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Description
Governor Gavin Newsom provides an update on the statewide wildfires and on the state's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Recorded August 26, 2020 in Sacramento, California.
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus
B
Good
afternoon,
I
wanted
to
jump
right
in
today,
we'll
of
course
update
you
on
the
wildfires,
we'll
make
a
presentation
today
on
where
we
are,
as
relates
to
our
positivity
rate
in
the
state
of
california,
where
we
have
icus
and
hospitalizations
in
just
a
moment,
but
I
wanted
to
begin
up
front
to
announce
a
new
partnership,
we're
advancing
to
announce
a
new
approach
that
we
are
pursuing
in
an
effort
to
disrupt
the
testing
market,
to
bring
our
market
share
into
that
market,
to
bring
down
costs
for
everybody
and
improve
reliability
and
access
for
everybody
in
terms
of
getting
tests
and
getting
more
importantly,
test
results
back
in
a
timely
manner.
B
There's
an
old
saw
that
says
you
continue
to
do
what
you've
done.
You'll
get
what
you've
got
right
now
we
are
facing
the
prospects
moving
forward
over
the
course
of
the
next
number
of
months
of
moving
in
to
flu
season.
Time
for
flu
season
course
puts
tremendous
stress
and
demand
for
testing
people
that
develop
flu-like
symptoms
are
going
to
understandably
and
likely
request
that
they
get
tested
not
only
for
flu
but
also
get
tested
for
covit
19..
B
B
We've
seen
go
north
of
10
days,
some
cases
11
12
13
days
a
few
months
ago,
we're
currently
averaging
current
average
is
anywhere
from
five
up
to
seven
day.
Turnaround
on
the
test
each
and
every
day
is
a
precious
day
in
terms
of
the
test
results.
Once
you
get
past
a
few
days,
those
test
results
lose
their
resonance,
lose
their
meaning
and
significance
in
terms
of
our
capacity
to
mitigate
your
exposure.
B
Mitigate
the
spread
of
the
disease
be
able
to
do
the
kind
of
work
that
needs
to
be
done
in
terms
of
the
contact
tracing
the
quarantine
and
isolation.
In
essence,
one
year
north
of
10
11
12
days,
the
tests,
dare
I
say,
are
quite
useless,
but
they're
also
quite
expensive.
The
average
cost
of
what
we
refer
to
as
a
molecular
diagnostic
test.
These
are
the
pcr
tests
that
many
of
you
are
very
familiar
with.
The
average
costs
of
those
tests
is
150
to
200
dollars,
which
is
quite
significant.
B
B
We
are
now
moving
forward
in
a
different
direction
to
disrupt
the
market
by
partnering,
with
someone
who's
very
familiar,
certainly
to
me,
as
someone
who's
had
four
kids,
the
perkin
elmer
test
that
many
of
you
that
have
had
a
newborn
baby
are
familiar
with
in
the
state
of
california.
We've
had
a
partnership
with
perkin
elmore,
doing
genomic
diagnostic
testing
over
30
years,
they're,
a
partner
that
has
proven
to
be
effective
and
efficient
and
reliable
for
decades
in
this
state.
B
We
have
formalized
a
partnership
now
with
perk
and
elmer
to
build
out
a
new
laboratory
here
in
the
state
of
california,
with
perkin
elmer's
capacity
to
provide
the
full
supply
chain
in
terms
of
the
reagents
and
the
roughly
20
different
ingredients
that
go
in
to
a
test.
The
state
will
be
accountable
for
logistics
and
billing.
B
We
have
other
work
that
we're
responsible
doing,
but
this
provides
us
the
ability
to
have
much
more
stability
and
the
ability
to
provide
more
reliability
to
people
that
are
at
risk
essential
workers
to
address
the
issue
of
the
supply
chain
constraints
that
we
think
will
only
grow
not
diminish
into
the
flu
season
to
provide,
as
we
say
in
this
slide,
some
insurance
against
what
we
lazily
refer
to
as
the
twindemic
of
flu
and
covet
season
to
provide
guarantees
in
terms
of
turn
around
time
for
results
and,
ultimately
to
drive
down
the
cost
for
everybody.
B
This
is
exactly
what
the
federal
government
should
be
doing
and
had
the
federal
government
done
this.
Some
time
ago,
unc
average
cost
the
test
at
150
to
200,
costing
the
taxpayers
quite
literally
tens
of
billions
of
dollars
costing
employers
billions
and
billions
of
dollars
costing
the
health
plans
billions
of
dollars
as
well.
B
We
think,
by
advancing
this
partnership,
as
only
california
can,
with
the
scale
of
our
purchasing
power
and
the
need
to
test
more
people
in
this
state
than
any
other
state
in
this
nation,
that
we
will
be
able
to
use
that
market
scalability
to
drive
down
costs
across
the
spectrum
for
employers
for
plans
for
our
medicaid
system,
medical
here
in
the
state
of
california.
Of
course,
medicare
system
that
currently
is
reimbursing
over
a
hundred
dollars
per
test.
B
California
is
committing
to
a
diagnostic
testing
partnership
that
will
provide
an
additional
150
000
tests
per
day,
so
we're
averaging
over
100
000
tests
a
day
we
were
doing
well
north
of
130
000
before
the
wildfires
we'll
get
back
up
into
that
range
very
shortly.
This
is
additive.
It's
not
a
substitute
all
the
existing
testing
protocols
that
are
currently
in
place
all
the
partnerships
that
we
have
advanced
with
our
labs
up
and
down
the
state
and
some
of
these
more
mobile
testing
sites.
B
We
are
only
looking
to
disrupt
the
costs
of
that
system,
but
not
the
access
to
those
tests
and
those
diagnostics
in
the
existing
system.
But
we
want
to
add
on
top
of
it,
but
what
is
significant
in
this
partnership
is.
We
are
demanding
test
results
back
within
24
hours,
the
latest
48
hours,
and
we
have
provisions
in
the
contract
to
guarantee
that
turnaround
time
you
get
in
within
48
hours,
certainly
within
24
hours.
B
If
we're
going
to
sustainably
reopen,
we
have
to
have
the
testing
capacity.
We
have
to
have
the
results
in
a
much
more
efficient
period
of
time.
Allow
us
to
make
decisions
on
contact,
tracing
again,
isolation,
quarantine
and
the
like.
Here's.
The
new
cost
breakdown
again
150
to
200
was
the
average
per
test
under
this
new
partnership.
