Need2Know: Friday Morning News Roundup

These are the headlines you Need2Know: * **Western Wildfires Grow Deadly:** At least 16 active and a dozen contained fires have engulfed the state of California. The blazes range from mild to deadly, and some have even spread to as many as nine neighboring states. Check out the striking photos [here](http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-carr-fire-20180726-story.html). * **Tweets, Trouble, Trump:** Special Council Robert Mueller thinks President Trump's tweets may support an obstruction of justice case. Mueller objects, most notably, to Trump's criticisms of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former FBI Chief James Comey. In typical fashion, Trump responded to Mueller on Twitter. More on Trump and the latest [scandal](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/us/politics/trump-tweets-mueller-obstruction.html). * **Thousands of Immigrant Children Returned to Parents, But Many Still Separated:** The White House reported Thursday night that more than 1,800 immigrant children were reunited with their parents on Deadline Day. Nevertheless, a little over 700 children remain in custody. A federal judge will stage a hearing Friday to determine whether the Trump Administration honored its promise. For more on this story, [click here](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/07/26/feds-race-against-clock-reunify-immigrant-families-caught-border/844107002/). * **Papa John Sues Papa John's** The company’s former CEO John Schnatter filed a lawsuit against the pizza chain on Thursday, asking for access to company files. On July 11, [reports](https://www.forbes.com/sites/noahkirsch/2018/07/11/papa-johns-founder-john-schnatter-allegedly-used-n-word-on-conference-call/#483fa4224cfc) surfaced that Schnatter used a racial pejorative during a conference call. Schnatter still owns over 20 percent of the company but resigned as CEO and was removed from all marketing after the scandal. For more on this story, check out [CNNMoney](https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/26/news/companies/papa-johns-lawsuit-john-schnatter/index.html). Cheddar's Jill Wagner gets into the latest. Subscribe to the Need2Know newsletter [here](https://theneed2know.com).

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