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Slack.com slash DHQ. It's Wednesday, November 30th. For Democrats, stopping a labor

strike was supposed to be like stopping a freight train. We start here. Rail workers are

threatening to strike, but President Biden plans to stop them in their tracks.

It's not an easy call, but I think we have to do it.

But new congressional action means for your wallet and what it means for pro-union lawmakers.

Protests are growing, but China holds the party line. They're in a real dilemma here.

Between COVID spreading and the economy tanking. Break down the stakes of zero COVID for

Xi Jinping. And as some cities' crime rates rise, there aren't enough cops to put on the

beat. They should sit in the car and just sit right in front of here.

And they're gone. Yeah. After a mass exodus, local leaders are trying to bring back the blue.

From ABC News, this is Start Here. I'm Brad Milky.

A few months back, there was this big looming prospect of a railroad worker's strike.

At a moment where the national economy could ill afford it.

The rail system literally is the backbone of the nation.

At the time, President Biden says he was getting personally involved. He spoke to

rail executives and to union leaders. Everyone came to an agreement and everyone from retail stores

to chemical plants to grocery managers breathed a sigh of relief. There was just one problem.

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