LOU WATERS, CNN ANCHOR: Terry, you're being interrupted by Al Gore, who's in Detroit. He's just accepted the endorsement of the United Auto Workers in his run for the White House. He's now addressing the crowd in Detroit. Air Force Two arrived just a short while ago, and the president (sic) is battling hard in these battleground states as he makes his way here into Los Angeles and the Democratic convention, which starts next week.</s>AL GORE, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: ... former Governor Jim Blanchard (ph), my longtime friend and advocate for working men and women.</s>WATERS: Al Gore in Detroit rallying United Auto Workers who have officially now endorsed Al Gore, despite their past criticism of Gore's support for expanded trade with China and other issues. It's a whirlwind day for Al Gore, who spent part of his day in Pittsburgh with his running mate, Joe Lieberman. He will fly from Detroit, where he is now, to New York tonight to speak at a dinner, and then it will back into Pittsburgh, as he wends his way toward the Staples Center here in Los Angeles for the Democratic convention, which begins on Monday. And as the vice president mentioned, he will be back in Michigan Tuesday with President Clinton for a symbolic passing of the torch. We'll be following it all here on CNN. I'm Lou Waters at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Now back to Terry Keenan in New York.
Al Gore Accepts UAW Endorsement