The Day After Tomorrow Page #3

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[ Tom ]

Janet Tokada,

this is Jack Hall.

Janet's a, uh, hurricane

specialist with NASA.

Jack's a paleoclimatologist,

and I have absolutely no idea

what he's up to.

Booker!

What's going on, here?

They just issued

a tornado warning

in Los Angeles.

[ Man ]

Breaking news, as we prepare

to go live to Los Angeles.

Mixed reports--

The report's just come in.

Some extreme weather

occurring in the area.

Okay, we're now going live

to our Fox affiliate

in Los Angeles.

[ Woman ]

We have live coverage now

from our Fox 11 chopper.

Are you there, Bart?

Uh, yes, I'm here.

These tornadoes are forming

so fast-- What?

[ Bart ]

Oh! Oh, my God!

Lisa--

Are you getting this on camera?

This tornado just came

and erased the Hollywood sign.

The Hollywood sign is gone.

It's just shredded.

[ Wind Roaring ]

[ People Screaming ]

[ Lisa ]

Bart, what can you see?

Is anyone hurt?

[ Bart ]

I wouldn't be surprised. There

is so much damage down there.

And there are people

down there taking pictures!

Hey! What the hell

are you guys doing!

Go for cover!

You can't stay here!

Get outta here!

What you're seeing are two

actual tornadoes striking Los

Angeles International Airport.

Wait. Wait. It looks like

they've joined and formed

one large tornado.

Tommy!

Oh, my God!

[ Man ]

Urge all of our viewers to stay

away from the area.

- Jeff, where are you?

- I'm on, uh, Yucca and Vine.

I'm on my way in now.

Jeff, you're on TV!

You're right

in the middle of it!

God. Oh, my God!

You gotta get

out of there, man!

Oh.

[ Bart ]

That bus just got dropped

on top of that Porsche!

[ Line Busy Tone ]

Oh, my God. I hope

no one was in that car!

[ Woman ]

And for our national audience

just joining us now,

we are going live

to downtown Los Angeles

right now.

- Tommy?

- If you look over there

behind me, that's a tornado.

Yes! A twister

in Los Angeles.

It's one of the many

tornadoes that are

destroying our city.

There's another one!

That's the Los Angeles

skyline!

It's unbelievable!

It's huge! I've never

seen anything like that!

[ Gasping ]

What's happening?

It-It-It looks like

some sort of huge,

horrific,

terrifying nightmare,

only this is the real thing!

[ Rumbling Stops ]

[ Wind Howling ]

[ Car Alarms Blaring ]

Yes, I-I'm looking

at it right now.

Yes, it is.

What's happening,

Raymond?

I'll call you back.

Mr. President.

Los Angeles has been

devastated by a series

of tornadoes.

On top of that,

the F.A.A. wants your approval

to suspend all air traffic.

What do you think

we should do?

Until we can figure out

what's going on here, I don't

think we have much choice.

[ Woman ]

What you're seeing is what's

left of downtown Los Angeles.

Hey, man,

I just got off the phone

with my mom.

Um, excuse me, you guys.

I'm really sorry, but we need

to change the channel.

[ Chattering ]

[ Woman ]

The F.A.A. has grounded all air

traffic in the United States.

Unfortunately,

the order came too late...

for two planes that were

brought down by severe

turbulence in the Midwest.

So much

for one in a billion.

[ Chattering ]

All right. All right.

Listen up, everybody.

Listen up, please.

We've got a lot of work to do

and we don't have much time.

So, let's get started,

please. Vorsteen?

All our grid models

are worthless.

I don't think grid models

are gonna be a lot of help here.

The Canadians are reporting

tremendous circulation

moving down from the Arctic.

In Siberia, there's

a low pressure system

unlike anything we've seen,

and Australia just saw

the strongest typhoon

ever recorded.

[ Man ]

Hang on. Are you saying that

these things are interconnected?

[ Booker ]

We have to consider

the possibility.

The only force strong enough

to affect global weather

is the sun.

- What's NASA have to say?

- We've already checked.

Solar output is normal.

What about

the North Atlantic current?

[ Vorsteen ] What about it?

I got a call last night

from Professor Rapson

at the Hedland Center.

He thinks the current

has changed.

[ Murmuring ]

Come on, Jack.

How could that be?

The current depends upon

a delicate balance of salt

and fresh water.

- We all know that.

- Yes.

But no one has

taken into account...

how much fresh water

has been dumped into the ocean

because of melting polar ice.

I think we've hit

a critical desalinization point.

[ Murmuring ]

It would explain

what's driving

this extreme weather.

Hedland had some pretty

convincing data.

They've asked me to feed it into

my paleoclimate model to track

the next set of events.

Hold on, Jack. Are you

suggesting these weather

anomalies are gonna continue?

Not just continue--

get worse.

I think we're on the verge

of a major climate shift.

[ Murmuring ]

Tom!

What are you gonna tell

the administration?

What do you expect me

to tell them?

The government has

to start making long-term

preparations now.

Jack, all you have is a theory.

Then give me the mainframe

and let me prove it!

No.

You have 48 hours.

[ Sighs ]

Professor Hall.

Yes?

I think your theory

may be correct.

Walk with me.

Just a few weeks ago,

I monitored the strongest

hurricane on record.

The hail, the tornadoes--

it all fits.

Can the model

you're working on

factor in storm scenarios?

Oh, we haven't had

the time.

Maybe I can help.

Welcome aboard.

Thanks.

Hi, I'm Jason.

Hi.

Ow!

Do you have the results

of Peter's C.T. scan?

Yeah, the treatment

shrunk the tumor 20%.

Is his eyesight

better today?

No. No change.

Hey, Peter.

How you doin' today?

A little better.

Good.

Let me listen here.

Can you read that?

No, but I remember

the story from the pictures.

- You do?

- My mother used to

read it to me.

She must be very proud of you.

You've been such a brave,

big boy.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Jack, you've been working

for 24 hours straight,

the only one

who hasn't taken a break.

[ Sighs ]

Maybe I'll try

to shut my eyes

for a while.

Call me when you

get the results.

- Frank, is he always

so obsessive?

- [ Together ] Yes.

- Does he ever lighten up?

- No.

- Not really.

How long have you been

working together?

Well, uh, Frank's been

working with him

since the Stone Age.

I've only had to endure

two years of servitude.

Jack. Jack.

We got the results.

Six to eight months.

That can't be.

That time scale

isn't in months.

It's in weeks.

[ Man ]

Widespread flooding

has slowed transportation...

and caused numerous closures,

including the Lincoln

and Holland Tunnels.

The plumbing

in the school

is really old.

With all this rain,

the sewage got stopped up.

Where are you staying

tonight?

They're finding us a place

to stay with kids here

in New York City.

Are you sure

you can't get home

any sooner than tomorrow?

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