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speaker. getting to the heart of it from paleo to quito, cardiologists rank some of the most popular diets, and the results will surprise you. and how one movie theater stepped up with so one boy with autism could see his favorite character on the big screen. it's monday, may 1st "early today" starts right now >> hi, and good morning. i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. we begin in texas, where fbi officials admit they have, quote, zero leads in the search for the gunman suspected of killing five people outside houston friday night among those killed in a senseless massacre, a 9-year-old boy. the local sheriff struggled with his emotions, speaking to reporters. >> my heart is with this 8-year-old little boy. i don't -- i don't care if he was here legally i don't care if he was here illegally. >> the sheriff said he believes the victims are from honduras,

and the suspect from mexico. the fbi has since taken over the investigation and are looking for this man 38-year-old francisco oropeza. official says he opened fire on his neighbors when they asked him to stop firing his ar-15 rifle outside. there is now an $80,000 reward for information leading to his arrest oropeza is considered armed and dangerous. president biden declared that journalism is not a crime at saturday's white house correspondents association dinner while also taking time to secure members of the press, fellow politicians, and even himself. for more on this, we go to nbc's brie jackson in washington so brie, what were the highlights of this year's so-called nerd prom? >> good morning, jessica well, saturday night's white house correspondents dinner was an evening filled with both laughs and the defense of the first amendment. the late april tradition, which is meant to celebrate america's free press featured cutting

remarks from both president biden and featured comedian roy wood jr. of the daily show the jokes hit on trending issues we've been following from the legal issues facing former president trump to florida governor ron desantis's feud with disney, and even the recent firings of news anchors tucker carlson and don lemon. the often scrutinized topic of biden's age was also lampooned by wood and the president himself. take a listen. >> they rioted because they didn't want him to work until 64 meanwhile, in america, we have an 80-year-old man begging us for four more years of work. >> you say i'm ancient i ai'm wise. they say i'm over the hill don lemon would say that's a man in his prime >> and now before the roasting began, the president took plenty of time to acknowledge members of the press for the work that they do, as well as the struggles they faced in recent

years. at the start of his speech, mr. biden commemorated "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich, who has been detained by russian authorities since the end of march biden said his administration is working every day to secure his release while declaring that journalism is not a crime. biden also took time to honor special guests in attendance wnba star brittney griner, who received a standing ovation for the crowd. now this comes after her release from being wrongfully detained in russia after the end of 2022. now despite all the good-natured ribbing of the night, the chimminess between the president and the press corps may not last very long as president biden ramps up his reelection campaign in the coming months back to you, jessica >> all right, brie jackson in washington, thank you so much for that now to the recent supreme court controversies dominating the headlines. it will be in focus on capitol hill this week the senate judiciary committee is set to hold a hearing tomorrow to discuss possible

ethics reforms from the nation's highest court. the supreme court does not adhere to an official code of ethics like lower courts last week, chief justice john roberts sent a letter declining to testify at the hearing. according to a new report from business insider, chief justice john roberts' wife jane roberts allegedly made over $10 million in commission as a recruiter for the nation's top law firms according to insider, the details come from a whistle-blower complaint filed by disgruntled former colleague of roberts's wife. nbc has not obtained the documents. clarence thomas did not disclose gifts from billionaire harlan crow thomas said those gifts were, quote, personal hospitality. now to the latest banking crisis the fdic is reviewing bids for first republic bid and could announce a new owner later this morning. over the weekend, u.s.

regulators asked big banks to submit bids to take over the ailing bank. among them jp morgan chains and pnc. among people close to this situation, bank of america did not submit a bid, although they were involved in earlier talks first republic saw its shares plunge 90% after deposits tumbled by more than $100 billion during the first quarter. this is the third bank failure this year following silicon valley bank and signature bank many living along the mississippi river in iowa and illinois are awaiting the spring crest as floodwaters continue to rise according to the national weather service, although they aren't set to break past flooding records, many crests in the region will rank in the top ten of all time this season. the river is expected to crest around 21.6 feet along the iowa-illinois line some roads and parks near the water there have been closed once the water crests, it could take up to two weeks for floodwaters officially recede.

oversea, the u.s. military is evacuating hundreds of americans from sudan the civilians first had to caravan by road through the war-torn country now a u.s. navy ship is taking them to safety meagan fitzgerald has the latest >> reporter: tonight the u.s. navy arriving at the port of sudan helping desperate americans flee the violence with the second convoy guarded by american military drones undergoing the treacherous 500-mile trek from khartoum to the port of sudan today. so far, 1,000 americans have been rescued by the u.s. government at the port, chaos and confusion. evacuees crammed into tight spaces, sleeping on the floor, hoping for temporary visas to gain safe passage to countries like saudi arabia. maha rehama and her young sisters narrowly surviving the dangerous trip do you guys feel lucky to be alive? >> yes, absolutely absolutely i never thought we'd make it out of sudan

that thought never crossed my mind because we had no help. >> reporter: help in a different form arrived the red cross making it into the country to deliver much needed supplies, the first humanitarian aid since the violence broke out three weeks ago. despite a three-day extension to a ceasefire that barely held, the violence in the capital city continuing and the trauma of those lucky enough to make it out beginning to set in. >> everyone was so scared. everyone did not know why did this happen. and now i'm here watching my family, because i'm the only boy, only man watching my family >> reporter: for those left behind, the window quickly closing to escape as supplies run out and the fighting rages on meagan fitzgerald, nbc news. let's turn now to israel, where within a few hours, house speaker kevin mccarthy is set to make history as the second u.s.

