Biden calls on Congress to ‘step up’ funding for California as LA braces for ‘explosive fire growth’ – live

Thanks for joining our live coverage of the Los Angeles wildfires so far today. It’s 7pm here in California and this blog is closing. These are are the top headlines we followed this afternoon and evening:

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  There are three wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles county. They include:

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    The Palisades fire, at 23,713 acres and 14% containment.

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    The Eaton fire, at 14,117 acres and 33% containment.

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    The Hurst fire, at 799 acres and 97% containment.

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  At least 24 people have died, and relatives have begun identifying their loved ones as they return to their homes or are notified by local officials. The fires have destroyed more than 12,000 structures and may be the costliest disaster in US history, according to initial estimates of damage and economic losses exceeding $250bn from AccuWeather.

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  With fire weather expected to continue in the Los Angeles area through Wednesday, state and city officials have pre-deployed firefighters across LA and surrounding counties.

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  The LA county sheriff’s department has arrested three people in relation to “two drone usages”, Sheriff Robert Luna said on Monday. The Los Angeles county district attorney has also charged ten people in relation to crimes committed during the wildfires, nine for looting.

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  Altadena residents have filed three lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging that the utility is responsible for the Eaton fire. The lawsuits cite evidence that the fire began under a transmission tower and reference the utility’s role in other wildfires. However, no official cause for the fire has yet been determined.

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  House speaker Mike Johnson said he believes there should be conditions on disaster aid to California, citing “state and local leaders [who] were derelict in their duties”. Hours after Johnson’s comments, Joe Biden said in a media briefing that Congress “needs to step up” and provide funding. Meanwhile, president-elect Donald Trump told conservative outlet NewsMax that he’s eyeing the damage with the perspective he developed as a real estate developer.

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  California governor Gavin Newsom has called on the state’s legislature to approve $2.5bn in additional funding to aid “response and initial recovery efforts for Los Angeles”. To do so, the governor expanded the special legislative session he’d called for the state in November, designed to prepare for Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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The LA county sheriff’s department has arrested three people in relation to “two drone usages”, Sheriff Robert Luna said on Monday.

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The assistant director of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, Akil Davis, told CNN that it is seeing about 20 drones flying into restricted airspace – and noted that the fire department is counting even more.

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“We continue to stress to the public: stop flying your drones over these fires,” Davis said.

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Thank you for joining our coverage of the Los Angeles wildfires so far today. Here are the top headlines we’ve tracked this afternoon – nearly a week after deadly wildfires first broke out across southern California.

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  There are three wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles county. They include:

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    The Palisades fire, at 23,713 acres and 14% containment.

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    The Eaton fire, at 14,117 acres and 33% containment.

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    The Hurst fire, at 799 acres and 95% containment.

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  At least 24 people have died, and relatives have begun identifying their loved ones as they return to their homes or are notified by local officials. The fires have destroyed more than 12,000 structures and may be the costliest disaster in US history, according to initial estimates of damage and economic losses exceeding $250bn from AccuWeather.

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  With fire weather expected to continue in the Los Angeles area through Wednesday, state and city officials have pre-deployed firefighters across LA and surrounding counties.

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  Altadena residents have filed three lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging that the utility is responsible for the Eaton fire. The lawsuits cite evidence that the fire began under a transmission tower and reference the utility’s role in other wildfires. However, no official cause for the fire has yet been determined.

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  House speaker Mike Johnson said he believes there should be conditions on disaster aid to California, citing “state and local leaders [who] were derelict in their duties”. Hours after Johnson’s comments, Joe Biden said in a media briefing that Congress “needs to step up” and provide funding.

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  California governor Gavin Newsom has called on the state’s legislature to approve $2.5bn in additional funding to aid “response and initial recovery efforts for Los Angeles”. To do so, the governor expanded the special legislative session he’d called for the state in November, designed to prepare for Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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  The firefighting plane that was grounded after sustaining damage from a drone has been repaired and will return to firefighting duty Tuesday, pending FAA approval, said LA county fire chief Anthony Marrone.

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Hours after House speaker Mike Johnson said he believed there should be conditions on disaster aid to California, the president has said Congress “needs to step up” and provide funding.

