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And then youve got a lot of pledges for ukraine, continued support and including the g7, japan joined them. the other six members are nato countries. and then finally, turkey seems to be acceding to the membership of sweden in nato, albeit he wont even submit that to his parliament, president erdogan, for some 90 days. but that is also a positive step. neil: of course, in the case of erdogan, he might have done so because we gave him some fighter jets to smooth that. but leaving that aid -- >> t...

Pete: and were going to check out the latest and greatest hollywood drama. all right, starting off here, hollywood is at a halls after the sag-aftra joins the writers guild following failed negotiations, so both the writers and the actors are on strike. is that really even a bad thing, joe? >> first time in 63 years this has happened. is it a bad thing? ask stephen colbert, jimmy kimmel, seth meyers, theyve been off the air for months, and i dont hear anybody pining for their return. 57 million ...

Keep calling me, hey, when are you going to show up to cut ribbons? im like, when are you going to sign a deal and pay your writers and actors? >> are you saying that to them directly? >> yes. i have not taken a meeting with any of the studio executives for 74 days. >> what kind of leverage do you think that helps impose for you, for your fellow members of sag-aftra? >> well, look, the city has the permits. the city green lights construction. so if they dont play ball with the city, you know, th...

Computer program, it has gotten better. you are correct to focus on the addition of finland and sweden. as i said in that bloomberg piece, these are two arctic nations. this gives nato a great deal more leverage in the high north. number two, real combat capability. both finland and sweden deployed to afghanistan as part of the nato mission. i commanded these troops. they are superb. they will make a real difference in natives combat strength third and finally you are showing ukraine that both s...

Right now. and i am kind of offended that they are acting, as if, because the actors and the writers are fighting for us to get a fair wage, we are the bad guys. as president drescher said, we are on the right side of history. we are trying to fight this right now so that there is an industry left. we are working on contracts that are outdated. and this is the thing about the producers. they never move forward with a new thing until they know it is lucrative. so, the idea that they are saying a....

>> weve seen all these instances of hollywood self centering or censoring in order to get access to the chinese market. >> reporter: warner brothers is defending the map saying it depicts barbies make believe journey from barbie land to real world. china is dismissing the controversy while some on the left think republicans are making much a do about nothing. >> i guess barbie is too woke for them. >> reporter: whatever you believe entertainment reporter says chinas influence on hollywood isnt f...

The crew, the people to bring your food every day, the people cleaning the studios. all of these people are out of work. makeup and hair people are out of work. this is everybodys problem right now and i am offended that they are acting as if the writers and the actors are fighting for is getting a fair wage and we are the bad guys. as president fran drescher said, we are on the right side of history. we are trying to fight this fight now so there is an industry left. we are working on contract ...

Is -- its really un-american and unconscionable. >> rich: fran drescher, the president of the actors union ripping the hollywood studios as thousands of actors join the picket lines joining screen writers on strike the first time in decades. kelly ogrady is live in los angeles. kelly. >> good to see you, yes, a lot of frustration, a lot of passion here. the first time in 63 years that you have bth the writers and the actors striking at the same time, and what the writers are hoping is that the a...

What we have seen is that what the chinese do here and in the united states, and assure that in other places, is they will use economic leverage to not only get info but still the ip and get technology. what we do not have in this country like in australia and the us is a defined list of critical industries and sectors which we need to protect. i and sectors which we need to rotect. ., , , ., ~ and sectors which we need to rotect. ., , , ., ,, ., and sectors which we need to rotect. ., ,, ., ,, ...

Appeal her decision? what leverage can he pull? >> he again its extremely unusual in terms of procedural issues. i suspect that is one of the reasons why trump is pushing her at this point and time. he is not a guy who thinks in terms of institutions, or the historical space. hes a personality based guy. this legal strategy dovetails with his political strategy, of personalizing things. he wants to test her right now to get a general sense because, i think, as people have said, he has a tremendo...