nomia iqbal in washington. — has been fined. nomia iqbal in washington, thank _ has been fined.washington, thank you - has been fined. nomia iqbal in washington, thank you very i has been fined. nomia iqbal in i washington, thank you very much has been fined. nomia iqbal in - washington, thank you very much for bringing us up to date on that story. let's bring our panel in on this. we will go straight to brian. would you make of all this is someone who knows mr trump extremely well? you might guess, he doesn't like the gag order and he will skirt the line across it from time to time, but would be restricted in what he will say, and time, but would be restricted in what he will say,— time, but would be restricted in what he will say, and he believes thisiudge. _ what he will say, and he believes this judge. andy _ what he will say, and he believes thisjudge, andy said _ what he will say, and he believes thisjudge, andy said he - what he will say, and he believesl thisjudge, andy said he displayed the evidence earlier that this judge has partisan bias and bauxite this is another e

nomia iqbal live in a scene, _ the shooting happened.e is a part of everyday life in america and a very divisive issue. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri has been looking at the number of mass shootings in the united states. according to the data, mass shootings are on the rise in the united states. so far this year, there have been more than 500 mass shootings. that's according to the gun violence archive, and they measure mass shootings as incidents in which four or more people have been injured or killed. and if take a look at the three years prior, there have been more than 600 mass shootings for each year. that's almost two per day on average. and the worst mass shooting in the united states was in las vegas. that was in 2017, and it killed more than 50 people and left 500 injured. it's important to note, though, that mass shootings leave fewer than ten people dead on average. now, we often talk about mass shootings and homicides. that's often because they're covered more prominently in the media, but it's worth also talking about suicides.

nomia iqbal, bbc news, maine.big rise in reports of anti—semitic hate crime in london since the war. the metropolitan police say there have been 408 offences this month so far. and if you compare it to the same period last year, 1st to 27th october — there were 28. six sets of conjoined twins have been brought together for a special gathering at london's great ormond street hospital. the 12 children, who were all born joined to their sibling, visited the hospital with their families to share their experiences. our medical editor, fergus walsh went to meet them. a special day for six very special sets of twins, all born conjoined, and all treated at great ormond street hospital in london. the youngest, zion and zane, aged six months, were separated when just a few weeks old and are not ready yet for pizza. but it was a hit with a i9—month—old annie, here with her sister, izzy, who was more interested in trying to eat the paper. hassan and hussein from cork in ireland have never let physical disability hold them bac

our correspondent nomia iqbal is in lewiston. bring us up-to-date on the latest. in lewiston at the moment there was a lockdown in place, and basically there is an order called shelter-in-place. people can't leave their homes, they are advised to stay indoors, keep safe. businesses are closed for the day and schools -- there is a famous liberal arts college shutdown as well. people are walking around and cycling, but generally it is so much more quietly than you would expect because police are -- hundreds of police officers are trying to find the suspect. in terms of where i am behind me is the hospital, where 13 people who were injured are being treated there. the town is pretty small. we have driven around and i've been to the locations, the bowling alley and the bar, four miles between them where the shooting took place. as of yet they have not found the suspect. the coast guard has confirmed to the bbc that theyre also involved in the search. rajini: nomia iqbal in lewiston with the very latest, thank you very much for the moment. as we have been discussing ea

nomia iqbal, bbc news, maine.ndent, john sudworth, in lewiston. john, still no closer to catching this gunman? no, the streets of lewiston are a little busier this morning, although that shelter in place order remains in place, as you heard in the report there. large numbers of businesses and schools remained closed as that search continues across vast swathes of the countryside and waterways of this very rural state. but in some ways the geography of this place plays into the politics. it is a place with strong hunting and fishing traditions, where even democrat politicians have opposed the biden administration's attempts to implement an assault weapons ban. interestingly, though, one of those politicians, the democratic congressman jarrod politicians, the democratic congressmanjarrod goulden, in the wake of the tragedy here, held a press conference in which he said that his previous stance opposing that his previous stance opposing that assault weapons ban had been a failure, and he asked for the forgiveness of

