. >> we spoke earlier with eric scott, a captain with the los angeles fire department, who did have some words of hope. captain scott, thanks for joining us. hollywood hills, that area is now threatened. how bad can this get? >> i'll be honest. we're getting a good upper hand on this. we're very thankful for it. and it's because we've had a little help from mother nature, especially in comparison to yesterday's significant winds. they've died down a little bit. so our aircraft is making some strategic water drops. but yet again, it's another iconic location of los angeles that's on fire. >> given those multiple fires, do you have all the resources you need? >> you know, personally for the los angeles city fire department, we would like more firefighters. you know, the city of los angeles is increasing and growing, and our call volume is going up. normally we run about 1500 emergency incidents a day. yesterday we ran almost 4000 emergency incidents. but when you get a large scale incident like this, we have neighbor helping neighbor and that's automatic aid from the nearby fire department

captain eric scott with the l.a. fire department sharing this image from downtown los angeles. thick smoke taking over a view of the sky. air quality tonight, dangerous you. >> >> the fire's being fueled by strong santa ana winds and surrounding topography, which makes it extremely challenging for us firefighters. >> david: authorities are calling this an extremely rare, life-threatening santa ana wind event. gusts reaching 100 miles per hour. 35,000 residents under evacuation orders. nearly a million without power. residents here tell us they lost everything. >> this is pretty devastating. pretty devastating. >> david: the california national guard has been called in. from the air, a fuller scope of the devastation. a united airlines passenger capturing this view out his window. that flight diverted. thousands of firefighters spreading out racing to contain the flames. the new fires jumping from home to home. and residents here doing whatever they can. this young man trying to use a fire hose to beat back the flames in his own back yard. you can hear the intense fire crackling

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thursday you've got eric scott turner and scott pheasant for treasury secretary. as you mentioned, tulsa gabbard, d and i director is what she is up for, not among those listed what should viewers know about her and section 702? guest: i reported last week that republican and democratic senators who had met with her were unclear on her position on that critical national 30 authority which basically allows the federal government to conduct surveillance on foreigners outside of the united states for the purposes of safeguarding national security, rooting out terrorism, things like that. and i presented that information to the trump transition team and said we were going to reported and as a result, tulsi gabbard gave her first public comment since being nominated for the job in which she came out in support of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. host: did you interview her? guest: this was a statement and that was notable for two reasons. number one, she reposed -- propose legislation when she was in congress to get rid of section 702 entirely, and number two

our source also on the ground tonight, captain eric scott. he is the public information officer for the los angeles fire department. and, captain, it's great to have you back. obviously, you know, you've been joining us in these touch and go situations. i know you all are very busy. so you're joining us on the phone tonight. we've been talking about these red flag warnings that are now in place through wednesday evening. what is your biggest concern about that tonight? >> the wind is kicking. it always has been. and we saw it be so devastating last week, tuesday and wednesday. so we've been getting breaks and then she comes back and it's been very difficult. so uh, the area of major concern for the palisades burn perimeter remains the northeast area and mandeville canyon. it's a lot of homes, very narrow hairpin turns that we had to proactively enact parking restrictions to keep vehicles out of areas that turn to choke points in case there's additional evacuations. but right now, we got a lot of firefighters lined up there, and our air assets

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captain eric scott had this to say. a -- things are still burning and active. it is so dry that the brush or fuel if an ember lands on it, has 65% ignition. we are chasing fires. >> griff: particular concern is in the palisades fire, we were seeing those fires burning close to densely populated areas. we are expecting a news conference from mayor karen bos. >> carley: very concerning. griff jenkins, thank you so much. we are one week from president-elect trump inyou goeration and senate hearings start tomorrow, madeleine rivera is live in washington with more. >> madeleine: good morning, carley. senate has a packed schedule this week. trump team looks to move quickly on the nominees. doug collins is up first then comes pete hegseth who will appear before the armed services committee. there are concerns about sexual assault against pete hegseth, which pete hegseth has denied. wednesday, homelane security nominee kristi noem, pam bondi, marco rubio and cia director nominee john ratcliffe will appear for hearings that day. senate democrats see the process as first

fire department captain eric scott had to say about the dangers ahead. >> it's still active.nd it's so dry because of these winds, that the brush or fuel, if an ember lands on it has a 65% of ignition. so we are chasing fires. so, we're getting punched and hit and punched and hit and it's challenging for firefighters. that's why we are so thankful that we have a huge amount coming from all over the place. >> griff: while the winds won't be the 100 mile-per-hour winds. it could be gusts up to 70. and it's meeting low humidity levels from 8 to 15% which is a recipe for disaster. now, back out here. where we are. let me just tell you one thing that we just did in the last few minutes where we about a mile up the road. in the destruction. ryan o'neil, the famous actor's daughter confirming on social media that the home that he and fare faucet who many people our age, brian, will remember, ryan o'neil, farrah fawcett's home you can see what is left. nothing but rubble. a $3 million gorgeous home looked out over the ocean. now gone. just one of thousands that were lost in all of th

