katy tur, the idf announced it s stepping up ground operations, along with increased bombings in gaza, which is what we have been seeing over the past two hours, repeated explosions over the border from israel. this is a live shot right now of that area. the palestinian red crescent, an aid organization tells nbc news it has completely lost contact with its operation room in gaza. no phone service, land line or cell, no internet connection, also something nbc news has experienced in trying to get in touch with our own teams and contacted in gaza. so what could be coming next. joining us now from ashdot, is nbc news foreign correspondent raf sanchez, along with noga tarnopolsky who spent over two decades covering the conflict, raf, let s talk about what we were experiencing tonight, the idf had a news conference a little bit earlier addressing the public. they didn t announce a ground incursion specifically, but they did say ground operations are increasing. what does that mea
commands from maine state police saying robert card welcome to the source. i m kaitlan collins. and tonight we have just been watching a dramatic scene play out at the home of the suspected gunman in maine, who, i should note, is still considered armed and dangerous and still on the run for tonight. for hours law enforcement surrounded the last known address of 40-year-old robert card. it s the second time they have been at this house today. and we have seen some local law enforcement leaving the home this evening. the alleged gunman in last night s shooting that killed 18 and injured more than a dozen people is still at large tonight. we re going to update the devastated city of lewiston, maine, is still locked down. businesses are closed. people are understandably terrified. i want to get straight to cnn s brian todd, who is in bowdoin, maine, has been covering all of this, as we ve seen this swarm of activity happening outside this address tonight. brian, i believe
good to be with you, i m katy tur. a church, a synagogue, a walmart, a school, a grocery store, a nightclub, a spa, a shopping mall, a neighbor s house, a chinese new year s celebration, a bank, a hospital, and now a bar and grille, and bowling alley where a gunman killed 18 people and injured 13 others. police have i.d. d him as 40-year-old robert card, a man with a recent record of mental health issues, a man who has now been on the run for 20 hours, perhaps hiding somewhere in rural maine, perhaps long gone. the lewiston police department, federal, state, county, and other municipalities are involved in a coordinated search at this moment for this individual. the search to apprehend this person both happen simultaneously. our reality for today is the suspect is still at large, and we want to provide community support for the victims, for the families, and the communities across the state. but we also have an incredibly strong, laser like focus on bringing this suspect
new u.s. intel jligence and complex tunnel system under gaza. more lost and legal blows to come. mark meadows has been granted immunity to testify in the federal subversion case. meadows reported there was no evidence of fraud, telling prosecutors trump was dishonest. and there s more. trump s former attorney is back on the stand soon. this is for the civil trial against him. former president expected to be there again. i m kate baldwin with john be berman. this is cnn news central. this morning, is the fifth time a charm? we re seeing if mike johnson from louisiana will end up as speaker of the house in the next few hours. this could unfold before our eyes after a chaotic three weeks that saw kevin mccarthy booted from the speaker s chair. steve scalise get the no, ma am nalgs and drop out before a full house vote. jim jordan get the nomination but lose several house votes. tom emmer, he got the nomination and lasted four hours. it s mike johnson s turn. he may be the la
jack smith has secured his most valuable witness yet, mark meadows. prosecutors don t hand out agreements like candy. mark meadows was at the center of so much of this. he could speak to trump s mindset in a very specific way. welcome, everyone. i m poppy harlow with phil mattingly in new york. we begin with the federal election interference case against donald trump. the former president s chief of staff mark meadows we learned was granted immunity by special counsel jack smith and met with his team more than once according to a abc news. he allegedly told investigators he didn t believe the election was stolen and talked about this moment on election day in november 2020. frankly, we did win this election. we did win this election. [ cheers and applause ] meadows reportedly telling investigators that he believed trump was being dishonest and saying that cnn anchor of the source, kaitlan collins, joins us now. we have been asking for, i don t know, a year plus,