silicon valley bank collapsed on friday, and the government of the state of new york shut down signature bank last night, claiming signature was on the verge of collapse. the federal government has since taken over that bank. president biden rushed out to the cameras this morning before the markets could open to try to calm the american people. he insisted there s no need for the public to worry, that their money is safe and the economy will not suffer. america can have confidence that the banking system is safe. your deposits will be there when you need them. every american should feel confident their deposits will be there if and when they need them. let me also assure you we will not stop at this. we ll do whatever is needed. the concern now is whether this was just the first part of a larger financial crisis and whether other banks or the markets will take a major hit in the coming days and the move by the biden administration to guarantee that the funds in those fail
this morning millions of americans are waking up waiting and wondering where is the help they need? where is that covid relief bill? the short answer, still making its way to the house with the senate expected to send it over as soon as today. when we expect the final vote and when you can expect a check to hit your bank account. i don t know how i would have survived without the extra amount. it s a godsend. president biden promising to sign it as soon as he gets it and getting ready to make his first prime time address as president. marking one full year since the country shut down. and we are live in minneapolis inside this courtroom, day two of the murder trial of former police officer derek chauvin, with jury selection set to start for real this time any minute. the drama over whether to add to third degree murder charge and the controversial defense that led george floyd s sister to walk out. that is where we start live in minneapolis where jury selection is set t
several years. tell us about the work environment. we were in a work environment where sexual harassment and abuse was tolerated, enabled and ubiquitous. it was as common as checking your texts. it was a very hard, disappointing and toxic environment where mayor garcetti enabled, tolerated and at times laughed about the abuse by his top aide and confidant, rick jacobs. is it possible at all that mayor garcetti did not know of these concerns as he claims? no. i was there and i saw mayor garcetti watch rick jacobs touch people, hug people, kiss people. in fact, the mayor, his former chief of staff, the mayor s wife and his deputy chief of staff said in a city-sponsored investigation that they
he s trying to claim there are cultural and generational perspectives he hadn t fully appreciated. listen to part of it and then i ll get your response. here it is. i do kiss people on the forehead. i do kiss people on the cheek. i do kiss people on the hand. i do embrace people. i do hug people. men and women. i do on occasion say ciao bella. on occasion i do slip and say sweetheart or darling or honey. i do banter with people. i do tell jokes, some better than others. i am the same person in public as i am in private. you put out a response saying that it was that his response was laughable. talk to me about that.