1. Sharon is a very funny woman,Copy !req
2. but she has less faith
in American individualism than I do.Copy !req
3. Hang on, I have plenty of...
When did I ever express any lack of faith?Copy !req
4. I didn't say and never said
that Barack Obama was a socialist.Copy !req
5. - Seriously?
- What I said and I have always said...Copy !req
6. Lewis, you are begging me
to run a sound packageCopy !req
7. Monday morning that
shows you hundreds of timesCopy !req
8. calling the president a socialist.Copy !req
9. I'll read your columns on the air.Copy !req
10. The policies are, look up the definition,
my friend, they're socialist.Copy !req
11. By your definition, so were Ronald Reagan's.Copy !req
12. - What do you think taxes are?Copy !req
13. That was the last great president.Copy !req
14. American individualism
can't build roads.Copy !req
15. - An individual...
Go on, get it all out.Copy !req
16. Thank you,
since the question was addressed to me.Copy !req
17. An individual can't build a school
or assemble an army...Copy !req
18. No one's talking about
disbanding the army.Copy !req
19. So we can agree
that the government is good for that?Copy !req
20. Yes. Fine.
Yes.Copy !req
21. - A fire department, good idea or bad idea?Copy !req
22. You are getting so worked up, Sharon.Copy !req
23. I'm afraid you're gonna start shooting
light out of your ass.Copy !req
24. Good idea or bad idea
on the fire department?Copy !req
25. Or should it be a private fire departmentCopy !req
26. that only comes to your burning house
if you paid your monthly fire bill?Copy !req
27. I am more than happy to pay
for a fire department.Copy !req
28. I am not happy to pay for a paintingCopy !req
29. that I don't wanna look at,
poetry I don't wanna read.Copy !req
30. You can't skip right to the NEA!Copy !req
31. And you cannot skip right to the army.Copy !req
32. 0.00004% of the federal budgetCopy !req
33. and is code for New York,
Jewish, perverted and gay.Copy !req
34. Will.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
35. Anything to add?Copy !req
36. I think we'd need a more
precise definition of "perverted."Copy !req
37. Okay.Copy !req
38. We'll go on to the next question.Copy !req
39. - You, sir.
- My name's Steven.Copy !req
40. I'm a junior
and my question is for Will McAvoy.Copy !req
41. Do you consider yourself a Democrat,
a Republican or Independent?Copy !req
42. I consider myself a New York Jets fan, Steven.Copy !req
43. Since it's been brought up,Copy !req
44. you've almost religiously avoided stating
or even implying a political allegiance.Copy !req
45. Is that because as a news anchorCopy !req
46. you feel the integrity of your broadcast
would be compromised?Copy !req
47. That sounds like a good answer. I'll take it.Copy !req
48. There was a short piece
on Vanity Fair's websiteCopy !req
49. by Marshall Westbrook, you probably saw it,Copy !req
50. where he calls you
the "Jay Leno of news anchors."Copy !req
51. You're popular
because you don't bother anyone.Copy !req
52. Yeah.Copy !req
53. How do you feel about that?Copy !req
54. - Jealous of the size of Jay's audience.Copy !req
55. Are you willing to say here tonight
whether you lean right or left?Copy !req
56. I've voted for candidates
run by both major parties.Copy !req
57. Let's move on to the next question.Copy !req
58. - Go ahead.
- Hi. My name is Jenny.Copy !req
59. I'm a sophomore,
and this is for all three of you.Copy !req
60. - Can you say in one sentence or less...Copy !req
61. Um, you know what I mean.Copy !req
62. Can you say why America
is the greatest country in the world?Copy !req
63. Diversity and opportunity.Copy !req
64. Lewis.Copy !req
65. Freedom and freedom.
So let's keep it that way.Copy !req
66. Will.Copy !req
67. - The New York Jets.Copy !req
68. No, I'm gonna hold you to an answer on that.Copy !req
69. What makes America
the greatest country in the world?Copy !req
70. Well, Lewis and Sharon said it,Copy !req
71. diversity, and opportunity,
and freedom and freedom.Copy !req
72. I'm not letting you
go back to the airportCopy !req
73. without answering the question.Copy !req
74. Well, our Constitution is a masterpiece.
James Madison was a genius.Copy !req
75. The Declaration of Independence is, for me,
the single greatest piece of American writing.Copy !req
76. You don't look satisfied.Copy !req
77. One's a set of laws
and the other's a declaration of war.Copy !req
78. I want a human moment from you.Copy !req
79. What about the people? Why is America...Copy !req
80. It's not the greatest country
in the world, Professor.Copy !req
81. That's my answer.Copy !req
82. - You're saying...
- Yes.Copy !req
83. - Let's talk about...
- Fine. Sharon, the NEA is a loser.Copy !req
84. Yeah, it accounts for a penny
out of our paycheck,Copy !req
85. but he gets to hit you
with it any time he wants.Copy !req
86. It doesn't cost money, it costs votes.
It costs airtime and column inches.Copy !req
87. You know why people don't like liberals?
Because they lose.Copy !req
88. If liberals are so fuckin' smart,
how come they lose so goddamn always?Copy !req
89. - Hey...
- And with a straight faceCopy !req
90. you're gonna tell studentsCopy !req
91. that America is so star-spangled awesomeCopy !req
92. that we're the only ones
in the world who have freedom?Copy !req
93. Canada has freedom. Japan has freedom.Copy !req
94. The UK, France, Italy,
Germany, Spain, Australia.Copy !req
95. Belgium has freedom!Copy !req
96. 207 sovereign states in the world,
like 180 of them have freedom.Copy !req
97. - All right...
- And, yeah, you, sorority girl.Copy !req
98. Just in case you accidentally wander
into a voting booth one day,Copy !req
99. there are some things you should know,
and one of them isCopy !req
100. there is absolutely no evidenceCopy !req
101. to support the statement
that we're the greatest country in the world.Copy !req
102. We're seventh in literacy, 27th in math,
22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy,Copy !req
103. 178th in infant mortality,
third in median household income,Copy !req
104. number four in labor force,
and number four in exports.Copy !req
105. We lead the world in only three categories,Copy !req
106. number of incarcerated citizens per capita,
number of adults who believe angels are real,Copy !req
107. and defense spending where we spend
more than the next 26 countries combined,Copy !req
108. 25 of whom are allies.Copy !req
109. Now, none of this is the fault
of a 20-year-old college student,Copy !req
110. but you nonetheless are without a doubtCopy !req
111. a member of the worst period
generation period ever period.Copy !req
112. So when you ask what makes us
the greatest country in the world,Copy !req
113. I don't know what the fuck
you're talking about.Copy !req
114. Yosemite?Copy !req
115. We sure used to be.Copy !req
116. We stood up for what was right.Copy !req
117. We fought for moral reasons, we passed laws,
struck down laws for moral reasons.Copy !req
118. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people.Copy !req
119. We sacrificed. We cared about our neighbors.Copy !req
120. We put our money where our mouths were,
and we never beat our chest.Copy !req
121. We built great big things,
made ungodly technological advances,Copy !req
122. explored the universe, cured diseases,
and we cultivated the world's greatest artistsCopy !req
123. and the world's greatest economy.Copy !req
124. We reached for the stars,Copy !req
125. acted like men.Copy !req
126. We aspired to intelligence.
We didn't belittle it.Copy !req
127. It didn't make us feel inferior.Copy !req
128. We didn't identify ourselves
by who we voted for in the last election,Copy !req
129. and we didn't... We didn't scare so easy.Copy !req
130. Huh.Copy !req
131. We were able to be all these things
and do all these thingsCopy !req
132. because we were informed.Copy !req
133. By great men, men who were revered.Copy !req
134. First step in solving any problem
is recognizing there is one.Copy !req
135. America is not the greatest country
in the world anymore.Copy !req
136. Enough?Copy !req
137. - What the fuck was that?
- Are you out of your mind? That was a kid.Copy !req
138. I'm sorry! I'm taking medicine for vertigo,
and I think it works because I've got it.Copy !req
139. You're in trouble, man.
You can't talk to me like that.Copy !req
140. - Do you need a doctor?
- Jesus Christ.Copy !req
141. Listen, listen!Copy !req
142. What did I say out there?Copy !req
143. I'm excited to meet them, too, but...Copy !req
144. I'm excited to meet them, too, but not tonight.
It's just too soon.Copy !req
145. When did you decide that?Copy !req
146. I really can't pinpoint the time.
I have to get back into my meeting.Copy !req
147. It's not a meeting, it's a party.Copy !req
148. - There's pizza.
- We've been dating for four months,Copy !req
149. and I think that's too soon
to meet her parents.Copy !req
150. That's like level three stuff.
We're at level two. Can I get a ruling?Copy !req
151. When your conversation
started in front of my desk,Copy !req
152. I was concerned that I'd been caught
in the middle of something personal,Copy !req
153. but I can see now
that I was worried for nothing.Copy !req
154. I think it's too soon to meet your parents.Copy !req
155. I'm not comfortable with it.
Can you respect that?Copy !req
156. I've been telling them
about you for months.Copy !req
157. What am I supposed to say?Copy !req
158. - That I had to work late.
- Why?Copy !req
159. Why does anybody ever have to work late?Copy !req
160. They don't. They're usually lying.Copy !req
161. That's true, but I know that you can sell it.Copy !req
162. Now why would you make a dumb decision
when I'm offering...Copy !req
163. Loyalty, I'm making a dumb decision
out of loyalty.Copy !req
164. - You're making a smart one out of ambition.Copy !req
165. Yeah.Copy !req
166. He can't remember your name, Maggie,
and I'm the asshole.Copy !req
167. I was an intern,
and he promoted me to his assistant.Copy !req
168. He didn't promote you, honey.
He thought you were his assistant.Copy !req
169. You have to go back to your pizza meeting,
but could you do me a favorCopy !req
170. and not talk about us in front of...Copy !req
171. Everybody here knows. Nobody here cares.Copy !req
172. They will once we start fighting
in the middle of the newsroom,Copy !req
173. and one of us is gonna get fired.Copy !req
174. Do you think it's gonna be the hotshot EP
out of Columbia J-schoolCopy !req
175. or you think it's gonna be the intern
who got accidentally promoted to assistant?Copy !req
176. You're making a mistake.Copy !req
177. I'm used to them by now.Copy !req
178. - Loyalty?
