1 00:00:02,149 --> 00:00:04,790 Hello, I'm calling from the trip. I'd like to confirm a call. 2 00:00:04,990 --> 00:00:08,029 How much money was involved? 3 00:00:08,330 --> 00:00:09,330 Was it over $1 ,000? 4 00:00:09,950 --> 00:00:11,150 Was it over $10 ,000? 5 00:01:14,209 --> 00:01:17,530 Walker, when are you going to learn to use a VDT instead of that relic? 6 00:01:18,190 --> 00:01:21,970 I'm a rider, got a tight setter. The VDT's faster, a lot faster. 7 00:01:22,570 --> 00:01:23,730 You want faster, you want good. 8 00:01:24,310 --> 00:01:25,310 Can I get both? 9 00:01:27,510 --> 00:01:28,910 Has anything decent come in yet? 10 00:01:29,190 --> 00:01:31,870 Guy in Bel Air has discovered a way to make his car run on water. 11 00:01:32,190 --> 00:01:33,190 No kidding. 12 00:01:33,210 --> 00:01:36,250 Well, don't get your hopes up. The car moved a quarter of a mile and the engine 13 00:01:36,250 --> 00:01:37,450 died, seized from rust. 14 00:01:37,730 --> 00:01:38,970 On LA water, no wonder. 15 00:01:39,510 --> 00:01:40,890 A quarter mile to an engine? 16 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:42,980 That's just an estimate. Your mileage may vary. 17 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,200 Rotten weather. Looks like Tacoma out there. 18 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:47,840 Looks like the end of the world. 19 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:49,040 That's what I said. 20 00:01:50,220 --> 00:01:51,800 Boy, do I have good news. 21 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,140 Scott, we need it for phase one. 22 00:01:53,340 --> 00:01:56,100 I just hired Marcy Lockman away from the Long Beach Sun. 23 00:01:56,340 --> 00:01:58,260 The consumer affairs writer? So what? 24 00:01:58,500 --> 00:02:00,960 What did we give up? Cash or a first -round draft choice? 25 00:02:01,220 --> 00:02:03,680 Cash. You remember when we offered that guy from the Miami Herald? 26 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,720 Yeah. A little bit more than that. 27 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:08,639 Really? Not that one. 28 00:02:09,039 --> 00:02:10,039 She's coming in today. 29 00:02:10,620 --> 00:02:11,620 I'll introduce you. 30 00:02:12,540 --> 00:02:15,660 Lou, I've got a story for you. It's so neat, it's so perfect. 31 00:02:15,860 --> 00:02:16,900 It's got a little bit of everything. 32 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,360 Take it easy, Rossi. On a day like today, you don't need a hard sell. 33 00:02:20,820 --> 00:02:25,280 On the 15th, Supervisor Wendell Kirby went to Denver. Right, for the county 34 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,440 administrator's conference. While he was in Denver, he took a side trip to 35 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:29,540 Aspen. So? 36 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,920 So, when I asked him how he liked Aspen, he flew off the handle and said he'd 37 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:34,779 never even been there. 38 00:02:34,780 --> 00:02:35,900 Well, maybe he hadn't. 39 00:02:36,700 --> 00:02:40,200 A Glendale stockbroker was in Aspen with his wife and saw Kirby. 40 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:41,860 Is the stockbroker reliable? 41 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:43,280 I would say so. 42 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,000 So Kirby denies something we think is true. 43 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:48,140 Why would he do that? 44 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,780 Let me go find out. And if I nail it, can I get some real play today? 45 00:02:52,380 --> 00:02:53,440 Paid one good enough? 46 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,120 Ross, he smells blood. 47 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,100 Nice to see him happy again. 48 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:05,920 Sometimes a small animal struck going by. Some pesky kids can set these things 49 00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:06,920 off. 50 00:03:06,980 --> 00:03:10,900 Usually they're trouble -free. And again, what sets them off can be a 51 00:03:10,900 --> 00:03:11,900 with a gun. 52 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,260 Shouldn't have any more trouble. It's okay now. 53 00:03:14,740 --> 00:03:16,040 Do you install these? 54 00:03:16,460 --> 00:03:17,740 Well, that's how I earn a living. 55 00:03:19,380 --> 00:03:22,320 However, the thing I'm really proud of is a little neighborhood organization 56 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:23,320 we've developed here. 57 00:03:23,620 --> 00:03:24,920 It's called CATCH. 58 00:03:25,460 --> 00:03:27,560 Citizens Alliance to Control Hoodlums. 59 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:32,390 Des. Catch, have good relations with the police, Mr. Longwood? 60 00:03:33,070 --> 00:03:34,410 I've always supported the police. 61 00:03:35,150 --> 00:03:37,050 Let's face it, they can't be everywhere at once. 62 00:03:37,730 --> 00:03:40,730 But you do work with them. You don't make arrests on your own. 63 00:03:41,050 --> 00:03:42,690 Oh, well, we'll detain a suspect. 64 00:03:43,210 --> 00:03:46,230 Maybe try to point out the error of his ways, so the cops come. 65 00:03:46,650 --> 00:03:47,650 Do you carry guns? 66 00:03:48,770 --> 00:03:51,830 Technically, of course, the police don't allow us to carry weapons on patrol. 67 00:03:52,450 --> 00:03:53,850 But do you own a gun? 68 00:03:54,050 --> 00:03:56,850 Of course I do. If things ever get out of control, I'm not going to be caught 69 00:03:56,850 --> 00:03:57,910 walking around without protection. 70 00:03:58,730 --> 00:04:01,110 So what do you do when you catch someone doing something illegal? 71 00:04:02,310 --> 00:04:05,150 We have our own ways of making an impression on the criminal element. 72 00:04:05,690 --> 00:04:06,690 Know what I mean? 73 00:04:06,810 --> 00:04:08,030 Yeah. I think we do. 74 00:04:13,210 --> 00:04:16,910 Marcy, this is Art Donovan, our assistant city editor. You'll be 75 00:04:16,910 --> 00:04:18,070 him. Hi. 76 00:04:18,670 --> 00:04:19,670 Hi. 77 00:04:20,550 --> 00:04:25,170 We haven't decided exactly where your desk is going to be yet. I'll get a copy 78 00:04:25,170 --> 00:04:26,170 boy to show you around. 79 00:04:26,390 --> 00:04:28,230 Oh, that's okay, Lou. I'll do it. I've got a couple of minutes. 80 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,340 If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself. 81 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:32,740 Oh, that's very good of you. 82 00:04:34,220 --> 00:04:37,200 You know, this paper has really needed a good consumer affairs reporter. 83 00:04:37,540 --> 00:04:39,100 I'm really looking forward to it. 84 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,700 When I walked into the building, I couldn't believe I'd finally made it to 85 00:04:43,500 --> 00:04:45,020 Big City has a lot to offer. 86 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:51,160 Yeah. Giant public utilities, thousands of car repair shops, and dozens of big 87 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:52,160 corporations. 88 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,100 I can't wait to investigate them all. 89 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:55,179 Go get them. 90 00:04:55,180 --> 00:04:57,960 Are you familiar with our VDTs? They the same as you have in Long Beach? 91 00:04:59,159 --> 00:05:00,159 Not exactly. 92 00:05:00,740 --> 00:05:02,540 Do you mind if we look over your shoulder? 93 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:04,820 Not at all. I'm riding my mother. 94 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:06,900 Oh, she got a terminal at home? 95 00:05:15,700 --> 00:05:21,920 Did you feel that? 96 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:24,600 Yeah, I felt that. 97 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:26,600 5 .2. 