Town. The military joins the wildfire fight. Thousands of firefighters are now battling fires in eight states. Nearly two dozen in Washington State alone destroying dozens of homes. Numerous tornadoes and funnel cloud sightings in colorado. They are concerned about damaging winds and large hail over the nations heartland. Another explosion has brought the city of bangkok after a day of deadly bombing there. Officials searching for a man in a yellow shirt with a backpack. Indonesians found the crash of a plane and a recorder. No survivors. Potential victims doubled to 3 334,000 with an irs. From sending classified information. Trump reported for jury duty and his civic duty. Two female soldiers are sent to graduate from the armys prestigious rangers pool. Look at that. Great white leaping out of the water trying to eat a seal. Unbelievable. All that. Line drive. Didnt quite get the glove up. It hit Bryan Mitchell in the head as he goes to the ground in pain. Stevie wonder put on three p
Eight western states. 18 of them in california alone. In washington state, one fire has burned 62 square miles. Firefighters have managed to get it 30 contained. Danielle nottingham is there. Reporter this is what firefighters in Central Washington have been up against for the last four days. Flames appear as quickly as firefighters can put them out. Since weve been here, weve seen black hawk helicopters sent in by the National Guard making water drops over new flames that have sparked up in the hills. Matt eagan is one of 100 National Guard members out here on the fire lines. He is exhausted after spending 16 hours a day combing the hillside for hot spots to protect homes in the line of fire. Were all pretty much beat. So i couldnt imagine doing this for the whole fire season, like the actual firefighters do. Reporter National Guard team leader kurt stitch says theyre working hard to keep up progress. Im not looking for an end in sight. I mean, we could see september, october, being j
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
Man in custody. The authorities up vestinvestigating. This is gonna be the best day of my life jason day, weeking after a frightening fall, claims the pga championship. A phenomenal talent. And major champion. How he overcame the odds. And the famous pros cheering him on. America. So happy for jason day. So happy to have george back this morning. Its nice to be back. A lot to get to. Starting with the devastating fires out west. Dozens of homes destroyed like these in washington state. And millions are facing tripledigit temperatures. Firefighters warning that warm water could lead to more sting ray injuries this month. Ginger is outside with it the laest, starting with the excessive temperatures on the east coast. Heat both east and west. We could see our First Official heat wave today. Weve been 90plus for three days or more, or will be today. Look, 93. The air quality. My big concern. From washington, d. C. Up to coastal new england. The heat index could reach close to 100. Out west
Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a monday night. We begin with Severe Weather across this country. The heat wave now gripping the east. The tornado hitting near denver and the triple digit temperatures helping to fuel more than 80 w50i8d fires burning at this hour. This image here of a giant tanker now being used tonight. In washington state, one family capturing this video. You can see the edge of the lake there. Every home gone, burned to the ground. From idaho tonight, this fire whirl shooting flames 100 feet into the sky. We are on the front lines of the fires and the heat wave. Gio benitez leading us off. Reporter tonight, millions from coast to coast, feeling record high temperatures. Triple digits. Miserable. Reporter in new york, 95 degrees, tying the record. The First Official heat wave in two years. People working outside drinking plenty of water. Construction workers looking for shade where they can find it. In washington, d. C. Its hard and covered in sweat. R