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watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i am kim brunhuber. this hour on cnn newsroom, we are following developments in israel as the idea of launches raids in gaza and the humanitarian crisis worsens. but first, to the u.s., where there is a man hunt underway right now in maine after two mass shootings. law enforcement surrounded the suspect's last known address for hours thursday night as several communities remain on lockdown and residents are on edge. >> -- >> i don't feel safe. >> it has been more than 31 hours since police responded to active shooter calls at multiple locations in the town of lewiston, maine. we now know that a gunman killed at least 18 people and wounded 13 others, first at a bowling alley and then a restaurant. hours later authorities found

the suspect's car at a boat launched in a nearby town. with the suspect is still on the loose police are searching for this man, 40-year-old robert card. he is considered armed and dangerous. he charged with multiple counts of murder. schools will again be close on friday while the suspect is on the loose -- hundreds of local, state and federal agents are involved in the search in investigation -- the gun violence archive which tracks shooting says the rampage is the deadliest mass shooting of the year in the u.s.. more now on how the shootings unfolded from cnn's omar jimenez. >> a multi agency manhunt is underway for the suspect in two mass shootings in maine. >> 18 people -- 13 people injured in --

>> both incidents happened wednesday night in the town of lewiston. >> multiple victims, and every -- >> state police say the first call came in at 6:56 pm, reporting a man shooting at the just in time recreation, is a bowling alley. then at 708 pm the communication center received multiple 9-1-1 calls about an active shooter inside shipping he's -- ten minutes of. way >> to active shooter locations, again -- the active shooter incidents all available. >> at 806, police released photos of the shooter to the media. >> the victims of the just in time establishment -- seven people are deceased there, one female and six males. victims at the billiards, eight are deceased. seven, males, inside the establishment, one male outside

of the establishment. >> through other victims were pronounced dead at local hospitals and one man at the bowling alley during the shooting said he hated inside a bowling -- >> top -- just down the lane and basically to where the pins are and -- until the cops got there. >> megan hutchinson tells cnn she was inside the bowling alley with her ten year daughter zoe, who is grazed by one of the -- >> it's something that you would think would never happen. and you would never thought that i would grow up and get a bullet in my leg. why? why do people do that? >> at 9:26 pm, lewiston police received a call identifying the shooter as 40-year-old robert card. former army reservist. by 9:56 pm, investigators found cards white subaru hatchback

and -- nearby community of lisbon, among where authorities are now actively searching for. >> we had everything from people calling about noises in the basement, noises in the woods, suspicious people, gunshots. all night long since the incident in lewiston. they have a whole department working. >> now an entire communities under lockdown and being told to shelter in place. >> it's very unnerving right now. >> the cops coming around here, that makes me feel 1 million times better. in a situation like this, i wish i had a firearm. >> omar jimenez, cnn, lewiston, maine. >> one of the victims who was killed at the bowling alley was 53-year-old -- >> when polling, my sister,

trisha, she works at the bowling alley and she had the night off. so, we had bowling leagues and we were a bowling. and we heard a big bang and my sister was bowling and i did not have the lane and i was. so we were a little bit apart there. and then we heard a loud noise. and i was not sure what it was until i heard another shot and i knew, and i seen it. i could not see her. and everybody was running. and i got caught, in people trampling and riding out, and we just kept running. and there were shots fired outside the building afterward. and we just kept running and running and running. and it was dark out. there was very little lighting there.

and we just ran to as far as i could go. so there was a bench and there was some trees. and a bunch of us who are just hiding behind the trees. wondering what was going on. and when the cops showed up, it was all kinds of cops, tons and tons of cops and guns. and -- we were coming out of the woods. and we were down telling the cops, don't shoot. and they were telling us to keep walking and walking and i kept asking where is my sister. she's with my aunt. [crying] and i just wanted to be with my sister. >> at least one person who was treated for gunshot wound has been released from hospital. as we heard there, family and friends of the mask are trying

to process the tragedy while mourning the loss of their loved. once cnn's jason carroll has some of the victims stories. >> the city did not deserve this terrible assault on its citizens, on its peace of mind, on its sense of security. no city does. no state and no people. the >> magnitude of what happened last night coming into focus as authorities remove the bodies of some of those who perished in the shooting at the schemengees varnville bar and grill restaurant. police say of those killed, leroy walker's son joseph. these said his son died when he tried to stop the shooter. >> my son's manager of the bar and everyone else everything else, and he picked up on a butcher knife m1 after the gunman to try and stop him from killing other people. that's when he shot my son to death. trying to save some more lives that he ended up losing his

