local police took back the hotel, rescuing at least 20 guests and killing five gunmen. according to reports, attackers were armed with suicide vests, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. we'll keep an eye on this story throughout the morning. turning to big financial news. the global markets are reeling this morning as moody's downgraded 15 of the world's largest banks. citigroup, goldman sachs, bank of america, jpmorgan chase and morgan stanley join several european banks in the downgrade. officials from the ratings agency said these banks were vulnerable to "outsized losses" creating fears they would not be able to repay their debt information time of severe financial crisis. the downgrade marks the first time since 2007 that moody's has taken across the board action against the banks. let's see how the markets are responding as we get all up in