schemengees behind me, brian mcfarland was 40 years old.was participating in a corn hole tournament at the bar, we were told this bar is a frequent location for big gatherings and events. a corn hole tournament for the deaf community. we're told brian mcfarland was part of the deaf community in the lewiston area. and usually goes to schemengees on tuesday where the deaf community goes. he loved riding his bicycle and hanging out with his dog named m&m. one of the 18 people killed here. we are learning more information about the victims even as this intense manhunt continues. robert card, age 40, an armed killer, armed and dangerous on the loose. much more straight ahead. ♪ >>> more desperately needed humanitarian aid has arrived in gaza from egypt in the form of food, medicine and medical supplies, but still, no fuel. palestine red crescent society said 12 aid trucks entered gaza at the rafah border crossing earlier today. israel continues to block deliveries of fuel altogether, saying hamas would only divert it for military use. military w

lost, 53-year-old trisha asilin who was shot and killed at the bowling alley and 40-year-old brian mcfarland was participating in a corn hole tournament at the bar and grill. locals say word traveled quickly about the people who were killed and left the town in shock. >> it's just so weird to think about that she's just gone. we just talked to her a few days ago. it's hard to digest that it happened here at places we go to all the time. it's hard to believe. it doesn't feel real. >> we will, of course, keep an eye on that manhunt in maine. >>> in the meantime the wife of the off-duty bay area pilot accused of trying to shut down a plane's engines in flight says she knew her husband was struggling with depression but that she is still shocked. joseph emerson of pleasant hill has pleaded not guilty to 83 counts of attempted murder. we do have some new video of emerson being escorted off an alaska plane after the incident. he'd been riding off-duty in the jump seat when he tried to pull the shutdown handles. emerson had he had a nervous break down, hadn't slept for 40 hours and wanted to thank

i want to mention brian mcfarland. i spoke to his sister last night. she is deaf. s deaf, as well. he was a big part of the deaf community. in fact, members of the local deaf community would come there, they would gather on wednesdays to participate in a corn hole tournament for the deaf community. his life was taken last night. also want to mention, one man says his father and his friend were both killed. and kate, his father says they were killed trying to protect women and children. he said the following, "they made sure their wives and several young children were under cover when they charged the shooter." so there's so many stories of survival. so many stories of sadness. and what's most difficult at this point, so many difficult things for this family, but especially difficult, it's hard for these families to mourn because the shooter is still out there. >> that's 100% right. but what i'm also starting to hear is that people, there's so much -- there's so many mass shootings in america that people very chlearly know they have to stand up. they know if they don

grabbed a knife and went after the ghan, tried to stop him and that's when he was shot. 40-year-old brian mcfarland was also killed at the restaurant. his sister says brian usually went there on wednesday nights to play cornhole with other members of lewiston's deaf community. 53-year-old trisha asselin was killed at the nearby bowling alley where she worked. i want to bring in cnn's john berman in lewiston, maine. john, we've got the breaking news of loud bangs or explosions heard near the suspect's last known address. maine state police just announced parts of the state are going to stay under a shelter in place order. give us the latest on the manhunt and what you're hearing. >> reporter: well, the very latest is the situation occurring at the last known address of robert card, this 40-year-old suspect. bowden, maine. bowden's about ten minutes, 10 miles or so from where i am in lewiston behind me is schemmegees. bowden is the suspect's last known home. our producer heard bangs, heard loud bangs, heard someone shouting "fbi." that's what we know about what's going on there. it's interesting that

brian mcfarland was there too.her members of the deaf community have gathered at the bar for corn hole tournament. >> you know ÃÃi want people to know how big this is impacted the deaf community. we've lost four communities. not only just brian ÃÃbut we have lost three other friends as well from this tragic incident. and this community ÃÃit's a huge loss. >> other tournament participants ÃÃ39-year-old patent brewer ross was killed. he leaves behind a daughter, who i just turned two. joshua siegel was there for the tournament as well.he gained attention as an interpreter for maine's governor during the covid-19 pandemic. it is clear .3 society says he was the husband of father of four and a tireless advocate for the deaf community. a few miles away from the bar at the bowling alley ÃÃmore victims and more reports of heroic acts. like that of michael this lori aid the second. his father says his son and his son's friends since childhood tried to protect women and children. he says he made sure that their wives and se

