i m rosemary church. just ahead, winter storms bearing down on both coasts in the u.s. one system could leave a foot or more of snow in parts of the northeast. another atmospheric river is said to dump rain on already flooded parts of california. plus, after the biggest u.s. bank failure since 2008, regional banks fear a broader financial crisis as their stocks tumble. former u.s. president donald trump in iowa taking swings at republican rivals, just days away from a potential indictment. good to have you with us. we begin here in the united states, where confidence in regional banks remains shaky, despite ashusurances from president joe biden that they are safe. a dozen of regional banks plunged to record lows following the collapse of silicon valley bank and signature bank. mr. biden promised to do whatever is needed to protect the u.s. banking system. and he promised to hold those responsible for the collapse f fully accountable. the management of the banks will b
It s been a busy stretch in beijing, with china flexing its power on multiple fronts. it just wrapped up a huge political event. the national peoples congress, with the president vowing to build the chinese military into a great wall of steel. meanwhile, china has been playing mediator in the middle east while building stronger ties with russia and taking swipes at the united states. cnn s salena wang explains. reporter: can xi jingping vows to build china s military into a wall of steel, in his third term as president. it came after xi repeated the pledge to reunite taiwan with the motherland. it ends a week-long meeting that saw xi consolidate his power and drive home how china needs to
China has enormous capabilities to silence its critics through a host of pressure campaigns. and the major question is what happened behind the scenes. and she wasn t alone when she gave the statements. in an interview with a french sports newspaper, she revealed her professional tennis career may be over. salena wang is live this morning. you spoke with the journalist that interviewed ed shaui. there was a lot of pressure. they weren t the only one in the room here? the journalist for the french outlet, he made it clear this was a carefully managed interview. and he may not be able to speak freely. as you say, they were joined by a chinese official from the olympic committee that acted like a translator.