A former presidential candidate and current U.S. senators about to join auto workers on

that picket line, the lead starts right now.

Day 1 on strike, as auto workers push for higher pay and better benefits, soon are rally

to support their demands with Senator Bernie Sanders joining their fight.

32 of Donald Trump's old Twitter DMs turned over to the special counsel and now in the hands

of Jack Smith, as his federal investigation digs into efforts to overturn the 2020 election,

what was so damning in those messages?

Plus, deliberating the fate of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton already suspended facing

impeachment by his fellow Republicans, accused of abuse of power and bribery.

So the big question, will state senators vote to remove him from office?

That decision could come down literally at any moment.

Welcome to the lead I'm Jake Tapper and we start with our national lead for the first

time in U.S. history.

Union workers are on strike against all three of America's big three automakers all

at the same time.

The UAW strike is spread across three plants right now, one from each of the big three.

It's a GM plant in Wensville, Missouri, a Ford truck plant in Wayne, Michigan, and a

Stellantis assembly complex in Toledo, Ohio, Stellantis owns Dodge, Jeep, and Chrysler

among others.

In total, more than 12,000 workers have walked off the job.

Right now that's about 9% of UAW's 145,000 members, but the Union warns more will go on strike

if demands are not met.

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