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Clips from Designated Survivor - One Hundred Days (S01E01)

to bring his agenda directly to the people,

"to bring his agenda directly to the people,"

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to showcase the more personal side of Tom Kirkman.

"to showcase the more personal side of Tom Kirkman."

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And I'm eager to see if he can pull it off.

"And I'm eager to see if he can pull it off."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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My name is Melissa, and I wanted to ask

"My name is Melissa, and I wanted to ask"

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what was it like becoming a president overnight?

"what was it like becoming a president overnight?"

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That's a very difficult question for me to answer.

"That's a very difficult question for me to answer."

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Over a thousand people died that evening,

"Over a thousand people died that evening,"

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many of whom I knew.

"many of whom I knew."

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Some I had talked to just that afternoon.

"Some I had talked to just that afternoon."

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it was the scariest moment of my life.

"it was the scariest moment of my life."

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But I knew I wanted to serve my country,

"But I knew I wanted to serve my country,"

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and that's what I did.

"and that's what I did."

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And I'm committed to doing the best job possible.

"And I'm committed to doing the best job possible."

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Mr. President, we were all so worried

"Mr. President, we were all so worried"

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about you after you were shot.

"about you after you were shot."

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I'm surprised and elated

"I'm surprised and elated"

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to see you out and around so quickly.

"to see you out and around so quickly."

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How are you feeling?

"How are you feeling?"

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Thank you very much.

"Thank you very much."

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I'm feeling much better. It only hurts when I breathe.

"I'm feeling much better. It only hurts when I breathe."

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Seriously... I feel lucky, grateful.

"Seriously... I feel lucky, grateful."

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Hello, Mr. President, my name is Amy.

"Hello, Mr. President, my name is Amy."

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after all that's happened these past few months,

"after all that's happened these past few months,"

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what do I tell my children?

"what do I tell my children?"

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Are we ever gonna be safe again?

"Are we ever gonna be safe again?"

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That's a very important question, Amy.

"That's a very important question, Amy."

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If you don't mind,

"If you don't mind,"

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what are the names of your children?

"what are the names of your children?"

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Oh, Lily and Sara.

"Oh, Lily and Sara."

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Lily and Sara.

"Lily and Sara."

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I had a difficult time explaining this to my kids, too.

"I had a difficult time explaining this to my kids, too."

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But I think you have to be honest with Lily and Sara

"But I think you have to be honest with Lily and Sara"

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And tell them that we're gonna get through this... together.

"And tell them that we're gonna get through this... together."

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And when we do, we'll be better and stronger for it.

"And when we do, we'll be better and stronger for it."

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Mr. President, I was a factory worker for 27 years

"Mr. President, I was a factory worker for 27 years"

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before the plant closed down last year.

"before the plant closed down last year."

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I'm 54 years old, and I don't think

"I'm 54 years old, and I don't think"

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I have it in me to start a new career.

"I have it in me to start a new career."

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How you gonna bring back jobs like mine to Virginia?

"How you gonna bring back jobs like mine to Virginia?"

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What kind of factory did you work in?

"What kind of factory did you work in?"

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I was an assembly-line foreman

"I was an assembly-line foreman"

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for a small-appliance manufacturer.

"for a small-appliance manufacturer."

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My father and grandfather were both factory workers.

"My father and grandfather were both factory workers."

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I remember when I was a boy that...

"I remember when I was a boy that..."

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I'm not here to speak about me.

"I'm not here to speak about me."

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I'm here to speak about you.

"I'm here to speak about you."

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I'm very sorry that you lost your job, sir.

"I'm very sorry that you lost your job, sir."

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But as to what I can do to help bring it back,

"But as to what I can do to help bring it back,"

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the answer is nothing.

"the answer is nothing."

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It's gone for good.

"It's gone for good."

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And if some politician told you otherwise,

"And if some politician told you otherwise,"

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they were lying to you.

"they were lying to you."

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And I won't do that.

"And I won't do that."

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Now, the reason why jobs like yours have disappeared

"Now, the reason why jobs like yours have disappeared"

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isn't just because of cheaper labor in some other country.

"isn't just because of cheaper labor in some other country."

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Primarily, it's technology.

"Primarily, it's technology."

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Technology allows one person to do what used to take 10.