live now to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal, who spoke with abbey.e missing in israel. she moved to israel eight years ago from massachusetts. she says that to have been confirmed as abducted, and another 13—year—olds, she said she saw video of hamas taking him away. i asked her how she feels about the fact that the israeli government is calling for everyone to leave gaza. the un is saying this is not possible, given that her family is likely to be in gaza, how does she feel about that?— feel about that? israel is up auainst feel about that? israel is up against figuring _ feel about that? israel is up against figuring out - feel about that? israel is up against figuring out how - feel about that? israel is up against figuring out how to l feel about that? israel is up - against figuring out how to respond to this _ against figuring out how to respond to this atrocious terror attack and they need — to this atrocious terror attack and they need to defend themselves and id they need to defend themselves and go on _ they need to defend themselves and go

nomia iqbal, bbc news, maine.ka, is in lewiston, and she described the sense of relief in the town now that the manhunt was over. she said please two police located robert kurt and he is dead. it is what many people here were hoping for after these two days, 48 hours, where the city was essentially in a partial lockdown. many people were behind closed doors in their homes, businesses were shattered, and municipal buildings and a lot of the services were closed as hundreds of police officers, some of them from across state lines launched this massive manhunt. there were helicopters, there were drones in the air, there were boots on the ground. earlier on, there were divers in the river trying to search for robert card. there really was this collective sigh of relief when the city officials announced that his body had been found at about 7:45pm local time in a neighbouring town of lisbon, near a river. we have noticed that some of the businesses have started to open up again, vehicles on the road, and people arejust

this nomia iqbal gave me this update. is a real showd honest.his is a real showdown, to be honest. ~ . ., ., ~ this is a real showdown, to be honest. a ., ., �* ., honest. michael cohen and donald trum, honest. michael cohen and donald trump. they _ honest. michael cohen and donald trump, they were _ honest. michael cohen and donald trump, they were very _ honest. michael cohen and donald trump, they were very close, - honest. michael cohen and donald trump, they were very close, it . honest. michael cohen and donald i trump, they were very close, it used to be his most passionate backer and i was his most passionate critic. he cut off ties from donald trump about five years ago. since that is going on to read a book, he's never missed an opportunity to go after donald trump. this is the first time they've seen each other when michael cohen walked into the courtroom, he and donald trump didn't look at each other. donald trump at his arms folded when michael cohen gave his testimony. the court is in recess, they return in an hour. he didn't look

nomia iqbal, thank you so much.ave been taken to gaza by hamas, most hostages being taken from villages and towns close to the border in southern israel. we have been speaking to a woman whose mother—in—law is missing. the last time we heard from her, she was captured in the early morning on saturday. she was on a whatsapp message with her sister from tel aviv, she said she can hear that they are inside and she is going to be safe room. and then her sister kept on asking her something at her phone went off. from that moment, around 9:20am on saturday morning, we lost complete contact with her. we hope that she locked herself in the safe room while hearing the horrors that came from the ground, seeing hamas militant boots outside of her house. we just had no seeing hamas militant boots outside of her house. wejust had no idea what is going on. it took the army many, many hours, overseven what is going on. it took the army many, many hours, over seven hours to get there. and start actual fighting. civilians being murd

nomia iqbal is also with us.e key allies, for extra support to add to this battery operation. —— israel have asked. what response are they getting from the us and from president biden?_ getting from the us and from president biden? well, the us's resonse president biden? well, the us's response is. _ president biden? well, the us's response is, to _ president biden? well, the us's response is, to quote _ president biden? well, the us's response is, to quote the - president biden? well, the us's i response is, to quote the defence secretary. — response is, to quote the defence secretary, ironclad and it's been really— secretary, ironclad and it's been really swift. already the americans are sending huge firepower to the mediterranean to help israel. they are sending an aircraft carrier decked — are sending an aircraft carrier decked with warplanes, with destroyers, cruisers, also extra military— destroyers, cruisers, also extra military systems such as ammunitions, this is because it underlines _ ammunitions, this