- Yep.Copy !req
179. He just walked into his office
without noticing that his staff isn't here.Copy !req
180. Text me when you're done
with your parents tonight.Copy !req
181. Where's... Where is everybody?Copy !req
182. Welcome back, man.Copy !req
183. Thanks. Where is everybody?Copy !req
184. You gotta go up to see Charlie.Copy !req
185. Okay. Where is everybody?Copy !req
186. I have strict orders from Charlie not to say
anything until he's talked to you first.Copy !req
187. I've got a meeting.Copy !req
188. What's going on?Copy !req
189. Okay. Ooh!Copy !req
190. Couldn't say the answer from over there?Copy !req
191. - Welcome back.
- Thank you.Copy !req
192. Charlie Skinner needs to see you in his office.Copy !req
193. - Now?
- He said as soon as you come in.Copy !req
194. What's... You're Ellen?Copy !req
195. - Maggie, Margaret.
- What's going on?Copy !req
196. We know as little as you do.Copy !req
197. - Really?
- Almost as little as you do.Copy !req
198. What's the part that you know that I don't?Copy !req
199. - You should talk to Charlie Skinner.
- Where's Karen?Copy !req
200. - There's no one who works here named Karen.
- My assistant.Copy !req
201. - I'm your assistant.
- You're Ellen.Copy !req
202. - Margaret.
- Okay.Copy !req
203. Uh, I'll let his secretary know
you're on your way.Copy !req
204. Her name is Karen.Copy !req
205. No one's named Karen. No one.Copy !req
206. - All right.
- I'll call up for you.Copy !req
207. Angela, hi. It's Maggie from downstairs.Copy !req
208. - You can go on in. He's waiting for you.
- Thank you.Copy !req
209. You own this now,
my friend. You have bought it.Copy !req
210. You have paid for it and you have the receipt.
I wanna be crystal clear, this is yours.Copy !req
211. - You're wearing it.Copy !req
212. - Henry wants me to make sure you know that.
Wait.Copy !req
213. Mr. Will McAvoy has just
stepped into my office,Copy !req
214. so I need to walk him through this.Copy !req
215. - Shit, how much does he know?
- You're on speaker.Copy !req
216. I don't know anything. Who is this?Copy !req
217. - Heh-hey, Will! How was the vaca...Copy !req
218. Welcome back. You look great.Copy !req
219. I don't know what just happened there.Copy !req
220. Two weeks in Saint Lucia
was just what the doctor ordered, literally.Copy !req
221. - You've got pictures?
- No.Copy !req
222. Don't worry about it. TMZ does.Copy !req
223. - You were down there with Erin Andrews.
- There's a picture?Copy !req
224. No, that was a trap,
but I knew you were seeing her.Copy !req
225. - All right, seriously, what the hell's going on?
- Something exciting.Copy !req
226. Hardly anybody who works for me
is where they usually are.Copy !req
227. - I was in a bar in Da Nang.
- Just now?Copy !req
228. 1969.Copy !req
229. I was embedded with
the 144th Artillery for UPI,Copy !req
230. and I was sitting there with a warm Coke,
watching a beautiful Vietnamese womanCopy !req
231. doing an exotic dance
right in the middle of everybody.Copy !req
232. A beautiful, beautiful woman.Copy !req
233. And I thought to myself,Copy !req
234. "I will never know what it is
to be with a woman like that."Copy !req
235. And at that exact moment,
the woman spun twice,Copy !req
236. teetered over, and fell right into my lap.Copy !req
237. That was a story about how sometimes
things fall right into your lap.Copy !req
238. Where's my staff?Copy !req
239. The answer to that question has several parts.Copy !req
240. First, we're gonna try Elliot out at 10:00.
He's starting in two weeks.Copy !req
241. Good. Thank you.
With the right EP, he'll do great at 10:00.Copy !req
242. I think so, too, and I know how much
he appreciates your lobbying hard for him.Copy !req
243. He really looks up to you.Copy !req
244. What's this got to do with my staff?Copy !req
245. - He's taking your staff.
- What are you talking about?Copy !req
246. Well, strictly speaking, he's taking your EP
and your EP's taking your staff.Copy !req
247. - Wait, Don's going with Elliot?
- Listen...Copy !req
248. - Where is he?
- There's no need...Copy !req
249. - Where is he?
- They're both...Copy !req
250. Don got everyone pizza.
They're in one of the conference rooms.Copy !req
251. Will!Copy !req
252. I gave him his first job on the air
his first job on a panel,Copy !req
253. his first job as a substitute anchor.Copy !req
254. I make it known to anyone
who matters I'd like to see him at 10:00.Copy !req
255. - He poaches Don.
- Elliot didn't poach him. Don asked to go.Copy !req
256. - He asked to go? He asked to go?
- Yeah. Yeah.Copy !req
257. - Because of what happened?
- Absolutely not. That's over.Copy !req
258. It's not over. The story won't end.Copy !req
259. Did anybody hear
the second half of what I said?Copy !req
260. - I made a rousing call...
- It's not why Don's leaving.Copy !req
261. Why is he leaving?Copy !req
262. Oh!Copy !req
263. Yeah, I get that there are moments,
small moments, infrequent moments,Copy !req
264. where I'm not the easiest guy to work with,Copy !req
265. - but who the hell is?
- I am.Copy !req
266. Well, it helps
that you're drunk most of the time.Copy !req
267. It certainly does. Do me a favor...Copy !req
268. This is more than unprofessional,
it's uncivilized.Copy !req
269. But more than that, it's unprofessional.Copy !req
270. - Just do me a favor, okay?
- Sure.Copy !req
271. - Try not to make a scene...
- Hey, dickless!Copy !req
272. - Not you. You're in a minute. You.Copy !req
273. Hey, Will.Copy !req
274. Congratulations on the show.
You're gonna do great.Copy !req
275. I'd have called you,
but I didn't know where you were staying.Copy !req
276. I kept getting an out-of-the-office reply.Copy !req
277. You're taking my executive producer?Copy !req
278. Before you go any further, I strongly objected.Copy !req
279. - Did you?
- For all the reasons...Copy !req
280. - I think this conversation's about me.
- Catlike instincts.Copy !req
281. I tried to get in touch with you,
but Charlie said...Copy !req
282. - You asked to leave?
- I did,Copy !req
283. - but we have two weeks before...
- Because of what happened?Copy !req
284. Because the second half
was a rousing call to...Copy !req
285. - It has nothing to do with what happened.
- The timing is curious.Copy !req
286. Didn't you tell him it doesn't have anything
to do with what happened?Copy !req
287. Yes, and talk to him
when you're talking to him.Copy !req
288. After all the time
we spent working side by side?Copy !req
289. I've been your EP for 13 weeks.Copy !req
290. That's the longest
I've ever worked with anybody!Copy !req
291. I mean, you were the one. You were my guy.
We were like the Everly Brothers.Copy !req
292. You'll interview some good candidates.Copy !req
293. Don, please, I'll replace you in 15 minutes.Copy !req
294. You know, it wasn't
the anti-American thing, Will,Copy !req
295. or even that you aimed a profanity-laced
tirade at a college sophomore...Copy !req
296. She's talking about suing the university
for mental anguish.Copy !req
297. - Talking about it to who?
- Mostly Kathie Lee and Hoda.Copy !req
298. - Guess who her lawyer is.
- If you say Gloria Allred...Copy !req
299. - It's your personality.
- What?Copy !req
300. The reason I'm leaving
and the reason the others are.Copy !req
301. I'm affable!Copy !req
302. To strangers, to people who watch you on TV.
You yelled at me in front of the crew.Copy !req
303. - That's what this is about.
Yes, that's what this is about.Copy !req
304. Yeah, you know, I thought
you were talking into my ear.Copy !req
305. That's what I'm supposed to do.Copy !req
306. I had Stanley McChrystal
on satellite from Kandahar.Copy !req
307. He's being shot at by the fucking Taliban,
and you were yakking in my ear.Copy !req
308. I wasn't yakking.
I was telling you not to let him off the hook.Copy !req
309. Was that something
that really needed to be said four times?Copy !req
310. Yeah, because you let him off the hook,Copy !req
311. as was pointed out by everyone
with Internet access.Copy !req
312. You blew that interview,
and you took it out on me.Copy !req
313. It was two days
after the thing with the student.Copy !req
314. I thought it would be a good idea
to show deference to a three-star...Copy !req
315. You took it out on me,
you did it in front of the staff,Copy !req
316. then you took it out on the staff
the way you're doing right now.Copy !req
317. The staff isn't here!Copy !req
318. You're taking the department heads.
Who the hell knows who they're taking?Copy !req
319. Maggie's standing right there.Copy !req
320. Her name happens to be Ellen!Copy !req
321. It's Margaret.Copy !req
322. And simply put, you are a smart,
talented guy who isn't very niceCopy !req
323. and the countdown
to your retirement from relevance...Copy !req
324. - All right.
- ... started the moment you calledCopy !req
325. conservatives idiots and liberals losers.Copy !req
326. - That's enough.
- A bad reaction to vertigo medicine?Copy !req
327. - Don.
- Did you just send that gift-wrappedCopy !req
328. to every comedian in the world?Copy !req
329. I didn't have a lot of time to think.Copy !req
330. - Do you think maybe if you'd let me prep you!
- Don.Copy !req
331. - You had a brand!
- I'm a Marine, Don!Copy !req
332. I will beat the shit out of you!
I don't care how many protein bars you eat.Copy !req
333. Hey, hey, hey, hey. All right.Copy !req
334. All right, look, I'm sorry I said all that.Copy !req
335. No, it's easier to say than the truth.Copy !req
336. - What?
- You're jumping a sinking ship.Copy !req
337. You've always been
the smartest guy around here.Copy !req
338. I appreciate you promoting me up
as fast as you did.Copy !req
339. And I will work with whoever you hireCopy !req
340. to make it a smooth transition
over the next two weeks.Copy !req
341. - Is that the afternoon brief?
- Yeah.Copy !req
342. I'm... I'm sorry about all this.Copy !req
343. No, no, no. Good luck with the show, man.
I'm here for whatever you need.Copy !req
344. You did let McChrystal off the hook because
you were gun-shy after Northwestern.Copy !req
345. - He was right about that.
I didn't let him off the hook.Copy !req
346. He's a general.
He's a professional strategist, Charlie.Copy !req
347. He's schooled in evasive tactics.Copy !req
348. Against armies, not journalists.Copy !req
349. Chief Brody, Hooper, and Captain Quint didn't
let Jaws off the hook is what I'm saying.Copy !req
350. All right.Copy !req
351. - I didn't know.
