so the 1st, the hits hollywood in $63.00 is union president and tv store front. drescher says there's no alternative to strike action. the eyes of the world and particularly the eyes of labor are upon us. what happens here is important because what's happening to us is happening across all fields of labor. sign means of when employers make wall street and greed their priority, and they forget about the essential contributors that make the machine run. i'm not joined by k j must use an entertainment journalist who's following the story in los angeles. welcomed the industries facing the 1st single pena stripe by hollywood actors and writers in more than 60 years. can you want us through how one, why these negotiations between the unions and the film studios fell apart? you know, you could probably pick, i would say more than one thing was actually 2 things. i would say it's the inception of artificial intelligence ai and also the inception of, uh, the streaming platforms, people, particularly writers, screen writers and actors and actresses are not being paid the same way. they were pai

fran drescher pointed this out.u're playing poverty, making that much money and saying the business is failing. >> you know, i agree with fran's point of view on that. we've broken a lot of stories this week about this, and the strike, our people, like you guys are out on the picket lines. the reality is the people who really control hollywood are wall street, and that is why disney over the past several months has fired 7,000 people to raise their stock price just a little bit. but it's still not getting up. these studios are making a lot of money. i'm standing on the fence, neutral for the most part. they're making a lot of money, and bad business decisions were made, and streaming, digital pennies do not add to analog dollars. we're looking at contracts, the first to go on strike, and now the massive force of sag-aftra. you might add, you pointed out earlier that ronald reagan and the air covered controllers. the last time they went on strike with the writers was when ronald reagan was the head of sag-aftra. you

joining us now is fran drescher, president of sag-aftra. thank you for making time this evening. i know you have a lot going on. i'll get right to it. two weeks ago you were quoted as saying the union was having extremely productive negotiations with the studios. can you tell us what transpired between then and now that is leading s.a.g. to strike? >> well, i think we were dealing with a lot of peripheral, you know, issues that seemed to be going well. and so i guess naively i figured it would continue to go that way, but as we got closer to the core issues, it seemed like we were either being stone walled or were further and further apart from coming into any kind of a meeting of the mind. and that came as a real disappointment to me. i didn't expect it. and i really feel profoundly saddened we got to this point. we did everything we could to overt a strike including extend by 12 days in an unprecedented amount of time, and we really had to convince the membership that in earnest we thought that we would be able to carve deeper inroads. and that was why we felt if we could only

the screen actor's union president and tv star fran drescher says there's no alternative the eyes of the world, and particularly the eyes of labor are upon us. what happens here is important because what's happening to us is happening across all fields of labor. by means of when employers make wall street and greed their priority, and they forget about the essential contributors that make the machine run. okay, j matthews is an entertainment journalist space in los angeles who told us more about the reasons behind the strike and the financial struggles that many workers in hollywood face. you know, that is a perception and you're absolutely right about that. and that's the reason why i was really happy to see the president fran drescher, the actor from nannie, who's the president of, of sack, after a talk about that, she talked about how a lot of these actors and actresses are literally just making the threshold because they're getting residual, if they weren't getting residuals, they would really be screw financially. they need these residuals. it is extremely important that they ne

and that's the reason why i was really happy to see the president fran drescher, the actor from nannie, who's the president of a sack after a talk about that. she talked about how a lot of these actors and actresses are literally just making the threshold because they're getting residual. if they weren't getting residuals, they would really be screw financially. they need these residuals. it is extremely important that they negotiate for every single dollar, but they think they deserve. because when they're retiring, when they are no longer able to work in his industry, they want to make sure that they have enough to take care of them. and also a lot of them are saying they have families, they have kids. and if you're not getting residuals, if you don't know if your show on a streaming platform is actually bringing in a lot of subscribers and whether or not you should be pay more, you're under pay, you know, a lot of them are saying they're just struggling to to stay afloat and make their mortgage payments and pay for their kids and their insurance and everything else. okay, good. how

