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your favorite shows. there was no deal between the writers guild of america and the studios before a midnight deadline. the picket lines are expected this afternoon. at the heart of the negotiationes is compensation for streaming shows. writers are asking for better pay but studios claim this is a difficult economic climate for the entertainment industry. so late night shows they will see the most immediate hits, several hosts spoke out in solidarity with the union last night. jimmy fallon told one reporter how it will affect his show. >> if there is a strike do you go dark? >> if there is a strike, yeah, i think we will, yeah. i think we will go dark. whatever i can do to support the guild. i am actually in the writers guild as well, so, yeah, i couldn't do the show without them and i support my whole staff. >> cnn's vanessa yurkevich is outside the ed sullivan theater in new york where the late show is filmed. what are the holdups or what were the sticking points before the midnight deadline?
should see those writers on strike. john? >> vanessa yurkevich outside the ed sullivan theater. thank you so much. some more context here, many writers say a lack of job opportunities combined with the low pay makes the current situation simply unsustainable. for media and tech companies a weak advertising market that has driven stocks down and has triggered deep cost cuts including layoffs. almost all writers say they are on board with this strike. last month 98% of the writers guild of america members voted in favor of t this is the first strike since 2007. that one cost roughly $2.1 billion it lasted 100 days. so as we noted late night tv will see the first impact, all those shows, jimmy kimmel live, tonight show starring jimmy fallon, "saturday night live" depend on writers with fresh material in realtime and they are going to go dark as you heard from jimmy fallon and we could soon see run runs. we also for better or worse are going to see more reality tv.
>> that's the relationship that we had. i think the staff was, you're all in. all that's a credit tocharismat. i would be in my office, and all of a sudden i would feel the jolt of electricity and i would look back and he'd be in my doorway. >> from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's "the late show with david letterman!" >> we're now in the big room. we can't celebrate figure the way we used to. we've got to be the show that doesn't have mistakes. >> if you think about it, all i really did was take the summer off. >> but at 11:30, letterman fans were worried that he was going to be neutered, defanged, that he wouldn't be the hip, subversive, kind of nasty guy. >> ladies and gentlemen, here he is, bill murray, bill?
♪didn't even notice,♪ ♪no punches left to roll with♪ ♪you got to keep me focused♪ when the show moved from nbc to cbs, we were all going to the ed sullivan theater. it felt like a viking ship. everyone was rowing.
that. very sophisticated predecessors that melted into what became their signature sound and development. >> you know, willie, i love the red sox, you love the yankees, i love the beatles, you love the stones. some fighting words in this mccartney piece. >> you are by definition a blues cover band. that's what rock 'n' roll is. in your conversation is so fascinating and i love your role interviewing music icons and getting to the bottom of their stories. you look back at given their legacy, the beatles are well-earned, how short their run together actually was. they exploded, they landed at the ed sullivan theater and
good news concerning denmark's christian eric sent after suffering a nearly fatal cardiac arrest during the country's match on saturday the danish player is recovering well in the hospital. danish football association tweeting out a photo giving a thumbs up, thanking fans around the world for his support. he says he's fine under the circumstances. that he looks forward to cheering on his teammates. denmark faces belgian on thursday in the euros. he will be watching and cheering on his team and it will be emotional for sure. players on both sides reacting to it. >> the reaction of the professionals on that field was so just unbelievable how quickly they were at his side and getting him with the defibrillator. really hard to watch and so glad he's doing better >> so glad to see you. finally this morning, a long awaited return. >> live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert.
♪ >> hey, everybody. >> stephen colbert back with a live audience there in the ed sullivan theater for the first time in 15 months. 460 days to be exact. >> so how have you been? it's -- it's great to be back. we never -- we never really left, but we certainly weren't here. this is a slightly different energy than the converted storage room eight floors above us. if you haven't been vaccinated yet, what are you waiting for? there are great incentives out there. tomorrow taco bell is giving vaccinated californians a free seasoned beef nacho cheese do remember retoes locos taco. it's perfect for anyone who wants to get vaccinated but doesn't value human life.
of a sudden, i would feel a jolt of an electricity. and i would look back, and he would be in my doorway. >> from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's the late show with david letterman. >> we're now in the big room. we can't celebrate failure, the way we used to. we've got to be the show that doesn't have mistakes. >> if you think about it, all i really did was take the summer off. >> but at 11:30, letterman fans were worried that he was going to be neutered, defanged. that he wouldn't be the hip, subversive, kind of, nasty guy. >> ladies and gentlemen, here he is. bill murray. bill. are you all right? >> i went to the other place. >> but when bill murray took out the spray paint. that was kind of a surprise to all of us.
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doorway. >> from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's "the late show with david letterman." >> we're now in the big room. we can't celebrate failure the way we used to. we've got to be the show that doesn't have mistakes. >> if you think about it, all i really did was take the summer off. >> but at 11:30, letterman fans were worried he would be neutered, defanged, that he wouldn't be the hip, diversive kind of nasty guy. >> bill, you all right? >> i went to the other place. >> but when bill murray took out the spray paint, that was kind of a surprise to all of us. >> this is kind of nuts, is it going to work?