good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it s saturday, october 28th. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for being with us. police say the man who is accused of shooting 18 people is dead. what the police are looking into now. israel says its warplanes hit 150 targets. we re live in the region with more on the escalating war and the concerns that the humanitarian crisis is going to get worse. and on the hostages that hamas still holds in gaza, what the white house is saying about the efforts to free them just ahead on cnn this morning. so after nearly two days, an intense manhunt for a mass shooter is now over. i m very happy to say the threat is over. you re going to see people pull together. they ll come together as a family and taking care of each other. last night police found 40-year-old robert card s body about ten miles from where authorities say he killed 18 people on wednesday. they believe he died of a self-inflicted gu
our richard engel near the gaza border. also tonight, that all-out manhunt in maine for robert card, the suspect in the mass shooting that killed 18 people. divers now joining the search after his vehicle was found at a boat launch. in card s history of mental health issues, were his family s warnings missed? and all 18 victims now identified, their names and ages from 14 to 76. among them four members of the deaf community including a well-known asl interpreter and father of four. what his wife told us about his final moments. the u.s. launching air strikes inside syria targeting iran-backed militias and the new attack on u.s. forces in the region just today. and in a moment when the people of maine are reeling from a mass shooting, another community remembers the 11 lives lost when a gunman entered a synagogue five years ago. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone, on a busy friday. we will have late developments
report. i m jacob ward coming to you at this hour with an nbc news special report. law enforcement officials have confirmed that the suspect in the mass shooting in maine has been found dead. 40-year-old robert card was accused of fatally shooting 18 people in lewiston, maine on wednesday. 13 people were woulded in that shooting. police have been searching for card the last two nights with most of the area in a shelter in place order. sources say card was found between lewiston and bowden, maine in a wooded area. officials say they will be holding a 10:00 p.m. eastern conference. we will bring that to you and we expect additional details to be shared at that time. again, the breaking news at this hour, mass shooting suspect robert card has been found dead in maine. this has been an air strikes, tank, artillery and machine gun fire heard by our team on the israeli side of the border. tonight, stepped up attacks coming almost gun fire heard by our team on the israeli side of
40-year-old army reservist who, out of respect for victims families, we are not showing tonight. in a news conference tonight, officials made clear to the public they believe there is no longer a direct threat to the community. and have lifted shelter in place orders. take a listen to what maine s governor, janet mills, said just a short time ago. like many people, i m breathing a sigh of relief tonight knowing that robert card is no longer a threat to anyone. i know there are some people, many people, who share that sentiment. but i also know that his death may not bring solace too many. but now is the time to heal, and with this search concluded, i know that law enforcement continues to fully investigate all the facts so we can bring what closure we can to the victims and their families. and i ask that all main people continue to keep those families and all of the people impacted by this tragedy in their thoughts and prayers. all 18 victims are now identified. among the
day multi state man hunt for the 40-year-old army reservist who, out of respect for victims families, we are not showing tonight. in a news conference tonight, officials made clear to the public they believe there is no longer a direct threat to the community. and have lifted shelter in place orders. take a listen to what maine s governor, janet mills, said just a short time ago. like many people, i m breathing a sigh of relief tonight knowing that robert card is no longer a threat to anyone. i know there are some people, many people, who share that sentiment. but i also know that his death may not bring solace too many. but now is the time to heal, and with this search concluded, i know that law enforcement continues to fully investigate all the facts so we can bring what closure we can to the victims and their families. and i ask that all main people continue to keep those families and all of the people impacted by this tragedy in their thoughts and prayers. all 18 vict