the world. i m rosemary church, just ahead on cnn newsroom. hollywood writers are headed to the picket line, thousands set to go on strike, a move that will bring productions to a grinding halt, and sent shockwaves through the industry. a dire warning from america s treasury secretary saying the country only has about a month to pay its bills, or risk an economic catastrophe. plus, a former u.s. marine killed on the front lines of the war in ukraine, fighting in one of the war s bloodiest battles. we will hear from his mother about what compelled him to join the fight. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. and we begin with the breaking news from hollywood, where television and film writers are now on strike. a move that will very likely shut down most tv and film productions in the u.s. for the foreseeable future. the strike was announced hours ago after the rioters killed and studios failed to reach an agreement islands before a midnight deadlin
right now in texas, the manhunt is intensifying for the suspect police say fatally shot five of his neighbors execution style. what we know about the victims including one who was just 9 years old. flood waters are still rising in parts of iowa as residents are using boats to salvage what they can from their underwater homes. we ll take you live to davenport. and on this international workers day, as many as 1 million demonstrators are taking to the streets of france amid president macron s decision to raise the nation s retirement age. we ll take you live to paris. and we begin with breaking news on the state of the u.s. banking system. overnight, federal regulators moved to close down first republic bank and sell its assets to jpmorgan chase. this morning first republic s 84 branches in eight states reopened as branches of jpmorgan chase. this is the third and actually the biggest u.s. bank to fail this year. it s also the second largest bank by assets to fail in u.s.
and fiery crashes caused by a massive dust storm. at least six people reported killed and dozens more hospitalized. plus, hundreds of law enforcement officers searching by land and air for the suspect who killed five people at a home in texas. the heartbroken father. a 9-year-old among the dead. authorities say the suspect had been deported multiple times. an nbc news exclusive. after the u.s. shot down a spy balloon from china, the military tracking another mysterious balloon over the u.s. what we know. an nfl star s 2-year-old daughter drowns in the family swimming pool. what parents of young children should know. just hours to go before a threatened hollywood writers strike. will your favorite tv shows be halted? and our interview with rock legend john fogerty, finally singing the songs again that made him famous. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome, everyone. we start with breaking news. in a year defined by ext
just warned of a new, and earlier drop down date for the yellow now says the country could run out of cash to pay its bills on june 1st, that is one month from tonight. if congress does not raise the debt line. he followed me disaster for our economy, everyone would feel the effects. yellen s warning came late today in a letter to top lawmakers this quote, it is imperative that congress act as soon as possible. tonight, president biden invited the top four congressional leaders to the white house to find some way to avoid the fault. last week of course, the gop led house passed a bill that raise the debt limit, but it included steep spending cuts. biden said absolutely no to that, and tonight he and mccarthy are still in a stand off. we will not pass the debt ceiling a fetus races without doing something about our debt. we pay our bills, and we should do the without reckless hostages on some of the many republicans in congress. meanwhile, the administration is also de
thank you so much, senator murphy. good luck. thank you. that will do it for me. deadline: white house starts right now. \s \s hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. it s a horrific crime, even by the standards of a nation that has been become all too familiar with horrific crimes and gun violence. a nation that often bears witness to more than one mass shooting a day. five people were brutally murdered friday night in cleveland, texas by a gunman with an ar-15 rifle. the spark, if you will a complaint from a neighbor. here s how new york times reports, francisco oropesa was rattling off loud bangs that was keeping mr. garcia s baby awake. he asked his neighbor to stop. mr. ro oropesa said no, his yard, his rules t garcia warned he would call the police. after oropesa walked into his office, he emerged with an ar-15. he killed mr. garcia ace we ve who had called the police. the rampage continued inside the home, where he shot four other people, almost