this is cnn breaking news. i m max foster joining you live from london. bianca is off for the day. we ve got breaking news to bring you at this hour. it is that essentially the second largest bank failure in american history has been announced. first republic taken over by the authorities late last night. and they have sold a large proportion of the assets to jpmorgan chase. thos those assets we re being told is just announced by the federal deposit insurance agency. that s the agency that ensures deposts for customers. this is the third bank to fail in two months. there s a relief other banks haven t failed. as you can see, the medium-size banks are struggling in the united states. there s concern that contagion may spread to other parts of the world. but so far, the authorities seem to be handling each one on a case-by-case basis. as i was aing, j.p. morningen will take over the assets, the deposits held with the bank. customer deposits are safe for now. authorities tryin
another troubled bank. plus, presidential punch line. joe biden makes fun of his age at the white house correspondents dinner. icle call it being seasoned. oh, my god. tornado strikes. violent winds tear up south florida while more rain soaked the northeast. we ll have the forecast. strike fears. hollywood studios and writers face off ahead of tomorrow s deadline. what it could mean for your favorite shows. and later, the prince s pay ron age, with rehearsals under way for his official crowning as king on saturday. we ll take a look back at how charles has helped others get ahead. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from washington with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us on this sunday. we begin tonight with the intensifying manhunt in texas for the suspect accused of killing five of his neighbors, ages 8 to 31 years old. this afternoon the fbi announced rmatle francisco oropesa., -year-old the shooting happened in cleveland, texas, a
welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber. coming up on cnn newsroom. the search is on for a suspected killer in texas. ahead, what we re learning about the victims of this latest mass shooting. plus, evacuations are happening in sudan, but many say it s not easy to get out. hear one woman s story about how the u.s. government did nothing to help her parents leave. plus, tv stars mingled and mixed amid the white house correspondents dinner, president biden had a seriousage message about freedoms. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin in texas where the federal bureau of investigation is assisting in a manhunt follow a shooting rampage north of houston. at least five people after detectives say the neighbor francisco oropeza is at large. we consider him armed and dangerous. we re not going to stop until we actually arrest him and bring him into custody
and welcome to all you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world, i m kim brunhuber, ahead on cnn newsroom, the latest on the search for children believed to be buried under the rubble in ukraine after an apartment building was hit by russian missiles. evacuating more people from sudan. fears the mississippi river will flood while millions of people are preparing for stormy weather across the southeast. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with a race to save lives after a massive russian missile strike in ukraine. rescuers are trying to reach two children believed to be trapped in a bombed out building in the city of uman, 17 other victims have already been rescued from the high rise which was partly collapsed. friday s strike killed at least 23 people, including at least five children while two more people died in a separate attack in the city of dnipro. nic robertson saw the rescue oper
hackers out number cyber personnel, at least 50 to one. and inching toward disaster, growing concerns across the midwest as people watch flood waters inch closer and closer to their homes and businesses. our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments for you. we re going to begin with major flooding tormenting the midwest now as the national weather service says we are still days away from the mississippi river cresting. let s go to maggie vespa, joining us from davenport, iowa. we can see evidence of the mess behind you, maggie. the usda is reporting that barge traffic, that has been halted across the upper mississippi river for likely weeks, and this flooding is only expected to get worse, so how are folks there preparing? reporter: first and foremost, what you highlighted, that is a rare move. it s unclear at this point how and or if that might trickle down to consumers but definitely something to watch and something officials say to be worried about. a