you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. right now president biden is on his way to new york where he s slated to meet with world leaders at the united nations general assembly, including ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. the stakes could not be higher for the ukrainian leader as his country faces an uphill battle in its counteroffensive against russian forces. he s expected to seek more support from the u.s. and its allies. but as the president prepares for another moment on the world stage, he s facing major political headaches back here in washington. house republicans are moving forward with an impeachment inquiry against him. when asked about it at the white house earlier this afternoon, he laughed and told reporters his response to mccarthy is, quote, lots of luck. and that s just one fight up on capitol hill. a government shutdown is also looming as the deadline to get a spending bill passed in congress inches closer. let s
it was right on time. pitch perfect. thank you. everyone take note. yes. victor is complementing me. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. so great to have you. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. the united auto workers is entering the third day of strikes against three automakers, ford, ge general mo and stellantis. the union says they remain far apart in terms of a deal on pay increase and benefits. former president barack obama weighed in on the strike saturday. he called on the auto companies to do right by their workers. hundreds of union members walked the picket lines. they say they are prepared to stick it out in order to get an agreement. cnn s gabe cohen is in ohio with more. reporter: victor, amara, saturday we saw the first small signs of any progress in these negotiations between the union and any of the big three automakers. this after the union met with ford. a source with union telling cnn, we had reas