top of the hour now on cnn newsroom. i m john berman. this morning president biden reassuring americans that the u.s. banking system remains safe. this despite the failure of two significant banks within 48 hours. silicon valley bank and signature bank have now been taken over by federal regulators. all customers who had deposits in these banks can rest assured. rest assured they ll be protected and they ll have access to their money as of today. that includes small businesses across the country that bank there and need to make payroll, pay their bills and stay open for business. no losses this is an important point. no losses will be borne by the taxpayers. the president emphasized the customers will be fully protected while the bank s managers and investors will be held accountable. he also outlined the emergency measures his administration took to protect the bank s customers. cnn s priscilla alvarez is with us. look, a lot of this is trying to ease the anxiety
andy scholes, excellent magic wall use. appreciate it. tune in tomorrow night for cnn primetime inside the madness. new ncaa president charlie baker. can the former governor transform college basketball? there are no college basketball teams in massachusetts next. that s tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern time. it s the final few minutes of the trading day. taking a look. regional bank stocks have taken a beating after the svb collapse. we re just a few minutes away from the closing bell.