it is guilty party number 1 for all the massacres today and in the past. it is the united states directing the war in gaza. it must pay the price for its occupation and crimes in iraq, syria an palestine. >> neil: that doesn't sound promising. the leader of hezbollah lashing out. warning that americans will pay the price he says. former defense secretary mark esper here on how the u.s. should respond. welcome, everybody. i'm neil cavuto. we'll be hearing from the president of the united states. he's in lewiston, maine to recognize those that lost their lives in that mass shooting. let's go to steve harrigan where hezbollah has all of that strong firepower and from which the leader of hezbollah is making these inflammatory remarks. steve? >> hezbollah fighters are two miles away and firing daily. there's a lot of fear here about what nazrallah might say today. would he try to launch a second all-out front against israel using hezbollah's powerful long range guided missiles. that is not the case so far. instead, he said the operation against israel, the attack was a palestinian operation. he also said that hezbollah is doing its part to help. mainly by tying up israeli forces here in the north. >> the operations forced the enemy to maintain forces on the northern border, particularly some elite forces that they wanted to move from the west bank to gaza. >> the talk from hezbollah has been tough and remains tough. the actions still remain limited. much of the fighting is cross border skirmishes. two miles back and forth on the border, about 60 hezbollah fighters killed so far in the fighting. but for people that live in places like shimona, that's little consolation. rockets hitting daily. further escalation from hezbollah is possible. they say it depends on the situation in gaza and of course all across the north here, israeli forces remain on high alert. back to you, neil. >> neil: be safe, steve. i want to take you to the president of the united states. he's in lewiston, maine remembering the 18 people shot and killed. we're expecting him to comment on what's going on in israeli. benjamin netanyahu said there will be no temporary cease fire without a return of hostages, rebuffing pressure coming from the white house to offer humanitarian pauses, again, the president of the united states. >> no pain is the same. we know what it's like to lose a piece of our soul. the depths of loss is so profound. some of us have been there. 18 precious souls stolen. 13 wounded. children, grandchildren, spouses, siblings, parents, grandparents. bowling coaches, union workers. beloved members, friends of the hard of hearing community. all of them live lives of love and service and sacrifice. we also remember the survivors that forever carry the memories of the physical and emotional scars of this. they should be embraced. i know you will. i know you do. you know, as we mourned today in main, this tragedy opens a painful, painful wounds all across the country. too many americans have lost loved ones or survived trauma of gun violence. i know because jill and i have met with them in buffalo and uvalde, monterey park, sandy hook. anyway, too many to count. too many to count. from places that never make the news, all across america. it's about bringing people together. different voices, perspectives. for an honest conversation on what is a long road to recovery. you know, i've been at this a long time. i know consensus is only possible. this is about common sense. reasonable, responsible measures to protect our children, our families, our communities. because regardless of our politics, this is about protecting our freedom to go to a bowling alley, a restaurant, a school a church without being shot and killed. let me close with this. scripture says the record is near to the broken-hearted and saves the crushed in spirit. saves the crushed in spirit. our prayer is that the crushed in spirit survived this more rapidly than otherwise. you know, as we gather here today, we me your hearts are broken. because -- be we also know your spirits are strong. the way this community has come together, the way this state has come together. it's been a marvel for the rest of the country. so god bless those we lost, those that have been wounded, may god bless the first responders as well. i told the nurses and docs in there's any angels in heaven, it's the docs and nurses. they make you want to live. thank you, thank you. now i'd like to invite senator collins to come up and say a few words as well. senator? >> thank you very much, mr. president. i have been asked to remind the cameras to include our interpreter in your shots so that others who are watching will be able to follow what's going on. first, let me express my deep gratitude to the president and the first lady for being here. it means so much to this community and to the entire state of maine. i also want to thank our first responders who are there behind us and all of the federal, state and local officials who have responded to this heinous killings. october 7 is a day that is seared in our memories. a day of horror and grief. but also a day of courage and compassion. to the families of those who lost loved ones, i offer this proverb. death leaves a heart ache that no one can heal. love leaves a memory that no one can steal. in their memory, let us continue to support those who have lost loved ones, those who are injured, those who are recovering. as they grieve, let them know that we are with them. and let us ensure that what makes lewiston and all the communities in this close knit area so special continues. lewis on the strong. to my friends in the deaf comm community, stay strong. >> it is fitting that a president who has known the depths of personal grief has come to main and lewiston to share the grief of our families and our state. i want to thank him and the first lady for making this journey. there's little that we can say or do to ease the pain of a tragedy like this. but we have to start by acknowledging it. and committing ourselves to the sacred duty of remembering those who we have lost. and today is about remembrance. i've said for years that maine is a big small town with very long streets. we know each other. we care about each other. we're an old fashioned community. and that's why this tragedy has hit us so hard. what happened last week was a tear in the fabric of that community. but it will heal. it will heal. as we come together in respect, in remembrance and in love. god bless those we have lost and those that they left behind. god bless the state of maine. >> i too want to add my thanks to the president and the first lady for making the trip to maine. i know how much it means to lewiston and maine people. frankly, no one is better than this president at comforting someone, telling them that i vents you'lly it will be better, at letting them talk about the family member that they lost. we're so grateful that you took the time to be here with all of us. i want to add my thanks to the first responders that were there, to the law enforcement who conducted a massive search many a very difficult moment in time, to all the doctors and nurses at the hospital. i'm sorry my colleague jared couldn't join us today. i want you to know when he and i went back to washington this week, we were instantly embraced by our colleagues from all over the country. some sharing stories of the shootings that happened in their districts. all of them saying that they had been watching what had been going on in maine every second of the way. they were there to help us and support our state. last night jared red a beautiful tribute on the floor, the delegation of two from maine and the maine house of representatives. he did a wonderful tribute to his home community, the lives lost, to what we need to do moving forward. i'm pleased to be here with you. i don't live in lewiston. i represent half of the state of maine. when you live in maine, it feels not only like a small town but each one of us lives in a community where you drop your kids off at the bowling alley or go somewhere for a beer or feel this level of comfort knowing that you'll be safe. that safety was shattered. we can't let that happen again. thanks, mr. president, for being here with us, the first lady. you've brought us so much comfort and means so much to our state. president biden, dr. biden, on behalf of the people of lewiston and the people of maine, thank you from the bottom of my heart for coming here today. we're enduring unfathomable pain from the families of those tragically taken from us, to those injured, to all of the people in lewiston and all the people of maine. all of this darkness, i believe there's light. i believe there is hope. i see it in the people of lewiston, a people who are as resilient are that as kind, are that as strong as compassionate. that hope, that love is all around us today. it is in every blue heart and every window. it is in every ribbon tied on every telephone pole. it's in every thank you card written by every volunteer. it's in every small act of kindness. it's the love that is in our hearts for one another. today, we honor the louives of e 18 beloved people we lost and grieve with their families. we wrap our arms and those injured and we give unending gratitude to the law enforcement officers and our healthcare professionals whose heroic actions saved lives. mr. president, in this difficult time, we take comfort and solace in knowing that the entire nation stands with lewiston and with maine. we feel the warmth of your visit and the strength of your unwaivering support for our state. and we see love and hope in the future as difficult as that may be. we put one foot forward in front of the other. we know the road to healing will be long and tough, but we will heal together. thank you and may god bless the people of lewiston, the people of the great state of maine and the united states of america. thank you. ♪ >> neil: what a sad moment here. the president of the united states remembering the tragedy of october 25, nine days ago, when robert card, an army reservist had a numb of mental issues, shot and killed 18 people, wounded about a dozen others. all of those others are expected to recover. molly line in lewiston, maine. molly, we see this play out quite afternoon where a president has another crucial role as consoler in chief. this is something that we see fairly and tragically often. the town was hopeful ahead of his visit. i wonder if this offers any sort of closure for them now. >> as you mentioned, neil, it's been a somber journey. president biden and the first lady, jill biden arriving today. they're making several stops throughout this devastated stu of lewiston, maine where as you mentioned the shooting occurring a little over a week ago. they first stopped at the location of the bar and grill. laid flowers there. that's the site of two mass shootings. and then they just arrived at the just in time recreation and bowling alley where they can see the outpouring of love and loss here in this community, the memorials, the flowers and messages that line the street here and throughout the city. 18 people brutally killed by the gunman last week. the president in the wake of these losses talked about how americans shouldn't have to live like this. he urged republicans to protect the people. he called for safe gun storage requirements and an end to an immunity to gun manufacturers. here on the ground, speaking before the people and working to comfort the first responders and many family members of the victims, he didn't get quite as much in to specifics. he said i know consensus is not only possible but this is about common sense. reasonable, responsible measures to protect our children, our families and communities. regardless of our politics, this is about protecting our freedom to go to a bowling alley, restaurant or church without being shot and killed. he also talked about the challenges, the broken hearts and the healing in the days to come. talked a little bit about scripture. he also praised this community for its strength and looking ahead saying it's been a marvel to the rest of the country to god bless those lost and god bless those wounded. the calls for reform are coming in the wake of what we know about this investigation. a lot of the focus is on the mental health of the man that police named as the shooter, the gunman of the investigation. so there will be more to discuss in the coming weeks and years ahead. back to you. >> neil: thanks, molly. we are patching together and piecing together some details that maybe we're not readily available after the shootings of the days following those shootings. no indication that any documents were made available to local police officials, but we know the family itself of robert card had notified at least the sheriff's deputy in that community back in may that he had become very angry. was starting to get increasingly paranoid. they began to claim that he was wrongly, the family said, being accused of all sorts of things. many in his imagination. they thought it was serious to let local authorities know. that was back then. again, a lot we're piecing together. it's easy to play monday morning quarterback. i do want the raise this