Hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. Im kim brunhuber. Ahead on ccnn newsroom. Hollywood studios and writers could be nearing the end of a strike thats dragged on for nearly five months. A look at why there may be reason for optimism. Plus funding the government is one of the most basic responsibilities of congress. And its time for republicans to start doing the job america elected them to do. Millions of americans could see their paychecks delayed as a deadline hangs over congress. A look at what a shutdown could mean for the Biden Administration. Also and liftoff of osirisrex. Rock samples more than 4 billion years old are about to land in utah. Ill speak to a nasa Research Physicist whos been working on the mission. Reporter live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. We begin here in the u. S. Where after nearly five months of deadlock, theres hope in the ongoing hollywood Writers Strike that it could soon come to an end. A source tells cnn that the major film and Television Studios sent their best and final offer to the striking writers saturday. It comes after four Straight Days of intense negotiations. Both sides will meet again today. Now, cnns parent company, Warner Brothers discovery is part of the negotiations with the union. The Writers Guild of america, which has over 11,000 members has been on strike for nearly five months over wages, Worker Protections and the use of artificial intelligence. You have to win these negotiations in spades. Theres no option, theres no backing down, theres no getting less. Theres only getting more from my view. Cnns Camilla Bernal has been following the developments and has more from los angeles. This is what writers have been waiting to hear for about five months now. Wga negotiators and Hollywood Studios are in the final phase of negotiations and according to my colleague, oliver darcy, this deal could come by the end of the weekend. The two parties spent Saturday Negotiating for the fourth consecutive day, and sources telling cnn that while the heads of the four major studios, including Warner Brothers discovery, cnns parent company, nbc universal, disney, and netflix were no longer in the room on saturday, they were engaged in this whole process. This strike that has paralyzed the Entertainment Industry and hassed a major impact when it comes to the economy, some estimates indicate a 5 billion economic impact, and this has affected not just hollywood, but in, many other industries. A lot of the writers that i have talked to said that they were ready to return to work after a deal was reached between the two parties. But wga members still have to ratify the new contract and furthermore, because the actors are all still on strike, a deal doesnt necessarily mean that all productions will go back to normal. But some in the industry do believe that a deal with the writers could speed up the process for sagaftra negotiations. Overall, its been a very difficult few months for the industry, but certainly hope is now in the horizon. Camilla bernal, cnn, los angeles. Joining me now is cnn media critic, brian lowry. Thanks so much for being here. So what do you make of the fact that there seems to have been substantial progress made here . Enough hope that were close to the end . Well, by all accounts, cnns reporting and other outlets, they are very close. Theyve made progress on most of the key issues, there were reports of basically the lawyers were in the room today, finalizing some of the key language on some of these points, which can be a little thorny, but i think the expectation is that theyre you know, if you were putting it in football terms, they would be somewhere down inside the 20 yard line. So near the goal line here. But this has dragged on and on. Why has it taken so long. You mentioned key issues. What have been the main sticking points here, do you think . Well, theres several things. I think the writers and the actors were also out. Really felt that this was an Inflection Point for the industry. And theres been a dramatic change in the business with a shift towards streaming. Theres been a lot of concern about residuals tied to streaming. Work for writers, specifically, in terms of the number of writers employed on these shorter order streaming shows. And also, the kind of the really hardtopeg issue is artificial intelligence. And what ai could mean and what it could mean to production Going Forward and i think theres a lot of uncertainty and a lot of fear that it will be used to replace people, digitally replace actors, use digitally written pieces. So, theres a lot of issues that needed to be resolved and i think the writers think that they had to dig their heel ms n or they would be doing this again in three years or six years. This is about more than just money. You know, an existential battle in a way when youre talking about ai. Im curious. Its hard to know, but if you think if they do get a settlement on this, it might affect other people in the Entertainment Industry, or other industries even, based on what happens here . Well, i think youve seen, you know, one of the things that i think the studios may have misread is theres been this sort of rising labor tide, which goes beyond the Entertainment Industry. But youre seeing it with the autoworkers, now. But the media sector has been undergoing a fairly significant and radical changes for years. Youve seen it in newspapers, now youve seen it reaching into movies and television. And just the way that programming the getting delivered, the way that movies are getting delivered has changed. And the real fear of the people who make them and work on them is that theyre being left behind. That the technology is changing and theyre not keeping up in terms of cashing and sharing in it. And of course the studios are their business has taken a hit also. Theyre undergoing changes, too. So its not, you know w, everyo has reason to be a little bit nervous and antsy about what the future holds, and i think this deal will be welcomed by everyone in the industry in terms of getting back to work. But i dont know that it necessarily solves some of these bigger issues that are going to play out over the next several years. Absolutely. In the meantime, the effect of the the effects of this, my friends in the industry, many of them are at the Breaking Point here. How are folks in the Industry Coping now that this has dragged on for so long . Well, its been very tough. Because, again, this doesnt just affect writers and actors. This affects morebelowtheline people that work on the crews, it affects all the people that serve in these productions. And were talking billions of dollars in that. What the writers have seen is that actually with the compensation shrinking and with shorter orders on shows and a lot of them struggling to make the kind of living they used to make when they were working on Network Shows that would order, you know, 22 episodes of law and order, and now theyre doing a six or an eightepisode show for netflix and theyre not making enough to sustain them for a year, is that the strike actually, they were sacrificing but they werent Sfi Sacrificing at the level they might have been 10 or 15 years ago. Lets hope this is resolved sooner rather than later. Brian lowry, thanks so much for speaking with us. Appreciate it. President biden says hell travel to michigan on tuesday to walk a picket line with members