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It's Thursday, January 9th.

This is The World and Everything in it from listeners-supported World Radio.

I'm Mary Reichard.

And I'm Myrna Brown.

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Time now for news with Kent Covington.

In Greater Los Angeles this morning, massive clouds of black smoke loom over the city against orange skies as wildfires continue to tear through the region.

Los Angeles County supervisor, Catherine Barker.

It is surreal.

It is without words that I can even explain to you what is taking place, especially in my district in Altta Dina, but also in the bordering area of

Pasadena. My heart is heavy. Thousands of firefighters were battling at least three separate

blazes fueled by ferocious Santa Ana Wins. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Kristen Crowley remarked.

High, high, high winds. I've never seen the winds in my 25-year career.

One of those blazes, the Pacific Palisades Fire, is now the most destructive in the history of Los Angeles,

destroying well over 10,000 acres and more than 1,000 structures.

The flames drove residents to make desperate escapes from burning homes,

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