we also feel the pain and the expectations of the citizens of israel. i personally with the families of the kidnapped at any moment where i can. i promise you there is no means we will not use to bring them all back home. we should not forget we have it in him an enemy who uses it babies and women to save itself. they are fighting psychological warfare. they are lying to the world. they are cruel to the families and they will fail. we will see to it, sooner or later, that all pay the price for this murderers and kidnappers, dead men walking. i think the u.s. for these supports. at the same time the world should know it is important this war, there is no time limit. it is a human effort to do what we can and for as long as it takes. we will do what is right for us. and the whole world should focus on the enemies who haven't kidnapped children, the elderly, babies. who are willing to sacrifice their own citizens and residents of gaza. we should represent. the picture is clear in this war. it is absolute evil. they need absolute justice. and i know that justice will prevail because i see all forces from a chief of staff to the lowest ranked officer. we are altogether unified. i have absolute certainty in their ability and despite the heavy burden on the shoulders for what has happened and will happen. they will understand and appreciate the victory. all of us, the leadership and the israelite community we all view their hand. churchill had said we will protect whatever the price on the land, in the fields, and the streets. we will never give in. this is true also to the nation of israel today. and our second war of independence we will fight whoever we need to and whenever we need too. we will come out stronger but also more united, we will never be stopped. in this war there is no one move that will bring victory. it is a process to victory. it is a multi- phased process that is going to be painful. it is going to take time. and fulfillments it will take more time. we should remember the strength depends are in her unity and strength in war and also after the war. when the nation of israel, when we are to gather no one can win over us. god willing we will do and we will fight and we will win. questions please thank you. tell us you exert the fact you to have responsibility for the catastrophe -- mike i've already said i will repeat again after the war all of us, all of us will have to give a response to difficult questions, that includes me. it was a terrible failure here. i promise you all there is not going to be a stone unturned. my topmost mission is to save the country and lead our soldiers to victory. if absolute victory over the enemy of evil. evidence and and the chief of staff and defense minister. we all came for a meeting that wrenches our hearts. we have to do everything to bring back the kidnapped to the families we met with. it's not a simple task. and it also described the steps we are taking now. as minister gunz has said it's quite possible the process will help us in this holy task. that is what we are doing now. >> we want to wish you first of all success in the war. the information i would insist you sit on the floor that you said this and in a nether speech you made the responsibility is on the shoulders. what has changed sir, sir? why can you not say the obvious as well as the head of the whole system that you question it. >> i do not go back on the word i said then or now. >> sir prime minister, the state of israel came to to inform the judicial reform and has really changed the whole focus from security to other things and was therefore -- are you also regret the exchange? >> first about the reform is not be forced now. we are doing this altogether. it is not just a phrase we are literally spending almost 24 hours -- we work around the clock mostly. as united and do so with the chief of staff. with the generals. and the people from security services. they want to murder us all. it is not the one that is for the enemy does not care about free reform or anti- reform. they want to murder us all. one thing our enemies are not being -- there's not going to be people who will not be unified. we have 130 even two 100% of people who enlist over and above the one 100% required. that is what i see before my eyes, victory. as far as the deal i think that the exchange, they were very difficult things no one is closing his eyes to it, i certainly won't. there were other considerations. they will deal with that as well. they will deal with that as well. the kidnapped at any price and so is there a contradiction between that and instructing hamas? >> the answer is no. you could have but i can tell you without going into details our consideration is to the second stage with the commission we will not -- this will not affect in any way our desire to bring back the kidnapped. we are going to destroy hamas and also bring the kidnapped ones. we are doing everything a human being can do and meet those missions. both of them i'm sure we will succeed. >> prime minister, months before the world spoke about a growing risk of war. it is is it true did not address those letters, did not pay attention to them? >> to the goal is to destroy hamas so we will not be a threat to israel. what happened before is not correct. i have heard things that strengthen hamas certainly did not fight against we had three wars destroying and killing its leaders and fighting against it. by the way those actions were significant. they weekends the hamas of power and could have become even stronger. in hindsight it was not sufficient. it was not sufficient. and now we are determined to finish the job and we will do so. >> prime minister, is behind october 7 torturing? what about all of those superfluous and their budgets that