Meet the Press NOW — Jan. 9

Wildfires continue to rage across Los Angeles County. Los Angeles Fire Department Public Information Officer Capt. Erik Scott and Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath join Meet the Press NOW to give an update on the devastation. NBC News Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard reports on how President-elect Donald Trump and Senate Republicans will handle the budget reconciliation process. Former Jimmy Carter speechwriter Chris Matthews discusses the former president's personal and political legacy.


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⏱️ Timestamps by TimeSkip ⏱️
00:00:00 - Introduction: Wildfires Impact
00:00:59 - Scope of Destruction in LA
00:03:07 - Local Officials' Response
00:04:09 - Federal Response to Fires
00:05:04 - Community Impact and Support
00:12:42 - Challenges in Firefighting
00:14:04 - Water Supply Issues Explained
00:15:58 - Firefighters' Efforts and Morale
00:19:21 - Political Implications of Wildfires
00:20:23 - California Wildfires Update
00:21:54 - Water Rights Debate Explained
00:26:01 - Impact of California Wildfires
00:31:38 - Community Response to Fires
00:38:33 - Biden's Briefing on Wildfires
00:40:06 - Immediate Cash Assistance
00:41:10 - Federal Funding Increase Announcement
00:42:26 - Fire Containment Update
00:44:38 - Federal Resources Deployment
00:45:47 - Message to Firefighters and First Responders
00:47:04 - Vice President's Response
00:48:08 - Community Impact Overview
00:50:22 - Neighborhood Access and Safety Measures
00:51:53 - Conclusion and Resources Available

[anneolsen]

How did this fire start? I have not heard anything about that.

[lindabarcellos]

Such an important and fundamental report.🙏🏻❤️😻

[joshualeffler]

Why wasn't this urgent response given to the hurricane victims in the Carolinas

[sylviasessentials]

Good broadcast I’m going to call that 800 number to see if there’s anything that I can do. It would’ve been nice though to hear cameras speech and what she had to say during this broadcast.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks.😊

[kingfishlou]

I was living in the altadena area last year and worked in the Palisades. It's all gone.

[JayClaypool]

The wrath of God is is a up on California is it going to turn away from their sins and God can God can forgive them of their sins and heal their land

[jcminvestments]

All this areas needs a new sprinklers system even can be a simple house up to a high end building, but the water supplies has to be high pressure level also the wind from all hills has to be studied too. Water irrigation systems must be upgraded too. Water Chanel has to be supplied and controlled in case a flowing water source.

[GraniteBaygirl]

Thank God Biden declared the federal disaster quickly unlike what Trump did to US during the campfire in 2018. These people need all the help they can get

[LindaSafley-go]

God, Help! Not good, People get out.

Crazy!

[Lamin_G]

4:42 Mr. Soboroff implied that the *repeated* delays in his exchanges with Kristen were due to technical difficulty, but that didn't happen in the other shows he appeared on. Strange! If grief has taken over Mr. Soboroff, who no longer lives in Los Angeles, because of his sentimental attachment to a childhood home, imagine what the actual _owner_ of the house must feel like. That person still had valuables in that house.

[terrieleighrelf]

Sending Reiki to all the people impacted and the fire fighters and . . .

[A-King-yu]

That disastrous scene is similar to Gaza.

[BuenaMorena]

President Trump had advised Governor Gavin Newsom years ago to avoid situations like this. The Governor refused.😢 Now look.

[Elijah-mz]

No Ralph's, their gonna need park to ride and tiny homes, can't get home insurance, what the heck, change the way ya do it, it ain't worth a million bucks no more, suddenly, you don't own it the way you thought you did

[Lamin_G]

36:16 Who does *Chris Matthews* suppose orchestrated the Afghanistan war originally, arming Islamists who would spawn the Taliban? Hint: It was not Reagan, Jimmy Carter's successor. 🙂

[scottleigh]

One word comes to mind. Lahaina. It's STILL devastated and waiting. Waiting. People lost homes and headed there now. The burners going to the burned. The rich $eem to have the law... And the rest?. Well ya'll You know the sit, now that the angels are lit. Pray. Hisvoiceisstrong.

[Howoldareweanywayyipes]

why aren't the fire hydrants hooked to pipes sucking water from the ocean itself?

[hamplus]

00:12 that’s not Kristen welker
17:20 Supervisor Hogarth succumbed to zoom

[kristineximeno]

Why don't the news ask Gwen why there is a 17.5 mil cut to fire effort and why increase disability those disabled people are alrready getting 100% medical coverage, free credit cards, free transportation and 10 of thousands to pay to their care givers every month tax free. What ELSE do they still We the regular citizen need way more help and funds than those..