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What kind of a precedent has just been established at carrier. >> so, james, you were tweeting during some of the president-elect's visit to carrier. you wanted people to know and you made the point that carrier is still laying off hundreds of people. this hasn't solved the whole problem. and you also wanted to make the point that mr. trump, once again, referred to the carrier workers here as making "so many air conditioners" but, in fact, they make furnaces. details. >> seems somehow either no one has mentioned to donald trump that the plant in indianapolis makes furnaces or he just ignored t...

Plague. and there may be no nafta when he gets done with it. that's one of the first things they're going to look at. they're going to look at what they need to fix it or change it. >> we'll see whether or not he's able to carry that out. those ohio voters are hoping that he is. that is one of the reasons he actually won that state. will he be able to do for them what he was able to do for a thousand workers in carrier in indiana. >> there are tens of thousands of jobs pack being up, factory floors closing right now today, moving to mexico and other places. and the question will be what is the...

Million tax break in order to keep these jobs. . >> aisle speak with the president who represents carrier workers. their latest concerns and report from the dakota pipeline protest where demonstrators need or it removed. deadline to leave approaching soon. 2,000 veterans are on their way to protect the activists. we'll have the very latest. world ugly and messy. they are the natural born enemy of the way things are. yes, ideas are scary, and messy and fragile. but under the proper care, they become something beautiful.

It's a relatively small room, they've been here for an hour. there's the announcement. >> here we go. >> reporter: let's take a listen. [ applause ] >> i assume this isn't all for me. first of all, welcome to carrier, indianapolis. it's an honor to welcome president-elect trump as well as vice president-elect pence and the new governor, governor holcomb from indiana today. first thing i would like that do is thank our carrier workers for their dedication and loyalty over their many years but especially for their continued focus and dedication during a very difficult year here in indianapolis. ...

On his cell phone, he posted it, it went viral and donald trump saw the video and used it as the center piece of his jobs platform. it really is coming full circle here. carrier had confirmed there were some business incentives coming from the state. that could mean anything from tax breaks, business opportunities, in exchange for staying here. also we heard on the campaign trail, donald trump threatening that he would impose a tariff on imported goods if those goods came from mexico and other companies overseas. that could be part of the incentive of why they are staying here. but a lot of pe...