are totally unnecessary? ironic supports hamas. i think it is 90% of hamas and budget military with ironic. everything else i cannot tell you specifically they are specifically partners to the micro work. but they are doing it there would be no hamas just like there would not be any hezbollah without the framework. but it's not just against us it's against the free world. therefore. it is it test for us literally but it affects anyone who wants to see the 21st century as opposed to those with the early middle ages. therefore it is important this is the axiom of evil i cannot specifically they were micromanaged this specific attack. yes i am also for limiting the expenses, some of the expenses of the treasury, but your hand in your pocket. the only to the chief of staff is the ordinance. we have a strong economy we need war material. we see this in the improvements we are making it's very important and i am going to bring out a law huge amounts of money and that small change. the first of all they need it, they deserve it. but it also helps, due to corona we were able to succeed over it. not only healthwise but economically. better than other world economy. to help the citizens, businesses and those who had to move from where they were living and also. but if you don't do this if you do not fight to the end it is going to be a bigger problem than an economic one. we need a concentrated effort. i expect to see it carried out in the coming days. >> prime minister, regard to the kidnapped ones, the families once everyone being released for all of the hamas terrorist being released is this a strategy being taken into consideration? and whether the contacts regarding the kidnapped? >> to answer your question yes. the first question is something we have dealt with. my colleagues and i. together with the people who deal with this professionally. together into details is not going to implement them. >> by the way i must say will more thing. this meeting is the second meeting now by the way it's the second one with those who have been kidnapped. you feel helpless emotionally at least. what ever you feel in your guts. in your soul. when i propelled to tell them what i know for the considerations we have what you have said it is not just saying for the sake of saying. we are dealing with this as a side issue. it is an integral part of the war. we are appointed -- we are not allowed we cannot go into details. everything we are doing, which is a holy task. we are going to continue our activities now. >> secretary of defense you said absolute is said said support ye absolute faith in everyone but you did not mention specify the prime minister. is there any problem between you and him? >> i spoke what i responded everything i have the best people and security and they will bring us victory. this is what i am responsible for and it is going to be clear and the goals are clear. the prime minister and the war cabinet have a relay dish relationship which is good and professional. ultimately we are unified to bring victory. the people of israel as you know reaching a victo victory there o dispute. there is not an iota of disagreement. everything else is just rumors i am not going to address myself too. they are all gossips. gossip that i would not address myself too. eric: the news conference you just oz added as a groundwork and said terrorist murderers of hamas has begun. it would not be a short war but a long one set is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu. holding the first news conference then since the hamas attack three weeks ago he said never again is now he said the resolve of winston churchill officials outline the plan to destroy and dismantle completely defeats the hamas tears. the prime minister salam defense minister yoav gallant and others outlining the process that moves to the ground tanks and special units have entered gaza. the prime minister admitting it was a terrible failure by his government to prevent the attack on october 7. but says the focus is now on victory over evil israeli officials saying they will win. hello welcome to fox news like i am eric shawn. arthel: i am arthel neville we have live vaccine coverage for you on this fast-moving story we are going to begin with trey yingst is live in southern israel. trey at 9:18 p.m. from your vantage point what are the conditions in gaza? ask eric, arthel, good afternoon for it remarkable that as they were cabinet spoke in a tel aviv rockets are being fired toward central israel from the northern part of the gaza strip that you will hear it suds behind it much that is outgoing artillery. airstrikes in the distance. an ongoing ground war that is taking place for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu leng out the plans he spoke not just to his country but to the world think this is israel's second war of independence attic we will win he was joined by his defense minister yoav gallant a man who we spoke with yesterday to get an understanding of what the plans are for this operation. telling fox news this is not a matter of weeks but a matter of months for those reiterated in the press conference today i made question about how this happened on october 7 and how the region got to this groundwork question rick we understand according to the country's defense minister the israelis are only using a small portion of their air force against gaza looking to send a message to their enemies across the region they still have the firepower if this word does expand to a larger regional war have video 40 of the raid last night israel is describing this as an expanded raid rather than a full-scale ground operation we do understand at this hour israeli forces are still operating inside the gaza strip they will continue to do so