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Hello again everyone. So muce this sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin this hour with growing pressure on capitol hill to avoid a crippling Government Shutdown this week. Time is running out. Lawmakers now have just six days to pass a Spending Bill to fund the government. Federal agencies have already started the formal process of preparing for a shutdown and if that happens millions of federal workers could have their paychecks withheld until a deal is reached. But with the clock ticking, it is clear House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy doesnt have the votes to pass a stopgap funding bill. House republicans are engaged in Open Warfare Over who is to blame for the stalemate. The hold outs keep saying to Kevin Mccarthy dont bring bipartisan bills to the floor. We dont want you to use democrat votes to avert a shutdown. But theyre using democrat votes to try to cause a shutdown. These individuals, these republican holdouts are voting with nancy pelosi. We should have separate single subject Spending Bills. Kevin mccarthy promised that in january. He is in breach of that promise. Im not here to hold the government hostage. Im here to Hohoho Kevin Mccart to his word. Cnns Priscilla Alvarez joining us now from the white house, what is the Biden Administration saying about this possible shutdown . Reporter they are saying it could cause disruptions if this were to happen and they are saying it is incumbent on republicans to avoid it and pass the shortterm Spending Bill. We heard from President Biden last night at an event where he had said himself that it is republicans that need to get this done and that the House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy needs to stand by the deal the two cut earlier this year over the debt ceiling which was also down to the wire. This morning we heard from transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg about the very real impact this could have for americans as well. A shutdown that would mean Service Members wouldnt get paid. Coming back to transportation the air Traffic Controllers who would be working in the towers, they would not get paid. They are under enough stress as it is doing that job without having to come into work with the added stress of not receiving a paycheck. White house officials underscoring all of that saying disruptions to air travel and economic implications are all possible if the shutdown were to happen. As you mentioned the Office Of Management And Budget is already telling agencies that they need to prepare, look at their plans, and review them if this were to happen because what agencies need to sort out is who gets furloughed, who is essential and has to pay or has to work without pay, and also what activities and services that the government provides will have to be halted. All of that work is under way now as the clock is ticking and the reality is there is still Division Within the republican conference. You played the sound bites earlier. They are still not on the same page which makes this all the more difficult in a very short amount of time and that means the administration has to prepare for the very real possibility that the shutdown happens a week from now. All right. Priscilla alvarez from the white house, thank you so much. Lets talk further with Ron Brownstein about the shutdown and more. He is a cnn senior Political Analyst and editor for the atlantic. Great To Seefirst Rhetorical Qu Heard Congressman matt gaetz. He says it is about promises to the party versus promises to the people . I mean, that is what it all will boil down to. If the Government Shutdown does happen who will get the blame and how might it impact potentially the upcoming election . First, there is no question they can pass a continuing resolution if they are willing to do so to keep the government open on a bipartisan basis and, you know, shutting it down is Performance Art because eventually the agreement whatever agreement is finally reached to reopen the government whenever that happens, if there is a shutdown, will have to go through a Democratic Senate and president. Ing on a blank piece imply of paper something that makes matt gaetz happy is never going to happen. The question is whether there is a portion of the republican conference that will simply demand before there is some final agreement, that they break the glass window and shut down the government. I have felt ever since mccarthy av default, which would have been a truly catastrophic roll of the dice with the Global Economy that it was almost inevitable he was going to have shut down the government at least for a while because there is a portion of his conference that feels they have to show they are using every possible tool available no matter how destructive or disruptive to fight the agenda of the left and the cost of avoiding default would probably be a Government Shutdown for at least a while in the end. This all highlights how perhaps worried or concerned Kevin Mccarthy is about his speakership. Yeah. Look, some people have said he is kind of speaker in name only. Republicans have suffered remarkable defeats on procedural votes this week. That is somethinely he made countlessments toward me about my body to my boyfriend, to me, to a classroom. He made comments about how i looked in a suit, a pencil skirt and heels. Reporter did you feel like the Power Differential between the role you had as a cadet and the role he had as a captain impacted how he was treated . Absolutely. I brought it up to multiple people and they told me he was too powerful. And that they could do nothing about it. Reporter sulmasy retired from the coast guard in 2015. My name is glen sulmasy. Reporter and became administrator at Bryant University in rhode island. The memo warned he would have access to students for the rest of his career and if no action was taken the coast guard would be accused of sweeping the case under the rug. Yet that is what the coast guard did. Its another example of the agency internally expressing concern about Sexual Misconduct