WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:00.800 is being held without bail. Police say the case will be 00:00:00.835 --> 00:00:02.626 Police say the case will be submitted to prosecutors for 00:00:02.637 --> 00:00:05.205 submitted to prosecutors for possible criminal charges. 00:00:05.206 --> 00:00:06.239 possible criminal charges. President Trump is showing 00:00:06.240 --> 00:00:07.464 President Trump is showing renewed interest in keeping 00:00:07.475 --> 00:00:09.876 renewed interest in keeping film production in the U.S. and 00:00:09.911 --> 00:00:11.335 film production in the U.S. and specifically in Hollywood. He’s 00:00:11.346 --> 00:00:12.745 specifically in Hollywood. He’s urging Congress to create a 00:00:12.747 --> 00:00:15.239 urging Congress to create a federal tax incentive to help 00:00:15.250 --> 00:00:16.873 federal tax incentive to help the industry. NBC 4’s Tracey 00:00:16.884 --> 00:00:18.151 the industry. NBC 4’s Tracey Leong live in Burbank for us. 00:00:18.152 --> 00:00:19.986 Leong live in Burbank for us. With the potential impact on 00:00:20.021 --> 00:00:24.248 With the potential impact on local production. Tracey. Yeah, 00:00:24.259 --> 00:00:25.381 local production. Tracey. Yeah, Carolyn. Hollywood has been 00:00:25.392 --> 00:00:27.150 Carolyn. Hollywood has been losing production jobs to other 00:00:27.161 --> 00:00:29.295 losing production jobs to other states and countries for years. 00:00:29.330 --> 00:00:30.654 states and countries for years. People I spoke to working in 00:00:30.665 --> 00:00:31.722 People I spoke to working in the industry say President 00:00:31.733 --> 00:00:34.935 the industry say President Trump’s plan could provide 00:00:34.936 --> 00:00:36.770 Trump’s plan could provide major boost, something they 00:00:36.771 --> 00:00:39.630 major boost, something they desperately need. Movie and 00:00:39.641 --> 00:00:41.098 desperately need. Movie and television productions are 00:00:41.109 --> 00:00:42.709 television productions are leaving the United States for 00:00:42.744 --> 00:00:44.301 leaving the United States for places that are offering far 00:00:44.312 --> 00:00:46.447 places that are offering far better financial incentives. 00:00:46.481 --> 00:00:47.905 better financial incentives. President Trump is hoping to 00:00:47.916 --> 00:00:50.417 President Trump is hoping to change that. In a post on Truth 00:00:50.451 --> 00:00:51.875 change that. In a post on Truth Social, he said in part, 00:00:51.886 --> 00:00:53.286 Social, he said in part, Hollywood is a complete and 00:00:53.288 --> 00:00:55.546 Hollywood is a complete and total disaster. Despite the 00:00:55.557 --> 00:00:57.415 total disaster. Despite the name, it’s getting very little 00:00:57.426 --> 00:00:58.792 name, it’s getting very little work. There’s no incentive to 00:00:58.793 --> 00:01:01.194 work. There’s no incentive to be there, and it’s hurting 00:01:01.196 --> 00:01:02.987 be there, and it’s hurting California very badly. Going on 00:01:02.998 --> 00:01:05.198 California very badly. Going on to urge Congress to approve 00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:06.967 to urge Congress to approve legislation to provide a tax 00:01:07.001 --> 00:01:08.892 legislation to provide a tax incentive to help save the 00:01:08.903 --> 00:01:10.270 incentive to help save the entertainment industry. It is 00:01:10.271 --> 00:01:11.428 entertainment industry. It is interesting to see that Trump 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:13.097 interesting to see that Trump is finally doing something that 00:01:13.108 --> 00:01:14.508 is finally doing something that maybe Democrats and Republicans 00:01:14.509 --> 00:01:17.044 maybe Democrats and Republicans can help each other on, and 00:01:17.078 --> 00:01:19.636 can help each other on, and states that are so desperate to 00:01:19.647 --> 00:01:23.207 states that are so desperate to see these important forms of 00:01:23.218 --> 00:01:24.618 see these important forms of entertainment and jobs come 00:01:24.619 --> 00:01:27.488 entertainment and jobs come back as could possibly happen. 