john sudworth, bbc news, los angeles. the latest from la and our correspondent, david willis. i assume the big concern is about the wind picking up again. about the wind picking up aaain. , . ,., again. very much so. there is a dusk to dawn _ again. very much so. there is a dusk to dawn curfew _ again. very much so. there is a dusk to dawn curfew in - again. very much so. there is a dusk to dawn curfew in place i dusk to dawn curfew in place here in order to prevent looting at sites such as this. enforced by members of the californian national guard, some of whom lined up behind me here. an organisation is under way to prevent the largest wildfire from encroaching on one of the most upscale parts of the city of los angeles. that is the brentwood area were currently the evacuation orders have been widened to include the getty centre, a hilltop museum home to thousands of priceless works of art. firefighters have been bombing these flames from above using air tankers. these flames from above using airtankers. it these flame

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john sudworth, bbc news, altadena. let's go back to emma vardy.about fears that the situation might get worse before it gets better? there is now 3000 firefighters battling the palisades fire above us but they are stretched, they are fatigued and the fear is that with those winds picking up that any progress that is being made can be reversed very quickly and down here of course we are under no illusions as to what the consequences are when the fire starts spreading once again and moves incredibly fast. these buildings, once luxury beachfront properties, they are still smouldering, but gradually people have started to come down here themselves to look at the damage, but now there is this curfew in place from 6pm at night until 6pm in the morning to try to prevent looting while this crisis continues. emma vardy, thank you very much, reporting from the pacific coast highway. powerful winds and parched ground after months of no rain — a deadly combination which has allowed the california fires to spread. today, it was confirmed that last year was the

john sudworth, bbc news, altadena.es from across los angeles at 9:15 p.m., where the fires are still burning. a nighttime curfew in effect in the worst hit parts of la. we do now know that at least 11 people have died. police have warned against looting and criminality in those areas, abandoned by about 150,000 residents who are under that mandatory evacuation order. a reminder that we have a live page “p reminder that we have a live page up and running on the bbc news website, 24 hours a day at the moment, with the very latest from our correspondence across the region. you can scan the qr code on the right—hand side of your screen and that will take you directly to that live page with the very latest. we will return to the wildfires later. but first some of the rest of the news. donald trump has protested his innocence after he was handed the most lenient possible sentence for covering up hush money payments to an adult film star. he becomes the first us president to have a criminal record. 0ur north america editor sa

john sudworth, bbc news, pacific palisades. mansion. the actor billy crystal lost his home where he'd lived since 1979. some celebrities have been taking to social media to describe what has happened to them. sitting here and waiting to find out whether we're going to evacuated are not is... mummy! ..it�*s like the time can't go by any slower. yes, baby, come here, bubba. so instead we decided to pass the time by putting together bags of clothes for our friends who have lost everything. i have never seen flames from my house like this, ever. this is insanity. i hope everyone is staying safe tonight. let's go back to emma vardy. sheet is in los angeles. the authorities have been saying today that the tide could be turning back the situation is still very perilous?— the situation is still very erilous? ., �* , the situation is still very erilous? ., �*, .,, perilous? that's right, some hope but feel certainly _ perilous? that's right, some hope but feel certainly not _ perilous? that's right, some hope but feel certainly not out

john sudworth, bbc news, los angeles. 0ur correspondent helena humphrey is there for us on the ground one of the areas that have really been hit hard by this fire. what's the latest where you are? that's right, carl. the working is that the death toll very sadly could and to climb further. we know at least 13 people are still missing and that grim morning from authorities today that essentially they are sending cadaver dogs out into some of the hardest hit areas to try and recover people's love ones. the fires growing in the �*palisades area. here in altadena, this housejust another �*palisades area. here in altadena, this house just another example. �*palisades area. here in altadena, this housejust another example. as you can see, this family didn�*t even have time to take their car as they were fleeing. 0ver have time to take their car as they were fleeing. over in this direction, i want to show you this chimney, because this is so symbolic of what we�*re seeing process landscape. christian means that this is where a house once the — almost a gravestone. —— christening remain. a bu

our correspondent john sudworth has been in the altadena neighborhood and sent this report. angeles is a city in shock. thousands of people coming to terms with the once unimaginable . >> my jewelry box was right here. john: pete mitchell, an electrician at disneyland and his wife have lived here for over 10 years. >> it survived, your elephant box from thailand. john: this was their home before the fire. altadena was a pleasant los angeles suburb, middle-class district a far cry from the mansions and celebrity lifestyles on the out of the city. >> devastating of course. we saw images, neighbors had come in before, but it is also the opportunity to rebuild, which is a hard road, but it can be done. i think we will do it. >> i hope we are rebuilding here. i hope that we will have, what we can find that can be memories of good times we had. it was a really good home. john: around them, fire crews are still patrolling the area, putting out spot fires. this is a city in deep crisis with the emergency services stretched to the limit, and lives totally upended. just a few doors awa

john sudworth, bbc news, los angeles.spondent helena humphrey is there for us on the ground in altadena. she's in altadena, one of these areas are hit. what's the latest where you are? carl, an evacuation _ latest where you are? carl, an evacuation order _ latest where you are? carl, an evacuation order still - latest where you are? carl, an evacuation order still in - latest where you are? carl, an evacuation order still in force l evacuation order still in force here. many people have lost everything. they're still in shelters, but you start to get a picture of what happened on tuesday night in the fires came through here. little clues that you see with every house that's been destroyed. as you can see, this car relatively unscathed, but the dichotomy of the fact that they aren't able to take their cars appear as they came out here. in this landscape, what you see time and time again is if wejust pan in this direction, we can see the chimney there up into the sky. that is what you say all across altadena. they're almost

