Stay updated with breaking news from Gary welfl. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
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. Inves ....
Yes, sir, well be fine. Thank you. Come on, baby, lets go outside. Attention, please. The talent show will continue in 30 minutes. [clears throat] ii really i really enjoy your music, mr. Knox. Thank you. Yeah, i got all your albums. All of them. Had my neighbor download them for free on the internet. [grumbles] [grunts] [sighs] uh, you know, my grandson, hes in the competition. Oh, yeah . Who is he . Oh, hes a little kid named henry matthews. Oh, yeah. Hes very good. Yeah. I just wished that he would sing your style of music. You know what . Im just gonna have to do this with wet hands. What . Thud [grunts] excuse me. Henry . Yes . Im so sorry, but the competitions fixing to continue, and we were wondering if you wanted to go on. [sniffles, sighs] [clicks tongue] aw. Youve come so far. Are you sure, baby . Come on, henry. You can win this thing. Thats gonna open up so many doors for you. [sighs heavily] okay. Oh, great. Mom . Yeah, baby . Can i be alone for a few minutes . [sniffles] ....
Them even worse. Nearly 60 large fires are burning in the west tonight. We start with carter evans in los angeles. Central washington has been ravaged by wild fires all summer and now a stud wind shift has made things jurors as flames that had burned for several days suddenly pushed into the town of chelan. Matthews andersons shed burned but his home survived. This whole ridge was on fire, that whole hillside there, this whole hillside was on fire last night. It was nuts this is how the fire looked from lake chelan, a popular recreational spot, so far, at least 100 structures have burned. Hundreds more are threatened. In oregon crews are battling several out of control wild fires, one of them burned more than 86 square miles near the warm springs indian reservation, sally sallie polkadams is one of hundreds of evacuees. By the time we got in the fire, the fire was in our backyard, we barely made it out. So far this year wild fires have burned more than six and a half million acres. Tha ....