Bars for killing those five. The man accused of killing his neighbors in texas is captured after a days long manhunt. Well have the latest on his arrest in just a moment. Meanwhile on capitol hill democrats might have a plan b to raise the debt ceiling, but theyre going to need some help from the other side of the aisle. And also ahead new testimony in the civil trial against donald trump. It comes as the former president decides not to take the stand in his own defense. Good morning, and welcome to Way Too Early on this wednesday, may 3rd. Im Jonathan Lemire and thanks for starting your day with us. Well begin this morning with the arrest of the man accused of killing five of his neighbors in texas last week. Francisco was captured Last Night In The City Of Cut shoot which is about 13 miles from the scene of the murders. It ends a fourday man hunt that involved more than 200 local, state, and federal officers. This is video recorded shortly after he was arrested. The fbi says someone called in a tip just after 5 00 p. M. Yesterday evening and he was found hiding in a home about an hour later. Bottom line is we now have this man in custody. He was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry. The tip for the suspects location came in through the fbis tip line, and we just want to thank the person who had the courage and bravery to call in the suspects location. It was not immediately clear how he avoided authorities for days. Neither the sheriff nor the fbi gave any details about the home where he was found. They also would not say if he had any help while he was on the run. Turning to other headlines now. With a debt crisis looming were learning House Democrats are taking steps to give Congress Another option to avoid a cataclysmic default. It turns out Democratic Leaders have been quietly working on a plan b to raise the federal Borrowing Limit without any strings attached. According to minority leader Hakeem Jeffries congressman jim mcgovern whos the top democrat on the influential rules committee, has filed a special rule that would allow a clean bill to be brought to the house floor without the support of House Republican leaders. But lets be clear this Backup Option is a long shot. Every House Democrat would need to get onboard, and a handful of republicans would need to join the effort as well. Then it would need to be approved by at least 60 senators to defeat a possible republican filibuster. Now, many of the Senate Republicans were already dismissing the plan. Heres what Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell said yesterday about the current stalemate and his meeting next week at the white house with other congressional leaders. We have a divided government. The american people, the president and the speaker need to reach an agreement to get us past this impasse. Thats my message going down to the white house meeting. Itll be my message in the white house meeting, and i think thats clearly the way we get to a solution. Joining us now white house and Politics Team leader for bloomberg news, mark parker. Lets first explore this back up option. Its a bit of a long shot. You have to have a lot of republicans come onboard here, but even if it were to gain some momentum is there a sense thered be enough time to get it done before the government breaches the debt limit, which might happen as early as june 1st . We spoke to the ex house parliamentarian yesterday, jonathan, just to see if this long shot were able to go through whats the earliest something could happen, and that would be june 6th, which is five days after the x date that treasury secretary yellen mentioned or put in her letter a few days ago. It would be too late. Its a gambit. Even democrats understand its a long shot as well. You would need five votes or five republicans to essentially cross over, and the caucus seems to be united around kevin mccarthy. Yeah, we cant underscore enough how little time actually is left. The house and senate only have a week or so in session between now and then, and the president is scheduled to go on a lengthy overseas trip in may as well. So a lot seems to be riding on this meeting next week when President Biden and congressional leaders meet at the white house. You know, those in the west wing ive been talking to say they feel pretty good about where they stand politically and they think theyre just in the right. This should be a debt ceiling passed, a clean lift, but the republicans are showing no signs of blinking either. Where do we think this goes . Who budges first . To your point, jonathan, its seven days in may, right, that everybody, all parties will be in washington, d. C. As you mentioned President Biden has some overseas trips. At some points the house will be out of session, at some point the senate will be out of session as well, so theres seven crucial days plus were bumping up against the Memorial Holiday Day weekend. Listen, from the folks ive spoken to at least on the republican side, they feel as though they see that the white house made this play, its an understandable play. We all saw the 15 votes in january, but now itll up being a miscalculation and the white house has to come to the table with a different hand given mccarthy was able to bring something to the table, he was able to keep his caucus together, and Mitch Mcconnell is signaling that the Mitch Mcconnell of 2011 that crafted a deal with joe biden back in the day isnt walking through the door anytime soon. Well said. Lastly and briefly most importantly the economic fallout here if the nation were to default, it would impact every american including potentially millions might lose their jobs. What about the political fallout . Whats your sense as to who takes the most blame . Well, unfortunately, for the white house the person in the white house usually takes the blame. You see americans right now laying a lot of the economy on joe bidens feet even though some of this started with the covade that occurred under former president donald trump. All right, white house and Politics Team leader for bloomberg, mario parker, thank