Our
cost
breakdown
works
accordingly
for
up
to
40
000
tests,
the
cost
per
test
will
be
47.99,
so
let's
just
take
the
lower
end
of
the
average.
B
That's
a
third
of
the
cost
on
the
lower
end
of
the
average
current
costs
per
test,
one
third:
if
we
get
our
tests
up
to
a
hundred
thousand,
that
price
drops
from
49.99
to
37.78
and
if
we
reach
that
150
000
testing
capacity,
which
is
part
of
this
contract,
we'll
get
the
test
down
to
30
and
78
cents.
B
So
the
goal
is
to
get
down
cost
of
tests
that
are
averaging
150
to
200,
costing
you
directly
and
indirectly,
as
taxpayers
and
as
people
that
have
gotten
the
diagnostic
test
through
your
employer,
through
your
insurance
or
through
taxpayer,
subsidized
insurance
up
to
150,
to
200
to
bring
those
costs
down
to
a
little
over
thirty
dollars
a
test.
We
have
new
contract
protections
and
we
went
to
great
lengths
to
put
these
protections
into
this
contract
which,
by
the
way
we
will
be
making
public.
It's
not
just
one
contact
contract.
B
This
is
a
contract
for
the
labs.
This
is
a
contract
for
third
party
payment.
These
are
independent
contracts.
All
those
contracts
will
be
made
public
and
will
be
forthcoming.
They
have
club
rack
provisions
best
price
guarantees.
Let's
just
be
specific
about
what
that
means.
B
If
this
partnership
develops
an
additional
partnership
with
even
the
federal
government
to
bring
down
costs
even
lower
than
30
and
78
cents,
our
contract
requires
what
we
refer
to
often
as
favored
nation
status,
best
price
guarantee,
if
there's
new
technology-
and
we
are
working
to
advance-
we've
got
this
x
prize
that
we're
partnering
with,
because
we
want
to
see
innovation
in
this
space
new
technology
to
really
drive
down
the
cost
of
diagnostics
and
access
to
testing.
We
want
it
within
minutes
not
just
days,
and
we
recognize
that's
the
direction,
we're
all
heading
as
a
nation.
B
Well,
we
have
change
in
technology
provisions
that
protect
the
taxpayers,
protect
us
in
this
contract
either
this
company
provides
that
technology
or
we
have
the
ability
to
opt
out
and
partner
with
those
that
do.
We
have
also
provisions
that
allow
us
to
opt
out
of.
We
advance
at
scale
the
therapeutics
that
mitigate
the
spread
of
this
disease
and
and
or
vaccine
that
ultimately
presents
itself
as
a
cure
to
covet
19,
where
we
can
pull
back.
B
Basically,
you
get
four
tests
in
addition
with
covid
four
tests
in
one,
so
we
have
a
zero
cost
upgrade
as
part
of
the
package
partnership
with
this
contractor
for
flu
season,
and
we
also
have
genomics
upgrades
and
pooled
testing
upgrades
as
well
all
the
areas
where
we're
trying
to
push
the
envelope
where
we
see
the
proverbial
puck
going.
We
want
to
skate
to
it,
but
right
now
we
need
to
scale.
We
need
to
provide
some
insurance.
We
need
to
bring
down
costs.
B
We
need
to
use
our
market
muscle
to
do
that,
using
more
business-like
approach
to
bring
down
the
cost
and
time.
In
terms
of
the
diagnostics,
we
have
been
working
with
our
partners,
not
only
through
the
testing
task
force
and
again.
Let
me
just
thank
the
testing
task
force
for
their
entrepreneurial
spirit,
their
innovative
mindset
for
all
the
work
they
did
to
scour
existing
providers
to
see
what's
available,
and
I
can
assure
you
imagine
there'll,
be
questions
well,
who
else
is
out
there?
B
We
have
contacted
some
of
the
most
well-known
brands
in
this
nation.
We
have
tested
their
well
tested
their
assertions,
we've
kicked
the
proverbial
tire
and
what
they're
capable
of
doing,
but
we
needed
more
than
a
hundred
thousand
tests.
Today
we
needed
guarantees
in
terms
of
the
supply
chain.
We
needed
guarantees
in
terms
of
the
turnaround
on
test
results
and
we
landed
on
this
provider
because
we
felt
this
provider
was
the
one
that
could
deliver
and
that
has
proven
results,
but
that
can
deliver
on
what
we're
promoting
here
today.
B
What's
the
merits
and
demerits
of
the
same,
and
all
of
that
took
shape
over
the
course
last
number
of
weeks,
but
two
people
in
particular
really
helped
shape
the
expectations
that
we're
putting
out
and
promoting
here
today
and
that's
the
respective
chairs
of
the
senate,
health
committees
and
the
assembly
health
committee,
and
I
want
to
just
personally
express
my
appreciation
to
dr
pan
senator
pan
and
somebody
member
wood
who's
been
dealing
with
all
kinds
of
additional
challenges,
particularly
these
wildfires
for
their
leadership,
their
stewardship
and
their
commitment
to
this
cause
of
improving
tech
testing
here
in
the
state
of
california
and
helping
support
this
effort.
B
I'm
very
pleased
that
both
are
on
the
line,
and
I
want
to
turn
it
over
now
to
senator
pan
who's
been
very
generous
and
wants
to
offer
some
words
as
well.
Senator.
C
C
This
is
going
to
be
essential
so
that
we're
able
to
test
people
in
a
timely
manner
get
the
results
in
time
that
could
support
our
contact.
Tracing
efforts
as
well.
Without
that,
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
contain
the
outbreaks
not
be
able
to
safely
send
our
kids
back
to
school
to
reopen
more
businesses.
C
This
is
an
essential
step,
in
addition,
as
really
pleased
to
know
that
this
arrangement
is
also
going
to
allow
us
to
not
only
test
for
covet,
but
also
for
flu.
As
we're
approaching
the
fall
flu
is
going
to
rise.
The
symptoms
are
very
similar.
C
As
a
doctor,
I'll
tell
you
it's
going
to
be
hard
to
tell
the
difference,
but
being
able
to
have
a
test
that
at
no
additional
cost
will
be
able
to
tell
us
whether
someone
has
covet
the
flu
or
both
is
going
to
be
very
important
diagnostically,
as
well
as
trying
to
track
our
epidemiology.
I
do
have
to
take
this
occasion
to
urge
everyone
to
get
their
flu
shot.
