Elise Hu

Flames are stretching into the communities of Brentwood, West L.A., and Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles. Firefighters are conducting airdrops and digging lines on the ground in an effort to stop the flames from spreading. They are racing to contain the Palisades Fire, which is already the biggest of the wildfires in the county, ahead of more wind events forecast for Monday.

Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Maroney gave an update.

Dusk to dawn curfews are in effect for Palisades and Eaton Fire evacuation zones. For NPR News, I'm Elise Hu in Los Angeles.

The L.A. County Sheriff is working with the coroner's office and FEMA to conduct searches. L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna says specialized search and rescue teams will use cadaver dogs to search for missing people as well as remains.

Firefighters have struggled to contain the biggest Palisades fire in West Los Angeles. It grew by about 1,000 acres overnight. For NPR News, I'm Elise Hu in Los Angeles.

Many Angelenos are eager to survey the damage in their neighborhoods and see what can be salvaged. But fire crews say repopulation won't happen until those areas are considered safe. Crews have to clean up toxic ash, hazardous waste, and make repairs to power and water infrastructure first. The Eaton and Palisades fires are the two most destructive in Southern California history.

And another surge of Santa Ana winds are expected late Monday. into Tuesday. For NPR News, I'm Elise Hu in Los Angeles.

The 26.2-mile race took runners from Dodger Stadium on through iconic L.A. neighborhoods of Chinatown, Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. Spectators and supporters lined the entire route to cheer on the athletes. One of them was 15-year-old Abel Rivera, who lost his childhood home to the Eaton Fire in Altadena.

His neighborhood is just beginning to clean up and think about rebuilding after wildfires tore through it. For young Abel, training to run the marathon distance helped keep him calm and centered through tragedy.

Abel ran with 3,000 other Los Angeles middle and high school students. They take part in a program called Students Run LA. For NPR News, I'm Elise Hu in Los Angeles.