MSNBC Dayside Weekend 12:00 hour anchored by Stone Phillips

NBC ID: AR92I4UGU4 | Production Unit: MSNBC Live (Dayside) | Media Type: Aired Show | Media ID: MNBC-DAY-19990807-0005 | Air Date(s): 08/07/1999 | Event Date(s): 08/07/1999

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Event Date(s): 08/07/1999 | Event Location(s): Auckland, New Zealand;Arecibo, Puerto Rico;Roswell, New Mexico;California; | Description: 12:00:00 MSNBC Weekend Magazine anchored by Stone Phillips. 12:00:20 Preview of upcoming stories. 12:04:45 NBC News correspondent Mike Taibbi reports on a Survivor's package titled"Overboard." Rescue helicopter hovers with voice over of emergency radio broadcast"...Coast Guard copter we are on scene." superimposed over graphic credits seen. Rescue swimmer hops out of helicopter in seated position. Rescue swimmer attatches harness to person in water. Aerial of sinking cargo liner seen. Overhead shot of rescue swimmer being lowered on line from helicopter above water seen. Rescue copter hovers over water. Rescuer and inflatable harness in water seen. Helicopter winches person in rescue cage up. Emergency workers help asian man in blanket onto runway. Person on gurney under blanket is rushed across runway by emergency worker and nurses. Spinning rotor of helicopter blades seen. Low shot of a Westpac Helicopter Rescue Unit (ph) helicopter hovering with rescuer in doorway seen. Overhead shot of rescue swimmer dangling from rope below chopper with wave knocking fisherman off of rocks into water seen. In interview at rescue center in Auckland, New Zealand, paramedic Alex Stewart (ph) says it is physically demanding and they have to be prepared for the unpredictable. Swimmer posing as victim in exercise treads water in harbor. Paramedic guides wire while he stands on struts outside hovering helicopter door, camera pans down line to Alex dropping down. Alex on line from helicopter hits water near victim. (Water shot) Alex holds line handle and motions to pilot near victim. Victim is lifted into small boat. Alex treads water. Alex fly presses dumbells on weight bench. Alex lifts weights in rescue center garage with helicopter parked outside near harbor seen. Alex works out on universal machine. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports on camera on pier in harbor. Westpac helicopter hovers over water. Pilot Ian Johnston (ph) in cockpit seen. Aerial of open ocean seen. Graphic map of land and ocean area around"Auckland" and"Great Barrier Island" at top of peninsula across harbor from Auckland seen. In voice over and interview Ian says there were very rough conditions, a lot of white water which makes identifications difficult. Still of longtime sailor Paul Dickinson (ph) posing in hug with girlfriend Tina Keegan (ph) seen. Still of Dickinson and Keegan on top deck of fishing boat"Tormentor" seen. Still of the couple's bull terrier dog"Priscilla" with red bandana on neck seen. Graphic splashing water superimposed over still of the Tormentor's side at sea seen. In interview Tina says the amount of water coming through with every wave was like a bath load. Aerial of a small fishing boat at sea blending with whitecaps seen. Point of view shot from helicopter door of rescue swimmer guiding pilot and look down to choppy water seen. Ian in cockpit seen. Aerial of Tormentor sinking in 1997-02 seen. In interview Ian says they (Paul and Tina) were extremely lucky that they were actually seen, the rescuers could have searched for another half hour and not spotted them. Aerial of the Tormentor sinking seen. Aerial close up on bow of the boat bobbing up and down below surface seen. Aerial of the Westpac helicopter hovering over the Tormentor seen. In interview Tina says (news helicopter) was sitting there looking at her, she was looking at waves and thinking it is quite scary. Aerial of Priscilla, Paul and Tina on top deck of sinking Tormentor seen. Aerial of rescue helicopter hovering over the Tormentor seen. Aerial of Alex getting out of hovering helicopter seen. Aerial of Alex dangling and being lowered to sinking Tormentor seen. In voice over and interview Alex says it is a very tricky maneuver and when they placed him on the boat he had 2 seconds then whoosh he was off it. Aerial of Alex standing on boat deck with Paul and Tina and swinging away on line seen. Alex is lowered towards boat. Aerial of Alex dangling above sinking boat. In voice over and interview Alex says they initially thought they could lift them off the craft itself but it didn't work out. Alex dangles on line with harness belt in hand. Paul gets into inflatable raft from sinking deck of the Tormentor as Alex treads water seen. Aerial side shot of Paul and Alex in water under helicopter seen. Aerial of Alex in water near boat, Paul calling Priscilla to raft near sinking boat and Tina on sinking boat with Priscilla, wave breaks Priscilla away from Tina. In interview Alex says that's (winch line getting caught on sinking boat) the nightmare, the scary part, one can't put the helicopter in jeapordy so if he got snagged with the boat the guys would have to let him go with it so he tries not to think about it too much. Aerial of winch operator on struts of hovering chopper, camera pans to Tina helping Priscilla off sinking boat, Paul in life raft, Alex in water and wave knocking Priscilla off boat, Priscilla swims for Alex and Alex fights it off. In voice over and interview Alex says as it got closer he realized it was a dog and thought, here we are in the middle of the ocean, how did this dog get here. Aerial of Alex and Tina in water at back of sinking boat with Tina holding winch line seen. In interview Alex says he swam Priscilla back to the boat and she was not happy, she wanted to go