. >> hopkins says brian mcfarland also garraduated from the schoo and steve had ties. >> what sort of impact have you found or do you believe this is going to have on the deaf community? >> it's a huge impact. we are connected here in maine. we are very tight, but we also have that greater connection with the world at large too. it's very strong. >> one of the things we talked about as well was about their concerns for access in the midst of this. obviously, when had this first began, it was a crisis. people were trying to get information. they felt like interpreters were being cut out of press conference shots and there were points made throughout. cred to some of the local law enforcement that as this unfolded, they pushed the media to make sure that the interpreters were included in some of the shots because everybody wanted information, but it became even scarier for this community because they felt like they didn't have easy access to the information. >> omar, thank you. >>> there's a new poll iowa 2024 in the republican field just out. we'll show you where the stands stand, next

. >> reporter: 40-year-old brian mcfarland, his sister says he was deaf and was there for regular wednesday night gathering of members of the deaf community and a corn hole tournament. his sister, who is also deaf, says his death is deeply felt for the family and the community. >> i want people to know how deep this impacted the deaf community. we have lost four friends from this tragic incident in this community. it's a huge loss. >> reporter: another tournament participant, 39-year-old peyton ross was killed. his brother confirmed to cnn he leaves behind a 2-year-old daughter. also killed is 42-year-old father of five, arthur strot, his father confirmed his death saying they were together right before the attack. >> the crazy part is being with him minutes before it happened. ten minutes before it happened. >> reporter: minutes away from the bar, more victims and more tragedy. police say seven were killed at just in time recreation center, a bowling alley, including its manager. 34-year-old tommy conrad is survived by his 9-year-old daughter. also killed, 53-year-old trisha asselin. >> we

brian mcfarland, joseph walker, arthur strauss. max hathaway. stephen for cella. tommy conrad. desotreas the second. robert and lucille violet. william brackett lodz keith mcnair. here's one of the victims, joseph walker's father talking to lawrence jones on "fox and friends" about his son. >> my son went after the shooter trying to defend everyone that was being shot at, and lost his life in trying. >> your son died a hero. >> he did, he did and i'm proud of him. >> reporter: there's another news conference scheduled for today at 10:00. people still looking for more answers as to why this attack played out. police said they had in their position the accused shooter's phone as well as a note found in his house. they've not said to this point the contents of that note. perhaps that is something we will learn at today's news conference at 10:00. back to you guys. coming up, at least 20 us bases have been attacked by iran backed militant groups since israel's war with hamas began. will: we will talk about deadly proxy forces around the globe. these aren't just shipments. they're p

they're brian mcfarland, age 41, stephelizella, age 45, peyton brewer ross, 40, author stroud, 42, jasonichael delorean the second, 51, not just on walker, 57, robert violet 50, six lucille violet, 73, william young, 44, aaron young, 14, william bracket, 48, joshua seal 46, thomas conrad, 44, max hathaway, 45, donald warren, 55, keep mcnair, 64, and trisha asselin, 53. this is the nbc news chief justice contributor. he joins me now. what is the latest? >> they're calling in extra bodies to help in the search. federal state officials, this has been around the clock search, those have been up there are tired, they need some fill in to help out, they have a broader area to now search because time has passed, so he could be in for the locations. they are searching the river in case he is committed suicide, and his body is there, or on the banks. is he in the would it wooded area did somewhere? they don't now. and so they have to continue the search. they are treating it like he still out there, armed and dangerous, but they really just don't have an answer. >> what have they recovered? i mea

