Hello. Today, we're in Cambodia, temples, where ancient jungle temples are a popular tourist destination,

but their conservation comes at a cost, not least to the families being evicted from their homes.

In Buenos Aires, we go to a chewing gum factory, where we hear what

people think about President Millay's radical reforms. We're in Nigeria, where we meet a young

science teacher who set up a wildlife sanctuary in the heart of bustling Lagos. And finally,

to Washington, D.C., where there's fevered preparation for Donald Trump's inauguration,

we hear reflections on less divisive times in the capital.

But first to Los Angeles, where ferocious fires stoked by high winds of up to 100 miles an hour,

have caused widespread devastation. The two largest

blazers in Pacific Palisades and Altadena have destroyed thousands of homes and at least 25 people

have been killed. As the fight to control the fires continues, swathes of the city have been covered

in bright pink fire retardant in hope of containing the damage,

the cost of which is estimated to run into billions.

Angelinas are watching nervously as several fires continue to burn,

with many locals already experiencing narrow escapes as fires were quelled or took a different turn.

Among them is our correspondent David Willis, who's called Los Angeles home for the past 25 years.

Brent Armitage, a Hollywood screenwriter, was on the phone when flames from the Pacific Palisades fire

first appeared along the ridge above his home.

In the next room, his wife Rhonda, a clinical psychologist, was conducting a Zoom call with a patient

and she was the first to smell the smoke. From their house overlooking the ocean, the couple had

witnessed coastal wildfires before,

but something about this one struck them as different.

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