hello, everyone, thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. there is a new town of talks between striking auto workers and representatives from two of the big three carmakers. the strike is now entering the third full day. today s talks are expected to be with ford and general motors. the uaw said it had, quoting now, reasonably productive talks end quote, when it met with ford yesterday. and for the first time ever, workers are striking at plants from gm, ford and stellantis all at the same time. workers want big pay raises and other benefits after years of concessions during rough times for the industry. the carmakers say despite big profits in recent years, the raises being demanded would drive them out of business. cnn s vanessa yurkevich is at a ford plant in wayne, michigan. vanessa, what are we learning about the talks and whether anyone there on the picket line is optimistic? reporter: so ford and general motors back at the negotiating table with the uaw in
you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. we begin the hour with a big week ahead for president biden. he is about to leave for new york to meet with leaders at the united nations general assembly this week. he will also sit down with ukrainian president zelenskyy as ukraine seeks more support from its allies in the midst of a challenging counteroffensive against russia. however, biden s focus on the international stage comes as he s facing a looming government shutdown, potentially an impeachment inquiry from house repub republicans. cnn s arlette saenz is with us. what more do we know about this meeting with president zelenskyy and other world leaders this week? this is a big week not just for the president of the united states but for the president of ukraine. reporter: yeah, it certainly is. really any moment now, president biden will be departing the white house as he is heading to new york for those meetings around the u.n. genera
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