1 00:00:00,433 --> 00:00:03,067 This is a BNC news special report. 2 00:00:03,101 --> 00:00:04,735 Reporting live from Washington... Reed Wallace. 3 00:00:05,970 --> 00:00:09,255 We have unconfirmed reports that shots were fired outside 4 00:00:09,290 --> 00:00:12,091 President Fitzgerald Grant's birthday gala this evening. 5 00:00:12,142 --> 00:00:14,377 And early reports suggest... 6 00:00:14,411 --> 00:00:16,396 What? 7 00:00:16,430 --> 00:00:17,814 Where is the President? 8 00:00:17,848 --> 00:00:20,166 Why is he... 9 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,201 I've just been told that the President 10 00:00:22,236 --> 00:00:23,836 has gone to James Madison hospital. 11 00:00:23,871 --> 00:00:26,155 Why has he... 12 00:00:26,173 --> 00:00:28,258 Okay. I'm getting a report now that confirms 13 00:00:28,292 --> 00:00:31,461 that President Grant was not wounded. 14 00:00:31,495 --> 00:00:33,413 He was wounded? 15 00:00:33,447 --> 00:00:35,231 Speak up. 16 00:00:35,266 --> 00:00:38,651 (Crowd cheering and shouting) 17 00:00:46,493 --> 00:00:48,628 (Two gunshots) 18 00:00:48,662 --> 00:00:52,115 (Crowd screaming) 19 00:00:52,949 --> 00:00:55,817 (Man) Falcon down! Falcon down! (Man) Go! 20 00:00:57,803 --> 00:00:59,821 (Indistinct shouting) 21 00:00:59,839 --> 00:01:03,324 (Gasps) 22 00:01:03,342 --> 00:01:06,561 (Siren wailing, helicopter whirring overhead) 23 00:01:06,595 --> 00:01:09,431 (Indistinct shouting) 24 00:01:14,036 --> 00:01:16,254 I'm fine. Stop! Get away from me! Get away from me! 25 00:01:16,288 --> 00:01:18,556 (Man) - Ma'am... (Mellie) - Where are my children? 26 00:01:18,591 --> 00:01:20,341 (Monitor beeping rhythmically) 27 00:01:20,359 --> 00:01:21,993 (Man) Ma'am, I'd like to do an ultrasound. 28 00:01:22,044 --> 00:01:23,428 (Mellie) I am fine. 29 00:01:23,479 --> 00:01:24,712 (Man) Keep that clear! Keep that clear! 30 00:01:24,730 --> 00:01:26,514 Someone shot my husband! 31 00:01:26,532 --> 00:01:28,249 You need to check on him! 32 00:01:28,283 --> 00:01:29,217 (Defibrillator whines) 33 00:01:29,851 --> 00:01:31,601 Charge at 300. Charge. 34 00:01:31,636 --> 00:01:33,687 Clear. (Man) I.V.'s blown. 35 00:01:33,721 --> 00:01:34,621 Clear.(Voice echoing) We need the central line. 36 00:01:34,655 --> 00:01:36,056 Charging. 37 00:01:36,090 --> 00:01:37,541 (Man) Let's go, people. 38 00:01:37,676 --> 00:01:38,876 (Man, voice echoing) Mr. President! Mr. President! 39 00:01:38,910 --> 00:01:40,511 Look at me. Look at me. 40 00:01:40,545 --> 00:01:42,546 You may not die. Do you hear me? 41 00:01:42,580 --> 00:01:44,565 (Normal voice) You may not die, so stay with me. 42 00:01:44,599 --> 00:01:46,417 Stay with me! (Curtain rings swoosh) 43 00:01:46,451 --> 00:01:48,769 (Mellie) Check on Fitz! Check on Fitz! 44 00:01:48,803 --> 00:01:50,087 (Man) You may not die! 45 00:01:50,138 --> 00:01:52,640 (Gurney wheels rolling, monitor beeping rhythmically) 46 00:01:52,674 --> 00:01:54,926 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 47 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,979 Sync and corrections by bellows www.addic7ed.com 48 00:01:59,313 --> 00:02:00,563 We need briefings on security and defense. 49 00:02:00,598 --> 00:02:02,048 We need to raise the threat level... 50 00:02:02,066 --> 00:02:04,351 Oh, my God. We need to suspend the stock exchange. 51 00:02:04,385 --> 00:02:05,685 I don't know anything. 52 00:02:05,719 --> 00:02:08,071 I'm not... I'm not keeping anything from you. 53 00:02:08,105 --> 00:02:09,656 I just... 54 00:02:09,690 --> 00:02:11,408 They're not telling us anything. 55 00:02:11,442 --> 00:02:13,576 - Is the President alive? - Edison. 56 00:02:13,611 --> 00:02:15,912 I'm sorry. It's just... There's a lot of fear out here. 57 00:02:15,946 --> 00:02:17,597 - I have armed escorts. - They're putting you in the bunker. 58 00:02:17,632 --> 00:02:19,049 Along with the speaker of the house 59 00:02:19,100 --> 00:02:21,567 and the entire cabinet. I'm sorry. 60 00:02:21,585 --> 00:02:24,337 You know I don't have a choice. I have to go to the bunker, 61 00:02:24,372 --> 00:02:27,090 or else I'd... I'd be there with you, Liv. 62 00:02:27,124 --> 00:02:28,708 I know how hard this must be for you. 63 00:02:28,742 --> 00:02:30,576 (Cell phone beeps) 64 00:02:30,594 --> 00:02:32,312 (Indistinct conversations) 65 00:02:32,346 --> 00:02:34,264 (Gasps) 66 00:02:40,971 --> 00:02:42,973 (Gasps) 67 00:02:43,007 --> 00:02:44,508 I bought it at auction. 68 00:02:44,559 --> 00:02:46,510 President Eisenhower wore it when he was in office. 69 00:02:46,561 --> 00:02:48,595 There are only 48 stars on it. 70 00:02:48,629 --> 00:02:50,130 It's very rare. 71 00:02:50,148 --> 00:02:52,149 - You didn't have to. - I know. 72 00:02:52,183 --> 00:02:53,400 It's your inauguration day. 73 00:02:53,434 --> 00:02:55,819 I wanted to give you something special. 74 00:02:55,853 --> 00:02:57,237 You are my something special. 75 00:02:57,271 --> 00:03:00,741 (Chuckles) We said we'd stop when you were President. 76 00:03:00,775 --> 00:03:03,626 Well, I'm not President for another... 77 00:03:03,761 --> 00:03:06,478 - 23 minutes. - Mm. 78 00:03:08,115 --> 00:03:10,734 Liv. I didn't know you were here already. 79 00:03:10,785 --> 00:03:12,202 I just got here. 80 00:03:12,236 --> 00:03:14,404 (Laughs) Oh, isn't this the best day? 81 00:03:14,455 --> 00:03:16,373 Can you believe this is happening? 82 00:03:16,407 --> 00:03:18,074 I read a biography on Dolley Madison 83 00:03:18,125 --> 00:03:19,709 when I was 10 that I loved, 84 00:03:19,744 --> 00:03:21,995 and now I live in her house, do her job. 85 00:03:22,029 --> 00:03:24,714 Ooh, Fitz, that's a nice pin. Where'd you get it? 86 00:03:24,749 --> 00:03:27,000 It was Eisenhower's. 87 00:03:27,034 --> 00:03:29,085 Well, that's just... (Chuckles) 88 00:03:29,136 --> 00:03:30,387 That is fantastic. 89 00:03:30,421 --> 00:03:33,256 You are wearing Eisenhower's pin. 90 00:03:33,307 --> 00:03:34,841 The press is gonna love it. Right, Liv? 91 00:03:34,876 --> 00:03:36,043 - Right. - Oh. 92 00:03:36,477 --> 00:03:40,263 I, Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III, (Camera shutter clicking) 93 00:03:40,298 --> 00:03:41,882 Do solemnly swear... 94 00:03:41,916 --> 00:03:44,334 I, Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III, 95 00:03:44,368 --> 00:03:45,735 do solemnly swear... 96 00:03:45,787 --> 00:03:48,371 That I will faithfully execute the office 97 00:03:48,406 --> 00:03:50,774 of President of the United States... 98 00:03:50,808 --> 00:03:53,210 That I will faithfully execute the office 99 00:03:53,244 --> 00:03:55,278 of President of the United States... 100 00:03:55,313 --> 00:03:57,614 And will, to the best of my ability... 101 00:03:57,648 --> 00:04:00,033 And will, to the best of my ability... 102 00:04:00,067 --> 00:04:02,702 Preserve, protect, and defend 103 00:04:02,737 --> 00:04:05,255 the constitution of the United States. 104 00:04:05,306 --> 00:04:07,707 Preserve, protect, and defend 105 00:04:07,725 --> 00:04:09,776 the constitution of the United States. 106 00:04:09,811 --> 00:04:11,061 So help you God? 107 00:04:11,095 --> 00:04:12,813 So help me God. 108 00:04:12,847 --> 00:04:14,414 Congratulations, Mr. President. 109 00:04:14,448 --> 00:04:16,149 (Cheers and applause) 110 00:04:16,184 --> 00:04:19,769 (John Philip Sousa's "Stars and stripes forever" playing) 111 00:04:19,821 --> 00:04:20,887 Where do you want to put the interns? 112 00:04:20,905 --> 00:04:22,355 I have all the speeches from the campaign. 113 00:04:22,389 --> 00:04:25,242 Do you want to keep them handy, or should I archive them? 114 00:04:25,276 --> 00:04:27,360 Did you bring dresses? 115 00:04:27,394 --> 00:04:29,029 - I'm sorry? - For the inaugural balls tonight. 116 00:04:29,063 --> 00:04:30,413 You brought dresses, right? 117 00:04:30,448 --> 00:04:33,750 Uh, yes. But you're our boss, and you're working, 118 00:04:33,784 --> 00:04:35,535 - so it's... - Go. 119 00:04:35,569 --> 00:04:36,953 Go and put on your gowns and have fun. 120 00:04:37,004 --> 00:04:38,338 Right now. That's an order. 121 00:04:39,757 --> 00:04:40,757 Really? 