Good morning, everyone. Im poppy harlow with Phil Mattingly in new york. This morning, that desperate manhunt continues for a mass shooter in maine nearly 35 hours after the Shooting Rampage that left 18 people dead at a Bowling Alley and a bar and grill. 80 fbi agents have joined the hunt for the suspect robert card, and the coast gafrd is also helping search by air and sea after his car was found at a boat launch. We saw s. W. A. T. Teams converge on his last known address. They spotlighted the house and got on to a mega phone to say come out with your hands out, but apparently nobody was inside. They will be back in the neighborhood today. Theres a key theory that is emerging. Law enforcement sources telling cnn he recently broke up with his girlfriend, The Bowl Ing Alley and the bar were two places they liked to frequent. She was signed up to play in a tu tournament the same night of the shooting. We have some of the names of the victims to share. These are six of the victims names. Joseph walker was the manager at the bar and grill. His dad says he tried to stop the gunman with a knife. He picked up a Butcher Knife and went after the gunman to try to stop him from killing other people. Thats when he lost my son to death trying to save some more lives. He ended up losing his life. His son clearly a hero. He will join us later in the program. Omar jimenez starts our coverage. What can you tell us . Reporter well, were about as close to the Bowling Alley as police are allowing us to get. Thats where seven people were found dead. This is where 40yearold robert card first began shooting before minutes later making his way to the bar and grill. That said, the son is getting ready to rise on a second day with the main suspect in both of these Mass Shootings still on the loose. Lewiston mayor and emergency alerts are telling residents to shelter in place for a second day. When it comes to the search itself, they are expected to pick it back up in the Boeden Area East of here searching through some of his known addresses. He was outside of his last known address that many people were all paying attention to increased Police Activity there. They had a spotlight on the house. They were saying over the speakers to come out with your hands out. State police say that was essentially standard search warrant procedure. They did not find him there. They did find a vehicle associated with the suspect elsewhere. They found a gun inside the unclear if that gun was the one used in the shootings. And that vehicle was found at a boat launch. Its part of why you mentioned the variety of sources that are helping search here. Its part of why the coast guard is assisting with the search by air and by water just to make sure they have all of their bases covered. Were a long way from finalizing any motive, but the Working Theory as sources told john miller is the suspect recently broke up with his girlfriend, and that part of why these two places were targeted were polices they used to frequent. But its all part of an investigation that is happening at the same time as a critical manhunt. When will this person be caught. Some sense or theories r related to the motive, we had some toplines yesterday about who the suspect actually is. What do we know about him at this point . Reporter we knew he was an army reservist. We later learn Ed In July He Wa referred to essentially a local hospital because he had been acting erratically. That said, Family Members of his and former coworkers said that they dont know he had any longterm history of Mental Health issues, at least that they knew of. But also take a listen to one of his neighbors when asked about some of that history as well. Just didnt seem like that kind of individual. You dont expect them to go off the deep end like that. I was shocked. Reporter it was a shock to the kmuntd as well. One that they are still continuing to live through as many continue to recover in the hospital, hoping their conditions improve. Omar jimenez, keep us posted. Thank you. Tips from the public are crucial in a search like this one. The chief of police spoke about that yesterday. We had everything from people calling about noises in basement, noises in the woods, suspicious people, gunshots, All Night Long since the incident in lewiston. We have our whole department working. I encourage everybody to call if they see something suspicious. Join ing us now is the bosto Police Chiefer during the marathon bombing. We appreciate your time. It was a tip from the public that helped track down the suspect at the end. He was in a boat, you believe. For all of the tools in the tool kit that Law Enforcement has right now, how critical is public help . Good morning, phil. Its very critical. Often times in cases like this, it will be one single call that leads to discovering and apprehending the suspect. Thats really what were hoping for here. But you also have to remember that there will be hundreds, sometimes thousands of opportunities that will be coming in to the police department, to the command post. Those tips have to be managed. You dont know which one is the right one. So its a very sophisticated process that needs to be put in place to manage those tips, and to make sure that each one of them is grrun to ground so you dont miss something. Commissioner davis, i will never forget the feeling of boston when you put it on lockdown in those final days and hours leading to him. What was also different being there covering that to this is that was the city. And everyone was staying inside to help you guys try to locate him. This is a really rural area, very wooded. Can