Good morning. Im jarred hill in for annemarie green. More than 30 hours and counting and still no sign of an alleged gunman who went on a killing rampage at a bar and Bowling Alley in lewiston. A multistate manhunt for Army Reservist robert card has expanded to the Canadian Border with officials searching towns, forests, even waterways. Lewiston, the second largest city, turned into a virtual ghost town with businesses and residents shut down and urged to shelter in place. We are learning new details about the 18 people killed. Among them a father of three, a bowling coach, and several members of the deaf community. Cbs Bradley Blackburn is in lewiston. Good morning. Reporter good morning. It is an enormous loss for what is a small town here. And even as this Community Starts to grieve, they are still frozen in fear. Authorities are searching for the suspect all across the state into massachusetts and up to canada. At least 80 fbi agents along with coast guard members, atf agents, and
Live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. A Mass Murderer is on the loose in maine today. One officers say has military training, a proficiency in weapons, and multiple ways to evade police. That Reality Compounding the fear and grief for locals trying to process the 565th Mass Shooting in the u. S. This year. In this case, 18 dead, 13 more wounded, and the Peaceful Community of lewiston changed forever. This city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security. No city does. No state, no people. So now as Law Enforcement is in a fullscale search to track down the suspect, robert card, they are also trying to piece together the details of who he is and why he may have done this. Plus, with word that he had been committed to a Mental Hospital earlier this year, a critical question, why did he have a gun and not just any gun, but an assaultstyle rifle in the first place . We start right there in southern maine, a state and communit
Thats a trusted person at the airline. Im just happy to be home, happy to be safe, and im happy they handled it really well. An Emergency Landing for a flight bound for San Francisco after an off duty pilot who was riding as a passenger in the cockpit allegedly tried to shut down the engines. Good evening. Thank you for joining us for this special edition of abc7 news at nine. Im dan ashley and im ama daetz. The horizon air flight left everett, washington, just north of seattle, bound for San Francisco yesterday evening. But the plane was diverted to portland where the off duty pilot was taken off the plane and arrested accused of trying to shut off the engines. That off duty pilot has now been identified as 44 year old Joseph David Emerson from Pleasant Hill. Were not showing his photo because he has not been charged in court yet. He works for Alaska Airlines, which owns horizon air, which is why he was authorized to sit in the cockpit in the flight deck jump seat while its still not
In syria, in lebanon, and a rare strike in the west bank destroying a mosque. An israeli soldier killed today during a raid inside gaza. More than 300,000 more israeli troops now waiting for the order to attack gaza on the ground. From the air, a relentless israeli barrage. Palestinians digging with hands as they search for victims. Innocent lives at risk with just a trickle of food and water making it into gaza. In the north, more israelis evacuated from the border with lebanon, and the hostages, two americans are free but more than 200 israelis are still believed to be held by hamas. Matt gutman reporting from tel aviv. Britt clennett on the border with lebanon. The u. S. Military repositioning a Carrier Strike group to The Middle East and new Missile Batteries also on the way. President biden speaking once again with Prime Minister netanyahu, and tonight, an official telling abc news the u. S. Is urging caution on a Ground Invasion, concerned about Americans Still in gaza and a lack
Of air strikes as we have new reporting about what the u. S. Is telling israel about a potential Ground Invasion. It comes as trucks full of aid and supplies finally roll into gaza. Relief workers there are begging for more. Well talk to a spokesperson for a u. N. Refugee agency whos on the ground in gaza. Back at home, House Republicans will meet yet again tonight to consider their next House Speaker, nine congressmen are now throwing their hats in a ring. At this point can any of them get the votes they need . It could be an intense week at former President Trumps civil fraud trial, as he comes facetoface with a man who used to fix his legal problems. How key state witness Michael Cohen could deal a major blow to the trump business empire. And we begin this hour with the very latest from the israelhamas war. Israel has launched new intense air strikes in gaza attacking hundreds of targets. This morning four u. S. Officials tell nbc news the Biden Administration is advising israel to