Category 6: Day of Destruction | 2004 Mini Series | PART 1

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actually baby the explosion I don't use my luckiness blue so now do you want to come to my room and play [Music] there the Lord is at hand let it go Chris I've got supercells forming over Clark County Nevada wind speeds exploding the hell is going on Oh easy tiger I got to use a little girl's room [Music] [Music] this thing's dropping funnels issue an alert and get an e on the phone tone we need it so what plays in Vegas stays in Vegas right baby everything all right in there honey Oh [Applause] you might want to hurry it up a little bit [Applause] [Applause] you see what I see her holy cow Marge maybe somebody blew up Vegas March there hundreds check those dopplers again yeah it's weird signature looks more like tornado alley than the Far West damage reports put it up five almost up to Oklahoma City in 99 what are the odds of tornadoes hitting Vegas fit but the same as getting dealt five royal flushes in a row which is no excuse people he said have been on top of this gotta get these warnings out faster heat wave droughts wildfires tornadoes where they're not supposed to be and getting out of this place in the nick of time you said that not me you sure you really want this show we go where I'm assigned you know what makes a really great forecast occurs no but I'm afraid you're about to tell me what's right instincts I'll take reason over instinct reason I ask what's reasonable about tornadoes in Las Vegas it's bouncing the heavy stuff with the lighter stuff what heavy stuff you know tornadoes are ripping apart Las Vegas and we're doing stories about people giving their feet in public fountains Knossos well Ashley has arrived this is turned into Chicago the lighter side why do you think he just doesn't hire separate life crime reporter he's got me under contract doesn't she realize that this is a crucial point in history not just for the people of Chicago or the country but the planet okay wait hold on let me just get that soapbox on the truck shut up shoot as we begin another hot and muggy morning I'm standing in front of the public fountain outside City Hall which citizens have converted into a bathing pool dry and preschool in this seemingly endless heatwave police have relaxed restrictions on public bathing but are now facing a new challenge trying to keep kids from jimmying open the city's numerous fire hydrants in the meantime the Cook County coroner's office has confirmed there were 11 more deaths yesterday due to the heat and according to weather watchers there doesn't seem to be any break in what will be our fourth straight week of temperatures over 100 degrees which is unprecedented captain so this early in the morning I thought we could keep it at 79 we revised the mandatory limits yesterday Lindsay what do we say about using that blow dryer my hair is totally frightening it's a choice you can have 10 minutes of slow drying or air conditioning in your room cat has bowled she blow every circuits unfreeze that hair Bru's I first that nerd boy love you too sis just keep our cool unbelievable 5 billion dollars in damage what's next blizzards in LA and then hurricanes on Lake Michigan walkers off the DL list he's pitching against the Brewers honey want some toast anybody is worried about the weather Zion he struck out 13 his last game I was wouldn't mind a hurricane long as it broke his heat wave well well young lady you're not going out of this house dressed like that got it what a million degrees outside since when did the weather ever dictate teenage fashion because what everyone's wearing well you're not go go put some clothes on mom would you put on a shirt consider myself an enlightened father by the way have you met Eric who's Eric her new boyfriend what happened to Alan Alec cogs he was last week Eric's associate that not yet we just rewind a couple of years to before she started dating see you later pal bye Lizzie [Music] the power companies want to expand our use of coal to generate electricity without doing anything to counterbalance the environmental consequences we are fast becoming a first world nation with a third world power grid you see now that's what we should be reporting about the dangers posed by increasing consumption over an aging infrastructure you know your problem is a me want to be Diane Sawyer we really need I just want to report on the stories that matter when Tunes in to watch those stories and what have you accomplished huh you know 16 minutes is one of the highest-rated programs in TV history not our audience excuse me our audience is the people of Chicago we're in a competitive business we don't get numbers and demos we get fired great idea let's do a week-long feature on the dumbing down of local TV news the heat Amy stay focused on me I don't care I'd say good morning but that has yet to be determined give me a status report Bob we hit another max low point when everyone woke up this morning and turned on the air conditioners does anybody listening to our conservation with West Sun comes up people bow down their thermostats it's human nature accepted here what is it 90 it gets worse at 3:00 a.m. Lex to reduce transmissions 20,000 of our customers woke up without power this way the utility in Indianapolis had an outage lecture diverted power away from Midwest give it to them what gives them the right to take power away from our customers they have a contractual agreement with Lake Michigan Electric yeah but that doesn't override their obligation the Midwest we're all beholding to the same master mitch has right one big happy family mornin everybody uh this is Becca Kern she's from PR at lexer uh Greg Shields asked her to come over and advise only advise and I have your hands full we just want to help any way we can we have a press conference in City Hall call me on my cell if you need me no no no I wasn't in the movie twister I'm one of those guys storm chasers been doing it 25 years and there ain't a man owner that'll get to closer mr. Uchiko well from here in Oklahoma down to the second panhandle of Nebraska Kansas South Dakota we have at about 40 tornadoes a year that's right that's right four passengers at a time two grand each for the week if they'll say at least one poster touchdown no no I never met Helen Hunt well sooner the better Michiko usually Springs the best time but this numbers been pretty great could be a real record Center tornado was you can bet you're through there's going to be right in the middle of it you hear that and it's the storm guy staying come watch us play you won't be disappointed miss yo Chico we want to assure the people in Chicago that we have sufficient power to meet the needs of all of our customers on the rolling brownouts there have been allegations at the poor neighborhoods are being targeted with greater frequency than the wealthier neighborhoods comment tactical voltage reductions are spread evenly throughout the system if we were going to target neighborhoods for brownouts the wealthier ones would top the list because they consume more it's like the correspond to our Secretary of Energy's quote that were first world nation with a third world power grid while lectures on the business and generating power not fixing the infrastructure but we are trying to provide other services what about rumors that lexer is shutting down plants to drive up what it can charge for energy that's totally false plants do need to be taken offline periodically for safety checks and servicing right now there's one thing that will ease our power crisis and that's a break in the heat wave we'll be back in a couple of days to brief you again thank you well you heard it folks our public utility operators won't be the ones to save us from the power crisis they're looking at Mother Nature herself to bail them out this is Amy Harkin reporting from City Hall heat waves not the fault they're just employers dealing with a bad situation best way they can oh come on Jase are putting on a happy face when a fact is the system is breaking down hey you buying lunch right glad you're here [Music] I know you know you just think you do I'm on television you know you looking to buy one of these units because you should know there are a lot of problems with this building no I'm just visiting oh the pregnant couple yeah how did you know that well they're the only other ones living in the building you know the owner he's converting this place into a condo no I heard you know they're really happy well I am furious oh I can't believe they're sending you on a mission when your wife is about to have a baby we've got our people flying weather recon all over the country there just aren't enough crews to go around it's only a week I'll be fine besides every woman in my family delivered late on her first pregnancy well and I will be checking in five times a day I'll check in ten times a day you know now that you're about to become a dad don't you think it's time you stopped being a cowboy Amy I know you love what you do Jeff feels the same way about his jaw I'm just thinking of the baby look it isn't any more dangerous than being a commercial pilot flying around inside hurricanes is dangerous if you know what you doing I'm talking about dangerous that's how you grill that guy at the press conference today we need to worry about these rolling brownouts when we're at the hospital no they backup generators which they've had to use a lot during this heatwave and do they have enough fuel in reserve we really have been thinking about this that's what pilots do we plan for contingencies our back-up plan is for me to go to my parents and deer Grove they live right next door to an ob/gyn you just promise me you wait to have this baby until I get there okay I want to be holding your hand cheers to that Swit now he'll made this coffee mr. Goodman young lady you better understand something we work a straight shift here no lunch these people survive on decent coffee excuse me first thing that a new assistants got to learn how to make a decent cup of coffee well I'm not the new assistant I'm the new intern and I didn't make the coffee I don't even drink coffee yeah Wayne Turner yes sir I've read your book yeah which ones all of them some twice how much did you understand I'm good with all but some parts of the chaos theory okay well it's chaotic I'm just having some troubles with the butterfly effect you mean you don't believe that a butterfly flapping his wings in the Andes can affect the weather in San Francisco actually I do I just can't imagine our being able to utilize variables on that level I just see how many variables we can utilize from this mess have it on my desk at 9:00 a.m. if you normally like that pretty much he hasn't had much sleep lately mother Nature has been keeping him pretty busy these days he really is sort of a legend though isn't he well let me put it this way when Andy started out forecasters we're still relying on their weather vanes and arthritis to tell them what was coming look don't take it too personally he's just a little pissed because the guys in Washington are putting him out to pasture wait and the next week we've taken his place oh yeah oh that's exciting good job speaking of which don't you have some work to do nice work on that public bathing things by the way did you see the press conference I did situation is a lot worse than they're telling us on your source on that is I'm developing one I'm going to send your latest focus group results see the reality is viewers want people stories not science not conspiracy stories you know what when the power fails it's 100 degrees and no one has air conditioning they're going to care about science real fast and give me a source a real source and not go spending too much time on because I need you in other places power companies are still recovering from the damage done by Enron but a crisis like this provides an opportunity to prove to the public we can be counted on to keep serving their needs nuclear energy now accounts for over 60% of the power in Illinois and lexer is at the forefront of developing new plants and modernizing equipment public utilities like Midwest must be compelled to rely more and more on our generating capabilities all the more reason to make sure we've addressed nuclear safety regulations and the operating systems vulnerabilities especially given all the latest incidents what incident that's the first I'm hearing about it no cause for alarm we're dealing with it but what's important is to reassure the public that lexer can deliver and handle adversity well as I said before you joined us beca it's all about public perception and that is your job lecture would fire me if they knew I was talking to you Lecter don't you work for greater Midwest I'll work for lecture I've been temporarily assigned to Midwest to upgrade their systems coffee provide computer systems yeah so how big a role two computers play and delivering power to customers bigger and bigger all the time good thing bad person we're off the record right right it's all about cutting corners and saving costs and it's not just lexer all of these independent power companies are there adding computer systems to Batchelor problems and what's wrong with that in order for the system to function effectively it it needs to be relatively complex okay that makes it difficult to find qualified people to operate it and if you try to make it easier to operate it comes boner to hackers you said it not me I ve been having problems I shouldn't even be talking I'm just a background here okay we're gonna call you an anonymous source inside Midwest absolutely not we all know what happens to whistleblowers ticket movies made about them The Insider yeah like I lost his family his career is health do you have them no I'm not ready to sacrifice a career I've been building for 15 years that's one hell of a supercell farming out there wind speeds escalating 50 percent since our last reading three minutes ago are they still picking up broy surface pressures at 93 millibars winds now at 85 knots things just exploding we need to change course or really you're caught up in it but we need to stay close up get accurate readings god help anyone on the water down there I came out of nowhere arranged early this morning another unexpectedly severe storm in the Gulf of Mexico forced