defense today. the lead starts right now. might there be a breakthrough? after months of tuber vville blocking military promotions. the secretary tells cnn in an exclusive interview this blockade by tuberville has become a threat to national security. and major questions for the secret service today as the agency says it s closing it s case and that they could not figure out who dropped a baggy of cocaine inside the white house. plus one of california s premier hospitals facing a new federal civil rights investigation into its alleged treatment of pregnant black women. welcome to the lead i m jam tapper. we re going to start with our world lead. president biden today made quite the bold statement about putin s bloody war against ukraine. putin s already lost the war. putin has a real problem. how does he move from here? what does he do? there is no possibility of him winning the war in ukraine. he s already lost the war. that stunning assertion from biden at a new
so long, they have a pretty good sense of what they re going to get asked and what response they should have. that was sarah fisher, senior media reporter and cnn media analyst this morning joining us now. so, sarah, the big moment from today s hearing is when meta ceo mark zuckerberg was pushed by senator josh hawley to turn around and apologize to the families of various victims of nefarious activities that happened on social media. here say is a little excerpt. [ applause ] the things that your families have suffered and this is why we invest so much and efforts to make sure that no one has to go through the types of things that your families have had to suffer. what was your reaction to that? i thought it was very emotional, jake, and it wasn t just him, it was also snapchat ceo evan spiegel who apologized to the families. normally the tension is between the ceos and the members of congress. what made this testimony different was that you had those family memb
hello and welcome to the programme. a group of big american banks has injected 30 billion dollars into a smaller regional bank, first republic, which had been seen as at risk of failure. it comes as fears grow of a crisis in the global financial sector. shares in european banks hit a two month low after the eurozone s central bank hiked interest rates by a half of one percent. the us treasury secretary, janet yellen, has insisted the us financial system remains sound despite a series of bank collapses. you i can reassure the members that the banking system is sound and that americans can feel confident that the deposits will be there when they need them. these actions demonstrate a resolute commission data may commitment that our financial system remains strong that our depositors remain safe. our north america correspondent, peter bowes joins us now. questions: so peter, what s prompted janet yellen to strike such a reassuring tone there? it has, for about a week now since
welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, 30 billion u.s. dollars, maybe enough to save a troubled bank. but, will ease investors fear of a global market meltdown? stats just ahead. plus, we ll see the moment a russian jet bust the u.s. drone seconds before a midair collection over the black sea. and, later, severe weather including a tornado moving across texas. we ll tell you where storms are headed, next. it is 2 am here on the u.s. east coast, where investors may be waking up in a few hours, wondering if another regional bank needs rescuing. the outlook is much better now for the first public bank after 11 major banks ascended a 30 billion dollar lifeline to keep it afloat. the banking turmoil sent stock prices on the, wild ride over the past week. most features are mixed. but basically flat. the need for a 53 billion dollar loan for has rattled international markets. but the marke
from its phones and devices. hopes of a breakthrough today to end the long running pay dispute in the health service. dramatic footage said to show a russian jet intercepting an american drone and dumping fuel in its path over the black sea. and how this avenue of trees in plymouth was cut down under cover of darkness. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a big night for both manchester united and arsenal as they look to make it through to the quarterfinals of the europa league. good afternoon. the chancellorjeremy hunt has been defending his budget saying it will get people back to work and won tjust benefit the rich. but labour says the move to abolish the cap on the lifetimes pensions allowance is a tax cut for the top 1% of earners. it s planning to force a vote in parliament on the issue next week. meanwhile, the independent economic thinktank the ifs has warned households will feel continuing pain over the coming year, with incomes squeezed amid a freeze on tax thre