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Good morning, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im amara walker. Im victor blackwell. Good to be with you. We begin this morning with the historic United Auto Workers strike against the big three u. S. Automakers, ford, General Motors and stellantis. Union members say they had reasonably productive talks with ford saturday. But the union and throw Major Companies are far apart on wages and benefits. The companies are essentially offering half of what at unions are demanding as it relates to pay increases. Hundreds of workers walked off walked the picket lines, i should say. They are prepared to wait in order to get an agreement that suits them. Gabe cohen is in ohio with more. Reporter saturday we saw the first small signs of any progress in these negotiations between the union and the big three automakers. This after the union met with ford, a source with the union telling cnn we had reasonably productive conversations with ford today. Certainly no deal. But a big step in the right direction after days tv this hostile back and forth between the sides. Ford saying in a statement that they are committed to reaching an agreement with uaw that rewards our workers and allows ford to invest in the future. But we are also starting to see the Ripple Effect from these three plants that are shut down. General motors and ford announcing at least 2,600 workers will be laid off in the days ahead because their facilities cant operate while these three factories are on strike. Still, so many of the workers i have spoken with on the picket line right now making 500 a week in strike pay tell me they are ready to strike for as long as they need to. Their 20 proposal is ridiculous. Six years and i have not had a raise in almost two years now. I cap out at 19. 28. Trying to raise a family. With inflation, its hard. It makes me hopeful that they are getting the message that we are on strike and we are ready for this and we have been preparing. You know, bringing a good offer to the table. Why did you want your daughter to be here . So she knows whats going on with dad at work. Reporter the head of the Auto Workers Union said more factories could go on strike in the days ahead depending how the negotiations play out. Victor, amara. Gabe, thank you. With roughly four months to the Iowa Caucuses, advocates courting the states conservative evangelicaling activists. The major candidates address the iowa faith and Freedom Coalition led. Former President Trump confident in his poll numbers, is not show up for this event. It gave more Breathing Room for the other candidates to address key issues for social conservatives. Jeff zeleny has more. Reporter four months before the Iowa Caucuses open the republican president ial nominating contest the field of candidates were in iowa on saturday evening with the exception of frontrunner donald trump. The candidates were reaching out to evangellecal voters here. But there were several distinctions made on key issues. Most notably on military promotions. Of course, one issue on capitol hill In Washington has been alabama senator Tommy Tubervilles blockade of military promotions. Well, Florida Governor ron desantis, the only veteran in the race, said he supports the senators actions. Yes. I support what he is doing. First of all, what the Defense Department is doing is outside the law. They are breaking, violating the law by Funding Abortion Tourism with tax dollars. Reporter former South Carolina governor nikki haley, whose Husband Michael is currently serveong a tour of duty, disagreed. And she said military members should not be used as political pawns. So why go and create all of this and hold those who sacrificed so much for our freedoms . Why hold them as political pawns . When all you have to do is get in there and ask for an Up Or Down Vote in the house or senate. Reporter those differences underscore an increasing sense of competition between desantis and nikki haley. They try to reach out to undecided Iowa Republican voters. Later in the evening, former President Trump former Vice President mike pence said he supported the house Impeachment Inquiry against President Biden. I dont want to jump to conclusions, but where there is smoke there is usually fire In Washington, d. C. , and the American People deserve the facts and i am going to be out there championing and defending House Republicans as they bring the facts to the American People and hold joe biden and his family accountable. Reporter President Biden, of course, the center of much of the criticism. Former President Trump not on hand and rarely spoken about. His supporters were here in force and say he will be campaigning aggressively. He is coming back to iowa on wednesday. The question is can any of three rivals catch him or is this a Race Por Second Place . Jeff zeleny, that is the question, can any of trumps rivals catch him. Shelly, thank you for joining us this morning. I cant believe the time goes by so fast. The Iowa Caucuses four months away. The faith and Freedom Coalition fall blanket is a Marquee Event for the republican primary. As you saw there, in jeffs report, abortion was a big topic. Any big takeaways from this event for you . Yeah, i think the Abortion Issue is still making republican candidates nervous. So almost all, as you just saw, were asked about supporting a federal ban. Each supported a ban at 15 weeks of pregnancy, if not sooner, but they were split on passing some sort of federal ban. And mike pence gave the clearest only the issue. A lot of others are wishywashy. Desantis was a little bit unclear. Haley broke from the group on the topic. Its clear . Is a topic they would prefer not to address. The second thing that stood out trump didnt show up. He believes that his support among evangelical voters is firm and all of the other candidates right now are essentially