stephanie allain is a film producer and writer and the newly elected copresident of the producers guild of americaproducers guild of america, the first woman of colour to hold the position. stefanie served nine years as vice president in women in film and runs her own company, homegrown pictures which focuses on creating content by and about women and people of colour. terry and stephanie, welcome to you both. kerry, you were set in a korean theatre, about what happened. in a korean theatre, about what happened-— in a korean theatre, about what happened. that was a very early lot happened. that was a very early plot twisted _ happened. that was a very early plot twisted my _ happened. that was a very early plot twisted my career. - happened. that was a very early plot twisted my career. i - happened. that was a very early plot twisted my career. i was . plot twisted my career. i was coming out of college and i was going to go work in a theatre, and i had a a friend who was working at hbo which at that time was a very start up network, a long time ago... and she said well, you are going to go work

two sides can't come to an agreement by may, 1st and here's what's on the table the writers guild of america is calling for increased compensation. they are asking for residuals from feature film. rooms and also from streaming platforms. they want to end the abuse of smaller writers rooms, and they want to increase contributions to pension and health funds. and this is really affecting writers from the lowest rung to the most famous writers we know from hit tv shows. listen to a writer from the show yellow jackets on hulu. and i think that. there is a strong reluctance that is not surprising on the part of part of these corporations to keep that piece of the pie that they've loop hold through streaming away from writers. and actually, yellowjackets is on showtime, but some of the studios that are involved in these negotiations are amazon, nbc, sony and cnn's parent company. warner brothers. discovery one industry insider points out that some of these companies that you see on your screen have actually seen millions of dollars in losses over the last couple of years, and some are even doing l

the writers guild of america contract with the big studios expires on may. 1st. ast this hour. taking a live look at the golden gate bridge. it's like a picture. perfect kind of day with the blue sky. those little bit of clouds, little bit of wind blowing our way. kyla grogan is here with the warm what we can expect later today. yeah, i kind of love those little fluffy clouds, right? the like 3 or 4. you would think can earn an your drive like that. and of course, here in the bay, we're just chock full of gorgeous vistas. and i'm gonna give you another one. because why wednesday, middle of the week. let's do it. you're looking from the east bay right now. beautiful here in the berkeley hills. you can see san francisco. >> and over here, the golden gate bridge and kind of make out yet. there's one of those perfect little fluffy clouds. temperatures are a little cooler today than they were yesterday. we made it up to that 60 degree mark, though, and santa rosa, but upper 50's. well, it looks like some kind of a slot machine. here are just one 58 degrees in oakland,

stephanie allain is a film producer and writer and the newly elected co—president of the producers guild of america first woman of colour to hold the position. stephanie served nine years as vice president in women in film and runs her own company, homegrown pictures, which focuses on creating content by and about women and people of colour. keri and stephanie, welcome to you both. happy to be here. keri, you were set on a korean theatre, but there's a plot twist when hollywood came calling. tell us about what happened. that was a very early plot twist in my career. i was coming out of college and i was going to go work at a theatre, and i had a a friend who was working at hbo, which at that time was a very start—up network, a long time ago. pretty start—up network. and she said, "well, you are going to go work in the theatre but there is some guy coming who's going to be making plays for television on hbo, you could maybe be his assistant," and so i got thatjob as a secretary at the very bottom, starting out a long time ago. they don't say secretary any more. they did back then! i had to take a ty

of america, you know, which is a great achievement for the area. >>> happening right now, hollywood writers voting on whether to authorize a strike. the writers guildf america is now asking for higher residuals for movies in theaters and on streaming. they also want increases to pension and health funds. the last strike was back in 2007 and lasted 100 days, bringing hollywood production to a screeching halt. >>> changes to the healthcare system for low income californians could cause millions to lose coverage. more than 15 million californians are insured under medi-cal. starting this month, participants will be informed they must start the process. the process has been on hold for the past three years due to the pandemic. anybody who does not fill out the paperwork will likely lose coverage. >> if you do nothing, even if you should qualify, you will lose coverage. >> that's absolutely right. that is why this is so important. we are trying to get the word out so that folks don't lose that coverage. as you know, these low income and medi-cal-eligible commun hardt during the pandemic. >> the state has set up two websites to help people navigate the p