C
C
This
plan
is
something
that
I
know
the
governor's
office
has
been
working
very
intensely
on
and
pleased
to
be
part
of
this
announcement
and
where
we
are
going
to
again
build
our
capacity
here
in
california,
even
as
other
states
in
our
country,
unfortunately,
are
struggling
with
this
here
in
california,
just
like
we
did
with
ppe
as
well,
where
we
said
you
know
what
we
need
to
be
sure
that
we
create
a
reliable
source
of
ppe.
C
We
now
now
have
to
have
a
reliable
source
of
testing
that
we
can
get
results
back
in
a
timely
manner,
so
we
can
move
our
state
forward.
We
can
protect
the
people
of
california.
We
can
ensure
our
central
workers
are
able
to
get
tested
when
they
need
to
be
sure
our
health
facilities,
whether
our
nursing
homes,
our
hospitals
as
well
as
other
places,
are
safe
and
our
schools
are
safe.
C
B
Thank
you
senator
thank
you
for
all
of
your
hard
work.
Thank
you
for
your
support
and
thank
you
for,
more
importantly,
your
leadership
in
this
space,
also
in
reminding
people
the
essential
nature
where
it
is
appropriate
to
get
the
influential
shot
to
get
the
immunization
as
we
move
into
the
flu
season.
B
That's
an
important
reminder
also
pleased
to
have
some
of
member
wood,
who
also
happens
to
be
dr,
dr
wood,
who
also
chairs
a
critical
committee
in
the
assembly,
who
also
has
been
advising
and
supporting
our
broader
efforts
in
this
space
and
has
been
very
impactful
in
getting
us
to
this
point.
Dr
wood.
D
D
D
I
think
of
certainly,
as
we
approach
flu
season,
the
challenges
where
it
seems
like
in
flu
season
and
cold
season,
everybody's
copying
to
be
able
to
know
right
up
front
in
a
short
amount
of
time
who
is
infected
and
who
is
not
will
be
important
as
we
look
certainly
right
now,
and
one
of
my
concerns
has
been
fires
in
my
district
and
the
concerns
about
our
front
line:
firefighters
law
enforcement
and
all
the
county
ems
people
that
are
out
there.
D
These
the
ability
to
have
increased
testing
capacity
is
absolutely
critical,
so
this
is
a
big
day
to
be
able
to
use
california's
amazing
market
power
and
strength.
It's
I'm
proud
to
be
a
californian
today,
and
I
can't
thank
you
enough
for
your
efforts.
Governor
nixon.
B
Thank
you
doctor.
Thank
you,
assemblymember.
Thank
you
both
of
you
senator
assembly
member,
thank
you
for
everything,
you're
doing
and
again
a
special
thanks
to
dr
wood
and
everything
he's
up
against,
as
it
relates
to
the
new
wildfire
which
we'll
talk
about
in
a
moment
disproportionately
impacting
his
district
here
in
the
state
of
california.
B
But
again,
thank
you
both
for
you
know
forcing
us
to
raise
our
standards
and
forcing
us
to
raise
the
expectation
in
terms
of
what
we
can
deliver
and
allowing
us
to
to
flex
our
market
muscle
at
scale,
and
I
appreciate
dr
payne
your
reference
on
ppe
as
well.
It
should
be
noted,
as
it
relates
to
the
wildfires.
B
Just
in
the
last
week,
we've
been
able
to
distribute
some
1.3
million
and
95
masks
to
our
ag
commissioners,
all
up
and
down
the
state
of
california
as
it
relates
to
impacts
and
air
quality
associated
with
these
wildfires.
We
would
not
been
in
that
position.
Had
we
not
secured
hundreds
of
millions
of
procedure,
masks,
surgical,
masks
and
n95
masks
over
300
million
in
inventory,
millions
that
are
being
distributed
every
single
week.
B
So
I
appreciate
in
the
spirit
of
that
effort
and
the
spirit
of
scale
and
scope
of
a
state
as
large
as
ours
that
we're
bringing
that
spirit
into
this
effort,
and
again
we
just
thank
you
both
for
your
leadership
in
that
space.
With
that,
let
me
transition
dr
galley.
Thank
you
as
well.
B
Of
course,
he'll
be
available
for
questions
specific
to
this
contract,
but
I
cannot
impress
upon
you
more
how
proud
we
are,
and
thank
you,
dr
wood,
for
that
reference,
dr
galley's
efforts
in
this
space
working
with
the
newly
constituted
testing
task
force
to
to
push
the
envelope
here,
demand
more
and
prepare
for
the
next
eight
to
ten
weeks
to
build
this
capacity.
So
we
can
get
this
contract
in
effect
and
start
seeing
the
benefit
of
this
effort.
B
So
again,
within
the
next
eight
to
ten
weeks,
we
should
see
the
fruits
of
this
effort
as
we
build
out
the
lab
space
as
we
work
to
get
the
logistics
work
done
and
we
meet
all
of
the
provisions
set
forth
in
the
contract.
Speaking
of
setting
fourth,
we
are
putting
every
single
asset.
We
possibly
can
point
every
conceivable
resource
to
battle
these
historic,
wildfires
historic,
because
we've
already
crossed
the
threshold
already
this
year
in
terms
of
acreage
burned.
B
That
puts
us
not
on
pace
to
have
an
historic
reason,
but
actually
sets
the
pace
for
an
historic
wildfire
season.
We
have
over
now
fifteen
thousand
firefighters
working
the
lines,
hand,
crews,
dozers
fire
engines,
traditional
engines,
every
conceivable
asset
that
we
have
pushing
the
boundaries
in
terms
of
the
state
resources
and
the
mutual
aid
system,
as
well
as
the
benefits
we've
had
from
as
far
away
as
kansas
and
montana,
to
the
incredible
support
we're
getting
from
washington
state
oregon.
B
Among
many
other
states,
we're
grateful
again
to
leadership
in
those
states
for
assembling
those
assets
and
providing
them
in
a
timely
manner
to
supplement
our
firefighting
resources.
Here's
why
700
fires
now
across
the
state
since
the
beginning
of
this
latest
round
fires
that
now
has
taken
1.3
million
acres
that
have
been
burned
just
last
24
hours
to
put
things
in
perspective.