so fran drescher, she said that the 2 sides were so far apart, that it was impossible for them to even meet in the middle. and she shock, she showed outraged during the press conference which happened a little less than an hour ago in what on for about 30 or 40 minutes. but she said she just could not believe how the studios and the networks are treating the actors and even the writers that they know for years and showing such a disrespect. the bottom line is that they really couldn't come to an agreement over core issues. what are those core issues? pay, salary residuals benefits and a i artificial intelligence also on hearing self change. i didn't know that that was an issue until recently, but they said that a lot of the salt tapes they're being asked to send in to audition for parents. they want limitations on that. they want to get back to the good old days where they were actually going in person to casting agents. wow. and talking to asians, and auditioning in person to get those jobs. so now they want to have put some read uh, some restrictions on those type of things. yeah. re

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ithink, and 'ust listening to fran drescher h listening to fran drescher there, there's a huge gulf betweenns be want and the employers are prepared to give. 0n the issue of residuals, the repeat fees that actors have traditionally received, say in television, when a show is repeated years after it's made, an actor receives some income from that. the whole ecosystem of streaming television is very different. there's fewer shows in a season, longer periods of time when actors are out of work. what they want to see is an entirely new framework that rewards them adequately for their performances, but also tides them over during those quiet times. clearly, they're not close to that kind of agreement. the other big issue is artificial intelligence. and while an offer has been made on artificial intelligence, and guarantees about not using an actor's likeness digitally without their permission, clearly they�* re not close enough together, there's concern about background actors. these are people you see behind the scenes, if you like, in a scene, in a film, in a television show, people walking by

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but the actors union president, fran drescher, emphasize the importance of reaching a new deal for the striking workers. >> all across the nation and around the world, the eyes of workers are upon us. what is decided in this strike and negotiation is going to impact everybody and if we don't take control of this situation from these greedy megalomaniacs, we are all going to be at the threat of losing our livelihoods. >> under the unions strike rules, actors are prohibited from performing in films as well as promoting them. that's already had an impact on one of the biggest premieres of the year. the atomic history driver -- drama, oppenheimer. the release date was moved up so stars could appear before the strike began. >> we wanted to talk about it because we worked really hard on it. and then if they call a strike, we will go home. >> that's exactly what they did after the action was confirmed. with the strike underway, the red carpet is set to be far less busy until a deal is reached. brent: with almost everyone on strike, what is hollywood going to do? >> it depends on who you are a

fran drescher explaining that. >> if we don't stand tall right now, we are all going to be in troublegoing to be in jeopardy of being replaced b machines. >> is that the been nearly enough to provide to the consen -- the idea that this company should be able to take somebody's voice and their fait in their body and control that and use that without meaningful consent is unacceptable. >> technology was heavily involved in our last -- technology seems to be involved here as these actors are worrie about money from streaming and ai. >> but what they are talking about some ways is if you are a extra, you get -- you only get paid one. it's, okay, i'm in about ten movies this month. they might just take your face and make you an extra and everything else and you don't get paper that petey might've not been paid at all if you don't get that job. it is a fair point the thing is the writers have been on strike since may and then you've got the actors. it is hard to tell if people ar noticing it. it's not like somebody went on strike. everybody notices it. we created such a silo and a bi ration

excellent, thank you so much for speaking with us. fran drescher, so appreciate it. that's fran drescher, the president of the sac after union, which is just about to hit the picket lines a couple of hours from now. fact you need the rentals. thank you very much. i wrote rentals life, it was such a lease. well, one of the issues that you had them raised in the strike was just about mentioned was mentioned as the role of unofficial intelligence and the need for regulations on the roughly advancing technology. i generated images have gone live rival virals of in recent months like him. this one of pipe, frances dressed and apparently blanche i'll get one of it, of course was simply a i the public, a deep fake was made by construction worker play with the program. and the technology is increasingly making its way onto the big screen, also recreating actors appearances, altering them drastically. the latest indiana jones film shocked audiences with the aged version of a harrison ford that made him look several decades younger. and it's not just the appearance is voice is

that's why the nanny, fran drescher explained the background on the nanny. living high off the hog. we were getting so much more money, but now in the streaming era, those residuals are laughable. and it's actually kind of criminal when you stop and think about it. >> it feels like the business changed so much when netflix went from being blockbuster video. they used to be a clone, to being streaming. how did the business not adjust? because you're right, there used to be these series that went on for 22 episodes. a rite writer could get paid for the 22. how could it be that now they have a business where people get almost nothing? >> and ceos get a lot. >> millions. >> that's why it's going to take a very long time. you have to literally redo the business model for all these companies. the networks back in the day, the way you were able to get residuals and the fee you paid for talent was so different. now, a lot of streamers got their hand caught in the cookie jar. they have been churning out a ton of content. we have about eight major streaming platforms

kj: you heard it from fran drescher.he said the two sides were so far apart that it was impossible for them to even meet in the middle. and she showed outrage during the press conference which happened a little less than one hour ago and went on for about 40 minutes. she said she just could not believe how the studios and the networks are treating the actors and even the writers that they have known for years and showing such disrespect. the bottom line is that they really could not come to an agreement over core issues. what are the core issues? pay, salary, residuals, benefits, and ai, artificial intelligence. also i am hearing solve tape -- selftapes. a lot of the tapes they are being asked to send in for parts, they want to get back to the good old days where they were going in person to casting agencies and talking to casting agents and auditioning in person to get those jobs. now they have to put some restrictions on those type of things. brent: return to the good old days of casting calls. this is the first time t

[applause] nermeen: that was sag-aftra president fran drescher, who is well known for her role in the 1990's sitcom "the nanny." the alliance of motion picture and television producers, which represents major television and film producers, accused the actors union of walking away from negotiations. in a statement, amptp said its offer included historic pay and residual increases, as well as a "groundbreaking ai proposal that protects actors' digital likenesses." well, to talk more about the strike, we are joined by shaan sharma. one note of disclosure, democracy now! in place are represented by sag-aftra but are covered by different union contractor than actors. shaan sharma is joining us from salt lake city, utah, where he has been on the fourth season of "the chosen." welcome to democracy now! explain and elaborate the reason for this strike. what are the demands? >> well, first of all, we did not ask for this strike. we have been negotiating in good faith for over a month. we had a truncated negotiation to begin with simply because of the writers guild negotiations and the director

strike after a month to negotiations failed to reach a deal on new contracts. actors union head fran drescher say nbc hopes the hollywood strength will also draw attention to other labor movements across the u. s. customs of closed in hollywood. for the 1st time in over 60 years, actors and rices have joined forces to demand best contracts. production on major films shows and series has ground to a halt, where we're just really finally all coming together and realizing that we need to have solid equity. not only makes us out the most of our own union, but also with the other union in our business. and then also solidarity with all the other labor movements that are happening across the country. they want this session of streaming profits and a calling for regulations on ost. official intelligence ahead of disney hits back to the thrust of industrial action, cooling union, expectations unrealistic with the actors union. president, friend, dreshaun, star of the 9 to speak on the nanny emphasize the importance of reaching a new deal. so the striking work is all the presentations and around the w

. >> that's the president of the union, actress fran drescher. sag-aftra represents 160,000 actors, hosts, and other performers. the union has been negotiating a new three-year contract with the major studios, but the major studios are not budging. here's disney's ceo bob iger. >> i understand any labor organization's desire to work on the behalf of its members to get the most compensation, to be compensated fairly based on the value that they deliver. there's a level of expectation that they have that is just not realistic, and they are adding to a set of challenges that this business is already facing that is, quite frankly, very disruptive. >> bob iger speaking from that big business conference in idaho today. we should note our parent company is nbc universal, among the big studios being impacted. the sag-aftra strike also will be the second one happening in hollywood. writers guild members have been striking for more than two months. a lot of productions have already come to a halt. big-name actors say they'll abide by the strike, which coul