"Technology allows one person to do what used to take 10."

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but it's not for you... or your family.

"but it's not for you... or your family."

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Now, a moment ago, Melissa asked me

"Now, a moment ago, Melissa asked me"

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what it was like to become president overnight,

"what it was like to become president overnight,"

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The fear of not knowing if you can provide for your family.

"The fear of not knowing if you can provide for your family."

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Not since the Industrial Revolution

"Not since the Industrial Revolution"

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has our economy gone through such a dynamic transformation.

"has our economy gone through such a dynamic transformation."

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We need solutions. So here's what we're gonna do.

"We need solutions. So here's what we're gonna do."

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We're gonna create a public-works program

"We're gonna create a public-works program"

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that's gonna deal with the failing infrastructure issues

"that's gonna deal with the failing infrastructure issues"

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around the country,

"around the country,"

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Their names will go to the top of the list

"Their names will go to the top of the list"

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for these new jobs.

"for these new jobs."

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But I also want to create programs

"But I also want to create programs"

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at every public college and university across the country

"at every public college and university across the country"

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so unemployed workers can become educated

"so unemployed workers can become educated"

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in these new and emerging technologies.

"in these new and emerging technologies."

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And I want you to know that I believe

"And I want you to know that I believe"

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that the American government has a responsibility,

"that the American government has a responsibility,"

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not just to maintain,

"not just to maintain,"

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but create opportunities for the American people,

"but create opportunities for the American people,"

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and that's what we're going to do.

"and that's what we're going to do."

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Next question, please.

"Next question, please."

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Hello, Mr. President.

"Hello, Mr. President."

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- My name is Sandra. - Hi, Sandra.

"- My name is Sandra. - Hi, Sandra."

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I heard what the first lady said about background checks,

"I heard what the first lady said about background checks,"

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and I have a question.

"and I have a question."

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I recently lost my daughter, Julie.

"I recently lost my daughter, Julie."

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My ex-boyfriend was...

"My ex-boyfriend was..."

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released from jail, and even so,

"released from jail, and even so,"

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he was able to buy a handgun from a private seller.

"he was able to buy a handgun from a private seller."

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He broke into our house...

"He broke into our house..."

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I'm so sorry.

"I'm so sorry."

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And the man... who took her from me

"And the man... who took her from me"

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was a monster who somehow

"was a monster who somehow"

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still got his hands on a gun because unlicensed gun dealers

"still got his hands on a gun because unlicensed gun dealers"

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don't have to run background checks.

"don't have to run background checks."

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for my other two daughters.

"for my other two daughters."

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But I struggle every day to find a reason to keep going.

"But I struggle every day to find a reason to keep going."

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I would like to ask you, Mr. President

"I would like to ask you, Mr. President"

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to prevent something like this from happening again?

"to prevent something like this from happening again?"

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Sandra, your story breaks my heart.

"Sandra, your story breaks my heart."

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And as a father,

"And as a father,"

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I can't even imagine what you're going through.

"I can't even imagine what you're going through."

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Gun control is one of the most divisive,

"Gun control is one of the most divisive,"

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but that should not be an excuse for avoiding the issue.

"but that should not be an excuse for avoiding the issue."

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- He's good. - Yeah, that's because he means it.

"- He's good. - Yeah, that's because he means it."

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But I want to be absolutely clear.

"But I want to be absolutely clear."

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I believe that the American people

"I believe that the American people"

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have every right to buy and own guns

"have every right to buy and own guns"

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I would also like to take a moment

"I would also like to take a moment"

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is equal to the Federal Government

"is equal to the Federal Government"

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coming into your home and taking your weapons away.

"coming into your home and taking your weapons away."

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Nobody is advocating for that.

"Nobody is advocating for that."

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We need to be doing everything we can

"We need to be doing everything we can"

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to stop guns from falling into the hands of prior felons,

"to stop guns from falling into the hands of prior felons,"

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people dealing with serious mental-health issues,

"people dealing with serious mental-health issues,"

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people on terrorist watch lists.

"people on terrorist watch lists."

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I mean, come on.

"I mean, come on."

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And I hate the fact

"And I hate the fact"

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that there is nothing I can say or do right now

"that there is nothing I can say or do right now"

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to ease Sandra's pain,

"to ease Sandra's pain,"

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