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"cnn newsroom." were grateful to you have this afternoon. im boris sanchez. >> hi, everyone. it im jessica dean. political lines deepening, law enforcement preparing for what would be a first in american history. the criminal indictment of a former president. the key witness in a case against donald trump is expected to be challenged today before a grand jury in new york. a former legal advisor to michael cohen telling cnn testifying at the request of donald trumps attorneys. look at v...

meanwhile on capitol hill this morning theres far more pressure on lawmakers and the white house to reach a deal on the debt ceiling following a new urge want warning from the treasury department. and hollywood writers are on strike for the first time in 15 years putting production for movies and tv shows on hold. good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this tuesday, may 2nd. im jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. well begin with the latest in that deadly ma...

me. im fredricka whitfield. armed and dangerous. thats how police in texas are describing a suspect in a horrific mass shooting. 38-year-old francisco orapeza has not been seen since friday nights attack in cleveland, texas. investigators say he opened fire on his neighbors when they asked him to stop shooting his rifle outside so that their baby could sleep. five people were killed, including an 8-year-old. cnns ed lavendera is there in cleveland, texas. ed, where does this manhunt st...

pushing a radical program. the floodgates opened in 2020 when they came up with a bright idea to defund the police. they wanted us to believe take resources away from hot police would make us safer. major cities that embraced the idea found themselves in crime. and no city saw so much of a change in life than portland, oregon. portland jumped to the defunds the police movement in 2020. the council cut its budget by $15 million. in 2020 homicides increased 83% in portland. that trend co...

white house with more on this, hi, lucas. lucas: it adds trillions to the national debt with $31 trillion and interest payments on the debt next year could one day approach the size of the defense budget. let that sink in. now here is house speaker kevin mccarthy adding more c -- conte. >> weve only paid $9 trillion in interest. so hes going -- took us 80 some years to happen in less than ten years. lucas: lets take a look at biden tax proposals which would add more to the national deb...

pushing a radical program. the floodgates opened in 2020 when they came up with a bright idea to defund the police. they wanted us to believe take resources away from hot police would make us safer. major cities that embraced the idea found themselves in crime. and no city saw so much of a change in life than portland, oregon. portland jumped to the defunds the police movement in 2020. the council cut its budget by $15 million. in 2020 homicides increased 83% in portland. that trend co...

again. >> sandra: wow, just some of what we saw today. china and russias friendship on full display, to knock the worlds number one superpower out of the top spot. presidents xi three-day visit a boost to putin. >> john: looks like a world far less friendly to the west. >> sandra: headlines, putin sees anti-u.s. world order taking shape. lots to unpack in hour two of "america reports." sandra smith in new york. hi, john. >> john: here we go again for another hour. the two dictators are...

rate and imposing a 25% minimum tax on wealthy americans. here with a look at the coming showdown in congress our "wall street journal" columnists khan henninger and mary anastasia ogrady and editorial board member kyle peterson. so, dan, i couldnt help but notice that the new york times this week portrayed the presidents budget as moving to the center. is that how you see it? [laughter] >> whoa. well, it may be where the new york times describes the center. no, that budget moves smart...

so lets get down to business and turmoil in the banking industry is back. shares in the us regional lender first republic dropped more than 20% in extended trading on monday after it revealed it suffered a huge drop in deposits during the first quarter. first republic came under intense pressure after silicon valley bank and signature bank collapsed last month. samira hussain has more from new york. normally more from new york. when a company is earnings normally when a company is earn...

the uk has struck a deal to join a trans—pacific trade pact consisting of 11 countries. together — australia, brunei, canada, chile, japan, malaysia, mexico, new zealand, peru, singapore and vietnam — account for 13% of global gdp. the pact — called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans—pacific partnership — aims to cut or reduce 95% of import charges or tariffs. but some will be retained to protect sensitive domestic areas. the initial gains for britain will on...