union leaders from the writers guild of america met with studio heads negotiating how to avoid what could a crippling shutdown of all sorts of productions. the guild hasn't staged a walkout since 2007 cnn business and politics correspondent vanessa your cave, which is here with more on the negotiations. vanessa there is a may 1st deadline that is looming over as the potential strike might unfold. what are the sticking points between these two groups? well if there was a potential strike that would happen on may 1st what that means for all of us is that means no late night tv. no saturday night live and potentially pauses on all of our favorite shows and movies. but what this vote yesterday signified was the resilience and the resounding yes from the members signaling that they want to go on strike if the studios and the writers guild cannot come up with the agreement by may 1st. so here's what's on the table. the writers guild of america they are calling for residuals from streaming services. this is the key sticking point that they want to make sure that they're writers get paid from any

a may1 deadline has been set for an agreement between the writer's guild of america and the major studiose highest court in the us state of north carolina has assembly can redraw electoral maps to favour their own party in next year's national congressional elections. the decision by the court could allow the republicans to increase their slender majority in the house of representatives. live now to stanford california, where i'm joined by nathaniel persily, professor of american election law at stanford university. nathaniel, thank you for joining us. take us through the importance of this decision. it is only one state court's decision but it potentially has national implications. as you said, the north carolina supreme court has basically said that nothing in its constitution prevents the republicans in this case from drawing an electoral district lines to advantage the republicans and disadvantage the democrats. what makes this striking is the same court six months ago basically ruled in the opposite direction, but that's because it had a democratic majority and now it has same republ

the writers guild of america and alliance of motion picture and television have until tomorrow night,hat a treat. lisa, first off, tell us what the writers are demanding. >> they want better wages. in this era of streaming, being king, they say that residuals are disappearing and a lot of them made their money that way. based on the data they provided, writers' money has gone down more than 20% in terms of wages if you factor inflation. they want better wages, better working conditions, because they say they are being asked to do more with less and protection from artificial intelligence. lots of writers, myself included, scared to death of what's going to happen with a.i. so they have a concern that hollywood is going to make a.i. the workhorse and have a.i. to start churning out scripts. >> so nobody wants a strike. neither side. we don't want it as viewers and consumers. they have been talking every day. how clothes areclose to a deal? >> back in 2017 they averted a strike. they are hopeful a deal with be struck in the 11th hour. but it's tough because it's not like in 2007 when th

. >> the writers guild of america is one step closer to a strike that could disrupt hollywood productionsect california's economy. today. union members overwhelmingly authorize a strike by a record. 98 1% of the deal with major studios can't be reached. thousands of film and tv writers are demanding better pay and working conditions, especially with the rise of streaming services. the studio say the entertainment industry has changed in recent years and that writers need to make concessions. this would be the first strike to hit the industry since 2007 workers walked off the job for 100 days. the current contract ends on may 1st. >> the second attempt by netflix to livestream an event did not go as planned fans who logged on hoping to watch drama filled the union episode of love is blind. we're stuck in a virtual waiting room and technical difficulties knocked out the live shame. you are trying to tune in. got a message that said, quote, there's an issue with the livestream. hang tight. we're trying to fix it as soon as possible. netflix tweeted that the show will be on and 15 minutes. we

well, the riders guild of america approving strike against hollywood studios and that means shutdown of the members endorse the strike. they are currently negotiating a new contract so you have new shows you like, they may not be in production for a while. all right, mcdonalds is bringing back one of its classic characters, the hamburgler, softer buns, juicier cheese. when you see the hamburglerer you know changes have been made at your local mcdonalds. there's the stock, it's up more than a quarter of a percent. who doesn't love a good mcdonalds hamburger speaking for somebody sitting here a little hungry. maria: cheryl, thank you so much. cheryl: you bet. maria: well, we have been talking about house speaker kevin mccarthy at the new york stock exchange and he's slamming president biden and he's handling of the debt and debt ceiling negotiations. yesterday he was at the new york stock exchange. watch this. >> rather than working with republicans to find a reasonable agreement to tame inflation, president biden is demanding that congress make room for new debt without a single sensib