we just heard it right there from fran drescher, show us the money. i mean, the industry is facing the 1st, you know, simultaneous drawing by hollywood. why does it act as in more than 60 years? i want you to walk us through what went wrong during these negotiations as well. you know, you heard it so trans rusher, she said that the 2 sides were so far apart that it was impossible for them to even meet in the middle. and she shock, she showed outraged during the press conference which happened a little less than an hour ago and went on for about 30 or 40 minutes. but she said she just could not believe how the studios and the networks are treating the actors and even the writers that they know for years and showing such a disrespect. the bottom line is that they really couldn't come to an agreement over core issues. what are those core issues? pay, salary residuals benefits and a are artificial intelligence. also, i'm hearing self tapes. i didn't know that that was an issue until recently, but they said that a lot of the salt tapes um there are being a

, fran drescher, said the only thing that was hi5toric about the offer from the studios wa5 that wasoffer from the studios was that it was disrespectful and di5gu5ting. the two sides remain really far apart after weeks of negotiations and the federal mediator that was brought in at the 11th hour la5t knight. they are still far apart. so the strike could be sent to go on for some time. in terms of the timing, we have no idea yet. people here are saying at the actors union is that they are open to further talk5. it's not them who have brought this about, it's the fact that the studios wouldn't negotiate meaningfully on the core issues, and those are pay and conditions, compensation, residual payments like royalty i5 residual payments like royalty is used to get much more of before the streaming 5ervice5 revolution. we don't know how long this is set to last, but it could be sometime when you think aboutjust how it could be sometime when you think about just how far apart the two sides are at the moment. a heatwave is sweeping much of the world — and temperatures in italy are expected t

the leader of the actor's union fran drescher bet known as the nanny channelling the anger of her members. >> so the jig is up amptb. we stand tall. you have to wake up and smell the coffee. >> what they're demanding, the response from the studios, and what it means for the entertainment you were looking forward to this year. >>> plus, it's been so hot on the pavement out west, you could literally sere food. millions under threat from extreme heat today. we're in phoenix where it could be the hottest week ever. >>> and has a serial killer been caught after a string of murders more than a decade ago on a long island beach. what our investigators team is learning about the suspect now in custody. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, i'm lindsey reiser in for ana cabrera. hollywood movie sets and television studios are going dark. failed contract negotiations with the major studios. let's bring in nbc news correspondent dana griffin from outside headquarters where picket lines have already formed this morning, and nbc news entertainment contributor chris witherspoon. comcast is a member of the alliance

a speech by actress and union president fran drescher has been going viral online.s a little bit of it. they plead poverty, that they're losing money left and right when giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their ceos. it is disgusting. shame on them. well, the actors joined tv and film writers who have been on strike in the us since may. both sides are concerned about pay, as well as the increasing use of artificial intelligence, which they say could be used to write scripts or create digital replicas of actors. some other stories now, and hundreds have gathered to pay tribute to barnaby webber, one of three people killed in stabbings in nottingham injune. the 19—year—old was a first year history student at nottingham uni. a new report by parliament has found some people are being forced to pull out their own teeth because they can't get an appointment with an nhs dentist. the reports urge the government to do more to help patients quickly. and india has launched a rocket to the moon. if successful, they'll be the fourth country to land on the lunar surface, w

when i watched fran, and i've been reporting on this story for, since the beginning, fran drescher inning thought they were good because they were talking about peripheral issues, and she was like, oh, i think we're going to do this. i think we're going to hash out a deal. [laughter] and then when she came out this week and, you know, called them, like, greedy megalo maniacs in that clip, she said these are the land barons of medieval times -- [laughter] neil: it doesn't help your cause, right in. >> no. i think that she is, to me, she looked like somebody who's been in a marriage and has been gaslit for the last 30 years. neil: so what is this really about? i know they're worried about a.i., everyone is worried about this is going to take over our jobs, what have you. do they want some guarantees about that? do they want more revenue for streaming? that was something that wasn't even around, or leapt alone the internet back in 1960 #, so what and how will this likely be resolved, if ever? [laughter] >> that's -- i don't, i don't see it resolving. i really don't. i think,ing i think t

