Trump Spearheads Israel-Hamas Peace Deal, Comey in Court, CA Arson Suspect Arrested： AM Update 10⧸9
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After two years, the Israeli hostages are set to be released as President Trump spearheads a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. We have a very serious left-wing terror threat in our country. President Trump hosting a roundtable at the White House offering independent journalists the opportunity to share their experience, reporting on far-left militant organization Antifa, and former FBI Director James Comey appearing in court for the first time.
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It's Thursday, October 9th, 2025, and this is your AM Update.
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After two years, the Israeli hostages set to be released
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as President Trump spearheads a peace deal between Israel and Hamas.
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We have a very serious left-wing terror threat in our country.
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President Trump hosting a roundtable at the White House
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offering independent journalists the opportunity to share their experience,
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reporting on far-left militant organization Antifa.
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Former FBI Director James Comey appearing in court for the first time,
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pleading not guilty to the two federal charges he's facing.
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This team up here feels that we have met beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Authorities arresting a man believed to be responsible for starting the Pacific Palisades fire in January,
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a blaze that killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles.
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After two years of war, a stunning breakthrough in the Middle East,
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President Trump declaring peace between Hamas and Israel.
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On Wednesday evening, two years after the October 7th attack in Israel,
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Mr. Trump announcing a deal to release the remaining Israeli hostages
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I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off
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This means that all of the hostages will be released very soon
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and Israel will withdraw their troops to an agreed-upon line
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as the first steps toward a strong, durable, and everlasting peace.
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Last night on Fox News, President Trump explaining the accomplishment.
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So many countries that you wouldn't have even thought of it.
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And that's something I would say that without that wouldn't happen.
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You know, many years they talked about peace in the Middle East.
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Israel will release 250 Palestinians serving life sentences
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and 1,700 Palestinians detained by the IDF since October 7th, according to Axios.
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President Trump telling Sean Hannity the hostages will be returned on Monday.
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The big thing is hostages are going to be released.
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It's probably, our time would be probably Monday.
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And, you know, it's terribly, a terrible situation.
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As we speak, so much is happening to get the hostages freed.
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And we think they'll all be coming back on Monday.
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Israeli officials saying the living hostages are expected to be released in one group,
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though the return of the deceased could take longer.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inviting President Trump to address Israeli
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Mr. Netanyahu also posting on social media, quote,
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This is a diplomatic success and a national and moral victory for the state of Israel.
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From the beginning, I made it clear we will not rest until all our hostages return
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Through steadfast resolve, powerful military action, and the great efforts of our great
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friend and ally, President Trump, we have reached this critical turning point.
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We call on President Trump, the guarantor countries of the agreement, and all Arab, Islamic, and
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international parties to compel the occupation government to fully implement the terms of
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the agreement and not allow it to evade or delay the implementation of what has been agreed
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The U.S. represented in Egypt during the latest round of negotiations by Special Envoy Steve
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Witkoff and Abraham Accord's architect and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
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Several key aspects of the White House's 20-point plan still under negotiation, including the
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disarmament of Hamas and the post-war governance of Gaza.
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Regardless of the remaining work, the release of the hostages marking a major breakthrough,
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a moment so significant even the establishment media forced to acknowledge its impact.
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Make no mistake, it looks like President Trump has actually pulled off something here
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that many presidents before him have failed to do.
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I just need to underscore what an enormous moment this is for so many people in this region,
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for the people of Gaza who have endured two years of war, for the families of these 48
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remaining hostages who have endured two years of absolute agony.
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Press Secretary Caroline Levitt releasing a statement yesterday evening noting the president
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will visit Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday for an annual checkup and is, quote,
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considering going to the Middle East shortly thereafter.
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President Trump holding an Antifa roundtable at the White House yesterday afternoon, featuring
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top cabinet and DOJ officials along with independent journalists who have covered the extremist group.
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Antifa, which stands for anti-fascist, is a far-left militant activist network notorious
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for its black-clad rioters who sow chaos in the streets.
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Most recently, Antifa groups mobilizing against federal law enforcement in Democrat-run cities
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Rioters pelting agents with rocks, barricading streets.
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In September, President Trump signing an executive order declaring Antifa a domestic terrorist organization.
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Mr. Trump yesterday describing the seemingly well-funded and escalating Antifa activity
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It should be clear to all Americans that we have a very serious left-wing terror threat
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The epidemic of left-wing violence and Antifa-inspired terror has been escalating for nearly a decade,
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but they have been very threatening to people, but we're going to be very threatening to them,
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Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Cash Patel weighing in on the DOJ's efforts to
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identify and prosecute the vast web of Antifa networks.
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Fighting crime is more than just getting the bad guy off the streets.
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It's breaking down the organization brick by brick, just like we did with cartels.
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We're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa.
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And that's what it's going to take to bring down this network of organized criminal thugs,
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gangbangers, and yes, domestic terrorists, because that's what they are.
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Republicans over the years criticizing Democrats who downplay Antifa, like this moment from
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the September 2020 debate between President Trump and then-candidate Biden after a full
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem yesterday saying, don't be fooled.
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This network of Antifa is just as sophisticated as MS-13, as TDA, as ISIS, as Hezbollah, as
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They have an agenda to destroy us, just like the other terrorists we've dealt with for many,
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many years, and today is the day that we have a president that won't tolerate it and will
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Several of the journalists at the table who say they've been assaulted by Antifa members,
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accusing members of the establishment media of running cover for the group's violence.
