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>> ONE
>> ONE STEP FORWARD AND GETTING BACK IN THE AIR FOR BOEING THIS MORNING THE TROUBLED 737 MAX
JET FLEW OVER WASHINGTON ON A
TEST FLIGHT WITH THE HEAD
OF THE FAA AT THE CONTROLS.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME BOEING IS
POISED TO DELIVER A DEVASTATING
BLOW TO OUR STATE'S ECONOMY.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL'S
REPORTING PRODUCTION OF THE 787
DREAMLINER IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
FROM EVERTT TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
WELCOME TO KING5 NEWS AT FIVE
O'CLOCK.
I'M MARK.
RIGHT.
I'M JOYCE TAYLOR.
>> THE DREAMLINER HAS BEEN MADE
IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY FOR MORE
THAN A DECADE WHILE BOEING HAS
NOT MADE AN OFFICIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT WHICH COULD COME
AS EARLY AS TOMORROW.
STRESS LEVELS ARE GOING UP AND
NOT JUST IN EVERETT BUT ACROSS
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU
TONIGHT.
COULD STATE LAWMAKERS OFFER
BOEING ANOTHER DEAL TO STAY
HERE?
DREW MICKELSON SPOKE TO MANY
OF THEM TODAY TO FIND OUT.
BUT FIRST KAYLA LAFFERTY JOINS
US LIVE IN EVERTT THE COMMUNITY
THAT WILL OF COURSE BE HIT THE
HARDEST BY THIS DECISION.
SO KAYLA, TELL US HOW THIS
COULD IMPACT PEOPLE WORKING
THEIR WELL, MANY OF THE
RESIDENTS AND CITY OFFICIALS WE
TALKED TO TODAY WORRY NOT ONLY
ABOUT LAYOFFS AT BOEING BUT
ALSO HOW THIS COULD IMPACT THE
LOCAL ECONOMY, BUSINESSES IN
THE SUPPLY CHAIN AS THOSE
RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL IN THE
CITY OF EVERETT, COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ARE REELING AT THE
POSSIBILITY OF BOEING MOVING
787 PRODUCTION FROM EVERTT TO
SOUTH CAROLINA AS CITIZENS
OF EVERTT AND CITIZEN
OF WASHNGTON IN OUR COUNTY WE
NEED STAIB ABILITY AND IF
YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO GIVE US
STABILITY THEN WE DON'T NEED
YOU HERE.
>> ALONZO RAKEEM SMALLS WORKS
IN EVERETT.
>> HE SAYS CAUVIN, 19, WAS A
BLOW TO HIS COMMUNITY AND HE'S
ANGRY THAT BOEING COULD ADD
FUEL TO THE FIRE BY TAKING MORE
JOBS FROM THE WORKFORCE.
WHILE SO MANY ARE ALREADY
STRUGGLING.
>> WE NEED PEOPLE WHO WILLING
TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK AND FEED OUR FAMILIES AND
IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO GIVE
US THAT THEN YEAH, SURE.
GO TO SOUTH CAROLINA WITH
AROUND 35000 EMPLOYEES.
BOEING IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER
EVERTT.
>> THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT NEWS
TO TRY TO DIGEST.
MAYOR CASY FRANKLIN SAYS BOEING
HAS NOT CONFIRMED TO HER IF THE
MOVE IS OFFICIAL JUST YET.
BUT THE THOUGHT OF THE RIPPLE
EFFECT IT COULD HAVE ON THE
LOCAL ECONOMY IS WORRISOME.
>> WHETHER IT IS GROCERY
STORES, RESTAURANTS, CAR
DEALERS, ANY INDUSTRY HERE IS
IMPACTED BY BOEING.
>> A LOSS WOULD BE WOULD REALLY
HURT OUR CITY AND OUR AND OUR
FAMILIES.
BUT WE ARE STRONG AND RESILIENT
AND WE WILL WE WILL GET THROUGH
IT.
>> ACCORDING TO SMALLS, BOEING
SHOULDN'T DICTATE THE
SUCCESSFUL NESS OF ITS CITUY.
HE HOPES HIS COMMUNITY CAN
RALLY AND OVERCOME WHATEVER
BOEING IS WHAT BOEING IS GOING
TO DO.
>> AND WHILE WE HAVE TO DO AS A
COMMUNITY STICK TOGETHER AND
MOVE FORWARD.
>> NOW BOEING HAS NOT MADE AN
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON IF THE
NEWS IS TRUE OR NOT AND THE
UNION'S REPRESENTING THESE
BOEING EMPLOYEES TOLD KING5
TODAY THAT THEY'RE NOT BUYING
IT TILL THEY GET THAT OFFICIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT.
LEVIN EVERTT CABLE LAFFERTY
KING5 NEWS.
KAYLA, THANK YOU.
WELL, DREAMLINERS PRODUCTION
STARTED IN AVERETTE BACK IN
2007 BUT ABOUT 30000 EMPLOYEES
WORK AT THAT PLANT.
NOT ALL OF THEM WORK ON THE
DREAMLINER.
BOEING MOVED SOME PRODUCTION
OF THE 787 TO SOUTH CAROLINA
BACK IN 2000 12 7000 PEOPLE
WORK THERE.
THE MASSIVE BUILDING IN EVERTT
WILL NOT BE COMPLETELY QUIET IF
787 PRODUCTION MOVES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
THE 747 THE TRIPLE SEVEN, THE
SEVEN SIX SEVEN ARE STILL BUILT
THERE.
ALL OF THE 737 MAX JETS ARE
MADE IN RENTON THROIGH MAJOR
TAX BREAKS.
>> THE STATE OF WASHINGTON HAS
DONE PLENTY TO MAKE BOEING
HAPPY HERE AND TO ATTRACT AND
RETAIN PROJECTS.
BUT COULD ANOTHER SWEET DEAL BE
IN THE WORKS?
S BUREAU CHIEF THROIGH
MIKKELSON LIVE AT THE STATE
CAPITAL.
SO DREW.
CAN THE STATE DO ANYTHING AT
THIS POINT TO KEEP THE
DREAMLINERS PRODUCTION HERE?
WELL MARKETS IS NOT SELLING.
THE STATE CAN OR WILL DO
ANYTHING NOT A LOT OF OPTIMISM,
NOT A LOT OF POSITIVE OR KIND
WORDS COMING OUT OF THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TODAY.
GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE SAID THAT
BOEING WOULD BE QUOTE TURNING
ITS BACK ON THE STATE IF THIS
HAPPENED AFTER A LONG HISTORY
OF SUPPORT FROM STATE LAWMAKERS
THIS 7E7 WILL BE BUILT RIGHT
HERE IN PUGET.
>> WASHINGTON STATE TAX BREAKS
IN TWO THOUSAND THREE HELPED
BRING THE THEN SEVEN E7
PRODUCTION TO EVERTT.
>> SOME SAY THAT'S WHAT THE E
STOOD FOR.
>> SO THIS I'M SENDING TO
SIGNING 2088 AND THEN 10 YEARS
LATER THOSE TAX BREAKS WERE
EXTENDED TO SWEETEN THE POT
AGAIN FOR BOEING TO BUILD ITS
TRIPLE SEVEN X IN WASHINGTON.
>> BUT DESPITE SAVING BILLIONS
BOEING EXECUTIVES CITING UNION
STRIKES WASHINGTON MOVED SOME
DREAMLINER ASSEMBLY TO SOUTH
CAROLINA IN 2009 AND NOW THE
WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS ALL
OF THE WORK CURRENTLY BEING
DONE EVERTT COULD MOVE TO SOUTH
CAROLINA.
>> IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, GOV.
JAY INSLEE SAID QUOTE BOEING
WOULD BE TURNING ITS BACK ON
THE FINEST WORKERS AND THE BEST
PLACE IN THE WORLD TO BUILD
AIRPLANES.
>> HE WENT ON TO NOTE THE
STATE'S REPEATED SUPPORT ADDING
QUOTE IF THIS REPORT IS TRUE,
IT WOULD FORCE A REVIEW OF THAT
PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING A HARD
LOOK AT THE COMPANY'S FAVORABLE
TAX TREATMENT.
>> CAN THE STATE DO ANYTHING TO
KEEP BOEING FROM MOVING THE
DREAMLINER TO SOUTH CAROLINA?
WE ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST
AN UNBELIEVABLY DIFFICULT TIME
FOR AVIATION.
>> THIS IS A RESPONSE TO A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC THAT IS
OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS.
>> STATE SENATOR RUBEN CARLILE
WORKED IN THE 2013 TAX BREAK
EXTENSION.
HE SAYS THE POTENTIAL MOVE
WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO THE
STATE AND THE STATE NEEDS TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH BOEING TO
PROTECT OTHER PROJECTS TO PLAY
A LARGE ROLE IN THE STATE'S
ECONOMY.
CARLISLE VIEWS THE MOVE TO
SOUTH CAROLINA AS A BUSINESS
DECISION AND NOT A PLOY TO GET
A NEW TAX BREAK FROM THE STATE.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT SOME TAX DEAL
OR INCENTIVE PACKAGE.
>> THIS IS ABOUT A RESPONSIBLE
LONG TERM COMMIT AND ENTER THE
WORKFORCE LONG TERM A
COMMITMENT TO THE COMPANY AND
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH
WASHINGTON STATE.
AND I THINK IT IT WILL WEATHER
THIS EXTRA REALLY DIFFICULT
TIME.
>> I ALSO SPOKE WITH REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR LAUREN
KOLB.
HE SAID THIS WOULD BE QUOTE BAD
NEWS IF IT HAPPENS AND HE SAYS
THIS IS DEFINITELY A DIRECT
RESULT OF THE GOVERNOR'S TAX
POLICIES AND REGULATIONS.
HE SAYS HE CONSIDERS THIS AN
UNFRIENDLY STATE TOWARDS
BUSINESS.
UNDER AN INSLEE ADMINISTRATION
WE'LL HAVE IN OLYMPIA DREW
MIKKELSON KING5 NEWSOURCE
THROIGH.
>> THANK YOU.
SO WASHINGTON LAWMAKERS ARE
WEIGHING IN ON BOEING'S
POTENTIAL MOVE.
THEY DON'T LIKE IT.
SENATOR MARIA CANTWELL TWEETED
THIS PUGET SOUND HAS ONE
HUNDRED YEARS OF AVIATION
MANUFACTURING HISTORY.
ITS WORKERS SKILL SET
EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES
SHOULD NOT BE UNDERVALUED BY
ANYONE, ESPECIALLY THE BOEING
COMPANY.
CONGRESSMAN RICK LARSEN
TWEETING THIS BOEING'S DECISION
TO PULL ITS 787 PRODUCTION OUT
OF WASHINGTON STATE IS SHORT
SIGHTED AND MISPLACED.
AS THE ECONOMY COMES BACK AND
AIR TRAVEL RETURNS, I WILL
FIGHT TO BRING 787 PRODUCTION
BACK TO EVERTT A TEST FLIGHT
THIS MORNING FOR THE 737 MAX.
COMING UP IN LESS THAN 10