00:01:27.522 --> 00:01:29.346 back as could possibly happen. Former editor for The Hollywood 00:01:29.357 --> 00:01:31.215 Former editor for The Hollywood Reporter, Alex Ben Block, says 00:01:31.226 --> 00:01:32.893 Reporter, Alex Ben Block, says this would give productions a 00:01:32.928 --> 00:01:34.295 this would give productions a financial reason to keep more 00:01:34.296 --> 00:01:36.154 financial reason to keep more of their work in the U.S. and 00:01:36.165 --> 00:01:38.666 of their work in the U.S. and help revive Hollywood after 00:01:38.700 --> 00:01:40.224 help revive Hollywood after struggling for years. The fact 00:01:40.235 --> 00:01:42.359 struggling for years. The fact that he’s doing it is good news 00:01:42.370 --> 00:01:44.405 that he’s doing it is good news for people who believe we can 00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:46.263 for people who believe we can save the industry. According to 00:01:46.274 --> 00:01:48.409 save the industry. According to federal data, more than 40,000 00:01:48.443 --> 00:01:50.210 federal data, more than 40,000 production jobs have left L.A. 00:01:50.212 --> 00:01:53.471 production jobs have left L.A. since 2022. I honestly believe 00:01:53.482 --> 00:01:55.239 since 2022. I honestly believe if we were to get all the tax 00:01:55.250 --> 00:01:56.984 if we were to get all the tax to get the tax incentives in 00:01:57.019 --> 00:01:58.510 to get the tax incentives in California to get a federal tax 00:01:58.521 --> 00:02:00.621 California to get a federal tax incentive, it’s a game changer. 00:02:00.622 --> 00:02:02.456 incentive, it’s a game changer. Karen Baker Landers is a 00:02:02.457 --> 00:02:03.557 Karen Baker Landers is a supervising sound designer for 00:02:03.559 --> 00:02:05.717 supervising sound designer for feature films based in 00:02:05.728 --> 00:02:07.184 feature films based in Hollywood. With more than 35 00:02:07.195 --> 00:02:09.330 Hollywood. With more than 35 years of experience. She wants 00:02:09.364 --> 00:02:11.465 years of experience. She wants to see more work returned to 00:02:11.466 --> 00:02:13.624 to see more work returned to L.A. which she considers is the 00:02:13.635 --> 00:02:15.392 L.A. which she considers is the heart of the entertainment 00:02:15.403 --> 00:02:17.538 heart of the entertainment industry. We need every edge we 00:02:17.573 --> 00:02:20.065 industry. We need every edge we can get to keep the industry 00:02:20.076 --> 00:02:21.542 can get to keep the industry strong. For California to lose 00:02:21.543 --> 00:02:23.300 strong. For California to lose the film industry would be like 00:02:23.311 --> 00:02:25.479 the film industry would be like New York losing Broadway to 00:02:25.481 --> 00:02:29.017 New York losing Broadway to lose that would be a tremendous 00:02:29.051 --> 00:02:31.252 lose that would be a tremendous disservice to the next 00:02:31.253 --> 00:02:34.088 disservice to the next generation. Right now, it’s 00:02:34.089 --> 00:02:35.880 generation. Right now, it’s unclear how much that federal 00:02:35.891 --> 00:02:37.892 unclear how much that federal tax incentive would provide. 00:02:37.893 --> 00:02:39.894 tax incentive would provide. But combined with California’s 00:02:39.895 --> 00:02:43.488 But combined with California’s current incentive of up to 35%, 00:02:43.499 --> 00:02:44.899 current incentive of up to 35%, industry workers tell me that 00:02:44.900 --> 00:02:46.724 industry workers tell me that that would give productions a 00:02:46.735 --> 00:02:47.535 that would give productions a greater reason to stay.