president biden, who does call himself the most pro union ever, is said to have been instrumental in pushing to get a deal done. he said it gives rail workers better pay, better working conditions and peace of mind. the sticking point for the unions representing more than 50,000 engineers and conductors was not over wages but over guaranteed sick leave. amtrak says it is working quickly to restore cancelled trains. this was something the white house badly wanted, almost needed, arlette. reporter: this really was a result of the negotiations between officials starting at 9 a.m. yesterday and culminating this morning at 5 a.m. they reached a deal around 2:30 in the morning according to a source and spent the final hours finalizing those details. while marty walsh hosted these talks at the labor department, president biden himself also got involved last night. he has fashioned himself as one of the most pro-union presidents in history and he made a call into those negotiat
we re glad you re with us. we re following three major stories this morning. first an immigration battle unfolding steps from the vice president s home. this morning buses of migrants were dropped off near the naval observatory in washington, d.c. the latest moves in the strategy from some red states to protest the biden administration s immigration policies. ron desantis sent two planes to martha s vineyard without notice to the community there as we worked to set up shelters. plus, a cnn exclusive this morning. sourcing tell us that mark meadows has now complied with the justice department subpoena in the investigation into january 6. also new this morning, an economic crisis averted. a tentative deal reaches overnight after hours of negotiations to avoid a rail strike. much more on the role the white house said the president played in getting that deal across the finish line. but first, two plane loads of migrants landing on martha s vineyard and volunteers jumping into
earlier this morning two buses full of migrants arrived in washington, d.c., from texas. texas governor greg abbott ordered that the migrants be dropped off on vice president harris doorstep at her residence at the naval observatory. governor abbott and governor ducey of arizona already bussed thousands of migrants to other states in recent weeks. also today, florida governor ron desantis proudly claims he chartered two flights to bring 50 migrants from texas to martha s vineyard in massachusetts. there were seven families on those planes, including children. if this was his idea of a solution to the migrant issues, you would think that the governor would have alerted the governor of massachusetts to this. but these plane loads of migrants reported arrived without any warning to local officials who scrambled to set them up at a local church. here s how desantis sees it. we re not a sanctuary state, and it s better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction. yes, we will
load of migrants. days after border harris called the border secure. meanwhile another republican governor, florida s ron desantis taking similar action sending two plane loads of illegal immigrants to martha s vineyard, you know, that ritzy vacation hot spot for wealthy liberals. democrats and the liberal have been blasting the moves vilifying the governors as inhumane and racist and comparing it to the in, atzis. watch. governor abbott s racist and xenophobic practices of expulsion have only amplified the challenges many of the migrants experienced on their journey to find a safe place. the conservative estimate is about $80,000 per bus trip and we know re racists don t mind paying the money. racists are willing to pay the money and don t care ift taxpayers pay the brunt. we woke up to the news thisin morning that governor ron desantis of florida sent two plane loads of migrants toat martha s vineyard off the coastd of massachusetts including kids and whatnot. not say
pete buttigieg was working with the railroads as well. you heard from the president calling this deal a win for tens of thousands of railway workers. just to reiterate key points, they re getting better pay, improved working conditions and peace of mind surrounding health care costs. this agreement after those 20 hours of face-to-face negotiations was led by the labor secretary, and he said one of the key moments was crucial call from president biden that took place late last night at 9:00. walsh warned a strike would have been catastrophic. you know that some of the consequences, but consider this, 40% of this country s products that are shipped long distance are moved by rail. that means auto parts, lumber, the food we eat. we are already seeing some of the possible implications, amtrak preemptively canceling long-distance routes. the statement from amtrak this morning saying they re trying to get these canceled trains quickly restored. they re reaching out to passengers to