World News Tonight (ABC) - 1996-07-13 (partial)
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[0:00] Surrounded with a huge selection of used
[0:01] vehicles. People from all over are
[0:03] coming here to save a lot of money. On
[0:05] the spot financing is available and we
[0:06] are taking trades. The used car superale
[0:08] here at the Portland Meadows.
[0:10] >> Town Hall goes inside the
[0:12] promisekeepers. Sunday at 6.
[0:21] Bertha's continued assault. The
[0:24] hurricane turns into a tropical storm
[0:26] and the rain keeps coming.
[0:31] In Northern Ireland, the unrest
[0:33] intensifies and claims this week's first
[0:35] fatality and another death in the rock
[0:38] world. Once again, a reminder of the new
[0:41] dangers of an old drug.
[0:46] From ABC, this is World News Saturday.
[0:51] Here's Deborah Roberts.
[0:53] >> Good evening. Tonight, Bertha is winding
[0:56] down as it continues its destructive
[0:58] path up the east coast. This first major
[1:01] hurricane of the season has been
[1:02] downgraded to a tropical storm, bringing
[1:05] big winds, rain, and power outages to
[1:08] communities as far north as New England.
[1:10] But in its prime, Bertha came ashore
[1:13] with unexpected strength, leaving damage
[1:15] across hundreds of miles.
[1:18] Hurricane Bertha landed yesterday in
[1:20] North Carolina, ramming into Carolina
[1:23] Beach with wind gusts up to 118 miles an
[1:26] hour. Many homes were damaged or
[1:29] totaled. As the hurricane barged into
[1:31] Virginia early today, Bertha spawned a
[1:33] tornado in the town of Smithfield,
[1:36] toppling trees and ripping roofs from
[1:38] homes. Next stop, Maryland, where Bertha
[1:41] churned up waves in the resort of Ocean
[1:43] City, sending them crashing over
[1:45] jetties. That area also suffered some
[1:48] wind damage, but Bertha took its best
[1:51] shot at Nort