life. 40-year-old brian macfarlane also identified as one of the victims. his sister says he was deaf. he was there for a regular wednesday night gathering of members of the deaf community and a corn whole tournament. his sister, who is also deaf, says their losses deeply felt from her family and the community. >> i want people to know has imf community, that we have lost four community members, not only just brian but we have lost three other friends as well from this tragic incident and this community. it is a huge loss. >> minutes away from the bar, more victims and more tragedy. police say seven were killed at just in time recreation center, a bowling alley in lewiston, including 53 year old tristan asked tricia asselin -- she told cnn she wasn't going to run, she was going to.

just in time recreation released a statement which summed up the feelings of many in the community. there are no words to fix this or make it better. we are praying for everyone who has been affected by this horrific tragedy. we love you all and hold you close in our hearts. an unidentified employee of bates college was one of 13 people injured during the match shootings in a statement the baits president says the employees expected to make a full recovery, adding, no matter how many times something like this happens i find myself at a loss for words. and this time it happens so close to home. some of the injured are being treated at central maine health care hospital in lewiston. >> this is a dark day for me. i know it is hard for us to think about healing when our hearts are broken. but i want every person in maine to know that we will heal -- >> jason carroll, cnn --

>> when humanitarian group says gaza could face disease outbreaks because of a lack of clean water. it's representative will speak to us from gaza when we come back. plus, the idf announces the next phase of its war with hamas ahead of the anticipated renovation of gaza. those detatails when w we come. back s stay with u us.

>> all right, we want to bring you updates up to date on israel's war against hamas, now nearly three weeks. old israel announced next phase of its military operations on thursday, saying it will conduct more-limited raids into gaza in preparation for its ground offensive. >> in gaza we continue attacking from the air and from the sea, eliminating senior hamas terrorists and infrastructure. the idf forces continue reading into the -- eliminate terrorist to prepare the ground to make sure the explosives are not waiting for us. the rates are going to continue tonight and the next days. >> israeli intelligence claims

scores of senior hamas leaders have been killed since -- 1400 people in southern israel and the idf said an airstrike on thursday killed a senior hamas leader who is involved in planning the attacks. all right, let's turn now to cnn's jim bittermann tracking the story for us live from paris. so, jim, first to us up to speed on the latest. >> i think we heard it right there, look, from the defense authorities in israel that they are basically are carrying out these-limited raids into gaza to eliminate terrorists but also to stop on the ground a bit for the major invasion read are expecting and saying is going to follow and basically they are trying to get rid of any kind of explosive devices that they might be left behind, and -- to see about surveillance capabilities of hamas and getting rid of that kind of thing. , so there is no --

hamas numbers. as the raid it begins. , so there are going to be these limited kinds of actions for a while. but we don't know exactly how long and all of it, of, course is going up to what everybody expects has their major invasion of all the equipment and out of there. >> yeah, exactly, and in the meantime jim intensive blue bad actively magic efforts are ongoing including some by the french president although he does not seem to have achieved his goals. what more can tell? us >> yes, i think that's exactly right and he did not seem to get much traction. he just had a world wind track in the release, saying leaders and palestinian territories and jordan, and egypt and he is basically pitching a kind of a multi lateral coalition of nations to fight terrorism along the order of a coalition that was put together to fight i.s.i.s.. that coalition included some arab countries, the arab league, for example committed to the

fight against i.s.i.s.. but with hamas it's going to be a different story. and he does not seem to very much has the feedback from many of the nations. and -- also very concerned about humanitarian situation in gaza. they are sending a -- carriers and helicopter carrieiers and they have also -- some hospital beds out to the middle east and beyond standby and just kind of an evacuation. fairly large -- that what is going on. they lost 35 french citizens in the attack on october 7th. and there are still nine of them missing and they are presumed to be among the hostages. kim? >> all right, thanks so much. jim bittermann in paris. ever since israel declared war on hamas its forces in northern israel have been coming under sporadic fire from militants in neighboring lebanon. the idf says its fighter jets struck a hezbollah military compound and observation post on wednesday and southern

lebanon. as a caution against the second front opening in northern israel, the -- evacuee from the region. cnn's jim sciutto spoke to one israeli soldier about the difficulty of asking people to leave their homes indefinitely. >> do you believe people will be able to come back to a town like mid to late again, or is it just too close to lebanon and -- hezbollah. >> -- make them feel protected and make them feel safe and to protect them if it's necessary in our own life. and -- -- as someone who backed his -- and still in his eyes and. see my own house. >> -- our guest is israel's volunteer rescue service were he springs

