Today is Wednesday, August 16. We'll tell you about the new evidence showing what likely

sparked the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, and what former President Trump is saying he'll

soon reveal to exonerate him of criminal charges. Also, COVID is starting to make a comeback

what the latest data shows, plus which nationwide shortage is impacting back to school season.

A first-of-its-kind law to protect child influencers online. And would you pay for listening

only seats at Beyoncé's concert? Those stories and more news to know in today's episode.

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While there is new evidence, the deadliest American fire in the last century seems to have

been sparked by power lines. Whisker Labs is a private company that monitors the electric grid

around the country, looking for issues that might spark a home fire. And Whisker Labs' data

from sensors around Maui, Hawaii, showed there were major incidents on power lines around the area

where the first of several fires started last week. Security cameras at the Maui Bird Conservation

Center actually captured that exact moment, too, when a tree may have fallen on a power line,

causing a huge spark than fire. Some Hawaiians have already been suspecting this and are even

suing Hawaii's biggest power utility over it. They say Hawaiian Electric's equipment was not strong

enough to withstand strong winds, and that the company should have shut down power, especially since

the forecast were warning about the strong winds' days in advance. But Hawaiian Electric executives

say it's not that easy, that they didn't have a shut-off program, and that even if they did,

cutting the power could have created other problems, since in the hardest-hit areas, the electricity

actually powers the pumps that provide the water. So for now, the company says it's focused on

supporting the emergency response and developing a long-term recovery plan. As of this morning,

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