throughout the night. overnight a situational assessment was held. more of us will take place as the israelis went to gauge how well their forces are doing on the ground for the country's defense minister overnight saying this. >> i completed a situation assessment last night we have accomplished a phase in the war. we will continue to be strong and precise and hunt down every terrorist. >> it is remarkable 22 days into this conflict islamic jihad maintain the ability to fire rockets at major population centers even as the israelis launch hundreds of airstrikes against another part of this trick we have watched throughout the day as the rocket fire continues. arthel: and it trey it is also remarkable that as you pointed out the top of your report that while the prime minister was so defiantly speaking in that press conference vowing to dismantle and destroy hamas you were reporting they were rockets firing from gaza into israel. >> absolutely. some of those slamming into open areas and buildings. you hear that in the distance likely tank fire going into the gaza strip. there hitting gaza heart not just in the ground from the air. even from the sea using the israeli navy to put as much pressure on hamas as possible for it member the israelis are 229 hostages being held inside the strip. we understand there's high-level negotiations going on but what we hear on camera and also behind the scenes from israeli officials their playbook is about maximum pressure they believe they'l will be in a betr position to negotiate once they put more pressure on hamas. ex- arete trey yingst live in southern israel. thank you very much as always for the detailed report excellent reporting trey yingst thank you. >> israel mobilizes a ground forces into gaza at this hour, fighting kelso continues in the north idf and it hezbollah have been trading fire overnight at the lebanese border. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg appel caught his live in northern israel, what is the latest? >> hi eric, the escalation continues on the ground in the soutsouth and gaza as prime minr netanyahu defends his position and the war, the long war as he calls it a head yes we are seeing escalation here in clashes between the israeli military and the iranian backed lebanon based hezbollah militants along the border enforcement shooting off rockets it claims on saturday to shot missiles and mortars at two different israeli military bases but not far from where it last week a hezbollah fighter infiltrated across the border but all of this is indeed time down and keeping busy tens of thousands of israeli troops we have witnessed artillery and tank fire. israel said it has targets deeper today into lebanon the last three weeks close to 50 hezbollah fighters have been killed seven israeli soldiers, civilian casualties as well which has led to evacuations on both sides of this border. and again as the ground moves in cost increase are getting attention on the arab street the past night there were numerous protests throughout the west bank against israel in favor of hamas. militants there have been skirmishing with authorities as well. as for hezbollah and its backer iran they still do not seem to be fully committed to a war with israel. eighty-second front analyst say they're concerned about disturbing a tense status quo worried about the backlash not just from israel but maybe the united states. a hamas official has called on hezbollah to do more as the ground war billed down south this place get hotter and ho hotter. to u.s. notes overnight the state department has told citizens, american citizens in lebanon to leave now for the situation could get worse. the scheduled airline flights could go as you so they should consider leaving now. and yes to navy aircraft carrier groups are now in the mediterranean to deal with whatever is next. back to you. eric: during the news conference we just read the prime minister, the defense minister talk about around the prime minister saying ironic funds of 90% of hamas in backs hezbollah and its 100,000 rockets. you have a sense right now if iran is willing, able or is part of their plan to increase the activity invite hezbollah to add more pressure on israel or are they just standing by intent on these sporadic attacks? >> eric, we have heard very, very tough talk from iran the iranian foreign minister from the head of hezbollah they definitely sound like they want to get into a bigger battle with israel but they definitely sound like they are defending their ally hezbollah in the gaza strip. but again, they have a lot to lose if hezbollah gets in a war that damage in southern lebanon could be great if iran gets into a war a lot of things they have got going in the region could be at risk. so i think right now they like the way the situation is. there are cross-border attacks there are casualties on both side for there is nervousness and as i noted tens of thousands of israeli soldiers are tied up without there being a major war. they will be holding this position now according to most analysts but things could go wrong very quickly or things could escalate down south which will necessitate it escalation appear up north. eric: tried not to widen the conflicts. my first right on the border, greg thank you. the five right now are going to bring in lieutenant colonel she served more than 20 years in the israeli defense forces. many of it as a spokesperson she is now the director of the advocacy brute group american jewish committee i will call you colonel while if you could talk to us about this idf strategy in this new phase of war, what can you tell us? >> so, the main goal of the war is number one to defend israel and not to return to the same situation israel has been facing since early 2001. that