watching us here in the united states and around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom i turned around and i told the crowd come this way. people are dying. tragedy strikes a halloween celebration in south korea. more than 150 people have been killed. cnn is live in seoul on the search for answers into what happened. plus the u.s. is now nine days away from the midterm elections and voters have been turning out in record numbers. we ll have a report from one key state. and the white house is accusing the kremlin of weaponizing food as russia withdraws from a key grain deal with ukraine. we ll have reaction. south korea s president is offering support and condolences to families who have lost loved ones in chaotic crowd surge. images of the tragedy have been pouring in and we have to warn you, they can be very hard to watch. you will zeros of bodies see rows of bodies and now at least 153 have died including 24 nationals, some 82 have also been injured, among them at leas
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