strike as of 10:00 a.m. this morning after the united autoworkers union and john deere failed to reach an agreement on a new contract. and this is after 90% of workers voted down a contract that was actually reached on sunday. this is the largest private sector strike we have seen since the general motors strike two years ago. and john deere workers are not the only ones on strike. kellogg workers on are strike now, hollywood production crews threatening to strike on monday. and healthcare workers from kaiser permanente threatening to go on strike. this is what we re seeing now, the power of the american worker, they feel like with labor shortages and companies like john deere, posting these record profits, they have a true seat at the bargaining table. and it is important to note that that is putting companies on the run because without a workforce, brianna, they can t make money. they ll actually be losing money. so the american worker right now, these john deere workers re
communications or if a court weighs in on the matter. now the committee is calling on another former trump aide to testify. ex-doj official jeffrey clark. that name may found familiar, he s a person who drafted a letter which falsely claimed the justice department found voting irregularities in georgia. all of this as former president trump is now facing an order to provide documents to the committee within 30 days, that order, of course, coming after the white house rejected his attempt to exert executive privilege here. our team is standing by with all of the latest developments and reaction on this busy thursday morning. let s begin with cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent paula reed in washington. kash patel not expected to appear today as jim said, sources are telling you he is still engaging with the committee. what does that mean? exactly. he was originally scheduled to appear for a deposition today, but sources tell ryan nobles and myself that his lawyers and
It s time to treat td. td is not ok. visit askforaustedo.com good thursday morning. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. it is deadline day for two of donald trump s former senior aides and neither man is expected to adhere to those congressional deadlines. last hour we learned that former defense department official kash patel will join steve bannon in defying a congressional subpoena to testify in front of the january 6th select committee today. the next step could be criminal contempt charges. overnight, bannon s attorney confirmed his client will not be providing testimony, that is unless they say an agreement is reached with former president trump who is claiming executive privilege over the