here's our north america correspondent nomia iqbal with her analysis.r in five years. michael cohen cut off ties with him then and mr cohen has gone on to write these bestselling books. he's become a bit of a tv personality and certainly a prominent political commentator who never misses an opportunity to criticise donald trump. so this was their reunion. and as mr cohen put it, after he had given testimony and there was a break time, he said, "heck of a reunion." so that's probably definitely one way of putting it. but mr cohen actually gave evidence to a congressional probe back in 2019 which looked into donald trump's finances. and that was the impetus for this lawsuit that this investigation that letitia james, the new york attorney general, brought forward. and as you outlined there, mr cohen has been talking about, he's been giving evidence in which he claims that he was told to inflate donald trump's assets. this is the accusation that he's been facing. there was a bit of a detour into sports. basically, yhey spent a lot of time talking about the

nomia iqbal, bbc news, maine.lljust the atmosphere in that city hall briefing was so different from what it has been over the last couple of days. there were smiles. officials were hugging each other. and then that announcement, a very stark announcement by janet mills, maine's governor. in her opening statement, she said maine police located robert card and he is dead. it is what many people here were hoping for after these two days, 48 hours where the city was essentially in a partial lockdown. many people were behind closed doors in their homes, businesses were shuttered and municipal buildings and a lot of the services were closed as hundreds of police officers, some of them from across state lines, launched this massive manhunt. there were helicopters, there were drones in the air. there were boots on the ground. and earlier on, there were divers in the river trying to search for robert card. and so there really was this collective sigh of relief when the city officials announced that his body had been found

nomia iqbal has more. the latest is we still don't know where the suspected gunman is.e the shooting in the town of lewiston, nearby. i am in the town of bowden, 20 minutes away, where the suspected gunman is from. as yet, police still don't know where he is. the us coast guard has confirmed to the bbc that they are involved in a search, also officials at the canadian border, given maine's proximity to canada, also involved and issuing alerts. people here still very much in lockdown while the manhunt continues. it is more than 2a hours that people have been in lockdown in that region. what is it like there at the moment? at the moment, it's really quiet. when you drive through, and it's pretty easy to kind of drive through, because it's a small town, the communities in lockdown are pretty close to each other. it almost feels like it was during covid time, it was eerily quiet. shops are closed, businesses are closed, schools are closed. so it kind of feels really eerie, and on top of that, you know there is a suspected gunman on the loose. people are obviously in huge gr

the bbc�*s nomia iqbal spoke with sagui's father, jonathan, who talked about how important it is to findssing. the important part is that is how we know how many, many people, not just the young men who did battle, but 88—year—old grandmothers, and eight—month—old children, who don't have cell phones, were physically removed from their homes, torn from their loved ones, and transported into hiding places, we assume inside of gaza, by hamas, in a planned, organised way. he is missing that there is no other explanation. we have been told by the army, attempts to locate all of these bodies and they are not there. so the only reasonable explanation is that they were in some stage or another healthy, wounded or deceased, were taken into gaza. has anyone been in touch with you, jonathan, and when i say anyone, i mean us authorities, israeli authorities, who are you in contact with to try and find out more information on him? i can only speak for myself. as a family of one of the missing. but it is true, i know it to be true at least of the dozens of families in the qubits, there has been no di

return of eight other family members that remain captive in gaza. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbalhere she has been talking to family and neighbours of the released hostages. this close—knit community here in evanston, it's the suburb of chicago wherejudith and natalie are from — it's just been terrific watching the last two weeks unfold. i'm in the area where the family's local rabbi lives, and he has been leading prayers and services for them, and it's just absolute relief that they are ok. i spoke to, as you mentioned there, uri ranaan, natalie's father. he said he had a two—minute conversation with his daughter in which they didn't go into details about what her life was like in captivity. he said that she is going well. she's a tough girl. and he also told me that he had spoken to president biden after he learnt that his ex—wife and daughter were being released, and he thanked mr biden for his efforts in securing their release. hello, do it. i'm so glad you are home. we don't know exactly when that will be, but uri ranaan said that he hopes it is next week, because that's when

