Three wildfires are still burning in the LA area - the largest, the Palisades Fire, is just 14% contained, while the second-largest, the Eaton fire, is 33% contained
LA City mayor Karen Bass says "urgent preparations" are being made, with close to hurricane-force winds forecast which could spark new fires across the region
"Our hearts ache for the 24 innocent souls we have lost," says President Joe Biden - 24 people have died and 23 are missing in the Eaton and Palisades area
Nine people have been arrested for looting in the region, Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said
"A whole community burned down" - One resident in the Pacific Palisades says more than 300 families have lost their homes to the fire
Watch: Our correspondent John Sudworth shares a tale of one street and two very different outcomes
Image source, County of Los AngelesChoi says that identifying cause of fires is "critically" important for the LAPD.
A taskforce has been created, committed to holding anyone who is responsible for these fires accountable.
The city's curfew, from 6pm-6am locally, is still in effect.
"If you don't belong there, don't be there," Choi says.
The LAPD chief says the force is halting its escort service, in which police accompanied residents back to their homes to look for pets or medication.
He says they stopped it for the safety of everyone involved and because officers were overstretched.
We're now hearing from Dominic Choi from the Los Angeles Police Department.
As of 6am local time, LAPD has a total of 26 people reported missing in LA city - 17 of which have been located safely.
Of the nine remaining, two were "most likely" found deceased in the fires but haven't yet been identified by the coroner's office.
One individual is believed to be located safely in a shelter, but the LAPD is waiting for confirmation.
This leaves six unaccounted for.
In LA since Tuesday, there has been three fatalities, Choi confirms. He says two were found in the fires, and one was a burn victim who was transported to hospital and later passed away.
Image source, County of Los AngelesThe sheriff says there have been 21 deaths in Los Angeles County - 16 in the Eaton Fire area, and five in Palisades Fire area.
"Sadly, yes I, anticipate the number to go up," adds Sheriff Luna.
Twenty-three people are missing, he says - 16 in Eaton area, and seven in Palisades area - all of whom are adults.
The total death toll is 24 across all of the fire areas so far.
Sheriff Luna says a curfew will remain in both the Palisades and Eaton impacted areas from 6pm to 6am locally.
He says he understands people want to go back to their homes but they "shouldn't put their safety at risk".
On repopulation, he adds: "We are hearing our community loud and clear, and we want to get you in as soon as possible."
What is delaying this in Altadena, he says, is grid searching - which he calls a "very grim task", and he believes they'll continue to "find remains".
Up next is Sherriff Robert Luna, who begins by saying that over 1,000 LA deputies are working 12-hour shifts, and National Guard assistance is now up to 600.
"If we need more, we can ask for more," says the sheriff.
He also says that over 92,000 people are under evacuation orders, and 89,000 people are under evacuation warnings.
Crowley says the Palisades Fire is at 23,713 acres and is now 14% contained.
The Hurst Fire is at 799 acres is 95% contained.
"We're not in the clear as of yet," she adds.
Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley is up next.
She says the LA fire department has maximised its "resource and response capabilities" ahead of the incoming increase in wind.
"All available LAFD resources have been staffed," she says, adding that she has "strategically pre-positioned engine strike teams and task forces which are dedicated to a rapid response for any new fire that breaks out in the city".
Marrone says he wants to "dispel the rumour" that's been circulating, adding that the LA County Fire Department "has never turned down any offers of mutual aid assistance and resources".
He stresses that repopulation won't occur until all areas are safe.
Marrone continues by saying severe fire weather conditions will continue through to Wednesday.
"Be assured firefighters will be prepared," he says.
He adds the winds combined with low humidity will keep the threat "critical".
The chief of the LA County Fire Department Anthony Marrone begins by saying the Eaton wildfire gained no acreage yesterday.
It is now estimated to be 14,117 acres with 33% containment, and over 7,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed, Marrone tells the news conference.
We're about to receive an update from LA County on the latest developments from the wildfires.
You can follow the press conference by pressing watch live at the top of this page, and we'll bring you updates here.
American weather forecaster AccuWeather tells the BBC that winds will "pick up considerably" over the next 24-36 hours, above areas currently dealing with wildfires in LA.
