In the aftermath of the second-largest bank failure in US history, regulators seize control of First Republic Bank, striking a deal to sell its assets to JPMorgan Chase. Plus, the clock is ticking in Hollywood: if a new contract deal is not reached by midnight, the Writer's Guild of America will walk off the job. And, FBI agents in Texas say they have zero leads on the whereabouts of a gunman who killed five of his neighbors after being asked to stop firing his rifle. They're offering an $80,000 reward for information.

Also this morning: the US launches two convoys to evacuate Americans from war-torn Sudan, complex division inside the GOP threatens its electoral success, Arizona faces a teacher shortage, a mysterious cluster of brain infections strikes kids in Nevada, thousands in France are expected to protest the country’s new pension law, and, Willie Nelson performs a duet with Snoop Dogg at his 90th birthday celebration.

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