Jessica dean in New York and we begin today with Vice President Kamala Harris agreeing to a october 23rd. Of course, just days before the election, harris is now challenging her political rival to another facetoface showdown. But its trump up for more. Were going to have more on that just a moment. Also Day Trump is campaigning in the key Battleground State of North Carolina as the republican candidate for governor in that state faces a major scandal. With just 45 days to go until Election Day. Cnns Steve Contorno is live in wilmington, North Carolina, where trump just wrapped up that rally. See first off, what did trump say about the possibility of this second debate with Vice President harris . Jessica Donald Trump wasted little time telling this crowd what he thinks of our offer for another debate. He said no, thank you. He said its way too close to the election. And while Vice President harris is eager to debate because shes called losing badly, he sees no reason to do it. Take a l
Shee desperation in gaza city today and the tiny window of hope. This crush is to get a few kilograms of flour. Most dont manage it. There is nothing to eat or drink, she says. Children are dying. There are massacres when planes drop aid and people die. The eu says israel is provoking famine and has turned gaza into a killing ground. Gaza was, before the war, the greatest open air prison. Today, its the greatest open air graveyard. A graveyard for Tens Of Thousands of people. And in that graveyard today, another round of battle this time at al shifa, gazas largest hospital. Teaming with the wounded in these recent pictures and home to many seeking shelter. Now the israeli army is back again, hunting hamas, it says. Soldiers shot their way in overnight, claiming they came under fire. Doctors told the bbc three patients died because the electricity was cut off. The idf is conducting a High Precision operation in limited areas of Al Shifa Hospital. We know the senior Hamas Terrorists have
the numbers are up. 70 to 80% of agents are not on patrol. making food, transporting them to different places, 70 to 80% off the line and that s when the trafficking of children happen and known expected terrorists come across the border. when these numbers go up at the end of title 42. that just means they will put more agents off the line because this administration is all about processing quicker, release quicker because of overcrowding. when you get 90% off the lines, more fentanyl will kill americans, more americans die, more migrants die, more gang members get in. it s not just immigration issue anymore, it s a national security issue that s about to get a whole lot more. rich: we are going to bring griff jenkins. griff: of course a breaking situation just to set the stage about 8:30 a.m. local here in brownsville we are 4, 5 miles from the border but what happened a vehicle drove up on the sidewalk. struck a group of individuals standing next to a bus stop and result
the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. we begin with breaking news on what s now the second biggest bank failure in u.s. history. most of first republic bank is now being bought by jpmorgan chase in a deal arranged by the federal deposit insurance corporation. the fdic. cnn s clare sebastian live in london for us. clare, this deal announced just a short time ago. all weekend, we ve been waiting for word what would happen to first republic. we knew it couldn t continue as a concern here. fdic would have to step in. and you went to bed thinkiing first republic is your bank, it s now jpmorgan chase, right? yeah, christine, all 84 branches of first republic will reopen this morning as branches of jpmorgan. this is different than silicon valley bank which was taken by regulators and stayed there for more than two weeks. this happenmuch more quickly over the weekend with that auction held on sunday. several banks bid it. it seems they reached that deal with
newsroom 11 banks stepping up to provide a financial life line to first republic bank, the regional u.s. bank facing significant challenges the last week. [ sirens ] this is an area that will see the line of storms move through the overnight hours and early morning hours friday. we know the intercept was intentional. we know the aggressive behavior was intentional and very unprofessional and very unsafe. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, march 17, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in new york where new trading day gets under way in just a few hours. investors may be wondering if another regional bank needs rescuing. it looks better for first republic after 11 major banks extended a lifeline to keep it afloat. a large percentage of uninsured deposits prompted many customers to pull their money from the bank. and shares soared after the news. right now futures are steady if not rising slightly and markets acr