B
By
the
way,
as
of
an
hour
so
ago,
they
have
been
effectively
suppressed
all
50
of
those
new
fires,
but
it
gives
you
a
sense
of
the
magnitude
and
scope
of
what
these
incredible
leaders,
these
credible,
frontline
heroes,
are
doing
every
single
day,
not
only
address
what
is
top
of
mind
in
our
consciousness,
these
two
dozen
large-scale
wildfires
but
trying
to
mitigate
the
impact
and
spread
of
all
these
new
fires
that
are
lighting
up
on
almost
seemingly
an
hourly
basis.
B
Now,
here
in
the
state,
tragically,
we've
lost
seven
individuals,
the
good
news
that
we
have
not
found
and
again
these
numbers
they're
sobering,
because
you
only
know
what
you
know.
You
don't
know
what
you
don't
know
as
we
get
back
in
and
once
the
fires
are
suppressed
and
we
get
back
in
and
we
start
seeing
repopulation
we're
likely
to
discover
additional
fatalities,
but
seven
to
date
we
have
identified-
and
this
goes
for
structures
that
well
identified
just
shy
of
1700
structures
that
have
been
destroyed.
B
We
anticipate
that
number
to
go
substantially
in
the
coming
days
and
coming
weeks.
Let's
talk
about
what
we
did
a
few
days
ago
and
that's
the
update
that
I
provided
on
monday
a
few
days
wednesday.
We
want
to
update
you
on
where
we
are
in
containment
and
total
number
of
acreage
burn.
As
you
recall,
the
lnu
fire,
the
lake
napa
complex
of
lightning
that
occurred.
This
complex
of
fires
has
on
monday
was
22
percent
contained
impacted,
350,
acres
thousand
acres,
that
is
today.
B
We've
made
real
progress
over
a
48-hour
period
from
22
containment
to
33
containment
and
kept
the
acreage
relatively
intact,
350
000
acres
to
about
357
000.
czu
fire,
which
has
generated
a
lot
of
stress
for
no
other
reason
than
in
recorded
history.
We've
never
seen
a
fire,
this
size
and
scope
in
this
region
of
the
state,
and
this
is
again
another
testament
demonstrable
example
of
of
the
reality.
B
Not
just
the
assertion,
not
just
the
point
of
view.
The
reality
of
climate
change
in
this
state
and
its
impact
in
this
state.
On
monday,
the
czu
in
that
santa
cruz
area,
13
contained
78,
000
acres,
kept
it
under
80
000
acres,
making
a
little
more
progress
on
containment,
19,
so
encouraging
lnu
csu
moving
in
the
right
direction
again
over
a
48-hour
period,
the
scu
again
lnu
and
scu
represent
the
second
and
third
largest
fires
in
california's
history,
at
least
modern
recorded
history,
monday
10
contained
347
thousand
acres.
B
Today,
more
than
doubled
the
containment
25
and
kept
it
relatively
concentrated
to
365
000
acres.
I
had
the
privilege
of
flying
over
that
that
fire
a
couple
days
back
seen
flames
as
high
as
10
stories
100
feet,
an
extraordinary
complex
that
came
together,
one
larger
fire,
incredible
work
being
done.
B
You
really
get
a
sense
of
that
when
you're
flying
over
these
fires,
these
dozer
crews
the
hand
crews,
the
incredible
work
people
are
doing
to
prepare,
including
the
fire,
drops
those
red
lines
you
see
next
to
those
dozer
lines
and
the
incredible
tactics
that
are
to
play
just
this
well
displayed
and
deployed
in
these
wildfires
best
in
class
cal
fire
best
in
class,
our
mutual
aid
system.
B
You
don't
think
it
you
get
to
know
it
when
you
see
it
up
close,
including
some
of
the
cdcr
teams
that
were
out
there
doing
incredible
work
as
well
august.
Fire
generated
some
interest,
11
percent
contained
on
monday,
178,
000
acres,
mostly
brush
and
grass
remains
a
concern,
but
acreage
has
grown
about
197
000,
but
we're
getting
up
to
17
percent
containment.
So
progress.
Progress,
though,
really
needs
to
be
highlighted
here.
B
This
mock
fire,
this
has
been
around
hitcheche,
could
have
impacted
the
well
entire
hatchet
system,
which
is
that
167
mile
gravity
fed
system
that
actually
feeds
the
water
and
a
lot
of
the
power
for
the
city
and
county
of
san
francisco
and
the
region
as
it
relates
to
the
public
utilities.
Commission
that
manages
that
region
through
their
work.
There
was
real
concern
around
this
fire,
just
2
800
acres
on
monday,
the
containment
over
the
weekend.
B
We
got
to
20
percent,
but
real
concern
about
the
impact
that
this
could
just
go
and
I'll
tell
you
if
you
want
a
good
news
story.
If
someone
actually
wants
to
write
a
good
news
story,
learn
about
the
heroism
and
the
firefight
and
the
firefighters
they're
60
percent
contained
in
over
48
hour
period,
and
they
kept
it
at
2800.
What
you
know
it's
an
old
adage
in
in
politics,
broadly
defined.
Unlike
baseball,
you
don't
get
credit
for
saves.
B
B
We've
been
talking
a
lot
about
it
privately,
and
I
just
thought
it
was
important
to
share
that
publicly
great
work
at
cal
fire,
great
work
of
our
mutual
aid
system,
demonstrably
exampled
in
the
mock
fire.
The
sheep
fire
also
concern
this
one
has
been
stubborn,
zero
percent
containment,
twenty
six
thousand
acres,
we're
at
three
percent,
it's
grown
modestly,
but
I
highlight
it
because
I
may
need
to
continue
to
highlight
this
over
the
course
of
the
next
number
of
days
and
one
other
fire
I
wanted
to
highlight.
B
That
was
previously
referred
to
as
the
castle
fire
now
the
sqf
fire.
I
know
these
are
all
hard
to
to
manage
and
to
monitor,
but
we
are
managing
to
monitor
all
of
them
and
wanted
to
socialize
this
more
publicly
with
you,
zero
percent
contained
on
monday,
five
thousand
acres,
it's
grown
tripled
in
size
about
eighteen
thousand
acres,
still
zero
percent
contained
as
we
pull
more
resources
from
southern
california,
the
lake
fire
and
those
other
fires,
and
continue
to
make
progress.
On
these
other
complexes.
B
We
will
be
able
to
pull
even
more
resources
to
help
and
you'll
see
those
containment
numbers
go
up,
but
important
fire
to
highlight
or
complex,
and
I
want
to
just
again
note
that
we
are
doing
everything
we
can
to
get
on
top
of
that.
