Gavin Newsom: “In the state of California, we had a winter wildfire in the…”

“You understand it intimately here in South Carolina, south, more broadly, North Carolina. The devastation obviously of this horrific experience and event we've had in Texas. But six months ago yesterday In the state of California, we had a winter wildfire in the middle of winter, one of the most devastating wildfires in American history. 100 mile an hour winds with fire attached to it took out 18,000 structures. Thirty people's lives were lost. Community completely torn asunder.” (03:08–03:19)

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