122 00:04:40,791 --> 00:04:42,592 Really. Go. 123 00:04:42,627 --> 00:04:44,761 (Laughs) 124 00:04:44,795 --> 00:04:46,713 Um, thank you. 125 00:04:46,747 --> 00:04:48,381 You're... (Sighs) 126 00:04:48,415 --> 00:04:49,415 Thank you. 127 00:04:52,553 --> 00:04:54,638 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 128 00:04:54,689 --> 00:04:57,607 You are literally... literally standing me up for the ball. 129 00:04:57,642 --> 00:04:59,643 I can't take you to the inaugural ball. 130 00:04:59,694 --> 00:05:01,311 You knew that I couldn't take you. 131 00:05:01,362 --> 00:05:03,280 I am not like you. I am traditional. 132 00:05:03,314 --> 00:05:05,565 I am not interested in flaunting my secrets. 133 00:05:05,599 --> 00:05:08,218 I am not some dirty little secret. I am your boyfriend! 134 00:05:08,252 --> 00:05:09,419 James, I love you, but I'm already late. 135 00:05:09,453 --> 00:05:10,704 Can we have this conversation another time? 136 00:05:10,738 --> 00:05:12,906 Or we could... Just go! 137 00:05:12,940 --> 00:05:13,924 (Door opens) 138 00:05:14,375 --> 00:05:16,909 (Exhales deeply) Hey, Liv. 139 00:05:17,444 --> 00:05:19,094 Cy. 140 00:05:19,129 --> 00:05:22,264 I was just filling in a reporter on some inaugural ball details. 141 00:05:22,315 --> 00:05:23,449 (Chuckles) Of course. 142 00:05:23,483 --> 00:05:25,351 I'm heading out to meet the President and Mellie 143 00:05:25,385 --> 00:05:26,652 at the party ball. 144 00:05:26,686 --> 00:05:27,887 You want a ride? I have a limo. 145 00:05:27,921 --> 00:05:29,538 I'm not gonna go. 146 00:05:29,573 --> 00:05:31,190 I hate dancing. 147 00:05:32,224 --> 00:05:33,541 Oh. All right. I'll see you later. 148 00:05:33,592 --> 00:05:34,926 Mm-hmm. 149 00:05:36,595 --> 00:05:39,380 (Waltz playing) 150 00:05:44,203 --> 00:05:47,055 ♪ 151 00:06:04,156 --> 00:06:07,458 (Telephone rings) 152 00:06:07,493 --> 00:06:10,728 (Ring) 153 00:06:10,763 --> 00:06:13,515 (Ring) 154 00:06:14,249 --> 00:06:16,333 This is Olivia Pope. 155 00:06:34,801 --> 00:06:36,952 Hi. 156 00:06:36,986 --> 00:06:38,370 What are you doing here? 157 00:06:38,405 --> 00:06:41,340 It's my office. 158 00:06:41,391 --> 00:06:42,941 Not bad, huh? 159 00:06:42,976 --> 00:06:45,277 You're supposed to be at the inaugural ball. 160 00:06:45,311 --> 00:06:47,329 I was at four inaugural balls, 161 00:06:47,347 --> 00:06:50,983 and now I'm here... 162 00:06:51,517 --> 00:06:52,651 With you. 163 00:06:52,685 --> 00:06:55,003 Where's Mellie? 164 00:06:55,037 --> 00:06:58,006 Two floors and a whole wing away. 165 00:07:03,344 --> 00:07:04,596 Mr. President. 166 00:07:04,630 --> 00:07:07,398 I like that. 167 00:07:07,433 --> 00:07:08,700 Say it again. 168 00:07:11,370 --> 00:07:13,021 Mr. President. 169 00:07:13,055 --> 00:07:14,022 Mm-hmm. 170 00:07:14,056 --> 00:07:15,857 (Giggles) We can't. 171 00:07:15,891 --> 00:07:17,158 - We can. - Mm. 172 00:07:17,193 --> 00:07:20,478 (Breathing heavily) 173 00:07:22,264 --> 00:07:25,200 Look around you. Look where we are. 174 00:07:25,234 --> 00:07:27,819 This can't happen, not anymore. 175 00:07:27,853 --> 00:07:30,138 (Sighs) 176 00:07:30,172 --> 00:07:31,689 (Exhales deeply) 177 00:07:31,740 --> 00:07:35,627 I think it can happen right there on that desk. 178 00:07:35,661 --> 00:07:36,978 No. 179 00:07:37,012 --> 00:07:38,062 No. 180 00:07:39,314 --> 00:07:41,848 We decided we have to stop. 181 00:07:41,882 --> 00:07:45,852 I spent the whole night dancing, 182 00:07:45,887 --> 00:07:49,339 but never with the one person I actually wanted to dance with. 183 00:07:57,665 --> 00:08:00,167 (Breathing heavily) 184 00:08:12,245 --> 00:08:13,679 Mm. Stop. 185 00:08:13,713 --> 00:08:14,997 No. (Clatter) 186 00:08:15,031 --> 00:08:16,281 Stop. Stop. No. 187 00:08:16,316 --> 00:08:18,817 Stop, Fitz. Fitz. 188 00:08:18,852 --> 00:08:20,085 Whew! (Exhales) 189 00:08:23,356 --> 00:08:25,424 We can't stop. 190 00:08:25,458 --> 00:08:27,509 I can't. 191 00:08:28,144 --> 00:08:31,613 You're the most important person in my life. 192 00:08:33,733 --> 00:08:36,284 I can't just stop. 193 00:08:38,371 --> 00:08:39,971 Can you? 194 00:09:13,472 --> 00:09:15,991 (Panting) 195 00:09:37,463 --> 00:09:38,830 (Moans) 196 00:09:42,218 --> 00:09:45,136 (Breathing heavily) 197 00:09:52,025 --> 00:09:53,225 ♪ 198 00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:54,560 The video we're showing you here suggests 199 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:57,495 that Grant sustained either three or four bullet wounds. 200 00:09:57,530 --> 00:09:59,998 The doctors at James Madison hospital 201 00:10:00,032 --> 00:10:02,817 have yet to release any specific information about his condition, 202 00:10:02,852 --> 00:10:05,403 although we believe he is in surgery. (Crowd screaming and shouting) 203 00:10:05,437 --> 00:10:07,205 The White House has to be, 204 00:10:07,239 --> 00:10:09,924 uh, I mean, it's not surprising that they're remaining silent. 205 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:12,243 The person making a statement for the White House 206 00:10:12,277 --> 00:10:13,894 would normally be the press secretary, 207 00:10:13,929 --> 00:10:15,212 but as I told you earlier... (Camera shutter clicks) 208 00:10:15,247 --> 00:10:16,947 Press secretary Britta Kagen 209 00:10:16,965 --> 00:10:18,349 was one of those seriously injured... (Gunshots, crowd screaming) 210 00:10:18,383 --> 00:10:20,067 In the attack on President Grant. 211 00:10:20,101 --> 00:10:22,486 No word yet on her condition. 212 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,005 The magnitude of what's going on... 213 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:27,825 We can forgive them a moment of chaos within this crisis. 214 00:10:28,759 --> 00:10:30,977 Of course, there are protocols in place, 215 00:10:31,028 --> 00:10:33,847 the first being that priority one for the country 216 00:10:33,898 --> 00:10:35,632 is securing the Vice President. (Camera shutter clicks) 217 00:10:35,666 --> 00:10:36,883 Do we have any information 218 00:10:36,934 --> 00:10:39,669 on the location of Vice President Sally Langston? 219 00:10:39,703 --> 00:10:41,788 We're going directly to the Naval Observatory, ma'am. 220 00:10:41,822 --> 00:10:43,506 We're going to the South lawn of the White House. 221 00:10:43,541 --> 00:10:45,558 We have strict orders to escort you to the observatory. 222 00:10:45,593 --> 00:10:47,127 The pilot's a marine, correct? 223 00:10:47,161 --> 00:10:48,294 Yes, ma'am. 224 00:10:48,345 --> 00:10:50,163 I am the acting commander in chief. 225 00:10:50,197 --> 00:10:52,082 He is following my orders, and I am ordering him 226 00:10:52,116 --> 00:10:54,234 to take me to the South lawn of the White House. 227 00:10:54,268 --> 00:10:56,319 You are welcome to catch a ride. 228 00:11:00,540 --> 00:11:05,544 We must all join hands and pray for our President 229 00:11:05,578 --> 00:11:08,680 who fights bravely to hold on to life. 230 00:11:08,715 --> 00:11:11,266 And as you bow your heads and ask for God's mercy, 231 00:11:11,301 --> 00:11:15,270 rest assured, I am in place in the White House 232 00:11:15,305 --> 00:11:17,973 and in charge of this situation. 233 00:11:18,007 --> 00:11:19,908 God bless President Grant 234 00:11:19,943 --> 00:11:21,493 and God bless America. (Mutes TV) 235 00:11:21,528 --> 00:11:23,478 - Liv will call if she needs us. - Maybe she's wounded. 236 00:11:23,512 --> 00:11:25,214 Maybe that's why we haven't heard from her. 237 00:11:25,247 --> 00:11:26,347 Did the news say she was wounded? 238 00:11:26,348 --> 00:11:27,733 - No. - Then she's not wounded. 239 00:11:28,284 --> 00:11:30,552 (Harrison) - This is out of control. - Did that just happen? 240 00:11:30,586 --> 00:11:31,886 Did she actually just land 241 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,122 on the South lawn of the White House? 242 00:11:34,156 --> 00:11:35,323 Where is she? Is she in the oval? 243 00:11:35,341 --> 00:11:36,958 If she's in the oval... 244 00:11:36,992 --> 00:11:40,395 (Indistinct conversations) 245 00:11:40,429 --> 00:11:41,646 (Cyrus) Are you the President?! 