United auto workers for the first time in history are striking against the bigthree u. S. Automakers all at once. Economist forecast strike if it continues could end up costing the National Economy 5 billion by months end. This at a time when 70 of americans polled they feel the economy right now is getting worse. This is a quote, real time test, bidens economic agenda says New York Times called for higher wages for the middle class, apologetic pro union stand, Push For Electric Vehicles centered in michigan, a state he must win in 2024 to remain in the oval office. Davin mc bowl, now with ed lawrence, i believe there you are, north lawn of the white house. Jillian, yeah, so far President Joe Biden sitting on the sidelines, he told the American People that the Auto Companies need to pony up. Record corporate profits which they have should be shared by Record Contracts for the uaw. And just as we are building an economy for the future we need labor agreements for the future. Its my hope
Will address the pandemic and the hurricane. Approaching there. It comes as the president is drawing a rare rebuke from republicans even one of his predecessors for raising the alarming possibility of delaying the november election. This as more states opt for mailin ballots due to the danger of voting in the pandemic. We should note only congress can delay the election. That said, its part of a larger effort to delegitimize the election in advance. Randi kaye has the top story, that is the approaching hurricane in the midst of a pandemic storm. Reporter absolutely. We are awaiting for the hurricane to approach. 253 deaths yesterday. Florida still leads the nation in new cases, new daily cases. Nearly 10,000 yesterday. 9,956. 50 hospitals in the state are without icu beds at all. They have run out of them. So all of this as were waiting for this hurricane that is brewing out there to come to florida. It is supposed to get here on saturday and then work its way up the east coast. We are
Closest guarded secret in recen memory at least for me, there are reports that biden had made his choice and told his adviser who the woman would be that we join him on the ticket. We knew as of last night he had interviewed all the serious contenders. The committee had waved in on their favorite and then disbanded in the announcement could come any time really. They were targeting may be midweek, but earliest it could possibly come was today. Just a couple of hours ago, la mayor who was a member vp vetting committee he said if yo want to take your dog out for a walk, stick close to home or yo might risk missing this announcement. There are several final estates include at least six women of color senators Kamala Harris. In duckworth. But senator Elizabeth Warren an governor Gretchen Whitmore are in contention. On. There is a cnn report out a few moments ago that karen bass is out of the running and biden told her himself that she was not the pick. Fox, we do not have this on our own.
This, im very reluctant to see how far the finish line is and now theres something nerve racking when the fin, liish lin getting so close. This is when were supposed to be looking at it in a positive way but it all too tense. This year is logistically. That part of a vote is cooked and thats a really big slice of the vote. So it actually is vsomething a little bit different in terms of when the election comes. For 30 million of us, its already arrived. Its setting records everywhere on the early voting. Were going to be hearing about that later in the hour. We have Jamie Harrison joining us, john osuf joining us for the fight in the United States senate and early voting is the key to their races. Absolutely. Well done. Thanks, lawrence. Thank you, rachel. Well, until im voted out or until theyre successful in assassinating me, im hoping to do whats right for the people of wichita. Thats what the mayor of wich a wichita, kansas said after a man was arrested on friday in a plot to kidnap
Well, until im voted out or until theyre successful in assassinating me, im hoping to do whats right for the people of wichita. Thats what the mayor of wichita, kansas said after a man was arrested on friday in a plot to kidnap and kill the mayor of wichita because the mayor of wichita supported a mask rule for wichita. The mayor of wichita will join us later in this hour. Also joining us later in the hour are two people who can change the course of American History if they win their campaigns for the United States senate in South Carolina and georgia. If the polls are correct and joe biden crushes donald trump in the election, exactly nothing on the biden legislative agenda will pass the congress and get signed into law if Mitch Mcconnell is still the majority leader of the United States senate. Nothing. The only way to undo the legislative damage that donald trump has done is for democrats to win control of the United States senate. Democratic Senate Candidates Jaime Harrison and joh