1 00:01:53,739 --> 00:01:58,035 {\an8}Journalist, author and a vital force for change, 2 00:01:58,035 --> 00:02:01,580 {\an8}Alex Levy will forever be remembered as an icon. 3 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:07,044 {\an8}From her many years on The Morning Show to her Emmy-winning hit Alex Unfiltered, 4 00:02:07,044 --> 00:02:10,797 {\an8}Alex brought us closer to the world and to each other. 5 00:02:11,298 --> 00:02:14,384 You've all meant a lot to me over the years, 6 00:02:15,052 --> 00:02:19,223 and I want to thank you for that from the bottom of my heart. 7 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:27,731 I look too perky. Don't you think I look too perky? 8 00:02:27,731 --> 00:02:30,108 Like, "Oh, my God. She's dead." 9 00:02:30,108 --> 00:02:32,319 - Yeah. I'll find some alts. - You agree, right? 10 00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:35,197 - Yeah. - You guys, this obituary shit is morbid... 11 00:02:35,197 --> 00:02:36,406 - I know. - ...and it is unnecessary. 12 00:02:36,406 --> 00:02:39,117 You're going up in a suborbital rocket for, like, 13 minutes. 13 00:02:39,117 --> 00:02:40,827 You're not gonna have time to finish your peanuts. 14 00:02:40,827 --> 00:02:42,371 I would not put it past Cory 15 00:02:42,371 --> 00:02:44,915 to blow me up on live TV just for the ratings. Son of a bitch. 16 00:02:44,915 --> 00:02:47,376 But then what would he do for Sweeps Week? 17 00:02:48,669 --> 00:02:52,172 Guys, honestly, how maiden is this voyage? 18 00:02:52,172 --> 00:02:55,133 I mean, they do test these rockets, right? 19 00:02:55,133 --> 00:02:56,093 No, they don't test them. 20 00:02:56,093 --> 00:02:58,387 They just kinda staple them together and blow 'em up into space. 21 00:02:58,387 --> 00:02:59,596 Of course, they test them, okay? 22 00:02:59,596 --> 00:03:01,473 You're going up with the guy who built the thing. 23 00:03:01,473 --> 00:03:03,141 You don't think he wants to come back in one piece? 24 00:03:03,141 --> 00:03:04,768 I hope so. I don't know. 25 00:03:04,768 --> 00:03:06,144 Oh, my God. Okay. 26 00:03:07,020 --> 00:03:09,940 The guy has multiple NASA contracts. It is going to be fine, Alex. 27 00:03:09,940 --> 00:03:11,692 That's what they said to the crew of the Challenger. 28 00:03:11,692 --> 00:03:13,610 - Oh, boy, here we go. Really? - And Apollo 1. 29 00:03:13,610 --> 00:03:15,362 - Okay. - And 13. 30 00:03:15,362 --> 00:03:17,823 Thirteen came back. I mean, they had Tom Hanks, but still. 31 00:03:19,116 --> 00:03:22,661 Cory, it's Alex. Why are you avoiding me? Question mark. 32 00:03:22,661 --> 00:03:24,079 Fucker. 33 00:03:24,079 --> 00:03:24,997 - Alex. - Yes? 34 00:03:24,997 --> 00:03:26,790 - We're ready for you. - Oh, God. Good. 35 00:03:26,790 --> 00:03:28,750 - Esther. Let's do Esther. - Let's do it. 36 00:03:28,750 --> 00:03:33,172 {\an8}I am joined today by acclaimed psychotherapist Esther Perel, 37 00:03:33,172 --> 00:03:37,885 {\an8}best-selling author, speaker and host of the podcast Where Should We Begin? 38 00:03:38,886 --> 00:03:41,471 - So happy to have you here. - Thank you. Pleasure to be here. 39 00:03:42,472 --> 00:03:46,560 So, two years after the world shut down 40 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,938 {\an8}and we are all just barely getting back on our feet. 41 00:03:49,938 --> 00:03:52,608 {\an8}Esther, you speak to a lot of couples. 42 00:03:52,608 --> 00:03:55,152 {\an8}What is everybody feeling right now? 43 00:04:32,773 --> 00:04:35,025 Are you sneaking out of your own bed? 44 00:04:36,318 --> 00:04:37,653 I must be off my game. 45 00:04:37,653 --> 00:04:39,530 Sorry, I'm late. 46 00:04:39,530 --> 00:04:41,365 So, no lunch? 47 00:04:42,324 --> 00:04:43,700 I gotta go to work. 48 00:04:44,493 --> 00:04:45,494 You got anything to eat? 49 00:04:46,620 --> 00:04:47,829 Advil? 50 00:04:47,829 --> 00:04:50,123 You were more fun last night. 51 00:04:51,124 --> 00:04:52,918 I gotta be there soon. 52 00:04:55,462 --> 00:04:56,922 Okay. 53 00:04:56,922 --> 00:05:00,008 We haven't just had a physical lockdown. 54 00:05:00,008 --> 00:05:02,511 We are in an emotional lockdown, 55 00:05:02,511 --> 00:05:07,891 and we have been surviving and now we are wanting to be thriving. 56 00:05:07,891 --> 00:05:13,397 But for that, we need to fully experience the difference between not being dead 57 00:05:13,397 --> 00:05:15,649 and being actually alive. 58 00:05:16,275 --> 00:05:19,194 "Not being dead." And how do we-- How do we do that? 59 00:05:19,194 --> 00:05:22,489 How do we get back to feeling alive? 60 00:05:22,489 --> 00:05:24,575 I don't even know what that looks like. 61 00:05:24,575 --> 00:05:26,493 It's different for every person. 62 00:05:26,493 --> 00:05:28,579 So let me ask you, Alex, 63 00:05:28,579 --> 00:05:34,251 how would you complete the sentence "I feel most alive when..."? 64 00:05:34,751 --> 00:05:35,919 What would you say? 65 00:05:38,088 --> 00:05:40,299 - When I'm working on something... - Right. 66 00:05:40,299 --> 00:05:43,093 ...that I feel very passionate about, I feel very alive. 67 00:05:43,093 --> 00:05:45,888 - Right. And you feel immersed and engaged... - Yes. 68 00:05:45,888 --> 00:05:47,681 ...and curious and present 69 00:05:47,681 --> 00:05:49,433 - and able to take risks. - Right. 70 00:05:49,433 --> 00:05:52,352 So, my question to you is, why only at work? 71 00:05:52,936 --> 00:05:56,064 I mean, when is the last time that you allowed yourself 72 00:05:56,064 --> 00:06:00,569 that kind of immersion and intensity but with another human being? 73 00:06:09,578 --> 00:06:10,704 Okay. 74 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,335 Are you sure this is safe? 75 00:06:16,335 --> 00:06:18,337 What if someone sees your story and knows it's me? 76 00:06:18,337 --> 00:06:21,840 No, please understand, we will completely conceal your identity. 77 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:24,051 I promise you no one will recognize you. 78 00:06:24,051 --> 00:06:26,845 But people have to know what's going on in Texas, Luna. 79 00:06:26,845 --> 00:06:30,849 It's just, I can't express how important it is right now. 80 00:06:30,849 --> 00:06:33,477 I have to go next week. It's the only time I can get off work. 81 00:06:33,477 --> 00:06:36,063 No problem. I'll see you in a few days, okay? 82 00:06:37,397 --> 00:06:38,482 Okay. 83 00:06:50,577 --> 00:06:52,538 - Bradley. - Cory. 84 00:06:53,455 --> 00:06:54,414 How are you? 85 00:06:54,414 --> 00:06:57,000 I'm good. Yeah. Busy. 86 00:06:57,543 --> 00:06:59,503 You got the speech ready for tomorrow? 87 00:07:00,087 --> 00:07:02,089 Well, shitty first draft, but yes. 88 00:07:02,089 --> 00:07:04,216 Well, we will all be there to cheer you on. 89 00:07:04,216 --> 00:07:07,177 - Great. I'm on in an hour. - Right. 90 00:07:07,177 --> 00:07:08,387 - Yeah. - Kill the people. 91 00:07:08,387 --> 00:07:09,471 Okay. 92 00:07:12,808 --> 00:07:16,019 Did you see the revised copy on the flood in Australia? 93 00:07:16,019 --> 00:07:18,522 Yeah. Did we get a confirmation on the death toll? 94 00:07:18,522 --> 00:07:22,609 Government says 21 dead at least, but they finally declared a national emergency. 95 00:07:22,609 --> 00:07:23,694 That's confirmed? 96 00:07:23,694 --> 00:07:25,404 - Yeah. - Okay. Got it. Thank you. 97 00:07:25,404 --> 00:07:27,739 - Good evening, everyone. - Hey, Bradley. 98 00:07:27,739 --> 00:07:29,658 - Let's have a great show. - Good evening. 99 00:07:29,658 --> 00:07:31,785 - Sound check? - Ten seconds, guys. 100 00:07:31,785 --> 00:07:33,954 Three, two, one. 101 00:07:33,954 --> 00:07:35,330 Can you hear me? 102 00:07:35,330 --> 00:07:36,540 Yes. I can hear you, Gayle. 