deadly wildfires continue to rage across los angeles ten deadly wildfires continue to rage across los angeles 11 people have been killed and more than 150,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate. the sherriff of la county says the suburbs look like they've been hit by an atomic bomb. more than 55 square miles have burned. donald trump is sentenced without penalty in the new york hush money case but will still enter the white house as the first us president to be a convicted felon. the venezuelan opposition slams the inauguration of the new president of nicholas medora calling it a coup. firefighters are still battling to contain wildfires which have been raging across los angeles for four days. let's show you the latest

pictures from the city. forecasters say more high winds are expected in the coming days which could stoke an already perilous situation. 11 people are now known to have died, and about 10,000 homes and buildings are either destroyed, damaged or at risk. a night time curfew has been put in place in the worst affected areas to protect abandoned homes from looting. there are five fires still burning and fire crews have only made limited progress in containing them. the biggest fire, palisades which was completely out of control yesterday is now 8% contained. the eaton fire, in the altadena neighbourhood, is just 3% contained. the bbcs los angeles correspodent emma vardy reports. a fourth gruelling day holding the line in the face of la's inferno. as tens of thousands of acres continue to burn.

right, you guys on radio, we'll meet you at tcc. some communities have taken the disaster response into their own hands. in topanga canyon, with fires burning all around, a group of locals calling themselves the heat hawks have sprung into action. initially everyone felt a bit abandoned, but i understand why. we have a very tight community that is very connected, and so the local knowledge is really essential. well, these guys are just taking a look around the neighbourhood to see if they can see any spot fires orjust anything they can help with, using whatever resources they can get their hands on — water supplies, fire extinguishers. the emergency services are just so stretched that people like this want to do what they can. we don't have any left anyway. there's more coming, check at the library. despite an evacuation order, here some residents are staying as long as they can to try

to protect properties. there'sjust not enough people, not enough crews, you know, people. they're in demand. i think budgets have been cut. around 10,000 buildings have been destroyed across the city but every now and then by some miracle, one has been spared. there has been anger at city leaders over the fire response. now pledges are being made that la will rebuild. with so many homes and businesses lost, we are putting plans in place to make sure we aggressively rebuild. i don't believe there is anything that angelenos cannot do if we stand together. the risk of crime poses a new threat. security has been stepped up in abandoned neighbourhoods and curfews are now being enforced. you cannot be in these affected areas. if you are, you are subject to arrest. that is important. we are not doing this to inconvenience anybody, we are doing it to protect the structures, the houses, that people have left, because we ordered them to leave and i want them to feel confident that we are doing everything

we can to secure them. along the pacific coast highway as the exclusive la suburb of malibu. this one embodied the californian dream. some of the most expensive real estate in america. now, ashes. at least ten people have now died and it is warned the death toll is expected to increase. despite days of hard work, it's up here in the hills where the fires are still raging and with the winds picking up once again there's real fears about its spread. and they're facing an uphill battle to try to contain it. with a red flag warning for strong winds at the weekend, it's now a race to try to limit the danger.

most of the fires have been burning for days. take a look at this one street in altadena, where the eaton fire is burning. this is fair oaks avenue. this is what it looks like now after those flames tore through the neighbourhood. that's what fair oaks avenue looked like before. almost nothing is left of these homes. early estimates suggest the total damage caused by the fires could amount to nearly 150 billion dollars. 0ur correspondent helena humphrey is on the ground in altadena, where she's been speaking to families affected by the fires. so it was really terrifying when we got out and my cousin was in an uber and she said when she was at the plane, she saw people throwing up because she saw because everybody was like seeing the fire on the mountain.

and then and i remember that it was called the eaton fire. like it was going really fast. we had to go to our hotel to go that's where my mum's work is. and then, that... the fire was getting really close here, and at five am, there was a french teacher, like, he woke up at 5am and the fire woke him up. it was so close. so he ran out of the house, and then he went somewhere else. and then suddenly then our house fired, and then itjust burned and stuff. it's so sad. oh, i'm so sorry. you managed to find just one of your toys, didn't you? can you show me? what did you find here? ifound this. and this. and my brother found this. oh, yeah. i'm so sorry.

