This is cnn Breaking News. We begin with Breaking News from hollywood. The Writers Guild of america says it has reached a tentative agreement with Major Television and film studios. That means that after nearly five months, the Writers Strike that brought the television and Film Industries to a standstill, could be coming to an end. Writers could return by thursday, before the terms are trat ratified. The use of Artificial Intelligence was reportedly one of the final sticking points. This could pave the way for hollywood to restart many productions that have been halted since may 2nd. Cnn media critic brian lowery joins me more from passenger. What more do we know about this . Did everyone get what they wanted . Well, we dont know the details. But they did put out a statement calling the deal exceptional and saying, basically, that there was something for everyone in the guild. Thats not a small thing. The guild represents a diverse collection of writers. Everything from veteran show runners to people with just a few credits. Television writers and film writers. Their interests are not always completely aligned. There were a lot of different moving parts. What theyre saying is they make progress that will satisfy all of the constituencies. Is there an expectation that this deal will be approved . Yes. Almost certainly. Its very, very rare for the membership to go against the board in this situation. I think people are eager to get back to work. If the guild has achieved substantial progress, it sounds like they have, everybody will be ready next to work. The Screen Actor Guild doesnt have a deal. They will follow the they have a few issues that are unique to them that will have to be hammered out. Such as . Well, you know, there were certain issues such as writers dont there was a concern about the number of writers on streaming shows. Thats not an issue for the actors but for the writers. At the same token, a. I. Applies differently to writers and actors. For writers, they were concerned about use thing a. I. For written material. For actors, theres questions of Digital Effects and a. I. To replicate their images. Thats the kind of thing that will need tot copy and paste the language on Something Like that. What impact has the strike had on studios . Well, its impact it had a sweeping impact on the entire region in southern california. But the studios, you know, the studios have put on a very brave face in the early going of this, especially. They talked about how they were saving money because they werent producing things. There is probably some truth to that. But if youre in The Business Of Producing Movies and tv shows, at some point, you have to be producing move viies and tv sho. They had ground to a halt and they were seeing gaps in the release schedule in the nottoodistant future. I dont think the studios have felt a lot of pain yet. If they had allowed this to drag on much longer, you would see the repuercussions for them. Thank you so much. To the Canadian Auto workers who have narrowly approved a new contract with ford, even as the u. S. Counterparts continue to walk the pickett lines. Striking auto worker members, carried signs as cars honked their support on sunday, outside of a ford plant in michigan. The new deal includes a key concession that the American Auto workers are demanding a pension plan. The union has made progress in negotiations with ford. He did not mention any progress on the pension issue. Back in the u. S. , congress is getting dangerously close to a government shutdown. There are just days left for lawmakers to come to an agreement to fund the federal budget before the money runs out on saturday. If that happens, some Government Operations would completely stall. With nonessential employees put on furlough. Essential employees would have a job but wouldnt get paid. U. S. National parks can close. And other services, like Border Protection and Law Enforcement and air traffic control, could face problems, as well. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy pushed through the weekend, that would fund the government until the end of the year. But hard liners in his own party are not willing to compromise. The holdout, keep saying to Kevin Mccarthy, dont bring bipartisan bills to the floor. Theyre using democrat votes to try to cause a shutdown. These individuals, these republican holdouts are voting with nancy pelosi. We should have separate singlesubject Spending Bills. C Kevin Mccarthy promised that in january. Im here to hold mccary to his word. Two new National Polls are reflecting the mood for American Voters for the 2024 election. And the poll by nbc news shows a tight race between President Joe Biden and former president donald trump. It finds both are tied at 46 . Meanwhile, the poll by The Washgton Post and abc news, shows trump has an advantage over biden. Biden trailing trump and may be an outlier. The political analyst at loyola mary mount university. It is so good to have you with us. House republicans struggling to agree on a funding bill for the government. Can House Speaker mccarthy Find A Way Out of this and avert a shutdown . This is another manufactured crisis. As illadvised as it is unnecessary. But its the annual descent into madness. Every budget we do this or we play chicken and see who blinks. The last time it head to a shutdown was donald trump 201819. About a month long. The speaker himself is in trouble. Hes in a box. He could get a deal tomorrow, if he would only work with the democrats. If he works with the democrats, that means that a small number of people on the right wing of his caucus, will throw him out of office. And so s, hes held hostage by couple od children who are holding a temper tantrum. Its time for the grownups to take over. That would have tremendous i impli implications. How much of this is the Spending Bill and how much is an internal Power Struggle taking place in the Republican Party . Its about both. And for some, theres serious fiscal conservatives in the Republican Party, who have for years been talking about and voting, to try to limit the budget expenditures. Theres honorable people that are doing the good thing for the country. Theres those that are being petty and partisan and being narrowminded and childish about it. You got both of the things in the republican caucus. Whats fascinating is, the fights that we normally wouldnt see are breaking out into public. A number of republicans, especially the moderates, who are calling names, clowns, inspain, at the right wing of the Republican Party. What impact does donald trump have on the calls for a shutdown by some of the members of the farright caucus . Most reports suggest that donald trump is egging them on not to get a deal. To shut down the government. He shut the government down a few years ago. He wants to undermine President Biden. Maybe hurt the economy. Maybe hurt biden politically. Its a way for trump to get back at biden, who hes been digging at since he left office. Lets talk about the white house. What is the position of the white house . And can democrats bail out mccarthy . Democrats are ready to bail him out. There will be a price to pay. Its not going to come easily or cheaply. We could get a deal tomorrow if the grownups would sit down. If Kevin Mccarthy and some of the democrat and the white house folks could sit down. They could hammer out a deal. The big difference is, the republican rightwing is much more feisty than it usually is. And Kevin Mccarthy is