1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: The US President Joe Biden has just said there'll be 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: more sanctions to come on Iran. Mitch McCann is our 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: US correspondent is with us this morning. Hey, Mitch, morning Ryan, 4 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: How are you good? Thank you, Good to have you 5 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: on the show. 6 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 2: Hey. 7 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: The port strikes that are going on in the US 8 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: are going to impact us here in New Zealand. 9 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, they certainly are. Fifty thousand members of America's largest 10 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,320 Speaker 2: port workers' unions and our own strike throughout US ports. 11 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: They are demanding a five dollars an hour increase and 12 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 2: pay every year for the next six years. They also 13 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: want guarantees around automation or semi automation because they want 14 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 2: to keep their jobs in the future. Wide a week here, well, 15 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: this is likely to cripple US ports on the East 16 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 2: Coast and New Zealand exporters are likely to be affected 17 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: by congestion and delays. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and 18 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 2: Trade at Home advises exporters to stay in contact with 19 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 2: their freight companies to see what options are available for them, 20 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: and while the strike continues, to also keep in touch 21 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: with their US customers to inform them about potential delays 22 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: in the coming weeks. 23 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: And let's hope it doesn't for things too far. Let's 24 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 1: go to North Carolina. The death well, actually a number 25 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: of states have been impacted by this and the death 26 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: toll rising from Hurricane Helen. 27 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 2: Yeah. Ryan, the images coming out of some of these 28 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 2: states affected by Hurricane Helene are devastating. It's now the 29 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 2: second deadliest hurricane to have the United States mainland in 30 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 2: fifty years, after Hurricane Katrina. The death told the stonern 31 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: stands at one hundred and eighty people. That's expected to rise. 32 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 2: The toll in North Carolina you just mentioned as ninety 33 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 2: one people, and Joe Biden, the President has now approved 34 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 2: one thousand active duty soldiers to assist in the response 35 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,559 Speaker 2: in North Carolina. This is obviously still developing. Many people 36 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 2: are still missing. In fact, as of last night in 37 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 2: the state of Tennessee, eighty five people still missing after 38 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 2: this deadly hurricane. 39 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: Mitch. Thank you. Mitch mccanna, US correspondent. 40 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 2: For more from News Talks b listen live on air 41 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 2: or online, and 42 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: Keep our shows with you wherever you go with our 43 00:01:57,880 --> 00:01:59,639 Speaker 1: podcast on IR Radio