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By Liberty Mutual Insurance. I'm Monica rixon, New York. Stocks took a bit of a tumble today on Wall Street as fears grow over the stability of the banking industry. The Dow lost 281 points. And now that concern is spreading to Europe as shares in Swiss bank Credit Suisse also tank. Jonathan josephs is with the BBC. Credit Suisse was down more than 24% at the close of European trading. It's led Switzerland Central Bank and its financial regulator to feel compelled to reassure investors that they will support the bank. In a joint statement, they said Credit Suisse does have the funds it's required to hold as a systemically important bank. Nonetheless, they would make sure it has any cash it needs. But the bank's biggest shareholder, the Saudi national bank says it won't invest any more money into the lender until stocks stabilize. Californians can't catch a break from all The Rain as millions assess damage from this week's storms. But even more is on the way. And there is a bit of good news in LA. Since June of last year, around 7 million have been under strict guidelines to cut back on water use and some areas, residents were banned from watering their lush green lawns. But with this year's repeated rainstorms, the water supply is back to normal levels, in some cases, even above normal levels. Officials are still urging people to conserve, however, because drought conditions could return. Steve futterman, CBS News, Los Angeles. In Texas, the fate of access to abortion medication is now in the hands of a federal judge. Here's CBS Michael George. The lawsuit filed by anti abortion groups is asking for an immediate order that would revoke or suspend the drug's FDA approval. More than 20 years ago, the FDA gave myth a pristine the green light in combination with a second pill as a safe and effective method to induce a medicated abortion. That two pill combo is the most common form of abortion in the U.S.. North Korea has fired another ballistic missile, reporter Alex Jensen. North Korea has made no secret, it's unhappy with ongoing military drills involving South Korea and the U.S., but this long range missile test also came hours before a rare meeting between the leaders of South Korea and Japan. It's feared North Korea might fire another missile as far as the Pacific or conduct a nuclear test, having been deemed ready to do so for the last year. They're all happening as joint military drills continue between South Korea and the U.S.. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants to leave Green Bay. Since Friday, I made it clear that my intention was to play and my intention was to play for the New York Jets. Rogers on the pat McAfee showed today he's been with the packers for 18 seasons. This is CBS News. Nobody should have to pay for one size fits all insurance coverage. Liberty mutual customizes your car and home insurance so you only pay for what you need. Liberty Mutual Insurance. 1103 here on WTO Wednesday night march 15th, 2023 at Tyson's it's 45, dropping to the 30s later. Good evening, I'm Dmitri soldiers for the top local stories we're following this hour. When you call 9-1-1 you are likely thinking about when first responders will get there, not so much where. But in D.C., it appears dispatches are sending ambulances to the wrong address more frequently, or at least these mishaps are being more frequently reported. The mayor wants a new director in charge of the 9-1-1 call center in her confirmation hearing Heather McGowan explains this spike. I've had the opportunity to not only learn, but understand the immense amount of trust that is placed in an agency like ours. And office of unified communications acting director Heather mcguffin says she knows part of her job is restoring trust. Committee chair Brooke Pinto then asked why so far this year, 36 ambulances were directed to the wrong place when it was 34 sent to the wrong address all of last year. There wasn't maybe always a way to report that, that they knew about. We're educating them on that now. If we can acknowledge that we've made a mistake, we can do something to fix it. Megan cloher, a WTO news. 1104, we've got the latest on D.C. city government versus Congress. Who is really in charge of the city here after the House and Senate recently overrode some crime reforms passed by the D.C. council, the House oversight committee chairman, Kentucky Republican James comer, has invited members of the D.C. council, the city's chief financial officer, and the D.C. police union to testify at a hearing scheduled for March 29th. Comer says the hearing will cover crime and homelessness among other issues. The offices of D.C. council chair Phil mendelson and council member Charles Allen say they got the invitations. We did learn tonight here on WTO. D.C. council chairman Phil mendelson says he will attend and we're waiting to hear back from other leaders about whether they'll be there for that hearing. FBI agents raided Roy McGrath's Florida home today. Two days after the one time top aide to former Maryland governor Larry Hogan, failed to appear in Baltimore, federal court to stand trial on corruption charges, but grass wife Laura brunner was home during the raid today. Those in charge say she is fully cooperating. This week, the U.S. marshal service declared McGrath a wanted fugitive. He's accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state, including what prosecutors call a fraudulent severance payment of more than a quarter $1 million