return of eight other family members that remain captive in gaza. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbals been talking to family and neighbours of the released hostages. this close—knit community here in a suburb of chicago where judith and natalie are from — it hasjust been judith and natalie are from — it has just been terrific watching the last two weeks unfold and you know that people they love and care for are involved in that. it has been indescribable for them. involved in that. it has been indescribable forthem. i'm involved in that. it has been indescribable for them. i'm in the area where the family's local rabbi lives, and he has been leading prayers and services for them, and it's just absolute relief that they are ok. i spoke to, as you mentioned there, yuri ranaan, natalie's father, he said he had a two minute conversation with his daughter, they didn't go into details about her life in captivity. he said is that she is going well. she is a tough girl, it will take her some time to get over what has happened, but she will do it. and he also told me that he had spoken to pre

live now to our north america corrrespodent, nomia iqbal, who is in chicago where she has been talkingeased hostages. great to have you with us. i can imagine there's a palpable sense of relief there but what are people telling you? that this close-knit _ are people telling you? that this close-knit community, | are people telling you? t'isgt this close—knit community, this suburb of chicago wherejudith and natalie are from, it's just been horrific watching the last two weeks unfold and know that people that they love and care for are involved in that, has been indescribable for them. the area where the family and the local rabbi live, he's been leading prayers for them. it's an absolute relief that they are ok. i spoke to natalie's father who he's said he had a two minute conversation with his daughter and couldn't go into detail but he said she was doing well, was healthy. he said to me that she's a tough girl and it would take her some time to get over this but she will do it. he said he has spoken to president biden and thanked his efforts for securing their release. the uk are wor

live now to nomia iqbal, our north american correspondent.p also talk about him being a proven liar. his former lawyer was his fix it for many years. this proven liar. his former lawyer was his fix it for many years.— his fix it for many years. this is search a showdown _ his fix it for many years. this is search a showdown because . his fix it for many years. this is search a showdown because as| his fix it for many years. this is - search a showdown because as you outlined, michael cohen used to be loyal to donald trump. he has gone from being a passionate backer of mr trump to now his most passionate critic. in the last five years, since they saw each other, michael cohen has been somewhat a prominent voice in this country. he's got his bestselling books, he's been on tv. you mention the congressional probe he gave evidence to which was the impetus for this trial trump is facing. michael cohen hasn't taken to the stand yet, but he will at some point. they haven't seen each other in five years. they are already going at each other. donald t

live now to our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal any sort of indication what to expect from joe biden? the first being the military response addressed the hostage crisis. he did say likely —— it was likely that americans had been taken hostage by hamas. his national security team will offer his israeli counterpart anything they need to deal with that crisis. we also expect him to address the jewish—american community and address the pain and fear is that they have. it is worth remembering that president biden�*s relationship with israel probably goes back further than any other living democrats. he has talked a lot about the love that he has for israel right back to when he was a junior senator and visiting israel in 1973 and talking about he believes in israel pots macro to exist and the support that is needed for israel. his relationship has been tested during his presidency, certainly with benjamin netanyahu and his controversial move to overhaul the judicial system. there are also members of the democratic party who expressed their sympathies for the palestinian cause, but n

joining me live, our north america correspondent nomia iqbal. for this individual? i’m regarding the search for this individual?— individual? i'm 'ust outside the property _ individual? i'm just outside the property which - individual? i'm just outside the property which police i individual? i'm just outside i the property which police have surrounded a short while ago. the property does belong to the suspected gunman, robert card. about 15 minutes ago, they started moving out. quite extraordinary to watch. we had the big swot trucks leaving, police cars, there was a helicopter circling in the sky. it's pitch black so i'm not sure if you can see me, but the house behind was lit up with blue lights, now it's gone dark, it's gone quiet, and the media has gathered obviously, but people are leaving. basically to answer your question, the latest is we still don't know where the suspected gunman is. more than 24 suspected gunman is. more than 2a hours since the shooting in the town of lewiston, nearby. i am in the town of bowden, 20 minutes away, wher