brian mcfarland was on of them as well. his sister told cnn mcfarland was participating in a corn hole tournament at the bar. mcfarland wouldn't have been able to hear the shots fired. he was deaf and usually went to hang out at schemengees on wednesday. people from the deaf community gathered there to play corn hole on wednesday nights. mcfarland was one of the first deaf people in the state of vermont to get his commercial trucking license. he worked as a truck driver for several years and loved riding his motorcycle. mcfarland leaves behind his mother and sister. and 53 trisha asland worked part-time at justin recreation in lewiston. that is where seven victims died. she was there bowling. according to her family, she ran to call 911, and that's when she was shot and killed. her sister was there with her, but survived the shooting. her sister said her sister did things to raise money for people. she played golf, worked three jobs, and leaves behind a 23-year-old son. trisha's brother, d.j. johnson, also described his sis

brian mcfarland, steve adela, and billy brackett were taking part in a coal hone cornhole competitionyers. joshua seal was a sign language interpreter. joseph, joey, walker was a manager at the bar. peyton brewer-ross was a new dad known for making jokes. arthur stroud was playing pool with his dad when he was killed. ron moran was a husband and a father who also kept his family laughing. and max hathaway stayed back to play pool after his pregnant wife and toddler had left the bar. nbc's -- spoke with one of the families. >> elizabeth steele lost her husband, josh. >> first and foremost, he was an amazing dad to his four kids. >> we spoke to the family through a friend and asl interpreter. >> what do you want people to know about your husband? but >> i think those people who already know my husband, they were lucky. he was amazing. for those who did not know him, they lost out. >> josh seal, seen here with his wife and family, and as we said, he was playing in a cornhole tournament when the gunman burst in wednesday night. a very good day to all of you

brian, mcfarland. 41 years of age? joseph lawrence walker, 57. arthur, fred strout. 42. max a half away. 35. steven to sell a 45. thomas ryan conrad 34. michael r the lauria. the second 51. jason, adam walker. 51. trisha see astle and 53. william, a young 44. aaron, jan 14, his son. robert, violet, 76 and his wife lucille by lat 73. william frank bracket. 48 years of age. keith, the mcnair, 64. just have a moment. think. thank you for that. truly, truly appreciate. and we do again, appreciate that to the family. they did give us those photos. i did not, have any of the family members pronounce any of those last name? so certainly no disrespect intended in any screwed up the pronunciation. so to move i would also like to address the numbers of the victims that that i confirmed earlier today with the number 8. and i will tell you, that's miscommunication. on my part. i was wrong. been talking to our detectives. we had a list for people that have been identified and family members that have been notified a separate list that involve a family advocacy and whether or not they

brian m mcfarland, 41 years of age. joseph lawrence walker, 57. arthur fred strout, 42.athaway, 35. steven m brucella, 45. thomas ryan conrad, 34. michael r deslaurier ii, 51. jason adam walker, 51. tricia c asselin, 53. william a young, 44. aaron young, 14, his son. robert e violette, 76. his wife, 73. william frank brackett, 47 years of age. keith d mcnair, 64. just have a moment of silence, thank you. thank you for that, truly appreciated. we appreciate that for the family. they did give us those photos. i did not, however, have any of the family members pronounce any of those last names, so certainly no disrespect intended, in any way, screwed up the pronunciation. to move on i would also like to address the numbers of the victims that i confirmed earlier today with the number eight. and i will tell you, that is miscommunication on my part, i was wrong, in talking to our detectives, we had a list for people that had been identified and family members that had been notified, also a separate list that involved family advocacy and whether or not they had been plugged in

. >> brian: they started this whole thing. let's bring in k.t. mcfarland. will great to see you.ow important is this trip so far? how successful has it been for the president? >> the pictures you are seeing of the two presidents side by side with the american flag, the israeli flag, the american flag, the israeli flag. that is such an important picture to send to the entire region not only to the other muslim countries in the region that america stands with israel but to the whole world, to send it to europe, to send it to the united states, and particularly to send it to iran. you know, two weeks ago israel was on the brink of an historic peace agreement with saudi arabia. that would be final step in the abraham accords. peace in the middle east. who was left out of that? iran, iran knows it can't defeat israel militarily it. can't defeat israel economically. but it hopes to defeat politically. and by dividing the united states and israel. so that -- this trip is of critical importance for the survival of the state of israel. >> lawrence: k.t. can you talk about i don't think we