into election in. october 7th a heeded the call and some paid the ultimate price. we want to warn you, some of what you are about to hear is disturbing. >> translator: frantically's new what was going on immediately. >> [speaking in a non-english language] >> caller after caller under student pleaded for help. >> [speaking in a non-english language] >> it was a deliberate terrorist attack. calls rang out in this busy jerusalem call center at the headquarters of united -- or a united rescue. the all volunteer first responders group is nearly 7000 strong, across israel. using high tech tracking and communications tools to reach emergencies as fast as possible. freeing patients free of charge of getting to them quicker than

say, the national ambulance hervis here. >> i was here 7:15 in the morning. and -- any protection here that you, have taken medical equipment with, you and take your gun if you have. one >> founder ali beer says october 7th more than 1002 members did just that. >> everyone was out, no matter if they are or arabs or -- they -- >> videos taken by the group that they show -- volunteers who rushed into regions under attack. in the first 14 days of war -- united -- says it the special east through and response vehicles including helicopters, ambulances and the especially quipped ambulance cycles that can weave between traffic with supplies. more than 3000 people have been treated according to united hatzalah. -- was killed in action. the other, 23 rolled -- was working at the nova music

festival as a medic. >> everyone was running away. he stayed with this young girl who was bleeding trying to stop her bleeding because she had three or four bullets in her -- and -- realize -- our rub. and wearing this vest. which was -- because a couple days -- find out he was -- such a beautiful young boy. >> the terrorists tortured a doctor, a bed when who is driving into danger to try to help anyone who needed. it he was ambushed by terrorists when he thought was a patient in need. >> when he came and took his own equipment and they hung him and they tied him to a poll, light pole and he was there and -- they shot his legs. he was injured and actually found him hours later and he is -- >> founded united hatzalah as a

teenager 35 years ago. he has responded to countless scenes of horror and protest scenes of terrorism. nothing could have prepared him for what he saw in the aftermath of october 7th. >> i've been through the worst bomb attacks and -- all these attacks together for 35 years and all the gruesome stuff i saw, it's nothing compared to one day of october 7th the day i saw -- i never imagined in my life i would never see. i never imagined i could see a -- holocaust in the museum. in black and white. i saw it in color. and so people, who have been torn apart to pieces. they killed, they literally wanted to torch them and humiliate their body. things that i saw that i will never ever forget. i'm still smelling the smell of a flesh, of the burn flesh. a lot of the victims are burnt.

and i don't know why they did this. but they started bringing people and maybe they should have recognized, they were just going around. shooting and killing people after that just torturing their bodies. and they came back home with pictures of murdered. that is one of the thing they want them -- the in the world and so -- they wanted to cause another holocaust holocaust here in israel. >> authorities in maine are still searching for the suspect in winds and-ites mass shootings. coming up the challenge they face in the massive, urgent manhunt for robert card. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪

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and like that. like i said -- i'm shocked. i'm shocked. >> telling residents in the nearby areas to stay inside and lock their doors. law enforcement experts say card's training and outdoor experience are making it more difficult to locate him. retired fbi special agent bobby -- to cohen said the train in -- maine company is a task of tracking down and he -- spoke earlier with my colleague paula newton about the challenges facing long forsman. >> i'm somewhat puzzled by that question sometimes because it takes a long time to catch somebody. the police don't have, particularly, in an area like this that is more rural than say new york city or los angeles, people have -- is a lot of room and there's a lot of rugged terrain in different areas that they can just disappear into and i guess sometimes -- art does imitate life. but we don't have the ability

to track him everywhere all at the time. and i'm sure luis student doesn't have any large police department and so he did this, he planned it, he drove for one place to another, and he disappeared into the night. it's not unusual to go this long in this kind of the area and not come up with somebody who wants to stay hidden. and it will depend on how long he was planning this. did he liquidated? have cash in supply stash somewhere? water, food, things like that? that is going to come to light in the coming days but right now they have to be focused on where he is and taking him into custody or neutralizing him before he hurts anyone else. >> and i take your point. he this early was plant that he has some expertise. i want to tap into two x hubert east areas of your expertise and what is the psychology of a person who does not surrender. in some of the situations we have seen, most times, in fact that they immediately commit suicide. what could be motivating him,

do you think, in the situation? >> you are right. most of these times they either and in suicide at the scene or at least suicide by cop where they shoot out, shootout with the police know they are probably going to get killed. it is hard to say. because you are dealing with a very irrational person that is in the midst of a psychotic break with reality. so, it is very hard to say, not knowing him. i am hoping that they -- the people that treated him, we heard he was treated for some mental health issues recently. he was institutionalized for a couple of weeks over the summer. and -- those doctors are probably the ones that have the biggest insight into his mindset of what he is doing and what he wants to accomplish with this thing. but it is hard for a layman like us, not medical professional, psychological professionals, to really get inside his mind, to know what he is thinking. because every -- take these kinds of actions.

