Today
Kyle Chandler
Season 2025, Episode 6 · Aired 2025-01-08
Synopsis
Devastating wildfires are tearing across Los Angeles at frightening speeds. The governor has now declared a state of emergency as thousands have been forced to evacuate. NBC's Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY. Los Angeles councilmember, Traci Park, who represents one of the areas under siege from the intense wildfires, joins TODAY to share an update and break down what people should know about the massive evacuations in the area. "This is not a drill," she says. Brutally cold temperatures are blanketing much of the United States as another major winter storm with snow and ice is set to sweep across the South. NBC's Priscilla Thompson reports for TODAY. Dangerous winds in Los Angeles are intensifying the rapidly spreading wildfires. Meanwhile, much of the rest of the country is bracing for a major winter storm. TODAY's Al Roker tracks the forecast.
In the series
This episode is part of Today (1952–present) on NBC.
Garroway, J. Fred Muggs, and the invention of waking up with television.
Key cast
- Dave Garroway as Host
- Jack Lescoulie as Announcer / co-host
- Frank Blair as Newsreader
- J. Fred Muggs as Mascot