"Sept. 25: Hollywood Strikes, Govt. Shutdown, Covid-19, Ophelia, Ukraine - What You Need to Know"

Hollywood writers and studios have reached a tentative agreement to end the strike that has frozen most productions since May, pending ratification by the Writers Guild of America. With government funding set to run out in six days, the leaders of a bipartisan House caucus are exploring options to avert a shutdown. US households can now order up to four free Covid-19 tests from the government. Post-tropical cyclone Ophelia continues to bring heavy rainfall to the mid-Atlantic. Russian strikes have caused significant damage to Ukraine's port city of Odesa, prompting Poland to prepare routes for Ukrainian grain to reach countries in need.