for donald trump. we ll get into that. plus, some of the week s other top stories. take a look. in the city, jerry finding donald trump liable for a sexual abuse and defamation. the unanimous decision was handed down after less than three hours of deliberation. trump now must pay $5 million in damages to rider e. jean carroll. and e. jean carroll joins us now along with her attorney roberta kaplan. good morning to you both. how are you feeling this morning? on top of the world. yesterday was the happiest day of my life. was it? how come? [laughter] what was the feeling? because the former president had smeared me so badly and so evenly, and was such malice and such despite that it wasn t until yesterday that i got back on my feet. and so, my name is back, and robbie kaplan got it back for me. there are a lot of people who wondered why you would bring this case, not just because of the time, but because you know, you are from new york. you understand who donald tru
military equipment and weapons. he also said the u.s. will be steadfast in its support for ukraine. i thought it was critical that there not be any doubt, none whatsoever about u.s. support for ukraine in your war against the brutal attack from russia. for all the disagreement we have in congress on some issues, there is significant agreement on support for ukraine. this is so much larger than just ukraine. the two leaders also walked out on the streets of kyiv paying respects to the thousands of ukrainian soldiers killed in the conflict. vice president harris said russia has committed crimes against humanity in ukraine. russia s ambassador to the u.s. responded by accusing the u.s. of trying to demonize russia. it comes as the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. warned china it would be crossing a red line if it were to provide lethal aid to russia for use in ukraine. four u.s. officials familiar with the matter tell nbc news the u.s. believes china may already be providing non-
city year. in other news president biden will give his state of the union address tonight to a divided congress and flanked by a republican speaker of the house. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the devastated region of southern turkey and northern syria, where the search for survivors from monday s huge earthquake has entered a second night. the death toll continues to escalate rapidly. more than 7 thousand people are known to have lost their lives and officials are warning that number could rise significantly in the days to come. thousands are thought to be trapped under collapsed buildings and the rescue efforts are being hampered by power supply disruptions, damaged roads and freezing temperatures. there s particular concern for those in syria, a country where the infrastructure has already devastated by years of conflict. our middle east correspondent anna foster has spent the past two days travelling alone towards the epicentre of the earthquake in sout
the editorial board. alexandria hoff joins us live. alexandria: u.s. regulators are applauding the deal saying the lifeline given to first republic bank demonstrates the resilience of the american banking system. all of this to pull first republic bank from the spiral met by silicon valley, signature and silver gate. join statement reads action of the largest banks reflect confidence in the banking system, we are deploying strength and liquidity to the largest system where it is needed most. the banks are supporting the economy and those around us. secretary yellen was among the architects of the deal. her testimony game days after emergency action to contain collapse of silicon valley bank. listen. i can reassure the members of the committee that our banking system is sound. americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. this week s actions demonstrate resolute commitment to ensure that our financial system remains strong and that dep