Breaking News (2002)

01x05 Wall-to-Wall Plane Crash

New partners Julian and Mel witness a commuter jet crash in Washington, and become rescuers first, reporters later. I24 brings in retired NTSB investigator Donald Simms to explain what might have gone wrong. Ethan is made Jamie's new producer. Bill has a fit when Peter devotes nonstop coverage to the crash, at the expense of his interview with a congresswoman. Julian and Mel discover a home video amongst the wreckage, and uplink it to the newsroom. Jamie isn't truthful with Julian about the new pairings. Peter makes Jamie interview Mel the hero, while Julian goes to the hospital to play the tape to the survivor, Robert Jenkins (who happens to be the man they saved), whose family seen on it were killed. Janet's conscience is torn when, in hopes of a good scoop, she misleads a woman who may have lost a loved one on the crash into believing she might have too. The congresswoman throws a tantrum during her interview, because the airline I24 is pointing the finger at is in her district. Wit

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Lisa Ann Walter Lisa Ann Walter As: Rachel Glass
Clancy Brown Clancy Brown As: Peter Kozyck
Paul Adelstein Paul Adelstein As: Julian Kerbis
Tim Matheson Tim Matheson As: Bill Dunne
Patricia Wettig Patricia Wettig As: Alison Dunne
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New partners Julian and Mel witness a commuter jet crash in Washington, and become rescuers first, reporters later. I24 brings in retired NTSB investigator Donald Simms to explain what might have gone wrong. Ethan is made Jamie's new producer. Bill has a fit when Peter devotes nonstop coverage to the crash, at the expense of his interview with a congresswoman. Julian and Mel discover a home video amongst the wreckage, and uplink it to the newsroom. Jamie isn't truthful with Julian about the new pairings. Peter makes Jamie interview Mel the hero, while Julian goes to the hospital to play the tape to the survivor, Robert Jenkins (who happens to be the man they saved), whose family seen on it were killed. Janet's conscience is torn when, in hopes of a good scoop, she misleads a woman who may have lost a loved one on the crash into believing she might have too. The congresswoman throws a tantrum during her interview, because the airline I24 is pointing the finger at is in her district. Wit


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Aired: 02 August, 2002 at 4:00 pm

Language: English

Country: United States

Runtime: 45m

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Lisa Ann Walter

Lisa Ann Walter

Rachel Glass

Clancy Brown

Clancy Brown

Peter Kozyck

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

Julian Kerbis

Tim Matheson

Tim Matheson

Bill Dunne

Patricia Wettig

Patricia Wettig

Alison Dunne

Rowena King

Rowena King

Jamie Templeton

Scott Bairstow

Scott Bairstow

Ethan Barnes

Jeffrey D. Sams

Jeffrey D. Sams

Mel Thomas

Vincent Gale

Vincent Gale

Quentin Druzinski

Myndy Crist

Myndy Crist

Janet LeClaire

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