hot button social issues, republican congressman nancy mace will join us with her take. but first correspondent matt finn with the latest hi matt. mike: the house voted to amend the annual defense spending bill by overturning policy that reimbursing service members for abortion-related expenses. the house also voted to ban transgender health services in the military. in a bitter debate republicans have been arguing in part that the abortion reis burstment is a piece of the democrats woke military agenda that republicans are trying to end. the speaker of the house kevin mccarthy says democrats are trying to change the course of history. and for decades in america, from the most proceed-life to the most pro choice person in congress they believed in the hide amendment and that is simply what it s saying. do not use taxpayer money on abortion. and the other part would be is, what they re looking at, should we allow wokism in our military. now democrats allege republicans a
and they want guaranties over how ai might be used in future productions. most of those actors are making a middle class living, they re just trying to make their mortgage payment that month. we just want a fair contract and a living wage. the studios say the demands, particularly on revenue from streaming, are unrealistic given that many streamers are struggling to make a profit. through their umbrella organization, the alliance of motion picture and television producers, studio executives accused the actors union of intrans generals saying rather than continuing to negotiate sag actor has put us on a course that will deepen the financial hardship for thousands who depend on the industry for their livelihoods. the joint strike actions mean the production of movies and shows and the promotion by actors of anything already made has now ended, and depending how long this goes on, it could cost the entertainment industry
the surcharges are not limited to restaurant related costs, however. california law permits a one percent fee to combat, you guessed it, climate change. they say the show must go on, but this time it s not going to, at least for a while. actors have voted to walk off the job after negotiations with industry executives broke down. writers have been on strike since may, meaning the constant production that s continued will now come to a standstill. chief correspondent jonathan hunt has the details. sag on strike baby, first time we struck together since 1960. mike: hollywood in crisis tonight every film and tv studio effectively shut down now that the actors union sag has joined writers in striking. we had no choice. we are the victims here. the main issues for the actors are the same as they are for writers. they want a better and guarantied share of income from the streaming of movies and shows.