The gloves are apparently really off between those two. Well see where this goes thank you, caitlin. Good evening, im abii phillip, we bring with Breaking News that will have as massive impact on the entire United States economy. Less than two hours workers across the country are going on strike against the three auto makers. The first ever simultaneous of ford, General Motors and stellantis. Which owns jeep and chrysler. Were expected to hear from the president of United Auto Workers. 145,000 union members. Economic impact of 5 billion dollars. The union is demanding 40 pay increases. Better benefits and a fourday work week. Among the players in this whole saga is shawn fain, shes that uaw president who has been pretty unpredictable in talks so far. Also, the ceos of these companies who say that the demands will them out of business. Also there is the president himself. President biden. Hes under pressure both economically and politically tonight. First lets start with cnn Business Correspondent vanessa. Who is live outside of the uaw headquarters in detroit. Vanessa, less than two hours until the contract is expected to expire. Where do things stand in the negotiations now . Listen, abby, deals have come together in the last moments. Two hours is not a lot of time to come to an agreement. Were waiting moments away from uaw president shawn fain to announce exactly where the uaw plans to strike starting at 12 00 a. M. Friday. Tomorrow. Hes going to be will you have from inside this uaw headquarters. But in terms of what the offers have been, General Motors came with a new economic proposal earlier this morning 20 praise across four years. Matches fords 20 offer and stellantis was at 17 and a half at the last public offer. As you mentioned thats nowhere close to the 40 the union has been looking for since day one. And what we expect to hear from shawn fain is that they are going to target select plants by activating select unions across the country. That is by design, to keep the companies guessing. So that they have to try figure out whos going on strike and who is not. That leads some workers still in the plants working. It is very unclear. Because there will be no contract. What will happen to those workers. Ford ceo earlier telling me that those workers will likely not be paid. But in just moments, well hear more about the rollout plan, as theres two hours until this very critical deadline. About that 40 pay increase that the unions are asking for. You spoke with the ford Ceo Jim Farley about this earlier today. Tell us what he had to say. Yes. The union is tying this 40 in pay increases to what they say the ceos of the big three made in the last three years, i will point out that ford said jim farley only received a 21 pay raise. Thats very close to what they are offering workers. But ultimately, he says a 40 pay raise for workers is out of the question. 40 would put us of our business, we would lose 15 billion dollars. We would have to cut people. Close plants . Whats the good . Its not a sustainable business. Theres a fine line. Which is we want everyone to participate in our successly but it prevents us from transitioning the efs, like we have now the f150 best selling vehicle in the world in the u. S. Everyones job is at risk if we dont invest i spoke to jim farley about two days ago. He was very optimistic that ford could reach a deal with the uaw. And avert the strike. But as days went on, you could see him becoming less and less certain that would happen. Of course, abby, two hours to go. The clock is ticking. We have seen deals come together in the final moments but as it stands now, at 12 00 midnight, we could expect thousands of uaw workers to head out to the picket lines. That, of course, will cause disruptions in the Auto Industry and beyond in the whole economy here in the u. S. Abby significant night. Were standing by for the announcement. I know that you are too. We will get back to you as soon as it happens. Next, i want to bring in a uaw member, charles wade, whos at a Ford Assembly line in michigan. So charles, can you tell us what are you and your colleagues feeling tonight ahead of the possibility of this historic strike . Anxious and ready to create a new standard for the american worker. You talk about a new standard. Is that what this is about for you . Its about a quality of life. Farley wanted to say im going to interrupt you. Uaw chief shawn fain is speaking now, bargaining with ford, General Motors and stellantis. For the unfortunate in our unions history, we had all three Companies Bargaining at the Solidarity House leading into the final hours of the deadline. Weve been working hard trying to reach a deal for economic and Social Justice for our members. We have been firearm. We are committed to winning an agreement with the big three that reflects the incredible sacrifice and contributions uaw members made to these companies. Weve been open. The companies, the members and public know what weve been fighting for. Weve been clear. Midnight on the evening of september 14 and is a deadline. Uaw family, that deadline is nearly here. Tonight for the fetal heart in our history, we will strike all three of the big three at once. We are using a new strategy, the standup strike. We will call on select facilities, locals or units to stand up and go on strike. Tonight we call on three units to stand up and