>> law enforcement officials are expected to wear turn on friday, to robert card's last night address in bowdoin, maine. authorities are also digging into his -- cnn's pamela brown has. more >> storms are federal and local officers converge as the man hunt for robert card intensifies. >> he's armed and dangerous. >> his back on giving clues about the shooting that left at least 18 dead and more than a dozen injured. his army records show the 40 year old was a petroleum supply specialist in the reserves. but, he never served in combat. a former army reservist who served with card telling cnn he is skilled, an outdoorsman who is one of the best shooters in his unit. while he was training in upstate new york over the summer, card reported hearing voices -- a gwendolen forsman sources. the national guard saying he was, quote, behaving erratically, and he was transported to a hospital of the u.s. military academy for

medical evaluation, his family telling cnn that he did not have a long history of mental health issues, quote, a q this is something that was an acute episode. this is not who he is, his sister and law says, quote, this is a good family. on his twitter page, card liked right wing posts including by tucker carlson, don trump jr., members of congo and multiple posts criticizing biden. his social media also shows photos of him fishing. the coast guard is also part of the search. card's vehicle was left in a boat ramp near the shooting scene. a public record showed he owned a boat. according to another former soldier who served with card, he had extensive training, including land navigation, quote, so he would be very comfortable in the woods. the shooting was in lewiston, card's most recent address is in a rule address in a close town called bowdoin, according to records.

we shall show that his family on a number of properties nearby. law enforcement sources say card recently split up with longtime girlfriend, and they are pursuing the theory that he allegedly targeted the bowling alley and bar because he used to go there with her and was supposed to be at the bar that night. >> based on our investigation, we believe this is someone who should not be approached. >> card's brother telling cnn they're trying to reach him, urging him to surrender, quote, we have helped law enforcement anyway possible, and the police have been giving anything that we can offer to facilitate their efforts. >> the brother the suspect also telling me this is many people's worst nightmare. indeed, it is. and one of the big authentic questions is, why robert card was able to leave that mental health clinic after expressing thoughts of wanting to harm fellow soldiers and able to gain access again to his legally possess multiple weapons and we know that main does not have a red flag law. which allows family members to petition the court to have weapons taken away from another

family member in crisis. pamela brown, cnn, washington. >> the congressman from maine has flipped his position on the assault weapons ban one day after the mass shooting there. democratic representative jared golden says he now supports the ban. golden is from lewiston, where the mass shooting occurred and says he feels like he let his community down. here he is. >> the time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure, which is why, i now call in the united states congress to -- the sikh perpetrator of this mass killing, my hometown. the rampage in maine is now the deadly shooting in the united states this year. the gun violence archive is seeing more than 500 mass shootings so far this year over the agency defines mass shooting of one where least four people are -- now while the u.s. has a whole sees hundreds of incidents of gun violence, this is unusual

for maine. >> main, as i point out, has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the country, and has a long heritage of responsible gun ownership. it is also had a very low rate of gun crimes. what makes this crime so heinous is in a typical year maine would have 22 murders and last night we almost approach the number of -- entire year. >> all right, still to come, trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter gaza. but israel continues to block much-needed fuel for hospitals. we will have details next. stay with us.