but ultimately failing to act. In june, cnn uncovered a damning investigation that had been kept secret for years. It showed Academy Leaders buried dozens of cases of Sexual Assault i again apologize to each victim, survivor, their loved ones. Reporter as for Melissa Mcarafaty she says the culture in the coast guard has been one of silencing victims. The message was loud and clear, keep your head down and shut up. And that is what i did and i regret it. Reporter sulmasys attorney told cnn any allegation made by ms. Mcarafaty that he harassed her is categorically false. After cnn reached out for comment Nichols College told us it has launched a thirdparty investigation into the allegations. Sulmasy for his part volume unmaterial took a leave of voluntarily took a Leave Of Absence. The coast guard told us it is referring the investigations to the service and that investigation has already begun. Pamela brown, cnn, washington. Still ahead the federal government considers forgiveness for unpaid medical bills. What that could mean for your pockets and your credit score, next. New car, when her windshield cracked. [gasp] customer m my car tech vo she didnt take it to the dealer. R. She scscheduled with safelite. 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The Biden Administration is working to remove unpaid medical bills from Credit Reports for millions of americans. If the proposed rule is finalized next year the borrowers would only be evaluated on nonmedical information when applying for a loan. Joining me now is cnn senior writer, and great to see you. Why is this so good for consumers potentially . Unpaid medical bills are a huge headache for people as Many Americans and our viewers know. Roughly 20 of americans have reported having unpaid medical debt according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. They estimate that people have racked up 88 billion of medical debt on Credit Reports but the number can actually be a lot higher. So this proposal if it happens would affect a lot of people. I guess i never thought about it until now that having that kind of medical debt does impact your credit score, your credit rating. To what degree . I mean, any debt but particularly i should say any debt including medical debt does affect your credit score. If you are applying for a loan it can affect you if you try to buy a home, get a mortgage, rent an apartment, get a car loan, a loan to start a small business. This can really affect peoples finances and as Vice President Kamala Harris said when they announced this last week it can also be a big issue for wealth building and medical debt can often affect more often people of color, low income people. It is an issue that affects the current generation as well as future generations. Sometimes you hear good debt bad debt but the way you spelled it out this isnt considered good debt. This is not considered an asset you are paying on like say your mortgage. What other actions have been taken to help people out when their medical debt is so high before now . Well, medical debt is often generally considered not a good predictor of future ability to pay bills. It is also something people dont have as much control over. If you get sick or get into an accident you have to go to a hospital or doctor and you dont have as much control over it. Even the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said the bills can often be error ridden. I am sure many of us have spent, i just did recently, a lot of time on the phone to either hospitals, doctors, or Insurance Companies trying to work out errors in their bills. Takes forever. A lot of the times you dont owe the money. Sometimes you just pay to get rid of the headache and sometimes you cant afford to do that. So the bills and debt may not always be right. Last year the three largest Credit Reporting agencies, transunion, experien, and equifax took three steps. Those together would remove about 70 of peoples medical debt from Credit Reports. They are going to they actually have continued to list medical debt that had been paid off so theyre not going to do that anymore. They are not going to put it on the Credit Report for a year as oppose today six months to give people opportunity to work out any problems between the Insurance Companies and providers. They are also not going to include debt that is less than 500 on Credit Reports. All of this should help people improve their scores. Sounds like big potential relief. All right. Thank you so much. Thank you. Still ahead, one of a kind. Soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe plays her final match leaving behind a remarkable legacy. Indu , Creamy Classic bob evans mashed potatoes. Farm Fresh Potatoes blblended with real milk and butterr for that homemade taste. With the delicious taste bob evans is known foror. Bring home the warm comfort of mashed d potatoes today. With 30 grams of protein. Those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks uuuhhhh. Here, ill take that woohoo ensure max protein, 30 grams of protein, 1 gram of sugar. Enter the 10,000 powered by protein max challenge. 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We get to express ourselves the way we want to express ourselves. And i think, you know, the team not only has a right to do that but has earned that right to do that. Always bold. Joining me right now cnn Sports Anchor and correspondent don riddell. She has always been unafraid, fearless on the field and off, always outspoken. That is part of her legacy. Absolutely. Defiantly graceful is perhaps how i would describe her and her legacy, i mean, it is all of it but we can talk about what she achieved on the field, which on its own makes her one of the all time greats. A Phenomenal International career. You mentioned the two world cups, the olympics more than 200 caps, 203, 63 international goals, 73 assists. An absolutely phenomenal career. 2019 which is recent, only four years ago, was the pinnacle for her. Not only winning a second world cup title but doing it when they were under so much pressure to do so because of the fight they were all involved in for equality within u. S. Soccer. They really felt as though they had to go out and win. Rapinoe was the leader of that team and incurred the wrath of President Donald Trump at the time. You remember when all of that was going on was when we got the iconic photo where she stood there with her arms outstretched which broke the internet. Right. This is what she has achieved on the field but when you look at what she achieved off the field this is why she has such a huge legacy. She described herself as a walking protest. Just the sight of her you know what she stands for and she has done so much in that regard. You know, that is why her legacy is so big. What do we think might be next for her . The International Career will be over in a few hours. Her Playing Career maybe has another few weeks to go. She still plays for the nwsl but that will be over soon. She is just Getting Started with the advocacy and everything she stands for. She is in a power couple with sue bird, wnba i love they are on the cover of el decor. They set up a prodecks company together called a touch more focusing on telling stories of queer and people of color and so i mean it is so exciting to imagine what her future is going to be. She is not afraid as you say and she has an absolutely massive platform. What a career. She said when she was playing football it was never just about the football for her. She quickly realized early in her career she could use her sport to do a whole lot more. She has empowered so many. I mean, young women, girls, and beyond really. She has touched a lot of lives just with her bravery and her candor. People who are marginalized and dont have a voice. She represents all of them. Yes. Fantastic. We praise her all. Thank you so much. Experts say the best way to stop a wildfire is to catch it before it spreads. Now california fire Officials Say theyve got a new tool to help them do just that. Artificial intelligence. Cal fire and the University Of California At San Diego have teamed up and are using a Massive Network of cameras across the state and ai to spot those fires early. It seems to be working. Cnns Stephanie Elam takes a closer look at this remarkable technology. Reporter in california where wildfires are a constant threat, Firefighters Want every advantage they can get on a blaze before it becomes an inferno. While i was asleep in bed my phone dinged. Reporter cal fires scott slump got the leg up while Testing New Technology in july when he got a text message with a link to this. Video of a fire that started in the middle of the night, deep in the california wilderness. The Dispatch Center was not aware of the fire. Reporter but Something Else was. Artificial intelligence. Al fire in partnership with ucsan diegos alert California Program and its network of more than 1,000 cameras across the state is using the technology to recognize a fire early on. The next morning that fire would have been a fire of significance. Reporter instead firefighters were dispatched immediately, knocking the blaze down before it did major damage. So the fires that you dont hear about in the news is the greatest success of this. Reporter these cameras are the new eyes for firefighters. These two positioned more than 5,000 feet above sea level can see across this massive Southern California valley. Theyre really adding precision to the spotting of wildfires compared to more traditional ways like this look out station where im standing. With this new Ai Technology they can often spot wildfires more quickly than the human eye can. Here is how it works. Look at this image. Could you spot a fire . Probably not. But notice that red box on the right side. Thats where Artificial Intelligence has detected a faint column of smoke. There is nothing on that horizon there. Then something appears on the horizon that wasnt there before. That could be smoke. The camera will pick that up and go, that does not look normal. We have multiple successes of fires at night that had gone undetected that were able to suppress before a 911 phone call had even come into the command center. Reporter the Program Works so well cal fire recently expanded it to all 21 Dispatch Centers where an official will valid ate the imagery to make sure it is not just dust or clouds. Our goal as an agency is to keep 95 of our fires at 10 acres or less. This tool increases our ability to ensure we are keeping those fires small. Reporter and the ai is constantly learning. Each time a human confirmed or corrects what it detects the technology adapts. Do you think it is making a difference in how youre able to protect the population . Absolutely. Reporter the Technology Wont replace people, cal fire says. Nothing can take the place of the boots on the ground. Reporter but it can help First Responders stop fires before they explode. In my opinion, save lives and property. 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The right has gone out of their way to humiliate mccarthy. Look, mccarthys strategy from the beginning since he has been speaker has been in the end to give his critics on the right most if not almost all of what they want and to believe that in the end the members from the more competitive districts, 18 republicans from Districts Biden carried, additional dozen or so in districts trump narrowly carried, they will fall in line in the end and by and large that is what has happened on a whole series of issues including the impeachment inquiry. It is not illogical for the right to think mccarthy is going to fold again. It is just the consequences of his folding keep going up. Also this week the republican president ial candidates are going to hold their second debate and without trump again, the head of the rnc talking about that this morning. You know i want him to attend a debate. He knows that. I think everybody knows. The other candidates i think want him to attend a debate. I hope before january he comes to a debate and participates. Everybody is doing their own strategy. The rncs role is to create a fair, transparent process and everyone can play their strategy as candidates as how they think theyre best going to garner that nomination. So nothing is locked in now with the former president. No. Without the former president , you know, who among the candidates stands to be elevated the most . The charitable explanation for what we saw in the first debate was the candidates used that time to introduce themselves to voters nationwide. None of them are known that well. The uncharitable explanation is they by and large repeated the mistake of the republicans in 2016 and avoided going after trump directly and instead focused on each other trying to emerge as the last Person Standing in the event that some catastrophic and unpredictable event knocks him from his lead. That strategy didnt work in 2016 and the evidence is pretty clear it is not working in 2024. You could look at the first debate and say nikki haley did the best of elevating herself out of the pack. There is some evidence of her advancing in the polls in all three of the early states particularly New Hampshire and South Carolina but youre talking about a drawing at the margins of this race the overriding fact is that donald trump is polling at 55 or 60 and none of them really made a dent in that. Who is second 45 points behind trump is somewhat of a thin victory if that is all youre going to achieve. Clearly in the second debate they have to make more of a case against trump and more pressure to show up and defend himself. Why would he feel any need to come to the second debate after how little the candidates tried to make him pay for not being at the first debate. Right. After all, he does have a few court cases he has to deal with. You know, he would be asked about it or there would be some probative moments and why would he dare want to be on record as talking about it on that kind of stage. He is going to be doing something, right, while this debate is happening. He is planning to give a speech in detroit, speaking to the strikers in the automotive industry. So might he kind of grab some of the attention in that manner . Yeah. One, that speech is the best indication of the failure of the republican candidates strategy at the first debate. He is basically ignoring them and acting aif the race is over before a single vote has been cast and that he can try to position himself for a general election. You see the same thing with his comments about the sixweek abortion ban. Looking at it on its own terms in terms of a general election, you know, trump is out there aggressively and unequivocally making the case of the transition to the ev, electric vehicles, from internal Combustion Engine is going to destroy the American Auto industry. It will destroy jobs in michigan. He has been making that argument really for a year now in speeches and videos. You know, whereas biden is trying to make the case and has evidence from 500 billion in private investment that has been tied to his big three domestic bills that, you know, this can be a job creator. The transition to a more green economy. But the rubber as it were is meeting the road in this uaw strike because uaw fears the Auto Companies are shifting more of the Ev Production to nonunion righttowork states like kentucky, tennessee, and the carolinas. And so biden really needs a positive outcome of this uaw strike to rebut the arguments trump is making and will continue to make to uaw workers across the critititistt states. Consequential week on so many levels. Ron brownstein, great to see you. Thank you so much. Thanks for having me. Now to hollywood where after four days of Marathon Negotiations striking writers and studios could reach a deal as early as today. It is a glimmer of hope for an end to a strike that has dragged on for nearly five months now and impacted the production of scores of Television Shows and movies. Cnns Parent Company Warner Brothers discovery is part of the negotiations with the union. Well go live to los angeles. How hopeful are people . Reporter people are hopeful but also a little bit skeptical because what theyre doing now is waiting for the Writers Guild to see if they are going to make any sort of announcement. Sources close to the studios have said that the studios offered a best and final offer, so they are still at the Negotiating Table today but everyone really on pins and needles waiting for wga to decide what is going to happen here moving forward. There are people here who say, look. We want to return to work. We are ready to go back. They also say theyre willing to continue this strike for as long as it takes because they want to work through the demands. They say they specifically want higher wages when it comes to streaming and resij euless. They are also very focused on Artificial Intelligence. All of these writers ive talked to have said, look. We want our demands to be met. We want the studios to listen to our demands. One of them saying we want to be able to put food on the table and save for our future. These are the kinds of things theyre focused on and there is a lot of skepticism in terms of what theyre hearing from the studios. So again, just waiting to hear from the wga. Here is one writer and producer who was out on the picket lines today. Until you hear it from wga you have to take it with a grain of salt. Studios put out so many misleading things and just outright easily disprovable lies so i think the statement of making a best, last, and final offer is a last attempt to try to save face and make it look like they got tough with us. Reporter the deal could come as soon as today but if the deal is made public then the members which is about 11,000 writers have to ratify it. Furthermore, we have to wait for the actors to essentially get to a deal as well because then being on strike means that a lot of the productions and what is going on here in los angeles is not really going to go back to normal until sagaftra also does the negotiations and comes to a deal. This may speed up the process because of the pressure of the writers having gotten to a deal but of course it could be as soon as today. All right. In los angeles, thank you so much. 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Here is some of what she told cbs. What i have to what would i have to gain by coming forward . It would have been easier for me to continue being complicit and stay in the comfortable zone of i had some sense of security, semblance of security. I knew people i could easily reach out to for jobs. In her testimony last year hutchinson said that trump was aware of the potential for violence on january 6th but forged ahead with his attempts to rile up his supporters. What else did hutchinson say about her testimony . And her life . Her life, too. Well, she is reflecting quite a bit on what she has chosen to do since she testified to the house. She is standing behind what she said under oath, the stories she told about donald trump and others in the white house even on january 6th. Things that were perceived as quite damning for the former president. She also is talking about how difficult this was that she was friends with people in the Trump White House and she had through the support of a round of attorneys not the first attorneys who represented her but attorneys she eventually had who ushered her through the congressional testimony process, that she had their support and still is of the belief she did the right thing. Here is a little more of what she said on cbs this morning. I felt torn a lot of the time because i knew what i knew and wanted to come forward with what i knew but at the same time didnt want to feel like i was betraying them. I heard the door click open and i turned around and looked at my attorney and said i cant do this and i started to walk and he gently pushed my shoulders and he said, you can do this. And then we walked out. One of the things Cassidy Hutchinson is Still Standing by is a story that she told on capitol hill under oath that she heard through aides about donald trump lunging at the Steering Wheel wanting to go to the capitol on january 6th. There are others that questioned that story. People who have tried to undermine her. She has reiterated she took the stand. She was fearing for her safety at the time. That she went under oath, testified publicly on capitol hill, but she recounted what she recalled and that is what she did those days. Obviously this is all going to be in her book as well. So we are listening for other things that may be happening with her and we dont know exactly where she stands, fredricka, on what she said to criminal investigators. If she becomes a witness in those cases against donald trump, both in fulton county, georgia, or in washington, d. C. In federal court. But she did comment on the idea of the former president running for the white house again, didnt she . She did indeed. Cassidy hutchinson was, remember, someone who was very up close in seeing what President Donald Trump was doing whenever she was serving in the white house. She was a top aide to mark meadows, his chief of staff, at the end of the presidency. This is what she said about donald trump running in 2024 for president again. I would like to make clear i would not back the former president of the united states. He is dangerous for the country. He is willing and has shown time and time again willingness to proliferate lies and to vulnerable, american people, so he could stay in power. To me that is the most unamerican thing you can do. Fredricka, the next thing we know is that she is going to continue talking with this book coming out. And we do expect her to be sitting down with jake tapper on tuesday. All right. Thank you so much. Of course you dont want to miss tuesday that interview with jake tapper and Cassidy Hutchinson at 4 00 p. M. Eastern time on the lead. 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A College President is taking Leave Of Absence after cnn started asking questions about his past at the u. S. Coast Guard Academy where he was accused of exchanging hundreds of sexually suggestive Text Messages with a student more than a decade ago. Here is pamela brown. Reporter Retired Captain Macy has had a long career including being a lawyer, provost, captain in the coast guard. Now he is the president of Nichols College and said he wants to turn it into the Business College of choice for women, but a cnn investigation found he allegedly sent lewd or suggestive Text Messages to at least two of his students more than a decade ago when he was a professor at the coast Guard Academy. He operates with complete impunity. He is untouchable. Reporter Melissa Mcarafaty a former coast guard cadet said when she texted him after graduation asking for a letter of recommendation for law school, he said this. Only if you send me pictures will i write you a letter of recommendation. It doesnt take an idiot to figure out he was insinuating nudes. He then followed up with and i will never forget this, ive always loved that tatoo on your left foot. Reporter to another female student he exchanged more than 1600 Text Messages, most of which were sexual or flirtatious according to this internal coast guard document obtained by cnn. An alleged offer to give high grades to the cadet in exchange for sexual banter. Listen to what he wrote. Do you love turning me on . You really looked great and the nails were very hot. Youre very precious. I adore you. I really do want you. I am a good boy. No final for the goddess. Coast guard attorneys learned about the texts years later after he had retired from service yet they were so concerned they wrote this 2016 Prosecution Memo recommending two courtmartial charges against him including willful Dereliction Of Duty and conduct unbecoming an officer. The document states the cadet who was 20 years younger than him denied any sexual contact occurred and appears to have been a willing participant. His attorney saying to cnn saying that means texts between them were entirely consensual between two of age adults yet the Memo Conclusion was prosecution appears to be the only proper course of action. Charges were never filed. He would get away with all sorts of inappropriate behavior. Reporter mcarafaty says her interaction with sulmasy went beyond Text Messages saying he harassed her making sexual comments to her or about her