World News Tonight (ABC) - 1998-09-27
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[0:00] minivan you can buy.
[0:04] On World News Tonight this Sunday,
[0:06] Hurricane Georges gaining strength and
[0:09] pounding the Gulf Coast as more than a
[0:12] million people evacuate. The end of an
[0:15] era. After 16 years in office,
[0:18] German Chancellor Helmut Kohl concedes
[0:21] defeat.
[0:22] And on the last day of the season
[0:24] schedule,
[0:30] BIG MAC SHOWS WHY he is the home run
[0:33] king.
[0:41] From ABC News, this is World News
[0:46] Tonight, Sunday.
[0:48] Good evening. I'm Carol Simpson. Slugger
[0:50] Mark McGuire wins the home run derby
[0:52] hitting two more today, boosting the
[0:55] single season record to 70.
[0:58] But first, the growing fear along the
[1:00] Gulf Coast tonight as Hurricane Georges
[1:02] moves closer. Georges has stalled giving
[1:05] it more time to gain strength. The
[1:08] hurricane could hit land as early as
[1:10] tonight.
[1:11] The deadly storm has already taken more
[1:13] than 300 lives and caused an estimated
[1:16] $2 billion worth of damage. And with
[1:19] winds gusting up to 110 mph, much more
[1:22] damage is expected. ABC's Aaron Hayes is
[1:26] on the ground in New Orleans, but we
[1:28] begin tonight with ABC's Steve Osunsami
[1:31] in Biloxi, Mississippi.
[1:34] Well, Carol, people here have tracked
[1:35] this storm's 1,500 mile violent journey
[1:38] and they hope it spares their beaches,
[1:41] homes, and businesses. The winds have
[1:43] already begun to get dangerous and in a
[1:45] matter of hours, wind speeds could reach
[1:47] up to 110 mph.
[1:52] The Robinsons are moving to higher
[1:54] ground because across the street is the
[1:56] Gulf of Mexico and Hurricane George is
[1:59] just hours away from their Biloxi home.
[2:02] Either you go now or you don't go. So,
[2:05] we're we're leaving and goi