rifle from 18 to 21? the answer no. also tonight, the arrest. authorities capturing an armed man allegedly threatening to kill supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. authorities on what they say he had with him. breaking as we come on the air, reports of a deadly military crash. martha raddatz with late reporting. the pandemic, and tonight, the major news on the next booster shot. moderna now saying tonight its new booster is up to eight times more effective against omicron. the prime time hearings live tomorrow night before the nation. nearly a year of investigating the january 6th attack. jon karl tonight with new reporting here. what can americans expect from the committee tomorrow night? jon on two of the witnesses americans will hear from. and ivanka trump and the trump children and videotaped depositions. jon karl is with us. the tornado watch across several states at this hour. flood watches and heavy rain from the south all the way up through washington, d
president biden in south korea as north korea appears to be on the verge of testing a missile. and did a republican lawmaker lead a tour of the capitol complex on the eve of the insurrection? plus new cnn reporting this morning on rising tensions among conservative justices over roe v. wade. and u.s. health officials sounding the alarm on a new covid wave disrupting american life. we will get answers from the white house coronavirus czar. good morning to viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is friday, may 20th and just a short time ago president biden speaking in seoul, south korea, kicking off his first visit to asia since taking office. biden joined the new south korean president yoon seok-youl at a samsung semi-conductor plant. the main goal of this trip is to reassure america s asian allies of u.s. s commitment to counter and contain china. the president will also visit gentleman on this trip. there is growing concern over what north
murder awaits a felony hearing set for thursday according to the erie county district attorney. this evening, buffalo is still reeling from the horror with vigils throughout the day, and city mayor brown, pulling no punches about the shooter s motivation. this individual came here with the expressed purpose of taking as many black lives as he possibly could. earlier today, president biden weighed in on the tragedy from the rose garden with the federal response. jill and i, like all of you, pray for the victims and their families and a devastated community. i ve been receiving updates from my team at the white house that is in close contact with the justice department. we are still gathering facts were already the justice department has stated publicly it is investigating the matter as a hate crime. civil civil rights activists like myself as head of the national action. sending thoughts prayers and resources to the community. i ve talked to some of the family members
all happened. that s ahead. thank you for being here. let s begin with the news on the economy. good news, bad news, something in between possibly. inflation in the u.s. easing slightly in april. consumer prices rose 8.3%. lower than theri we saw in march but still very clearly painfully close to the 40 year high. today s report marks the first time the inflation rate fell in 8 months but still not good out there. sky high prices in major sectors and every aspect of life. president biden this morning called inflation unacceptably high in a statement he issued and also says inflation is now his top domestic priority as the economy faces unprecedented challenges from the supply chain to the war in ukraine. let s begin at the white house this hour. cnn s john harwood is there. john, walk us through this. reporter: well, look. inflation is president biden s top domestic priority, his top domestic problem as well. as you indicated, kate, there s good news and bad news in this re
Now. Expelled from the hermit kingdom, the u. S. Army private who bolted into north korea is in u. S. Custody. North korea saying their investigation is finished. Plus, senator bob menendez faces a federal judge and growing calls to resign. But the democrat is fighting back against bribery charges. Well have the details on what went down in court. Plus, skipping the debate stage for a swing state. The elephant not in the room. Former President Donald Trump will be a noshow at tonights republican president ial debate as his business faces serious trouble in court. Were following these developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. For the second time in his senate career, bob menendez has pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges. A short time ago, the new jersey senator and his wife were arraigned and he is set to leave the courthouse at any moment. And we have our eyes on that. You can see this live shot here of the courthouse. Prosecutors saying that t