Good evening, I'm Omna Nawaz.

And I'm Jeff Bennett on the news hour tonight.

As emergency crews rush to contain catastrophic wildfires around Los Angeles, residents come to grips with the devastating loss.

It's a really paralyzing time right now.

You don't really know which way to go.

A judge gives Donald Trump no punishment during sentencing in the hush money case that led

to the president-elects 34 felony convictions.

And national security advisor Jake Sullivan reflects on his time in the Biden White House and weighs in on the

incoming Trump administration's unconventional foreign policy tactics.

Welcome to the News Hour.

Firefighters are making some progress in the battle against a series of catastrophic wildfires around Los Angeles.

But new blazes have popped up and more than 10,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed.

At least 10 people have been killed,

and there's still more danger ahead

with WINS expected to pick up once again this weekend.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state

will conduct an inquiry into the many questions

about water supply that left some hydrants unusable.

Stephanie Sye begins our coverage

with this on the ground report.

Winds started to ease today, giving firefighters a window to continue making progress on fires

that burn for a fourth day around Los Angeles. The Eaton fire northeast of the city and the Palisades

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