- What?Copy !req
352. I didn't know that people
didn't like working for me.Copy !req
353. - Do you care?
- No.Copy !req
354. Of course I care. Anybody would care.Copy !req
355. But honestly, I don't.Copy !req
356. I do. I am a perfectly nice guy
and I have the focus group data to prove it,Copy !req
357. so maybe the problem lies not with me...Copy !req
358. - I hired a new EP for you.
- What do you mean?Copy !req
359. I hired you a new EP.Copy !req
360. You hi... You...Copy !req
361. I'm never going on vacation again.
You hired a new EP without my meeting him?Copy !req
362. - Her.
- Without my meeting her?Copy !req
363. - No, you've met her.
- Who?Copy !req
364. Charlie, have you hired to run my show,
without consulting me...Copy !req
365. You were unreachable.Copy !req
366. Only one person knew
how to get in touch with you.Copy !req
367. - It was you!
- I had to right the ship.Copy !req
368. You know that for this particular job,
there's no one better.Copy !req
369. You're not talking about MacKenzie.Copy !req
370. I had to right the ship.Copy !req
371. You're too big an asset to screw around withCopy !req
372. and your focus group data
isn't saying what it said three weeks ago.Copy !req
373. - Charlie...
- She was in Peshawar...Copy !req
374. - Oh, my God.
- For four months.Copy !req
375. The Green Zone for a year before that.
Her guys were filing stories from caves.Copy !req
376. She comes home, she wants to be
an EP again, have a normal life,Copy !req
377. and there's nothing for her at CNN,
nothing for her at ABC.Copy !req
378. - I knew that.
- She's exhausted.Copy !req
379. Not like at the end of a long day.
She's mentally and physically exhausted.Copy !req
380. She hasn't had four hours' sleep in two years.Copy !req
381. She's been shot at
in three different countries.Copy !req
382. And she's been to way too many funerals
for a girl her age.Copy !req
383. - She wants to come home.
- Yeah, look, I don't blame her.Copy !req
384. They don't have a job for her in Atlanta,
DC, or New York.Copy !req
385. MacKenzie... Line up any 10 people,Copy !req
386. eight of them will tell you
she's the best EP in the businessCopy !req
387. and the other two will be stupid!Copy !req
388. I'm one of the eight,
but it's not gonna happen.Copy !req
389. - It's happened.
- No.Copy !req
390. She's coming up from DC today
with one of her people.Copy !req
391. No, listen to what I'm telling you.
I can't give my approval.Copy !req
392. The deal's a day away from being signed,
three years.Copy !req
393. I have approval over my executive producer.Copy !req
394. - You would think so, wouldn't you?
- I would, yeah.Copy !req
395. Business Affairs
went through your whole deal.Copy !req
396. I don't have contractual approval?Copy !req
397. - No. But you know what?
- I don't have contractual approval?Copy !req
398. You're up for renegotiation in 18 months.Copy !req
399. I'd have your agent put that clause...Copy !req
400. No, I'm walking down the street
to William Morris.Copy !req
401. - I'm gonna renegotiate my contract right now.
- It's not gonna go your way.Copy !req
402. I generate an annual profit
of $210 million on my own.Copy !req
403. That's not counting the lead-in freight
I push to 9:00 and 10:00.Copy !req
404. That may be tipping money for this company,
but it's not nothing.Copy !req
405. - Will.
- What?Copy !req
406. When was the last time you saw her?Copy !req
407. I don't know. About three years ago.Copy !req
408. Coincidentally,
that's the last time you were a nice guy!Copy !req
409. Would you like another, Mr. Skinner?Copy !req
410. Yes, please.Copy !req
411. Most notably Lehman's
former CEO Richard Fuld,Copy !req
412. seen here testifying to the House Oversight
Committee on Capitol Hill.Copy !req
413. The 2,200 pages report a serious lapse
by top executivesCopy !req
414. and details the accounting gimmick
used by Lehman,Copy !req
415. including the use of something
they call the Repo 105Copy !req
416. to move about $50 billion
in debt off of the books.Copy !req
417. They say the company withheld information.Copy !req
418. They further outlined an auditor failure,
saying thatCopy !req
419. Ernst & Young basically was performing...Copy !req
420. - Excuse me.
- Yes?Copy !req
421. - I'm MacKenzie McHale.
- How can I help you?Copy !req
422. I'm supposed to be meeting with Will.Copy !req
423. Oh, my God! I'm sorry.Copy !req
424. - You're MacKenzie.
- I am. And you are?Copy !req
425. - I'm Mag...
- Mac.Copy !req
426. - Hey, Don.Copy !req
427. MacKenzie gave me
my first summer internship.Copy !req
428. Don't tell me you're here
to interview for my job.Copy !req
429. No, I'm here to do your job.Copy !req
430. - Are you serious?
- Yeah.Copy !req
431. - I don't understand.
- I don't understand.Copy !req
432. When were you hired?Copy !req
433. - Is Will in his office?
- He's not, but his agent's officeCopy !req
434. is just down the street,
and he should be back any minute.Copy !req
435. - He's at his agent's office?
- Yes...Copy !req
436. - I'm sorry. I gave too much information.
- Yep.Copy !req
437. - Now I understand.
- What's your name?Copy !req
438. - Maggie.
- Maggie.Copy !req
439. Let me try to guess at something,
and you tell me how close I am to being right.Copy !req
440. This whole move was done behind Will's back
and he just found out now,Copy !req
441. and he stormed off to his agent's office
to see why he doesn't have approval.Copy !req
442. - Mm-hmm.
- Okay.Copy !req
443. Okay.Copy !req
444. All right, you're going to see some things.Copy !req
445. I'm just gonna sit here till he gets back.Copy !req
446. I'm going to sit here.Copy !req
447. Good luck.Copy !req
448. This still looking good to you?Copy !req
449. You said your name was Maggie?Copy !req
450. - Yes, ma'am.
- Ma'am? How old do I look?Copy !req
451. No! No, no, no.
I heard you were embedded for a while.Copy !req
452. Twenty-six months.
Anything happen while I was gone?Copy !req
453. - That's why I called you ma'am.
- So did the Marines.Copy !req
454. You sure don't look like you've been in a war.Copy !req
455. The first thing I did when I got back
was buy women's clothes.Copy !req
456. I maxed out three credit cards.Copy !req
457. But I figured, "Hey, the economy's booming,
so what the heck."Copy !req
458. - Oh, God.
- I'm kidding.Copy !req
459. - Oh, excuse me.
- It's all right.Copy !req
460. Hi, Dad. I'm fine.Copy !req
461. I left a message for you and Mom at the hotelCopy !req
462. because I wanted to let you know
it'll just be the three of us for dinner tonight.Copy !req
463. Don can't make it.Copy !req
464. He has to work late.Copy !req
465. He just does. You know, with him
running 10:00 now, he's so...Copy !req
466. And he feels terrible about it.
He was really looking forward to meeting you.Copy !req
467. I know, but in this case it's true.Copy !req
468. So, great.
So I'll meet you guys in the lobby at 9:15.Copy !req
469. Okay. Bye, Dad.Copy !req
470. You Okay?Copy !req
471. Oh, I've just got an allergy.Copy !req
472. To what?Copy !req
473. - Oysters.Copy !req
474. - I hate lying to my father.
- I wasn't lying.Copy !req
475. Yeah. Why won't Don go to dinner?
He thinks it's too early?Copy !req
476. - Don's not my boyfriend.
- He's in a picture on your desk.Copy !req
477. It's with a couple of your friends
so it's not obvious,Copy !req
478. but it's a picture of your boyfriend.Copy !req
479. - I don't care. I'm not reporting you to HR.
- Thank you.Copy !req
480. Does he want you to do things in the bedroom
you're uncomfortable with?Copy !req
481. - No.
- Damn it.Copy !req
482. These are just routine questions.Copy !req
483. You put that all together really fast.Copy !req
484. It's not an original story.Copy !req
485. My dad knew I was lying.Copy !req
486. Now he's gonna hate Don,
and that's not what I wanted to happen.Copy !req
487. - Oh, I'm fine.
- Your eyes are red.Copy !req
488. Turn and face me.Copy !req
489. When he calls you tonight at 11:00
and wants to come by,Copy !req
490. don't lay on a tone of voice,Copy !req
491. just tell him real nice
that you're hanging with your roommatesCopy !req
492. and you'll see him at work.Copy !req
493. Do that three times. He'll get the idea.Copy !req
494. Are you going with Don to 10:00?Copy !req
495. - No.
- Why not?Copy !req
496. It's just that I was...Copy !req
497. Loyalty. I'm Will's assistant.Copy !req
498. No, associate producer.Copy !req
499. You're an associate producer now.Copy !req
500. I'm crazy about loyalty.Copy !req
501. - You'll report to him.
- Mac! Mac!Copy !req
502. Did you know, did you know...Copy !req
503. - Are you all right?
- Jim, that's Louis Vuitton luggage.Copy !req
504. I'm fine, thank you.
Can I talk to you a second?Copy !req
505. Sure. James Harper, this is Maggie...Copy !req
506. - Margaret.
- This is Maggie Margaret.Copy !req
507. Margaret Jordan. Maggie's fine.Copy !req
508. Nice to meet you. Now, please.Copy !req
509. - Did you hurt anything?
- Everything, I think, but please...Copy !req
510. Did you know that Will McAvoy
didn't know that you were hired as EPCopy !req
511. and that he's at his agent's office right now?Copy !req
512. I didn't know that when the day began,
but I know it now.Copy !req
513. I quit my job for this, Mac,Copy !req
514. and so did the three other people
you told me to bring.Copy !req
515. Our show was canceled,
so we were out of work anyway.Copy !req
516. I was offered any other show I wanted at CNN.Copy !req
517. - I know, but I wasn't.
- That's not the point.Copy !req
518. Excuse me.Copy !req
519. It's aggravating when you rise to a position
of, you know, a certain position of...Copy !req
520. I put down first and last month's rent.Copy !req
521. - Do I have a job in New York?
- Yes, of course you do.Copy !req
522. - You're sure?
- No.Copy !req
523. I'm calling Tom Walton and begging for a job.Copy !req
524. - I'll cover hurricanes.
- Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim.Copy !req
525. What? And why didn't you tell me there's
some kind of problem with you and Will?Copy !req
526. Because that's personal.
Do you see me asking personal questions?Copy !req
527. Now, when was the last time
you were in love with a woman?Copy !req
528. - What?
- When was the last timeCopy !req
529. you had a passionate
relationship with a woman?Copy !req
530. Like Hollywood love, high school love?Copy !req
531. You know the only reason
I'm still standing hereCopy !req
532. is that I have nowhere else to go, right?Copy !req
533. I do know that. When was the last time?Copy !req
534. - Never. That's never happened.
- Right.Copy !req
535. And you know
how you've always had a crush on me?Copy !req
536. I have never had a crush on you.Copy !req
537. You've always had a little crush on me.
It's been cute.Copy !req
538. Never had a crush on you, but go ahead.Copy !req
539. The girl you just met, Maggie,Copy !req
540. she's me before I grew into myself
and got hotter with age.Copy !req
541. I don't understand why
you chose this moment to lose it!Copy !req
542. - Just...
- Why are you afraid to see Will McAvoy?Copy !req
543. - You have to tell me.
- Hey, jughead, I ain't afraid of nothingCopy !req
544. except jellyfish, which is completely normal.Copy !req
545. - Now look at the girl. Not a big look, stupid.
- I didn't look at ail.Copy !req
546. You're right. Okay, just glance over.Copy !req
547. Cupid, bam!Copy !req
548. Can we cut to the chase?
What's in this for you?Copy !req
549. Now why does it have to be like that?Copy !req
550. It doesn't, but it is.Copy !req
551. I need Don Keefer to help me
through this transition.Copy !req
552. It turns out Don's dating Maggie,
and I'm not sure he's right for her.Copy !req
553. Really? After knowing them
as a couple for this long, you're not sure?Copy !req
554. He's going to be threatened by you,Copy !req
555. so he'll try to impress Maggie,
who's staying with Will.Copy !req
556. - You understand?
- Yeah, I'm calling Walton.Copy !req
557. - Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim.
- What?Copy !req
558. You're right.Copy !req
559. You've done enough.Copy !req
560. You've done everything
I've ever asked you to doCopy !req
561. and a ton of stuff I'd never ask anyone to do.Copy !req
562. Tell me where you want to work,
and I'll make the call.Copy !req
563. - Look...
- Fly away, little bird.Copy !req
564. - Jesus. You know what...
- Something great is about to happen here,Copy !req
565. and you're gonna want to be a part of it.Copy !req
566. Tell me what the problem is with you and Will.Copy !req
567. I can't.Copy !req
568. Put the phone away.Copy !req
569. This is a solid promise,
we're going to do the best news on TV.Copy !req
570. - Either that or...
- We'll all be filling out job applicationsCopy !req
571. at Dave and Buster's,
but we'll be doing it together.Copy !req
572. Now you just sit here a minute, all right?Copy !req
573. Sure.Copy !req
574. - Do you know how to flirt?
- Yes.Copy !req
575. Show me.Copy !req
576. Hi.Copy !req
577. Okay, just sit here. We're gonna be great!Copy !req
578. - Where's the rest of the staff?
- They left.Copy !req
579. Hi, Will. It's good to see you.Copy !req
580. This is Jim Harper, my senior producer.Copy !req
581. - The others are coming up...
- Let's go in my office.Copy !req
582. Sure.Copy !req
583. Somebody wanna tell Don
the lunch party's over,Copy !req
584. and I need someone on the assignment deskCopy !req
585. in case there happens to be,
what do you call it, news?Copy !req
586. Can I get you some coffee or anything?Copy !req
587. - Water or maybe...
We're fine.Copy !req
588. I tried to get in touch with you
while you were on vacation.Copy !req
589. Nobody seemed to know how to do that.Copy !req
590. Or at least they weren't willing to say.Copy !req
591. Actually, I've tried to get in touch with you
a lot of times in the last three years.Copy !req
592. Did you get all those e-mails?Copy !req
593. - Yeah.
- What did you think?Copy !req
594. I didn't read them.Copy !req
595. I understand. There's no need to apologize.Copy !req
596. Thank you.Copy !req
597. You look good after your vacation.Copy !req
598. You look rested.
I've never been to Saint Lucia.Copy !req
599. - Is it great?
- Yeah.Copy !req
600. You were down there with Erin Andrews?
It's not my business.Copy !req
601. You can go anywhere with anyone.Copy !req
602. Thank you again.Copy !req
603. Hey, this can work.
In fact, it's gonna work great.Copy !req
604. I asked my agent to negotiate
a three-year contract.Copy !req
605. You know me,
I think that's the longest contract...Copy !req
606. It's not a three-year contract anymore.Copy !req
607. - I'm sorry?
- It's not a three-year contract anymore.Copy !req
608. It's a 156-week contract
that gives me the opportunityCopy !req
609. to fire you 155 times at the end of each week.Copy !req
610. We'll wait a few months
to make sure it's not a storyCopy !req
611. Bill Carter can shove up my ass.
We'll do it, then.Copy !req
612. How did you get my contract changed?Copy !req
613. I gave the network back
some money off my salary.Copy !req
614. - How much money?
- A million dollars a year.Copy !req
615. - You gave back a million dollars a year?
- Yeah.Copy !req
616. You paid a million dollars
to be able to fire me any time you want?Copy !req
617. $3 million. And not any time I want,
just the end of each week.Copy !req
618. How the hell much money do you get paid?Copy !req
619. - Don?
“SpeakingCopy !req
620. You should meet James Harper,
MacKenzie's senior producer.Copy !req
621. - Jim.
- Were you with MacKenzie in Afghanistan?Copy !req
622. Yeah. And Iraq.Copy !req
623. And sometimes when you're in Afghanistan,
it turns out you're really in Pakistan.Copy !req
624. - Twenty-six months.
- You ever produce from the studio?Copy !req
625. For about a year in Atlanta
before MacKenzie took me out.Copy !req
626. - She's crazy, you know.
- I know.Copy !req
627. I've never seen anyone love
being an American so much.Copy !req
628. And when you factor in
she isn't an American, it's all very...Copy !req
629. Yeah, she is American, actually.Copy !req
630. Her dad was Margaret Thatcher's
ambassador to the UN and she was born here.Copy !req
631. Yeah, and immediately locked in her roomCopy !req
632. and shown Frank Capra movies
until she was 21.Copy !req
633. She's like a sophomore
poli-sci major at Sarah Lawrence.Copy !req
634. Exactly like that. Yeah.Copy !req
635. I guess the only real differences
are her two PeabodysCopy !req
636. and the scar on her stomach
from the knife wound she gotCopy !req
637. covering a Shiite protest in Islamabad.Copy !req
638. Welcome.Copy !req
639. I'm just taking your temperature.Copy !req
640. On a scale of 1 to 10,
how much trouble am I in with you?Copy !req
641. I'm over it.Copy !req
642. Hey, do this to me.Copy !req
643. Do this to me all you want,
but you can't do it to them.Copy !req
644. - Who?
- People followed me here...Copy !req
645. Jim Harper, my senior producer, bookers,
H&A producer, desk editors, field producers...Copy !req
646. - They can't possibly be my problem.
- Will, come on now.Copy !req
647. What do you want from me, MacKenzie?Copy !req
648. They're in the process of moving.
They've put down security deposits.Copy !req
649. They found roommates.
They're looking at preschools...Copy !req
650. Yeah, they fucked up, Mac! They trusted you!Copy !req
651. You've got a news alert.Copy !req
652. Pardon me, Don.Copy !req
653. You've got a news alert.Copy !req
654. It's yellow.Copy !req
655. There's been an explosion
off the coast of Louisiana.Copy !req
656. How can there be an explosion
in the middle of the water?Copy !req
657. An oil rig.
- An oil rig.Copy !req
658. "Well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico."Copy !req
659. All right, Tess, get on the assignment desk
and see if this goes anywhere.Copy !req
660. Okay.Copy !req
661. "Flames reach 150 feet in the air."Copy !req
662. If you had read any of my e-mails
or answered my calls,Copy !req
663. you'd know that I take responsibility
for everything and...Copy !req
664. I already did know that,
and I already didn't care.Copy !req
665. That I'm sorry.Copy !req
666. - Are you?
- Yes.Copy !req
667. MacKenzie, I...Copy !req
668. I just, you have no idea how I've longed
to hear those words. I...Copy !req
669. I forgive you. Can you forgive...Copy !req
670. - You're being sarcastic.
- Oh, how you know me.Copy !req
671. "Emergency rescue crews
arrive on locationCopy !req
672. "at burning well located 50 miles offshore.
Twelve to 15 people believed missing."Copy !req
673. - It's still yellow.
- Still yellow.Copy !req
674. Don, they just haven't changed the color yet.
Somebody should tell Will or at least...Copy !req
675. I'm not knocking on Will's door right now,
and you don't work here yet.Copy !req
676. - So, dude, relax. Anything new?
No.Copy !req
677. - There might be.
- There won't be.Copy !req
678. An oil rig in the Gulf exploded.Copy !req
679. - Persian Gulf?
- No, the Gulf of Mexico.Copy !req
680. - Kendra.
BP Deepwater Horizon.Copy !req
681. It's about 50 miles southeast
of Venice, Louisiana.Copy !req
682. The Coast Guard evacuated seven people,
all of them critically injured,Copy !req
683. and they're searching
for 11 confirmed missing.Copy !req
684. Still yellow.Copy !req
685. Isn't it possible that AP's busy right now,
and they've got an intern on the updates?Copy !req
686. They may have bigger problems
than the missing crew.Copy !req
687. What do you mean? What do you mean
bigger problems than the missing crew?Copy !req
688. Hang on! Hang on! Listen to what he said.Copy !req
689. What did you say?Copy !req
690. I said they may have bigger problems
than the missing crew.Copy !req
691. Why?Copy !req
692. I checked out BP Deepwater Horizon.Copy !req
693. That rig is drilling
at 18,000 feet below sea level.Copy !req
694. There are only a couple of things
that could have failed.Copy !req
695. - And if it was the wrong one...
Pressure.Copy !req
696. It would be like trying to toss a hat
on a fire hose.Copy !req
697. What the hell are you two talking about?Copy !req
698. It's more than 11 missing guys.Copy !req
699. There might be a massive oil spill
50 miles off the coast of Louisiana.Copy !req
700. - I'm sorry, man. Tell me who you are again.