98 00:05:26,840 --> 00:05:28,680 No, 4 .8. 99 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,340 5 .2, you got it? Yeah. 100 00:05:30,580 --> 00:05:32,340 5 .4. Not a chance. 101 00:05:32,820 --> 00:05:33,820 5 .0. 102 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:36,100 4 .6. 103 00:05:36,940 --> 00:05:37,940 No way. 104 00:05:38,180 --> 00:05:40,200 It has to be at least 5 .5. 105 00:05:42,300 --> 00:05:43,079 I'm in? 106 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:44,080 I'm in, too. 107 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,660 You mark me now? What is it? 108 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:50,820 5 .5. All right, all right. 109 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:53,120 Yeah. 110 00:05:53,540 --> 00:05:55,500 Oh, hi, Reggie. How are things? 111 00:06:13,380 --> 00:06:17,520 I never thought you'd stoop to rating. 112 00:06:17,780 --> 00:06:18,780 It's a big opportunity. 113 00:06:19,550 --> 00:06:24,590 I mean, she will be working on an important daily in a major metropolitan 114 00:06:24,810 --> 00:06:27,910 Well, what are we here in Long Beach? A Pueblo? Let me tell you something. I'm 115 00:06:27,910 --> 00:06:31,150 never going to forget this. Never. Look, Reggie, don't take it personally. I 116 00:06:31,150 --> 00:06:34,470 mean, it just shows that we respect you as a judge of talent. 117 00:06:36,630 --> 00:06:38,430 4 .2, okay? 118 00:06:39,270 --> 00:06:40,270 Mr. Grant. 119 00:06:40,310 --> 00:06:42,350 Huh? Did you feel the earthquake? 120 00:06:42,610 --> 00:06:44,770 Yes, we did. Is everyone in the building all right? 121 00:06:45,070 --> 00:06:48,750 Oh, no damage is reported. The only trouble is with the VDTs. We lost 122 00:06:48,750 --> 00:06:51,070 copy was on the screen when the power was interrupted. 123 00:06:51,390 --> 00:06:54,050 But it didn't affect the copy already stored in the memory banks. 124 00:06:54,330 --> 00:06:55,690 Thank heaven for that. 125 00:06:56,670 --> 00:07:02,050 I have these recurring dreams about our losing the entire paper when somebody 126 00:07:02,050 --> 00:07:03,350 hits the wrong button. 127 00:07:04,710 --> 00:07:06,210 Were you taking out the collection? 128 00:07:06,630 --> 00:07:08,570 No, this is for the earthquake pool. 129 00:07:09,530 --> 00:07:10,750 Really? How strong was the earthquake? 130 00:07:11,130 --> 00:07:14,710 Well, we don't know yet. Walker, Chuck, I think it was about a 4 .8. Oh, no. 131 00:07:14,930 --> 00:07:18,690 No, much too low. It was more like a 5 .7. Someone pick 5 .7. 132 00:07:19,330 --> 00:07:20,810 No. Good. Put me down. 133 00:07:22,430 --> 00:07:24,070 This picture ought to cost a dollar to get in. 134 00:07:24,990 --> 00:07:28,350 Oh, are you suggesting I'm not good for the money, Mr. Brown? 135 00:07:30,930 --> 00:07:34,190 Nuts. 4 .5. That percent is near Saugus. 136 00:07:34,890 --> 00:07:35,890 This is amazing. 137 00:07:35,950 --> 00:07:36,950 I never want anything. 138 00:07:37,110 --> 00:07:38,670 You owe me a buck, Mr. Bichotte. 139 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:40,940 See Mr. Gurion in accounting. 140 00:07:46,740 --> 00:07:49,260 Supervisor Kirby, can I ask you a few questions? I'm late for a campaign 141 00:07:49,260 --> 00:07:51,700 meeting. But if it's about the earthquake, there have been no reported 142 00:07:51,700 --> 00:07:53,880 or major damage throughout the county. It's about your trip to Denver. 143 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:55,380 Why didn't you attend the conference? 144 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:57,160 Are you still on that? 145 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,220 I told you before, I did attend the conference. 146 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,420 But nobody remembers seeing you after the opening meeting. Was your wife with 147 00:08:02,420 --> 00:08:04,640 you? No, my wife didn't accompany me on that trip. 148 00:08:05,220 --> 00:08:07,060 Then who was that woman you were seeing with in Aspen? 149 00:08:08,290 --> 00:08:09,290 Off limits. 150 00:08:09,490 --> 00:08:10,449 Off limits. 151 00:08:10,450 --> 00:08:13,390 Look, I don't care if you fool around. Not many of the supervisors look like 152 00:08:13,390 --> 00:08:16,230 they'd be up to it. I just don't think the tax pay should finance it, do you? 153 00:08:16,350 --> 00:08:17,990 I'm not going to comment on that kind of a question. 154 00:08:18,590 --> 00:08:20,770 No matter how many different ways you try to ask it, it's slander. 155 00:08:21,350 --> 00:08:23,570 Find that story and somebody will be looking for a job. 156 00:08:26,090 --> 00:08:27,310 Let's see if it's you or me. 157 00:08:36,039 --> 00:08:38,240 Now, when you've done that, crunch in your personal entry code. 158 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:39,480 What was your code at the time? 159 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:43,520 Oh, no. 160 00:08:43,580 --> 00:08:45,280 I was kind of hoping to start fresh. 161 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,760 The code that they gave me in Long Beach was so dumb. 162 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:50,780 I don't ever want to hear or say that word again. 163 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:52,160 What was it? 164 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:54,200 Cupcake. 165 00:08:55,420 --> 00:08:56,420 Not so bad. 166 00:08:56,900 --> 00:08:57,879 I'm sorry. 167 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,280 I want my new code to express the kind of job I do. 168 00:09:01,940 --> 00:09:04,160 Barracuda? No, it's got too many letters. 169 00:09:04,580 --> 00:09:05,580 You pick. 170 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,320 Something that really describes me. 171 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:10,000 Ken. 172 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:12,100 You have a way with numbers. 173 00:09:14,460 --> 00:09:15,500 This is hot stuff. 174 00:09:15,940 --> 00:09:16,980 Can you support it? 175 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:21,100 The hotel clerk read the names to me right off the register. Three witnesses 176 00:09:21,100 --> 00:09:24,260 Kirby was never at the conference. And then, there's this. 177 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:27,040 She's pretty, so? 178 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:32,380 Not her. That's the broker's wife. That's Kirby, and the woman's one of his 179 00:09:32,380 --> 00:09:34,250 aides. Why didn't you show me this before? 180 00:09:34,510 --> 00:09:36,770 I just picked it up. Besides, I like to save the best for last. 181 00:09:39,330 --> 00:09:40,330 It's not bad. 182 00:09:40,830 --> 00:09:43,210 I always like to break a lump with a cripple. 183 00:09:43,590 --> 00:09:45,890 Well, I think if it were more as a double, then you stole third. 184 00:09:46,290 --> 00:09:47,029 Bye, Lou. 185 00:09:47,030 --> 00:09:48,610 Billy, how are you coming on neighborhood patrol? 186 00:09:48,850 --> 00:09:51,750 I should have something for you tonight. I'm going to start out right now. 187 00:09:52,070 --> 00:09:53,070 Good. 188 00:10:17,870 --> 00:10:19,690 I'm sorry, Lou. I didn't mean to hit it so hard. 189 00:10:21,090 --> 00:10:24,610 Lou Grant will continue in a moment here on A andE. 190 00:10:31,250 --> 00:10:32,490 All right. All right. 191 00:10:32,930 --> 00:10:33,930 Enough's enough. 192 00:10:39,170 --> 00:10:40,170 Look at that. 193 00:10:40,470 --> 00:10:42,130 It's taking out the whole downtown area. 194 00:10:42,390 --> 00:10:43,390 At least. 195 00:10:43,770 --> 00:10:44,910 I think it's kind of pretty. 196 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,880 Just when I'm in a hot story. City room, hello. 