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Holding a briefing with federal officials at the White House on Monday, Biden said the federal government is covering most costs associated with the fires for the next 180 days, but that Congress will need to cover additional costs to rebuild Los Angeles.

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California governor Gavin Newsom has called on the state’s legislature to approve $2.5bn in additional funding to aid “response and initial recovery efforts for Los Angeles”. To do so, the governor expanded the special legislative session he’d called for the state in November, designed to prepare for president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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The assistance “will support recovery and cleanup, additional wildfire preparedness, and reopening schools shuttered by the fires”, according to a press release.

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Ten people have been charged in relation to crimes committed during the Los Angeles wildfires, the district attorney’s office has announced.

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Nathan Hochman, the district attorney, said nine of the charges are for looting, while a 10th is for arson “not connected with the origination of the major fires”.

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Although government agencies have not yet provided preliminary estimates of the damage caused by the Los Angeles wildfires, AccuWeather – a company that provides data on weather and its impact – approximates the damage and economic losses fall somewhere between $250bn and $275bn.

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That far exceeds the cost of the damage caused by the Camp fire, California’s most destructive in 2018 ($30bn) or the Maui fires ($5.7bn) in 2023. It’s also greater than the damage caused by Hurricane Helene, which devastated six southern states last fall ($225bn to $250bn).

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The fires have killed at least 24 people and wrecked more than 12,000 structures according to initial estimates.

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State and city officials are pre-deploying firefighters as fire weather is expected to continue in the Los Angeles area through Wednesday.

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Red flag warnings will continue this week, according to the National Weather Service. “In other words, this setup is about as bad as it gets. Stay aware of your surroundings. Be prepared to evacuate. Avoid anything that can spark a fire,” the service posted on social media Monday.

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In response, mayor Karen Bass announced that first responders and fire engines “have been pre-deployed in areas close to the Palisades fire and fire stations throughout the city”.

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California governor Gavin Newsom added that “hundreds of firefighting assets are currently prepositioned across Southern California” in Los Angeles and other neighboring counties.

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Altadena residents have filed three lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging that the utility is responsible for the Eaton fire. The lawsuits cite evidence that the fire began under a transmission tower and reference the utility’s role in other wildfires. However, no official cause for the fire has yet been determined.

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“We believe that the Eaton fire was ignited because of SCE’s failure to de-energize its overhead wires, which traverse Eaton Canyon,” attorney Richard Bridgford, who is representing one of the homeowners, told the Los Angeles Times.

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The utility has said it does not believe the transmission tower was responsible for the fire and that the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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House speaker Mike Johnson believes there should be conditions on disaster aid to California, citing “state and local leaders [who] were derelict in their duties”.

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Johnson, who spoke to CNN on Monday, added: “I think that there should probably be conditions on that aid. That’s my personal view. We’ll see what the consensus is. I haven’t had a chance to socialize that with any of the members over the weekend, because we’ve all been very busy. But it will be part of the discussion for sure.”

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Congress, which is responsible for approving federal aid for disaster relief, usually does not add conditions to those packages. But Johnson’s comments, focused on “water resource mismanagement, forest management mistakes and all sorts of problems”, suggest the Republican-led House may approach aid differently for California.

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Beyoncé has contributed $2.5m to a newly launched LA Fire Relief Fund created by her charitable foundation, BeyGOOD.

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“The fund is earmarked to aid families in the Altadena/Pasadena area who lost their homes, and to churches and community centers to address the immediate needs of those affected by the wildfires,” BeyGOOD shared on Instagram.

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Last week, Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles shared that her Malibu bungalow was destroyed in the Los Angeles-area fires.

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“It was my favorite place, my sanctuary, my sacred happy place. Now it is gone,” she wrote on Instagram. “God bless all the brave men and women in our fire department who risked their lives in dangerous conditions.”

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  There are still 2 active fire incidents: The Palisades fire has burned 23,713 acres, and is 14% contained. The Eaton fire has burned 14,117 acres, and is 33% contained.
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  Officials said the death toll is expected to rise after 24 deaths from all the fires have been confirmed so far. Officials also pleaded with residents to stay away from evacuation zones as emergency responders were searching for human remains among the wreckage.

