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
Hes a volunteer medic with the forest hills volunteer ambulance core. And pj was one of the first on the scene. I know you werent on duty at the time, but you heard the radio call. I heard the call for a multiple vehicle. When you got here what did you see. As i pulled up, the Fire Department was pulling up behind as well as the police department. There was the occupant driver of the bus stuck behind the wheel. He was bleeding but he was alive. When you saw the extent of the damage and you saw the extent of the injury, what did you think of that . First when i pulled up. I thought there must have been six people dead. And fortunately nobody sustained major from what you saw no major injuries. No major injuries. Just the driver. Reporter as we know in these type of situations they have to be careful when they take people out of the wreckage, you know how that is. Strap people to back boards. You cant be sure how seriously injured people are until they get xrays and go through mris. The
Celebration as their bravery 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. Millitary 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
I saw spencer and alek get up. I couldnt get them go alone. If it wasnt for them i would have been dead. Reporter alek and spencer are headed to germany next with their families. Anthony is headed back to the United States with the medal and his family as well. In case you didnt notice, no suits on those young men. The weekend was so hectic they had to go in vacation khakis and polos. They are wearing their bravery. Thank you very much. Awfully proud of them. All eyes on wall street amid a global selloff. The dow inching closer to correction territory coming off its worst week since 2011 including the 530point fall on friday. Well get jim cramers take in a moment. First, whatle exactly is a Market Correction . It occurs when values decline 10 or more, stopping an upward trend. Many analysts believe a correction fixes an over priced or inflated market bringing prices down to their actual value. For some it is an opportunity to get into market that may have been been out of reach. Their
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. We begin this half hour with 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. Instant