under pressure, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austen is in israel and pressing for a more targeted approach in gaza as they call for a cease-fire. we re calling for the latest, former president trumps rhetoric is hitting new ugly lows. the gop front runner s latest attack on migrants talking comparisons to hitler. southwest airlines will pay up, we are talking $140 million fine for last winter s travel nightmare. we are following major developing stories all coming in on sienna s new cnn new central. pressure is growing on israel to change its strategy and its war against hamas because the civilian death toll in gaza is skyrocketing and continuing to climb. secretary of defense lloyd austen met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu along with top israeli officials to get a clear picture of their military operations. the u.s. pushing israel for a more targeted approach , one that is less harmful to civilians in a press conference, austin reiterated u.s. support for israe
tonight. a walkout by 60,000 workers could derail the u.s. economy. the biden administration is considering executive action to avoid a shutdown. let s get the latest from cnn s pete muntean. reporter: it is the latest effort to put the brakes on a possible rail worker strike that could deal a major blow to the economy. bosses representing unions and railroads met with the labor secretary in a last-ditch effort to reach a deal by midnight thursday. that s when 60,000 workers could walk off the job in solidarity with train engineers fighting for sick time. a strike will mean freight rail, which makes up 40% of all freight in the u.s., will grind to a halt impacting everything from parts for cars to fertilizer for farming. transportation is a big part of the cost to the consumer and i don t believe there s one person in the country that it won t affect. reporter: starting thursday, some railroads will stop accepting shipments of grain critical to feed livestock and drivin
Am sally bundock. We start in china, where the Chinese Vice Premier he lifeng and the European Commissioner for trade Valdis Dombrovskis are meeting in beijing today. The eu and chinas economic and trade ties will be the focus of discussions. The meeting comes at a time of growing tensions between the two superpowers. Earlier this month, the European Commission announced there would be an anti subsidy investigation over chinas car prices. China is accused of keeping car prices artificially low by huge State Subsidies a move that china says is evidence of protectionism by the eu. Trade between the eu and china is significant, especially for countries like germany, where china is their biggest Trading Partner. Im joined by anna ashton, china director at eurasia group. Lets unpack this. Good morning to you, anna. How are these trade talks likely to go, do you think . You think . Its hard to say exactly how you think . Its hard to say exactly how they you think . Its hard to say exactly ho
Hollywood studio bosses and the Union Representing writers have reached a tentative deal. Writers have been on strike since early may. The more than 15,000 members will still have to vote to ratify the deal. In a statement, the Writers Guild of america said actors are still out on industrial action, though. They have been on strike sincejuly. Both strikes have hit the Entertainment Industry hard. Live now to sandro monetti, editor in chief of Hollywood International filmmaker magazine. He joins us now from Beverly Hills in california. You are popping the champagne, sandro, so i believe you think this is a done deal . Hallelujah it looks like it. And here in california the cost of the economy of the Work Stoppages has been over 3 billion. Because it is more thanjust the right billion. Because it is more than just the right is billion. Because it is more thanjust the right is being on strike and the actors, too, it is all the support industry. 0ne is all the support industry. One in five
Travis kelce world coin show. Thank you, guys, as always, we appreciate it. The best. All right. Cnn this morning continues now. Well, good morning, everyone. A lot of big news to get to this morning. Lets get things started with five things to know for this monday, september 25th. Breaking overnight, there is a tentative deal in the hollywood Writers Strike after 146 days and countless picket lines, there is no deal in washington, dc, though, where a Government Shutdown is looking increasing. Likely, the government runs out of money in five days and the Republican Party split is very evident in bad news for President Joe Biden. In a pair of new polls, 56 of americans disapprove of how hes doing the job. Also, the mayor of el paso says his city is at, quote, Breaking Point without enough resources to deal with a surge of migrants. As mexico makes an agreement with the us to deport people to their Home Countries. And historic delivery for nasa. A Capsule Carrying Parts of an asteroid ju