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  92,000 people in Los Angles county are under evacuation orders while another 89,000 are under evacuation warnings.

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  Almost 10,000 firefighting personnel are dedicated to these incidents. Hundreds of firefighters have traveled in from other states and countries to assist in efforts.

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  Dozens of arrests have been made in the midst of the devastating fires, including of those violating curfews, involved in drone incidents which have disrupted rescue efforts, and looting and burglarizing. Los Angeles city and county officials also warn those creating fake GoFundMe’s, price gouging, and insurance scams.

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  Many schools in Los Angeles reopened today, including most in the public Los Angeles unified school district. By contrast, the Pasadena unified school district remains closed for the rest of the week.

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  Corporations, many of which have headquarters and other properties in California – like Disney, Paramount, and Apple – have pledged millions to California fire relief efforts.
  n The fires wreaking havoc in the Los Angeles area began last Tuesday, and LAFD fire chief Kristin Crowley said today: “We are not in the clear as of yet.”

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Corporations are pledging money to support those affected by the historic California fires.

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  Disney has pledged $15m for response and rebuilding efforts. “The history of The Walt Disney Company is inextricably linked to the greater Los Angeles region,” The company said in a statement. “And the destruction from the devastating fires affecting thousands in our area is truly heartbreaking.”

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  Paramount said in an internal memo obtained by Variety it donated $1m and will also offer cash grants and temporary housing to displaced employees.

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  Walmart committed $2.5m “to support relief efforts, including donations of food, water, essential products and grants.” The company said: “Associates, customers and members in the communities we serve are experiencing the devastating impacts of the wildfires in Southern California. Our thoughts are with those affected, and we are acting quickly to help.”

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  Apple’s Tim Cook said the tech company will be donating to support the victims and on-the-ground recovery efforts. “The devastation caused by the fires in Los Angeles is heartbreaking,” Cook said. “Thank you to the incredible firefighters, first responders, and all those assisting for your heroic efforts.”

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Officials speak from the podium, warning those creating fake GoFundMe’s, hotels from price gouging beyond the 10% maximum, and insurance scams.

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Officials said billions of dollars are expected to flow into Los Angeles over the next months and years as a result of the fires, and they will monitor those trying to exploit this as an opportunity.

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LA county sheriff Robert Luna noted the importance of repopulation efforts, but spproximately 92,000 people in Los Angles county are under evacuation orders while another 89,000 are under evacuation warnings.

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Overnight, several more arrests were made now totalling 34 – 30 in the Eaton area and four in the Palisades areas. Of these:

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  Two were for curfew violation.

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  Two were arrested for a drone incident.

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LAFD fire chief Kristin Crowley said: “We are not in the clear as of yet. We must not let our guard down.”

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“Our thoughts, our hearts, our prayers, go out to you,” Crowley said. She added: “We will continue to work very, very, very hard for everyone.”

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Crowley, who publicly criticized the city on Friday for budget cuts that she said have made it harder for firefighters to do their jobs, now says the Los Angeles city fire department has “maximized our resource capabilities and our response capabilities”.

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“Crews up and down the state are mopping up flare-ups and hotspots.”

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Some stats from the briefing:

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  The Eaton fire has burned 14,117 acres, with 33% containment. No acreage was gained, “which is a very good thing.” Some 3,4008 firefighting personnel is dedicated to the incident.

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  The Palisades fire has burned 23,700 acres, with 14% containment. 5,123 personnel are assigned to this incident.

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  The Hurst fire has burned 799 acres with 95% containment.

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Calfire state fire marshal chief Daniel Berlant said the firefighting efforts since the fires broke out last Tuesday have been “exhausting.”

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Some firefighters who were working two days straight were woken up to get back to work, Berlant said.

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Berlant said relief efforts include bringing in firefighters from neighboring states, as well as activating the national guard and other resources such as Black Hawk helicopters.

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The National Weather Service has issued a “particularly dangerous situation” red flag warning for Ventura and Los Angeles counties from Tuesday morning until noon on Wednesday.

