The press conference ends with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (Fema) Regional Director Robert Fenton Jr speaking about the help available to people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed.

He addresses false information circulating about what aid is available and instead points people in the direction of the two cash grants from the aid agency, which are both worth $43,600.

The news conference is now over. We will bring you a summary of the key developments soon so stick with us.

Horvath is still giving an update on the wildfires in Los Angeles.

She says a number of measures will be passed via an LA county emergency proclamation later this afternoon. These will include measures to prevent price gouging - including on rent and housing options - and to stop people being taken advantage of during this disaster.

"These will not be tolerated," she says.

Under the proclamation, a local health emergency will be declared and measures will be introduced to ensure the continuity of education for displaced students. There will also be opportunities for people to secure financial support and resources, she says.

As we wrote earlier, thousands of Los Angeles residents displaced by the wildfires will soon find themselves facing the daunting challenge of finding somewhere to live amid LA's competitive housing market - already one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country.

County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath is next up to speak at the conference. She says rescue workers are giving the Palisades fire "all we've got".

The situation will be particularly dangerous over the coming 24 hours, she adds, due to the high winds expected to hit the area.

Horvath urges people in the area to make preparations in case they are ordered to evacuate at short notice, while schools in Malibu are being closed as part of readiness efforts.

Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass is now speaking at the conference given by officials.

Bass says she took an aerial tour of California and describes the destruction from the LA fires as "unimaginable until you actually see it" .

She confirms that on Monday she signed an executive directive that will lay the groundwork for rebuilding efforts.

"We want to begin to think about how we rebuild the massive destruction that I saw from the air, we don't want people burdened by red tape and bureaucracy, so my executive directive addresses that," she says.

She says she does not want people to be "burdened by red tape" and the directive will take immediate action to make 1,400 habitable units available.

She says the two disaster relief centres will help people provide documentation like drivers licenses, and there will be medical and mental health support available.

Dr Anish Mahajan is speaking about the public health response to the fires, in particular air quality.

He says strong winds could disperse dust and ash from the fires over the coming hours and days, potentially contaminating the air.

Mahajan urges people to wear face masks as ash is potentially very hazardous and can cause lasting damage if it makes its way into the respiratory systems.

He reminds people that make-shift coverings may not offer sutable protection.

LAPD chief Jim McDonnell is up next with an update on missing persons. He says that, of the 34 people that were reported missing on Tuesday morning local time, 21 people were found safe.

He says, of the 13 people missing, two were likely found dead but needed to be identified, while 11 remain unaccounted for.

Fire and law enforcement officials are giving an update on the wildfires in California today.

LA County Sheriff, Robert Luna, is now giving an update on search and rescue operations. He says 3,654 properties in the Altadena area and 1,800 in Eaton have been reached so far.

Teams are starting to look for remains in the Palisades area too, he says.

He adds that no human remains were found yesterday and "hopefully that happens again today".

LA County Sheriff, Luna, is now reminding people that a curfew from 18:00 to 06:00 will go into effect for areas under an evacuation order.

"If you do not live there, have any business there, I say this every day, don't go," he says, adding arrests are being made for those who violate this order.

Luna stresses: "I don't want to make arrests, please stay away from there."

He confirmed 39 arrests were made over night in the LA County area, including 33 in the Eaton fire area. The arrests include nine for curfew violations, two for flying drones and 11 for burglary.

For Palisades there were a total of six arrests - three for curfew violations and three for burglary.

Stay with us as we continue to follow the news conference by officials on the wildfires across Los Angeles.

LA County Sheriff Robert Luna warns people that the next 24 hours are "very dangerous" amid the risk of forecasted winds further fuelling the fires.

He says 88,000 people are still under evacuation orders. That's a decrease on the number we've seen in recent days, Luna says, but remains very significant.

We're still hearing from Kristin Crowley, head of the fire service, who goes on to thank those who have expressed care and concern for firefighters.

“Our firefighters and first responders are standing strong, they hold their heads up high and they will continue to work hard for you," she says.

She confirmed that the Palisades fire is currently at 23,713 acres, 17% containment, with 5,200 personnel assigned. The Hurst fire is at 799 acres and is 97% contained.

"Firefighters will continue to work tirelessly throughout the day to contain the fires," she says.

We are now hearing from officials and emergency service chiefs who are speaking at a press conference about the wildfires across Los Angeles.

Kristin Crowley, head of the fire service, says aerial surveys have been carried out to judge the scale of the fires and the damage. She says this information will be used to decide how best to carry out recovery operations.

She also expressed her "heartfelt" thanks to firefighters from Mexico who are assisting with efforts.

We are following the conference so stay with us for further updates.

California's forestry and fire protection agency, CalFire, says the wildfires have now burnt through 40,588 acres of land - with the Palisades Fire causing the worst of the damage so far.

