they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. well, good evening, everyone. i m laura coats, and this is cnn tonight. we re talking about $30 billion, the amount it took to rescue the latest bank now in trouble. several contributed billions each to keep first republic afloat, which tells you just how seriously they cake all of this. what about every day americans bearing the brunt of say interest rates going up. is the little guy getting ignored through all of this? plus, it is the video you cannot look away from. this footage of a russian fighter jet forcing down an american drone over the black sea. what is going on in the new battlegrounds in the skies? and are confrontations like this more likely now with unmanned objects? also, banks failing, the market in turmoil, drones forced out of the sky and now this, everyone. seaweed. a massive blob of seaweed thousands of miles long, if that s even possible, over ten million tons of it floating around
welcome to the programme. in a week s time, it will be one year since russia invaded ukraine, and world leaders are gathering in europe. us vice president kamala harris has arrived in germany for the munich security conference, which starts tomorrow. european leaders rishi sunak, olaf scholz, emmanuel macron will all be there, as will nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg and a vast array of key defence and intelligence officials. discussions in munich will be accutely focused on the danger of a further offensive from russia, especially after the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko a key putin ally spoke to members of the western media, including our russia editor steve rosenberg. few people know vladimir putin as well as he does alexander lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of belarus. he s agreed to take questions about the war in ukraine and his role in it. one year ago, i say, you let russia use your country as a staging ground for invading ukraine. are you
we begin with a wide-ranging attempt to restore americans confidence in the u.s. economy, after weeks of troubling financial indicators. treasury secretary janet yellen spoke under oath today to answer questions about the controversial actions she and the federal government took to rescue silicon valley bank. our banking system is sound and that americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. this week s actions demonstrate our resolute commit to ensure that our financial system remains strong. yellen also said that no taxpayer money is being used to reimburse those depositors. more on her testimony in just a moment. but first, let s check object markets right now. stocks are surging on word that major banks are in talks to rescue ailing first republic bank. cnn s matt egan is here with us. so talk about this potential rescue of first republic bank. yeah, bianna and victor, over the weekend, we had this government-led rescue. now i
good evening, welcome, i m earth nature. just ahead on cnn newsroom, russian warplanes are accused of taking down a u.s. drone over the black sea. it s a potentially dangerous escalation at a critical moment in moscow s war against ukraine. we are tracking two major coastal storms in the u.s.. more flooding in california, and a nor easter dumping feet of snow in new england. plus, coming soon to florida beaches, a giant blob of stinky seaweed. around twice the width of the united states and visible from space. i ll speak to a leading researcher about the dangers it poses on sea and on land, the impact would have on tourism, and what it will take to clean up the mess. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom was rosemary church. good to have you with us. while, the u.s. air force says american and allied jets will continue to operate in international airspace after a confrontation with russia over the black sea near ukraine. the u.s. military says russian fighter
it. 25 states on alert, from the west to the midwest to the northeast. tonight, from minnesota to michigan to massachusetts, dealing with this first storm. and in california, the pileup. some areas with the first blizzard warning ever as the second storm is set to hit. rob marciano timing all of this out. the young up and coming tv reporter shot and killed. a 9-year-old girl shot and killed, as well. authorities say among five people shot in a shooting spree in orlando. tonight here, the body camera video showing the arrest of the suspect. the toxic train derailment, and tonight, the major news from federal investigators. the ntsb on what caused that train to derail. what they know already, what three sensors picked up before the toxic derailment. and when was the crew alerted to the possible danger? and transportation secretary pete buttigieg at the scene today, taking tough questions about why he didn t come sooner. how he answered. the war in ukraine, and tonight, on