This is Eric Glass.

On this American life, sometimes we just show up somewhere, turn on our tape recorders,

and see what happens.

If you can't get seven cars in 12 days, you gotta look yourself in the mirror and say,

holy, what are you kidding me?

Like this car dealership, trying to sell its monthly quota of cars, and it is not going well.

I just don't want one balloon to a car.

Balloon the whole freaking place, so it looks like a circus. Real life stories every week.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rom. At least 11 people have died as several

major wildfires continue to burn in Southern California. Officials say some 153,000 residents of Los Angeles County are under

evacuation orders. L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Maroney says the strong Santa Ana Wins that have

helped spread the fires are returning. Moderate to locally strong, Santa Ana Wins will affect

Los Angeles County. and today, tomorrow, and then again,

on Monday through Wednesday. L.A. County fire will be prepared. Firefighters have made some

progress. Officials say the largest of the fires, the Palisades,

is now about 11% contained. It's burned more than 22,000 acres since it began Tuesday.

Officials have declared a public health emergency due to the thick toxic smoke. NPR's Built

Chapel reports. With much of the L.A LA area covered by a red zone of unhealthy air

quality, people are looking for ways to avoid breathing smoke. A big concern is the fine

inhalable particulate matter that can lodge deep in our lungs. To clean indoor air, experts say you

should use filters rated at Merv 13 or higher if your home's HVAC system can handle it.

Portable HEPA air purifiers are also good.

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