- I'm Jim Harper.Copy !req
701. And I may or may not be, but almost
definitely won't be a senior producer hereCopy !req
702. under MacKenzie if she still has a job, which
sounds like she probably absolutely doesn't.Copy !req
703. Okay, well, whatever it is
doesn't start for two weeks,Copy !req
704. so you're still in my newsroom,Copy !req
705. and you're behaving in a way
that is bothering me.Copy !req
706. - Gotta be blunt.
- Got it.Copy !req
707. The truck in Pasadena,
they're five blocks from the courthouse.Copy !req
708. - Are they covering the Rose Bowl?Copy !req
709. And I cannot look
at the same loop of people...Copy !req
710. This is Jim Harper.Copy !req
711. All right.Copy !req
712. For the moment,
your people can have their jobs.Copy !req
713. Like I said, I have to wait to make the move
because there was a press release.Copy !req
714. But when I hire the new EP,
who I will hire by hiring them myself,Copy !req
715. whoever it is, is going
to get to interview the new people.Copy !req
716. All right.Copy !req
717. Well, I appreciate that.Copy !req
718. They're really good, Will.
You're gonna want to keep them.Copy !req
719. - Don't just dump them because of...
- They'll get a fair chance.Copy !req
720. - Okay.
- I haven't started my script.Copy !req
721. I'll get out of your way.Copy !req
722. There's nothing
that's more important in a democracyCopy !req
723. than a well-informed electorate.Copy !req
724. You know you're still on this side of the door.Copy !req
725. When there's no information
or, much worse, wrong information,Copy !req
726. it can lead to calamitous decisions
and clobber any attempts at vigorous debate.Copy !req
727. - That's why I produce the news.
- We're all grateful to you.Copy !req
728. - You're spinning out of control.
- No, I'm not.Copy !req
729. You're terrified
you're going to lose your audience,Copy !req
730. and you'd do anything to get them back.Copy !req
731. You're one pitch meeting away
from doing the news in 3-D.Copy !req
732. This isn't nonprofit theater.
It's advertiser-supported television.Copy !req
733. - You know that, right?
- I'd rather do a good show for 100 peopleCopy !req
734. than a bad one for a million,
if that's what you're saying.Copy !req
735. What is it you're talking
to me about right now?Copy !req
736. I've come here to produce a news broadcast
that more closely resembles the one we didCopy !req
737. before you got popular
by not bothering anyone, Leno.Copy !req
738. I think Jay and I would rather be employed
if it's all the same to you.Copy !req
739. It's not all the same to me, you punk.Copy !req
740. I've come here to take your IQ and your talent
and put it to some patriotic fucking use.Copy !req
741. And where does it say
that a good news show can't be popular?Copy !req
742. - Nielsen ratings.
- We're going to do a good news showCopy !req
743. and make it popular at the same time.Copy !req
744. - That is impossible.
- Between your brains,Copy !req
745. - charm, looks, and affability and my...
- Refusal to live in reality.Copy !req
746. - ... expertise in producing you... Ugh!
- It's impossible, Mac!Copy !req
747. Social scientists have concluded
that the country is more polarizedCopy !req
748. than at any time since the Civil War.
The Civil War.Copy !req
749. Yes, people choose the news
they want now, but...Copy !req
750. People choose the facts they want now.Copy !req
751. So what you've just described is impossible.Copy !req
752. Only if you think an overwhelming majority
of Americans are preternaturally stupid.Copy !req
753. - I do.
- I don't.Copy !req
754. And if you let me, I can prove it.Copy !req
755. You know what you left out of your sermon?Copy !req
756. That America is the only country
on the planet that, since its birth,Copy !req
757. has said over and over and over
that we can do better.Copy !req
758. It's part of our DNA.Copy !req
759. People will want the news
if you give it to them with integrity.Copy !req
760. Not everybody, not even a lot of people, 5%.Copy !req
761. And 5% more of anything
is what makes the difference in this country.Copy !req
762. So we can do better.Copy !req
763. What?Copy !req
764. I'm thinking.Copy !req
765. Yeah, that whole speech did nothing for me.Copy !req
766. - I'd like to talk to Don.
- Are you sure?Copy !req
767. Right there.Copy !req
768. Excuse me.Copy !req
769. I don't mind if you sit
somewhere and observe,Copy !req
770. but I mind you doing anything else.Copy !req
771. You got it, but I just got a call from a source.Copy !req
772. What kind of source?Copy !req
773. I can't tell you much except that
he's an engineer with BP in London.Copy !req
774. He says he's sitting in meetings
where they don't know how to cap the well.Copy !req
775. - Who's the source?
- Can't tell you.Copy !req
776. - Anything else?
- A lot.Copy !req
777. I got two pages of notes
from my conversation with...Copy !req
778. - Oh, great.
- Okay. Yeah.Copy !req
779. Thanks for calling back.Copy !req
780. Yeah.Copy !req
781. Now I'd like you
to listen to these wordsCopy !req
782. which were written 500 years ago
by Don Miguel de Cervantes,Copy !req
783. "Hear me now, O thou bleak
and unbearable world.Copy !req
784. "Thou art base and debauched as can be.Copy !req
785. "But a knight with his banners
all bravely unfurledCopy !req
786. "now hurls down his gauntlet to thee!"Copy !req
787. That was Don Quixote.Copy !req
788. Those words were written 45 years ago
by the lyricist for Man of La Mancha.Copy !req
789. Didn't think you'd know thatCopy !req
790. but the point's still the same,
it's time for Don Quixote!Copy !req
791. - You think I'm him?
- No, I think I'm him. You're his horse.Copy !req
792. - He rode a donkey.
- Well, I can't help you there.Copy !req
793. - I have to write my script.
- I'll write it for you.Copy !req
794. "The volcanic eruption in Iceland
is believed to have started on March 20thCopy !req
795. "and has led to a worldwide
transportation disaster.Copy !req
796. "The suspension of air traffic was in no way
caused by America, which I love.Copy !req
797. "You have to believe me."Copy !req
798. You want me in the same shouting match
as everybody else?Copy !req
799. I want you to not apologize
for saying something...Copy !req
800. All right!Copy !req
801. You got yourself in the shouting matchCopy !req
802. when you took vertigo meds
and I'd have you winning it.Copy !req
803. And what does winning look like to you?Copy !req
804. Reclaiming the Fourth Estate,Copy !req
805. reclaiming journalism
as an honorable profession,Copy !req
806. a nightly newscast that informs a debate
worthy of a great nation,Copy !req
807. civility, respect,
and a return to what's important,Copy !req
808. the death of bitchiness,
the death of gossip and voyeurism,Copy !req
809. speaking truth to stupid,
no demographic sweet spot,Copy !req
810. a place where we all come together.Copy !req
811. We're coming to a tipping point.
I know you know that.Copy !req
812. There's gonna be a huge conversation.Copy !req
813. Is government an instrument of good
or is it every man for himself?Copy !req
814. Is there something bigger
we want to reach forCopy !req
815. or is self-interest our basic resting pulse?Copy !req
816. You and I have a chance
to be among the few peopleCopy !req
817. who can frame that debate.Copy !req
818. That's, it's...Copy !req
819. Quixotic?Copy !req
820. - Don.
- Jesus Christ, we're on it, okay, Jimmy Olsen?Copy !req
821. Listen, we've got 55 seconds for a phoner
with the Coast Guard liaison.Copy !req
822. That's not nearly enough,
and you're chasing the wrong story.Copy !req
823. Oh, brother.Copy !req
824. Listen, Halliburton was the contractor
on this special type of concrete...Copy !req
825. Seriously, you're being disruptive now.Copy !req
826. Hey, how happy is Charlie Skinner gonna beCopy !req
827. when I phone this over to CBS
and he finds out you had it first?Copy !req
828. All right, that's it. Get the fuck out.Copy !req
829. Okay. You're right.Copy !req
830. Elevator's this way?Copy !req
831. - God damn it.Copy !req
832. What?Copy !req
833. I'm sorry to interrupt.
Can I talk to Mac for just a second?Copy !req
834. Your guy here is a pain in the ass.Copy !req
835. An oil well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.Copy !req
836. The Coast Guard's searching
for missing crew members.Copy !req
837. - I'll fill you in at the 6:00 rundown.
There's more.Copy !req
838. - He doesn't need to hear this right now.
- Let's go outside.Copy !req
839. No, if Don doesn't want me to hear it,
I'd like to hear it.Copy !req
840. Oh, blow me.Copy !req
841. I want you to not use
that language in front of womenCopy !req
842. and to forever not suggest that image to me.Copy !req
843. What's on your mind? Who are you?Copy !req
844. - Jim Harper, my senior producer.
- Senior?Copy !req
845. - Is he old enough to drive at night?
- What happened?Copy !req
846. Two calls within five minutes of each other.Copy !req
847. The first one was from a friend of mine
at BP in London sayingCopy !req
848. he's sitting in meetings
where they don't know how to cap the well.Copy !req
849. - Jesus.
- The oil is still spilling?Copy !req
850. Yeah, at a pretty alarming rate.Copy !req
851. The first estimate was
about 10,000 gallons an hour.Copy !req
852. My guy says it's closer to 100,000Copy !req
853. and could get as high
as a quarter of a million.Copy !req
854. Why is this well different from other wells?Copy !req
855. The depth.Copy !req
856. I need one of your staffers.
I don't know his name.Copy !req
857. He sits in the back. He's the one with...Copy !req
858. Are you trying to say
the Indian stereotype of an IT guy?Copy !req
859. - Yes.
- Punjab!Copy !req
860. - I don't think that's his name.
- Why not?Copy !req
861. Punjab's a character
from Little Orphan Annie.Copy !req
862. Tell him about the pressure.Copy !req
863. Uh, Deepwater Horizon is aptly named.
They're drilling at 18,000 feet below sea level.Copy !req
864. Is that dangerous?Copy !req
865. Take the Grand Canyon,
make it three times deeper,Copy !req
866. fill it with water,
and poke a hole in the bottom.Copy !req
867. You can't just yank the pin out of the planet,
and that's what's happened.Copy !req
868. How do you know all this? You're the IT guy.Copy !req
869. - I'm not the IT guy. I write your blog.
- Are you kidding?Copy !req
870. I think we're in the first hours
of a serious story.Copy !req
871. - No. I have a blog?
- Not the time.Copy !req
872. How do you know this stuff?Copy !req
873. I made a volcano in primary school.Copy !req
874. So did I. I didn't know I was supposed
to learn something from it.Copy !req
875. - What was the second call?
