chief of the faa i asked him why do these near misses seem to be happening so often. and the bakery helping young chefs rise to their full potential and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and thank you for joining us we ll get to that major weather news in a few moments. but first, we want to bring you the latest in what we know about a dangerous aerial encounter in the sky today between the united states and russia the pentagon saying a russian fighter jet poured fuel on an unmanned american drone, then collided with it over the black sea. it sent the american aircraft into the water the confrontation escalating already high tensions between the countries which are telling different versions of today s event. courtney kube has the latest for us from the pentagon. reporter: the stunning showdown happening over the black sea near ukraine and russia when an unmanned american drone like this one called a reaper was c
to evacuate tonight. water rescues under way. ginger zee here in new york, rob marciano in california, both tracking it all. in new york city, just in tonight, the convicted terrorist who drove that home depot truck into several bicyclists and pedestrians, killing them, has just learned his fate. also news just coming in involving the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell, after his fall, leaving the hospital, but not going home. mary bruce is live. the criminal investigation involving former president trump. the grand jury here in new york hearing from a key witness today from trump s one-time confidant, lawyer, and fixer. and tonight, trump on whether he ll testify. aaron katersky reporting. the scare onboard a united flight taking off from newark. what was found in the bathroom. and the airport where it was landing temporarily closed to air traffic. a third concert canceled for bruce springsteen. what they re saying tonight. also news coming in this
safeguards to prevent fraud. but critics say, others don t. how do you see people use technology the phishing scams we have all seen but it s going to sound like somebody you know. reporter: going forward because you hear it, doesn t mean you should delete it. gadi schwartz, nbc news. that wasn t me very cool and creepy. we have a lot to cover in our second hour. let s get right to it. at this hour, high-stakes standoff, russia steps up its assault in eastern ukraine, as volodymyr zelenskyy says the stakes couldn t be higher. president biden getting ready to sign an executive order to increase background checks. relief rally it s been a good day for your retirement account stocks are posting solid gaines after a new report on inflation and easing worries on the nation s banks just ahead, we talk to a key member of president biden s economic team. our nbc news reporters are covering all of the latest developments that s where we begin with nbc news business and dat
government is stepping in to calm the failure two of u.s. banks. everyone that had money in sign silicon valley bank and signature bank will have money. the president is going to address the public about it. oscars, stealing the show, best picturor, best actress, best supporting actor and best supporting actress. also overnight, saber-rattling once against from north korea with a missile test launched from a submarine. the u.s. and south korea begin joint military exercises. you know this name. michael cohen. set to testify in a case that could lead to criminal charges against donald trump. cohen expected to appear before a mat nhattan grand jury. he s been making hush payments to stormy daniels. and get this march madness your march madness bracket is set for the ncaa tournament. the one seeded, kansas, purdue, alabama, something like that never heard of them. cnn this morning starts right now. i can tell you, i was in washington this weekend. the collapse of
time, they are going to ensure all deposits, even those over $250,000 limit. investors will have insulation of the federal government, that is problematic. todd: alexandria hoff will break it down. regulators have waved the limit for depositors and know did the same for signature bank, which was shut down over the weekend. silicon bank, many assets were uninsured, it will prevent a run on banks and companies that bank with svb can make payroll. pinterest and zip recruiter, just to name a few. fdic reads, depositors will have access to their money starting monday, march 13th. no losses will be born by the taxpayer. the president is preparing additional comment. what about the banking crisis? president biden: tomorrow morning talk to you tomorrow morning. the president is set to deliver remarks at 8 a.m. eastern time. a bank bailout was never on the table, said janet yellen. there were investors and owners of systemic large banks that were bailed out and we re cer