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
know this morning whether or not the investigations will lead to any charges or allegations of wrongdoing. it does come as shareholders filed a class action lawsuit against the bank s parent company and democrats, several of them progressive members of the democratic party, unveiled a bull that would essentially restore the regulations rolled back by a bipartisan majority. wall street is breathing a sigh of relief. yesterday stocks rallied including those of other mid-sized banks. it s a sign they feel reassured by the government s quick intervention. paula reid is tracking the developments. what do the investigations look like? how similar are the ones between the doj and sec? it s interesting to see how this plays out. the justice department is looking into the collapse of svb. the sec also opened their own probe. the investigations are in the preliminary stages they re looking into the bank s failure and action business senior
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