at least 15 people are dead and dozens injured after a mass shooting in maine. a massive manhunt is under way as police name a person of interest. we finally have a speaker. after three weeks, republicans finally and suddenly agree on a

successor for kevin mccarthy. we'll tell you all about louisiana's mike johnson. breaking overnight, israel enter and exits the gaza strip in a brief incursion to prepare for what they call the next stages of combat. we'll have a live report ahead. apple is cranking up costs for consumers on everything from tv to gaming. steve sedgwick joins us to tell us what's going on. and join the national zoo in saying good-bye to two giant pandas heading back no china. it's thursday, october 26. "early today" starts right now. good early morning. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. we begin with that breaking news in lewiston, maine. another mass shooting in america and the gunman is still on the run. law enforcement sources say between 15 and 20 people are dead, about 50 people are injured. some of them were trampled as people tried to run away.

there is still an urgent search for the suspect. >> police released this photo of a person of interest named robert card. they believe he is armed and dangerous. a recent bulletin said he recently reported mental health issues. a nurse told nbc news it was youth night last night. and we have not learned any of the age of the victims. >> officials released this feet over a car believed to be linked to the shooting spree found in nearby lisbon, maine. people in lisbon and lewiston are urged to shelter in place while authorities search for the shooter. let's shift gears and address the big news on capitol hill. after three long weeks of indecision, mike johnson of louisiana has won the race for house speaker. republicans finally able to unite behind a candidate.

brie bracjack /* son joins us d. >> reporter: speaker mike johnson will have a steep learning curve ahead of him. he does not have any leadership experience, but he's going to have to hit the ground running to deal with some urgent matters. one of the most pressing is keeping the federal government open. we face the possibility of a shutdown on november 17. johnson has endorsed a plan to bring up 12 individual spending bills instead of one big piece of legislation to keep departments funded and says he's also open to the possibility of a continuing resolution that would keep the government open through the holidays. then there is the $105 billion in urgent funding that the white house has requested. it includes more than $60 billion for ukraine and $14 billion for israel. then there's also funding for the southern border and other priorities for the white house.

johnson told reporters there are going to have to be conditions on any aid package. he says he wants to see accountability and clear objectives from the white house, and that those discussions will happen. johnson also said he wants to pass a resolution denouncing hamas for the october 7 attacks in israel. he also called the growing national debt the greatest threat to our national security and says he plans to establish a bipartisan debt commission to begin working on addressing this. johnson admitted this is an a ambitious schedule but says we'll see congress working as hard as it's ever worked. >> brie, thank you. most americans probably arnt too familiar with mike johnson. he hasn't really maid too much mmade too much of a name for himself on the national stage until now. >> the honorable mike johnson of the state of louisiana.

>> reporter: low-profile no more. mike johnson. >> duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 118th congress. >> reporter: now step nping int the speakership. and to some controversial, voted into office to represent a ruby red district in 2016, rising through the republican ranks. at one point, chairing the republican study committee before joining gop leadership, although not at its highest levels until now. the new speaker has the backing of former president trump who encouraged house republicans to vote for johnson. >> i just want to congratulate mike johnson. he hawill be a great speaker of the house. >> reporter: when mr. trump lost the election in 2020, johnson was one keey players fighting t keep him in office, backing his election lies. >> supported by states that we clearly believe violated the

constitution. >> reporter: president biden one the 2020 election. and so far johnson has avoided questions about his own election denialism. >>ly help lead the efforts to overturbulent 2020 election results. >> reporter: johnson's an anti-abortion advocate and has introduce a introduced a proposal similar to florida's don't say gay bill. he's called jim jordan with a smile and a jacket. it's not clear that he has much after relationship with president biden yet or hakeem jeffries, all as he and his chamber face urgent issues like avoiding government shutdown next month and sending additional aide to israel, uniting a fractured party, signaling exactly where the conservative conference is. >> if you don't think that

