California fires live updates: death toll likely to rise; Biden announces federal funding for fight against blazes
President says government will pay 100% of response costs for 180 days; Palisades fire grows to nearly 20,000 acres
- Full report: wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles
- Visual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?
- Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?
Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.
Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County.
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