♪ raising the stakes, the united auto workers union strike just got bigger. workers walking out of 38 locations across 20 states after gm and stellantis failed to meet their demands, but they are not escalating their fight with ford. we're going to tell you why. plus, indicted for bribery, democratic senator bob menendez and his wife accused of exchanging favors for gold bars, half a million bucks in cash, a mercedes, mortgage payments and more. the charges he's facing and what it could mean for the balance of power in the u.s. senate. and taking on gun violence. president biden announcing a new office to tackle a uniquely american problem. we're following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to "cnn news central." ♪

a noon deadline passes and a nationwide strike grows. minutes ago members of the united auto workers union walked out of dozens of facilities owned by general motors and the jeep maker tell apprentice. uaw says those two auto makers failed to show enough progress in negotiating for a new contract. ford, on the other hand, will not see the strike spread to any more of its facilities because union leaders say real progress has been made toward a deal with that automaker. cnn's vanessa yurkevich has been following a busy day of developments. do we know where ford gave and the other two did not, or are they staying mum on this? >> reporter: we certainly are learning some details but just an hour ago you have 5,600 uaw workers from general motors and stellantis hitting the picket lines joining the already 13,000

workers that have been on strike for about eight days. this is all -- all of general motors and stellantis' parts and distribution centers, this is across 38 facilities, across 20 states. now, we know from uaw president shawn fain that gm and stellantis need some pushing to try to get to a deal. ford, though, as you mentioned, jim, has been spared because there has been real progress there. ford's latest offer we have learned includes cost of living adjustments, something that workers gave up in 2009, ford now offering that again. you have additional profit sharing that the company is offering. you have a quicker transition from temporary workers to full-time workers, and you also have job security, which is essentially means that if folks are laid off the job, they are now guaranteed two years of income and health benefits.

but this will have significant economic impacts on consumers and on dealerships because now parts are not going to be moving out of these stellantis and gm facilities, dealerships will not have new parts to fix everyday americans' cars and so there will be some delay, perhaps, if folks are looking to make replacements at their dealership, this will certainly have a lag. we also know that shawn fain invited president biden to the picket lines. we have seen other elected officials make an appearance, show their support. we know that the president has indicated that he wants to see a deal between the two sides. he's also basically talked about his support for the union, wanting to let the two sides come to a deal on their own. whether or not the president will be showing up at the picket lines is another story, though, jim. >> the parts thing is interesting because, remember, from the pandemic just the supply chain issues have worked their way through the whole system and caused a whole host

of delays. thanks so much. boris. to our other major developing story this hour, democratic senator bob menendez chair of the powerful foreign relations committee indicted on federal bribery charges. prosecutors accusing the senator and his wife of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars, a mercedes penz, mortgage payments and other gifts in exchange for his influence in a wide range of alleged corruption schemes. moments ago he denied those allegations in a statement, declaring himself the victim of a smear campaign. cnn's kara scannell joins us live. what more are you learning? >> reporter: boris, in this three-count indictment against senator menendez and his wife prosecutors allege from 2018 to 222 he abused his position of influence as a senator and on the senate foreign relations committee to benefit three new jersey businessmen who allegedly paid them about $500,000 in cash, gold bars and also a

luxury mercedes benz. the senator's office is saying, as you said, that this is a smear campaign. that the u.s. attorney damien williams the attorney for the southern district of new york just held a press conference and explained how menendez allegedly crossed the line. take a listen. >> there are things that senator menendez says he can do for his constituents and things that he says he cannot do for his constituents. he put it all on his senate website. so, for instance, it says he cannot compel an agency to act in someone's favor. it says he cannot influence matters involving a private business. it says he cannot get involved in criminal matters or cases, period. but we allege that behind the scenes senator menendez was doing those things for certain people, the people who were bribing him and his wife. >> reporter: and so senator

menendez's office is saying that the excesses of these prosecutors is apparent. they have misrepresented the normal work of a congressional office, on top of that, not content with making false claims against me, they have attacked my wife and the long-standing friendship she had before she and i even met. the u.s. attorney stressed that this investigation is very much ongoing. the senator, his wife and those three businessmen will be in court on wednesday. boris? >> kara scannell live from new york. thank you so much. i want to bring in cnn chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst john miller now. john, you were at the fbi during an investigation into senator menendez when he was in the house. tell us about that and what your reaction is to these charges. >> well, this was the 2006 investigation, which ironically, boris, was started by the then u.s. attorney in newark, who was chris christie, now presidential