with nicole parker, the former fbi special agent. there were a number of missed warning signs. that often happens, nicole. what do you make of some of these latest revelations? >> you know, as a prior law enforcement officer, i want to be careful. i'm sure there's an ongoing investigation. i'm not privy to all of the information. when you look at special like this as a special agent that has responded to mass shootings, it's horrific and tragic for these families and the loves ones of the victims. it's importants for law enforcement and all involved to go back and check and so see where could we have handled this differently. how could this have been handled differently. the warnings, if you see something, say something. in this instance, many people heard things and spoke up and reported things to law enforcement. between the military actions and law enforcement actions, something slipped through the cracks, this individual was suffering from mental health issues and shouldn't have been in position of those firearms. >> neil: that depends if that information gets to local gun shops. oftentimes it does not. there's laws in the books for this sort of thing. people talk about other laws. we can debate that forever. but there were laws in place and are laws in place to address this sort of thing. communicate and share information like this. now, we don't know all the details to your point, nicole, but we know it wasn't shared with people that should have known. so what to make of that? >> well, again, in is very complicated. in the state of maine, they have the yellow flag laws. in florida, they have the red flag laws. in maine, this individual card was not deemed as being mentally incompetent by a medical professional. that wouldn't have triggered the yellow flag laws. they did local welfare checks with this individual. there's many things that will be looked at behind the scenes in this investigation. americans do deserve to go out. they deserve to be safe. as someone who has responded to these, this community will likely never heal. i feel very similarly here in parkland. the darkness, the tragedy, the loss. people move on, but i can tell you the victim's families don't move on. we have to be respectful of that. aim appreciative of law enforcement, the first responders that handled this. it's fair for people to say how could this have been handled differently. >> martha: thanks, nicole parker. our other big story remains what is happening half a world away in israel. we had a long rambling speech from the leader of hezbollah. more or less saying, we think what happened on october 7 was a good thing. we think it's something that we fully support and fully support hamas. but they did cite going back to that that that was a hamas operation. having said all of that, it comes at the same time where there's growing pressure on benjamin netanyahu, not necessarily the cease all fire but to have a temporary opportunity where you have the cease fire without it escalating beyond a couple days. he's apparently rejected that saying that there will be no temporary cries fear without the return of hostages. since that does not appear to be in the offering, we're getting confirmation that israel expects to go full throttle on this attack on gaza. with the very latest from israel with mike tobin. mike? >> neil, let me start you out with an incident that is catching fire on social media in the arab channels. an israeli strike open an ambulance in front of the hospital in gaza. the ambulance was struck. 15 people are dead. the idf says that the ambulance was struck because hamas fighters were in it. they say the hamas will use the ambulances as cover and use the ambulances as mobile units. it happens as you mentioned, secretary state antony blinken was in the area. not seeing eye to eye with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. blinken is stressing the need for humanitarian aid and getting using humanitarian pauses in the fighting to do that. >> we are absolutely focused on getting hostages back and getting them back to their families safely. we believe among other things a humanitarian pause could help that effort. >> i made it clear that we're going with full steam ahead. israel refuses any temporary cease fire that does not involved the release of the kidnapped israelis. >> from our vantage point here, we watched a prolonged battle yesterday in the northeast corner of the gaza strip. as the smoke cleared today, israel said they seized a number of weapons, fighting positions, anti-tank weapons and machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. they also got a tunnel there. they neutralized the tunnel. something that they have to do time and time again. they want to do combat with the tunnel system underneath gaza city. it has the nickname the metro. the u.s. pentagon has sid that u.s. military drones are in use over the gaza strip. they're not armed, these drones. they're to spot things on the grounds and aid in the effort to get the hostages free. neil, back to you. >> neil: thanks, mike. be safe. meantime, here, this was a surreal day. we heard from one of the top honchos of hezbollah. some of the comments that he made shook those in the community that support hamas. saying in a televised address that the october 7th assault was 100% palestinian, that it was something that was justified and needed. but he went on to make inflammatory comments that got attention worldwide. >> victory for gaza, victory for the palestinian resistance in gaza and for hamas in particular to be victorious in gaza. >> neil: all right. victory in gaza. going on to say, by the way, they're not deterred by any of the u.s. warnings. says we're not going to concern ourselves with warnings. making it very clear that things would stay that way. this follows 1 1/2 weeks after this photo was taken showing leaders of not only the hezbollah movement but hamas and others. in the old days, they would be hiding in caves. this way they go out in public, make televised addressed. in that case, showing world that they're in contact with one another. and no fear of being fingered for being public exposed. they welcome it. major general dana batard. the combination of that photo a little over a week ago and this latest address, if you can call it that, but a top honcho in hezbollah shows no fear of being exposed. in fact, quite the opposite. >> good evening, neil. i think with the leader of hezbollah, it's what he didn't say that is really important. i mean, he did a lot of bold talking, everything else. but what he didn't say is that 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