was the first went rockets started flying from gaza into israel so 22 years of rockets firing but it's more than that. hamas has a one goal, to wipe out israel. they call their charter jews at pigs, animals, we do not have the right to exist here. and we want to make sure israel wants to make sure this it changes. hamas is no longer controlling the gaza strip. the second goal is to return the 220 in hostages home. in order to do that it is not sufficient to only have air force raids. that is not going to get these two goals that is why the expansion of the operation has been taking place since yesterday you'll be seeing a lot of activity on the ground. artillery, special units, commandos and also special units from the sea. and this i hope, we all hope will bring us to the final outcome of the war. rex what is the final outcome what would it look like for your experience? >> we cannot afford to continue when hamas is controlling gaza. in order to change the authority in gaza for example the palestinian authority which would be the acceptable solution we need to make sure every single officer. it is eliminated p could we need to make sure any tear infrastructure inside gaza whether it's storages of rockets, launchers, underground tunnels process crossing the border into israel, different facilities used for terror. drones, we have to make sure all of these facilities are eliminated. and in order to do that we have to work very carefully. arthel: and prime minister netanyahu just said what you are saying that you will destroy hamas and save hostages. you said you have to work very strategically because what will idf do to locate and extract american and dual national citizens are being held hostage how you navigate that? this relates to a broader question and this is the very good enclosed strategic relations israel maintains with the u.s. we have seen here welcome with open arms president biden and minister blinken and lloyd austin who were here and spoke great words of solidarity. the conversations are very close between the countries and i believe there will be a solution for those holding dual citizenship's but please keep in mind we are right now in a war of survival. so we need to continue and defend ourselves for just two minutes before i came here to the broadcast there is another rocket attack. an half an hour from where i'm sitting here my living room. we are still in the midst of ongoing defensive. arthel: absolutely i understand you do have a specific answer in terms of how the hostages will be released and hopefully saved and gotten out of there alive. it appears the prime minister and the defense minister were saying they're going to put pressure on this initial pressure in hopes somehow hamas will be willing to release these hostages at least some of them. i do have one last question for you regarding your other rule trolethat you play which is dirr of american jewish committee. i wanted to ask you, is there any way to end the sometimes deadly cycle of hatred and attacks on jewish americans in our country? >> you know, i think it begins and ends with education. there is a lot of ignorance. people are not sure what exactly is a jew? there's a l light of incitementn social media. i hold the companies of social media responsible. there's also enforcing of law because at the end of the day when there is jew hatred, anti-semitism it does not just up there it goes on to other minorities. it goes to a gay lesbian communities and others as well. it's really about values and what we stand for. were very happy the u.s. and israel share the values. but i'm very concerned of the rising anti-semitism in the u.s. and also in other countries in the world where there is jewish minorities as well. i do hope the authorities will take the relevant measures so this will minimize and eventually cease to be. avital leibovich i have to leave it there. thank you very much for joining us stay safe. eric: steiner in the presidential race former vice president mike pence is out. mr. pence announcing moments ago he is suspending his bid for the white house. his campaign coffers have been dwindling the latest real clear politics average of the polls he has been hovering at fifth place garnering just 3.5% of the republican votes. mark mermark meredith is alive s vegas at the republican jewish coalition media that is where mr. pence made the shocking announcement. what was it like it? walk us through what happened and what the reaction was. >> eric, good after noon to you is a shocking announcement the people here in this auditorium had no ideas coming us in the media section we did not have any idea could not believe my ears it came at the end have his speech you are right this is a major change in the republican presidential primary contest you've got the former vice president, 64 old mike pence is out there is been campaigning since early june for this but it's always talked about this is a long-term goal of his to reach again for the white house but he isn't dropping out of the race for the presidency. he told the crowd he simply believes this is not his time. we will be looking to save his formal running mate has to say former president trump is going to be on this stage that pence was just on about an hour from now there'll be a lot of talk about whether or not if a trump tries to praise the former vice president or if he takes a dig at him after he again made this announcement. this is a stunning change for the former vice president by all accounts was still struggling going into the next debate in fact he had not qualified yet for the third debate which is taking place in miami a little llesson to ask her now. i want to play what mr. pence had to say moments ago here in las vegas, take a listen. >> i came