fire department eric scott. here is what he said about the dangers people are facing. listen here. >> this just stirs up all of the other embers because things are still burning. it is still active. and it is so dry because of these winds that the brush or fuel if an ember lands on it has a 65% ignition. we are chasing fires. >> back out here in malibu there is nothing left to burn here. the fire palisades fire came across the hills and burned everything in its path until it met the pacific ocean. we'll show you an image here in malibu yesterday, sheriff luna who played the sound bite saw a firefighter in distress. turned out it was an individual who was not a fireman and he was arrested. you can't be in this area. another incident. i want to show you this video of a man that was found with a blow torch. sources confirming to fox he was an illegal immigrant from mexico and being held on probation, not charged with arson but complicating the issue, as you can see trucks, emergency fire trucks and crews trying to come in here trying to do their work all a part of the com

fire department captain eric scott about these conditions and how dangerous it is in places in the northeast few miles from us over in mandeville canyon where we've got brushfires and firefighters are trying to tamp down lest it should get into densely populated areas. but he said about these embers and what they can do. listen. >> it is still active. it is so dry because of these winds that the brush or fuel if an ember and lands on it as a 65% of ignition. we are chasing fires. we are getting punched and hit and punched and hit. it is challenging for firefighters. >> with 70-mile-an-hour winds, one of those embers could travel up to 2 miles. meanwhile, let me just show you some pictures of an individual that was arrested here yesterday in malibu, the l.a. county sheriff saw firemen sitting down that he was in distress. it turns out that he was in handcuffs. he was arrested. it's not clear that he was actually booting. he was in this fire impacted security area. a press conference telling us that they are getting more more looters. one last shot if you look on the hills north across the hig

fire department captain eric scott he talked about specifically what the dangers are listen here. >>t's still active. and it's so dry because of these winds, that the brush or fuel, if an ember lands on it, has a 65% of ignition. so we're chasing fires. so, we're getting punched and hit and punched and hit and it's challenging for firefighters. that's why we are so thankful that we have a huge amount coming from all over the place. >> griff: and captain scott also said, look, those 100 mile-per-hour winds they saw last something he had in 2011. if they had 1,000 more fire engines it wouldn't have stopped. with this wind coming not quite as strong but certainly strong enough to pick up the embers and move them places that could catch new fires. that is something that the public needs to really heed,understand it is not over. we are not out of the woods. and if you get a warning, in your evacuation zone to go. be prepared, be ready, move fast and go. he also talked a little bit about exhaustion that the firefighters are feeling. they have got over 12,000 fifortsdz already here trying t

. >> trace: captain eric scott with los angeles county fire department thank you for your time sir wek a lot about the federal response to the fires here in california. there is a lot on the plate of the president-elect and his cabinet members to be and what they are trying to accomplish. one of the big things as immigration. we will get an update next on the laken riley act. what is the status, when is it going to be voted on? we will get an idea of what will happen. laken riley of course the nursing students killed by an illegal immigrant. much more on that on the president-elect push to secure the border and to get this immigration problem under control. next. so you can get back to your monster to-do list. super helpful. see if you can save money at progressivecommercial.com. thank you. their homes. and so that if they contact disasterassistance.gov, anybody has lost everything or anything of consequence. or 1-800-two or excuse me 1-800-i beg your pardon. 1-800-621-3362. that is the disaster assistance 1-800-613362 to get the kind of help they need for the basics that they do not

lafd fire captain eric scott told us today four days straight. they're so thankful for all the help that they're getting in this command center. but for them, it's so personal because this is their this is their home. this is their dirt is what he said. so while there's there's homes that are raised around their fire stations, many of their fire stations are still standing, but they have no power. they have no gas. their crews are done with their shifts going back there, hoping to get some sleep, and they have no resources at their fire stations anymore, so there's no real relief in sight for them. and in that mandeville canyon area, he was telling us, brush there hasn't burned and 40 to 50 years. it's incredibly dry. this wind that we're feeling, these gusts come through. it dries out the brush even more. and so these embers come through there. it has a very high chance of sparking a new fire. and burning even more. >> yeah. the real risk there. and as lee says, those you go to palisades fire and it's razed, but the fire station is standing and

i want to get straight to my source tonight, captain eric scott, who is the public information officer for the los angeles fire department. and it's great to have you here, captain. right now we are showing live pictures of this new fire that has just broken out near where these mandatory evacuations are taking place. this is the hollywood hills near the famed hollywood sign that everyone knows los angeles from. what can you tell us about what we're looking at right now? >> yeah, as another significant fire just broke out in that area. so the 101 freeway to mulholland drive, hollywood boulevard on one side, laurel canyon on the other. the wind has just been relentless. you know, southern california is currently enduring some of the most historic fire conditions on record. this is extreme weather, strong winds, dry conditions, multiple fires across the region, and it's putting immense pressure on our agency and all other agencies. it feels like you're in a boxing ring with a heavyweight champion, and you take blow after blow after blow after fire after fire. and it is very challenging.

