obviously, tensions are already high between the two nations over involvement in ukraine. senior correspondent mike tobin is in kyiv tonight with the latest on this. good evening, mike. good evening, bret. a brazen violation of international law. that s the way the state department describes this contact between a u.s. drone and two russian fighter jets that ended with the u.s. drone being ditched in the black sea. the pentagon says for a half hour this morning two russian su-27 fighter jets harassed a u.s. mq 9 reaper drone in international fuel space. dumped fuel on it and pass sod close struck one of the propellers dropping it down into the southwest of crimea. this is the first contact of this sort since the height of the cold war. this incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional. russian defense ministry denies that the jet impacted the u.s. drone and says the drone was headed in the direction of russia with its transpo
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expected to defend the banking system after his government scrambled to prepare emergency measures to bail out silicon valley bank customers. here comes the president coming up to the podium. president biden: before i leave for california, i want to briefly speak about what is happening in silicon valley bank and signature bank. today thanks fought quick action of my administration america will have confidence that the banking system is safe. your deposits will be there when you need them. small businesses across the country that deposit accounts at these banks can breathe easier knowing they can pay their worker and pay their bills. hard working employees can breathe easier as well. last week when we learned of the problems of the banks and the impact they could have on jobs, some small businesses and banking systems overall, i instructed my team to act quickly to protect these interests. they have done that. they have done that. on friday, the government regulator in char
griff: took the jury less than three hours to convict him of the murder of his wife and son. ainsley: charles watson is outside of the court house in walter borough, south carolina. what is the latest? what are you expecting this morning will seek life in prison without the possibility of parole when alec murdaugh is sentenced behind me this morning for the murders of his wife maggie and son paul. after thursday s verdict alec was remanded almost immediately and let out ever the cool tan county courthouse he is staring at 30 years to life in prison after the jury came back guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. scene of the murders after voice was caught snapchat video moments of before his wife and son were killed. son buster sat a few rows behind him with a deflated look on his face. his lawyers tried to throw a hail mary with a request for a mistrial lack of evidence. judge newman thought otherwise
crisis that we ve seen this kind of stunning bank collapse. that s why when president biden before the market came on the airwaves and told the nation that the government would be stepping in. watch. no losses this is important important. no losses will be borne by the taxpayers. let me repeat that. no losses will be borne by the taxpayers. instead, the money will come from the fees that banks pay in to the deposit insurance fund. martha: is that accurate? let s bring in david asman and fox business correspondent susan li. the market sold off a lot early on. bounced back. now it s up 163 points. i want to ask you why in just a moment. first of all, this idea that the taxpayer is not on the hook in any way for this. let s play this janet yellen sound bite. during the financial crisis, there were investors and owners of systemic large banks that were bailed out and were certainly not looking and the reforms that have been put in place means that we re not going to do th