in to say it has become clear to me this is not my time. so after much prayer and deliberation i have decided to suspend my campaign for president effective today. now i am leaving this campaign. but let me promise you i will never leave the fight for conservative values. and i will never stop fighting to elective principled republican leaders to every office in the land. >> and mike pence and making that stunning announcement like you said right here shocking everybody that was in the room there'll be a lot of speculation for the details will trickle out about why now. there's another debate coming up in miami he was yet to qualify for was how the first debate the wwhite in milwaukee on fox the one in california foxbusiness weathered eyes going to make the third debate that was still going to be the question. but talk about a remarkable political grades got someone who served office of the house of representatives for a long time had a chance to get back home to indiana to serve as governor but then of course i cute surprise and change when then candidate donald trump back in 2016 what and picked governor pence or join him on the presidential campaign. trump and pence had a close working relationship until after the 2020 election which of course everybody has talked about and heard about ever since in the former vice president has a lot of questions about his relationship with trump why he's chosen to do some of the things he chose to do. he has spoken a lot about that. he also really felt like this was his chance to push back that narrative that is what the campaign but now as we talked about the big news at mike pence dropping out of the 2024 race. eric: is how long specific career in politics recently has been going after the former president hard and because of the criticism from the former president about certifying legally serving his constitutional duty by certifying the campaign he has been a more critical of the former president. what do you expect the former president may say coming out? do we have any indication on whom mr. pence may eventually back and/or what he's going to do question rick odyssey speaking out, doing interviews and sing in the public arena but not as a candidate. questions are all great questions. you got me thinking when you asked about who would he end up back in? you are right i will be flabbergasted or hard to think he would end up backing trump. he believes republican voters would have a different option they would have better options those have been his words the multiple interviews. whether or not trump addresses him specifically or not is a good point we have an idea of what trump is going to say in his remarks. i would imagine we hear a line but also this event right here is aimed at jewish republicans and so much of the speeches include the one desantis is getting right now are on topic what trump could do is talk more about pence when he is in the campaign event tonight just on the streets going to barker las vegas. i would mention that his will receive the trump react may be more forcefully but this news breaking as all of us are learning about mike pence deciding to leave the stage he absolutely is still influential republican. he is still a well-known threat the entire establishment he certainly got a lot of effort to help other republicans get elected into office he will still be out on the campaign trail helping in the house races. but you are right who will end up backing for 2024? maybe he'll say i will support the eventual nominee who knows anytime soon. >> mark meredith for governor desantis as we report the stunning news at mike pence is dropped out of the presidential race for a bar in las vegas what a venue will have to suit happens on labor this afternoon. mark meredith at the republican jewish conference thank you. our coverage of the stunning announcement of the presidential race. and of course new development in the middle east and the war against israel continue as "fox news live." we will be right back, stay with us. d my patients say you know doc, it really works. there's something going around the gordon home. good thing gertrude found delsym. now what's going around is 12-hour cough relief. and the giggles. the family that takes delsym together, feels better together. my dry eye's made me a burning, stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irritation. relying only on drops? 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(music ends) arthel: we are learning more about robert hard the man behind the shooting in maine history state federal 30s revealed how they found robert hard last night he was killed from an apparent gunshot wound. self inflicted they devote what they found his body. hapless family help find him his family help find him his family help find them and what they now know about his past mental health issues. this as the residents of residen the second most populous city in maine can focus on grieving a heartbroken community. nate foy is live in that city right now. next after a grueling 48 hour manhunt the healing process can now begin. we are learning more about how exactly authorities found robert cards a body last night. it was unlocked fox truth to boo guns in it. they believe he shot and killed himself at an old recycling facility where he used to work as for the timing of it that will be revealed with the completion of his autopsy take a live look at the fox news drone right now as it is overlooking the recycling facility. two guns found in the trailer with him this is about a mile from where they found his white subaru with a rifle in it. the bowling alley and bar were carried out wednesdays mass shooting are within 10 miles of hyour authorities also revealed card was never forcibly committed for