With the most intense night of israeli airstrikes to date. We have reports unconfirmed by nbc news at this time of israeli troops crossing into gaza from the north and clashing with hamas fighters. Information is scarce. Right now, gaza is in a near total communications blackout. Gaza is the largest internet provider, as well as multiple gaza Cell Phone Service providers, they are all off line. That is due to both lack of fuel, and infrastructure that has been destroyed. The humanitarian aid group, red crescent, reports that without Cell Phone Service, they are now unable to dispatch their ambulances. The World Health Organization says it has lost contact with its staff, and its Health Facilities in gaza. Just hours ago, nbc news managed to make contact with a member of the nbc crew in gaza, he told nbc, ive managed to get connectivity for a minute with a lot of difficulty and i wanted to let you know that all internet, electricity, and everything has been cut off. The situation we are
Tonight, knowing that robert card its no longer a threat to anyone. I know there are some people many people who share that sentiment, but i also know that his death may not bring solace to many. But now is a time to heal. And with this search concluded, i know that Law Enforcement continues to fully investigate all the facts, so we can bring what closure we can to the victims and their families. All 18 victims in wednesdays attack have now been identified. I want to begin with nbcs kathy park, who is at the Press Conference in lewiston tonight. Kathy, thank you for being there. When else you hear from officials . And how are you . This had to be an extraordinary few days. Yeah, and an extraordinary 12 hours, to be quite frank with you, stephanie. So, at 10 00 this morning we got an update as to how Law Enforcement was going to move forward with their investigation. They talked about the law Police Presence in the lisbon area, the boat launch in that area, that is where the suspect aba
Trace gallagher, live in jerusalem, 7 a. M. , Gaza Border Smoke in the background. There would also be fire, apparently another airstrike from Israeli Defense forces no word of a Ground Invasion. But there is Breaking News because overnight the United States, would be f16s targeted ammunition and weapons storage areas in syria. It was a strike that United States says had been coming. I want to bring in the National Security correspondent with a statement from the Defense Secretary. What do we know . Well earlier tonight about two hours ago these two u. S. F16s carried out airstrikes on two different facilities near the iraq border in southEastern Syria near abu kamal. They were irgc run, one stored weapons one ammunition. U. S. Defense we spoke to said they didnt know if iranians were there but iranian fingerprints were all over the attacks that have been taking place on u. S. Bases since october 17th and they hope with this Quote Precision Airstrike on these facilities that iran will
Continues and a terrified community in lockdown. Tonight on laura coates live. Well, he is still out there. Somewhere. And he is armed, dangerous. The gunman who killed 18 people in lewiston, maine. Law enforcement is urgently searching for robert card, the person you see on the screen there at this very moment. And we are more than 24 hours after those fateful shots rang out in a Bowling Alley and also at a bar and grill. It left at least 18 people dead and another 13 injured. Earlier tonight investigators said they detected something inside or near the home. They dont know what or who they may have been detecting. They warned on a loudspeaker at one point, come out with your hands up. There was no response. And now card is still on the loose. Imagine what it would be like to be in the area of lewiston tonight. Fearing that the suspect in the killing of your neighbors, your friends, loved ones, is out there. Somewhere under the cover of, now, darkness. The police do not know for sure
Viewers joining us from the united states, all around the, world i am paula newton. We begin in maine or police are in the second night of hunting for the suspect in two backtoback shootings that killed 18 people and wounded more than a dozen others. Law enforcement descended on the suspects last known, addressed just a few hours, go authorities were later heard shouting you are under, arrest had come out with your hands up. Though it appears, at the suspect was not there at the time. Police are searching officials are staying vigilant, remaining, inside and lock their doors as this war as they plan to investigate in the coming hours. Now schools and Government Properties will again be closed on friday, while the suspect is still on the loose. Hundreds of local, state, and federal agents are involved in the, search and that investigation into wednesdays massacre. This is the deadliest Mass Shooting in the states this year, it took place that two locations wednesday evening. First a Bow