john sudworth, bbc news, los angeles. i've been speaking tojohn harabedian about the situation.tate assembly member for district 41, representing altadena, among other areas affected by the blazes. that eaton fire has really destroyed large parts of altadena. have you been back there? what have you been hearing from the community there? good evening, carl, and thank you for your words and your sympathy. i have not left. we are here at the command centre. i am in and out of altadena and the affected areas every day, and i will tell you that it is a disaster. it looks like a war zone. so many of our friends and family members have lost everything, and i was born and raised in this community, i grew up here. many of the parks that i played sports at are gone. many of the homes that my friends lived in, that i played in, are gone. the community of altadena as we know it, carl, is forever changed, and as of now, we are all altadena, standing with them and helping them. but on the ground it's devastating. so many tears have been shed between all of us and as a community we are hurting

john sudworth, bbc news, pacific palisades.astating fires that are destroying large parts of los angeles are on track to be among the costliest in us history. the private forecaster accuweather said it expected losses of between 135 billion to 150 billion dollars, as the blazes rip through an area that is home to some of the most expensive property in the world. fire authorities say more than 5,300 structures have been destroyed by fire in the palisades area. and between four and 5,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed by the fire in eaton. here's our north america business correspondent, ritika gupta. wildfires engulfing swathes of los angeles are expected to be one of the nations' costliest natural disasters. the blazes burnig around some to monaco and malibu are consuming some of the most pricey real estate in the us, affecting areas where the median home value is more than $2 million. in addition to the human cost and property damage in la, there is likely to be lasting health impacts and medical costs due to acrid

john sudworth, bbc news, los angeles.there's been some criticism for shortages of staff and resources. los angeles mayor karen bass said city officials and emergency responders are working together to fight the fires and keep everyone safe. in spite of the grief, in spite of the anger, in spite of the shock. we have got to stay focussed until this time passes, until the fires are out. now we need to stay focussed. but i will say that when the fires are out, make no mistake, we will have a full accounting of what worked and especially what did not. and i know that this is a top priority of the people that are here behind me, and the firefighters and the first responders that are on the front line. there is nothing, nothing, nothing that i will not do for the city where i was born and raised. and i know that that goes for all of us. so let me be clear about something. the fire chief and i are focussed on fighting these fires and saving lives. and any differences that we might have will be worked out in private. but right no

john sudworth, bbc news, altadena.o los angeles and join the bbc�*s helena humphrey. hello to you, and tell us what you have been seeing there today and what you've been hearing. today and what you've been hearinu. . , . ., today and what you've been hearin. ., . ., ., hearing. the devastation, as ou can hearing. the devastation, as you can see _ hearing. the devastation, as you can see behind - hearing. the devastation, as you can see behind me, - hearing. the devastation, as you can see behind me, is i you can see behind me, is difficult to put into words. we know that the la county sheriff had said that it looks as if a bomb has gone off in some areas. this area exemplifies that. you can see over my shoulder here people getting out as quickly as they could for leaving behind their vintage cars. a little bit further on, you can perhaps make out a bathtub here, but i think what is so striking about this area is that actually much of it is unrecognisable from some of it still smoldering, it is difficult to see what is

john sudworth, bbc news, los angeles. helena humphrey is in the north of the los angeles area, in the area of altadena, just north of the city of pasadena. she spoke to me earlier, witnessing firsthand the aftermath of the fire. the devastation becoming ever more apparent, particularly as we start to see some containment. but of course, sadly, with that news, we know that 11 people have been killed, 13 still missing right now, and authorities saying that they will be sending cadaver dogs into some of the wreckage as people continue to look for their loved ones. family assistance centres will also be set up. and so those people, of course, they have lost everything, they are looking for their loved ones. and i also want to show you just by taking a walk down one street, how their communities also have vanished. the first thing we come across down this street, this is all that is left of a mosque here in altadena. all you can really make out is perhaps some bent iron, some bent metal of some chairs, but really nothing else

john sudworth, bbc news, los angeles.et's speak to my colleague helena humphrey in california's pasadena city. the devastation is clear to see behind you. just talk us through what you have seen. what through what you have seen. wha- . through what you have seen. whau ., , through what you have seen. wha i ., , ., what that is right. that devastation _ what that is right. that devastation is - what that is right. that| devastation is becoming what that is right. that - devastation is becoming ever more apparent particularly as we start to see containment but also with news that 11 people have been killed and 13 are still missing right now. authorities say that they will be sending cadaver dogs to check out the wreckage as people continue to look out for their loved ones. family assistance centres will also be set up and people have lost everything. they are looking for their loved ones. i also want to show you just by taking a walk down one street, how communities have also vanished. the first thing we come across down th

john sudworth for us in ottawa, thank you.s been pouring in from world leaders and across the canadian political spectrum since the canadian prime minister's annoucement. the spokesperson for us presidentjoe biden said that justin trudeau has been a "stalwart friend" of the united states — adding that washington would �*stand with�* canada as it picks a new leader. for more on trudeau's resignation, let's bring in the director of the mcgill institute for the study of canada, daniel beland. thank you forjoining us. what did you make ofjust introduced message today and his announcement? he: basically acknowledged that he had become a major problem for his own party. i think that many people think that he waited, quite a few liberals think he waited too long to make this announcement for the after recharging the government, the minister resigned in mid december. the number of liberals calling for his resignation increased dramatically. but he could have resigned even before that, which was a major turning point because the libera