Breaking News (2002)

01x08 Broadcast from Hell

It's Murphy's Law at I24 when the son of a dead Supreme Court Justice lies to Julian about his father's condition, leading the team to nearly go live with the erroneous story that the man survived a fatal heart attack. Then Julian is racked with guilt when he and Mel corner the justice's potential replacement, Judge Douglas Garner, into an interview after informing him that they intend to break the news that he was arrested for DUI -- and the judge commits suicide right before it. To Peter's dismay, the cameramen go on strike after Jack refuses to meet the union's salary demands, leaving Peter no choice but to put Rachel in charge of cameras. Ethan makes his impromptu on-air debut after he and Jamie are sent to South Carolina to cover a hurricane, and not only do problems with an airline prevent Jamie from getting there on time, but her replacement, the inept Gail Davenport, injures herself before air. Janet and Peter decide to take matters into their own hands when Martin says he can'

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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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It's Murphy's Law at I24 when the son of a dead Supreme Court Justice lies to Julian about his father's condition, leading the team to nearly go live with the erroneous story that the man survived a fatal heart attack. Then Julian is racked with guilt when he and Mel corner the justice's potential replacement, Judge Douglas Garner, into an interview after informing him that they intend to break the news that he was arrested for DUI -- and the judge commits suicide right before it. To Peter's dismay, the cameramen go on strike after Jack refuses to meet the union's salary demands, leaving Peter no choice but to put Rachel in charge of cameras. Ethan makes his impromptu on-air debut after he and Jamie are sent to South Carolina to cover a hurricane, and not only do problems with an airline prevent Jamie from getting there on time, but her replacement, the inept Gail Davenport, injures herself before air. Janet and Peter decide to take matters into their own hands when Martin says he can'


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Aired: 28 August, 2002 at 4:00 pm

Language: English

Country: United States

Runtime: 45m

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Cast

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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