By Tim McLaughlin and Laila Kearney (Reuters) -Southern California Edison's internal wildfire forecasts underestimated the potential size of the Eaton Canyon fire in Los Angeles by a factor of ten in the days leading up to a deadly conflagration in January,

With the downtown facing an 8 p.m. curfew, the Los Angeles police began using tear gas and crowd-control munitions to break up protests after issuing a dispersal order.

A group of California homeowners filed suit Wednesday against AAA and USAA, alleging that the insurers left them systematically underinsured and unable to rebuild after the Jan. 7 firestorms in Los Angeles County destroyed their homes.

L.A. suffered its largest quarterly construction-cost jump in a database that dates to 2013 and the first quarter’s biggest jump statewide.

NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff was reporting on the ground in Los Angeles when law enforcement started using crowd control tactics against protesters, including firing flash bangs. Soboroff speaks with protesters on the ground and describes the peaceful demonstrations he's seen throughout the day.

Since 1993, seven of the 10 worst fire years in California, ranked by total acres burned, have occurred after drier-than-normal winters. By contrast, eight of the state’s 10 mildest fire years occurred after wetter-than-normal winters, according to an analysis by the Bay Area News Group and Golden Gate Weather Services, a Half Moon Bay company.

According to the California Highway Patrol, 39-year-old Adam Palermo reportedly threw rocks at officers and vehicles and set a patrol car on fire.

Amid ongoing riots in Los Angeles, the LAPD's top union boss says his officers are cracking down on violent rioters, looters and vandals.