Stunning images of Los Angeles wildfires broadcast on television screens Tuesday evening have helped bring attention to the calamity unfolding in Southern California.
Homes and businesses in the path of the fires were reduced to ashes. Their rapid spread was driven by Santa Ana winds, which hit the area with gusts of up to 100 mph. Abandoned vehicles were strewn across the roads as residents sought shelter on foot as many emergency exit routes were blocked by vehicle traffic.
Smoke billowing from the four confirmed fires in Los Angeles is visible for miles, and so far two deaths have been attributed to the fires. Authorities have said the Pacific Palisades fire, in particular, was one of the most destructive in the city’s history.
BREAKING: The Pacific Palisades fire is now the most destructive in Los Angeles city history, with approximately 1,000 structures destroyed.
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News networks are responding to the unfolding tragedy by deploying additional staff and resources to their West Coast teams. Here’s your guide to their ongoing coverage. (All times Eastern)
ABC News
World News Tonight anchor David Muir will report from the field in California, alongside the Chief Meteorologist and Chief Climate Correspondent. Ginger Zee. They will also be joined by the chief national correspondent Matt GutmanABC News Live anchor and correspondent Kayna Whitworthcorresponding Mola Lenghimultiplatform journalist Jaclyn Leeand radio correspondent Alex Pierre. Muir will host a special edition of WNT from California Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m.
CBS News
Co-host of CBS Mornings Tony Dokoupil is in California and will join Norah O’Donnell on CBS Evening News Wednesday evening. Dokoupil will anchor CBS Mornings from California on Thursday morning. The Los Angeles-based correspondent joins him to cover the wildfires. Carter Evans.
CNN
Anderson Cooper reports from Altadena, California. Natasha Chen, Nick WattAnd Stéphanie Élam are also on the ground, and Bill Weir will join them soon.
Fox News
Trace Gallagher has been hosting his nightly show live from California since Tuesday evening and will do so again on Wednesday. He will be joined by correspondents William La Jeunesse, Jonathan Hunt, Matt Finnand Fox Business correspondent and former volunteer firefighter Max Gordon. On Wednesday night, Fox News @ Night will air from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., followed by Bill Melugin anchor from the Fox News Los Angeles bureau from 12:30 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. Fox & Friends First will begin an hour earlier at 4:00 a.m., while Fox Weather will simulcast FNC’s coverage from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.
NBC News
NBC News has a team of correspondents in the region, including Dana Griffin, Liz Kreutz, Jacob SoboroffAnd Steve Pattersonas well as NBC News’ national climate reporter Chase Cain and anchor of NBC News Now Gadi Schwartz. Meteorologist Dylan Dreyer will also join the ground crew in Los Angeles.
NewsNation
National correspondents Nancy Loo, Xavier WaltonAnd Brian Entin reporting live from Pacific Palisades. In the meantime, Rich McHugh will provide additional updates on conditions and resources for firefighters. Correspondent in Washington Kelly Meyer will provide updates on the White House response. NewsNation will also use its local Nexstar affiliate, KTLA-TV, for additional live reporting from the field.
Spectrum News
Spectrum News 1 in Southern California will continue to provide continuous live coverage throughout the evening and into Thursday as fires and weather conditions develop. Spectrum News 1 anchor Amrit Singh will be the anchor of the evening news, with recordings of journalists near the fire sites.
The Weather Channel
The network offers extensive coverage with correspondents Justin Michaels live report from Los Angeles. TWC’s live coverage, Live: Catastrophic Fire and Ice, will run from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday.
