in its heyday, the city of flint had 80,000 auto-related jobs. today there are only 7,000. just half the city it once was, flint is emblematic of the rise and fall of one of america's signature industries. now the healthy noise of work under way can again be heard in the middle of the night. it's hard work. single mom carrie miller installs 300 instrument panels every shift. you're a young woman in your early 30s. >> yes, that feels like she's in her 80s. it's manual, physical labor. >> reporter: but these are 750 new full-time jobs, average pay around $29 an hour plus benefits. most of the slots are filled by long laidoff autoworkers. 750 jobs in a plant, a city, an industry trying to turn the corner. larry zaner is gm's manager of north american manufacturing. do have been doa 2 1/2 years ago. >> no doubt about it. >> reporter: instead gm kept going, even while paring away benefit packages, the stock price collapsed. then in 2011 "motor trend" magazine named the silverado built right here the truck of the year. since these are high end heavy duty trucks that work for peop

>> in flint. >> do you know what street it's on? >> oklahoma. >> the incident began at a house on oklahoma avenue in flint, michigan. a 19-year-old waitress, danielle taylor went to visit a group of friend she hadn't known for long. within days, the friend were behind bars facing charges including kidnapping and assault. the friends claim they were making a movie that night. and danielle was acting in. she said she knew nothing and that she believed she was going to die. when the film was eventually made public many people in flint were shocked. and asked themselves how their young people could possibly have thought this was a game. >> it's hard to blame anybody for what happened that night. blame the town of flint for being so boring that there's nothing to do that these kids have to do these kinds of stuff to entertain themselves. >> when general motors closed most of its factories it had a big impact on flint. jobs are scarce and has the highest crime rates in the u.s. >> jimmy. hey, what are you doing? >> jimmy and derek are two

seventy five years later we take a look back at the flint sit down strike and show your. the issues workers fought for then are still relevant today. president obama used the most of. your prose your. way with a new gingrich to blame a national crisis on one man meanwhile millions of americans are living hand to mouth and using food stamps to survive and it's not just the poorest of the poor that need a helping hand explain. it's friday february tenth five pm here in washington d.c. my name is christine you're watching our t.v. one more tension on this friday evening between israel and iran sanctions imposed by the united states and other countries on iran are starting to have a deep impact for the people seventy four million who live in the country and many now finding it more and more difficult to have access to food and money meanwhile two senior u.s. officials have confirmed to n.b.c. news that the people's mujahedeen of iran a dissident group known also as and ek worked in conjunction with the mossad israel's national intelligence agency in carrying out the assassina

well tomorrow marks the seventy fifth anniversary of the end of the flint sit down strike one of the big deal and very interesting as well we're talking tens of thousands of people banding together to fight for better working conditions in u.s. auto manufacturing plants it all started when the united auto workers union targeted it to g.m. plants and workers showed up at work and sat down inside so that new workers can come in to replace them had nearly shut down the company and before long other plants followed suit and it did take a while but they got the attention finally of the big boys the heads of the automakers. now let's fast forward to today especially this year many of these same issues about working conditions and workers' rights will come up again as the subject is unions of course back up for debate of course and to union wisconsin governor scott walker faces a recall election a couple in a couple months because of his policies but as we said here many states across the country are working hard to dismantle the rights that so many fight for today and also fought for seven

what role did it play as you see it as mayor of flint, michigan?ke my cues from general motors and the big three's leadership. and they said it took a process. it took the federal government being involved to protect this valuable american asset. this is one of the industries we can count on in the 21st century. and general motors has shown with the right support and the right team and leadership in place, they are able to outcompete with anyone in the world. they are now the largest selling auto manufacturer in the world. that's exactly the kind of industry we need in this country to anchor our new economy. >> i'd like you to finish this sentence. what's good for general motors is good for -- >> it's still good for the united states. it's great for our position in the world economy in the 21st century. more people are buying cars than ever before around the world. we want the american auto industry to be leading that industry forward. >> okay. thank you. have a nice weekend. it looks like things are looking up out there. mayor dane walling of flin

to the way in which they were dealt with by police they saw the flint police approaching in full riot gear they attacked with tear gas and guns. and violence just like today what's your what's your own perhaps the most striking parallel though the core issues they're fighting for one reason proffered joined occupy flint in so far that is. or you smarter people who are drawing the everyone else in humility the excess capital that comes from their it or that struggle always despite historic battles fought and ground game and i am confident that after a thorough. there will be a better understanding between employer and employee. and better still i hope the conditions will be improved under rich men and women labor. law. the confidence of labor friendly governor frank murphy prevailed on february eleventh one thousand nine hundred thirty seven a deal was struck recognizing the united auto workers which had only been formed the year before as the exclusive bargaining representatives to g.m.'s employees they. shortly after a local business weekly declared the revolution is here thank you.