103 00:07:36,540 --> 00:07:40,169 - Okay, clear. Four, three, two. - Have a good show. 104 00:07:41,420 --> 00:07:45,007 Welcome to the UBA Evening News. I'm Bradley Jackson. 105 00:07:45,841 --> 00:07:49,595 {\an8}President Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping today 106 00:07:49,595 --> 00:07:54,766 {\an8}as the US navigates China's ties to Russia amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. 107 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,112 Too hot? 108 00:08:07,613 --> 00:08:11,074 - Nope. What doesn't kill you... - Almost kills you. 109 00:08:12,910 --> 00:08:15,412 I was solo climbing on Annapurna a few years back. 110 00:08:16,663 --> 00:08:18,123 Oxygen tank failed. 111 00:08:19,791 --> 00:08:21,752 Weather rolled in, should've buried me. 112 00:08:21,752 --> 00:08:24,463 Wait, don't tell me. You survived? 113 00:08:25,422 --> 00:08:28,008 Came across these other climbers, they had a spare tank. 114 00:08:28,008 --> 00:08:32,011 They gave me their spare tank. I put their kids through college. 115 00:08:32,011 --> 00:08:34,222 Well, fuck yes. That's a good story. 116 00:08:34,222 --> 00:08:39,436 That's people who need people, and that could be us, Paul. You and me. 117 00:08:39,436 --> 00:08:42,523 You got to admit, it would make a great press release. 118 00:08:42,523 --> 00:08:46,276 While everyone was doomscrolling under the covers during COVID, 119 00:08:46,276 --> 00:08:50,280 two guys, they cross paths at high tide in the Hamptons 120 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,075 to forge the biggest media deal in a decade. 121 00:08:54,993 --> 00:08:56,078 So now you're thirsty? 122 00:08:56,078 --> 00:08:58,330 Well, I literally am thirsty. Yeah. 123 00:08:58,330 --> 00:09:02,501 But, hey, my kimono is open. So are my pores. Where are we on this? 124 00:09:02,501 --> 00:09:03,836 What do you mean? I'm ready to close. 125 00:09:03,836 --> 00:09:05,379 You're the one that's holding this thing up. 126 00:09:05,379 --> 00:09:07,089 It's time to either dance or fuck off. 127 00:09:07,089 --> 00:09:09,508 Well, meet my price. I'm ready to go to the prom. 128 00:09:09,508 --> 00:09:11,885 - I wanna wear my crown. - Your number's inflated. 129 00:09:11,885 --> 00:09:14,304 Says the fucking rich guy. 130 00:09:14,304 --> 00:09:16,765 UBA's on the bubble. COVID saved your ass, 131 00:09:16,765 --> 00:09:20,018 and I am offering a 20% premium on top of market value, 132 00:09:20,018 --> 00:09:21,395 and you're lucky to get that. 133 00:09:21,395 --> 00:09:26,567 You are lucky to get me 'cause I built a goddamn pyramid during a pandemic. 134 00:09:26,567 --> 00:09:28,151 That's undeniable, and so am I. 135 00:09:28,151 --> 00:09:31,905 You started a streaming platform at the beginning of a global lockdown. 136 00:09:31,905 --> 00:09:33,198 Care to speculate what might happen 137 00:09:33,198 --> 00:09:35,158 when the world decides it's time to get back to business? 138 00:09:35,158 --> 00:09:38,453 Well, I'm starting with launching the first female journalist into space. 139 00:09:38,453 --> 00:09:41,623 - Haven't you heard? - I'm launching her. It's my rocket. 140 00:09:41,623 --> 00:09:42,958 She's my journalist. 141 00:09:43,792 --> 00:09:45,085 Come on. Think about it. 142 00:09:45,085 --> 00:09:49,381 You got America's sweetheart on the maiden voyage of Hyperion One. 143 00:09:49,381 --> 00:09:52,467 She's gonna make space as safe and appealing 144 00:09:52,467 --> 00:09:54,720 as a warm Cinnabon and a cup of Folgers. 145 00:09:55,846 --> 00:09:58,682 What is it-- What is this Alex Levy magic? 146 00:09:58,682 --> 00:10:00,017 Can you explain this to me? 147 00:10:00,017 --> 00:10:05,272 She's a survivor. That's it. And that's what people want to see right now. 148 00:10:06,481 --> 00:10:07,774 I mean, she got the broken marriage, 149 00:10:07,774 --> 00:10:09,484 she got the predation of the creepy coanchor, 150 00:10:09,484 --> 00:10:14,907 and then she suffers through a biblical plague on live TV to become the one human 151 00:10:14,907 --> 00:10:20,412 that people can actually relate to in this shit show of a so-called democracy. 152 00:10:20,412 --> 00:10:24,666 I did not discover Alex, but I did bring her back from the dead. 153 00:10:25,667 --> 00:10:29,171 So, to your question, Alex Levy is Lazarus, 154 00:10:29,171 --> 00:10:31,757 and that makes me Jesus. 155 00:10:32,257 --> 00:10:34,426 Except I'm in more houses seven days a week. 156 00:10:34,426 --> 00:10:38,514 Well, I hate to break it to you, Jesus, but here's your problem. 157 00:10:39,598 --> 00:10:42,518 You're overleveraged. No more loaves and fishes for you. 158 00:10:42,518 --> 00:10:46,605 You need a miracle, and, buddy, I'm it. 159 00:10:51,235 --> 00:10:55,197 {\an8}And tomorrow morning, we will watch Alex Levy as she continues training 160 00:10:55,197 --> 00:11:00,285 {\an8}for next week's historic journey on the maiden voyage of Hyperion One. 161 00:11:00,869 --> 00:11:04,915 {\an8}Alex and Hyperion founder, Paul Marks, will reach the edge of space 162 00:11:04,915 --> 00:11:09,086 {\an8}on Wednesday, March 16th live on The Morning Show. 163 00:11:09,586 --> 00:11:14,967 {\an8}It's all a part of celebrating Alex's two incredible decades here at UBA. 164 00:11:23,809 --> 00:11:25,644 I know. 165 00:11:25,644 --> 00:11:27,688 We've got to stop waking up this early. 166 00:11:28,272 --> 00:11:31,233 It's the absolute worst. It's awful. 167 00:11:44,037 --> 00:11:46,206 - Hey, Mel. - Hey. Morning, Alex. 168 00:11:48,500 --> 00:11:50,627 Yeah. Well, the race is the fun part. 169 00:11:50,627 --> 00:11:53,255 - It's the training that sucks. - Yeah. 170 00:11:53,255 --> 00:11:54,548 You're living at the gym. 171 00:11:54,548 --> 00:11:56,258 {\an8}- Uh-huh. - There's no social life, no vacay... 172 00:11:56,258 --> 00:11:58,135 {\an8}- Right, yeah. - ...no bacon. 173 00:11:58,135 --> 00:11:59,511 {\an8}- Wait, did you say, "No bacon"? - No. 174 00:11:59,511 --> 00:12:00,596 - Like what-- Like ever? No-- - No. 175 00:12:00,596 --> 00:12:03,432 I lost a race after a grand slam breakfast at Denny's. 176 00:12:03,432 --> 00:12:04,600 Never again. 177 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,977 Well, I don't know if that's the bacon's fault. 178 00:12:06,977 --> 00:12:08,562 - Camera two, stay with Chris. - Alex! 179 00:12:08,562 --> 00:12:10,063 Take camera two. 180 00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:11,648 The worst part about training 181 00:12:11,648 --> 00:12:13,692 {\an8}- is that you're never in the mood. - Oh, well. 182 00:12:13,692 --> 00:12:16,403 {\an8}- Okay. All right. - Yeah. You're too tired. Sore. 183 00:12:16,403 --> 00:12:17,571 {\an8}- Dehydrated. - Okay. 184 00:12:17,571 --> 00:12:19,489 {\an8}- Okay. Very clear. - Yeah, all right. Cringe. We g-- Got it. 185 00:12:19,489 --> 00:12:21,366 {\an8}- We get it. Thank you. - You know what I mean. 186 00:12:21,366 --> 00:12:23,493 - Okay. Well, that's a perfect segue... - We're moving on. Moving on. 187 00:12:23,493 --> 00:12:25,621 - No, it's a horrible segue. - ...but we're gonna roll with it. 188 00:12:25,621 --> 00:12:28,665 - Yes. Oh, my God. - And speaking of rolling, the space chair. 189 00:12:28,665 --> 00:12:30,250 - There she is. - Center up Alex. 190 00:12:30,250 --> 00:12:31,752 {\an8}- Look at that. - Take it, two. 191 00:12:31,752 --> 00:12:33,253 {\an8}- Root canal flashbacks. - Widen out. Wider. 192 00:12:33,253 --> 00:12:34,338 {\an8}- My little baby. - Wow. 193 00:12:34,338 --> 00:12:36,465 {\an8}- Go, Jim. - I've been training all week. 194 00:12:36,465 --> 00:12:37,799 {\an8}I didn't know, but when you're in space, 195 00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:40,135 {\an8}- you have to really use your core... - Standby, camera three. 