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
captured on board a southwest airlines flight in the skies over houston, not what you want to see coming out of your plane engine. flames bursting out, forcing the distressed flight to quickly return to the houston airport shortly after takeoff. southwest says the plane landed safely and was taken out of service for review. what a thing to see outside your plane window. well, dangerous fast-moving flames not in hawaii but ravaging parts of canada. an out-of-control wildfire has now forced an entire city to evacuate. the city of yellowknife, home to approximately 20,000 people, the capital of canada s northwest territories is now virtually empty. a frantic scene there with hundreds of people lining up to register for emergency evacuation flights. others had to flee in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the one road out of town. many worried not knowing if their homes will still be standing when they come back. officials say the fire has