go on strike at midnight if we do not reach a tentative agreement in the next two hours. Were calling on gm, windsville Assembly Local 250 in region 4 to stand up and strike. Were calling on Stellantis ToledoAssembly Complex local 12 and region 2 bto strike. Were calling on Ford Michigan Assembly plant. Finally assembly in paint only, local 900 in region 1a to stand up and strike. These three units are being called to stand up and walk out on strike at midnight tonight. The locals that are not yet called to join the standup strike will continue working under the an expired agreement. No contract extensions. Though the contract is expired, most of your contract is still in effect. Management cannot change terms and conditions of work in your workplace. You do in the become an employee at will. You cannot be fired or disciplined for no reason. This strategy will keep the companies guessing. It will give our National Negotiators maximum leverage and flexibility in bargaining. If we need to go all out, we will. Everything is on the table. I encourage you to visit uaw. Org stand up for everything you need to know about working under an expired contract. No matter what, all of us need to keep organizing. Rallies, protests. Red shirt days. s community events. We must show the companies youre ready to join the standup strike at a moment. Notice. We must show the world that our fight is a righteous fight. Again, tonight at midnight, gm windsville assembly, local 2250 in region four, Stellantis ToledoAssembly Complex. Local 12 and region 2b and Ford Michigan Assembly plant. Final assembly and paint only local 900 and region 1a will stand up and walk out on strike. The rest of us will keep organizing and support them on the picket line. If we strike tonight, im see you on the picket line at Michigan Assembly at midnight. Tomorrow well be holding a mass rally at the Uaw Ford Joint Trust Building in Downtown Detroit at 4 00 p. M. We will show our strength and unity on the first day of this historic act. All options remain on the table. National leadership will determine the appropriate targets and timing for furthers standup strike acted. This is our generations defining moment. The money is there, cause is righteous, the world is watching and the uaw is ready to stand up. This is our defining moment. Thank you. You were just listening there to shawn fain, the president of the United Auto Workers made an important announcement that at midnight if thats no deal, which there is not yet. Hes called on three plant to go on strike. Striking three of the big three auto makers at once. Fain said everything is on the stable and he will use them to gain maximum leverage against the auto makers. Going back to charles wade. Charles, youre a uaw who works at one of the plants that shawn fain just mentioned. So you plan to go on strike at after midnight if there is to deal . I plan on going to join them as soon as it starts. And thats 6 00 a. M. Ill be shuttling people to make sure in any get out their membership to the line to hold the line for the strike line. Well be out there picketing the next, till they get a tentative agreement. Were ready. I noted mr. Fain said the a generational fight. What did you make of what he had to say along with the announcement of the strike. Absolutely. Like i said were trying to make a new standard the for the future. My children, to make this a job thats a career. Not a job. And i hired in it was a career. Made me feel i was proud to build a car that i built one now 70 easy of most of these plants cant afford a vehicle they build. Theyre buying foreign vehicle because they cant afford the vehicle that they build. When he says everything is on the table. How long do you think this can go on . Are you willing to strike for weeks months, longer . Until its equitable and fair for everybody in the uaw. The retirees, the new hires. We need to pop up the hire pay from 16 to a livable wage thats not creating these families that are struggling. Im a legacy that has a pension, lets get some pensions in there, give these guys these new hires and folks something to look forward to. Lets support our retirees. Do you have a sense how this strike, three separate plant in different parts of the country, each impacting one of the different auto makers. How will that affect the every day person . Give us a sense of what this means for the production of a car that an american might be driving home . Well, throughout history, every time the uaw has went on strike against the big three, theres anything that weve had significant gains on, it affects the whole united, the nation in positive ways. If our raise, if our pay goes up, we spend more. Were consumers. Were the middle class. And somewhere along the lines we forgot about and now were just upper poor. If you dont get the middle class back, well have a stalling in a minute economy. The more money you give us the more well spend, more likely to be able to afford and buy one of where you are cars earlier the ford Ceo Jim Farley said that a 40 increase over four years for auto worker would say bankrupt his company. Whats your reaction to that he is wrong. But at the same time, i can see where hes coming from in a Strategic Point of view. Were only 6 of the cost of the vehicle. If thats the case, tell him to stop gouging the consumers that arent the workers at 30 more on Vehicle Tag Gouge