today, saf—aftra president fran drescher was out on the picket line in la. 99.9% of the people that i'mare working class people. they are the ones that are being squeezed out. everybody that's famous and rich, that stands on these picket lines or goes and does press to talk about this, it's not as much for them, although they are very concerned about al and its invasion of their likeness, because no matter how successful you are, you are selling your likeness, your voice and your talent. and — emmy—award winning actor brian cox spoke to the bbc�*s newscast aboutjust how long he thought the strike might last. i, you know, iam a bit of a pessimist. i can see it going on until the end of the year. and that's a long time unless they... i mean, they are trying to freeze us out. they are going to try and beat us into the ground because, you know, there's a lot of money to be made in streaming and they know that. that desire is not to particularly wanting to share it with the writers are the performers. now to our correspondent peter bowes in la. we heard that from fran drescher, from brian co

morning and i thought, you know, i wonder if the studios and the networks got the message from fran drescher, yesterday, when she was up there saying, you know, they're being greedy. this is what we're asking for. she was speaking on behalf of the sat, sat after the actors union and you know, my, my source told me that actually was do some of the people that they spoken with her said that they were willing to let the stripe go on. and they're not any closer to even attempting to ask for a meeting with the writers guild, nor the screen actor's guild at all. um, so it's actually quite scary. you think that, you know, so many of these people, their livelihood depend on being paid in to see if this might go on for like, you know, 3 or 6 or even more months is quite frightening for, for many people here in holly, in this case, and matthew, speaking to us earlier, and finally, a man in florida has gone ahead to head with an almost 6 metre long snake and he's lived to tell the tale. the burmese hyphen is the largest ever captured in the area wing and nearly $57.00 kilos. florida has declared the sp

morning and i thought, you know, i wonder if the studios and the networks got the message from fran drescher yesterday. when she was up there saying, you know, they're being greedy, this is what we're asking for. she was speaking on behalf of the sat, sat after the actors union. and you know, my, my source told me that actually was do some of the people that they spoken with or said that they're willing to let the straight go on. um, and they're not any closer to even attempting to ask for a meeting with the writers guild, nor the screen actor's guild at all. um, so it's actually quite scary. you think that, you know so many, these people, their livelihood depend on being paid and to see that this might go on for like, you know, 3 or 6 or even more months is quite frightening for, for many people here in hollywood tennis now and know that brokovich has reached the wimbledon final for the 5th year in a row. it's also his 35th major final breaking the record of american grade. chris, ever the serbian, at the bottom of the screen there be easily as younique's in a, in straight sets in their sem

morning and i thought, you know, i wonder if the studios and the networks got the message from fran drescher, yesterday, when she was up there saying, you know, they're being greedy. this is what we're asking for. she was speaking on behalf of sat, sat after the actors union and you know, my, my source told me that actually was do some of the people that they spoken with her said that they're willing to let the stripe go on. um, and they're not any closer to even attempting to ask for a meeting with the writers guild, nor the screen actor's guild at all. um, so it's actually quite scary. you think that, you know, so many of these people in livelihood depend on being paid in to see that this might go on for like, you know, 3 or 6 or even more months is quite frightening for, for many people here in, in hollywood, moving on, seaweed has long been a staple food in japan, but the super food held for nutrients can also help mitigate the effects of climate change on the planet oceans. a seaweed farm in japan is on a mission to make help. a part of peoples lives worldwide. this underwater feed from

fran drescher always invited on this show, we are covering the story from a business standpoint. it is great to have your perspective. by the way, catch rob's show that he is streaming on fox nation. rob schneider woke up in america. we look at the semiconductors, the semiconductor index getting soft at this hour. down 4%, the leading chipmaker taiwan semi sees cracks in demand from customers ordering its ai chip. i thought everyone was demanding these things. the story next. ♪ ♪ the biggest ideas inspire new ones. 30 years ago, state street created an etf that inspired the world to invest differently. it still does. what can you do with spy? ♪ ♪ salonpas lidocaine flex. a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine. - i'm sherry - and i'm john. i'm a pharmacist. as we were starting to age, it's like, well how can we help our cognitive abilities? we saw prevagen. i did read the clinical study and went ahead and gave it a try

