Our Richard Engel near the gaza border. Also tonight, that allout manhunt in maine for robert card, the suspect in the Mass Shooting that killed 18 people. Divers now joining the search after his vehicle was found at a boat launch. In cards history of Mental Health issues, were his familys warnings missed . And all 18 victims now identified, their names and ages from 14 to 76. Among them four members of the Deaf Community including a wellknown asl interpreter and father of four. What his wife told us about his final moments. The u. S. Launching air strikes inside syria targeting iranbacked militias and the new attack on u. S. Forces in the region just today. And in a moment when the people of maine are reeling from a Mass Shooting, another Community Remembers the 11 lives lost when a gunman entered a synagogue five years ago. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome, everyone, on a busy friday. We will have late developments from maine on that Mass
it s been a delight. we ll see you back here next week. all in, with two months until voters weigh in, a new iowa rivalry heats up. i delivered on 100% of my promises. all of this vendetta stuff, we can t go down that. reporter: florida s governor is all in on iowa. will it pay off? we have to send a great signal, and then maybe these people just say, okay, it s over then. reporter: republican presidential candidate ron desantis is here for an exclusive interview, next. plus, choose your opponent. facing political headwinds come on, man. president biden ramps up his attacks on former president donald trump. will that be enough to sway swing voters? our panel is here to discuss. and under pressure, amid outcry over gaza deaths free palestine! reporter: president biden rejects calls for a cease-fire, while his administration says they re working on a deal to bring back the hostages held by hamas. are they close? deputy national security adviser john
announcer: this is cnn breaking news. welcome to requested lead. i m jake tapper. the breaking news, a shooting at a hospital in new hampshire. state officials there say that the suspect is dead. the situation is contained, and tragically there are multiple victims. police are doing a sweep of the hospital and we ll stay on top of the story and bring you the facts as we get them. newly reported audio of donald trump just two months after the january 6th insurrection discussing what he expected if he got his wish and had been able to join the mob at the capitol that day. leading this hour anti-semitism pushed by right wing media figures with little apparent pushback in their conservative circles. vile comments spewed by some of the biggest names with major megaphones beginning with the richest man in the world. now, we ve heard a lot from the jewish community since october 7th about how shocking it has been to hear so much anti-semitism from traditionally progressive
menendez. we begin with heavy bombing underway right now as israel announces a new phase in its war against hamas. the past 24 hours, israeli forces have intensified ground attacks inside the gaza strip, and increased the already constant airstrikes. nbc news crew member in gaza says the situation is growing desperate for civilians, quote, no water, no food, no medicine, no fuel, no electricity, and the bombing does not stop. the palestinian health ministry reports more than 7500 people have died in gaza, 1400 have been killed in israel. protesters around the world today calling for a humanitarian cease-fire. it s real s prime minister, netanyahu, dismissing the criticism, and predicting a long war ahead. there are moments in which a nation faces two options. to exist or to seize. right now, this is the kind of test we are facing, i have no doubt how it will end. we will come out triumphant. we ve eradicated the infrastructure of terrorism, and it s only the beginning of th
report. i m jacob ward coming to you at this hour with an nbc news special report. law enforcement officials have confirmed that the suspect in the mass shooting in maine has been found dead. 40-year-old robert card was accused of fatally shooting 18 people in lewiston, maine on wednesday. 13 people were woulded in that shooting. police have been searching for card the last two nights with most of the area in a shelter in place order. sources say card was found between lewiston and bowden, maine in a wooded area. officials say they will be holding a 10:00 p.m. eastern conference. we will bring that to you and we expect additional details to be shared at that time. again, the breaking news at this hour, mass shooting suspect robert card has been found dead in maine. this has been an air strikes, tank, artillery and machine gun fire heard by our team on the israeli side of the border. tonight, stepped up attacks coming almost gun fire heard by our team on the israeli side of