here's our north america correspondent nomia iqbal.ars. michael cohen cut off ties with him then and mr cohen has gone on to write these bestselling books. he's become a bit of a tv personality and certainly a prominent political commentator who never misses an opportunity to criticise donald trump. so this was their reunion. and as mr cohen put it, after he had given testimony and there was a break time, he said, "heck of a reunion." so that's probably definitely one way of putting it. but mr cohen actually gave evidence to a congressional probe back in 2019 which looked into donald trump's finances. and that was the impetus for this lawsuit that this investigation that letitia james, the new york attorney general, brought forward. and as you outlined there, mr cohen has been talking about, he's been giving evidence in which he claims that he was told to inflate donald trump's assets. this is the accusation that he's been facing. there was a bit of a detour into sports. basically, they spent a lot of time talking about the buffalo bil

here's more from our north america correspondent nomia iqbal on what the police have been saying abouty 2a hours since the shooting happened in lewiston. i'm on the road, and just further down is the bar, one of the locations where the shooting unfolded last night, just before 7pm eastern time. it started in a bowling alley about four miles from here. ever since that shooting, robert card has been on the run. police are still searching for him. the us coast guard has confirmed to the bbc that it is involved in the search. canada also, because maine does border with canada, so the canadian border service agencies have also issued an alert saying the suspect is armed and dangerous. there is a lockdown in place. we have been driving around and it feels a bit like during covid times, it's really quiet, businesses are closed, shops are closed, schools are closed. there are some people out and about, but essentially people have been told to stay indoors for their safety as the search continues. for their safety as the search continue— continues. we are keeping a close watch _ continues. we a

live now to our correspondent nomia iqbal live in lewiston.ties _ from the authorities? the authorities are _ from the authorities? the authorities are still - from the authorities? tue: authorities are still searching from the authorities? tte: authorities are still searching for the man that they suspect was behind these shootings. we do get these phone alerts, warning people to stay indoors. so when we were driving through you lewiston, it was incredibly quiet. the city is in lockdown along with other communities. it reminded me what it was like during coven times. lots of businesses have closed, a very famous liberal arts college here in lewiston, that's been closed, schools and other parts of maine have also been shut down while police try to find the suspect. we also understand that canadian officials are on on alert because maine is the northeastern most state in the us, and it does border canada, it's probably about three hours drive to canada. so a fishes in canada have said they are also monitoring what's happening. this becomini mon

live now to washington dc to speak to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal.n his way to the region, where is he going? he is to the region, where is he going? he: is going to israel. he is expected to arrive there tomorrow, as you said. he is going there to show this rock—solid support for israel. he is essentially delivering that very impassioned and forceful speech we heard from president biden yesterday to the israelis in person. you mention the military systems they are giving. we understand the aircraft carrier has arrived, has reached the eastern mediterranean sea and there will be more military assistance that the americans will be sending to israel. also, antony blinken is expected to go tojordan as part of his trip as well. find as part of his trip as well. and what is the — as part of his trip as well. and what is the latest _ as part of his trip as well. and what is the latest on - as part of his trip as well. and what is the latest on israeli americans who have been killed or taken hostage? we americans who have been killed or taken hostage?— ameri

live now to our north america corrrespodent, nomia iqbal, who is in chicago where she has been talkingurs of the released hostages. nomia, you are in the hometown of the two us hostages who have now been released. what is the atmosphere there? i think it's probably an understatement to say that there is a sense ofjoy and relief here. wherejudith and natalie are from, here in illinois. many people who have family connections there but it's important to know that there have been people in the community, it's been really hard to comprehend. we are in the neighbourhood where the local rabbi lives and he spoke to the bbc yesterday when we saw the picture released ofjudith and natalie. there's a huge sense of relief. i spoke to the father of natalie in a very short conversation. he was very overwhelmed and he said that he spoke to his daughter for a overwhelmed and he said that he spoke to his daughterfor a couple of minutes and she didn't go into the details of her captivity but he said she is doing really well. he said she is doing really well. he said that she is a tough girl that it will

