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
Investigation underway in florida after a Monster Alligator turns up with human remains. It is all happening in a residential area hello Everyone Welcome to a brandnew hour of Fox News Live i am arthel nebo. Eric hello everyone thank you for joining us im eric shawn this is a gruesome story. This horrible discovery it made it yesterday in a neighborhood in a small town of Largo Florida just south of clearwater and tampa. The alligator you can see resting along the side of the road found in a pool of blood but Senior Correspondent Steve Harrigan as a following this disturbing story for us, steve . Lexus all went down friday and largo. Neighbors were alarmed and passed the alarm from the neighborhood into the Fire Departments. They are used to living among gators a in largo. They say nearby at lake contains low four 5foot gators but theyve never seen anything like this. A massive 14foot Alligator Carrying what neighbors said was part of a corpse clenched between its jaws. They called the
and katie is here in washington. explain the u.s. skepticism about this piece of the ukrainian plan. reporter: yeah. so, jim, it s against the backdrop of this stalled ukrainian counteroffensive that ukraine, in recent weeks, has turned to striking crimea at an increased pace. they re using missiles to strike bridges connected to ukrainian mainland and russia. they re using artillery to try to strike ammunition depots, command and control hubs. for ukraine, the goal is to try to isolate crimea and try to make it more difficult for russia to be able to sustain its military operations on the mainland. now, u.s. military and intelligence officials that we ve spoken to say it s a little bit too early to tell whether or not this is going to be effective at making it tougher for russians to stand up to these ukrainian offenses. behind the scenes within the u.s. government, there is a growing sense of skepticism
jim? and ukrainian forces suffering just devastating losses in that battle on the ground in the east. nick paton walsh there in ukraine, thanks so much. boris, over to you. some 20,000 canadians are fleeing their homes as wildfires are moving in. we have the latest from the region. plus, he s accused of brutally killing four university of idaho students, and he s due in court today for a hearing focused on his alibi. the details, just minutes away. if you have this.
potentially more legal liability. exactly. thank you so much for the reporting. jim? coming up next, the u.s. and other western nations have been pumping weapons and money into ukraine since the russian invasion to help it defend itself. we do have new reporting that u.s. officials are not entirely on board with kyiv s latest military strategy. plus, it is not what you want to see when you look out the window of a plane. what happened on this flight from texas to mexico? goodness. looks scary. start yoyour day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand.