The two major sticking points between the international longshoremen S Association and us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation. Workers are unhappy with the current contract, which spanned the pandemic, when Dock Workers stayed on the job and endured months of soaring inflation on automation, the Union Boss has been warning Dock Workers that their jobs could be replaced by machines. In response, the us Maritime Alliance has said its offering to keep the current ban on fully automated equipment. A strike could cost the us economy 5 Billion a day, according to Jp Morgan analysts. A range of Goods Flow through the East And Gulf coast ports, everything from raw materials and pharmaceuticals to clothes and toys, with the ports accounting for more than half of containerised imports. While consumers may not feel the impact of the strikes right away, if it extends for weeks, it could lead to shortages and higher prices ahead of the president ial election. Thats something new York Governo
Learn facts on capitol hill well, hello, and welcome into our view is joining us from Around The World. Im Becky Anderson. It is monday, may the 20, nine in am here in london. It is 11 30 a. M. In iran, where the government is expressing condolences over the deaths of president Ebrahim Raisi the countrys president , and the Foreign Minister and seven others in a helicopter, crash, rescuers are trans sparing the bodies of those killed from the crash side. And irans East Azerbaijan province to the city of tabriz. Iranian Officials Say the Helicopter Ran into trouble amid heavy fog on sunday afternoon. At the time of the crash, there were lowhanging clouds and Cool Temperatures across the region with fog settling in as the sunset will images of the Crash Site Show the remote mountainous area where the aircraft went down. The president and other officials have been attending and Inauguration Ceremony of a new near the border with azerbaijan ive and watson following action from around the r
We start with the latest on the Israel Gaza War. The United Nations Security Council has been discussing calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. Its Secretary General warned that the situation there has reached a dangerous new low, as israel prepares for a Ground Offensive. Its a week ago today that hamas a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments launched its attack on israel. During the night the Israeli Military continued, as you can see from these pictures, to hit targets from the air. The Israel Defence forces also released this video of air strikes on what it says are anti tank Missile Launchers in gaza. The army also confirmed it has carried out localised raids inside gaza ahead of its expected Ground Offensive. Officials say the raids were to eliminate the threat of terrorist cells and infrastructure. In other developments, the United Nations estimates than Tens Of Thousands in gaza have fled after the israeli evacuation warning. The original de
before they bring them back home remarkable story will continue to stay on. miles o brien, thanks. the news continues right here on cnn i d front next the breaking news, trump s vp list focusing on three candidates with his family and allies. now i ll split on who s best will tell you who wants whom. plus steve bannon making a last ditch effort to stay out of prison will show you the facility where he set to serve his sentence. and a man who has served time, they re himself, will tell us exactly what bannon can expect and more breaking news this hour, 1,000 people feared dead because of dream heat, temperatures as high as 125 degrees fahrenheit. let s go out front and good evening. i m erin burnett outfront. today we begin with the breaking news trump zeroing in on a vp, cnn with new reporting tonight because we are learning, it may come down to three men here are identical ties. they are ohio senator jd vance north dakota governor doug burgum, and florida senator mar
Coming up in the sport on bbc news, claims that lord coe misled mps as questions grow over what he knew and when over the russian doping scandal. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has sacked his acting Attorney General, accusing her of betrayal after she told Government Lawyers not to defend his controversial Travel Restrictions in court. Sally yates, who was appointed by president obama, had said she was not convinced mr trumps temporary ban on travellers from seven muslim countries was legal. Richard lister reports. It isa it is a battle over American Values and its going on all across the county. In Columbus Ohio last night it was met with pepper spray. In dallas, texas, there was a silent vigil and concern over what the future holds. We came from mexico. Things arent great there now. Do deny something an opportunity to build a future seems completely wrong. The most significant protest came from sally yates, an Abomb Ma Appointee asked by President