candidate on the republican side. but christie's investigation focused into a property that menendez was renting to another entity that he was also trying to obtain grant money from, and that case ultimately did not get prosecuted, but it was followed by the 2015 case, which was a years' long investigation into bribery allegations between menendez and a florida-based doctor. that ended in a hung jury. menendez walked away from those charges, which then led into this investigation involving the three businessmen and these alleged bribes. so senator menendez has been literally in and out and under investigation in varying probes for years. >> john, i want to dig into part of the detail of this indictment because it's not an uncomplicated one, let's say. why is the government of egypt

involved here? >> well, the allegation is that the government of egypt was using these three businessmen, who were transmitting -- allegedly transmitting this money, this property, luxury cars, cash, gold, almost $480,000 to senator menendez to do things that would benefit the egyptian government. so that's where you see people basically allegedly working as cutouts for agents of the government to get to someone who is the ranking -- the top member on the foreign relations committee who can get things done in the u.s. government. >> also the u.s. attorney said that the investigation wasn't over, so could we potentially see more charges? >> i think we could, boris, and that's actually going to be the more interesting part of this case. because right now you have businessmen who are allegedly gave a member of the senate

money to use influence to get things done. that's a standard bribery case, but if they take the next step, which is to say which officials of the egyptian government, whether they were located here or overseas, were behind using these other agents, so to speak, to corrupt a member of the u.s. senate, that will be potentially the next stage of this case. >> john miller, appreciate your expertise. thanks so much. jim? >> thanks, boris. in politics we have brand-new cnn polling in today from the state set to hold the first 2024 primary. that's just a few months away. we are talking about new hampshire. in a potential rematch between president biden and former president trump, big lead for biden, 52% favoring him, 12 points ahead of trump at 40%. those numbers closely watch the new hampshire 2020 results when biden defeated trump with 53%. cnn's jessica dean now.

there's been a lot of bad polling for biden, national polls which don't matter that much because it's all about the states there have shown a dead heat. this is not a dead heat. >> you make such a good point about being thoughtful when looking at national polling versus state polling. this is our first state-specific polling for cnn for this election cycle and it is telling us interesting data points. if we dig a little deeper in its continued good news for biden. new hampshire has often been a swing state. it looks like it leans blue if these numbers hold up. if you ask how biden is handling his job he gets 46 approve, 54% disapprove, but what's important is to then zoom out and look at the national polling. he is ahead of himself there 46% in new hampshire and 40%. another thing that's worth noting is we did ask likely democratic voters what concerns you? is there anything that concerns you, what's your top concern about biden? it's open-ended they could fill

it in themselves. far and away, age. 57%. if you look at the polling numbers below that they are all in the single digits. 4% for health, but 57 cite age. what's important, jim, is when you are talking about the democrats in new hampshire biden has 97% -- or 94, i'm sorry, 94% of support. that's big. >> character number is interesting, too, given all the coverage of hunter biden's issues. there were some worrisome or less rosy numbers for biden in terms of independents, how think polled in new hampshire. >> the independents are -- don't cut quite as well for him if you take a look, but what is important here the way that he maintains his lead is because of that 94% that you're seeing right behind me. and then look at trump's number, 79% with republicans. so biden is able to consolidate his base. >> big majorities, but given the split it's in those numbers, you need to basically own your base.

>> you have to run that score up, yes. >> one thing it does show that ultimately voters don't love the idea of their choices being yet again biden and trump. >> they certainly don't. they are dissatisfied across the board. you also dig deeper into the other alternatives. okay, if you are not happy with those what about these other alternatives? when we ask people would you be dissatisfied or angry if x person won the race, the bottom line is they are not happy with anybody. tim scott the lowest, 48%. >> these are the dissatisfied. >> this is dissatisfied. if you are scott you are in the best position. look at all of that. pence up at 76. this is not very thrilled electorate, let's say. >> that could potentially speak to turnout as well. people want to be ex sielt bd their candidate. >> of course. >> jessica dean, thanks so much. migrant crossings surging on the southern border. law enforcement seen giving life vests to people in the river after several drowned. we will have a live report from

