Over a week after destructive wildfires erupted in the Los Angeles area, fire crews have made progress with containment and stopped the growth of the Eaton and Palisades fires. After several "Particularly Dangerous Situation" red flag warnings issued by the National Weather Service expired,

Tuesday, 2:10 p.m. PST Cal Fire says the Auto Fire, which broke out Monday in Ventura County, is 25% contained several hours after fire crews stopped forward progress on the 56-acre blaze.

Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,713 acres after being active for 11 days. A crew of 5,478 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 43% of the fire by Saturday afternoon.

Tenant advocacy groups, landlord associations and elected officials are condemning rent gouging after tens of thousands of people were displaced in deadly fires this month.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs warn that the recent fires in Los Angeles County could become the most costly in California's history. Losses might reach up to $40 billion, placing these fires among the 20 most expensive natural disasters in the U.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs warn that the recent fires in Los Angeles County might become the most costly in California's history. Losses could reach up to $40 billion (€38 billion), making it one of the 20 most expensive natural disasters in the US relative to GDP.

The state’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom invited Trump last week, but the president-elect told NBC News that he felt it was “better if I went as president.”

It's a little bit more appropriate, I suspect." California Governor Gavin Newsom last week invited Trump to visit the area, saying people should not "politicize human tragedy or spread disinformation from the sidelines".

President-elect Donald Trump will likely travel to California next week to view the aftermath of the devastating wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area, he told NBC News' "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker in a phone interview Saturday.