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Watch: California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds press conference on fires, blackouts, COVID-19

By Sophia Bollag
California Gov. Gavin Newsom visits the Cal Fire McClellan Reload Base in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2020, to discuss the state’s new efforts to protect emergency personnel and evacuees from COVID-19 during wildfires. (AP Photo/Hector Amezcua, Pool)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom visits the Cal Fire McClellan Reload Base in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2020, to discuss the state’s new efforts to protect emergency personnel and evacuees from COVID-19 during wildfires. (AP Photo/Hector Amezcua, Pool) Hector Amezcua AP/Pool

California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a press conference on fires, blackouts and COVID-19.

You can watch a recording of the livestream by clicking on the video below:

He will speak as wildfires are forcing evacuations in various parts of the state.

This story was originally published August 19, 2020 at 11:51 AM.

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