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ukraine and an all out effort to avoid a rail strike here in the united states. well, the clock is ticking for negotiators to avoid the potentially crippling rail strike here in the united states. talks led by labor secretary marty walsh have been going on throughout the early morning hours. one official tells cnn dont expect a resolution any time soon. a strike could put a serious dent in a u.s. economy already struggling to recover threatening deliveries of -- amtrak is warning of ...

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tonight. a walkout by 60,000 workers could derail the u.s. economy. the biden administration is considering executive action to avoid a shutdown. lets get the latest from cnns pete muntean. >> reporter: it is the latest effort to put the brakes on a possible rail worker strike that could deal a major blow to the economy. bosses representing unions and railroads met with the labor secretary in a last-ditch effort to reach a deal by midnight thursday. thats when 60,000 workers could walk...

workers who worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic. the unions representing more than 50,000 engineers and connecters, they were threatening the first rail strike in 30 years. the hang up was over a system that the union said penalizes workers for sick leave and doctors visits. >> amtrak had already cancelled routes in anticipation of the strike. with the midterms looming there was pressure to get a deal done here. the disruption would have been had catastrophic impacts on industrie...

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president joe biden will finally hear directly from the families of brittney griner and paul whelan two families being unfairly detained in russia. welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper and start in our politics lead with stark moves by two republican governors. ron desantis and texas governor greg abbott sending planes and buses full of migrants to two specific places, selected, it seems to get a reaction. the liberal enclave of marthas vineyard in massachusetts and outside vice presi...

billion per day and drive inflation even higher. >> todd: kevin cork e has the lost. >> kevin: on the virge of striking across america as result some freight and passenger train companies have already begun reducing services. from the international association of machinists and workers, the tentative agreement has been rejected and strike authorization was approved by members and extension has been agreed to until september 29th to allow us to negotiate changes with the nccc, in hopes ...

deal, but its closer to a done deal. the vote is on. jacqui heinrich at the white house with the latest. jacqui? edward lawrence. i apologize. >> i can be confused for jacqui. i can see how that would happen. no, no, yeah, this was all approved about 5:00 a.m. this morning. thats what we understand. the president says that this is good for america. this is -- americans avert the strike, could devastate the economy while giving the unions about a 24% increase over the next five years or...

the list of deaths. we could see more when everything is said and done. there is still a big concern for people stranded in their cars, when there was whiteout conditions. people would get lost in the storm. people were making contact with people stranded in cars. the mayor saying 200 individuals, they could still be out there, that they are trying to make sure they get safe. theres also some frustration in the voice of officials here, as they say that people do not -- are not really g...

the royal family at westminster. princess kate and then duchess meghan curtseying before the queen. ian pannell reporting tonight from london. here at home, that looming nationwide rail strike in the u.s., and with inflation and high prices already, what this could do to the already stretched supply chain in this country. and what workers are now demanding tonight. gio benitez with late reporting. the war in ukraine. president zelenskyys surprise visit to newly reclaimed territory ...