>>> WELCOME BACK TO CENTER 5 ALBANY.
FROM THE CORONAVIRUS TO THE RED ONION RECALL, THERE'S BEEN A LOT
OF DIFFICULT NEWS THIS YEAR. >> AND LAST NIGHT WAS NO
EXCEPTION WHEN A SUDDEN HAILSTORM HIT THE NEARBY TOWN
OF PEBBLE FALLS. >> ON ANY OTHER DAY, PEBBLE
FALLS IS A QUAINT TOWN WITH THE MOTTO, "COME FOR THE ICE CREAM,
STAY FOR THE BIG WOODEN NICKEL." >> MM-HMM.
BUT NEVER DID CITIZENS THINK THEIR TOWN WOULD BE THE SITE OF
A FREAK ONCE IN A CENTURY NATURAL EVENT, A MASSIVE
HAILSTORM THAT LEFT THEM RUNNING FOR COVER.
>> WE'VE HAD CRAZY WEATHER BEFORE, BUT NOT LIKE THIS, THEY
WERE LIKE GOLF BALLS. >> THE HAIL WAS COMING DOWN FROM
THE SKY. IT WAS LIKE GOLF BALLS.
>> AND ME, I FOUND IT TO BE SIMILAR TO GOLF BALLS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WOW. THAT SOUNDS SCARY.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?
>> WELL, I -- I WAS DRIVING, THEN THEY STARTED HITTING MY
CAR. >> I WAS CLOSING UP SHOP AT THE
WOODEN NICKEL, WHICH IS THE PLACE THAT I WORK.
>> AND I WAS HELPING HER 'CAUSE I ALSO WORK AT THE NICKEL.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SKIES OPENED UP, HAIL OUT OF
NOWHERE. >> NOW JEAN AND RUDOLPH, IT
SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD A HARROWING EXPERIENCE TRYING TO GET
INDOORS. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
THE HAIL WAS COMING DOWN SO HARD AND WE WERE GRABBING ON TO EACH
OTHER. WE COULD BARELY SEE ANYTHING.
>> YEAH, AND THEN FINALLY, WE MADE IT UP TO JEAN'S PORCH.
AND THEN WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER.
WE WERE STANDING THERE. AND WE KISSED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ON THE LIPS. >> OKAY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE AN EMOTIONAL DAY. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WITH THE
HAIL? >> WELL, AT THAT POINT THE
RAIN HAD STARTED AND THE WATER LEVEL WAS RISING IN THE STREETS.
>> I REMEMBER TURNING TO JEAN AND SAYING, "JEAN!
WE KISSED!" >> YOU KNOW, WE SORT OF PULLED
AWAY LIKE -- AND I WAS LIKE -- "OKAY, THAT HAPPENED."
[ LAUGHTER ] >> YEAH, AND HAILSTORM-WISE, AT
THAT POINT, JEAN, WATER WAS GOING INTO YOUR HOUSE.
WERE YOU SCARED? >> YES.
OH, MY, I WAS TERRIFIED.
WE WERE HOLDING EACH OTHER FOR SAFETY AND HIS HAND -- HIS HAND
WOUND UP ON MY BREAST. AND IT WAS A FRIEND'S HAND.
AND THEN AT SOME POINT IT BECAME A LOVER'S HAND.
>> YEAH, SURE. NOW WE'RE ASKING ABOUT THE
FLOOD, THOUGH. >> AND THEN THE RESCUE CREW CAME
AND PUT BLANKETS ON US. >> AND THEN THE RESCUE CREW CAME
AND PUT BLANKETS ON US. AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, "I'M
UNDER A BLANKET WITH JEAN." THEN SHE TURNED AROUND, AND THAT
WAS KISS NUMBER TWO. >> AND I OPENED MY MOUTH FOR
THIS ONE. >> YOU KNOW, IF I HAD A NICKEL
FOR EVERY TIME WE KISSED UNDER THAT BLANKET, I'D HAVE ABOUT 45
CENTS. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> OKAY. YOU KNOW, YEAH.
LET'S TURN BACK TO RACHEL. RACHEL, HOW ARE YOU AFFECTED BY
THE EVENTS OF YESTERDAY? >> WELL, MY LIFE WAS ABSOLUTELY
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. >> OKAY, YEAH THANK YOU.
SAY MORE. >> WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE
BOTH MY FRIENDS. AND NOW THEY'RE KISSING?
WOOO! I'M NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT
IT, BUT CHECK BACK WITH ME ABOUT THAT.
>> YEAH, WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO DO THAT.
SO JEAN, RUDOLPH, CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE AFTERMATH?
HOW ARE THINGS NOW? >> WE'VE BEEN TEXTING.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> A LOT.
>> OH, YOU'RE TOGETHER? >> WELL, WE'RE NOT TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW. WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT CONVERSATION
YET. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO HAVE THAT
ON TELEVISION. >> YEAH, JEAN, WE'RE NOT ASKING
YOU TO. >> SINCE YOU ASKED US TO, I
GUESS -- WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> SO -- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> RUDOLPH! PLEASE!
>> SEVERAL PEOPLE IN YOUR TOWN ARE MISSING.
HAVE YOU BEEN A PART OF THOSE SEARCH EFFORTS?
>> NO. I'M DONE SEARCHING.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> YES.
WE HAVE FOUND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
>> AND RUDOLPH, I UNDERSTAND
YOUR WIFE IS MISSING? >> IS THAT RIGHT?
[ LAUGHTER ] >> YES, SHE IS.
>> PROBABLY DEAD, THOUGH. >> OKAY.
[ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU, RUDOLPH AND JEAN.
TWO CO-WORKERS WHO FOUND SOMETHING MORE.
>> HEY, DON'T YOU TRY THAT WITH ME.
>> WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.