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Problem before it becomes a bigger problem than it already is. >> reporter: michigan has the highest risk of recession in the nation and this strike could push the rust belt state over the edge. >> there's no way to look at this strike now and not say, somehow this is going to play into how people feel about the economy when they start thinking seriously about the presidential election in 2020. >> reporter: in the 2016 election, trump campaigned in michigan more than hillary clinton and won. which is why nearly every 2020 candidate has walked the picket line. john hatline has taken notice. >> ...

Differently about the rocket snz. >> just okay. i didn't change my opinion. i still like harden and -- but maybe i won't watch them too often. >> reporter: they're just starting to turn off the lights on the court behind me wrapping up the evening pick-up games here. john, basketball has a pretty long history here in china. it goes back decades. the love for the game intensified in 2002 when zyao mike was signed by the rockets. now he's the president of the chinese basketball association here. the same group that has severed ties with his former team. john? >> he may have also, i'm going to ta...

America's families here at home, i think it's joe biden. i think the developments of today have demonstrated that more clearly than ever. >> we've been talking about the developments in syria all morning long. we will keep on covering them throughout the morning. the president just weighed in. we'll get to that in a second. thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you, john. all right. well, china is now cutting ties with an nba team all because of one tweet. we'll tell you about the political fire storm with billions of dollars and people on the line. that's coming up next. ou hav...

Nearly two other facilities to a grinding halt. >> what are folks in detroit telling you? >> reporter: as you mentioned those closed door negotiations are going on right now. a source close to those negotiations saying it is very tense. but as that is happening there are chants of don't give up the fight as you hear the music playing. these are just some of the workers that are protesting. 50,000 nationwide. general motors saying they have offered a fair contract but uaw, the union, saying it does not meet their standards. i want to bring in a guest, introdeu int introduce you to john hatline,...