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
showing the threats congressional leaders faced as they fled the capitol during the january 6th riots. the exclusive video is from filmmaker alexandra pelosi. she is the daughter of house speaker nancy pelosi and was shooting a documentary on the day of the insurrection. the video shows speaker pelosi and other congressional leaders as they sheltered at ft. mcnair, a military base in the washington, d.c., area after being rushed away from the capitol mob. they are still trying to penetrate the building and it s not a safe thing because we are trying to figure out how to get this job done today. we talked to mitch about it earlier. he is not in the room right now, but he was with us earlier. and he said we want to expedite this and, hopefully, confine to just one complaint and then we can vote and that would be, you know, then just move forward the rest of the state. while that was happening at the same time vice president pence was holed up at an underground loading dock
12-year prison sentence for bringing ammunition to turks and caicos. his release following 100 days trapped in paradise as the judge sets him free, but what about the other americans still detained there? we speak to two of them. just in tonight, the judge denying alec baldwin s bid to dismiss his charge over the deadly rust shooting. when the actor is headed to trial. new pressure on israel. the u.n. s top court ordering it to halt the rafah operation. plus, his oscar nominated documentary shined a light on fast food health concerns. remembering morgan spurlock. and the college baseball team fighting to bring a world series win back to a school whose days are numbered. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester. we begin with two things on the minds of so many americans this friday night, holiday travel and severe weather. a potentially volatile combination as the unofficial start of summer gets under
busiest day ever in the air, but severe weather threatening 45 million from texas to michigan after five straight days of tornado outbreaks in the central u.s. in oklahoma, this monster tornado on the ground for nearly an hour. our team at the airport and in the storm zone. also breaking tonight, the horror in haiti. a young american couple working as missionaries killed by gangs. the mother of one of them telling us, her son called her as it happened. his final words to her. the american tourist avoiding a 12-year prison sentence for bringing ammunition to turks and caicos. his release following 100 days trapped in paradise as the judge sets him free, but what about the other americans still detained there? we speak to two of them. just in tonight, the judge denying alec baldwin s bid to dismiss his charge over the deadly rust shooting. when the actor is headed to trial. new pressure on israel. the u.n. s top court ordering it to halt the rafah operation. plus, h
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