that wa warm welcome to tho joining us in the united states and around the world. and just ahead on cnn news room this is the united states property, we obviously don t want to see anybody getting their hands on it. this type of behavior from the russian pilots is uncommon and unfortunate and unsafe. we didn t have snow all winter long and now the biggest storm of the year. this snow is very heavy, wet and dense. it is sticking to all the trees and power lines. in the wake of this banking crisis even as it seems to be receding from the brink, there is recognition that perhaps the fed will have to change course. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, march 15th, in washington white house officials say the u.s. is taking steps to ensure that an air force drone hit by russia in the black sea doesn t end up in the wrong hands. the pentagon says russian fighter jets intercepted the surveillance drone on tu
flying over the black sea. this is video of the type of reaper drone that went down. white house officials say that the russian move over international waters is the kind of thing that could spark a dangerous escalation between super powers. it could lead to m miscalculations between, you know, two militaries that are operating not obviously in ukraine together but certainly in proximity in the region. and we don t want to see the war escalate beyond what it has already done to the ukrainian people and so this is clearly this was inappropriate, unsafe, unprofessional conduct by the russian pilots. and salma abdelaziz is live in london for us. salma, russia and the u.s. have very different stories here about what happened. reporter: two very different narratives about what took place in the early hours of yesterday morning on the black sea. the united states says that russian fighter jets essentially reading between the lines harassed the united states drone. they say
good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, march 15th. thank you for waking up with us. here are five things to know this morning there are new tensions between the u.s. and russia over the downing of a u.s. surveillance drone. they clipped the drone over the black sea forcing it to crash. russia denies the accusation claiming the drone fell on us own. yeah. and another day of jitters over the fate of america s banking system seem to be easing slightly. stocks of some regional banks bouncing back after suffering declines. fallout is far from over. doj and scc investigating the collapse of silicon valley bank. also this morning high stakes case over abortion pills set to get its day in court. a federal judge in amarillo, texas, will hear arguments over a lawsuit that could disrupt access to the pills nationwide. protests are planned outside the courthouse. also the faa is convening a rare safety summit after seven close calls at airports. the faa says the flight cros
inflation. prices fell dramatically last month for manufacturers. of course, those costs passed down to consumers eventually. the flip side, there are still banking fears simmering, futures way down ahead of the opening bell, you can see there. what all of this means as we get another big decision coming, that is, the feds, whether it will raise interest rates again. plus this morning escalating tensions after an alarming encounter over the black sea, a russian fighter jet colliding with an unmanned u.s. drone. that $23 million aircraft then crashing into the sea and the race is now on to recover it. extreme life-threatening weather continues to hammer both coasts this morning. record rain, swamping california, heavy snow, 3 feet in some areas, burying the northeast. this morning nearly half a million people without power. we are going to get to all of that, but we do want to begin with the economy this morning, this new data that just dropped, cnn chief business corres
abortion in the united states. this case specifically involves, rather, a drug used in a medication abortion. as of 2020 research shows abortion pills account for more than half of all u.s. abortion and miscarriage health care in this country. the trump-appointed federal judge was at the center of this battle already facing scrutiny. we ll take you live to tech tex and texas and tell you more about why. u.s. officials expressing concern after the drone crashed into the black sea. washington s message to moscow this morning. we are also keeping a close eye on the markets. the dow down just over 500 points now this despite good data on inflation. we ll explain what s behind those numbers at the stock market. but we do begin in texas where the biggest legal battle over abortion since roe v. wade was overturned by the supreme court is happening now. cnn s rosa floores is in amarillo, texas. one judge in amarillo could have national implications here. this judge has a lot of p