good to see you. and thanks to you at home for joining us. really happy to have you here. happy monday. so in september, you might remember there was a big strike. united autoworkers went on strike. they called it a stand-up strike, which means they didn t strike every single factory, every single facility all at once. they strategically picked individual plants to strike and picket. and it was so they could basically keep up the pressure on the companies but also be nimble about it while the negotiations were going on. a strike is about what leverage you can use against the companies. this was a strategy that was about fine tuning their leverage. so they did a stand-up strike. that said, it was not a small thing. it was a huge strike. it was the first time ever that the uaw went on strike against all three major u.s. car companies all at once. but they did it. and in the end, it paid off hugely. the strike ultimately lasted about a month and a half. it lasts 46 days. and i
that s going to do it for me today. deadline: white house starts now. hi everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. i m ali velshi in for nicolle wallace. an incredibly important question looming over democracy, can presidents be held accountable for crimes committed in office. a unanimous ruling by the d.c. court of appeals rejected donald trump s claims of immunitity in the federal election case. the decision by the judges is a stinging rebuke of the ex-president in what has become a months long push to get the charges against him dismissed. in their ruling, the judges make the point that while donald trump is a former president of the united states, he is in the eyes of the law, just another criminal defendant. for the purposes of this criminal case, frp has become citizen trump with all the any executive immunity that may have protected him while he served as president no longer protects him in this prosecution. prosecuting presidents for things they did in office would have
retaliatory strikes in the middle east in response to that deadly attack that killed three american service members on sunday in georgia near the syrian and iraq border. the u.s. central command, the u.s. military that s responsible for the middle east, says tonight that at four pm eastern, local time, the u.s. forces conducted airstrikes in iraq and syria against iran s islamic revolutionary guard corps and militia groups. the central command tells us that the u.s. bombers, like the one you see right here, struck more than 85 targets with more than 125 precise munitions. central command also tells us that the targets struck include command and control centers, intelligence centers, centers for rockets, missiles, and drones, and supply chain facilities where militia groups and their revolutionary guard corps sponsors. earlier tonight, nbc news briefed on this strike by president biden s national security council. here s what they told us. we don t want to see a single more
right now on ana cabrera reports, new heat in the race for the presidency this morning. president biden heading to michigan today for his first visit of 2024. the high stakes for him in that critical battleground. plus, fresh polling out of south carolina bringing new warning signs for nikki haley as she and donald trump wage war for campaign cash. also ahead, breaking news from the pentagon this morning, defense secretary lloyd austin set to have his first news conference since the controversy over his resent hospitalization. millions under flood watches bracing for the pineapple express. the atmospheric river that could dump up to 10 inches of rain on california. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with a flurry of new headlines in the race for the presidency. president biden making his visit, the first one of the year to the key battleground state of michigan. he ll meet with the united autoworkers union following their recent e
ohio and i think he has much to teach us about how to win in november for democrats. the recipe to the secret sauce for democrats. and alex, i don t know if you have a policy on this. maybe you do. what s your policy when a guest shows up in formal wear. i celebrated, lawrence. mine is just no comment, no questions. black tie, where have you been, i don t think that it s i think it s because you expect your guests to arrive like. that it throws me every time. and that s all i m going to say about it, okay? i am not going to,. and we ll know who the guest is momentarily. the audience will figure it out. they can ask their own questions on twitter. who knows. i ll be watching. thanks alex. have a good show. we have breaking defendant trump news tonight, but first, secretary of defense lloyd austin offered a new description today of how president biden will respond to the attack in jordan that killed three american personnel. i would just tell you tha