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plus, hollywood's black actors in hair awards. >> i'm a black actress and producer in hollywood. of course i have to put my glam team in my contract because -- >> their fierce fight for equity on the set. >> i have to put it in writing? are you kidding? >> demanding qualified professionals to bring out their best. an extreme one actress had to go to. >> how about we just shave my head to end the problem? and cricket is here thinking match is i would say the ultimate match ever. >> the second most popular sport in the world making a big splash in the states. >> 1600 for a ticket? >> yes. >> 1600 for a ticket. has it been worth it? >> oh, totally worth it. >> our exclusive access to the game of the year. u.s. team's cinderella story. >> they say it's one of the biggest upsets in international cricket. plus -- >> the florida panthers have won the stanley cup! >> the stanley cup has a new home in florida. >> juju: "nightline" will be

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♪ >> byron: good evening. thank you for joining us. late-breaking news tonight about julian assange. abc senior national correspondent terry moran joins us now from washington. terry, what can you tell us? >> byron, after years of fighting extradition to the united states, julian assange, the founder of wikileaks has reached an agreement with the justice department.

and he is expected to plead guilty to one felony count of conspireing to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information. the man wanted for espionage by the united states could soon walk free. >> oh yeah, look at that. right through the windshield. >> reporter: in 2010, massive leak of nearly half a million classified documents and video about the wars in iraq and afghanistan shook the world. >> the battlefield consequences of the release of these documents are potentially severe and dangerous for our troops. >> reporter: the man behind that leak julian assange. his organization wikileaks obtained that classified information from chelsea manning, then an army intelligence analyst in iraq. years later, assange would face 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse. in an interview with abc news amidst the first wave of leaks, he was unapologetic. >> i also like defending victims, and i'm a combative

person. that's how i like crushing bastards. >> reporter: assange will be transported to saipan in u.s. territory in the south pacific to formally enter his guilty plea. then he is expected to be released and return home to australia. >> our thanks to terry. we turn now to the right for racial equality on film and tv sets. some actors of color say they're forced to deal with on-set hairstylists who aren't trained or qualified with sometimes disastrous results. here is abc's megan wright. >> i'm light myself up. >> reporter: this is how actress at thia gabriel says she is freeing herself from hollywood's beauty bias. the 28-year-old known for films in tv shows like netflix's "chilling adventures of sabrina" says she made the decision to take clippers to her crown after years of bad experiences on sets. >> your appearance is not

something you want to be worried about, right? >> when i first did on netflix, i will get are sort of preproduction things. and the woman that they had assigned to do my hair, she is not able to. it came down to okay, well, i'll do the front and you do the back. >> reporter: but going above and beyond came with a price. >> they didn't work it into my time schedule. so i had to do it at home and then come to set. so if my call time was 4:00 a.m., i was up at 1:30. >> reporter: she is one of many high profile actors of color saying that there are hairstylists in hollywood that lack knowledge about black hair, and that sets them up to fail. >> i said go! >> reporter: bring on icon gabriel union famously keeping it real. >> i'm a black actress and producer in hollywood. of course i have to put my glam team in hollywood because -- >> reporter: stories of hair nightmares popping up in headlines, and on social media feeds.

>> i thought we were doing better in hollywood, because somebody has some explaining to do in the hair and wardrobe department. . there are so many layers and somebody can just say well, it's just hair. >> it just comes down to that for me to ask for equal treatment and have somebody that can do my hair and makeup properly shouldn't immediately look me being a diva and me being like an angry black >> stop. >> i watch back the first episode of my character in "sabrina" where you can see the back of my head, and it looked wild. i talked to my producer. i said hey, how about we just shave my head to end the problem? >> reporter: now momentum for change in hollywood and beyond. >> when do we want it? >> reporter: sag-aftra for the first time clauses for equity inclusion for hair and makeup into the deal.

