struggling first republic, the hope is that this massive cash infusion will calm markets and stop a panicky selloff. plus trump special koubl takes sweeping steps to get questions answered. subpoenas for workers from trump s communication handlers to the staff member caught on video helping move boxes in ask out of a storage room. and next week china s president makes a state visit to russia. the trip has consequences for ukraine s war of survival, and it happens the day the hague issues an arrest warrant for the russian president. up first, another bank saved from ruin. 11 banks, $30 billion, that s how much money is and how many lenders it took to save first republic from going the way of silicon valley bank. $5 billion from bank of america, wells fargo, jpmorgan and citi, $2.5 million from goldman sachs. this deal from the mega banks included behind the scenes talks between the treasury secretary, the fed chair and the jpmorgan chase chief. the goal, the rescue retur
Msnbc headquarters here at new york city. And we begin this evenings broadcast with major breaking international news. The u. S. Has carried out military strikes and syria today. Secretary of defense lloyd austin said President Biden ordered selfdefense drags onto facilities in Eastern Syria used by irans revolutionary guard. He added the strikes our response to attacks against u. S. Personnel in iraq and syri by iranianbacked militia grps. Joining me now on the phone to discuss, my colleague msnbc White House Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, what can you tell us about how biden order the strikes and why they were carried out today . Stephen, a first, i think we should put this in the context of what weve been watching happen in the middle east. And as we heard from lloyd austin night, the u. S. Military action, these defensive strikes, if as you describe them, they do come amid the rising tensions in that region with the rising tension between israel and hamas, but also called th
Events have been canceled as the man hunt continues for the mass murder who killed it least 18 people and left more than a dozen injured in maines second largest city, lewiston. Authorities say 40yearold suspect robert card is still at large and is considered armed and dangerous. Hes a Firearm Instructor and army reservist, with a history of mental illness. Tonight, more than 80 fbi agents are searching land and water to find him. According to police, the suspect fatally shot his first seven victims and a Bowling Alley where a, childrens lead was holding its weekly practice. The boston globe reports, sarah welch, her husband, and a year old daughter were taking part in that practice when she heard what sounded like the pop of a balloon. We saw someone fall, and we heard another pop when we ran now. We just kept running, wells said, and well said she grabbed her daughter and another child and ran to shelter in a nearby restaurant. She said that the leagues coach, who she declined to nam
Secretary of defense lloyd austin said President Biden ordered selfdefense drags onto facilities in Eastern Syria used by irans revolutionary guard. He added the strikes our response to attacks against u. S. Personnel in iraq and syria by iranianbacked militia groups. Joining me now on the phone to discuss, my colleague msnbc White House Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, what can you tell us about how biden order the strikes and why they were carried out today . Stephen, a first, i think we should put this in the contt of what weve been watching happen in the middle east. And as we heard from lloyd austin tonight, the u. S. Military action, these defensive strikes, if as you describe them, they do come amid the rising tensions in that region with the rising tension between israel and hamas, but also called these attacks and his words separate and distinct from the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. They said they do not represent anything in the u. S. Approach of the confli