246 00:11:41,697 --> 00:11:42,781 No! You're not! 247 00:11:42,832 --> 00:11:44,299 Why? Because... 248 00:11:45,133 --> 00:11:46,934 I want the senior communications staff gathered 249 00:11:46,952 --> 00:11:48,602 and ready to brief me in 20 minutes. 250 00:11:48,637 --> 00:11:49,904 - You... - Jeannine. 251 00:11:49,938 --> 00:11:51,455 Hi, Jeannine. Go to my apartment. 252 00:11:51,506 --> 00:11:53,123 (Keys jangle) Secret service has the address. 253 00:11:53,175 --> 00:11:55,309 Get me one gray suit, one blue suit, 254 00:11:55,343 --> 00:11:57,044 one black suit, six blouses, 255 00:11:57,078 --> 00:11:58,829 three pairs of shoes, some underwear, 256 00:11:58,864 --> 00:12:00,698 and my toothbrush. Bring them to me here. 257 00:12:00,732 --> 00:12:01,782 Ms. Pope. 258 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:03,350 Yes? 259 00:12:03,385 --> 00:12:04,718 Does this mean... 260 00:12:04,736 --> 00:12:05,803 Are you... 261 00:12:05,837 --> 00:12:07,921 Back? Yes. 262 00:12:07,939 --> 00:12:10,241 I'm back for as long as you need me. 263 00:12:10,292 --> 00:12:13,744 Everything really is going to be okay. 264 00:12:14,578 --> 00:12:16,596 Do you know who lands on the South lawn? 265 00:12:16,630 --> 00:12:17,764 Cyrus, you are way out of... 266 00:12:17,798 --> 00:12:19,632 The President of the United States. 267 00:12:19,667 --> 00:12:22,185 The man has a bullet in his head. 268 00:12:22,219 --> 00:12:24,220 The country needs leadership. 269 00:12:24,255 --> 00:12:25,972 - The world needs leadership. - He may have a bullet in his head, 270 00:12:26,506 --> 00:12:27,440 but it's still his lawn, Sally. 271 00:12:27,474 --> 00:12:28,624 I am in charge now, and... 272 00:12:28,876 --> 00:12:30,126 No! You're not in charge! 273 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:31,577 Have you read the whole constitution, 274 00:12:31,611 --> 00:12:33,663 or did you stop in rapture after the second amendment? 275 00:12:33,697 --> 00:12:36,015 I have had quite enough of this. 276 00:12:36,033 --> 00:12:38,284 Allow me to summarize the 25th amendment for you. 277 00:12:38,318 --> 00:12:39,802 In the case of the removal of the President from office 278 00:12:39,836 --> 00:12:41,771 or of his death or resignation, 279 00:12:41,805 --> 00:12:44,290 the Vice President shall become President. 280 00:12:44,324 --> 00:12:45,708 Since none of these things have happened, 281 00:12:45,742 --> 00:12:47,743 the only way you're President 282 00:12:47,794 --> 00:12:51,880 is if the President himself signs power over to you, 283 00:12:51,915 --> 00:12:54,499 or you gather the signatures of the cabinet. 284 00:12:54,534 --> 00:12:56,501 And that may have all been a little confusing to you, 285 00:12:56,536 --> 00:12:57,886 so let me summarize further 286 00:12:57,937 --> 00:13:00,055 and tell you simply that if the President dies, 287 00:13:00,106 --> 00:13:01,406 I'll call you. 288 00:13:01,441 --> 00:13:02,874 Until then, these men 289 00:13:02,909 --> 00:13:05,844 are going to take you to a secure, undisclosed location. 290 00:13:05,878 --> 00:13:07,029 The hell they are. I'm not going anywhere. 291 00:13:07,063 --> 00:13:09,197 By being where you are not supposed to be, 292 00:13:09,232 --> 00:13:12,384 you are threatening the security of this great nation. 293 00:13:12,418 --> 00:13:13,819 These men are under orders 294 00:13:13,853 --> 00:13:15,320 from the Department of Homeland Security 295 00:13:15,354 --> 00:13:16,872 and the Secretary of Defense 296 00:13:16,923 --> 00:13:19,224 to take you to a secure location. 297 00:13:19,242 --> 00:13:21,376 Now you can walk out, or they can carry you out. 298 00:13:21,427 --> 00:13:24,545 And it makes no difference to them, because guess what... 299 00:13:24,580 --> 00:13:26,598 They serve at the pleasure of the President, 300 00:13:26,632 --> 00:13:28,166 and you... 301 00:13:28,201 --> 00:13:30,335 Are not the President. 302 00:13:30,869 --> 00:13:32,153 For the record... 303 00:13:32,888 --> 00:13:34,788 (Kisses) The honor and privilege of being here, 304 00:13:34,823 --> 00:13:37,441 standing on such hallowed ground, helping our President 305 00:13:37,476 --> 00:13:39,393 set his agenda for his first hundred days... 306 00:13:39,427 --> 00:13:40,761 It never leaves me. 307 00:13:40,812 --> 00:13:42,313 I'm so grateful, madam Vice President, 308 00:13:42,347 --> 00:13:44,648 because I'm gonna need your help selling some big ideas. 309 00:13:44,666 --> 00:13:46,267 I'm looking forward to it. 310 00:13:46,301 --> 00:13:49,119 And I understand that part of the first hundred days 311 00:13:49,154 --> 00:13:51,405 will now be nominating a supreme court justice. 312 00:13:52,039 --> 00:13:53,841 That would be correct. 313 00:13:53,875 --> 00:13:55,726 Who knew this chance would come so quickly? 314 00:13:55,761 --> 00:13:58,512 I know. It's so exciting. I'll be giving you my names 315 00:13:58,563 --> 00:13:59,646 by the end of the week. 316 00:13:59,680 --> 00:14:01,014 Names? 317 00:14:01,048 --> 00:14:02,599 That was the deal when Sally signed on to our campaign. 318 00:14:02,633 --> 00:14:04,468 I promised her first crack at nominating a justice 319 00:14:04,502 --> 00:14:05,852 if a vacancy occurred. 320 00:14:09,540 --> 00:14:11,090 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 321 00:14:11,125 --> 00:14:13,409 Thought perhaps you'd like to be briefed on a few things, sir. 322 00:14:13,427 --> 00:14:14,961 I am not a runner. I hate running. 323 00:14:15,096 --> 00:14:18,498 I'm only running so the leader of China or Pakistan or whatever 324 00:14:18,549 --> 00:14:19,616 can see photos of me running 325 00:14:19,634 --> 00:14:21,050 and decide I'm too badass to pop. 326 00:14:21,068 --> 00:14:22,819 I thought you might want to know where the cameras are, sir. 327 00:14:22,853 --> 00:14:24,654 Cameras? 328 00:14:24,689 --> 00:14:27,991 The surveillance cameras... (Panting) In the White House. 329 00:14:28,009 --> 00:14:29,643 There are cameras? 330 00:14:29,694 --> 00:14:31,127 Every morning, an agent reviews the footage from those cameras 331 00:14:31,162 --> 00:14:33,580 and either erases or archives that video depending on... 332 00:14:33,614 --> 00:14:35,215 - What you see? - Yes, sir. 333 00:14:36,149 --> 00:14:38,467 And I take it there's a camera in the oval office. 334 00:14:38,501 --> 00:14:39,785 - Yes, sir. - And you reviewed 335 00:14:39,820 --> 00:14:41,403 the footage the morning after the inaugural ball. 336 00:14:41,421 --> 00:14:43,155 I have not seen anything worth archiving, sir, 337 00:14:43,190 --> 00:14:46,208 not on my shift. But it won't always be on my shift. 338 00:14:46,243 --> 00:14:47,443 You understand, sir? 339 00:14:47,977 --> 00:14:50,545 (Birds chirping) 340 00:14:50,580 --> 00:14:52,664 What are my options? 341 00:14:52,715 --> 00:14:53,849 Sir? 342 00:14:53,883 --> 00:14:55,550 You just told me there are surveillance cameras 343 00:14:55,584 --> 00:14:56,768 all over the White House. 344 00:14:56,803 --> 00:14:59,488 I'm asking where aren't there cameras? 345 00:14:59,522 --> 00:15:01,406 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 346 00:15:01,441 --> 00:15:03,709 The state of the union address is about the future. 347 00:15:03,743 --> 00:15:06,011 It should be a showcase of everything you believe. 348 00:15:06,045 --> 00:15:07,679 A comprehensive, nonpunitive immigration policy 349 00:15:07,714 --> 00:15:09,181 is something I believe in. 350 00:15:09,215 --> 00:15:10,799 That can't be your highlight. It's not strong enough to... 351 00:15:10,817 --> 00:15:12,300 It's what we ran on. 352 00:15:12,335 --> 00:15:16,038 Immigration is noble, but it doesn't light a fire. 353 00:15:16,072 --> 00:15:17,372 If you can't see... 354 00:15:17,406 --> 00:15:20,359 (Laughing) 355 00:15:20,410 --> 00:15:22,194 We can't touch defense or social issues. 356 00:15:22,245 --> 00:15:24,429 It might upset the base. I'm just saying. 357 00:15:24,464 --> 00:15:26,448 And I'm saying we need to be bold, 358 00:15:26,482 --> 00:15:29,116 look forward, make a statement with lasting impact. 