Three auto plant. Meanwhile, one of the largest Teamsters Pension funds is warning of cuts, big ones, for both workers and retirees in order to shore up its weak finances. We have two reports tonight, and we begin with phil lebeau and the latest on the uaw. Reporter in a matter of hours, thousands of chrysler workers could go on strike. The United Autoworkers Union has given Fiat Chrysler a strike deadline of 11 59 wednesday night. If the union and chrysler cannot agree to a new labor contract by then, or if there is no progress in talks, some or all of the autoworkers could walk off the job. That would hit chrysler hard. The Company Builds about 35,000 vehicles every week in the u. S. , generating 175 million in revenue every day and more than 1. 2 billion in revenue per week. Chrysler says the two sides are still in discussions. But if theres a strike, it would likely be targeted at one or two chrysler plants, likely those that build or supply the breadandbutter models for chrysler.
Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the sun came out today in South Carolina after days of a deluge triggered historic flooding. But, the death toll rose again, to 15. More than 75 miles of interstate 95 remained closed, and officials warned theres more flooding to come. William brangham has our coverage. Brangham the rain has finally stopped, but waterways around columbia, the state capital, were still swelling today. This residential section is populated with a lot of different ponds and large lakes, and so unfortunately all have overfilled the banks. Theyve wrecked the dams, they ruined all the bridges and as you see now this one lake behind us has already gone from topping over the top of this bridge to
Three auto plant. Meanwhile, one of the largest Teamsters Pension funds is warning of cuts, big ones, for both workers and retirees in order to shore up its weak finances. We have two reports tonight, and we begin with phil lebeau and the latest on the uaw. Reporter in a matter of hours, thousands of chrysler workers could go on strike. The United Autoworkers Union has given Fiat Chrysler a strike deadline of 11 59 wednesday night. If the union and chrysler cannot agree to a new labor contract by then, or if there is no progress in talks, some or all of the autoworkers could walk off the job. That would hit chrysler hard. The Company Builds about 35,000 vehicles every week in the u. S. , generating 175 million in revenue every day and more than 1. 2 billion in revenue per week. Chrysler says the two sides are still in discussions. But if theres a strike, it would likely be targeted at one or two chrysler plants, likely those that build or supply the breadandbutter models for chrysler.
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Thanks for joining us. Im annemarie green. We beginning begin with a major escalation of fighting in syria. Coordinated attacks by land, air and sea and launched by russia in the syrian government. Overnight, russia says missiles launched from the war s ea hit targets. The u. S. Says one military plane had to be rerouted to avoid russian airplanes. This morning nato secretarygeneral called on fighting isis. Holly williams reports from istanbul. Reporter russia says it launched 26 cruise missiles from its war ships over the sea. They flew over 900 miles across iran and iraq, hitting parts of northern syria, where both isis and Al Qaedalinked fighters have a heavy presence. The u. S. Says moscows air strikes in syria are also targeting moderate americanbacked rebels and that russias real goal in syria is to prop up the regime. Protected by russian air cover, regime troops began a ground hold in rebel stronghol
Postseason, beating the new york yankees in the American League wildcard game. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Thanks for joining us. Im annemarie green. Well, it is expected to be warm and sunny today in South Carolina. The second dry day in a row, following days of flood producing rains that have killed dams are on the verge of collapse. The capitols water supply is threatened and more evacuations may be ordered. Weijia jiang reports from columbia, where a midnight to 6 00 a. M. Curfew remains in effect. Reporter families are just starting the process of cleaning up. You can see behind me piles of personal belongings now going out as trash. And they tell me what makes it sting even more is that they are bracing for the possibility of even more floodwaters. Residents are bringing damaged belongings to the curb after record flooding in columbia, South Carolina. What we will have to do is gut the whole entire house, dry it out, and start fr