197 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:53,060 Relax, Rossi Power will be back soon. I see. The entire area gets blacked out 198 00:10:53,060 --> 00:10:54,100 and Rossi takes it personally. 199 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:55,360 No, no, keep going. 200 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,500 Wow, it's like a giant dark room with me. 201 00:10:57,740 --> 00:10:59,900 For you maybe, but what am I supposed to write with? 202 00:11:05,140 --> 00:11:07,680 Yeah. Mm -hmm. Yeah. 203 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:10,500 Yeah, I got it. Fine, thank you. 204 00:11:11,340 --> 00:11:15,100 Okay, cops say most of the city's affected, near as they can tell. It 205 00:11:15,100 --> 00:11:18,740 the valley, it rolled right through the pass into town, and out to the beach. 206 00:11:18,780 --> 00:11:19,780 It's a good story. 207 00:11:20,340 --> 00:11:22,940 Terrific. What are we supposed to do, mimeograph it? Any word from the 208 00:11:22,940 --> 00:11:23,940 Department of Water and Power? 209 00:11:24,100 --> 00:11:25,100 I couldn't get through. 210 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,340 At least the phones still work. Why do the phones still work? 211 00:11:27,580 --> 00:11:29,020 They have their own power supply. 212 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:31,480 Burroughs! Where's Burroughs? 213 00:11:32,020 --> 00:11:34,080 Here, Lou. Stop hiding like that. 214 00:11:34,420 --> 00:11:35,640 You smoke, give me some matches. 215 00:11:35,860 --> 00:11:37,120 I'm sorry, I quit last week. 216 00:11:37,380 --> 00:11:38,339 Great timing. 217 00:11:38,340 --> 00:11:39,880 Walker, what are you used to light that pipe with? 218 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:48,440 Don't work it, throw them away. 219 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:52,200 Lou? Lou, I got the Department of Water and Power. 220 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:53,480 Well? 221 00:11:53,900 --> 00:11:54,900 It's a recording. 222 00:11:58,220 --> 00:12:01,240 They said there's been a major outage and power should be restored shortly. 223 00:12:01,900 --> 00:12:02,940 Bulletin, bulletin. 224 00:12:03,300 --> 00:12:04,800 All right, everybody, listen up. 225 00:12:05,220 --> 00:12:09,220 Check your sources and pin down how widespread this thing is. Animal, you 226 00:12:09,220 --> 00:12:10,320 flashlight? Yeah, I'll get it. 227 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:11,840 Burroughs. 228 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:13,620 Airports. Shipping terminals. 229 00:12:13,940 --> 00:12:15,180 RTD. Billy. 230 00:12:15,660 --> 00:12:17,000 Stay after the DWP. 231 00:12:17,700 --> 00:12:19,980 Rossi. Yeah, Lou. Check for political reaction. 232 00:12:20,260 --> 00:12:21,480 And then help out with the cops. 233 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:26,660 Marcy. Yeah. You just officially started. You'll take notes for Walker. 234 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:27,900 We'll get you a desk. 235 00:12:28,580 --> 00:12:30,500 Leon. Yeah. Leon. 236 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,640 Right, Lou. All right. Call the staff in. Get everybody a can. 237 00:12:35,540 --> 00:12:38,120 We need some light. Does anybody have any candles? 238 00:12:38,380 --> 00:12:39,560 Try the religion editor. 239 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:44,320 City desk. 240 00:12:45,290 --> 00:12:46,290 City desk. 241 00:12:47,030 --> 00:12:48,270 The little lights don't work. 242 00:12:48,510 --> 00:12:50,550 Probably tied in with the local power supply. 243 00:12:51,450 --> 00:12:54,730 I know, everybody. We don't know how long this is going to last. 244 00:12:55,050 --> 00:12:56,770 So just in case, let's be prepared. 245 00:12:57,070 --> 00:12:59,670 Fan out, hit the streets, and get some lights in here. 246 00:12:59,930 --> 00:13:01,430 Candles, flashlights, anything. 247 00:13:02,010 --> 00:13:04,530 Donovan, what about the typewriters? They're all electric. 248 00:13:04,770 --> 00:13:07,230 What about the old ones, the ones we used before the VDTs? 249 00:13:07,790 --> 00:13:11,430 Leon, the old typewriters, any stashed in the building somewhere? See, will 250 00:13:11,450 --> 00:13:12,450 Get right on it. 251 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:16,820 It's the press room. They had exactly 12 copies run off before the blackout. Get 252 00:13:16,820 --> 00:13:18,060 them up there. We might need them. 253 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:20,000 Who's got some money? 254 00:13:21,820 --> 00:13:23,660 Come on. You'll all be reimbursed. 255 00:13:24,220 --> 00:13:25,880 Put my last buck in the pool, Luke. 256 00:13:26,580 --> 00:13:27,580 All right, Luke. 257 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:28,800 Easy come. 258 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:30,080 Thanks, Charlie. 259 00:13:30,940 --> 00:13:31,940 How about you? 260 00:13:32,820 --> 00:13:35,020 Oh, sorry, Mrs. Benshaw. That's all right. 261 00:13:35,940 --> 00:13:36,940 Say, you got any money? 262 00:13:37,210 --> 00:13:40,070 Oh, I wasn't able to get to the bank today. Is everything under control here? 263 00:13:40,290 --> 00:13:41,690 Nothing is under control. 264 00:13:41,910 --> 00:13:43,750 Come on, we need money for flashlights. 265 00:13:44,430 --> 00:13:45,430 Donna Byrne. 266 00:13:45,730 --> 00:13:46,730 Donna Byrne. 267 00:13:47,150 --> 00:13:49,370 Donna, you've always got cash. 268 00:13:49,830 --> 00:13:50,830 Give. 269 00:13:52,790 --> 00:13:55,130 Don't teach me to cash my paycheck at lunch. 270 00:13:55,370 --> 00:13:57,190 Some of us were working through lunch. 271 00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:59,930 Okay, here's 20 plus Charlie's six. 272 00:14:03,150 --> 00:14:04,550 Here's another 20. Walker? 273 00:14:04,850 --> 00:14:05,850 Yeah? 274 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:08,400 And another. 275 00:14:08,620 --> 00:14:09,519 That's it? 276 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:10,520 That's not going to be enough. 277 00:14:11,420 --> 00:14:12,239 Here's 50. 278 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:15,540 Now that is it. Unless you want to take the dimes out of my loafers. Thanks, 279 00:14:15,560 --> 00:14:17,040 Adamant. Rossi. I'll bring you change. 280 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:18,320 I got an idea. 281 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:19,720 Ow! 282 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:29,760 Father? 283 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:03,340 Sorry, but there's been an emergency. 284 00:15:03,620 --> 00:15:06,260 See, we've been blacked out. They could put out the paper. 285 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,280 I mean, we're the Tribune, and we've been hit with this thing like everyone 286 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,220 else. I guess you don't know about that in here. 287 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,240 Sure, I do. I just finished dinner, and my dishwasher went on the fritz. 288 00:15:15,660 --> 00:15:16,660 I'm sorry, Father. 289 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,480 How widespread is this blackout? 290 00:15:19,060 --> 00:15:22,940 We don't know yet, but it looks like the entire city's been hit. 291 00:15:25,540 --> 00:15:28,400 Is it okay if I take these? We really need them. Of course. 292 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:32,850 Thank you. Father, I'd really like to pay for them, but... See, all I have is 293 00:15:32,850 --> 00:15:34,850 50. There's no charge. Take as many as you need. 294 00:15:35,090 --> 00:15:38,410 Thank you, Father. And any donation of any size that you'd like to make to our 295 00:15:38,410 --> 00:15:40,030 orphans, we greatly appreciate. 296 00:15:58,850 --> 00:15:59,850 Charlie? 297 00:16:00,110 --> 00:16:01,110 Hey, Charlie. 