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hadnt seen. >> youre a student of the law. you know that lawyers are not supposed to disclose their conversation with their clients. even after theyre dead. thats what stephen jones the attorney did. i think it was a questionable decision on his part. it was a tremendous boom to me as a journalist to get behind the scenes in many the investigation. plus, i got all the material that federal government turned over to the defense as part of their investigation. so i have the federal gover...

and were also going to save billions of dollars on going after criminals who commit fraud. a lot of people are saying to me they dont like the idea im prepared to forgive up to $20,000 if you got a pell grant or $10,000 for anybody who has a student loan during the recession. well, guess what, we pay the so called ppp program, we paid significant -- i think its $900 billion. dont hold me to that number, but its well over 9 for anybody who had a tough time with their business during the...

and driving hands free around the streets of london, we take a look at the driverless car that may be a gamechanger. lets now get down to business. lets start in the us, where it looks like interest rates will be headed higher and higher. speaking to a senate committee the chair of the federal reserve, jerome powell warned more action might be needed to stabilise prices and tame inflation. many analysts had been expecting another quarter percent rise when the fed meets later this month...

the editorial board. alexandria hoff joins us live. >> alexandria: u.s. regulators are applauding the deal saying the lifeline given to first republic bank demonstrates the resilience of the american banking system. all of this to pull first republic bank from the spiral met by silicon valley, signature and silver gate. join statement reads action of the largest banks reflect confidence in the banking system, we are deploying strength and liquidity to the largest system where it is nee...

extraordinary effort to reassure americans that the u.s. banking system is safe plus, poland is set to become the first country to send fighter jets to ukraine. it comes amid new reporting that chinas leader will visit russia next week. those new developments are also straight ahead. and donald trump goes off on a frenzied defense amid a series of investigations. we will have the latest on the probes involving the former president. ♪ good morning and welcome to "way too early" ...

as $54 billion from the swiss central bank. is it enough to calm fears of a new financial crisis? plus: rates rethink. will market turmoil force the european bank to scale back a rise in the cost of borrowing later today? and the generation x—factor. why the over—50s have the skills so many employers want, but arent applying for thejobs. lets now get down to business. we start here in the uk, where households and businesses are weighing up whether they will be better or worse off f...

after major concerns over the banks finances. its shares fell by almost a third on wednesday at one point, forcing the swiss central bank to take action. it issued a statement saying credit suisse can borrow up to $54 billion us to boost its bottom line. today the shares have rebounded and are currently up just over 20%. the selling has continued in asia today, with japans topix banks index falling more than 4%, after recording its worst day in three years earlier this week. were nowjo...

nation once again. were not a free nation right now. we dont have free press. we dont have free anything. >> just a small sample of donald trumps dark speech at cpac. well have more of the former presidents maga messaging in just a moment. meanwhile it sure sounds like his former secretary of state is also running for president. mike pompeo is making the rounds, criticizing trumps fiscal record while in the white house. and also ahead, well have a look at president joe bidens visit...

its a familys worst nightmare. its happening far too often in this country, far too often. while we gather more information theres one thing we do know to be true, we have to do something to stop gun violence from ripping apart our communities. >> president joe biden marks another deadly mass shooting by once again calling on congress to pass gun reform legislation. well bring you the latest on the victims and the investigation in just a moment. plus evacuations, toxic chemicals, and...

overrespond. i hope it doesnt happen again >> former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul with his assessment of the russian confrontation of the u.s. drone over the black sea well have much more on the diplomatic implications of the incident just ahead. plus, some republican lawmakers are pushing back on comments from ron desantis about russias invasion of ukraine with comparisons to neville chamberlain. things got tense between ari m melber and donald trumps lawyer an interview...