Big Miracle Page #4

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they could take away

our rights to hunt.

And that would be our end.

But maybe that's why

we need to fight them.

Make them understand that

we respect and honor whales.

That the ocean

is our garden.

And that the whales

keep us alive.

All they will see is blood.

May I have

your attention, please.

Attention, please.

The Whaling Captains

of Barrow have decided

we're going to help

free the whales!

Cardboard!

Get your cardboard!

Is this seat taken?

Oh, man. What am I going

to have this morning?

I usually do the Eight-Egg Breakfast

Burrito, which is fantastic,

but the Pile-o-Pancakes with a

side of ham steak is tempting.

What do you think

I should get?

The name of

a good cardiologist.

Nice.

I'm Adam Carlson,

by the way.

I've been working up here

for a few months and...

I broke the whale story.

So, you're the reason

we're all here.

Guilty as charged.

I'm Jill Jerard.

- KABC, Los Angeles.

- KABC, Los Angeles.

And before that,

KPHX, Phoenix.

Yeah, how did you know...

I like to watch a lot of

feeds from around the world.

It's sort of a thing

that I do.

By the way, I loved that

story you had on the Olympian.

The javelin thrower

from Watts. Great!

Hey, Dana.

Do you know what you want?

You better hurry

because we're running out of everything.

Yeah, what are you

going to have? That's it?

No, you gotta eat. We're

gonna have two number threes.

Thank you.

No, I'm on

a very strict diet.

Fat ladies with oily skin don't

report the news in Los Angeles.

If you don't have

you won't last

five minutes out there.

I won't eat 10,000

calories in a year.

And I don't

have the cash.

It's fine. It's on me.

What was your name again?

And thank you again, Adam.

Yeah, absolutely.

Go get them today.

Yikes! What am I, your coach?

- Just have a good day.

- Okay.

Ride, 60 bucks!

Rides!

Cardboard!

Get your cardboard!

It's the best

I could do.

It's okay. Thanks.

Let's find a ride.

Cardboard!

Get your cardboard!

Hey! You want to

buy some cardboard?

What?

Cardboard for sale.

Why would

I need cardboard?

To stand on the ice.

$20.

Yeah.

No, thanks, kid. This

is not my first rodeo.

Okay.

Adam?

Adam! Wait up!

Adam?

- Hi.

- Hey.

Do you have room

for two more?

- Yeah, we're good, right, Pat?

- Sure.

Thank you.

Terry, load it in.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Press have to find

their own way out there.

Never heard that one before.

Did you just make that up?

No.

Everybody is doing it.

Come on, lady, help me out.

Do it for the whales.

You don't care about the

whales. You care about ratings.

Yeah, the ratings are what's

going to keep the rescue going

which is going to

save the whales.

She's right.

Rachel, I'd like you to meet Fred.

Hi, Fred.

And Wilma.

Good morning, Wilma.

You're beautiful.

And this is Bamm-Bamm.

Hi, Bamm-Bamm.

Wait, isn't Pebbles

Fred and Wilma's kid?

Yeah, but Pebbles

was also a girl. So...

He looks hurt.

They've been taking

a beating out here.

Be careful!

Rachel...

Rachel... Rachel!

These guys have

volunteered to be out here

in conditions that no

one else would survive,

so just go easy.

Malik, you remember

Rachel Kramer.

Greenpeace.

Mmm-hmm.

How's it going?

They seem to be used

to the sound of the saw,

but the little one is having

trouble navigating now.

Sometimes hitting the side.

Well, has anyone

been down there yet?

No, and no one is

going to go down there.

Why not?

Because grays can take out

with one swipe of their

fluke if they feel threatened.

It would be suicide.

Well, Pat, we have

a big, big problem.

Stretching for miles

and dropping like a wall

straight to the bottom of

the ocean, this massive ice

blocks any path the whales

might take to freedom.

An ice-blasting hover

barge is on the way,

but who knows

if it will get here in time

as this icy barrier,

known as a pressure ridge,

thickens by the hour.

Anticipating its arrival,

Eskimo scouting teams are

anxiously looking for a weak spot

along this seemingly

impenetrable wall of ice.

Kelly Meyers.

Yes. I'll be right in.

Your whale story is

just reminding voters

that we've got a lousy

environmental record.

It's killing the Vice

President on the campaign trail.

Then helping these whales

might be our last best chance

to change

that perception around.

My job is to help

the VP get elected

while buffing our legacy to a

mirror shine before we leave office.

Right?

Do you really think that we

can get involved in this rescue,

make it a success

that we can sell,

and not do anything to

embarrass the President?

Yes, I do.

All right,

then get to it, Meyers.

Okay. All right.

- What?

- Colonel!

They need you inside!

The White House

is on the phone!

Tell them

I'll call them back!

Sir?

Kid, I've got two helos about to pull

something bigger than my own house

that, if not done correctly,

sends me and the other chopper

spiraling to the ground

in stereophonic explosions.

Unless that's the President

himself, I got bigger fish to fry!

Take a number,

I'll call them back!

You ready to do this?

You were kidding about the

stereophonic explosion thing, right?

I'd say there's about a 60-40

chance that won't happen.

You want to find out?

Time to rock and roll.

It was predicted

the whales would not last

more than two days.

The Eskimos

have set up a protective triangle

around

the trapped whales.

At the ready with

their high-powered rifles

in case polar bears

decide to get too close.

Today, the rescue

continues in earnest,

amidst 20-below

temperatures and...

Cut, cut.

God, my feet are numb.

These boots

are useless.

- Hey, kid?

- Yeah?

You still got

that cardboard?

I sold it

to that guy.

But I can still

get more.

All right.

Come here.

It's 40 now.

You're kidding.

Shipping and handling.

Shipping and...

And it's not

my first rodeo either.

I made another sale.

Nice one.

All right. Hot coffee.

Got to drink quick, though.

- Thank you.

- All right.

What are those guys doing?

Excuse me.

What are you doing?

You're not going down

there. You heard Pat.

It's too dangerous.

She's getting in.

Follow me.

Rachel...

You don't get a say

in what I do anymore.

Oh, that's very mature.

All right.

Is she in frame?

I'm just going to...

No, I'm not.

Great.

What's she doing?

Her job.

I like her makeup.

I'm pretty sure

it was tested on animals.

Okay, okay.

Will you just stop?

You don't even

have a safety diver.

Then I'm only

risking my own life.

There's a big surprise.

You don't listen to

what anybody else thinks.

You just do whatever

you want to do, right?

Yeah.

And you wonder why

we're not dating anymore.

Would you just

wait a second?

Rachel? Rachel!

Damn it.

I knew something was wrong

with Bamm-Bamm.

And I told you not to go in the water.

That was caught

around Bamm-Bamm's fluke.

It's probably

why Fred and Wilma

had to keep helping it

to the surface.

But netting

from where?

Could have come

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