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    To the Point

    Update on the Wildfires in Malibu and San Diego

    Fires continue to rage in seven Southern California counties -- from Ventura to the Mexican border.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Fires continue to rage in seven Southern California counties -- from Ventura to the Mexican border. With his microphone buffeted by winds in Malibu, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger acknowledged that there had been tens of thousands of acres burned, several homes destroyed and dry conditions that make it very difficult to get the fires under control. Fire officials and civic leaders have urged those who've been asked to evacuate to comply in order to allow firefighters to concentrate efforts on combating the fires, rather than to try to rescue trapped residents. We speak with a journalist who lives in Malibu and get a brief overview of what's happening elsewhere in Southern California.

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    2. 16:57Time to Reform No Child Left Behind?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Kim Devore

      Staff Writer, Malibu Times

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      Mark Jackson

      Meteorologist-in-Charge, National Weather Service's LA Forecast Office

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Is It Time to Reform Education Reform?
    1. 1:29Update on the Wildfires in Malibu and San DiegoYou’re reading this
    2. 16:57Time to Reform No Child Left Behind?
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