>> now, the latest in israel's war with hamas. israel says it has no intention of stopping ground incursions into gaza, like that when you see here. on thursday, the idf released a video of its raid into northern gaza, saying its back into isra. meanwhile, president joe biden says he is not buying the that tolls released by gaza's health ministry, but he also acknowledge that innocent civilians are being killed. the ministry, which is controlled by hamas, maybe released thousands of names of people -- deaths have been reportedly confirmed. and cnn can't independently verify the death toll in gaza. now, in response to the heightened tensions across the middle east, u.s. military has and that's the point about 900 additional troops to the region. the pentagon was quick to dispel concerns that those troops might be heading into a war zone. listen to this. >> well i won't talk specific at pointed locations for these forces, i can confirm that they are not going to israel and that, again, they are intended

to support regional deterrence efforts and further bolster u.s. force protection capabilities. >> u.s. intelligence is deeply concerned that iranian-backed militias may be planning attacks against american forces in the middle east. the u.s. has already down to considerable lengths to show up its defensive posture by appointing to carry groups, fighter jets and -- highly advanced anti missile systems. the u.s. says it has conducted airstrikes against facilities in eastern syria that are linked to iran. it's not clear if there were any casualties. the strikes followed a series of attacks on u.s. forces in the region, in which washington city's tehran wasn't involved. cnn's oren liebermann has details. >> he was carried out air strikes in eastern syria against two facilities used by iran's islamic revolutionary guard corps, and affiliated groups, as -- attacks we've seen over the course of the past week and a half or so, against u.s. forces in iraq and syria. the pentagon says two f-16 fighter jets use of precision

guided munitions to target these facilities and ammo storage facility and a weapon storage facility. officials say the facilities were used and assisted in a series of attacks we have since seen in october -- the pentagon says we've seen 19 attacks, drone attacks and rocket attacks in u.s. and -- resulting in more then -- and when u.s. civilian contractor was killed as a result of a false alarm, because of a belief of another one of these attacks. given the situation, the u.s. felt it had to respond. with the u.s. and event secretary lloyd austin were very clear -- describing these as self-defense strikes that were narrowly targeted to protect u.s. forces and also sent a message that there would be more strikes if the attacks on u.s. forces continue. the -- statement here. first, attributing these to iran, including this on iran. iran wants to hide its hand, and its -- role in these attacks against the forces. we will not let them. the attacks by iran's proxies against u.s. forces continue, we will not hesitate to take

further necessary measures to protect our people. then, these narrowly tailored strikes in self-defense were intended solely to protect and defend u.s. personnel in iraq and syria. we have already seen the u.s. bolster its force presence in the region because of a worry of escalation -- iran proxies, which would be hezbollah and -- iraq and syria, the u.s. deploying and in the process of applying -- including if that air defense battery and -- air defense systems. that is on top of everything we have already seen last week between two carrier strikes groups and -- all is a warning to iran that -- the question now, of course, these airstrikes and these targets on facilities used by iran's irgc affiliated groups -- that get the message and has deterrence going to restore or does this continue the u.s. trying very hard to make sure the conflict in gaza does not spread to the wider region, even as we have seen anti-u.s. and anti israel protests across the middle east.

or liebermann, cnn, at the pentagon. >> the palestinian red crescent says 12 a trucks -- rafah border crossing with egypt on thursday, carrying water, food and medical supplies, but no fuel. israel has been blocking deliveries of fuel altogether, saying that hamas would only diverted for military use. the hospital staff to say they desperately need fuel to power generators. let's listen to this. >> translator: you know the importance of fuel. there is a huge shortage. we count the days, even the hours, in order to be able to continue our work. the hospital consumes approximately -- recently the hospital stopped functioning. and if it weren't for god's mercy, and the actions of the technical staff of engineers, the catastrophe would have fallen. >> all right, to talk about the humanitarian crisis in gaza right now, we are bringing in

our guest, the policy, advocacy and communications manager for oxfam based in iraq. thank you so much for being here with us. i want to start with what we just saw there. certainly, limited options for hospitals trying to stay open right now in gaza. >> yeah, the devastating images of the hospital has been crowded and i am not able to before -- the capacities really devastating. we are seeing that doctors are struggling with the number of high injuries coming into the hospitals, the needed operations that are taking place in all is dependent on electricity, on fuel and access to medical equipment and supplies. we have to remember that -- displaced who have lost their houses, and this is where the situation is getting worse and because they have to -- make sure that they use the resources and the situation came to the point that i don't think gaza have seen before. and this is something that needs immediate intervention, otherwise innocent lives will continue to be lost, for

injuries for the lack of medical attention. >> the idf says this is all sort of a smokescreen by hamas, that hamas actually has lots of fuel. there is just kind of hiding. it what do you say to that? >> there is no way that we cannot say that fuel is not -- as much as before, the cycle of conflict. fuel is one of the things that used to come into gaza before the cycle. it was needed, and it was something that gaza had -- on from the international community support. so, we are talking about something that used to go inside gaza before the cycle. they asked to stay in place. the u.n. agencies that are there to monitor the situation and make sure that fuel is going to wear should be going, which is for civilian purposes. and this is why the messages are coming strongly he's, the needs are they are. and fuel is needed to make sure to treat it. it's a two shuns are there to monitor the situation. >> beyond the fuel situation, what is the status from most in gaza right now? >> maybe i can start with the

