Evening newscasts dispatched to California wildfires

By Michael P. Hill • December 8, 2017

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“ABC World News Tonight” also originated from Ventura, or, as the announcer dramatically put it “Reporting tonight from the fire line in Ventura County, California.”

Like his counterparts at the peacock and Tiffany network, anchor David Muir was positioned in front of burned out wreckage, but was notable for also included two destroyed vehicles in frame that Muir referenced.

TONIGHT: @DavidMuir anchors complete @ABC News coverage of the Southern California wildfire outbreak live from Ventura County, California with reporting from @mattgutmanabc, @marcusmoore and @RobMarciano. Tune in! pic.twitter.com/cMpJazfoJF

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) December 7, 2017

Muir looked more trendy with a dark shirt and rolled up sleeves.

ABC did offer up a unique view of the fires, thanks to its local affiliate KABC’s “Sky Map 7,” technology that allows map points to be overlaid on live images from its helicopter.

To illustrate the extent of the fires, reporter J.T. Alpaugh first showed a computer generated topographical image of the municipalities affected by the blaze before switching to a view that showed nothing by clouds and smoke with the city names still visible, illustrating not only the size of the fire, but also its affect on visibility.