good monday morning. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. just moments ago, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy arrived in the united kingdom. he s meeting with prime minister risch she sunak who plans to announce hundreds of air missiles for ukraine as it prepares a corner offensive against russia. cnn s clare sebastian joins me from london. clare, zelenskyy on the german leg of that tour, he said he vowed to reclaim all of his country from the russians. what more are we learning about the support he s getting? yeah, christine, it s been a productive weekend for ukraine. he got the biggest ever pledge to date in his war to germany, $3 billion, and included another 30 leopard 2 tanks crucial for ukraine. france also pledging tens of armored vehicles as we hear the meeting gets under way at chequers outside of london. and the ukraine will be pledging more missiles attack drones with a range of 200 kilometers. this is som
the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. we begin with breaking news on what s now the second biggest bank failure in u.s. history. most of first republic bank is now being bought by jpmorgan chase in a deal arranged by the federal deposit insurance corporation. the fdic. cnn s clare sebastian live in london for us. clare, this deal announced just a short time ago. all weekend, we ve been waiting for word what would happen to first republic. we knew it couldn t continue as a concern here. fdic would have to step in. and you went to bed thinkiing first republic is your bank, it s now jpmorgan chase, right? yeah, christine, all 84 branches of first republic will reopen this morning as branches of jpmorgan. this is different than silicon valley bank which was taken by regulators and stayed there for more than two weeks. this happenmuch more quickly over the weekend with that auction held on sunday. several banks bid it. it seems they reached that deal with
Eight. But at the end of the day they had no plan. They had no plan, and larry, this could stretch out another two or three weeks. This is unfortunate, and, you know, im ashamed were in this position. Hopefully well find someone who can get 217 votes soon. Thats House Oversight Committee Chairman joemz comer with a candid assessment of his party and its dysfunctional search for a new speaker. Well get the latest from capitol hill just ahead. Plus, well go through all of the new developments out of the middle east including the negotiations to free more hostages after hamas released two elderly women yesterday. And also ahead, Donald Trumps latest down right deranged comments from the campaign trail, comparing himself to Nelson Mandela and fantasizing about punching President Biden in the face. Good morning, and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, october 24th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. Hamas has released two more civilians being held hostage in gaz
ever. in vegas cheering on a team desperate for a win. they have the knights absolutely drilled the oilers. jonathan marchessault scores hat trick. canada s stanley cup drought is 31 years. vegas is back in the final four, christine. for the fourth time in the first six seasons. they ll face either seattle or dallas who play game seven tonight. i want to say a happy mother s day to you, christine. thank you. i hope you received all of the love and hugs that you deserved like the hard working mamas out there. sure did. coming up on cnn this morning, what is the unexpected drop in and a $500 sheep head
taking out the champion in colorado. a win, the first team to win the first playoff series against the cup champ. that s kraken hockey, baby. another game seven tonight, devils host the rangers in jersey. winner gets carolina in round two. christine, between them and the knicks, we have all kinds of playoff love going on in new york. sure do. thanks, coy. coming up on cnn this morning, most of first republic bank just sold to jpmorgan chase. is that enough to stave off more banking stress. and hustlers, how some use ai to hold down momore than one full-time job. 1 gram of sugar and nutrients for immune health. you were always so dedicated. we worked hard to build up the shop,