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Here are the headlines. You need to know overnight, thousands of United Auto Workers Union went on strike against General Motors Ford and Lantis after they failed to reach a new contract workers walked out of three plants in Missouri, Michigan and Ohio. It's believed just under 13,000 of the union's 145 5000 members walked out. Workers were looking for the return of benefits they ceded when auto profits were slim like traditional pension plans and retiree health care for all workers. They are also seeking an immediate raise of 20%. UAW. President Sean Fein said the union is in it for the long haul. We're ready for the strike to last as long as it takes, you know, these companies got to come to the pump for their workers. They want to call them family when it's easy. But you know what the proof's in the pudding and you know what? They haven't been there. They haven't taken care of their workers. We went backwards in the last 16 years backwards while the ceos gave themselves 40% pay increases in the last four years alone, our pay went up 6% inflation went up 19. We're going backwards and they want to call us greedy. They got the whole thing backwards. So far the stand up strike only impacts workers at three plants with the remaining members working without a contract. But the union could call for more members to strike. If negotiations drag on, stay tuned, we'll have more on the strike later in the show with our Michelle Castillo hurricane Lee has begun to lose intensity as it heads towards New England where millions across that area and into Canada could see the storm's effects. Lee is currently at a category one with winds of 85 MPH but is expected to weaken into an extra tropical system in the next 24 hours. A hurricane watch has been issued for parts of Maine and southeastern Canada. The governor of Maine has already declared a state of emergency. A tropical storm warning has been issued for coastal areas in Massachusetts, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. A storm surge of 1 to 3 ft is possible from Flushing New York City to the US Canadian border. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelinsky is scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden at the White House next week. According to sources in the administration, Zelinsky is set to be in the US for the United National General Assembly where he will make an address on Tuesday. He is expected to call for more countries to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine just last month, President Biden asked Congress to provide over $20 billion in additional funding for Ukraine. But it has yet to pass. In July, nearly 70 Republican members voted to discontinue aid to Ukraine Zen's last visit to the US was in December of 2022. The trial in the Elijah mcclean case is set to begin today in a Colorado courtroom. You'll remember in 2019, McLane was the 23 year old unarmed black man who police stopped while walking down the street after receiving a call that he looked, quote officers put him in a chokehold and paramedics gave him a high dose of the sedative ketamine. Days later he died. Jury selection begins today for two of the officers involved. They will determine if the men are guilty on charges of manslaughter, criminally negligent, reckless homicide and assault. The two have pleaded not guilty. The trial is set to take about a month and trials for a third officer and two paramedics involved are scheduled to take place later in the year. Tiktok is under scrutiny. The Chinese owned company has been fined $368 million in Europe for failing to protect children's personal data. The Irish Data Protection Commission is saying the app violated the block's signature privacy law. An investigation by the DPC found that newly created children's profiles were automatically set to public so anyone on the internet could view it. The DPC also brought up issues with Tik Toks parental control service. Pointing out there's no verification process to make sure adults monitoring children's accounts. Their parents, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has given an update on surgery to repair his torn achilles saying it quote went great. Rogers suffered a complete tear of his left achilles tendon during Monday night's game against the Buffalo Bills. Rogers posted an update yesterday on Instagram saying thank you for all the love and prayers and support. Rogers went on to thank his doctor and hospital staff for quote, starting me on the road to recovery. According to a new study, the US could be indirectly responsible for causing moon quakes, how you may ask? Well, according to the Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, researchers believe that an Apollo 17 lunar landing module that was left behind in 1972 is responsible. It's thought the module is expanding and contracting due to the extreme heat on the moon's surface. A little interesting space fact, the moon's surface can be anywhere from minus 208 degrees to 250 °F. It's not believed that the tremors are dangerous to humans, but the data does provide insights into how the moon responds to its surroundings.