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
Lovely on this august 16. Good morning. Im rob nelson. And im michelle charlesworth. We just learned an indonesian airliner has lost contract with air Traffic Control. There are 49 passengers and five crew members on board the twin turbo prop plane. It last contact a little more than half an hour after taking off from the capital. It was over land and within the same province. Getting erie, these missing planes. We dont know the full story yet. Well monitor that throughout the morning. Another bizarre situation that we will have an eye on for you. With that a quick look at weather with miss freeze. The hot stuff continues. We were steamy yesterday and the sunshine. You had to seek out the shade to stay cool. Hot temperatures again today. Accuweather bumping up the high temperatures to close out the weekend. And starting with a real steam bath on monday. Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s. It really means were actually flirting with records here with the record being in the upper 9
Finding out tonight about that finding out tonight. Renter beware. The grandmother renting out rooms in her home now facing a massive fine. Tonight, the profits and pitfalls like homesharing sites like airbnb. Good evening, thanks for joining us on this sunday. We begin tonight with the growing wildfire crisis, tinderdry conditions, erratic winds and soaring temperatures have created the perfect recipe for a series of raging infernos. Those fires are stretching resources thin. With firefighters working overtime, many brought in from across the country. And many residents are staying behind, protecting their homes and their livelihoods, like this rancher in washington state, and tonight worry for the region a blanket of smoke stretching hundred of miles. Creating a toxic smog. We begin with our coverage with kayna whitworth. Reporter the west under assault tonight by flames, with resources stretched so thin here that smaller Fire Departments cant afford to send crews where theyre needed
Finding out tonight. Renter beware. The grandmother renting out rooms in her home now facing a massive fine. Tonight, the profits and pitfalls like homesharing sites like airbnb. Good evening, thanks for joining us on this sunday. We begin tonight with the growing wildfire crisis, tinderdry conditions, erratic winds and soaring temperatures have created the perfect recipe for a series of raging infernos. Those fires are stretching resources thin. With firefighters working overtime, many brought in from across the country. And many residents are staying behind, protecting their homes and their livelihoods, like this rancher in washington state, and tonight worry for the region a blanket of smoke stretching hundred of miles. Creating a toxic smog. We begin with our coverage with kayna whitworth. Reporter the west under assault tonight by flames, with no end in sight. Resources stretched so thin here that smaller Fire Departments cant afford to send crews where theyre needed most. And on
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