At the KFLW-14 News building, Richard Thornburg was on the phone speaking with his assistant when he heard a received distress call from LAPD Sergeant Al Powell. Thornburg decided he would broadcast this story and he hurriedly packs his things and calls his cameramen to get a van, but the studio manager refuses to let him leave. Harvey Johnson hears the commotion and gets involved with the argument. Just when he was to go live on the air, the camera caught a few seconds of his angry face glaring at Thornburg. One of the studio cameramen reminded him he was on the air and he would quickly shrug off, then report the news immediately. Once the camera cut to Gail Wallens, Johnson resumed the conversation with Thornburg,