359 00:15:29,634 --> 00:15:31,302 (Grunts and pants) Immigration policy 360 00:15:31,336 --> 00:15:34,255 will get us a generation of voters, maybe two. 361 00:15:34,289 --> 00:15:35,289 (Grunts) 362 00:15:35,307 --> 00:15:38,642 Fitz, stop running for President 363 00:15:38,677 --> 00:15:41,028 and start being President. 364 00:15:41,046 --> 00:15:42,596 (Moans) 365 00:15:42,631 --> 00:15:43,848 (Laughs) 366 00:15:44,199 --> 00:15:46,850 Youth is the future. Youth is the next generation. 367 00:15:46,885 --> 00:15:48,702 You get young people involved in volunteering. 368 00:15:48,736 --> 00:15:50,320 You give them a stake in the country's future... 369 00:15:50,355 --> 00:15:51,638 And a credit towards college tuition, 370 00:15:51,673 --> 00:15:53,307 and you announce it at the state of the union, 371 00:15:53,341 --> 00:15:55,792 and any member of congress who doesn't stand and applaud you 372 00:15:55,843 --> 00:15:57,644 loses every parent in their constituency. 373 00:15:57,662 --> 00:16:00,230 That is... 374 00:16:00,264 --> 00:16:01,581 That's gold. 375 00:16:04,118 --> 00:16:07,037 What is that smell? 376 00:16:07,088 --> 00:16:08,472 Fresh air, 377 00:16:08,506 --> 00:16:09,556 sunshine, 378 00:16:09,590 --> 00:16:11,375 the great outdoors. 379 00:16:11,409 --> 00:16:14,611 Fresh air makes me very nervous. 380 00:16:14,645 --> 00:16:16,680 I'm an indoor person. 381 00:16:16,714 --> 00:16:21,501 That's what the person I was dating says. 382 00:16:21,535 --> 00:16:22,635 Said. 383 00:16:22,670 --> 00:16:24,404 (Birds chirping) 384 00:16:24,438 --> 00:16:26,990 You should call James. 385 00:16:27,424 --> 00:16:29,325 I bet he misses you. 386 00:16:32,830 --> 00:16:35,665 Worst-kept secret in Washington. 387 00:16:38,835 --> 00:16:40,836 (Exhales deeply) 388 00:16:40,870 --> 00:16:42,821 I am a leader of the republican party. 389 00:16:42,855 --> 00:16:44,389 It's complicated. 390 00:16:44,424 --> 00:16:47,809 It's not. You want to be with the man you love. 391 00:16:47,860 --> 00:16:49,711 Be with him. 392 00:16:49,746 --> 00:16:51,646 I'm an indoor person, Liv. 393 00:16:53,416 --> 00:16:56,268 (Knock on door) 394 00:16:58,254 --> 00:16:59,888 Mellie, what are you... (Laughs) 395 00:17:00,239 --> 00:17:01,790 Surprise! (Laughs) 396 00:17:01,824 --> 00:17:03,574 Honestly, I had to come. 397 00:17:03,592 --> 00:17:05,243 The kids just left to go back to boarding school, 398 00:17:05,278 --> 00:17:07,378 and I'm not used to being all alone in the White House yet, 399 00:17:07,412 --> 00:17:09,547 so I just thought, why not come up here, 400 00:17:09,581 --> 00:17:11,951 see how the state of the union speech is going? 401 00:17:11,985 --> 00:17:13,285 It's going great. 402 00:17:13,486 --> 00:17:15,570 Yeah, I told Mellie our sessions have been very productive. 403 00:17:15,621 --> 00:17:16,388 Yes. 404 00:17:17,023 --> 00:17:19,423 Well, I would love to hear all about it over dinner, 405 00:17:19,441 --> 00:17:20,641 which is why I'm at your door. 406 00:17:20,692 --> 00:17:22,310 Fitz said you wouldn't want to have dinner, 407 00:17:22,361 --> 00:17:23,811 but I said, of course you would. 408 00:17:23,862 --> 00:17:25,813 Of course. 409 00:17:38,670 --> 00:17:40,920 In a few moments, we're gonna take you live to the White House 410 00:17:40,954 --> 00:17:42,522 where former White House communications director 411 00:17:42,556 --> 00:17:44,907 Olivia Pope will hold a briefing. 412 00:17:44,942 --> 00:17:46,742 Pope, of course, was part of the storied team 413 00:17:46,777 --> 00:17:48,411 that ran President Grant's election campaign. 414 00:17:48,445 --> 00:17:49,979 When she left the administration, 415 00:17:50,613 --> 00:17:52,214 it was a move that surprised many. 416 00:17:52,248 --> 00:17:54,783 The choice to hand the podium to Pope is unusual, 417 00:17:54,818 --> 00:17:57,002 but I am told that there's been a lot of chatter of support 418 00:17:57,036 --> 00:17:59,104 for Pope's display of patriotism... (Camera shutters clicking) 419 00:17:59,139 --> 00:18:02,308 In stepping up at this time of extraordinary crisis. 420 00:18:02,942 --> 00:18:04,626 President Grant is in surgery. 421 00:18:04,677 --> 00:18:06,295 His condition is described as critical, 422 00:18:06,346 --> 00:18:07,679 as is the press secretary. 423 00:18:07,714 --> 00:18:10,065 The first lady was unharmed. 424 00:18:10,099 --> 00:18:11,950 Any further updates about the medical condition 425 00:18:11,985 --> 00:18:13,836 of the President and press secretary Britta Kagen 426 00:18:13,887 --> 00:18:16,054 will come from the chief of surgery at the hospital, 427 00:18:16,072 --> 00:18:17,606 not from this podium. 428 00:18:17,657 --> 00:18:19,791 Specific questions about the attack 429 00:18:19,825 --> 00:18:21,793 are being handled by the FBI. Ashley. 430 00:18:22,027 --> 00:18:23,795 Is the Vice President acting as President? 431 00:18:23,829 --> 00:18:25,563 The President is still the President. 432 00:18:25,598 --> 00:18:26,981 There are reports the first lady is being treated for... 433 00:18:27,032 --> 00:18:28,299 The first lady is not being treated. 434 00:18:28,334 --> 00:18:29,634 Why haven't we seen her then? 435 00:18:29,668 --> 00:18:31,219 The first lady is staying at the President's side. 436 00:18:31,253 --> 00:18:32,604 She was not harmed. 437 00:18:33,338 --> 00:18:34,872 The Vice President just landed on the South lawn. 438 00:18:34,906 --> 00:18:36,474 Why isn't she briefing us instead of you? 439 00:18:36,508 --> 00:18:38,009 The Vice President isn't briefing you 440 00:18:38,043 --> 00:18:39,427 because our national security protocols 441 00:18:39,461 --> 00:18:41,663 demand that her safety be secured above all. 442 00:18:41,797 --> 00:18:43,714 - Where's Huck? -I think he had a date. 443 00:18:43,749 --> 00:18:45,683 I wonder if he told her he used to be a spy. 444 00:18:45,717 --> 00:18:47,235 (Ashley) So the secret service took her from the oval office 445 00:18:47,269 --> 00:18:48,469 and just threw her in the basement? 446 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:49,871 Nobody threw anybody anywhere, Ashley. 447 00:18:49,905 --> 00:18:51,773 If I'm ever shot, I want her running the press conference. 448 00:18:51,807 --> 00:18:54,092 Makes you wonder why she ever left the White House. 449 00:18:55,126 --> 00:18:56,610 ...And equipped with state-of-the-art communications 450 00:18:56,644 --> 00:18:57,894 and a highly trained staff. 451 00:18:59,597 --> 00:19:00,881 Livvie. 452 00:19:00,915 --> 00:19:02,649 (Indistinct conversations, phone ringing) 453 00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:04,851 I haven't seen you. 454 00:19:04,886 --> 00:19:06,169 I'm busy. 455 00:19:06,187 --> 00:19:08,688 I'm busy, too, however, I'm not sending my aides 456 00:19:08,739 --> 00:19:10,607 to meetings in an attempt to avoid you. 457 00:19:10,641 --> 00:19:11,992 I'm busy. 458 00:19:12,026 --> 00:19:13,376 (Lowered voice) Olivia, I miss you. 459 00:19:13,411 --> 00:19:15,462 You walked her to my cabin door. 460 00:19:15,496 --> 00:19:16,847 I didn't have a choice. 461 00:19:16,881 --> 00:19:18,431 I don't know what you expect. 462 00:19:18,466 --> 00:19:20,467 I don't want to be in this. This is... 463 00:19:20,501 --> 00:19:22,652 - I am not this person. - Look... 464 00:19:22,670 --> 00:19:24,604 (Lowered voice) I know this is difficult. 465 00:19:24,639 --> 00:19:25,839 Difficult? Are you... Ahem. 466 00:19:27,275 --> 00:19:29,126 Somehow, I've become this person who... 467 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:30,343 I have no words. 468 00:19:30,378 --> 00:19:32,062 We are together. 469 00:19:32,396 --> 00:19:33,713 (Whispers) That's all that matters. 470 00:19:33,764 --> 00:19:35,981 Really? Because I'm feeling a little, I don't know, 471 00:19:36,016 --> 00:19:38,134 Sally hemings/thomas Jefferson about all this. 472 00:19:38,168 --> 00:19:39,185 I have to go. 473 00:19:39,236 --> 00:19:40,636 Livvie. 474 00:19:40,654 --> 00:19:43,472 I have to go. I have a meeting with Cyrus. 475 00:19:45,926 --> 00:19:47,476 I'm afraid we're just backed into a corner 476 00:19:47,510 --> 00:19:48,111 on this one, verna. 