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Reporter Jacob Soboroff on covering the 'Firestorm' that consumed his childhood home

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Jacob Soboroff covering the fires. (Courtesy of Bianca Seward)
Jacob Soboroff covering the fires. (Courtesy of Bianca Seward)

Host Peter O'Dowd speaks with author and MS NOW's senior political and national correspondent Jacob Soboroff about his new book "Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster."

Soboroff was a reporter for NBC during the 2025 Los Angeles fires, and he grew up in the Palisades area, which was hit hard.

Jacob Soboroff interviewing Gavin Newsom. (Courtesy of Bianca Seward)
Jacob Soboroff interviewing Gavin Newsom. (Courtesy of Bianca Seward)
The cover of "Firestorm" by Jacob Soboroff. (Courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers)
The cover of "Firestorm" by Jacob Soboroff. (Courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers)

This segment aired on January 9, 2026.

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