Firefighters in California say calmer winds and higher humidity have helped their efforts to prevent wildfires in Los Angeles from reaching the city's expensive Brentwood neighbourhood. However, strong winds are forecast to return, and the fire risk remains high. Sixteen people are now known to have died over the past five days. Also on the programme: Sudanese army claims capture of key eastern city from rebels; Donald Trump's expansionist foreign policies, wanting to take over Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal; and we speak to Fernanda Torres, the first Brazilian to win Best Actress Golden Globe Award. (Photo: A firefighter watches as the Palisades Fire, one of simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County. Credit: REU)
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Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC Wealth Service.
We are coming to you live from London.
I'm Krupa Party and it's very good to have you with us.
We begin this hour in Los Angeles, where that death toll as a result of the four wildfires still burning in the area now stands at 16.
Details of some of the victims, many of whom died in their homes, are now beginning to emerge as families pay their condolences, including longtime Malibu resident Randall Mayod, who died protecting his property.
His mother said it was the one and only house he had ever owned.
She added, I'm realizing how many memories he had in that home.
I can understand why he didn't want to leave.
Approximately 14,000 personnel are currently battling the Palisades fire, which is still the largest.
That's according to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
He said some 70 firefighters from Mexico had come to the region to help.
This is what friends do.
This is what relationships are all about.
Friends in need, being there for one another.
We want to be there for the people of Mexico in times of need and disasters.
And we're incredibly humbled and grateful that the president was willing to send the.
Crew you see behind me.
They'll be out on the lines within.
The next 24, 36 hours, and we're very, very grateful.