talk about flint, michigan.aid-off workers are now back on the job after the general motors plant in flint added a third shift. mike taibbi just visited with workers. and he joins me now. you got to go to do the graveyard shift to check it out. >> two nights of it. >> lucky you. what did we learn? >> this is a pretty good news story. it's not proof -- you said it's a sign. it is a sign of a turnaround. it's not proof of it. but gm has put on the graveyard shift at five of its plants. this one matters in flint because this is the truck assembly plant where they make high-end trucks that top out at about $70,000. when they put the third shift on here, 750 jobs at the plant plus three times that many jobs in support industries, that's a real sign that gm is betting that they've really turned the corner and they're on the way back. >> gm would not have made a commitment to a third shift unless the money guys figured this is going to stick. >> i think the flint assembly plant and the heavy-duty trucks here are a real

seventy five years later we take a look back at the flint to sit down strike and show you how the issues workers fought for then are still relevant today. president obama has the most effective food stamp president in american history leave it to newt gingrich to blame a national crisis on one man meanwhile millions of americans are living hand to mouth and using food stamps to survive and it's not just the poorest of the poor that need a helping hand well explain. the government of the united states shreds your rights every day it tops our cellphones it reads our e-mails it's judgment day for andrew napolitano fox business network has cancelled his show free to watch but was a poor ratings or as a libertarian viewpoint that made fox finally let his mike. it is friday february tenth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine you're watching arctic. once again with the rising tensions between israel and iran sanctions put into place by the united states and the european union are starting to hurt the people of iran in a major way with access to food and other imports blocked now the west ho

that's good for flint. have products like the silverado hd, which was the 2010 truck of the year. we have a third shift back to work. more than a thousand new people working in the community. that means they can pay their bills and support their families and important for local governments. they can pay some taxes. >> why is romney wailing against union members? it sounds like old-time republican talk. very old-time. >> yeah. it's hard to figure out who he is pandering to. but what we want to see is a strong partnership with our federal government. we want a president who will stand up for working families and middle class security. there were more than a million jobs at risk in this great recession in the auto industry alone. the president took a decisive step. he made some smart decisions that put people back to work. and there were some other provisions that made sure that the assets, the land, the brown fields, in a place like flint are now in responsible hands. when you talk about something being washe

when gm faced near death, so did flint.eading up to michigan's primary election, residents are hoping the presidential candidates are thinking about flint's future. >> i want them to think about our community, think about flint, the birthplace of general motors. we want to keep the jobs and want people to survive. >> reporter: tamika duncan and her aunt mary are two of three generations of a proud gm family. one of which came to michigan from the south for jobs to help build the black middle class in america. >> in the '50s you could get hired and start working the same day. >> reporter: they acknowledged the best days for the industry and the city are behind them. the recently recession was devastating to michigan's african-american population. in 2011, 10.1% of the blacks were unemployed, twice the normal rate. many in washington, d.c., are debating whether president obama's bailout of the auto industry is saving plants like the one behind me. but for real families in flint, michigan, and cities just like it, this is bigg

. >> reporter: and evidenced by this general motor plant in flint adding a third shift last summer. romney renewed his opposition to the auto bailout. >> when general motors got in trouble, instead of having it go through the bankruptcy process where it could come out on its own, perhaps getting help from others from time to time, instead he made sure general motors got handed over to the uaw. >> reporter: a position that may not be shared by many michigan voters. >> to allow the industries that made this state and put this state on the map go under would have been ridiculous. >> reporter: tonight mitt romney is about to begin what he and his aides call a welcome home rally. and his strong roots in the state, the romney campaign with a strong push here showing one more indication how significant they view a win in this state. >> peter alexander on the campaign trail in grand rapids. thanks for that. >>> a quick program note. later on "rock center," a story peter mentioned out of the headlines from flint, michigan, where gm restored that overnight shift at its flint assembly plant, a