you as always. Well talk to you again soon. Elsewhere the impact of the screen Writers Strike is already being felt. Late night talk shows shutdown production last night as writers hit the picket lines. Its not clear how long late night shows will stay off the air. During the last strike 15 years ago they gradually returned after a few months. The two biggest issues for the writers are pay and staffing. Union leaders have called this moment, quote, existential, arguing that the survival of writing as a profession is at stake. The New York Times points out the strike would have to last much longer before viewers begin seeing the effects on scripted tv shows and movies because the Production Process for those can take months or more than a year. The alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers which bargains on behalf of Hollywood Companies including comcast which owns our parent company, nbc universal, issued a statement before the strike stating, quote, generous increases in compensation for writers. Still ahead new reporting about former President Trump potentially skipping out on some of the upcoming republican president ial debates. And on capitol hill the Senate Judiciary committee holds a high profile hearing on Supreme Court ethics. Democrats want stronger rules, but republicans dont appear to be onboard. Those stories and a check on sports and weather when we come right back. 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As polls show him currently holding a commanding lead over the competition, donald trump is reportedly considering skipping the first republican primary debates this summer. According to two people familiar with his Thinking Trump has indicated to the Republican National committee that he has no plans to participate in the first two debates. One in wisconsin, the other in california. On his social media site last week the former president questioned why he should partake when he is, quote, leading by insurmountable numbers, clearly. A source also says that trump is considering skipping the second debate at the reagan president ial library in Southern California in part because the library has never invited him to speak there. Elsewhere democrats took on recent Supreme Court controversies in a high profile Senate JudiciaryCommittee Hearing yesterday. Chairman dick durbin of illinois argued that a string of questionable decisions by justices that have recently come to light prove the high court needs an ethics overhaul. Durbin also took the opportunity to call out chief Justice Roberts who had been asked to testify before the committee but has refused. I invited the Chief Justice to join this conversation. Last week he sent me a letter declining to testify in todays hearing and he said, quote, Separation Of Powers, concerns, and the importance of preserving the traditional independence. The reality is that sitting justices have testified at 92 congressional hearings since 1960. Im more troubled by the suggestion that testifying to this committee would somehow infringe on the Separation Of Powers or threaten judicial independence. National, answering legitimate questions for the peoples elected representative is one of the checks and balances that helps preserve the selection of powers. It was a document that was attached to his letter. It is an extraordinary document. Not in a good way. Much of the document explains why justices think they should not be treated the same as other federal judges when it comes to ethics, and it stresses that recusal decisions are made by individual justices alone with no review of their discretion. The Chief Justices letter and statement of principles are a defense to the status quo, but they are oblivious to the obvious. But republicans on the panel painted a very different picture. Accused the democrats of using the hearing in an effort to sow doubt in the Supreme Court. We can talk about ethics and thats great but were also going to talk about today A Constant Effort by the left to delegitimize the court and cherry pick. This is a seeming effort by the Democratic Left to destroy the legitimacy of the court. Its put people at risk. Its put their personal safety at risk. And if you want to talk about the making the court a better institution ill be glad to work with you in that regard. If you want to talk about destroying the court, count me out. Supreme Court Justices say they abide by the ethics code all other judges follow, but they have never formally adopted one of their own. Lets turn now to the ongoing war in ukraine. U. S. Officials tell the Associated Press that another 300 million in additional military aid is being sent to the war torn country. The package will reportedly include an enormous amount of artillery rounds, howitzers, air to ground rockets as well as ammunition. The latest shipments come as ukraine Officials Say theyre readying a Counter Offensive against russia one set to commence once the muddy season there ends. Meanwhile the u. S. Ambassador to china says the United States is ready to hold high level talks with beijing. Speaking at an event yesterday ambassador Nicholas Burns said the u. S. Wants to develop, quote, better channels between the two governments. Nbc news, meanwhile, reports that he also said while the relationship is complicated, the u. S. Does not seek conflict with china and that dialogue would be more constructive. The ambassadors comments of course come at a time of hightension with china as questions surround its intentions on russias War On Ukraine and other areas of global concern. From accusations of setting up Police Stations in other countries to its own domestic human rights abuses. The comments mark what may be the clearest sign in a while that the Biden Administration is eager to restore a dialogue with china. Still ahead in sports game one of the much anticipated lakerswarriors Playoff Series did not disappoint. Well bring you those highlights plus a look at last nights action on the ice. Thats all next on Way Too Early. Thats all next on Way Too Early. 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