emergency evacuations on eight oil rigs damages are estimated at over two billion dollars and total casualties are still unknown how the hell that this happened Andy the wind patterns were there but not these conditions that vertical shear came out of nowhere tornadoes destroy Las Vegas we got hurricane-force winds in the Gulf we miss them boat what can I say we were caught off guard people are dead because we failed from now on if a dog farts in Duluth I expect somebody in this office to know about it alright everybody get back to work [Music] that brings the total to three oil and natural gas restrain winds in the Gulf of Mexico with 19 confirmed fatalities and another nine workers missing Regulatory Commission issued statement here gentle losses [Music] you don't have to wave again I didn't always spend time together let's see you're conserving energy I'm trying to be romantic how is it going oh I don't know everybody's working really hard when this is over they should give you a medal it's got to end sometime right I'll be here soon cool crisp air and then winter exactly what I'm worried about you know is it going to be the same thing in Reverse months and months of sub-zero temperatures I'm not even under test race lately but anything else going on it's not like the people believe I don't know I think I'm just tired just remember your family is always here for you your son your daughter your wife how did you briefing with the president go ah he yelled at me then he lectured me and then he cussed me out the press went to town on that third-world power grid whoa Shirley what the hell were you thinking well I hate to add to your burden but have you been keeping up with what's going on in the Gulf yes the timing could not be any worse the weather administration saying the storm isn't letting up which means they'll be closing more pipelines and refineries causing shortages as early as next week you've been telling everyone it's a house of cards nobody ever wants to hear the sky is falling no sir it's not just about energy or the environment it's about civilization whether or not we'll have one in 20 years but so far it's all been speculation do you think this is our new reality exactly what I've been warning them about a prolonged and widespread heat waves coupled with drought and some natural calamity so this really is our new reality where the warning signs why couldn't we see these things coming even having problems with the new satellite yeah sure let's blame it on the technology it's true we're only as good as our instrument wrong instruments our tools are just sharpened sticks we're supposed to provide the brains well good news is it'll blow itself out and run don't walk better storms a lot steeper than your typical gum storm global warming is sure so change the rules global warming is an unproven theory Lindy call it whatever you want something out there is changing our climate we better start dealing with more people are going to die Lindsay you are not going to believe who I just saw Lea back with friends right his name should be brand him wrong any chick that dates a guy for his car is a sleazebag Eric you're gonna get us kicked out of here security guards are all wimps babe hey Lindsay come sit on my lap piss off Wendell Eric don't no one talks to you that way gentlemen grill man problem isn't gotten cushion we're at full capacity 24/7 were already too dependent on lexer and all of our other suppliers are strapped but what choice do we have he who makes the power makes the rules excuse me yeah hi Hey I miss you I know you're married just another two I don't do this I don't involve married man what's Jane and I've been together a long time so the first one's has ever happened when can I see you again I should take this hello I just got a call from Lindsay they're holding you down at the old town police precinct what she's I asked her she said no I'm on my way I'll call you when I get her okay thanks I gotta go a little emergency are they okay yeah I'll tell you about it when I get back so what was the fight about I don't want to talk about it Lindsay not going to cut it now tell me what happened guys that's it ring to me Eric got all mad sure you didn't even know I had a boyfriend did you yes do you know anything about my life yes it's just hard to keep up with your boyfriend's I guess I'm gonna have to start now that they're carting you off to jail wasn't my fault Susie not your enemy now I want to help you but I can't help you unless you tell me what's going on [Applause] [Music] Russia Russia don't know welcome to Tornado Alley I'm Thomas Dixon better known to my fellow storm changers as tornado Tommy what do you say we just get right to it huh seeing a tornado is like having great sex you never get enough and it never lasts long enough and then I don't get me wrong I'm a scientist first and a hunter second I used to work for the national weather administration but I couldn't stand sitting behind a desk and not being here ladies and gentlemen there is no place on earth that has seen more tornadoes and where you're sitting right now oh yes certain atmospheric conditions need to be present but where they are these suckers can drop from the sky without the slightest warning got ya the wind you just felt is 1/1000 to strength of an average sized tornado which means they're very dangerous so you're going to have to follow my rules now let's talk about the Fujita scale named after meteorologist Theodore whose entire guest is Fujita the Fujita scale allows us to measure the severity of a tornado relative to the damage that it caused for instance an F 1 snaps trees and breaks windows F to uproot trees blows away small structures the f3 miss over cars causes damage to wood frame structure f4 flattens those structures and the f5 is the strongest ever recorded at over 300 miles per hour velocity picks up cars and throws them into the next County now I need for everyone to sign those releases the midwest bridge runs on an extremely complex operating system called Helios 9 ok that makes the system very secure not very user friendly so you're in there implementing ways to dumb it down yeah I'm at the top of my field ok I make a lot of money LexA doesn't have to put a bunch of guys like me on salary they would rather hire some kid out of college putting on a 6-week course and turn it into an expert and the risks are anyone with a PC can can send a Trojan horse worm virus you name it to do what tells the transmission lines and it's overloaded ok that throws the circuit breakers and then oops your lights go out and the people at LexA Corp know this of course they're gone how much of the greed is vulnerable all thing imagine the consequences of a terrorist shutting down power in this country for one week every piece of refrigerated food goes bad we can't bring the water gas pumps don't work hospitals shut down market crashes national security is at risk I think you tell me about the process that you're having right now I can't not yet you want us to tell our viewers the electricity might suddenly just all go away based on the speculations of what some anonymous source are you nuts about Lecter Corp trying to cut corners by using