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
had food and were able to be housed. now, so many i have spoke to as i have stayed here over the last week have said they want the full truth. add to that the atf has come in with electrical engineers and is now researching the origins of the fire. at some point, this fire was not just simply a brush fire anymore, but became an urban fire, an industrial fire, and consumed all of lahaina town. now, those that i spoke to are waiting for answers. the one that they were not satisfied with came from herman, the chief emergency management leader who has stepped down resigned after defending the decision to not activate the tsunami warning signs. his reasoning he said that those would indicate to head to higher ground and he didn t want people
news central. we start this afternoon with major growing questions on the cause and the response to the deadly maui wildfires. right now, the atf s national response team is joining the investigation. the death toll remains at 111. but a thousand people or more could still be missing. teams are still searching the burn zone for human remains, while maui s mayor says that 45% of that area has been searched. as the recovery effort continues, a stunning resignation overnight. this is maui s emergency management chief herman andela after facing intense scrutiny for not activating the island s warning systems and just one day after defending that decision, he has resigned citing a health