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
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
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