unsecured computer technology you want to take only the richest companies in the region without getting verifiable facts or on the records so when you think I'm making this up no I think you're trying to be some kind of a hero we really need here reporter so keep people calm grounded and informed so the world could be coming apart at the seams but it's our job to keep people calm and grounded want to scare the city out of its mind do you then you go ahead you tell them they cannot depend on electricity but if it's the true and you get me verifiable facts and on-the-record sources goodnight nurse that one had wings in Chicago wouldn't be equalized currently batting 235 and look and Chicago low-light I've gone out at Wrigley Field on fires having a harness on totally full strength the best of conditions so our game will stop here while they try to figure out what happens look up they think this car is situation quickly cuz I know the Cubs band and they not be patient before long and I can hear the old-timer saying so love you so they should never have point lights at Wrigley Field makeshift Wrigley its benzene yeah we just heard a according to our computers they just have power yeah no we didn't do anything here well of course I'll look into it come back on you told me I looked at the variable stuff that you've worked at Forest last night he's all right better than your coffee I didn't make the coffee I did you just take a look at these for me yeah I guess so okay so last 24 hours those are from the last 12 kind of pattern you'd see in Lake Falls way too early for this article no pressure system to slip down this low I checked it and rechecked it do me a favor yeah contact our weather people in Alaska we've got some good spotters up there see if we can get some eyeball reports sure ah something else Lois enough I'm sorry what's your name Sabrina Rogers keep an eye on this thing for me let me know if it said no way [Music] and II the Doppler showing extreme instability over West Texas Tech we got him on the phone now yeah Eddie you see what's going on out here damn barillo winds up building up with the tiny miles per hour you [Music] come on this is an adorable babe he already had six of them well advantage bottom number seven a clean one for each day of the week right I guess you know being pregnant has really made me think about why I haven't had a childhood just made other choices up to this point in your life yeah but if I don't make this choice I have a child and I regret it you know I admire what you've done you followed your dream you tell the stories that people need to hear no absolutely not you got to make sure that the program is reading the voltage levels correctly before they get scheduled would you excuse us for a moment this about Wrigley Field I'm not concerned with that someone left 35,000 people sitting in the dark how can you know if your job is to make the new system work let us handle security how's it going at Midwest we're above 80% we have six more hospital generators to play online and when will it reach 100 next week well probably the week after that system is an essential piece of the puzzle once it's in place Midwest will be even more dependent on us not to mention we'll be able to shed another 100 non-essential workers keep on it game have been caused by a hacker now the events under investigation could it be terrorists I'm not going to speculate is at least a possibility that it could have been caused by a hacker not our policy to comment on investigations that are ongoing what are you afraid of ma'am I'm not afraid of anything I'm trying to answer your question and you're trying to sensationalize the story for television ratings then when I say we can't comment it means we can't comment if there is at least a suspicion that a hackers sabotaging our power system don't you think the public has a right to know the absolutely a real potential hacker is one several theories under discussion but it would be irresponsible at this point what the public thinks that was the most credible explanation for and have your employer risk losing its customers she's trying to answer your question what is it with you you jump all over her can we hear from another reporter please how long will it be H we have power [Music] it's impossible to say its point we are doing our best [Music] we got to let Northern Illinois know they are getting severe thunderstorms the next 24 hours you don't think it's premature I wish we've been premature in Las Vegas the Gulf of West Texas get it out on a line now I gotta call Mitch Benson hey Andy give me some good news tell me we got rain on the way from the Lightning lots of it it could get very nasty along the Lower Lake Michigan wish we could find a way to feed that energy into our grid and it's called research and development Mitch yeah well we're lucky when we get a new coffee pot down here thanks Andy I'll call my operators looks like Chicago last this is really accelerating we'll have to revise our estimates they need the rain yeah but not all at once I shouldn't have left Laura the national weather administration is forecasting severe thunderstorms in the Chicago area mom is something wrong no no I mean um I mean I should call your father and tell him about a storm hi would you tell Mitch Bentham and his wife's on the line hi did you hear the warning yes are you coming home I gotta stay with the ship till this is over or garthen Lindsay home Lindy's on her way home now from where when's she gonna get there me with her it could be ten minutes it could be an hour I don't will you check in later of course hi [Music] yeah I was just thinking about Jack well I'd rather not big red Jeff that makes me too nervous what he loves I know but don't your priorities change when you're about to become a parent can you picture your brother at a desk job yeah okay mom I think about time we stepped away from the window I hope that's not your overnight bags in the hospital no I just packed that you had to go to my parents well you let me drive you out there right honestly it's just a last resort I know my mother will make me crazy oh I hope that doesn't scare them [Music] real man I sure did look good I think we're still in one piece it's another head like that I'm diverting this intro here ten minutes that was an hour and a half ago and traffic we talked about you're not seeing as much of error he was a nice Thanksgiving invite home what are you walking here I love your computer hold the phone you all right yeah I'm fine - we're waiting weather and our problems in Chicago here this time we've been hit by life we're trying to assess our damage remember sitting like this what the hell's happened our plant took a direct hit how bad knocked out generators one through six and damaged seven nine and ten how long until we can get them operation Christmas if we're lucky let me thank you can't get around it have to go straight through it yes fried Tower this is oceanic 762 heavy requesting straight in to seven left-hand a my flaps 15 sets be 210 knots plus attained a tiller 10 therefore merchants land attendance on the lower deck to be directing you to is to Texas and in front of place well I wasn't