i want to get straight to my source tonight, captain eric scott, who is the public information officer for the los angeles fire department. and it's great to have you here, captain. right now we are showing live pictures of this new fire that has just broken out near where these mandatory evacuations are taking place. this is the hollywood hills near the famed hollywood sign that everyone knows los angeles from. what can you tell us about what we're looking at right now? >> yeah, that's another significant fire just broke out in that area. so the 101 freeway to mulholland drive, hollywood boulevard on one side, laurel canyon on the other. the wind has just been. relentless. you know, southern california is currently enduring some of the most historic fire conditions on record. this is extreme weather, strong winds, dry conditions, multiple fires across the region, and it's putting immense pressure on our agency and all other agencies. it feels like you're in a boxing ring with a heavyweight champion, and you take blow after blow after blow after fire, after fire, and it is very challen

trump's picks, they include lee zeldin for administrator of the environmental protection agency, eric scott turner for secretary of housing and urban development, scott bessent for secretary of the treasury. >> and pam bondi will have a second day of hearings with outside witnesses called. she herself will not testify and is not expected to attend. and still ahead, we'll turn to sports and a buzzer beating finish in college hoops. plus women's basketball programs can finally start in on march madness. we'll go over that big win for the sport, and we'll get a check on the weather forecast when way too early returns. but first, we want to know why are you awake? email your reasons to way too early@msnbc.com or tell me on social media at ali vitali using the hashtag way too early, we're going to read our favorite we're going to read our favorite answers type 2 diabetes? show. discover the ozempic® tri-zone. i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of

when it comes to the thursday confirmation hrings, eric scott turneto be consider the next secretaryf hu lee zeldin to be the epa administrator, scott bessent to be treasury secretary and doug bergman to be interior secretary. it will be30, the start time for that hea. when that hearin starts, we will show you a little bit of it, but when the house comes in at 10:, you can continue watching on c-span two, our platform c-span now, and c-span.org. again, that is for the confirmation hearing for pam bondi, president-elect's trump to become the next attorney general. on our line performer and active military, gary, michigan. caller: hey. how are you doing, sir? host: you are on, go ahead. caller: i don't think you should be confirmed. his lack of basic knowledge about the position and his comments about women in the military. i served with a lot of women in the military, and they were fully capable of performing their duties, and the guy cannot even answer basic questions, yes or no. i have served 40 plus years in the military, and if you cannot answer a basic question yes or no, i don't

when it comes to thursday and what you can expect, eric scott turner to be the next secretary of housingnd urban development. lee zeldin former new york republican to be epa administrator. scott bessent to be treasury secretary. doug burgum's hearing was supposed to be today but was pushed to thursday because of paperwork issues. also pending, doug collins he was supposed to be at his hearing today to become the head of the next veterans affairs, secretary of veterans affairs. you can keep track of that on the website. let's hear from the nikia in las vegas on the independent line. caller: hi there. i think that any president should be allowed to have any person that they want in their cabinet. i understand the confirmation process, but it seems to me there are always issues between more so the democrats than republicans. all of these people keep calling and talking about pete hegseth and his assault on women, but no one mentions biden or his assault on tara reid and how she had to run off to russia or his son. it is crazy to me. i think everyone deserves to be given a chance and no one

. >> this evening, eric trump, rick scott complaining. >> about mitch. >> mcconnell, eric trump. >> putting out. a tweet. >> saying that mitch mcconnell is the worst. >> i think that. >> there will see these. >> attempts for. >> retribution against people like. >> susan collins, lisa murkowski. >> mitch mcconnell. >> is in a sort of a bit of a different. position because he's. >> likely not running for reelection. >> he's not in leadership anymore. he's sort of this lame duck in the capitol, and he can run wild in this way. susan collins is. >> up. >> in. >> 2026. >> so she. >> will. >> face reelection. >> in the next cycle. folks have tried to run somebody against her, but she has defied. those odds. >> she's been. a maverick. >> in. >> the. >> senate this swing vote. but clearly she. knows how to work. >> it with her. >> constituents because. >> she's been able. >> to win. >> five terms to this point. >> lisa murkowski. >> just won reelection. >> back in 2022. >> that was after. >> the trump impeachment vote. >> she was able to defy. >> any challenge and. >> stay in congress. >> she's not