moving from kifevin mccarthy to maga mike johnson, you're not paying attention. breaking overnight. israeli forces entered gaza in a brief raid. the israel defense forces say tanks and infantry struck numerous terror krills, infrastructure and anti-tank missile launch posts. the idf has since drawn back into israel. let's bring in chapman bell who's following the developments for us. do we know why the israelis did th this now? >> reporter: hi, frances. this could potentially be seen as preparing the battlefield pour teor testing the waters before in much-anticipated ground invasion, but as you said, overnight, a large raid, and it's not that all-anticipated ground invasion of gaza, but the idf says in preparation for the next stages of combat, the idf operated in northern gaza, tanks

and infantry struck numerous terrorist cell, infrastructure and anti-tank missile launch posts and the soldiers have since left gaza and are back on israeli territory, army radio saying this is the largest ground raid into the gaza strip by israeli forces than any previous ones during this current war, and it also involved tanks. so i mean this could be seen as kind of testing the waters and seeing what they need to do and how they do this ground invasion. prime minister netanyahu saying that they have been raining infernal fire on hamas and that a ground entry will, they are preparing for a ground entry, but he will not detail when and how and how many people this will involve, that they are keeping these details away from the public, because think want to protect israeli soldiers' lives.

and this as the latest death toll continues to climb on both sides. the gaza health spokesperson saying more than 6,000 people have been killed in gaza since this began. and the idf saying 1400 people are dead on the israeli side. and this also, we need to remember that more than 200 hostages are still being held by hamas in gaza, according to the idf. and one of the things they want to do is protect, you know, save these people and protect their lives as we wait for this anticipated ground invasion, as israeli airstrikes continue, and they try to contain the current situation and prepare for the next stages, frances. >> just a small look at what may be to come. chapman, thank you. a mississippi mother has learned the devastating truth about what happened to her son. 37-year-old dexter wade went missing back in march. his mother says jackson police told her they were unable to

find him. a public records request showed that dexter was walking across an interstate when he was hit bay police suv driven by an off-duty corporal. police let the body go unclaimed for months. jackson police did not respond to questions from nbc news. police in new york are asking the public to help find a university of rochester professor believed to be in danger. authorities say the 44-year-old checked into an airbnb near the school on friday. the university say thes that he reported missing after he didn't show up to teach a class on saturday. anyone with information about miss whereabouts is urged to call 911. turning to weather now, and snow is in store for the northern rockies, while the plains are bracing for potential flooding. michelle grossman is tracking that system for us. >> it's a lot of snow. we're talking abig winter storm. it files like winter, too. we're looking at temperatures

10, even 35 degrees below normal. we're aalso looking at flooding conditions in portions of the southern plains. could see flooding, too. isolated flooding in the upper midwest. 12 million people impacted today by this storm. we're looking at winter weather alerts into the northern plains and in the southern plains a chance for flooding. we do have flooding occurring right now. you can see that on radar. really heavy rain falling, where you sigh theee the brighter col. flash flooding is a concern, too, as we go throughout the afternoon. this goes all the way to the upper midwest. then on the cold side of the system, lots of blue indicating where the snow is falling. the lighter blue is the heaf snow. ag story is we're leerking

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we've always known that, but still, as the time for their departure nears it's tough for those who worked with the giant pandas, they became like family. >> it's an emotion time for sure. it's personal. i worked with them for nearly 23 years and loved every minute of it. >> reporter: they actually will be leaving for china a little earlier than planned. instead of december they'll be leaving in november. like anybody making a inl international move on a tight time frame, preparation is crucial. they'll be moving in crates. >> whethern we're moving a bird cleveland we don't get kind of fanfare and attention. >> reporter: they've been a tremendous source of research information, useful to giant pan das worldwide. >> we've learned a lot about panda reproduction for sure. one of them gave birth.

so we know that females are fertile longer than we thought. >> reporter: the first pair arrived in the '70s, a gesture of goodwill between china and the u.s. subsequent agreements always stipulated that the pandas are here on loan. >> my job on the flight will feed them and kooemeep them cal. it will be the last time we have quiet time together. >> reporter: what about the future of the giant pandas? >> we know when people come here, they want to see giant pandas, but we don't know how many people come here only to see giant pandas. that will be some data that we discover. >> reporter: the panda enclosure will be used for something else, though they're not saying just what yet. there will still be plenty of reens tois have its the national zoo. >> it's a shame they have to go back, but we understand that. >> i think it's important they go back to their primary habitat. it's cool to experience the

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