MSNBC Weekend Dayside anchored by 17:00 hour anchored by Virginia Cha.

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Event Date(s): 08/16/2003 | Description: 17:30:00 MSNBC Live anchored by Virginia Cha. 17:30:01 Cha reports the headlines "Right Now". Long shot of people standing on line during a blackout. Wide shot of black smoke billowing from an oil pipeline in Iraq. Close-up of smoke. 17:31:50 NBC News correspondent Carl Rochelle reports at the White House in Washington, DC. He reports on President George W Bush's reaction to the 2003 Blackout. Tracking shot of a motorcycle gang riding towards Crawford, Texas. Medium shot of parked motorcycles. Close-up of motorcycle. Close-up of motorcycle rider. Clip of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham speaking about the Blackout at the New York State Capitol Building in Albany, New York as he is flanked by Republican New York Governor George Pataki and Democratic New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey. 17:34:11 Cha is joined live by NBC News correspondent John Elliott in Burbank, California. He reports on how a judge can rule to postpone the Recall Election. Graphic with the results of a public opinion poll in California showing who's most likely to win the Recall Gubernatorial Election between Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic Candidate Cruz Bustamante. Clips of street interviews with California citizens. They speak about why they believe that Democratic California Governor Gray Davis should be recalled. 17:37:30 Cha is joined live by NBC News correspondent Larry Weidman in South Padre Island, Texas. He reports on how the impact of Tropical Storm Erika has not been as harsh as had been predicted. Shot of waves crashing on the coast earlier today. Zoom in on waves. Tilt down shot of the sky. Zoom-in on oceanfront buildings. Zoom-in on a building. Shot of storm winds blowing through trees at night. Shot of rain hitting the pavement. Shot of heavy rain blowing past streetlamp at night. Shot of winds shaking a street sign. Shot of sign being blown in the heavy winds. Clip of South Padre Island spokesperson Don Quandt speaking about the weather. 17:43:26 NBC News correspondent George Lewis reports on how New York City has been hit by two major blackouts in the past, 1977 and 1965. And in the West and in the East, they've found many different ways to cope with blackouts. 1965-11-09 Black and white footage of policeman directing traffic. Cars drive down street. "Life" Magazine with cover photo of the blackout. Black and white 1965-11-09 New York City skyline without any lights. Black and white 1965-11-09 of highway traffic. Black and white 1965-11-09 of people eating in a restaurant by candlelight. Man directs traffic. Tracking shot of people standing on darkened street corners. People sleeping on a sidewalk as shot pulls back to show others on the sidewalk. MS: Looters carry merchandise out of store. Silhouetted person walks past burning building. Firemen on fire engine, burning building collapsing, and looters walking out of store through the store's missing display window. In interview (part VO) man standing near others says "As soon as the light went off, a lot of people reverted back to their basic animal instincts. And I think that the lights had have been off for longer, we would have had more trouble." Looter kicks down store's door as another looter holds guns. Panning shot of destroyed merchandise and debris in store. Silhouetted city skyline including the World Trade Center in total darkness. In VO reporter (faces unseen) asks "Tell me what happened. Where were you when it happened?" and in interview near others man says "Well, I was between my French onion soup and my main course, which never arrived." Overhead shot of traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge over the San Francisco Bay with a silhouetted city skyline in the distance. Man crosses street past cars in a traffic jam. Overhead shot of lights from cars on highway (city is in darkness). Crowd of people stand near buses and embark buses. In interview woman says "I decided I wasn't going to climb 20 floors to sit in a dark office." In a store cashier writes up purchase near customers in dark store as shot pans to lit candles on table. Panning shot of silhouetted power lines. Low shot of a utility tower. Machine switches, and panning shot of machine. Low shot of an antenna tower zooms to CU. Smoke pouring out of smokestack at a power plant. Power lines. Man operates computer as others talk. Computer screen message "Critical Alarms" with list of alarm locations. Power plant machines. "High Voltage" sign on utility tower. Power lines. At dusk antenna towers. Map of the Eastern United States showing power grids. At sunset NBC's George Lewis reporting on-camera near utility towers as shot goes to black screen. Cars driving on a highway under dark highway signs, men looking at map on the ground, and pedestrians walking on sidewalk as cars drive past. Lewis signs off from Los Angeles, California. 17:45:58 Clip of President George W Bush speaking about the blackout. 17:46:40 Cha is joined live by historian Rick Shenkman in Seattle, Washington State. They discuss the blackout and how difficult it would be for terrorists to replicate the blackout. Wide shot of people evacuating buildings in New York City. Aerial shot of people boarding ferries. 17:49:47 Cha voices over graphic of the question of the day: Blackout 2003: Was official response adequate. Graphic plug for question@msnbc.com. She reads responses. 17:54:10 Cha reports the headlines. Shot of then-New Mexico University basketball player Patrick Dennehy playing basketball. Panning aerial shot of people gathering at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee to observe the twenty sixth anniversary of the death of singer Elvis Presley. 17:57:10 MSNBC Weekend Traveler's Forecast. Graphic plug for weather.msnbc.com.