- My guy at Halliburton.Copy !req
876. - What the hell is going on?
- Nothing, Charlie.Copy !req
877. - Can we please get back to work?
- A rig exploded in the Gulf?Copy !req
878. It's yellow.Copy !req
879. Not anymore. It just got bumped up to orange.Copy !req
880. It's orange.Copy !req
881. Okay, the rig was due
to be moved to its next roleCopy !req
882. as a semi-permanent production platform
at a new location,Copy !req
883. and Halliburton was hired to seal
the well with cement.Copy !req
884. Who are you?
- Jack something.Copy !req
885. It's Jim something,
and both of my guys are identifyingCopy !req
886. the failure of the cement's mix
as the cause of the explosion.Copy !req
887. But here's the thing, Halliburton performed
tests on the cement mix,Copy !req
888. and the tests showed it was gonna fail.Copy !req
889. - Holy Mother.
- Yeah, hang on, Holy Mother.Copy !req
890. I need to know who your sources are.Copy !req
891. Hey, I don't know you, Scooter.Copy !req
892. Look, you don't have to trust me.
She trusts me. You just have to trust her.Copy !req
893. Try another strategy.
How high up is the guy at BP?Copy !req
894. High enough to be in on the meetings,
and I never said it was a guy.Copy !req
895. Actually, you did.
Does he have an axe to grind?Copy !req
896. - No.
- What about the guy at Halliburton?Copy !req
897. I didn't say he was a guy,
but we'll call him that.Copy !req
898. And he is solid.
You guys have to follow up on this, all right?Copy !req
899. You're gonna wanna open
with the Coast Guard searchCopy !req
900. and then pivot to this because...Copy !req
901. Neal.
Neal says...Copy !req
902. It's gonna be the biggest
environmental disaster in history.Copy !req
903. Oh, my God.
Jesus Christ.Copy !req
904. Can we please get back to work
and send the Hardy Boys to their room?Copy !req
905. Neal, tell them.Copy !req
906. After an explosion like that,
the first thing that's supposed to happenCopy !req
907. is the underwater blowout preventer
should automatically close.Copy !req
908. The flames are still 150 feet high,
so that obviously didn't happen.Copy !req
909. Now when they get the fire out,Copy !req
910. they're gonna send a submersible ROV
down there to turn the preventer on manually,Copy !req
911. but my source says,
"At that depth with that much pressure,Copy !req
912. "it has to be the mechanics
that failed and not the electronics."Copy !req
913. In other words,
trying it manually isn't gonna work either.Copy !req
914. So they're gonna have to build relief wells
and that's gonna take months.Copy !req
915. Months of oil spilling into the Gulf
at a rate of 4.2 million gallons a day.Copy !req
916. And just for the record, the Gulf of Mexico
contains 643 quadrillion gallons of water.Copy !req
917. I think you may be overreacting.Copy !req
918. You are dramatically underreacting.Copy !req
919. I'm the only one who's not
dramatically doing anything.Copy !req
920. In four days, it'll have spilled as much oil
as the Exxon Valdez.Copy !req
921. It's a week before the oil
reaches Louisiana shores,Copy !req
922. three days if the wind shifts.Copy !req
923. Is the wind gonna shift?Copy !req
924. Only if Louisiana's luck
stays exactly the same.Copy !req
925. You've gotta tell him your sources.Copy !req
926. I can't.Copy !req
927. He can't trust you unless you trust him.Copy !req
928. All right, the necessary people
go into my office, close the door.Copy !req
929. - I want Mac as a witness.
Fine.Copy !req
930. The BP engineer is my college roommate.
He's a junior VP. He's been there a year.Copy !req
931. And how do I know you're not
being fed misinformation by James O'KeefeCopy !req
932. in the hope that I run with it
and make his day?Copy !req
933. Who's your Halliburton guy?Copy !req
934. My big sister.Copy !req
935. She's got a PhD in mechanical engineering,
and she voted for McCain.Copy !req
936. You're telling me you got not one
but two people to roll overCopy !req
937. on their employers within five minutes?Copy !req
938. I know, it's just lucky.Copy !req
939. How often do you get this lucky?
- This is my first time.Copy !req
940. Um... It's a search and rescue operation
in which no one is going to be rescuedCopy !req
941. because Michael Phelps
with an outboard motor on his assCopy !req
942. couldn't out-swim that fire,
and you're letting a guy who you just metCopy !req
943. and a woman who, I don't know what the hell,
spin this into the end of the world.Copy !req
944. But forget that.Copy !req
945. If you're wrong about Halliburton,
that's the first line of your bio forever.Copy !req
946. "Isn't this the same guy
who said that Halliburton caused that spill?"Copy !req
947. And, by the way, you publically accuse them
of negligent homicideCopy !req
948. and you're wrong, they will take you to court.Copy !req
949. They will win
and they will end up owning AWM.Copy !req
950. They will have their own record label.
They will have theme parks.Copy !req
951. Let's throw out the rundown.Copy !req
952. - Attaboy.
This is out of control.Copy !req
953. We're throwing out the rundown.Copy !req
954. Gary, see if you can get me a spokesman
from BP on the phone.Copy !req
955. - Get me anything...
- Where are you going?Copy !req
956. I was told to put together a new show.Copy !req
957. Guys, can I have your attention?Copy !req
958. I'm sorry if I've been a little inaccessible
or terse lately or for several years,Copy !req
959. but if I could just see a show of hands,
who's going with Don to 10:00?Copy !req
960. All right, I appreciate all the hard work.Copy !req
961. And as a token of that appreciation,Copy !req
962. I'm giving you guys two weeks' paid vacation
starting right now.Copy !req
963. Hold on.
You're gonna have her run the show?Copy !req
964. Yeah.
- Don't do this, Will.Copy !req
965. I just offered her
the most humiliating contractCopy !req
966. since Antonio got a loan from Shylock.Copy !req
967. She took it.
I don't know what that is, but I like it.Copy !req
968. You're gonna do a full hour
on an environmental story,Copy !req
969. and you don't wanna at least wait until
there's film of an oil-covered pelican?Copy !req
970. It's not just an environmental story.Copy !req
971. Everywhere I look,
people are dressed up in costume,Copy !req
972. screaming about how bad government is.Copy !req
973. What's your position?Copy !req
974. That people should know
what they're screaming about.Copy !req
975. Are you ready to go on television and sayCopy !req
976. that this well wouldn't have blown up
if there had been more government oversight?Copy !req
977. I'll give you my next paycheck
if it doesn't turn outCopy !req
978. that some department was defunded
or some industry was deregulated.Copy !req
979. He'll do it, too.Copy !req
980. I didn't buy any of that bullshit
you said in my office,Copy !req
981. but can you start two weeks early?Copy !req
982. You plainly bought it a lot, and yes.Copy !req
983. - I didn't buy it at all, and go.
- Okay.Copy !req
984. But it's obvious now
that you ate it up with a soup ladle.Copy !req
985. - Just go.
- Who's my booker?Copy !req
986. Right here.
- Jim's gonna tell you who to line up.Copy !req
987. Everybody out who doesn't need to be here.Copy !req
988. Wait!Copy !req
989. Seriously, though, I have a blog?Copy !req
990. - Now!
- Yeah. It's Gary Cooper from News Night.Copy !req
991. I'm good. I need to speak to someone
about recent legislation.Copy !req
992. You go out around 8:20.Copy !req
993. We could send a crew and do that
right from the Coast Guard station.Copy !req
994. Hello, this is Jim Harper. I'm the senior
producer with News Night on Atlantis,Copy !req
995. and we're looking into a story
about the BP Deepwater Horizon rigCopy !req
996. - that just exploded in the Gulf.Copy !req
997. This is Margaret Jordan from News Night.Copy !req
998. We're looking for someone
from the EPA to commentCopy !req
999. on the explosion at Deepwater Horizon.Copy !req
1000. Take him to our studio in New Orleans.Copy !req
1001. I'm so sorry.
Can I put you on hold? Okay.Copy !req
1002. Hi, Mike. It's Tess Westin from News Night.
We're doing a whole hour on the explosion.Copy !req
1003. I really need your input on this.Copy !req
1004. You're on speaker with me,
MacKenzie McHale and...Copy !req
1005. - Jim Harper.
- Jim Harper.Copy !req
1006. - Margaret. Can you do me a favor?
- Yeah.Copy !req
1007. There's a government agency called the MMA,
the Minerals Management Agency.Copy !req
1008. They have some kind
of oversight over offshore drilling.Copy !req
1009. I don't know anything about them.Copy !req
1010. - Can you write me a short memo?
- Sure.Copy !req
1011. - I'll do it.
- I can do it.Copy !req
1012. You're not the only one with loyalty.
I'm here. I'm not going anywhere.Copy !req
1013. - I can do this.
Can you do this?Copy !req
1014. You can't just look it up on Wikipedia.Copy !req
1015. - He's right.
- I wasn't going to.Copy !req
1016. She's Will's assistant.Copy !req
1017. - I'm an associate producer.
- Since when?Copy !req
1018. About two hours ago.
- That's great.Copy !req
1019. And you're wasting my time.Copy !req
1020. You guys duke it out over who my boss is,
but I'd like to get this one thing right.Copy !req
1021. Knock it out of the park.Copy !req
1022. I need a geologist.
Don, who's our go-to geologist?Copy !req
1023. Our go-to geologist?
There's not a lot of breaking news in geology.Copy !req
1024. Dr. James Morris at MIT
and Dr. Marvin Hasbrook at Stanford.Copy !req
1025. Whoever answers the phone first.Copy !req
1026. Is the EPA ready to comment?Copy !req
1027. We're waiting for a comment from BP.Copy !req
1028. Are you able to get the White House
on the phone?Copy !req
1029. - Yeah.
- Then do it.Copy !req
1030. Halliburton is in it, Sean. That ship has sailed.Copy !req
1031. Studio 1-A, this is Broadcast Center.
You're up on router 3.Copy !req
1032. Copy that, Center. Router 3.Copy !req
1033. No, throw out all the remotes.
It's a whole new rundown.Copy !req
1034. MACKENZIE; Thank you.Copy !req
1035. Joey, these three are confirmed,
but you should build all five.Copy !req
1036. - Got it.Copy !req
1037. Will, we've confirmed these three guests.
We're waiting on two others.Copy !req
1038. Two minutes.Copy !req
1039. Who's our wardrobe supervisor?Copy !req
1040. - We don't have one.