now with so much at stake, advocates for diversity waiting to see how the contract plays out in real life. how does it feel to know that as a black woman, in order to get equal treatment, it has to be written in a contract? >> i think it's ridiculous. i think it's so ridiculous. i have to put it in writing? like are you kidding? >> reporter: under the new deal, actors can ask for any hair and makeup needs, including appropriate hair and makeup products and if production can't do that, the actor is reimbursed for obtaining services and compensated for time. >> creating enough noise eventually led to us having codified language within our theatrical and our commercial contracts. >> reporter: tiffany yvonne cox stars in a hulu series "reasonable doubt," a black legal drama executively produced in part by kerry washington. >> live your life and have fun in the sun. >> reporter: her research was key to help s.a.g. negotiate for

change in the latest round of contracts. for the multitude of black, mixed race and african actors with african roots and ancestry. >> i asked friends to share with me the stories they had from their experiences on set. little did i know i would end up with a significantly thick pact of stories, and that went from the a-list down to the person who has one line in a show. >> reporter: the actress says these stories are so harmful because they are rooted in hollywood's not so inclusive past. >> i think it's lack of education, and i also think it's a lack of awareness. but i am going to call a spade a spade. there is a level of racism that's within there there has unfortunately been institutionalized when it comes to this conversation. >> reporter: but cox pointing out that background actors, typically those without speaking roles, are not included in the hollywood agreement. >> so it's absolutely painful know that some of us get it, but some of us don't. everybody deserves to have equal treatment. >> reporter: cox is now

advocating for nationwide action and says progress is already being made. in the past several week, lawmakers renewing efforts to turn the crown act, which makes race-based hair discrimination illegal into a federal law after it failed votes in the senate twice in 2019 and 2022. connecticut and minnesota joining new york in passing laws requirings could met >> students to learn to style all hair textures. bills in california are pending. >> i'm telling as a hairstylist and a designer speaks to me and my experience. i don't come from the same place that the person next to me comes from. >> barry limo has been j. lo's hairstylist and was the emmy award winning department head on fx's "pose," a show that thrived off its wigs, bold glamour and casts. he says reaction from colleague toss the new contract have been mixed. >> when i heard that the reaction to these clauses was

somewhat negative from some people thinking that it was trying to control the way that they hired their teams or to control the way they do business, it felt very strange to me. why wouldn't you want every single person that steps into your trailer to be treated fairly and to have their hair and makeup looked after by professionals that are supposed to be leaders in their field? >> for myself, i can't just be like a one-trick pony. i can't just only do textured hair, otherwise i wouldn't have a career. >> hollywood hairstylist porshana moseley who is the department for criminal mines and has spoken on diversity panels was eager to lead the charge and immediately work the new contract into her routine. >> those consultations with the actors look like me simply shooting a text, just getting their availability so we can come in person and do a test. a series of styles. that way we give options for the actor and then also the producer.

some of my colleagues trying to find a place like this is like finding a needle in a haystack. >> reporter: and moseley says there is a greater play. >> crowy and kinky textures on network tv, sometimes we're asked to tone it down simply because the higher ups feel like it's too much. >> reporter: the potential for more authentic representation of people of color on screen. so far mostly on a handful of top studio shows like "insecure" and "blackish" with braids and corn rose. . there are panels happening all the time about kinky textures, just like kinky straight hair on tv now. >> reporter: for tati gabriel, the actress cast in the modern "sabrina" from the '80s version that had a mostly whiten semble. equity feels far way, but she is

challenging hollywood to speed up the change. >> i am hopeful but very skeptical. artists of color are not going away. there is only going to be more of us. so in regards to the contract, i'm hoping, i'm really hoping that they adhere to what they're saying. >> reporter: abc news reached out to the team behind "the chilling adventures of sabrina" and they have not provided comment. do you ever become fearful of speaking up and thinking well, what if somebody doesn't want to hire me? >> at times, yes. but at the same time, no, because if not, then what am i here for? >> byron: our thanks to megan. when we return, cricket is the second most popular sport in the world. but if you ask americans about it, your likely to hear -- [ cricketing ] that just might be about to change. if advanced lung cancer

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welcome back. cricket is a sport beloved around the world, but not so much in the u.s., at least until a certain high profile cricket world cup found its way to new york recently. and invited "nightline" along behind the scenes. here is abc's ashan singh. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: we're about to be behind the scenes of the biggest game you never heard of. this is the t-20 cricket world