the region. a cnn exclusive, satellite images reveal the race between nuclear powers may be intensifying as increased activity is seen as u.s., chinese and russian nuclear sites. we will have the details in just moments. and since this show started today chances are at least one person in this country has been killed by gun violence. this year alone there have been more than 506 mass shootings. now the white house is creating the first federal office dedicated to gun violence prevention. we're going to talk to its new leader. we will be right back. all learning to save and spend their money with chase. the chef's cooking up firsts with her new debit c card. hungry? -uhuh. the designer's eyeing sequins. uh n no plaid. while momom is eyeing his spending. nice. and the engineer? she's taking control with her own account for college. three futures, all with chase. freedom for kids. control for parents. one bank for both. chase. make more of what's yours.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [baby crying] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ wherever you go. wherever you stay. all you need is one key. earn and use rewards across expedia, hotels.com, and vrbo.

did we just get hustled? there's no way they were 70. interesting. hm? it's both an electric and a gas car. yeap. quite the paradox. hmmmm? hmmmm? hmm? hmmmm? so jj's for lunch? the first ever lexus rx plug-in hybrid. electric for short trips... gas for long. it really is both. ♪ with the freestyle libre 2 system know your glucose level and where it's headed without fingersticks. manage your diabetes with more confidence and lower your a1c. it's covered by medicare for those who qualify. ask your doctor about the freestyle libre 2 system.

with 30 grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks! uuuhhhh... here, i'll take that! woohoo! ensure max protein, 30 grams of protein, 1 gram of sugar. enter the $10,000 powered by protein max challenge. ♪ ♪ mlb chooses t-mobile for business for 5g solutions... ...to not only enhance the fan experience, but to advance how the game is played. now's the time to see what america's largest 5g network can do for your business. ♪ we're not writers, but we help you shape your financial story. ♪ we're not an airline, but our network connects global businesses across nearly 160 markets. ♪ we're not a startup, but our innovation labs use new technologies to help keep your information secure. ♪ we're not architects, but we help build stronger communities. ♪ we're not just any bank. we are citi. ♪

somebody would ask her something and she would just walk right past them. she didn't know they were talking to her. i just could not hear. i was hesitant to get the hearing aids because of my short hair. but nobody even sees them. our nearly invisible hearing aids are just one reason we've been the brand leader for over 75 years. when i finally could hear for the first time, i could hear everything. try miracle-ear hearing aids with no commitment during our limited time sounds of autumn event. call 1-800-miracle now. the mayor of eagle pass, texas, says he is desperate for more federal aid as the border town has become the epicenter of the latest migrant surge. a homeland security official says that 8,600 arrests were made along the border yesterday when in may that number was less than half of that, about 3,500.

democratic mayor salinas says he has never seen an influx like this, felt compelled, as a result, to declare a state of emergency. >> so the word is getting out, it's kind of a come one, come all type of approach, and you have all these people coming. there is no consequence and i just want to say that i think that this is unacceptable. it's a shame that we don't have immigration reform and a solution to prevent situations like this. >> president biden has blamed maga republicans for blocking bipartisan immigration reform. those in remarks yesterday. there is legislative solutions to this. ed lavandera is in eagle pass. ed, i wonder, when you speak to people coming across, why do they say now? why at this particular time? >> reporter: we've been trying to kind of get to the heart that have all week long. we started reporting earlier this week in el paso, texas, and

now here in eagle pass. some of the themes that i have picked up in various places and a variety of migrants have a variety of different countries tell us the one overarching thing is desperation in the sense of being tired of waiting on the mexican side. and that's for a variety of reasons. some people have been trying to use the cbp 1 app which is supposed to allow migrants to set up an appointment to apply for asylum, they then could enter the u.s. through a port of entry. many people are telling us, jim, that the delays on all of that have taken months and months so there is a sense of frustration of having to wait. many people also say it's been too dangerous in many cases to wait on the mexican side. and then a lot of times also just my own personal observation is sometimes you see people and you see a large group of migrants going across the border and people just kind of follow along because they feel like, oh, there's something going on there, i don't want to miss out on that. there could be an element of to

