Time flooding the zone with a flurry of Campaign Events across the Battleground States using this Labor Day to make their case to Union Voters and organized labor. Vice president harris kicked things off in detroit, Shawn Fain of the united auto workers, and randi weingarten. Unions help build america, and help build americas Middle Class. It is true across our nation, and it is true here in detroit. For generations in detroit and across our nation, the Brothers And Sisters Of Labor Have stood together to Righteously Demand fair pay, better benefits, and safe working conditions. And let me say, every person in our nation has benefitted from that work. Everywhere i go, i tell people, look, you may not be a Union Member, you better thank a Union Member for the fiveday workweek. You better thank a Union Worker for sick leave. You better thank a Union Member for paid leave. You better thank a Union Member for vacation time. Because what we know is when Union Wages go up, everybodys wages g
You are watching our special extended coverage of the israel hamas war. New this morning, the u. S. Embassy in israel is offering americans and immediate relatives evacuation by sea from haifa to cyprus. On monday, at 8 am local time, it is on a Space Limited basis. The embassy says chartered flights are also being arranged. Meanwhile, the rafah Crossing Point between israel and gaza remains closed this morning as egyptian authorities continue negotiations with israel and the United States over allowing u. S. Citizens to cross into egypt. The State Department urges the more than 500 americans estimated to be in gaza to quickly move south as the window to cross will be brief. A second u. S. Aircraft carrier is headed to the Eastern Mediterranean to help deter escalation in the region. It joins another Carrier Strike group that arrived earlier this week. And according to the Israel Defense forces, at least 1300 people have been killed in israel since the fighting began, with the Palestin