Good morning to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im kasie hunt. It is friday, october 27th. It is 5 00 a. M. In lewiston, maine, where more than 350 Law Enforcement personnel are engaged in an urgent manhunt for the suspect in a Mass Shooting at a Bowling Alley and restaurant that left 18 people dead. Police say 40yearold robert card should be considered Armed And Dangerous. Parts of two counties in central maine are under shelter in place orders again today. Schools and offices also closed. We had everything from people calling about, you know, noises in the basement, noises in the woods, suspicious people, gunshots, All Night Long since the incident in lewiston. We have our whole department working. I encourage everybody to call if they seeing something suspiciou the suspects family is urging him to surrender. His brother tells cnn his family is cooperating with Law Enforcement in any way possible. Officers found the suspects vehicle abandoned in a boat launch i
World. Nate foy in lewiston, maine, but we begin with mike tobin in tel aviv. Striking two bases in Eastern Syria near the border with iraq, bases used by the revolutionary corps for firing at u. S. Forces. We have seen 19 strikes against u. S. Forces, mostly drone and missile attacks. 21 Service Members had injuries. A u. S. Contractor was up in years and when he ran to shelter, he died from a heart attack. This is the u. S. Respondings to menacing attacks from iranian proxies. Not the iranians getting their hands dirty in the conflict. Secretary defense secretary lloyd austin thought was important to mention in the statement twice, this does not represent a shift in u. S. Policy toward support of israel in this war with hamas. The u. S. Has supplied israel with artillery, with interceptors for the iron dome battery and adding an additional one. U. S. Is bolstering numbers, providing iron dome missile and the thad missiles, as well. In addition to the u. S. Getting involved in the reg
Killing at least a dozen people according to a City Counselor, dozens more injured in two shootings last night at a restaurant and Bowling Alley in lewiston, maine about 45 minutes north of portland. Police are searching for this man, 40yearold robert card, declaring him a Person Of Interest in the shootings. The sheriff released these photos for identification. You see him there holding a high powered Assault Style rifle. Officials tell cnn that card is in the u. S. Army reserves. Card is considered Armed And Dangerous. If people see him, they should not approach card or make contact with him in any way. The shelterinplace order that currently stands in lewiston remains. A vehicle which was a vehicle of interest in this incident was located in lisbon and we are now also asking residents in lisbon to Shelter In Place. Officials say schools and municipal offices in the area will be closed today. Lets bring in cnns athena jones with the latest. Athena, good morning. What more do we know
Theyre also urging people to remain in their homes. Lets start right away with cnns chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst john miller. This is a very much an ongoing situation, it appears. What is the latest that youre hearing from your sources with the manhunt and the suspect still at large . Well, they have a picture. Theyve crowdsourced that picture. People have called in with tips. We dont know if any of the times right now are the tight tip. They have a picture of a car. So they have another lead. They dont seem to have that car. The instructions they give are, if anyone sees this car. When you look at the photo of the car, and maybe we can bring it up while were talking. It seems to be stopped with the headlights on, the door open. There seems to be a possibility that this is captured from a Surveillance Video where he rolled up in the car, opened fire, ran back out, got in the car. They dont give a License Plate on the car but its not visible from the shot. And they say
On capitol hill. Well have much more on that. Also ahead, the latest out of The Middle East. President biden is pushing for a ceasefire to address the humanitarian crisis in gaza. Well show you former president Donald Trumps outburst during his Civil Fraud Trial in new york. First, willie, lets go to the latest on the tragedy unfolding in maine. At least 15 people are dead this morning, up to 50 may be injured in the community of lewiston, located 30 miles north of portland, maine. Police s gunman entered two separate locations. First, a Bowling Alley, where he fatally shot seven people before moving on to a nearby bar. Some of the victims may have been injured in stampedes as crowds raced to escape as the shooting started. Officials fear many teenagers could be among those killed and injured as the Bowling Alley was hosting its youth night. Police have identified now a 40yearold male as a Person Of Interest in connection with these shootings. Hes still at large, considered Armed And D