to the way these people are moving as well. here in eagle pass the scene is completely different from what we've seen in the last few days. this is the area where we've seen thousands of people crossing for several days now and it has been extremely quiet today compared to what we've seen the last few days. in fact, over the course of this morning we've only seen a handful of small groups. what is interesting on the other side today a larger presence of mexican law enforcement and military just under the bridge over there, you can see it's hard to make out, but what looks like a military group over there, behind the trees some law enforcement over there and then on the other side of the train bridge here another group of law enforcement. we didn't see that much over the last few days. they were there, but not to this extent. the question is and this really kind of captures just how difficult this is to assess and to predict, but all of this area was filled with thousands of people yesterday, today hardly a

trickle and on this side very few border patrol agents or state police officers as well. >> what leads to those upticks and dropoffs? consistent problem across the board regardless. ed thanks so much. exclusive new satellite images obtained by cnn that we want to share with you. they show the world's three most powerful militaries, the united states, russia and china have all been expanding their nuclear testing sites in recent years. this buildup comes amid heightened tensions between the three powers and as russia is nearly 600 days into its invasion of ukraine where the kremlin has repeatedly threatened to use nukes. i'm joined by retired major general james spider marks, a cnn military analyst. thanks for sharing part of your afternoon with us. does this news indicate to you that we may be on a precipice of a nuclear test? >> well, we could. look, we haven't seen nuclear tests from any of these nations

since the early to mid '90s, but over the course of those intervening 30 years is we have determined -- when you look at modern military capabilities, there has been a modernization across the board in terms of all those elements of power within the services. not so with the nuclear force. that's been one of the deficiencies. so it's probably not surprising the challenge is we're seeing this potential improvement or modernization in the nuclear force during a period of war between one of those advanced nuclear powers, russia, and ukraine. that's the context that has us all worried. >> general, what would you say might be the diplomatic fallout if one or all of these countries conduct a nuclear test? >> well, first of all, i would suggest there would have to be notifications of priority unlike the north koreans which have done six tests over the course of maybe 10 to 12 years, they

just do them and you have to kind of figure it out, which we do, we have the technology, we have the intelligence capability to do that. so there should be some notifications and it should be labeled as such. look, we're doing nuclear modernization, we're doing these tests, we have no -- you know, we have no intent to use this capacity. yet at the same time we need to talk about the limitations. look, we have always -- we have had to start talks, we have had the salt talks, we've reduced the nuclear threshold and the inventory. we need to continue to progress in that area, but the modernization of the nuke force is essential. unless you get rid of them all, we've got to be able to modernize unless you're going to have a legitimate disadvantage and that's not going to happen. >> i want to zoom in on the conflict in ukraine specifically. there were new attacks by ukraine against the headquarters of the russian black sea naval fleet. we have video it on the wall. why is that a significant target, general?

>> well, it has to be done and what we've seen in terms of the ukrainian use of force is they've been incredibly imaginative. normally you look at attack -- the best tank vehicle to go against a tank is another tank. the way to go after a ship is another ship. what we've seen is this very creative use of drone, you know, unattended sensors and unattended capabilities that can go after these. it has to be done to go after the black sea fleet because that has a long-range kinetic capability that can bottle up the black sea and can contribute to the isolation of ukraine. ukraine is wise to go after the black sea fleet and they are not doing that -- they are not doing that to prevent their abilities to go after the russian forces on the ground, this is complementary to all of that. these are defires that need to be done to reduce the russian

capabilities. >> notably, general, our reporting indicates that ukrainian forces are also likely behind some recent military activity, attacks against russian-linked forces in sudan. so i'm wondering from your perspective how what's happening in africa impacts what's happening in eastern europe. >> well, this is the competition. look, africa is not necessarily a new battleground. what africa enjoys is a rare earth minerals, these critical minerals, the lithium, the cobalt that are necessary for the chip manufacturing and the modernization of all of our capabilities, whether it's economic, whether it's financial, whether it's in different industries to include military modernization. so this is a battleground where the russians, autocratic nations like china, north korea, russia, are making a mad dash to assure that they have unfiltered access to these capabilities. the united states needs to make sure they are not in a catch up

