tion and broadcasting, inc. now in america this morning, day two of the manhunt for the suspect in the main shooting rampage. at least 18 people killed. where is robert card? police surrounding his home last night issuing commands over a loudspeaker. what sources say investigators have now found. >> tens of thousands of people on lockdown overnight during the search. police as far as canada on the lookout at how card may have fled the area where live in maine this morning. >> breaking overnight, new us

military action in the middle east. multiple airstrikes conducted in syria. what the pentagon is saying, a major political headline, another democrat about to enter the race for president. wild weather from the catastrophic storm devastates a famous mexican resort town to flooding in texas to record warm temperatures in the northeast. what to expect today? >> later, a new milestone for taylor swift, not on the charts, but in the bank. >> and tough love. the mother going to court, trying to evict her adult children from the house for being lazy. abc news in new york. >> this is america for this morning. >> good friday morning, everyone. >> i'm andrew dymburt and i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with the urgent manhunt for the suspect in the lewiston, maine shooting rampage. >> 18 people were killed, more than a dozen were wounded. the search for the suspected gunman, 40 year old robert card, is

expanding. tens of thousands of people in two maine counties are sheltering in place. businesses and schools are closed as far as an hour away from the crime scenes. police responded last night to cards home in a nearby town to execute search warrants. >> now the police presence and the commands they issued raised speculation that card was at that location, but that was apparently not the case. >> let's get right to abc's ike ejiochi with the latest. he is in lewiston this morning. ike good morning. >> good morning, andrew. good morning, renee. and we're in day two of this massive search. we're learning more and more about the victims from this tragedy, all while law enforcement learns more about the suspect based on the evidence he left behind. overnight, investigators appeared no closer to catching robert card, the army reservist wanted for the deadly mass shootings in maine. heavily armed police surrounded a home associated with card last night. loud bangs were heard as police shouted for card to surrender a

number of tactical vehicles and troops come in. >> drones, helicopters and our reporters there heard a call calling out commands to say come out, calling the suspect by his name. and the suspicion was, is that they may have had him surround sounded. >> but nearly two hours later, most of the swat teams left the property. if he's hiding in the woods, if he's hiding in an environment that he's familiar with, he has all the advantage of the world. >> in the world he has the ability to scoped it out initially to have set aside hiding spots to have positioned himself in a in a way that he can see anybody that's coming. police say card opened fire at a bowling alley and nearby restaurant in the small city of lewiston wednesday night, killing 18 people and injuring 13. >> an abc news has learned card's sister told investigators she thought her brother may have been going after an ex-girl friend at the bowling alley to counties remained under shelter

in place. advisories this morning. school stores and businesses are closed as far as 50 miles from the shooting scenes. >> everybody is scared. i mean, nobody is used to having a shooter in maine. the coast guard also joined the manhunt, searching the waterways leading to the atlantic after card. >> subaru was found near a river boat launch card does have a boat registered in his name. canadian border officials issued an alert to officers along the border, warning them to be on the lookout. >> it's such an horrendous crime that that law enforcement will will will stay sort of the long game here. are there other properties? does he have a boat? could he have gotten to canada? i mean, as the crow flies, he's not that far from canada. all of these things they're going to look at. in other words, has he left the area again, assuming that he's alive? and i think that could be a big if, according to sources, investigators found a suicide note at card's home addressed to

his son. >> it did not provide a motive for the rampage, but contained bank information and what are described as rantings card. this past summer was treated at a mental health facility after reportedly hearing voices and allegedly threatening to attack a national guard facility. his recent activity online is also in the spotlight. his life on social media include far right conspiratorial content meant he also engaged on issues ranging from gun rights to gay rights. you know, it appears card was thoughtful about eluding police. he left behind a cell phone, which authorities have recovered, but apparently card suspected the phone would be tracked. andrew rhiannon all right. >> ike ejiochi, live from maine, thank you for that. after tragedies like this one, it is so important to focus on the innocent victims, their families and the survivors, all whose lives have been changed forever. i i was one of the lucky ones. >> my if the bullet had been in