speaker to address a full session of israel's parliament raf sanchez joins us from tel aviv good morning what can you tell us about mccarthy's visit so far? >> frances, good morning speaker mccarthy arrived here in israel yesterday he is at the head of a bipartisan delegation, both democrats and republicans. and they're here partly to mark israel's 75th independence day this is the speaker's first trip overseas since taking office back in january, and there was a reception for him last night where his opposite number, the speaker of israel's parliament played hotel california on the electric guitar in honor of the speaker's california district. now, as you said, he will make history as only the second american speaker to address the israeli parliament, the knesset in a couple of hours' time the fist was newt gingrich back in 1998. but mccarthy is already making some news here in israel

he says that if president biden doesn't hurry up and invite israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to washington, the speaker will go ahead and extend an invitation of his own now the president has said he has no plans to invite netanyahu, partly because of netanyahu's controversial plan to weaken the israeli supreme court. but mccarthy says there is an open invitation for netanyahu to address a joint session of congress and his trip comes just a week after florida governor ron desantis was here in israel, b burnish ing his credentials. >> raf, i appreciate the update. thank you. april showers are still going into may nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is track some of the storms for us. michelle, good morning. >> good morning to you both. great to see you we're soggy all weekend long we're going to continue those rain showers, today, tomorrow, also wednesday

should get a break in portions of the northeast today but it's all due to an area of low pressure that's spinning slowly over the great lakes. that's going bring higher elevation snow we could see up to two feet of snow in parts of the up of michigan it moves slowly to the east. hovering over the northeast. that's going to bring a chance for snow showers in the northeast. and wednesd portions of arizona 80s in texas and 88 degrees in san angelo 85 in corpus christi all right. wet today. we're going to be wet tuesday and wednesday. we'll talk more about that week ahead in just a bit. >> thank you >> sure. who knew michelle obama and bruce springsteen would be a dynamic duo. ♪ glory days, in a you ng girl'

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[ cheering ] >> fines start at $800 and rise to $5,000 if you're caught intentionally releasing balloons into the air those punishments would be reality in michigan if a new bill introduced by six democrats becomes law. >> i get it that from an entertainment perspective it's nice to hold a balloon and have balloons but you shouldn't release them >> reporter: it's meant to protect our great lakes and the diversity of wildlife inside. >> they're precious. we value them. everybody in this state values our great lake so why do anything potentially harm it? >> reporter: it's already illegal in at least ten other states dr. allen steinman, water resource institute in muskegon explains that the latex material can be toxic to animals and block there digestive system. >> even if it's not obstructive, they may feel like they're nutritionally saturated but they're not get anything nutrition. >> reporter: once the latex is in their bodies, it can help dangerous substances grow.

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keenan william from our affiliate has more >> reporter: that's melissa flips' son brian having the time of his life at the movies. it's a time she never thought she'd see. >> can you say hi? >> hi. >> reporter: like many kids, the wayne county 9-year-old loves all things super mario, whether it's the video games, shows on tv, or even his favorite half. >> mario is his favorite character in the world he has been in love with mario obviously for six years. and his entire bedroom is mario. >> reporter: when the new mario movie came out, philips knew her son would want to be first in line but something is standing in his way. >> he can't go to a regular theater because he gets very loud >> brian has autism. when he gets excited about something, he has what hard time keeping it under control because of that, he had never been to the movies in his life. >> they gave permission to have the entire theater to ourselves

today so he could have the chance to see his favorite character on the big screen. >> reporter: after hearing brian's story, a theater arranged a private screening for the family, brian. his mom and grandmother had the theater all to themselves. letting their superfan take it all in as loudly as he wanted to his mother says thanks to the theater's act of kindness, her family had a day at the movies they'll never forget. >> i'm not here to watch the movie. i'm here to watch my son watch this movie, because it's going to be great. >> thanks to keenan willard for sharing that story i'm like that mom. i wouldn't be able to take my eyes off my child. enjoy every moment that he enjoys. >> the kindness to make that accommodation so he can do something he really wants to do. it's pretty special. well, milk saver cookie is back by popular demand with a twist. oreo announced the s'mores flavored cookies will be returninreturn ing to shelves

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