Reaction after predicted end of the world fails to happen
(22 May 2011) AP Television New York City 21 May 2011 1. Wide of news ticker in Times Square 2. Mid of news ticker about end of the world 3. Fitzpatrick looking at his watch 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Fitzpatrick, who believed world would end at 6pm: "I can't tell you what I feel right now, I don't understand it and I don't know. I don't understand what happened. This is the year, all the calculation say this is the year, It is locked in for 2011, so I don't understand why nothing has happened yet. (off camera reporter - "you question your understanding?") 5. Wide of people surrounding Fitzpatrick 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Fitzpatrick, who believed world would end at 6pm: "Well obviously I haven't understood it correctly because we're still here." 7. Wide of Times Square 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Snider, tourist: "Either none of us got picked and we're all screwed or great I'm gonna go fishing this summer." 9. Pan Fitzpatrick's bible to Fitzpatrick 10 . SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Pascol, Tourist: "I sort of wish they would have dropped the ball at 6pm and we would have seen what happened. We were trying to film the guy (Fitzpatrick) really all that happened at 6 was that the batteries died on my camera." 11. Wide of Times Square 12. Mid of men yelling "Judgment day is cancelled, yeah." 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Bryan Lundahl, Passerby: "Pretty excited, a little let down. I went on a spending spree, went out partied hard last night and now I have to go get a few more hours of work." AP Television Oakland, California - May 21, 2011 14. End of the World gathering outside Family Radio International, the broadcast station founded by Harold Camping 15. People holding signs 16. Man praying 17. Santa Clause holding cool-aid 18. Woman holding sign 19. People counting down to 6pm 20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rick Plavidal, member of Calvary Bible Church, Milpitas: "No we're not surprised at all, it's an interesting situation because we do believe there will be a rapture I mean all these things are in the bible but it's also very clear that no one knows the day and the hours, when someone comes out and say they know the day and the hour we know it's false, but that doesn't stop people and this isn't the first time this has happened people get fooled all the time." 21. people dancing 22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Janet Villarreal, member of Calvary Bible Church "And the simple truth is that no one can call the time of day when Jesus is coming again and he is coming according to the bible but nobody can determine the time of day, that equals a false profit." 23. man playing banjo and singing 24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Randhir Singh, Berkeley, curious onlooker "I think this is a spectacle and I wanted to be a part of it I wanted to see it and I wanted to enjoy it but in case something happens then I brought my toothbrush because I don't know how long this rapture is going to last and how long it would take for me to get to heaven I might have to brush my teeth I brought my razor and I might have to shave on the way." 25. people with posters gathered outside station STORYLINE: They spent months warning the world of the apocalypse, some giving away earthly belongings or draining their savings accounts. And so they waited, vigilantly, on Saturday for the appointed hour to arrive. When 6 p.m. came and went across the United States and various spots around the globe, and no extraordinary cataclysm occurred, some believers expressed confusion, while others reassured each other of their faith. Still, some others took it in stride. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