- Get one.Copy !req
1041. Charcoal gray, navy blue, and black.
Zegna, Armani, Hugo Boss.Copy !req
1042. He's not gonna look like
an elite Northeastern prick?Copy !req
1043. He is. Let's make that sexy again.Copy !req
1044. Was it ever sexy?Copy !req
1045. Ask the Kennedy brothers. Oh, Will?Copy !req
1046. Don't talk to me
unless you absolutely have to, all right?Copy !req
1047. I absolutely have to.Copy !req
1048. I thought this would be a good time
to get a couple of things straight.Copy !req
1049. I'm on TV in 90 seconds.Copy !req
1050. I don't think this is a good time
to get a couple of things straight.Copy !req
1051. That's funny, because I think it's the best time
to get a couple of things straight.Copy !req
1052. Can people hear me in there?Copy !req
1053. Not yet. Now they can.Copy !req
1054. Take me off.Copy !req
1055. So I did a terrible thing
and I don't expect you to forgive me.Copy !req
1056. Take me off.Copy !req
1057. You've got my contract,
but the thing you have to knowCopy !req
1058. is that between 8:00 and 9:00,
you are completely mine.Copy !req
1059. For an hour, five times a week I own you.Copy !req
1060. But in my case,
it's for your own good and for the good of all.Copy !req
1061. Say "I understand" so I can
get these guys a sound level.Copy !req
1062. I don't see it working that way.Copy !req
1063. - You don't?
- No.Copy !req
1064. Okay.Copy !req
1065. - Where's my graphics producer?
Right here.Copy !req
1066. I'm MacKenzie. What's your name?Copy !req
1067. Sixty seconds.
Jo... Joey.Copy !req
1068. Can I get some quiet?Copy !req
1069. Joey, could I have your seat
for just a second?Copy !req
1070. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
1071. There you go. Show that to Will, please.Copy !req
1072. - Are you serious?
- Yeah.Copy !req
1073. Will, check out your preview screen.Copy !req
1074. Get it off there!Copy !req
1075. Say you understand.
Thirty seconds.Copy !req
1076. Someone's gonna spill coffee on a button
and broadcast that thing. Get it off.Copy !req
1077. I've got a one-week contract.
I don't have a lot to lose.Copy !req
1078. I'm just glad nobody's invented a way
to digitally store imagesCopy !req
1079. and upload them onto a free website
where anyone can see them.Copy !req
1080. Has someone invented a way
to digitally store images?Copy !req
1081. You Tube! You Tube!Copy !req
1082. Now you're just the crazy guy
shouting "YouTube!"Copy !req
1083. - Oh, God...
- Just say you understand.Copy !req
1084. - I understand!
- Good!Copy !req
1085. You warmed up?
You wanna screw around some more?Copy !req
1086. - I'm good!
Ten.Copy !req
1087. There's no script.
There's nothing on the prompter.Copy !req
1088. Nothing on the prompter
is where this man eats.Copy !req
1089. And rolling.Copy !req
1090. Stand by, Joe.Copy !req
1091. Stand by, Camera 1.Copy !req
1092. Good evening. I'm Will McAvoy.Copy !req
1093. Breaking news tonight
in what could be the biggest disasterCopy !req
1094. to hit the Gulf of Mexico
since Hurricane KatrinaCopy !req
1095. and the biggest environmental catastrophe
to stain our shoresCopy !req
1096. since the crash of the Exxon Valdez.Copy !req
1097. An oil rig in the Gulf,
British Petroleum's Deepwater HorizonCopy !req
1098. 50 miles off Venice, Louisiana,Copy !req
1099. exploded into flames
shortly after 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.Copy !req
1100. Seven crew members
have been evacuated to an area hospitalCopy !req
1101. where they remain in critical condition,Copy !req
1102. and the Coast Guard is in the fifth hour
of a search and rescue mission,Copy !req
1103. in the hope of finding
11 crew members still unaccounted for.Copy !req
1104. Our coverage begins with Sherrie StoneCopy !req
1105. at the US Coast Guard station
in Baton Rouge.Copy !req
1106. - Sherrie?
- Yes, Will, the Coast Guard got...Copy !req
1107. All right, you'll be coming backCopy !req
1108. to Rear Admiral Loretta Hill
of the Coast Guard.Copy !req
1109. Just right after 3:00 p. m. Eastern time...Copy !req
1110. The missing men may be
only the tip of this tragedy.Copy !req
1111. ACN has learned exclusively
that senior level officials inside BPCopy !req
1112. are scrambling to figure out
a way to cap the well,Copy !req
1113. which, three and a half miles
below the surface of the Gulf,Copy !req
1114. is pouring oil into the sea
at a rate of 125,000...Copy !req
1115. I'm sure you'd like to see
some kind of statement on the screen.Copy !req
1116. "Our thoughts and prayers are with
the families of the missing crew members."Copy !req
1117. I can help you out with that,
but I'll also need a statementCopy !req
1118. that says at this hour
you don't know how to cap the well.Copy !req
1119. You have about 25 minutes.Copy !req
1120. Dr. Morris, this is New York.
Can you hear me? Good.Copy !req
1121. We'll be coming to you in about two minutes.Copy !req
1122. You've got to ask her
why there's no contingency.Copy !req
1123. Why is there no contingency?Copy !req
1124. Nancy, why are we drilling
three miles underwaterCopy !req
1125. when we don't have the technology to fix
the world's most predictable emergency?Copy !req
1126. Jim.Copy !req
1127. Jim!Copy !req
1128. Jim. Jim.Copy !req
1129. Jim? You have a hold button.Copy !req
1130. - Hold, please.
- Jim!Copy !req
1131. - You got it?
- I...Copy !req
1132. - Oh, shit.
- I got it and I think a little bit more.Copy !req
1133. Come with me.
- Okay.Copy !req
1134. Take the pad.
Thank you.Copy !req
1135. Dr. James Morris of the US Geological SurveyCopy !req
1136. and Professor of Petroleum Geology at MIT.Copy !req
1137. BP Deepwater Horizon is engulfed in flamesCopy !req
1138. and the search continues
for 11 missing crew members.Copy !req
1139. We'll be right back.Copy !req
1140. When we come back, it'll be Halliburton.
Are you ready?Copy !req
1141. - No statement from BP?
- Don't worry about BP.Copy !req
1142. You're going to Halliburton's
spokesperson Dick Warren.Copy !req
1143. This is beautiful.Copy !req
1144. Just sitting here, Charlie.
I'm watching the news.Copy !req
1145. Young lady, get on your Twitter account.Copy !req
1146. We're doing this whole broadcast on the fly.Copy !req
1147. Will doesn't have a rundown,Copy !req
1148. it's the EP's first show,
and she's got the whole thing in her head.Copy !req
1149. She's the only one who knows
where we're going next.Copy !req
1150. It's a feat that requires incredible trust
between the anchor and the EP.Copy !req
1151. Say all that.Copy !req
1152. I can only use 140 characters.Copy !req
1153. Figure it out.Copy !req
1154. - We are trying to gather information...
Sir, please. Please!Copy !req
1155. as quickly as possible.
It isn't easy while we're being hounded.Copy !req
1156. - Let's just take a breath.
- I'm breathing fine.Copy !req
1157. Zoneseal 2000.Copy !req
1158. Your company was hired
to provide Zoneseal 2000 and SCR-100,Copy !req
1159. a synthetic, cement-like substance
meant to seal off the well, yes or no?Copy !req
1160. - Yes, we were, but now you're saying...
- That's all I was saying.Copy !req
1161. Now I'm asking if your company did tests
on the substanceCopy !req
1162. before installing it at the base
of Deepwater Horizon.Copy !req
1163. We do exhaustive tests
on everything we manufacture.Copy !req
1164. Do you have the results of these exhaustive
tests done on Zoneseal 2000?Copy !req
1165. Now you're being unnecessarily flippant.Copy !req
1166. Look, I am not some college student
you can shout at.Copy !req
1167. We're not going to commercial
till he answers your question.Copy !req
1168. No, you're the spokesperson for Halliburton.Copy !req
1169. And I came on this program voluntarily.Copy !req
1170. I don't have subpoena power.Copy !req
1171. Everyone comes on this program voluntarily.Copy !req
1172. Understand that this is all happening fastCopy !req
1173. and that this is information
that isn't at our fingertips.Copy !req
1174. You don't have the test results
at your fingertips?Copy !req
1175. For the moment,
Halliburton's thoughts and prayers...Copy !req
1176. All of our thoughts and prayers
are with the missing crew...Copy !req
1177. Nobody's thoughts and prayers
are with the fire.Copy !req
1178. Sir...
- Good to see you again, Will.Copy !req
1179. Aren't the test results on a computer?
Are they buried in the middle of a wheat field?Copy !req
1180. We will make the test results...
- It's about time.Copy !req
1181. What's the Minerals Management Agency?Copy !req
1182. It's the Minerals Management Service,
the MMS,Copy !req
1183. and they have 56 inspectors
overseeing 3,500 production facilitiesCopy !req
1184. that operate 35,591 wells in the Gulf region.Copy !req
1185. That's according to the Interior Department,
not Wikipedia.Copy !req
1186. 56 inspectors for 35,000 wells?Copy !req
1187. - It gets better.
- We're out. Back in 90 seconds.Copy !req
1188. - BP statement?
- Hang on.Copy !req
1189. Inspections for drilling rigs
are required monthly,Copy !req
1190. but Deepwater Horizon was only inspected
nine times in 2009 and six times in 2008.Copy !req
1191. - What's coming?
Hang on.Copy !req
1192. The last inspection was done 20 days ago
by Eric Neal,Copy !req
1193. who was sent by himself even though
he had only just started his trainingCopy !req
1194. as a government inspector of drilling rigs.Copy !req
1195. - Are you kidding me?
- No.Copy !req
1196. Is it the BP statement?
- Oh, my God,Copy !req
1197. would somebody hit him with a stun gun?Copy !req
1198. 30 seconds.Copy !req
1199. What I wouldn't give
to have a phone hook-up with this guy.Copy !req
1200. You do.
- What?Copy !req
1201. He's On hold. It's this blinking light.Copy !req
1202. Maggie, I am taking you shopping!Copy !req
1203. - Will, listen up.
- Phone graphic, Eric Neal.Copy !req
1204. - N-E-A-L.
