the federal government is now stepping in to calm financial panic over the failure of two u.s. banks. the biden administration announcing it will extend a federal backstop to all the banks deposits. treasury officials push back on the idea this was a bailout saying the burden is not borne by the taxpayers. we ll hear from president biden moments from now. water everywhere, causing chaos across central california. warnings of intense sustained flooding in the days ahead. it s unimaginable. folks, we are not done yet. former vice president mike pence telling a crowd in washington that history will judge donald trump for his actions on january 6. probably not a message that will be terribly popular with republican-based voters. three women who live in texas are believed to be missing in mexico. we really haven t had any other incidents that i can recall. and the oscar goes to everything, where every, all at once. this year at the academy awards, the