on very thin ice because hes got a slim majority to hold on to the speakership. Thats a combustible combination and may explode in his face. That means that cecKevin Mccarthys position is between a rock and a hard place. He has no good options. Its a loselose situation for him. If he gets the budget through, thats a wonderful thing for the country but a bad thing polit politically. If he cant get it through, a bad thing for the country and a bad thing for him, as well. Hes skating on thin ice. Thank you so much. Thank you. Coming up, france continues to support nigers democraticallyelected president , weeks after he was deposed in a coup. Plus, ukraines president says his country will be getting more aid from the west. Details on what he described as a Historic Deal with washington. Love can get a little messy. Good thing theres resolve. Love the love. Resolve the messss. I wont let me moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis symptoms define me. Emerge as you. With tremfya®, most people saw 90 clearer skin at 4 months. And the majority stayed clearer, at 5 years. Serious allergic reactions may occur. Tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. 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Some 1,500 troops are in niger to assist and Counter Terrorism regions in the region. President macron says he is taking immediate steps. Translator in the coming hours our ambassador with several diplomats will return to france. And were ending our Military Cooperation with the de facto authorities of niger. Nigers junta welcomes frances withdrawal saying imperialist and neoimperilist forces are allowed on the territory. Joining me is a distinguished fellow at the atlantic council. Sir, so good to have you with us. A dramatic ends to the mission in niger in a tumult waus two months. Was the situation no longer tenable . It was probably no longer tenable some time back. In addition to all of the baggage, being a french ambassador carries in africa, he had gotten into the muck with doing something that most of us are tempted to do from timetotime, but know better than to do. People will troll you on social media and you probably shouldnt have responded to them. His Diplomatic Immunity was lifted. He was in a difficult situation. Holed up in the french embassy. Some french analysts in reaction to these developments say they feel let down by what they perceive as a lack of support from the United States. As you know, has a presence in niger. What do you make of that criticism . Well, you know, countries should stand by their friends and also shouldnt follow them blindly over a cliff. Thats what france has been asking the United States to do. And i know from dealings with my french friends, when i was in government and outside, they wouldnt follow us over a cliff, to be honest, its a little sour grapes. The fact is, nothing would be gained by the u. S. Pulling out. The protests that occurred in niger has occurred because of the french. And theres a history of this. Cl colonialism and what came afterwards. The new u. S. Ambassador was permitted to arrive there less than a month ago. Theres no reason to leave in a huff and a puff. Three weeks after the coup leaders ousted the democratically elected president , the u. S. Went on to install this new ambassador to niger. Was the right signal to send at that time . Has the u. S. , by Doing De Facto recognized the coup leaders . And what does it say about bidens foreignbased policy . One, the ambassador has not presented her credentials to the coup leaders. Thats a discussion for another moment. But the u. S. Embassy, has, the Biden Administration waiting eight months after the last ambassador retired to nominate a successor. And the politics in the senate were ambassador has knowledge of africa, was delayed for a year. That post had been vacant too long. One could argue that at a time like this, it needs a leadership of a confirmed ambassador more than ever. I think there is something wrong with sending her out there. The reality is, this is one area, that unfortunately, or fortunately, was one of the few successes. Insecurity had gone down. The violence this year and last year, is at levels that have not been seen in five years. We made significant gains there. Not everything is perfect. Theres a coup there. But given thats coming in, sometimes you have to make the choice of the least bad option. A final thought from you in a few words, what does the exit of france mean for the democraticallyelected leader . And does this mark the end of an era . Well, i think to be honest, if something had been done more effectively in the first days by france, which was appealed to, very rarely can coups be reversed this far afterwards. Ive known him for more than a decade. I regret what happened. One has to deal with the realities one has. And try to work to a better position that serves the interest of the people and that of the United States and other international partners. Thank you so much. Thank you. As the diplomatic standoff continues between india and canada, dozens of protesters took to the streets in new delhi sunday to protest against Prime Minister justin trudeau. Chanting antitrudeau slogans. Meanwhile, the u. S. Ambassador to canada, says intelligence gained by the five eyes network led to canadas public accusation, that tinnian government may have played a role in the assassination of a sikh member. The five eyes is an intelligencesharing back between the u. S. , u. K. , canada, australia and new zealand. Still ahead, reports of aerial attacks in ukraine and russianheld territories. How both countries are responding. Get started at longlivedogs. Com its because of tiktok that i had to go out and get a website. Im at a point now where ive outgrown my house. Growing up, every me id get out of the shower, i would itch. My First Experience with goat milk soap, it kinda was like a light bulb moment. Tiktok is a fantastic platform for diy. 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To jointly produce weapons and defense systems. This was a fantasy until recently. But it will welcome a reality. Well make it a reality. Cnns Clare Sebastian is following all of the developments from london. A good day. A terrifying night in odesa. What more can you tell us . Good morning. I think its important to understand the context around odesa. This is ukraines thirdlargest city. Has been under bombardment since july, when russia pulled out of that black sea grain initiative. We see this morning, the damage is significant. A Passenger Terminal was deployed in ukraine. Fires and granaries, storage facilities. This is part of a pattern. Odesa has been hit multiple times. This comes as yukraine is tryin to get its ship to world market. It comes as russia is exporting Record Volumes of wheat. Century profiting at the fact that this is causing ukraine to export less wheat to global markets. This is not a military target. This is an attack on ukraines economy. And more infrastructure hit this morning. Thank you for contextualizing that for us. Now, president zelensky just back from the u. S. And canada. Announced a joint weapons deal between the u. S. And ukraine. What do we know about this deal . We dont know what form it will take at the moment. He said on friday that several Corporation Agreements that have been signed by agreement with the ministers in the u. S. Cooperation has started. The u. S. Will host a conference in the fall to bring together representatives fr