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
Plunged to the ground. The navy jumper suffered a broken leg. Investigators are trying to determine what caused the deadly midair collision between two small planes in Southern California. The planes were approaching the airport when he this he crashed killing at least five people. Candice crohn reports from san diego. Reporter smoke poured from the remnants of two planes after collided midair, the crash so violent, debris scattered everywhere. I see that black smoke. My god, its terrible. Reporter Authorities Say a saber liner and cessna 1 2 were both approaching brownfield when they somehow collided. The witnesses reported seeing the midair collision and the aircraft hit the ground and we had numerous reports there was fires in the area. Reporter moments after they crashed they burst into flames. You can see charred brush from where a small twoacre fire started. Investigators are working to determine who the planes belonged to to learn more about the people killed. We cant confirm wh
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Airports in new york city and around the state and also the they talked about the Affordable Care act he was knowledgeable about the issues on the Affordable Care act. My sense was he understood exactly what i was saying. And the magnitude of what i was saying, 3 million insured people would be a problem. We talked about state control. And to me, its more a question of resources as long as the federal government is providing the resources, so we make sure the progress weve made isnt lost the Trump Administration has been cleared that repealing the Affordable Care act has been a priority and a Republican Led Congress has already got the ball rolling on that. The president elect will be back in washington, dc tomorrow. Trump and Vice President elect pence are scheduled to participate in a wrench laying ceremony at Arlington National cemetery. He will deliver remarks at a concert at the linc couldnt memorial the night at blair house which is the president ial guest residence across the st
An ad outrage. The new pepsi commercial featuring Kendall Jenner sparking a huge firestorm. Using protesters and police to sell soda. Critics calling it tone deaf. Social media having a field day. Will the ad be pulled . Good morning, america. It is a busy wednesday morning right here and, boy, you got to say if Kendall Jenner and pepsi wanted some attention, they got it. Yeah, theyre getting a lot of it this morning. A lot of backlash this morning as well as being compared to this famous image of a black lives matter protester and a lot of people taking exception. Perhaps not the attention pepsi was hoping for. Well have much more on that coming up. First President Trump facing one of his first major challenges overseas, the crisis in syria. The white house is condemning that chemical attack that killed dozens of people. The worst there in years and the u. N. Security council is now holding an emergency meeting about this today. Our chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here