union president and former nani fran drescher greeted the troops in front of the netflix offices. she stopped long enough to tell us what she thought of the people who run the studios. >> we being systematically squeezed out of our livelihoods. >> reporter: and for studio whose say it's unrealistic what you're asking? >> what the hell are we doing? we're all going down unless we rescue ourselves right here and now from people that really are doing bad things to good people. >> reporter: the writers union is in much the same boat. they w watched theheir payee ron the era of streaming tv. >> you cannot turn down $50 for a $6 ride? >> reporter: a staff of writers for "seinfeld" would typically stay with the show throughout production which could mean years of steady paychecks. now streaming has cut the number of writers for each show and the length of time they're hired. in other words, it's harder than ever for them to make a living. comedian carol leafer wrote for seinfeld. that's her behind the rececepti desk.. >> you o owe 15050. >>>> whatt for? >>>> well, youu cananceled on tues

fran drescher spoke on the vote to go on strike to nbc news. >> actors want to work.d to put people out of business because, what? you can save a nickel or a dime? it's like, it is sick. >> the problem is, at this point in time, they are looking at the studios to save nickels and dimes because it is a difficult industry particularly streaming. disney has discovered that. >> they made a lot of moves and investments that run up a lot of debt and interest rates are up. so the debt costs more. the service -- and -- places like disney? disney would be loathed if they got rid of loyal employees across the board -- these layoffs. espn -- >> right. it's a bigger business than just the content production. >> there is. and there's always been the tension between the suits and the bean counters and the creative side of things whether you are a producer, writer or actor. when it's hard, they need to talk to each other. it is difficult because they are coming from different places and speak different languages. coming up , why legacy? why legacy? that someone told. why legacy admi

they stand on the wrong side of history at this very moment. >> fran drescher there.ast is one of the companies represented by the motion picture and television producers, mika. >> we'll have more on that story in our 9:00 a.m. hour. >>> to medical news now. some of the world's top medical experts are in disagreement over the possible health risks of a popular artificial sweetener, really popular. yesterday, the world health organization classified the widely used aspartame as a potential cause of cancer. aspartame can be found on the ingredients label for many low sugar foods and diet drinks, including diet coke and pepsi. the decision was made based on research by a smaller body of cancer researchers within the w.h.o. a second w.h.o. committee, however, maintains the sweetener does not increase your risk of cancer as long as it is consumed at safe levels. that panel says a 150 pound person could drink about a dozen cans of diet soda a day, and their chances of getting cancer would remain the same. in a statement yesterday -- >> what? >> no, you're not doing that. >>

fran drescher said that things looked good and they would reach an agreement, and what happened? >> what happened that both sides did not come to terms whatsoever. and yesterday, we saw fran drescher saying that the actors are the victims, and saying that they are offended by the deal that was presented to them, and clearly, the both sides are not on the same page whatsoever. then if you are looking at the studio side, they are saying that we have given a historic deal, and obviously, that is not what the actors believe. a big component of this is a.i. of course, a strike comes down to money, and to pay pay, but in this changing errof the streaming business where there is no precedent, it is protections from the technology, and so it is not just getting a fair share of the streaming success, but it is about protecting your likeness which is a big point of contention that they could not come to an agreement in that negotiating room. >> can you dig down a little bit on the a.i. issue, because it is not unusual when these strikes happen that the money, the pay is always on the table

