city hall. jamming with none other than rocker john fogerty. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening from los angeles, where picket lines went up today in front of major film studios the people who write the plots that enthrall and entertain millions of american tv and film watchers sidelined tonight by a writers strike 11,000 writers off the job after talks with producers reached an impasse overnight. at the root of the dispute, some of the very things that have transformed how all of us watch our favorite shows. think streaming and the impact of emergiging technonology thinink virtual l reality. tonighght the writiters and d productionon cocompanies, i including our parentnt company nbcuniveversal appeaear to be farar apart, virtually y guaranteeieing rereruns will l be coming g to screens as productions grind to a halt for some shows, the impact will be felt immediately. miguel almaguer has the latest what do we want a fair contract re
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening from los angeles, where picket lines went up today in front of major film studios the people who write the plots that enthrall and entertain millions of american tv and film watchers sidelined tonight by a writers strike 11,000 writers off the job after talks with producers reached an impasse overnight. at the root of the dispute, some of the very things that have transformed how all of us watch our favorite shows. think streaming. the impact of emerging technology think virtual reality. tonight t the writerers and d productionon cocompanies, i including our parentnt company nbnbcuniversalal, appear toto be far apapart, virtually y guaranteeieing reruns wilill be comining to scrcreens as productitions grind d to a haltlt for some s shows, the e impact wilill be felt t immediately. miguel almaguer has the latest what do we want a fair contract reporter: off the job and on to the picket line from co
11,000 writers are plotting their next move after negotiators with the writers guild of america and the alliance of motion picture and television producers failed to ink a last-minute deal. we would like to not work for free. all we want is to be able to support our families reporter: shutting down s some productions immediately. i love you! reporter: tonight s network late night talk shows and snl say they ll air reruns daytime tv will likely follow and if the strike stretches, there could be an impact on fall shows, even future block busters. i don t want to be out of a job in five to ten years. reporter: writers like carrie drake say their professions are at stake for weeks the union has been battling for streaming residuals, higher pay for services, and job protection, including from ai and writing programs like chatgpt. i think it s important to have humans telling stories about our human experience and not having stories generated by