up in the helicopter. Aerial of Priscilla standing on diving platform sticking out of water at back of sinking boat, getting knocked off by wave and swimming back to boat seen. In interview Tina says Priscilla has never been a favorable swimmer in salt water but she really fought to stay with the boat. Aerial of Alex and Tina in water with Tina holding line seen. In interview Tina says in between waves crashing over them, at one stage she was under water thinking it was quite heavy. Aerial of debris in water, sinking boat and large fishing boat seen. Alex rises on winch with Tina in arms and harness to helicopter struts, in insert video interview Tina says once she started to be airlifted she thought great, this is my rescue, I'm safe I think. Aerial of sinking boat listing to side seen. Aerial of Alex standing on strut of hovering chopper seen. Aerial of Paul in life raft, in insert video interview Paul says the wind was quite strong so he had moved away from the boat quickly. Winch operator stands on struts of hovering chopper above water seen. Paul looks up from raft, Alex drops down on line, sits on side of raft and grabs Paul seen. Alex and Paul are winched onto struts. Aerial of fishing boat near sinking boat seen. In interview Paul says he could see Tina was at the point of breaking down. In interview Tina says it is not something where one can close their eyes and think well I'm safe, bad luck for the dog, not when you had a dog all your life and they are a part of your family. Aerial of Westpac chopper hovering over stormy water seen. Aerial of Priscilla getting hit by waves and holding on to bench on top deck of sinking boat seen. Alex stands on struts of helicopter. Rescue chopper hovers over sinking boat and fishing boat. In voice over and interview Alex says he said to give him 60 seconds, if the dog doesn't come he didn't think he could be in the water longer than that minute so you'll have to pull me out without her if worse comes to worse. Aerial of Alex being lowered on line into water near sinking boat and calling Priscilla off sinking boat, Priscilla swims to Alex, Alex grabs her and signals to unseen pilot, they rise out of water on line. Slow motion of Alex swinging on winch line trying to get a grip on Priscilla seen. In voice over and interview Alex says he was in mid air with the dog in the arms thinking you're a lucky little girl untill she started slipping out of his arms. Aerial of Alex and Priscilla being winched onto strut and Alex handing dog into door, in insert video interview Paul says in comes the wet head like a drowned rat and she was coughing up salt water. In insert video interview Tina says she thought yay, just a perfect ending. Aerial of rescue helicopter hovering over choppy water seen. Still of Paul in rescue vehicle with towel around shoulders. Still of Tina holding Priscilla on runway near rescue chopper and pilot seen. In interview and voice over Alex says when they do a rescue such as this one there is no better job satisfaction in the world, its the best job in the world, she's a fine dog and deserves what she's got, another chance to go back out with mom and dad fishing. Paul and Tina stand on pier, Priscilla walks onto boat at Paul's urging. Priscilla walks through gate onto back deck of boat. Tina and Paul walk onto boat and through gate to back deck. Low shot of Priscilla in gate seen. Tina and Paul drink coffee on top deck of new fishing boat with rainbow in sky seen. Tina snaps life preserver vest from Aqua Dog onto Priscilla. 12:17:58 Phillips introduces the next segment. 12:18:26 NBC News correspondent Keith Morrison reports on a package titled"Contact." In voice over former US Web Chief Executive Officer Joe Firmage asks employees in meeting how they are and if they are ready to get started. In meeting in a silicone valley board room in northern California, Firmage sits at table with employees and says the men and ladies have done a phemonenol job. Joe and employees look at notes in meeting. Joe asks when the target completion date is. Female employee answers. In meeting Joe gestures and says"perfect" seen. Still of Joe in cap and partner Toby Khoury (ph) in t-shirt seen. Still of Joe in group handshake with Toby and others seen. Joe walks away from red sports car in prime parking spot. Exterior of US Web headquarters seen. In voice over Joe says they wanted to build the world's largest internet consulting company. Home page of a USWeb website seen. Scrolling web page with super"Companies trust us." with logo for Apple Computers seen. Levi Strauss web site page seen. Harley Davidson Motorcycles web site page seen. NBC News web site page seen. In interview Joe says they are the best companies in the world and we've (USWeb) served them well. Joe says the company was worth approaching 3 billion dollars and that he is 28 years old. Long shot of Joe walking on grass covered ridge with tree covered ridge and wilderness in background seen. In interview Joe says Wall Street doesn't feel comfortable with extracurricular activities of the nature that he is interested in. Joe works at computer at desk. Graphic flow chart pops up on web page. Close up on Joe'seyes with reflection of computer screen seen. Sunset in desert sky with barbed wire fence in foreground seen. Lights of desert city twinkle in darkness. Still of alleged UFO superimposed seen, Low shot of legs walking superimposed seen. In interview Joe says science is saying this type of phenomenom is possible (aliens travelling to earth) millions of people are saying it is happening, we've tracked them on our radar, I've talked to Generals, I mean c'mon. Panning shot of magazine article with headline"From IPOs to UFOs" pans down to still of Firmage inserted in text