USA: HOMES AND BUSINESSES HIT BY SECOND DAY OF POWER CUTS IN ESCALATING POWER CRISIS

Record ID: 969532

  • Title: USA: HOMES AND BUSINESSES HIT BY SECOND DAY OF POWER CUTS IN ESCALATING POWER CRISIS
  • Date: 20th January 2001
  • Summary: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (JANUARY 18, 2001) (REUTERS) 1. SLV POLICE OFFICER DIRECTING TRAFFIC; SCU NON-FUNCTIONING TRAFFIC LIGHTS; SCU TRAFFIC POLICEMAN WEARING WHITE HELMET AND HOLDING A WHISTLE IN HIS MOUTH WAVING TRAFFIC ON; SLV TRAFFIC POLICEMAN DIRECTING TRAFFIC (4 SHOTS) 0.28 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (JANUARY 18, 2001) (NBC-NO ACCESS USA/CNN/INTERNET) 3. SLV PAN INTERIOR OF STORE WITHOUT POWER; SCU TRAFFIC LIGHT WITHOUT POWER (4 SHOTS) 0.34 CHICO, CALIFORNIA (JANUARY 18, 2001) (NBC-NO ACCESS USA/CNN/INTERNET) 4. MV ELDERLY WOMAN BEING RESCUED FROM ELEVATOR (2 SHOTS) 0.41 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (JANUARY 18, 2001) (NBC-NO ACCESS USA/CNN/INTERNET) 5. MV/SCU MOTHER AND HER TWO CHILDREN BEING RESCUED FROM ELEVATOR (2 SHOTS) 0.49 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (JANUARY 18, 2001) (REUTERS) 6. SLV RAND CORPORATION, WHERE OUTGOING U.S. ENERGY SECRETARY BILL RICHARDSON WAS GUEST OF HONOR AT LUNCHEON; MV RICHARDSON ARRIVES AT PRESS CONFERENCE (2 SHOTS) 0.58 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RICHARDSON SAYING "Again, I think every conceivable effort is being made to ensure a solution takes place, but this is serious. I've extended my emergency order on electricity until Tuesday of next week. I've discussed this order with the new administration. They will decide whether to extend it again on Tuesday. If the need arises, I hope they do. I've extended this order 5 times because I want to be sure that California is protected, but I want to send a message to those power generation companies that I hear some may not be sending this power. That is, I have enforcement power to make sure that they do it. And, we will investigate if it appears that this power is not coming into the state." 1.46 8. SLV TRANSFORMERS AND POWERLINES (3 SHOTS) 2.07 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RICHARDSON SAYING "We've got a problem. I think it's going to be resolved. These rolling blackouts hopefully will be temporary. Everybody's trying to do their part. The Federal Government, we've done everything we can. It's really up now to California, the legislature, utilities, the regulatory body to resolve this crisis. But, we'll be there to help." 2.29 10. SCU RICHARDSON WRAPS UP PRESS CONFERENCE 2.33 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (JANUARY 18, 2001) (NBC-NO ACCESS USA/CNN/INTERNET) 11. SCU CARTONS OF CHEESE ON ASSEMBLY LINE 2.39 12. SCU COMPUTER MONITOR; SCU WORKERS AT POWER COMPANY (3 SHOTS) 2.45 13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CARL GUARDINO, SILICON VALLEY MANUFACTURING GROUP SAYING, "Fifty four of our one hundred companies have already signed up for the blackout campaign." 2.52 14. SLV PAN TEACHER CONDUCTING CLASS IN DARKENED CLASSROOM (4 SHOTS) 3.06 15. MV CALIFORNIA RESIDENT SKIP RUBERY IN WHEELCHAIR 3.10 16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CALIFORNIA RESIDENT SKIP RUBERY SAYING "I wonder if some of the people who are running the whole show realize there are people out there who really depend on electricity between the difference between life and death." 3.23 17. SCU "CLOSED" SIGN ON STORE; SLV INTERIOR STORE (2 SHOTS) 3.26 18. MV EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ATTEMPTING TO OPEN ELEVATOR LIFT DOOR 3.28 19. SLV POWERLINES (2 SHOTS) 3.40 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
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