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the picket line. how the double strike will impact your favorite tv shows and movies actor kevin spacey is in the legal spotlight in london. the explosive testimony from his sexual assault trial the truth is out there, and congress wants you to hear it. we're back with a new bipartisan measure introducing records for all to see new health concerns about artificial sweeteners. the new warning from the world health organization about a key ingredient in diet sodas the future is here, and you can make guacamole we have a new guac-bot "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm frances rivera >> i'm steven romo happy friday hollywood is at a stand still after an actors strike went into effect more than an hour ago the powerful sag-aftra union and

they're shutting down. >> reporter: an unpress dentd hollywood shutdown sag kwaf tra which represents 160,000 actors saying they'll strike at midnight after failing to reach an agreement with the alliance o alliance of tv and motion picture producers. >> how they plead poverty, that they're losing money left and right while giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their ceos it is disgusting >> reporter: starting friday, actors will join yiet writers who have been picketing since may. disney's ceo bob iger responding to the actors' demands in an exclusive interview with cnbc. >> there's a level of expectation that they have that is just not realistic. that is quite frankly very

disruptive >> reporter: at the london premier of oppenheimer, emily blunt and matt damon walking out. >> they are fighting not for themselves but for the rest of the guild, because the most powerful members can pick out the least powerful members >> reporter: the dual strike is unlike anything we've seen in decades, films currently in production are expected to immediately come to a halt movies already set to be releasased like "b"barbie" wili ststill hit theaters, but a-list celebrities won't participate in promotion. this comes as they scramble to cash in on streaming, while at the box office, "indiana jones" has failed to break even dana griffin, nbc news, los angeles. in london, actor kevin spacey had his day in court, denying more than a dozen

charges of sexual assault brought by four men. let's go to london and megan fitzgerald what did spacey have to say for himself? >> reporter: frances, good morning to u you. the two-time oscar award winner took the witness stand and he was emotional, fighting back tears, as he told the court that these allegations against him tanked his career, that before even a question was asked of him that he lost his job and he lost his reputation now these are serious allegations, starting in 2017, when a fellow actor accused him of what he called sexual inappropriate behavior that then spurred four other men in london to come forward. these men of course will remain anonymous, because of english law. but they allege that between 2001 and 2013 there was unwanted sexual behavior, everything from that, all the way to aggressive fondling now these are accusations that spacey denies.

he says they were consensual relationships, romantic relationships, and he says quite frankly that he's offended and saddened by the accusations against him, nevertheless, he faces prison time here if he's convicted. this is a trial we expect to last for at least the next two weeks. >> a trial in nantucket and n nw this now this one in london. mr. biden touted the expansion of nato as proof that president putin has failed in his war plans in ukraine gop is that right tommy tuberville is holding up nominations for senior military officers over his objections of abortion the president accused him of

jeopardizing u.s. security chuck schumer wants the truth to be out there about ufos, making public about what the government knows about the mysteries in the sky why is schumer just now pushing to get these documents declassified in. >> reporter: good morning. senator schumer says it is all about transparency and removing the mystery that surrounds these objects. just recently, there has been an increase in conspiracy theories and speculation, ever since the pentagon released videos from the navy which showed what they called unidentified aerial phenomena. the department of defense has reported receiving hundreds of reports of ufos, but at least half appear to be drones or balloons officials have stressed that they have no evidence of any alien activity this new effort by senator schumer, which has bipartisan support, would set up a review board that would help push for

disclosure while also protecting sensitive information. it would be modeled of a the review board that has released documents about the kennedy assassination. the release of any information could be held back for national security concerns, but a timeline would be established to make the material public senator schumer plans to introduce this as an amendment to the annual defense policy bill and there's also support for this in the house where lawmakers there just included a narrower version of this measure in the annual defense bill back to you. >> could be very intriguing and concerning even scary what we might find out alice, thank you you'll soon be able to buy birth control as easy as aspirin. opill received approval for over the counter approval the fda says it's safe for all women of reproductive age, including teenagers. this is the first drastic move post roe v. wade aimed at

reducing the risk of unintended pregnancies. no word on how much the pill would cost, but manufacturers expect it could hit stores by early 2024 the world health organization's cancer research group announcing that it is categorizing aspartame as a possible carcinogen. the common artificial sweetener is sold under the names equal, nutri sweet and sugar twin the fda scientists don't have safety concerns when aspartame is used under the improved conditions with more people heading back out to sea on cruises, more viruses are also jumping on board. norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships are at a ten-year high the agency's vessel sanitation program says there have been 13 reported outbreaks of gastrointestinal illnesses this year, the most since 2012, which saw 16 for the entire year

all the severe weather we have seen lately translates to travel nightmare, and now some carriers are turning to ai to micro forecast to cut delays and cancellations. here's tom costello. >> reporter: the challenge for the nation's airlines, navigating a navigating summer of extremes. in st. pete-clearwater, four people were jinjured after sevee turbulence >> one possible broken ankle >> reporter: now artificial intelligence is helping to micro forecast the weather to the zip code to help airlines cut delays and could soon predict the kind of severe injury-causing turbulence we've seen in recent years. >> 431 laguardia >> reporter: it is called gale

>> what we're seeing is the expected weather forecast for that flight at that exact time trr . >> reporter: it uses satellites and other data points, even connected cars reporting windshield wipers have activated. jetblue relies on it, even investing in the program, using gale to shift operations around extreme weather down to a specific runway, even the exact time to start de-icing planes during the winter. in a business where time is money, jetblue says this micro forecasting is her saving it $300,000 every month, $3.7 million in a year in the rate in which we have canceled flights, the rate in which we've delayed flights associated with weather has improved remarkably, just in one year's time frame. >> reporter: driving the extremes, climate change >> we are facing the greatest challenge, arguably, that our generation's ever going to see

in weather and climate >> reporter: a new ai tool nbc news, boston >> fascinating stuff speaking of the forecast, a historic heat wave has much of the country looking for relief, but that is not looking likely angie lassman tracking that record-shattering temperature this morning good morning, angie. >> tom was just talking about delayed air travel because of weather. not just storms that can do that, we can see heat cause that as well. 82 million under heat alerts from portland to the gulf coast, including miami once again through the day today and for good reason especially through the southwest where we have a heat warning that's going to stay in effect at least through tuesday. into early next week you're still going to be dealing with this we're talking triple digits for a lot of people. palm springs 121 by saturday 117 for las vegas.

let's talk about the impressive temperatures, phoenix, 14 consecutive days of 100 or higher check out death valley, potentially 130 degrees. that would be in the top five of a global record of the warmest temperatures across the world. el paso, a record 28 straight days or slehreveport. thunderstorms from new york to richmond and that is a look at your forecast, guys >> thanks for covering it all, angie. we're back in a minute with new tech helping fight t the fentat

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