Our Richard Engel near the gaza border. Also tonight, that allout manhunt in maine for robert card, the suspect in the Mass Shooting that killed 18 people. Divers now joining the search after his vehicle was found at a boat launch. In cards history of Mental Health issues, were his familys warnings missed . And all 18 victims now identified, their names and ages from 14 to 76. Among them four members of the Deaf Community including a wellknown asl interpreter and father of four. What his wife told us about his final moments. The u. S. Launching air strikes inside syria targeting iranbacked militias and the new attack on u. S. Forces in the region just today. And in a moment when the people of maine are reeling from a Mass Shooting, another Community Remembers the 11 lives lost when a gunman entered a synagogue five years ago. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome, everyone, on a busy friday. We will have late developments from maine on that Mass
Hurricane otis making landfall near acapulco after exploding from a Tropical Storm to a category 5 in just 24 hours. Forecasters calling it a Nightmare Scenario why it took so many by surprise new video, the pilot accused of trying to crash a plane, led away in cuffs. And were talking about shaft. Remembering iconic actor, Richard Roundtree. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening, and welcome. Congress has a new House Speaker Tonight Ending three weeks of uncertainty and chaos that along the way crushed the hopes of a string of highprofile republicans, all seeking the job after Kevin Mccarthy was booted from the post instead, late today the republican Majority Mustering the 217 votes needed and then some to lift a relative unknown, louisianas mike johnson, to the speakers podium johnson, a hardright conservative, who in just hours was propelled from minor Party Leadership role to second in the constitutional line to the presidency the new speaker sworn in this
Good to be with you, im katy tur. A church, a synagogue, a walmart, a school, a grocery store, a nightclub, a spa, a shopping mall, a neighbors house, a chinese new years celebration, a bank, a hospital, and now a bar and grille, and Bowling Alley where a gunman killed 18 people and injured 13 others. Police have i. D. d him as 40yearold robert card, a man with a recent record of Mental Health issues, a man who has now been on the run for 20 hours, perhaps hiding somewhere in rural maine, perhaps long gone. The Lewiston Police department, federal, state, county, and other municipalities are involved in a coordinated search at this moment for this individual. The search to apprehend this person both happen simultaneously. Our reality for today is the suspect is still at large, and we want to provide Community Support for the victims, for the families, and the communities across the state. But we also have an incredibly strong, laser like focus on bringing this suspect into custody, and
Played in trying to overturn the 2020 election, and will he cut a deal to avoid a Government Shutdown just three weeks away . Also tonight, the stunning moment in court, former President Donald Trump storming out of his fraud trial in new york after the judge called him to the Witness Stand. What mr. Trump said that landed him a 10,000 fine. With gaza on the brink, President Biden today reaffirming support for israel, but saying it must do everything it can to protect gazas civilians. Our cameras in gaza as a girl trapped under rubble is pulled out alive. And new images of terror. Nbc news exclusively obtaining Dash Cam Of Hamas bloody attack. Hurricane otis making landfall near acapulco after exploding from a Tropical Storm to a category 5 in just 24 hours. Forecasters calling it a nightmare scenario. Why it took so many by surprise. New video, the pilot accused of trying to crash a plane led away in cuffs. And were talking about shaft. Remembering iconic actor, Richard Roundtree. Ann
Plane over the u. S. , what he now says he ingested. First this evening, the news on the more than 200 hostages being held by hamas in gaza. Tonight, abc news has learned negotiators are working on efforts to free a significant number of hostages before any potential Israeli Ground invasion. What weve now learned. And what one of the hostages just released has now revealed. What was done to her, where they took her. The maze of hamas tunnels underground. And what she said to her captor just before she was released. Also, our team inside gaza tonight. Hospitals near collapse. Matt gutman reporting. And the u. S. Warning to iran tonight. Martha raddatz with late reporting in washington on the attacks on u. S. Targets. On capitol hill tonight, new chaos in the battle to find a new house speaker. The republican congressman tom emmer nominated by Secret Ballot only to withdraw just four hours later. After donald trump said electing him would be a tragic mistake. Rachel scott live on the hil