from promoting projects which have already been completed. that s why we saw the cast of oppenheimner, including matt damon and emily blunt, walk out of the film s london premier last night when the strike was announced. avatar a film sequel is among the big productions that are expected to stop production while the strike s ongoing. it s also possible that hbo s house of the dragon tv series may be hit the studios say they have made meaningful offers but that s been rejected by the strikers. our correspondent sent us this report. actors from bit part players to hollywood s biggest starsjoined those who write their lines on the picket lines. the studios say actors have walked away from their historic offer on pay and a ground breaking proposal protecting them from the use of artificial intelligence. in that ground breaking proposal they propose background performers should be able to be scanned to pay for one day s pay and the company should own their image and likeness
toyota. it is sounding bullish and has raised its annual net profit forecast reporting strong sales in all regions. the global shortage of semiconductors has eased and the car giant says it s on course for a record net profit this financial year of $30 billion. many car makers struggled because of a global chip shortage caused by increased demand and disrupted supply chains during the covid pandemic. toyota has also faced a safety test certification scandal at one of its major subsidiaries, daihatsu, which has led to production shutdowns at several factories. joining me now is anna marie baisden head of autos & infrastructure at fitch solutions. good to see you. when you look at the facts, the numbers and projections, it is looking very strong, but you read between the lines. tell us what we need to know. i the lines. tell us what we need to know. ~ ., , , ., the lines. tell us what we need to know. ~ . , , ., to know. i think, as you said, it is very to know. i think, a
moscow says the plane was carrying ukrainian prisoners of war involved in a prison exchange. it has accused ukraine of deliberately ta rgetting the plane. ukraine says kyiv had not been advised, on this occasion, to ensure the safety of airspace where it happened. according to moscow, the military plane crashed about 44 miles north east of the russian city of belgorod. there are said to have been 7a people on board, including 65 ukrainian pows. our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest from moscow. caught on mobile phone, the moment a russian military transport plane fell from the sky. woman speaks russian. good god, she cries, as the consequence of what has happened becomes clear. the wreckage was strewn across the fields of belgorod region. not only did russia accuse ukraine of shooting the plane down, it claimed that on board were dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war who were about to be exchanged. translation: on board the plane there were six crew members, - 65
first involved the deaths of 346 people in two crashes in indonesia in 2018 and ethiopia in 2019. addressing employees at its factory in washington state, where the planes are assembled, ce dave calhoun said boeing would approach the issue with complete transparency. when i got that picture, and i hope all of you in some way, i hope most of you have seen it, and those of you who haven t haven t will look at it, all i could think about was i did not know what happened to whoever was supposed to be in the seat next to that hole in the airplane. i ve got kids, grandkids, and so do you. this stuff matters. earlier i spoke to professor graham braithwaite, director of transport systems at cranfield university and asked him what he thought his demonstration would do to reassure customers and investors. i think we ve seen a big difference in the way that boeing has reacted to this event and how it reacted when we had the first two max accidents. there s clearly an acknowledgement tha