you just talk about how thats different than what your teams were going through . It is a significant difference. The teams will be operating in the same fashion. They will establish a grid. They will put a Prerimeter On Te outside and slowly collapse that perimeter as they are searching. At the same time thats happening, tips will be followed up in different places as ta come in. So there will be teams going out to different locations. But the fundamental difference here is that if this guy gets into the woods, he has an advantage. Hes there first. He knows where hes going to be and its a very difficult situation for the officers who is are up there. The Fish And Game wards, they are going to be crucial to this if this guy is in the woods. To that point, if given what we have seen, you can see what were showing on the ground, whats the most critical component, if it hes in the woods at this point . Well, clearly, the use of technology is going to be vital. So using night vision equipment, if they are operating in the dark, but i think the most crucial thing, and we saw this play out in pennsylvania. The use of Thermal Imaging from aircraft and helicopters up above. The aircraft can get pretty high and still focus on an area. The suspect might not know they are there. And then he wont be able to take measures to conceal himself. There are ways you can beat that technology. He probably knows them being in the military. But if you get up high enough and doesnt know its there, they might be able to find them. That makes it easier for the officers. They have a point to advance on without just tripping across somebody, which can happen. That was crucial in them finf finding danelo cavalcante. Well continue our coverage for this ongoing manhunt for the suspect is accused of murdering 18 people in maine. Were also following the breaking news in the middle east. The pentagon says the United States has carried out two airstrikes against the fults linked to iranianbacked militias in syria. For a second night, the idf conducted targeted raids inside gaza. The humanitarian crisis is only growing worse inside. Were live, ahead. This breaking overnight. The u. S. Unleashing airstrikes on two facilities linked to ira iranianbacked militias. Fighter jets used munitions to targeted a weapons and ammunitions storage facility. It comes after a series of drone and Rocket Attacks against u. S. Forces in the region. Lets bring in our anchor and chief National Security analyst jim sciutto and military analyst cedrick lee joins us from washington. J jim, those drone attacks, minor injuries, but 21 u. S. Service members. The u. S. Is going to have to respond in some way. What do you make of what they chose to do in this moment . Reporter its notable. I should note where im nou. I syria is just behind me. Its a reminder when you get into the northern parts of israel, you have lebanon with hezbollah directly to the north. When you look to the east, you have iranianbacked militias in syria. What was notable to me in lloyd austins statement was that these attacks were targeting a facility that had not just iranbacked militias, but also is known to be a base for Iran Revolutionary guard core. So specifically, iranian personnel, not clear if they were there at the time, but this is a bases thats been used by them. So you can look at this strike as a direct u. S. Strike on Iranian Forces in the region. And thats significant because as lloyd austin said in explaining these strike, they looked a at those attacks on u. S. Forces, not just in syria, but also in iraq, as iran threatening u. S. Personnel in the region. And austin was very specific saying the u. S. Will protect its forces and it will respond accordingly when they see iran and others target those forces directly. It just gets to something we have been talking about frequently the last several weeks, the tinderbox that this region is. You have multiple players. Its not just israel and hamas. You have u. S. Forces here. You have iranbacked forces here. And that provides the elements at least for potential escalation. These strikes in that broader background are significant. To that point, is there a redline, is there a threshold here . You talk about narrowly tailored. This is from the statement, but going after facilities for higher d. C. Troops actually are, do they know . Is there an understanding this is not escalatory. How does this work . Reporter narrowly tailored is in the eyes of the beholder, you might say. For instance, those iranian strikes, while they didnt say fire a missile at a u. S. Warship in the mediterranean, that would be quite direct, but these are militias and forces known to be backed by iran that threaten the lives of u. S. Forces. 21 injuries, minor injuries, but if a rocket lands 10 feet closer in one direction, those minor injuries can become fatal. Theres a u. S. Contractor in one of those bases that died of Cardiac Arrest while sheltering from those attacks. So those redlines are blurry. Thats what provides the danger of further escalation. I thought it was interesting in lloyd austins remarks he made clear to separate this from the war between israel and hamas, talking about this as selfdefense, a response to what these iranbacked militias did. Why does that matter in this moemt . It really matters because what youre dealing with here is the need for the United States not to get involved in the situation between hamas and israel. And this is a clear delineation its a Force Protection Issue for the United States and as jim and you have outlined, its very clear that what were trying to do here is maintain a presence