fighting for second place. To that question that jeff zelie put, can trumps opponents catch him, is there a window, a timeline as to when the window closes for when, you know, these republican, you know, hopefuls can catch up to trump . Yeah. I mean, i think the window is closing. Its certainly not, you know, its a never say never situation. We never know whats going to happen. Trump, obviously, has multiple indictments against him. He isnt campaigning as hard but they are incredibly far away from him. So he need to be working on the ground, which they are, and start catching up soon in order to really have a chance. Now, desantis, while in iowa, also brought up the issue of age. Listen to this sound bite from him. I dont think the presidency can be successfully discharged by somebody thats 80 years owed. You will get eight years out of me where im in the prime. Im rocking and rolling and we are going to get the job done and you are going to see that in the campaign. I think you have already seen turkey know, im the one here for 56 counties. I will do more counties today than some of these other guys will do next month. All right. So desantis is going to, i think, be 45 years old this week, just a reminder, President Biden is 80. Trump 77. I mean, we know that desantis faces a lot of headwinds right now even know he may be, you know, in his prime, as he says. Polls show that age is something on the voters minds. Is that something thats really going to make an impact when people head to the polls . I dont think its going to be the number one or two thing that voters are going to ultimately decide who we aring this go vote for on. Its certainly in their minds. Its going be top three or four. When im out on the Campaign Trail i am hearing more and more the argument from voters that, listen, we want somebody new. We want somebody a little bit holder. Our leadership is aging. For them, thats a president. You see some of these president ial candidates going after the age issue . A way they havent before. Ron desantis is ramping up his attack and argument against trump on this particular issue. The question is, is it a big enough issue for it to ultimately work . I have not seen it is a top one or two issue for voters just yet. It definitely is a big issue anecdotally. When im talking to people i know and with they talk about the upcoming president ial election, obviously, the question is, dont we have other alternatives than, you know, these elderly candidates . Lets turn to some of your reporting, shelby. You wrote a piece recently about ron desantis, i guess, turning back to his Culture War Topics and hoping that it will gain traction nationally, even though it hasnt just yet. Yeah. So his big things have been refocus on the covid issue, which is, obviously, the topic that ron desantis became extremely well known for within the conservative movement. His handling of covid during the pandemic in florida. And the problem is, it didnt work when he launched his president ial run. Now, part of this was because covid at that point was so far away in voters minds. We have seen this kind of scattered mandates pop back up throughout the country. I think the key word there is scattered. But ron desantis is trying to capitalize on those scattered mandates and say, hey guys, listen, these scattered Mortgage Rates suggest that, you know, the left could be bringing down mass lockdowns. There is no evidence of that, but it is something that is a big concern for republican voters. Now, will it continue to be a concern if we dont see mass mandates . I dont know. The second issue that he has been really big on is the lgbtq issue, and he has been very strong with his stance on transgender issues. And so his super pac is trying to hit trump on trumps past support over some comments he made when during his first president ial run on transgender topics. Now, again, that hasnt hit what it normally hits against a republican candidate. But for whatever reason, the topics normally dont hit against trump. Thats remarkable, the dynamics this time around. Shelby, appreciate you waking up this early. Thank you. And for more political news, State Of The Union will be on at 9 00 a. M. Eastern here on cnn this morning. Former Vice President mike pence and senator bernie sanders. The number of those killed from floods in libya is rising. The u. N. Reports now that 11,3 0 were killed in derna. They expect to find more victims as the search conditions. Workers pulled dozens of bodies from the sea on the derna coast. Search crews say most of the bodies were swept out to sea. And without proper equipment, it could become impossible to retrieve them. Reporter efforts here in derna right now are focused on the search and recover operations to try to find the bodies of those who were killed in that catastrophic event last week. But hope is fading. Rescuers dont believe that they will be able to find anyone alive right now, so they are focused mostly on trying to retrieve these bodies, and this is an operation that has been make taking place here on land and also at sea. In city, around the city, you see different teams at different sites digging through the rubble, trying to find bodies. Weve seen libyans volunteers using their hands and whatever they could find to try and dig through the rubble, these devastated buildings. You also have International Teams that are also working with them. We heard from these International Teams tonight from different countries, from the uae, egypt, algeria, georgia, tunisia, others, they say that the main focus right now is on the sea. That is where they believe most of the bodies have ended up. And it is a very difficult operation to try and recover these bodies, they say, most of them that ended up in hardtoreach areas, in coves, on rocks, and they just dont have enough manpower, enough equipment to deal with that right now. They need more choppers, more