Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Ventura fire evacuee: 'I lost everything… 45 years'
Fires raging out of control in Southern California. Air quality has forced schools to close, and the Santa Ana winds are expected to become even stronger.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenPhoto: Firefighters battle to save one of many homes burning in an early-morning Creek Fire that broke out in the Kagel Canyon area in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, in Sylmar, California, U.S., December 5, 2017. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)
In this episode
4 storiesThe personal toll of evacuating fire-ravaged Ventura and West LA
Fires are raging out of control across the region. The Skirball Fire near the Getty Center has destroyed at least four homes on the east side of the 405 freeway, and has burned at least 150 acres.
Read the story17 minTrump declares Jerusalem the capital of Israel
Many are worried Donald Trump lit a fuse in the Middle East when he declared that the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. We get reaction from Israel and the broader Middle East.
Read the story12 minLessons learned from the 1961 Bel-Air fire
Today’s blaze in Bel-Air is not the first to ravage that community. The 1961 Bel-Air fire helped cities rewrite the way they handle fires.
Read the story7 minICARUS: A documentary film brings down Russian Olympic team
A Malibu cyclist who made a documentary this year is the main reason Russia was banned from the upcoming winter Olympics. We speak with him about his movie, and what he thinks about his role in an international scandal.
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