The blaze has claimed 23,713 acres, with the graphic below showing how much of London and New York would be affected if a similar wildfire were to happen in the two cities.

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More than 1,850 National Guard troops - which is part of the US armed forces - will help firefighters battle the LA fires, authorities have confirmed, external.

Guard members from California, Nevada and Wyoming have been activated and multiple aircraft will be deployed to drop fire retardant from the air.

The United States Air Force also confirmed today that the California Guard will also help local law enforcement and emergency response, external; this will include maintaining order, assisting with search and rescue, clearing routes and medical support.

The California fire protection agency CalFire has released an update on the four fires still burning across LA.

It says the Palisades Fire - the first and biggest - has burned through 23,713 acres and is 17% contained - up from 14% at the previous update.

The Eaton Fire has swallowed up 14,117 acres and is 35% contained, up from 33%.

The much smaller Hurst Fire (799 acres) has been almost completely contained, at 97%.

The newest Auto Fire which began last night has burned through 56 acres and has not been contained at all. However Ventura fire crews say the fire has been stopped from advancing forwards.

Containment describes the progress firefighters make in preventing the spread of the flames. It doesn't mean the fire has been put out, but that the spread has been stopped. So for example 17% containment means fire crews have established barriers around just 17% of the fire's perimeter.

Matt Taylor
BBC Weather

As the day begins, Santa Ana winds are already starting to pick up on higher ground especially. Wind gusts of over 60mph (97km/h) have been recorded on the higher parts of the San Gabriel mountains.

There’s also a noticeable breeze picking up along the Highway 5 corridor, south of Santa Clarita.

However, for many populated areas, winds remain light for now with barely a breeze in Low Angeles itself. Crucially for those close to the Palisades Fire, winds are light and are not reach the levels of last week.

With a red flag warning from the National WeatherService now in effect and winds expected to increase throughout the day, “extremely critical fire-conditions” remain.

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Thousands of LA residents displaced by the wildfires will soon find themselves facing the daunting challenge of finding somewhere to live amid LA's competitive housing market - already one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country.

Despite California's anti-price gouging and rent stabilisation laws, some have raised concerns that no one is monitoring LA rents, and residents searching for somewhere to live have spoken to the BBC about the anxiety of seeing rents increase as they recover from the devastating fires.

"What's available is not nice at all and the rents have gone up a lot," says Michael Storc, who lost the home he owned in the fire.

Jessica Heredia, a realtor based in the high-end Brentwood neighbourhood, showed the BBC a database used by realtors to track fluctuations in rent prices and found several high-end listings jump several thousand dollars in rent this week.

We've had the below video from firefighters in Ventura, where a new fire broke out on Monday evening.

The Auto Fire - the LA region's fourth and smallest blaze - spread across 56 acres over several hours, before fire crews said they had stopped it from advancing.

The video is pretty dramatic, though - and firefighters said they'd stay at the scene to "mop up hotspots".

The National Weather Service has given an update on the strongest winds so far, after a red flag warning for high winds and fire risk came into force just over two hours ago.

It recorded 72mph winds over Magic Mountain Truck Trail, east of Santa Clarita - an area under the "particularly dangerous situation" warning.

The "particularly dangerous situation" warning is issued when low humidity, high winds and very dry vegetation coincides, meaning there's a risk of large and deadly wildfires.

The NWS says the winds would accelerate through the mid-morning. As our BBC weather forecaster explains, even though the winds near the largest fires are not expected to be as fierce as last week, they'll still be strong enough to allow fires to spread rapidly.

Paul Glynn
Culture reporter

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Austrian-American composer Arnold Schoenberg's music catalogue has been destroyed by the LA wildfires.

Around 100,000 scores belonging to his family's publishing company were destroyed when a 2,000-sq-ft building in Pacific Palisades burned down, the New York Times reported, external on Sunday.

"It's brutal," said Larry Schoenberg, the groundbreaking 20th-century composer's son, who rented and sold the manuscripts through Belmont Music Publishers. "We lost everything."

No original scores were destroyed - but the loss could pose issues for musicians hoping to play his father's music.

Leon Botstein, music director of the American Symphony Orchestra, said losing Belmont, which made Schoenberg's music publicly available, was a "catastrophe".

Belmont said it hopes to make new digital copies of original scores kept at the Schoenberg Center in Vienna.

A well-known high school which was damaged by wildfire is appealing to the public for temporary classrooms and outdoor spaces so school life for its 3,000 pupils can continue.

Palisades Charter High School Principal Pamela Magee does not give details on the damage in her statement, but says the fire "left us without a home".

She writes: "The fires have taken a heavy toll on our school community, displacing many of our families and students who have lost their homes and their belongings."

Without in-person lessons, "students may experience increased feelings of isolation and anxiety", Magee says, adding that they needed to "maintain a sense of normalcy and stability".