298 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:02,280 What'd you find? 299 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:03,720 Oh, those are great. 300 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:05,000 Great. 301 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,900 Why do we keep our emergency flashlights in a storage room in the basement? 302 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,780 Yeah, a lot of things are going to do better in the next blackout. Not the 303 00:16:12,780 --> 00:16:14,860 of which is an emergency light in a men's room. 304 00:16:15,380 --> 00:16:16,840 Billy, what'd you find? 305 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:18,400 Restaurant candles. 306 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:20,380 Thanks. It all helps. 307 00:16:20,860 --> 00:16:23,720 Where'd you get these? Villa DiNapoli around the corner? Right. They cook with 308 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:24,720 gas, so they're still open. 309 00:16:25,100 --> 00:16:27,720 The candlelight makes it kind of romantic. Their business is booming. 310 00:16:28,020 --> 00:16:29,020 Come on. 311 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:45,360 City desk. 312 00:16:45,700 --> 00:16:46,700 City desk. 313 00:16:48,020 --> 00:16:49,020 Hold on a minute. 314 00:16:49,820 --> 00:16:52,920 Billy, get over to the Department of Water and Power. See what they have to 315 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,480 Call in as soon as you have something. Right. Yeah, go ahead. Where are you 316 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:56,480 calling from? 317 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:58,520 What are you doing, looking for an honest man? 318 00:17:02,260 --> 00:17:04,280 Here. Add these to your collection. 319 00:17:05,319 --> 00:17:08,099 How are we doing? Well, we still can't do anything without power for the 320 00:17:08,099 --> 00:17:10,460 presses, but at least now we can see what we can't do. 321 00:17:15,380 --> 00:17:16,520 Rossi, where the hell have you been? 322 00:17:16,780 --> 00:17:19,359 Supervisor Kirby's giving a press conference in ten minutes. Get over 323 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:20,720 Where's my change? 324 00:17:21,220 --> 00:17:22,220 Uh, it wasn't any. 325 00:17:26,460 --> 00:17:27,460 Fifty dollars? 326 00:17:28,580 --> 00:17:31,400 There's nothing like a good crisis to fire up a campaign, right, Supervisor? 327 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,640 That depends on the crisis, Mr. Rossi. I don't see the TV people. Why don't we 328 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:38,020 wait till the TV crews show up? There is no TV. Their power's out, too. Be 329 00:17:38,020 --> 00:17:39,480 grateful for giant sister radios. 330 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:42,260 Well, there's one question answered. I guess we should get started. 331 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:44,840 All right, ladies and gentlemen, if I could have your attention. 332 00:17:48,700 --> 00:17:53,020 We seem to have suffered a major power outage. The reports are incomplete at 333 00:17:53,020 --> 00:17:56,360 this time, but it appears to have affected the entire L .A. basin. 334 00:17:56,900 --> 00:17:58,400 Have you heard about any looting? 335 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,040 The public is showing great resourcefulness and restraint in coping 336 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,700 blackout, and we urge all citizens to continue to be patient until the power 337 00:18:05,700 --> 00:18:07,100 restored. When will that be? 338 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:08,660 We can't estimate at this time. 339 00:18:08,940 --> 00:18:11,420 Meanwhile, we are trying to clear the street of traffic jams. 340 00:18:11,710 --> 00:18:14,890 So, folks, please stay off the streets so the utility crews can do their job, 341 00:18:14,930 --> 00:18:16,010 and that will be greatly appreciated. 342 00:18:16,730 --> 00:18:18,650 Do we know what caused the blackout? 343 00:18:18,950 --> 00:18:20,850 No, Mr. Rossi, but I am glad you asked. 344 00:18:21,410 --> 00:18:24,710 I have contacted the other supervisors who will join with me in asking for a 345 00:18:24,710 --> 00:18:26,690 complete investigation as to the cause of the outage. 346 00:18:27,370 --> 00:18:29,090 Now, are there any other questions? 347 00:18:31,570 --> 00:18:32,570 City desk. 348 00:18:33,010 --> 00:18:34,010 City desk. 349 00:18:34,510 --> 00:18:35,510 City desk. 350 00:18:39,190 --> 00:18:40,310 Walker, what have you found out? 351 00:18:41,450 --> 00:18:45,350 I just called home. I've got a freezer thawing. I just paid 300 bucks for a 352 00:18:45,350 --> 00:18:46,209 of beef. 353 00:18:46,210 --> 00:18:47,630 Sounds like it's time to have a party. 354 00:18:47,850 --> 00:18:48,910 What about your story? 355 00:18:49,910 --> 00:18:53,710 On the airport, you got LAX operating an emergency power and Hollywood Burbank 356 00:18:53,710 --> 00:18:54,710 is closed down. 357 00:18:55,070 --> 00:18:57,630 Say the surface streets and most of the freeways are jammed. 358 00:18:58,370 --> 00:19:02,710 And, oh, an 18 -year -old secretary directed traffic outside the museum for 359 00:19:02,710 --> 00:19:03,710 than an hour. 360 00:19:03,830 --> 00:19:05,490 Cops said she did a dandy job. 361 00:19:06,390 --> 00:19:07,390 Okay, thank you. 362 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,840 The county general put out an urgent appeal for blood when the refrigerator 363 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:13,720 down. I thought hospitals had backup systems. 364 00:19:14,180 --> 00:19:16,760 They do, but county generals is like ours. It doesn't work. 365 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:21,400 Oh, over 10 ,000 people were stranded at Pauley Pavilion when the lights went 366 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,760 out, but Goldman over at Sport said it all worked out for the best. 367 00:19:24,460 --> 00:19:25,460 How's that? 368 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,880 UCLA was down by 14 points. He had 20 bucks on him. 369 00:19:30,380 --> 00:19:31,299 You okay? 370 00:19:31,300 --> 00:19:32,300 Hey. 371 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:33,719 Hey, Frank. 372 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:34,720 Looks like business is good. 373 00:19:34,980 --> 00:19:37,020 Yeah, we have a sale on Fender Bendis. 374 00:19:37,350 --> 00:19:40,270 Officer Johnson, folks, would you go with the officer? She'll take care of 375 00:19:40,290 --> 00:19:41,290 please. Go with her. 376 00:19:41,610 --> 00:19:43,390 Thank you. Take him in the back. 377 00:19:44,110 --> 00:19:47,690 Louie, did those reserves get here yet? No. Well, when they do, you send them 378 00:19:47,690 --> 00:19:48,870 out to Hollywood to man the intersections. 379 00:19:49,190 --> 00:19:50,190 Right. 380 00:19:50,810 --> 00:19:51,810 Those things will kill you. 381 00:19:52,550 --> 00:19:54,530 Antacids don't kill people. People kill people. 382 00:19:55,750 --> 00:19:58,370 False alarms. Are you having much trouble with vandals, looters? 383 00:19:58,710 --> 00:19:59,669 Just the opposite. 384 00:19:59,670 --> 00:20:02,790 A lot of accidents, but nothing serious. People pitching in trying to help. Some 385 00:20:02,790 --> 00:20:04,890 blind guy let 80 people out of the Arco Plaza. 386 00:20:05,270 --> 00:20:06,270 You got his name? 387 00:20:06,350 --> 00:20:09,430 If I give it to you, will you go bother somebody else for a while? Sure. 388 00:20:09,910 --> 00:20:11,310 What about the watch commander? Is he busy? 389 00:20:11,790 --> 00:20:15,610 Oh, no, no. He's been sitting in his office all night just waiting for Joe 390 00:20:15,610 --> 00:20:17,010 to show up and scrounge up a story. 391 00:20:17,310 --> 00:20:18,530 Now, take that and beat it. 392 00:20:18,950 --> 00:20:19,950 Thank you. Okay. 393 00:20:25,270 --> 00:20:27,170 Thank you all for waiting. 