Headquarters in New York City. Senator bob menendez calls it the biggest fight of his political life. He had the knives out for everyone from prosecutors to democrats who say feel a political opportunity. Binge watchers and Channel Surfers rejoice. Hollywood appears to be back in business. After 146 days in the picket lines, the Writers Unions says it struck an exceptional deal with the heads of the studios. Whats in it and what does it mean for your favorite shows. Families of fbi agents increasingly under threat. Prosecutors under 24hour protection. All of it the result of a toxic mix of overheated rhetoric and an angry and polarized public that officials increasingly fear will explode into violence. How do we turn down that temperature . A lot to talk about today. Well start in new jersey where senator bob menendez made it official. Not only wont he step down after fridays detailed and devastating indictment on bribery charges, but he claims some yettobe revealed facts will exonerat
Still will be the new jersey senior senator. All people are presumed innocent until proven guilty. All people. I ask for nothing more and deserve nothing less. Steve kornacki joins mow the political prospects. And to break down the poll with concerns for the white house. Plus House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy and his narrow majority are stuck in legislative limbo with the Government Shutdown five days away. You have to keep the government open, people want to close the government only makes it weaker. Do you believe you can pass a cr and get it to the senate before im a believer in anything, yes. And as President Biden prepares to travel to michigan to walk the picket lines with auto workers tomorrow. The Writers Guild and studio reach an agreement. No agreement in sight for the actors yet. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. Its Deja Vu All Over Again for new jersey democratic senator bob menendez. Forcefully pushing back today against a federal indictment for the second
Today on inside politics, defiant, bob menendez seeks to beat a federal indictment. On the clock, congress is shrinking a sixday window to stop a shut down. And guess what, donald trump just made the house speakers job a whole lot harder. Plus a picket line gamble, joe biden hopes to edge the gap between automakers say they can afford. Im manu raju for dana bash, lets go ahead to inside politics. Up first, Bob Menendezs big fight and one he vows to win. Minutes ago the new jersey democrat responded directly to a federal indictment. The allegations leveled against me are just that. Allegations. When all of the facts are presented, not only will i be exonerated, but i still will be the new jersey senior senator. Now, menendez took the microphone and National Attention to flatly deny he did anything wrong. And all of the ways he has stood up to egypt over decades of service and make what sounded like a case for reelection. Well start in new jersey with cnns Kara Scannell in the room. Kara
For him. I think that is funny that is all anyone asked about. To talk about in the questions. Ton don riddell. Thank you so much. The lead with jake tapper starts right now. Senator bob menendez said there is a good reason he had nearly half a Million Dollars in cash stuffed in envelopes in jackets at his home. The lead starts right now. A defiant defense, senator bob menendez denying federal charges against him. How he justified all of that money stuffed in envelopes in jackets and close ties to the egyptian officials. But how about those gold bars and a mercedesbenz. Plus less than a week until the Government Shutdown. What Kevin Mccarthy just told cnn about his cut with democrats and those threatening to oust him if he does. And donald trump playing to his maga base at a gun store in south carolina. Welcome to the lead, im era hill in for jake tapper. We begin with our law and justice league. A defiant senator bob menendez pushing back on calls for him to resign. For those that Rus
Black sea fleet was killed. Kyiv, now accusing the kremlin of seeking revenge. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im pamela brown and youre in the situation room. First this hour and the nation on the brink of a financial crisis. U. S. Government funding is set to run out at midnight on saturday and right now, theres no solution in sight as republican hard liners stand firm in their rebellion. Lets go to manu raju. What is Kevin Mccarthy doing and saying as shutdown nears . Hes trying to pressure those members on the far right that refuse to go along with his spending plans, to pass a shortterm funding bill to keep the government open past saturday. But theres a problem. He does not have this votes. He can only afford to lose four republican votes. He is at the moment could lose up to seven or ten members who refuse to vote for a shortterm plan no matter what and they are warning if you are to turn around and cut a deal with dem