that case in just a moment. also on capitol hill republicans and democrats are sticking to their demands on the debt ceiling despite a fast approaching deadline. we ll look at the fall back options being discussed at the white house. and the latest from donald trump s civil rape trial as jurors yesterday watched more of the former president s video deposition. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we ll begin with the scramble to avoid a first ever government default. with the clock ticking both republicans and democrats are still refusing to budge when it comes to debt ceiling negotiations. according to new reporting in the wall street journal the white house is weighing potential fall back options. people familiar with the matter tell the newspaper administration officials and lawmakers are considering alternatives like a short-term increase in the borrowing limit that would buy them time to f
go. police releasing the mug shot of the suspect charged in the shooting of a black teenager in kansas city. 16 year old ralph yara will bring the wrong doorbell while he was trying to pick up his siblings. last week , he was shot two times. 84 year old andrew lester is charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action. thank you so much for joining us. i ll be back here tomorrow night, cnn tonight with alison camerata starts now. hey, alison. great to see you and we ll be talking about that case, of course, as well. good evening, everyone. i m alyson camerota. welcome to cnn tonight that 84 year old man in kansas city was charged this evening with shooting 16 year old ralph ural in the head. this was last week after you re all apparently rang the wrong doorbell. is this a valid case of stand your ground law, or is this the law of the instrument? which says when all you have is a hammer? you treat every problem like a nail. here. the instrument is a gun. our
joining us here in the united states and all around the world , which church just ahead on cnn newsroom kansas city man accused of shooting a black teen who mistakenly showed up at his front door, now charged with felonies. prosecutors saying there was a racial component to the case call for peaceful protests in ohio after a ground jury decides not to charge eight officers. who shot a black man dozens of times after a chase plus the $1.6 billion defamation trial against fox news set to begin in the coming hours or a last minute settlement. keep this case from going forward. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. thanks for being with us first here in the united states , a white homeowner in kansas city, missouri, is facing two felony counts after allegedly shooting and wounding a 16 year old black teen who went to the wrong house to pick up his siblings. an arrest warrant has been issued for 84 year old andrew lester, who is not in custody. the pros
illegally. he was here in my county. five people died in my county, and that s where my heart is, in my heart is. we protect our people to the best of our ability. a texas sheriff reacting to the latest deadly mass shooting in america. this time it s five people shot in their home by their neighbor. we ll have the latest on the manhunt for the gunman. plus, former president donald trump is making headlines for hugging a woman who served time in prison for taking part in the capitol insurrection and who has also called for the execution of members of congress. and we ll have an update on the efforts to evacuate americans out of sudan, now more than two weeks since the deadly violence broke out in that country. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, may 1st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ll begin with breaking news. another american bank has failed. just this morning, financial regulators in california seize
and activating the national guard as the storms gutted entire communities. she spoke about the destruction earlier today. i have had the opportunity over the last couple of hours to speak with both the homeland security secretary as well as president biden, who have offered a tremendous amount of support anything that arkansas need from a city county state and federal perspective, i would say that everyone is working in total lockstep and we re going to do everything we can to make sure that people of our state are back on their feet again. and more devastation in several other states, including indiana and illinois. people are waking up to their homes and businesses destroyed their neighborhoods littered with debris. but the threat is far from over. some 70 million americans are now bracing for more severe storms. today cnn has teams tracking all of the latest developments from these destructive storms. derek van dam is in wynne, arkansas. at this hour. derek to you first. w