Tonight on PBS News Weekend, California wildfires rage as the devastating blazes spread into new areas of Los Angeles and the death toll rises.

Then the EPA says a chemical found in homes, schools, and businesses poses an unreasonable risk to human health.

And the rapidly expanding universe of mini-dramas made to be watched on your phone and raking

in millions.

What we've learned over the past five years with the streaming wars and with the strikes

and all the obstacles that Hollywood has had to overcome, is that Hollywood underestimates this type of innovative digital content at its own peril.

Good evening, I'm John Yang. The desperate battle between firefighters and wildfires in Los Angeles is now in its fifth day, with more evacuations and high winds threatening more lives and more homes.

Officials say there are 11 confirmed deaths from the fire so far, and at least 13 people are missing.

Stephanie Syne begins our coverage tonight from Malibu.

As the light of day dawned over Los Angeles, a thick wall of smoke fanned out over hillside neighborhoods

that so far have been spared by the flames. But as those fires crept ever closer, helicopters scrambled to drench the wildfires with water pulled from a nearby reservoir.

As you can see, the Palisades fire continuing to chew through the Santa Monica Mountains.

Overnight, the fire burning through Pacific Palisades spread northeast and tore through vast

tracks of the Santa Monica Mountains. That flare-up spurred additional evacuations in the Brentwood

and Encino neighborhoods. Los Angeles City Fire Chief Kristen Crowley gave an update this morning.

We immediately redeployed resources from the San Fernando Valley to begin evacuation and extinguishment

efforts with a relentless air attack utilizing all available aircraft in the area.

Mayor Karen Bass stood by Crowley, responding to mounting criticism about inadequate firefighting

resources. We have got to stay focus until this time passes.

When the fires are out, make no mistake, we will have a full accounting of what worked and especially what did not.

A Los Angeles Times investigation found that a key area reservoir was empty in the lead-up to the fires

when firefighters confronted dry hydrants.

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