fran drescher called it a threat to tikcreative.this could affect writers and actors but i guess it very well could. >> for years, it focused on blue collar workers. replacing millions of truck drivers. what we have seen in the last few years is this incredible technological advancements, now that white collar workers and creative workers like actors and writers are fighting to protect themselves from companies who could be looking to replace flesh and blood workers with a.i. after the actor's strike was announced, the sag negotiators came out and rejected the proposal saying with that proposal, for example, a background actor could be hired for a day's work. have their face scanned and that likeness would be used in perpetuity. the studio pushed back on that characterization. they said it was false. they said it would only allow them to use the background actor in the motion picture for which the background actor is employed. but fran drescher is saying, framing this argument not just about the actors but that the actors are on the

likeness in perpetuity without ever paying more than one day rate, and this is what you heard fran dreschers commenting on how they are being taken advantage of, and so they are drawing the hardline saying this is not fair. >> thank you, chloe. >>> and now, the coast-to-coast heat is putting millions on alert, and threatening to topple dozens of records. the warning signs you need to know if you are out in this dangerous heat. we will back. start your day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin anand supplement brand. ♪ open talenti and raise the jar to gelato made from scratch. rae the jar to flavors from theorld's finest ingredients. and now, from jars to bars. new talenti gelato and sorbetto mini bars. ♪ you know, people always ask me, "kevin, what does being the ceo of cashbacking mean to you?" it means cashbacking every opportunity. did you cashback on this? like i wouldn't cashback? cashbacking by the basket, i see you. ugh. i dreamt you didn't cashback this flight. oh good. if you're buying it, flying it, or wining n' dining it, then you gotta be cashbacking it. come

i think fran drescher laid it out in a way that's very plain.that press conference, go and watch that press conference. the other thing i want to say is back in the day you could live off residuals. you would do a show, reruns would run, you'd get a couple checks and you'd pay your bills. on streaming, it takes -- they can play it a whole bunch of times before you get a dime. there's an actress from "orange is the new black" that showed her residuals, there was 200 hits of the show being watched. herpes of the pie was $20. >> come on now. >> who can live off of that? >> i feel like the writers are in a worse position. like you said, a show used to be like 22 episodes. now it's like six of "succession." if "succession" blows up, it's not like writers get a bonus. there's not extra money. >> you get paid for the one you wrote. you have to wait for maybe a year and a half before you go back into production and write again. the same thing with actors, when we have these short seasons of shows, you're on hold. you do ten episodes and waiting seven or

we heard from fran drescher who is the president of sag aftra at a press conference really coming out strong about why they did not come to any sort of agreement and why it has led to a full on strike. take a listen. >> you cannot change the business model as much as it has changed. not expect the contract to change also. we are not going to keep doing incremental changes on a contract that no longer honors what is happening right now with this business model that was foisted upon us. what are we doing? moving around furniture on the titanic? it's crazy. the jig is up. we stand tall. you have to wake up and smell the coffee. we are labor and we stand tall and we demand respect. and to be honored for our contribution. you share the wealth because you cannot exist without us. >> that's fran drescher, the president of sag aftra coming out strong at the press conference. today, you will see picketing in front of studios in los angeles and new york and see some famous faces on the front lines. >> how are the studios responding this morning? >> the alliance of motion picture and television

as president drescher said, we are on the right side of history.o that there is an industry left. we are working on contracts that are outdated. and this is the thing about the producers. they never move forward with a new thing until they know it is lucrative. so, the idea that they are saying a. i. -- oh, we don't know about this a i -- it could be -- no, you know, you know that a. i. is going to make a lot of money. and -- that is why you want to make sure that you control. it -- it will make a deal about dvds, -ing that the video streaming is not lucrative, and then you find out three or four years later by the time you are in the contract they're making millions and buying yachts. so, we are trying to stop that process and not have to chase it. that is what this is about -- so we can have an industry later. >> the leverage at the issue, though, when you think about that. the powers that be, as people often speak about, compared to those who are the most creative and, yet, relatively powerless, this is really a moment in time. it's been decades

