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bit bigger. plus stars and journalists came together at the white house, we will have the highlights at a white house correspondents dinner. it's a different breakfast club, how one school with helping students with food allergies feel supported it is monday, may 1st, "early today" starts right. >> you morning, i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm jessica leighton. we begin in texas with 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 this senseless massacre, a 9-year-old boy. the local sheriff struggled with his emotions speaking with 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 shear illegally. >> the sheriff says he believes the victims are all from

honduras and the suspect from mexico the fbi has since taken over the investigation and they're looking for this man, 38-year-old francisco orepesea police say he opened fire on his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing his ar-15 rifle outside. he is considered armed and dangerous. president biden declared that journalism is not a crime in saturday's white house correspondents association dinner while also taking time to skewer members of the press, fellow politicians and even himself for more we go to nbc's brie jackson in washington. what were the highlights of this year's so-called as we say endearingly nerd prom. >> reporter: good morning. saturday night's white house correspondents dinner was filled with both laughs and calls to defend the first amendment the april tradition meant to celebrate america's free press featured cutting remarks from

president biden and featured comedian roy wood jr. of the daily show the night's jokes hit on trending issues we have been following so far this year from the legal issues facing former president trump to florida governor ron desantis' feud with disney and even the recent firings of tucker carlson and don lemon. the scrutinized topic of biden's age was lampooned by wood and the president himself. take a listen. >> they rioted because they didn't want 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 say i'm wise you say i'm over the hill, don lemon would say that's a man in his prime. >> now, before the roasting began the president took plenty of time to acknowledge members of the press for the work they do as well as the struggles they faced in recent years.

at the start of his speech biden commemorated wall street reporter evan gershkovich detained by russian authorities since the end of march biden said his administration ask working every day to secure his release while declaring that journalism is not a crime. biden took time to honor special guest in attendants wnba star brittney griner who received a standing ovation from the crowd. now, this comes after her release from being wrongfully detained in russia at the end of 2022 now, despite all the good-natured ribbing of the night the chumminess between the president and the press corps may not last much longer as president biden ramps up his reelection campaign in the coming months. a lot of family faces including your familiar face as well along with two other veryf >> it was an awesome opportunity to meet celebrities, lawmake a whole bunch of people coming together for a great cause

scholarships were handed out to journalists, judge journalists at this event and journalists were recognized for the hard work that they do. it was a great opportunity to mix and mingle, but also, you know, support a really good cause and that's celebrating the first amendment. >> listen to you being all humble yeah, you were hanging with john legend and chrissy teigen. >> you know, we're just ordinary people. >> thanks, brie. >> thank you. the recent supreme court controversies dominating the headlines 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 for the nation's highest court. the scotus does not adhere to a code of ethics loo like the lower courts john roberts sent a letter declining to testify at the hearing. according to business insider chief justice john roberts' wife allegedly made over $10 million in commissions as a recruiter

for the nation's top law firm. the details come from a whistleblower complaint filed by a disgruntled former colleague of the wife. nbc news h not after verified the documents. neither roberts' wife nor her law firm responded to requests for comments justice clarence thomas did not disclose gifts from harlan crow. i said the gifts were personal hospitality. to the latest banking crisis, the fdic has accepted a bid from jpmorgan chase. over the weekend u.s. regulators asked big banks to submit their bids to take over first republic among jpmorgan chase and pnc according to people close to the situation bank of america did not submit a bid although they were involved in earlier talks first republic saw shares plunge 90% after deposits tumd bld 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 residents in pleasant harbor, iowa, are also without heat after a utility company turned off natural gas. they are navigating waist-high water with few options for cooking or keeping warm. according to the national weather service although they aren't set to break through flooding records many will rank in the top ten of all time this season the river is expected to crest around 21.6 feet in the quad cities area along the iowa-illinois line once the river crests it could take up to two weeks for all the flood wart to fully recede. let's turn to israel where within just 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 what can you tell us about mccarthy's visit to far? >> reporter: frances, good morning, speaker mccarthy arrived in israel yesterday, he is the head of a bipartisan delegation and they are here partly to mark israel's 75th independence day this is the speaker's first trip overseas since taking office back in january and last night there was a reception in his honor where his opposite member played "hotel california" on the electric guitar in honor of mccarthy's california district as you said in a couple hours' time mccarthy will make history, only the second american speaker to address israel's parliament, the first was newt gingrich in 1998, but mccarthy already making some news here in israel, in an interview with a right wing israeli newspaper he says if president biden doesn't hurry

up and extend an invitation to washington to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu mccarthy will go ahead and extend that invite himself now, the president has said he has no plans to host netanyahu at the white house, partly because of a disagreement over netanyahu's controversial plan to weaken the israeli supreme court but mccarthy says he is prepared to extend an invitation to netanyahu to address both houses of parliament this trip coming just a week after florida governor ron desantis was here in israel. we will be closely watching what mccarthy has to say in a couple hours' time. >> thaw. the president of turkey says his intelligence agency has assassinated the leader of isis. he said he was neutralized on saturday he had headed up the sunni muslim organization since november when he took over from

