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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Two of the biggest fires continuing to burn in the Los Angeles area

have now grown slightly, even as firefighters gain control over some smaller blazes. The death toll as a result of

the fires there has now risen to at least 10, though that could go higher as crews gain access to

some of the hardest hit areas.

L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Moroni said while the fires are not yet contained,

just apartments in it for the long haul. To our residents impacted by this devastating fire siege,

please rest assured that we will not stop until the fires are fully contained and we can and we will continue to be here for you

as we plan for the repopulation, recovery, and rebuilding that will be occurring.

The fires have now consumed an area, the size of San Francisco, destroying at least 10,000

homes and structures since Tuesday.

Meanwhile, as the fires continue, their NPR's Greg Allen reports officials acknowledge an

emergency evacuation alert sent yesterday by a mistake, created unnecessary panic.

Nearly 10 million people throughout L.A. received an emergency alert on their phones Thursday

afternoon, telling them to evacuate. The alert had been intended for a

much smaller area where fire crews were battling a brush fire. Minutes later, a second message

told people to disregard the first alert. Los Angeles County Emergency Manager Kevin McGowan

apologized for the mistake and pleaded with Angelinos not to disable their emergency alerts.

This is extremely frustrating, painful, and scary, but these alert tools have saved lives during this emergency.

Officials are investigating the software mistake that they say led to the false alert.

Greg Allen, NPR News, Los Angeles.

President-elect Donald Trump today received an unconditional discharge of his sentence

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