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Bobcat Fire Continues to Threaten L.A. County, The OC Update, Recap of the Virtual 2020 Emmy Awards
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Bobcat Fire Continues to Threaten L.A. County, The OC Update, Recap of the Virtual 2020 Emmy Awards

We update you on the Bobcat Fire threatening homes in L.A. County, an update on what's happening to schools in the OC and all that went on at the Emmys.

BURBANK, CA - SEPTEMBER 02: A firefighter climbs a burning hillside after having fallen into a hole fighting while the La Tuna Fire on September 2, 2017 near Burbank, California. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a news conference that officials believe the fire, which is at 5,000 acres and growing, is the largest fire ever in L.A. People have been evacuated from hundreds of homes in Sun Valley, Burbank and Glendale. About 100 Los Angles firefighters are expected to return soon from Texas, where they've been helping survivors from Hurricane Harvey. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
BURBANK, CA - SEPTEMBER 02: A firefighter climbs a burning hillside after having fallen into a hole fighting while the La Tuna Fire on September 2, 2017 near Burbank, California. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a news conference that officials believe the fire, which is at 5,000 acres and growing, is the largest fire ever in L.A. People have been evacuated from hundreds of homes in Sun Valley, Burbank and Glendale. About 100 Los Angles firefighters are expected to return soon from Texas, where they've been helping survivors from Hurricane Harvey. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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CA Wildfires Update

We start today in Juniper Hills ... where the Bobcat Fire continues to threaten homes. It's now burned more than 100-thousand acres and is still only 15 percent contained. Officials say the fire is one of the largest ever in L.A. County and it's not yet clear how many homes have been lost because of it. Juniper Hills is one community that's been affected. We also discuss fires in other areas. 

Guest:

  • Robin Rosenthal is an artist and documentary filmmaker who lives there. She evacuated last week and starts by telling us about the community where she's lived for 20 years. 
  • Sharon McNary, KPCC's Infrastructure Correspondent

EDD Reforms

Unemployment claims will be paused for two weeks while EDD installs a new system designed to speed up the process, per the recommendation of a new report that came out late Saturday from the so-called "strike team" the Governor put together to look into complaints of payment delays, etc. We discuss what the report suggests the department do to reform the process.

Guest: 

  • Katy Murphy, Politico Reporter

The OC Update

In Orange County, schools are planning to reopen, but vocal parents throughout the area are looking for better answers if and when districts have to shut back down because of COVID-19 infections.We discuss that and more.

Guest:

  • Nick Gerda, the Voice of OC Reporter

Coronavirus: What's Happening To Amusement Parks

Anaheim is one of the many cities around the countries struggling because their economies depend on theme parks which remain closed because of the pandemic. We walk through how some communities are calling on politicians to reopen theme parks so that they can survive.

Guest:

  • Robert Niles, editor of the site Theme Park Insider 

'The Way I See It'

With less than 50 days to go before the Presidential election, a new documentary reveals what the job of Commander in Chief actually looks like from the inside... Or at least, what it looked like when Obama was in office. "The Way I see It," from filmmaker Dawn Porter, tells the story of Pete Souza - the Chief Official White House photographer for President Obama. Souza had also been one of the White House photographers for President Reagan. Souza has a backgound as a photojournalist, which informed his work covering the President.

Guests:

  • Pete Souza, the Chief Official White House photographer for President Obama
  • Dawn Porter, "The Way I See It" filmmaker 

2020 Virtual Emmys

Last night, the Emmys went virtual. Jimmy Kimmel hosted from a largely empty Staples Center. Winners accepted their trophies from wherever they were in the world. And it pretty much went off without a hitch. The Pop TV show "Schitt's Creek," that's spelled S-C-H-I-T-T-S, racked up a ton of awards in the Comedy categories. The HBO drama series "Succession" and the HBO limited series "Watchmen" --both got a number of awards in their respective categories. So how did Hollywood's first pandemic awards show go? And, if we still have pandemic protocols in early 2021, is there anything that the Oscar producers can learn from last night's event?

Guest:

  • John Horn, Host of Hollywood, The Sequel