of the United Auto Workers union. Were now in the tenth day of the autoworkers strike against ford, general motors, and stellantis. But even as the Union President says talks with ford appear to be showing signs of progress, the strike is spreading to more gm and stellantis facilities. And that meentans the striking workers are having to get resourceful to make ends meet. Cnns gabe cohen has that. Reporter aprils morning ritual hasnt changed. Get your toothbrush. Reporter but provide ifor hr three boys getting down to the bare minimum here. Reporter just became much more difficult. Zp i have to check my percent Ev Bank Account every day. Hopefully we get back to work. With her flplant now on stri, april has to figure out way to live on her unionprovided strike pay, just 500 a week, roughly half of what shes used to. Its not much when you have three kids. Definitely no. Youre really tightening the belt right now. Yes, yes, every dollar, every cent is accounted for, whether it goes for food, electric, gas, rent, its ketchup and hot dogs, instead of having ketchup, hot dogs, and applesauce. Its like one less thing on the plate. Reporter close to 5,800 toledo autoworkers are striking and many face a similar financial strain. Going to be out there, as long as i need to. Its already squeezing Neighborhood Businesses like zingers bar and grill, located near the plant. Factory workers typically drop in for lunch or after their shifts. How much is business down . Its down probably about a good like 65 to 70 . Violet wagner has been bartender here for more than 30 years. Im just praying that they come to some type of gragreemen and it gets better. If not, i may have to look for other employment as well. Reporter beyond these picketers, toledo is home to a network of Auto Suppliers that are starting to feel the impact of the strike. With thousands already losing work, local government officials estimate a monthlong strike could cost the toledo area economy about 36 to 50 million. This is toledo, its a union city, we have a great city of supporting our workforce. Reporter county commissioner pete gurkin shows his solidarity, having worked at this factory for 30 years. When these workers voted to go out, they knew that. This was not a naive audience. And dlclever enough and resourceful enough. Reporter theyre now building a food pantry, piling up donations for any struggling workers. I signed up for instacart. Reporter some like Erika Mitchell feel the knee to lineup temporary jobs until the strike drags. I want to find something out to do to cover surprises. With kids, you never know what happens. When i got in the jeep, it was like yes, finally, i can finally give my kids the same opportunity. Like many of these workers, april says shes prepared to weather this shortterm pain, hopeful an agreement can be reached soon. Its only temporary. Were going to get back to work. I try to keep that positive mind s. Mindset, as much as i can. And other communities can soon feel those same impacts, if the union does, in fact, expand this strike, as the Union President sean fein has said they could do in the coming days. Cnn, toledo, ohio. Now to the u. S. Capitol, where the deadline for funding the government looms ever closer, as chaos reins among House Republicans. Current Spending Measures expire at midnight on september 30th, giving lawmakers just a few days to get a bill signed and passed by the president. On friday, the Office Of Management And Budget formally notified federal agencies that they should review their shutdown plans. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy tried to find an agreement among his fractious caucus on friday, but later Admitte T Ted that Ma Hardliners were unmoved. Even if hay do pass, theyre dead on arrival in the senate and wont avert a shutdown. President biden slammed House Republicans saturday evening in a Congressional Black Hawks Awards dinner. Here he is. Members of the u. S. Military are going to have to continue to work and not get paid. The Government Shutdown could impact everything from food safety to Cancer Research to head start programs for children. Funding the government is one of the most basic responsibilities of congress. And its time for republicans to start doing the job america elected them to do. Cnn White House ReporterPriscilla Alvarez has more on what the federal government is doing to prepare for a potential disruption. The Biden Administration is preparing for a potential Government Shutdown next week if a shortterm funding bill is not passed in the coming days. Now, on friday, the Office Of Management And Budget formally initiated the process, essentially telling federal agencies to dust off their plans in the event of a Government Shutdown. That includes, for example, how many employees would be furloughed, how many would be considered essential, and would have to work without pay, as well as what activities and services may be disrupted. Now, there are some services that will continue, be it federal Law Enforcement activities, border protection, or air traffic control, but the white house making clear over the course of the last week that it is incumbent upon republicans to get these bills passed. Now, we heard from republicans on saturday, who tried to lay out a path forward and also project some confidence, saying that the majority of their conference does not want to see a Government Shutdown happen, but the reality is that they just dont have enough votes. And for those bills that they do have enough votes, those are dead on arrival in the senate. So all of this raising the question that theres about about whether there will be a Government Shutdown a week from now. Priscilla alvarez, cnn, the white house. Embattled u. S. Senator Robert Menendez of new jersey is now facing calls to resign from within the senate itself. Fellow democratic senator John Fetterman of pennsylvania became the first senator of either party to say that menendez should step down following his indictment on corruption charges. Other democratic lawmakers and officials have also called for his resignation. The Justice Department named menendez, his wife, and three other people in fridays indictment and all denying any wrong wrongdoing. The senator faced similar charges in 2015, but that case was dropped after a mistrial. He allegedly accepted gold bars and nearly half a million in cash in exchange for his political influence. Earlier, cnn spoke with political lawyer, john conway. Here he is. Its just stunning. The allegations in this indictment its just raw corruption. Its classic kind of new jersey kind of corruption, but, you know, with a Foreign Policy overlay. I mean, the man apparently was selling secret information about, you know, about of the governments to representatives of the egyptian government. And thats not a good thing for the chairman of the Senate Foreign relations committee. And its just stunning. The gold bars and the cash and the jacket in his closet. Even tony soprano had sense enough to bury the cash in the backyard. Its just crazy. A new surge of migrants at the u. S. Southern border has placed immense pressure on resources, and not just at the federal level. Well look at why at least one city is now doing to deal with the influx of thousands of migrants. Russians Foreign Minister rails against the u. S. And his allies at his speech at the u. N. 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