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Mostly due to other nations doing worse. kennedy, whats the solution to this here in the united states? more money doesnt seem to be solving the problem. >> kennedy: no it doesnt. number one at school choice and number two we have to stop treating kids like they are factory workers. and we should allow people to have areas of expertise and passion when they develop hessians at a young age. thats how you develop a true artist. i think the united states leads the world in creative and innovative t...

Te had he not been put on the life support machine he would have passed away from the felness. >> reporter: the likely diagnosis. a rare lung ailment called bronchiolitis obliterans. on the small airways were so inflamed and scarred they become obstructed. >> reporter: it was nicknamed popcorn lung after the lungs of microwave popcorn factory workers were inhaled by a chemical called diacetyl. its the first time health efficials have seen this kind of injury from vaping. the canadian teen had be...

I had no prior knowledge of the watergate break-in. i neither took part in nor knew about any of the subsequent cover-up activities. that was, and that is, the simple truth. many have urged that in order to help prove the truth of what i have said i should turn over to the special prosecutor recordings of conversations i held in my office or on my telephone. however, these conversations are privileged and their disclosure cannot be compelled. i pledge to you tonight that those who would exploit ...

It lets you know when you go too fast... ...and brake too hard. with feedback to help you drive safer. giving you the power to actually lower your cost. unfortunately, it cant do anything about that. now that you know the truth... are you in good hands? now for our what in the world segment? >> and what the workers hear us saying and workers all over america are saying is enough is enough. >> factory workers, politicians, and picket lines. the order worker strike at general motors seems like a...

Corporate greed. in 2016 blue collar factory workers helped president trump narrowly win the state of michigan and secure the white house. democrats have historically done well with unions. union leadership tends to support them, but the last election, the exit polling showed that president trump picked up union households in a way that few republican presidential candidates have in recent times. democrats are trying to convince the workers that voted for trump last time, especially those on str...

Detroit. she has more on the importance of unions and the 2020 election overall. ellison. >> hey, molly. when it comes to that auto worker strike thats now in its second week, president trump, hes not taking sides. he tried to remain neutral in this. the only thing he hopes the issues are resolved san. soon. the democrats are taking size coming out in support of the workers and criticizing general motors. three actually showed up on the picket lines in detroit praising the auto workers and slamm...

To the natural rubber is delivered in either solid or liquid form. the people running the factory tell us they supply their product to all parts of the globe. a little more. in the season we have to work from 6 in the morning to 10 at night. sometimes when theres nothing to do. and they know. the workers are housed on the other side of the street. from the mothers fathers and their older children work together in the factory or on the firms own plantation. its a tough life. factory workers are u...

Been in that building when that happened. >> just incredible pictures from that scene. gio benitez live at the scene of the explosion in maine tonight. and gio, were learning more about that fallen firefighter and his brother, also a firefighter on the scene there? >> reporter: thats right, david. that firefighter was a captain, hes 68 years old. his brother, the fire chief, he was also injured in this blast. four other firefighters were sent to the icu. investigators are here searching for answ...

>> when it falls off the cliff, thats when peoples wages stop going up, inflation. right there. i can see on that chart the various strikes my father was in at general motors. the first tall one is when all health care was covered. the next one was dental, eye care in the next tall one. it just went on and on like that until all of a sudden every factory workers had four weeks paid vacation just like the people with better jobs, the workers got to have that. it only came about because of those s...

Powerful tool just falls off a cliff and then 2018 a little bit of an uptick. >> when it falls off the cliff, thats when peoples wages stop going up, inflation. right there. i can see on that chart the various strikes my father was in at general motors. the first technicall one is whe health care was covered. the next one was dental, eye care in the next tall one. it just went on and on like that until all of a sudden every factory workers had four weeks paid vacation just like the people with b...