you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. in washington, the clock is ticking and the push is on. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are racing to sell a tentative debt ceiling agreement to their respective parties. minutes ago, the president confirmed that he spoke with mccarthy by phone. they finalized the last of the details and said the deal now moves to the full congress for its approval. if they reject it or can t iron out their differences before june 5th, the u.s. could default on its debt, a scenario many experts say would be disastrous. not just for the u.s. economy, but for the global economy as well. and that threat still looms ominously over the capitol at this hour. up on capitol hill, lawmakers from both parties have their reservations. so passage is not guaranteed and all of this is unfolding as that fiscal deadline gets ever closer. cnn s priscilla alvarez is over at the why for us. eva mcken is live on set. let s begin a
tonight, the hit tv show succession comes to an end. over its four seasons, the show earned critical aclaim for its acting and writing. the writing in particular was praised after last week s episode by actor jails cromwell. cromwell plays ewan roy,.it begins with the words. nothing happens without them. sometimes the writing achieves transsen dense, but in every case, it s seminole. he was speaking out in support of writers who were on strike. nearly after one month their strike began, there is no sign of a deal to end it. chloe melas is speaking to writers. any optimism out there? we need them back? jim, you and i have been talking about this for the last few weekends. unfortunately, there s no end in sight. one of the individuals i spoke to, her name is liz, she s an executive producer, a current writer, and her life is on hold.