394 00:20:27,530 --> 00:20:29,110 Here, Mrs. Pinjon. Sit here. 395 00:20:29,770 --> 00:20:30,770 Hi. 396 00:20:35,340 --> 00:20:38,840 Well, this is certainly a romantic setting for a press conference. 397 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,780 Mrs. Benjana, in this light, you look just like Lauren Bacall. 398 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:45,960 Oh, thank you, Mr. Grant. 399 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:48,480 So do you. 400 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:52,600 Excuse me, kids. 401 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:54,060 Can we go over the budget? 402 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:59,560 Oh, why this question mark beside Mr. Rossi's story about Supervisor Kirby's 403 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:00,580 vacation in Aspen? 404 00:21:01,060 --> 00:21:04,360 We had to cut it from eight books to three. It's so short, it might be better 405 00:21:04,360 --> 00:21:05,039 hold it. 406 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,640 Any news yet on what caused the blackout in the first place? 407 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:13,260 I seem to recall our running articles describing why such a thing could never 408 00:21:13,260 --> 00:21:17,440 happen. Well, in a normal emergency, everything would have been fine. 409 00:21:18,660 --> 00:21:20,300 Emergencies are seldom normal. 410 00:21:22,260 --> 00:21:25,680 It began when an earthquake disrupted two power lines in the valley. 411 00:21:26,100 --> 00:21:28,820 Then two key transformers were hit by lightning. 412 00:21:29,120 --> 00:21:31,040 They're due back online within an hour. 413 00:21:31,260 --> 00:21:33,960 This also occurred at rush hour during peak usage. 414 00:21:34,410 --> 00:21:35,490 What about the nuclear plant? 415 00:21:35,730 --> 00:21:39,330 Can't that take up some of the slack? It was shut down for revamping the safety 416 00:21:39,330 --> 00:21:43,730 system. Also, it was human error. At the DWP, they told me that a group of 417 00:21:43,730 --> 00:21:47,270 trainees was in charge of a key switching station, and when their 418 00:21:47,270 --> 00:21:49,330 overloaded, they simply didn't know what to do. 419 00:21:49,830 --> 00:21:50,870 We've got some good stories. 420 00:21:51,370 --> 00:21:52,370 Human interest stuff. 421 00:21:53,150 --> 00:21:56,210 Acts of kindness, people working together, some heroism. 422 00:21:56,810 --> 00:21:57,970 Should be a nice issue. 423 00:21:59,210 --> 00:22:02,590 The blackout occurred at 5 .22 p .m. 424 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,440 We were informed power would be restored by 6 .30. 425 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:14,400 It is now 8 .47 p .m., and once again, power is to be restored 426 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:15,400 within an hour. 427 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:19,600 We have no electricity. 428 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:24,660 If those presses aren't running by midnight, we will have no newspaper 429 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:31,660 Lou Grant will continue in a moment here on A andE. 430 00:22:34,700 --> 00:22:35,840 Wait a minute. 431 00:22:36,980 --> 00:22:38,420 Just wait a minute. 432 00:22:40,060 --> 00:22:42,960 I can't believe we're just going to roll over and play dead on this. 433 00:22:43,300 --> 00:22:46,900 I can assure you, Mr. Grant, I don't like it any better than you. 434 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:52,620 Since the first issue this newspaper published 64 years ago, we have never 435 00:22:52,620 --> 00:22:54,400 failed to make the street with an edition. 436 00:22:54,860 --> 00:22:56,360 You had printing problems before? 437 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,800 Yes, twice. The Times helped us out. 438 00:22:59,260 --> 00:23:02,380 We returned the favor for nearly a month when they renovated their presses. 439 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,500 Well, this time we can't count on the times to bail us out. 440 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,000 What are they doing? 441 00:23:07,620 --> 00:23:09,300 They'll use their Orange County plant. 442 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:13,000 It's big enough for most of their full run, but they can't handle us as well. 443 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:14,440 There's got to be a way. 444 00:23:15,500 --> 00:23:18,740 Instead of us thinking of all the reasons why we can't do it, let's figure 445 00:23:18,740 --> 00:23:19,740 how we can. 446 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:24,000 What's the closest metropolitan area that isn't affected by the blackout? 447 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,000 me that. 448 00:23:28,620 --> 00:23:29,620 Long Beach. 449 00:23:29,700 --> 00:23:33,740 Their downtown area isn't blacked out. That's where the Sun publishes. Now, 450 00:23:33,740 --> 00:23:35,080 a minute, Mr. Grant. 451 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:42,080 They have their own paper to put out. They can't typeset 24 pages for us in an 452 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:42,999 hour and a half. 453 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:44,720 There are print shops in Long Beach. 454 00:23:47,380 --> 00:23:52,020 Mr. Hume, you have an old friend at the Sun. 455 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,720 Mr., um, Mr... Washburn. 456 00:23:56,020 --> 00:23:57,020 Reggie Washburn. 457 00:23:57,590 --> 00:23:58,590 There's the answer. 458 00:23:58,750 --> 00:23:59,970 Give them a call, Charlie. 459 00:24:00,570 --> 00:24:06,130 Well, I'll try, but they may not go for it. Why not? No paper would turn down a 460 00:24:06,130 --> 00:24:10,250 chance to help another. They weren't too happy about our hiring away Marcy 461 00:24:10,250 --> 00:24:13,650 Lachman. Then they'll love having us owe them one. Tell them money's no object. 462 00:24:13,950 --> 00:24:17,270 Mr. Brown, that phrase always made me very, very nervous. 463 00:24:17,530 --> 00:24:19,870 But go ahead, Mr. Hume. Call your friend. 464 00:24:22,530 --> 00:24:23,530 My friend. 465 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,640 Is there anything we should know about the operation in Long Beach? 466 00:24:28,060 --> 00:24:30,420 When you're down there, don't order the fish in the commissary. 467 00:24:31,120 --> 00:24:32,120 When I'm down there? 468 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:34,280 I'm not going. This is Lou's baby. 469 00:24:34,740 --> 00:24:36,920 Did you see the look in his eyes? He loves this. 470 00:24:37,580 --> 00:24:39,600 A whole new paper to put out in one night. 471 00:24:40,540 --> 00:24:42,160 He'd never trust it to anybody else. 472 00:24:42,580 --> 00:24:44,960 I don't blame him. I wouldn't either if it were mine. 473 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:55,000 Let me take a look at that. 474 00:24:56,700 --> 00:24:57,700 Ties are 650. 475 00:24:58,180 --> 00:24:59,620 I helped get these things recalled. 476 00:25:04,180 --> 00:25:05,180 I know. 477 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:07,400 I know, Reggie. 478 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:09,520 You're right. 479 00:25:10,180 --> 00:25:11,180 Yeah. 480 00:25:12,820 --> 00:25:14,020 Everything you say is true. 481 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:16,900 I really am. 482 00:25:17,980 --> 00:25:18,980 Yeah. 483 00:25:20,620 --> 00:25:23,220 Listen, now that you've got all this off your chest, 484 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:26,260 How about I using your presence? 485 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:29,200 Really? 