boats, more people to help them with these operations, and its also another challenge, they say that, a lot of these bodies right now have are severely decomposed. And this is something that we have heard as well from libyan volunteer working at the main staging area where they bring bodies recovered from different places, and this volunteer prepares them for burial. She says over the past few days these bodies what that are being recovered from the sea are looking at same right now. It is very difficult, if not impossible to identify people by just looking at them. And this is devastating news for so many derna residents who are still searching for their loved ones or their bodies to try to give them a proper burial. Cnn, derna, libya. Thank you. And if you like to help those impacted by the flooding in libya cnn. Com impact. Still to come, in ukraine fierce fighting on the front lines near bakhmut. Plus, Texas Attorney general ken paxton survives the Impeachment Trial and is reinstated, but his legal troubles are far from over. Also, Airport Workers responsible for loading bags are facing a key problem. Details ahead. Was not letting me run the show. So, we switched to Verizon Business internet. They have business grarade internet, nationwide. vo make the switch. Its your business. Its your verizon. 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Joined by Senior International correspondent Fred Pleitgen live from kyiv. Tell us about the efforts by the ukrainians to retake that territory. Reporter well, first all, a lot of people were shocked when they saw the videos as to what the fighting in that area south of bakhmut has turned those settlements into. That settlement was small to begin with. We can see as the forces are going through there that the fighting going on there over the past couple of months turned that area eventually into a moonscape. We can see especially in that fog, you know, the few houses that were in that settlement, most reduced to the foundations and rubble as well. Nevertheless, the ukrainians say that the gains they have been able to make around bakhmut are quite important for them. These are very small settlements, but they allow the ukrainians to target russian supply lines into bakhmut. The ukrainians are saying and i was able to speak to the Deputy Defense minister yesterday, the russians are trying to hold on to bakhmut at all costs. Its a political thing for them. Its basically the last big victory they say that they have had on the battlefield. So the ukrainians say that right now around that bakhmut area, thats one of the main areas of fighting. With the ukrainians making those advances, it is, of course, also very important for them not just on the battlefield, but as the ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskyy is set to head to the United States this coming week to not only be at the u. N. General assembly, but to meet with President Biden as well and the ukrainians are saying from their Vantage Point they, obviously, want the United States to continue the current support that is going on and they say they especially need the longer range tactical missiles, atacms. F16s longer down the line. One of the things they tell us in the short term they need to keep the offensive going that he thats sluggish in the south, picking up pace in the east, ammunition, Artillery Ammunition and more ammunition for himars as well. The u. S. Has been supplying that. There are some areas on the front line where the ukrainians are trying to advance but where they have ten times less firepower than the russians have, for every shot that the ukrainians take, the russians shoot ten times. The ukrainians say the western systems get you further, are more accurate. That ratio makes it difficult for them. They say that on the whole, yes, the offensive that they launched is somewhat sluggish, but say the fact of the matter is right now on pretty much all areas of the front line, the ukrainians are the ones who have the initiative and the russians are on the defensive and they say that, in itself, is something that helps their motivation and they say they will take to the u. S. And allies to say continue that support. Its definitely making a difference, guys. Fred pleitgen in kyiv. Now senior Military Analyst general mart kurtling. Good to see you. Have a Preview Monitor off to the side here. As fred was reporting, that because of the challenge of ammunition for every shot a ukrainian soldier takes, a russian soldier can take ten. You started shaking your head. What your reaction to what you heard there . Its true, victor, but as fred followed on, the Weapons Supply by u. S. And most of nato are more accurate, can hit targets precisely and you dont need as many rounds. This is a narrative that ukrainians have been using to try to get more ammunition, more supplies, more equipment, but it is true that russia uses and depends on artilleriy strikes. That is what a modern battlefield looks like that has both rural and urban areas where rubble is everywhere and you have destroyed buildings and landscapes with artillery fire. It isnt a clean landscape. It has battlefield everywhere. Its unfortunate that we continue to supply forces and ammunition to ukraine and they still have to face a withering russian attack in some areas that are just its monumental in terms. Artillery duels going on in all areas of the front of ukraine. That description from fred of this is a moonscape was perfect when you look at the dust covering everything. We talked for months about the, i guess, the prestige or the pragging rights that come with retaking bakhmut. There really is no other value because there is nothing really left there. You also mentioned the need for systems for ammunition. Axios is reporting that there is no plan while zelenskyy is in the u. S. For the unga and his visit to the white house to announce there will be the atacms