James Bond film hits theaters 2 years late, Senate deal to raise debt ceiling: 5 Things podcast

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Senate Democrats and Republicans made a deal to raise the debt ceiling, and a House vote is next. Plus, we recap this week's Nobel Prizes, President Joe Biden will restore national monuments reduced by former President Donald Trump, a new James Bond movie hits theaters two years late and the Draconid meteor shower lights up the evening sky.

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Taylor Wilson:

Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson and this is 5 Things you need to know Friday, the 8th of October, 2021. Today, the Senate announces a deal to extend the debt ceiling. Plus recapping this week's Nobel Prize winners and more.

Taylor Wilson:

Here are some of the top headlines.

1. The German cargo ship, the Rotterdam Express, says it was not involved in rupturing the oil pipeline off the coast of Southern California last weekend. Data had shown the ship made unusual movements that appeared to put it over the pipeline.

2. Economists are forecasting that the US added nearly half a million jobs last month. The 488,000 estimate would be about half the gains in June and July, but well above August growth of 235,000.

3. And the United States men's soccer team got one step closer to qualifying for next year's World Cup in Qatar last night. They beat Jamaica 2-0 off another two goals from 18-year-old Ricardo Pepi.

Taylor Wilson:

The Senate last night ended the country's partisan stalemate on the debt ceiling that had threatened to expire this month and slam world financial markets. Lawmakers agreed to a temporary two month extension.

Announcer:

On this vote, the A's are 50. The nays are 48. The motion to concur with the amendment is agreed to.

Taylor Wilson:

By that 50 to 48 vote, the Democratic-led Senate approved the extension and several Republicans joined Democrats to do so, allowing the bill to reach the floor and pass with a simple majority. The House still needs to pass the measure, but is expected to do so, though the Chamber is out of session next week. They need to do it before October 18th and even then, Congress would need to act on a long-term solution by December. If the US defaults on its debt for the first time, there could be a global recession. A debt ceiling standoff in 2013 cost the economy 1% in GDP. The vote ended days of drama when Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he would not help Democrats solve the crisis since they controlled both chambers of Congress and the White House. And he said Democrats refused to negotiate with Republicans on spending measures, but he backed down from a threat to block any action on Wednesday.

Taylor Wilson:

Nobel Prizes continued to roll out earlier today with the announcement of the Peace Prize. The award honors the person or group that has done the most to advance world peace. And the winners are journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for fighting for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia respectively. Last year's winner went to the United Nations World Food Program for its efforts to fight hunger and food insecurity. And the year before that, it went to Abiy Ahmed Ali, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia for his efforts on border conflicts, though he's since been criticized for treatment of Tigrayan people during an armed conflict between Ethiopia's government and a paramilitary group. Other Nobel prizes have been awarded earlier this week, including for physics to three scientists for their work on climate and how humanity influences it. Winner Syukuro Manabe.

Syukuro Manabe:

To try to understand climate change change, although it's not easy, but much, much easier than what is happening in current politics. It's so mysterious. I can never appreciate. So try to predict or understanding climate change is difficult, but nothing is more difficult than what happens, not only politics, but in society. And then you ask yourself what happened to the continent that I see and this is the key question we have to solve right now because people talk about 100, 200 years from now, but after a few 100 years, we face a major danger.

Taylor Wilson:

Scientists, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi were the other winners. For physiology and medicine, David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won for their discoveries on how the body perceives temperature and touch for chemistry. The prize went to Benjamin List and MacMillan for their new tool to build molecules. And for literature, the writer Abdulrazak Gurnah one becoming the first African to do so. The award for economic science will be announced on Monday.

Taylor Wilson:

President Joe Biden will give remarks today about restoring several national monuments that were reduced by President Donald Trump. Two of them are in Southern Utah. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante which are full of red rocks and ancient cliff dwellings. Trump used the century-old Antiquities Act to cut 2 million acres from the two monuments and said that restrictions on mining and other energy production were a land grab that should never have happened. Biden's plan will also restore protections in the Northeast Canyons and Sea Mount's national monument near Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Some Republicans, including Utah Governor Spencer Cox have called the decision disappointing.

Taylor Wilson:

A new James Bond movie is finally here. No Time To Die hits theaters in the US today nearly two years after its initial November, 2019 release date. There were initial delays after the movie changed directors from Danny Boyle to Cary Joji Fukunaga. And then again several more times because of the coronavirus pandemic. That includes pushes to November of 2020 and then April of this year before pushing to the fall. The film is Daniel Craig's last appearance as Agent 007 after five films, starting with the 2006 movie Casino Royale. And questions are already heating up about who will be next in line. As for No Time To Die, it has a first in the Bond series, a Black woman as another 007 Agent played by Lashana Lynch.

Taylor Wilson:

Stargazers get a treat today. The Draconid meteor shower will peak and researchers say you can get a clear view of the shower this year thanks to the crescent moon. The thin waxing moon is expected to set before nightfall, a perfect time since the meteors are best viewed when it becomes dark, according to the American Meteor Society. The Draconid is also known as the Giacobinids and appears every October, but unlike most meteor showers, it happens earlier in the night. The shower is also known for the number of meteors people can see, including hundreds an hour. In 2011, stargazers in Europe saw more than 600 meteors per hour.

Taylor Wilson:

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