WNT (ABC) - Peter Jennings returns to the U.S. - 1983-07-04
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[0:06] This is ABC's World News Tonight. Here
[0:09] for Frank Reynolds in Washington, Peter
[0:12] Jennings.
[0:13] >> Good evening. It's an appropriate day
[0:14] for someone normally based in Britain to
[0:16] begin an assignment at home. The
[0:18] Independence Day celebration across the
[0:20] country has been something of a road map
[0:22] for the nation. How far it has come in
[0:24] 207 years. There is certainly news in
[0:26] the rest of the world. We'll have, among
[0:28] other things, a report on cancelled
[0:30] meetings because the Soviet leader is
[0:31] sick again. First, and I agree, it's a
[0:34] cliche. Today, it was the stars and
[0:36] stripes forever.
[0:40] You couldn't help but notice how much
[0:42] America loves a parade.
[0:44] [Music]
[0:47] It was more a question of where there
[0:49] wasn't one. Here in Washington, they say
[0:52] it's the biggest they've ever held. We
[0:54] got more than a glimpse of Wayne Newton.
[0:56] We haven't seen James Watt.
[0:59] Yes, the Beach Boys are in Atlantic City
[1:01] where like most of the country, the
[1:02] weather was sunny and hot.
[1:05] [Music]
[1:08] >> They paraded in Detroit. Not fancy, but
[1:11] down home.
[1:14] And out in New Hall, California, they
[1:16] had, among other things, their own
[1:17] Statue of Liberty. In Mammoth,
[1:20] California, some people went skiing.
[1:22] When the snow melts, it'll be misery for
[1:24] others.
[1:26] In five Midwestern states, the weather
[1:28] was anything but kind. At least 12
[1:30] tornadoes have led to two deaths, at
[1:32] least 40 people injured. The fourth is
[1:34] usually more predictable. In Boston,
[1:37] salutes from the USS Constitution.
[1:41] And what would the fourth be without
[1:42] baseball? This is Chicago. The Cubs and
[1:45] the Exposone.
[1:47] It co