handed over to ukraine, those longrange missiles. Do you expect this will eventually be added to the list of weapons, of systems that were an adamant reluctance to the u. S. And eventually were handed over . If i could, victor, first address the bakhmut situation. I am not one that agrees that that is an irrelevant fight. The russians are pouring a lot of forces there, putting mobilized troops in that area. Ukraine has to fight in that area in order to regain the lost territory that russia took, first of all, in 2014. As to the atacms, i cant say. There is a lot of debate and discussion that goes into this kind of arms transfer or a president ial drawdown. That equipment just isnt extra, victor. Its allocated towards other contingencies and other fights. In the case of atacms, there are other systems. The u. S. Has 5,000 missiles, they could give a few to ukraine. These are longrange missiles that strike deeply buried targets with a great amount of destructive force, and they are used specifically for some planned specifically for some Contingency Operations that the u. S. Has. When the u. S. Draws down equipment from any of their sources or from any of these plans, it puts things at risk. So i am not going to say whether or not i cant say whether or not the u. S. Will make the decision of giving some atacms, but truthfully there are a lot of other Weapons Systems like the storm shadow much more effective in letting longrange targets than some of the attack up systems. This has been a manlt ra from ukraine, give us the atacms and everyone picked up on that without understanding what the attack up does, how it is used and how it can be countered by Russian Electronic Warfare and systems. I want to talk about president zelenskyy coming to the u. S. , going to the u. N. General assembly, then on to the white house. He has to make sure that the world maintains this urgency that they continue to supply the support, economically, and also as it relates to the cache of wex throughout the war. I think president zelenskyy has been masterful in messaging his cause. He picked up a lot of fans. Especially in a time wsome in te United States not europe, because the west and nato is actually continuing to support with advances in ammunition and arms productions. But the u. S. Seems to be waning. We have seen recent polls where lot of people are saying we shouldnt give ukraine as much or we shouldnt continue to support this deep pit. I certainly disagree with that, personally. But what were seeing is president zelenskyy trying to continue to shore up support to what he knows will be a very long fight. So he is going to address not just the United States and deal with not just u. S. Representatives, but also the Defense Industrial base, but also going to the u. N. He may be sharing his message with parts of the world that havent heard that message and paid as much attention to it. 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Now, what we learned in this filing, again from the pediatrician, is over the course of site visits to a facility in the Rio Grande Valley area he interviewed children who said they had been separated from their parents. Some for days and some as young as 8 years old, and were not aware of protocols to see or request to see their parents. A an official that i spoke with said these are rare circles, that they try to keep the separations brief if they have to happen and the falmilie are released together. Important to note, this is different than under the Trump Administration where there were family separations. This earp separated and no some cases parents deported without children. That not the case here. All the same the pediatrician in this filing called it, quote, profoundly traumatic for children. Now, in a statement, a customs and Border Patrol person said the health and safety of individuals in our custody is paramount. Dhs and Cbp Prioritize keeping Families Together during the Immigration Process and have protocols to that end. But again officials that i have spoken with noted the last several weeks there has been an increase in Border Crossings, especially families. And that is a vulnerable population that has posed a unique challenge to multiple administrations because these are shortterm facilities. They are not equipped for people to stay long term and they are certainly not equipped for families. And so these Holding Areas, there is Family Holding areas, Holding Areas for children and also for single adults as they become crowded can create circumstances where children are separated from their parents. Again as you noted from the top there, they are rare, but it really underscores and highlights that is an ongoing challenge and one that could get worse as those Border Crossings go up. Amara, victor. Priscilla alvarez, in wilmington, delaware. 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She was helping marshall a flight to the gate at the montgomery, alabama, airport, when she was pulled off her feet according to an ntsb report and into an operating jet engine. Edwards was killed. Its a very tough job. Its dangerous. Reporter employees working on Airport Tarmacs are now part of a troubling trend. Injuries among them spiked last year, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration data. First reported by the wall street journal. My leg went up to this lever. Reporter this is what is left of an on the job injury that earnest tang ga says could have been worse. He works at washington dallas for swiss sport. He was taking bags when he slipped. His left leg stuck between the body of the airplane and baggage loader. When i pulled my leg out, i sat on the box for four to five minutes. The whole leg was burning. Reporter in a comment to cnn, easy says the health and safety of employees is the highest priority and fully complies with all labor regulations. 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