Right now on early start, joe bidens union bet, he will stand with striking autoworkers today at the risk of being seen like he is taking sides. Plus republican frontrunner donald trump seen gun shopping but the campaign forced to backtrack about whether he actually bought one. And as deadline day fast approaches for a government shutdown, Kevin Mccarthy faces more questions about spending talks and questions about whether he can keep his job. Good morning, good day to all of you around the world. It is tuesday, september 26. 5 00 a. M. Here in washington, 2 00 a. M. Out on the west coast. It is also 5 00 a. M. In detroit where just hours from now President Biden will do something no more than president has ever done. He plans to walk the picket line with striking workers. It is day 11 of the simultaneous strikes against general motors, ford and stellantis, that also a historic first. The white house was grilled monday about biden potentially being seen as taking sides against the automakers. He is standing with the workers. We are not involved in negotiations. That is something for them to decide. So there are risks of being drawn into a major labor battle, but there are potential up sides. The path to the white house of course runs straight through that blue wall including states like michigan. And union voters could make all the difference in a close general election fight especially against the gop frontrunner donald trump who is planning to speak to Union Workers tomorrow as Counter Programming to the republican debate. Trumps decision to visited uaw workers play into your decision to go . Absolutely not. This is a decision to visited picket line paced off his own desire, this is what the president wanted to do, to stand with auto workers. So the president Going To Detroit has nothing to do with President Trump. Tyler, thanks for being with us. You Pay Attention to how the administration is trying to campaign. Biden of course always painted himself as the most pro union president. This obviously is a move to try to solidify that image. What is going on in the white house behind the scenes . Absolutely as in conversations with white house officials ive had the past week, it has been clear they wanted an opportunity to send the president out to michigan or one of the other states where the workers are striking and a obviously trump did play a factor whether or not the white house will publically admit that. This is the likely general election matchup as you said, the election runs through these states. And biden wants to make it clear to the people in michigan and larger midwest and some of these autoworkers but more broadly the Labor Movement that he is their strongest ally. That Working Class Voters are key to turnout in these states. It is clear that they are going to show up and do something as you said that is unprecedented, becoming the first president according to historians to march on the picket line. The scene should be remarkable to see what biden says about workers but also about companies. Obviously this has Major Economic implications if the strike continues. And how bidens presence affects negotiations remains. And a lot of this has to do with the uaw leader shawn fain and part of why this invitation unfolded the way it did, the white house had planned to send a couple economical folks to potentially participate in negotiations or at least be on the ground there to be available. And shawn fain basically told them to pound sand, send the president instead to stand with us if you really want to do something for us. And they actually went along with it. And fain is withholding the uament with endorsement right now from biden. That historically has really been important for democratic candidates. I mean, how much is that weighing on the white houses thinking wanting to get their backing in a general election . I think youre right. Initially to Gene Sperling and also the acting Labor Secretary had said that they had plans to go out to some of the strikes to help coordinate some of the negotiations. And that backfired. And so now were at the place where the president is going out there themselves. I think the Union Endorsement is something that the president wants. Historically large labor unions have backed 2democrats. The president has already wracked up a number of key endorsements from labor unions. But i think it goes beyond The Union Brass Endorsing the president. Teachers unions and the like have stood up behind joe biden. But it is more about those Rank And File union members. You know, it is one thing to get the endorsement and say that you are backed by this group, but they have thousands of members and joe biden wants to lock in the support from those people and ensure that they show up to the polls. So this is also part of that effort, not just getting the top line endorsement but making inroads with those voters who ultimately are the ones who show up to the polls so that he can win michigan, wisconsin and states like that. Whether he is successful in doing that will go a long way. Weve seen sometimes contentious exchanges with Rank And File members over the years particularly as president as he visited Factory Floors in the past. How is he able to connect with the Union Workers today i think will be key in sort of signaling whether or not he is able to keep the support hes had from labor unions and what donald trump does when he heads there tomorrow. Yeah, those Rank And File members are absolutely and he did win them in michigan in 2020, important to point that out, but there was pretty significant support among the Rank And File for a republican candidate more than we often see. That of course at the time donald trump who has tried to personally identify with these people. Although democrats will be quick to point out that many of his policies undermines strength of unions. Tyler, thank you so much for being with us. I hope youll come back soon. Thanks for having me. One place former President Trump wont be tomorrow as weve discussed is the second republican debate. But we do have a list of who will be there. Rnc released a list for the california debate. In are doug burgum, chris christie, ron desantis, nikki haley, mike pence, Vivek Ramaswamy and tim scott. Asa hutchinson who was at the first debate didnt make the can ult cut this time and of course donald trump announced that he is skipping the debate at the reagan president ial library and instead giving a speech in sdr detroit. It is worth noting trump not terribly welcome among those who celebrate the legacy of ronald reagan. It is a ststrifefilled relationship. And coming up here, gop Shutdown Coalpolitics continue Rock Washington as Kevin Mccarthy has some critical decisions to make ahead. Plus why a floating barrier in the South China Sea is creating the latest dispute between the philippines and beijing that has major implications for chinas power across the world. And were also going to check in with the uk where some Police Officers are currently refusing to carry their guns. Well tell you why. Philippines coast guard removing a floating barrier installed by china in a contested area of the china back sea. They say it threatens the live hely Hoo Livelihood Of Fisherme Violation of law. Steven jiang is joining us. Why did china put this barrier up . Reporter lets not forget beijing claims sovereignty almost over all the entirety of the South China Sea based on quote unquote historical proof. That is 1. 