477 00:19:48,144 --> 00:19:49,444 When Sally signed on to the campaign, 478 00:19:49,445 --> 00:19:51,580 - Fitz had to promise that... - I don't care what he promised. 479 00:19:51,614 --> 00:19:53,732 Justice Williams has a year, maybe two left in him, tops, 480 00:19:53,766 --> 00:19:56,234 before he retires, so we'll get another shot at this. 481 00:19:56,269 --> 00:19:57,886 You're a slam dunk for the next spot on the court, 482 00:19:57,904 --> 00:19:59,320 - but we can't just... - Have you two lost your minds? 483 00:19:59,739 --> 00:20:01,723 I whored every ounce of my integrity 484 00:20:01,757 --> 00:20:03,324 to get that man elected, 485 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,760 and here you are, sitting on mount Olympus, 486 00:20:05,795 --> 00:20:07,562 telling me to go be a good mortal, 487 00:20:07,596 --> 00:20:10,231 and we'll send down some nectar when we find the time. 488 00:20:10,266 --> 00:20:11,533 No, sir. 489 00:20:11,567 --> 00:20:13,251 No how. 490 00:20:13,302 --> 00:20:15,270 Make it happen. 491 00:20:15,304 --> 00:20:16,504 (Door closes) 492 00:20:18,607 --> 00:20:20,090 The Detroit teachers union seems to have decided 493 00:20:20,142 --> 00:20:22,409 that now would be a good time to go on strike. 494 00:20:22,444 --> 00:20:23,378 Kim jong-il is engaging 495 00:20:23,412 --> 00:20:25,563 in some fairly serious saber rattling in the yellow sea, 496 00:20:25,597 --> 00:20:28,115 and there have been six more allegations of sexual misconduct 497 00:20:28,149 --> 00:20:30,000 at the n.A.T.O. Base in east Sudan. 498 00:20:30,035 --> 00:20:31,452 So it's an easy day. 499 00:20:31,486 --> 00:20:32,887 Oh, I also got a call from some reporter 500 00:20:32,921 --> 00:20:34,888 about some kind of voting irregularities in Ohio, 501 00:20:34,906 --> 00:20:36,991 - but it's nothing I can't handle. - What was their name? 502 00:20:37,025 --> 00:20:39,543 Oh, Richard something. I'll take care of it. 503 00:20:39,578 --> 00:20:42,179 No, I got it. Give me his number. 504 00:20:48,786 --> 00:20:50,754 Huck, it's Olivia Pope. 505 00:20:50,805 --> 00:20:52,406 Can you do me a favor? 506 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:54,524 Morris. 507 00:20:54,558 --> 00:20:55,542 Ms. Pope. 508 00:20:55,676 --> 00:20:57,309 - I gave him some funyuns... - Thank you. 509 00:20:57,327 --> 00:20:58,411 But I couldn't let him on the grounds. 510 00:20:58,429 --> 00:21:00,163 I understand. Huck? 511 00:21:01,865 --> 00:21:03,750 The reporter you asked about got his information 512 00:21:03,784 --> 00:21:05,001 from a Jesse Tyler. 513 00:21:05,052 --> 00:21:06,869 He's an employee of Cytron software 514 00:21:06,904 --> 00:21:08,487 in palo alto, California. 515 00:21:08,505 --> 00:21:10,423 Where have you been living? 516 00:21:10,441 --> 00:21:12,125 A halfway house on 6th street. 517 00:21:12,159 --> 00:21:15,395 Huck, you live with me now. 518 00:21:15,429 --> 00:21:18,247 But some clippers, give yourself a haircut, take a shower. 519 00:21:18,299 --> 00:21:20,300 - And, Huck? - Yeah? 520 00:21:20,334 --> 00:21:22,935 Take that shower before you touch anything in my apartment. 521 00:21:22,953 --> 00:21:24,671 Mm-hmm. 522 00:21:31,127 --> 00:21:33,578 A Jesse Tyler is calling some reporter, 523 00:21:33,613 --> 00:21:35,947 hinting at voter fraud in Ohio. 524 00:21:35,965 --> 00:21:38,133 That boy's proving to be a right pain in my oysters. 525 00:21:38,167 --> 00:21:39,551 You know him. 526 00:21:39,585 --> 00:21:42,087 Been calling my office, looking to shake me down. 527 00:21:42,121 --> 00:21:44,172 Appears he's trying to call my bluff. 528 00:21:44,223 --> 00:21:45,157 You need to handle this. 529 00:21:45,191 --> 00:21:46,908 Don't you worry a bit about it. 530 00:21:46,959 --> 00:21:50,195 Young Mr. Tyler's punching way above his weight. 531 00:21:50,229 --> 00:21:51,530 I got this, darlin'. 532 00:21:53,132 --> 00:21:55,800 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 533 00:21:56,818 --> 00:21:58,986 (Crickets chirping) 534 00:21:59,020 --> 00:21:59,954 What's wrong? 535 00:21:59,988 --> 00:22:01,238 (Sighs) 536 00:22:01,273 --> 00:22:02,990 You pace in circles when something's wrong. 537 00:22:03,024 --> 00:22:05,025 When you're just thinking, it's back and forth, 538 00:22:05,060 --> 00:22:07,828 but when something's wrong... Circles. 539 00:22:07,863 --> 00:22:10,698 Did you need something, Mr. President? 540 00:22:10,732 --> 00:22:12,199 See, you used to sound sexy 541 00:22:12,234 --> 00:22:13,751 when you called me "Mr. President." 542 00:22:13,785 --> 00:22:15,686 Now it just sounds like I'm a gym teacher. 543 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,020 Did you need something? 544 00:22:17,038 --> 00:22:18,372 The Sally hemings- Thomas Jefferson comment 545 00:22:18,406 --> 00:22:21,058 - was below the belt. - Because it's so untrue? 546 00:22:21,076 --> 00:22:22,243 You're playing the race card on the fact 547 00:22:22,294 --> 00:22:24,011 that I'm in love with you? (Scoffs) 548 00:22:24,045 --> 00:22:26,280 (Laughs) Come on. Don't belittle us. 549 00:22:26,331 --> 00:22:27,798 It's insulting and beneath you 550 00:22:27,832 --> 00:22:30,834 and designed to drive me away. I'm not going away. 551 00:22:30,868 --> 00:22:32,503 I don't have to drive you away. 552 00:22:33,137 --> 00:22:34,070 You're married, you have children, 553 00:22:34,105 --> 00:22:35,322 you're the leader of the free world. 554 00:22:35,356 --> 00:22:37,307 You are away. By definition, you're away. 555 00:22:37,341 --> 00:22:39,025 You're unavailable. 556 00:22:39,076 --> 00:22:40,460 So this is about Mellie? 557 00:22:40,495 --> 00:22:42,012 N-no! This is... 558 00:22:42,046 --> 00:22:43,396 (Crying) 559 00:22:43,447 --> 00:22:48,568 I smile at her and I take off my clothes for you. 560 00:22:48,603 --> 00:22:51,254 I wait for you. I watch for you. 561 00:22:51,289 --> 00:22:53,223 My whole life is you. 562 00:22:53,257 --> 00:22:55,492 I can't breathe because I'm waiting for you. 563 00:22:55,526 --> 00:22:59,162 You own me. You control me. I-I belong to you. I... 564 00:22:59,180 --> 00:23:00,430 You own me! 565 00:23:00,464 --> 00:23:03,033 You control me. I belong to you. 566 00:23:04,067 --> 00:23:05,418 You think I don't want to be a better man? 567 00:23:05,452 --> 00:23:08,604 You think that I don't want to dedicate myself to my marriage? 568 00:23:08,638 --> 00:23:10,089 You don't think I want to be honorable, 569 00:23:10,123 --> 00:23:11,874 to be the man that you voted for? 570 00:23:11,892 --> 00:23:14,026 I love you. I'm in love with you. 571 00:23:14,060 --> 00:23:16,245 You're the love of my life. 572 00:23:16,279 --> 00:23:19,781 My every feeling is controlled by the look on your face. 573 00:23:19,799 --> 00:23:23,085 I can't breathe without you. I can't sleep without you. 574 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,087 I wait for you. I watch for you. 575 00:23:25,121 --> 00:23:27,256 I exist for you. 576 00:23:27,290 --> 00:23:29,258 If I could escape all of this 577 00:23:29,292 --> 00:23:31,560 and run away with you... 578 00:23:33,730 --> 00:23:36,765 There's no Sally or Thomas here. 579 00:23:36,799 --> 00:23:38,984 You're nobody's victim, Liv. 580 00:23:39,019 --> 00:23:41,353 I belong to you. 581 00:23:41,404 --> 00:23:43,805 We're in this together. 582 00:23:47,527 --> 00:23:51,580 (Footsteps depart) 583 00:23:58,518 --> 00:23:59,969 We're gonna be here all night with you. 584 00:24:00,703 --> 00:24:02,521 Once again, 585 00:24:02,555 --> 00:24:04,506 some three hours ago, President Grant was shot 586 00:24:04,540 --> 00:24:07,042 entering his birthday gala a... 587 00:24:07,076 --> 00:24:08,510 I'm being told right now 588 00:24:08,528 --> 00:24:11,079 that White House press secretary Britta Kagen 589 00:24:11,114 --> 00:24:13,181 succumbed to her injuries in surgery 590 00:24:13,216 --> 00:24:15,017 and was pronounced dead only moments ago. 591 00:24:15,051 --> 00:24:17,169 Britta Kagen was 32 years old. 592 00:24:17,220 --> 00:24:19,571 She has 2 daughters, ages 5 and 3. 