Currently,
we
have
just
shy
of
4
000
people
been
evacuated
in
shelters,
statewide
part
of
our
emphasis
and
push
in
the
covet
environment
is
to
get
people
in
non-congregate
settings,
and-
and
I
want
to
just
to
highlight
this
briefly
of
the
roughly
4
000
evacuees.
B
We
now
have
the
vast
majority
of
them
3041
people
out
of
3889
in
hotel
rooms,
so
they
can
cohort
in
a
way
where
they're
not
mixing
in
these
congregate
facilities
and
settings
all
part
and
parcel
of
the
protocols
we
put
in
place
for
not
only
for
not
only
evacuees,
but
we
had
done
for
homeless
individuals
and
those
that
were
testing
positive
or
coming
into
contact
with
people
that
tested
positive
that
needed
to
isolate
as
part
of
our
previous
pandemic
efforts,
they're
paying
dividends
as
well
in
terms
of
our
evacuation
efforts,
14
shelters
now
fully
operational
about
848
people
in
these
congregate
shelters,
so
you're,
seeing
a
decline
in
the
total
population
in
the
congregate
you're,
seeing
an
increase
in
the
non-congregate,
the
hotel
rooms,
which
is
encouraging,
particularly
again
from
a
health
and
safety
perspective
in
a
covet
environment.
B
B
B
So
that's
impacted
our
total
number
of
tests,
but
we
nonetheless
are
still
seeing
despite
case
numbers
of
six
thousand
and
four
we're
seeing
a
seven
day,
average
continue
to
decline
in
a
favorable
way.
You
can
see
that
example
here
not
just
as
a
seven
day
average,
which
is
five
point,
eight
percent,
which
is
our
positivity
rate
over
seven
day
period,
but
this
is
the
positivity
rate
over
fourteen
day
period.
B
The
slide
many
of
you
are
familiar
with
so
the
positivity
rate
dropping
six
point:
six
6.564
we're
seeing
that
14
day
now
decline,
6.1
again
5.8
on
the
seven
day,
hospitalizations
continuing
to
trend
in
a
very
positive
direction.
17
decrease
over
the
last
14
days,
you're,
seeing
the
same
things
about
18
on
icu
emissions,
we're
now
down
about
16
percent
of
our
total
coveted
positive
patients
in
icus.
In
terms
of
our
isu
capacity,
it's
dropped
from
23
down
to
16
percent,
but
again
hospitalizations,
icu's,
tracking
and
encouraging
and
favorable
direction.
B
B
We
added
to
hama
county
to
the
list,
I'll
remind
you,
as
we
close
on
friday,
we'll
be
putting
out
the
new
sectoral
guidelines,
our
new
framework
based
upon
experiences,
best
practices
and
express
concerns
and
input
that
we've
received
over
the
course
the
last
many
weeks
and
months,
particularly
over
the
last
many
days
as
we're
working
with
local
health
officials
on
augmenting
and
addressing
their
concerns
augmenting
those
guidelines
based
upon
those
concerns,
addressed
or
insight
that
they're,
providing
and
so
friday
expect.
B
That
list
expect
some
other
announcements
on
friday,
but
we
again
today
really
wanted
to
highlight
what
is
a
predicate
for
any
sustainable
reopening
safely,
reopen
in
a
sustainable
way.
We
have
to
improve
the
testing
protocols
can't
happen
soon
enough
again,
eight
to
ten
weeks
to
get
that
moving
and
operationalized.
B
It's
additive
we're
not
taking
away
anything
that
already
exists
will
be
additive
to
those
efforts,
but
it
will
allow
us
more
flexibility,
again
more
reliability
and,
I
believe,
will
have
an
impact
not
just
on
the
state
in
terms
of
driving
down
costs
to
test,
but
I
hope
can
enliven
people
across
this
country
to
get
down
the
cost
of
this
test.
If
you
are
fiscally
conservative,
then
you
should
be
demanding.
B
The
federal
government
use
its
marketing
power
to
drive
down
the
cost
of
tests
in
the
state
of
california,
we're
doing
our
part
and
we're
hoping
this
can
inspire
others
to
do
the
same,
and
we
hope
to
leverage
these
efforts
and
we're
also
working
outside
the
state,
potentially
to
include
other
states
in
these
broader
protocols
and
efforts,
if
indeed,
that
avails
itself
in
terms
of
the
success
of
this
new
partnership
that
we
have
formed
always-
and
forgive
me,
but,
as
I
say,
repetition
is
the
mother's
skill.
B
Wear
a
mask,
please
physically
distance,
where
you
can
continue
to
practice.
The
kind
of
hygiene
that
you
all
know
from
your
early
years
when
your
mother
and
grand
mother
were
admonishing
you
for
not
washing
your
hands
and
that
won't
protect
you
not
only
from
spread
of
this
virus
or
mitigate
the
spread,
but
also
impact
upcoming
flu
season
in
a
meaningful
way
and
you'll
see
on
friday.
B
On
the
issue
of
minimizing
mixing,
we've
got
some
new
psas,
we'll
be
putting
out
around
the
issue
of
mixing
and
where
we're
seeing
challenges,
and
so
I
cannot
impress
upon
you
more
though
I
will,
on
friday
the
importance
of
doing
what
you
can
to
minimize
mixing
when
you're
outside
of
your
cohort
and
outside
of
your
household
critical
in
terms
of
mitigating
the
spread.
So
that's
the
overview
for
today
a
lot
to
share
on
wildfires
on
the
covet,
updated
numbers
previewing.
B
What
we'll
put
out
friday
continuing
to
work
very
close
on
evictions
with
the
legislature
working
with
the
legislature
to
get
through
this
last
week,
this
legislative
session
a
lot
of
moving
parts,
but
progress
in
many
of
these
areas
and
again,
partnerships
that
are
proving
effective
and
again.
I
cannot
be
more
grateful
for
the
senator
and
the
assembly
member
for
joining
us
here
today
in
advancing
that
cause
of
partnership
as
well
with
that
happy
to
take
any
questions.
F
Hi
governor
one
thing,
I
just
want
to
clarify
the
the
announcement
you
made
today
about
the
diagnostic
testing.
That's
separate
than
actually
testing
kit.
Is
that
correct,
and
I
guess
my
question
would
be:
will
the
state
have,
I
guess,
upward,
of
a
quarter
million
with
the
capacity
of
a
quarter
million
testing
kits
per
day
that
can
get
processed
number?
