When working in TV news, you often times come across some very "interesting" people. More often that not, they're just that; interesting. You end up recording an interview that's unusable and never goes to air, usually ending up of the Christmas tape.
But every once in a while, you come across a fellow like Kai. He's a homeless hitchhiker in the Fresno, California area. He also carries a hatchet. Add a chaotic situation with a nut claiming to be Jesus trying to plow down a utility worker with his car and beating a woman, and all of a sudden a hatchet wielding homeless dude swoops in and saves the day.
Kai's account of what went down that day is one of legendary status. KMPH (Fox) reporter Jessob Reisbeck has posted the raw interview with Kai. The package that aired on TV is wild in its own right, but the unedited one-on-one with Kai is, well, short of amazing.
Here's what aired on channel 26:
And here's what ended up on the cutting room floor (NSFW. Kai loves the F-bomb):
Internet, meet you new local news hero: Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker. He could give Sweet Brown a run for her $ bit.ly/WYBGx9
— papermag.com (@papermagazine) February 5, 2013
That'll do, Kai. That'll do RT @djphoto76 twitpic.com/c14myp
— nick wright (@getnickwright) February 5, 2013
Cheers, all.“Kai, meanwhile, gave the greatest interview in the history of television news.” Advisory: potty mouth and hilarity. is.gd/HnYE1c
— Tim Windsor (@timwindsor) February 5, 2013
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