WJAC-TV's special report about the Johnstown Flood of July 19-20, 1977, originally broadcast on the evening of July 21. Hosted by News Director Ron Stephenson, the program features elected officials, survivors, and media representatives sharing their experiences of the third major flood in the city's history.

The program showcases the destruction caused by the flood in Downtown Johnstown, Dale Borough, Moxham, Cambria City, Tanneryville, and the collapsed Laurel Run Dam, highlighting the devastation that occurred across the Johnstown area. Late on July 20, Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and Congressman John Murtha screened WJAC's flood film for President Jimmy Carter at The White House, allowing him to declare Johnstown and the surrounding areas as a federal disaster area.

As you can tell — yes, this was ripped from a website. No, I can't move the time tracker or the watermark. What can I tell you? That's life.

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