♪ ♪ >> announcer: this is "nightline." tonight, rogers strike, from l.a. to new york. thousands of writers walking off the job. >> we want to be able to afford diapers for our babies. >> onto the pickup lines. i have never seen the atmosphere the way it is right now. >> juju: a better clash over fair play in the streaming wor world. >> how big of an issue is this? making a living wage? >> juju: l. is your favorite scripted series next? a small light.

>> you have to be quiet. you walk or talk or any noise at all. >> juju: new series about an ordinary woman who did the extraordinary. >> had it not been for you, we would not -- these people would not have survived as long as they did. >> juju: auto frank. >> we are going into hiding it is better if you know. >> juju: why the cast and crew say this is more important then ever. plus, the tony's. denominations are out and apparently some still like it hot. the first time nobody you are sure to recognize. ♪ ♪ ♪ that ain't bad ♪ >> announcer: "nightline" we will be right back.

>> juju: hollywood grinding to a standstill as writers pick up their protest signs. they are demanding a new deal from the production studios, one that accounts for today's streaming reality and tomorrow's a.i. so how long could strike go on? and at what cost. abc's matt gutman is in los angeles. >> no contest.

>> reporter: los angeles to new york city. thousands of writers leaving behind the writers room for the pigott line. >> i was here in 2007. i will be here today. i will be here tomorrow. >> matt: the first strike is no officially underway. jimmy fallon's sidekick steve higgins and 80 brian and in los angeles rob lowe. how long are you willing to picket out here and not were? >> as long as it takes. we want to make people happy and we want to be able to afford diapers for our babies or, you know, to go out to eat and it is corporations' jobs to be cheap and be profitable. but it is our job to push back and go, no, no, no, no, no. >> matt: the late-night talk

shows already showing reruns tonight. if the strike lasts long enough, your favorite and scripted series could be hit. >> we could be looking at months and months and months. goes writers start working interest to going going to the appearance and works september, october now. if their pen is down, fingers of keyboards, that eventually within a couple of weeks, you will see that schedule getting really jammed up. >> matt: after weeks of negotiations, the writers guild of america which represents more than 11,000 writers, the lines of send to television and producers, unable to reach a deal. the pga writing in part, the company's behavior has created a gig economy inside a union workforce and it has betrayed a commitment to further evaluate the profession of center of the, streaming and the ripple effects it has had on the industry. how big of an issue is the compensation issue at this

point? >> making a living wage. that's the biggest one. >> that was the biggest one. >> scribd payments, individua >> the main points breaking into the negotiations, it was money. very simply money, transparency and time. we used to talk about network shows, season after season. we are talking about streaming. six episodes that could take months and months to] >> traditionally, replaying of shows on television would be something that would generate residuals for the writers as an important part of their income. it comes out of that bread-and-butter question of what is their income going to be? >> matt: on the other side of the fight are studios and streaming services that have seen a drop in stock prices dropping a number -- prompting a number of layoffs including at disney, abc's parent company.

the airlines a motion picture and television producers said it presented a copy of the package to the guild last night which included generous increases in compensation for writers as well as improvements in streaming residuals and rema remaining ini think and the presidents to reach a deal that is mutually beneficial to writers and the health and longevity of the industry. but this strike could go far beyond writers rooms. it is estimated to put as many as 20,000 workers out of a job as various productions shut do down. >> there's going to be no craft services table because there's a strike. those multibillion-dollar companies are no longer going to have worked. you are going to see this hit los angeles county pretty hard because hollywood is one of the biggest industries around here and if hollywood is not working, everybody else is not working that much either. >> matt: this is not the first

time hollywood writers put pencils down. >> the writer strike that began today. the first industrywide walkout by tv and movie writers in almost 20 years. >> matt: in 2007, they said they were not getting their fair share for what was being distributed on the internet. >> continually growing. ayrshire continues to shrink. >> matt: writers joining the picket line, some of tv's because stars. leaving the late-night host like david letterman with plenty of time to grow a beard. and conan o'brien airtime to fill. dozens of scripted series like grey's anatomy and gossip girl shortened the postseasons wall reality tv got its recut moment with big brother and celebrity apprentice. district ended up costing the california economy estimated

$2 billion and affected more than 30,000 jobs. amomonth the concessions writers ultimately want, streaming shows would have to hire good writers with budgets big enough. [crowd chanting] for stewart was on the picket lines. she has been part of the wga since 2014. >> we have minimum. have health insurance thanks to union, all of that is thanks to union workers who struck in the past and earn those for us and now -- >> matt: she started as an intern on "the colbert report." >> i was so excited and then as the years went on, i started to seek longer and longer gaps in employment. it was harder to get jobs and it was harder to have jobs that would last for long enough in order to qualify for health insurance. i have seen my life as a writer go from something where i felt like it was very stable and

secure to be feeling very unstable and insecure. >> corporate greed has got to go! >> matt: she witnessed it firsthand. >> i was diagnosed with cancer. it was scary. it was painful. and it was a very difficult treatment and recovery take a look at these bills from the hospital. $50,000 for a round of chemo and thanks to my health insurance, it would be $100. >> matt: she is now in remission and wants to make sure she can continue her career as a writer. >> the overall picture is just want for writers to be able to make a living writing. i know it sounds simple. but that is all we are asking for. we're not asking for anything radical or revolutionary. >> matt: and like 2007, changing technology is once again a big concern for the entrance of a.i. in the scene. just don't want robots doing their jobs.

