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
A partial troop withdrawal between surprise visit to syria highlights russias expanded influence in the middle east it comes just a week after he said hes standing for reelection f. O. Also coming up an attempted terror attack on the worlds busiest bus station in new york rosendahl prompt seizing on the incident to call for tougher immigration rules and trump throws his political weight behind growing more than a Republican Senate candidate accused of Sexual Misconduct election takes place in alabama today. Also coming up in the next sixty minutes drowning in sewage manual scavenging keeping the sewage flowing is illegal in india yet the death toll of sanitation workers from lower caste communities keeps rising. And when this league is back for some midweek action live seek is looking to keep up the chase at the top of the table while thor and their new coach hope to turn their season over. Well im terry barton good to have you with us. Russias president Vladimir Putin has declared vic
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Named after him is celebrated on the third one day of february but the day is also known as president today and honors all other president s including president Abraham Lincoln one whose birthday is just past february twelfth well talk some more about president today with president ial historian from Boston University professor walter month tunnels and while u. S. Markets are closed nationally banks looks like Global Markets plus we look at the japanese Steel Industries response to the u. S. Commerce Department Proposal to impose curbs on steel imports into the United States all of that coming up but first lets get to some headlines. As the olympics continue in south korea south korean president moon j. N. Said on monday that the General Motors Company Decision to shutter a plant south of seoul in the city of gun sin would be a big bust for the nation and as asked as admit. Astray ssion to take measures to increase Economic Activity in the region the plan is applied as employed two tho
Carnival corporation the Worlds Largest cruise operator says they are investigating the response of its security personnel to a large fight which took place on one of its South Pacific cruises that resulted in twenty three passengers be taken off the vessel much of the brawl was captured on video and posted on social media those involved were removed from a cruise a day early in the australian city of eden in New South Wales for committing disruptive and violent acts before the ship returned to melbourne this past saturday several passengers told local media that the security staff actually made matters worse carnival is a joint American British company and said the excessive behavior experienced on the cruise was unprecedented and has offered passengers a twenty five Percent Discount cruise credit on future trips. Face to. Incorporated will begin sending postcards later this year using the old school Us Mail Service to authenticate the identities and location of people who want to pur