Another Day of Fires with More to Come

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Warren Olney

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At least two people have died, many more have been injured, and at least 1,300 homes and businesses have been lost. But with more than a half million people evacuated, those numbers are bound to rise. President Bush has sent federal resources into the region and he’ll be here himself on Thursday. There is no sign of a let up in the extreme weather conditions that have Southern California burning.

Much of Southern California is on fire tonight with serious blazes in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino Counties. But once again, the worst of it is in San Diego County, where a half million people have been ordered out of their homes.

Photo courtesy of NASA via Getty Images News

Guests:

Tony Perry: San Diego Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times
Josh Premako: City Editor at the Signal Newspaper in Santa Clarita
Sheryl Gay Stolberg: White House Reporter for the New York Times
Veronique de Turenne: Author of "Here in Malibu", a feature at laobserved.com
Jean Ospital: Health Affects Officer at the South Coast Air Quality Management District
Peter Gleick: Co-Founder and President, Pacific Institute

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Which Way L.A.? is made possible in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, which supports study and research into policy issues of the Los Angeles region.

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