nomia iqbal, bbc news, maine.much closer are the police in finding robert card?— how much closer are the police in finding robert card? more than 24 hours on there _ finding robert card? more than 24 hours on there is _ finding robert card? more than 24 hours on there is no _ finding robert card? more than 24 hours on there is no trace - finding robert card? more than 24 hours on there is no trace of - finding robert card? more than 24 hours on there is no trace of him l finding robert card? more than 24| hours on there is no trace of him so far. the police will continue the hand of robert card. as i mentioned in the report, the city of lewiston is effectively in lockdown, the same for cities nearby. people are being told to stay indoors while the hunt continues. it kind of feels like covid times my shops have closed, businesses have closed while the hunt continues. for very different reasons. people have been told to stay indoors. i have covered quite a lot of high—profile mass shootings in this country and they

live to washington, we can speak to north america correspondent nomia iqbal.o back to new york and told us is been happening there. donald trum and us is been happening there. donald trump and michael: _ us is been happening there. donald trump and michael: haven't - us is been happening there. donald trump and michael: haven't seen . us is been happening there. donald i trump and michael: haven't seen each other in five years and michael cohen cut off ties with him and is gone on to write best—selling books and tv personality and prominent political commentary or doesn't miss an opportunity to criticise donald trump and his mystical and puts it after he had given testimony at break time, he says heckuva reunion. that's one way of putting it. and mr cohen gave evidence to a congressional group which looked into donald trump's finances knows the impetus of this and this investigation that the attorney general brought forward and as you highlighted there, he has been talking about giving evidence in which he claims he was told to inflate donald trump's assets. a

we can go live now to our correspondent nomia iqbal who's been following the story.rom massachusetts and they told me that five members of herfamily massachusetts and they told me that five members of her family are missing, essentially that includes her 18—year—old cousin is a 13—year—old, 12—year—old boy as well and she says the israeli government is to order the two of them have been taken hostage. the third, the young boy, she saw a video of him being taken away by hamas and she did speak to president biden and end this soon meeting, we did speak to her before that and this is a conversation that i had with her. we have eight members of her family who live in— have eight members of her family who live in the _ have eight members of her family who live in the south, namely here but also on _ live in the south, namely here but also on the — live in the south, namely here but also on the gaza envelope. we have confirmation that does make a being held hostage at one with a video of hamas— held hostage at one with a video of hamas and — held hostage at one with a vide

our north america corrrespodent, nomia iqbal, is in chicago where she has been talking to family andeased hostages. this is a very close community, in the suburb of chicago where judith and natalie raanan are from. the local rabbi is leading prayers hoping for their safe return. earlier i spoke to the father of natalie he said he had a two minute conversation with his daughter in which he said she was doing well and he said to me she will probably need some time to get over what happened and he described her as a tough girl. according to hamas, the mother and daughter were released on humanitarian grounds. we know that the us and the uk had been working with the qatari government to get it citizens out. president biden did speak withjudith and natalie raanan on the phone from the oval office. the father did say to me that he hoped that natalie will be back here in chicago next week for her 18th birthday but that it has been really difficult for the community to fully celebrate their return because there are extended members of there are extended members of the family who are still un

let's speak to our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. who said they wouldn't vote forjim jordan, so what's changed?— vote forjim jordan, so what's chanced? 3 ~ . ., , changed? it's like musical chairs. yes, jim jordan _ changed? it's like musical chairs. yes, jim jordan is _ changed? it's like musical chairs. yes, jim jordan is now _ changed? it's like musical chairs. yes, jim jordan is now the - changed? it's like musical chairs. i yes, jim jordan is now the nominee, yes, jimjordan is now the nominee, he's got the nomination, but there's no guarantee that he will actually get it because there's still a lot of people against him, particularly steve scalise's voters. he faced off against austin scott and one, but just looking at the moment, itjust broke in the last few minutes, again he'll need 217 to get through, and when he's able to head to the floor for a vote, wejust when he's able to head to the floor for a vote, we just don't know. but it's worth remembering thatjim jordan is a conservative firebrand, massively backed by donald tru