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These warnings have been issued in response to expected damaging gusty winds and low humidity in the area, with gusts predicted to reach between 45mph and 70mph.

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The National Weather Service said: “Peak winds for this next event will be weaker than those last week. Nevertheless, winds will be strong enough to potentially cause explosive fire growth.”

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A Red Flag Warning indicates that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will occur shortly.

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The time is nearly 5am in Los Angeles, 8am in New York and 1pm in London. Here is the latest on the wildfires situation affecting LA.

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  Firefighters are preparing for a return of dangerous winds that could again stoke the wildfires.

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  The National Weather Service has issued a rare warning of a “particularly dangerous situation,” beginning overnight Monday into Tuesday. The service’s Ariel Cohen warned of the risk of “explosive fire growth as those winds pick back up”.

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  At least 24 people have been killed and thousands of homes have been destroyed in the Los Angeles area.

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  At least 16 people are still missing and rescue crews are using sniffer dogs to search the debris of burned-down buildings. Authorities are expecting the death toll to rise.

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  Fire crews made some progress tackling the flames this weekend meaning a limited number of people were allowed to return to previously evacuated areas.

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  The Palisades Fire is 13% contained and has burned through more than 23,000 acres, according to an update from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Eaton fire is 27% contained and has burned through over 14,000 acres. The Hurst fire is 89% contained and has burned through 799 acres.

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  Los Angeles district attorney Nathan Hochman is expected to announce charges against a group of people accused of looting houses and in the Pacific Palisades at a news conference on Monday afternoon.

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I’m handing over this blog to my colleague Anna Betts now. Thank you for reading.

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Weather forecasters are predicting that the dry season in Los Angeles is likely to get worse in the coming weeks and that the drought which intensified last week across southern California will continue to worsen into March.

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Meteorologist Eric Holthaus has written for the Guardian and says the rain forecast for the next three weeks in Los Angeles means the city’s record-dry start to its rainy season will keep getting worse.

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This year’s rainy season is running at just 2% of normal for Los Angeles, which has only seen 0.16in of rain so far.

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Weather models increasingly indicate that southern California will receive no rain at all during the rest of January, and potentially no rain during the first week or two of February as well.

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That’s really unusual. January and February are the wettest months of the year for Los Angeles, averaging more than 7in of the city’s 13in of rain in a typical year. Even in the winter of 2006-2007, LA’s driest year in history, the city still received a little more than 3in of rain.

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Intensifying drought conditions mean that the current round of extremely out-of-season fire weather will continue with the resurgence of any moderate-to-strong Santa Ana winds.

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There are emerging signs in longer-range weather models that the current weather pattern could get sticky – and settle into what’s called a blocking pattern. If a blocking pattern, specifically a “Rex block” sets up, it would continue to shunt Pacific moisture either north into Alaska or further south into Mexico, worsening California’s drought.

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The Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone has said 70 additional water trucks have arrived to help firefighters fend off flames spread by renewed gusts. “We are prepared for the upcoming wind event,” Marrone said.

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Firefighters across Los Angeles County are bracing for powerful winds to return that could threaten new areas and block efforts to contain existing blazes.

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“There will be the potential — especially late Monday night through Wednesday — for explosive fire growth as those winds pick back up,” said the National Weather Service’s Ariel Cohen. “In the case of an evacuation order being issued, you have to follow that immediately. Seconds could save your life.”

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The US National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for severe fire conditions through Wednesday, with sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph) and gusts in the mountains reaching 70 mph (113 kph).

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The most dangerous day will be Tuesday, warned fire behavior analyst Dennis Burns at a community meeting Sunday night. “It will kind of ebb and flow over the next couple days,” Burns said. “Tomorrow night, it will really ramp up.”

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the devastating wildfires that continue to rage in southern California, killing at 24 people people and displacing up to 100,000 from their homes.

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The fires, which are burning through an area larger than the area of San Francisco have destroyed thousands of homes, and reduced entire neighbourhood to ash.

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Here is the latest on what California governor Gavin Newsom says could be the “most devastating natural disaster in US history”.

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  Firefighters are focusing on two of the worst fires in the county: the Palisades fire, which is 11% contained, and the Eaton Fire, which is 27% contained, according to Cal Fire, California’s department of forestry and fire prevention.