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Here, independent journalist Cam Higbee and national correspondent for The Blaze, Julio Rosas.
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When I leave my house to go to work, I am violently assaulted.
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So my question for all of you is, how would you feel if every time you showed up to work,
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The reason why there's such a big problem is because we have Democrats and a lot of people
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in the mainstream media refusing to acknowledge that they even exist.
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Seattle reporter Brandi Cruz saying getting assaulted by Antifa cured her Trump derangement
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I was told by probably a dozen people not to tell you this.
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I'm living proof that you can recover from TDS.
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I had strong Trump derangement syndrome for probably eight years.
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This is one of the reasons I recovered from it.
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I was a mainstream reporter in Seattle for 10 years.
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I was a TV reporter on the streets doing my job.
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Coming up, former FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty.
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We'll get into what's next in the high profile case and authorities arresting a man they believe
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is responsible for igniting the Pacific Palisades fire, which left 12 people dead.
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Former FBI Director James Comey pleading not guilty in an Alexandria,
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Comey's attorney, Pat Fitzgerald, entering the plea on his behalf to two counts,
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lying to Congress and obstruction, tied to Mr. Comey's 2020 congressional testimony about
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Fitzgerald informing Judge Michael Nachmanoff that his client intends to file a motion to
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dismiss this case, accusing the government of vindictive prosecution and challenging the
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appointment of U.S. Attorney Lindsay Halligan, who brought the charges.
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Haligan swearing in as U.S. Attorney on September 22nd, just days after her predecessor, Eric
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Siebert reportedly under pressure to bring charges against Comey and New York Attorney General
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A grand jury indicted Comey on September 25th, shortly before the statute of limitations was
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Judge Nachmanoff saying a motion to challenge Halligan's appointment will be handled by another
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Comey's attorney also telling the judge they did not yet have the full details on the
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nature of the charges against the former director.
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A DOJ official telling the judge the discovery includes a substantial amount of classified
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The judge saying, quote, I will not slow this case down because of classified information.
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The trial, set to begin on January 5th, it is expected to last two to three days.
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A hearing on the defense's motion to dismiss is set for December 9th.
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Comey was not taken into custody following the proceedings, and there were no conditions on
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Comey faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count if convicted.
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Federal prosecutors arresting and charging 29-year-old Jonathan Rindernacht with purposefully starting
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the Pacific Palisades fire, which ripped through Los Angeles in January, killing 12 and destroying
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Authorities arresting Rindernacht in Florida, charging him with destruction of property by
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fire, a felony carrying a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and a max of 20 years
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Through months of investigation, officials determining the Palisades fire, which began
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on January 7th, was actually a holdover fire, a continuation of the Lachman fire set in the
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From the criminal complaint, quote, although the Los Angeles City Fire Department quickly
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suppressed the Lachman fire on January 1, unbeknownst to anyone, the fire continued to
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smolder and burn underground within the root structure of dense vegetation.
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On January 7th, heavy winds caused the underground fire to surface and spread above ground in
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Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Assaylee describing Rindernacht's movements the night the Lachman
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Late last New Year's Eve, Rindernacht returned to Pacific Palisades after working the evening
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After dropping off a passenger in Pacific Palisades, Rindernacht parked his car and tried and failed
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He exited the car, walked up a nearby trail, took iPhone videos at a nearby hilltop, and
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listened to a rap song whose music video included objects being lit on fire.
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The defendant had listened to this song and watched its music video repeatedly in the days leading
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The criminal complaint, describing the rap song as one of despair and bitterness.
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He previously lived about a block away and hiked there many times before.
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Just after midnight, fire detection cameras first spotting the blaze.
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Rindernacht allegedly watching the flames grow for more than a minute before attempting to dial
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It took the defendant several tries to contact 911 to report the fire.
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He fled the scene in his car, but turned around after passing fire engines driving in the opposite
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While the Lachman fire burned, the defendant walked up the same trail from earlier that night
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to watch the fire and firefighters, using his iPhone to take short videos of the scene.
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The criminal complaint alleging that Rindernacht asked ChatGPT, quote,
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Are you at fault if a fire is lit because of your cigarettes while attempting to dial 911?
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From the complaint, which was written by an ATF fire investigator, quote,
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Based on my training and experience and this investigation, this indicates that Rindernacht
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wanted to create evidence regarding a more innocent explanation for the cause of the fire.
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Phone records showing in July 2024, Rindernacht asked ChatGPT to create, quote,
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A dystopian painting divided into distinct parts that blend together seamlessly.
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Next to it, a crowd of people is running away from the fire, leading to the middle.
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In the middle, hundreds and thousands of people in poverty are trying to get past a gigantic gate
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On the other side of the gate, and the entire wall, is a conglomerate of the richest people.
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They are chilling, watching the world burn down, and watching the people struggle.
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Investigators ruling out other possible causes for the fire.
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No lightning strikes or fireworks were recorded in the area at the time.
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Authorities originally questioning Rindernacht in January, a few weeks after the fire,
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recovering a lighter from the glove compartment of his vehicle.
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Rindernacht appearing in shackles in an Orlando courtroom yesterday afternoon.
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Fox 9 News reporting Rindernacht acknowledged that he understood the charges against him.
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Assele saying more charges could be brought at a later date, after grand jury proceedings.
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