Newscaster:
This is San Francisco. We have lost our New York signal. Radar sources confirm the explosion of nuclear devices there, in New York, and up and down the East Coast. Ladies and gentlemen, this is real. This is...
Emergency Broadcast System Announcer #1:
[
interrupting with a high-pitched tone] We interrupt this program at the request of the White House. This is a national emergency. This is an Emergency Action Notification. I repeat, we interrupt this program at the request of the White House. Do not use your telephone. Telephone lines should be kept open for official use. Important instructions will follow.
Carol Wetherly:
[
telephone rings] Hello? Tom? Hello?
Emergency Broadcast System Announcer #2:
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
[
the TV suddenly goes dark, a blinding flash appears outside the living room window, and air raid sirens begin to wail]
Brad Wetherly:
Mom?
Mary Liz Wetherly:
Mom?
Carol Wetherly:
Get away from that window!
Scottie Wetherly:
Mommy!
Carol Wetherly:
Get down on the floor. Get down!
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