One
number
two
is
given
some
of
the
events
today
in
the
state
legislature
with
some
positive
covetous,
I'm
just
curious.
F
B
B
I
was
rather
consistent
sharing
this
publicly
to
get
tested
until
I
felt
everybody
that
needed
a
test
was
getting
access
to
the
test.
I
didn't
want
to
put
myself
front
of
the
line
for
many
many
months,
so
I
delayed
that
until
a
visit
into
prison,
where
I
felt
it
was
appropriate
around
that
time
to
do
so.
B
Accordingly,
my
family
was
tested
in
that
capacity
as
well
as
it
relates
to
the
issue
of
the
supply
chain,
all
the
reagents,
all
the
fundamental
ingredients
and
again
there's
20
component
parts
in
these
pcr
tests
that
are
required
are
part
and
parcel
of
this
contract
and
the
reason
we
chose
this
particular
company.
Not
only
is
it
a
public
company
not
only
have
been
partnered
with
this
company
for
over
three
decades.
B
Not
only
is
it
very
familiar
with
every
parent
out
there
that
has
one
of
those
genetic
tests
that
are
mandated
in
the
state
of
california
for
every
newborn.
We
kicked
the
tires
all
these
other
companies
and
many
of
them
had
a
lot
of
the
components,
but
not
all
of
the
component
parts
to
get
us
to
where
we
are
save
the
logistics.
B
G
Hi
governor
you
mentioned
this
would
be
driving
down
the
cost
of
testing.
Is
that?
Because
you
have
locked
in
this
processing
price
that
you
mentioned
through
the
contract,
or
are
you
expecting
federal
aid
that
would
further
offset
other
costs
that
the
state
is
expected
to
pay
and
clarify
a
little
bit
more
about
how
this
is
driving
down?
The
cost
of
the
testing.
B
We
had
conversations
with
many
many
different
providers,
but
we
negotiated
best
price
here
and
breast
favorite
nation
status.
If
indeed,
this
contractor
negotiates
with
another
group
even
lower
prices
that
will
get
that
same
match
lower
price.
But
this
is
a
volume
discount.
It's
the
best
way.
I
could
describe
it
based
upon
expectations
in
terms
of
total
number
of
tests
conducted
the
more
tests,
and
let
me
go
to
this
slide.
The
new
cost
breakdown
slide.
You'll,
see
a
slide.
B
The
more
tests
lower
the
price
less
test
a
little
bit
higher
price,
but
again
the
price
up
to
40
000
tests
is
again
a
third
of
the
lower
end
average
cost
of
current
tests.
So
it's
a
substantial
discount
and
that
will
create
savings
for
employers
for
plans
for
our
medi-cal
system,
for
as
we're
all
taxpayers
for
medicare
in
terms
of
costs.
B
So
we
think
it's
going
to
create
a
pricing
and
we'll
have
pricing
impact
that
will
transcend
not
only
in
this
context,
but
have
impact
more
broadly
to
the
testing
market,
because
the
science,
the
the
scale
and
scope
of
california.
So
I
I
don't
want
to
overstate
things
because
when
one
does
that
they
usually
get
burned,
but
I
don't
want
to
understate
the
significance
of
our
capacity
to
drive
down
costs
and
the
significance
of
the
cost
of
testing.
B
Again,
it's
jaw
dropping
we've
done
10.83
million
tests
in
the
state
of
california,
averaging
150
to
200,
literally,
as
I
said,
do
the
math
on
that
the
costs
are
jaw-dropping
and
they're,
simply
not
sustainable
as
we
move
into
the
prospect
of
a
second
wave
and
the
likelihood
in
the
spring
of
next
year.
Even
if
there's
promising
therapeutics
and
even
if
we
see
some
immunization
take
shape
that
the
distribution,
the
manufacturing
the
supply
chain
to
get
these
immunizations
out
at
the
scale
that
creates
the
kind
of
immunity
that
we're
looking
for.
B
That's
going
to
take
some
time
and
people
start
testing
again
across
the
state.
You
saw
this
a
few
weeks
ago
when
you
started
to
see
the
flare-ups
in
florida
and
nevada
and
now
you're,
seeing
in
iowa.
You
saw
it
obviously
in
texas,
georgia,
louisiana
elsewhere.
You
saw
then
more
people
testing
in
those
states.
Finally,
and
putting
pressure
where
we
had
those
big
delays
in
getting
test
results
back.
It's
just
not.
We
can't.
We
can't
be
victims
of
that
inevitable
fate.
It's
likely
to
happen
again
during
flu
season.
B
H
Curious,
if
you
are
watching
the
rnc
and
if
you
had
a
response
to
your
ex-wife,
who
said
in
prime
time
the
other
night
that
california
is
a
land
of
discarded
heroin,
needles
and
parks,
riots
and
streets
and
blackouts
and
homes.
B
I
Thanks
governor,
the
the
legislature
is
considering,
obviously,
a
bunch
of
the
end
of
session
right
now,
bills
on
ppe
and
contact
tracing
have
languished
or
died
altogether.
What
would
you
like
to
see
from
them
to
get
get
to
your
desk
to
deal
with
the
the
pandemic
in
the
next?
Indeed?
Well,.
B
We've
been
working
to
look
at
we've
got
hundreds
of
bills,
we're
currently
in
discussions
in
negotiation
with
with
the
legislature
on
an
hourly
basis,
not
just
a
daily
basis.
The
prospects
of
success
with
amendments
prospect
of
failure
with
the
bills
presents
themselves,
I'm
not
going
to
get
in
to
the
details
of
that.
It
wouldn't
be
prudent
at
this
stage.
B
There's
so
much
that's
happening
in
real
time,
but
we
are
advancing
a
collective
cause,
one
that
unites
all
of
us
across
the
spectrum
across
both
houses,
the
legislature,
and
that
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
more
prepared
going
into
the
future
make
sure
that
we
replenish
not
just
replenish
our
stocks
that
we
set
a
new
bar
a
new
standard
in
terms
of
where
we
are
in
terms
of
our
preparedness,
going
forward
we're
trying
to
find
out
where
we
land,
what's
the
appropriate
level
where
we
don't
overly
indulge
a
lot
of
these
are
perishable.
B
A
lot
of
these
have
end
dates.
We
have
to
look
at
what's
feasible,
what's
manageable,
what's
appropriate,
and
so
that's
the
test
to
which
we're
engaged
test
to
which
we
continue
to
dialogue
and
progress
is
being
made
in
many
instances.
