the world. i m rosemary church, just ahead on cnn newsroom. hollywood writers are headed to the picket line, thousands set to go on strike, a move that will bring productions to a grinding halt, and sent shockwaves through the industry. a dire warning from america s treasury secretary saying the country only has about a month to pay its bills, or risk an economic catastrophe. plus, a former u.s. marine killed on the front lines of the war in ukraine, fighting in one of the war s bloodiest battles. we will hear from his mother about what compelled him to join the fight. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. and we begin with the breaking news from hollywood, where television and film writers are now on strike. a move that will very likely shut down most tv and film productions in the u.s. for the foreseeable future. the strike was announced hours ago after the rioters killed and studios failed to reach an agreement islands before a midnight deadlin
hurting as well, and falling stock prices are forcing deep cost cutting and layoffs. the last reuters strike in 2007 lasted 100 days, causing an estimated two billion dollars in economic damage. cnn media critic joins me now from los angeles, brian, good to see you. so the latest of the writers guild of america have now called for this strike, hollywood s first in 15 years. they were unable to reach an agreement with tv and film production companies overcompensation in the streaming era, and what happens now, and viewers won t see a lot that changes in the immediate in this immediate span, you will see the late night shows go dark saturday night live will also probably go dark. there is an enormous amount of content, and most content has a long lead time to it.