footsie with his far right colleagues. now because mccarthy is quarreling with that same group today does not mean he is resembling a moderate. it does not change the fact that right now in humiliating public fashion, kevin mccarthy is clawing and scraping his way he hopes to the speakership, trying desperately to halt what looks like at this hour, at lee, a runaway train. it s where we begin today with some of our favorite reporters and friends. nbc news senior correspondent, garrett hague, covering the action. and former stpho claire mccaskill is here, and claire and david are both msnbc contributors. ferret, what is happening now? right now we are seeing the third vote get ready to take place here, and this one will have kevin mccarthy introduced by steve scalise and placed in nomination by steve scalise, and for the second time in a row, you have people that could be foes to mccarthy, placing his name in nomination. the last round we saw with jim jordan, and far mor
Hello everyone. Thank you for joining me this sunday. Im fredicka whitfield. We begin in hollywood where after the last four days of marathon negotiations, striking writers and studios could reach a deal as early as today. Its a glimmer of hope for an end to a strike that has dragged ob for nearly five months and impacted the production of scores of tv shows and movies. Cnns parent company, Warner Brothers discovery, is a part of the negotiations with the union. Cnns Camila Bernal joining me from los angeles. Camila, how hopeful are people . Reporter people are really on pins and needles. Theyre very hopeful but also very cautious because they know at the moment there is no deal. This is day five of these marathon sessions, but theyre waiting to see exactly what is going to come out of all of these negotiations. A lot of people want to return to work. They want to see a deal happening, possibly today. That is a very likely possibility because we had heard that by the end of the weekend
This sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. We begin with growing pressure on the u. S. Congress to avoid a crippling u. S. 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. 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 and 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 try to avert a shutdown. But theyre using democrat votes to try to cause a shutdown. These individuals, these republican hold outs are voting with nancy pelosi. We should have separate single subject Spending Bills. K
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Hello again. A State Of Emergency is in effect for maryland and virginia as Tropical Storm ophelia moves up the east coast. Power lines exploding in North Carolina where Ophelia Made Landfall this morning. Allison chinchar is tracking the storm from the cnn weather center. And brian todd is in alexandria, virginia. What is ophelia doing . Its still kind of chugging along, making its way akpcross North Carolina. Weve got outer bands stretching up to pennsylvania, new york, even massachusetts. The same winds right now are 50 miles an hour guesting to 65. The heaviest rain is really focused over virginia and North Carolina at the moment. Youve still got some pretty heavy bands, although the bulk is starting to push inland and away from the coastal areas. You have Flood Watches and Flash Flood Warnings in raleigh and off to the east. Theyve already picked up 23 inches of rain. Now youre going to get an additional 12 on top of that. It begins in the evening to spread more into the mid atlan