cup, co-hosted in the united states for the first time ever. >> let's go! >> reporter: and we have exclusive access to the most anticipated match of the tournament, india versus pakistan, arguably the most heated rivalry in all of sports. just how big of a rivalry is india-pakistan? >> the biggest in the world. india cannot lose against pakistan. they can lose the world cup, but they cannot lose against pakistan. >> i feel that people here don't really know how big of a rivalry india-pakistan. >> it's massive. it will be like boston and lakers when they meet up. >> might be unfamiliar, but with billions of cricket fans worldwide, like eight-time olympic gold medalist usain bolt, tickets to this long island blockbuster were a hot commodity. how much did you faypay? >> $1600 for a picket. >> reporter: $1600 for a tick

the average retail, $800. more than the nba finals. still, i was surrounded by 34,000 fans, a sold out crowd. >> my bank account was screaming, but the family said we got to go. >> reporter: cricket is the second largest sport in the world. but ask in america about cricket and you'll likely get, well, crickets. [ crickets ] the t 20 world cup organized by the international cricket council is a look to change that. >> for me, it's just give it a chance, you know what i mean? you're going love it. >> reporter: being from jamaica, what does it mean to see cricket celebrated in north america? >> i'm happy to be ambassador now that i'm actually a part of helping to promote. i'm definitely excited. >> reporter: but the mega million question, does cricket have staying power in the u.s.? first, it has to land with americans. >> i think they know it as a sport that they don't know. and adults really don't like learning. >> reporter: jimmy o'brien, founder of john boy media made a name for himself online as a

baseball content creator. but this the past few years, he has added cricket to his coverage, going viral for his digestible breakdowns of the sport. >> the guy is going the pitch it. he hits it. and how many times can each runner run back and forth. every time they run to the other side, that's a run. >> t-20 cricket is one inning each. one team bats, and then the next team bats. and whichever team score morse runs, wins. if they get out, all their batsmen get out, it's over, or at the end of 120 balls it's over. and that's all you need to know. >> reporter: hoping to attract curious eyes from his american audience, the icc hired him as an official commentator for tournament. >> when they came to ask me to be part of the broadcast, it was to talk how i talk and, you know, relate it to a new audience in different ways. >> reporter: understanding the rules is one thing. having the world cup pitched on new york soil is another.

so this is the stadium? >> this is it. >> it's finally coming together. >> in three short months but we're nearly there. >> reporter: brett jones, the ceo of the 2020 world cup oversaw the rapid construction of the $30 million stadium. you see baseball fields everywhere. how is it different bringing in a cricket pitch to the u.s.? >> in cricket, the ball hits the ground before it gets to the batter. the turf pitch they play on is really important. >> reporter: just as quickly as it went up, it will all come down. it looks unbelievable in all its glory. but this is not permanent? >>, no it's not. we'd love for it to be, and i think it's a great model for what could be here for cricket in the future. but yeah, this is a temporary stadium. >> reporter: but he is hoping the rookie usa team, who only qualified because they're co-hosts can endure. you think team usa can make a splash? >> i think that's the gunshot of t-20. we've seen upsets in all the last world cups, and they might be the team to do it. >> reporter: and that lay they did. >> has overcome the 2022

finalists. >> reporter: with a shock upset that american sports fans simply couldn't ignore. a shocking and historic win over pakistan. >> reporter: bowling over long-time powerhouse pakistan. >> they say it's one of the biggest upsets in international cricket. >> reporter: still, nothing could overshadow india versus pakistan. the consensus among fans, they're root fogger more cricket in the u.s. could you ever have imagined that cricket would have come to the united states and you'd be here in new york watching india versus pakistan in the grandstands? >> not in my dreams. >> it's like a dream coming true for us. >> never imagined something like would happen, but it did. it's a big deal. >> my family got to sit in the crowd and enjoy it. and they sat next to a family to that cried the entire match tears of joy, because their home was brought to them in a way. it's family. it's history. it means more than just a game. >> reporter: in the west indies, play-offs are in full swing with the t-20 world cup finals set

for june 29th. over the weekend, the u.s. team falling to england. but did qualify for the next world cup in 2026. >> all of the sudden, usa is not only hosting the world cup, they're competing in it. they're winning games. and there is nothing anyone like morse than a winner. >> reporter: in the meantime, cricket continues to chase the american dream. >> a lot of people have been transplanted into america from all different cultures. very much now when we ask them, yes, we support our heritage, but they're also seeing them rested on usa fans as well. >> byron: our thanks to ashan. when we come back, the new stanley cup champions. >> around the ice with the cup for xander barkov. that can deliver remission and visibly improve damage of the intestinal lining. serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections

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