Fires Destroy Nearly 50 Homes; Iran Attacks 3 Tankers - What You Need To Know - April 22

[0:04] this is what you need to know now several wildfires burning in the southeast including one [0:09] destroying dozens of homes in georgia iran fires on multiple ships in the strait of vermeuse [0:14] escalating a crisis that's already driving global energy costs higher plus caught on camera one [0:20] teenager's terrifying encounter with a bobcat shifting reservations why more people are dining [0:26] out earlier these days and this maverick isn't a movie that would be like chocolate maverick he's [0:32] only eight years old and he's already flying real planes we have much more of what you need to know [0:37] i'm rachel scott from abc news it is wednesday april 22nd this is what you need to know get to [0:43] that major escalation in the strait of vermeuse in just a moment but first the big story wildfires [0:48] along the florida georgia border leaving a path of destruction a fast-moving fire in brantley county [0:54] georgia has exploded to more than 5 000 acres destroying at least 47 homes officials say the [1:00] fire spread so quickly some families had just minutes to evacuate the fires are being fueled [1:05] by a historic drought across the southeast 71 of the state of florida is under an extreme or [1:11] exceptional drought turning now to the war ron says it fired on three container ships in the [1:16] strait of vermeuse this morning seizing two of them the attack comes a day after president trump [1:21] extended the ceasefire with iran karen travers is here at the white house with more rachel there is a lot [1:27] of uncertainty right now how long will this ceasefire last and will there be another round of talks with [1:32] iran president trump announced the ceasefires extended until iran submits a proposal and discussions [1:38] are concluded he said the u.s will not strike iran until its leaders put forward what he calls a quote [1:44] unified proposal he indicates there are differences within the iranian regime on these negotiations saying [1:50] the government there is seriously fractured vice president vance was ready to leave for pakistan [1:55] yesterday but instead he was here at the white house meeting with the president and senior officials [2:00] talking about iran it is unclear now if and when there could be a second round of talks iran says they [2:07] will not negotiate until the u.s ends its blockade near the strait of hormuz the president says he won't [2:13] lift that until iran makes a deal so the standoff continues all this comes after the president on monday said [2:20] it was highly unlikely he would extend the ceasefire insisting the u.s was in a very strong negotiating [2:27] position soaring jet fuel prices have forced lufthansa to cut 20 000 flights this summer other [2:34] airlines have warned about potential flight disruptions experts say global prices of jet fuel have risen more [2:39] than 70 percent since the start of the war meanwhile the president is now proposing a 1.5 trillion dollar [2:46] defense budget for the next year a nearly 50 percent increase in funding the largest increase since [2:52] world war ii to pay for new ships planes drones and the so-called golden dome missile defense system [2:58] fbi director cash patel is speaking out after he sued the atlantic over a report alleging excessive [3:04] drinking and concerns about his job performance the article claims meetings had to be rescheduled at [3:09] times because patel was drinking heavily the night before allegations that patel flatly denies [3:14] but the atlantic is standing by their reporting calling patel's defamation lawsuit meritless [3:20] and katursky is tracking it all the fbi director defended his job performance and denounced claims [3:25] about his drinking saying he's never been drunk at work and this morning house democrats are demanding [3:31] answers from cash patel writing in a letter that the allegations of heavy drinking are shocking [3:37] and indicative of public emergency acting attorney general todd blanche said he had not read the [3:42] article but disputed its contents expressing concern about anonymous reporting and saying reporters have a [3:47] duty to exercise due diligence the justice department has indicted the southern poverty law center [3:53] accusing the civil rights group of defrauding donors prosecutors claim the center paid millions of [3:58] dollars to informants who infiltrated the kkk and other extremist groups without fully disclosing the [4:03] program officials say while those sources provided intelligence the payments also ended up funding hate group activity [4:08] the splc is a non-profit entity that purports to fight white supremacy and racial hatred it was instead [4:18] manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred the southern [4:27] poverty law center denies the claim saying they are outraged by the false allegations and accused the trump [4:32] administration of targeting it for political reasons authorities say the mexican man who attacked tourists at the [4:38] the ancient pyramids near mexico city was obsessed with the columbine school attack the deadly shooting came exactly [4:44] 27 years after columbine a canadian tourist was killed and 13 others were injured including six americans the shooter [4:51] took his own life investigators are trying to determine the cause of this small plane crash in los angeles the plane hit [4:57] power lines and landed upside down in a store parking lot the pilot survived after bystanders lifted the wreckage to rescue him now some [5:05] neighbors are calling for the airport to shut down citing safety concerns after the close call and a terrifying encounter [5:12] for a teenage hunter in wisconsin who ended up becoming the prey stalked by a bobcat 19 year old carson bender [5:19] was hunting turkeys when the bobcat lunged at him grabbing his arm he managed to get away with only a few [5:25] scratches he was back hunting a short time later and we have much more of what you need to know stay with us [5:41] here's your daily briefing other big stories we are following on abc news philadelphia police are [5:46] searching for two men who held up a brinks truck and got away with nearly two million dollars the [5:51] suspects were carrying assault rifles the truck was servicing a check cashing business at the time [5:57] police in philadelphia say a man deliberately drove this suv into one of their police stations [6:02] five people inside were taken to hospitals with minor injuries officers had responded to a disturbance [6:08] between the driver and his father earlier in the day the driver was hospitalized overnight in police [6:13] custody and a bizarre moment during the hockey playoffs avalanche fans were so happy last night [6:20] they broke the glass behind the bench the snap replaced it and the avalanche beat the kings in [6:26] overtime and now to a trivia question this legendary nfl voice is trading the broadcast booth for the buzzer [6:34] as the host of the new espn jeopardy show the correct response who is joe buck the long time nfl [6:40] commentator will moderate a tournament of espn stars competing for 500 000 for charity it will air on disney [6:47] plus and on hulu and new today a growing trend at restaurants people eating earlier a study finds the [6:55] 6 p.m hours now the most popular time for dinner and reservations in the five o'clock hour are way up [7:02] experts say the trend is in line with living a healthier lifestyle centered on a good night's sleep [7:07] and drinking less alcohol and finally before you go a future top gun is taking off in california [7:14] eight-year-old maverick folletta has already logged 10 hours in the air after catching the flying bug from [7:20] his dad all started like two years ago with my dad he gave me some lessons i really enjoyed it so [7:25] recently he gave me some lessons so i'm enjoying it right now it's because i want to be like top gun maverick [7:31] and just like that his namesake maverick says he's chasing the sky one flight at a time and that's [7:37] what you need to know for breaking news and live updates throughout the day check out abc news [7:41] streaming on disney plus new episodes streaming every day on disney plus