you have to wake up and smell the coffee. what they re demanding, the response from the studios, and what it means for the entertainment you were looking forward to this year. plus, it s been so hot on the pavement out west, you could literally sere food. millions under threat from extreme heat today. we re in phoenix where it could be the hottest week ever. and has a serial killer been caught after a string of murders more than a decade ago on a long island beach. what our investigators team is learning about the suspect now in custody. it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, i m lindsey reiser in for ana cabrera. hollywood movie sets and television studios are going dark. failed contract negotiations with the major studios. let s bring in nbc news correspondent dana griffin from outside headquarters where picket lines have already formed this morning, and nbc news entertainment contributor chris witherspoon. comcast is a member of the alliance of motion picture and television produc
everything was all set up. so we said let s just do it, and then if they call a strike, we ll go home. it s a huge deal for me to be here. it s also a huge deal for me to be in lock step with all of my peers and guild and every other guild that matters, both can matter at the same time. we re very much the face of the acting world in this moment right here, so we have to be if it s going to work at all, we have to be part of it. these a-listers are using their platform here, but chris, you and i have been talking about these major movie premiers what feels like all spring and summer. how will this strike impact that? oppenheimer comes out next week, $100 billion production bucket, the marketing budget, $100 billion. they spend big getting these stars on the red carpet, going on the morning shows. no more morning show interviews on the today show or good morning americas of the world. the barbie film also comes out next week. oppenheimer and barbie, but all