the No. 2 slot at the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) President Joe Biden speaks as he announces that he is nominating Jerome Powell, left, for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. Biden also nominated Lael Brainard as vice chair, the No. 2 slot at the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden on Monday mourned the lives lost in a deadly incident at a Wisconsin holiday parade, calling the violence a tragedy that has left a community struggling to understand what has happened. At least five are dead and 40 others injured after a man drove his vehicle through the Waukesha, Wisconsin, holiday parade. Biden -- who has been briefed multiple times on the incident and is closely monitoring the response -- said he and his family are praying for the community. "Last night, the people of Waukesha were gathered to celebrate the start of a season of hope, togetherness and thanksgiving," Biden said at the White House. "This morning, Jill and I -- and the entire Biden family and I'm sure all of us -- pray that that same spirit is going to embrace and lift up all the victims of this tragedy, bringing comfort to those recovering from the injuries and wrapping the families of those that die in the support of their community." The city's live stream of the parade showed a marching band had just started playing "Jingle Bells" when a red SUV barreled into the parade from behind. At least 18 children were hospitalized after the incident, said Children's Wisconsin, a pediatric hospital in nearby Milwaukee. There are indications the driver was fleeing another incident when he drove into the parade route, according to multiple law enforcement sources familiar with preliminary investigation findings. So far, there is no known connection to international or domestic terrorism, and it does not appear to be connected to the recent verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the sources said. Authorities have not released any details of the five people killed, but the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies said some members of the group were among the victims. Biden thanked first responders for their "extraordinary work" and the "emergency room doctors who are working around the clock to deal with the terrible consequences of what happened last night." "While we don't have all the facts and details yet, we know this morning that five families in Waukesha are facing fresh grief of a life without a loved one," Biden said at the start of an event announcing that he has picked Jerome Powell for another term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. "At least 40 Americans are suffering from injuries, some of them in critical condition and an entire community is struggling, struggling to cope with the horrific act of violence."
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