The U.S. Forest Service said that arson started the wildfires still burning north of Los Angeles, having already destroyed 250 square miles of forest and killing two firefighters. A federal homicide investigation is underway. We talk to Steve Julian, Morning Edition host for KPCC in Pasadena, California, with the latest report.
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