A major link in the supply chain may break in less than 36 hours.

The lead starts right now.

The White House steps in as freight rail workers threaten to strike.

The contingency plans under discussion as President Biden weighs using federal authority

to intervene.

Plus, power and interference.

I'll speak with the former Trump-appointed U.S. attorney who describes the Justice

Department correctly pressuring how and whether he prosecuted cases related to Trump and

Trump's rivals.

He maintained his innocence for 23 years and now prosecutors say he deserves a new trial

after the popular serial podcast raised doubts about DNA evidence in the case.

Welcome to the lead-up, Jake Tapper.

It could be the first in 30 years.

A freight rail strike, looming closer, could begin as soon as Friday morning, about 60,000

workers are set to walk off the job if unions and management failed to come to an agreement

in the next day and a half the consequences from this could be frankly economically devastating.

Gas prices, which have been drastically falling from their summer peak, could once

against skyrocket if trains carrying fuel stop moving.

Rapid crops could be prevented from reaching food factories, stopping staples from reaching

grocery stores.

Amtrak is already canceling almost all of its long-distance passenger trains starting tomorrow

as most of their routes run on freight tracks, disrupting travel across parts of the United

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