your voice today. fantastic. we need that. meanwhile, straight ahead for us, the show apparently must go on as hollywood producers and stage crews that support them reach a compromise. all of this to avert a major strike. more coming up. plan today. feel comfortable about tomorrow. massmutual. [beep] [shouting and clashing] [horse neighs]
deere employees walked off the job in iowa, illinois, kansas, colorado, and georgia to protest the low increases in pay in their latest contract. the largest strike of american private sector workers in over two years. but it may not hold that record for long because this coming monday, the union that represents nearly all of the stage crews throughout hollywood and everywhere else says it too will go on strike if major movie studios do not meet their demands for better working conditions. that union represents 60,000 film and television workers, everyone from stage hands to makeup artists to camera and microphone operator, all of whom are set to go on strike next week if major hollywood studios do not agree to work with them in good faith. major movie studios have been working them around the clock to meet the pent up demand for streaming contact, sometimes
in their news contracts. it s the largest strike in american private sector in years, it may not hold that record for long, because the union that represents all the stage crews in hollywood and everywhere else, says a two will go on strike if major film studios do not meet their demands for better working conditions. that union represents 60,000 film and television workers, from all of whom who are set to go on strike next week if major hollywood studios do not agreed to start negotiating with them in good faith. as workers say that, since pandemic restrictions on filming ended, major film studios have been working them around the clock to meet the ballooning pent-up demand for streaming content. sometimes making them work 14-hour days. now, in the interest of full disclosure, i should tell you, my own union, sag have to, as well as the union that represents most of the stuff on
distress, the riddler and chasing the penguin. the make-a-wish foundation have been overwhelmed with actors, stage crews, every day people all want to help create the superhero experience for this child. bat kid s mom says he likes to be a superhero but he s already one because he s beating leukemia. take a look at the board on capitol hill. upton bill already passed, 253 now. there s still 43 seconds on the clock. it has passed. so far 34 democrats have disobeyed the white house pleas and now you ve got 35 democrats, 219 republicans. still you ve got 17 democrats sitting on the fence they haven t voted yet. 16 now, 7 republicans not voting. so far we have a vote of 259 total at this hour including 221
fireworks to start you off on wednesday morning, it s lee greenwood, god bless the usa, happy fourth of july to all of you. traditionally today i know and hopefully for many of you, will be filled with barbecues and fireworks. but unfortunately for a lot of people, that is not going to be the case. our starting point here this independence day, less about celebration and a lot more about patience, about 1.1 million people all across the country, they are waiting, waiting for the electricity to come back on and facing another day of intense heat. 20 people now have died since last thursday when fierce storms ripped the east in the midwest. and take a look. these are the states that are still waiting for power to return, you have west virginia, still more than 300,000 customers in the dark. ohio, virginia, similar shape. and power companies, they say they are out there, they say they are repairing the transmitters and lines faster than expected, but their estimates show custo