Big Miracle Page #2

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Get off me!

After Miss Kramer

was ejected from the hall,

the oil lease auction

proceeded without incident.

And now from one environmental

story to another.

A family

of three gray whales

have found themselves trapped in

the icy waters off Point Barrow.

Adam Carlson reports.

I'm standing out

on this frozen landscape

where we've recently discovered a

tragedy unfolding here in Barrow.

It's either continue fighting to

keep the hole open, or drown.

Both experts here give the

whales a slim chance of survival.

I'm Adam Carlson, reporting

from Barrow, Alaska.

Come on.

Okay, even I know that was way

better than Arnold's wheelies.

- Right?

- Yeah.

And, see, something like this

would be very good for my reel.

Adam, phone.

Bet you that's a groupie.

All right, let's not get carried

away. Do you think it could be?

Yeah.

This is Adam Carlson.

You have whales in trouble up

there and you didn't call me?

I didn't call you because

there's nothing you can do.

Well, there's always

something you can do.

You didn't call me

because I'm me.

Yes, that's also true.

Because when we broke up,

you said not to call you

or speak to you ever again.

But this is different.

There are whales in trouble.

Rachel, if I called you every time a

dung beetle or a fungus was in trouble,

we'd never

get off the phone.

Adam.

Okay, how long

can they last?

I don't know.

Pat says a couple of days.

The ice is getting thicker.

That's not

your only problem, though.

The Inupiats

want to harvest them.

But they don't eat grays,

they eat bowhead.

I know, but they haven't

filled their quota this year.

So, on Sunday night the whaling

captains are meeting to get their permit.

Not if I can help it.

And a big thank you

to Governor Haskell.

Governor Haskell.

Miss Kramer,

nice to see you again.

How's everything

in nature?

Fine. Listen, I don't

mean to disrupt you...

I don't think you know any other way.

Governor, three gray whales are

trapped off the coast of Barrow

and we were wondering

if you could help us.

What kind of help?

Mobilize the National

Guard up to Barrow

with a ship that can

break through the ice.

Are you serious?

You want me to mobilize the

National Guard to save a few whales?

Excuse me.

Because whales

can't vote, right?

And they can't give

big campaign contributions,

so, who cares about a bunch

of stupid whales, right?

Please.

In Alaska,

there are no simple rescues.

If I get

the National Guard involved,

I'm putting

their lives at risk,

and when a whale dies,

Miss Kramer,

you don't have to tell

its wife and children.

NBC Studios, New York

All right, people,

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