either direction, i definitely would not have survived a family trip to the bowling alley. >> a routine shift at work a night out at the local bar. we got a table to flip over and we had a booth in that corner that we use to put a wall up. >> but it really isn't much protection. and that's and you know, it, you know, in the whole time i'm thinking we're sitting ducks overnight as police carried out their multi state search for the lewiston shooting suspect victims sharing their harrowing stories of survival. >> i saw someone get shot at and i saw like blood splatter everywhere and they just fell off their chair and they weren't moving. tony aslan was bowling with her mom when shots rang out . >> i ran out the exit. i didn't know where my mom was and i ran with three other people to

subway. >> tony managed to make it out, but her mom was forced to hide any minute. >> i was waiting to see his face come around that corner, and that was the most daunting part because i'm laying there on my back face, you know, on my back, laying flat and there's a table in front of me. but i've got nowhere to go. >> it comes as we learn more about the 18 people killed in the shooting spree. bob violet was one of 11 victims at the bowling alley. he was a coach for the youth bowling league. tricia aslan, a regular at the alley, was also killed, and joseph walker, a manager at jimmy's bar and grill, was shot while trying to stop the suspect at the second shooting scene. my son had grabbed some type of a butcher knife or something and went towards the killer to try to stop him from killing anyone else. >> and that's when he shot my son. >> walker was one of seven people killed at the bar. many of those victims were part of a gathering for the death. >> i don't know how some people

i've listened to people try to explain when something happens in these shootouts and stuff, i don't know how they do it. i i can't explain it. to tell you the truth, i can't. i can tell you, though, it's empty. it's empty. >> just heartbreaking. that mother we interviewed said she's prepared her daughter for potential emergencies before, but never imagined this kind of emergency. make sure you stay with us for more coverage from maine. coming up in about ten minutes, we will take a closer look at how the suspect could get a rifle despite his mental health struggles. >> the other big story this morning, the us military launching airstrikes in syria overnight. the pentagon insists the military action is not linked to the war between israel and hamas. overnight, the us launching airstrikes in eastern syria near the iraqi border. f-16 fighters targeting two locations linked to iranian backed militant groups in response to at least 19 attacks on american troops in the region in recent days. the targets overnight included a weapons storage location. defense secretary lloyd austin saying

the united states has no intention nor desire to engage in further hostilities. but these iranian backed attacks against us forces are unacceptable and must stop. >> the united states would like to let iran know that if they attack our people in syria or iraq, that they're going to be hit hard and think that's what we did tonight. >> tensions rising across the middle east since hamas attacked israel october 7th, israeli forces now say they've killed a top hamas intelligence official who planned the attack from gaza. but the israelis, under pressure from the us, have stopped short of launching a full ground invasion into gaza. still israeli airstrikes taking their toll. this infant pulled out of the rubble of a collapsed building. one hospital says it's sheltering 12,000 people. others have closed without power across the border in israel, a somber celebration for erez calderon. he's spending his 12th birthday in captivity in gaza. he and his brother are among more than the 220 hostages being held by hamas. their mother pleading for

her sons to come home. >> i miss them so much. his smell. i want to hug them. i want to keep them safe. it's not possible anymore. >> for as for us citizens trapped in gaza, the state department says it's making progress on establishing an escape route via egypt. >> the us accuses a chinese pilot of nearly causing a mid-air collision. the pentagon says this video shows a chinese fighter jet intercepting a us bomber flying legally over the south china sea. coming within ten feet of it. the us says it's the latest in a series of aggressive chinese maneuvers. another democrat is about to enter the race for president. minnesota congressman dean phillips is challenging president biden for the nomination. phillips announcement is expected today. he credits president biden with doing a good job, but says this

election is about the future. >> new video shows the catastrophic damage in mexico after hurricane otis slammed acapulco. at least 27 people were killed, 80% of the hotels are damaged. the storm made history for how quickly it grew into a category five hurricane. with that, let's take a look at your friday forecast. base in san antonio suffered damage when a small tornado came through yesterday. no injuries were reported. the same storm system caused flooding in the dallas area. emergency crews rescued several people and a dog from the high water looking at the radar. more storms in texas today. the rain stretches to the great lakes and snow lingers in the rockies. checking today's temperatures as possible, record highs in the northeast approaching 80 in new york and boston, but cold in the northern plains, a 90in south texas. coming up, a miracle at sea. the

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