The water. And good monday morning. We have to start with Severe Weather thats hitting several states producing strong wind, hail and tornado. Its showing its heading east moving across to Detroit Heading toward pittsburgh and albany, right now. This image showing what the storm system is capable of producing. Strong tornado was spotted west of des moines, iowa, some reported damage there. Oh, my god. Oh, my god, no. Im going to shut the gas off. Youre okay. Panic in eastern michigan as a tornado rolled through that area. The twister damaged several buildings including a school. Severe storms turned deadly in illinois. High winds caused a tent to collapse at a festival. More from abcs bazi kanani. This is horrible. Reporter festivalgoers described the frightening moments that led to this. At least 15 injured and one killed when a sudden storm barreled through 9 annual prairie fest near chicago. Powerful winds sent the main tent and its poles flying. Rescuers had to cut holes in the tar
And good monday morning. Our top story this half hour, the extreme weather in the midwest. A number of tornadoes touched down in iowa last evening. This one is in crescent, west of des moines, iowa. Yeah, another one was spotted in eastern michigan. As abcs rob martian knows reports, storms put a tragic end to summer celebrations all around chicago. Reporter a chaotic scene at the perry fest about 25 miles northwest of chicago. It was just hail and rain and just unbelievable wind. Reporter one person was killed and more than a dozen injured after a tent blew away with people inside. Victims carried out on stretchers taken to nearby hospitals. High winds, rain and hail sending debris flying. All of a sudden, you could see the rip in the dome, and it just kind of blew down. Reporter witnesses say the tarp hand landed on several people and rescuers had to cut hoes to get them out. It was the final day. Police say those in attendance were in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Storm briefly shuth down
And good monday morning. We have to start with Severe Weather thats hitting several states producing strong wind hail and tornado. Its showing its heading east moving across to Detroit Heading toward pittsburgh and albany right now. This image showing what the storm system is capable of producing. Strong tornado was spotted west of des moines iowa some reported damage there. Oh, my god. Oh my god no. Im going to shut the gas off. Youre okay. Panic in eastern michigan as a tornado rolled through that area. The twister damaged several buildings including a school. Severe storms turned deadly in illinois. High winds caused a tent to collapse at a festival. More from abcs bazi kanani. This is horrible. Reporter festivalgoers described the frightening moments that led to this. At least 15 injured and one killed when a sudden storm barreled through 9 annual prairie fest near chicago. Powerful winds sent the main tent and its poles flying. Rescuers had to cut holes in the tarp to trap those i
Tapping in a putt to seal his first pga championship victory. Day finished at 20 under par, the first ever player to win a major with that low of a score. Those are just some of our top stories on this monday, august 17th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning, everyone. We begin this half hour with the west up in flames. Dozens of wildfires blazing across eight states, turning homes into smoldering shells. The flames driven by erratic winds and scorching heat took a toll on firefighters and forced the evacuation of campgrounds near los angeles. And theres even more damage in the pacific northwest. More now from abcs kayna whitworth. Reporter the view from the air over washington state. National guard crews navigating smokey skies over scorched ground, helicopters making water drop after water drop. But theyre battling conditions that grow worse by the hour as the temperatures heat up. The allout air assault is key to keeping residents and firefighters on the gr
First pga championship victory. Day finished 20 under par. The first ever player to win a major with that low of a score. Some of our top stories on this monday, august 17th. From abc news, this is world news now. We begin this half hour with the west up in flames. Dozens of wildfires blazing across eight states turning homes into smoldering shells. The flames driven by erratic winds and scorching heat took a toll on fifrths and forced evacuation of camp grounds near los angeles. And theres even more damage in the pacific northwest. More now from abcs kayna whitworth. Scorched ground. Helicopters making water drop after water drop. But theyre battling conditions that grow worse by the hour as the temperatures heat up. The allout air assault is key to keeping residents and firefighters on the ground safe, but resources are stretched thin. In some parts of the state, the only way to survey the damage is by boat. Oh, my god. These homes sitting right on a lake now just blackened, smolderi