ahead this st. patrick s day friday starting with desperate measures on wall street. nearly a dozen banks teaming up to prevent this week s financial turmoil from spreading their $30 billion life line to save another major bank from potential ruin as janet yellen works to sooth the markets and reassure americans that their money is safe. i can reassure the members of the committee that our banking system is sound and that americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. plus major move in china s partnership with russia, announcing this morning that xi jinping will visit russia next week at the invitation of vladimir putin that comes as russia continues to search for the downed u.s. drone intercepted by a russian fire jets. why the pentagon says russia won t find anything useful even if they do track it down and rage on the streets of paris, thousands of protestors rise up over an unpopular move by macron raising the age of retirement
davos. the winter playground of the rich. and not far from many of those rich and those closest to putin where they ve enjoyed a life of luxury. plus, a navy veteran is accusing congressman george santos of stealing thousands of dollars. you will hear his story and the moment that he realized it was the same man accused of deceiving voters on everything from where he went to college to his religion. that veteran speaks out in an interview you ll see first outfront tonight. and also the chilling evidence against brian walshe, the husband accused of murdering and dismembering his wife in massachusetts. evidence authorities say includes googling, can you throw away body parts. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, the davos deception. so the elite luxury alpine ski resort in davos, switzerland, is the center of the world s elite tonight, hosting right now probably still lots of parties going on, who s who in the world of money and polit
vladimir putin showing an increasing reliance on drones that russia is said to be getting from iran. or clarissa ward the only reporter seeing what ukraine has shot out of the sky. plus, roe v economy? president biden s midterm pledge today, if democrats can keep control of congress. he will get an abortion rights law on the books. but the reality check on that may rely on what is on the minds of most voters. and hunting the injured. protesters shot and breaten in iran. fear of going to the hospital, where police could be waiting to capture them. the desperate mrlengths some demonstrators are going to to get treatment. welcome to the lead, i m john berman, in for jake tapper. and we start with our world lead. today, a top ukrainian intelligence official predicted an end to putin s war. quote, russia s loss is inev inevitable. by the summer, everything should be over. that despite putin s attacks on ukraine s power plants. nearly a third have been destroyed. some of th
Three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. Israel has ruled out allowing basic resources or humanitarian aid into gaza until hamas releases the hostages it abducted during the weekend attack. At least 1,300 israelis were killed in the assault, and at least 150 people are thought to have been kidnapped. Israels total blockade of gaza means food and clean water are running out, the Mains Electricity is cut, and raw sewage is building up in the streets. Gazas Health Ministry say israels Sustained Bombardment has now killed more than 1,400 people nearly a third of them children. The red cross says the blockade risks turning gazas hospitals into mortuaries, warning fuel for generators could run out on thursday. But Israels Energy minister has insisted no electricity, fuel or Water Supplies will be turned on until the hostages are home. The us Secretary Of State has assured israel of washingtons unwavering support, and warned its adversaries against taking advan