and we begin this morning with breaking news on capitol hill. where a major defense bill has been turned into a debate over social issues. overnight, the republican-led house passed a series of amendments to nearly $900 billion defense policy bill. the amendments include overturning the pentagon s abortion policy, banning transgender health services for military personnel and other things. meanwhile, republican senator tommy tuberville continues to hold up military promotions over the pentagon s abortion policy, which defense secretary lloyd austin warned was a national security issue. this is a national security issue, it is a readiness issue, and we shouldn t kid ourselves. i think any member of the senate armed services committee knows that. joining us from capitol hill is ali vitali. also with us is brandon buck, an msnbc political analyst. ali, what is happening with the vote at this hour? reporter: yeah, i believe, jose, the vote is not yet closed, but that the nd
from the pay review bodies in full but it came with a warning from the prime minister, rishi sunak, that this was a final offer and further industrial action would not change that decision. the teaching unions responded immediately, saying they would recommend their members accept the offer. and end strike action. the announcement came as junior doctors began five days of strikes, what their union calls, the longest stirke action in the history of the nhs. they re demanding a pay increase of 35%. ministers have said, that s unreasonable and risks fuelling inflation. we ll have more on that in a minute. let s have a quick look, though, at the recommendations, which affect millions of workers. police officers have been offered 7%. consultants, dentists and gps, 6%. junior doctors, 6%. prison officers, 7%. the armed forces, 5%. teachers 6.5%. this was rishi sunak a little earlier. i can confirm today that we are accepting the headline recommendations of the pay review bodies
the gunmen took off. jonathan siri is alive in the lancet with the very latest. hi arthel hampton is in henry county a spokesperson for the county confirmed to associated press that four people have died in what authorities are describing as an active shooter incident. authorities say the shooting began around 10:45 a.m. this morning and dogwood lakes which is a subdivision in hampton again hampton a small city of about 8000 people located about 30 miles to the south of atlanta. as late as mid afternoon police were saying the suspect was still at large were urging the general public to avoid the area. we do expect police to release more details once the news conference gets underway. originally scheduled for 3:00 p.m. eastern this afternoon parade then pushed back to 4:00 p.m. and as you can see we are still awaiting authorities to arrive at the podium. but we expected to begin at any moment spirit in the meantime please have yet to say what led up to the shooting. however
dramatic move by hollywood actors joining writers on the picket lines. plus vladimir putin announces that the wagner group, simply doesn t exist. what does that mean? and that is the most ridiculous seen i ve ever seen. blowback, some republicans upset that the secret service cannot find a white house cocaine suspect. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i m rahel solomon in this morning row mans. no lights, no camera and no, a. actors will start walking off the job just hours from now. ma. no lights, no camera and no, a. actors will start walking off the job just hours from now.man. no lights, no camera and no, a. actors will start walking off the job just hours from now. this is after talks with major studios and streaming services failed. anger about pay and artificial intelligence really at the center of the standoff which has essentially shut down hollywood. chloe has more. reporter: hollywood came to a halt on thursday when union called