ABC News's coverage of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, including the activity before the eruption, the destruction caused by the blast on May 18th, and the aftermath on the land and the people surrounding the mountain.
ABC News newscasters and reporters included in this video are Frank Reynolds, Max Robinson, Ted Koppel, Sam Donaldson, Hugh Downs, Tom Schell, Stephen Geer, Tom Jarrell, Ken Kashiwahara, Steve Fox, Royal Kennedy, June Massell, and John Martin. If you're a Forensics Files fan, you'll recognize narrator Peter Thomas's voice.
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00:00 Introduction
01:38 Wednesday, April 2, 1980 - Early activity
02:43 Friday, April 4, 1980
04:06 Monday, April 7, 1980
05:20 Sunday, March 30, 1980 - Interview with Harry Truman / local residents
06:18 Sunday, May 18, 1980 - The big eruption
07:56 Monday, May 19, 1980 - The day after
10:36 Tuesday, May 20, 1980
12:23 Thursday, May 22, 1980 - Pres. Jimmy Carter's Visit
14:02 Thursday, May 22, 1980 - Helicopter tour of the devastation
15:47 Thursday, May 22, 1980 - Ashfall impact on Washington
17:25 Thursday, May 22, 1980 - Nightline: Volcanoes
20:01 Friday, May 23, 1980 - Search for missing and recovery efforts
22:04 Friday, May 23, 1980 - Economic impact of May 18 eruption
23:28 Sunday, May 25, 1980 - The second major eruption
25:17 Wednesday, May 28, 1980
26:11 Thursday, May 29, 1980 - 20/20: Blast zone search and rescue
38:59 Sunday, June 15, 1980
41:21 Epilogue segment
41:59 Monday, May 18, 1981 — One year later
47:04 Credits
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