L.A.

The power has gone out in LA. Qaeda threat or not, MSNBC is showing a live helicopter shot of the city. It's daylight there. Nothing looks too out of the ordinary. Why bother with the live shot?
SAFRAN: When I saw the story about LA, I thought it was "Louisiana." A blackout in a major city is noteworthy, especially at first when they don't know how long it is going to last. In lieu of other big news, I see nothing wrong with a live shot on an all-news channel. Summer blackouts can lead to problems - in NYC they have led to looting. Also, keep in mind that a "blackout" during the day can be even more problematic than one at night. L.A. depends on air conditioning to keep healthy indoor environments, traffic lights, communications infrastructure - all important to keep going. The story was the lead on ABC World News Tonight this evening, and I don't think it merited that. I would have gone with FEMA boss stepping down, followed by New Orleans, then L.A. (Los Angeles, not Louisiana.)

Nothing looked too out of the ordinary. No car chases, etc..... And I would've gone with Brown resigning or the Robert hearings (which was what NBC Nightly news was going to do until someone accidentally hit the kill switch in L.A.)