3 million square miles. That is not recognized by the u. S. Government. And that is also why beijing just responded to the latest move by the philippines by Warning Manila not to create troubles or provoke incidents. What beijing has been able to do the past few years and none of the other claim manhatants have course through massive Land Reclamation and construction turning reefs into manmade islands. And so they are able to project Military Power in the region. Just in the past few week and months, there is an uptick of publicized incidents between china and philippines with the chinese coast guard for example using Water Cannons and what philippines describe as dangerous maneuvers to chase and drive away philippine boats. But of course from beijings perspective, only thing that has changed recently is the government in manila. Now they have a new president who according to beijing is doing the u. S. Bidding to instigate tensions in the region. So underlying concern here out of all this is the Chinese Military is now going to abandon their manmade island. So how does anyone including the u. S. Stop and change chinese behavior short of a war. Yeah, just another data point in what have been increasing tensions between washington and beijing, something that well continue to cover indepth here because we love having you on live from beijing. Thanks very much for being here. All this as President Biden hosts leaders of 18 Pacific Islands at the White House Monday with the aim of curbing chineses growing influence in the region. Like our forbearers during world war ii, we know a great deal of History Of The World will be written Across The Pacific over the coming years. And like them, we owe it to The Next Generation to help write that story together. Max foster is joining us now live from london to help us understand a bit more about this. Max, always great to have you. I was interested to hear Steven Jiang Basicalliout Line that p part of why this is happening is because they are looking at the new Philippine Government and saying that you are closer to the United States than the previous regime under duterte, and they want to try to do something about this. This is one specific incident. But it tells a much bigger story. Yeah, i think philippines has become a key ally for the United States because it is there in the South China Sea and these images are extraordinary, arent they. It is just a floating border, but so incredibly significant. And they turn around and in the leadership in the philippines, hugely significant, because duterte was leaning towards china. Didnt actually play particularly well domestically. And now were seeing marcos doing much better cozying up to the United States. And not just in a small way either. The United States is setting up bases there. There is an International Base for u. S. Forces there. So when we see the images of the philippines pushing back against china, that would have been in alliance with the United States. So we can read into this u. S. china tensions as well. And how important the philippines is playing into that as well as the other alliances that you were talking about there in the region. And this of course has been a critical part of u. S. Security in the pacific. You can go back to world war ii. And while i have you, i want to talk about something that is unfolding in your neck of the woods in london, in the uk, with Police Officers putting down their weapons. And i think for our american audience, i think it is important for us to also say that there are actually very few Police Officers compared to how things are here who carry weapons. They are highly trained, you know, segment of the police force over there. And it is very clear that the reason they are putting them down is something that they feel very strongly about. What has happened . Yeah, so just to explain that culture really, British Police do not carry guns, they think it encourages more guns on the streets. Only a very small part of them have these highly trained officers allowed to carry guns. What happened was one of these armed police shot an unarmed man and he has been charged with murder. And this is not necessarily a protest within the metropolitan police in london, but it is a huge amount of concern amongst them being expressed because they are concerned that in that split second decision, if they make a mistake, they will be charged for murder. So they handed in their licenses to carry these guns. And that was a big crisis for the metropolitan police because they didnt have enough armed police. They had to then ask the Special Forces to potentially step in if there is a terrorist situation because they didnt have the armed police. That is now largely resolved were told, but it does expose this massive problem and also a problem with the can culture frankly of the metropolitan police where a lot of the police on the front lines have a big issue with management, they dont trust them, they dont think that they will stick up for them. And this Racist Question should armed police be charged with murder, and it should him on be manslaughter if it was a mistake. And very different from what we deal with here in the United States. The culture very much different. Thanks, max. Just ahead here, a four time indicted former president , man, he wishes that he could buy a glock. Well tell you what happened here. And the migrant crisis at the southern border escalating. Why u. S. Officials say that mexicos promise could help. Loving this pay bump on our allowance. Wonder where mom and dad got the extra money . Maybe they won the lottery . Maybe they inherited a fortune . Maybe buried treasure . Maybe it fell off a truck . Or maybe they switched to Xfinity Mobile the fastest mobile service. Save hundreds a year over tmobile, at t and verizon. Now i can buy that electric scooter. Im starting a Private Equity Fund that specializes in midcap. You do you. Switch to Xfinity Mobile today. Is it possible my network could take my business to the next level . It is with comcast business. Powering all your devices with gigspeed wifi. 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And the georgia judge overseeing the Election Interference Case against trump and his 18 codefendants in Fulton County has issued a protective order to keep the jurors identities a secret. Neither the defendants nor the media can publicly identify the jurors in any way. A strong storm is bringing rain and possible Flash Flooding from the Pacific Northwest to Northern California today. Lets get straight to our weatherman derek van dam. So great to have you back. Hope you are feeling a little better. Bring us up to speed. Yeah, amazing what a couple of eight hour night sleeps can do to your body, right . You know as a parent, wow, what a difference a day makes. But im happy to be back, but so is the rain across the Pacific Northwest. Yeah, it has caused some problems. You mentioned flooding but it has also helped end our fire season across the Pacific Northwest and people rejoice when they see the rain this time of the year. It is a substantial rain as well. Look at the Radar Lighting up like a Christmas Tree from Northern California to the western portions of washington and oregon. In youre reareureka, We Ha