0llie, thank you so much forjoining us, especially under these circumstances. Now, i understand youve been able to flee these fires. Just bring us up to date in terms of what took place, what happened and how youre coping where are you now . Yeah, so i am now in a small village called fort simpson, which is about 630 kilometres west of yellowknife. It probably sounds like a huge distance it really isnt in Northwest Territories terms. This place is twice the size of france, its got 16,000 people in it, so vast scales that were talking about. This is essentially three communities to the left of yellowknife. And you can just hear a float plane into the distance, by the way. This is the Mackenzie River behind me. Yellowknife under a full Evacuation Order, as you probably heard, yesterday. We came out here a day before because, to be frank, the writing has been on the wall for days that that wildfire was going to pose a grave threat. What were you seeing that led you to think, hey, i better
species. he said it made his heart skip a beat. that s love. time for anderson. tonight on 360, new cnn polling which shows which republican polling does better against president biden. why she likely won t face him. and what voters make of their choices. also, the mother of a school shooter on trial for involuntary manslaughter takes the stand. what she said today in defense of her parenting. later, just in time for our election, cnn brings us the story of a recent election elsewhere which was touched by ai deep fake technology, and the candidate is warning us to brace for impact here. good evening, everyone. john berman in for anderson. we begin with fresh evidence for anyone who believes for better or worse that the republican party is not on its way to nominating the strongest candidate against president biden. new cnn polling as with all polling is just a snap shot. it does follow a trend. in it, president biden trails donald trump by 4 points. which is just outsid
the former us president donald trump after he pleaded not guilty to sa criminal charges and a new york court. mr trump is accused of falsifying records and paying hush money to hide damaging information during the 2016 election. lots more of course on the bbc website is always and continued coverage right here on bbc news but away from that story and what could be one of the us largest product liability settlements. johnson &johnson has proposed paying almost $9 billion to settle lawsuits alleging the company s talcum powder is because cancer. the new move seeks to resolve all current and future claims. samaria hussein has more. johnson &johnson has been dogged for years by claims that it talcum powder causes cancer. in 2021 it in newjersey brought by 22 women who blame the company s product for their ovarian cancer and that same year it set aside another $2 billion to try to settle all future claims in what could add up future claims in what could add up to thousands of law
the ripple effects from the collapse of silicon valley bank on friday are being felt accross the world. the us government has now said it will ensure all svb account holders will be able to retrieve any funds they have on monday morning. a statement by the us treasury and federal reserve said the plan will ensure the resilience of the broader us banking system. meanwhile in the uk, the government is warning that up to 200 british start ups and technology firms, are at risk, following the collapse of svb. its british arm, svb uk, has helped with financing for numerous technology and life sciences companies. but it s now feared they won t be able to pay wages or suppliers. the government is due to announce what their plan is to help these firms effected before the markets in london open this morning. here s our business correspondent, marc ashdown. at silicon valley bank we deal in innovation. it s the cool bank for cool customers. the uk arm serves 3500 of the brightest new te
silicon valley bank s collapse on friday has sent shock waves around the world. it s forced central banks and regulators to act. on friday, california banking regulators closed down svb financial group the largest bank failure since the global financial crisis. since then, two other regional banks have also gone bankrupt silvergate, signature bank in new york while first republic was also forced to reassure investors after its shares plunged 60% in pre market trading. in a bid to stem contagion across the industry, the us government stepped in, effectively guaranteeing deposits across the entire banking system, ensuring all account holders will be able to retrieve any funds they have on monday morning. a statement by the us treasury and federal reserve said the plan will ensure the resilience of the broader us banking system. meanwhile here in the uk, hsbc has acquired silicon valley bank uk forjust one pound. the uk govt also said customer deposits will be protected an