in the middle east and Go Afterist Skpis other terrorist groups, but not get involved in anything related to gaza, at least not directly. So that really is what were dealing with is an issue where the United States is trying to make it very clear to the o ooinens they should not be attacking u. S. Forces in any way or any form. Thats the kind of things that the Defense Secretary was trying to say. Colonel lei ton, Te Tenderness has been critical. Should we expect proxies to it fire back and this to continue . Wherever theres a presence of u. S. Force, that would be a key indicator that the iranians are trying to up the ante in this case. But in the bigger picture, what we have to look at is how iran is going to respond in other areas, not just in places like syria and iraq, but also in the persian gulf. That really will matter in terms of Force Protection for the naval assets that we have there, for the air assets that are in that region, and it will also matter in terms of International Shipping and things like that. Its going to be really important for us to keep a lid on this and hopefully this is a message that they will do that. Jim sciutto, colonel leighton, thank you. President biden has a democrat primary challenger. How dean phillips could impact the 2024 race. Thats ahead. Also congressman and veteran who lives in lewiston, maine, changing his stance on Assault Weapons. New overnight, Israeli Defense forces conducted targeted raids inside of gaza. This video published by the idf shows tanks and Armored Vehicles moving on a road near farmland as well as strikes on buildings and open areas. It also involved aircraft and artillery strikes targeting hamas infrastructure including antitank Missile Launch sites and military command and control centers. It comes a day after Israeli Forces went into gaza. The idf says the raids will continue as they prepare for the next stages of this war. It continues raining into the gaza strip. Its to prepare their grounds to make sure the explosives are not waiting for us. The raids are going to continue tonight and the next days. This is day two in a row of them going in on the Ground Operating and then coming out. Is this the beginning of what Benjamin Netanyahu has been talking about, going in on the ground . Does it necessarily set up a one large incursion or not . Thats the big question. Were in day 2021 of this war. Unrelenting airstrikes. Theres been also attacks by the water. Israel says Special Forces have gone in, but over the past two nights, two very significant Ground Incursions involving tanks and real troops have gone in. They have come back out, but these have been very significant raids. They do say they attacked more than 250 targets in these strikes overnight. They are saying they have taken out three of the top commanders of the most Significant Hamas brigade involved in this october 7th terror attack. So they are being very clear about that. I will say the Defense Minister earlier this morning in Public Comments was still clear to say this is set ting the stage for n allout i object vags. They are still using that verbiage, which is obviously significant. But the reality of it is what they have been doing already day in and day out has been unrelenting. Even before you came to us, we continue to hear those thuds. Theres no break in constant air assault on gaza and they are going in on the ground now as well overnight. Theres been so much happening that it was easy to min miss one of most striking moments. He was dismissive when it came to trusting death toll figures released by the Ministry Of Health in gaza. Take a listen. I have no notion that palestinians are telling the truth. Im sure they have been killed. And i have no confidence in the number that the palestinians are using. The Ministry Of Health is now responding with a list of those that are dead. Why is this so difficult to confirm . They have come out with a list of names they are putting out there, i. D. Cards. The reality of it is its impossible to confirm. Its a hamascontrolled health ministry. So by definition, you cannot trust the vet ross tu of those numbers. Thats very significant. But the reality of it is, theres taet. Innocent people are dying, talking to people in gaza, we do know people are writing their childrens names on their bodies in case they are killed. The reality of it is, theres a horrific loss of innocent life. There was a horrific loss on october 7th. But thats the reality. I would emphasize that part of the issue here is were not able to confirm those numbers. When israel fwoez in with these raids, the video is put out by the idf. Its not put out by us. And thats one of the Biggest Challenges in covering this war is the limited ability to see certain crucial things. But when it comes to a death toll, all that we can say is that people are dying. Some innocent people are dying. And it is a horrible and significant loss for every Single Family involved. Thats one thing nobody can deny. Thats the reality. We shouldnt get lost in whether the number is x versus y. That misses the point. It does. Thank you very much for that reporting. Well get back to you soon. We are also going to maine and the victims. Were learning more of them. Were learning their names. Coming up, well hear from those who lolove them. A close knit town is reel ing after the deadliest Mass Shooting this year. Were learning the names of two more victims. Bill young and his 14yearold son were both killed and a third was also killed. His father said mikal and his friend were killed while attempting to charge at the shooter. The Gunman Opened Fire Killing