"We can see gusts from 60-100km/h (37-62mph) across a widespread area of LA," meteorologist Alex DaSilva says, adding that there could be 100-130km/h (62-80mph) winds north of the city where the fires are.
"We could see some rapid spread of some fires," he says.
DaSilva says he is concerned that embers could be lifted into the air and travel several kilometres away from the "parent fire", which has the ability to start new fires, he adds.
Winds coming down from their peak speed in the past 36 hours has allowed firefighters to get some containment, he explains.
AccuWeather predicts an estimated $250-275bn in economic damage - which includes insured, uninsured and tourism losses.
Mexico sends firefighters to help battle Los Angeles wildfires
"This is what friends do."
That's what California Governor Gavin Newsom says after Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum sent firefighters to help battle the Los Angeles wildfires.
Newsom thanks the firefighters, and says they'll be out on the line for the next 24-36 hours.
Victoria Park-Froud
Journalist, BBC News
We've just seen photos from a resident in Tucson, Arizona, of cars smeared in ash following the LA wildfires.
Tucson is over 480 miles - about an eight-hour drive - from the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, Los Angeles, the second largest of the LA fires.
That's further than the distance from London to Glasgow.
Below is a photo taken by Tucson resident Lorraine Chiverton, who took pictures from California's neighbouring state last week.
Image source, Lorraine ChivertonDroplets of ash on top of a car in LA
Parts of Los Angeles are under compulsory evacuation orders due to the return of high winds - forecast until Wednesday - which could see fires spread again.
As of Sunday evening, the number of people in Los Angeles County ordered to evacuate had dropped to 100,000.
Another 87,000 faced evacuation warnings - meaning there is a potential threat to life or property.
Officials say people who have been evacuated are not allowed to return to their homes - or what remains of their homes - before Thursday at the earliest.
Max Matza
Reporting from Los Angeles
Red flag warnings, indicating severe winds, are once again being issued here in LA.
Gusts between 55-70mph (88-112km/h) are expected between Monday and Wednesday. The winds are expected to peak on Tuesday.
"This wind event is not expected to be as strong and destructive as last week's windstorm," the National Weather Service said in a forecast issued on Sunday night. Those winds peaked at 100mph, rapidly spreading embers before firefighters could extinguish them.
Thousands of additional first crews have since arrived in LA to assist in the three major fires that are still ongoing. On Sunday, officials said 14,000 personnel had been deployed.
The strongest winds are expected to be felt in Ventura County, a neighbouring LA county containing the cities of Ventura and Oxnard.
Evacuation orders, issued last Tuesday, remain in place. The LAPD says it will be strict about ensuring that people do not return to threatened areas until this new Santa Ana wind event has passed.
Image source, EPAHollywood is continuing to donate to the LA wildfire relief effort.
Beyoncé has donated $2.5m through her BeyGOOD Foundation.
On Sunday, the charity said it had set up an LA Fire Relief Fund to help families who have lost their homes in Altadena and Pasadena neighbourhoods, as well as churches and community centres.
Among the other stars to donate are actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who pledged $1m to relief efforts.
Halle Berry said she took her "entire closet" to a store helping displaced families.
TV personality Paris Hilton, who lost her home in the fire, donated $100,000 through her 11:11 Media Impact organisation to help displaced families with young children.
Earlier we reported that we expected most Los Angeles schools to reopen, and now we've had confirmation.
The Los Angeles Unified School District says the doors will open from 5am local time (13:00 GMT).
Georgina Rannard
Climate and science reporter
Image source, NASANasa says some of its work has been disrupted by the LA fires
This morning when I was working on a story, the message above popped up. It’s on Nasa’s website where I was trying to look at satellite pictures of Antarctica.
On Sunday flames were licking at the hills below Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Mount Wilson observatory in Pasadena. They're now under control, but in the wider fires, around 150 employees have lost their homes, according to the centre’s director.
Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is home to Nasa’s robotic space science, where the Mars Rovers that are exploring Mars were made. It led the mission that right now is sending a craft to Jupiter's moon Europa to look for life.
Nasa also take extremely useful satellite pictures of Earth, and in my job as a climate and science reporter, I rely on them to look at anything from dust clouds from Sahara storms to oil slicks.
Those satellites are also used to measure air and sea surface temperatures – vital to understanding changing temperatures with climate change.