Today is Thursday, October 16th. We'll tell you about the latest vote to get funding for at least

parts of the federal government as the shutdown drags on. Also, we're talking about the CIA's

new mission in Venezuela and one of the biggest financial takedowns in history. Plus, Netflix's

latest push into unscripted entertainment, the protein boom that seems to be taking over all aisles of the grocery

store, and a Victoria's secret fashion show that made history. Those stories and even more news.

Next. Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun,

and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much

for being here. You're ready? Let's do this. Today, the U.S. Senate is set to take a 10th vote on a bill

to extend government funding and end the shutdown. As we told you yesterday, Republicans who

support the bill

need to convince five more senators to come to their side. But the ninth vote yesterday did not

attract any more support, something that's been unchanged since the start of the shutdown 16 days ago.

So beyond that bill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune says today, he's also going to try to move forward on one that would fund just the Pentagon for the next year.

And it's possible other funding bills could be attached.

As of this morning, lawmakers have not said how they plan to vote on that one.

Meanwhile, the White House is moving forward with plans to fire more federal workers for good.

The top official at the Trump

administration's budget office said the number of federal job cuts during the shutdown could end up

topping 10,000. So far, about 4,000 have received notices. But just yesterday, a federal judge

actually put the layoffs on hold. It's a temporary pause for now while the case moves through

the courts. Federal workers unions say the Trump administration is using employees as political

pawns, whereas Trump's lawyers argue the White House needs to do what it can to make sure the

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