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seems to be embracing this. it doesn't seem like fear. it seems like joy. >> we tried to book her, and can't get her on. >> whoa. is that true? >> yeah. >> that changes my calculus. maybe they're witches. it's canada, which means under trudeau you have to be vaccinated to eat these deer. you can't come out of your house and eat them. i want to 180 this whole thing. >> female truckers. >> hungry truckers, they lost their job. we're going in the woods. >> they're starving. >> this is all we've got. we can't go to the store anymore. >> all right, jimmy. stay off people's trail cameras. especially with that blazer. >> hey, girl. >> well, this is a more serious window. today marks the 79th anniversary of d-day, the greatest invasion in american history. 7,000 allied ships, 200,000 soldiers from eight different nations, stormed the beaches of normandy to push the nazis back and retake france.
how bad can it get. we're in long beach. behind me you can see terminal t, the largest terminal here in long beach. they operate and can take in about 200,000 shipping containers per month. right now they are closed. according to the company, this has nothing to do with the labor shortage or any potential negotiations. they tell us they sent letters to truckers last night telling them not to show up, that it was an operational decision for them to shut down. there's a lot of questions and a little mystery swirling here at the port because it's a monday and behind us we can see several shipping containers stacked up, some are full, some are empty. but the thing about how bad this backlog could be if there is one, we're told from people with direct knowledge here that four days is pretty much the max that these shipping containers could be sitting here for it to really create an impact. we know on friday there were
going to have to pay more money to get additional truckers in to try to move that product, which means that retailers could end up passing that cost on to us, the consumers. and the more concerning industry right now is that back to school supply chain there because right now i know a lot of kids are getting out of school and just into the school year, but from a business standpoint, a lot of those items that parents are going to be looking for in just a couple of months, they need to head to the warehouse now so that stores can start preparing to get those inside their stores and on the shelves. but if there is a backlog, which we will be monitoring throughout the day, it will be interesting to see how this trickles down and affects the consumer. >> do not mess with parents as their kids are getting ready to go to school. dana griffin, thank you so much. >> exactly. it took 18 years but the prime suspect in the disappearance of american teenager natalee holloway is about to come back to the u.s. when and why now coming up.
happened when container prices, to move the container went from two grand to 22,000. that impacted consumers, availability of goods and inflation. so the bottom line is right now, john, if there is a strike, it would cause tens of thousands of people to be unemployed, specifically truckers. what we saw this weekend with this slowdown or stoppage, if you will, was really the unions flexing their muscles saying we have some cards left in our hand. back to you. >> john: after what we saw during covid, the last thing we need is a port shutdown. william, as always, thank you. sandra. >> sandra: oil prices are on the rise again after saudi arabia unveiled the latest production cut. the move is likely sparking concern over at the white house where a briefing is about to happen, looking to keep gas prices low for the summer travel season. art laffer, art, the biggest question everybody has heading into summer is how much is it going to take to fill up the
but hypothetically what are we talking about in terms of real world impact here? >> reporter: well, chris, that remains to be seen because we're getting a lot of conflicting reports from all the players involved in these negotiations. you have the union workers, the port authority and terminals like tti behind me, you mentioned earlier, is the only terminal in long beach that has been shut down for the day. the company, according to the port authority, telling truckers to not come because they were caught up on shipments. but is there more to the story? possibly. but again, a lot of that information doesn't fully come out. now, the reason this is concerning for the industry, the supply chain is because right now there could be a potential backlog, according to the cnbc reporting if these slow down disruptions continue because labor negotiations stall, we could see a backup of shipments which could in turn turn into late fees for the shipping companies, which means they're
of shippers pull away from the west coast and not planning to return until we see a tentative agreement reached and approved by the rank and file. speak of the ripple effect would be outrageous, you see the rising prices, fueling inflation, unemployment would come to a standstill with the truckers, you would see would see shortages and construction of new homes because you couldn't get the appliances, roofing or flooring. the point of being here, talks continue but this is a shot across the bow by unions, the last strike with 2002 and went on for 11 days. >> sandra: something we will definitely keep watching, william la jeunesse on that for us. g.o.p. lawmakers burning over possible restrictions for gas stoves, the house rules committee debating a bill that would put a chill on the new regulations. we've got the latest on that. >> will not keep it going, house republicans are turning up the
box says, if you, well the containers. they are put out every day at a certain day you. got your loads. it increases congestion. we talk to the harvard trucking organization, who represents the ports. what happens is they can't pick up on what they're supposed to pick up on on friday. what happens, to put some perspective into this, oakland, which as you know, has not had operations since thursday, when they were shut down for five days back over the summer for the abc 5 trucker protest, it took two months for those containers to get cleared out. yes. it takes so much longer. i mean think about, it just the pile, it keeps getting staffed. and so the truckers are now telling the shepherds, you know, you may need whatever product it may be for back to school or whatever, it's going to be delayed. >> oh boy. this is unwelcome news, thanks
looks like they felt that, that what are you learning? house is going to affect things. especially deliveries, trade, economy, all that? >> well, i can tell you, the truckers knows we can do today, they are really concerned because 40% of the trade, flows through these ports, and so t to is the largest terminal long beach, they sent out an email to the truckers this morning saying hail a, we're close tomorrow. and so now, they're also reaching out to the other terminals throughout the west coast, for some guidance, and they're being told you can have to wait until tomorrow night congestion which we talked about last week if this continues it's going to take at least two weeks for the backlog of what we're seeing and there is an inflationary impact to this match you and i are gonna have to pay when we go to the store. >> yeah, not like we need more inflation right now.
we have just learned of a labor disruption at a major west coast port outside of los angeles. let's go to cbc's -- who's joining me with these breaking details. welcome, tell us about your exclusive reporting. what are you finding out? >> good afternoon, alice. what we just learned, the largest terminal and long beach has already notified truckers that they are going to be close tomorrow. they're going to be closed for protests. that is significant because they are the largest port terminal for a long beach, but they also have terminal operations and seattle. truckers are telling me they're also receiving word from other terminals that they're going to wave their penalties, if you. well it's called free. time they're going to be at an additional free time for their containers, and other terminals,
who make $75,000 or less. this is part of the president's economic policy and economic plan to make sure we do not leave any money behind. the presidential veto only save the program temporarily however with challenges in the nation's highest court, justices are expected to issue their decisio later this month or in early july. meanwhile, appear over resort republicans alleging some incarcerated people seem to be beneficiaries of the program. the missouri attorney general and republican senator eric schmidt say the biden plan coul transfer more than $5 billion from regular americans, farmers schoolteachers, truckers, to convicted felons. president biden says he will sign the bipartisan budget deal on saturday which makes for a busy weekend here in washington. >> trace: let's get some