because tracy chapman is standing next to me. i absolutely loved it, so i thank them both for bringing us that special, special song to take us off the air tonight. and on that note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. i ll see you again at the end of tomorrow. at the end of tomorrow. really happy to have you here. happy monday. so in september, you might remember that there was a big strike. united auto workers went on strike, they called it a stand up strike, which means they didn t strike every single factory, every single facility all at once, they strategically picked individual plants to strike and pick it. and it was so they could basically keep up the pressure on the companies but also be nimble about it while their negotiations were going on. a strike is about what leverage you can use against the companies. this was a strategy that was about fine-tuning their le
good to see you. and thanks to you at home for joining us. really happy to have you here. happy monday. so in september, you might remember there was a big strike. united autoworkers went on strike. they called it a stand-up strike, which means they didn t strike every single factory, every single facility all at once. they strategically picked individual plants to strike and picket. and it was so they could basically keep up the pressure on the companies but also be nimble about it while the negotiations were going on. a strike is about what leverage you can use against the companies. this was a strategy that was about fine tuning their leverage. so they did a stand-up strike. that said, it was not a small thing. it was a huge strike. it was the first time ever that the uaw went on strike against all three major u.s. car companies all at once. but they did it. and in the end, it paid off hugely. the strike ultimately lasted about a month and a half. it lasts 46 days. and i
tour, has been to london, has been to paris, and now he will appeal to eu leaders more widely for more help withjets and long range eu leaders more widely for more help with jets and long range weapons to bolster kyiv s defences against the expected spring offensive. almost a year to the day that russia invaded ukraine. let s listen the welcome given to president zelensky in brussels. applause we are here today on this historic occasion to welcome the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, to the european parliament. this is an extraordinary moment, an extraordinary moment, an extraordinary time. it has been almost one year since the brutal, illegal invasion of sovereign ukraine by russia. in all that time, mr president, your leadership has inspired your people, inspired every corner of the globe. when the world thinks of ukraine, they think of heroes, fighting the odds. of david beating goliath, they think of the icons of snake island, the warriors of mariupol, the libera
the government for the decisions that over the course of last year allowed our continent to do what the previous wave of leaders considering possible. europe relieving itself of the ruinous dependence on russian fossil fuels, the ruinous dependence on russian fossilfuels, europe cleansing fossil fuels, europe cleansing itself fossilfuels, europe cleansing itself of the corruption and influence of the russian oligarch business, europe is defending itself from the infiltration of the agents of russia s secret service, who were looking at europe as the hunting field for the opposition opponents of the russian regime. for the first time in its history, the european union is providing the military assistance at such large scale, such skill, and ics such a positive assessment of reforms in a european country that is fighting, defending itself and is modernising and reforming its institutions at the
european markets fell. the ftse down more than 2%. dax down more than 3%. no surprise, folks. dow futures are down this morning. now to preday on wall street. a 2.4%. the european debt crisis weighs heavily on investors minds and wallets. the only one to finish on the up side, walmart. amanda knox and her family are expected to return to seattle as early as today. knox broke down in tears after a jury overturned her murder conviction yesterday for the stabbing death of her british roommate meredith kercher four years ago. appearing dazed, knox had to be helped from the courtroom after this verdict was read. her italian boyfriend cleared of murder charges. knox s sister told reporters her family is thankful. we are thankful for the support we have received from all over the world. people who took the time to research the case and could see that amanda and travrafaefaello innocent. they spoke but about her acquittal and say meredith is the forgotten person. our senior in