Station. The crews splashed down off the east coast of florida. Cnn this morning starts right now. Good morning, everyone. I often see these moments at burning man and think interesting, probably something ill never be a part of. Except this weekend everybody seemed to care about it because everyone was stuck. Yeah, it is an Epic Burning Man id say. They always say it but this one actually is. Just hour fwrs s from now roads finally reopen. Organizers will make the decision this morning. Roads leading in and out of festival have been shut down since saturday after heavy rain created ankle deep mud. Officials say the thick mud made it virtually impossible for cars, buses and rvs to leave. A lot of people walked for miles through the mud to get out. And here you can see some vehicles that tried to leave but became hopelessly stuck. So much water. We are flooded. Well be stuck here at least a couple days. This is nuts. This is what people have been trudging through for days now. Festivalgoers have been hunkering down and told to conserve food, water and fuel. Camila bernal reports from burning man. We planned on leaving right after the burn which is saturday night, and then it started raining. Reporter a dramatic washout at Burning Man Trapping Tens Of Thousands at the festival. And delaying the events marquee moment, when a mad receive ehe have massive effigy known as the man is burned. They are no stranger to extreme heat, but nothing like this. Reporter two to three months worth of rain falling in just 24 hours turning the ground into thick cementlike paste. Dean zeller from santa monica shot this video with his ankle deep into the mud. And from the air, you can see the standing water, muddy roads and countless rvs, vans, trucks and other vehicles parked and helpless. When it was really wet, you couldnt do anything. You just really no way to walk miles to get out of it. We couldnt leave. We were stuck basically. People could barely walk let alone ride hair bike their bike. Reporter and many of hose who tried to drive away were stuck. While organizers have often described it as a Self Expression e where harshness meets creativity, few expected it to be this bad. It is a survival event. You come out here to be in a harsh climate and you prepare. Reporter roads remain too wet and muddy and local authorities have told thousands of people to shelter in place. Though some attendees braved the conditions to make it out. Including actor and Comedian Chris Rock and another festival attendee deejay diplo. They posted videos as they trekked more than 6 miles in the mud before the two got a ride on the back of a fans pickup truck. Local officials are urging those still on site to conserve food, water and fuel. But still some attendees down play fears telling us that they think they will manage just fine. I dont think that it is going to like people are going to starve or do anything over there. The community in itself would help each other and there is a lot of people who overstock for this thing too. It is really a of beautiful actually. Everybody was helping each other out. Reporter camilla better nell, cnn, black wrong city. And it was just 0. 8 inches of rain that fell on saturday morning. But it made a difference. So were bringing in derek van dam to talk to us about what happened. Can you explain . Yeah, i mean, 0. 8 inches is roughly about two to three months of worth of rain in a short period of time. And in the desert, that makes a big difference. It all comes down to the structure of that topsoil. What you are looking at with this 3d Visualization tool is the difference between loam that we use to plant our Vegetable Garden compared to that of the Dry Barren Clay that you would find in the desert. When the rain falls over the same areas, the earthy topsoil known as loam would just absorb it. But when talking about the desert or playa where Black Rock City is located, that water mixes in with the clay and it creates the Cement Muddy Mix that people got stuck in and continue to be stuck in today. But there is good news. But first lets show you the visuals once more because they really speak for themselves. Just incredible to see the city that pops up with 70,000, but you can see how difficult it is. And that is the playa, that is the dry basin that this particular city that pops up once a year for this particular burning man event happens to find itself in. And yeah, look, this is normally a dry time of the year. But unfortunately, the rain fell coinciding with this inclusion of a large city. But the good news that i mentioned is that the rain is coming to an end, there are currently no flood watches across the western portions nevada and you can see the rain drying out. So well start to see the evaporation, that mud will turn to more concrete, and well start to dry things out and hopefully open up the exit route as quick as possible. So maybe next year we can go together . I dont know. Just an idea. Yeah, bring an umbrella just in case. Ill cover that part. Derek is way too cool for me to attend a hip festival with. But like the general idea of it. Thanks, buddy. So next hour well be joined by the deejay Music Producer Diplo because as you heard, he and chris rock actually escaped burning man hitching a ride with a fan. Well have live Beinterview Wit him ahead. Tomorrow chairman of the proud boys is expected to be sentenced for his role on the attack at the capitol. He was convicted back in may. Prosecutors now seeking 33 years in prison. The hearing comes after two other proud boys were handed hefty sentences by a federal judge on friday. Ethan who took over leading the group on the day of the insurrection was sentenced to 18 years. And dominic 10 years. He is the one who smashed a window to the u. S. Capitol paving the way for the first wave of rioters to storm the building. Joining us now is our senior legal analyst and former assistant u. S. Attorney for the Southern District of new york, elie honig. Good morning. Good to see you. So people are talking about 30 years for tar demoroi . I dont think that he will get the 30 year, but i think that he will get the heist single sentence passed on so far. The top sentence is 18 years thus far. Entence passed on so f. The top sentence is 18 years thus far. Stewart rhodes got 18 years. Prosecutors are being very aggressive. Why . Is it because they believe that they did hard organization it is the organizational aspect r aspect, the fact that there was planning. En enrique is the only one who was not physically present at the capitol of those charged so far, but he might as well have been. He was arrested a couple days before and he essentially engineered the plot. So it underlines the idea that it was a riot that got out of control. And the others aspect, he was a leader. And if you can prove someone was a leader of organized activity, you can bump the sentence up. So i think that well fall between 18 and 33 for him. Are you surprised by the length of sentences weve seen so far . You mentioned kind of the range. Is that all dependent on the judge or what kind of it is up to the judge. In the federal sentence it became advisory. Judges can consult the book but they have wide discretion. I think the sentences thus far have been reasonable. They have been severe, not over the top, but when you are talking about people who were charged, tried and convicted of Seditious Conspiracy, not surprising to see sentences in the mid teens. But doj has taken heat for undercharging on some of tother players. 