long. morning joe starts right now. i have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war like the assault rifle used to carry out this crime. the time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure. which is why i now call on the united states congress to ban assault rifles like the one used by the sick perpetrator of this mass killing in my hometown of lewiston, maine. for the good of my community, i will work with any colleague to get this done in the time that i have left in congress. that s democratic congressman jared golden of maine, changing his position on gun reform following wednesday s deadly mass shootings in his hometown. we ll have a live report from lewiston, maine, as the manhunt for the suspect is expanding this morning. also ahead, we ll go through the major development out of the middle east overnight. the united states military carrying out air strikes in syria. this comes as iran is threatening the u.s. in connection with the israel-ha
weather is looming for millions of americans. forecasters one of the potential for tornadoes, damaging winds and hail in the plains area today. the storms could be at their worst in the overnight hours. the system is then expected to shift east tomorrow into the mississippi ohio and tennessee valleys. we are monitoring all this will have your full forecast coming up. alec baldwin criminal trial is on track to begin this summer. oscar-nominated actor facing one count of involuntary manslaughter and not move deadly movie shut set shooting brand-new hour of fox news live i m rich editing. molly: great to be with you, eric and arthel are off this memorial day weekend. i judge in new mexico yesterday upheld the indictment rejecting latest effort to throw out the charge against him by the shooting happened on the set of the western film arrested britt back in october when he told went bald and was rehearsing a scene while holding a gun when it fired killing cinemat cinematographe
moments i m going to share a special report we ve been working on for much of the weak about defendant trump s legal trouble and why we ve seen slowly but surely this inflection point. i ve going to break down for you only with legal facts and evidence how what s happening in georgia with all these confessions and guilty pleas and vows to testify is actually strengthening jack smith s hands in the doj case, which is the first criminal case of any major stature that donald trump will see himself go on trial. that is, remember, coming up in march. that special part will be part of the broadcast in a few moments. our top story is the escalating crisis in the middle east with israel pounding gaza with these massive explosions heard through the night over there. you can see some of what we ve been able to capture from our aerial cameras and that s 1:00 a.m. on the dot in gaza local time. this is according to the experts and local accounts we have some of the heaviest bombing of th
you heard those bangs, authorities or later heard shouting, you are under arrest. come out with your hands up. it appears the suspect was not actually there at the time. police are searching now for this man, 40-year-old robert card, he s considered armed and dangerous, and charged with multiple counts of murder. officials are telling residents in the areas around lewiston maine to remain vigilant, stay inside, and lock their doors as the search for card continues. that search as it is ongoing, there are of course other locations they plan to investigate in the coming hours. in the meantime, schools, government properties, while the suspect is on the loose. hundreds of local and federal agents are involved in the search, and that investigate in to wednesday s massacre. this has been a concerted effort at the state local and federal level. to everyone is determined to bring the two justice. now the rampage is in fact the deadliest mass shooting in the united states.
everyone, sandra smith along with harold ford jr., judge jeanine pirro, jesse watters, and will cain. it s 5:00 in new york city and this is the five. fox news alert, two major stories happening at this hour. israeli forces are currently inside the gaza strip as the idf expands operations there. multiple bombings, explosions, and tank fire lighting up the night sky for several hours now. there is also breaking news out of maine in the search for the mass shooter robert card. police are expected to give an update any moment now on the manhunt and we will bring you there live when that begins. but first, to the breaking news out of israel, the idf striking gaza in the biggest offensive yet. 21 days this has been going on. let s go straight to trey yingst on the ground in southern is israel, and trey, you told us a short time ago, this is the most you have seen, the biggest escalation in this war to date. absolutely. over the past several hours, we have been watching as