September 14. Minutes from now House SpeakerKevin Mccarthy is expected to meet Behind Closed Doors with three Committee Chairs who have been tapped to lead the Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden. 16 hours from a potential Strike Thousands of members of the United Auto Workers union could walk off the job if they dont reach a deal before midnight tonight. And this. Republican senator mitt romney calling for a new generation of leaders as he announces he will not seek reelection next year. The utah senator slamming members of his party saying a large portion dont believe in the constitution. And Human Actions pushed the earth outside the, quote, Safe Operating Space for humanity according to a scientific report that warrants the world surpassed thresholds. The Labor Department releases key inflation numbers. Some insight on where the u. S. Is on all of that. This hour of cnn this morning starts now. We are still very far apart on our key priorities. We do not have offers on the table that reflect a sacrifice and contributions our members have made to these companies. On august 29, we made our first offer, almost two weeks ago to the uaw. We made three offers since then and we had no genuine counteroffer on any of those. That was the president of the United Auto Workers and ceo of ford. Miles apart on a deal this morning. Hours away from the deadline, tonight, for a highstakes Contract Negotiation between the union and detroits Big Three Automakers. Thousands ever workers could walk off the job. Since the talks stalled, the Union President is calling for a strike. One Analysis Shows a tenday strike could result in a nationwide Economic Loss over 5 billion. Sources it will cnn negotiations have proven uniquely challenging. Thats a quote, because unlike past negotiations, the uaw has not selected a single automaker, which to negotiate with. This is about all three at the same time. If all 145,000 members were to strike at the same time, it could cost the unions strike fund more than 70 million a week. Thats how they pay their workers when not on the job. The President Biden is in close touch, we are told, with all parties over the phone. Advisors stopped short of saying President Biden would support workers if they decided to trike. Team coverage on the big day ahead at the white house, our correspondent Arlette Saenz is standing by. Vanessa yurkevich is in detroit. You have been talking to the heads of the big lee ought makers. Reporter these deals come together in the last moments. But a Target Strike Approach is unique and being executed by a unique leader. The head of the uaw, sean fain, talking about how this is going to play out. Essentially, National Union will reach out to local unions around the country and plan for certain days, certain times, a certain amount of people to go on strike. That, however, will leave other members working in the factories. And for the union, this is a way to confuse automakers, to keep them guessing, and as, as you mentioned, to conserve that strike fund if this strike plays out for a number of weeks or months. But this does come with risks because if you leave Union Members on the factory floors, the companies are not obligated to pay those employees. And so you also need to look at how much of a supply these automakers have in the pipeline. We know that these Big Three Automakers do not have as much car supply as they did in 2019 when gm went on strike. So there is a lot to consider. A unique approach here. To remind our viewers what the union is asking for and what they have been asking for, they want a 40 pay raise over four years. They want costs of living back into the contracts. They want a fourday workweek and they want protections against job loss that may happen in the easy transition. The union has said those demands still remain at the table, and those demands have not yet been met. The companies, what are they saying this morning . Reporter the companies are saying they are ready and willing to negotiate at any moment. We heard the most from ford, fords ceo jim farley, who was visibly district pointed and frustrated last night with saying he and bill ford yesterday showed up to uaw headquarters to deliver an offer. They is not see sean fain there and they have received no feedback on that offer since yesterday. We are just hours away from a potential strike. We know that subcommittees are going to be meeting discussing details of these negotiations. But frustrations clearly, poppy, on both sides of the table as the deadline looms. Vanessa yurkevich, thank you. I want to get to Arlette Saenz live at the white house. These deals have often come together in these moments late and often. White house officials are very cog any zblentd of whats going on and have a local, if not directly, in the negotiations. Whats the level of anxiety in the white house . Reporter publicly, the white house tried to be optimistic saying they dont think a strike would ultimately coming to fruition. The white house has publicly been out there encouraging the parties to negotiate around the clock, to try to secure a winwin agreement. But sources who have been briefed on the negotiations talked to our colleague and told her this has been a uniquely challenging moment, in part because of the strategy that has been employed by the uaw. In the past, in these types of negotiations, they have targeted simply one company. Going through that Negotiation Process and then trying to replicate it with others. This time around they are focusing on all three all at once, which is creating a complicated situation according to some sources. But it comes at a time what the white house has been closely watching this now for weeks. The president had appointed one of his top advisors here with a history as a michigan native to try to be as the main point of contact between the uaw or with the uaw and the Big Three Automakers, the acting Labor Secretary has been involved. The president has engaged at times. Last week, speaking to sean fain of the uaw as well as the executives of the three automakers. But whats unique is that the white house is not directly party to the negotiations. Yes, they are talking to each side. They are aware of what is going on, but her they are not getting it into the nittygritty of negotiating these types of deals. It is something they will be watching closely. The clock is ticking down on that midnight deadline on an issue with not just political ramifications for the president but economic ramifications. If they head to a strike, one the immediate focuses at the white house is trying to address any of the Economic Impacts that could happen. So all eyes will be on the hours approaching that midnight deadline. Such a great point on the stakes. They are huge. Arlette saenz, thank you. Take a live look at capitol hill. Minutes from now, the husband Republican Party house Republican Party set to meet to plot their Impeachment Inquiry of President Biden. Kevin mccarthy is forging ahead. Enough time even though time is running out to prevent a Government Shutdown and some skeptical republicans are pointing out the lack of evidence