That was the Dock Strike which ports shut down and was going to be a disastrous. President biden helped get that thing fixed fast. They have agreed tentatively to a 62 increase in wages over the next six years. The first offer that the union turned down, just to show you how far apart this was, was 40 . That is where this began so the pressure the union put on really did work and of course, the Court Companies are hoping that President Biden would feel the pressure of this and just order a Tafthartley Return to work by that union to get through the election and you can imagine how the companies that the president is going to have to do this because this will be so difficult for the Harris Campaign but the president just kept the administration pushing both sides to an agreement they had at 5 30 you can imagine how this was at the White House. White House Chief of staff on resume, Pete Buttigieg and others in the administration with both sides forcing them to get together and so both si
Gulf coast ports shut down. That was going to be disastrous. President biden helped get that thing fixed fast. They have agreed, tentatively, to a 62% increase in wages over the next six years. The first offer that the union turned down, to show you how far apart this was, was 40%. That is where this began, so the pressure that the union put on related work and of course the port companies, they were hoping that president biden would feel the pressure of this and just order a tafthartley return to work by that union to get through the election and you can imagine how the company s thought the president will have to do this because this will be so difficult for the harris campaign, but the president kept the administration pushing both sides to an agreement. At 5:30 you can imagine how this was at the white house. The white house chief of staff is on zoom. Pete buttigieg and others in the administration, with both sides forcing them to get together and so both sides understood that it l
Afford four more years of Donald Trump. As Jack Smith shows the country new evidence alleging how the former president tried to undo democracy. And Melania Trump, silent for most of the campaign, now speaking out on one of the most contentious issues in the race. In a new memoir and video, she takes a position directly at odds with her Husbands Party. But the Government Shouldnt tell the women what to do when it comes to abortion. Our manu raju, lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics with the campaign. A major Port Strike threatens to unravel economic progress that is critical to the harris reelection argument. And then theres this. Rockets again flying in the Middle East. An Overnight Strike by israel in beirut, killing at least nine people is just the latest episode in a week filled with escalation towards all out war. Lets go straight to cnns arlette saenz, who is in florida waiting for the arrival of President Biden. Arlette, the president spoke at the White House that th
President Biden Tours Florida And Georgia hit hard by helene. The Death Toll in Western North Carolina continues to rise. The world is on edge waiting to see how israel will respond to irans missile attack. The White House arguing against targeting irans nuclear program. Joining me this hour, former Defense Secretary Leon panetta on the crisis across the Middle East, former dls second Jeh Johnson joins on domestic terror threats and the anniversary of the October 7th Terror Attacks in israel, four days away. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. We are 33 days from the election. For the first time, we have former Vice President make pences own words under oath about Donald Trumps alleged attempts to discount votes and overthrow the election. Yesterday afternoon, Judge Chutkan unsealed a legal filing in the 2020 Election Interference case. The 165page Document is Special Counsel Smiths Response to the Supreme Court Immunity Decision, sending the case back to the Lower Co
Donald trumps efforts to target what he calls trumps desperate attempt to stay in office. Where do things go from here . Plus, Kamala Harris appealing to republican sense of History And Tradition as she tries to convince them to cast their vote for her. How the Location Today and the woman who will be campaigning alongside her could help her make her case. Just hours ago, israel expanding Evacuation Warnings to nearly two dozen more towns across southern lebanon. How the people on both sides are now bracing for this wider war. A lot to get to. We start with Jack Smith. The Trial Wont be until after election day. To do that, Jack Smith has to convince the judge that trump was acting as a candidate, not the president , and orchestrated a criminal scheme to hold on to power meaning the Supreme Courts recent ruling on president ial immunity should not apply. The following is full of examples. Smith argues trumps conversations with Vice President pence were in their private capacity as Runn