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