FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Sen. John Barrasso, Rep. Judy Chu
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
CBS News
3.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 January 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
This week on Face the Nation, Southern California grapples with the devastating fury of extreme wildfires. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and California Congresswoman Judy Chu join us to give us the latest on the ground and what threats remain in the region.
Next, we preview the week ahead in the Senate as they begin to hear from president-elect Trump's cabinet picks. But do Senate Republicans have the votes to confirm them? Republican Whip Sen. John Barrasso gives us the latest on where Trump’s picks stand. Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly also weighs in.
Finally, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich previews his new project "Journey to America," a PBS documentary profiling several famous immigrants and their contributions to America. We'll talk to him about that and get his thoughts on president-elect Trump's plans for immigration reform.
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| 0:07.1 | NFL Wild Card Weekend begins on CBS. |
| 0:10.8 | Saturday at 4.30 Eastern. |
| 0:12.8 | Justin Herbert leads the Chargers into Houston to face C.J. Stroud and the Texan. |
| 0:18.0 | Down the sideline leaping. |
| 0:20.1 | Then Sunday at 1 Easter, the Broncos and rookie QB Bo Nix. |
| 0:24.8 | Meet Josh Allen and the build. |
| 0:26.5 | He dives and he scores. |
| 0:29.0 | NFL wildcard weekend. |
| 0:31.1 | Saturday and Sunday on CBS and streaming on Paramount Plus. |
| 0:37.5 | I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington, and this week on Face the Nation, as we begin what's now day six of the catastrophic fires in Southern California. |
| 0:48.2 | The situation is still extremely volatile and therefore still very dangerous. |
| 0:53.4 | The death toll stands at 16 with 150,000 |
| 0:57.0 | residents under evacuation orders. The long-term impact on Californians' health and damage done to the environment are incalculable. |
| 1:06.0 | The cost to rebuild in California, which boasts the largest economy in America, are impossible to tally |
| 1:12.7 | at this point. The causes for the individual fires are under investigation, but scientists say there's |
| 1:19.4 | no question that climate change exacerbated the factors leading to these cataclysmic events. |
| 1:26.7 | The two big fires, the coastal palisades fire and the inland |
| 1:30.7 | Eaton fires are still raging and the National Weather Service has cited red flagged wind warnings |
| 1:37.3 | in the Southern California area through at least Wednesday. We begin with the very latest from our Jonathan Bigliotti. |
| 1:46.3 | More than 14,000 personnel from all over California, nine states, as well as Canada and Mexico, |
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