Cesar Blanco: “The governor expressed his condolences and immediately said…”

“I received information before the public received information, and that's when I learned that many people were killed and that the individual had been apprehended. Then I received a call from the governor, and The governor expressed his condolences and immediately said, [Cesar], I'm on my way to El Paso to figure out what we can do as a state. Right after that, I immediately decided to figure out where the Family Reunification center is. That's the process under emergency management, where families can go to figure out where their loved ones are, whether they're alive or whether deceased, et cetera.” (03:48–04:01)

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