Were breaking down the historic summit that just wrapped up at camp david a short time ago. Also tonight, were learning more about Donald Trumps plans to skip next weeks republican president ial debate. Sources saying an interview with former fox news host Tucker Carlson is now in the works as trump aims to steal the spotlight from his rivals. And a categoryfour Hurricane Lashing Mexico and is posing an unprecedented threat now to Southern California. The region is under its first Tropical Storm watch ever, and potentially facing a years worth of rain in a matter of hours. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Wolf blitzers off today. Im alex marquardt, and youre in the situation room. The Camp David Summit is our top story this hour. President joe biden working to strengthen ties with japan and south korea as the three countries face urgent threats from china and north korea. Cnns Arlette Saenz is at camp da david. And will ripley is standing by. H
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A search for answers. The atf now in maui investigating what sparked a catastrophic wildfire, as crews search for more than a thousand people still missing. And in the aftermath of the disaster, a top Emergency Management official stepping down even as he defends the response to the fires. Plus, delay, delay, delay. Donald trumps legal team testing the limits of that legal strategy, proposing to start one of his special counsel trials in april of 2026. Will the judge buy their reasons for the setback . And serious skepticism from the white house to the pentagon about ukraines current strategy and where kyiv is targeting its fight against russia. We are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. We start this afternoon with major growing questions on the cause and the response to the deadly maui wildfires. Right now, the atfs National Response team is joining the investigation. The death toll remains at 111. But a thousand people
Here are tonights headlines. With only a third of the search complete, the governor warning the death toll could double, as we learn the identities of some of the victims. Our new reporting about what went wrong here on maui. Nothing would make us more pleased if we couldnt go back in time and have a lot more protection from sirens. Norah we speak with lahaina residents who find themselves starting over from nothing. Everything is gone. Everything is to the ground. Norah and concern tonight about lahainas children. How many are among the missing . And the news of an Elementary School completely destroyed. The fire went through each building, so there is no windows, no doors, there is nothing left. The fire guys show up, and they dont have water. Norah the threat continues on maui as fires still burn in kula. A Georgia Grand Jury hands out the most sweeping indictment yet against former president donald trump. On charges he and 18 others engaged in criminal conspiracy, trying to undermi
Plus massachusetts and vermont. Voting continues in california, utah and alaska. Super tuesday is also a crucial moment for former governor nikki haleys campaign which is hoping to slow down mr trumps momentum as the republican frontrunner. Tuesdays contest is the us president ial primary s largest prize with more than one third of the total delegates available expected to be awarded for both republicans and democrats. And we want to bring you live pictures now from Donald Trumps Victory Party in mar a lago, florida. We can have a look at that scene there. Were expecting the former president to speak this hour. Well bring you some of that live. When he takes to the stage. Joining me live, our emma vardy in denver, colorado. She is in denver. Of course, donald trump and joe biden both projected to be the winners in colorado but talk us through how the day and did not have gone so far question . The exnected gone so far question . The expected predicted gone so far question . Tue expecte