officials have been interviewed in the special counsel s investigation into trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. this is the former president s lawyers move to stop prosecutors this their tracks. plus, putin s spin. russian state tv in overdrive after a top general slams the country s military leaders and is fired for it. this as we learn more about putin s alleged meeting with the man who tried to overthrow him. and tonight, an arrest in serial killings othat terrorize new york for decades. the suspect, a married father of three, and an architect. let s go outfront. i m erica hill in for erin b burnett. cnn learning exclusively the special counsel has met with more top officials from states crucial to trump s attempt to maintain power after the 2020 election. interviewing the secretary of stays from pennsylvania and new mexico. these are the latest of course in a growing list of state officials whose cooperation with the special counsel is now public. the h
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
good morning. to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world it is tuesday, may 24th. and we begin with a proxy war playing out on primary day, and the fate of the republican party at stake. voters will head to the polls in five states today. but the spotlight is really on georgia, where former president trump s 2020 election grievances loom large. last night former vice president mike pence stumping for incumbent governor brian kemp in an election eve rally. and this race is pitting pence against his former boss who is supporting pence s primary opponent david perdue. kemp has been a top target against trump s vengeance campaigns. trump issued a statement that may be unprecedented when it comes to former running mates. he said, quote, mike pence was set to lose the governor s race in 2016, before he was plucked up and his political career was salvaged. now desperate to chase his lost relevance, pence is parachuting into races hoping someone is paying attention. we re liv
hostages are out of harm s way. they re calling for a cease-fire. also breaking, ukraine s president in washington pleading for aid. are his hopes of getting a deal dead? this as another country is taking a pang ge from the putin playbook. and trump selling his mug shot as trading cards along with pieces of a suit he wore that day. now being accused of breaking the law and how it is paying off for trump. let s go out front. good evening. i m erin burnett. out front, gaza s tunnels are being flooded. a u.s. official telling cnn this the israeli informed the united states that they are flooding some of hamas tunnels with seawater to flush ott the fi fighters and short tishcircuit infrastructure. they re flooding tunnels where they believe hostages are not being held. president biden could not say whether or not that is the case. i m not at liberty well, there is assertions being made that there s quite sure there are no hostages in any of the tunnels. but i don t kno
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