up the price on 30 on all vehicles. Charles wade. Thank you very much. Good luck to you, well be following this story. Important tiktok. Thank you. I want to bring in democratic congressman Dan Kill Defrom michigan. Thanks for being here. You her the announcement there from shawn fain at the uaw. What do you make of what he just said tonight . Well, you know, i stand with the workers of the uaw. These are my constituents. Tens of thousands are people that i work for. Look, they are fighting for the future. You know, it was a couple of generations ago here in my hometown of flint workers referred to a sitdown strike. Back then. Workers occupied the factories and got the first uaw contract. As the previous guest said. That led to the creation of the middle class in the United States of america. So what the happened in the last couple of decades is much of what was gain was lost. In fact. The workers that were talking about actually made concessions in order to keep the american Auto Industry alive when it was challenged back a decade or so ago. So this negotiation is really about getting back to that principle that says if you work hard, work for a high. Successful company, highly profitable. That the workers ought to share in the incredible wealth their productive hands actually generate. Thats what this negotiation is about. And if it does result in a strike. That the what the strike will be really focus the upon. So President Biden leading up to this spoken to the uaw president , hes spoken to the auto workers. Here we are all quite literally the 11th hour. Theres no deal. And President Biden said he didnt even think a strike was going to happen. Why are we at this point right now . And do you think President Biden and the white house could have done more . I know the president has been engaged on this. Jean sperling part of the president s team. I talk to jean on a regular barricades, most pro Union President weve had in my lifetime. Thats important. But the negotiation is between the worker, the United Auto Workers and the companies. The federal government is not a party to a contract. So we can encourage, we can provide support. But at the end of the day it comes down to the workers and their representatives and the uaw sitting across the table from the companies and coming to agreement they havent gotten there yet. They start the pretty far apart. But theres been progress. While obviously we all want to avoid a strike. What we dont want do is forego the opportunity to build a much stronger future for those uaw families. That the whats at stack at the Bargaining Table now. Everything they can gain as the previous guest. That auto worker from ford said, everything they gain go its right into the u. S. Economy. On the short term, this is challenge, its difficult. In the longterm, whatever theyre able to generate, get at the Bargain Table will benefit not on my auto workers but all the communities, the auto worker salary is what keeps the economy alive. Congressman dan kill dy, thank you very much. Thank you. More and what to expect in the economy tomorrow and the weeks to come. Plus, hunter biden is the first child of a sitting pretty to be indicted as he faces gun charges tonight. Why his lawyer now blaming maga republicans. And the tensions are flaring on capitol hill as speaker Kevin Mccarthy fight to save his job. 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Attorney to do something vine indicate their political possession. Hunter loaned an unloaded gun 11 days. There would never have been a charge like this brought in the United States if this gets to a trial, its possible the would be in the middle of his fathers reelection campaign. Lets keep in mind that the charges contradict joe bidens defense over the years this is not about me. Its not about my son. Theyre not a shred of evidence hes done anything wrong. No one. No one has asserted my son did a and single thing wrong. No one has asserted that i have done anything wrong. Except a lying president. My son did nothing wrong. And lets get something straight. My son did nothing wrong or illegal. Period. Lets talk about what trump did and what hes doing. First of all, my son done nothing wrong. Lets discuss this with cnn legal analyst and former enemy thicks cz ar, also former doj civil rights attorney, and cnn political analyst gloria. I want to start with you, on the substance of these charges. Its start of the story here. The doj kind of declined to go here at first. And that settle on gun charges that are already on shaky legal ground in another jurisdiction. Where does this end. I think its going to end in at least one of the gun charges being thrown out on constitutional grounds. The Supreme Court has said that you have to read the 2nd Amendment, the way it was written at the time that the constitution was adopted. You look at Gun Regulation in terms of what was permitted or forbidden that the another circuit in mind these identical charges are unconstitutional because there was no limit for drugs or Substance Abuse on ownership at the time of the adoption of the constitution. In the third circuit. The range case, abby, closely analogous provision almost identical for former felons unconstitutional. So i believe thats going to fail. This was the subject of a Diversion Agreement because its a weak case. 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