you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta. a devastating fire that killed 19 people, including nine children, in a massive fire in the bronx. fire officials do know how it started. they were describing the scene unprecedented with victims on every floor of the building. we re talking 19 stories. in addition to those killed, more than a dozen others remain hospitalized and life-threatening conditions. last hour we got an update from the new york city fire commissioner and the mayor of new york. they told reporters the cause of this fire appears to be a malfunctioning space heater. our message is clear today. during a tragedy, we are going to be here for each other. there is more to be discovered. the fdny is doing an investigation. christopher nydall will update us on the latest, but this appears this stemmed from a space heater. the martials are here. they will give us a thorough investigation to determine exactly what took place and what we can do better not to have
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shannon: political firestorm igniting just a month before super tuesday capping off a week of wins for chief rival former president trump. it up biden department of ingested liquor could show off the hook for some of his very egregious crimes. quick to the president s attorney general -based pressure over his appointment of a special counsel? the way the president s demeanor in that report was characterized, could not be more wrong on the facts. and clearly politically motivated because he will get reaction to all of this with republican senator tom cotton democratic congressman adam smith. then, israel prime minister order to s military to come up with a plan to evacuate more than a million palestinians sheltering in the southern gaza city have been expected ground offensive rigorous military operations would be a disaster for this people nuts on something we would support groups will speak with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu live. plus, in congress a bitter b
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