I grabbed him by the hand.

He couldn't even barely get dressed as he was trying to drag himself in the car.

He had his phone, a charger around his cable, and his walking cane.

And I dragged him in the car, the Ambers were coming in the car at the same time.

It's like we're living in an alternate reality.

I still don't feel like it's real.

Even this morning, I was like, no, the house is still there. We'll be able to go back. And I was

like, no, it's gone. Everything is gone. It's a couple from Southern California describing their

frantic escape from the wildfires, helping a neighbor

make it to safety as well. This all comes, of course, is the raging wildfires have claimed

more lives. We're going to bring you a live report and the latest forecast straight ahead.

Meanwhile, it's a busy week in Washington with the first confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's

cabinet picks.

We're going to go through what you can expect to hear on Capitol Hill this week.

And we're going to have a look at President Biden's final week in office and preview is farewell addressed to the country.

Good morning and welcome to morning, Joe.

It's Monday, January the 13th.

And with us this morning, We have co-host of our

fourth hour, Jonathan Lemire, MSNBC political analyst, Elise Jordan. She's a former aide to the George

W. Bush White House and State Department and U.S. Special correspondent for BBC News, Katty K.

Caddy, a few things have jumped out in this morning's paper to me.

Let me read a couple.

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