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00:00A near-catastrophic car chase. That is what Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's team are calling it
00:04after they say paparazzi relentlessly pursued the couple for two hours last night in New York,
00:09even driving onto sidewalks. The scary event triggering many emotions more than 25 years
00:15after his mother's death in an auto accident as paparazzi chased her car. A spokesperson for
00:21Prince Harry says the Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle were involved in a near-catastrophic
00:26car chase in New York, adding it was a relentless pursuit by paparazzi that lasted more than two
00:32hours. Now, to be clear, there was no car crash, but an NYPD source says a paparazzi swarm blocked
00:38off streets near the 19th police precinct and the couple's protective detail had to figure out
00:43extraction plans. This happened after the Women of Vision Awards at the Ziegfeld Ballroom where
00:49Meghan Markle was being honored. We're all in the city as well. You know, when you hear about what
00:54the paparazzi were doing, putting people potentially in danger. Kate, thank you so much. We do appreciate
00:59it. Jim, the immigration crisis is expanding far beyond the southern border. Riverhead, New York,
01:05which is on Long Island, just declared a state of emergency that outlaws its hotels, motels, bed and
01:11breakfast facilities, inns, cottages and campgrounds or short-term rentals from accepting migrants and
01:18asylum seekers. This is a town of about 36,000 and it's responding to reports that New York City
01:23will relocate undocumented people there. And that's just some of the backlash confronting New York's
01:28mayor. He has been trying to find places to house these new arrivals from the border, including in
01:34public schools. Let's bring in CNN's Polo Sandoval. So, Polo, tell us about the pushback that has been
01:39happening when it comes to schools. It certainly has been up why education officials in Florida
01:47reportedly want to interview fifth graders about a Disney movie that they watched in class
01:52and whipping up a world record. We're going to show you how a chef became an internet.
01:57State education officials in Florida could interview fifth graders as soon as today after
02:02a teacher showed her class the Disney animated movie Strange World, which features a gay character.
02:09The teacher is now under investigation over the state's law against the teaching of sexual orientation
02:13and gender identity. One of the student's parents, who is a school board member, reported the showing
02:19of the movie. Here's what she had to say during a recent school board meeting.
02:24She was unaware of the fact that this movie would cause quite this sort of uproar. In fact,
02:29it wasn't on the list of movies to not be seen. Take a listen to her talking about the defense
02:34of her focused on testing and how school closes and school safety. Now you have this investigation
02:40going on. The teacher herself said she feels like she's in limbo because obviously with two weeks
02:45left and she's already said she's not coming back to the school. What will happen with this
02:49investigation? And those are the sort of the steps that people want to know how to move forward with
02:53this. Ironically, I bet this is on the student's mind now that it's become a controversy, which may
02:58not be what that parent intended. Ryan Young, thank you so much. Jim.
03:02President Biden canceling two stops on his trip to the Asia Pacific so he can get back to Washington
03:09to negotiate raising the debt ceiling. But could it make America's influence weaker while China's
03:14gets stronger? President Biden is now on his way to Japan for the G7 summit. His trip to the Pacific
03:21region has been cut back, though, canceling stops in Papua New Guinea and Australia next week in order
03:26to get back home as negotiations continue over raising the debt ceiling. Today, the president said
03:32he's confident that the nation will not default on its debts, even as the June 1 deadline rapidly
03:38approaches. Jeremy Diamond is joining us now from the White House. So Jeremy Biden canceled his meeting
03:43in Australia. Obviously, this was an important one for showing strength in the region as tensions
03:48with China are growing. It's worrying. And amid word of that intrusion, we're also learning about an
03:54alarming surge in threats against members of Congress. U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger,
03:59who you see right here, he just testified that lawmakers have experienced a 400 percent increase
04:06in threats over the last six years. I want to bring in CNN's Lauren Fox, who is on Capitol Hill
04:11following this. This is a troubling trend. Yeah, Brianna, it truly is. And for lawmakers,
04:19that is tough when they just want to be able to be there for their constituents. Lauren Fox,
04:25thank you. Live for us from Capitol Hill. For us. A grand jury has indicted the suspect in the murders
04:30of these four University of Idaho college students, victims of grisly stabbings. Last Saturday,
04:36Kaylee Gonsalves, Zana Kernodel, Madison Mogan and Ethan Chapin were awarded posthumous degrees
04:42exactly six months after they were killed. Today, Brian Koberger, a graduate student in criminology
04:48from Washington State University, was indicted on four counts of murder and one count of burglary.
04:54CNN correspondent Jean Casares is joining us now on this. So, Jean, police arrested Koberger for
04:59these killings back in December. Explain what today's decision means in this investigation.
05:04The next thing to watch out for is, will the prosecution file notice of intent to seek
05:11the death penalty? All right, and we'll be looking for that. Jean, thank you so much for the very
05:16latest on this. Jim? Yes. The border crisis backlash spilling into New York State in a very
05:22big way. The Long Island town of Riverhead just declared a state of emergency that outlaws short
05:28term rentals that includes hotels and campgrounds from accepting migrants and asylum seekers.
05:33The community of 36,000 in Riverhead is responding to reports that New York City will relocate
05:40undocumented people there. And that is just some of the opposition that the Big Apple's mayor is
05:44facing as he is trying to house new arrivals from the border. A source says that about 300 migrants
05:51have been sent to school gyms in the city. CNN's Polo. All right, Polo, we know that you'll be
05:55watching. Polo Sandoval in New York. Thank you, Boris. 13 criminal charges later for a embattled
06:02congressman and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has a new strategy on how to handle George Santos while
06:08potentially avoiding political fallout. And wash your hands, take your vitamin C, lace up your
06:14sneakers. A new study says a little bit of sweat can protect you from the flu. Also, AAA expecting
06:20record-breaking travel for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. What you can do now to avoid headaches
06:26later. This just in to CNN Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says the pause on federal student loan
06:33payments is still set to end later this year. The pandemic-related pause has been in place for more
06:38than three years and has been extended eight times. In the meantime, the White House is waiting for the
06:43Supreme Court's decision involving the administration's separate one-time student loan forgiveness program.
06:49The justices are expected to rule in late June or early July, but a decision could come earlier. Jim?
06:55Health warning now. The CDC has issued a travel advisory after five people in Texas became ill with
07:02suspected fungal meningitis after traveling to the border town of Matamoros, Mexico. At least one
07:08person died from this. Four others are hospitalized, and health officials are now trying to figure out
07:13if these cases are linked and if there are more infections. We have CNN senior medical correspondent
07:18Elizabeth Cohen, who is following this story. Elizabeth, why were these residents in Matamoros for the
07:23first place? Brianna, this has been happening. An alarming U.N. climate report today warning the Earth is likely
07:29to cross a key temperature red line much sooner than expected. It says that in the next five years, there
07:35is a
07:3566 percent chance our planet will experience a year that is one and a half degrees Celsius warmer than our
07:42pre-industrial period. That is a temperature threshold that scientists are extremely concerned about. CNN's Bill Weir is
07:49joining us now to explain this. Bill, walk us through this. What do you make of this?
07:54Well, it is dialogue that seems to be getting progress, and all that snow has given people
07:59some breathing room. It hasn't ended the drought, but it certainly made it less worse in the near term.
08:05All right. Bill Weir, thank you so much. So important. We do appreciate it. Jim?
08:11All right.