let s go to kelly o grady on why this is so different. kelly? well, great to see you, neil. yeah, when i woke up this morning and i heard that j.p. morgan chase had taken over first republic, it reminded of 2008 when you saw them take over bear stearns, when you saw them take over washington mutual. one of the key take-aways, the big bank banks keep getting bigger. j.p. morgan won out on a competitive bidding process. they re taking over all deposits. the bank will also make a 10.6 million payment to the fdic as part of this takeover. they were operating as usual today. the one that i m at, folks were coming in and out, checking their accounts. the president said he feels like the banking system is going to be okay. listen to this. regulators have taken action to facilitate the sale of first republic bank and ensure that all depositors are protected and the taxpayers are not on the hook. these actions are going to make sure that the banking system is safe and sounds. ma
jet hit the u.s. drone in international airspace where we had every right to be forcing it to crash into the black sea. watch this. this hazardous episode is a part is part of a pattern of aggressive risky and unsafe actions by russian pilots in international airspace. we do not seek armed conflict with russia. i believe that at this point we should investigate this incident and move on from there. we will continue to exercise our rights in international airspace. martha: what about the tone of this news conference that we just got from the defense secretary and from the chairman of the joint chiefs, general jack keane standing by with his reaction. first to mike tobin live in kyiv tonight. hi, mike. hi, martha. lloyd austin just confirmed there was an undoubtedly tense conversation with himself and his russian counterpart, defense minister. they talked about this contact between the mq-9 reaper drone and two russian su-27 fighter jets in international airspace over
we are delivering and you think results matter. so now it s time to put it in the hands of the voters to ask them to send a team to richmond to work with me and not against me. i believe we will hold the house and flip the senate. we have demonstrated that s a license that voters should extend to us after 2021 where we swept in across the state races and flipped the house. that was virginia governor glenn youngkin on a consequential election day particularly in his state. today abortion rights are taking center stage in key races across america. in virginia the state legislature up for grabs. republicans are seeking full control in richmond as youngkin pushes to restrict abortion after 15 weeks. ohio voters deciding if abortion rights will be enshrined in that state s constitution. kentucky, a democrat is fighting for re-election in a deep red state. in mississippi the republican incumbent facing a tougher than expected challenge from elvis cousin. harry, you are not elv
Its thursday 19 january. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Several people have been killed and many are missing after a hotel was hit by an avalanche in Central Italy. Up to 30 guests and staff we re italy. Up to 30 guests and staff were in the Rigopiano Hotel in the abruzzo region at the time. A major Rescue Operation is underway. Frankie mccamley reports. Buried in snow, barely visible, this is the hotel hit by last nights avalanche. Inside the extent of the damage is becoming clear. What looks like a Reception Leading to corridors now unrecognisable, full of snow and debris. Up to 20 people we re of snow and debris. Up to 20 people were staying in the hotel Rigopiano Hotel along with Seven Members of staff, but bad weather meant a difficult overnight Rescue Operation. Translation the hotel was reached at 4 30am By Courageous Men who faced up variable situations. They saved two people, they are working to bring the means of transport that are difficult to bring. On ski
Be asking themselves regardless of the nuclear deal, why do you want to do business with the Worlds Largest financer of International Terrorism . Bill Benjamin Hall has more. That story Live In London. Good morning, bill. What these sanctions do are give companies two options. One to deal with the multitrillion economy of the u. S. Or to deal with iran. What weve seen overnight is Companies Choosing to deal with the u. S. Despite European Countries trying to force them in other directions. President trump tweeted this morning saying the iran sanctions have officially been cast. These are the most biting sanctions ever imposed and in november they ratchet up to yet another level. Anyone doing business with iran will not be doing business with the United States. Im asking for world peace, nothing less. And the response was quick. Just in the last few hours the French Oil Giant has said it will quit its multibillion
the door was open for negotiations. Iranians refused. Bill. Bill we await