Knowing Page #3

- He doesn't have to.

- Right.

You're going to have to speak to him

one day, you know.

This can't go on forever.

You know it's what Allison wanted,

for Caleb to have a grandfather,

and vice versa.

Okay, I'm going. I'm going.

By the way, Grace, how are you?

How's your life? What's going on for you?

- Thank you, John, for asking.

- I have to get up early in the morning.

What have you got going on?

I'll say a prayer.

Please...

Don't.

Okay.

And at the ASX 200 index in Australia,

one of the bigger losers today

so far in the recession,

down about 1.5%...

The dispute has now lasted

for some three weeks,

with talks yet to resolve the issue.

Experts say solar flares this weekend

may disrupt cell phone communication...

- Experts.

...and some satellite transmissions.

The problems can...

The attorney for the family

talked to reporters

after the press conference today.

The price of oil

hit yet another record.

A devastating fire

burns out of control in the Gulf.

That story leads our headlines

at the top of the hour.

Plus, all the latest world news

at midnight on October 15th.

Eighty-one.

Tonight, in the Gulf of Mexico,

an explosion on a soon-to-be

decommissioned oilrig

triggered a fire which burned

for three hours before it was extinguished.

Officials don't yet know

the exact cause of the explosion,

but believe a malfunction in

the cooling system may have been at fault.

Our last run into the rig...

Due to the prompt response

of the rescue unit,

the structure was evacuated

with no loss of life.

Farmers across the Midwest are continuing

to feel the effects of a record drought...

Across China and Southeast Asia...

And here's Carl with the weather.

- Looks like a scorcher's on the way.

- That's right, Bob.

The forecast shows more high pressure

moving in later this week.

It seems our Indian summer

is set to last a little while longer,

so don't put away your hats

and your sunscreen just yet.

Temperatures are set to reach

another record high this week.

Thunderstorms are blowing across...

- Hello?

- Dad, where are you?

You're on carpool this afternoon.

Caleb, I am so sorry.

I'll pick you up in 10 minutes. Okay?

Okay. Bye.

William Dawes

Elementary School, alternate route.

No alternate route available.

Hey, you've dialed Phil and Kim.

We can't get to the phone right now,

so please leave a message.

Hey, Phil, it's John.

I'm sorry about yesterday.

I kind of freaked out on you, didn't I?

Well, look, I'm not ready to meet anyone

in any kind of special way, you know,

but I would like to take you up

on your offer for dinner.

I think it would be good for me to just,

you know, get out of the house and...

The uncircled numbers are locations.

This location.

Get back in your vehicles.

We'll clear this up in a minute.

Get these people back in their cars!

We can open up the far lane.

What's going on?

Can we get through or what?

Hi. Is everything okay?

I'm sorry, sir,

but you need to get back to your car.

- Anybody hurt?

- A couple of injuries, but nothing serious.

Get down! Get away!

Hey! Hey!

Help me! Please!

Help me!

Help me, please! Help me!

Are you okay, sir?

Step back, sir. Step away.

Today we witnessed one of

the worst days in recent US aviation history

when four planes crash-landed

across as many states from Maine to Miami.

One tragically ended in disaster

when Flight 74 from Pittsburgh came down

2 miles from the runway near

Logan International Airport and exploded...

Can you go upstairs

while I talk to your dad?

No act of terrorism

is expected to be involved.

The National Transportation Safety Board

is looking into possibilities

that a malfunction in the navigational

systems of the planes caused the crashes...

- You didn't tell him anything?

- Of course not.

First estimates put

the presumed dead at 81.

Do you need to talk?

- NTS is linking

possible navigational malfunctions

- to an unprecedented level...

- I just...

... of electromagnetic radiation

from a series...

I just want to sleep.

Government officials are quick to reiterate

that at this time

no act of terrorism is suspected

to be involved.

What happened, Dad? What's going on?

Truck broke down on the highway.

It's more than that, isn't it?

I'm going to bed.

Get your homework done.

And you should go to bed, too.

No TV tonight.

- Why? I always watch an hour of TV.

- No more questions, Caleb.

I can ask questions when you tell me

things to do that don't make sense.

You won't let me play soccer,

you won't let me stay over at Jason's,

and now you won't tell me what's going on

and why you're acting

so weird all the time.

I'm not a kid anymore.

Oh, my God. John, you... You were there?

The date, the number of dead,

the GPS coordinates, lat and long.

- Why didn't I see that?

- It wasn't coincidence.

I drove past at the exact moment

the prediction came true.

It's not coincidence.

Okay, John, I didn't say it was.

So what are we calling this?

Two unrelated events,

digging up a time capsule, plane crash,

combined to create a significance

for the subject, you?

I keep seeing their faces,

burning.

Oh, man.

Okay, look.

We're way beyond the bounds here, John.

We don't have a frame of reference.

There could be multiple meanings

to consider.

There are two disasters left.

What are you saying?

The numbers are warnings meant for me.

They might just as easily

be a warning to stay away.

You could have been killed today, John.

Caleb would have been orphaned,

and you want to go put yourself

back in harm's way?

Two disasters left.

Right now my scientific mind is telling me

to have nothing more to do with this,

and yours should, too.

Dad!

Caleb, what's wrong? What's wrong?

Dad!

It's okay. It's okay.

It's just a bad dream.

It's just a bad dream.

Hey!

Hey!

You stay away from us, you hear?

Want some of this?

One, two, three...

- Got your hat, honey?

- Yeah.

Caleb, why don't you check out

the dire wolf?

- I'll catch up with you, okay?

- Okay.

Do you know that all

wolves are born deaf?

Really?

But, you know, when they get older,

they can hear another wolf's howl

from 10 miles away.

Wow. How did you know that?

I read it in a National Geographic.

Mammal responses to rising

temperatures and other climate changes...

Hi.

Hi.

Is that your daughter?

- Yeah, why?

- Why? That's my son,

and they look like

they're already best friends.

Yeah, Abby's probably telling him

about the animals.

Even as a baby,

she was completely fascinated with them.

Yeah, he's the same.

He likes extinct animals.

I'm John.

Hi. Diana.

What are they doing now?

Caleb's showing her something

in sign language.

- I'm sorry. I didn't realize...

- He's not.

Sounds just get jumbled up sometimes.

He has a hearing aid, which helps,

but he's not deaf.

He is an expert in sign language.

I don't think it's ever been this hot

in October.

Air conditioner must be out.

Dad, can we get a drink?

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