the london premier of "oppenheimer" saw the cast walk out and i want to share with you, fran drescherthat focused on pay and a.i., and here are her comments how a.i. is so important to this contract negotiation. >> i wanted to ask your perspective on how artificial intelligence is going to impact writers, actors, i saw that episode, i'm scared as a journalist, how important is that to make sure it gets put into a contract? >> it's critically important. you know, if we don't throw a saddle on this wild horse and pull in the rein here and now, everybody's livelihoods are threatened not just ours. the eyes of america and the world are watching. >> caught in a rock and a hard place. obviously they don't want to pay more but need to make sure there is content on their services so we all keep subscribing. back to you. >> rich: kelly o'grady, thank you very much. >> sandra: the suspect arrested in gilgo beach serial killing set to be arraigned in court minutes from now. we will talk about how police have made this major break in a case the country is watching. t ? with a home loan from newda

bit where the train may have gone off the rails a little bit, at least until july 12th. >> fran drescherminick, thank you so much. i appreciate you joining us. >> always. have a great weekend. >>> while those negotiations continues, the writer's guild of america is already on strike. its 11,000 members have been on the picket lines for the past two months. as that strike wears on, many other businesses are being forced to lay off their workers. cnn's natasha chen has more on the devastating ripple effect. >> yolanda garcia, a janitor, was laid off from paramount studios, shortly after the writer's strike began. fewer productions means less to clean. nearly two months later, she's collecting plastic bottles for cash. she's buying cheaper groceries and says she'll soon lose health insurance and worries about buying her diabetes medication. and now sag-aftra has announced an extension of talks over its deal with studios. while it's 180,000 members have already overwhelmingly authorized a strike. these actors could add to more than 11,000 writers already on the picket line and halt more prod

geoff: fran drescher, president of sag-aftra. thank you for your time in your insights. it. fran: thank you. my pleasure. ♪ geoff: the u.s. women's soccer team is hoping to win its fifth world cup this summer and its third straight title. something no teen, men's or women's, has done before. despite being the favorite, the u.s. squad has a tough road ahead in the tournament that kicks off this week in australia and new zealand. as amna nawaz found out when she spoke with some of the players, they are not taking anything for granted. >> and the whole world is wondering, what's it going to take to stop the u.s. team? >> easy, love. we mark alex. what about rose camara trinity >> or what about rapinoe? amna: the u.s. is ready, in forward megan rapinoe's words, to show up and show out in the upcoming women's world cup. and they know they have a target on their backs. >> always there. amna: before heading to the other side of the world, rapinoe and her teammates spoke with us and other reporters about the returning to one of the biggest sporting events on the planet. >> i can

leapt me play a clip from fran drescher of "the nanny."er by these studios. >> we are being victimized by a very greedy entity. i am shocked by the e way the people that we have been in business with are treating us. howard: we have streaming tv to deal with, a.i. and all that, but why are the two sides so far apart? there's so much money to be made. >> there's a lot of money to be made. the pie is big enough for everybody to have a slice. the problem here, howie, is how are the people who are not the front-facing talent in this industry, how will they be paid moving forward. a.i. is changing the game, and i think they're rightly concerned, and without some sort of parameters, you're going to be looking at eventually, perhaps, cutting out the middleman. we can use your likeup, your image, maybe -- likeness, your image, maybe your voice, and they don't like that. howard: the big stars who don't really need the union, george clooney, they are very much backing them because they work with every day, and often they read their lines in the case

. >> what does fran drescher say to you?e made a rousing speech yesterday when they gave a news conference at the union headquarters announcing the strike. there was more like a rally than a news conference. she was very angry. she repeatedly say how dare they treat us like this? she came to sunset and bronson studios at 9 a.m. this morning. she got off the coach with a lot of union members. there were huge cheers. she is very popular on the picket lines here, especially after the speech yesterday. she's very angry. a lot of those people on the picket lines today share that feeling. at the moment, the atmosphere on the picket lines is upbeat. there's a huge show of solidarity. they want to show their power. they say they are the people that create content. not just the actors but the writers as well. with both those industries out on strike at the moment, we will see what will happen. it's not just productions that will cease, but also premieres, film promotion and award shows. the whole industry is ground to a halt. >> grea