that is all that remains of... they had so many toys that were out here. there's that little trash can thing over there was overflowing with toys, and everything'sjust gone. it's heartbreaking. yeah, but that's all. you know, when we were leaving, they were like, you know, - if i'm bringing their toys, i'm like, there's no- space for toys. space for toys. we just got to go. we just got to go. so i grabbed pillows. tojust in case we had to sleep in the car- to sleep in the car- because we didn't know. because we didn't know. and, you know, luckily, _ and, you know, luckily, _ my husband went and bought them my husband went and bought them a new toy and they - a new toy and they - were happy about that. i did grab one toy for each were happy about that. of them, so at least - they have a sense of comfort the fires to the eaton fires. they have a sense of comfort and some sort of enjoyment. and some sort of enjoyment. but right now they, - but right now they, - you know, they don't... you know, they don't... i don't think they understandj i don't think they understandj the concept of their home no the concept of their home no longer being there. longer being there. a story replicated many times a story replicated many times across los angeles. across los angeles. live now to studio city live now to studio city in california where we can in california where we can speak with hollywood publicist speak with hollywood publicist harlan boll harlan boll who lost his home to who lost his home to

the fires to the eaton fires. thank you forjoining us on the programme. i'm so sorry for what has happened to your home there. tell us about your experience.— there. tell us about your experience. there. tell us about your exerience. ~ , experience. when the first fire started in _ experience. when the first fire started in the _ experience. when the first fire started in the distance, - started in the distance, fortunately for me, i started packing up some things. my house was a pretty popular house was a pretty popular house in the neighbourhood. it had a lot of hollywood memorabilia from bob hope, jerry herman, angela lansbury and a number of others and they often use the house as their own homes and in media they would say it was their home because they did not want to use their own so they would

because they did not want to use thei�* them ;o they would because they did not want to use thei�* them only ey would because they did not want to use thei�* them only got �*ould because they did not want to use thei�* them only got outi some of them only got out with the shirts on their backs. i got out with five shirts, four pairs of pants and three shoes. my pairs of pants and three shoes. my next—door neighbours house is completely intact. absolutely nothing wrong with it and yet every other house on the block is gone. it is hard to explain. i'm happy for them, it isjust, it to explain. i'm happy for them, it is just, it is levelled. there is no resemblance whatsoever of anything identifiable existing except the fireplace. i'm really proud of my neighbours because they have all grouped together, supporting each other, calling each other. 0ur supporting each other, calling each other. our church which was only three blocks away was completely levelled and every church except one on a block of churches just disappeared. we are having services this sunday in the afternoon. again, i'm

one of the lucky ones because fortunately, i have to say it this way, but last year one of my clients passed away and the family called me and said, "would you like to use mums house." so it's furnished and has everything i need in my priority was to get my life back on track. you must focus on what is in front of you. if you expand your vision, you start losing it and start crying and thinking about what you have lost. just focus on getting what needs to be taken care of. $5 getting what needs to be taken care of. �* , . ~ getting what needs to be taken care of. �* , ., ~ ., care of. as we were talking to ou care of. as we were talking to you we're _ care of. as we were talking to you we're just _ care of. as we were talking to you we're just looking - care of. as we were talking to you we're just looking at - care of. as we were talking to | you we're just looking at some of the images you have sent us of the images you have sent us of your lovely home there but as you say, you got out yourself safely. but i believe in i don't want to upset you by mentioning this but i believe your poor cat didn't... mentioning this but i believe your poor cat didn't. . .- your poor cat didn't. .. yeah. cleo, your poor cat didn't. .. yeah. cleo. we _ your poor cat didn't. .. yeah. cleo. we got _ your poor cat didn't. .. yeah. cleo, we got him _ your poor cat didn't. .. yeah. cleo, we got him in - your poor cat didn't. .. yeah. cleo, we got him in a - your poor cat didn't. .. yeah. i cleo, we got him in a container and i drove off because he was in a container already. my

other half somehow did not realise the bottom latch was not lashed fully and cleo was freaking out and pushed his way out and went back into the house. in the dark, late at night, with ash and smoke everywhere, with the power out, the house is completely dark, we spent 45 minutes looking trying to find where he was hiding. and we could not find the flashlight, i had been contacting the animal rescue and we understand they have not found any cats yet, they have only found dogs. apparently the pasadena humane society has discovered over 300 animals so we are going to go down tomorrow and see if by any chance cleo is one of them. we left the doors open in case he wanted to get out.— wanted to get out. hopefully ou will wanted to get out. hopefully you will be — wanted to get out. hopefully you will be reunited. - wanted to get out. hopefully you will be reunited. your i wanted to get out. hopefully i you will be reunited. your home was quite an old one as many in

the area are, 100 years old. this would have been 100 years old this year. is this would have been 100 years old this year-— old this year. is it surprising to ou old this year. is it surprising to you that _ old this year. is it surprising to you that the _ old this year. is it surprising to you that the fire - old this year. is it surprising l to you that the fire could have spread so fast and so far? honestly when we saw the fire of its scale i pin it's probably more than anyone else probably more than a