baɪ sˈɛvən pˌiːˈɛm, ðə stˈoːɹiz hæd hˈɪt ðə wˈɜːldz nˈuːz skɹˈiːnz, ænd ðə hoʊtˈɛlz pˈiːpəl wɜː stˈeɪɪŋ ɪn wɜː bəmbˈɑːɹdᵻd wɪð fˈoʊn kˈɔːlz, bˌʌt ðə stˈæf ˈoʊnli sˈɔː wʌt wʌz ˌɔn tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən.
By 7pm, the stories had hit the world's news screens, and the hotels people were staying in were bombarded with phone calls, but the staff only saw what was on television.