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
f the debt limit isn t raised or suspended. that s a new really serious warning from the treasury secretary janet yellen. we did learn house speaker kevin mccarthy agreed to go to the white house and meet with the president next week. hollywood writers now on strike. it s the first time they have done so in 15 years. production will be delayed on some of your favorite television shows. for more you on that. also, at least six people are dead after a huge pileup on i-55 on central illinois. more than 70 vehicles crashed due to low visibility from a dust storm. also new this morning, the surgeon general has a plan to tackle america s epidemic of loneliness and isolation. his six-pillar approach to build our social connections. that s ahead. and serena williams, great news, pregnant with baby number two. the tennis superstar made the reveal during last night s met gala. cnn this morning starts right now. so i m so excited about the serena williams news. i know.
hello and thanks for being with us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we re now into day four in the manhunt for a suspected mass killer. the search growing more urgent by the hour as false alarms turn up empty. and today new questions about the police response to the shooting. what a survivor of that attack is telling nbc news about the terror that unfolded and five desperate calls reportedly made to 911. plus, zero visibility, look at this. a sudden blinding dust storm engulfing a highway, causing a deadly chain reaction crash. also developing overnight, hollywood writers trying to write their own ending, now on strike for the first time in 15 years. the ripple effects you could see if this strike lasts weeks or even months. if this lasts a couple of months, we ll start to see the impact on the fall tv schedule and some movies will have to be pushed back. and june 1st, mark your calendar, that s how soon the country could default on its debt,
there and even though he missed he had this huge grin. it s all act your attitude. attitude can manifest a lot of things. they both have good attitudes. we ll see what they manifest for tonight. jeff, thank you so much. as always, we love having you here. cnn this morning continues right now. treasury secretary janet yellen warning washington it has just 31 days to pay america s bills or risk catastrophe. this bill has to be between biden and mccarthy. it s political arson. it s time for republicans and democrats to sit in the room and act like adults and make sure that the united states doesn t default on our loans. a tragic scene in central illinois. a dust storm led to a series of pileups. now that the dust and smoke has cleared, you can see what s left of this horrific and deadly crash. several vehicles and even semis that had jackknifed, air bags were deploying all around us. the fbi releasing a new picture of the suspect who allegedly gun
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