shooter has been found dead more answers hopefully. our special coverage continues right now with abby philip. this is cnn breaking news. straight to the breaking news. the suspect that took place in maine killing 18 people is now dad according to the sheriff. sources say from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. expecting a news conference, on the death of the 40-year-old robert who is the suspect in this mass shooting. he was found in an area near the recycling center. accused of murdering 18 innocent people wounding 13 others. in the small city. it is the deadliest mass shooting in the u.s. they share in a nation that sees all too many of these. straight to the site of where this body was found. correspondent ryan in lisbon, maine. tell us about where you are, what this area is like. it is pitch black now but what is it like in the daylight. reporter: this is kind of a small part of the town. it is kind of a strip mall kind of area but there are wo
good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. i m victor blackwell. and i m amara walker. israel s army appears to be entering a new phase of war. an army spokesperson from the idf confirmed to cnn that idf ground forces are in gaza right now. infantry, artillery and other units moved into gaza from the north overnight. as troops march in the north, israel continues to fire missiles across the border. the idf have been launching heavy and continuous air strikes throughout the night into the morning. idf reserve soldiers are calling it the most intense night of bombing of the conflict so far. cnn s jim sciutto is with us now from northern israel. so, israel promised a major ground offensive after the attacks by hamas on october 7th. is it clear yet that this is the beginning of that? that we are seeing that ground incursion in a major way or is this potentially something else? reporter: well, victor, it s the beginning of something. that s no question. because israel
good morning, everyone. it is saturday, october 28th. i m amara walker. ikt victor blackwell. you re in the cnn newsroom. any minute now we ll get an update on the mass shootings in maine, 18 people were killed, we will bring it to you as soon as it begins but for now, here is what we know. the accused shooter is dead. police found his body last night, not far from his workplace. and investigators said that he left a note behind, that indicated that he did not expect to be alive by the time that note was found. the city of lewiston can focus now on saying goodbye to those who were lost in the shootings. all 18 victims have been identified. they include a father and son, while bowling, a married couple and members of the deaf community competing in a corn hole tournament. shimon prokupecz is in lewiston, where the news conference is about to begin. reporter: we re waiting here, any minute, we should see the police chiefs from the lewiston police department, we believe a
maine, but a war in israel that started three weeks ago is just getting started. in maine we are minutes away from an update from state officials confirming shooting suspect robert card is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. closure for some, but not for the families of 18 victims still wondering why he did it in the first place and eager to learn what he wrote in that note he left behind. in israel, rapidly expanding ground operation s on and a building u.s. presence in the region. the uss eisenhower carrier has entered the mediterranean and set to join the uss gerald r. ford in a show of force as protests pick up anew all over the world including thousands gathering in london right now in support of palestinians. welcome, everybody, i m neil cavuto. good to have you on a very, very busy muse day amidst a growing and expanding rumble in israel. we ve got you covered on both as we await that press conference. let s go right to nate foy in lisbon, maine. nate. reporter
with the most intense night of israeli airstrikes to date. we have reports unconfirmed by nbc news at this time of israeli troops crossing into gaza from the north and clashing with hamas fighters. information is scarce. right now, gaza is in a near total communications blackout. gaza is the largest internet provider, as well as multiple gaza cell phone service providers, they are all off line. that is due to both lack of fuel, and infrastructure that has been destroyed. the humanitarian aid group, red crescent, reports that without cell phone service, they are now unable to dispatch their ambulances. the world health organization says it has lost contact with its staff, and its health facilities in gaza. just hours ago, nbc news managed to make contact with a member of the nbc crew in gaza, he told nbc, i ve managed to get connectivity for a minute with a lot of difficulty and i wanted to let you know that all internet, electricity, and everything has been cut off. the situa