actors on strike. members of the screen actors guild are walking the picket lines after talks fell through. what is at stake? billions of dollars. as republican presidential candidates head to iowa, the governor is about to sign a six-week abortion ban. all of this and more on cnn news central. hollywood pressing pause. 160,000 actors taking part in a history-making strike that will effectively freeze all film and television production in the u.s., and some fear the shutdowns could stretch through the summer or even the end of the year. the studios and unions are feuding over protections from artificial intelligence and how to accurately compensate in the era of streaming. natasha, where are the union members telling you? there s a lot of concern and high people are excited and motivated, yet they re also seeing their colleagues, who are writers, who have been on this very same picket line for more than 70 days. there s also that feeling of apprehension, how long will
tedio hoe for calling her a sexist, derogatory name this week. she said it s evidence of a larger systemic problem, not just in congress, but across america. and michael cohen will be released from prison again. the president s former fixer was sent back into federal custody two weeks ago after refusing to sign a gag order, which would prevent him from speaking about his case to the public. a judge overturned that decision, calling it retaliation for his tell-all book. we have got a lot to cover this hour. so let us begin where a lot of the action is, over on capitol hill. that s where republicans covid relief bill has yet to materialize. as of now, we believe the package contains incentives for schools to reopen, and some form of direct payments to families. but it s clear senate republicans are not yet all on the same page. steve mnuchin, who is representing the white house in the negotiations, admitted the president s desired payroll tax likely will not make the cut. th
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