Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. And I'm Amna Nawaz on the news hour tonight. The death toll from the Los Angeles area fires rises as high winds complicate efforts to combat the devastating blazes.

We look at the practical implications and potential roadblocks of President-elect Trump's stated desire

to buy Greenland.

China has increasingly been seeking investment in Greenland and in other parts of the Arctic,

and I think the U.S. is buying minerals.

And Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense faces an uncertain confirmation process amid accusations

of sexual misconduct.

Welcome to the news hour. Dangerous wind conditions are picking up speed and threatening to spread

devastating fires in Southern California. Four of the major fires have burned through more than 62

square miles already. That's larger than the size of San Francisco or Paris. At least 24 people

have died.

About two dozen more are missing and a number of communities have been reduced to ash.

Officials say they're worried the death toll will grow this week.

In Los Angeles County, it's fire versus firefighters.

After making some progress,

taming the blazes this weekend, strong Santa Ana winds were expected to pick back up today,

fanning the flames and making it harder for crews to extinguish them on the ground and from the

sky. The anticipated winds combined with low humidities and low fuel

moisture will keep the fire threat in all of Los Angeles County critical.

In all, some 8,000 firefighters are battling the two major wildfires in the area.

As of this morning, the enormous Palisades fire was 14%

contained and the Eaton fire was 33% contained. With harsh conditions in the

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