486 00:25:29,740 --> 00:25:31,020 After all that? 487 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:33,700 Oh, that's great. 488 00:25:34,120 --> 00:25:35,440 Thanks, Reggie. 489 00:25:38,740 --> 00:25:41,540 He was really very nice about it. 490 00:26:14,410 --> 00:26:15,129 who's picked up. 491 00:26:15,130 --> 00:26:16,130 Where's the supervisor? 492 00:26:16,250 --> 00:26:17,410 In the watch commander's office. 493 00:26:17,650 --> 00:26:19,010 Thanks. Can you give me a rundown on what's happening? 494 00:26:19,230 --> 00:26:22,450 Yep. People are roaming the streets, ripping off every thing they can. 495 00:26:22,450 --> 00:26:24,850 been major looting in Westdale. They even knocked over Florida. 496 00:26:25,230 --> 00:26:26,870 And the gangs are just smashing and burning. 497 00:26:27,270 --> 00:26:29,050 Why? You tell me. 498 00:26:30,150 --> 00:26:31,850 Uh -oh. Here he comes now. 499 00:26:35,650 --> 00:26:38,650 I get your question, May. Just a minute, please. Just a minute. 500 00:26:39,210 --> 00:26:40,330 I have a brief announcement. 501 00:26:41,250 --> 00:26:43,590 Despite the efforts of off -duty personnel, 502 00:26:44,330 --> 00:26:47,530 and the hard -working efforts of the reserve, there have been reported 503 00:26:47,530 --> 00:26:49,310 of violence in some areas of the city. 504 00:26:49,830 --> 00:26:53,830 But rest assured that anyone caught looting will be dealt with severely. 505 00:26:54,090 --> 00:26:54,649 I understand. 506 00:26:54,650 --> 00:26:57,450 I've contacted the governor and requested National Guard assistance. 507 00:26:57,830 --> 00:26:58,910 This should be good for a few votes. 508 00:26:59,150 --> 00:27:03,430 In addition, about 30 minutes ago, I've called for a statewide investigation 509 00:27:03,430 --> 00:27:04,890 into the causes of this blackout. 510 00:27:05,190 --> 00:27:08,110 And I am the only elected official in California to have done that. 511 00:27:10,250 --> 00:27:12,090 This is the last of the copy paper, Luce. 512 00:27:13,100 --> 00:27:14,100 What are you talking about? 513 00:27:14,460 --> 00:27:17,020 Well, we don't keep much on hand since we went to DDT. 514 00:27:19,340 --> 00:27:20,880 Tell them to start using stationery. 515 00:27:21,340 --> 00:27:22,340 Okay. 516 00:27:23,900 --> 00:27:25,960 Walker, is that Billy? 517 00:27:27,020 --> 00:27:28,560 I want to talk to her when she's done. 518 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,540 Burroughs, any estimate on the results of the power? 519 00:27:33,060 --> 00:27:34,220 They moved back again. 520 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:37,660 745. The lightning did more damage than they thought. 521 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:40,200 That's a little more than an hour. 522 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:46,479 Mrs. Bichon. 523 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:47,500 Hold on a minute. 524 00:27:48,580 --> 00:27:50,720 As soon as we'll have juice, it's 11 .45. 525 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:52,580 We have to decide now. 526 00:27:54,060 --> 00:27:55,180 I'll call you right back. 527 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:58,380 That would give us time to print here. 528 00:27:58,980 --> 00:28:00,560 Assuming the power comes on when they say it will. 529 00:28:01,060 --> 00:28:04,120 Lou, even if we can do it, it'll be expensive to use Long Beach. 530 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:08,180 We'd have to cut out most of the ads and go with the small paper, 24 pages at 531 00:28:08,180 --> 00:28:11,780 most. Charlie, the only thing for sure is if we try to publish here and we have 532 00:28:11,780 --> 00:28:13,200 no power, we have no paper. 533 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:16,080 I will indeed. 534 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,340 Mr. Hume, call your friend at the sound. Tell him to expect company. 535 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:28,080 Boxes. We gotta get boxes. 536 00:28:28,820 --> 00:28:29,820 Lay down! 537 00:28:29,900 --> 00:28:33,740 When looters attacked their patrol car, period, paragraph, firemen in the area 538 00:28:33,740 --> 00:28:37,540 were stoned by looters and beaten back while fighting a blaze in an appliance 539 00:28:37,540 --> 00:28:43,080 shop, comma, as a six -block area of downtown resembled a combat zone, 540 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:44,460 Thirty. Where's the... 541 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:45,639 Yeah, Billy. 542 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:46,640 Come on. 543 00:28:46,900 --> 00:28:50,060 Tell Animal to bop you off, then take his film directly to the sun on Long 544 00:28:50,060 --> 00:28:51,060 Beach. 545 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:54,000 We'll do the fresh run from there if we have to. If we get power back here, he 546 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,380 can transmit the art over the wire. 547 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,440 Okay, Lou. We'll be in pretty soon, I guess. There's a few things here I want 548 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,400 check out. Come in now, Billy. I need you. 549 00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:04,320 Hold it down, Rossi. We're not going to have too much room in this issue. 550 00:29:04,780 --> 00:29:05,940 Okay. Okay, so last graph. 551 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:10,380 Residents of high -rise buildings were particularly affected, comma, since 552 00:29:10,380 --> 00:29:13,420 water supply is dependent on electrically powered pumps, period. 553 00:29:13,980 --> 00:29:17,820 They were reduced to drinking water out of ice trays and fire hydrants, period. 554 00:29:18,180 --> 00:29:21,800 Some residents responded to the challenge by drinking wine and brushing 555 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:25,100 teeth with beer, period, 30. Now, what about my supervisor story? I think we're 556 00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:26,240 going to have to hold it till tomorrow. 557 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:30,400 Hold it? You can't. We'll lose our feet on it, Donovan. My source went to one of 558 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:31,400 the TV stations, too. 559 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:34,360 Okay, but we're going to have to cut it. I can't use more than three takes. 560 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,320 I'm crying out loud, Donovan. This is the first good story I've had in months. 561 00:29:38,580 --> 00:29:41,740 You're working on a good story. Call in when you get to the hospital. 562 00:29:43,189 --> 00:29:44,189 What's that about? 563 00:29:44,210 --> 00:29:46,890 We're going to have to use whatever we can on the Kirby scandal. Apparently the 564 00:29:46,890 --> 00:29:49,790 stockbroker that Rossi talked to had an axe to grind. He tipped off one of the 565 00:29:49,790 --> 00:29:52,110 TV stations, so by tomorrow everybody's going to have it. 566 00:29:52,470 --> 00:29:53,470 Perfect. What else? 567 00:29:53,790 --> 00:29:56,710 Well, now Kirby wants an investigation of the blackout from the Department of 568 00:29:56,710 --> 00:29:58,190 Energy. You know something? 569 00:29:58,430 --> 00:29:59,670 He'll probably get it. 570 00:30:00,190 --> 00:30:01,610 Okay, Merv, let's get ready to roll. 571 00:30:02,270 --> 00:30:04,830 Hopkins, Burroughs, give the copy desk a hand. 572 00:30:05,150 --> 00:30:07,250 When we're finished with these, come back and get the rest. 573 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:10,940 Take everything you need, even the typewriters. Those guys down there have 574 00:30:10,940 --> 00:30:13,040 own paper to put out, and there isn't enough equipment to go around. 575 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:17,499 What's this? 576 00:30:17,500 --> 00:30:19,520 Oh, it's the fire update, but it keeps changing. 