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LA fires: Firefighters battle intense winds

The largest fire, Palisades, is spreading east and now threatens the wealthy neighbourhood of Brentwood, where evacuation orders have been issued.

Emergency crews in Los Angeles are battling to contain wildfires which are now known to have killed 16 people.

Also in the programme: Donald Trump and Greenland; and death of a drag queen shocks transgender community in the UK.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker to discuss these and other stories are Michela Wrong, journalist and author, specialising in Africa, and Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, now visiting professor at Princeton University's School of Public and International and Affairs.

(Photo: Alec Miller from the Torrance Fire Department looks at the smoke billowing from the Palisades fire threatening homes in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Credit: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

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