Im laila harrak. Out on strike or auto workers in the u. S. Still dont have a deal with automakers in the first strike against all of the big three. The death toll from floods in libya will likely keep rising as the search goes on. Well talk to a storm Health Official about how Recovery Efforts are going. Increased Police Presence as protests break out across iran to mark the anniversary of the death of mahsa amini in police custody. No breakthrough, but reasonably productive discussions, at least with ford. Thats how the United Auto Workers are describing labor talks on day two of the unions strike against three top u. S. Automakers. Striking Union Workers picketed outside the Ford Assembly plant in wayne, michigan. Ford has responded to the walkout by temporarily laying off some 600 nonstriking workers at that plant, saying the strike is causing a lack of parts. Gm is threatening to lay off 2,000 more. The union and ford, General Motors, and stellantis are far apart on wages and bene
Only note, please behave if you go see beetlejuice this weekend. Thanks so much. Wow Everyone Needs to leave the room when that video comes on. Thanks. Have a good weekend. Good evening, everyone. Im pamela brown in for abby. The feds are asking for a gag order on donald trump and the former president is daring the judge to give him one. The Special Counsels team wants to make restrictions on what trump can say about the election interference case, accusing him of telling lies, and threatening prosecutors. It is a pretty extraordinary move given the circumstances of trump being a president ial candidate, and trump for his part wasted no time firing back. He called jack smith deranged. Just moments ago, accused the feds of trying to silence him during a campaign. Did you see today that deranged jack smith . Hes the prosecutor. Hes a deranged person. He wants to take away my rights under the First Amendment. He wants to take away my right of speaking freely and openly. Keep in mind, trum
Thank you so much for joining me this saturday. Im fredericka witfield. We begin with the historic autoworkers strike, now in its second full day. Negotiators for the carmakers and the union are expected to be back at the Bargaining Table Today. For the first time ever, workers are striking at plants for General Motors, ford and stellantis at the same time. The carmakers say despite big profits in recent years, the raises being demanded would drive them out of business. President biden weighing in, saying now is the time for the companies to step up. No one wants a strike. Say it again. No one wants a strike. But i respect workers rights to use their options under the collective bargaining system. I believe they should go further to ensure record corporate profits mean record contracts. Gabe cohen is at a Stellantis Plant in ohio where workers there are striking. Any signs of hope that these negotiators, when they meet today, might have good news for the strikers . Reporter were waitin
That could intimidate witnesses or jurors or even lead to harassment. And how do you think trump is responding . Ill give you a cliff hanger and tell you about that in just a moment. Plus it is day one of the auto workers strike. The first in history against all of the Big Three Auto Makers and the union is now warning that more workers will go on strike if they dont get the better pay and benefits they are demanding. They are walking the picket lines as we speak but in a matter of hours will be back at the Bargaining Table. The companies are fighting back, ford laying off 600 workers. Well talk to one striking worker, a mom of seven who works up to six days per week and is barely making enough to survive she says. Ill begin with the latest on the filing from the Special Counsel jack smith. Joining me live washington correspondent for the Atlanta Constitution and former associate white House Counsel to president george w. Bush. So happy you are all here. There is no surprise there has
Newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. We begin with the breaking news and the surprise outcome of a republican versus republican political fight in the State Of Texas. Attorney general ken paxton is thanking his supporters and slamming what he calls the sham impeachment proceeding against him. Just a few hours ago the state senate voted to acquit paxton on 16 charges of abusing his office to help a donor. The Attorney General says now that the, quote, truth has prevailed he will get back to work defending the Constitutional Rights of texans, so he says. Ed lavandera joins me from the texas state house in austin. Ed, tell us more. Reporter hey, jim. The last few hours as reaction has been pouring in reacting to the acquittal of Attorney General ken paxton, it is exposing what can probably only be described as an allout civil war between various factions of the Republican Party here in texas. As weve mentioned just a short while ago, ken paxton was acquitted by the majority of republica