CBS News National Correspondent - Author of โTORCHEDโ out May 12 and โBEFORE ITโS GONEโ, out now.
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This is whatโs left of the Pacific Palisades. The mall survived. Most everything else is gone. Homes, apartment complexesโฆ businesses.
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Thank you for having me on @Elex_Michaelson
May 24
.@JonVigliotti of @CBSNews wrote the new book "Torched" about the L.A.'s wildfires.
He says Mayor Karen Bass *did* know about National Weather Services' warnings about extreme fire danger before Jan 7, 2025.
"My sources make it very clear the Mayor was very well aware of those warnings and still chose to go on that assignment to Ghana."
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Jonathan Vigliotti ๐ retweeted
May 20
Tonight on @CNNTheStoryIs:
An extended conversation with @MayorOfLA @KarenBassLA.
We talk homelessness, the Palisades Fire & running against Spencer Pratt & Nithya Raman.
Airs around 9:30pm pacific.
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Jonathan Vigliotti ๐ retweeted
May 20
.@Elex_Michaelson Anchor of @CNNTheStoryIs w/
CBS News National Correspondent & Author of โTORCHEDโ @JonVigliotti (Well worth following too)
Was the 2025 Palisades Fire preventable ?
**WELL WORTH WATCHING**
5.20.26 140 am ET 8 minutes
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Thanks for having me on!
May 14
.@JonVigliotti's back in THE BACK ROOM discussing his riveting new book, the origins of the devastating 2025 LA fires, how they could've been avoided, and how to prevent such a disaster from happening again podcasts.apple.com/us/podcasโฆ
Photo: Beatrice Aguirre Zuniga
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Jonathan Vigliotti ๐ retweeted
May 12
Have been reading @JonVigliottiโs excellent new book about the LA fires.
It is riveting, deeply reported, and I cannot imagine any decent person finishing this book without being infuriated.
Itโs a must-read for Angelenos and Californians.
And everyone else too โ but especially if you live in California.
His book is out today!
Amazon: tr.ee/e1rxpa
Bookshop: bit.ly/4uNj4DB
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May 11
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In Los Angeles, rebuilding after last year's devastating wildfires has been a race to the status quo, with speed winning out over safety and strength. @JonVigliotti, who wrote about L.A.'s reconstruction efforts in his book "Torched," talks about how reconstruction after a disaster should include steps to prevent future catastrophes. cbsn.ws/4uIGs56
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Jonathan Vigliotti ๐ retweeted
May 9
Mayor Karen Bass 'pulled a Ferris Bueller' - sneaking out ahead of 2025 LA fires: book trib.al/qqK2pRC
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt kicked off the city's mayoral debate in a heated exchange on Wednesday after Pratt called Bass "an incredible liar," and claimed she misguided Angelenos about the facts of the Palisades Fire when it broke out last year.
CBS News' @JonVigliotti, who has been closely reporting on and investigating the blaze for over a year, fact checked two key moments from the debate.
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The cityโs failure to prepare ahead of the fire weather, lefts millions caught off-guard. That, coupled with a failure to evacuate, proved deadly. At least 30 people were killed in the LA Fires, including Mark Shterenberg. #Palisades #palisadesfire
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As the Palisades Fire advanced, entire structures were surrendered. Not because help came too late, but because it never came at all. This is how the Palisades Presbyterian Church burned. #lafires #palisadesfire
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Jonathan Vigliotti ๐ retweeted
Feb 16
NEWS via @CBSNews: Investigators searching for Nancy Guthrie believe the clothing and face mask worn by the suspect were purchased at Walmart.ย Walmart has provided investigators records of all purchases of a black Ozark Trail Hiker backpack, the suspect's backpack, which was sold exclusively at Walmart. The company pulled data on online and in-store backpack purchases over the past several months, including sales beyond the Tucson area. @JonVigliotti @kintarasu
cbsnews.com/amp/news/nancy-gโฆ
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Jonathan Vigliotti ๐ retweeted
19 Jun 2025
#Erick just made Cat 3 landfall, by far the record earliest E. Pac. major #hurricane landfall in western Mexico dating to late 1950s.
Kiko (Aug. 26, 1989) was previous record, over 2 months later!
Here were previous May-July Cat 3 EPAC tracks. Don't see any MX landfalls.
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West Coast, do you have questions about tonightโs new #48hours report? @JonVigliotti is on X now to answer them.
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30 Mar 2025
An all-new @48Hours is about to start on the West Coast. Hope youโll be watching!
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29 Mar 2025
A public officialโs self-destructing texts, and why they matter.
Earlier this month LA Mayor Karen Bassโ office said her texts during the LA Fires were deleted. It sparked a political crisis thatโs zero percent containedโฆ and growing.
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