it tight ball speeds must be removed Hey from here we can see how students are competitive our plan just went out of commission they're telling me something like four months to get it repaired good news for Richter I guess that bad news for us our other suppliers are all overloaded and now elected their only source how Craig she likes it who the flaps 20 that's 20 so that's not responding still 15 let's roll back over install speed now o'hare Tower this is oceanic 7 62 I'm declaring an emergency were fast and having a we need to last out [Music] you are clear to land you're down here's going down I've got a warning flag on the nose gear for real into the lightning knockout our sensors doesn't matter we're going in anyway [Music] with today hot not if the gear holds 400 300 - honored [Applause] [Music] come on holder [Music] it began as a severe thunderstorm warning from the national weather administration but very quickly exploded into a storm for the record books over three thousand lightning flashes per hour more than ever recorded in a single storm have already caused countless fires and destroyed one unit of power plant in a city already ravaged by weeks right we've got crews working around the clock but the best case scenario is three maybe four months to get our primary plant back online and horrible timing for you or for us both we have a responsibility to our customers regardless of these unforeseen acts of God when Lake Michigan Electric had a problem you made sure they kept running now its Midwestern and there was no relationship we value more highly than our relationship with Midwest I appreciate that but you also have a contractual obligation Mitch are you worried that we would take advantage of your misfortune your obligations to make a profit ours just to make sure that our customers needs are met and they will be you'll get your power at what price well I guess that's it for now thank you he's a hothead I can see him complaining to the state utilities regulator our Belmont and Jarvis reactors are operating at low capacity we're already exceeding federal limits I push them further we're here to sell power when France had that horrible heatwave their government allowed reactors to operate past temperature safety limits while risking the thermal death of several major rivers in light I can't see the feds relaxing the guidelines anytime soon we're in a crisis so to keep people's lights on we'll just have to do what we have to do after 72 days of wrote and it's six weekly waves we have rain showers in Chicago which among other benefit about firefighters deal with the numerous fires set off by last night's incident lightning form keep the Thunder get some positive news paper then emergency services are stretched to the breaking point both in terms of manpower and resources she just had to do that to me didn't she hey your dinners in the fridge Thanks how was your day other than the rain that was nice for a change it was basically miserable kids okay Lindsey and I fought like cats and dogs Garth was gone most of the day at camp yeah my day was fun we lost our only generating plant and that makes us almost completely dependent on lexer that's the company that Beca Kearns worked for yeah yeah she's there a senior VP for public relations attractive woman professional smart she married I don't know I don't think so she's more than attractive really she's beautiful don't you think what do you mean I think you know what I mean [Music] when they're very good at lying respect me and tell me the truth [Music] sorry really sorry how long not even a month and this is the first time are you planning to leave no I don't know I haven't I haven't thought anything through well do that much for me would you think things through and let me be the first to know I won't tell the kids but I want you to sleep in the guest room [Music] you I've get some very promising signs but looks like a big unstable system head straight for us yes siree the storm guy who's serving up a piece today yeah this goodman are you tracking this down there Tommy where are you somewhere else that Bartlesville Oklahoma got a real feeling about this 180 yeah me too have you been drinking held on giving for paying customers the thrill ride of their lives I just thought I'd tell you buddy say look Eddie I am staring straight down the barrel of this one here yeah yeah you be my eyes but Tom yeah Eddie I got a bad feeling about this one don't get yourself killed well that's kind of storm gods now it it ami harken I saw a report last night what happened to the other story hammers wall my boss won't take on Mexico up without an on-the-record source that's why I lose my job you become a hero reporter for breaking the biggest power scandals at Enron I don't want you to lose your job who's taking on Mexico I am you surprised I just got to get my source out of the closet your source I'm blue cloak and dagger this could be the big one yeah but let's hope it's not the big one that gets you fired I couldn't lie I just couldn't how'd you find out general thank you wouldn't mean well there are only two people who know about this how could you think if you don't know me that well I mean I'm not accusing you I have I tell your wife to break up your marriage by one so what are we doing plan on Donald well now it's really complicated what do you want to do now I want to rewind to that night three weeks ago Heil Heil and summers no big deal around here but snow we haven't seen snow in Augustine and so I don't know when thanks so much for your help I really appreciate it southern Kansas first I think Wichita got to advise them to warn the outlying to be very heavy rainfall tonight what are you doing I just wanted to talk to Andy we do realize he's a little busy right now seriously to distract him for five minutes and he misses getting an alert out on time you realize what the ramifications that I know but he told it was being nice to you because he admires your youthful enthusiasm right now he's got more important thing to dinner okay make sure they're in touch with State Police and local spotters we want everyone on the look I have some new information Andy I'm sorry I told her not to bother you so that's all right see what she's got okay sure come with me I just spoke to a bartender near Calgary the thermometer is that freezing that's 30 degrees below normal just an intern try to remember that but Andy looked at my region just humor you to sit down at your desk do whatever it is you do and stop trying to grandstand wow if I see you step out of line again I will personally see to it that your internship here is over take away this storm top just keeps rising 50,000 55,000 feet how high can it go so does you have anything we can use there was nothing there she made a lot of technical errors or presumptions were all really powers back off for most of the city looks like like this deliverer should be considering what they're charging us Mitch you got a second sure I know we've got a lot of replate how much six my responsibility to tell you my concerns about the system that Lex is having me reprogram talk to me I'm not a fan you know the virus issues we've been at Mitch call from