mode and are competing appropriately. so what this leads to, russia understands that they have a military that has failed and has fallen apart. they want to make sure that they have access to these capabilities and then they need to be able to make sure they can get this stuff processed, which means you do it in places like china. that's what we see is taking place right now. >> general james spider marks, appreciate the perspective. thanks so much. >> thank you, boris. >> jim? the u.s., of course, has a severe gun violence problem. today the white house will lay out a new effort it hopes will help take it on. the director of the first ever white house office of gun violence prevention is going to join us live. you will want to watch. that's next on "cnn news central." nors with its customizable options chain, easy-to-use e tools and paper trading to help sharpen your skills, you can stay on top p of the market from wherever you are. e*trade from morgan stanley. power e*trade's easy-to-use tools

make complex trading less complicated. custom scans help you find new trading opportunities, while an earnings tool helps you plan your trades and stay on top of the market. e*trade from morgan stanley. dinner! [sfx: phone ping] ♪ what? tween milestones like this... may start at age 9. hpv vaccination, a type of cancer prevention. against certain hpv-related cancers... can starthen too. for most people, hpv clears on its own. but for others, it can cause certain cancers later in life. embrace this phase. help protect them in the next. starting at age 9, talk to your child's doctor about... hpv vaccination. my brain. so i choose new neuriva ultra. unlike some others, it supports 7 brain health indicators, including mental alertness from one serving. to help keep me sharp. try new neuriva ultra. think bigger.

the day you get your clearchoice dental implants makes every day... a "let's dig in" day... mm. ...a "chow down" day... a "take a big bite" day... a "perfectly delicious" day... - mm. [ chuckles ] - ...a "love my new teeth" day. because your clearchoice day is the day everything is back on the menu. a clearchoice day changes every day. schedule a free consultation.

♪ limu emu & doug ♪ what do we always say, son? liberty mutual customizes your car insurance... so you only pay for what you need. that's my boy. now you get out there, and you make us proud, huh? ♪ bye, uncle limu. ♪ stay off the freeways! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

. monterey park and half moon bay in california, michigan state university, nashville's covenant school, louisville's old national bank and the outlet mall in allen, texas, these are just a few of the places, the many places that became the scenes of deadly mass shootings this year, already in 2023 this country has seen more than 500 mass shootings. far outpacing the rates seen in previous years with an average of nearly two mass shootings per day. it's a crisis that is sweeping

across the country, it could be described as a uniquely american tragedy with the u.s. drastically leading in gun deaths compared to all other countries on the planet. today, though, the white house is set to announce new actions it hopes will combat this epidemic of violence. president biden will unveil the first ever federal office of gun violence protection. something that advocates have wanted for years. joining us now stefanie feldman, she is the director of the new office. thanks so much for taking the time. >> thanks for having me on. >> so let me ask you in the simplest terms, where to find hope from this, right? folks watching have seen so many acts of gun violence, this he see them every day. as a journalist i cover them almost every day. why should folks watching right now, hearing from you and seeing this announcement today, feel that this will make a difference? >> so there is no one more hopeful and optimistic than

president biden who has been working on gun violence prevention for decades. he knows what it is like to succeed on this issue. he helped enact the first ban on assault weapons in 1994. even just in this administration he signed into law the bipartisan safer communities act which is the most significant gun violence legislation in nearly 30 years and he has taken dozens of executive actions, but his message today is that he hears from survivors across the country when he privately spends hours mourning and grieving with them, he hears their message of do something. today he is announcing an office which will help do more. >> so tell me what the actions will be, then. i hear that message and i've heard the president comment in those terms before. tell us what are the hard changes that folks can look to and say, okay, this might prevent one of the next shootings? >> yes. so congress absolutely needs to act, but while we are calling on congress to act, the president is asking this office to take on four key priorities. first, make sure that we are

really fully implementing the bipartisan safer communities act and the executive actions that the president has already announced. number two, dig deep and be creative to find other opportunities within existing law to reduce gun violence. number three, partnering with cities and states to enhance our support for them and encourage them to take additional action. for example, there are a lot of cities and states across the country who are passing laws to allow gun manufacturers to be sued and held liable for their products. we can do more to pool states together and encourage other states to follow their lead. and fourth, this office will help coordinate federal support for communities impacted by gun violence, for survivors who have long-term mental health needs, physical health needs, economic needs. those are just a couple of the areas where the president is going to accelerate the work in the weeks ahead. >> this gets to what makes a difference, you mentioned bipartisan legislation and we should hail those kinds of things, it includes $750 million, for instance, to help