joining us from flint, michigan is governor mitt romney who has a lot riding on both contest. and governor, welcome back to "fox news sunday". >> guest: thanks, chris, good to be here again. >> chris: before we get in politicings, i want to and you about the latest crisis in afghanistan. nato forces are pulling out of all of the afghan ministries there because two top advisors were killed as part of the

in flint, michigan, steve brown, fox news." governor o'malley and new jersey governor christ christie are allying support for their candidates at the center of the 2012 presidential election. ellction. the governors natiin." governor christie out stumpiig for mitt romney, while governor 'malley remains a stauuch defender of o'malley says, "we're part off a global economy. and the fact of the matter iisdomestic oil production has been increasing every yearrunder on foreign oil is down to the lowest level that it's been in 16 years. and, yes, we do need to find ways to be more energy efficient, //butt to// christii says, "in the end governor romney who has some real conservative values, but independents across the country is going to be the nominee. he's going to be talking about tte things that he should be talking about: jobs and the economy economyone of the biggest issues not discussed during the show's tapping... ame sex marriage.christie recently legislaaion passed by the sttae of new jersey while here in marylaad, governor

minnesota this this fall and you know this could be a lot of big battles biggest take away from the flint sit down strike i think the biggest is that. you know occupy is great in a lot of ways it makes a political message but in order to really hurt companies you have to hurt their profits and that's what the flint sit down straight was able to do when i was talking to an occupy a member who couple guys got inspired to go into a call center and they decided to get hired there just to unionize it and then to you know you move beyond just political messaging and it's actually hurting somebody bottom line through organizing and going on strike you're not really going to make much headway in terms of changing things yeah i thought it was really interesting they targeted two factories that made you know a certain part that was not made anywhere else and that part's not made everything stop so interesting stuff a little historic history for this friday labor journalist michaela always good to have you thanks so much well it's talk about an increasing problem in this country related to tough eco

is good, we have four of the top ten cities on the most violent crime list for the united states, flint, saginaw, pontiac and detroit and in 2012 we're going to focus on this and resolve this issue. [ applause ] thank you. i'd also like to mention some non-dashboard indicators about our state. first the automotive industry has made a major comeback. last week i was at the north american auto show and i was proud to say that detroit is still the undisputed auto capital of the world. [ cheers and applause ] the next group i'm going to mention has been too often not talked about, and forgotten, but they're critically important. they've been the unsung heroes of our economy and that's the people in agriculture. over the last decade they've been one of the shining lights for our state, and we need to remember we're the second most diverse agricultural state in the nation and we're going to continue to grow and do better so i want to say thank you to everyone in the agriculture industry. [ applause ] finally tourism is on a positive path. pure michigan is working well. now we just need more s

flint. snowfall forecast, northern wisconsin will get over a foot. upper peninsula of michigan will get hit hard. later today all of this moves into new england where the air is cold enough for a significant snow event. areas from albany north wards to burlington, all of vermont, all of new hampshire, southern maine and it looks like if you're north of the mass. pike you'll be doing shoveling tonight and tomorrow. this will continue overnight tonight. the timing of this if you're in hartford, boston, providence, your evening drive home today will be in the snow with snow covered roads. it should actually continue overnight, especially in northern new england. the other side of this storm, we talked about the tornadoes at the beginning of this weather forecast. we'll have more severe weather today. it will regenerate later this afternoon. atlanta, all of mississippi, tennessee, kentucky. again, the big story, richard, overnight, bran son, missouri hit by a tornado. we'll have pictures coming

in favor of santorum. >> that's where flint is. >> michael moore is from there. one of the greatest documentaries is from flint. that ended up going for santorum. now, down here, of course this is -- these districts going for romney. >> four or five districts down there to give people an idea just how concentrated the people are. right? is it five in the detroit area? five congressional districts compared to one for up. >> it's the largest congressional district. >> that's this whole. >> commercial seats in michigan. >> there are 15 right now but this map here for the race from 14, which is the new map. >> what i am gathering, donnie correct me, rick has about nine of those now or very close. >> right. >> he will be winning. >> it will be interesting. so hang on, you guys. we are going to go now i think, to david shuster. david shuster is in michigan right now, and he is in novi outside of the romny headquarters. david, are you there? >> yes. >> what can you tell us. >> we are here. on the romney campaign a lot of the supporters financial supporters, staffers whe