. >> last week the writers guild of america saying in a statement our membership has spoken. over 97% of members voting yes to authorize the strike. the wga and the alliance of motion picture and television producers have until midnight monday to reach a deal. if they don't, your favorite movies and tv shows could go dark. a similar strike in 2007 cut short seasons of fan favorites like scrubs. >> turkey, that is a stupid sitcom! and the office, michael is sick. he wants one of us to rescue him. >> i'm killing michael. >> that strike result 100 days later. since then the world of making movies and tv has completely changed. with the rise of a.i. tool psych chatgpt, stories can be crafted in a matter of seconds. the streaming boom have led to shows with episodes -- less episodes meaning less pay for rioters. >> rioters is a gig economy. instead of having a job the last four year. you have to piece together each of the last for six weeks. >> among the guilds list of demands, a bump in pay for stability. regulation for using artificial intelligence. any standard for working in st

from my sources that a writers strike is expected to happen the contract between the writers guild of americaos expires on may 1st i have heard it's going to happen the question is how long it is interestingly, netflix, because it is so internationally diversified, may be better protected because it does have access to so much content from outside the u.s., and also its viewership is also very much diversified. they may be better positions than some of the other studios depending on how long the strike drags on >> they have the ultimate trump card, chatgpt. they could just have them write everything >> not quite yet, kelly. >> i'm kidding i'm a creative i don't want that to ever happen let's turn to united airlines which is expected it report a loss tomorrow. they issued a profit warning last month in the face of rising capacity and a possible slowing or softening in demand let's turn to phil lebeau. rival united -- i'm sorry, southwest, back in the headlines today for all the wrong reasons. >> well, yeah. you want -- we can start with southwest. this was an issue where they had a ground stop

on friday, the writers guild of america set to strike on a vote on a strike authorization today following weeks of contract talks for better pay eligible members who write most tv series and movies they have until noon on monday to cast their ballots. alright the tampa bay rays are off to the best start in baseball and more than what 30 years carolyn manno has this morning's bleacher report. 10 wins in a row. you know it is early on in the season, right? these things happen. the baseball season 162 games. it's normal to have a couple of bad bounces along the way. so far, the race have not hit that speed bump. they're off to a fantastic start. tampa the last undefeated team in the majors, hosting the red sox last night, scoreless through seven. but boston threatening in the eighth with the bases loaded, colin posts freezing raffi devers for the strike out to end the inning. and then we moved to the bottom of the eighth inning yet brandon lower, finally breaking through nice little solo shot. the only run of the game is the race become the first team since the 87 rulers to start a season. w

. >> the writers guild of america is one step closer to a strike that could disrupt hollywood productions and affect california's economy. today, union members overwhelmingly authorized a strike by a record. 98%. if a deal with major studios cannot be reached. thousands of film and tv writers are demanding better pay and better working conditions, especially with the rise of streaming services. but the studio say the entertainment industry has changed in recent years and that riders need to make concessions. this would be the first strike to hit the industry since 2007. if it happens when the workers walked off the job for 100 days, the current contract ends on may 1st, elon musk is forming an artificial intelligence company early last month in nevada. musk made the filing for his new company called tex this comes at a time where the maker of chatgpt has become the dominant name for this emerging technology must raise eyebrows recently when he said that artificial intelligence can be potentially very destructive to civilization and he is among a number of people who are is a 6 months mini

