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Ministries. 17 people are being held by the gang 400 mawozo. it is demanding $17 million for their release. u.s. workers are flexing their muscles in ways not seen in decades. hear why they have leverage over their bosses now as the economy still hurts from the pandemic. and a strong storm threatens part of the western u.s. well have details from the weather center about what to expect this weekend. stay with us. - [narrator] as you get ready for whats next, custom gear from custom ink can h...

So, yeah, there is a lot more, you know, togetherness. unions know they have some leverage. and the companies actually do. when you look at john deere where they just announced today, the last 24 hours, even on strike, theyre going to be offering benefits to the workers that are on strike. kim, kim, that doesnt happen, that doesnt happen on strike. i think theres that collaboration. and the power of social media, dont forget, is on their side. >> lastly, how do we marry whats happening on the la...

So they know the leverage has really never been higher than it is today. paul: kim, you know, weve heard for years that union power is ebbing particularly in the private economy, but this seems to be a particularly good moment where, for them, where theyre trying to leverage whatever influence they have across the country. you see a comeback for unions? >> well, its certainly a definitely anytime threat. as you say -- a definite threat. they had been kind of holding steady more in the public sec...

Exactly, the other senator in west virginia is a republican, and he did win recently in 2020. so hes not up for reelection until 2024 so theres no reason for him to be switching parties right now unless hes floating this out there as a way to have some sort of leverage in they negotiation. >> lets talk about the bannon stuff. its been referred now to the department of justice. there are questions people have about the fact that the department of justice under biden is supposed to look very diffe...

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Those who want to get voting rights passed and if its going to satisfy people of color. >> one is what is exciting to the media and not necessarily whats exciting to the masses. he didnt say anything about the filibuster. he said he was open to it, walking about on the stage like he was excited about it in realtime. its about joe manchin and whether or not they can get the leverage to change the filibuster. >> i want to put this up while you continue to talk. this the president leaving -- is he ...

Financing of the package. the issue of community college being free. the president saying that he could try to get that done at a later time. but that would be a piece that is a big chunk of what he promised. hanging on instead to on the front end of ones education, the universal pre-k remaining in the bill. the president pointed out its not all baked in yet. the president has an important personal deadline coming, and thats his trip overseas which is come where that will include not being on th...

Listen to some of it and i thought he did a great job of explaining. now, he did make some news on the filibuster, which he went further than he did in the town hall with me and that hes ever gone. were going to talk about that. but also im not sure what he said about voting rights, which is your big issue. im not sure its going to hold weight and its going to satisfy those who want to get voting rights passed and if its going to satisfy people of color. >> one is what is exciting to the media a...

Exceptionalism, our leadership in the free world? what is happening? >> such an interesting snapshot whats taking place in antigua is whats taking place around the globe at-large as china extends its influence. it started in africa with huge projects on infrastructure. that start body a decade ago. it had held off interestingly in investing in latin america. latin america is seen as americas backyard. but now theyre moving to the caribbean, moving into latin american countries as well not really...

Legislative package includes voting rights, right, to the extent that his priorities include -- anyway, the presidents evolution on this is important. >> yeah, no, the legislative package im referring to of course is just the reconciliation bill, which bypasses that whole 60 vote threshold thing. hes got to get that done, and then, yes, you dont get anything done after that. not a single thing. nothing moves through the senate after that if you leave that 60 vote threshold in place. >> but well ...