this is genessy county the home of flint. you would thought romney work have this whole chunk, but flint, you see is, you know leaning santorum. why? because that is more blue-collar. you are more democrats who understand the auto industry or either that or some democrats that were playing a little bit more in the republican primary. but that surprises me a little bit. >> that might have been the michael moore effect. >> that might have been the michael moore effect. >> he said to go vote for santorum. he is from flint michigan famously, of course. all of those counties went for you in both elections. right? >> all of them. >> actually, this one right here, this county is the most conservative county in the state, and there isn't a single democrat probably in the history of michigan that has been able to win ottowa county. you see it's gone pretty significantly for santorum. >> all right. now, we hear that rick santorum is about to speak. we will take a break. we might hear from rick santorum. coming right back. what's up? >>

mccarthy to answer questions in a lawsuit over deadly police shooting officer gildardo sierra shot flint farmer seven times during a chase last june police-board video appears to show sierra firing the last three shots as farmer was on the ground helpless and unarmed mccarthy told the chicago tribune that ciara should have been pulled off the street after he was involved in two previous shootings the girlfriend of flint farmer is suing the police department and once mccarty to explain that remark in a deposition >>and some boat owners will have their boats temporarily relocated within nato and g-8 summits come to chicago this spring. the secret service as a terrorist could use a boat to plant a bomb or launch a grenade toward mccormick place with a summits will be held. the head of the secret service offices that pleasure boats that are normally docked at burnham harbor will be moved to no cost to owners >>chicago aldermen george kerr dennis is producing and proposal for a tax on sugary beverages one-third of u.s. children are are overweight or obese and studies show that it's partly bec

if somebody moved to flint or moved to miami -- >> no offense to our viewers in flint, but miami seems, though. all right. this story will spark some conversation. i am fascinated by this fair. binghamton university and the good folks at match.com did a survey, and these are the findings. that apparently republicans are more likely than democrats to achieve orgasm during sex. however, democrats have sex more frequently than republicans do. >> how do they know all this? >> god knows what kind of research team was dispatched. and apparently liberal democrats place more importance on sense of humor, independence, someone they consider to be eke sxl have a similar lifestyle. republicans seem to value someone of the same background and political party and more concerned with dating someone where they see the relationship ending in marriage. i understand why herman cain's a republican. >> oh, my god. well, speaking of romance, valentine's day is coming up. we've been talking about you will at the things that come in chocolate. chocolate cupcakes, chocolate this. >> yes. >> but not chocolate

red line trains between medical center and white flint not running.urday schedule for everyone else. the work continues until closing tonight. >> monday morning, below freezing in potomac, 30 degrees. >> still ahead, jeremy lin response to allegations of racism at espn with another big day on the court. correct a sure-fire way to end up with a ticket courtesy of metro's in transit police. what you want to make sure you do not get caught doing. >> and we will have a taste of spring before this week is >> i am amy rutherford, the owner of red barn mercantile in old town alexandria. this is the web site to learn more about products and promotions in old town, alexandria. good morning washington. >> very good monday morning on this president's day. 6:11. adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. let's jump into the forecast. we got clipped by snow mainly to the south of the metro. about 2.5 inches. 35 in the district, 32 in frederick and martinsburg. there's a northerly wind this morning. so it feels like we are in the '20s. feels like 23 in ga

that's the way they are describing the scene in flint, michigan. the highways are open now. look at what littered the roads yesterday. ice and snow made for a perfect combination that led to a chain reaction of accidents. about 100 in all. so far, no reports of serious injuries or fatalities. it is ten minutes past the hour. time for reynolds wolf and a check on the weather. winter is definitely back. it's back in my hometown of chicago. >> on the other side of lake michigan, back into michigan itself, we have another weather story that is going to blow your mind. take a look at this. people in michigan love to go to warmer climates. take a look at the situation at the airport. an airtran flight trying to get to florida. believe it or not, this plane delayed, delayed, delayed. as it started moving, slid off the runway. just a nightmare. old man winter holding on to the plane, preventing a take off. there were no major injuries. again, a typical winter we are seeing this time of year. the winter has been brutal for some places. here in the deep south, it's taking forever to s

