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That's why i think there's a very, very special -- >> why is it so difficult for anyone to make the chips that you make? and i'm thinking now about the 7 nanometer, the americans have these great companies that have a huge history, like intel. the chinese pour tens of billions of dollars into new companies but no one can make the chips you make. why? >> well, they can't just a few years later. >> that's all the difference in this business. >> you're right. that's all the difference. i think -- i think the -- we treat the semiconductor technology itself as a business, as a science. it's not ass...

But the problems were clear from the beginning and they became more clear and probably hurt government walkers reelection chances. >> 8% would be engineered. they cold the milwaukee sentinel that a third of the employees would be assembly workers and two thirds would be knowledge workers. then they say it looks like only 10% of employees would be assembly line workers and the others would be other high skill workers. foxconn makes the screens on these things in china. they want to replace low paid workers there with robots. why would we believe they want to go put high wage manufacturing jobs ...

John roberts tells us why. >> four years after it opened its doors as a non-union shop, the volkswagen plant has become a battle ground. >> they will be stronger when they come turth with the uaw. >> i have been in three unions, i didn't have a good deal under any of them. >> voke weiagons head office was to create a union. that would give assembly workers a say in how things are wrun. they demand they form or join a union first. >> i'm proud to be working at volkswagen. >> the uaw who has long sought to unionize workers in the campaign, left. >> opponents have launched a counter campaign, war...

♪ welcome back. 14 minutes past the hour right now. long before the massive recalls back when toyota enjoyed a spotless reputation for safety. a group of assembly workers in japan started growing concern. >> they wrote a warning letter to the ceo. deb, these employees saw exactly what was coming down the line? >> not only did they see what was coming but they tried to warn their bosses and their bosses didn't do anything about it. >> reporter: for 45 years, he worked the toyota factory in japan. he took pride in his work believing it was for the good of society. >> translator: it was a goo...

Always seem to happen. this was the worst one in 30 years. >> we'll see what is decided. >> 40 years. >> in the end it ended up being in four decades. we'll continue to follow that story and bring you big story this morning chuding the spread of nuclear weapons and how to stop it. in a moment we'll take you live to the white house with new details on the president's nuclear security summit. cnn obtained a letter written four years by toyota assembly workers in japan, it was sent to the ceo that expressed concern about corper cutting and compromising safety and predicted the crisis facing the...