it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. breaking news this morning. first republic bank seized and sold to jpmorgan in an overnight deal. this is now the second largest bank failure in u.s. history, the third major bank to go under in less than two months. how are the markets reacting this morning? and what does it all mean for your money? is it safe? the manhunt for a suspected mass murderer continues in texas. a authorities say they have zero leads. five people are dead, including a 9-year-old boy. a community shaken to the core. we will bring you a live update on where the search goes next. we re asking ever everyone for your help so you can bring this suspect or this monster, i will call him, to justice. a weekend of absolutely wild weather. from a tornado touching down in virginia beach to the historic rise of the mississippi river, expected to crest today in communities already under water. more breaking news. this is out of france where u
my heart is with this 8-year-old little boy. i don t care if he was here legally. i don t care if he was here illegally. he was in my county. five people died in my county, and that is where my heart is. yet another gun rampage. this time in texas. governor greg abbott, who has done much to boost the nra culture of guns before kids in that state, wasted no time reducing the murder victims, including a 9-year-old child, to, quote, illegal immigrants. also tonight, e. jean carroll was back on the witness stand today, facing cross-examination about her allegation that donald trump raped her. where was trump? well, he was 3,000 miles away in scotland, digesting the news the judge had rejected his motion for a mistrial. and roy wood jr. is here to talk about his best zingers against clarence thomas, tucker carlson, and the president himself at this weekend s white house correspondents dinner. we begin tonight with america s gun crisis on full display once again with unim
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
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