593 00:24:19,605 --> 00:24:23,291 She started her career here at BNC. 594 00:24:25,661 --> 00:24:26,828 (Paper rustles) 595 00:24:27,663 --> 00:24:29,129 Let's go to Vanessa Leone 596 00:24:29,147 --> 00:24:31,198 who's live at the vigil in Lafayette Square. 597 00:24:31,816 --> 00:24:34,301 (Cell phone rings) 598 00:24:36,488 --> 00:24:38,355 - You all right? - They just let us out of the bunker. 599 00:24:38,389 --> 00:24:39,841 What the hell is going on over there? 600 00:24:39,875 --> 00:24:40,858 What do you mean? 601 00:24:41,593 --> 00:24:42,809 The Vice President is making a play. 602 00:24:42,827 --> 00:24:44,278 She spent the last two hours lobbying cabinet members 603 00:24:44,312 --> 00:24:46,413 about signing over the presidency to her. 604 00:24:46,431 --> 00:24:47,631 She what? 605 00:24:47,682 --> 00:24:49,366 All she needs is a majority... Eight signatures, 606 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,135 and she's home. She's two away. 607 00:24:51,169 --> 00:24:53,554 Traitorous bastards. Jeannine, get the cabinet in here. 608 00:24:53,588 --> 00:24:56,771 - The whole... - Yes! The whole cabinet. 609 00:24:56,790 --> 00:24:57,824 Cyrus, there's another way. 610 00:24:58,643 --> 00:25:00,276 Sally set the narrative that Fitz is dying, 611 00:25:00,311 --> 00:25:01,727 on top of which there's all sorts of rumors 612 00:25:01,746 --> 00:25:04,080 about Mellie and the baby. People are scared. 613 00:25:04,131 --> 00:25:05,982 There's only one person who can turn this around, 614 00:25:06,033 --> 00:25:08,101 who can assure the public, and stop Sally in her tracks. 615 00:25:13,175 --> 00:25:16,227 (Whispers) Mellie. 616 00:25:18,462 --> 00:25:19,462 (Gasps) Is he dead? 617 00:25:19,496 --> 00:25:20,796 (Normal voice) What? 618 00:25:20,831 --> 00:25:21,964 They told me when they took him into surgery 619 00:25:21,998 --> 00:25:23,733 there was a chance he might die on the table. 620 00:25:23,767 --> 00:25:25,351 They seemed kind of scared of me, 621 00:25:25,385 --> 00:25:26,852 so I thought they'd ask you to come in 622 00:25:26,887 --> 00:25:29,088 and tell me that he was dead, which would be... 623 00:25:29,122 --> 00:25:30,406 Is he? 624 00:25:30,457 --> 00:25:32,174 I don't... I don't know anything. No. 625 00:25:32,209 --> 00:25:33,576 (Exhales deeply) 626 00:25:33,610 --> 00:25:35,994 Mellie, I'm sorry, but I need to talk to you a... 627 00:25:36,012 --> 00:25:38,013 Don't sit down next to me 628 00:25:38,048 --> 00:25:40,099 like we are friends. 629 00:25:41,668 --> 00:25:43,386 Sally Langston 630 00:25:43,420 --> 00:25:46,372 is knocking on the door of the oval office. 631 00:25:47,306 --> 00:25:48,790 You need to make sure 632 00:25:48,824 --> 00:25:50,842 the American people don't open the door and let her in. 633 00:25:50,876 --> 00:25:52,043 (Gasps) 634 00:25:54,180 --> 00:25:56,348 (Sighs) 635 00:25:56,382 --> 00:25:59,117 I'll need something to wear. 636 00:25:59,751 --> 00:26:00,685 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 637 00:26:00,919 --> 00:26:02,920 Apparently, everything is color-coded. 638 00:26:02,954 --> 00:26:04,455 There are tags on each dress 639 00:26:04,489 --> 00:26:06,774 indicating the date and the event. 640 00:26:06,808 --> 00:26:07,891 - Shoes have corr... - Thank you. 641 00:26:07,909 --> 00:26:09,477 But there's more. 642 00:26:09,511 --> 00:26:10,694 Thank you. 643 00:26:13,615 --> 00:26:15,633 (Door closes) 644 00:26:52,904 --> 00:26:56,507 (Crying) 645 00:26:56,541 --> 00:26:57,892 (Sniffs) 646 00:26:59,443 --> 00:27:00,910 That's the constitution, 647 00:27:00,944 --> 00:27:02,812 the actual constitution. 648 00:27:08,117 --> 00:27:09,285 You want to touch it? 649 00:27:09,319 --> 00:27:10,619 I'm not touching it. 650 00:27:10,653 --> 00:27:11,921 - Touch it. - No. 651 00:27:11,955 --> 00:27:13,689 There are, like, six people in the last hundred years 652 00:27:13,723 --> 00:27:16,291 who touched the constitution. 653 00:27:16,509 --> 00:27:18,544 - Be the seventh. - You be the seventh. 654 00:27:18,578 --> 00:27:20,479 I'm the sixth. I touched it four seconds ago. 655 00:27:20,513 --> 00:27:21,647 You didn't wait for me. 656 00:27:21,681 --> 00:27:23,315 It's the constitution. 657 00:27:34,861 --> 00:27:37,096 (Whispers) Wow. 658 00:27:38,030 --> 00:27:40,248 (Whispers) Wow. 659 00:27:43,786 --> 00:27:45,603 "We the people." 660 00:27:45,637 --> 00:27:48,022 That's just... 661 00:27:49,958 --> 00:27:51,992 That's... 662 00:27:52,011 --> 00:27:53,544 Just... 663 00:27:56,849 --> 00:27:58,533 That's everything. 664 00:28:00,419 --> 00:28:03,621 (Whispers) It's a new world. 665 00:28:03,655 --> 00:28:05,123 It's a new world. 666 00:28:13,548 --> 00:28:15,649 (Whispering) I love you, too. 667 00:28:15,684 --> 00:28:19,436 I'm in love with you, too. 668 00:28:22,874 --> 00:28:25,359 (Sniffles) 669 00:28:25,993 --> 00:28:27,911 (Whispers) So we're in this together? 670 00:28:31,232 --> 00:28:34,300 We're in this together. 671 00:28:52,453 --> 00:28:55,322 (Crying) 672 00:29:00,928 --> 00:29:03,813 (Sobbing) 673 00:29:15,409 --> 00:29:17,410 (Stops crying) 674 00:29:22,300 --> 00:29:24,301 (Sniffles) 675 00:29:24,352 --> 00:29:27,721 (Clears throat) 676 00:29:29,106 --> 00:29:32,275 (Sniffles) 677 00:29:32,310 --> 00:29:34,694 (Sighs) 678 00:29:35,929 --> 00:29:40,432 (Inhales and exhales deeply) 679 00:29:58,029 --> 00:29:59,530 Let's talk about the first lady. 680 00:29:59,564 --> 00:30:03,200 If, God forbid, her husband were to die, 681 00:30:03,234 --> 00:30:05,069 things would happen rapidly for her. 682 00:30:05,203 --> 00:30:08,855 Jackie Kennedy was forced to discuss housekeeping details 683 00:30:08,889 --> 00:30:11,391 with lady bird Johnson four days after 684 00:30:11,425 --> 00:30:13,193 the assassination of President Kennedy, 685 00:30:13,227 --> 00:30:14,410 and she was out of the White House 686 00:30:14,445 --> 00:30:15,813 within two weeks of his death. 687 00:30:16,747 --> 00:30:20,950 One hopes that Mellie Grant, pregnant with America's baby, 688 00:30:20,985 --> 00:30:23,470 would be afforded a far different outcome. 689 00:30:23,504 --> 00:30:25,221 First of all, I'd like to offer my condolences 690 00:30:25,272 --> 00:30:27,373 to the family of Britta Kagen. (Camera shutters clicking) 691 00:30:27,408 --> 00:30:28,875 She served this country honorably, 692 00:30:28,909 --> 00:30:32,462 and we all owe her an enormous debt. 693 00:30:33,196 --> 00:30:35,631 I'd like to thank Hal Rimbeau, 694 00:30:35,682 --> 00:30:38,617 the secret service agent who took a bullet last night 695 00:30:38,652 --> 00:30:42,221 but continues to stand watch over my family. 696 00:30:42,255 --> 00:30:43,973 I would also like to thank 697 00:30:44,007 --> 00:30:47,860 those of you who have put my husband in your prayers. 698 00:30:47,894 --> 00:30:50,563 Not only is my husband a religious man, 699 00:30:51,097 --> 00:30:54,066 he's a man who believes that hope has power. 700 00:30:54,100 --> 00:30:56,284 So... 701 00:30:56,319 --> 00:30:59,571 Having America pulling for him... 702 00:30:59,605 --> 00:31:01,740 (Sighs) 703 00:31:01,758 --> 00:31:04,342 Well, that just means the world to him. 704 00:31:04,376 --> 00:31:08,480 Now... About my husband's health... 705 00:31:08,514 --> 00:31:10,248 There have been rumors... 706 00:31:10,266 --> 00:31:14,335 Rumors that are not only hurtful to my family, 707 00:31:14,369 --> 00:31:16,003 they are hurtful to this country, 708 00:31:16,038 --> 00:31:18,256 so let me put them to rest. 709 00:31:18,290 --> 00:31:20,858 America has a President... 710 00:31:20,892 --> 00:31:22,693 A living President, 711 00:31:22,728 --> 00:31:26,547 and his name is Fitzgerald Grant. 712 00:31:26,582 --> 00:31:28,599 He hasn't given up on you, 713 00:31:28,633 --> 00:31:32,185 so please don't give up on him. 714 00:31:32,220 --> 00:31:34,188 (Camera shutters clicking) 715 00:31:34,623 --> 00:31:36,173 Thank you. 716 00:31:36,207 --> 00:31:37,358 (Camera shutter clicks) 717 00:31:37,509 --> 00:31:38,859 (Mellie) Get his good side, gentlemen. 