red line trains will not run between the medical center and white flint stations. work begins at 10:00 tonight and will run until closing on sunday. 6:42, 39 degrees in upper marlborough. >> of georgetown university student ended up in the center of a contraception controversy on capitol hill. >> reese witherspoon versus a couple of guys >> . i want to just shake hands. >> this means wawr. the weekend best bets, coming up. >> and david joins us live with the latest >> coming up tonight at 5:00, we hear the effects of soldiers and marines, but what about it the four-legged warriors'? how some military dogs are being helped when they have trouble readjusting after active duty in war zones. that report tonight at 5:00 >> 6:45. the last-minute fight over extending the payroll tax cut. >> the house bill ran into some resistance in the senate but it could all end today when both chambers of congress voted in a few hours from now. david, that's the big question, is this a done deal? >> usually they don't bring these bills up unless they think they have a vote. but in cong

san francisco based construction giant urs has offered a 1.25 billion in cash to buy flint energy services. >>> a new survey finds consumer satisfaction improved slightly last year. specialty stores such as office supply, home goods and clothing retailers scored the highest marks. but online retailers brick out brick and mortars in overall satisfaction with amazon.com taking the top spot. finally, home builders beware. a michigan court has ordered a couple to demolish all or part of their million dollar home because the structure was built 80 feet from the neighbor's property instead of the qiredred 100. >>> coming up, the a's make a surprise edition and the results are different this time around as the nets get another shot at the knicks and their harvard sensation. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> typically, i'd be telling you how to get a break from our harsh winter. it will feel like spring but that's how it's been all went, hasn't it? your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today."

at gm's assembly plant in flint, michigan, for the first time in two years gm's overnight shift is back up and running. 750 new full-time jobs with benefits. >> i have a real piece of mind because i feel like i'm back on track. >> reporter: the iconic american company still has a long road ahead. the government still owns a big share of stock and gm still owes billions from the bailout. on the campaign trail mitt romney worked to rub up the crowd in his native miracle michigan giving a nod to its come back. >> i love the auto industry. i'm glad it went through a managed bankruptcy process which i recommended from the beginning. >> reporter: meanwhile, rick santorum kept the heat on president obama. >> this is a president who is suffocating this economy. this is a president who doesn't care about you. >> reporter: there are signs companies are starting to hire again. in the past week jobless claims fell to their lowest in nearly four years. economists point to stronger retail and auto sales along with gains in manufacturing as good indicators the country is headed in the right direction.

romney in flint and traverse sit sit city. it made me wonder what the romney campaign expects from that. how the donal trump endorsement has worked so far for the romney campaign and prospects. turns out, there is an a pp for that. this is the realclearpolitics.com versus obama versus romney head-to-head race starts in october. president on top, mr. romney the red line, the point at which things start to go badly for mr. romney, that date, february 3rd. february 3rd, why is that date -- what was going on for mitt romney february 3rd? oh, right, that was the day after the donald trump endorsement. it may just be a coincidence, but that eastbound doorsment does coincide exactly with mitt romney's poll numbers being thrown down the dark well with no rope. the romney campaign nevertheless doubling down on giving michiganers all the donald they can handle and more. >>> joining us is fill m maker, and michiganer michael moore. >> happy president's day. >> do you love trees and cars and lanes of all sizes? >> he does have that right.

romney in flint and traverse city and detroit and lansing, when we learned it was a donald trump phasee wonder what the campaign expects from that. how the donald trump endorsement worked so far for the romney campaign and prospects. turns out, there is an app for that. trackable, graphically, we did it on the blog. this is the real clear politics.com graph of an obama versus romney head-to-head race, starts in mid-october. president obama on top the blue line, mr. romney the red line coming in lower. the point out which things start to go badly for mr. romney, the in flexion point you can see there, that point, that date, february 3rd, february 3rd, why is that date he oh what was going on for mitt romney february 3rd? oh, right, that was the day after the donald trump endorsement. it may just be a coincidence but that endorsement does coincide exactly with mitt romney's poll numbers being thrown down a dark well with no rope. the romney campaign doubling down on giving michiganers, all the donald trump they can handle. joining us is michael moore. thank you for being here. >> happy r

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