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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.
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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 rural community about 45 miles north of houston. cbs's janet shamlian is in texas for us tonight with an update on that investigation. good evening, janet. >> reporter: hi, jericka. authorities just finished a press conference here where they announced that reward and said they have no idea where the suspect is. it's been almost two days since this incident happened and tonight he remains elusive. a widening search tonight for the man suspected of murdering five people. law enforcement says almost execution style in this cleveland, texas, home. investigators say 38-year-old francisco oropesa has left the nearby wooded area they searched on saturday. >> it is my number one priority to find him.
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as it is evebot here looking for him. >> reporter: sheriff's deputiesh thsuspect'nercia, ked hi s his gun in his yard so they could put a baby to sleep. after that talk with his neighbor, investigators say oropesa, who had been drinking, took an ar-style rifle, entered his neighbor's home and started firing. ten people were shot, five were killed. the youngest an 8-year-old boy. the sheriff says two female victims were found on top of children, perhaps trying to protect them. >> my heart is with this 8-year-old little boy. i don't care if he was here legally. i don't care if he was here illegally. >> reporter: oropesa fled the scene. while authorities believe they have his rifle, they say he should be considered armed and extremely dangerous. >> five people died in my county and that is where my heart is.
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>> reporter: authorities say ten people were in that house at the time. the ahort time o. >> such an awful story. thank you, janet. well, today the state department said it helped evacuate nearly 1,000 americans from sudan. these new images show the buses being used to carry evacuees 500 miles to safety from khartoum to port sudan and ultimately jeddah, saudi arabia, where we find our cbs's ramy inocencio. >> reporter: revealing itself on the red sea horizon, the amanah ferry delivered nearly 2,000 souls to safety. today marks the start of week three of this bloody conflict. the fear that clashes between sudan's military and its biggest paramilitary bloc will devolve into civil war. off the coast of saudi arabia, quiet relief and an unmistakable sign of affection. people working in sudan from
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around the world, including the united states, disembarked like taha halouf, a sudanese american. >> it was a troubled journey. tough journey. we feel a little bit better. >> reporter: he lives in detroit. he witnessed the fighting with his own eyes and got in touch with the u.s. embassy for help. >> they said they're going to call us back. we waited for calls. no one called us. >> reporter: no one? >> no one called us. after four days, we start calling the embassy and nobody answer. it was out of service because they closed. >> reporter: when you were calling the embassy and no one picked up and the line was disconnected -- >> well, we was just -- mean, feel terrible. we couldn't even know what to do. >> reporter: ultimately he and his son had to find their own way to the coast and onto a ship. for these evacuees, finally this means personal safety, but also psychological relief, especially after the last two weeks of violence across sudan. but these are the fortunate
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ones. this saudi military vessel docked with about 50 evacuees, one of them also american, adil bashir. >> you are ready to leave, they just put you on a ship. i believe the next one, the next shipment is a lot of americans going to be there. >> reporter: in port sudan, a u.s. naval craft arrived today, military personnel seen on deck. u.s. forces checked passports, prepping tired families for their last leg to safety. ramy inocencio, cbs news, jeddah, saudi arabia. tonight federal regulators are racing to save another troubled bank before financial markets open tomorrow. cbs's skyler henry has more on this banking crisis. skyler, what is going on? >> reporter: jericka, good to see you. according to media reports, including from "the wall street journal," several of the nation's largest financial institutions submitted their final bids to the fdic to try to buy the troubled first republic bank. now we're learning that
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announcement of the winning bidder could come as early as tonight. federal regulators are hoping to store confidence in ths.ore the san francisco based first republic bank. it followed the collapse of silicon valley bank in march and a federal reserve review of why it happened. >> this is a huge finding. i mean, this is a bit of a seismic moment. we have found out this week in the fed's own report that these banks are not well regulated. >> reporter: the fed is also tracking new signs of inflation, including stubbornly high prices on food and energy. the board meets wednesday, expected to hike interest rates again to tamp down rising prices. and tomorrow a big change for prospective home buyers who need a government-backed mortgage. there's a new fee structure that could potentially lower closing costs for borrowers with lower credit scores but hike them for people with stronger scores. on capitol hill, lawmakers are still debating the debt ceiling.
