So far, many clues to the origins of the deadly Eaton fire, which started in the area just after 6 p.m. that evening and went on to kill 17 people, have pointed to the brushy hillside where a tangle of electrical lines stretch up Eaton Canyon.

New York State is sending help to California. Governor Kathy Hochul says a team of 10 Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers have been deployed to the Los Angeles area to help contain the wildfires there.

Much-needed rain has begun to fall over Southern California, bringing relief to the drought-stricken region but also the threat of toxic runoff.