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you are in the "cnn newsroom." im paula reid in washington. jim acosta is off. a major move today in an attempt to halt a global banking crisis. switzerlands largest banking group ubs just agreed to buy its rival credit suisse in an emergency rescue bid. the purchase is aimed at halting investor panic brought on by two sudden u.s. bank failures this month. the deal comes after shares of the ailing bank lost 25% over the last week. even an emergency loan from the swiss national bank fai...

revelations. the latest is mike pompeo who could sit for a closed door deposition with the committee as soon as this week. theres another one in the inner circle, mike pompeo. that according to multiple sources why do they want to talk to him of all people? might have something do with the 25th amendment. >> havent heard the discussions among cabinet secretaries. from what i understand it was more of a -- thisthis is what a hearing, i want you to hear it and you should be on the radar,...

Mitchell reports, more drama on the house floor this hour. Louisiana republican mike johnson, an Lection Denier who helped craft the objections on january 6, he is next in line, chosen last night by the republicans in a private meeting when a more experienced lawmaker, tom emmer, failed just because of Donald Trumps opposition. In the israel hamas war, back channel negotiations continue for the terror group to free more of the 200 hostages still being held. International pressure is growing on i...

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Con context. this is merrick garland in the interview with lester holt. watch this. >> we pursue justice without fear and favor. we intend to hold everyone, anyone, who is criminally responsible for the events surrounding january 6th for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another accountable. >> okay. david axelrod, do you think the d.o.j. would take that leap? >> i dont know, don. this is such a hard question on the one hand, if you believe in ...

>> thats some really important con context, jessica. joining me now is a professor of infectious diseases at the university of alabama, birmi birmingham. what do you think of this mask mandate going away? do you think its time? >> its a very complex questions. early in the pandemic we relied on mandates, like school closures, business closures to keep us safe. we all put up with it because we were so scared, right? the fear factor overrode everything else. now were trying to come out of that p...

Congress. >> outright personal attacks between members of the house. dan merica, thanks so much. >> thank you. on january 6th, one out of every ten people who stormed the capitol had ties to the u.s. military. up next, new steps the pentagon is now taking to curb what it says is extremism within the ranks. just minutes from now, the opening bell on wall street, stock futures are all up this morning after a disappointing start to the week. investors worried about soaring covid cases, the pote...