Long. Morning joe starts right now. I have opposed efforts to ban Deadly Weapons of war like the Assault Rifle used to carry out this crime. The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure. Which is why i now call on the United States congress to ban Assault Rifles like the one used by the sick perpetrator of this mass killing in my hometown of lewiston, maine. For the good of my community, i will work with any colleague to get this done in the time that i have left in congress. Thats democratic Congressman Jared Golden of maine, changing his position on gun reform following wednesdays deadly Mass Shootings in his hometown. Well have a live report from lewiston, maine, as the manhunt for the suspect is expanding this morning. Also ahead, well go through the Major Development out of The Middle East overnight. The United States military carrying out air strikes in syria. This comes as iran is threatening the u. S. In connection with the israelhamas war. Good morning.
An escalation in gaza in the wake of that Terror Attack that left 1,400 israelis dead. Youre looking at live pictures. Widespread reports of sirens and exploegs. The Israeli Defense forces saying today they are stepping up their Ground Operations. Take a listen. Their Ground Forces are expanding their ground up aerations. Idf is operating at all dimensions in order to achieve the goals of the war. We will continue to attack in gaza and its surrounding, and we keep calling upon the People Living in gaza and iran that south from there the idf did not say troops have entered gaza though its worth noting israeli tanks have temporarily entered gaza over the last two days. All of this while the fate of the 200 hostages held by gaza is unknown. Back channel negotiations are ongoing in the midst of the conflict. Just a few hours ago repeated explosions were seen in the israelgaza border. A few miles away on the ground in gaza near total darkness that was interrupted only by flashes from the ai
Pushing. This is not inevitable. We can do better than this. Angela, thank you so much for being with us. Thank you so much. That wraps up the hour for me. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. Right now on Andrea Mitchell reports, manhunt. Suspect robert card, wanted in connection to the mass murder of 18 people in maine, still at large. State, local, federal Law Enforcement chasing down more than 500 tips. So far, none pan out. Including last nights dramatic search at his home and extensive property just 15 miles from the murder scenes. The safety of our Community Remains paraunt. I want to assure all that a tremendous amount of Law Enforcement manpower time and effort is being utilized around the clock in every effort to apprehend the suspect and safeguard this community. Every minute this goes on, we are more concerned because whats the next thing thats going to happen . One big focus today is on the river near where he abandon
Tonight on the reidout this is a dark time in america. We have a lot of problems. And were really, really hopeful and prayerful. Prayer is appropriate in a time like this. That the evil can end and the senseless violence can stop. Prayers but no actual plan from the new house speaker. Following yet another mass slaughter of human beings. This time, in lewiston, maine. Tonight, were learning more about the far right extreme views of speaker mike johnson, among other things hes an Election Denier and wants to ban abortion nationwide. And thats really bad for republicans heading into the next election. Plus, special counsel jack smith has had enough of trumps big mouth. But will a judge agree to smiths request to reimpose a Gag Order On Criminal Defendant Trump . But we begin tonight with yet another devastating mass killing in america. At 6 56 last night, just before we went on the air, Police Responded to a report of an active shooter at the sparetime recreation Bowling Alley in lewisto
On capitol hill. Well have much more on that. Also ahead, the latest out of The Middle East. President biden is pushing for a ceasefire to address the humanitarian crisis in gaza. Well show you former president Donald Trumps outburst during his Civil Fraud Trial in new york. First, willie, lets go to the latest on the tragedy unfolding in maine. At least 15 people are dead this morning, up to 50 may be injured in the community of lewiston, located 30 miles north of portland, maine. Police s gunman entered two separate locations. First, a Bowling Alley, where he fatally shot seven people before moving on to a nearby bar. Some of the victims may have been injured in stampedes as crowds raced to escape as the shooting started. Officials fear many teenagers could be among those killed and injured as the Bowling Alley was hosting its youth night. Police have identified now a 40yearold male as a Person Of Interest in connection with these shootings. Hes still at large, considered Armed And D