baltimore police commissioner. nice to have you with us. i know you have been following this from the very beginning. i want to start with d.o.j. said. quote, the goal of the review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day and to identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare and to respond to active shooter events. we ve seen these types of reviews before in pulse, in san bernardino. where do they ultimately lead, though? they re going back and they re looking at the incident from beginning to end. but ultimately, we ve learned our lessons at columbine. we ve learned that you don t have time to waste, that you ve got to get in there. so with this investigation, i really don t know what will be gained. i feel that this is more of an effort to play hot potato with failure and stall. we know that there are answers that the public, these poor parents, everyone deserves right now. so the federal governm
Another Mass Shooting in the u. S. , at leoeast 22 people reported killed in maine and the suspected gunman is still at large. And also the u. N. Warns it will be forced to suspend Aid Operations in the coming hours if fuel isnt delivered. Well start in lewiston, maine where a Police Manhunt is under way for the Person Voflged in the massacre Wednesday Night. 22 are dead, up to 60 others wounded. Shootings took place at a Bowling Alley and a restaurant. Officials are telling residents to stay inside and lock their doors. Hundreds of officers are looking for this man, 40yearold robert card. Schools in the area are closed thursday as Police Search for the gunman. Card is considered Armed And Dangerous. If people see him, dont approach or make contact with him in any way. The shelterinplace order that currently stands remains. A vehicle which was a vehicle of interest in this incident was located in lisbon and were now also asking residents in lisbon to shelter in place. The attack began
17 british nationals, including children, are now understood to be dead or missing after the hamas attack on israel. This is the scene live in gaza well have the latest on the escalating conflict. And our team of bbc specialists is here for any questions you have about the Israeli Palestinian conflict. We start in israel and gaza where there has been another night of missile launches and air raids across the border while the prospect of an Israeli Ground invasion appears to be drawing closer. Here are the latest developments. Israel says that more than 1,200 israelis are now known to have been killed, since hamas launched attacks on saturday. 169 of those killed were Israeli Soldiers. The bbc understands 17 british nationals are dead or missing. Palestinian sources say that more than 1,055 people have been killed by israels bombardment of gaza, where entire neighbourhoods have been flattened. Israel has sealed all crossings into gaza. And were getting reports of a large number of Israe
This is the scene live now in gaza. Well have the very latest on the situation from our correspondent there and in israel. And the other news here this lunchtime. A major fire at Luton Airport there are no flights in or out, and part of the car park where the blaze began has collapsed. The children still being taught online, as schools try to deal with unsafe concrete. And, the first team gb athletes are announced for next years olympic games, in paris with ten sailors selected. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. Wayne rooney is back in english football. The former england and Manchester United striker is the New Birmingham city manager on a three and a half year contract. Good afternoon from the israeli border. We are here in southern as welljust a few miles from the gaza strip were tensions continue to rise. Wejust heard the sirens going and you can test explosions in the air. The iron dome has been in action for hours this morning and is artillery has continued to
In other news, afghanistan has been struck by another large earthquake as powerful as the one that hit on saturday. Israel has said up to 150 people were taken captive when hamas launched its Surprise Attack on the 7th Of October. Hamas has said it has hidden them in safe places and tunnels within gaza, and threatened to kill hostages if Civilian Homes are bombed by israel without warning. The bbc has a team ofjournalists looking at what the situation is like now and who the hostages could be. Frankie mccamley has this analysis. Its thought up to 150 people were taken hostage when hamas launched its attack. Now were trying to verify these numbers by using videos that have been posted online. Now, this video is thought to show 30 year old shiri. Shes believed to have been taken hostage with her two young children. And in this video, you canjust about see her young nine month old baby in her arms. Now its understood her husband as well, yarden, was taken hostage too, and the bbc, has man