196 00:12:40,135 --> 00:12:41,845 {\an8}...and just, kind of, like, tuck it-- 197 00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:45,641 {\an8}Miss Olympian, there we go. Hello, gold medal. 198 00:12:45,641 --> 00:12:46,975 {\an8}I like it. 199 00:12:46,975 --> 00:12:48,101 {\an8}That's good. Just go with it. 200 00:12:48,101 --> 00:12:49,686 {\an8}- Do you like it? - I like it a lot. 201 00:12:49,686 --> 00:12:51,897 {\an8}- Okay. - Yeah. Houston, we're ready for liftoff. 202 00:12:51,897 --> 00:12:54,024 {\an8}Listen, if you wanna trade places, 203 00:12:54,024 --> 00:12:58,111 {\an8}I will gladly keep your anchor chair nice and warm while you go orbit into space. 204 00:12:58,111 --> 00:12:59,363 {\an8}Oh, no. 205 00:12:59,363 --> 00:13:02,032 {\an8}- That one's starting to feel broken in. - That's what I thought. 206 00:13:02,032 --> 00:13:04,159 {\an8}- All right. Okay. While they do... - Oh, God. I almost had her. 207 00:13:04,159 --> 00:13:05,786 {\an8}- ...they-- musical chairs, Leigh... - I almost had her. 208 00:13:05,786 --> 00:13:07,829 ...can you tell us what the-- the weather's like for the launch? 209 00:13:07,829 --> 00:13:10,666 Yeah. Musical chairs is right, Yanko. All right. 210 00:13:10,666 --> 00:13:13,085 - So, West Texas is gonna see clear skies - Stay with her on one. 211 00:13:13,085 --> 00:13:15,254 and warm weather for the next few days. 212 00:13:15,254 --> 00:13:16,672 {\an8}- So, Alex... - Yes? 213 00:13:16,672 --> 00:13:18,549 {\an8}...you'll have a great view from that capsule. 214 00:13:18,549 --> 00:13:20,008 Yeah. Enjoy that. 215 00:13:20,008 --> 00:13:22,594 All right. Let's take a look here at... 216 00:13:22,594 --> 00:13:24,721 Can't possibly like each other that much. 217 00:13:25,889 --> 00:13:27,558 Don't be jealous. 218 00:13:29,351 --> 00:13:30,352 I'm not. 219 00:13:31,103 --> 00:13:32,855 I just wanna crush 'em. 220 00:13:32,855 --> 00:13:36,900 Hey, Lizzy. Mom. Remember me? 221 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:38,527 I gave birth to you. 222 00:13:39,486 --> 00:13:42,030 Just checking in about Texas again. 223 00:13:42,030 --> 00:13:43,782 And I can still get you a ticket. 224 00:13:43,782 --> 00:13:46,243 I know you're very busy, but if you wanna come... 225 00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:48,328 I love you. 226 00:13:53,959 --> 00:13:55,586 - There she is. - Hey, stranger. 227 00:13:55,586 --> 00:13:57,171 - Hi. - How's the new apartment? 228 00:13:57,171 --> 00:13:58,505 It's so good. 229 00:13:58,505 --> 00:14:00,007 Did you get that rug? 230 00:14:00,007 --> 00:14:01,425 Yes, I did, and you were right. 231 00:14:01,425 --> 00:14:03,677 - It looks fabulous. - I can't wait to see it. 232 00:14:03,677 --> 00:14:05,304 - Yeah. Well, come over sometime. - I know. 233 00:14:05,304 --> 00:14:07,097 I mean that you're the one with the crazy schedule. 234 00:14:07,097 --> 00:14:09,099 Hello. Kettle. 235 00:14:09,099 --> 00:14:10,726 Okay. We're gonna make a plan. 236 00:14:10,726 --> 00:14:12,144 - Yep. Uh-huh. - I have this machine. 237 00:14:12,144 --> 00:14:13,979 You push a button, and a cappuccino comes out. 238 00:14:13,979 --> 00:14:15,355 No. 239 00:14:15,355 --> 00:14:16,648 - I have one of those. - You do? 240 00:14:16,648 --> 00:14:18,317 Yes. I call it Chip. 241 00:14:20,235 --> 00:14:22,529 How is the training going? Is that crazy? 242 00:14:23,113 --> 00:14:24,823 Are you ready to defy gravity? 243 00:14:24,823 --> 00:14:27,534 My God. I've been trying to defy gravity for 15 years. 244 00:14:27,534 --> 00:14:30,162 I'm nervous. Yeah, I'm nervous. 245 00:14:30,162 --> 00:14:31,330 You're gonna be great. 246 00:14:31,330 --> 00:14:34,875 Do you know I had to actually cut together my own obit package? 247 00:14:34,875 --> 00:14:38,462 Literally, your whole life cut down to 90 seconds to a Beach Boys cover. 248 00:14:38,962 --> 00:14:40,797 They won't pay for an original Beach Boys song? 249 00:14:40,797 --> 00:14:43,509 No, there's budget cuts. 250 00:14:44,176 --> 00:14:46,178 Okay. Anyway, I'm coming over. 251 00:14:46,178 --> 00:14:47,679 - See you later. - You better. 252 00:14:48,639 --> 00:14:50,724 - Hey. How you doin', Kyle? - Alex! 253 00:14:50,724 --> 00:14:53,352 Look at that. The doctor is in. How nice. 254 00:14:53,352 --> 00:14:56,438 Hey. Rest and relaxation. Check back in in two weeks. 255 00:14:57,856 --> 00:15:00,317 Hey, Cory, does your phone not work? 256 00:15:00,317 --> 00:15:01,985 Alex, I'm a little busy right now. 257 00:15:01,985 --> 00:15:05,781 Oh, come on. You know what? You said we would finish our conversation last week, 258 00:15:05,781 --> 00:15:09,451 and here I am chasing you down. Come on. Where's the love, Cory? 259 00:15:10,035 --> 00:15:11,286 Come on. 260 00:15:11,286 --> 00:15:13,288 I got you a ride on a spaceship. 261 00:15:13,288 --> 00:15:15,791 A chance to commune with fragile planet Earth. 262 00:15:15,791 --> 00:15:19,586 David Attenborough would strangle a snow leopard to have your seat. 263 00:15:19,586 --> 00:15:22,214 And good news, by the way, I'm coming along with you. 264 00:15:22,214 --> 00:15:24,550 Paul just extended an invitation. 265 00:15:25,551 --> 00:15:28,595 Do I sense a little bromance with Mr. Billionaire? 266 00:15:28,595 --> 00:15:31,473 Well, he likes me. What can I tell you? Some people do. 267 00:15:33,642 --> 00:15:35,143 All right. I'm serious about this, Cory. 268 00:15:35,143 --> 00:15:37,771 I saved your precious UBA+ ass 269 00:15:37,771 --> 00:15:41,024 with my blood, my sweat and my tears and everything else that came 270 00:15:41,024 --> 00:15:44,319 - out of my body when I had COVID. - Alex, I'm profoundly grateful for all 271 00:15:44,319 --> 00:15:46,029 - of your bodily fluids, but-- - Okay. 272 00:15:46,029 --> 00:15:49,741 Well, let me then just speak Cory for a second. 273 00:15:50,868 --> 00:15:54,413 How many ad dollars do you think I have brought into this company 274 00:15:54,413 --> 00:15:56,164 in the 20 years that I've been here? 275 00:15:58,125 --> 00:15:59,459 Little tricky to estimate. 276 00:15:59,459 --> 00:16:03,964 Yeah. Well, I thought so. So that's why I had Doug give it a whirl. It's about-- 277 00:16:03,964 --> 00:16:05,299 about two billion. 278 00:16:06,550 --> 00:16:07,718 Doug. 279 00:16:07,718 --> 00:16:09,595 Well, agents do love a round number, don't they? 280 00:16:09,595 --> 00:16:11,263 I need to be a real partner. 281 00:16:11,763 --> 00:16:14,683 I need to have a say in the future of this place, okay? 282 00:16:14,683 --> 00:16:17,477 I've been out there in the real world for the last two years, 283 00:16:17,477 --> 00:16:18,562 and I know what people want. 284 00:16:18,562 --> 00:16:21,148 Oh, come on. People don't know what they want until we puree it, 285 00:16:21,148 --> 00:16:23,609 spoon it up and make airplane sounds. 286 00:16:24,693 --> 00:16:26,361 Okay. Well, here's what I want. 287 00:16:26,361 --> 00:16:28,071 Double my development slate, 288 00:16:28,739 --> 00:16:31,867 profit participation and a seat on the board. 289 00:16:36,121 --> 00:16:39,458 - Alex. - You know that it's time. 290 00:16:39,458 --> 00:16:41,418 I have earned this, Cory. Come on. 291 00:16:41,418 --> 00:16:47,674 Yeah. What you are asking is unprecedented. 292 00:16:49,051 --> 00:16:50,594 I am unprecedented. 293 00:16:51,887 --> 00:16:55,390 I'm all over this network, and I want to stay all over this network. 294 00:16:55,390 --> 00:16:57,351 But I will be very clear with you right now. 295 00:16:57,351 --> 00:16:59,978 I'll go elsewhere, if things don't change. 