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  Firefighters have had some success over the weekend, with the Hurst fire now 89% contained having destroyed 799 acres, while a fourth fire, Kenneth, burning just over 1,000 acres before it was brought under control early on Sunday.

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  However, officials have warned that the Santa Ana winds could return, with Cal Fire, warning of “critical fire weather” through to Wednesday. In a post on BlueSky, CalFire said: “Life-threatening winds and dangerously low humidity are forecast for much of southern California – from Ventura to San Diego – creating a significant risk of rapid fire spread. The winds will cause increased fire activity.”

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  The death toll has risen to 24, according to the Los Angeles medical examiner, although officials acknowledge it is certain to rise. At least another 16 people are missing, according to Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna, who said search and rescue efforts were ongoing.

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  California governor Gavin Newsom said he will suspend a number of environmental laws to allow rebuilding across southern areas of the state destroyed by the wildfires. He said more than 50 teams of inspectors had been assigned to evaluate the damage, and hoped to complete the work in two weeks.

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  At least 20 arrests have been made for looting. Among them were two burglars who posed as firefighters when entering houses, according to the police.

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  Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California, has warned against scammers attempting to prey on victims amid the wildfires. Speaking at a press conference, Bonta said: “[In] emergencies like this, in addition to bringing out the best in so many, [it] also brings out bad actors who seek to use the trauma, the chaos of moments like this for their own gain.”

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  Schools, except some in mandatory evacuation zones, will reopen on Monday, after closing for all 429,000 students in the Los Angeles unified school district on Thursday and Friday, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced. Even still, tens of thousands of people forced from their homes by the enormous fires raking will not be able to return for at least four days, officials said on Sunday.

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Closing summary

Thanks for joining our live coverage of the Los Angeles wildfires so far today. It’s 7pm here in California and this blog is closing. These are are the top headlines we followed this afternoon and evening:

• There are three wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles county. They include:

  • The Palisades fire, at 23,713 acres and 14% containment.

  • The Eaton fire, at 14,117 acres and 33% containment.

  • The Hurst fire, at 799 acres and 97% containment.

• At least 24 people have died, and relatives have begun identifying their loved ones as they return to their homes or are notified by local officials. The fires have destroyed more than 12,000 structures and may be the costliest disaster in US history, according to initial estimates of damage and economic losses exceeding $250bn from AccuWeather.

• With fire weather expected to continue in the Los Angeles area through Wednesday, state and city officials have pre-deployed firefighters across LA and surrounding counties.

• The LA county sheriff’s department has arrested three people in relation to “two drone usages”, Sheriff Robert Luna said on Monday. The Los Angeles county district attorney has also charged ten people in relation to crimes committed during the wildfires, nine for looting.

• Altadena residents have filed three lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging that the utility is responsible for the Eaton fire. The lawsuits cite evidence that the fire began under a transmission tower and reference the utility’s role in other wildfires. However, no official cause for the fire has yet been determined.

• House speaker Mike Johnson said he believes there should be conditions on disaster aid to California, citing “state and local leaders [who] were derelict in their duties”. Hours after Johnson’s comments, Joe Biden said in a media briefing that Congress “needs to step up” and provide funding. Meanwhile, president-elect Donald Trump told conservative outlet NewsMax that he’s eyeing the damage with the perspective he developed as a real estate developer.

• California governor Gavin Newsom has called on the state’s legislature to approve $2.5bn in additional funding to aid “response and initial recovery efforts for Los Angeles”. To do so, the governor expanded the special legislative session he’d called for the state in November, designed to prepare for Donald Trump’s inauguration.

In efforts to keep the Palisades and Eaton fires from spreading further – or other fires from catching – as high winds return this week, firefighters spent the day getting into position across southern California.

In the Eaton fire burn zone, planes dropped loads of retardant across Altadena to prevent new spread, and firefighters moved into position near the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, according to a Monday afternoon press conference.

On social media, California governor Gavin Newsom shared that the state had deployed more than 300 additional firefighters to join the more than 15,000 already on the ground.

