On the newshour tonight, Mass Shootings kill at least 18 people and a massive manhunt rattles lewiston, maine. Amna Israeli Forces conduct a raid into gaza in preparation for a Ground Invasion as the u. N. Strains to shelter more than 600,000 displaced palestinians. Geoff and childcare remains a significant barrier to millions of people needing to appear in court over lowlevel offenses. People assume folks are missing court because theyre trying to evade justice or evade prosecution. But oftentimes theres things that are happening in peoples lives that are preventing them from showing up to court. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by pediatric surgeon, volunteer, topiary artist, a raymondjames Financial Advisor taylors advice to help you live your life. Life well planned. Tailors advice to help you live your life. Life well planned. The kendeda fund. More at kendedafund. Org. Carnegie corporation of new york , supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security, at carnegie. Org, and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. This program was made possible by the Corporation Provide for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station by viewers like you. Thank you. Geoff welcome to the newshour. Lewiston, maine, is the latest community to suffer devastating losses from Mass Shootings after a gunman killed at least 18 people and injured 13 others last night. Amna the suspect remains at large and hundreds of officers are looking for him in a major manhunt. The shootings are the worst mass killing in the country this year, and authorities have warned the death toll could climb. Laura barronlopez reports from lewiston. Laura nearly 24 hours after a man opened fire with an ar15style rifle at a Bowling Alley and restaurant in lewiston, maine, the sprawling manhunt is growing for the shooter. Police say 40yearold robert card is a person of interest and remains armed and dangerous. Investigators are still trying to piece together what happened and many questions remain. Several of the deceased have been identified and their familys next of kin has been notified. Approximately eight people at this point have been identified. 10 people, 10 of these victims, still need to be identified at this time. Laura maines governor janet mills said it was a dark day for her state. This city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security. Laura just before 7 00 p. M. Last night that assault began , inside the justintime bowling center, sending people scrambling for safety, including this man named brandon who says he first thought he heard balloons popping. I had my back turned to the door. As soon as i turned and saw that it was not a balloon, he was holding a weapon. I just booked it down the lane, and i slid basically into where the pins are and climbed up to the machine and was on top of the machines for about 10 minutes until the cops got there. Laura 10yearold Zoey Levesque was also there with her mother and was grazed by a bullet. Its shocking. It is something that you think never would happen. I never thought id grow up and get a bullet in my leg. Why . Why do people do this . Laura police say, not long after that, the gunman went to schemengees bar and grille and opened fire. As news broke last night, the restaurant posted on facebook, my heart is crushed. I am at a loss for words. In a split second, your world gets turn upside down for no good reason. Police released a photo of an suv parked in a nearby town that they called a vehicle of interest. Early this morning, authorities issued more shelterinplace advisories, not just for lewiston, but also in the nearby towns of lisbon and bowdoin. Several schools in the area were also closed due to the manhunt. And many residents like 21 yearold campbell mckendry, a senior at Bates College in lewiston, are still trying to make sense of what happened. How are you feeling right now as youre still sheltering in place with your roommates . I think people really havent processed whats going on. I mean, at the moment, 18 people are dead, which is just unfathomable in such a small and tightknit Community Like lewiston. And i know that the loss that happened last night will be felt here for years, if not decades to come. Laura mckendry lives only fives minutes from the Bowling Alley and says shed often go with friends to hang out and relax there. And its just so devastating and so upsetting that thats been taken away from the Bates Community and the Lewiston Community by the actions of one person. Our reality for today is that this suspect is still at large. Laura police said more than 350 state and federal Law Enforcement personnel are looking for robert card, who is said to be a firearms instructor and a member of the u. S. Army reserve. According to multiple reports, card was believed to have made threats to shoot up a nearby military base and had been committed to a Mental Health facility for two weeks this summer. Authorities would not confirm that this morning, focusing instead on the survivors and victims. We want to provide Community Support for the victims, the families in the communities across the state. But we also have an incredibly strong and laserlike focus on bringing this suspect into custody and ultimately to justice. Laura but many here are frustrated that their not getting resources and answers fast enough. Theres no words to describe how you feel. Laura earlier today we also met , a woman named sarah who has lived in lewiston for 32 years. Last night, shed been at the Bowling Alley with her daughter and says the thirdgrader saw two people get shot. I want counseling, but theres no services