296 00:17:04,900 --> 00:17:06,484 Alex, I hear you, 297 00:17:06,484 --> 00:17:10,196 and I'm going to make you very, very happy. 298 00:17:10,196 --> 00:17:11,573 Don't fuck me on this, Cory. 299 00:17:12,532 --> 00:17:14,910 God, I'll kick your ass out of that shuttle so fast, 300 00:17:14,910 --> 00:17:17,621 you'll be like Clooney in Gravity. Just poof. Gone. 301 00:17:18,121 --> 00:17:19,248 See ya, Cory. 302 00:17:27,923 --> 00:17:28,924 Morning. 303 00:17:29,550 --> 00:17:30,676 Nice of you to join us. 304 00:17:31,343 --> 00:17:32,344 Space question. 305 00:17:32,845 --> 00:17:36,390 Massive star runs out of fuel, can't support itself. What happens? 306 00:17:37,057 --> 00:17:38,141 Becomes a black hole. 307 00:17:38,725 --> 00:17:41,228 Hey. Nerd. Correct. 308 00:17:41,228 --> 00:17:44,273 Sorry I am late. I was waylaid by our resident astronaut. 309 00:17:44,273 --> 00:17:49,278 So why am I getting angry calls from all of our network division heads 310 00:17:49,278 --> 00:17:51,864 complaining about your cost cutting measures? 311 00:17:51,864 --> 00:17:54,616 Have you ever had a happy call from a network division head? 312 00:17:54,616 --> 00:17:59,454 You are cannibalizing the company to feed UBA+ and drowning us in debt. 313 00:17:59,454 --> 00:18:01,373 No. It's really more of a misting, 314 00:18:01,373 --> 00:18:04,877 a gentle sprinkling to keep us cool on a warm summer day. 315 00:18:05,586 --> 00:18:08,088 We can make it work in the news division for now. 316 00:18:08,088 --> 00:18:10,257 But I want to sit down and look at next quarter's projections 317 00:18:10,257 --> 00:18:12,217 because they're worse than we thought. 318 00:18:12,217 --> 00:18:14,011 And at some point there's gonna be a mutiny. 319 00:18:14,011 --> 00:18:16,180 You know, we can sit around counting beans or-- 320 00:18:16,180 --> 00:18:18,891 But you know, wouldn't it be more fun to plant them, 321 00:18:18,891 --> 00:18:22,436 grow a beanstalk and turn UBA+ into a giant? 322 00:18:23,270 --> 00:18:24,271 The giant dies in the end. 323 00:18:25,147 --> 00:18:26,773 We hold the line. 324 00:18:27,566 --> 00:18:29,568 This is a rough patch. We'll get through it, 325 00:18:29,568 --> 00:18:32,654 but we can't burn through any more of our reserves. 326 00:18:32,654 --> 00:18:35,199 Stella, actually, I wanna look over those numbers 327 00:18:35,199 --> 00:18:36,700 sometime this week. 328 00:18:36,700 --> 00:18:39,786 I need to manage the expectations of the board. 329 00:18:41,496 --> 00:18:44,374 So, what did Alex want? 330 00:18:45,501 --> 00:18:47,169 Too much, as usual. 331 00:18:49,546 --> 00:18:53,091 I like to imagine Cybil on an ice floe drifting away toward the horizon, 332 00:18:53,091 --> 00:18:54,635 getting smaller and smaller. 333 00:18:54,635 --> 00:18:57,012 She's right about one thing. Our financials are shit. 334 00:18:57,513 --> 00:18:58,597 Do we need to talk about layoffs? 335 00:18:58,597 --> 00:19:00,265 Well, don't fire up your LinkedIn just yet. 336 00:19:00,265 --> 00:19:02,434 - Where are you off to? - Bradley. 337 00:19:04,061 --> 00:19:06,313 - And what does she want? - Too much, as usual. 338 00:19:10,275 --> 00:19:12,277 With the jacket or without the jacket? 339 00:19:12,277 --> 00:19:13,570 Definitely jacket. 340 00:19:13,570 --> 00:19:15,072 - Come in. - Hey. 341 00:19:15,072 --> 00:19:16,156 Hey. 342 00:19:17,074 --> 00:19:17,991 Nice dress. 343 00:19:18,617 --> 00:19:20,327 I don't know. Too much boob? 344 00:19:21,620 --> 00:19:23,163 No, not with the jacket. 345 00:19:23,163 --> 00:19:25,332 - Yeah. That's what I was thinking. - Yeah. 346 00:19:26,750 --> 00:19:28,377 Could we just have just a minute? 347 00:19:28,377 --> 00:19:29,461 - Yeah. Sure. - Thank you. 348 00:19:29,461 --> 00:19:30,671 Thanks. 349 00:19:32,214 --> 00:19:35,467 So, I'm guessing this is bad news. 350 00:19:36,301 --> 00:19:37,302 What is it? 351 00:19:38,345 --> 00:19:40,931 You're gonna have to punt the abortion piece. 352 00:19:40,931 --> 00:19:42,349 - What? - I'm sorry. 353 00:19:44,101 --> 00:19:47,229 Medical abortions skyrocketed during the pandemic. 354 00:19:47,229 --> 00:19:49,022 The pills are the next front, Stella. 355 00:19:49,022 --> 00:19:51,400 We have to be leading this conversation. 356 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:54,403 Yeah. We covered SB4 and SB8. 357 00:19:54,903 --> 00:19:56,989 And everybody knows you're not neutral on this issue. 358 00:19:56,989 --> 00:19:59,074 Why? Because I have a personal experience with it? 359 00:19:59,074 --> 00:20:01,535 That means I can't report on it? That doesn't make any sense. 360 00:20:01,535 --> 00:20:04,037 Like-- Yanko is a gun owner. 361 00:20:04,037 --> 00:20:06,373 Does that mean he can't report on school shootings? 362 00:20:06,373 --> 00:20:08,000 You know it's not the same thing. 363 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,627 If you cross the line and break local laws, 364 00:20:10,627 --> 00:20:14,882 you leave UBA open to a lawsuit, to advertiser boycotts. 365 00:20:14,882 --> 00:20:16,717 We can't afford it. I'm sorry. 366 00:20:17,759 --> 00:20:18,635 I really am. 367 00:20:19,553 --> 00:20:20,554 Wow. 368 00:20:21,930 --> 00:20:24,391 You know, we were supposed to change things, weren't we? 369 00:20:24,892 --> 00:20:26,518 You and me. That's why they brought us in. 370 00:20:27,436 --> 00:20:30,147 When I came in, they called me an upstart. And then you started, and they said, 371 00:20:30,147 --> 00:20:32,566 "You're gonna love her. She's such a disrupter." 372 00:20:32,566 --> 00:20:35,319 We were supposed to shake things up at UBA, and now look at us. 373 00:20:35,319 --> 00:20:37,905 Three years later, we're just status quo. 374 00:20:38,697 --> 00:20:42,951 "Kill this story. Tweak that copy. You can't say that on network television." 375 00:20:43,577 --> 00:20:47,998 Honestly, what the fuck, Stella? It's like death by a thousand cuts. 376 00:20:47,998 --> 00:20:51,919 Bradley, because of who you are, where you come from, 377 00:20:51,919 --> 00:20:54,296 you can speak to both sides of the country. 378 00:20:54,296 --> 00:20:57,841 There isn't another news anchor in America who can do that right now. 379 00:20:58,675 --> 00:21:02,930 And if this next election is contested, we need our viewers to trust you. 380 00:21:04,056 --> 00:21:07,017 All of them. That's what I'm trying to protect here. 381 00:21:10,646 --> 00:21:11,647 Got it. 382 00:21:43,679 --> 00:21:45,347 - You look amazing. - Bradley. 383 00:21:45,347 --> 00:21:47,391 - All right. Thank you. - Can I get one more? 384 00:21:47,391 --> 00:21:49,643 - One more before you go. - Thank you, Yanko. 385 00:21:51,144 --> 00:21:52,312 You look amazing. 386 00:21:52,312 --> 00:21:53,564 This way, Bradley. 387 00:21:54,648 --> 00:21:56,358 Thank you, Yanko. 388 00:22:02,531 --> 00:22:03,991 Bradley, one more shot, please. 389 00:22:03,991 --> 00:22:05,868 Hey, can I get a big smile. 390 00:22:13,125 --> 00:22:14,126 You came. 391 00:22:15,127 --> 00:22:16,503 It's the woman of the hour. 392 00:22:16,503 --> 00:22:18,589 - Congratulations. - Thank you. 393 00:22:19,423 --> 00:22:21,133 I thought you hated these things. 394 00:22:21,133 --> 00:22:23,552 Well, I hate manufactured awards. 395 00:22:23,552 --> 00:22:26,513 But this one is actually about the integrity of our job. 396 00:22:26,513 --> 00:22:28,473 And I thought it would be good 397 00:22:28,473 --> 00:22:31,810 to see each other, since we run in the same circles. 398 00:22:33,604 --> 00:22:35,480 You know, it doesn't have to be weird. 399 00:22:36,231 --> 00:22:37,524 Between us, I mean. 400 00:22:38,358 --> 00:22:39,943 I'm not mad or anything. 