577 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:21,580 Art? Yeah? 578 00:30:21,940 --> 00:30:23,300 Are we really going to get out of paper? 579 00:30:23,660 --> 00:30:24,660 We're trying. 580 00:30:25,340 --> 00:30:26,460 I mean, that's really something. 581 00:30:26,740 --> 00:30:29,720 Nobody would blame us if we didn't. And yet here... Who's watching your desk? 582 00:30:30,020 --> 00:30:31,220 Oh, okay, Lou. I'm going right back. 583 00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:38,420 We'll have people dictating the final updates when we get settled in Long 584 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:40,500 Right. We've got to be ready by 12. 585 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:46,100 With the additions the son has to put out, there's no leeway in press time. 586 00:30:46,340 --> 00:30:47,820 Cutting it pretty close. Yeah. 587 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:49,400 Ready, Matt? 588 00:30:49,580 --> 00:30:53,860 No, but... Why should that stop us? 589 00:30:58,300 --> 00:30:59,620 Good luck, Mr. Grower. 590 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:01,360 Thanks. 591 00:31:13,260 --> 00:31:14,260 Give me. 592 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:18,680 You know, it's crazy. This started out to be a pretty slow news day, then bang. 593 00:31:18,900 --> 00:31:20,880 It turns into the kind of day you dream about for years. 594 00:31:21,180 --> 00:31:22,180 It is, isn't it? 595 00:31:22,460 --> 00:31:23,700 You're going to have fun down there. 596 00:31:24,820 --> 00:31:26,280 What do you mean I'm going to have fun? 597 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:28,440 You're the one who's going. 598 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:32,380 Oh, Lou, I couldn't take that away from you. 599 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:35,840 What do you mean take it away from me? That's a lot of work. 600 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:39,820 Okay, before you change your mind, I'll go. 601 00:31:46,990 --> 00:31:47,990 Good luck, Harkin. 602 00:31:48,230 --> 00:31:49,230 Here! 603 00:31:52,650 --> 00:31:53,930 Make it away, you loader! 604 00:32:07,770 --> 00:32:11,070 Bluegrass will continue in a moment here on A andE. 605 00:32:42,190 --> 00:32:43,190 I took one in the leg. 606 00:32:43,570 --> 00:32:44,590 You a security guard? 607 00:32:45,890 --> 00:32:46,890 Sort of. 608 00:32:47,310 --> 00:32:49,570 I started the neighborhood group in Worcester. 609 00:32:50,630 --> 00:32:51,630 The CATS program. 610 00:32:52,730 --> 00:32:53,770 How did that happen? 611 00:32:54,650 --> 00:32:55,650 I was on patrol. 612 00:32:56,690 --> 00:33:00,050 Chased this guy who was trying to break into a house. 613 00:33:01,490 --> 00:33:05,390 I just threw my gun and he steps out of the shadows and fires. 614 00:33:08,370 --> 00:33:10,370 I don't know. I think I winged him, too. 615 00:33:10,910 --> 00:33:12,110 Sounds like a close call. 616 00:33:13,290 --> 00:33:15,390 Yeah, but that's the risks. 617 00:33:16,690 --> 00:33:18,450 Sorry, I can't give you any more. 618 00:33:18,970 --> 00:33:23,950 I gave me something. I feel a little dopey. Take it easy. 619 00:33:26,930 --> 00:33:28,750 This guy tell you he's a hero? 620 00:33:29,630 --> 00:33:34,010 Say he got shot by a prowler. Right. A bullet entered the back of the calf on a 621 00:33:34,010 --> 00:33:35,010 downward angle. 622 00:33:35,070 --> 00:33:36,470 Powder burns on his pants. 623 00:33:36,850 --> 00:33:38,930 Damn poor shot himself, if you ask me. 624 00:33:39,210 --> 00:33:40,210 Want some coffee? 625 00:33:40,409 --> 00:33:41,409 Sure. 626 00:33:41,910 --> 00:33:44,970 This looks a little primitive to me. A lot primitive. 627 00:33:45,370 --> 00:33:49,110 First we lost power, then the backup system failed, then the backup system to 628 00:33:49,110 --> 00:33:51,990 the backup system stayed on 20 minutes and died. 629 00:33:53,710 --> 00:33:55,530 How do we operate under these conditions? 630 00:33:55,870 --> 00:33:58,450 Oh, the tricky stuff we send to St. Elizabeth and Mercy. 631 00:33:59,470 --> 00:34:02,050 We wouldn't even have this much without Supervisor Kirby. 632 00:34:02,890 --> 00:34:07,030 Kirby? I know, I know. He's not exactly my type either, but when he heard that 633 00:34:07,030 --> 00:34:08,730 we were in a jam, he ordered all that equipment. 634 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,020 Got through the red tape just like that. 635 00:34:11,659 --> 00:34:14,520 We were back in business 15 minutes after the lights went out. 636 00:34:14,900 --> 00:34:16,280 Got to give him points for that. 637 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:21,480 Say hello. 638 00:34:22,020 --> 00:34:23,020 Oh, yeah. Hello, Ross. 639 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:25,540 Oh, no, no. That's all right. I can take it. 640 00:34:26,020 --> 00:34:27,020 Wait a second. 641 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:34,760 Slug, it's surgery. 642 00:34:39,820 --> 00:34:44,719 Okay. Hampered when hospital backup systems failed, medical personnel at 643 00:34:44,719 --> 00:34:49,120 uppercase, county general, jury rigged an emergency center in the parking lot 644 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:53,100 take care of the casualties which occurred during the blackout period 645 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:58,420 There was a cop in a coma, coma, coma, coma. 646 00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:03,120 Hey, Charlie, you haven't taken dictation in a long time. You sure you 647 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:03,979 do this? 648 00:35:03,980 --> 00:35:06,840 Just give me the story, Rossi. You don't forget how to do this. 649 00:35:59,920 --> 00:36:01,200 You got too much for page one, Charlie. 650 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:03,640 How about if we cut Billy's story, though? 651 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:04,960 That will be enough. 652 00:36:05,700 --> 00:36:07,800 I'm getting a lot of art in. I want to play it big. 653 00:36:09,020 --> 00:36:12,040 Well, then we'll just have to kick Rossi's piece on Kirby inside. 654 00:36:13,220 --> 00:36:14,240 Maybe he won't notice. 655 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:21,339 Who's that? 656 00:36:21,340 --> 00:36:24,600 Oh, it's Rick Danbury of the Times. 657 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:25,800 He's doing a story. 658 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:27,280 What kind of a story? 659 00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:29,940 A lot of other newspapers trying to put out a paper. 660 00:36:30,300 --> 00:36:31,400 Seems we're news. 661 00:36:35,620 --> 00:36:36,620 City desk. 662 00:36:37,940 --> 00:36:38,940 Just a minute. 663 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:43,080 Rick! 664 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:48,200 Have you seen the way our financial section is handling this? 665 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:52,640 Lou Grant will continue in a moment here on A andE. 666 00:36:57,290 --> 00:36:58,290 How are you coming with that layout? 667 00:36:58,650 --> 00:37:01,910 Oh, it won't work, Lou. The sun's column sizes are larger and they use different 668 00:37:01,910 --> 00:37:03,570 types. Half our headlines don't even fit. 669 00:37:03,970 --> 00:37:06,050 Copy. Any change on when you'll have power? 670 00:37:06,290 --> 00:37:07,570 They still claim 1145. 671 00:37:08,210 --> 00:37:09,210 Listen. 672 00:37:10,310 --> 00:37:12,050 We have a Times reporter here. 673 00:37:13,010 --> 00:37:14,490 They're doing a story on us. 674 00:37:14,850 --> 00:37:17,750 I sure hate to get beat on a story about us in some other paper. 