here right now. Were looking for services to get her counseling. Laura wednesdays death toll is especially staggering for a state that only had 29 homicides in all of 2022. People here are upset and angry about what they say is a lack of communication from local authorities about loved ones and how to get help. Amna laura, we heard officials saying they are still working to identify some of the big rooms in this latest mass shooting in america. You did speak with someone who lost family members. Tell us what they said. Laura thats right. I spoke to rob young, who is originally from maine. He was heading here from baltimore on a flight to be next to his sisterinlaws side and he found out that his brother, bill young, and his nephew, aaron young, 43 years old and 14 years old, were killed at the Bowling Alley that is just down the road behind me. And he said that this stuff just doesnt happen in maine, that his sisterinlaw was destroyed. That she was given false hope state authorities because for hours on end, she had been told that no kids had died and then found out later this afternoon that her son, 14yearold aaron, had died. We have not heard back from state authorities about that. Amna another heartbreaking story on the ground there. You spoke to so many people including the student we heard from, campbell mckendry, who said it was unfathomable Something Like this would happen in her community. What else did she tell you about what the experience has been like . Laura campbell had heard Police Sirens and helicopters for hours last night as she shelterinplace. This is something that has become all too familiar for her family. Her parents have been texting her nonstop, asking her if she was safe. This is something they also experienced earlier this year when their other daughter, who goes to Colby College that is just a few miles north of lewiston, was at a party where a shooting occurred. This is something that her family has experienced twice in just one year. Amna laura reporting from lewiston, maine, the latest American Community affected by a mass shooting. Laura, thank you. Laura thank you. Geoff in the days other headlines, the u. S. Economy had a robust third quarter, showing resilience despite inflation and recession fears. The Commerce Department reports growth ran at a 4. 9 annual rate from july through september. The rise was largely driven by increased Consumer Spending on everything from cars to restaurant meals. It was the fastest pace of growth in nearly two years, but economists expect a slowdown in the current quarter. A strike by Canadian Workers has paralyzed the vital st. Lawrence seaway linking the great lakes to the atlantic. Some 360 Union Members in ontario and quebec walked off the job sunday, demanding higher pay. The strike has closed 13 locks between lake erie and montreal. Port officials estimate theyre losing millions of dollars each day. Its a big deal. I mean, the st. Lawrence seaway system as a whole so far this year has brought in over 16 billion of commerce. And that commerce affects the steel industry, the transportation and construction industry. Geoff members of the united autoworkers have started returning to work at ford after nearly six weeks on strike. The two sides announced a tentative agreement last night including a 25 general wage increase. The other big detroit automakers, General Motors and stellantis, are still negotiating. In mexico, the scope of the hurricane otis disaster came into scope as officials confirmed 27 deaths and widespread destruction. The category five storm hit the pacific resort of acapulco on tuesday night. Cell phone footage showed hotels left with gaping holes where windows had been in flooding that spread across miles. People waded through mud and debris, desperate for help. The house is ruthless. Our house was a total loss. My mattresses, my papers, everything is gone. Laura mexico geoff mexicos president said mexicos president made it into acapulco late last night. He said every power line in the storm zone is down, and the local water system isnt running. Some 10,000 troops have been sent to aid the recovery. Chinas foreign minister opened a visit to washington today, with the u. S. Pushing beijing to play a positive role in the wars in ukraine and the middle east. Wong yi was meeting with secretary of state Antony Blinken and others. It could set up a meeting between President Biden and chinese president xi jinping next month in san francisco. The government of pakistan has started setting up Deportation Centers in a crackdown on illegal immigration. Officials served notice today theyll start arresting people on november first. Those at risk include an estimated 1. 7 million afghans. I am warning those people who are living here illegally that they should leave voluntarily before we start deporting them forcefully. We have identified the areas, and we know in which parts of pakistans cities, towns and villages they are living. We have complete details of each and every thing. Geoff in response, tens of thousands of people in the southwestern town of chaman protested today. Some complained the crackdown will disrupt daily crossborder travel thats gone on for decades. In a new york federal courthouse, ftx founder Sam Bankmanfried testified today that lawyers played a vital role in key decisions at the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. Hes accused of criminal fraud. Bankmanfried testified without the jury present today, so the judge can decide which parts the panel will ultimately hear. Congressman Jamaal Bowman has pleaded guilty to pulling a fire alarm in a House Office Building last month. The new york