Friday on the NewsHour, the United Auto Workers expands its strike to dozens more facilities. Also: Congress in gridlock as a government shutdown nears, the first federal office of gun violence prevention, new reporting on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' connections to powerful people, Ukraine's national security adviser, Brooks and Capehart and blues rock duo Tedeschi Trucks Band. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders