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Hello and a very warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the United States and all around the world. Im bianca nobilo. Welcome back. Thank you so much. Diving back in. Yes, i think i still have nag jen bubbles in my brain. Im max foster in london, joining you live here on cnn newsroom. Its reached a tentative agreement with major film and Television Studios following days of marathon negotiating sessions. Wga but out a statement calling the deal exceptional and saying basically there was something for everyone in the build. The clock is ticking as the government deadline looms. We dont have a shutdown if we dont getthy economic process handled in this country. As long as theyre the majority in the house of representatives, all of us are being held hostage, as well as the american people. A new era for kansas city, the taylor swift was spotted at the chiefs tame. For weeks the superstar has been the rumor involving the tight end travis kelce. Live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. As we go is straight to washington where President Joe Biden is mounting policy and political challenges this week. There are just days left for lawmakers to reach a deal on the federal budget or trigger a government shutdown. Its also the growing strike by the united autoworkers union, as well as a worsening Immigration Crisis with the border with mexico. U. S. Lawmakers have in saturday before the money runs out of the u. S. Budget. And if that happens, some Government Operations would completely stall with nonessential employees being followed. Essential employees would still have a job but wouldnt get paid. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy worked through the weekend for a short of it term deal that would temporarily fund the government in the end of the year. House is not willing to compromise. Heres what some had to say with a struggling to reach the deal. Weve done this for years, 32 trillion in debt. Were going to have a permanent shutdown if we dont get the Economic Situation handled in this country. Various republicans have ought right said they want a government shutdown, they think it would be a good thing. Kevin mccarthy let me say was actually honest over the weekend where he admitted he has several members who in his own words want to burn the place down. In addition to some republican workers possibly being out of work and out of money, a shutdown could cause u. S. National parks to close. Other essential Services Like border protection, and Law Enforcement and air Traffic Control would face problems as pell. U. S. President joe biden had a clear message for Republicans Holding up the Budget Process and that is, start doing your job. Cnns Priscilla Alvarez has more rp the clock is ticking and President Biden looking at americans and saying its the responsibility of the republican to avoid a shutdown. Just a few months after longheld negotiations with nice and the new speaker, we agreed for domestic and security priority, while still, while still cutting the deficit by 1 trillion over the next decade. Now, a small group of Extreme Republicans dont want to the live up to the deal. So, now, everyone in america will be forced to pay the price. Funding the government is one of the most basic responsibilities of congress, its time for republicans to start doing the job america elected them to do. Now, the Office Of Management And Budget formally initiated the process on friday. The agencies reviewed their plans in event of a government shutdown. That includes how many employees will be furloughed who will be considered essential and have to work without pay. As well as workload activities and services will have to come to a halt. After weeks, white house officials have been warning about potential shutdown, as well as air travel and the toll on the economy. But americans tried to project in confidence over the weekend where they could lay out a plan to avoid a government shutdown. But the reality them face, they just dont have the votes yet among their own party members. So the white house and administration bracing for the very real possibility of a shutdown in a week. Priscilla alvarez, cnn, the white house. Two new National Polls reflecting the mood of American Voters for the 2024 president ial election. A follow by nbc news shows a very tight race between biden and former President Donald Trump both fi at 46 . Meanwhile a poll by the washington. And abc news suggests that trump has advantage over biden. Trump trailing touch by 10 Percentage Points and maybe an outlier. Further, a u. S. Representative says she doesnt believe in the polls. You are talking to the woman that everybody said was crazy when i told people that donald trump could and then would win michigan in 2015 and 2016. Polls are, you know, a stamp dot in time, and everybody believes them, the pulse doesnt believe me. Were a year out. I think its close. Michigan is not a blue state. We are a purple state. I take this election next year very seriously. But i just laugh at people because ive been right. I have good cut instinct and ive been right and a lot of polls have been wrong. Meantime, trump is also leading in the republican pack with a broad vac over his rival. Heszh he has the majority with 49 . And all of the candidates in the race are in the single digits. No this race is not over. Theres no question, though that donald trump is the frontrunner and is the leader. And National Polling is a snapshot in time. Theres still many weeks before the first states start having voting. But when you start drilling down in some of the early states, lets take place like. That lead narrows pretty significantly. And when you see this about trump voters, yes, he has i always call it a 30 of hardcore support, no matter what, theyre going to support him. But theres a whole lot of other folks that voted for donald trump twice, recognizes he has a lot of baggage and wants to see some of the other candidates and what they have to offer. And thats why we cant accept this as donald trump as the nominee as the fait accompli. But ultimately, twothirds of americans do not want to see say rematch between joe biden and donald trump. The poll comes as the second republican president ial primary debate is set to take place on wednesday in california. Once again, trump will not be there. Instead, hes expected to speak before autoworkers and union members, in detroit, michigan. Interesting part of the strategy seems to be behaving like an incumbent and not a competitor. U. S. President joe biden will travel to walk picket lines with the auto union. It rumps as the rampup support for union members. The thursday hearing will focus on the constitutional and legal questions that republicans are raising about the president. Now, to the unprecedented migrant surge is overwhelming the u. S. mexico border. The mexican president reportedly wants to meet with u. S. President joe biden to discuss the crisis. According to mexicos top diplomat, the leaders would discuss the legal pathways for migrants, as well as the causes of migration. It comes after mexican officials met with u. S. Border authorities and agreed to ease the pressure caused by the influx. Mexico says it will stop deporting migrants and prevent them from reaching the border. The situation is reaching a Breaking Point. Right now, the city is processing more than 2,000 migrants a day. Meanwhile, the Courage Migrant Surge could be misinformation, and increase in kidnappings in mexico could be shielding the process. And an aide working near the border said it could also be due to threats and extortions in some mexican towns. She says people enter the u. S. Side out of fear for their lives. The Searching Numbers on the border are raising political pressure on the biden administration. Cnns rafael romo has more now on the situation on both sides of the border. Reporter there are so many immigrants arriving at u. S. Border cities that local officials are having to restart desperate measures. For example, el paso had to open an Overflow Shelter for 400 people but that may not be enough, considering that local officials there say about 2,000 migrants are arriving to a city of nearly 700,000. The mayor says his city has only so many resources. And right now, theyre stretched to limit. Or in his words, a Breaking Point. The mayor expressed his concerns only a day after mexico made an agreement with the United States to deport migrants from its Border Cities to their home countries. Mexican officials also agreed to take a total of 15 action dozen deter migrant from taking the apparelous trip north including negotiating with origin countries like venezuela, nicaragua and cuba. Allowing to expel migrants from el paso, texas border. Submitting a daily report on migrant trains in mexico traveling north and establishing Tech On Railroads and highways. These actions cant come soon enough like Border Leaders like le h leeser. Its come to a Breaking Point right now, so, we have to look at resources. There are things that were doing, were prepared for the unknown. We have a broken immigration system, and this is a system we have to work within, in its fixed, you know, we seem to be doing the sale thing over and over again. They keep sending us money, we keep finding shelter, making sure people are off the streets, make sure theyre safe. At the end of the day, the situation is not changing. It appears the mexican president is willing to work tell white house. And the mexican president wants to meet with President Biden in washington, to discuss migration, drugs, firearms and trafficking. And also saying that mexico is currently dealing with its own migration challenges including the daily arrival of 6,000 migrants to its southern border. Rafael romo, cnn, atlanta. To hollywood where striking writers could be back on the job in days. The Wrighters Gild Of America has reached a tentative agreement with major film and Television Studios. Tends a nearly fivemonth long strike and reached out many production thats have been halted since may 2nd. The wga called the deal exceptional with gains for writers. The union could order the workers to work as early as wednesday before the deal is ratified. Brian lowery said the strike succeeded but that the gild stayed united. Really interesting thing with the unity that the writers maintained through the course of this. I think the studios thought that the pain that was indiana flicked on the talent gild would shake their resolve. They knew this was going to be a tough situation. Writers are not all the same. Speechwriters are different from Television Writes are. Show runners are different from people just breaking in and maybe only have one or two credits. To their credit, the gild managed to keep all of those constituencies together. Joining us is tv writer and show runner michael jordan. Thank you for reaching the deal. Do you understand the detail of that or are you waiting to hear . No, i just know that the gild was very excited. And details are forthcoming, im excited, yeah. Now is this a fait accompli, because the deal has been approved by the board and the members, i think, in 2008, it was a 90 agreement on the deal. So what is the threshold for actually accepting it officially . I dont know, i think its just the gomajority. Given that the gild is very excited about this, in the past, they havent been. Just take us through the most important thing about the whole process for you. Obviously, all have made a lot of sacrifices to get to this point. What was the most important part of the deal that you had to reach with the studios . Well, there are many issues, one was regulating the use of a. I. The second about getting residuals. And also, the third was the term length of our contract, basically now writers are hired and paid. According to the gild statement, all of these issues were addressed. Seems like no writers be left behind here. How have writers and yourself been spending this time while they havent been working while the negotiations is ongoing . Well, this is part of the problem with the last see, the last strike was 2008, the leverage was blown 2001 strike, you might be out of work for three months. At the time, i dont want to be out of work for that long. Now, the strike in 2023, it was really about so many writers werent working. So, now, were being unemployed for, lets say six or even nine months out of the year. So, they lust ost that leverage. Now, when they say, you can afford to go to work for three months, thats an improvement. Many of us had picked up parttime gigs already because we werent able to pay our bills. Its interesting, so much has been made of the unity that you show for each other, but as you say, its a very different time. How long did you think it might take to get all of the sort of scripts in place to get the shows running regularly. I know youre waiting for the actors but on your side will it up and running quickly . With the show and production, in a matter of weeks as soon as the contract is ratified, you could start writing immediately. If the shown has gone down, in hiatus, you would need three months time for scripts to be written. So many depend on when the shows were shut down. Its fantastic to hear what youre saying how excited the gild is what theyve managed to achieve. Looking ahead, what do you think the biggest challenge for writers to make sure they can stay in the deal and have a fair deal with the studios . You know, i think the sentiment was, we couldnt come to an agreement. We couldnt get a fair deal. The future of Screen Writing as a career was really going to go away. The fact that the gild seems to be happy with us, seems like we can breathe for at least another three years. Thats a lifetime. New technology probably then to worry about. Yes. Michael jamin, thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me. Great to stay optimistic and excited. California governor gavin newsom is also pleased that writers will be returning to work soon. In a statement, he said, i am grateful that the two sides have come together to reach an agreement that benefits all parties involved and have put a major piece of the economy back to work. Heavy rains are likely in store for part of the pacific northwest, ranging from Washington State down to california. And its all because of a power powerful level 4 Atmospheric River about to impact the u. S. West coast. Parts of california and oregon are under flood watch for months but it could be river. It comes as much as the west coast is experiencing an extreme drought. Touchdown i repeat. Touchdown. For the first time ever, a nasa spacecraft has brought samples of an asteroid back to earth. Wow, the capsule containing rock and dust from the asteroid landed exactly where it was thought in the utah desert. Nasa has taken measures to keep the samples ws pristine from contamination. The capsule has dropped on its way. And Astronaut Tyson explained. A space and moving platform to intercept an asteroid, itself a major target, then does a touch and go off of that asteroid surface. And grapgrabbing what it could, were expecting a couple ounces, half a pound got grabbed up in the capsule. Then that continued on to reenter secretary earth, deployed that capsule then it kept going and then its on to another asteroid. So, yes, it is rocket science. And yes, its a brilliant feat. And i look forward to more of this in the future. Well, later today, the samples will be flown to a special lab at the Johnson Space center in houston. Where scientists will see another chance to analyze them. This is a huge deal. Also, those scientists seeing it for the first time any human eyes have set sight on the sample. Still ahead for you this hour, reports of aerial attacks in ukraine and russianheld territories, well tell you how both countries are responding to an overnight barrage. Plus, a u. S. Senator loses more support from his party days after being chcharged with bribery. Details to bob menendez. Z. 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Take advantage of the expanded coverage by calling today. Ukraine and russia are accusing each other of launching aerial taxi overnight. Russian Officials Say theyve destroyed several ukrainian drones over the black sea and occupied crimea but a few of them damaged buildings in the kursk region. 50 bombs over the odesa rege werent most were shut down and caused a fire at a hotel that was not operational. Attacks happened after the ukrainian president wrapped up a trip to u. S. And canada where he secured additional support. Including an agreement between kyiv and washington to produce weapons together. Translator we have a historical decision by the u. S. To jointly produce weapons and Defense Systems including air defense. This is something that was an absolute fantasy in recently. But it will become a reality. We will make it a reality. Cnns Clare Sebastian joins us now, clare, two key topics to get through this morning. So, let us know about what happened last night, one of the key details, but the discussion between ukraine and u. S. , why the context of worries and how the next election might diminish is the support to ukraine. The taking of odesa that happened overnight was a pretty significant attack. Ukraines missiles are very effective, they say, managed to shut down 19 of the drones and all but three of the missiles launched. Theres still significant damage around the port area, the hotel not in operation for years, the port infrastructure. No indication as of yet that any of the buildings were used for any military purposes even though odesa is the headquarters for ukraines navy. We have the tweet from the Ukraine Ministry that said the attack on odesa was a pathetic attempt at retaliation you can read it there, pathetic attack on retaliation and the hit. So they are saying that this is Russia Retaliating for that. The wide encontext, weve seen odesa hit multiple times since that collapse. And experiencing record wheat and ukraine is trying to get its wheat out. Corridors facing other hurdles as well. So thats the context there. In terms of the deals in washington, you know, zelenskyy has to bring home something. Hes talking up the joint production agreement. The u. S. Side is not saying quite as much about it. All we know from President Biden, theyre apparently going to host a conference in the fall to brings together members or representatives of government to try to figure this out. Then he says that everything agreements have been signed to talk about this. It could be joint legal entities and joint ventures weve seen some things with European Companies but we dont know what shape that will take. Clearly to bolster ukraines own defense for a period of time. We dont know whats coming with the next election. The structured deals are structured over a very long period of time, so they might be able to supersede a potential political change. Clare sebastian, thank you. 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Welcome back to cnn newsroom. Im bianca nobilo. Im max foster. If youre just joining us, let me bring you up to date with the stop stories at this hour. Hollywood studios and writers have reached a tentative deal to end the strike. Paving a path towards ending the historic work stoppage, the frozen production has paralyzed much of hollywood. The u. S. Government is shedding for a shutdown later this week, unless lawmakers can come to an agreement and pass a spending bill. Right now, there are no signs of compromise among republican lawmakers. A u. S. Senator is facing growing calls to resign over corruptionrelated charges. Bob melendez and his wife are accused accepting bribes including gold, cash and a vehicle. Members of his own party have acknowledged that the charges are serious. And some are urging him to step down. Cnns Polo Sandoval reports. Reporter well, new jersey democratic lawmaker Frank Pallone now becoming one of the latest to call for the resignation of new jersey senator bob melendez. In a statement, pallone wrote that melendez is entitled to his day in court. Pallone now becoming the six out of nine House Democrats from new jersey to call on menendez to step down. Not on that list, rob then dez, which is menendezs own son that represents new jersey 8th congressional district. He wrote that he still has, quote, unwavering confidence some his father. Although the list continues to grow by the day of who do not. Theres the list calling for menendezs resignation, including one on the republican side she fears it will reflect her chamber. I do think its one the best interest for menendez to resign. The details in this excitement are extremely serious. They involve the nature of not just but all of his seats in congress. You think that he should resign . Absolutely, everybody is calling for resignation, i think the body of allegations are certainly of the kind that makes it difficult for him to do his job. He stepped down from being the chairman of the Foreign Relations committee. Thats a serious step. I think Senator Menendez is going to have to think long and hard about the cloud thats going to hang over his service in the United States senate. For his part, Senator Menendez maintains that he will not be stepping down. We initially expected to hear from him on sunday during his annual spanish heritage event. However that was postponed. We have reached out to menendez representatives to find out why that has. Polo sandoval, new york. Former white house aide Cassidy Hutchinson is defending her Bombshell Testimony from last year in the wake of the january 6th insurrection. Heres part of what she has to share in a new interview. What will i have to gain by coming forward . It would have been easier for me to continue being complicit and to stay in the comfortable zone of i had some sense of security, a semblance of security. I knew people i could easily reach out to for jobs. I had funds. Have you talked to either tony or bobby since . I have not. Ive not talked to many people in the trump world since the day of my testimony. Hutchinson said she was forced into hiding after giving that testimony. She told investigators that former President Trump was aware of possible violence on january 6, but went ahead with attempts to rile up supporters amongst other things. Run republican only liz talked about why hutchinsons testimony resonates now. Im really grateful for Cassidy Hutchinson who at the time had the courage to come forward and tell the truth, despite all of the dire repercussions. And this Security Concern is just another example of the kind of repercussions the person with the moral courage to do the right thing had to deal with. And thats something we really need to think about in our political system as we ratchet up the rhetoric as its gotten courser. As its really made enemies out of our political opponents. This is getting hotter and hotter to a point where this is not sustainable. Her comments gave me pause. And prosecutors cooperated with the georgia process in efforts to overtouch the 2020 election. When asked if she would vote for her former boss again, she said, no, hes dangerous for the country. Outgoing mark milley. The Arizona Republican accusing general milley, without evidence of confiring with democrats to delay the Law Enforcement response to january 6. Post is eerily close to what was made on trump social. A cnn Military Analyst said proposing any kind of violence against any military member is vile. This proposed violence is disgusting it. Shows how deeply disturbed both of these individuals are. Both of their rants, not just the tweet you showed from representative gosar, but his delivered statement to the press was sexist, racist, vile, and it just shows the extent to which these kinds of things have become commonplace and not condemned in our divided country. California wildfire season is winding down but the threat seems to grow more ominous every single year. Fire officials are looking for ways to gain advantage. And the latest may come in a network of cameras linked to Artificial Intelligence. 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 that legup 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. Dispatch center there was not wear of the fire. Reporter but Something Else was. Artificial intelligence. Cal fire, in partnership with u. C. San 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 on 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. And theyre really adding precision to spotting of wildfires compared to more traditional ways, like this Lookout Station where im standing. With this null a. I. Technology, they can often spot wildfires more quickly than the human eye can. Heres how it works. Look at this image, could you spot a fire . Probably not. But notice that red box on the right side. Thats have Artificial Intelligence has detected a faint column of smoke. Theres nothing on that horizon. Then something appears on that 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 fire at night that have gone undetected and were able to suppress between a 911 phone call had even come into the command centers. Reporter the Pilot Program works so well that cal fire recently expanded to all 21 of its Dispatch Center where is an official will validate the imagery to make sure it is not just dust or clouds. Our goal as an sags is to keep 95 of our fires contained or less. So this tool increases our ability to ensure that were keeping the fires small. Reporter and the a. I. Is constantly learning, each time a human confirms or corrects what it detects, the technology adapts. Do you think that its making a difference in how youre able to protect the population . Absolutely. Reporter this Technology Wont replace people, cal fire says nothing can take the place of boots on the ground. Reporter but can help First Responders stop fires before they explode. In my opinion, save lives and property. Reporter Stephanie Elam, cnn, riverside county, california. Coming up, france continues to support nigers democratically elected president. Weeks after the coup. Well tell you thehe next stepsn the country ahead. Ntal alertness from one serving. To help keep me shararp. Try new neuriva ultra. Think bigger. female announcer attention medicare has expanded dexcom coverage for people with diabetes. If you have diabetes, getting on dexcom g7 is the ngle most important thing you can do. It eliminates Painful Fingersticks helps lower a1c, and is covered by medicare. 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Lets first take us through what you make of frances latest movements and the complete withdrawal. Max, its been well received in the country as received in a statement from nigers military junta. They say this is a determination of the nigerian people. Its a major win for them, they have frustrated the ambassador. They have said they are cancelling all Military Contracts with french going back to 1977. And president Emmanuel Macron basically said theyre not interested in fighting terrorists anymore. Essentially theres no need for troops to remain. Listen to what he said in this interview last night. Translator it will be organized over time in the weeks to come, but it is the end of this operation because were not here to participate in political life, to be hostages in some ways. But i will be very clear, we already see it today in mali. Reporter its a major blow to french presence in center and west africa again. The french troops withdraw from mali. This is a coup, mali and guinea will come together for a Military Alliance of their own. This happening as the u. S. Secretary of defense lloyd austin is on his first african trip. Hes been in djibouti meeting the french fpress secretary there, and the president of somalia, because this is a major Turning Point for operations in Neighbor Somalia where the African Union troops on the Ground Fighting al shabaab, a main branch of al qaeda. And operating here in nairobi and kenya with the leadership here before he heads over to angola as well on the first trip across the region. And its important that hes been in djibouti meeting with the troops as well, because thats the only u. S. Permanent base in africa. And they have about 4,000 civilian and military personnel. And another 1,000 other personnel. Theres a regional part of the operation. Not just in the west africa region but across all of the african continent. Its important to build this relationship at the time when theres some resistance to the after continent with wednesday of western troops on african soil. Larry, thank you so much. Armenians living in the region have started to arrive in armenia. The armenian government has said that more than 2,000 refugees have entered the country so far. Tens of thousands could follow, the area is home to 120,000 Ethnic Armenians who protected the azerbaijan rule. But experts repeatedly warn of the risk of ethnic cleansing. The conflict between the two sides has raged on and off for decades now. In the latest battle, azerbaijan agreeing and armenias president now says his countrys interests were protected. Translator azerbaijans attacks on the west clearly show that the external Security Structures in armenia are not effective from the perspective of armenias Security Intrastate interests. Officials say at least 200 People Killed and 400 others windowed in azerbaijans operations. 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Agency the curtain comes down on one of the greatest Soccer Careers in history, Megan Rapinoe ended her last name with the team as a winner. The team defeated north africa 2nil. The 38yearold has won the golden boot, golden ball and ballon dor during her career. The last game takes place in seattle october 6. Grammy winning singer Ush Are Will Head Line The Super Bowl next year. Usher said being a super bowl head liner was on his bucket list and called an honor of the lifetime. Usher was part of the 2011 super bowl. This will be since the main performer, Super Bowl Lviii will take place on february 7th, 2024. Also in the nfl, the Miami Dolphins wrapped up the defense on sunday scoring 70 points with a win over the denver broncos. But theyre the third team to reach that number, just two points shy of the record total scored by washington in 1966. Losing coach sean payton wasnt in a mood to dwell on that now. I know that you said its embarrassing, but this is kind of an a historic game im there. The first time the team has scored 70 points over whats the question . Whats whats the question . I just told you. Next question. Definitely not dwelling on that. Kansas city tight end travis kelce had a very special guest in his familys suite for sundays game it was pop superstar taylor swift as you can see there. The singer wore a Red And White jacket and appeared to be seated next to kelces mother donna. Rumors have been swirling that the two are an item. I mean, the coverage of that story, i think people are reading into it. She understands media optics better than anyone. Exactly, also in america, shes the biggest superstar. And theyd be quite the allamerican. People hope it, they want it to be true. Exactly. As you pointed out, they both understand optics that rumors would swirl after that happened. As we just proved. Yes, they were feeding into that, youre welcome. 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