718 00:31:38,893 --> 00:31:39,977 Focus on her. She's better-looking. 719 00:31:40,011 --> 00:31:41,144 (Laughs) 720 00:31:41,162 --> 00:31:43,630 - Oh, your flag pin. - What? 721 00:31:43,681 --> 00:31:46,182 - Your flag pin's missing. - Oh, I must have lost it somewhere. 722 00:31:48,102 --> 00:31:50,103 (Chuckles) 723 00:31:51,906 --> 00:31:54,057 (Clicking continues) 724 00:31:54,391 --> 00:31:56,526 It's called 50/50. You go out into the community 725 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:58,577 for two years, tutor inner-city kids, 726 00:31:58,628 --> 00:32:00,762 build homes, help with environmental cleanup, 727 00:32:00,780 --> 00:32:01,964 work for next to nothing, 728 00:32:01,982 --> 00:32:04,050 and in return, we give you money for college. 729 00:32:04,084 --> 00:32:05,317 And your boss proves once again 730 00:32:05,352 --> 00:32:06,886 that he's a conservative in name only. 731 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:08,087 We need you to help sell it. 732 00:32:08,088 --> 00:32:09,938 It's a boondoggle, 733 00:32:09,956 --> 00:32:11,323 but I'll sell it. 734 00:32:11,358 --> 00:32:12,024 Super. 735 00:32:12,159 --> 00:32:13,325 But let me remind you again 736 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:15,677 that there is a vacancy in the supreme court, 737 00:32:15,712 --> 00:32:17,079 and I've made my decision. 738 00:32:17,313 --> 00:32:19,381 My choice is Bradley Hargrove. 739 00:32:19,415 --> 00:32:21,182 I want him trotted out in grand style, 740 00:32:21,217 --> 00:32:24,586 confirmed by congress, without so much as a scratch. 741 00:32:24,620 --> 00:32:27,539 I'll inform the President of your choice. 742 00:32:27,573 --> 00:32:29,641 Glad to be a team player, Cyrus. 743 00:32:29,675 --> 00:32:31,760 (Door opens) 744 00:32:31,794 --> 00:32:33,962 (Door closes) 745 00:32:36,748 --> 00:32:39,167 Do I have to do it, or can you? 746 00:32:39,201 --> 00:32:40,384 It has to be you. 747 00:32:42,137 --> 00:32:44,355 I need to talk to you privately. 748 00:32:44,406 --> 00:32:46,257 No. We are not getting back together. 749 00:32:46,291 --> 00:32:47,508 I want to give you something. 750 00:32:47,543 --> 00:32:48,843 Besides the last year of my life back? 751 00:32:48,877 --> 00:32:50,495 James. 752 00:32:50,529 --> 00:32:52,914 You won what I'm giving you. 753 00:32:53,548 --> 00:32:54,832 A story? 754 00:32:54,866 --> 00:32:56,800 A name. 755 00:32:56,851 --> 00:32:58,685 A nomination. Come on. 756 00:33:00,388 --> 00:33:02,272 They're saying hargrove, my nominee, 757 00:33:02,306 --> 00:33:04,257 - had a juvenile record. - Well, does he? 758 00:33:04,309 --> 00:33:06,309 He was 15. It was supposed to be sealed. 759 00:33:06,344 --> 00:33:07,911 We can counter this. It's not too late. 760 00:33:07,945 --> 00:33:10,230 No supreme court nominee recovers from a hit like this. 761 00:33:10,248 --> 00:33:11,832 Pay your maid with the wrong checkbook, 762 00:33:11,866 --> 00:33:12,899 and you're toast. But a criminal record? 763 00:33:12,933 --> 00:33:14,701 His nomination's as good as dead... 764 00:33:14,719 --> 00:33:16,152 - Sally... - And I think you killed it! 765 00:33:16,487 --> 00:33:19,689 I think you made promises you never intended to keep 766 00:33:19,740 --> 00:33:20,740 because you needed me on the ticket. 767 00:33:20,774 --> 00:33:22,058 Well, let me make a promise to you. 768 00:33:22,092 --> 00:33:23,993 I am in this for me now! 769 00:33:25,644 --> 00:33:27,279 Based on the gaggle, you can expect the usual 770 00:33:27,313 --> 00:33:28,547 "what'll be in the state of the union?" 771 00:33:28,582 --> 00:33:30,049 And the S.C.O.T.U.S. put Verna's name out there, 772 00:33:30,083 --> 00:33:31,617 so you'll get questions about that. 773 00:33:31,635 --> 00:33:33,452 Oh, and you may get asked about this explosion in California. 774 00:33:33,470 --> 00:33:34,687 What explosion? 775 00:33:34,721 --> 00:33:36,222 In Palo Alto, a software company blew up. 776 00:33:36,256 --> 00:33:38,057 - Seven people killed. - Terror connection? 777 00:33:38,091 --> 00:33:39,925 Uh, too soon to say. Could be an angry girlfriend. 778 00:33:39,943 --> 00:33:42,995 Anyway, the company's name is Cytron, if it comes up. 779 00:33:44,731 --> 00:33:45,814 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 780 00:33:48,168 --> 00:33:50,636 What did you do? Did you blow up that office? 781 00:33:50,670 --> 00:33:52,354 Did you kill seven people? 782 00:33:52,389 --> 00:33:54,723 You said to take care of it. I took care of it. 783 00:33:54,758 --> 00:33:57,042 I didn't say to commit cold-blooded murder. 784 00:33:57,076 --> 00:33:59,111 We all done what we done. 785 00:33:59,145 --> 00:34:01,063 Can't get your cherry back. 786 00:34:01,114 --> 00:34:02,548 (Exhales) 787 00:34:02,582 --> 00:34:04,533 (Whispers) Seven people. 788 00:34:04,567 --> 00:34:06,018 Collateral damage. 789 00:34:06,052 --> 00:34:09,370 Jesse Tyler could've ended this presidency before it began. 790 00:34:09,405 --> 00:34:11,689 We're in this thing. 791 00:34:11,724 --> 00:34:13,958 There's no turning away if things get a tad messy. 792 00:34:13,993 --> 00:34:16,227 You don't get that, 793 00:34:16,262 --> 00:34:18,346 you're living in a fantasy. 794 00:34:28,913 --> 00:34:30,813 (Camera shutters clicking) 795 00:34:30,814 --> 00:34:32,331 He came through the surgery well. 796 00:34:32,849 --> 00:34:34,466 We were able to remove all three bullets, 797 00:34:34,484 --> 00:34:36,535 and his intracranial pressure is coming down, 798 00:34:36,570 --> 00:34:38,454 but he's still unresponsive. 799 00:34:38,488 --> 00:34:41,123 Okay. So what do we do now? 800 00:34:41,158 --> 00:34:42,425 We wait. 801 00:34:42,459 --> 00:34:43,359 How long? 802 00:34:43,393 --> 00:34:44,627 We don't know. 803 00:34:44,661 --> 00:34:46,946 Truthfully, it could be a day. It could be a week. 804 00:34:46,980 --> 00:34:48,314 You have got to give me something more, Dr. Carroll. 805 00:34:48,348 --> 00:34:50,666 You have got to, because "I don't know" 806 00:34:50,700 --> 00:34:54,320 is not an acceptable answer. 807 00:34:54,354 --> 00:34:58,157 There was a lot of damage, Mrs. Grant. 808 00:34:59,275 --> 00:35:02,126 At this point, he's lucky to be alive. 809 00:35:02,144 --> 00:35:04,662 (Crying) 810 00:35:08,417 --> 00:35:10,117 Even with the cabinet members' votes, 811 00:35:10,152 --> 00:35:11,535 there might still be a way to avoid this. 812 00:35:11,569 --> 00:35:13,938 Cyrus. We find any technicalities, even small ones, 813 00:35:14,005 --> 00:35:15,406 exploit them to their fullest. 814 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:18,109 Cyrus, stop! 815 00:35:18,143 --> 00:35:19,076 It's over. 816 00:35:19,110 --> 00:35:21,128 (Pants) 817 00:35:22,197 --> 00:35:24,865 (Kisses) Oh. Excuse me. 818 00:35:24,900 --> 00:35:25,800 Sorry. We're celebrating. 819 00:35:26,534 --> 00:35:27,551 What's the occasion? 820 00:35:27,585 --> 00:35:28,635 I-I... 821 00:35:28,669 --> 00:35:30,203 He asked me to marry him, and I said yes. 822 00:35:30,238 --> 00:35:31,955 And we're gonna have a wedding and a baby 823 00:35:31,989 --> 00:35:33,724 - and a house in Georgetown with a garden. - Eh. 824 00:35:33,858 --> 00:35:36,093 Oh, do you need to talk to him? 825 00:35:36,127 --> 00:35:37,894 Because I'm engaged. I could go plan things. 826 00:35:37,928 --> 00:35:39,729 Okay. 827 00:35:39,763 --> 00:35:41,331 (Chuckles) 828 00:35:41,365 --> 00:35:43,449 (Door opens and closes) 829 00:35:44,385 --> 00:35:46,019 What is it? 830 00:35:46,853 --> 00:35:49,521 That explosion in California... Cytron... 831 00:35:49,556 --> 00:35:51,240 That was Hollis. 832 00:35:51,274 --> 00:35:53,943 (Gasps and exhales deeply) 833 00:35:56,196 --> 00:35:57,596 Thought it might be. 834 00:35:57,631 --> 00:36:00,182 He killed seven people, Cy, 835 00:36:00,216 --> 00:36:02,167 and he's setting some poor innocent girl up for it. 836 00:36:02,202 --> 00:36:04,219 Her name's Lindsay Dwyer. 837 00:36:04,237 --> 00:36:05,721 How shall we handle this? What'll we do? 838 00:36:05,755 --> 00:36:07,489 There isn't anything we can do. 839 00:36:07,524 --> 00:36:09,208 What? There's always something we can do. 840 00:36:09,442 --> 00:36:12,210 Olivia, we're an hour and a half from the state of the union. 