bars for killing those five. the man accused of killing his neighbors in texas is captured after a days long manhunt. we ll 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 they re 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. i m jonathan lemire and thanks for starting your day with us. we ll 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 four-day man hunt that involved more than 200 local, state, and federal officers. this is video recorded shortly after he was arrest
casey stegall joins us from texas. it sounds like the suspect s wife is in jail as well. yes. it s possible. we know more people are behind bars as well as you heard the sheriff saying that was a little bit of a surprise to us. although there was some indication last night that if they find out people were aiding and abetting, hiding this criminal as this manhunt was underway that those people could face charges so that s possible as well so we just got that update from officials over in liberty county. they just wrapped that up. all of the a agencies involved also taking a little bit of a victory lap. now that the manhunt is officially over. and with little fanfare, i might add. the 38-year-old alleged gunman didn t put up a fight. francisco oropesa found hiding under a closet in a pile of clothes not far from the crime scene itself. the suspect will appear before a court later today by video conference from jail. this all came to an end after a tip was called in and then
trump with quite the opening statement on the chinese communist party and president xi jinping. we have a lot to unpack from last night s hearing held by the new house committee on china. plus a new nonpartisan report is detailing more of the failures that led to the january 6th capitol attack. and also ahead, we ll break down what happened at the supreme court as justices heard arguments on president joe biden s student loan forgiveness plan. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, march 1st. march already. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. amid rising tensions between the two countries the new house select committee on the strew edgic competition between the united states and the chinese communist party held its first hearing last night. in prime time a bipartisan group of lawmakers set the stage for what republican chairman mike gallagher called an existential struggle over the future of america. we may call this a strategi
progress let s finish the job president joe biden is expected to make it official this morning he s running for a second term. we ll have a look at what his campaign could look like and the challenges he faces just ahead meanwhile there s a new time line for the next possible indictment of donald trump we ll have the latest from the fulton county district attorney. and also an update on the diplomatic efforts in sudan as a cease-fire agreement brings a temporary pause to the deadly violence in that country good morning, and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, april 25th i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin in washington where president joseph r. biden is expected to announce his re-election bid today exactly four years after he jumped into the 2020 race. three sources familiar with the plan say that biden will make his candidacy official with a video message just like he did last time. since taking the oval office the president
know, we don t have any gun violence here. we re going to have to really be a family now, have counseling for kids it s going to take a while to recover from this. that s a high school football coach from dadeville, alabama, the latest american town rocked by a deadly mass shooting, this one at a 16-year-old s birthday party. we ll have the latest on the shooting and the reaction to more gun violence straight a ahead. plus, the legal fight over abortion medication will go before the supreme court we ll break down the new developments in the case. and also ahead, new reporting on the wealthy donors that are now backing away from ron desantis and why they re ditching the florida governor before he even gets in to the 2024 presidential race good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, april 17th i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin today with another american community in mourning following a deadly mass shooting four pe