5 PM ET: Gov’t shutdown looms, return to Lahaina, Menendez fallout & more

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🗓️ 25 September 2023

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is ramping up the pressure on hard-liners, as a government shutdown becomes more and more likely. Maui saw the first Lahaina residents return today, with authorities warning against dangerous debris from the wildfires last month. New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez remained defiant today, even as he faces charges of bribery. The US Army Corps of Engineers could soon have to bring in millions of gallons of daily freshwater to the New Orleans area. And, comedian Russell Brand is facing another investigation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello from CNN, I'm Anna Sturlow with the five things you need to know for Monday, September 25th.
0:07.0	Well, you have to keep the government open.
0:10.0	House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is ramping up the pressure on hardliners, as the House is still
0:14.8	without a viable plan to avoid a government shutdown.
0:18.0	As of right now, a shutdown is likely.
0:20.6	McCarthy still doesn't have the votes for a GOP stopgap bill, and there's only six days left
0:24.6	before the government runs out of money.
0:26.9	This morning, McCarthy took digs at his fellow members of Congress who'd be willing to see the
0:30.9	government grind to a halt.
0:32.1	I mean, if people want to close the government, it only makes it weaker.
0:35.2	Why would they want to stop paying the troops or stop paying the border agents or the Coast
0:39.1	Guard?
0:40.1	I don't understand how that makes you stronger.
0:42.3	I don't understand what point you're trying to make.
0:45.0	McCarthy is also in a tight spot personally.
0:47.8	A number of conservative hardliners have said that if McCarthy cuts a deal with Democrats,
0:52.2	they will vote to kick him out of the
0:53.8	speakership. More than a month after wildfires raced across Maui, killing 97 people,
1:00.4	some residents of Lahaina are finally starting to return.
1:03.6	Today's return is just for residents in a specific area.
1:07.2	With the state's governor warning, it could take up to three months for full reentry.
1:11.3	The Maui wildfires damaged or destroyed about 3,000 homes and
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