seen. In interview Firmage's partner Toby Khoury (ph) says he admires Joe's courage and passion. Panning shot of toys on Toby's desk pans to Toby working at computer. In interview and voice over Toby says he thinks Joe did the right thing for the business, the timing was right he stepped out. Graphic"San Francisco Chronicle" masthead and article clipping"CEO Quits Job Over UFO Views" with still of Joe in front of radar dish seen. Joe's web site page with picture of helix in space and title"The Truth" seen. Close up on web page with helix in space and flashing religious symbols seen. Web page text seen. Web page with super"You are time" seen. Web page with title"1948-1965: Chronology of Extraterrestrial Activity" seen. In meeting Joe says all things are energy events and unseen partners agree. Graphic rotating galaxy in space with orange laser with orange mist rotating clockwise through galaxy seen. Graphic helix of white and red dots gather into ball seen. In interview Joe says information travelling faster than the speed of light, particles and waves at the same time and place, unusual things that physicists call spooky. Still of galaxy in outer space seen. Still of stars and planets seen. In interview Joe says there are new types of engineering that will allow us to bend space time, to warp it, one could go to Alpha Centauri and be back for dinner. Joe says 100 percent of the bias against extraterrestrial travel is based on the idea that we can not engineer gravity and never will, he believes this scientific bias is false and if so tell him a reason the UFO phenomenom is so crazy. In interview Joe says Earth is being visited by extraterrestrial beings and probably has been for millenia, the evidence for the UFO phenomenom is overwhelming and people who reject it out of hand have not done their homework. Morrison walks with SETI Project (Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) president Frank Drake (ph) in office hallway. In interview Drake says grand claims require grand evidence, contact with another civilization in space is a grand claim. Drake works at desk in office with toys on desk seen. SETI radar dish in rural wooded area seen. Low shot of radar seen. A SETI technician takes notes in room with electric equipment. Monitor screen with flashing sine waves seen. Low shot of radar seen. In interview Drake says there is something to be found in the cosmic Haystack but it is going to take a lot of searching. Aerial of SETI radio telescope dish built into mountain in Arecibo, Puerto Rico seen. Close up on structure that hangs above dish seen. Still of stars and planets rotates slowly seen. In interview Drake says not a single fact has been provided from extraterrestrial contact so we (SETI) don't believe it has happened. Drake says it can't be ruled out but the case is not proven, the evidence is not there and his personal opinion is we are seeing the wondrous things the human mind can do. Morrison reports on camera on side of road. In interview Joe says an image of a being appeared above his bed and they had an unusual conversation, he (alien) looked annoyed and asked why he (Joe) disturbed him, because he wanted to travel in space, the alien chuckled and said why should you have that opportunity and Joe said without thinking, because I am willing to die for it, the alien turned sober and out of him came a blue glowing ball of energy and left him and came into Joe. In interview Drake says Joe is not the first one (it happened to) the ones you hear about are the ones with no witnesses present. Orange sky over desert at sunset with 17th century religious drawing of angels and God in cloud seen. Drawing of God handing Moses the ten commandments seen. Drawing of angel floating above Jesus in the wilderness seen. In interview Joe says tell him what scientific discipline one comes to a belief in God through, now do we put people on tv and criticise their belief in God for lack of evidence, what I am presenting to you is scientific explanation for an angel, why when we believe in God as a nation is that taboo. In interview Drake says some people want to believe because it is an adventure, some see extraterrestrials as a solution to all our problems. Graphic aerial view of planned SETI location with field of radar dishes seen. Graphic ground view of radar dishes seen. Still of stars seen. Car with painted message on back windshield"Honk if you've been abducted" seen. Sign"UFO crash site 1947" near Roswell, New Mexico seen. Person in store holds up t shirt with drawing of an alien, space ship,"Roswell" and zoom to sphere with"The Unsolved Mystery" seen. Alien head mask in store seen. Still of military men with damaged research balloon at Roswell seen. In voice over and interview Drake says one finds there are no unsolved mysteries about Roswell, there are no missing bodies, we know what crashed was the pieces of a research balloon, Drake smiles and says he could always be part of the cover up, this can never be dismissed. Low shot of telescope radar at twilight seen. Graphic planets move through stars and shooting stars seen. In interview Drake says he knows it is in our capability to find that life but he has not seen it yet so does not believe yet. Drake says he wants to believe, he would be the happiest guy in the world if they landed in his backyard tonight, it is a lot of time and effort and would fulfill his dream. Joe walks on mountain path. Panning shot of"The Truth" informational advertisement put in"USA Today" by Joe seen. In interview and voice over Joe says define messianic, he is publishing a book and speaking, he wants to help change the world. Rear shot of Joe looking off of ridge seen.

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