a magnitude of 5.9. chinese state media also reports that some water, electricity and road networks are damaged. the chinese government has dispatched teams of rescue workers to assist local emergency personnel. we ll bring you more details as they come in. now, international pressure is growing for israel to ease its military campaign in gaza. on monday, the us defense secretary was the latest to add his voice during talks with prime minister benjamin neta nyahu and israel s war cabinet. the department of defense says mr austin underscored the need for concerted efforts to protect civilians and urged israel to plan for transitioning to the next phase of operations. his israeli counterpart said israel would not control gaza in any civilian way after the war. here s the defense secretary earlier. protecting palestinian civilians in gaza is both a moral duty and a strategic imperative. so we will continue to stand up for israel s bedrock right to defend itself. and we will al
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cnn newsroom. hello, i m bianna golodryga. a powerful winter storm is related to two storm-related deaths. i m victor howell. and we have this video of waters rushing through springfield in central, california, and the weather is getting worse by the minute. residents are being urged to get to higher ground for their safety. parts of interstate i-80 had to be shutdown because of failed water pumps. and we go to nick who is there on the scene for us. what is behind you there? well, since we have last spoken, we have moved from felton to santa cruz, and what you are seeing here is an earth mover trying to build a makeshift road. this road was washed out at 2:00 a.m., and i m afraid to they i was up and about that time, the rain was biblical. just washed this road away, and you see the gas lines are still there, and there was until 30 seconds ago a forlorn palm tree over my shoulder, and the earth mover just pulled it down and emblematic of what is happening in california
what happened? erica, this happened so fast. it s stunning. silicon valley bank shut down by california regulators after the stock crashed by 60% yesterday after the bank said it needed to rapidly raise cash. this is easily the biggest bank failure since washington mutual fell apart in 2008 during the financial crisis. silicon valley bank, if you haven t heard of it, it is a major lender to tech start-ups. the fdic says that depositors that have $250,000 or less, they are insured here. they will get their money. they will get access to their money as soon as monday morning. but we know that some people, some entities, some start-ups, they have more than $250,000, and it s less clear what s going to happen to them. how did this happen? well, when the fed spikes interest rates, things tend to break. we know that the fed rate hikes have hurt the valuation of the tech companies that this bank catered to, also has hurt the value of the bonds that banks rely on to get cash. erica
cars spilling into the river with the worst yet to come. tucker carlson breaking his silence after his dismissal by fox news the nenew findingsgs about a diabetes drug that could be a game changer for weight loss the chananging face e of hollywood how prododuction is s being trtransformed by artificial intelligence and remembering jerry springer, beloved ringmaster of his hit talk show circus announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. we begin tonight with breaking news. sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news that former vice president mike pence appeared before a federal grand jury this afternoon as part of a special counsel investigation into former president trump s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. it s believed pence has direct knowledge of mr. trump s efforts to block certification of the 2020 election pence s testimony legally pitting him against the man who could very well be a rival for the 2024