fact that many people in gaza are emotionally still scared, frightened, and emotionally tired, even. and physically tired. they're struggling every day to stay and -- provide for their own needs. the -- displacement is something that is continuous-ing continuing. and -- and families are hosting each other. every day we see more families losing their houses and families are struggling to provide food and water for their needs. now -- children, people are always asking when this is going to be ending. is there going to be any cease-fire? and the answer is still not clear yet for them. they day-by-day need to make sure there is bread and access to clean water. these are commodities that are moving out from the market. and it's -- more than before. and for gaza situation -- and to this extent of full meaning is something that we have doing now more than before. >> laila barhoum, as i mentioned, in some reports, some trucks carrying aid have made it through the border

because. it is not making any difference right now? >> and the access to it is very much needed. but we are talking about a situation where gaza had more than 80% of its population being dependent on aid even before this time, period of conflict. what we are seeing now is the almost 2% of -- before the cycle of conflict, gaza used to be at least 100 trucks of aid and food and water. and now we are receiving seeing a drop in the ocean which is not going to much cover the needs. we are now talking about the proper population who are needed from, again, assistant there needs, and now we are also talking about the fact that there is not sustainable. it is not fixed. it needs to be accurate. but also in these to be regular. it needs to be protection for citizens to be able to access this aid. this is not enough. it was not enough before. it's not enough now. >> many people in gaza have more immediate fears. things like being possibly killed by an idf strike, for example. but there are longer term fears as well.

lack of clean water. many aid agencies, like yours, are worrying warning of a growing public health crisis. dehydration, disease and so on. >> yeah, indeed. there are -- contributing to a health crisis here. we are talking about lack of freedom -- sewage is not treated. it's been dumped untreated in the water and the sea. we talk about lack of access to clean water for hygiene. and already families in schools families and -- talking about the fact that they cannot use water for fertilizing purposes. a number of waterborne disease might be -- spreading -- might be a concern for families. and because they need to -- you want visa for a hygiene, of course, the priority will always be for surviving. and now we are talking about wastewater treatment plans and not able to function but water is not pumped out. this is a whole collapse of the whole. system and -- there is no way for people to receive services like before. the focus now is staying alive. but also staying not to be

killed from disease at the same time. >> yeah, the needs are acute and desperate, certainly. i really appreciate your insights, laila barhoum. i think so much. all right, still to come, catastrophic damage in mexico after a powerful category five storm slammed into acapulco. the aftermath from hurricane otisis when we c come back.. stayay with us..

>> we have learned that china's former premier li keqiang has died, according to chinese state media li keqiang suffered a sudden heart attack early friday morning. li keqiang so this time is number two leader until last october, overseeing his country's economy for more than a decade. he was once viewed as a reform minded contender for the country's top leadership role. li 68 years old. operations at acapulco airport remain suspended after hurricane ot slammed into the popular resort area. at least 27 people are dead and four others are missing after the powerful storm slammed into mexico's pacific coast. cnn's correspondent reports. this is typically what people

come to acapulco, for the night speech, the nice surf. but right now it does not take long to see what happened after otis came back. you see all the debris. it's plants, it's prom, trees it's metal, it's rick. this is the front of those fancy hotels where people spend hundreds of dollars to come and enjoy some time off. it's completely -- not only the front, but look at what happened to this building. you cannot even see any proof that anybody could have been living there. we have reports that people were actually in these buildings when the hurricane came. but you can see the danger they work in because of the damage. and -- and this is something that we see not only on this nice, expensive areas, the resort areas and -- for parts of the suffering, and

the people are telling, us they are not getting help and not getting water and they are not getting. food we saw looting in some streets and some stores and people were coming out and in most cases they were just taking food, water, something to drink. there were some that took advantage of the situation, and they walked away with big screen tvs. but mostly they were telling us, they just needed something to get back. >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says he can see the end of the war in his. country this comes after a new american and danish support measures were not on thursday. the u.s. secretary of state says his country security assistance package includes $150 million worth of arms and equipment. president zelenskyy says denmark's offering is over $500 million worth of tanks, drones, and ammunition. all right, i am kim brunhuber. i will have the latest on breaking news out of maine and middle east in just a moment.

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