[Opening: Urgent news theme with alert banner] ANCHOR James wearing suit (serious tone): "We interrupt our regular programming with breaking news. A meteor has struck just outside of Rockford, Illinois, causing widespread panic and damage in surrounding areas. Emergency crews are now on the scene, and while initial reports suggest no casualties, the situation is still developing rapidly." [On-screen text: “BREAKING — METEOR STRIKE NEAR ROCKFORD, IL”] [Cut to live footage: smoke rising in the distance, emergency lights flashing, local police and fire trucks lining a rural road] ANCHOR: "We go now live to our correspondent Lars Anderson, reporting from just a few miles from the impact zone." [Switch to Lars – wind blowing, camera slightly shaky, scene behind chaotic but contained] JAMIE (slightly out of breath, professional): "Thanks, James. I’m standing here near the outskirts of Rockford, where residents were jolted awake at around 3:42 AM by what many first believed to be an earthquake… or an explosion. But within minutes, experts confirmed: a meteor, roughly the size of a compact car, entered the atmosphere and impacted just beyond that tree line behind me." [Zoom in on distant crater, smoke rising slowly, glowing embers visible] LARS: "Officials from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey are en route, but local responders have already evacuated nearby homes and are monitoring radiation and air quality—so far, everything is stable." [Cuts to a local resident — hoodie, flashlight in hand, clearly shaken] LARS (turning to interview): "I'm here with Michael Carter, who lives just a few hundred feet from the impact site. Michael, can you tell us what you saw?" MICHAEL (wide-eyed, breathless): "Man... it was like the sky tore open. First, this blue light, like daylight, then this huge sonic boom. The windows shook. My dog ran under the bed and wouldn’t come out. I looked outside and… there was fire falling outta the sky. I’ve never seen anything like it." LARS: "Have you ever experienced anything even remotely like this?" MICHAEL: "Not even close. I thought it was the end of the world for a second. Just silence… and then birds started screeching. It didn’t feel real." [Cut back to Lars] LARS: "Local scientists are urging the public to stay away from the site. Though it appears stable, meteor impacts can cause unpredictable ground shifts and residual heat. The area remains under lockdown until further analysis can be completed." [Footage of hazmat-suited scientists approaching the crater] LARS (firm tone): "We'll continue to provide updates as they come in. For now, this sleepy part of Illinois has become the center of something truly cosmic." LARS: "Back to you, James." [Return to studio] ANCHOR: "Thank you, Lars. Officials expect to release a full briefing within the next 24 hours. Stay with us for continuing coverage of the Rockford meteor strike." [Fade out to a BREAKING NEWS banner and soft ambient music]