Today's show begins with breaking news on what officials describe as "apocalyptic conditions" in Los Angeles County, where life-threatening fires are tearing through the most populous county in the United States. At this hour, four separate wildfires are spreading so rapidly that firefighters can't even begin to start to control them. One fire alone has already engulfed 5,000 acres and is 0% contained. 

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