The sun has set in Los Angeles on the seventh day since devastating wildfires broke out in southern California. Here’s a selection of photographs from today capturing the efforts to survey the damage before winds are expected to pick up once again.

The Grammy awards will proceed as scheduled in Los Angeles on 2 February. In the meantime, the Recording Academy and MusiCares have pledged $1m to “support music professionals impacted by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles”, according to a press release.

“The entire Grammy family is shocked and deeply saddened by the situation unfolding in Los Angeles,” said Harvey Mason Jr, CEO of the Recording Academy and MusiCares. “The music community is being so severely impacted, but we will come together as an industry to support one another. Our organizations exist to serve music people because music is a powerful force for good in the world, and we hope the broader industry will now rally to this cause.”

President-elect Donald Trump said he’s eyeing the damage in Los Angeles with the perspective he developed as a real estate developer.

During a telephone interview with the conservative news outlet Newsmax he said: “We’re going to do things with Los Angeles.” He did not elaborate.

Trump also declined to answer a question about whether he would accept an invitation to tour the area.

Three arrested in relation to ‘drone usages’

The LA county sheriff’s department has arrested three people in relation to “two drone usages”, Sheriff Robert Luna said on Monday.

The assistant director of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, Akil Davis, told CNN that it is seeing about 20 drones flying into restricted airspace – and noted that the fire department is counting even more.

“We continue to stress to the public: stop flying your drones over these fires,” Davis said.

Firefighters strived on Monday to contain the blazes raging across Los Angeles before red flag warning level winds returned to the region.

The Los Angeles county medical examiner released updated details of the deaths associated with the Palisades and Eaton fires Monday afternoon. The death toll remains at 24.

In the latest show of aid from the entertainment industry – which has been hard hit by the Los Angeles wildfires – Netflix and Comcast NBCUniversal pledged $10m each to organizations offering aid to victims of the fires.

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said its donation will be split among five recipients including World Central Kitchen and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.

Comcast chair and CEO Brian L Roberts allocated $2.5m its $10m cash commitment to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles’ ReBUILD LA initiative. The remainder of the money would go to other charitable foundations helping victims.

Today so far

Thank you for joining our coverage of the Los Angeles wildfires so far today. Here are the top headlines we’ve tracked this afternoon – nearly a week after deadly wildfires first broke out across southern California.

• There are three wildfires currently raging in Los Angeles county. They include:

  • The Palisades fire, at 23,713 acres and 14% containment.

  • The Eaton fire, at 14,117 acres and 33% containment.

  • The Hurst fire, at 799 acres and 95% containment.

• At least 24 people have died, and relatives have begun identifying their loved ones as they return to their homes or are notified by local officials. The fires have destroyed more than 12,000 structures and may be the costliest disaster in US history, according to initial estimates of damage and economic losses exceeding $250bn from AccuWeather.

• With fire weather expected to continue in the Los Angeles area through Wednesday, state and city officials have pre-deployed firefighters across LA and surrounding counties.

• Altadena residents have filed three lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging that the utility is responsible for the Eaton fire. The lawsuits cite evidence that the fire began under a transmission tower and reference the utility’s role in other wildfires. However, no official cause for the fire has yet been determined.

• House speaker Mike Johnson said he believes there should be conditions on disaster aid to California, citing “state and local leaders [who] were derelict in their duties”. Hours after Johnson’s comments, Joe Biden said in a media briefing that Congress “needs to step up” and provide funding.

• California governor Gavin Newsom has called on the state’s legislature to approve $2.5bn in additional funding to aid “response and initial recovery efforts for Los Angeles”. To do so, the governor expanded the special legislative session he’d called for the state in November, designed to prepare for Donald Trump’s inauguration.

• The firefighting plane that was grounded after sustaining damage from a drone has been repaired and will return to firefighting duty Tuesday, pending FAA approval, said LA county fire chief Anthony Marrone.

Donald Trump is in talks to visit Los Angeles to survey the damage wrought by wildfires over the past week, CNN reports. The visit could occur as early as next week, but no details have been finalized.

The news follows a letter California governor Gavin Newsom sent on Friday inviting Trump to the state. Trump has vocally criticized California’s elected officials for their handling of the wildfires.