1100 plus defendants. Handful have been oathkeepers and proud boys, but some call it schizophrenic, baffling for basically going too light on some of these folks. So i feel like lawyers are watching that closely, but for the public, they are hearing about the former president s case. So is any of this going to impact that . On the one hand there are different crimes than donald trump. They were charged with Seditious Conspiracy. No insurrection or Seditious Conspiracy charge against trump. Is he he is charged with conspiracy and fraud. But it is hard to justify 16, 18, 12 year sentences for other people involved in the insurrection but not the person who really sparked it all and on whose behalf they were looking at it. So absolutely it will be relevant i think, big if, if there ever is a conviction and sentencing of donald trump. All right. Appreciate it. One Donald Trumps gop rivals is warning that we could see another day like january 6 if the former president is prosecuted. 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The united autoworkers have less than two weeks to negotiate a new labor contract. The unions president says members are prepared to walk off the job if the companies dont consider the unions list of demands for improved wages and benefits. Believe me when i say im fed up and one thing i want to tell you is this trash can is overflowing with the [ bleep ] that the big three continue to peddle. If we want higher wages, Better Benefits and Better Future for ourselves and our families, then well have to fight like hell to win it. In a Statement Last month, President Biden said that all sides should Work Together to Forge A 235ir Bremt and that the uaw deserves a contract that sustains the middle class. Joining us now is acting Labor Secretary. Thank you so much for your time. I want to start there because this kind of moment in labor generally over the course of the last several years but particularly now we have seen i think the leverage and power to some degree, the dynamic has shifted somewhat. Weve seen it in negotiations and threatened strikes and the strikes that have actually taken place. But when it comes to uaw right now, just to start, can you layout what the administrations role is in these negotiations to the extent that there is one at all . Yes, thank you so much, phil. I mean, this president is the most pro worker, pro Union President weve had. That means economic policies that are good for workers, it has created a tight labor market in which workers have more power to demand change, demand their fair share at the bargaining table. With uaw, the parties are talking to each other. It always looks like parties are far apart until they are not. We saw 29 ports get historic gains. Historic gains for teamsters with the u. P. S. So uaw is at the table with the big three and we respect their process and hopeful that they are going to grapple through hard issues and hopefully come to an agreement that is a win win. And in the Dock Negotiations and u. P. S. Negotiations, you played a critical Behind The Scenes role in those negotiations. I think one of the things that is difficult with these specific talks, part of the uaws issues right now are Electric Vehicles, the federal subsidies that Electric Vehicles coming from there administration and the Inflation Reduction Act and a lot of the work that they have done which has been touted and rightfully so for Climate Advocates perspective. How do you thread that needle with them when this is a policy that you want to pursue in terms of Electric Vehicles and subsid subsidies, but it creates issues with what should be allies with this administration . President biden says and i agree that we can both solve our Climate Crisis and build an economy that is good for working people. We can do both of those things at the same time. When we address really were seeing the impact of the Climate Crisis across the country and we have to do something about that. There is an entire, you know, climate agenda to do that. There is also bidenomics is about empowering workers and working people. And so all of the Investments Including Climate are opportunities for good jobs in communities that need them the most. We have to think about how what the impact is on workers but just as recently as this weekend, President Biden has said that we are going to make sure that we invest in and support the good middle class jobs in places like detroit, in places like milwaukee, where working people have been built the Auto Industry that has led the world for a long time. I know you are not in the political 123sphere, but is the any sense in your discussions, st Administration Discussions that endorsement is contingent to getting some kind of an agreement over the finish line that benefits them . No, mine the president is focused on doing right by workers and enjoys broad support from unions and Union Leaders from work working people. I travel the country and i hear that they are feeling hope that this president is on their side, that were focused on opportunity. And so at this point we are what it means to support the collective bargaining process means that we look to see that the parties have a fair shake at the table and the president believes that those outcomes can be good if for working people and for employers. And you mentioned bidenomics. I want to play something that jared bernstein, one of his top economic adviser, said yesterday. Take a listen. 82 Support Capping Insulin Costs for seniors at 35 a month. 81 support giving medicare the power to negotiate for Laallow Lower Drug prices. 79 support tax incentives, 74 Support Capping out of pocket expenses. These are all measures in place, these are the components of bidenomics. So when someone tells you americans dont like biden onlyics, it is fall. Americans approve the components above 80 . And so i understand jareds point because it was the same point that was made with The American Recovery Act sorry, the initial the rescue plan . Thank you, sorry. Been so long since i covered the white house, all of six weeks. But also the chips act. Like if you take every single major piece of legislation that this president has signed into law, many of them bipartisan, and you take out the individual components, i have reams of paper sent from the white house to me saying individually these all poll 60 , 70 , 80 , and yet 75 of those polled are not happy or comfortable with the current economic state of the country. The disconnect. What is it and why . Bidenomics is basically three things. First is investing in america. And that means repairing roads, making safe bridges, making sure that every family that powers up the internet at home has reliable high speed internet, everybody who turns on the faucet in their kitchen has clean drinking water. Those are broadly popular policies and were investing like never before. The second is empowering workers and were seeing a moment in which there is the heisighest Approval Rate for unions since 1965. And President Biden understands and the American People believe that we