- Minerals Management is wildly understaffed.Copy !req
1205. - Jesus.
- We've got the guy on the phone.Copy !req
1206. Give me all the numbers.Copy !req
1207. Me?
Give him the numbers.Copy !req
1208. - Let's go!
- Okay. 56 inspectors.Copy !req
1209. - DIRECTOR: 10 seconds.
- 3,500...Copy !req
1210. Take it easy with him.
He's gonna be scared to death.Copy !req
1211. In three, two...Copy !req
1212. Welcome back to breaking news.Copy !req
1213. The oil rig BP Deepwater Horizon
has exploded into flamesCopy !req
1214. 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana,Copy !req
1215. leaving 11 crew members missing
and feared dead.Copy !req
1216. We're on the phone with Eric Neal
of the Minerals Management ServiceCopy !req
1217. Thank you for joining us, Mr. Neal.Copy !req
1218. It's good to... Thank you.Copy !req
1219. Can you confirm that the MMS employs
56 inspectors in the Gulf region?Copy !req
1220. I believe that's correct.Copy !req
1221. And the 56 of you oversee 35,591 wells?Copy !req
1222. - I believe that's correct.
- That's 635 wells for each inspector.Copy !req
1223. The wells are required
to be inspected once a month.Copy !req
1224. - Is that correct?
- The drilling wells, yes.Copy !req
1225. Is it possible with so few inspectors
and so many wellsCopy !req
1226. to properly inspect each platform
as scheduled?Copy !req
1227. Our budget's very limited.Copy !req
1228. A single inspector would
have to thoroughly review two wells a day,Copy !req
1229. six days a week for a year.Copy !req
1230. I know.Copy !req
1231. Would an easy solution be
to have the oil companies themselvesCopy !req
1232. pay for the cost of a proper inspection?Copy !req
1233. - Isn't that what car owners have to do?Copy !req
1234. Well, that isn't my field of expertise.Copy !req
1235. - Statement from BP.
- Right here.Copy !req
1236. Mr. Neal, you were sent to inspect
Deepwater Horizon 19 days ago,Copy !req
1237. April 1st, is that right?Copy !req
1238. I was, yes.Copy !req
1239. Were you aware that dating
back to September, 2001,Copy !req
1240. Deepwater Horizon had shown five red flags
or incidents of noncompliance?Copy !req
1241. Um, I'm not sure
I'm authorized to speak about that.Copy !req
1242. I understand. I only have two more questions.Copy !req
1243. Prior to your inspection
of the rig on April 1st,Copy !req
1244. how many inspections
had you done of offshore oil drilling rigs?Copy !req
1245. None.
None?Copy !req
1246. - Except in training.
- And how long have you been in training?Copy !req
1247. - Four months.
- Thank you very much.Copy !req
1248. That was Eric Neal
with the Minerals Management ServiceCopy !req
1249. - We have the statement.
We now have a statement from BP.Copy !req
1250. We'll put it up on the screen for you.Copy !req
1251. "The thoughts and prayers..."Copy !req
1252. "The thoughts and prayers of Tony HaywardCopy !req
1253. "and everyone at BP
are with the missing crew membersCopy !req
1254. "of the BP Deepwater Horizon
and their families.Copy !req
1255. "We are looking at every possible solution
to the problem of capping the wellCopy !req
1256. "and will, of course,
offer our complete assistanceCopy !req
1257. "to the various US agencies
involved in repairingCopy !req
1258. "and cleaning up the damage done
by this terrible accident."Copy !req
1259. So, glass half-full.Copy !req
1260. They're offering to help clean up.Copy !req
1261. This is obviously just beginning.Copy !req
1262. We'll be bringing you more
as this story develops.Copy !req
1263. Terry Smith is coming up right now
with The Capitol Report from Washington.Copy !req
1264. I'm Will McAvoy. Goodnight.Copy !req
1265. Did the White House call?Copy !req
1266. Gibbs wants to know what we know
and how we know it.Copy !req
1267. We're not giving up the new guy.Copy !req
1268. Hey, the news alert's at red.Copy !req
1269. - We got it right.
- We got the spill right.Copy !req
1270. We don't know
what we're doing with Halliburton.Copy !req
1271. - We don't know what's gonna happen...
- God, you're a pussy.Copy !req
1272. - You know, I'm just being...
- And it's not like you said the sorority girlCopy !req
1273. is responsible for setting
the hemisphere on fire.Copy !req
1274. Give the Internet an hour.
That's exactly what it'll say we said.Copy !req
1275. I'm too old to be governed
by fear of dumb people.Copy !req
1276. I'm not.Copy !req
1277. You're older than you think.Copy !req
1278. Don't learn that the hard way.Copy !req
1279. You didn't bring her in to right the ship.
You brought her in to build a new one.Copy !req
1280. You knew Don would go with Elliot.Copy !req
1281. - You orchestrated the whole thing.
- Yeah.Copy !req
1282. For a long time now, I badly wanted to watch
the news on my TV at night.Copy !req
1283. Then it occurred to me, I run a news division.Copy !req
1284. She's indifferent to ratings, competition,
corporate concerns,Copy !req
1285. and, generally speaking, consequences.Copy !req
1286. Good, 'cause you just described my job.Copy !req
1287. I'm Don Quixote, you can be Sancho,Copy !req
1288. she'll be Dulcinea,
and everyone out there is the horse.Copy !req
1289. Donkey. How did you know
about that conversation?Copy !req
1290. I know everything.Copy !req
1291. Anchors having an opinion
isn't a new phenomenon.Copy !req
1292. Murrow had one and that
was the end of McCarthy.Copy !req
1293. Cronkite had one and that
was the end of Vietnam.Copy !req
1294. - I'm not those guys.
- I'm betting all my money on you're wrong.Copy !req
1295. You know what, kiddo?Copy !req
1296. In the old days of about 10 minutes ago,
we did the news well.Copy !req
1297. You know how? We just decided to.Copy !req
1298. Will...Copy !req
1299. I fucking loved
what you said at Northwestern,Copy !req
1300. and that's why I brought her here.Copy !req
1301. Neal.Copy !req
1302. - Welcome to the show, mate.
- Thanks for everything.Copy !req
1303. Take care.Copy !req
1304. - Hey, good show.
- Good show.Copy !req
1305. - Welcome.
- Thanks.Copy !req
1306. - Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.Copy !req
1307. - Excuse me. Hey.
- Oh, hi.Copy !req
1308. I didn't have time before to say great job.Copy !req
1309. Are you kidding? You were like Batman.Copy !req
1310. I am, actually.Copy !req
1311. I felt like the cape was a little campy,
but I still have the car and the utility belt.Copy !req
1312. - Right.
- Yeah.Copy !req
1313. I shouldn't say things.Copy !req
1314. Well, that was huge.Copy !req
1315. - I just answered my phone.
- Well...Copy !req
1316. Don, we got off on the wrong foot.Copy !req
1317. - Can I buy you a drink?
- I appreciate that.Copy !req
1318. Another night when I haven't
spent the day getting my ass kicked, okay?Copy !req
1319. You got it.Copy !req
1320. - Are your folks down in the lobby?
- Yeah.Copy !req
1321. How about I come down and say hi?
We get to meet. I'll apologize in person.Copy !req
1322. I'll come back upstairs for a couple of minutes
so it looks like I'm working.Copy !req
1323. You call me when you're done with dinner.Copy !req
1324. It's a compromise.Copy !req
1325. You!Copy !req
1326. Your name is Margaret Jordan.Copy !req
1327. Yes, it is.Copy !req
1328. That was a good show, Will.Copy !req
1329. MacKenzie, I was wrong, you were right.Copy !req
1330. What did everybody else run?Copy !req
1331. What did they run, Don?Copy !req
1332. Flights resumed in Europe and
the iPhone prototype that was left at a bar.Copy !req
1333. They all closed with the oil rig, though.Copy !req
1334. Spill?Copy !req
1335. Search and rescue.Copy !req
1336. We should go.Copy !req
1337. Goodnight, guys.Copy !req
1338. Night.Copy !req
1339. I don't know what you're miming.Copy !req
1340. Just...Copy !req
1341. You're fine.Copy !req
1342. Can I talk to you a second?Copy !req
1343. 8:00 to 9:00 is over.Copy !req
1344. I understand.
I just wanted to mention something.Copy !req
1345. Hang on.
Enough of this shit about being disengaged.Copy !req
1346. Guys, great job tonight.Copy !req
1347. These things are done by teams,
and I've got the best team in television.Copy !req
1348. I'm gonna make sure
each and every one of youCopy !req
1349. knows how important you are to me.Copy !req
1350. - This isn't our control room.
- No.Copy !req
1351. Then screw it.Copy !req
1352. Will.Copy !req
1353. You won't remember this,Copy !req
1354. but the first time you met my parents,
you had flowers for my mother.Copy !req
1355. You took my father to an Orioles game,
and then you met us for dinner.Copy !req
1356. And I wanted to tell you...Copy !req
1357. That you were perfect.Copy !req
1358. Like I said, you wouldn't remember,
but I wanted to thank you...Copy !req
1359. The Orioles won 4-3
on a walk-off double from Miguel TejadaCopy !req
1360. with runners on first and third.Copy !req
1361. Your father ordered a beer,
and I ordered a Diet Coke.Copy !req
1362. And he said, "McAvoy,
you're a Republican nitwitCopy !req
1363. "and every word you've ever said or
written about ChinaCopy !req
1364. "is incomprehensible bollocks.Copy !req
1365. "But for reasons passing understanding,
my MacKenzie seems to be in love with you.Copy !req
1366. "So you can have a pint on a hot summer's
day without earning my disapproval."Copy !req
1367. We ended up having three.Copy !req
1368. You two idiots were drunk
when you met us for dinner?Copy !req
1369. - Yeah.Copy !req
1370. Your dad's feeling all right?Copy !req
1371. Charlie says you're physically
and mentally exhausted.Copy !req
1372. I've been exhausted since I was 30.
Everybody's exhausted.Copy !req
1373. I just wanted to come back
and be in a newsroom.Copy !req
1374. Well, this one's yours for a week.Copy !req
1375. - Good show tonight.
- You, too.Copy !req
1376. It wasn't vertigo medicine.Copy !req
1377. I thought I saw you in the audience.
That's how I got flustered.Copy !req
1378. I thought I saw you,
but it turned out to be someone else.Copy !req
1379. No, wait.Copy !req