401 00:22:40,652 --> 00:22:41,820 Why would you be? 402 00:22:42,487 --> 00:22:45,741 If you had stayed in Montana, none of this would be happening tonight. 403 00:22:46,241 --> 00:22:50,078 I don't know. I feel partially responsible for your meteoric success. 404 00:22:51,830 --> 00:22:52,873 Right. 405 00:22:54,166 --> 00:22:55,000 What? 406 00:22:55,709 --> 00:22:59,630 You didn't want me to stay. You made that very clear. 407 00:23:00,631 --> 00:23:02,633 So that's the story you're going with? 408 00:23:02,633 --> 00:23:05,385 Story? No, excuse me, Laura. This is not a-- 409 00:23:05,385 --> 00:23:07,846 You pushed me away. You didn't wanna be there with me. 410 00:23:07,846 --> 00:23:10,432 You wanted to be here with all of this. 411 00:23:11,308 --> 00:23:14,561 - If that's what you think that's what-- - Bradley, Laura. Can you two-- 412 00:23:14,561 --> 00:23:15,646 Do you mind? 413 00:23:19,191 --> 00:23:21,777 Smile. People are watching. 414 00:23:23,195 --> 00:23:25,030 That's great. Thank you so much. 415 00:23:27,074 --> 00:23:29,701 Well, I always knew you were bigger than morning television. 416 00:23:30,744 --> 00:23:32,287 You're on morning television. 417 00:23:32,287 --> 00:23:36,208 YDA has nothing to do with what happened between us. You know that, right? 418 00:23:36,708 --> 00:23:39,503 Can you excuse me? I'm empty. 419 00:23:52,140 --> 00:23:53,559 I believe acceptance speeches 420 00:23:53,559 --> 00:23:56,562 are typically delivered while standing upright. 421 00:23:57,855 --> 00:24:01,191 I'm not in the mood for this right now. 422 00:24:01,191 --> 00:24:05,070 Okay. This is just your boss wanting you to have your moment. 423 00:24:05,070 --> 00:24:06,280 Is that what it is? 424 00:24:06,780 --> 00:24:08,740 Maybe just slow your roll until after the-- 425 00:24:08,740 --> 00:24:13,912 - I don't need you up my ass right now. - Okay. No more bubbles. 426 00:24:13,912 --> 00:24:17,082 - Don't manage me. Do not. - Bradley. 427 00:24:17,082 --> 00:24:19,710 I know Stella told you about the Texas story. 428 00:24:20,294 --> 00:24:23,463 I spent months developing contacts down there. 429 00:24:23,463 --> 00:24:26,800 News is Stella's department. 430 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:28,218 But she told you. 431 00:24:28,218 --> 00:24:30,762 She tells me a lot of things. That doesn't mean I interfere. 432 00:24:30,762 --> 00:24:32,639 Would you interfere if we were together? 433 00:24:35,392 --> 00:24:36,727 Is that what it would take? 434 00:24:48,447 --> 00:24:53,660 Bradley Jackson is a straight shooter, and in these divisive times, 435 00:24:53,660 --> 00:24:56,788 her commitment to the truth matters more than ever. 436 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:02,961 On January 6th, 2021, our democracy hung in the balance. 437 00:25:04,004 --> 00:25:06,006 We watched on television screens 438 00:25:06,006 --> 00:25:10,093 as violence broke out at our most revered institution. 439 00:25:11,011 --> 00:25:16,892 But Bradley Jackson didn't watch. Bradley was there... inside the Capitol. 440 00:25:18,810 --> 00:25:20,938 Separated from her crew in the chaos, 441 00:25:21,438 --> 00:25:23,565 armed with nothing more than her cell phone, 442 00:25:24,566 --> 00:25:29,154 Bradley captured some of the most indelible images we have of that day. 443 00:25:30,405 --> 00:25:34,701 And that's the thing about Bradley. For her, it's always personal. 444 00:25:36,245 --> 00:25:40,582 And that passion for chasing a story makes her one of the most trusted voices 445 00:25:40,582 --> 00:25:44,628 in television and the highest-rated network evening news anchor. 446 00:25:46,046 --> 00:25:49,591 She is my inspiration. She is my good friend. 447 00:25:50,884 --> 00:25:55,264 And it is my absolute honor to present Bradley Jackson 448 00:25:56,265 --> 00:26:00,561 with the American Alliance of Journalists First Amendment Award. 449 00:26:17,828 --> 00:26:18,829 Okay. 450 00:26:20,956 --> 00:26:21,957 Okay. 451 00:26:33,844 --> 00:26:35,345 Thank you, Alex. 452 00:26:37,472 --> 00:26:40,434 It's been a whirlwind three years. 453 00:26:43,478 --> 00:26:48,275 And, you know, one thing I've learned as a journalist, and this is important, 454 00:26:50,027 --> 00:26:52,529 there will always... 455 00:26:54,323 --> 00:26:59,995 always be someone who tries to silence you. 456 00:27:08,712 --> 00:27:10,005 Don't let them. 457 00:28:12,776 --> 00:28:13,944 - Hi. - Hi. 458 00:28:14,570 --> 00:28:17,239 That was a very nice speech. Thank you. 459 00:28:19,491 --> 00:28:21,827 Yours was short. 460 00:28:24,705 --> 00:28:25,789 Yeah. 461 00:28:28,166 --> 00:28:29,710 There's this woman in Texas. 462 00:28:30,419 --> 00:28:35,215 And she crosses over the border every single month into Mexico 463 00:28:35,215 --> 00:28:40,929 to get abortion pills for women who cannot drive hours to the nearest clinic. 464 00:28:40,929 --> 00:28:44,099 She's doing work that really matters, 465 00:28:44,099 --> 00:28:46,435 and I can't report on it. 466 00:28:48,395 --> 00:28:49,605 You can't report on it, 467 00:28:49,605 --> 00:28:53,108 or you can't go down there and drive her yourself? 468 00:28:54,860 --> 00:28:58,780 You're evening news now, honey. You know, you're Dan Rather. 469 00:28:59,364 --> 00:29:00,782 You're Diane Sawyer. 470 00:29:02,075 --> 00:29:04,745 You've wanted this chair since you landed at UBA. 471 00:29:04,745 --> 00:29:08,290 I don't know why you don't try just sitting in it for a little while. 472 00:29:08,790 --> 00:29:11,793 I get it. I'm impatient, ungrateful. 473 00:29:12,794 --> 00:29:14,087 Well, yeah, you are. 474 00:29:14,087 --> 00:29:16,840 But you're also fucking great at what you do. 475 00:29:20,427 --> 00:29:22,804 I just want my work to mean something. 476 00:29:25,307 --> 00:29:27,392 The Supreme Court ruling in June? 477 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:30,521 2024 election? 478 00:29:30,521 --> 00:29:34,107 I mean, you are reporting on some of the biggest stories out there. 479 00:29:34,107 --> 00:29:38,320 Huge. I mean, I don't know. 480 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,532 Maybe you just let this one go. 481 00:29:43,492 --> 00:29:45,244 I mean, we can't just-- 482 00:29:45,244 --> 00:29:46,870 We can't fight every battle. 483 00:29:47,704 --> 00:29:48,997 We just can't. 484 00:30:12,563 --> 00:30:14,314 Hey, Luna, it's Bradley. 485 00:30:17,025 --> 00:30:19,194 Listen, I don't think that... 486 00:30:20,153 --> 00:30:22,322 I'm gonna be able to make it to Texas. 487 00:30:22,322 --> 00:30:27,244 Just 'cause work has-- It's just gotten a little bit complicated. 488 00:30:28,787 --> 00:30:32,207 And I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry. 489 00:30:34,793 --> 00:30:36,503 But I want you to know something. 490 00:30:40,215 --> 00:30:41,550 I really admire you. 491 00:30:43,594 --> 00:30:44,928 I admire what you do. 492 00:30:47,639 --> 00:30:50,642 And when I was pregnant as a teenager, 493 00:30:50,642 --> 00:30:53,854 I knew that I could never tell my mother. 494 00:30:53,854 --> 00:30:59,651 And there was a woman like you, and she saved my life. 495 00:31:02,821 --> 00:31:06,658 I just wanted other women to know that there are people like you out there 496 00:31:06,658 --> 00:31:08,744 {\an8}and that they don't have to feel alone. 497 00:31:11,663 --> 00:31:13,582 Again, I'm just-- I'm sorry. 498 00:31:23,550 --> 00:31:26,011 - This is what Bradley was talking about. - Yep. 499 00:31:26,011 --> 00:31:27,888 I don't-- How is this 2022? 500 00:31:27,888 --> 00:31:30,015 It's, like, Twilight Zone crazy. 501 00:31:32,976 --> 00:31:34,770 You should try to get some sleep. 