841 00:36:12,244 --> 00:36:14,395 We're an hour and a half from giving kids 842 00:36:14,413 --> 00:36:15,780 a chance to go to college, 843 00:36:15,815 --> 00:36:18,032 an hour and a half from changing this nation for the better, 844 00:36:18,066 --> 00:36:20,752 so what exactly would you have us do? Expose what we did? 845 00:36:20,786 --> 00:36:22,036 Have Fitz resign? 846 00:36:22,154 --> 00:36:23,221 Make Sally Langston 847 00:36:23,255 --> 00:36:24,489 the President of the United States? 848 00:36:25,641 --> 00:36:28,009 Hollis is a dangerous person. 849 00:36:28,027 --> 00:36:31,079 We won. Hollis isn't a threat to us. 850 00:36:31,113 --> 00:36:32,563 No one's a threat to us, 851 00:36:32,598 --> 00:36:34,382 because we won. 852 00:36:35,016 --> 00:36:38,252 And it is sad what happened to those seven people, 853 00:36:38,286 --> 00:36:39,653 it is heartbreaking, 854 00:36:39,671 --> 00:36:41,822 but they gave their lives in service to their country. 855 00:36:41,856 --> 00:36:43,357 Lindsay dwyer will give up her freedom 856 00:36:43,391 --> 00:36:44,825 in service to her country, 857 00:36:44,859 --> 00:36:46,493 and that makes them American heroes. 858 00:36:46,527 --> 00:36:48,695 That makes them patriots. 859 00:36:48,730 --> 00:36:51,898 And the best way that I can honor their sacrifice 860 00:36:51,916 --> 00:36:53,367 is to move on. 861 00:36:53,401 --> 00:36:54,902 Buckle down. 862 00:36:58,272 --> 00:37:00,390 Liv, how are you? 863 00:37:00,441 --> 00:37:02,041 Excited for the state of the union speech tonight? 864 00:37:02,076 --> 00:37:03,976 - Yes. (Chuckles) - I'm excited, too. 865 00:37:03,994 --> 00:37:05,495 I read a final draft of the speech. 866 00:37:05,529 --> 00:37:06,713 You and Fitz did an amazing job. 867 00:37:06,747 --> 00:37:08,081 Thank you, Mrs. Grant. 868 00:37:08,115 --> 00:37:10,416 Well, I have something of yours. 869 00:37:10,451 --> 00:37:11,985 The secret service found it. You know Hal, right? 870 00:37:12,019 --> 00:37:13,319 He's on p.O.T.U.S. Detail. 871 00:37:13,354 --> 00:37:14,604 He found it the night the President went 872 00:37:14,638 --> 00:37:16,272 to the national archives to view the constitution, 873 00:37:16,307 --> 00:37:17,957 which surprised me, because... 874 00:37:17,992 --> 00:37:20,160 If he'd gone to the national archives to view 875 00:37:20,194 --> 00:37:21,761 the original constitution of the United States, 876 00:37:21,796 --> 00:37:26,132 he would've invited his wife, but Hal said you were there. 877 00:37:26,967 --> 00:37:27,967 So... 878 00:37:29,869 --> 00:37:31,070 Mellie, I... 879 00:37:31,104 --> 00:37:35,107 We all want the same thing. You and me, Cyrus... 880 00:37:35,141 --> 00:37:36,592 We are a team. 881 00:37:36,643 --> 00:37:38,877 We got him in the White House, 882 00:37:38,912 --> 00:37:41,347 and we are going to keep him here. 883 00:37:41,381 --> 00:37:43,449 We are doing our patriotic duty, 884 00:37:43,483 --> 00:37:44,550 serving our country, 885 00:37:44,584 --> 00:37:46,619 working for the greater good. 886 00:37:46,653 --> 00:37:49,421 We just... 887 00:37:50,039 --> 00:37:51,673 Go about it differently, 888 00:37:51,707 --> 00:37:53,124 I suppose. 889 00:37:58,814 --> 00:38:02,117 You'll make sure Fitz gets this? 890 00:38:03,736 --> 00:38:05,153 (Whispers) Yes. 891 00:38:05,187 --> 00:38:08,290 Thank you, Olivia. 892 00:38:10,359 --> 00:38:12,310 (Applause) 893 00:38:12,344 --> 00:38:16,097 We gather this evening with a new mandate for America. 894 00:38:16,131 --> 00:38:18,783 The American people have made it clear 895 00:38:18,817 --> 00:38:22,236 that they want an end to partisan rancor, 896 00:38:23,171 --> 00:38:25,188 and every new President stands here 897 00:38:25,223 --> 00:38:27,624 vowing that things will be different, 898 00:38:27,658 --> 00:38:29,960 and nothing changes, 899 00:38:29,994 --> 00:38:32,429 so listen to me carefully now. 900 00:38:32,463 --> 00:38:34,714 This time will be different. 901 00:38:34,749 --> 00:38:36,800 (Cheers and applause) 902 00:38:36,834 --> 00:38:38,452 (Indistinct shouting) 903 00:38:38,486 --> 00:38:42,789 I dedicate this presidency to bringing integrity back, 904 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:44,925 responsibility back, 905 00:38:44,976 --> 00:38:47,110 governing back. 906 00:38:47,144 --> 00:38:49,613 And I will remind both my own party 907 00:38:50,147 --> 00:38:52,282 and those across the aisle every day, 908 00:38:52,416 --> 00:38:54,951 that we have the sworn duty, 909 00:38:54,985 --> 00:38:58,471 the sacred obligation to not just pay lip service, 910 00:38:58,522 --> 00:39:04,010 but to actually, finally, and definitively do better. 911 00:39:04,061 --> 00:39:09,849 (Cheers and applause) 912 00:39:09,883 --> 00:39:13,703 And so I leave you with this pledge. 913 00:39:13,737 --> 00:39:17,590 At this time, in this place, 914 00:39:17,624 --> 00:39:19,642 with this presidency, 915 00:39:19,676 --> 00:39:24,397 it... will... be... different. 916 00:39:24,448 --> 00:39:27,400 (Cheers and applause) 917 00:39:52,907 --> 00:39:55,642 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 918 00:40:04,752 --> 00:40:07,955 I, Sally Margaret Langston, do solemnly swear... 919 00:40:07,989 --> 00:40:10,557 (Reed) President Sally Langston makes history today 920 00:40:10,592 --> 00:40:12,743 as not only the first President to take office 921 00:40:12,794 --> 00:40:14,578 under section 4 of the 25th amendment, 922 00:40:14,629 --> 00:40:18,799 but also as the first female commander in chief. 923 00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:20,534 And will, to the best of my ability... 924 00:40:20,668 --> 00:40:23,102 And will, to the best of my ability... 925 00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:24,021 The President remains in... 926 00:40:24,555 --> 00:40:26,072 And I call him "President" 927 00:40:26,090 --> 00:40:28,558 because technically, he is still President as well... 928 00:40:28,609 --> 00:40:30,860 President Grant remains in critical condition. 929 00:40:30,895 --> 00:40:33,513 There is no more information on his status at this time. 930 00:40:33,547 --> 00:40:35,031 (Verna) So help you God? 931 00:40:35,082 --> 00:40:37,066 So help me God. 932 00:40:37,101 --> 00:40:38,301 Congratulations, madam President. 933 00:40:38,335 --> 00:40:39,469 Thank you. 934 00:40:39,503 --> 00:40:41,871 All we can do as a nation is pray. 935 00:40:43,606 --> 00:40:46,490 (Monitor beeping rhythmically) 936 00:41:04,710 --> 00:41:05,860 The FBI is issuing 937 00:41:05,895 --> 00:41:07,778 what's called a high alert, 938 00:41:07,796 --> 00:41:10,815 and they... they do have a description of a suspect. 939 00:41:10,849 --> 00:41:12,951 The suspect is dark-haired, 940 00:41:12,985 --> 00:41:14,786 average height and build, 941 00:41:14,820 --> 00:41:17,355 possibly with a buzz cut, 942 00:41:17,389 --> 00:41:19,724 seen entering the Stanworth Hotel 943 00:41:19,742 --> 00:41:22,994 wearing a red hoodie. 944 00:41:23,012 --> 00:41:24,963 This is America's most wanted man. 945 00:41:24,997 --> 00:41:27,098 Average height, average build, wearing a red hoodie... 946 00:41:27,132 --> 00:41:28,600 In Washington, D.C., home of the Redskins, 947 00:41:28,634 --> 00:41:30,701 that narrows it down to about 100,000 people. 948 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:32,003 Don't. (Sighs) 949 00:41:32,737 --> 00:41:34,071 We're gonna be here all night with you. 950 00:41:34,105 --> 00:41:36,724 Once again, at 8:05 Eastern standard time, 951 00:41:36,758 --> 00:41:38,242 some 14 hours ago, 952 00:41:38,277 --> 00:41:40,978 President Grant was shot entering his birthday gala. 953 00:41:41,013 --> 00:41:43,080 (Cheers and applause) 954 00:41:43,098 --> 00:41:45,650 (People screaming) 955 00:41:53,976 --> 00:41:55,476 (Gunshot) 956 00:42:20,850 --> 00:42:22,150 (Projector and camera shutter clicking) 957 00:42:26,923 --> 00:42:30,025 sync and corrections by bellows www.addic7ed.com