But when you think of d. C. , you mostly think of dead white guys, am i right . Like washington, jefferson, lincoln. Well, guess what. Latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latintinged music] in fact, Latinx Heroes Have fought in every war for the United States for centuries. This goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. American forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by A Young Venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. And then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. Almost half of them were mexicanamerican, and that was only 13 years after the mexicanamerican war. Now wheres the monument for that . Huh . Huh . Huh . Now, today, nearly 20 of the u. S. Population is latin, and our numbers are growing. Our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2 of our elected officials, but the good news is, we do
group of people outside a migrant shelter killing eight. we ll bring you that news conference as soon as it begins. we re learning more about what could be behind the mass shooting at a busy outlet mall on saturday that left eight dead. we ll talk to a dad who was with his teen daughter when the shots rang out. meanwhile, in california, we re live at a migrant camp where hundreds of people from all over the world have come to seek asylum days before the u.s. lifts health restrictions at the border this morning. there is word that the governor of texas is now sending more troops to the border in his state. in new york, protesters stand on subway tracks interrupting service as calls grow for authorities to charge the man who put a fellow subway rider into a deadly chokehold. and we ll break down president biden s new strategy to raise the debt ceiling as he prepares to meet with top congressional leaders tomorrow. and we begin with breaking news out of texas where off
illegally. he was here in my county. five people died in my county, and that s where my heart is, in my heart is. we protect our people to the best of our ability. a texas sheriff reacting to the latest deadly mass shooting in america. this time it s five people shot in their home by their neighbor. we ll have the latest on the manhunt for the gunman. plus, former president donald trump is making headlines for hugging a woman who served time in prison for taking part in the capitol insurrection and who has also called for the execution of members of congress. and we ll have an update on the efforts to evacuate americans out of sudan, now more than two weeks since the deadly violence broke out in that country. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, may 1st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ll begin with breaking news. another american bank has failed. just this morning, financial regulators in california seize
but when you think of d.c., you mostly think of dead white guys, am i right? like washington, jefferson, lincoln. well, guess what. latinos have been here every step of the way. [upbeat latin-tinged music] in fact, latinx heroes have fought in every war for the united states for centuries. this goes all the way back to the revolutionary war. american forces got major financial contributions from cuba, and they also got help from the spanish forces led by a young venezuelan commander named francisco de miranda. and then during the civil war, more than 20,000 hispanics served. almost half of them were mexican-american, and that was only 13 years after the mexican-american war. now where s the monument for that? huh? huh? huh? now, today, nearly 20% of the u.s. population is latin, and our numbers are growing. our voting power is growing too, and about one in ten votes are being cast by latinos, and yet we still make up less than 2% of our elected officials, but the good news is
mismanagement in the supervision led to the collapse of two banks. what could fall in the days ahead. live from cnn, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin this hour with extreme weather ahead for most of the country. more than 20 million people are under threat for severe storms across the southeast. two rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to cross florida and southern georgia today. when this afternoon, the second overnight. the main threats will be damaging wind, hail. in texas, dozens of reports friday, reporting golf-ball- sized trailed 39 hail . it went for several minutes, but likely never will measure, also a possible tornado in palm beach county. nudges wind and hail, the mississippi river continues to rise, flooding many communities around the banks. the water has already crested in some. here is the latest. as the river level rises, anxiety is also going up for business owners here in iowa. you can see where the partridges are the embankm