The Channel 5 News covers a range of topics including the end of the world, a double homicide, obesity laws, and weather. The news is presented in a sensationalized manner with a focus on violence, danger, sex, and drugs. The news team reports on real events and uses the illusion of news to manipulate viewers into thinking they are choosing their own views. The weather report is interrupted by technical difficulties, but the weatherman advises viewers to buy another lightning rod.