WHIT? >> Whit: WE'LL BE WATCHING THIS >> Whit: WE'LL BE WATCHING THIS VERY CLOSELY THROUGHOUT THE VERY CLOSELY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. MORNING. SOMARA, THANK YOU. SOMARA, THANK YOU. >>> NOW TO THE HISTORIC >>> NOW TO THE HISTORIC AUTOWORKERS STRIKE AS PRESIDENT AUTOWORKERS STRIKE AS PRESIDENT BIDEN ACCEPTS THE INVITATION BIDEN ACCEPTS THE INVITATION SAYING HE WILL JOIN STRIKING SAYING HE WILL JOIN STRIKING WORKERS ON THE PICKET LINE. WORKERS ON THE PICKET LINE. ABC'S FAITH ABUBEY IS IN WAYNE, ABC'S FAITH ABUBEY IS IN WAYNE, MICHIGAN, WITH THE LATEST MICHIGAN, WITH THE LATEST ON THE PRESIDENT'S SUPPORT. ON THE PRESIDENT'S SUPPORT. FAITH, GOOD MORNING. FAITH, GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO YOU, WHIT. YOU, WHIT. THE FALLOUT FROM THE STRIKE THE FALLOUT FROM THE STRIKE COULD BE DEVASTATING. COULD BE DEVASTATING. SOME ANALYSTS ALREADY SAYING SOME ANALYSTS ALREADY SAYING CONSUMERS THAT NEED CAR REPAIRS CONSUMERS THAT NEED CAR REPAIRS AT DEALERSHIPS AND SERVICE AT DEALERSHIPS AND SERVICE CENTERS COULD BE FEELING THE CENTERS COULD BE FEELING THE IMPACT IN A MATTER OF WEEKS. IMPACT IN A MATTER OF WEEKS. [ CROWD CHANTING ] [ CROWD CHANTING ] >> Reporter: THIS MORNING THE >> Reporter: THIS MORNING THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS BACK ON THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS BACK ON THE PICKET LINES AS PRESIDENT BIDEN PICKET LINES AS PRESIDENT BIDEN PREPARES TO JOIN THE WORKERS IN PREPARES TO JOIN THE WORKERS IN SOLIDARITY NEXT WEEK. SOLIDARITY NEXT WEEK. FRIDAY THE UNION EXPANDING THEIR FRIDAY THE UNION EXPANDING THEIR TARGETED STRIKE ASKING WORKERS TARGETED STRIKE ASKING WORKERS AT 38 GM AND STELLANTIS PARTS AT 38 GM AND STELLANTIS PARTS DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES AT 38 DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES AT 38 FACILITIES IN 20 STATES FROM FACILITIES IN 20 STATES FROM CALIFORNIA TO FLORIDA TO WALK CALIFORNIA TO FLORIDA TO WALK OFF OF THE JOB AFTER A STALEMATE OFF OF THE JOB AFTER A STALEMATE WITH THE TWO AUTOMAKERS. WITH THE TWO AUTOMAKERS. >> IT WILL AFFECT THE COMPANY >> IT WILL AFFECT THE COMPANY AND ALL OF US WORKERS THAT WILL AND ALL OF US WORKERS THAT WILL BE ON $500 A WEEK AND IT WILL BE ON $500 A WEEK AND IT WILL AFFECT THE CONSUMER, THE AFFECT THE CONSUMER, THE CUSTOMERS WAITING FOR THEIR CAR CUSTOMERS WAITING FOR THEIR CAR PARTS TO GET THEIR CARS FIXED. PARTS TO GET THEIR CARS FIXED. THEY'RE GOING TO BE SITTING. THEY'RE GOING TO BE SITTING. >> Reporter: STELLANTIS SAYING >> Reporter: STELLANTIS SAYING IT WILL CONTINUE TO BARGAIN IN IT WILL CONTINUE TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH AND THAT THE COMPANY GOOD FAITH AND THAT THE COMPANY PRESENTED A COMPETITIVE OFFER PRESENTED A COMPETITIVE OFFER AND THE UNION DID NOT RESPOND. AND THE UNION DID NOT RESPOND. UAW PRESIDENT SAYING THE UAW PRESIDENT SAYING THE AUTOMAKER MADE SOME PROGRESS IN AUTOMAKER MADE SOME PROGRESS IN CRITICAL AREAS LIKE COST OF CRITICAL AREAS LIKE COST OF LIVING INCREASES, PROFIT SHARING LIVING INCREASES, PROFIT SHARING AND JOB SECURITY DURING LAYOFFS. AND JOB SECURITY DURING LAYOFFS. >> WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT >> WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT FORD IS SHOWING THEY ARE SERIOUS FORD IS SHOWING THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT REACHING A DEAL. ABOUT REACHING A DEAL. >> Reporter: FORD SAYING WE HAVE >> Reporter: FORD SAYING WE HAVE MORE WORK AHEAD OF US BEFORE WE MORE WORK AHEAD OF US BEFORE WE CAN REACH AN AGREEMENT. CAN REACH AN AGREEMENT. THE WORKERS ARE ASKING FOR A 40% THE WORKERS ARE ASKING FOR A 40% PAY RAISE OVER FOUR YEARS. PAY RAISE OVER FOUR YEARS. A FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK AND JOB A FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK AND JOB SECURITY. SECURITY. BRANDON WORKS AT A STELLANTIS BRANDON WORKS AT A STELLANTIS PARTS DISTRIBUTION PLANT IN PARTS DISTRIBUTION PLANT IN MICHIGAN AND SAID HE DIDN'T WANT MICHIGAN AND SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON STRIKE, BUT UNDERSTANDS TO GO ON STRIKE, BUT UNDERSTANDS HE HAS TO. HE HAS TO. >> I HAD TO RAISE MY DAUGHTER >> I HAD TO RAISE MY DAUGHTER WORKING A SHIFT FROM 5:00 A.M. WORKING A SHIFT FROM 5:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M. IT IS REALLY CORPORATE GREED. IT IS REALLY CORPORATE GREED. THEY ARE MAKING THE MONEY, THEY THEY ARE MAKING THE MONEY, THEY CAN PAY US. CAN PAY US. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN >> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL TOUCHDOWN HERE IN MICHIGAN WILL TOUCHDOWN HERE IN MICHIGAN TO STAND WITH THE STRIKING TO STAND WITH THE STRIKING WORKERS ON TUESDAY.