Good morning, everyone. Very glad youre with us. It is a friday. Theres so much news impacting the heartland especially. A lot of big news to get to. Five things to know for this friday, september 15th. Auto workers on strike. Union workers for the United Auto Workers hit the picket lines in three states after their contract expired at midnight. Hunter biden indicted after his plea charges fell apart. Three charges including possession of a firearm and making false statements. Also, House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy dropping the fbomb while staring down another revolt from inside his own party as the clock ticks down to another potential government shutdown. Cnn is the First American network on the ground in libya after deadly flooding has left thousands dead. The United Nations says most of those deaths could have been avoided. And were tracking hurricane lee. Its expected to make landfall near maine this weekend. Starting today, Coastal New England is bracing for heavy rain, high winds an
At the same time and For The First Time mp. Very high stakes now for the workers, for the companies, and for the broader economy. New reporting this morning that hunter biden could face more federal charges and soon. Rain and wind is threatening the east coast today. Hurricane lee heading north. New england and parents of canada are on alert. Im kate bolduan. This is cnn news center. Thousands of Union Autoworkers are on the picket lines. This isnt just any strike. This is an historic strike, a coordinated strike against all of the big three u. S. Automakers simultaneously For The First Time. United Autoworkers Union is using also a new strategy, using targeted strikes, theyre calling it, Calling Workers to walk off at only three plants so far, but that could change and this could grow. Union leaders say the plan is to slow production across North America while they negotiate new contracts. Nearly 13,000 workers across ford, gm, the owner of jeep and dodge, they are on strike now. What
It all goes down in the dms and the dms have been turned over. Twitter gave at least 32 private messages from Donald Trumps private account to special counsel jack smith. What that tells us about where that investigation is heading. Unprecedented strike. For the first time ever, thousands of autoworkers walk off in a job stoppage that targeted all three of the big automakers. The ripple effects will be felt across the country, even if youre not in the market for a new car right now. And utter devastation. At least 5,000 People Killed by Catastrophic Floods in libya. Rescuers are still desperately searching for 10,000 who remain missing. Were going to take you there. Were following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. Special counsel jack smith has obtained some of Donald Trumps private twitter communications. Twitter handed over more than 30 direct messages from the donald trump account from earlier this year, after receiving a hig
Y. Auto workers are on strike against the big three. 12,700 members who will be walking out. I dont know how im going to survive, but im going to do it. Theres a fine line here that we wont go past. Shame on them. What theyre saying is complete bs. Three federal gun charges. It is the first criminal prosecution of a president s child in history. The prospect remains that this is not the end of these charges for hunter biden. The constitutionality of these charges are very much in doubt. Donald trump will not be in trial in october in georgia but two of his codefendants will be. What did i do wrong . I didnt do anything wrong. That gives him a preview of what the evidence will be. Its a big win. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to cnn this morning. Were glad youre here. That was a packed first hour. And theres so much breaking news, including several things that you and i are both deeply fascinated with because of how important and consequential they are at this moment. And because of wh
The government. But he says he has a job to do. 18 hours from now, autoworkers in detroit could strike against the big three. The Union President says were likely going to have to take action. He is talking about a targeted strike. And new details on the capture of the escaped killer in pennsylvania, he survived for days on watermelon and stream water and he was planning to escape to canada. And new watches are issued for coastal new england from Hurricane Lee. Cnn this morning starts right now. I know youre counting how many days away are we from potential shutdown . Youre putting me on the spot. 17, 16 . 16. Shutdown, Impeachment Inquiry, mitt romney, we have a lot to talk about as it relates to the former president ial candidate and current republican senator. And were glad that you are with us. A Government Shutdown looming as republicans instead of focusing on their Impeachment Inquiry of President Biden just a couple hours from now, House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy is set to meet wit