[applause] thank distinguished members of the 131st legislature, members of my extraordinary. H, thank you for joining me tonight. Im pleased to be joined by the members of my cabinet as i ioned including Major General douglas who is retiring next month. Thank you for being here. [applause] in welcoming the Major General nearly 40 yea of service im also joined by members of my family including my daugh a chi, anthony, julia and my brothers peter and sadly missing my brother who passed away last friday and i honor him tonight in my to the state of the state is a little unorthodox. A■4 change to discuss highprofe issues, challenges and opportuns. Its purpose must be a reflection of the these past fes have been anything but normal. People value strength talk so i will put it to you straight. Weve had a rough couple of months. We have been tested time and time again. We have some pretty serious stuff to talk about. In late october a gunman took the civilian citizens from ages 14 to 76 an
Will we are following two major stories this morning, an update on the Mass Shooting in lewiston, maine. Robert card was found dead with a selfinflicted Gunshot Wound after a 48 hour manhunt. Our community can breathe a sigh of Relief Mister Card is deceased and no longer a threat to the community or any other community. They will continue to breathe and Law Enforcement officials worked tirelessly through the event to come to a good conclusion. Rachel card was found just miles from the crime scene accused of killing 18 people at a bar and Bowling Alley. Will is Relapse Military confirming one of its drones tried launching antitank missiles at the jewish state. The idf arresting a dozen operatives in the west bank as it continues to escalate Ground Operations in the area. The idf captured 700 Hamas Terrorists since october. Pete israeli officials confirming idf killed a senior military official. Taking out 150 Underground Hamas sites. Lets get to greg palkot with the latest on the expan
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
Terror attacks by hamas forces against israeli civilians, men, women, children, 10 20 days ago. Hamas will pay for its crimes against humanity. Hamas will pay for slaughtering are people. And tonight, we are starting payback. We are bringing justice to this terrible despicable disgusting terrorist group. And they will pay for their crimes. And once again, not just israel will be better off afterwards, but the people of gaza will be better off without them as well. Those comments from Senior Adviser to israeli Prime Minister netanyahu. Heavy israeli pomerantz throughout the day in what appears to be an increase in coming days. Hundreds of charges in a short period of. Time idf is saying its a greeting is ground operation, including a target raid in Northern Gaza which it calls preparations for the next stages of combat. Part of the reason we do not know much is because we currently have no way at all to communicate with people on the ground in gaza, the 2 Million People that live in tha
See you back here on monday. Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. Good morning. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific, im jose diazbalart. Right now, fear and mourning in lewiston, maine, where residents continue to Shelter In Place as the intense manhunt for a mass shooter stretches into a third day. This as we begin to learn more about the 18 People Killed in the attacks. Breaking overnight, the u. S. Launching air strikes in iranianlinked targets in syria. Military Officials Say it is in retaliation for a series of Drone Attacks on American Military bases in the region. Also breaking, israel carries out another raid in gaza, with drones and jets firing on what israel says were hamas command sites. And were starting to see the scope of the damage and heart break after Hurricane Otis Devastates the mexican city of acapulco. Survivors now scrambling to find supplies and come to terms with what theyre seeing. And we begin this very busy hour with the intense manhunt