weeks from now. we ll discuss the really dire implications for the u.s. economy if that happens with the former treasury secretary larry summers. also tonight, a huge dust storm causes multiple deaths and dozens of car wrecks in a massive interstate pileup. we re tracking this weather disaster in illinois. and an intensifying man hunt in texas after a gunman killed five neighbors including a 9-year-old little boy. authorities pleading for the public s help as this armed and very dangerous suspect has been on the loose since friday. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and let s get straight to the breaking news. trashy secretary janet yellen s very very blunt warning about the u.s. debt limit. cnn is covering the story from every angle. our correspondents are standing by over at the white house on capitol hill, and in the nation s financial cente
f the debt limit isn t raised or suspended. that s a new really serious warning from the treasury secretary janet yellen. we did learn house speaker kevin mccarthy agreed to go to the white house and meet with the president next week. hollywood writers now on strike. it s the first time they have done so in 15 years. production will be delayed on some of your favorite television shows. for more you on that. also, at least six people are dead after a huge pileup on i-55 on central illinois. more than 70 vehicles crashed due to low visibility from a dust storm. also new this morning, the surgeon general has a plan to tackle america s epidemic of loneliness and isolation. his six-pillar approach to build our social connections. that s ahead. and serena williams, great news, pregnant with baby number two. the tennis superstar made the reveal during last night s met gala. cnn this morning starts right now. so i m so excited about the serena williams news. i know.
a strong denial from the white house. they call russia s latest claims ridiculous. this after the kremlin suggested the u.s. directed ukraine to carry out that alleged drone attack. brand-new jobs numbers just in to cnn. what they say about the state of the u.s. economy now just after the federal reserve announced another interest rate hike. the third this year. captured after a nearly eight-hour search in atlanta. police arrested a man accused of opening fire inside a medical center. at least one person has died. ahead, what we re learning about the victims and a potential motive behind that shooting. these major stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. ridiculous. that s what the white house is calling russia s baseless accusation this morning that the u.s. directed ukraine to carry out that alleged drone attack on the kremlin. moscow claims that this was an attempt to assassinate russian president vladimir putin. ukraine has strongly denied a
oh, my goodness. the manhunt for a suspected kill in texas is now expanding. the lead starts right now. where is francisco oropesa. the man previously deere ported four times and killed his neighbors execution-style after they complained about noise and now agents are on alert as authorities admit they have no idea where he is. plus e. jean carroll back on the stand under aggressive cross-examination from trump s attorneys and her answers as they seek to undermine her credibility. and the second largest bank collapse in u.s. history. first republic taken over by jp morgan chase and are more banks in jeopardy of going down and how secure is the u.s. economy? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. and we start with our national lead in the urgent manhunt to find the suspect behind a massacre. more than 200 law enforcement officers are currently searching for the man who murdered five people on friday night at a home outside of houston, texas. 38-year-old francisco or
shelter in place, students on the campus of california s uc davis are told to stay indoors until further notice following a third stabbing incident near campus. the latest on the search for a suspect. on strike. more than 11,000 hollywood writers are taking to the picket line today. how long this could last and what it all means for the shows that you watch. debt limit showdown. house speaker kevin mccarthy will meet with president biden next week as the treasury secretary warns the u.s. could default on its debt as soon as june 1st. these stories right here on cnn news central. this morning students and staff at the uc davis community are being asked to shelter in place because of a string of stabbings near campus. the latest one happened overnight just days after two other deadly stabbings. on thursday a 50-year-old man you see where that happened, the stabbing of david brow was found, he was found dead in central park about a half mile from campus. two days l