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Clips from NewsRadio - The Crisis (S01E01)

Okay, I just got off the phone with the transit police.

"Okay, I just got off the phone with the transit police."

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It's the Number Nine train.

"It's the Number Nine train."

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It's stuck

"It's stuck"

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between the 14th and 18th Street stations,

"between the 14th and 18th Street stations,"

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and there was some kind of a fire.

"and there was some kind of a fire."

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They put the fire out.

"They put the fire out."

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No one was hurt,

"No one was hurt,"

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but there's still about 35 people stuck down there.

"but there's still about 35 people stuck down there."

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Listen up, everybody.

"Listen up, everybody."

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This is what we're going to do.

"This is what we're going to do."

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Standard subway crisis.

"Standard subway crisis."

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We know what to do, Dave.

"We know what to do, Dave."

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I didn't know we had a standard procedure for this.

"I didn't know we had a standard procedure for this."

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Oh, sure. We send a reporter to the scene.

"Oh, sure. We send a reporter to the scene."

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He asks the transit police if he can go in the tunnel,

"He asks the transit police if he can go in the tunnel,"

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they say no, he says okay,

"they say no, he says okay,"

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I go on the air every eight minutes and say...

"I go on the air every eight minutes and say..."

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DEEP VOICE: Still no news on that disabled train.

"DEEP VOICE: Still no news on that disabled train."

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Business as usual. Let's do it, people.

"Business as usual. Let's do it, people."

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Actually, Bill... Yeah.

"Actually, Bill... Yeah."

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I'd like to try

"I'd like to try"

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something a little different this time, okay?

"something a little different this time, okay?"

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Okay. How about this? Send reporter, transit police,

"Okay. How about this? Send reporter, transit police,"

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tunnel no, okay, me on-air every seven minutes.

"tunnel no, okay, me on-air every seven minutes."

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Blah blah blah.

"Blah blah blah."

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Let's do it, people.

"Let's do it, people."

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Well, actually, Bill, seeing as I am the news director,

"Well, actually, Bill, seeing as I am the news director,"

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I think we might try this.

"I think we might try this."

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My plan is that we get a reporter in the tunnel

"My plan is that we get a reporter in the tunnel"

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for an eyewitness account

"for an eyewitness account"

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and we be the first station to do it.

"and we be the first station to do it."

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BETH: Hey, Dave,

"BETH: Hey, Dave,"

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I'm not trying to be a downer,

"I'm not trying to be a downer,"

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but they never allow reporters into the tunnel

"but they never allow reporters into the tunnel"

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during an emergency.

"during an emergency."

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Well, that's even better.

"Well, that's even better."

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That means we will be the only station

"That means we will be the only station"

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with an eyewitness account.

"with an eyewitness account."

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Do you have a contact at the transit commission?

"Do you have a contact at the transit commission?"

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I have the transit commissioner's number here.

"I have the transit commissioner's number here."

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Great. Where'd you get that?

"Great. Where'd you get that?"

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Directory assistance. I mean, we have to start somewhere.

"Directory assistance. I mean, we have to start somewhere."

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Now, Matthew's already down at the scene

"Now, Matthew's already down at the scene"

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trying to get access from there.

"trying to get access from there."

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Which he won't.

"Which he won't."

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And Lisa, you will be the on-air voice for this story.

"And Lisa, you will be the on-air voice for this story."

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Thank you, Dave. Okay, Lisa, try this.

"Thank you, Dave. Okay, Lisa, try this."

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Still no news on that disabled train.

"Still no news on that disabled train."

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Back with more in eight minutes.

"Back with more in eight minutes."

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Hi. How can I help you?

"Hi. How can I help you?"

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Need you to sign for the new desk.

"Need you to sign for the new desk."

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Oh, what new desk?

"Oh, what new desk?"

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Okay, great. Just put it right over there.

"Okay, great. Just put it right over there."

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Uh, Beth, will you look through the file,

"Uh, Beth, will you look through the file,"

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see if you can get me anything at all on the--

"see if you can get me anything at all on the--"

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Uh, Beth? What new desk?

"Uh, Beth? What new desk?"

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Matthew requisitioned a new desk, so I ordered it.

"Matthew requisitioned a new desk, so I ordered it."

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Beth, what I want you to do is get Matthew on his cell phone

"Beth, what I want you to do is get Matthew on his cell phone"

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and as soon as you have him,

"and as soon as you have him,"

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patch him straight in to me in here.

