Volcano Page #9

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Officials are breathing

their first sigh of relief in hours

as this strategy looks like it's paying off.

In the triage area there is rejoicing.

Mike Roark?

Mike Roark, are you there?

Mike?

You can see through the dust

there is an atmosphere of celebration here.

People are laughing andsmiling,

feeling a sense of more than just relief.

And about200 feetawayis a 20-storey

apartment building lying on its side...

Roark!

Roark, can you hear me?

Roark!

Roark, can you hear me?

Flow is at Crescent Heights and turning.

The trench is holding.

The flow is down the storm drain.

The re-routing through the storm drains

seems to be holding.

Roark!

Roark!

- Approaching Wilshire intersection.

- Passing under the 10.

We can see that fiery flow

moving along the creek.

The concrete walls are holding up against

the lava as it streams towards the Pacific.

Roark!

Roark!

Roark!

Roark!

Hey!

- Roark!

- Over here!

I just got word on Mike. He's OK.

His little girl, too. Roark is OK.

Thanks. Yes.

And itis goodnews atlast.

Satellite pictures show

the volcano is shutting down.

The lava is subsiding.

This maybe the first chance

for stunned Angelinos to finally look around

and take stock,

for, with nearly 100 dead, thousands injured

and damage in the billions,

this crisis has surely touched everyone ofus.

Let's go find your mom. What she look like?

She looks like...

Look at their faces.

They all look the same.

Yeah!

Whoo!

Well,

had I been in charge,

I would have evacuated the West Side,

sacrificed half the city, maybe made

parking a little easier in Beverly Hills, but

I would have been wrong.

If you'd been in charge, we'd have

known about it 24 hours in advance.

You saved a lot of lives today.

Aw, shucks, Roark.

I let the guy outta my sight for one minute.

Max, go! Go!

Kelly, look who we brought you.

- Max! Oh!

- Hey, Maxie.

- Just another day at the office, huh?

- Yeah!

Mr Roark!

We've got a phone call for you.

It's Chief Sindelar.

Yeah, just a moment.

- He finally made it in, huh?

- Yeah.

Says we got mud slides in Malibu.

A couple of hundred structural fires,

power's down over half the city,

gridlock on all of the freeways.

Hope you got some bright ideas for this.

I do.

You handle it. I'm on vacation.

I'm going home with my daughter.

Come on, Max!

You know, I could get used to this, Mike.

All right, let's go. Hello, Chief.

No, it's still Emmit.

I know. I don't know what to tell you. It's not

personal. Yes, it's raining here, too, sir.

Guys, it's a little wet out here. You want a lift?

Yeah.

Well, you said you wanted to go

to the Beverly Center. How did you like it?

Huh?

It was cool, Dad.

- Cool?

- Cool.

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