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 china s 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 on this friday, march 17th happy st. patrick s day. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. in the words of cnbc, wall street rides to the rescue 11 of the country s largest banks are depositing a total of $30 billion to first republic bank to avoid a third collapse of the u.s. bank in less than a week first republic serves a similar clientele as silicon valley bank and signature bank, both of which failed in recent days. those banks had a high number of uninsured deposits as d
protesters are also mad at the way macron did it. there was supposed to be a vote today in france s parliament on this issue but it was unclear if macron s side had enough support so just minutes before the report the president invoked special power powers to shoehorn the changes through parliament without parliament s approval. whether this will lead to a new confidence vet or a vote that repeals that he just did it s hard to tell it might be wise for republicans who have toyed with the age of raising the retirement age, it might be wise for them to look at what is happening across the atlantic that does it for us tonight. i will see you again tomorrow. way too early with jonathan lemire is coming up next 11 of the nation s largest banks are stepping in to rescue first republic bank. we will talk about that