a predecessor who was assassinated by rebel forces there has not been any verifiable comment from isis on the death of their syrian leader. if a loved one passes one of many ways to honor their life and their wishes is to choose what is known as a green burial. as our matt deluca reports it is being sought out more and more. >> reporter: this garden is a sacred place for sonya levy. she puts a lot of love into this land, helping to maintain the grounds. >> we planted native flowers and plants. >> reporter: in the summertime it's filled with blooms. >> they are going to plant trees so it will become a forest. >> reporter: it's her son alex's final resting place. >> he loved animals, he loved nature. >> reporter: laurel hill cemetery's nature sanctuary doesn't look like your typical

cem cemetery, it's part of their green burial service. >> this is growing in popularity. >> reporter: nancy is the president and ceo of laurel hill. >> the graves are hand dug, you are laid to earth in a biodegradable container or a shroud and there are no markings there are no gravestones. >> reporter: according to the green burial council the organization that sets the standards for green burials, laurel hill cement aer is one of 350 green burial cemeteries in the u.s. and canada. they're working to reduce the carbon footprint associated with traditional burials. >> it's the right thing for the earth. >> reporter: the green burial council says the traditional burial produces 250 pounds of carbon which contributes to the warming of our earth's atmosphere while green burials produce only 25 pounds of carbon besides green burials, there are green funeral options which avoid traditional embalming.

>> there's also a newer alternative called eco bauming and it does not contain harsh chemicals, chemicals but also plant-based essential oils are a part of it. >> reporter: rene thompson is the owner of dock and smith funeral home in south jersey she offers green options to her clients and is hoping to go green in another way, too. >> this is a 3,500 square foot room. >> reporter: a more environmentally friendly option to cremation called aqua matioon. >> the impact on the environment is subs station. >> reporter: it is legal in 20 states and legal for animal use in 50. it uses water instead of fire to cremate the body at this time there's no legislation supporting it for human use in new jersey or delaware. >> it's the electricity instead of us using gas. >> reporter: but there is in pennsylvania where state representative christopher raab

co-sponsored a piece of legislation. >> we should have a range of options that suit our interests and our values. >> reporter: raab says he's confidence legislation will be approved. >> there is a concern particularly with younger folks and for folks who have children and grandchildren who are concerned about the future of the space we inhabit and how clean it is. >> reporter: goldenberg would like to see laurel hill become the first place in the state to use the technique for human remains. >> we're waiting for the state to act. >> reporter: in nature saingt wear sonya is thankful for the environmentally conscious choice to lay her son to rest. >> alex showed us the importance of nature and we now see how important it is to maintain our world around us. >> and our thanks to matt deluca

for that. a soggy a day ahead for parts of the country michelle grossman joins us with the 1st day of may bringing in more showers not flowers, michelle. >> we will have a lot of flowers by the end of this month we're soggy today, a lot of us were soggy over the weekend as well it's due to an area of low pressure spinning over the great lakes and it's spinning slowly so it's bringing higher elevation snow, up to 2 feet of snow in the up of michigan, also dreary, clouds, wind in place. that's today it will move off to the northeast tomorrow, we will keep those showers in the northeast tomorrow, another wet day, not a washout but wet throughout the day, same story on wednesday it's going to you wisher in cold air, temperatures in the 4 i0sa

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intolerances >> reporter: school hasn't started yet at monarch elementary school in simpsonville but students are already learning. >> learning about other people's allergies. >> reporter: and leaning on each other. >> i know that i'm not alone i can always count on other people here. >> reporter: this is the school's allergy breakfast club. >> some can't eat gluten, some can't eat dairy, some can't eat soy or pew nuts. they come together and talk about the struggles. >> reporter: students are invited to gather every monday morning before school. they eat breakfast foods safe for all different types of food allergies. they're making gluten-free play-doh because for a student with a stand cnn like celiac disease just touching play-doh could make them sick. >> a lot of times it can get in their fingernails and ends up in their mouth and that can be dangerous. >> reporter: dana johnston and her husband park created the

club after their daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease. >> you don't think about it but class parties are centered on food holiday parties, anything from traveling to going to just your local favorite restaurants i mean, all of that changes for kids with allergies. >> reporter: at the club meetings the children learn new food recipes. >> you get to try new foods that don't are gluten in it. >> reporter: around halloween they painted teal dump kins, for valentine's day they created gluten-free cakes. >> it's beautiful to see everybody from kindergarten to fifth grade all ages, races, ethnicities come together and they have this common thing that they are just, you know -- it's a life struggle the things that they can't eat. >> reporter: together students don't feel left out or different, they feel supported.

>> whatever allergy you have is not stopping you from doing anything. >> our thanks to gabrielle from our greenville affiliate for that report and the awareness that all of us in the community need. >> as a mother of a little boy with a nut allergy to see that kind of understanding and acceptance and, hey, let me learn about what you deal with, that means everything. >> i hope that catches on because it's such a great idea what we learned, too, and i love it because it helps us when we host kids to know what they can and can't have and it just becomes parts of everybody else. they are part of it. >> the playdates take on a whole

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