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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Inside a Woolsey Fire evacuation center

    The Woolsey Fire continues to burn today, as does the Camp Fire in Northern California, where dozens of people were killed and hundreds are missing.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 12, 2018 • 1 min read

    The Woolsey Fire continues to burn today, as does the Camp Fire in Northern California, where dozens of people were killed and hundreds are missing. In Southern California, there are two confirmed deaths, at least 370 structures destroyed, and tens of thousands of other structures still threatened. KCRW reporter Saul Gonzalez visits an evacuation center in Woodland Hills.

    A Woolsey fire evacuation center at Pierce College. Photos by Saul Gonzalez

    The full episode

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    ‘A Private War’ director on whether the danger of war reporting is worth it
    1. 0:00Inside a Woolsey Fire evacuation centerYou’re reading this
    2. 4:48Did California’s public utility companies play a role in sparking the recent wildfires?
    3. 12:28AIDS Healthcare Foundation president’s big efforts to fight development in L.A. and house the homeless
    4. 21:58‘A Private War:’ An homage to Marie Colvin and journalism
    5. 36:52What happens if Trump is found guilty of violating campaign finance laws?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Saul Gonzalez

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    ‘A Private War’ director on whether the danger of war reporting is worth it
    1. 0:00Inside a Woolsey Fire evacuation centerYou’re reading this
    2. 4:48Did California’s public utility companies play a role in sparking the recent wildfires?
    3. 12:28AIDS Healthcare Foundation president’s big efforts to fight development in L.A. and house the homeless
    4. 21:58‘A Private War:’ An homage to Marie Colvin and journalism
    5. 36:52What happens if Trump is found guilty of violating campaign finance laws?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand