conspiracies. they don't believe he was targeting any particular person or group. cbs's jericka duncan will start us off tonight with the latest details. >> across the street, 107th street, he's on fire! >> reporter: it was a shocking image. a man on fire. it happened right outside the courthouse where former president donald trump's criminal trial was underway. >> a man has lit himself on fire outside of the courthouse in manhattan. >> reporter: the incident unfolding live on cable news just after 1:30 eastern. >> we are like yelling to the cops, who are all outside. >> reporter: i don't know if he was really political or just unbalanced. >> reporter: authorities confirmed 4037-year-old maxwell azzarello was from st. augustine, florida. tonight, officials say he was intubated and critical condition. >> he blows the pamphlets throughout the park, and then he puls out a canister, pours some