▁Hawai ian ▁time ): ▁ ▁" The ▁Japanese ▁have ▁attacked ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁from ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁all ▁naval ▁and ▁military ▁activities ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁O ahu , ▁principal ▁American ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁islands ." ▁ ▁As ▁information ▁developed , ▁Early ▁made ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁additional ▁announ c ements ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 1 5 0 ▁White ▁House ▁rep or ters ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁ ▁Initial ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁moved ▁on ▁news ▁w ires ▁at ▁approximately ▁ 2 : 2 5   p . m . ▁Eastern ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁radio ▁coverage ▁( which , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁represented ▁the ▁earliest ▁opportunity ▁for ▁ordinary ▁people ▁to ▁learn ▁of ▁the ▁attack ) ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁CBS ▁radio ▁network ' s ▁scheduled ▁news ▁program , ▁World ▁News ▁Today , ▁at ▁ 2 : 3 0   p . m . ▁Eastern ▁time . ▁ ▁John ▁Charles ▁Dal y ▁read ▁the ▁initial ▁report , ▁then ▁switched ▁to ▁London , ▁where ▁Robert ▁Tr out ▁ad - li bb ed ▁on ▁the ▁possible ▁London ▁reaction . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁report ▁on ▁N BC ▁cut ▁into ▁a ▁play , ▁a ▁dram at ization ▁of ▁The ▁Ins pect or - General , ▁at ▁ 2 : 3 3   p . m . ▁Eastern ▁time ▁and ▁last ed ▁only ▁ 2 1 ▁seconds . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁later ▁practice ▁with ▁major ▁news ▁stories , ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁brief ▁inter ru ptions ▁of ▁scheduled ▁commercial ▁programming . ▁ ▁A