hello, everyone. collapse and recovery. the white house steps in after two banks collapse. at this hour, families are forced from their homes after a levee breaches and more rain on the way. and also, three women who have not been heard from in more than two weeks. and thank you for joining us, i m kate bolduan. the president is trying to reassure the american people and the financial markets to avoid a full blown financial crisis after the collapse of silicon valley bank. regulators are also abruptly shutting down a bank in new york, signature bank which is on the verge of collapse. that set off a fran ik 48 hours, and the president said this. look, the bottom line is this. americans can rest assured that the banking system is safe. the deposits are safe. much more to this. matt egan, what is next for the two banks? it is shock and awe response from washington, and officials are serious about putting this fire out before it spreads elsewhere. what are they doing? the
nikki haley s turn in the barrel. she was the target of attacks from the men around her on the debate stage last night. she says they are just jealous as she wants new endorsements and climbs in polls. it s all relative. haley may be in second place in states like new hampshire and south carolina, but she is still 20 or 30 points behind donald trump. trump was once again not on the debate stage. he was where you see him now, new york city, particularly in a courtroom in manhattan. that s where he is as we speak. listen to what he said just before going into the courtroom. it s for a civil trial threatening his buzz. nobody has ever seen the case. there s not a judge in the country that wouldn t have given it. this is a witch hunt. it s a very corrupt trial. jeff zeleny is still in tusc tuscaloosa, alabama, where i left you last night. good to see you. trump once again was not at the debate. what do you make of how he made out at that debate given the fact that he was the