states implement these crisis intervention programs, sometimes known as red flag laws. we have seen, though, in some, sadly, many of these shootings where those laws have failed, where there have been red flags but they haven't been enough to prevent a gun from getting into the hands of someone who wants to do bad things. so tell us how this new office is going to help guide those resources that are already in the pipeline. >> yeah, it's a great point because having a red flag law is really important but it's only a little piece of the job, we also have to make sure that people, and that's general members of the public, that's law enforcement, that's health care providers, that's educators, we have to make sure that they know these tools exist and how to deploy them in an effective way. so the bipartisan safer communities act, as you said, gives states the option to use money to enhance education about red flag laws. with this office and the new capacity and platform we will be able to bring together governors and state officials and health agencies and law enforcement agencies to make sure that we

are helping them understand that these laws exist, why it matters to make sure that the public knows about them and really expand our education campaign so these are keeping guns out of the hands of people. >> i want to ask this because the president has said that he believes the gun violence or the movement to prevent gun violence is at a tipping point. now, i've heard that before, sadly, i have to say, after countless horrible tragedy, you go back to sandy hook, you go to parkland, particularly when children are involved, you will sometimes see them up on the hill pushing and you will hear some lawmakers even some republicans say we have to do something and then it doesn't happen. what evidence do you have, does the president have, that we have at a tipping point not just of frustration, but of action? >> so i think that the president hears this firsthand when he travels across the country and he talks to young people. he talks to moms. he talks to survivors of gun violence, as i said. he's been to monterey park, he's

been to uvalde, he's been to buffalo. there is a sense that people have had enough and the president and kamala harris hear this loud and clear which is why they're excited to drive this work forward. our biggest hope is that young people, generation z in particular is sick and tired of living in a country where they have to live in constant anxiety of gun violence and they are demanding better from their elected officials and president biden is helping lead the way. >> i think about it every day i drop my kids off at school, i'm sure a lot of parents watching do the same, stefanie feldman, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. critical talks under way right now between writers and studios. the third day of marathon negotiations. we have an update straight from the picket lines next on "cnn news central."

- bye, bye cough. - later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!! not coughing? hashtag still not coughing?! mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief from chest congestion and any type of cough, day or night. mucinex dm. it's comeback season. ♪ ("please don't go" by harry casey, richard raymond finch ) ♪ (ping) ( ♪ ♪ ) ♪ please don't go ♪ ♪ please don't go ♪ ♪ please don't go ♪ ♪ please don't go ♪ ♪ don't goooooo! ♪ ( ♪ ♪ ) ♪ don't go away ♪ ( ♪ ♪ ) ♪ please don't go ♪ relapsing ms isn't the only thing i have going on. that's why my doctor and i chose kesimpta. kesimpta is different. it's the only b-cell treatment for rms i can take at home once a month.

kesimpta was proven superior at reducing the rate of relapses, active lesions and slowing disability progression vs aubagio. for me, a once-monthly treatment just works for my schedule. don't take kesimpta if you have hepatitis b, and tell your doctor if you have had it, as it could come back. kesimpta can cause serious side effects, including infections. while no cases of pml were reported in rms clinical trials, it could happen. tell your doctor if you had or plan to have vaccines, or if you are or plan to become pregnant. kesimpta may cause a decrease in some types of antibodies. the most common side effects are upper respiratory tract infection, headache, and injection reactions. when i'm ready, i spend less than 1 minute a month taking kesimpta. how i spend the rest of my time is up to me. ask your doctor about treating rms with kesimpta.

back on the picket lines and back to the negotiating table. hollywood striking writers are meeting with the four heads of major studios. it's the third consecutive day of high-level talks aimed at ending a strike that's dragged on for 144 days and is paralyzing the film and tv industries in the united states. let's get an update from cnn's camila bernal who has been following the negotiations in los angeles. around this time yesterday there was a growing sense of optimism that a deal would get done. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, look, there's still a lot of hope, but people are skeptical. they want to see the deal before they can celebrate or say that we're getting close, because those negotiations are ongoing.