nomia iqbal reports from maine.ngerous. last night his fate was confirmed. like many people, i�*m breathing a sigh of relief knowing that robert card is no longer a threat to anyone. i know there are some people, many people who share that sentiment, but they also know that his death may not bring solace to many. but now is a time to heal. he�*s said to have died from a self—inflicted gun wound. our work again is not done here. i was very elated tonight when i got the word from commissioner sauschuck advising me of the revelation of what took place and that mr card is deceased and no longer a threat to our community or any other community. this city and the towns around it have been in lockdown since wednesday nights. when news came through that the suspected gunman had been found that one man here shouted "finally" and you could see this as a relief on his face. he said the community could now rest easy. but card�*s actions leave behind a city destroyed and families with never—ending grief. arthur strout was murder

the area was placed under lockdown, with residents told to stay indoors. 0ur correspondent nomia iqbalep safe. lots of businesses have already closed for the day and also school. there is a very famous liberal arts school that has a shut down. there are people walking around and taking their dog for a walk in cycling but generally it's much more quiet than you would expect because of course police are, hundreds of officers are trying to find the suspect robert card. in terms of where i am, behind me is a hospital where about 30 people who were injured are being treated. the town is pretty small. we have driven around a bit and have been to the locations that you mentioned, the bowling alley and the bar, about four miles between them where that shootings took place. as of yet, though, they have not found the suspect and the coastguard has confirmed to bc the that they are also involved in the search for robert card. also involved in the search for robert card-— robert card. ok, the very latest from lewiston, _ robert card. ok, the very latest from lewiston, thank— robert card. ok, the v

our correspondent nomia iqbal. any news? i haven't. what i can tell ou, any news? i haven't.hat i can tell you. some — any news? i haven't. what i can tell you. some stuff. — any news? i haven't. what i can tell you, some stuff, steve _ any news? i haven't. what i can tell you, some stuff, steve scalise - any news? i haven't. what i can tell you, some stuff, steve scalise is i you, some stuff, steve scalise is meeting with house republicans who are against him. in getting the speakerjob. so he will be working as hard as he can overnight potentially to try and get people on board, but as you outlined there he can only afford to lose four votes. are they going to go to tomorrow? there are some reports, some reports suggesting that he is going to keep working hard to get the people that he wants, the people that do not want him on board. as he mentioned there, he cannot afford to lose more than four and we already know that there are way more republicans than that that do not want him in the job. so there are various reports coming out of capital hill that he will not get those

hamas says they were released for humanitarian reasons. 0ur north america corrrespodent, nomia iqbal,amily and neighbours of the released hostages. this is a very close community here in evanston, a suburb of chicago. where natalie and judith are from. their local rabbi lives here who's been leading prayers, hoping for their safe return. earlier, i spoke to yuri ranaan, natalie's father. he said he had a two—minute conversation with his daughter in which she said she was doing well. he said to me she will probably need some time to get over what's happened. but he described her as a tough girl. now, according to hamas, the mother and daughter were released on humanitarian grounds. we know that the us and the uk have been working with the qatari government to get its citizens out. president biden did speak withjudith and natalie on the phone from the oval office. hey, judith. hello, president biden. i'm so glad you're home. well, not home. but i'm glad you're out. yuri ranaan did say to me that he hopes that natalie will be back here in chicago next week for her 18th birthday, but that

nomia iqbal, bbc news, maine.eard that report, much relief for the keep those in the community of lewiston. there is relief, and soon after the briefing where that announcement was made that robert card was dead, the public received a public alert on their phones which are said robert card has been found, hunting can now resume, and that's because there had been a suspension in place for hunting but it gives you a sense of what kind of a community this is, this is a small community, about 40,000 people, but guns are a way of life here, and there is a high gun ownership, but also there had been low crime, so i think people now are rethinking what that means going forward, president biden issued a statement, he had also been briefed before that announcement was made and he renewed the call for tighter gun—control, but he has a tough fight ahead and he has often called for a federal ban on assault type rifles, rifles like the one used in this case, but there has been a lot of resistance for the republicans in congres