newsroom. i m jim acosta in ft. myers, florida. first thing, we have some updated figures from here in the hurricane zone. sit the most current death toll of people who sadly did not survive hurricane ian here in florida. that new official death toll is now 74. 74 people here in florida have died now as a result of hurricane ian. of course, those figures are coming in. as they develop, we ll bring them to you. residents say there is a growing sense of fear that more bodies could be discovered. some areas remain fairly inaccessible to first responders. we ll show you what i saw on the ground. in the meantime, cnn has learned that a team that responds to mass fatality incidents has deployed equipment and personnel to assist medical examiners in boast counties here in southwest florida. officials in lee county where the majority of the deaths have concerned are facing a major concern. why were the first evacuation orders issued less than 24 hours before landfall? the county s ow
iran s supreme leader accuses the united states of orchestrating widespread public protests over the death of a young woman in police custody. we re going to start here in the uk and politics. the row over giving a tax cut to some of the richest people in the country. to some of the richest for ten days the conservative government said it was the right thing to do. now they say they re not going to do it. here s the chancellor kwasi kwarteng saying that particular tax cut is not now going ahead. the 45p rate was simply a distraction from what was a very very strong set of measures and with the prime minister i decided not to proceed with the abolition of the rate. to be clear, what we re talking about is a huge u turn on one of the government s flagship economic policies, scrapping the top rate of income tax. let s take a closer look. currently, the highest earners pay 45% tax on their income over £150,000. some 660,000 people are thought to pay the highest tax rate. so if t
said the authorities will re evaluate safety at football matches and consider not allowing spectators. this is after the stampede we think has killed 129 people. and the chief security minister is saying the football stadium was beyond capacity. our news reporter, shelley phelps, hasjoined me with the latest details. this happened on saturday night between arema and persebaya and when the home team lost, that is when trouble began because fans rushed onto the pitch. police said they began firing tear gas because they said it was a dangerous situation and they needed to control things. after the release of tear gas people began scrambling, trying to leave the stadium. the death toll now is a 129 people, many reported to have died because of trampling and suffocation. around 180 people have been hospitalised and is expected the fatalities will continue to rise. , , ., ., rise. lets bring in jonathan head. rise. lets bring in jonathan head- just rise. lets bring in jonathan he
129 football fans have died at a match on the island ofjava. many more were injured in a crush after the game between rival teams, arema and persebaya surabaya. video on social media shows police firing tear gas at supporters running onto the pitch. let s get more on the story from our south east asia editor, jonathan head, who s in bangkok. what more can you tell us about what happened, jonathan? what more can you tell us about what happened, jonathan? from what happened, jonathan? from what i have what happened, jonathan? from what i have seen what happened, jonathan? from what i have seen on what happened, jonathan? from what i have seen on video - what happened, jonathan? from what i have seen on video it - what i have seen on video it would appear, we would have to see that the investigation said, but this stems from the use of tear gas by the police. it was a hard fought match between two teams, two cities close to each other with a long history of rivalry. indone
with police. plus, florida still reeling from hurricane ian s devastation as rescue efforts continue and the death toll keeps climb joog and ukraine recaptures a crucial city in the east, just one day after moscow tried to claim the territory for itself.crucial ci one day after moscow tried to claim the territory for itself. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we are following a developing story out of indonesia. police say at least 129 people are dead after chaos and violence erupted at a soccer match between two of the country s biggest teams. you can see in this video the clashes between fans and security forces. authorities say a deadly stampede occurred after police fired tear gas into the crowd, nearly 200 people were injured, many were transported to nearby hospitals suffering from lack of oxygen and shortness of breath. cnn world sport s patrick snell is standing by, but let s start with senior international cress debit