And the Union Representing writers have reached a tentative deal. Writers have been on strike since early may. The 15,000 plus members will still have to vote to ratify the deal. In a statement, the Writers Guild of america said we can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership. Actors are Still Holding industrial action, though. They have been on strike sincejuly. Both strikes have hit the Entertainment Industry hard. Jeanie wolf is an Entertainment Reporter in the us she gave us her reaction to the deal. This is the most positive news weve heard out of any meeting in all these months. What the writers are asking for reflects the changes in the entertainment business. For instance, residuals, replay of programmes and programmes that are successful, especially in streaming, which is where the Television Industry is aiming. And the streaming services dont like to report these statistics of thei
After years of waiting, a legendary San Francisco bar welcomes customers to its new location. Celebrations in San Francisco go back to the roots of the city council the official event at golden gate park. Oakland it was Baseball Team is sprucing up its future home in a neglected neighborhood. Looking at all the people who have committed a beautiful saturday to coming out and hanging out at the park is pretty incredible. The morning, it is sunday april 21st and i am shawn chitnis. We start with a developing story in southern california. At least 15 people have been injured in a accident at the Universal Studios theme park. Officials responded to the scene around 9 00 last night. According to the l. A. County Sheriffs Office there was a mechanical failure involving one of the cars traveling down a hill. Over reports that it may have been a break issue. The victim suffered minor injuries. The Sheriffs Office is investigating. Universal studios said it is working to understand what happene
Through space to retrieve an asteroid sample comes to an end. What scientists are hoping the rock will reveal. Hey, good morning, im Shanelle Kaul in for annemarie green. We start this morning with some breaking news overnight. The Writers Guild of america announced late last night that it reached a tentative deal with the major studios. After almost five months of striking, hollywood writers are set to get off the picket lines. However, members of the union are not authorized to return to work just yet. Cbs news correspondent Wendy Gillette has more on the agreement. Good morning, wendy. Reporter good morning. This tentative deal is a threeyear contract. The Writers Guild has suspended picketing as members wait to vote on the agreement. After more than 4. 5 months on the picket line, finally a breakthrough between hollywood writers and the major studios. Last night the Writers Guild of america sent a message to its members announcing a tentative deal toward a new contract. I would lik
In their homes. Cbss Astrid Martinez starts us off tonight from new york. Astrid, good evening. Reporter good evening, jericka. And although it weakened the remnants of ophelia still impacting the east coast. Nearly 9 Million People are under coastal flooding alerts. Tonight, tens of thousands of people along the east coast are still without power. After dealing with 24 hours of destructive winds, heavy rain and severe flooding. In virginia a state of emergency was declared. Overnight in North Carolina roads were submerged. More than 40 Car Accidents reported in raleigh. The most serious, when a tree fell on this car. The driver crashed, now hospitalized with a head injury. In greenville a small pitbull terrier found tied to a fence was rescued just in time from rising waters. Another dramatic rescue in cape lookout. A helicopter lighting the way for the coast guard to rescue five people, including three children stranded on a 38foot catamaran. Parts of maryland seeing extended periods
Norah. Janet, it was so exciting to watch the excitement where you were. Thank you. Now to the 2024 president ial campaign, where abortion rights is taking center stage. When donald trump was president , he nominated the justices that would overturn roe v. Wade. Since then, 21 states have moved to restrict or ban the procedure, but many republicans want to go further with a federal ban passed by congress. Cbss weijia jiang reports that trump today tried to clarify his position, angering his conservative base. Reporter former President Donald Trump suggested today that the federal government should stay out of the abortion rights debate. My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land. In this case, the law of the state. Reporter the remarks followed months of mixed signals from the former president , owning his part in overturnin