I was cleaning, you were cooking
he was playing they were looking
side by side
This is Side by side TV news, morning edition
with Bob Rogers and Jackie Williams
María Hernandez with the weather
and Jim Stevens on sports
Good morning everybody, along with
Jackie Williams I´m Bob Rogers
Well, as you all know by now
there was a blackout in Centerville last night
The lights went out all over town
Side by side TV new reporter Scott Mason
is standing by downtown to find out what people
were doing last night when the lights went out
Scott, are you there?
Jackie, it seems like everybody in town
is talking about the blackout last night
And everyone has a story to tell
What were you doing last night when the lights went out?
I was washing the dishes
and my wife was giving the baby a bath.
I was washing my clothes at the laundromat
and suddenly everything got dark
My husband and I were watching TV
and our children were doing their homework
And what were you doing last night when
the lights went out?
Excuse me!
Yeah?
What were you doing last night when the lights went out?
Did the lights go out last night?
Yes, the lights went out all over the town.
Uh! how about that
I didn´t even know.
I was listening to music all night
You were listening to music but there was no electricity!
Batteries!
So you see Bob and Jackie,
everybody is talking about
what they were doing last night when
the lights went out.
But why did the lights go out?
To find the answer, Side by side TV news
reporter Gloria Rodriguez is standing by
in the main office of the power company
Gloria
I´m here at the main office of the Centerville power
company with Fred Watts
the company´s director of public information
Mister Watts, what happened last night?
Well, Gloria, as you know
the lights went out all over the town
Yes, we know that mister Watts
can you tell us why?
Well, we aren´t sure yet
we know that is was raining very hard
when the blackout occured
but we aren´t certain that´s the reason
for the problem
We´re working on it.
Mr. Watts is it true that you were having
a big party here las night and
nobody was watching the controls?
Absolutely not!
We were working here and doing our jobs
as usual
Well, thank you for talking with us, Mr. Watts
So, Bob and jackie
that´s what we know right now
It was raining very hard last night
and perhaps that´s the reason the lights
went out all over the town.
This is Gloria Rodriguez reporting live
from the power company for Side by side
TV news.
Thank you, Gloria.
Uh! What a night!
What were you doing last night
when the lights went out?
I was washing the dishes.
How about your wife?
What was Darcy doing when the lights
went out?
She was taking a bath.
I was still working in the building.
Did you hear what happened to the station
manager and his wife?
No!
What were Mr and Mrs Green doing when the
lights went out?
They were riding in the elevator
Oh, that´s terrible
Coming up, a robbery on River Street
We'll be back in a moment.
I saw you yesterday, but you didn´t see me
Really? when?
How about two thirty. You were getting out of a taxi
on Main Street!
That wasn´t me
Yesterday at two thirty I was cooking dinner
Uhm! I guess I made a mistake
Stay tuned for Our neighbors, our lives
Coming up after de morning news
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Does this scene look familiar?
I saw you yesterday but you didn´t see me
Really? When?
How about four o´clock, you were jogging
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That wasn´t me
Yesterday at four o´clock I was
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Uhm, I guess I made a mistake
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There was a robbery at 151 River Street
yesterday afternoon
Side by side TV news reporter Maxime Baxter
talk with the tenants of the building
and file this report
Yesterday wasn´t a very good day
for the people who live at 151 River Street
Burglars broke into every apartment in the
building while all the tenants were out
What were you folks doing yesterday afternoon?
I was washing my clothes in the laudromat
I was visiting a friend in the hospital
We were having a picnic at the beach
I was playing tennis in the park
And how about you? What were you doing?
My roommate and I were attending a football game
I was out of town
I was visiting my grandchildren in Ohio
And how do you all feel about what happened?
I´m really upset
It´s terrible
I can´t believe it!
Yesterday certainly was an unfortunate day
for the people at 151 River Street
They had no idea that while they were away
burglars broke into every apartment in the building
Today everybody is trying to put their apartments
and their lives back together
Maxine Baxter, Side by side TV news
Police are still investigating the robbery at
151 River Street. As of now there are no suspects
And that's the Side by side TV news morning edition for today
We´ll see you in the evening, I´m Bob Rogers
And I´m Jackie Williams.
Our Neighbors , our lives is next
Have a good day!