and we literally had an explosion. it was really, really horrible. over the years, drought has driven many bears down from the mountains into the city of albuquerque, new mexico. one such bear became legend. at that time, janet blair was a network news reporter. we kept getting calls in the newsroom. there s a bear loose in our neighborhood. so, we loaded in our news units, and we headed up there. nbc news cameraman, kerry mootz. bear loose in the heights, you know? that s a great way to start your day off. the bear is on a desperate search, presumably to find her missing cub. little did she know the cub was safe and sound, officials had caught him wandering through town the day before. and i said, now that they
all of a sudden, we had a bear, like, exploding in midair. and the smoke and the flash, i mean, it was intense. and then the smell, the smell of barbecued bear. everybody all around is getting emotional. janet blair lets loose. you killed the bear! you know, she s going to run over and ring someone s neck. i was very upset, and i stamped my foot, and i said a bad word. [ bleep ] very loudly. i am a journalist and i m supposed to be dispassionate, but that doesn t mean i don t have really strong feelings about every story that i do. and in this case, i had very strong feelings for that bear. i thought, she was a goner. you know, if she didn t die from that fall, she must have died from the electrocution. but the story turns out very differently. when we went up to the bear and the bear was still breathing, it still had a heartbeat, it was, like, amazing. we were just amazed.
and that electrical sound, that crackle of electrical, you know. all of a sudden, we had a bear, like, exploding in midair. and the smoke and the flash, i mean, it was intense. and then the smell, the smell of barbecued bear. everybody all around is getting emotional. janet blair lets loose. you killed the bear! you know, she s going to run over and ring someone s neck. i was very upset, and i stamped my foot, and i said a bad word. [ bleep ] very loudly. i am a journalist and i m supposed to be dispassionate, but that doesn t mean i don t have really strong feelings about every story that i do. and in this case, i had very strong feelings for that bear. i thought, she was a goner. you know, if she didn t die from that fall, she must have died from the electrocution. but the story turns out very differently. when we went up to the bear and the bear was still
with 7,200 volts. and we literally had an explosion. it was really, really horrible. over the years, drought has driven many bears down from the mountains into the city of albuquerque, new mexico. one such bear became legend. at that time, janet blair was a network news reporter. we kept getting calls in the newsroom. there s a bear loose in our neighborhood. so, we loaded in our news units, and we headed up there. nbc news cameraman, kerry mootz. bear loose in the heights, you know? that s a great way to start your day off. the bear is on a desperate search, presumably to find her missing cub. little did she know the cub was safe and sound, officials had caught him wandering through town the day before.
minutes later, she s blasted with 7,200 volts. and we literally had an explosion. it was really, really horrible. over the years, drought has driven many bears down from the mountains into the city of albuquerque, new mexico. one such bear became legend. at that time, janet blair was a network news reporter. we kept getting calls in the newsroom. there s a bear loose in our neighborhood. so, we loaded in our news units, and we headed up there. nbc news cameraman, kerry mootz. bear loose in the heights, you know? that s a great way to start your day off. the bear is on a desperate search, presumably to find her missing cub. little did she know the cub was safe and sound, officials had caught him wandering through town the day before. and i said, now that they