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
palestine. florida governor ron desantis in california for a book signing saying not just retirees moving to florida. the last four or five years people beat a path to california state hemorrhaging population. it still hurts. infamous oscar slap. you will never see my on oprah or gail crying. i m not a victim. all right. we begin here with a fox news alert. 35 people are under arrest after a violent protest at the construction site of the state of the art training facility inn atlanta. protesters throwing rocks, fireworks, molotov cocktails at the police officers. todd piro joins you now with the latest. todd? steve, ainsley and brian the site dubbed by progressives as cop city still under lockdown this morning. surveillance footage from the attack shows protesters throwing fireworks, including one that exploded near police officers. some demonstrators wearing masks, gilly suits and carrying shields. acts of destruction and violence will not be tolerated.
get your popcorn ready. i am jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. this sunday, the state of the union is tense. but president biden is strong and bold, as he steps into year three of his administration. for the third time in two weeks, it was commander-in-chief biden who authorized an unidentified aerial object, to be shot from the sky. this latest incident happened over canada s uconn region. the operation was carried out after consultation between biden and canadian prime minister justin trudeau. the origin in the exact makeup of the objects are still unknown. on the domestic front, at the state of the union earlier this week, president biden europa doped republicans into agreeing with his stance to not get rid of social security. some republicans want medicare and social security i m not saying it s a majority. as we all apparently agree, social security and medicare is off the books now, right? all right. this is what a.d. looks, like you. besides, you have t
which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fallout from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. rishi sunak willjoin the us president, joe biden, on a visit to northern ireland on tuesday to commemorate the good friday agreement. a few minutes ago, the us national security council spokesperson, john kirby, told the white house press corps how much this trip means to president biden. president biden will head to ulster university to deliver remarks marking the tremendous progress since the signing of the belfast good friday agreement 25 years ago. and he ll underscore the readiness of the united states to preserve those gains and support no
that began way back on tuesday. along the way, we were treated to an important at times chaotic civics lesson including near fisticuffs live and on camera. friday the fourth day of voefting we saw 15 holdouts switch their allegiance during the 12th and 13th rounds of balloting, and then after an adjournment mccarthy thought he had the needed votes and at 11:00 came to a 14th vote yet one vote shy of a majority. for the first time all week he couldn t hide being visibly angry. lauren boebert and matt gaetz voted present while four other anti-mccarthy holdouts remained steadfast. it was dramatic and gripping to watch. a fistfight nearly broke out as mike rogers the chair of the house armed services committee, was physically restrained from matt gaetz who supporters rushed to his side. on enies were heard. mccarthy thought he d whipped the votes necessary. when it seemed they were going to be adjourning for the weekend there was more arm twisting. suddenly mccarthy was smiling a