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Right now on early start, Kevin Mccarthys hail mary pass. And the speaker moved the ball forward just days before the u. S. Government is set to shutdown. Plus, pressure grows on the democratic u. S. Senator under indictment, accused of taking gold bars and many other expensive glittery things as bribes. And new this morning, the big breakthrough in hollywood, writers just reached a tentative deal with studios to end their strike. Good day to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im kasie hunt. Its monday, september 25th, shortly after 5 00 a. M. Here in washington, where a government shutdown, just five days away, its 2 00 a. M. Out west, where republican candidates are already starting to camp out ahead of wednesdays president ial debate at the reagan president ial library. And President Biden and former President Trump both preparing to head to detroit, where workers are on strike against the big three automakers. And we havent even gotten to the senator who wa