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the republican-led house passed pressure president biden to negotiate with them. >> it's been over two months since president biden has sat down with speaker mccarthy to have negotiations. president biden is clearly trying to run out the clock and create a debt crisis. >> the president saying he's not going to be hostage in having veterans' cuts on health care and having cuts on k through 12 education. he's saying, we can discuss that, we can negotiate that, but first pay your bills. >> reporter: economists say the government could run out of money by july. >> switching topics, skyler, the annual white house correspondents' dinner was last night. of course, i saw you there. and it's normally light-hearted affair, but it got kind of serious at times. >> reporter: that's right. the president talked about a range of issues, including the importance of the free press and americans detained abroad. that also included brittney
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griner, who was at the diner last night and received a standing ovation. the wnba stade americans wrongfully detained abroad, including "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich, who's also detained in russia. the president also poked a bit of fun at himself and the media's coverage of his age. at 80, he's currently the oldest sitting president in u.s. history and looking to run for four more years. >> and, look, i get that age is completely reasonable issue. you might think i don't like rupert murdoch. that's simply not true. how can i dislike a guy who makes me look like harry styles? [ laughter ] >> reporter: and the president insists he should be judged on his record, not his age. jericka? >> skyler henry for us at the white house, thank you. today the army identified the three soldiers killed when two helicopters collided in
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alaska during a training mission. they're 39-year-old christopher eramo of oneonta, new york, kyle mckenna of colorado springs, and 32-year-old stewart wayment of north logan, utah. switching to weather, april is going out like a lion. a severe storm swept through the south. today people in palm beach gardens, florida, are assessing the damage after a tornado tore through the area saturday. no one was hurt. but as you can see there, the violent winds did some damage, including flipping several cars over. let's bring in meteorologist lynette charles from our partners at the weather channel with more on that. good evening, lynette. >> good evening, jericka. yes, we are going to be dealing with some showers and some thunderstorms across the area right through dinner time. we do have that red on the map out there. so, we are going to be watching for strong to severe thunderstorms. damaging, gusty winds the primary threat. also can't rule out some tornadoes. as we work into tomorrow across
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the northeast, we'll be dealing with plenty of rain and possibly even some mountain snow out there as well. yes, we are talking about snow as we move into may. but all in all, rainfall totals, oh, yeah, there will be heavy pockets, maybe up to 3 to 5 inches heading up to maine, portions there. pockets of 2 to 3, but most of us will be dealing with up to an inch across the ohio valley. back to you, jericka. >> so hard to hear those words snow in may. lynette charles, thank you. hollywood is quickly running out of time to script the perfect ending. thousands of writers could strike in hours. cbs's elise preston has more on how it could affect the shows and the movies we all watch. elise, good evening. >> reporter: jericka, good evening to you. a possible strike looms in just hours. as hollywood is finally back to normal and pandemic protocols are set to end. your favorite late night shows could go dark in just a matter
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of days. as the clock ticks in tinseltown with a midnight deadline before the contract between the writers guild of america and major studios expires. the last walkout was in 2007 and lasted 100 days. current members are ready to re-enact these scenes, having voted to authorize a strike as early as tuesday. >> writers are making 23% less than we were ten years ago while the companies are making record profits. >> reporter: the union wants higher pay for episodes airing on traditional tv, and increased guaranteed residuals, especially on streaming platforms like paramount plus and netflix. ai platforms like chatgpt are capable of writing scripts in seconds, and the wga is seeking limits for the use of the technology. in a statement the alliance representing studios and producers tells cbs news, our goal continues to be to reach a fair and reasonable agreement.
