December 5, 2017: Hour 1

In hour one of Here & Now's Dec. 5, 2017 full broadcast, we check in with with KPCC's Alex Cohen about the Thomas Fire, a fast-moving blaze that is prompting evacuations in Ventura County, California. Also, Sarah Ventre of KJZZ reports on what it's like for a few of those who have left the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and been deemed "apostates." And two months after wildfires swept through Northern California and destroyed thousands of houses, advocates are seeing a second wave of homelessness. You can read and hear more at hereandnow.org, follow us on Twitter and join the conversation on Facebook and Tumblr.