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Wildfires Rage For 3rd Day In Southern California

Published December 6, 2017 at 12:11 PM EST

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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