As multiple fires continue to blaze through Los Angeles, Sony and others are donating millions to relief efforts.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says President-elect Donald Trump has not responded to his invitation to tour damage in the fire-ravaged state. The president-elect will take the helm of the nation in less than two weeks, at a time when California requires a massive amount of federal aid for its fire recovery effort.

Los Angeles Times reporter James Rainey reporters from Carbon Beach in Malibu, witnessing the massive destruction from the recent fires. James Rainey has covered multiple presidential elections, the media and the environment, mostly at the Los Angeles Times, which he first joined in 1984. He was part of Times teams that won three Pulitzer Prizes.

Because of costs, few movies are shot locally, leaving the industry in a surreal spot: reeling from personal loss with much of the business untouched.