Mandatory evacuations for more than 100,000 people remain in place for the wildfires, which started Jan. 7 amid a powerful windstorm that forecasters warned would be the worst the region has seen in more than a decade.

Los Angeles residents are hoping to avoid new blazes that would further complicate efforts to contain the historic wildfires that have left at least 25 people dead.

Nine of the fire victims died in the Palisades fire and 16 in the Eaton fire in Altadena, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner and Sheriff Robert Luna.

Vice President Kamala Harris faced widespread mockery for delivering a "word salad" message to the victims of ongoing fires wreaking havoc in Southern California. Scott Yenor has zeroed in on the real problem of higher education: That it is populated by too many women who should be off making babies.

As first responders and investigators with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner do the grim work of locating and identifying fatalities tied to the Eaton and Palisades fires, the death toll has climbed to 25,