>> they were completely in separate places because clearly the studios are looking at a.i. if they are looking at bringing the writers down tomorrow like what they called a gig economy or they players, a.i. could play a huge role in that for the studios and they clearly want to keep as much control as possible for the writers, they are being smart about this one. they know that a.i. will have a huge effect on their industry. they want to put some guardrails in place. >> this could set a framework for the next 15 years, ar tool could be writing a whole screen play in' time. maybe they are concerned about job security aspect. are they going to retained the rights to work. >> matt: the labor movement has new momentum not just in hollywood. american workers are seeking a better pay, benefits, and working conditions. have been covering this for about a decade. i have never seen the atmosphere and the tone the way it is here in hollywood. usually does, at least one or two writers i will talk to, a

little bit more conservative and they will say, i think the studios might have a point. everyone i have spoken to has said the time for action is now. >> this strike. this past we are seeing of extreme -- increased labor cost linked post pandemic, we have seen year over year increases in strength in numbers. i think it will also fit a pattern we are seeing greater union labor activity in the creative arts and media industries in general. media industry has really been disrupted in recent years about some big changes. that is producing a lot of conflict and i think this is a manifestation of that. >> what do we want. >> matt: writers don't know how long they will be out of work. they do know they are determined to pick up a fight. >> is it going to be hard? is it going to suck? yeah, sure. but what does not? you got to buckle in and then you will get it >> juju: thanks to you matt perry of the next, a powerful

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♪ ♪ >> juju: the diary of anne frank is one of the most gripping accounts of life during the holocaust. but it took an unsung hero, a righteous gentile to make sure the diary was shared with the world. that young woman's courage is the focus of a powerful new series. here is abc's erielle reshef. >> you realize if it not been for me, we will have this diary

and these people would not have survived as long as they did. >> you need to take your time to think it through. >> no, i don't. what do i do? >> erielle: the secretary who risked her life to save a jewish family and threw her heroic action enabled generations to bear witness. >> you have to be quiet. you can't open the windows and you can't use the loo. your family will be here later. if you need to cry, cry now. >> erielle: if not for me, the world would not have known the world of anne frank, the young girl who documented her years of hiding from the nazi in amsterdam during world war ii. >> it is just not fair. [indistinct] is the only one who cares. >> erielle: the woman who protected her and her family. now the subject of a national geographic series, a small light. but apparently playing knee on

the morning show. accurately of schrijver playing and friend's father, otto, known for his roles in the x-men franchise and on tv. when the nazis were transporting , he turned to his trusted secretary for help. >> you are going into hiding. >> why? >> it is better if you go right now. when we get there, you need to help get food and medicine. >> whatever you need. trike08. >> erielle: why is miep an important character? >> she is an every woman. she did incredibly heroic things and she was a hero. she never wanted to be called a hero. she never wanted to be put on a pedestal. she wanted us to see herself in her. >> erielle: was it surreal to play otto frank?

you brought him back to life. >> yeah, it was a little surreal. i think it is important to find new ways to tell these stories. i think the idea focusing on miep, was in the diary as a stosortof a peripheral characte. >> erielle: they start to highlight miep and auto's moments of ordinary courage. >> she was a regular person, history happened to her and she has been to step up. >> i need to talk to me, to tell me something, anything. it does not matter. just talk like you don't have a care in the world. >> i can't do that. >> you have to. >> we had this desire to show not just the moments of heroism the moments of doubt and insecurity and to really show the humanity of a human being put in that situation.

>> in her head, even -- was putting her neck on the line, it was —-dash she was helping her friends who were in need. there was no other option. >> erielle: the frank family was captured and anne and her sister margot later died at the concentration camp. after the nazis stormed their hiding place, miep collected anne's general, which became one of the most powerful accounts of the holocaust. >> when otto came back and they found out sadly that the girls had been that they had died at bergen-belsen, she handed the diary to otto and said, this is your daughter's legacy. they spent the rest of their lives talking about anne. >> erielle: the series comes at a crucial time and miep papa star is all the more relevant today. >> in our time we would have

anti-semitism would be on the rise again and to find future generations that these things have a way of repeating themselves and there are patterns to look out for. >> and we should not think, you do a disservice if you only think about it like you are playing something from the past. with tony and joan kept reminding us is that for these people, it is the present and it was modern times. >> we live in a scary time. so to reach a new audience with this story and to say, you can be a force for light. you can be a force for good by the actions in your life. it is something that as storytellers, we really stand by. >> alex: 's legacy, standing for what is right, no matter the cost. >> you can't save everyone. but if i don't try i don't think i will be able to live with myself. >> she is incredibly relatable.

she said, you don't have to be special to help others. anyone can turn a small light on in a dark room and i think that is an incredibly powerful message and i certainly related to her and i think a lot of young women, young people out there, she was just an ordinary person who was put in every external circumstance and chose to do the right thing. and here and i think we can all learn from that. >> juju: and thanks to in real episodes of a small light are now streaming on hulu and disney+. up next, white 13 is a lucky number for broadway hit some like it hot. ♪ ♪ i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are looking up ♪ ♪ i've got symptom relief ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me. ♪

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♪ ♪ >> juju: the tony award nominations are out. ♪ ♪ leading the field with 13 is "some like it hot," a musical reimagining of the big screen classic and was the producer credit pop star mariah carey is celebrating her first shot at broadway's biggest award. jessica chastain is another boldfaced name who could win her first tony for her role in "dolls house." >> sit down. this will take a while. >> juju: she will have to outshine audra mcdonald.

could take home her seventh tony for "ohio state murders." she already has the most with six. and juliet, new york new york and shot, each earned nine nomination. sweeney todd is up there in eight categories including for l.a. ashford and -- robin. and that is "nightline." you can watch all of our episodes on hulu. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america. thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer are living in the moment

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