mental health treatment he is an army reservist who was recommended for treatment after a mental health and alcohol related incident at a west point training in july. officials also said his family should be acknowledged for helping them during the manhunt. >> this family has been incredibly cooperative with us. truth be told i think the first three people that called us to positively identify this individual based on the photos that were released were family members. >> here are the 18 people murdered and wednesday nights at attack this is the worst mass shooting in maine's history. they range in age from 14 until 76 years old 13 others were injured. three of them critically. authorities expect to finish collecting evidence at the bowling alley and bar by the week and they will continue with interviews next week as they work to piece together exactly how this happens. as for the motive in this attack officials say mental health played a big role. they believe he was a paranoid and believe people were talking about him. they provided details about what was in a note that was left behind for a loved one. it contained his bank account numbers and the password to his phone. i will send it back to you, arthel. arthel: nate foy thank you very much. eric: for more of what may have motivated robert card for his carnage. retired inspector. paul how to deconstruct his actions he lost his job, his girlfriend left him. a lot of men go through that, millions but that seemed to send him on a murderous and vengeful rampage. >> yes it did, eric. we have to look at the circumstances of how the investigation was conducted here. they found the car less than 10 miles from the location of the shootings within the body only about a mile from where the abandoned car was. i confess some surprise the dogs did not pick it up sooner but we do not know what he was doing in the interim. one thing we should acknowledge however in some speculated on this during the course of the investigation is that when folks like this decide to commit suicide it's generally their final statement to the world. i think it's likely no accident and sosomething of a clue to moe that we find his body on the location where he was reportedly fired from two weeks ago as a slight begin to slipped out in an area that sounds like there is a lot of garbage, there's trailers, there's a dumpsters. and so inherent in that is something of his mindset. he was connected to the two locations were did the shooting. but i go back to one last thing regarding he does the first shooting he's there in under 90 seconds because cops were there in 90 seconds. then he goes to a second location that speaks for planning. the second location was definite he was reportedly losing his hearing as he was going into this compromise mental state. i think all of this was playing into his paranoia he thought these people were talking about him this is a tale of mental illness and access to guns we really hope he would not have had. eric: said he planned this out and plan to end his life in the trailer and that recycling facility from which he was fired. that striking out at them? >> yes exactly but again i want to acknowledge the authorities here. despite the fact people sings only a mile from where the car was okay they did not get a minute day, they got him in two days there's no further loss of life. to be the i me the implication m going back to that location member they fired him as he may have been looking to hurt someone there as well. he did not have that opportunity. law enforcement all over the location they did not know about these parking lot but they got there and they did in two days. all i would say is imagine fox news had to all the sudden import three or four other networks and try to run an operation regarding all of them consider the logistics. consider the egos consider how you have to settle that up. they manage to do this with all the agencies and they did it fast. it's a good spokesman levelheaded put out what he could now's going to be the backwards look they're going to do talks on him a toxicology was he on meds? had he stopped taking his meds? it sounds like law enforcement did not know about the previous commitment. i have a feeling that the focus is going to be on the yellow flag law and how to make it more effective or a lot more effective for. >> the yellow flag law is not a red flag law. yellow flag law in may if you're a threat potentially a family member and his attorney when you have to go into police custody then you get evaluated than a psychiatrist will say whether you are a threat there are sevel levels is like a watered down critics say it's a watered-down version of the red flag will not be tightened up do you think some of maine's gun laws no waiting. no limit on the magazines, no background checks you think this will change on the laws? >> iinserit very well could senr collins has come out and said she felt like the yellow flag law should have been invoked here and wasn't a think the circumstances will determine whether that is accurate. one thing we do have to remember is that 3% of the gun related murders in america are from so-called assault guns almost all the rest are going to be illegal handguns. that is going to be the counterweight to the push to maybe change some of the laws up there and that is a place that takes or second amendment rights quite seriously its front tier area they hunt it's a very outdoorsman area. that will be the discussion. >> progress will be the discussn in augusta at the state capitol and elsewhere, paul mauro good to see you. if i police come through evidence looking for a mode of attention is turning to the suspects previous struggles with mental health issues as you just discussed and touched a bit on were