502 00:31:35,312 --> 00:31:39,441 Out of 120 abortion clinics in Texas, how many do you think are fake? 503 00:31:41,318 --> 00:31:42,861 I don't know, like, 30? 504 00:31:42,861 --> 00:31:45,405 According to this article, a hundred. 505 00:31:45,405 --> 00:31:48,825 A hundred clinics routinely lie to pregnant women 506 00:31:48,825 --> 00:31:50,536 about how far along they are, 507 00:31:50,536 --> 00:31:53,872 so that they think they're too late to terminate the pregnancy. 508 00:31:53,872 --> 00:31:55,791 I mean, they'll be three weeks along, 509 00:31:55,791 --> 00:31:57,793 and they'll tell them that they're eight weeks, 510 00:31:57,793 --> 00:32:00,754 - because the cutoff is six weeks. - Wow. It's sick. 511 00:32:00,754 --> 00:32:01,839 - Fucked up. - That's-- 512 00:32:01,839 --> 00:32:03,715 I mean, it's really horrifying, yeah. 513 00:32:03,715 --> 00:32:08,262 But where is this coming from right now? You're-- Are you spinning? 514 00:32:08,262 --> 00:32:12,140 You read numbers like this, it's insane. It just pisses me off. 515 00:32:12,140 --> 00:32:13,976 You go to your doctor, you don't wanna be lied to. 516 00:32:13,976 --> 00:32:15,352 I agree. We all agree. 517 00:32:15,352 --> 00:32:17,479 Things in Texas suck, lots of things. 518 00:32:17,479 --> 00:32:21,650 But maybe we just, like, I don't know, look forward to the barbecue. 519 00:32:22,651 --> 00:32:23,735 Yeah, it's delicious. 520 00:32:24,778 --> 00:32:27,865 Brisket roasted over the ashes of women's autonomy. 521 00:32:28,448 --> 00:32:29,616 Okay. 522 00:32:52,389 --> 00:32:53,515 Wow. 523 00:32:53,515 --> 00:32:56,310 - Oh, my God. Could it be any hotter? - Yeah. 524 00:32:56,894 --> 00:32:57,978 And it's only March. 525 00:32:57,978 --> 00:33:00,022 Yeah, well, welcome to the future, Mia. Look at this thing. 526 00:33:00,689 --> 00:33:01,690 Oh, my God. 527 00:33:06,069 --> 00:33:07,112 There he is. 528 00:33:16,205 --> 00:33:17,206 He's tall. 529 00:33:18,123 --> 00:33:19,625 Welcome to Hyperion. 530 00:33:20,167 --> 00:33:23,754 Tomorrow's short flight will be the beginning of a new era. 531 00:33:23,754 --> 00:33:28,800 These suborbital tests will help develop the vital technology 532 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:32,262 to carry humans far, far beyond the moon. 533 00:33:32,262 --> 00:33:34,890 There's that word again. "Test." 534 00:33:34,890 --> 00:33:38,477 And UBA is an essential part of that project. 535 00:33:38,477 --> 00:33:41,813 By showing the world what we do live on The Morning Show, 536 00:33:41,813 --> 00:33:43,690 we hope to generate the kind of excitement 537 00:33:43,690 --> 00:33:47,361 that will bring in new support for the next space age. 538 00:33:47,361 --> 00:33:48,529 Thank you. 539 00:33:55,536 --> 00:33:58,372 We have Chris on standby, in case you wanna shoot anything. 540 00:33:58,872 --> 00:33:59,706 Okay. 541 00:34:02,584 --> 00:34:05,420 Why the fuck did we agree to this? The last thing I need right now 542 00:34:05,420 --> 00:34:07,256 is a TV crew up my ass. 543 00:34:07,256 --> 00:34:10,467 - Want me to send them home? No. - Yes. Could you? 544 00:34:10,467 --> 00:34:13,219 These nice people are gonna help us keep that big, 545 00:34:13,219 --> 00:34:16,639 fat NASA contract that you want so much. 546 00:34:19,851 --> 00:34:21,018 What do you think of her? 547 00:34:21,018 --> 00:34:23,647 I don't know. She walks on water in Milwaukee. 548 00:34:24,313 --> 00:34:26,608 How do you think she is in zero gravity? 549 00:34:27,109 --> 00:34:28,652 - Alex. - Yes. 550 00:34:28,652 --> 00:34:30,070 - Paul Marks. - Hi. 551 00:34:30,070 --> 00:34:32,697 - How do you do? Pleasure to meet you. - Pleasure to meet you. 552 00:34:32,697 --> 00:34:35,742 This is all very impressive. 553 00:34:35,742 --> 00:34:36,952 Thanks. 554 00:34:36,952 --> 00:34:39,538 Listen, we really haven't had a chance to talk. 555 00:34:40,121 --> 00:34:42,748 - Can I show you around the facility? - Yeah. 556 00:34:44,251 --> 00:34:45,710 - Give me a second. Okay. - Yeah. 557 00:34:54,553 --> 00:34:58,557 My God. Quite the tour, that I wasn't expecting. 558 00:34:59,266 --> 00:35:00,809 - Oh, my God. - We're almost there. 559 00:35:00,809 --> 00:35:02,895 Great. Jesus! 560 00:35:05,772 --> 00:35:07,482 Oh, my God. 561 00:35:09,234 --> 00:35:11,737 - Don't you love it? - Amazing. 562 00:35:23,540 --> 00:35:25,751 What is it with you rich boys and your toys? 563 00:35:25,751 --> 00:35:27,169 Good God. 564 00:35:27,169 --> 00:35:29,463 Do you have a death wish or something? 565 00:35:29,463 --> 00:35:31,173 - You're fine. - Oh, God. 566 00:35:31,173 --> 00:35:33,800 Why did any of that have to happen? 567 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:35,761 You know, the rocket goes a lot faster. 568 00:35:35,761 --> 00:35:38,597 Yeah, but you won't be driving that, right? 569 00:35:38,597 --> 00:35:41,308 Didn't you get out of Bosnia on a motorcycle or something? 570 00:35:41,308 --> 00:35:43,268 Yeah, like a hundred years ago. 571 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:48,190 You read my book. 572 00:35:48,190 --> 00:35:49,358 I did. 573 00:35:49,358 --> 00:35:52,402 Everybody thought they knew you, but you showed them something else. 574 00:35:52,903 --> 00:35:55,072 I could use a rebrand like that. 575 00:35:55,072 --> 00:35:57,157 Yeah, I'm sure you're very misunderstood. 576 00:35:57,157 --> 00:36:00,327 Yeah. All those other billionaires really fucked it up for me. 577 00:36:00,327 --> 00:36:01,828 Those billionaires. 578 00:36:03,247 --> 00:36:08,168 Wow. This is all yours. 579 00:36:08,752 --> 00:36:13,674 Yes, it is. 200,000 unspoiled acres, and I plan to keep it that way. 580 00:36:15,008 --> 00:36:16,969 Big on personal space, huh? 581 00:36:18,303 --> 00:36:19,388 Yes, I am. 582 00:36:24,685 --> 00:36:27,604 Well, it's really beautiful. 583 00:36:30,649 --> 00:36:31,817 I think so. 584 00:36:35,445 --> 00:36:36,697 So you read my book? 585 00:36:36,697 --> 00:36:38,532 Well, my assistant did. 586 00:36:39,533 --> 00:36:40,534 Okay. 587 00:36:42,327 --> 00:36:43,745 Of course I read your book. 588 00:36:44,913 --> 00:36:47,374 Maybe someday you'll tell me what isn't in it. 589 00:36:52,671 --> 00:36:55,007 I have to ask you, what is going on here? 590 00:36:57,176 --> 00:37:00,345 - What? Aren't we just talking? - No, I don't-- I mean, all of this. 591 00:37:01,638 --> 00:37:05,100 What are you getting out of a 13-minute joyride on The Morning Show? 592 00:37:09,313 --> 00:37:12,941 I don't-- Well, I thought we maybe should get to know each other a little bit 593 00:37:12,941 --> 00:37:14,985 before this deal goes through. 594 00:37:18,071 --> 00:37:19,364 What deal? 595 00:37:24,119 --> 00:37:25,454 - Hey. Hi. - Hi. 596 00:37:25,454 --> 00:37:29,374 So you're selling UBA to Paul Marks? 597 00:37:30,459 --> 00:37:32,211 When were you gonna tell me about this? 598 00:37:32,211 --> 00:37:34,713 Or was I supposed to read about it in the fucking trades? 599 00:37:34,713 --> 00:37:39,134 Just-- It's just a conversation, Alex, and you're out of your lane. 600 00:37:39,134 --> 00:37:41,678 - I'm out of my lane? Fuck my lane. - Yep. 601 00:37:42,346 --> 00:37:45,098 Oh, my gosh. This is all so clear now. 602 00:37:45,098 --> 00:37:47,392 Why you're pimping me out on that rocket ship. 603 00:37:47,392 --> 00:37:49,186 So you could close a deal. 604 00:37:49,186 --> 00:37:52,064 This is why I have to be a partner, Cory. I need to be brought in on this shit. 605 00:37:52,064 --> 00:37:53,732 - You want to be brought in? - Yes. 606 00:37:53,732 --> 00:37:56,652 You want to be brought in. Okay. Fine. 607 00:37:57,653 --> 00:38:02,574 The world as we know it is over, Alex. We are officially in the Thunderdome. 