geronimo, senor. but emerging through the smoke there he was as he surveyed his smoldering ranch his face was etched with worry. and then just like he'd promised his cows came trotting home. and we're told that no matter how much international assistance comes in here, it won't be able to do much to stop these fires. them. are simply too many of the experts tell us there's only one thing that can stop them, that's mother nature. matt gutman, abc news, along the bolivian/brazilian border. >> all right. time now for a look at your weather for this tuesday morning. heavy wind fueled a large brush fire in portland, oregon destroying at least one home and one business. it also burned dozens of cars. there's a high fire danger across the west today. meanwhile, in oklahoma city, torrential rain and wind battered the region monday night. thousands of power outages have been reported. well, again, today's highs 90s in the pacific northwest. 111 in phoenix. going to be hot. only hitting the 70s in the northern

geronimo. senor! he's right over there. he says this part of the land was spared.gely because he cle cows came home. just as he said they would. for "nightline" i'm matt gutman along the brazilian-bolivian border. >> our thanks to matt and our team on the ground. up next, the beloved dj gone too soon. now haunting lyrics taking on greater meaning. how do you gauge the greatness of an suv? is it to carry cargo or to carry on a legacy? its show of strength or its sign of intelligence? in crossing harsh terrain or breaking new ground? this is the time to get an exceptional offer on the mercedes of your midsummer dreams at the mercedes-benz summer event, going on now. lease the gla 250 suv for just $329 a month with credit toward your first month's payment at the mercedes-benz summer event. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. we'd love some help with laundry. spray and scrub anything with a stain. wash the really dirty clothes separately. new tide pods with upgraded 4-in-1 technology unleash a foolproof clean in one step. aww, you did the laundry! it's got to be tide.

this rancher telling us his name is geronimo. he said an airplane did come through here and made a drop, but it didn't do anything. we offered him a ride out, but he wanted to stay, insisting his cattle would come back. this is what the firefighters here have been dealing with for weeks now. and you can see how it's torching those palm trees like matchsticks. but that fire charging. those palm trees exploding. we quickly moved out. we're going to try to get moving a little bit faster to get out of its way. keep going! keep going! geronimo's farm and its road disappearing behind that swarm of fire and smoke. brazil has deployed 44,000 troops and c-130s loaded with thousands of gallons of water. and bolivia has contracted this 747 super tanker. president trump has offered help and the g7 today pledging $20 million to try to save the amazon, which produces 20% of the earth's oxygen. in the meantime, those fires continue their destruction. not more than five minutes ago, we were right through here and this was lush jungle. driving ba

geronimo's farm disappearing. they have deployed 44,000 troops and c-130s loaded with thousands of gallons of water. and bolivia has contracted this 747 super idtrump hasffered help and the g 7 today pledging $20 million to try to save the amazon, which produces 20% of the earth's oxygen. in the meantime, those fires continue their destruction. not more than five minutes ago, we were right through here and this was lush jungle. driving back to geronimo's farm, that landscape transformed. fires still burning on the side of the road. geronimo? senor? but emerging through the smoke, there he was. as he surveyed his smoldering ranch, his face was etched with worry. and then, just like he'd promised, his cows came trotting home. and david, we're told that no matter how much international assistance pours in here, it's not going to do much to stop these fires. the only thing that can put them down, we are told, is mother nature. david? >> all right, matt gutman reporting in tonight from brazil. thank you. >>> the amazon

geroni geronimo's ranch encased in fire and smoke.er we drove back in to see if he'd survived. now it's a hell scape and there he was. and those cows just like he said came home. and that farmer and conservationist agree on one thing only mother nature can stop fires on this scale. the rainy season still a couple of months out. last night for the first time in two months a bit of a break here, it rained. george? >> thank goodness for that. matt, thanks very much. >>> we switch gears to an incredible showing from serena williams taking the first step toward her 24th grand slam overnight. beating maria sharapova in the first round of the u.s. open, 6-1, 6-1 in just under an hour. it was williams' first match in queens since her controversial loss in last year's final. if the 37-year-old superstar goes all the way she would be the oldest woman to win in u.s. open history and on the other end you have 15-year-old coco gauff who was the youngest player at the u.s. open. she's going to make her big debut this afternoon. there will be a lot

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