folks are on twitter already on x this evening, eric trump, rick scott complaining about mitch mcconnell, eric trump putting out a tweet saying that mitch mcconnell is the worst. i think that there will see these attempts for retribution against people like susan collins, lisa murkowski, mitch mcconnell is in a sort of a bit of a different position because he's likely not running for reelection. he's not in leadership anymore. he's sort of this lame duck in the capitol, and he can run wild in this way. susan collins is up in 2026, so she will face reelection in the next cycle. folks have tried to run somebody against her, but she has defied those odds. she's been a maverick in the senate this swing vote. but clearly she knows how to work it with her constituents because she's been able to win five terms to this point. lisa murkowski just won reelection back in 2022. that was after the trump impeachment vote. she was able to defy any challenge and stay in congress. she's not going to be up until 2028 again. so i suspect that trump folks in the maga world are going to try to put retributio

eric trump, rick scott complaining about mitch mcconnell, eric trump putting. out a tweet saying that mitch. >> mcconnell is. >> the worst. i think. >> that there. >> will see these attempts for retribution against people like susan collins, lisa murkowski, mitch mcconnell is in a sort of a bit of a different position because he's likely not running for reelection. he's not in leadership anymore. >> he's sort of. >> this lame duck in the capitol, and he can run wild in this way. susan collins is up in 2026, so she will face reelection in the next cycle. folks have tried to run somebody against her, but she. >> has. >> defied those odds. she's been a maverick in the senate this swing vote. but clearly she knows how to work it with her constituents because she's been able to win five terms to this point. lisa murkowski just won reelection back in 2022. that was after the trump impeachment vote. she was able to defy any challenge and stay in congress. she's not going to be up until 2028 again. so i suspect that trump folks in the maga world are going to try to put

thursday you've got eric scott turner and scott pheasant for treasury secretary.you mentioned, tulsa gabbard, d and i director is what she is up for, not among those listed what should viewers know about her and section 702? guest: i reported last week that republican and democratic senators who had met with her were unclear on her position on that critical national 30 authority which basically allows the federal government to conduct surveillance on foreigners outside of the united states for the purposes of safeguarding national security, rooting out terrorism, things like that. and i presented that information to the trump transition team and said we were going to reported and as a result, tulsi gabbard gave her first public comment since being nominated for the job in which she came out in support of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. host: did you interview her? guest: this was a statement and that was notable for two reasons. number one, she reposed -- propose legislation when she was in congress to get rid of section 702 entirely, and number two she

they include lee zeldin for the administrator of the environmental protection agency, eric scott turnerses called bondi herself, will not testify and is not expected to attend. this follows contentious questioning yesterday that she faced the attorney general nomination as well. did marco rubio that trump's pick for secretary of state, nbc news chief capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles, brings us a look at the key moments. >> it is a crucial step in forming the cabinet that will implement donald trump's agenda when he takes office in just four days. >> do you swear that the testimony you're about to give a round robin of senate hearings for powerful posts across the federal government, headlined by trump's pick for attorney general pam bondi, who tussled with democrats while defending her connection to the incoming president. >> i'm not going to be bullied by the 14th amendment of the united states of america, which was deeply disappointing, bondi, the former attorney general of florida, replaced trump's original pick, former congressman matt gaetz, when it became clear gaetz did not

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secretary nominee scott bessent on his nomination hearing yesterday discussing the trump tax cuts, tariffs and his economic vision for the next administration. joining me now is miss sorry senator erica member of the senate judiciary, armed services, commerce and joint economic committee. it's great to see you. thank you for being here. >> good to be with you. maria: i want to goat your take on how hearings are going. i know that you questioned attorney general nominee pam bondi, sean duffy, pete hegseth. you will question howard lutnick. that hearing moved due to paperwork delays, apparently. what does that mean? what is your take-aways on these hearings? >> i think they're going really well. president trump picked an all star team, a team of reformers that will go into the agencies and fight for the american people. pete hegseth did really well that day. he answered the questions, he wants to root out dei, focus on china, procurement reform. the democrats are engaged in partisan politics. pam bondi was a slam dunk. i had the honor of introducing pam, got to know her in state ag world and she's going to restore credibility to an agency that's been weaponized and politicized to a de

. >> i will say, though, eric, we've already reached out and heard back from chairman scott, the chairmananning to hold a committee hearing in the near future to examine the banking issue. so the hope that's going to go away is, is it doesn't look like it's going to hold at this point. how do they behave when they're called before? >> i think that once it's called before congress, it's a different story. that doesn't mean that the ceo needs to inflame it on a consumer level. i mean, when you're called before congress, it does it does get nasty and you have to respond to it. but that doesn't mean that there's a correlation between how much the company talks about it on, on a mass media level and whether the problem goes away. congressional hearings happen all the time, and the objective of a congressional hearing is to get out of the mugging alive, not to get out with all your money and everything else. >> all right. eric dezenhall, thanks so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> all right. coming up, the president hitting on a laundry list of topics from fed