There
are
a
number
of
different
bills,
as
you
noted
just
on
ppe,
there's
a
number
of
bills
more
broadly
across
the
spectrum
related
to
this
pandemic,
and
we
continue
to
make
progress
in
those
conversations.
J
Hi
governor
I'm
hoping
to
get
a
little
bit
more
clarity
on
on
the
cost
here
for
this
contractor
series
of
contracts,
so
the
the
current
average
cost
that
you
mentioned
that
150
to
200
per
test.
As
I
understand
it,
that
includes
not
only
just
like
the
lab
costs,
but
also
the
costs
for
personnel
who
are
conducting
the
tests.
You
know
running
the
testing
site,
providing
ppe
for
those
people
who
are
conducting
the
tests.
So
can
you
explain?
J
Does
this
contract
cover
all
of
those
costs,
and
you
know
is
that
how
you're
able
to
get
a
number
that
is
comparable
to
that
current?
You
know
overall
costs
that
you
mentioned,
and
can
you
also
explain
it?
It
sounded
like
you
might
have
been
saying
that
this
will
lower
costs
for
health
plans.
B
Perfect,
so
I
have
dr
galley
is
already
out
of
his
seat
moving
in
this
direction
and
could
talk
to
you
about
how
we're
responsible
for
logistics,
which
means
transporting
the
tests,
how
we're
responsible
for
building
out
the
lab
site
and
how
we
have
assumed
those
costs
and
how
we
will
get
those
costs
reimbursed
through
these
contracts
and
what
the
assumed
costs
are
specific
to.
The
cost.
Breakdown
that
I
provided
for.
This
new
contract
he'll
break
those
down
and
then
he'll
more
broadly
describe.
B
K
Thank
you,
governor
and
thanks
for
the
question,
indeed
the
the
cost
that
the
governor
mentioned
today.
K
What
that
captures
is
the
entirety
of
the
cost
of
running
the
test,
so
when
a
specimen
that's
been
collected
in
the
community,
so
in
a
clinic
at
a
mobile
site
at
one
of
the
the
the
drive-through
sites,
let's
say
in
a
school
one
day
or
at
a
farm
or
another
factory
once
that
specimen
is
collected,
it
goes
to
a
lab
for
processing
and
as
soon
as
it
hits
the
front
door
of
that
lab
the
costs
to
get
it
processed
and
to
get
that
result
to
our
public
health
departments,
to
the
patient
person
themselves,
to
the
clinician
who
might
have
ordered
the
test.
K
That's
what's
included
in
this
price,
so
that
includes
the
test
kits,
as
we've
talked
about
reagents
all
of
the
instruments
that
are
required,
the
staffing
which
is
a
very
integral
important
part
of
processing
these
tests,
as
well
as
the
ppe
for
those
staff
to
be
able
to
run
the
test
effectively.
So
all
of
that
is
what's
included
in
this
price.
There
are
some
other
components
as
the
governor
described.
K
There
is
the
entirety
of
the
specimen
collection,
so
the
responsibility
that
we've
taken
to
partner
with
partners
across
the
entire
state
to
get
swabs
out
to
those
test
collection
sites
in
some
cases,
as
we
have
with
the
optum,
serve
and
verily
sites
and
many
many
other
sites
where
tests
are
collected.
Setting
up
those
collection
sites
working
with
partners
across
the
state
to
get
those
set
up,
but
really
getting
those
swabs
in
the
right
quantity
and
numbers.
K
So
they're,
not
a
rate
limiting
step
is
one
of
the
important
factors
that
we
continue
to
work
on
and
get
out
there.
The
governor
mentioned
the
number
of
swabs
and
transport
media
that
we
currently
have
and
increasing
that
over
time.
There's
the
entirety
of
moving
the
specimens
to
the
lab
location,
so
they
can
be
processed
that
logistics
contract
is
another
part
of
it
and
then,
on
the
back
end
that
ability
to
bill
our
insurers.
This
is
a
price
that
california
has
locked
in
for
california,
but
we
have
planned
to
extend
that
these.
K
These
lower
costs
that
will
be
reimbursed
at
a
much
lower
rate
compared
to
some
of
the
other
test
reimbursement
rates
that
the
governor
mentioned
earlier
so
together.
This
creates
not
just
an
opportunity
to
increase
our
testing
volume,
not
just
an
opportunity
to
get
the
per
cost
test
down
for
all
californians,
but
we
think
really
to
give
us
and
emphasizing
a
point.
The
governor
made
the
ability
to
deal
with
the
disproportionate
impact
of
covet
on
communities
that
haven't
had
as
much
access
to
testing.
K
Maybe
don't
can't
take
the
day
off
of
work,
so
really
need
the
testing
site
to
come
to
their
workplace
to
get
tested.
All
of
these
opportunities
are
opened
up
in
a
way
that
they
weren't
before
so
really
leading
with
this
equity
principle.
Looking
at
testing
is
an
important
tool
to
address
disproportionate
impacts
among
population
focusing
on
the
volume,
as
the
governor
said,
knowing
that
we
have
faced
before
the
dependence
on
other
the
level
of
testing
in
other
states
to
deliver
our
own
testing.
K
So
you
know
we'll
be
talking
about
this
for
days
and
weeks
to
come,
partnering
with
many
californians
to
get
this
to
help
us
move,
not
just
schools,
not
just
businesses,
but
really
to
create
a
level
of
insight
into
how
the
transmission
of
covid19
is
moving
in
our
state,
allowing
us
to
address
some
of
the
contact
tracing
opportunities
to
really
reduce
and
tampen
down
transmission
in
places
where
we're
seeing
hot
spots
today,
and
hopefully,
no
more
of
those
tomorrow.
B
Thank
you
doctor,
I'm
look.
The
bottom
line
is
and
you've
seen
that
some
of
the
incredible
quarterly
profits
some
of
these
labs
I
mean
it
is
we're
well
past
the
point
where
we
need
to
call
the
question
and
we
need
to
do
something:
to
lower
the
costs,
to
taxpayers
and
to
employers
to
others
in
this
space
and
that's
exactly
what
the
state
of
california
is
doing.
L
Hi
governor,
the
cdc
is
now
saying
there
is
no
need
to
test,
even
if
you've
been
in
contact
with
someone
infected
with
coven
19
and
we've
heard
governor
cuomo
criticize
this
change
as
part
of
president
trump's
policy
of
denying
the
problem
and
wanting
fewer
people
to
take
the
test.
