Took breaking out of the prison. Their path through the tunnel system. Crawling on a tailpipe squeezing through a steam paper. Taking only 20 minutes. And out of control. The Good Samaritan who stopped a woman swerving wildly on the highway, putting everyone on the road in danger. Stop the car the entire incident caught on camera. How he finally got her to pull over. And good morning, america. We begin with the breaking news as we come on the air in the west. Wall street plunging this morning. The dow falling more than 1,000 points in early trading. Those fears about dhiens economy, quickly spreading all around the world. Abs chief business and economics it correspondent Rebecca Jarvis with the latest. Itch been speaking to those on the stocks floor and they are surprised how brutal it is for stocks. Its down 580 points at one point it was down 1,000 points. What is going on . Two things, fears of an economic slowdown and Federal Reserve on the verge of hiking Interest Rates for the Fi
How they really changed the course of that day. Three american heroes receive frances highest honor. For taking down suspected militant on a highspeed train. He seemed like he was ready to fight to the end. So were we. A lot of people have their eyes on wall street. Down more than 6 , more than 1,000 points. Incredibly rare. Heightened interest around Vice President joe biden. Hes doing everything he would be doing if he intended to run. On the republican side, shifting the focus away from donald trump. For the first time i can imagine trump winning the nomination. Wildfires continue to burn across the western u. S. Crews battling wildfires in washington. They should be getting some help. A large explosion at a u. S. Military facility in japan. They have confirmed there are no reports of injuries. It breaks my heart and i dont like it. Two men will be arraigned on gun charges after allegedly threatening the pokemon World Championships in boston. These two people, not welcome here. Afte
Really changed the course of that day. Three american heroes received frances highest honor. For taking down a suspected militant on a highspeed train. He seemed like he was trod fight to the end. So we were. All signs point to wall street. Its about chinas economic slowdown. Heightened intreej on Vice President joe biden. Shifting the focus away from donald trump. For the first time i can imagine trump winning the nomination. Fires continue to burn across the u. S. Crews battling wildfires in Washington State should be getting help. Large explosion in the u. S. Military in japan. It breaks my heart. I dont like it. Two men will be arraigned on gun charges after threatening the pokemon competition in boston. Theyre not welcome there. Jimmy carter returned to teach sunday school. A frightening scene at Pocono Raceway as justin was airlifted. We will try to maintain a normal news service. Watch this kid. Hes only 4 years old. Look at that swing. And all that matters. Weve launched our ow
The white house after two weeks vacationing on marthas vineyard. He travels later today to nevada where he will deliver a speech on green energy. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, august 24. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning to you. Weather. Still extremely dangerous wildfire situation in Washington State. Across that state, 16 large wildfires are still burning. They cover more than 2920 square miles, more than a third of that area has been consumed by a massive complex of fires. Abcs Kendis Gibson is there. Reporter tonight, the wildfires in washington growing to a staggering 374 square miles. Authorities fearing the return of extremely dry conditions and no rain in sight could make fighting these fires more difficult. The atmosphere instability has the potential to affect all fires in the comrix. Reporter thousands of residents under evacuation orders. Mark desdier rushing to save his lake house at the height of the fires, caught in a firestorm. Inst
What you can control, what all of us can control is how we react in any situation and how we choose to invest our money in any situation. Again, i point out that it is still early in the day. Were continuing to follow things. Down here on wall street, we can show you back live you can see a large number of tourists down at broad and wall. It is high tourist season in new york. A lot of tourists are hearing of the market situations and certainly theyre coming down here, were going to find out the latest watching us work and trying to take pictures as well. Its an unsettled time to a certain degree. Again, we see a rebound up to this point. Well continue to watch the market as the day progresses. Reporting live, Tim Fleischer channel 7 Eyewitness News. Many folks are worried about the wild ride on wall street as todays initial plunge a sign of something bigger. Joining us now abcs chief correspondent, rebecca jarvis. Average investor . I think for the average investor whats so interestin