In other news from New York, late-night shows went dark, airing reruns, as the first picket line of the Writers Guild of America strike formed Tuesday in front of the offices of Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service. Democracy Now! spoke to some of the striking writers.

Patrick Coker: “These corporations are making billions of dollars off of our work, and we have members who can’t even afford healthcare because they are making less than $30,000 a year. So all we’re asking for is a fair amount so that we could all eat.”

Melissa Salmons: “Everything that we ask for, the $426 million, could be paid with David Zaslav’s salary and Ari Emanuel’s salary, and still leave them with $63 million each.”