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Wildfires Rage For 3rd Day In Southern California

Wildfires continue to rage in Southern California, where more than 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate and hundreds of structures have been destroyed.

Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with KQED’s  John Sepulvado ( @JohnLGC) about the effort to contain the fires.

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Firefighters try to save a house during the Thomas Fire in Ventura, Calif. on Dec. 5, 2017. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
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Firefighters try to save a house during the Thomas Fire in Ventura, Calif. on Dec. 5, 2017. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

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