the operator for Jarett and they're saying it's urgent combustion see ya what when all right I'll call you back apparently the Jarvis reactor has been dumping excess water into the river they got to be operating beyond restrictions exactly do you know what's going on with the for Jarvis reactor good day to you too that's how your guys are solving our power problem is employee the company no we can't along ok they're pushing this reactor beyond federal guidelines we're all gonna end up with the Justice Department breathing down our necks Mitch I will not have this conversation with you that's right I need to be having this conversation with Craig shale thanks very much hey what's the matter been bummed out all day it's nothing I'm fine I know what you need big guzzle we'll all get one we don't have enough money there's not a problem be right back juice juice we don't have any money I think come on go hey you can be right come on let's go it's gonna taste great like you do you said we had no money so we got them I can't believe you guys did that hey it's no big deal look the cops are spread all over the city it's cake now that is one big beautiful supercell there folks he's really brewing yet starting to rope you keep you keep baby does a little dance let's see shake rattle and roll you know we really don't know that much about tarneja because so few people have actually been this close and this top [Music] as we're approaching belgium southeast because it is move in a northwesterly direction except this let's get back in the truck I think it's in closer for a better wind rating Jonathan ellipse here pulling it maybe amy was right maybe there are better jobs for new dead annoying as fast as I can get up in the morning for one in half Wow Thanks cools a day that closes the biggest most gorgeous mother of a clipper neither of us ever dreamed of I'll call you later this is Amy Harkin of WN UW Chicago walking alongside what was a favorite destination for many Chicagoans looking for a cooling break from the record-breaking temperatures we've been experiencing in recent weeks but today is a very different story the riverbanks here at the Jarvis nuclear power generating plant the devastating scene superheated runoff from the plant has killed what appears to be many thousands of fish with me is Randy Krieger a Jarvis beach resident mr. Krieger when did you become aware of the problem the first thing I noticed was the smell which about knocked me off my feet then I looked out at the water and it was bubbling like that like a pot of boiling water I've always said this reactor here is like a Chernobyl waiting to happen thanks very much for your time that was great thanks you know well it's going to make you cut that Ginobili okay superheated water instead of radioactivity you know what still a major environmental for one look you don't need to convince me fabled attention too focused on three things the heat they eat from the things just going to go away I just don't think we should overreact okay back up balls in your course and our position is from accident I'm foreseeable deeply regrettable and a direct consequence of the overwhelming demand for towers you know they're going to see right through that and it's your job to correct so much passage' that they don't smoke here we go surely how are you what the hell is going on there like we have everything under control here you damn well better you've already violated about 50 federal laws we are in a crisis environment member from France have that horrendous heatwave 15,000 dead French people to justify your crime Oh hohoho crime is a pretty strong word don't do this with me shelf I'll send my regulator's down there right now to see your files I don't care who your friends are in Washington your company has crossed a threshold I'm gonna make sure you pay I just love to watch you beat up on those power company boys thank you it's awkward that is I'm sorry but I need advice the way I see it your company's asked me to stand up and lie in front of the whole world are you comfortable doing that Mitch look I'm sorry it's so damn complicated you and I are involved you work for our main supplier I mean a conflict of interest crap I need help make your choices do my job or resign if I resign it's gonna draw attention and will come after me anyway either way makes for a hard look in the mirror it isn't just about me you know shield is holding all the cards if he's pushed he'll shoot then the plants for quote repairs it holds just about every city in the Midwest hostage you shouldn't even get away with that lexer wants the public know that an intensive effort is underway to repair the damage and I'll make sure nothing like this ever happens again keep in mind no one was physically hurt during the event which was and let me stress this an unforeseeable and deeply regrettable accident which lecture resilience clearly apologized what if this used to be mom hi honey are you worried about the nuclear thing because they told us at camp today but it's not like Three Mile Island it's killing the fish but not the people hi you're home before dark shocking I've been here for three hours do you need anything mom I can run to the store and make dinner no honey thanks I'm fine still there oh I had to input weather logs going back 30 years to run these computer models put up a satellite picture of the Rockies and put them side-by-side that's polar jet stream is the strongest I've ever seen how'd you make out with our spotters up in Alaska totally it was snowing on the north of Kenzie River most ever for August the worst thing you can be in my job is an alarmist the two of us alar me they got this massive Arctic low pushing down over us fueled by the polar jet spray you get this golf store portion up for yourself that's fueled by the tráfico test you don't think they'd actually converge or Chicago Roger copy that we're being retested they want to head north and kalium border in the Upper Lake Superior region that's not all the actions of thousand miles to the south apparently not something big must be brewing for them to divert us thanks ROG I owe you big Jase hey Jane come on we're going remember that source I told you about you talked to my other closet he was telling me that our power system the grid the transmission it's all vulnerable someone's been hacking into it and if he's right the whole thing will come crashing down so this is your big story well it's not going to let me put it on the air unless we get that source on tape and he doesn't want to show its face because then he becomes the story is mr. dilemma for you it's a lemon outline is where you need to topic thanks Don and you must begin to do to his life chase what they're going to do to our life if there's a massive blackout I do what you're asking me to do what happens you win some journalistic award I'm finished the long arm of lecture reach out and crush me that paranoia no that's fact they'll do everything in their power to discredit me and you know that no Dan you speak out you're gonna wake a lot of people up don't underestimate the collective intelligence I can't help you I'm sorry you said that Schultz of making decisions that will put a lot of people in harm's way well you know what you're making decisions too you don't speak out where's the difference it's a complex and multifaceted issue I mean the whole system needs to be modernized okay but they just they just want to patch it over with cheap fix solutions and in the meantime the existing energy sources are on a collision course with the environment coal for example is relatively cheap but but it's dirty they say that retrofitting plants is too expensive fine but nuclear power is dangerous to the environment in the meantime the American people just keep buying more you know using more demanding more and more powerful when are we going to acknowledge that we can't keep going on this way potentially at risk jackers while we were boogie on potentially a risk that the risk is imminent and there is a technological solution but no one wants to hear about that and all that is required is to develop intrusion detection systems which are capable of operating in the real-time environment of Helios 9 with all control commands completely encrypted then you need experts to create the system and to maintain it and they're saying that's too expensive excuse me uh I need to talk to Chris you got a sec yeah sure I'm still the boss around here for the next day fifty three hours right yes technically yah no no not technically literally from the boss I asked you to look at that new interns data Andy for crying out loud you weren't a manager Chris get a stand you work for me I asked her to do something you didn't do it I just had a chance to look at that kid stuff it could be very soon if I get it Andy she's an attractive girl it's nice to have her attention I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that and I'm going to say this just one more time as long as I'm running this place we play by my rules do you understand you understand yes Sabrina Rogers yes I want you to make a presentation on this arctic low situation to the entire staff in ten minutes what you got ten minutes I want you in the front row taking notes something's wrong it needs our air temperatures see in December and they're dropping could it be a glitch or instruments I doubt it let's turn around and take another reading to be sure top of them you - copy that - seven out there seven took three different temperature readings as the temperature in the upper atmosphere is 30 degrees below loma lake superiors running 13 degrees warmer than normal same conditions that thank the admins has show but that was in November we're still in August which means at this system that you just so thoroughly briefed in so long could come barreling down the Great Lakes how far all the ways dozen Lake Michigan so what you're saying is that within the next 48 hours a hurricane could actually hit Chicago if these systems converging will be just our again will be a superstar or is there anything we've ever seen what's that that's what I want to know what's up with mom and dad what do you mean well they haven't been talking to each other and I've caught mom crying twice look I think we should get involved so there is something going on tell me they're just having some issues like serious issues well however get divorced our lives will be ruined my boyfriend's a criminal I'm seriously thinking about running away to California and living on a beach develop intrusion detection systems which are capable of operating in the in the real-time environment of Helios 9 with all the control commands completely encrypted what the hell's you talking about be patient these companies they're rushing to the edge of the cliff in the name of cost effectiveness how cost-effective is it going to be when the whole system collapses ordinary people need to take responsibility I mean power is expensive you realize it people pay less for power per day than they would by some kind by ordering a hamburger and a coke for lunch you see he gave us a ton of great stuff like that we can break it up and run it as a week-long feature coming off like some kind of wacky manifesto he doesn't sound credible are you kidding he's the head systems operator for lexa Corp he's one of the top guys in his field this is not the Science Channel I'm not willing to pit this station against an entire army of lexer core lawyers over what some disgruntled employee afraid this has absolutely nothing to do with his credibility it had to do with you being scared to take on the big companies Amick when you're in my job and you have a parent company breathing down your neck to get them ratings and limit their exposure we'll see what kind of editorial choices that you make now London Jamie didn't go for it what does that mean bottom line my boss doesn't have a guts to take on LexA Corp but I do okay hello hello listen to me okay we are on the same team here what teams that Jeff hey where are you feed over a town called Escanaba in Upper Michigan isn't that a long way from where you're supposed to be Amy I got to keep this short there's a major storm about to hit the north shore of Lake Superior is in this track could be down there within 24 hours oh I haven't heard anything on the weather alert you will it's monster when's the last time you checked it with Laura this morning I just tried she must be out I'm gonna send her to her parents place far enough off the lake all right well you want me to drive her out there no that's okay there's time and Amy listen to me I know you're gonna want a report on this storm but be careful it's looking pretty bad especially near the lake safety for the kids gossip camp and Lindsay's out I just got a heads up for the weather people apparently there's a huge storm heading our way possibly two bigger than the last one Charlie Jeff I just think that we should round up the kids and keep them at home at least until I find out a little bit more are you coming home I can't right now Jane I have responsibilities to who take it easy if it gets bad I'll bring you guys down here there's a shelter under the building and we'll all be safe here will she be there too Jonathan I'm just scared I know I mean to say we're in I don't think we can make it through a major calamity well we do mean the power grid or you and me I'll get the kids we'll be here waiting for you to call [Music] [Music] hello I'm going to pick a few sister and I want you to come home right away okay what's up there's it about dad no that's fine I'll explain everything when you get here I love you I love you too long [Music] it's just not feeling right to me what's not feeling right hmm tell me what I did just I'm not can't we just be friends no forget it I don't want to be friends look if you're telling me that this is over then get out of my face Cindy I want to come home with me now mama look Andy go like totally this tubular another you're like totally humiliating me I'm sorry I'll explain it in the car the bank we might be converted to cash emergency what's going on [Music] hi Garen I'm stopping at the bank with Lindsay we'll be on our way home in just a few minutes okay bye you know your father told me they invented those timer things at Disneyland it's like the logical people that will get so impatient waiting if they think