meagan fitzgerald, nbc news >>> u.s. government officials are working overtime this weekend trying to prevent the failure of first republic bank. if that bank went under, it would be the second largest bank failure in u.s. history. nbc business reporter brian cheung is with me now so what is the government trying to do, brian? >> the bank has reported losing over $70 billion following the banking turmoil in march as customers pulled their money out. with concern that customers are still leaving first republic the government is trying to work out a plan where they take control of the bank but then sell it off to a competitor. that is what they've been doing all weekend, accepting bids from other banks with the hope that first republic can open under new management tomorrow morning. >> there is a race against the clock here >> yeah, there is. they are trying to get it done before the markets open monday fearing the collapse could weigh on the financial markets. >> what if you are a customer of first republic and have money

navy ship is taking them to safety meagan fitzgerald has the latest >> reporter: tonight the u.s. navy arriving at the port of sudan helping desperate americans flee the violence with the second convoy guarded by american military drones undergoing the treacherous 500-mile trek from khartoum to the port of sudan today. so far, 1,000 americans have been rescued by the u.s. government at the port, chaos and confusion. evacuees crammed into tight spaces, sleeping on the floor, hoping for temporary visas to gain safe passage to countries like saudi arabia. maha rehama and her young sisters narrowly surviving the dangerous trip do you guys feel lucky to be alive? >> yes, absolutely absolutely i never thought we'd make it out of sudan that thought never crossed my mind because we had no help. >> reporter: help in a different form arrived the red cross making it into the country to deliver much needed supplies, the first humanitarian aid since the violence broke out three weeks ago. despite a three-day extension to a ceasefire that barely held, the violence in the capital city continuing

let's bring in nbc news foreign correspondent meagan fitzgerald. t to achieve? >> ana, good to be with you. it appears as though zelenskyy's latest tour has been successful, yielding more support from ally. zelenskyy has been talking about wanting these attack drones for self months now. earlier today, the prime minister of the united kingdom rishi sunak says his country will deliver, sending the drones with a range of 120 miles. he went on to say they'll be sending hundreds of air defense missiles. you look at yesterday, the unannounced visit in paris where sell zen ski met with president emanuel macro. he also went on to say they'll be sending tanks. we know zelenskyy went on and made stops in italy where he met with the prime minister there, met with the pope. but it was his first time stopping in germany since the invasion began. that happened just one day after germany announced what is comparable to a $3 billion military aid package. you talk about this counteroffensive, this highly anticipated counteroffensive. zelenskyy said, look, his troop

nbc's meagan fitzgerald has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s.riving at the port of sudan helping desperate americans flee the violence with a second convoy guarded by american military drones undergoing the treacherous 500-mile track from khartoum to the port of sudan today. so far a thousand americans have been rescued by the u.s. government. but at the port, chaos and confusion. evacuees crammed into tight spaces sleeping on the floor, hoping for temporary visas to gain safe passage to countries like saudi arabia. maha and her youngsters narrowly surviving the dangerous trip. do you guys feel lucky to be alive? >> yeah, absolutely, absolutely. i never thought that we would make it out of sudan. like, that thought never crossed my mind because we had no help. >> reporter: today, help in a different form arrived. the red cross making it into the country to deliver much needed supplies. the first humanitarian aid since the violence broke out three weeks ago. despite a three-day extension to a ceasefire that barely held, the violence in the capita

for more on what we can expect, let's bring in nbc's meagan fitzgerald in london and my colleague alex for 70 years. what is the energy like on the ground? >> lindsey, i can tell you the excitement is just mounting. it really is. i mean, we're looking at the mouth, for example, where people have been camped out for days wanting to secure their front row seat to history. the king, he's had a busy day. he started at westminster abbey for a rehearsal, the final rehearsal. then of course he made his way to the mou where he met and greeted many of the fans that were there along with william and kate, and later on tonight we know that he has a rehearsal or a reception rather with vips, and then of course the big day kicks off tomorrow at 5:30 a.m. local time or in the east coast, 10:30 here. that's when we're going to see the king's procession, the king and queen making their way from buckingham palace to westminster abbey here for that deeply religious ceremony. shortly after the king and queen are crowned, that's when we will see them get into this gold state coach. they will make their wa

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nbc news correspondent meagan fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: the u.s.desperate americans flee the violence with the second convoy guarded by american military drones undergoing to treacherous 500-mime track from khartoum to the port of sudan. so far more than a thousand americans have been rescued by the u.s. government, but at the port, chaos and confusion. evacuees crammed into tight spaces, sleeping on the floor, hoping for temporary visas to gain safe passage to countries like saudi arabia. this woman and her young sisters narrowly surviving the dangerous trip. >> do you guys feel lucky to be alive? >> absolutely. absolutely. i -- i never thought that we would make it out of sudan. that thought never crossed my mind because we had no help. >> reporter: help in a different form arrived. the red cross making it into the country to deliver much needed supplies, the first humanitarian aid since the violence broke out three weeks ago. despite a three-day extension to a cease-fire that barely held, the violence in the capital city continuing, and the trau

meagan fitzgerald is in central london, and she's been watching as all of this has unfolded. ficed and really wanted to be there to witness history. they're about to have their moment. you can feel the energy just brightened up just by their very presence here, which is fun. you know, being here is great, that it is, but back in new york city we actually have folks up early, emilie ikeda our correspondent is with them at a british pub there in new york city in the city that never sleeps, and are they feeling the excitement there, emily? >> absolutely, savannah. those early alarm clocks did not dull the excitement here at this british inspired pub. joneswood foundry. these folks started filing in at 5:00 a.m. to witness this history making moment, and when you think about the historic aspects, one of them on full display behind me and throughout this entire pub, the live stream of an event, everyone excited to see the coronation of king charles, and everywhere you look, you can kind of see a nod to the culture, whether it be the cutout of king charles, the fascinators on people