democrat will pay a 1000 fine for the misdemeanor and formally apologize to capitol police. He told reporters today, i really regret that this caused so much confusion and that people had to evacuate. Bowman has said he pulled the alarm by mistake. Republicans say he did it to delay a vote on a government funding bill. And on wall street, worries about Interest Rates and corporate profits kept stocks on the run. The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 251 points to close at 32,784. The nasdaq lost 225 points. The s p 500 was down more than 1 . Still to come on the newshour, the house of representatives finally gets back to work with a new speaker. Georgia is ordered to redraw discriminatory voting maps while North Carolina approves maps that tilt republican, and an artist turns her work into love letters to her husband fading into the fog of alzheimers. This is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the Walter Cronkite school of journalism at Arizona State university. Amna the Gaza Health Ministry run by hamas today released 200plus pages listing those killed since israel began its retaliatory air campaign, after the october 7 terror attacks. On the list, more than 7000 people, nearly 3000 of whom were children. This, an apparent response to President Bidens remarks yesterday doubting the official toll numbers in gaza. Inside gaza today, the United Nations warned it is on a humanitarian precipice. Nick schifrin speaks to a u. N. United nations official, and reports on israels plans for its expected ground offensive. It is not an invasion of the largest israeli incursion into gaza yet. Tanks crossed into gaza early this morning as seen in this video to prepare the battlefield. But israel is still debating its own plans for the coming ground offensive and today, war cabinet member Opposition Leader and former Israel Defense forces chief of staff benny gantz warned of a long war. The maneuver is only one stage in a longterm process that includes security, political, and social aspects that will last for years. Nick more than 220 hostages held by hamas, only four of whom have been released. They vow to release all of them if israel stopped the bombing. Irans minister reiterated today in new york hamas is ready to release civilian prisoners. On the other hand, they should support the release of 6000 palestinians held in israeli prisons. Nick iran helps fund the Record Number of rockets fired from gaza like this direct hit today into a residential building. In gaza, the direct hits are relentless. Today, israel launched more than 250 airstrikes and said it killed the coplanar of the october 7 terror is attacks. Terrorist attacks. Israeli airstrikes have destroyed about one out of every 20 gazan buildings in one of the densest parts of the planet. More than gaza this is the neighborhood before and after. Another neighborhood before and after. 2000 miles away in brussels, the European Union today called for humanitarian corridors and pauses to speed the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid. In the coming days, its very difficult if we did not get any fuel. Nick the dr. Is an Orthopedic Surgeon affiliated with Doctors Without Borders in a northern gazan hospital which said it received an Evacuation Order this week. We dont have the capacity to do normal work. We operated on the ground. Some patients die in this situation. This event actually happens every day and denied for hospital. Nick and in every hospital. Nick on sunday, an explosion hit near the hospital. He says the majority of his patients are children younger than his own daughters had his familys home was also destroyed. His 12yearold lost every toy but saved her cat. My house was destroyed in the building where i live. This happens with medical members here. Many officers. Medical personnel. We dont have the luxury actually to bring psychological teams i tried to support that today. She lost all her family. I am a surgeon but i try. Nick joining us now is tom white, the head of the operations in gaza. Thank you very much for making the time. Welcome to the newshour. We said today that your fuel is almost exhausted. What does that mean and what is its impact . Tom i go beyond fuel. In terms of the whole operation, we are that are really exhausted. We are rationing what reserves of fuel we have now in gaza. Essentially what we should be getting to hospitals, what we should be getting two bakeries to bake bread, we are rationing those supplies and then on the other hand, we have teams who are running displacement centers, for example, we cannot get them basic sanitation. We cannot provide enough shelter for people in these locations. So some really difficult choices. Which communities are going to go without essential humanitarian support. It will get to a point where people become very ill and some people are going to lose their lives because we cannot get the assistance that they need. Nick israel is blocking fuel from coming into gaza because it says hamas steals fuel and already holds large stockpiles. Have you seen any evidence that hamas stockpiles fuel . Tom i have not seen any evidence that hamas is stockpiling fuel. What i can say is i know what we are doing with the fuel that we have got, with the fuel reserves we can access from within gaza. We are making sure that is going to desalination plants, going to bakeries to produce bread. Nick more than 600,000 gazans are internally displaced and sheltering at 150 schools turn shelters. That is three times those schools intended capacity. Do you have what you need . Do you have the ability to keep those people safe . Tom we do not have the humani