Reaction to victory of Barack Obama in Times Square, Washington DC

(5 Nov 2008) SHOTLIST
Washington, DC 4 November, 2008
1. Cabs going by with shouting passengers
2. People standing on corner waiting to cross street
3. Cheering Obama supporters in front of the White House
4. Cheering Obama supporters
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Marybeth Purcell, Washington, DC:
"New changes, new changes that are good for young people. Them thinking about stuff that actually applies to us, yes."
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Eric Lief, Washington, DC:
"Barak Obama has a responsibility to the country. He needs to restore the civil liberties lost during the Bush administration. Right now, this is hype, which is important, it gets people excited but its nothing without action. He needs to restore, stop warrantless wire tapping, stop detaining of innocent Arab men. Reverse the damages done during the Bush administration during his first term."
7. UPSOUND: "USA, USA, USA"
8. Man standing in front of the fence at the White House with American flag
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Renee Crews, Washington, DC:
"Today, I worked at the elections polls in Northeast and I helped a woman that was 101 years old vote for Barack Obama. Can you tell me as a black woman how that feels? It's indescribable, it's indescribable, this woman was 101 years old and I helped her cast a ballot for Barack Obama. I can't describe that, I can't describe that."
New York, New York 4 November, 2008
10. Wide shot of crowds celebrating
11. Medium of girl screaming "Obama, Obama, Obama yeah!
12. Medium of screen proclaiming Obama the winner
13. Medium shot of a woman crying and yelling "We did it."
14. Medium shot of man going by in taxi UPSOUND: "How you doing? I am from Palm Beach County, Florida. I'm happy. I'm happy."
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Christiane Sillim, New York:
"I believe when you dream, your dreams can come true. Who would of thought that this year a man like this would be elected as the President of the United States? This is the beauty of America, God Bless America. God Bless America."
16. Tracking shot of celebrating crowds
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Gardner, San Francisco:
"And so Barack Obama just won the presidency so come January we'll have the first African American president and Democrats are going to be back in the White House which is really exciting."
18. Medium shot of crowd screaming "yes we can"
19. Close up of young woman in tears
20. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Jonathan Salazar, New York:
"I think that Obama is going to be a good president he is very smart. He knows a lot of things and he knows how to explain himself well and everything so anything is possible now."
21. Wide shot of crowd screaming and pan to screen.
STORYLINE:
With the historic announcement that Barack Obama would be the 44th resident of the United States, thousands of people around the country filled the streets in jubilation and celebration.
In Washington DC, several hundred people gathered in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House shouting "Yes we can, yes we can" and "Obama, Obama."
Most of the revellers were young people who made up a large portion of the voting support from President-elect Obama.
In the crowd were those who had their specific reasons for voting for Barack Obama.
Marybeth Purcell came with her friends, but said a major reason for voting for Obama was that now the country would turn attention to those things that matter to young people, like education.
While the celebration was all in the spirit of a new administration, Secret Service officers made sure that demonstrators did not get out of hand near the White House.

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