I´m here at the main office of the Centerville power company with Fred Watts, the company´s director of public information.

- Mister Watts, what (1) (happen) last night?
- Well, Gloria, as you know the lights (2) (go) out all over the town.
- Yes, we know that, Mister Watts. Can you tell us why?
- Well, we aren´t sure yet. We know that it (3) (rain) very hard when the blackout (4) (occur) [произошло отключение электричества] but we aren´t certain that´s the reason for the problem. We´re working on it.
- Mr. Watts, is it true that you (5) (have) a big party here last night and nobody (6) (watch) the controls?
- Absolutely not! We (7) (work) here and doing our jobs as usual.
- Well, thank you for talking with us, Mr. Watts.
So, Bob and Jackie, that´s what we know right now. It (8) (rain) very hard last night and perhaps that´s the reason the lights (9) (go) out all over the town.
This is Gloria Rodriguez reporting alive from the power company for Side by side TV news.