"patch him straight in to me in here."

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Isn't this the point

"Isn't this the point"

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where everyone starts snapping into action?

"where everyone starts snapping into action?"

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I have a question.

"I have a question."

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Yes, Bill?

"Yes, Bill?"

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I don't have a new desk.

"I don't have a new desk."

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Bill, that's not a question.

"Bill, that's not a question."

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Relax, Bill. I'm sure that our desks

"Relax, Bill. I'm sure that our desks"

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will be coming later, right, Dave?

"will be coming later, right, Dave?"

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Can we talk about this some other time? Oh.

"Can we talk about this some other time? Oh."

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Let's get back to work, okay?

"Let's get back to work, okay?"

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Beth, nobody's moving, are they?

"Beth, nobody's moving, are they?"

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No, they're not, Dave.

"No, they're not, Dave."

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Okay. Let's talk about this now.

"Okay. Let's talk about this now."

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All right, Catherine?

"All right, Catherine?"

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If Bill gets a new desk, so do I.

"If Bill gets a new desk, so do I."

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Bill's not getting a new desk.

"Bill's not getting a new desk."

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Thanks for letting me down so gently.

"Thanks for letting me down so gently."

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Can I have Matthew's old desk?

"Can I have Matthew's old desk?"

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Joe, you're an electrician. You don't need a desk.

"Joe, you're an electrician. You don't need a desk."

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Yeah, but I can get, like, 150, 200 bucks for it.

"Yeah, but I can get, like, 150, 200 bucks for it."

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I got my van downstairs.

"I got my van downstairs."

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You know, I could just...

"You know, I could just..."

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Okay.

"Okay."

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Look, can we just discuss this desk situation tomorrow?

"Look, can we just discuss this desk situation tomorrow?"

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We have a real-life crisis on our hands right now.

"We have a real-life crisis on our hands right now."

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Let's not be distracted by a stupid desk!

"Let's not be distracted by a stupid desk!"

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Oh, baby. She is beautiful.

"Oh, baby. She is beautiful."

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"[♪]"

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No, no, I understand that you have to put me on hold,

"No, no, I understand that you have to put me on hold,"

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but it's just that I was already on hold

"but it's just that I was already on hold"

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before you put me on hold.

"before you put me on hold."

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Hi. Hi.

"Hi. Hi."

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You know what? Can I ask you a question, Dave?

"You know what? Can I ask you a question, Dave?"

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Sure. What?

"Sure. What?"

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Now, you didn't give me that subway assignment

"Now, you didn't give me that subway assignment"

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because we're going out, did you?

"because we're going out, did you?"

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Oh, no, of course not.

"Oh, no, of course not."

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Okay.

"Okay."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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I gave it to you because you're so darn cute.

"I gave it to you because you're so darn cute."

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I'm just kidding.

"I'm just kidding."

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Look, if you could just please

"Look, if you could just please"

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let me talk to the transit commissioner

"let me talk to the transit commissioner"

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just for five minutes.

"just for five minutes."

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No, no, please, don't transfer me

"No, no, please, don't transfer me"

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over to the deputy transit commissioner. Ple--

"over to the deputy transit commissioner. Ple--"

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Hello. Hi.

"Hello. Hi."

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Could you transfer me back

"Could you transfer me back"

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to the transit commissioner's office, please?

"to the transit commissioner's office, please?"

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Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave. Hi. It's me again. Hold on, please.

"Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave. Hi. It's me again. Hold on, please."

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I just wanted to warn you, Mr. James is here.

"I just wanted to warn you, Mr. James is here."

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Whenever there's a big news crisis,

"Whenever there's a big news crisis,"

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he likes to hang out, enjoys the chaos.

"he likes to hang out, enjoys the chaos."

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Fine, fine. He brought one of his golf buddies.

"Fine, fine. He brought one of his golf buddies."

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So try to look busy.

"So try to look busy."

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I wrote it all down in the note

"I wrote it all down in the note"

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so I would not interrupt you.

"so I would not interrupt you."

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Thank you, Beth.

"Thank you, Beth."

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Well, can I at least leave a message?

"Well, can I at least leave a message?"

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All right, it's Dave Nelson from WNYX news radio,

"All right, it's Dave Nelson from WNYX news radio,"

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