democratic papers are fearful of this rising man. lincoln is going to win the 1860 election. from the moment abraham lincoln is elected, lincoln is confronted with crisis. to white southerner, lincoln s election means the greatest of their fears being realized. they are convinced, despite all the things lincoln says, he wants to create racial equality. lincoln and his family were subjected to unnerving threats that no other president-elect has ever faced. abraham lincoln was sent a letter saying i m going to put a spider in your dumpling, you goddamn son of a bitch, and other expressions that i didn t know existed in the 19th century. people had sent nooses. robert lincoln, the teenager, opened this threatening envelope and was unnerved by it. the situation required his father to calm him down. folks in the south using the dynamics of polarization and violence to move people into supporting succession. violence creates that sense of tribalism that is what the enti
1860 election. from the moment abraham lincoln is elected, lincoln is confronted with crisis. to white southerners, lincoln s election means the greatest of their fears being realized. they are convinced, despite all the things lincoln says, he wants to create racial equality. lincoln and his family were subjected to unnerving threats that no other president-elect has ever faced. abraham lincoln was sent a letter saying, i m going to put a spider in your dumpling, you goddamn son of a bitch. and then other expressions that i didn t know existed in the 19th century. people had sent nooses. robert lincoln, the teenager, opened this threatening envelope and was unnerved by it. the situation required his father to calm him down. folks in the south, using the dynamics of polarization and violence to move people into supporting secession. violence creates that sense of tribalism that is what the entire fight s about. and it s clear that it could descend into war . w
announcer: this is new day weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. sun coming up in orlando where conservatives and former president trump are gathering today for cpac. we will get to that in just a minute. we want to tell you today that advisors to the cdc are meeting to vote on whether the agency should approve the distribution of the johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine. this is after the fda granted it authorization for emergency use. that vote is expected to happen this afternoon. once that is decided, the cdc director would give the final approval. nearly 4 million doses of that shot could begin rolling out to vaccine centers across the country as early as tomorrow. this will be the third coronavirus shot, remember, allowed to be administered in the u.s. so far, it s authorized for 18 years and up. it s a single-dose shot. it s not requiring any special storage. just ordinary refrigeration temperatures. that makes it easier to distribute across the c
newsroom 11 banks stepping up to provide a financial life line to first republic bank, the regional u.s. bank facing significant challenges the last week. [ sirens ] this is an area that will see the line of storms move through the overnight hours and early morning hours friday. we know the intercept was intentional. we know the aggressive behavior was intentional and very unprofessional and very unsafe. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, march 17, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in new york where new trading day gets under way in just a few hours. investors may be wondering if another regional bank needs rescuing. it looks better for first republic after 11 major banks extended a lifeline to keep it afloat. a large percentage of uninsured deposits prompted many customers to pull their money from the bank. and shares soared after the news. right now futures are steady if not rising slightly and markets acr
good evening. tonight, the latest on banking system troubles that appeared to be easing yesterday but came rumbling back this morning. deeper trouble than previously thought. then, kim news that two tragic credit rating firms had downgraded. markets plunging this morning, and that they gained back some ground by the close, the still ended the day down significantly. shares of regional banks, including first republic, were down sharply, and first republics case by more than 21%. big banks that are tightly regulated also took a hit, with citigroup shares more than 5%. good morning the moment on what this means to market economy, your money christine romans will be with me for that. first, we re joined by vermont senator bernie sanders, who chairs the senate labor and pension committee. so sanders, how much confidence you have in the banking system right now? should people what should be worried about their bank in their savings? i think we re all concerned about w