Appears to be an ar15 style rifle, aiming his weapon. Witnesses say he opened fire with a Youth Bowling League under way. 12 minutes later, the 911 calls from a second location. Tonight, police now searching on the ground and in the air. Where authorities have found his car. The note found in his home. The retired nurse who was shot, and the doctor she used to work with who then operated on her. What she told us from her hospital bed today. And the husband who was shot and killed. The family that waited 14 hours for the horrible news. My interview tonight with his heartbroken father. What authorities told him his son tried to do. And the images just coming in tonight, authorities on the scene right now of a home in bowdoin, Maine Associated with whit johnson standing by with late reporting on the search. Also tonight here, the warning signs. The alleged Gunman Spending two weeks at a Mental Health facility just this past july, after sources say he reported Hearing Voices and threatened
Military action in the middle east. Multiple airstrikes conducted in syria. What the pentagon is saying, a Major Political headline, another democrat about to enter the race for president. Wild weather from the catastrophic storm devastates a famous mexican resort town to flooding in texas to record warm temperatures in the northeast. What to expect today . Later, a new milestone for taylor swift, not on the charts, but in the bank. And tough love. The mother going to court, trying to evict her Adult Children from the house for being lazy. Abc news in new york. This is america for this morning. Good friday morning, everyone. Im Andrew Dymburt and im rhiannon ally. We want to begin with the urgent manhunt for the suspect in the lewiston, maine shooting rampage. 18 people were killed, more than a dozen were wounded. The search for the suspected gunman, 40 year old robert card, is expanding. Tens of thousands of people in two maine counties are sheltering in place. Businesses and schools
Events have been canceled as the man hunt continues for the mass murder who killed it least 18 people and left more than a dozen injured in maines second largest city, lewiston. Authorities say 40yearold suspect robert card is still at large and is considered armed and dangerous. Hes a Firearm Instructor and army reservist, with a history of mental illness. Tonight, more than 80 fbi agents are searching land and water to find him. According to police, the suspect fatally shot his first seven victims and a Bowling Alley where a, childrens lead was holding its weekly practice. The boston globe reports, sarah welch, her husband, and a year old daughter were taking part in that practice when she heard what sounded like the pop of a balloon. We saw someone fall, and we heard another pop when we ran now. We just kept running, wells said, and well said she grabbed her daughter and another child and ran to shelter in a nearby restaurant. She said that the leagues coach, who she declined to nam
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
Continuing our coverage of Breaking News of ongoing explosions in gaza. Nbcs raf sanchez is reporting from ashdot israel, what do we know at this hour . Reporter chris, tonight is feeling different from other nights. We are hearing intensified bombing in gaza, 10 miles south of where we are. Im looking over my shoulder because just a moment ago we were seeing israeli iron dome Missile Interceptors in the sky, a sign of rocket fire coming, but israels Chief Military Spokesman is confirming that an intensified Bombing Campaign of gaza is underway three weeks after the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack. He also says israel is expanding its Ground Operations inside of gaza. Thats not a sign that they have launched. Chris, you may be able to see over my shoulder here, this is one of these iron dome interceptors, and if you bear with us one second, youre likely to see it explode. There you go. Now, that is likely a sign that it just intercepted a palestinian rocket a little bit further sout