if we can pull up this live shot, you can see the white van which is connected to the suspect, believed to be connect to the suspect, being surrounded by law enforcement in torrance the, california. that is just south to have the los angeles area. has the torrance police department with what looks to be two the bearcats surrounding that white cargo van which, again, is believed to be involved with the suspect behind this mass shooting. monterey park, where the shooting happened, is about 30-45 minutes away from scene you re looking at right now. so at some point, the suspect ended up here in torrance, and as you can see from the posture of the officers and the scene right there, it does not appear to be very active. those s.w.a.t. officers have their backs turned to the vehicle. we don t know the status of anybody inside that van, but i think it s fair to say they re not per e steveing any active threat at that scene right now. gillian: sheriff robert luna said earlier mornin
of a male asian, does that matter? we will also have the latest on new documents found in the delaware home of president biden. in a search, the white house says, it asked the department of justice to conduct. out on the streets, abortion rights advocates protesting in cities across the country today on the 15th anniversary of roe v. wade. we will take you to the one of the biggest demonstrations ahead. we begin in california now where the man hunt is on after police say a gunman killed at least ten people and injured ten others in a lot to angela s summer of monterey park. this came after hundreds of people had gathered for the lunar new year festival in the city. nbc news josh lederman is on the ground for us there in monterrey park. what do you know at this hour, josh? as of about an hour and a half ago from when we heard from law enforcement, a suspect was still on the loose with police, the county sheriff, describing that subject as an asian male. between 30 and 50
people can see on the bottom right hand corner of the screen, this image now put out. what else is your reporting telling you, josh? any minute now we are expecting to get an update from the county sheriff and other law enforcement authorities. it was supposed to take place about a half an hour ago and was pushed back. the big development that law enforcement is now expecting to address is that police have now released more information about the suspect who, is still believed to be on the loose. they are describing him as an asian male, five foot ten 150 pounds. dark complexion. they have released these surveillance photos of this individual as they asked for the public s help in identifying and apprehending him. they identified the closing he was wearing. a black leather jacket, a beanie, was wearing glasses. saying he should be treated as a homicide suspect. police are also now making clear they believe it was the same individual who was at this incident here in monterrey
From Central Maine Medical Centre in lewiston and a large number of casualties they following the shootings in lewiston in maine, we will bring you up to date with that as and when we get the details. The israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted his country will be launching a Ground Invasion of the gaza strip after receiving domestic criticism over its apparent delay. Speaking on prime time television, he said troops were preparing to enter the besieged territory, saying the timing of the offensive would be reached by consensus. Translation we are in the midst of a campaign | for our existence. We have set two goals for the war to eliminate hamas by destroying its military and governmental capabilities and do Everything Possible to bring our hostages home. In gaza, hospitals are stopping all but Emergency Services as fuel runs out. Israel has been blocking fuel from reaching gaza, accusing hamas of stockpiling it for military purposes. The Hamas Run Health Ministry says
To 60 injured or wounded from one of these attacks. When you look at why that is the case, its about weaponry. Its about the guns its about what that gentlemen is carrying in his hands are there in those photos. Thank you for that, clint. Its a top of the hour, so i want to reset for anybody joining us now. Here is what we know at this hour about the shootings in lewiston, maine. At least 22 people have been killed, according to police. 50 to 60 people were wounded at several locations including a Bowling Alley, according to Law Enforcement. A local Medical Center, the central man Medical Center, it was responding to a Mass Casualty Event. Officials have urged residents in lewiston and to shelter in place. That advisement is still in place. The Sheriffs Office has released photos with a man with a rifle. I believe these are the photos needed for identification they are very much soliciting Citizen Responses for an that recognize this man or knows him. The police say that a manhunt is u