the race to flee war-torn sudan, this morning countries around the world rushing to get citizens to safety. u.s. diplomats and their families airlifted from the u.s. embassy with an estimated 16,000 americans still there. what the white house is now saying. president biden is ready to launch his reelection bid, new details on those plans. the thinking of those around him and a new poll that suggests most democrats are still on the fence about another biden run. a scary site in the friendly skies, fire erupting on two planes within days, one midair after a possible bird strike, the other during takeoff. these major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news central. happening now, a global race to evacuate diplomats and citizens from sudan as the intense fighting rages on. over the last 24 hours at least 1,000 people have fled the violence by air, scene after scene of u.s. allies packing cargo planes just hours after u.s. officials confirmed that all u.s
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing another very busy news day with us. on notice, six more lenders get put on a watch list following the bank intervengs. new inflation numbers today make the challenge even more complicated. the inflation playbook says raise them again. plus the anterior of reagan no more. gop presidential hopeful ron desantis says russia s assault on ukraine and its democracy is not a vital u.s. interest. it s a flip tlop for the governor that puts him in sync with today s gop. and blame mike pence. donald trump says jan 6th would not have happened if pence had helped him steal the election. up for us first, the justice department and the securities and exchange commission now conducting separate investigations into the collapse of silicon valley bank. the news following a startling warning that six other banks ared a at risk of credit downgrades. it s part of the huge balancing act for the economy.
message from democratic leaders to allies, stop piling on the vice president if they want the party to win next year. plus thank you to the academy. this is history in the making. actress michelle yeoh capping a night of triumph for everything everywhere all at once. big win there. see who else won the biggest awards of the night, ahead. all right, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m rowchristine romans. just hours from now, president bide will be speak to the nation about his administration s plan to cool with the failure of two, two banking, silicon valley bank and signature bank, two commercial banks with more than $200 billion in total deposits. tvb a major startup of tech startups. federal officials are desperate to prevent contagion leading to runs on other banks. so far, they ve promised everyone with deposits in those two banks ininsured and uninsured will be able to get the money out and now with the bailout in the wa
a helicopter crash in ukraine killing top officials and some children. the maga king who falsely claimed fraud said he s the one behind the attacks. george santos qualified to serve on two house committees even though no one s sure what his real qualifications are. all right. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with this breaking news. tragedy in ukraine. devastating helicopter crash. the chopper plunged to the ground near a kindergarten. the crash killing ukraine s interior minister and leadership team and killing some children on the ground being taken to the kindergarten by their parents. cnn s clarissa ward live on the ground. what more do we know about this rapidly developing story? reporter: well, christine, as if ukraine hasn t experienced enough horror and enough tragedy. this morning e s events are tru devastating. you can see the area behind me where the helicopter crashed in. the latest informatio
in her murder. new video shows the losing republican candidate visiting the home of democrats before he allegedly organized the shootings that targeted him. he once pushed 9/11 conspiracy theories, now marjorie taylor greene is sitting on a committee with access to secrets. george santos will sit on the small business committee. cnn this morning starts right now. first, tragedy on the outskirts of ukrainian s capital. seven people are dead including ukraine s interior minister. four children are among the dead with 11 more being treated in the hospital. we re live at the scene in ukraine. what are you seeing clarissa? reporter: don, you can probably see behind me there are still rescue workers on the scene here. they have been combing through that building for hours trying to make sure there is nobody else inside because basically this is where the helicopter crashed. the building right behind me was clipped and then the helicopter nose dived into the playground. we