I'm Davan Maharaj, editor of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today. TOP STORIES The Fire This Time Combine hot, dry conditions with lightning strikes, high winds and a firefighting force stretched too thin. What they now face in eastern Washington is a combustible disaster with nearly 400,000 acres burned, thousands evacuated and three firefighters dead. Plus a debate over how the federal government pays to battle the blazes. He Remains the Man From Plains He’s 90 and has cancer that has spread to his brain.
Today: Lightning Round
