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105 respectively. Right now, current temperatures, dangerously hot inland, 103, san ramon, 105, antioch, 104, concord, even San Francisco warm at 80. Another warm and hazy day on the way for your monday. So a spare the air has been put into effect. Poor air quality in the north bay, the inland east bay and so monday use public transportation, car pool or walk or bike to cut down on emissions. I am tracking a break from the heat wave. The bad news is issue annot tomorrow. The will detail the numbers in forecast. Lets head live outside. This is our sutro tower camera and you can see the layer of smoke. Through says the smoky air will clear on tuesday. Happening now. People seeking relief from this blast of heat. We were at the berkeley marina, where people flocked to the water, as you imagine. High temperatures there were the upper 80s. Katie hit the beach to see how people are handling the summer sizzle. Reporter about anybody who is outside felt the record temps. Theres a group of peop
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
A new debate this morning. Good mornings, im Marci Gonzalez filling in for reena ninan. And im the flames fueled by erratic winds and skornling heat are taking a toll on firefighters. And forcing the evacuation of campgrounds near los angeles. This firefighting plane dubbed the super scooper swooping down near beachgoers to fill up with water. More from abcs reporter its a fire fight across the pacific northwest. Tens of thousands of acres in california, washington, oregon, destroying homes. Our states resources are stretched so thin. Its up to us to defend our own property. Thats what people do. Reporter the worst, the ridge viewer in washington. Burning more than 50,000 acres. An assault from the air and on the ground where thousands of firefighters are getting backup from the Washington National guard. 75 homes and businesses, possibly more, are gone. At one point, more than 10,000 people were without power. We dont have enough resources to put this huge containment line around all
To the top of the box office. Early today starts right now. Good monday morning to you, everybody. Wildfires, they continue to scorch the west coast, triple digit temperatures and drought on fueling those flames. Nearly every firefighter in the country was on call overnight because of more than 100 large uncontained fires in several states. Thb nbcs Gadi Schwartz has the latest. Reporter a small resort town surrounded by fire and residents here are traumatized by the destination. Reporter the battle to protect the homes in washington is fierce. The National Guard called in to make water drops after thousands were forced to evacuate. But, so far, only 50 to 100 homes and buildings are believed to have been destroyed. Hard to see this. Reporter all that is left of this house is a chimney and its foundation and families like this one trying to find what is most important to them. Trim from my moms wedding band. Reporter the fire has also burned a local economy to its core where building a