675 00:37:18,130 --> 00:37:21,390 Gotcha. I'll put Walker on a story about how we're doing this down here. I'd 676 00:37:21,390 --> 00:37:24,050 like to keep this line open. The sun switchboard is really jammed. It's tough 677 00:37:24,050 --> 00:37:25,050 getting in or out. 678 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:27,480 I want to keep this line open. 679 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:34,780 We're still hoping for 1145. Then we can get a lot of stuff right off the wire. 680 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:37,700 You better do more than hope. I can't guarantee a thing after midnight. 681 00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:41,100 Hey, Bart, where is page six? It's screaming for page six. I thought you 682 00:37:41,100 --> 00:37:42,980 it. I'm proofing it. It'll be there in a minute. 683 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:44,400 All right. 684 00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:46,160 Oh, 685 00:37:46,300 --> 00:37:47,360 I'm glad you made it. What do you got? 686 00:37:47,580 --> 00:37:49,660 Yeah, some really good looting stuff. Where's the darkroom? 687 00:37:50,020 --> 00:37:51,340 Darkroom's over there off to the left. 688 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:53,760 Thanks. I was picking you so long. 689 00:37:54,270 --> 00:37:56,750 I'm not used to your sizes, and your layout's got me crazy. 690 00:37:57,230 --> 00:37:58,430 I could use a little help. 691 00:37:58,750 --> 00:38:02,730 Oh, you L .A. guys, you know you steal my reporters, you try to muscle in on my 692 00:38:02,730 --> 00:38:06,810 circulation and advertising areas, and then you use my hospitality and use my 693 00:38:06,810 --> 00:38:09,870 people. Listen, Reggie, I just want to remind you, we've got a big city 694 00:38:09,870 --> 00:38:11,530 newspaper we're trying to get out here. 695 00:38:11,890 --> 00:38:15,250 You don't realize what a break it is for you to have us do this here. You could 696 00:38:15,250 --> 00:38:17,290 watch and learn from us, and it won't cost you anything. 697 00:38:19,450 --> 00:38:20,550 L .A. Tribune, Onyx. 698 00:38:23,020 --> 00:38:24,800 Well, get it up here right away, will you? They need it. 699 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:27,240 Is that stuff ready to go? 700 00:38:28,460 --> 00:38:29,460 Yeah. 701 00:38:30,720 --> 00:38:31,720 Thanks, Ray. 702 00:38:45,180 --> 00:38:48,440 They're really under pressure, so get the thing moving as fast as you can. 703 00:39:06,330 --> 00:39:07,590 I guess it does at that. 704 00:39:08,250 --> 00:39:09,290 You getting everything you need? 705 00:39:10,230 --> 00:39:12,990 I asked the governor to ask the president to declare certain parts of 706 00:39:12,990 --> 00:39:13,928 disaster areas. 707 00:39:13,930 --> 00:39:16,110 That should help people rebuild at low cost federal loans. 708 00:39:16,570 --> 00:39:17,770 What's the odds of that happening? 709 00:39:18,430 --> 00:39:19,430 Pretty good. 710 00:39:19,630 --> 00:39:20,630 It's an election year. 711 00:39:21,170 --> 00:39:23,970 You know, the timing of this blackout wasn't too bad for you, was it, 712 00:39:23,970 --> 00:39:24,970 supervisor? 713 00:39:25,090 --> 00:39:26,830 Well, it wasn't too bad for you either, Rossi. 714 00:39:27,490 --> 00:39:28,710 You got a good story out of it. 715 00:39:47,820 --> 00:39:48,820 No, don't! 716 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:51,800 That was our link to Long Beach. 717 00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:07,720 Hello, Lou. 718 00:40:26,860 --> 00:40:27,759 What's the matter? 719 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:30,140 We lost our line of long beats. Their switchboard's jammed. 720 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:41,360 Any news? 721 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:42,440 Nothing yet. 722 00:40:42,700 --> 00:40:45,700 Listen, can we hold off till about ten past midnight? I'm sure to get through 723 00:40:45,700 --> 00:40:49,480 then. Oh, if you don't roll by twelve, forget it. You've got to be out of here. 724 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:50,520 We have our own paper to get out. 725 00:40:57,640 --> 00:41:01,820 you mean they have no authorization to start the presses until they hear from 726 00:41:01,820 --> 00:41:04,020 you? Whose idea was that? 727 00:41:05,180 --> 00:41:06,940 It was mine and it was dumb. 728 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:20,660 I can't make contact. 729 00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:22,780 You're out of time, Jonathan. What do you want to do? 730 00:41:27,530 --> 00:41:29,290 Don't ever want to make a decision like this again. 731 00:41:29,690 --> 00:41:30,690 Roll. 732 00:41:35,430 --> 00:41:36,550 Donovan. Art. 733 00:41:36,990 --> 00:41:39,070 I got him on Reggie's private line. Line two. 734 00:41:40,370 --> 00:41:41,370 Art, I got you. 735 00:41:41,510 --> 00:41:42,510 We've been trying to reach you. 736 00:41:42,970 --> 00:41:44,370 Donovan. Roll. 737 00:41:44,730 --> 00:41:45,950 Don't wait another second. 738 00:41:46,590 --> 00:41:47,590 Roll. 739 00:41:48,150 --> 00:41:49,150 It's too late, Lou. 740 00:41:49,210 --> 00:41:50,310 What do you mean it's too late? 741 00:41:50,590 --> 00:41:52,050 It's only a couple of minutes after twelve. 742 00:41:56,650 --> 00:41:57,650 You did it. 743 00:41:58,310 --> 00:41:59,390 Isn't he wonderful? 744 00:41:59,810 --> 00:42:00,810 You're wonderful. 745 00:42:07,610 --> 00:42:11,270 This is terrific. 746 00:42:11,770 --> 00:42:12,810 It's better than terrific. 747 00:42:14,470 --> 00:42:16,410 What on earth are you eating? 748 00:42:16,670 --> 00:42:21,330 Soup. It used to be ice cream. We liberated it from the cafeteria. 749 00:42:21,690 --> 00:42:25,070 You have your choice of vanilla fudge, rocky road, or Neapolitan. 750 00:42:25,930 --> 00:42:27,930 Which do you suppose goes best with cognac? 751 00:42:28,170 --> 00:42:29,590 Anything goes with cognac. 752 00:42:30,530 --> 00:42:31,530 Here, 753 00:42:32,210 --> 00:42:36,250 let me... Listen, we're going to want a toast. 754 00:42:36,570 --> 00:42:37,950 To our victory tonight. 755 00:42:38,270 --> 00:42:41,750 To a paper on the streets every day for 64 years. 756 00:42:42,110 --> 00:42:43,250 To modern technology. 757 00:42:44,310 --> 00:42:47,030 Doesn't take much to knock us back 200 years. 758 00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:18,480 I like people. 759 00:43:18,900 --> 00:43:20,460 We beat the times on the streets. 760 00:43:20,700 --> 00:43:22,760 I'm not even going to think about what it cost. 761 00:43:23,340 --> 00:43:24,340 How is Long Beach? 762 00:43:24,580 --> 00:43:25,700 They're dying without you. 763 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:30,920 Rossi, I'm sorry about your story on the supervisor. We had to dump it. 764 00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:32,920 You know something? 765 00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:34,800 As a reader, I miss it. 766 00:43:36,260 --> 00:43:38,220 Walker's story on how he published looks good. 767 00:43:39,740 --> 00:43:40,740 Where is he? 768 00:43:40,860 --> 00:43:41,860 He's a good man. 769 00:43:42,300 --> 00:43:46,060 That's one of the prices we had to pay. Reggie Washburn liked him, too. He 770 00:43:46,060 --> 00:43:46,959 recruited him. 771 00:43:46,960 --> 00:43:49,120 He's now the chief rewrite man for The Sun. 772 00:43:50,780 --> 00:43:52,480 That's ridiculous. He can't do that. 773 00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:57,400 Well, that's... That's unethical, Mr. Hill. 774 00:44:41,210 --> 00:44:47,030 He races cars, sells popcorn, and has hit many a girl's heart aflutter. It's 775 00:44:47,030 --> 00:44:49,810 Paul Newman, tonight on an all -new biography. 776 00:44:50,250 --> 00:44:53,950 Now, a police chief's up against an angry anti -cop crowd. 777 00:44:54,250 --> 00:44:57,970 John Forsythe stars in Police Story, next on A andE. 778 00:45:16,820 --> 00:45:18,880 Nothing clean stains better than cloth, please.