there are americans in sudan who want to leave but are they stuck? the lead starts right now. as the violence erupts in sudan, the u.s. and other nations evacuate their embassies, but what about other americans on the ground? ahead, i ll speak with a top house republican about the biden administration s response so far. plus, fired then hired. a kentucky sheriff s office explains why it hired the cop who killed brianna taylor. that cop s attorney is speaking out to cnn. and planes on fire, others hit by birds. what is going on with the airline industry? transportation secretary pete buttigieg is here. we have a lot of questions for him. welcome to the lead i m pamela brown in for jake taper, and we start today with our world lead. the white house says it is actively working to get americans out of sudan as a bloody conflict between two rivals turns even deadlier. they are using intelligence and surveillance tools to help national convoys of cars get to the port in sudan w
newsroom 11 banks stepping up to provide a financial life line to first republic bank, the regional u.s. bank facing significant challenges the last week. [ sirens ] this is an area that will see the line of storms move through the overnight hours and early morning hours friday. we know the intercept was intentional. we know the aggressive behavior was intentional and very unprofessional and very unsafe. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, march 17, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in new york where new trading day gets under way in just a few hours. investors may be wondering if another regional bank needs rescuing. it looks better for first republic after 11 major banks extended a lifeline to keep it afloat. a large percentage of uninsured deposits prompted many customers to pull their money from the bank. and shares soared after the news. right now futures are steady if not rising slightly and markets acr
17th. president xi is headed to russia. they tried to portray themselves as a neutral party. the west is skeptical and concerned that china is considering providing russia with weapons. and a cnn exclusive. two dozen mar-a-lago staffers have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. this is connection to the special counsel investigation into the handling of classified documents. also banks rescuing another bank? first republic bank is set to receive a $30 billion life line. the money coming from a group of major banks including j.p. morgan chase and wells fargo. a dramatic last second shot, a tiger s tail turning into a cinderella story in a day of madness ahead. we ll break down the ncaa tournament. also new songs sure to move up the charts quickly and swiftly. we have taylor s new tracks that were released while you were sleeping. cnn this morning starts right now. all of the girls you did say swiftly. you did that on purpose. did you get up last
investigation as trump s former white house layer. ty cobb says he believes trump could be charged and convicted by the next election. cobb is outfront plus an elite high ranking russian officer defects. now he s speaking out about putin s health paranoia is rumored girlfriend and you ll hear how the officer escaped putin s tight grip. plus an outfront exclusive tonight inside one of america s most advanced nuclear submarines, unable to descend hundreds of feet in just seconds and alert for threats from china. let s go, outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight pence cooperating a day after former president trump was indicted on 34 felony counts and accused of covering up a potential sex scandal, the former president today dealt another blow. his former president of former vice president mike pence, is making it clear he will now testify before a grand jury about his conversations with trump leading up to january 6th. never before has a former vice presid
international rival is being tied to a number of major stories this evening. china is pushing back on a threat by u.s. officials that the social media site tiktok could be banned country wide if chinese investors do not sell their interest. there is also word american banks may have to reimburse companies in china for losses from the collapse of a major u.s. financial institution. allegations that several members of president biden s family received payments from a chinese energy company. we will take you to capitol hill. and new information about what china may be doing inside ukraine. we have fox team coverage tonight. jacqui heinrich at the white house with the tiktok story and the ukraine angle. chad pergram on capitol hill tells us about the chinese ties to silicon valley bank but we begin with senior national correspondent rich edson who has new information coming out of the hunter biden investigation. good evening, rich. rich: good evening, bret. the chairman james c