good evening. welcome to cnn tonight. the breaking news, we are less than one hour away, everyone, from what looks like maybe thousands of auto workers walking off the job. the deadline is midnight. you see the countdown clock right now. don t turn away, that will be very important because it could mean that production could actually grind to a halt at general motors, at ford, at the company that builds jeep, ram, dodge and chrysler brands. the uaw president shawn fain saying just a little while ago if there is no deal by midnight, that means that three plants are going to go on strike. tonight we call on three units to stand up and go on strike at midnight if we do not reach a tentative agreement in the next two hours. we re calling on gm, local 2250 in region four to stand up and strike. we re calling on stalantis, toledo assembly complex, region 2 b to stand up and strike. and we re calling on ford michigan assembly plant, final assembly in paint only local 100 in regio
was that the immaculate commendation that just happened to happen? it said donald trump awards spouting this combination. i thought it was really pathetic to sit there and listen to that dribble, it is totally false. immaculate commendation. that s when it does not roll off the tongue, thank you for joining us tonight, prime time with abby phillips starts right now, i don t think that would ever be what was said in the middle of this 2024 race. gloves are apparently really off between those two, we ll see where this one goes, thank you, katelyn. good evening, i m abby philip, we begin with breaking news that will have a massive impact on the entire united states economy. in less than two hours, workers across the nation are scheduled to go on strike against the big three automakers. it is the first ever simultaneous strike of ford, general motors and stolantis in moments we are expecting to hear from the president of the united auto workers union about the next steps.
stellantis, the country that build jeep, ram, dodge, and chrysler brands. the uaw president sean vein saying just a little while ago that if there is no deal by midnight that means that three plants are going to go on strike. tonight we call on three units to stand up and go on strike at midnight if we do not reach a tentative agreement in the next two hours. we are calling on gm, a assembly, local 20 to 50 in region for to stand up and strike. we are calling on stellantis, toledo assembly complex, local 12 in a region to be to stand up and strike. and we are calling on forward, michigan assembly plant final assembly and paint only, local 900 in region one a to stand up and strike. these three units are being called to stand up and walk out on strike at midnight tonight. that s 15 seven minutes away, everyone. we ve got much more to come as that midnight deadline is quickly approaching us. plus, for the first time in american history the department of justice has now fi
he faces accusations of: hunter biden s attorney slammed the charges saying they were not warranted six weeks ago. in a statement to cbs, his attorney added: the bbc s gary 0 donoghue is at the white house with more on the case and the political fallout. well, these gun charges go back to 2018 when hunter biden was a self confessed drug addict and he at that time filled in a couple of forms, say the prosecution, on which he lied about being a drug addict and then bought a .38 revolver which he possessed for 11 days before his then girlfriend threw it in a dumpster. now, hunter biden believed he d reached a plea deal with prosecutors back injuly in which he would avoid prison on these charges and some misdemeanor tax charges. but that deal all fell about, and that s why we re here today with this indictment. he could still face further charges. we don t know whether prosecutors are going to do that at this stage. there s been no reaction so far from joe biden and the white hou
The impact of the mass layoffs and firings by Stellantis and other Detroit automakers have further undermined conditions in the factories via overwork and job overloading.