This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Valerie Sanderson and at 1300Is GMT on the 26th of October, these are our main stories.

A huge manhunt is underway in the American state of Maine following a mass shooting.

Our shades are down, our doors are locked, our windows are locked.

We've got the majority of interior lights off.

We'll get the latest from our correspondent in the US.

Israel says its incursion into Gaza overnight is the biggest since war broke out.

We'll also hear about Pakistan's plans to deport all illegal immigrants, many to Afghanistan.

Also in this podcast.

We have elections and it's a choice between two guys that in the late 70s and early 80s.

And they say that's pitiful because where's the young crowd?

Former Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger gives his verdict on the US presidential race.

As we record this podcast, a major manhunt is underway in the US state of Maine.

Hundreds of police are looking for a man who's thought to have carried out a series of shootings in Lewiston

that have left at least 16 people dead.

Dozens are also injured and armed police are stationed outside the local hospital.

Officials have named a man 40 year old Robert Card as a person of interest and described him as armed and dangerous.

He's an army reservist who recently spent time in a mental health facility.

People living in Lewiston have been told to stay indoors and businesses have shut their doors.

Shana Cox is sheltering at home with her children and she told the BBC what precautions she's taking.

Our shades are down, our doors are locked, our windows are locked.

We've got the majority of interior lights off and we're ensuring that no one's leaving the home.

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