what does get people excited is the fact that all four of these leaders of the major studios, warner brothers discovery, our parent company, netflix, disney, nbc universal they are all at the table and have said that progress is happening. so that's the part that has a lot of people feeling extremely hopeful. wga asking their members to come out today in high numbers, telling them come out, if you can, because we are in that key time period of the negotiating process. we're right in front of netflix at the moment so you're seeing the crowds because of course a lot of people are excited to be here as these negotiations are ongoing. this is morgan, she is a writer and just got essentially her first job in writing. it's been very difficult, you told me you blew through all your savings. how are you feeling right now in terms of those negotiation as soon as. >> i feel very hopeful right now. like i was saying earlier, like, you know, all of the encouragement and solidarity

that we've been getting from the union, from our sister unions, brother unions, from, as you can see, all the people who have been passing by honking, it's been -- it's been hard, it's been stressful but we're in this together and i feel like that's what matters the most and i know that right now it feels a little different with negotiations, the ceos are there, i feel like they respect that they have to come and value our voices and value our asks and our requests. they know that this is a serious time in our industry, a transformative time and they can't leave us out. we are the workers, we make it happen, you know, so actually i call her my fairy godmother grace edward, she is a show runner and she has been helping me since the beginning of my career. i just ran into her today, actually. just us out here. >> we're ready to go back to work. >> we're ready to go back to work and we're here, but we are not going to go back until we're valued and we know that the ceos value us and we are going to get paid what we're worth.

>> reporter: that's what i'm hearing from everything, they're ready to go back to work, they're optimistic but they want to see that deal with the demands they put on the table as well. >> camila bernal in los angeles, thank you so much. still ahead, we hit the beach with cnn's coy wire to meet his champion for change who is making waves by giving people with disabilities the chance to surf. the personal story behind his trail blazing work next on "cnn news central". age is just a number, and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost high protein. now available in cinnan® bakery-inspired flavor. learn more at boost.com/tv

meet three students all learning to save and spend their money with chase. freedom for kids. hungry? thank you, chef. control for parents. nice. one bank for both. chase. make more of what's yours.

♪i'm hearing different ways for me to screen for colon cancer.♪ ♪it's time to use my voice,♪ ♪i've got a choice, more than one answer.♪ ♪i sat down with my doc.♪ we had a talk. ♪knew just what to say.♪ ♪i asked for cologuard and did it my way.♪ cologuard is a one-of-a kind way to screen for colon cancer that's effective and non-invasive. it's for people 45 plus at average risk, not high risk. false positive and negative results may occur. ask your provider for cologuard. ♪i did it my way!♪ okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete balanced nutrition for strength and energy. woo hoo! ensure, complete balanced nutrition with 27 vitamins and minerals. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. ♪ ♪ ♪ shelves. shelves that know what taste buds want.

shelves smart enough to see, sense, react, restock. ♪ so caramel swirl is always there for the taking. nice footwork. man, you're lucky, watching live sports never used to be this easy. now you can stream all your games like it's nothing. yes! [ cheers ] yeah! woho!

running up and down that field looks tough. it's a pitch. get way more into what you're into when you stream on the xfinity 10g network.

this week in our champions for change series, we've been bringing you stories about everyday people making big changes like coy wire's champion, jessie billhauer. >> he helped popularize a new style of surfing. his work off the board may have won him the most fans. ♪ >> the feeling that i get when i'm on the water, that's when i feel the most free. when i was a kid, i fell in love with surfing. by the time i was a teenager, i was on the right path to make a professional surfer. surfer magazine named me one of the top 100 surfers in the country. people don't understand how lucky they are until something like that is taken away.

