5 things to know for your New Day -- Monday, May 11 - CNN
POLICE DEATHS Fatal stop : What started out as a routine traffic stop ended up with two Hattiesburg, Mississippi, police offcers shot dead. The suspects stole a police cruiser and used it as a getaway car, police said. Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree said a vigil for the two officers is planned for today. SEVERE WEATHER Tough weekend: Sunday capped off a wild weekend of weather across the nation's mid-section and part of the South. Yesterday, tornadoes and storms hit parts of South Dakota and Iowa, where the winds ripped off part of the roof of a high school in Lake City. SAUDI KING A snub. : Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud won't attend President Obama's meeting with Arab leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council this week. Some observers see the announcement, coming days before the meetings begin, as a snub of the President. But Saudi Arabia said the King's change in plans was due primarily the scheduled humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has been leading a coalition launching air strikes against Houthi rebels who have gained control of much of Yemen. Source: www.cnn.com