the writers guild of america have until tomorrow night to reach a deal.people who write those tv and movie scripts could walk out on tuesday. cnn's chloe melas has more. what's the latest on these negotiations? please, this better not affect my binge watching because that's just not going to be good. >> reporter: jim, listen, i am telling you brace yourself because it actually might affect everyone watching right now. so over 11,000 people are a part of this writers guild, and they have until midnight tomorrow to strike a deal. and if not, we might be right back where we were in 2000 and 2008 when they could not come to an agreement. the writers want to get paid more money in the age of streaming, with seasons not being 22 episodes anymore. remember back in the day we would watch these seasons like the sopranos or friends and the seasons would go on and on forever. writers would be paid upfront. now you're looking at seasons that have six episodes or eight episodes. some writers coming out on social media saying they can barely pay bills and feed their fa

thousands of members of the writers guild of america begin voting tonight on whether to authorize thekout. if they vote yes, they will go on strike a new deal with the alliance of motion pictures and television producers. it's not reached by may 1st. the writers are fighting for higher pay residuals from streaming and increased health fund contributions. okay? so first expelled and just as quickly reinstated, one democratic tennessee lawmaker is now back in his seat after being kicked out by republicans for protesting on the statehouse floor. nashville city council voted unanimously to return to return justin jones to his seat. he was sworn back in on the steps of the state capital surrounded by supporters. he was one of the three democratic lawmakers who had faced expulsion over their protest. justin jones and justin pearson were expelled. gloria jean johnson was able to keep her seat. cnn's isabel rizal is in nashville for us. isabelle justin jones. he has now has his seat again. so what's next for him? hey kate. good morning to you. jones says that he intensified gun reform legisla

members of the writers guild of america could stop work if they don't have a new contract. by may, 1st. now the union is pushing for increases in pay and residuals, especially for streaming content, which tends to have fewer episodes than television. the studios including disney, netflix, sony, amazon and apple , say an agreement is still possible, but said the guild must be committed. to what it calls serious bargaining. the last strike was in 2007 and lasted 100 days. florida governor run to santos is escalating his feud with disney world to santa says the legislature will revoke a development agreement. disney struck with an outgoing member of an oversight board. now the santa says the new bill would return control of the special district that is home to disney world to a state oversight board run by the governor's appointees . the ongoing battle between de santis and dizzy began last year when disney smoke spoke out against a bill that would limit discussions of sexual maliti and gender identity and florida elementary schools. all right, pam, time is 4 39 will tell you

movies and tv shows overwhelmingly approved a plan to go on strike. 11,000 members of the writers guild of america by may 1st. that's when the current agreement expires. the union is pushing for increases in pay and residuals, especially for streaming content, which tend to have few episodes. fewer episodes than tv studios, including disney, netflix, sony , amazon and apple say an agreement is still possible. but the writers guild must be committed to what it called serious bargaining. the last writersstrike was back in 2007. it lasted 100 days. florida governor ron de santis is escalating his feud with disney world to santa says the legislature will revoke a development agreement with disney struck with outgoing members of an oversight board says the new bill would return control of the special district that somebody disney world to a state oversight board run by the governor's appointees. the ongoing battle between the santas and disney began last year when he spoke out against the bill that limits discussion of sexual sexuality and gender identity in florida elementary schools. a dull and chang

this is the writers guild of america, and negotiating with big studios.p with a new contract. so that means no late night tv, no snl, or your favorite movies and tv shows, paused -- >> but would that mean? we were to see reruns? >> potentially. or sometimes we have seen in the past just late night hosts kind of going on the fly and making it up as they go along. but this could have severe economic impact if it does happen, if there is a strike, billions of dollars in losses, ultimately. the last strike was in 2007, two billion dollars in economic losses. talking, there was cason area isee a bunch of d the city, california, on strike. >> okay, got it. thank you for that. >> a lot of serious stories over there. i'm focused on the nba. i can't wait. gotta get away from this job every now and then. so the miami heat are playing well, the nba, getting tnt, charles is joining us. i love the idea of who's watching basketball this time of year. but i see that because a lot of people haven't taken the mantle breaks the need to take. so that's my way to escape the

