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
unprecedented wildfire season, already the worst in canadian history. and throughout this weekend, people in both the northwest in the united states, the midwest and the northeast should watch the weather carefully and those alerts. they do expect some of the smoke from these fires to dip down into the united states certainly by the weekend. jim? you see the importance of making evacuation decisions like this. paula newton in ottawa, thanks so much. next on cnn news central, the suspected killer of four idaho college students in court right now. the major focus of today s proceeding, bryan kohberger s alibi, where he says he was during the murders. stay with us. we ll be right back. to help you get ready your aspen dental team is celebrarating 25 years of affordable care withth an epic summer of smiles event. right now, new patients without insurance get a free full exam and x-rays. plus, everyone can get 20% off their treatment plan.
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