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This Morning from CBS News, August 17, 2015

By Nancy Lane

August 17, 2015 / 8:00 AM EDT / CBS News

Relentless wildfires destroy dozens of homes in the West. Also, presidential candidate Donald Trump unveils his immigration plan

Eye Opener: Crews battle fast-moving flames across West 02:06

Heat & fire

Excessive heat warnings remain in effect across the Desert Southwest -- and with the heat, comes fire. More than 80 major wildfires are burning in the West. Two news ones ignited near Los Angeles on Sunday. The flames have already destroyed half a dozen structures. In central Washington, crews are struggling to control several wildfires. At least six have surrounded the city of Chelan, where about 1,500 people have been forced to evacuate.

Missing plane's wreckage

A search plane has spotted the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger plane that went missing with 54 people on board, smoke still billowing from it, in a rugged area in eastern Papua province.There was no immediate word if there were any survivors of the crash.

John Kasich getting major endorsement

CBS News has confirmed Ohio Gov. John Kasich will be endorsed by Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley. Kasich's people are touting Bentley's backing as significant for two reasons: a northerner, who some consider not conservative enough, is plucking a Southern endorsement from the plethora of Southern candidates, and only a handful of sitting Republican governors have offered endorsements to date.

John Kasich: What does he stand for?

This is a look the Ohio governor's positions on education, immigration, abortion, the economy and foreign policy. (This is the third article in a continuing series examining where the 2016 candidates stand on five key issues. Click here to read about Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton.)

Speed traps

Small towns across the country often use speeding ticket revenues to pay their bills, but the AAA says some towns are policing for profit. Now some states are limiting the amount of money towns can keep from operating speed traps.

Mobile "chic" boutique

Allyson Ahlstrom is on a road trip. Her goal isn't just to see the country -- it's to change it -- one free outfit at a time. The twenty-year-old is actually wrapping up her third annual cross-country tour while putting new clothes on as many girls in need as she can find.

Solo voyager

On a bike, in a kayak, and in a rowboat, Sarah Outen has been making her way around the world solo for the last four years -- 23,700 miles so far. Next stop, London, and home, with just 1,500 miles left to row.

The Water Lady

Every day, Darlene Arviso loads up her big yellow tanker truck and takes to the road to deliver something most of us take for granted. An estimated 40 percent of the people who live here don't have access to running water.

Calendar: Week of August 17

Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar

U.S.

Death toll rises to 5 in California midair collision

Tributes to Army skydiver killed during performance

Model with Down syndrome to walk runway in NYC Fashion Week

Iowa duo sentenced for sex trafficking, torture in Virginia

"Exorcism" in Morgan Freeman step-granddaughter's death?

A century after Jewish man's lynching, Georgia town unsettled

Foreign

Residents demand compensation after China port explosions

Obama admin warns China about agents operating in U.S