608 00:38:02,574 --> 00:38:04,868 In five years, half of the streaming services, 609 00:38:04,868 --> 00:38:06,578 they'll be gone or bought out. 610 00:38:06,578 --> 00:38:08,914 In ten years, the Internet will be 3D. 611 00:38:08,914 --> 00:38:11,458 You will literally be in people's living rooms. 612 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,753 We need to build a time machine to take us to the future, 613 00:38:15,254 --> 00:38:20,717 and that is gonna take real deep pockets. 614 00:38:21,718 --> 00:38:23,387 Someone with more money than God. 615 00:38:24,012 --> 00:38:26,515 And Bill Gates, he won't return my calls 616 00:38:26,515 --> 00:38:29,476 since I crushed him in doubles at Sun Valley. 617 00:38:30,394 --> 00:38:33,272 So, Paul Marks, 618 00:38:34,481 --> 00:38:38,861 that's the hand that we have been dealt in this game of three-card capitalism. 619 00:38:38,861 --> 00:38:41,280 And honestly, I'm happy to be at the table. 620 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:43,156 I wanna play. I wanna win. 621 00:38:43,156 --> 00:38:46,785 In fact, I wanna build something that matters even when nothing else does. 622 00:38:46,785 --> 00:38:50,706 With that guy? That's who you see for the future of UBA? 623 00:38:50,706 --> 00:38:53,750 Some need-for-speed hard-ass from Silicon Valley? 624 00:38:53,750 --> 00:38:56,628 Well, we don't like his offer, we walk away. 625 00:38:56,628 --> 00:38:58,130 Alex, I mean, come on. 626 00:38:58,130 --> 00:39:01,175 You could just trust that I'm doing what's best for you. 627 00:39:01,175 --> 00:39:03,093 Right. I do. I forget that. 628 00:39:03,093 --> 00:39:05,637 I forget that you always have my best interest at heart. 629 00:39:05,637 --> 00:39:08,473 You know, Paul and I, we just had some conversations. That's it. 630 00:39:11,310 --> 00:39:12,352 Yeah. 631 00:39:16,857 --> 00:39:18,442 You haven't told Cybil yet. 632 00:39:22,571 --> 00:39:24,406 You haven't told anybody yet. 633 00:39:26,700 --> 00:39:30,746 I promise, if this happens, 634 00:39:32,497 --> 00:39:34,291 you will be taken care of. 635 00:40:06,949 --> 00:40:08,659 God, I'm so sick of men. 636 00:40:09,868 --> 00:40:10,869 Thank you? 637 00:40:10,869 --> 00:40:15,541 - No, not you. Men with power. - Again, thank you very much. 638 00:40:15,541 --> 00:40:16,792 That's nice. 639 00:40:17,668 --> 00:40:21,463 Paul fucking Marks. Paul fucking Marks? Jesus. 640 00:40:21,463 --> 00:40:24,091 I mean, look, he's not exactly known for sharing his toys, you know? 641 00:40:24,091 --> 00:40:25,843 What the fuck was Cory thinking? 642 00:40:25,843 --> 00:40:28,846 That he would massively upgrade his profile 643 00:40:28,846 --> 00:40:31,807 by getting into bed with a fucking billionaire. 644 00:40:33,851 --> 00:40:36,395 He's using me as his honey trap. 645 00:40:36,395 --> 00:40:40,357 This fucker who couldn't wait to get rid of me three years ago. 646 00:40:42,276 --> 00:40:44,027 Put in all this time, you know? 647 00:40:44,820 --> 00:40:49,533 Twenty years and it just doesn't mean anything. 648 00:40:49,533 --> 00:40:51,869 - Doesn't mean a fucking thing. - I know. 649 00:40:51,869 --> 00:40:57,040 We are only here to keep the stockholders happy, and that is it. 650 00:40:57,040 --> 00:40:58,834 I'm so tired of being managed. 651 00:41:00,836 --> 00:41:03,589 You ask for things politely like a grown-up, 652 00:41:03,589 --> 00:41:05,507 - and you just get nothing. - Yep. 653 00:41:06,383 --> 00:41:10,095 Why do I have to set something on fire to get someone to listen to me? 654 00:41:10,095 --> 00:41:11,889 'Cause Cory's a fucking pyromaniac, 655 00:41:11,889 --> 00:41:13,849 and that's the only language he understands, and-- 656 00:41:13,849 --> 00:41:17,394 I just didn't do all this to become a corporate Stepford wife. 657 00:41:18,854 --> 00:41:19,855 God. 658 00:41:19,855 --> 00:41:21,857 Just fuck 'em. You know what I mean? Fuck them. 659 00:41:21,857 --> 00:41:24,359 Fuck their rocket. Stupid f-- 660 00:41:25,277 --> 00:41:27,988 - Fuck 'em. - Seriously. 661 00:41:29,990 --> 00:41:31,033 Okay. 662 00:41:34,995 --> 00:41:36,038 Shit. 663 00:41:36,038 --> 00:41:37,706 What? Shit, what? 664 00:41:38,290 --> 00:41:39,583 It's Bradley. 665 00:41:41,084 --> 00:41:42,294 What? What is it? 666 00:41:42,961 --> 00:41:48,258 "Luna got arrested. Headed to Del Rio. Can you spare a camera operator?" 667 00:41:49,134 --> 00:41:50,219 Shit. 668 00:41:54,056 --> 00:41:55,599 Wait, what? 669 00:42:03,857 --> 00:42:05,651 Earl, what is it? 670 00:42:05,651 --> 00:42:08,070 Bradley Jackson is on her way to JFK. 671 00:42:08,070 --> 00:42:11,114 Told her team she won't be back for tomorrow evening's broadcast. 672 00:42:11,114 --> 00:42:12,574 She's going to Texas. 673 00:42:14,076 --> 00:42:15,369 Of course she is. 674 00:42:35,931 --> 00:42:37,182 Oh, God. 675 00:42:37,683 --> 00:42:40,769 Alex? It's Mia. 676 00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:49,903 Where is she? 677 00:42:49,903 --> 00:42:51,196 It's not personal. 678 00:42:51,196 --> 00:42:53,991 - She wants you to know that. Fuck me. - Oh, my God. 679 00:43:16,305 --> 00:43:17,639 Alex is gone. 680 00:43:18,307 --> 00:43:19,766 How gone? 681 00:43:19,766 --> 00:43:21,977 The kind where I wake you up four hours 682 00:43:21,977 --> 00:43:24,521 before a rocket launch gone. 683 00:43:24,521 --> 00:43:26,064 - Can I blame you? - What? 684 00:43:26,064 --> 00:43:28,609 No! She bailed on purpose. 685 00:43:29,568 --> 00:43:32,654 - Why? - Does it matter? She's not here. 686 00:43:32,654 --> 00:43:33,906 - Okay. - Okay? 687 00:43:33,906 --> 00:43:34,823 - Okay. - Okay. 688 00:43:34,823 --> 00:43:38,911 So we need somebody who can deliver the news in space. 689 00:43:38,911 --> 00:43:41,663 Yeah. I think it's gotta be Yanko. He's a scientist. He would kill to go. 690 00:43:41,663 --> 00:43:44,416 No, no. It's Women's History Month. 691 00:43:45,250 --> 00:43:46,710 Our advertisers will freak. 692 00:43:48,086 --> 00:43:50,589 There really only is one option. 693 00:43:50,589 --> 00:43:52,174 It's an incredible opportunity. 694 00:43:52,174 --> 00:43:53,675 An Olympic champion in space. 695 00:43:53,675 --> 00:43:55,177 We're gonna turn it into a regular segment. 696 00:43:55,177 --> 00:43:56,303 Educate our viewers on the science 697 00:43:56,303 --> 00:43:57,596 - of going into space. - You said-- 698 00:43:57,596 --> 00:43:59,389 You said you wanted to get more girls into STEM. 699 00:43:59,389 --> 00:44:01,308 - For sure. Yeah. - You said that. 700 00:44:01,308 --> 00:44:04,978 Paul Marks wants Alex. So does everybody else. I haven't trained. 701 00:44:04,978 --> 00:44:08,148 - Oh, well. The training is bullshit. - You don't need to train. 702 00:44:08,148 --> 00:44:10,234 You can do it. You're an Olympic champion. 703 00:44:10,234 --> 00:44:12,319 - I'm on three hours of sleep. - So? 704 00:44:12,319 --> 00:44:14,363 You want me to get into a metal tube 705 00:44:14,363 --> 00:44:16,365 full of thousands of gallons of rocket fuel 706 00:44:16,365 --> 00:44:18,242 on its first manned flight? 707 00:44:18,742 --> 00:44:20,452 - Well-- - Yeah. 708 00:44:20,452 --> 00:44:22,621 - Yes, but it's not-- - It's not that hard. 709 00:44:22,621 --> 00:44:24,623 I'm gonna pass on being your guinea pig. 710 00:44:24,623 --> 00:44:27,209 - Are you sure? - See you at the launch. 711 00:44:30,879 --> 00:44:33,340 Huh. That went well. 712 00:44:33,340 --> 00:44:34,550 Now what? 713 00:44:39,596 --> 00:44:42,266 Hey, we have a problem. 714 00:44:43,308 --> 00:44:46,687 Welcome to San Antonio International Airport. 