against biden, evidence being the key word there. The president for his part pretty much brushing to off, br preparing to give a speech on the economy today. Last night he said i get up every day not focused on impeachment. I have a job to do. , i dont know quite why, but they knew they wanted to impeach me. Now best i can tell they want to shut down the government. Lauryn hill watching that clock, 16 days left to figure this out. Whats gonna happen today on the impeachment front . Yeah, in Meeting Wpreviously scheduled. A lot changed since Howard Liebengood announced he was opening that inquiry tuesday. Something that hasnt changed is the reality that the republican conference is still very much divided as to whether or not this was the logical next step. One of the things that you can expect this morning is that the three chairmen who have been tasked with this inquiry will be laying out what they have found so far, giving members a sense of where they might go and trying to get everyone on the same page. There is a lot of decisions that these three chairmen have to make. While staff among all of them have been communicating for months as they have been to go these investigations, they are going to be under more of a spotlight now that this is an official Impeachment Inquiry. Among the decisions, they have to make include who to subpoena, how quickly to move, whether or not to go to court if some subpoenas are not answered. All those things will be weighing heavily not just on the republicans plans for investigations but the political realities for many of the members among the rank and file. Those are a couple. Things that they are going to be laying out in this meeting today. I talked to jim jordan, the chairman of the house judiciary committee, who is leading this investigation, and he argued that they are just going to keep going, that in some ways this Impeachment Inquiry, which is now formalized, doesnt change what they have already been pursuing. Jordan said that yesterday he signed three subpoenas. He did not say who those subpoenas would be going to. But its just such an important meeting for the republican conference not because of what they will discuss, but the expectation and hope that members need to come out united giving the fact that the storylines around the Republican Party are they are deeply divided on not just this issue, but others including Government Spending as well. Thanks very much. Republican senator mitt romney announced he wont be seeking reelection, citing age as a major factor in his decision and calling on young people to take the reins. I considered my age and the fact that at the end of a second time i would be in my mid80s. The times we are living in demand the next generation to step up and express their Point Of View and to make the decisions that will shape our american politics over the coming century. With no Reelection Campaign ahead, romney is going with the young people may call full send. He said, a large portion of my party doesnt believe in the constitution. Doesnt specify who, but he gets personal about specific members of his party later like former Vice President mike pence. He says, no one has been more loyal, more willing to smile, ascribe gods will to things that are ungodly than mike pence. Jd advance someone he used to think bright as thoughtful before his turn to trumpism. Now i dont know if i could disrespect someone more than j. D. Advance. Then josh hawley and ted cruz who objected to certifying the 2020 results after the attack opt capitol. He says, they know better. Holly one of the smartest people in the senate and ted cruz could give him a run for his monday. He says they were making a calculation to put politics above the interest of democracy and the augs constitution. Joining us to talk about why he said this, what he said, what is next for him mitt romneys former Public Policy director lanhee chen. We have used you as a voice over the years on mitt romneys thinking. Can you talk about why he said all of this now and what he hopes it means for the party . Well, poppy, its an expression, you know, the frustration as well as the challenges that the last couple of years have demonstrated. But, you know, mitt romney is a man of conscience. Always been a monday of conscience. I have written about this and sort of thinking about him not just as the conscience of the senate, but of the country on many issues. You know, its going to bothersome people and not everyone will agree, but his decisions is well founded, i think it is thoughtful like Everything Else he has about done in his political career. I guess i am not surprised, but in a lot of ways i am saddened because its a loss for the country. Certainly a loss for the senate. I do hope that this passing of the baton wont be a baton that ends up dropping, unfortunately, begin the kind of leadership we are seeing out of washington right now. To that point, you see a lot of people who retire and say what im going to do now or focus on getting young people engage, focus on moving from outside of washington to get people headed in the direction that i want and then the baton is dropped quite often. Those rts are all for naught or seem somewhat futile. The only criticism i heard from rochls supporters we would rather have him in the senate. Do you think there is merit to that . Well, i think he would have been an effective senator. And i think he will be effective in the period of time he has left in the senate. He has a year and a half left and he will do a lot of things, whether its on, you know, china, you know, making sure that the u. S. Can counter china. He mentioned climate change, which is is an issue i dont see many other republicans focusing on. So, yeah, me personally, i wish he would have stayed. I wish he would have stuck around. I think he is an important and valuable voice. He knows the time to go. And i think he is trying to set an example in some ways that people need to know when to say when. And mitt romney is a selfreflective, he is somebody who understands exactly what his own limits are. And i think we have to respect that. I would have loved to see him stick around, but i also respect this decision he made that i am sure was not easy. What about his decision, as he told the Washington Post in that interview, that he is not going to get behind anyone because he doesnt think his support helps. He said i doubt my support will mean anything positive to any. Candidates at the finish line, so i am not looking to get involved in that . Well, thats the thing about him. He is very realistic about where the Republican Party is right now, what his voice does and doesnt mean, and there are people who still deeply admire him. But i think he recognizes in the context of a partisan political primary like we are seeing right now with where the Republican Party is, with where the primary contest is, he is trying to be realistic about what his voice will and wont many and i think thats refreshing. You got a politician who actually knows where his placing is in the electorate, what his voice means and doesnt mean. 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