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
translator: i want to see the sun so when our houses are rebuilt, we can live if peace, we can live in ukraine, because this is our native home. reporter: a ukrainian official in mariupol saying a planned evacuation has been thwarted by the russian military. he says at least 200 civilians who thought they were on a bus headed to safe points were instead taken into russian-controlled territory in the east. russia capturing dozens of small towns in eastern ukraine, but uk officials say russians have not made any major gains in the last 24 hours. and this as russia reveals its end game in this invasion. top military officials say they plan to take full control over southern ukraine and the eastern donbas region. let s bring in scott mclean in lviv. what more can you tell us about these missile strikes in odesa? reporter: hey, fredricka. one city counselor in odesa called these an easter gift from vladimir putin. this is not the kind of gift that you want to get. we re talk
all right, bill brauer, thanks as always. always appreciate your insights when you can weigh in on this situation. many thanks. thanks for your time. thank you. and we ll have more live coverage of the hurricane here in ft. myeyers coming up next. plus, first tearar gas and a deadly stampede. how a soccer match ended with more than 120 people kild. that s next. and now get lief without a pill with tylenol dsolve packs. and now get lief relief without the water. my active psoriatic arthritis can slow me down. now, skyrizi helps me get going by treating my skin and joints. along with significantly clearer skin, skyrizi helps me move with less joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and fatigue. and skyrizi is just 4 doses a year after two starter doses. skyrizi attaches to and reduces
despite kremlin demands for loyalty among the elite, some previously silent putin allies are coming out against him. today, as putin s war polarizes russians for and against, suspicions of shady kremlin killings will likely linger long after moscow s investigators close the case. nic robertson, cnn, brussels. let s talk more about all this and beyond. let s bring in bill brauer. he was an investor working in russia until he became a target of vladimir putin himself after uncovering fraud by russian government officials. he s also written several books about his experiences including a new book called freezing order: a true story of money laundering, murder, and surviving vladimir putin s wrath. good to see you again. so two eerily similar murders or