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the industry looks vastly different today than 2007. when this was america's favorite show. most americans paid for cable. today less than half do. and dvds are now downloads. now, a potential strike could impact nearly 11,000 union members. jericka? >> yeah, a lot of people there. elise preston, thank you. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," the warning about a new drug cocktail spreading in just about every state. take a moment to pause and ask, why did you get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia? i help others. but i need to help protect myself. honestly? i couldn't afford to get sick. i want to be there for this one. i can't if i'm sick. pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease. you may be at risk if you're 19 to 64 with certain chronic conditions. or if you're 65 or older. don't pause a moment longer. ask your doctor or pharmacist about getting vaccinated
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the london olympics. but it all began with a little help from this man. >> sounds mythical, doesn't it? the king gave us moneys. [ laughter ] to travel far off land. >> reporter: the far off land was a recording studio in france and the penniless bandmates needed equipment. they turned to the prince's trust and were granted about $1,800 to get started. so it fundamentally changed your path? >> completely. >> reporter: the prince's trust started small back in 1976 when then prince charles decided to put his navy severance pay of roughly $9,000 towards reaching out to hard-hit and predominantly minority communities. britain was in the grip of rampant unemployment that gave way to rioting, fueled largely by disaffected and marginalized youths. >> he saw something that other
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people weren't addressing. >> reporter: dame martine milburn is the former head of the prince's trust. >> he started giving small amount of grants to young peoplh thd to n therincs >> reporter: blossomed into an $80 million program to date helping more than 1 million young people across almost two dozen countries realize their dreams. like 27-year-old entrepreneur kyle frank. >> i don't think i would have even set the business up actually without the prince's trust. >> reporter: kyle developed a range of skin care products after suffering from acne as a teen. charles spotlighted kyle's brand while guest editing britain's black newspaper "the voice" last year, and invited him to the palace. >> he said he was really, really proud of me and compliment my
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great. wouldorfor hias which >> reporter: but it's not a place for handouts. if candidates aren't on their a game yet, they've got to prove their intent on getting there. guy garvey is not only living proof, he's an ambassador. >> it's a pleasure to be part of the thing because you do feel like part of the family. once you benefitted from it, it's like, how can i help out the next guy? >> reporter: you mentioned you're part of the family. >> yeah. >> reporter: do you feel you're part of the family? >> the royal family? [ laughter ] no. >> reporter: the king himself might disagree. the young people who have benefitted from the program are like family. >> hello. ♪ >> reporter: and that is a royal success story in itself. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. and that is the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. coming up tonight on "60 minutes," the u.s. has one of the highest rates of pregnancy-related deaths in the developed world. our sharyn alfonsi looks at the struggle to find maternal care, particularly in the south. for now, i'm jericka duncan in washington.
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we thank you for watching. have a great night. what a performance from the warriors. an epic performance from steph curry. >> now at 6:00, a record-breaking show from steph curry puts the warriors in the conference semifinals. how the dubs took the series in sacramento. plus, federal regulators scramble to find a buyer to save san francisco based first republic bank hours before markets open in asia. thousands of civilians flee the country. we check in with sudanese locals feeling helpless in the face of the brewing civil war. live from
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the studios in san francisco, i'm brian hackney. >> i'm andrea nakano. we begin in sacramento where the warriors showed why they are the reigning champs. >> at the golden 1 center. hey vern. >> reporter: all right there gang. head coach. steve kerr, he said it before the game. game sevens are -- they're just different. you saw all the missed free-throws and it could be tight. the nevers set in. but the warriors handled every run the kings made and the defending champions blew them out by 20 on this floor. wow. steph curry, kevon looney. 21 rebound and as far as curry goes, nobody saw a 50 point game seven point performance coming. it's never happened before. as for steve kerr. boy i tell you, steph. in the first half with 20 and then took over in the second half. warriors grabbed the lead and steph dropped in 30. after the second points in a game as they one on
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