they know how long it's going to take do you see what I'm saying tell them it we need them right away I don't hi there no problem Oh your room they take Metra oh I'm going to my turn Jeff halted there was a storm coming down from Canada walked under storm you got to be kidding how would you look at that they're telling us we have to buy our places and the whole building is falling apart [Music] and on the swing Oh what's going on it's saying that the lines are overloaded you just want to find two minutes ago now look at they give it a second to backup tone okay team it's not responding to commands come on come on we got multiple failures across the city call emergency services where's the backup it's dead nothing Brian go downstairs and fire the generator by hand we can't stay in business nobody will what are we gonna take the doors locks and we can't climb out so I guess we wait until someone turns the power back on you know what's happening yeah kunis knocking down it's just been a massive power failure in Chicago no phones no television no radio [Music] perfect timing three million people about to get clobbered now we got no way to warm we'll uplink your report to the satellite the emergency power well Chicago may not see you but the rest of the world will I'm ready now listen to me I want you to provide information paint a picture let us see what's happening through your eyes no speculations no theories and nothing alarmist I got it we're ready when you are good it is homemade Chicago is a city without power trains traffic lights bridges markets restaurant phones everything has come to a grinding halt people are wandering around in various states of confusion and shock [Music] and on top of this apparent citywide blackout north of the national weather administration have told me there's a major storm making its way down from the Great Lakes busy anybody home once my house were down I can't get through to my family LexA generating power what a grid won't accept it this doesn't conform to any of the outage patterns we trained for I need a bigger picture of what's going on we won't get it from these computers anybody seam down London I don't think it in the building TriMet lecture this is exactly what he predicted these doors are automated in an emergency they're programmed to shut and lock we can't get out well not till someone gets the juice back on which ought to be any minute now so please everyone just remain calm is there an override no sir we can't do anything from inside the bank I said I was sorry give me another chance okay forget it Eric we're just not right for each other what is it another guy get away from me take his gun I'm not doing it I'm telling you there's no way these lines can be overloaded override the computer and do it the old-fashioned way a new system won't allow it if we can't generate power or get it from our providers we've got to get it somehow 50 calls have come in from power operators in Illinois and three other states reporting a major failure in the Chicago area indicating are they containing it no there hasn't been enough time to enforce the new requirements no one really knows how well-protected the grid doc you know they haven't finished safeguarding the interconnect which means the whole country is vulnerable outages in northern Illinois and central Midwest were just reported thanks Barbara Mitch Benson is calling from Great and Midwest electric in Chicago on line one I told him you returned but he's insisting on talking to you yes it's Shirley Abbott we heard about the blackout well it's too early to know if it's a hacker but it's a strong possibility I've already talked to the FBI and Homeland Security they're on it tell me what else you need right now well as you know we've got the bad weather coming and we've got to get power to coordinate rescue and shelter operations how can I help well it's got to come from outside generating sources which probably means twisting a lot of arms in a short period of time well I know something about twisting arms let me line up my ducks and I'll get back to you what can I do for you hello it's Shirley I need him know it's not just about Chicago anymore it's about the whole country it's 5:02 this afternoon the city of Chicago and surrounding areas have been without power millions of citizens are stuck in traffic jams elevators and buildings with the electronic security system the phone lines down cell phones out of service and only battery-operated televisions and radios viable what the big question is how the session how will our friends and family be able to receive emergency information this is a city in crisis going front get down hope you get down get down [Music] winds at 169 waves in excess of 15 meters precipitation extremely heavy comes off the truck hey is anything this big ever hit Chicago since they've been keeping records the polar jet stream stays of these levels this could be a category 5 or worse these southern systems are still in the same track talk to somebody yo Andy talk to me we're just a headed well the satellite says north northeast toward st. Louis well I say the bird never lies it didn't Galveston okay Andy you gotta let that go man clipping yourself up 64 people Tony yeah well a lot more people would have died of that storm a hit land made the only call you could yeah I should have listened to my gut well my good this is something we've never seen before I don't think it's gonna stop anytime soon yeah my gut says to say I hope we're both wrong keep me posted bail you got it buddy okay folks down the line don't feel you got your money's worth and I got to help out a buddy and follow this thing to the bows itself out don't catch a bus from here that are to give you some sense of how this is affecting people on a local level we're at the Lake Vista emergency center for emergency personnel have been dispatched to rescue victims who have been injured or trapped due to the blackout the public transportation stop local hospitals are short on workers joining me now is John tenor an EMT with the Lake Vista Medical Center we've seen a large number of patients commitment blackout related injuries we're asking any qualified medical doctors nurses technicians to please make sure wave in the city really I would add that all emergency were concerning in the city and now we have report confirming another threat a major storm as we can'twe south on Lake Michigan this storm could quickly grow to catastrophic hurricane strength for those of you commuters report listen closely to emergency broadcast advisories and if advised to evacuate move immediately to low-rise inland structures or pre designated public shelters before you're cut off by flood water if you are not ordered to leave your take refuge in a small interior first court room away from windows doors and flying debris since the hurricane hits land avoid sound electric suppliers be alert for tornadoes it's an eerie sight the Chicago skyline and tonight's dark dark and filled with dread as we go into what could well be the longest night people of this great city have ever lived through [Music] you [Music] [Music] you [Music] you

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