Today's News 8/15: The Blackout Special


-Investigators are working hard to find the cause of the blackout so it never happens again, repairs can be made, and the lawyers can figure out who they can sue.


-Millions of Americans in the Northeast endured a long night with no lights, no air conditioning, and no public transportation. The rest of America watching news coverage of the blackout had to endure seeing Paula Zahn with no makeup.


-New York's newspapers are struggling to get back up and running. Luckily, former New York Times employee Jayson Blair is volunteering to make up as many stories as necessary until the real reporters can get back to work.


-Despite the difficulty of dealing with a 13 hour blackout in the height of the summer, everyone in America is grateful for the power outage because at least it got everyone to shut up about the darn California recall election.


-The blackout forced thousands of stranded New Yorkers to spend the night on the streets like homeless people. Thankfully, there was plenty of room for everyone, but shopping carts filled with used aluminum cans were in dangerously short supply.

-Despite the long blackout, there were only two incidents of looting reported throughout New York City. The city’s top looters are apologizing and say they’re looking into the massive failure of their quick response system.