>> take us back to that day, march 19th, 1996. >> the day was beautiful. the waves were really good. i took off on a wave and pulled inside the barrel. the wave hit me in the back. i didn't have much time to put my hands up. i hit the bottom. my whole body went limp and numb. i couldn't move. after that, i woke up in the hospital in this rotating bed. the doctor told me i broke the sixth vertebrae in my neck and i was paralyzed. i was devastated. i'm in high school, i'm about to be a professional surfer and now i'm paralyzed. it was a difficult time. >> growing up for me, sports were my life, just like jessie. my dream was to make it to the nfl. i made it, but in my sixth season, i had a really scary moment. i hit this guy and his head came down and slammed right on top of

mine. i got this burning sensation down my neck. there was this tingling sensation like pins and needles down my right arm. i didn't have any strength in it. i needed surgery. they put a plate and four screws, keeping my fifth and sixth vertebrae together. fortunately, i was able to come back, but not everyone who gets a spinal cord injury can make it out on the other side the same as they were before. what happened to jesse probably would have completely ruined most of us, but jesse found out a way to shine. >> so i took a few years to get back into the water to surf, because nobody was really doing this before me. i started doing it more often and figuring it out. >> jesse is a trailblazer. he's one of the pioneers of adaptive sur surfing.

he not only got himself back up. he's now helping people around the world. he started his foundation, life rolls on. >> we take people with various disabilities, surfing, s skateboarding and fishing. we offer these free to the public. >> for us, not having her in pain all the time and happy gets us through the hard times. >> i never thought i could surf. when i met you, it made a big difference in my life. >> it's amazing to be able to get back and see the smiles on their face and the parents' face. to me, that's priceless. at the end of the day, when the lights and the cameras and the people are all back at their house, to be paralyzed, lose that independence, that freedom, that's the real stuff that people need to see. surfing and all that is easy. being paralyzed is hard.

i don't think my circumstances truly define us. to me, i'm in a wheelchair. i shouldn't be able to surf. i look at it like i just do it in a different way. figure out the strength inside you, and then you can help other people. i'm a surfer. >> jesse is one of my new role models. any time i feel like i'm having a bad day, i'm going to remember what jesse says. life rolls on, bro. he reminds us that we can gain strength through our struggles. we can learn perseverance through pain. jesse's events across the country are changing lives. his mom and his dad have been with him through every step of the way. check out liferollson.org to be part of the power. next up is the big gala to raise

funds for life rolls on. >> such a powerful story. first of all, his own personal story overcoming such a shock, such a loss, but the way he spreads the love around to other surfers, but the kids. some of those kid made me tear up. >> i got all the feels from that story. i imagine it was really emotional to listen to him sharing that. >> yeah. man, getting a little emotional thinking about it. his dad told me when it first happened, he couldn't drive past a playground without tearing up. it was that moment he was like i'm going to help my son be and do whatever he wants to do to help make a positive influence in this world for others. that's exactly what he's doing with life rolls on. >> no question. hearing your story too of coming back from injury and the fear you went through, listen, such a personnel story, coy wire, thank you so much. be sure to tune in tomorrow night 8:00 p.m. eastern time for the champions for change

one-hour special. you get to meet all of this year's champions including boris's. happens to be his dad involved in that one. stay with us. we'll be right back.

type 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. i'm lowering my risk. adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop ozempic® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck,

severe stomach pain, or an allergic reaction. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. gallbladder problems may occur. tell your provider about vision problems or changes. taking ozempic® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may increase low blood sugar risk. side effects like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may lead to dehydration, which may worsen kidney problems. living with type 2 diabetes? ask about the power of 3 with ozempic®. (bridget) with thyroid eye disease i hid from the camera. and i wanted to hide from the world. for years, i thought my t.e.d. was beyond help... but then i asked my doctor about tepezza. (vo) tepezza is the only medicine that treats t.e.d. at the source not just the symptoms. in a clinical study more than 8 out of 10 patients taking tepezza had less eye bulging. tepezza is an infusion. patients taking tepezza may have infusion reactions. tell your doctor right away if you experience high blood pressure, fast heartbeat, shortness of breath or muscle pain. before getting tepezza, tell your doctor if you have diabetes,

ibd, or are pregnant, or planning to become pregnant. tepezza may raise blood sugar even if you don't have diabetes and may worsen ibd such as crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. now, i'm ready to be seen again. visit mytepezza.com to find a ted eye specialist and to see bridget's before and after photos. not that into saving, are you? -whoa, dude... -money. cuz... cuz you paid too much for those glasses. next time, go to america's best where two pairs and a free, quality eye exam start at just $79.95.