screen writers in hollywood is one step closer to going out on strike members of the writers guild of americadeal cannot be reached. according to a report in "variety" 79% of members voted in favor of a strike once their contract expires may 1st that's something to watch. david, back to you >> thank you, bertha. >>> just over an hour into trading. let's get over to bob who joins us here to fill us in on what's caught your attention. >> we're knocking on the door of new highs for the year 4979, we were 10 points away from that. having trouble getting over that now. the fact is we're in a modest uptrend right now. a lot of people don't want to believe that we started with the leadership sectors, tech, industrials, metals and mining, consumer discre discretionary, that is not consistent with a belief in recession. a lot of people want to believe there's a recession and the markets not cooperating with that position. look at the highs. same situation we don't have a lot of new highs, but a bunch of tech names, salesforce set a new high home builders have been moving up we talked about lockheed, t

. >>> members of the writers guild of america have overwhelmingly approved a potential strike. nd tv contract by the beginning of next month. workers want higher pay and better health and pension plans. a strike would disrupt hollywood production and have a negative impact on southern california's economy. t >>> the mayor of los angeles is seeking a record $1.3 billion to help the city's homeless crisis. democratic mayor karen bass announced during her first state of the city address on monday that she would recommend the spending to be included in the city's upcoming budget the money would be used to buy hotels and convert them into housing. the mayor also wants to increase the number of substance abuse treatment beds for people who are homeless about 40,000 people in los angeles do not have a home and half of them struggle with drug or alcohol addiction >>> the outdoor retail chain rei is closing its only store in portland, oregon, due to an increase in crime. the company says it's store in the pearl district saw its highest number of break-ins and theft in the last two decade

members of the writers guild america voted overwhelmingly to strike when their contract expires on maye first they want substantial changes to pay and other benefits because of the shift to streaming services alliance of motion picture and television producers says it's trying to work out a fair contract, but admits the two sides are far apart. the last writers strike in 2007 lasted 100 days, shutting down many t v. and film productions. there's plenty of action and drama during monday's nba playoffs, see what we did there as the two teams opened up two nil leeds in the opening round, the sacramento kings beat the defending nba champs, the golden state warriors 114 206 on monday. erin fox led the kings with 24 points. game three will be on thursday in san francisco warriors were forced to finish the game without draymond green . he was ejected in the fourth quarter after stomping on the king's domantas sabonis and in the eastern conference, tyrese maxey scored 33 points and hit 63 pointers to lead the philadelphia 76 is to victory against the brooklyn nets. game three will be on thursd

. of scandal most of america's information, the white house has requested the american media and journalists to prepare more reports for them about the content of the two women's guilds that have been leaked . the president of mexico criticized the united states for spying on the country's armed forces. andres manolo pe, the operator, said that the united states spying on the armed forces of his country is not acceptable. it happens that the american media, citing the leaked documents of the pentagon, reported the tension between the navy and the mexican army with north korea. north korea condemning the independence of american strategic bombers in the region and its clubs cannot be ignored, and america is holding a joint exercise with south korea and japan. this exercise will be held in the waters between the korean peninsula and japan. last week, north korea first time we tested a solid fuel missile. the missile is one of several nuclear warhead launch tools that north korea has developed in recent years . north korea's tests are in response to the joint exercise between south korea, japan and the united states. it is the french president's plan to distance europe

of america reportedly among the companies believed to be interested in a takeover. the entertainment industry could face a major work stoppage next week. the writers guildake place as early as tuesday. if there is a walkout, scores of tv and film productions nationwide would be forced to stop production and late night talk shows would go off the air. a new streaming platform highlighting bay area musicians will soon launch through the san francisco library. it's called babies starting tomorrow, local artists can submit their music to be featured on this new platform. a panel of bay area music experts specializing in a variety of genres will review all submissions and build a diverse collection. best of all, you'll be able to access babe eats for free if you have a san francisco library card and our special program, voices for change is back with a new episode this morning. we are going to continue our celebration of earth day, and it includes a conversation with the nasa earth . scientists are going to discuss his team's efforts to monitor the impacts of climate change and the efforts to protect our planet. also we're going to speak with one of the few