going to ring dr. marc siegel now he is a fox news medical contributor professor of medicine at nyu langone medical center. according to maine's public safety commissioner, he had no indication mr. card had forcibly been committed for mental health treatments. he legally purchased several guns. some in recent days for the question is how does this happen? >> first great to see arthel. first of all as paul mauro pointed out with the yellow flag law there's no role for a family member to alert authorities and then a judge to come along and take a gun away from him. that is in 21 states and maine in mainenot being one of them is case it would take an authority like police to do that. so if he was forcibly committed that would happen probably but he was not forcefully committed. now are there warning signs? is the state of maine are the rest of the country for that matter repaired for mental health? the answer is a resounding no. there's 87 mental health workers active in the state of maine 87. 2500 law enforcement officers and again paul just pointed out they were doing their due diligence trying to find him in two days. but that mental health outreach is not there maine or anywhere in the country there's 2000 people in maine looking for mental health intervention that are not getting it. they'll have three psychiatric hospitals in the state of maine. only two of them are state hospitals the ers are full that residence for mental health problems are closing. even if you had outreach you might not get it. and one other point is, even if he's hearing voices were worried and paranoid people out to get him, i need to tell the viewers the vast majority of people in that condition are not violent and do not turn violence. you have to look for a plan of violence and it sounds like he may have had one for it sounds like he may have been planning this and i wish of course he'd been seeing a psychiatrist who probably would pick that up. if i've implied you should pointed that i think you the short answer for you on this one had of these mass shootings affect our countries collective mental health? >> extremely important points. what they do is make us feel really on edge, uneasy. we are breathing a sigh of relief when he was found unfortunately committed suicide but at least that made the town of lewiston in may to breathe a sigh of relief were looking across the seas to the middle east we are nervous about that. we are seeing images of shootings. we personify this and feel like it that could happen to us to bg that instability worries me a lot. we have to look at the whole issue of the country's mental health as a result. we need courage. we need love it. we need kindness to battle this. we fight i dr. marc siegel tha. before back to the war on israel military operations against hamas in gaza are expanding on the ground. benjamin netanyahu holding a news conference vowing to destroy hamas mike tobin in southern israel with the latest from there. >> the cannon fire going into the gaza strip is now constant. really accelerate in support of the trips that are on the ground there. armor on the ground prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that entered the gates of evil they have been there for more than 24 hours the idf says they have hit some 150 underground structures and they continue to kill, also personnel weakening their resistance the defense yoav gallant said hamas is never been hit like this before per minister benjamin netanyahu reference a post- holocaust phrase had never again and said never again begins now. through all the palestinians continued to fire rockets were so one barrage leave the gaza strip heading in the direction of tel aviv it hit the suburb as well resulting in a great fire. the hostage family members who are left behind if it were very concerned as to the acceleration of the ground operations in the gaza strip believing it may threaten their loved ones they demanded an audience with prime minister netanyahu and got when he assured the relatives everything possible is being done or being exhausted to bring their loved ones home. the loved ones are demanding prisoner exchange. israeli hostages for palestinians held in israeli jails. watching the gaza strip from our vantage point was to the soldiers repositioning a lot of armor moving around a lot of d9 and bulldozers troops are on the ground but israel insists this is not the invasion. eric: mike tobin live in southern israel with the very latest, mike thank you. officials at the news conference edits the entire human race against the barbarians and arthel, former vice president mike pence suspending his presidential campaign. lots going on today. arthel: we are covering it all in one hour for it stick rightre s live." choose stelara® from the start... and move toward relief after the first dose... with injections every two months. stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection, flu-like symptoms, sores, new skin growths, have had cancer, or if you need a vaccine. pres, a rare, potentially fatal brain condition, may be possible. some serious allergic reactions and lung inflammation can occur. feel unstoppable. ask your doctor how lasting remission can start with stelara®. janssen can help you explore cost support options. this is remington. he's a member of the family, for sure. we always fed him kibble it just seemed like the thing to do. but he was getting picky, and we started noticing some allergy symptoms. we heard about the farmer's dog and it was a complete transformation. his allergies were going away and he just had amazing energy. it's a no-brainer that remi should have the best nutritious and delicious food possible. i'm investing in my dog's health and happiness. ♪ get started at longlivedogs.com