I can't believe it's 5:30. It seems like I just went to bed, but it's time to get ready for the morning live shots.
I'm not sure how this works, but my alarm clock did not ring this morning, but my body bolted upright at the exact time the clock was set. I didn't know where I was, but I knew I had something to do. When the cobwebs cleared, I headed to the truck.
The newscast doesn't start 'til 7, but we've got lights to set and stories to feed back before the news, and there's so much that can go wrong, we want to give ourselves lots of time to troubleshoot.
The truck is running like a charm, but the weather hasn't started yet.
6:50 a.m. Camera troubles this morning. Nothing big, just a little lens fogging. When the camera comes out of an air-conditioned camp into the thick, humid air around here, it's instant fog. That hair dryer I wrote about yesterday saved the first couple live shots of the day.
7:05 a.m. Just heard our Meteorologist Diane Deaton giving the good news . . . well, relatively good news. The storm has weakened some. Now predicted to make landfall as a cat. 3. Still bad, but I could see relief on Cheryl's face. I think all our spirits lifted with that news.
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