Incoming! Part 2…
Johnny Dollar has the video of FNC’s David Lee Miller coming under rocket fire.
UPDATE: Here’s a transcript of the incident…
David Lee Miller: “Oh my goodness, we are under attack here now one more time. We are being fired upon by rockets here. I’m going to ask my photographer to stay on my here while I grab a flack jacket. Can you hand me a jacket there, Miriam?
That was one of many rockets that hit northern Israel today. We have been hit by as many as 80 of these in the north a short time ago. We had a dozen or so that hit us here in Kiryat Shmona. I’m looking around now to asses the damage It seems to hit something in a field. I don’t know what we can show for censorship reasons. Can we show that? We are going to cover our camera for a second and focus on the damage. We have another camera here to show the damage? We are going to do it that way. We’ll let you see the damage for yourself.
It was only a short time ago that here in Kiryat Shmona, two homes were hit. The rockets tore through the roofs of those homes. And, we also had an industrial plant here, some type of plant that manufactured home products. The facility was very seriously damaged. Almost destroyed. As I look over my shoulder here we can see smoke in the distance. As the rockets land they cause fires. There were a couple of fires today at the homes of the industrial facility that was hit. And often times when it hits the wooded areas as well, there are fires as well. AS I talk to you now Gretchen I’m looking around here — we have one, two — I’m going to let you listen to them. They usually come in threes. This may have to do with the way the launchers are configured. Here it comes. Woah! That was a little too close for comfort. Excuse me if I jump out of frame occasionally here.Gretchen Carlson: We totally understand.
Let me describe for you why I jumped out of our camera frame here. What you normally hear is a big whoosh sound and then the impact of an explosion. That was too close for comfort. Usually with outgoing you hear a blast and then an echo throughout the valley. That definitely sounded like incoming, and like everyone else here, I am a little on edge. All Kiryat Shmona is on edge. One thing to be mindful of that i said before, and I’ll say it again. Most of the people that live in this town have decided to flee. It’s about 6:30 in the evening here.
Miller has really brought his A-game for this coverage. He has been in the middle of alot of action.
Does anyone know what his story is?
Comment by Skippy — July 27, 2006 @ 5:28 pm
Agreed, he must have a death wish in his quest to cover the conflict. Impressive though. I’m not sure why he doesn’t wear the flack jacket all of the time though.
Comment by Buck — July 27, 2006 @ 6:56 pm
OK I have a question. Now let’s just clarify…I’m not a CNN/FNC hater or fan (very neutral on both networks).
Why does it seem like FNC reporters are the only ones who continuously come under attack while they are on-air. I’ve rarely seen, if ever, CNN’s reporters in the line of fire. Does FNC purposely place these reporters in more “dangerous” locations to hype up the story a bit more?
Comment by Anonymous — July 27, 2006 @ 10:39 pm
Correspondents from other networks, including CNN, have been near rocket fire. However, to be near the rocket fire means you have to be near the story. Fox has always been the cable network that’s willing to get close to the story to tell it to viewers. Jennifer Griffin and the withdrawal from Gaza comes to mind. Fox is able to get the mood and felling on the ground to viewers because they’re there, where the story is, and not on a hotel rooftop in another location.
Comment by Chris — July 28, 2006 @ 12:54 pm
What’s FNC looking to for? To have the first LIVE on air bombing of a reporter? Give it time and it will happen. And if it does happen Ailes should be hung.
Comment by Cable News Watcher — July 28, 2006 @ 5:16 pm