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
so, we just stormed the [bleep] capital. january 6th will be a day in infamy. the proud boys will stand back and stand by for sentencing. we have secured the convictions of leaders of both the proud boys and the oath keepers for seditious conspiracy. our work will continue. tonight, the guilty verdict for donald trump s footsoldiers and congressman, jamie raskin, on the connective tissue from the leaders of the mob, to the man who sent them. then another supreme court ethics blockbuster. the same megadonor treating clarence thomas 11th vacations and paying his mother s rent is caught paying the private school tuition that child thomas raises his son. plus, the prosecution rests in the trump civil rape trial, as the accused is offered a second chance to testify. and the mysterious case of a formerly pro abortion north carolina democrat, now suddenly voting with republicans to restrict abortion access. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes.
now. i think california is going to be an insane race oh, man, is it ever thank you, my friend, as always and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour remember when a mint company had to denounce a candidate for president? remember that? the company was tiktok, and in october 2016 they released this statement. tiktok respects all women. we find the recent statements and behavior completely inappropriate and unacceptable tiktok was referencing a newly unearthed tape from 2005 where you could hear 2016 presidential candidate donald trump describing his own vulgarity at this point we know how that statement ends with the suggestion it is okay to grab women by their genitals against their will when you re a star, they let you do it. a couple days after that tape was released trump defended his remarks in a debate against hillary clinton. describe kissing women without consent and grabbing their genitals that is sexual assault you bragged you sexually assaulted wom
electors that have immunity, there is also apparently a ninth elector whose identity remains unknown that has a plea deal, or an immunity deal. and the identity of that person is going to be, i think, of great interest to all of us. there are a limited numbers of suspects, but we are going to be talking about who it could be, what the implications could be. for not just the other electors, who don t have deals. but also for people in trump s orbit including rudy giuliani and lindsey graham. a classic whodunnit, i m going to go watch. have a great weekend. thanks to you at home for joining us. earlier this year, we learned about the republican party of georgia had paid more than $200,000 in legal fees to lawyers defending the fake republican electors. the trump supporters who cause played as electoral college electors in the 2020 election. tonight, we got news that 200 grand does not seem like money well spent. tonight s news started with the washington post reporting that
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