:53:04
...until such time as the President...
:53:06
...can decide the most suitable
course of action. Understood?
:53:10
Yes.
:53:12
This is CNN Breaking News.
:53:14
The President
called the message from Vega...
:53:17
..."a stunning insight
into our universe--"
:53:20
Attendance at religious services
has risen a dramatic 39% in recent days.
:53:24
...as police clashed
with neo-Nazi protesters.
:53:28
So, there's life on other planets.
:53:31
Boy, this will really change
the Miss Universe contest.
:53:35
Health officials worldwide are concerned
that the message from Vega...
:53:39
...might trigger
a rash of mass suicides...
:53:42
...not unlike recent cult deaths
near San Diego--
:53:44
Even a scientist must admit...
:53:46
...there are some pretty serious
religious overtones to all this.
:53:51
Here's someone whose organization...
:53:53
...is accused of conducting
its own inquisition:
:53:56
Richard Rank,
head of the Conservative Coalition.
:53:59
Thank you.
:54:00
This is yet another example of science
intruding into matters of faith.
:54:05
This means they
have been reacting to TV signals...
:54:08
...from the 1930's.
They're just getting them.
:54:11
Imagine how disappointed
they'll be if they're Cubs fans.
:54:15
We now go to Jeremy Roth,
who is reporting...
:54:18
...from the Very Large Array
near Socorro, New Mexico.
:54:22
Like a bolt from the blue it came.
:54:23
"The Message from Vega" has caused...
:54:26
...thousands of believers
and non-believers...
:54:28
...to descend upon the VLA facility
here in the desert of New Mexico.
:54:32
Many have come to protest,
many to pray...
:54:34
...but most have come to participate
in what's become the best show in town.
:54:44
Well, I saw the thing
coming out of the sky
:54:47
It had one long horn and one big eye
:54:50
I commenced to shaking
and said Oo-ee
:54:53
Looks like a Purple People Eater to me