715 00:44:55,904 --> 00:44:58,782 Cory. What are you doing here? 716 00:44:58,782 --> 00:45:01,243 - Well, we need to talk. - No, I can't. I gotta go. 717 00:45:01,243 --> 00:45:03,036 - I got a source who's in trouble. - Luna? 718 00:45:03,036 --> 00:45:04,746 - I know she's been arrested. - What? 719 00:45:06,081 --> 00:45:07,708 Wait, are you trying to stop me? 720 00:45:07,708 --> 00:45:09,877 There's nothing that you can do for her now. 721 00:45:09,877 --> 00:45:11,461 I've called Legal. They're on it, okay? 722 00:45:11,461 --> 00:45:13,088 Because y'all have been so supportive. 723 00:45:13,088 --> 00:45:16,175 Hey, I am not punishing you. 724 00:45:16,717 --> 00:45:20,804 I would never do that. But I need you to do something for me. 725 00:45:22,097 --> 00:45:23,098 Okay. 726 00:45:23,098 --> 00:45:26,185 Hey. I was there for you, remember? 727 00:45:31,231 --> 00:45:33,317 I need you to return the favor. 728 00:45:44,828 --> 00:45:46,997 Yeah. Okay. What is it? 729 00:45:49,333 --> 00:45:51,877 Well, since you're in the neighborhood, 730 00:45:51,877 --> 00:45:53,504 wanna go to space? 731 00:45:54,505 --> 00:45:57,174 Oh, my God. I can't believe he got you to do this. 732 00:45:57,674 --> 00:45:59,051 I really-- I can't believe it. 733 00:45:59,051 --> 00:46:00,886 How are you not coming? This is your story. 734 00:46:00,886 --> 00:46:03,263 You have been chasing this story, Bradley. 735 00:46:03,263 --> 00:46:06,934 Well, it's your story now, so shoot the shit out of it, okay? 736 00:46:07,518 --> 00:46:09,520 And tell Luna I'm sorry. 737 00:46:10,229 --> 00:46:13,232 And if it all goes south, you can have my dressing room. 738 00:46:13,232 --> 00:46:15,108 Well, what about your apartment? 739 00:46:16,193 --> 00:46:17,694 You mean the one you haven't even seen? 740 00:46:19,029 --> 00:46:21,823 Oh, God. Please, you know you don't have to do this, right? 741 00:46:23,784 --> 00:46:26,161 I know. It's-- But it's like you said. 742 00:46:26,161 --> 00:46:28,580 Maybe I don't have to fight every battle. 743 00:46:30,290 --> 00:46:33,377 Please just be safe. God, please be safe. 744 00:46:33,377 --> 00:46:34,837 Okay. Bye. 745 00:46:43,929 --> 00:46:46,014 So, folks, we have a last-minute change of plans. 746 00:46:46,014 --> 00:46:48,809 We've just learned that Alex unfortunately suffered a minor injury 747 00:46:48,809 --> 00:46:50,477 {\an8}while she was training earlier this morning. 748 00:46:50,477 --> 00:46:52,396 {\an8}So out of an abundance of caution, 749 00:46:52,396 --> 00:46:55,691 {\an8}our Evening News anchor Bradley Jackson, she's gonna be going in her place. 750 00:46:55,691 --> 00:46:59,111 {\an8}And Alex is fine. She just felt it best to step aside. 751 00:46:59,111 --> 00:47:00,529 That's right. Despite the quick change of plans... 752 00:47:00,529 --> 00:47:01,655 Go quickly to camera three. 753 00:47:01,655 --> 00:47:04,449 ...Bradley was actually able to complete that training pretty quickly, 754 00:47:04,449 --> 00:47:05,576 so she's good to go. 755 00:47:05,576 --> 00:47:08,287 {\an8}And I'm thrilled to be here with you in beautiful West Texas. 756 00:47:08,287 --> 00:47:10,581 {\an8}- Look at this big, blue, Lone Star sky. - Yeah. 757 00:47:10,581 --> 00:47:13,083 {\an8}And I can only imagine how incredibly excited Bradley must be. 758 00:47:13,083 --> 00:47:16,461 {\an8}I know she is insanely excited. 759 00:47:26,471 --> 00:47:29,183 My body, my choice. My body, my choice. 760 00:47:29,183 --> 00:47:33,228 I'm here in Del Rio, Texas, a small city on the US-Mexico border, 761 00:47:33,228 --> 00:47:36,690 where a 19-year-old woman is being held in this building 762 00:47:36,690 --> 00:47:38,817 since she was arrested late yesterday. 763 00:47:39,318 --> 00:47:41,320 - She is part-- - Back it up. You need to clear the area. 764 00:47:41,320 --> 00:47:43,864 She is part of an underground network of volunteers 765 00:47:43,864 --> 00:47:46,992 who have been bringing abortion pills from Mexico into the US. 766 00:47:46,992 --> 00:47:50,078 Medication abortion is safe, and it is effective, 767 00:47:50,078 --> 00:47:53,874 and here in the remote Rio Grande Valley often the only option. 768 00:47:57,920 --> 00:48:02,508 Well, congratulations, Paul. This is Bradley Jackson. 769 00:48:02,508 --> 00:48:06,053 You just got yourself a whole new set of viewers south of the Mason-Dixon line. 770 00:48:06,053 --> 00:48:08,388 Well, thanks for the ride. I'm gonna try not to throw up. 771 00:48:08,388 --> 00:48:10,265 Well, there's a bag underneath your seat. 772 00:48:10,265 --> 00:48:11,892 Just make sure you seal it. 773 00:48:21,985 --> 00:48:25,781 Cory Ellison, boy wonder. Looks like you can't deliver after all. 774 00:49:00,399 --> 00:49:02,025 SNA arm rotation enabled. 775 00:49:02,025 --> 00:49:03,944 Stage one tanks pressing for flight. 776 00:49:03,944 --> 00:49:05,195 Take camera five. 777 00:49:06,655 --> 00:49:08,782 GLS mainline has been initiated. 778 00:49:08,782 --> 00:49:11,118 All personnel, we are going to resume the clock. 779 00:49:12,703 --> 00:49:13,787 All right. 780 00:49:13,787 --> 00:49:18,542 The G's can be a little intense, but it's only for the first couple of minutes. 781 00:49:18,542 --> 00:49:20,919 This is nothing. I used to fly Spirit Airlines. 782 00:49:22,921 --> 00:49:24,715 T-minus 15 seconds. 783 00:49:26,466 --> 00:49:27,718 Standby to launch. 784 00:49:27,718 --> 00:49:29,428 {\an8}- Ten, nine... - Ten, nine... 785 00:49:29,428 --> 00:49:34,808 ...eight, seven, six, five, four, three... 786 00:49:35,392 --> 00:49:36,935 - two, one. - Two, one! 787 00:49:44,985 --> 00:49:47,404 Hyperion One has cleared the tower. 788 00:49:47,988 --> 00:49:50,782 - You can feel the ground shaking. - Keep it. 789 00:49:59,249 --> 00:50:02,085 {\an8}That is absolutely incredible. The power of this thing-- 790 00:50:02,085 --> 00:50:04,630 {\an8}It takes a lot of juice to punch a hole in that sky. 791 00:50:04,630 --> 00:50:06,089 {\an8}We'll be seeing footage 792 00:50:06,089 --> 00:50:08,634 - of Earth from the rocket itself. - Stay with it, five. Stay with it. 793 00:50:08,634 --> 00:50:13,430 {\an8}Hyperion One will reach a top speed of 2,250 miles an hour. 794 00:50:13,430 --> 00:50:14,890 It's impressive, Chris. 795 00:50:14,890 --> 00:50:18,435 That's right. And reach an apogee of about 350,000 feet, 796 00:50:18,435 --> 00:50:20,521 which is about 62 miles above the Earth's surface. 797 00:50:25,234 --> 00:50:28,195 {\an8}So Hyperion One is now closing in on the Kármán Line. 798 00:50:28,195 --> 00:50:30,989 {\an8}That's the delineation between Earth's atmosphere and space. 799 00:50:30,989 --> 00:50:33,450 {\an8}- And everything looks A-okay. - It does indeed. 800 00:51:06,775 --> 00:51:12,114 "The all-knowing mind, empty and radiant." 801 00:51:47,232 --> 00:51:48,692 Any regrets? 802 00:51:58,744 --> 00:52:01,747 Everybody ready? Time to fly. 803 00:53:02,766 --> 00:53:04,685 Bradley, this is incredible. 804 00:53:04,685 --> 00:53:06,353 Can you tell us what you're seeing? 805 00:53:06,353 --> 00:53:08,063 How do things look from up there? 806 00:53:08,063 --> 00:53:09,565 {\an8}Hi. 807 00:53:10,440 --> 00:53:15,946 {\an8}After two years of a pandemic and now a war in Ukraine, 808 00:53:16,947 --> 00:53:20,742 {\an8}it's incredible to look down and see how connected we all are. 809 00:53:20,742 --> 00:53:21,827 {\an8}That's so true. I-- 810 00:53:24,162 --> 00:53:25,289 Hello, sorry-- 811 00:53:25,289 --> 00:53:27,124 I think we lost you, Bradley. Are you there? Hello? 812 00:53:27,708 --> 00:53:29,459 - What just happened? - Bradley, are you-- 813 00:53:29,459 --> 00:53:31,962 - Can you hear me? Are you able to hear me? - I don't know. 814 00:53:33,881 --> 00:53:35,632 Do you copy? Can you hear me? 815 00:53:35,632 --> 00:53:36,717 Bradley?