any moment now, president biden will address the nation from that podium right there amid concerning questions about potential contagion in the u.s. banking sector. what does that mean for your money? a very good monday morning to you. i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. president biden expected to try to calm fears in a matter of moments when he does make his way to that podium, this amid the failure of two u.s. banks. we re talking about silicon valley bank, which you ve heard a lot of this weekend, as well as signature bank. the biden administration is taking emergency action here and there is the president. let s listen in. for california. i want to briefly speak about what s happening to silicon valley bank and signature bank. today, thanks to the quick action of my administration over the past few days, americans can have confidence that the banking system is safe. your deposits will be there when you need them. small businesses across the country that deposit ac
hello, i m briana keilar in washington. right now wall street and main street are wondering if more dominoes will fall or if the biden administration s drastic action following the second largest bank failure in u.s. history will stave off a broader financial crisis. this morning president biden assured americans that their money is safe after the federal government takeover of silicon valley bank and the smaller signature bank. svb may be a new name for many people, but it was a go-to bang for the tech sector. high-pro-final companies like roku, etsy, and fitbit were clients. some had hundreds of millions of dollars tied up with svb. all those deposits are guaranteeduncle sam. all customers who had deposits in these banks can reassured they ll be protected, and they ll have access to their money as of today. no losses will be born by the taxpayers. instead, the money will come from the fees that banks pay into the deposit insurance fund. the management of these banks will
expected to defend the banking system after his government scrambled to prepare emergency measures to bail out silicon valley bank customers. here comes the president coming up to the podium. president biden: before i leave for california, i want to briefly speak about what is happening in silicon valley bank and signature bank. today thanks fought quick action of my administration america will have confidence that the banking system is safe. your deposits will be there when you need them. small businesses across the country that deposit accounts at these banks can breathe easier knowing they can pay their worker and pay their bills. hard working employees can breathe easier as well. last week when we learned of the problems of the banks and the impact they could have on jobs, some small businesses and banking systems overall, i instructed my team to act quickly to protect these interests. they have done that. they have done that. on friday, the government regulator in char
have been ringing the alarm bell for years. we begin with this fox news alert. john: president biden heading to california this hour after giving an update on the sudden collapse of silicon valley banks. the president sought to reassure americans, all while taking shots at top bank executives and republicans for the failure. welcome back as america reports rolls onto us again our appeared happy monday, sandra. here we go again. sandra: i m sandra smith in new york. the news continues. 2:00 on the east coast. sounding off on the handling of this banks collapse. nikki haley offering their take on all of that as they gear up for their 20202024 run. john: out with a warning about the future of guaranteeing deposits. politically, it s going to be impossible not to extend the same full, unlimited deposit guarantee to all banks. once you do it for one bank, it is hard not to do it for ano another. john: let s get straight to peter doocy, waiting president biden s arrival