My
questions
are:
do
you
agree
with
that
and
what's
your
response
to
this
recent
change
in
guidance.
B
I
don't
agree
with
the
new
cdc
guidance
period,
full
stop
and
it's
not
the
policy
in
the
state
of
california.
We
will
not
be
influenced
by
that
change,
we're
influenced
by
those
that
are
experts
in
the
field
that
feel
very
differently,
and
so
with
respect
to
the
cdc.
No,
that
is
not
the
policy
guideline
that
we
will
embrace
or
adopt
here
in
the
state
of
california.
M
Hi
governor
thanks
for
taking
our
questions
in
orange
county
there's
at
least
five
state
testing
sites-
and
you
know
you
had
earlier
mentioned-
that
there's
an
average
delay
in
tests
from
five
to
seven
days.
Is
there
any
concern
on
your
by
you,
or
you
know,
dr
gally,
that
maybe
that
has
artificially
lowered
the
cases
per
100
000
residents
and
maybe
moved
the
county
off
the
watch
list
a
little
sooner
than
it
might
have,
should
have
been.
B
B
K
Thanks
again,
governor
indeed
orange
county,
all
of
the
counties
across
the
state
have
experienced
delays
in
not
just
collecting
tests,
but
getting
those
tests
processed.
Sometimes
you'll
get
the
test
back
in
24
hours
or
less,
especially
those
who
are
quite
ill
with
symptoms.
We
want
to
know
right
away
and
that's
still
achievable,
but
when
we
were
experiencing
the
longest
turnaround
time
issues,
we
were
seeing
some
tests
returning
two
and
a
half
three
weeks
after
they
were
collected,
and
indeed
not
only.
K
Is
that
really
not
a
useful
result
to
the
person
who
was
tested
to
those
doing
contact
tracing,
but
it
does
make
tracking
the
data
difficult.
We
have
worked
over
the
past
many
weeks
to
not
just
improve
our
ability
to
understand
the
data
that's
coming
to
us,
but
really
assign
the
test
to
the
dates
that
it
was
collected,
understanding
when
it's
reported
and
building
our
models
around
all
of
our
calculations,
whether
it's
test
positivity
case
rates
per
100
000
around
that
detail.
K
So
you
know
within
within
a
great
deal
of
contact
with
the
counties,
including
orange
county.
These
conversations
have
given
us
a
degree
of
confidence
that
the
way
we're
reporting
and
working
with
counties
is
appropriate
again.
We
do
always
have
an
open
door
to
hearing
about
different
approaches,
and
we
hear
from
our
counties
quite
often
about
different
ways
to
look
at
these
numbers
in
the
data
and
when
we
continue
to
to
learn
and
evolve
in
that
space.
N
Hi
governor
the
news
release
says
that
the
state
will
be
standing
up
a
laboratory
facility
to
process
these
tests.
Does
that
mean
the
state's
going
to
be
building
a
massive
lab
as
part
of
this
contract?
And,
secondly,
how
do
you
think
that
all
these
new
tests
will
impact
tracing
I'm
not
sure
how
it's
working?
Now
I
mean,
how
do
you
think
we
have
enough
to
make
it
work
with
two
and
a
half
times
as
many
tests.
B
Yeah,
it
will
substantially
advance
those
efforts
all
of
dr
galley
come
up
in
a
moment
and
talk
a
little
bit
more
specifically
about
how
we
believe
this
will
substantially
impact
our
ability
in
real
time
to
do
contact
tracing
and
make
it
more
meaningful
because
of
the
diagnostic
time
and
the
results.
Allow
us
more
capacity
from
an
epidemiological
perspective
to
mitigate
the
transmission
of
disease
and
identify
cohorts
that
may
have
been
exposed
to
someone
that
has
tested
positive
will
help
advance
our
efforts.
B
Schools
help
advance
our
efforts
more
broadly
across
the
spectrum,
from
hospitals
to
skilled
nursing
facilities,
including
in
private
sector
sector
bisector
industry
by
industry.
Specifically,
though,
let
me
take
the
first
part
of
your
question,
and
that
is
yes,
we
will
be
building
out
and
that's
the
eight
to
ten
week
process
we'll
be
building
out
that
site,
using
the
state
capacity
to
move
quickly
to
move
efficiently
and
to
build
out.
We've
identified
a
specific
site
to
develop
this
lab.
B
We
have
the
people,
we
have
the
expertise,
we
have
the
specs
and
we'll
be
moving
forward
very
very
quickly,
and
that's
why
we
were
very
eager
to
make
public
this
proposal
and
this
announcement
so
that
we
can
move
forward
to
do
just
that
and
again
very
gratified
by
support
of
key
members
of
the
california
legislature,
specifically
as
it
relates
to
that
second
part
of
your
question,
dr
gally
can
amplify
a
little
bit
more.
K
Yeah
thanks
again
the
governor's
right
right
on
with
the
contact
tracing
approach,
the
availability
of
turnaround
times
of
24
48
hours.
Our
goal
is
to
get
it
down
to
24
hours
means
that
results
get
in
the
hands
of
counties,
people
doing
disease
investigation
and
contact
tracing
more
quickly
so
that
it's
more
meaningful
they
can
reach
out
to
those
who
are
positive,
identify
their
context
and
get
catch
catch
them
at
the
point
when
they
might
be
most
effective
to
those
that
they're
around.
K
So
we
believe
that
this
ability
to
identify
cases
earlier
quick,
more
quickly
throughout
the
state
will
actually
enhance
our
ability
to
put
contact
tracing,
make
it
a
more
effective
tool
than
it
has
been,
especially
in
those
weeks
and
days
when
we
were
experiencing
very
long
turnaround
times
and
by
the
time
you
got
the
result.
Somebody's
already
run
through
at
least
one
full
incubation
period
and
having
them
isolate
at
that
point
or
reaching
out
to
their
contacts,
may
not
be
as
high
yield
as
it
would
be
to
reduce
infections
that
come
out
of
that
initial
case.
O
Yes,
governor,
I
want
to
ask
essentially
two
natural
disaster
related
questions.
One
you
touched
on
earlier.
Do
you
indeed
blame
this
current
fire
siege
on
global
warming
and
then
two,
I
think
the
natural
disaster
half
the
country
away.
I
know
we
did
have
some
mutual
aid
people
coming
in
to
help
us
from
texas
and
I'm
not
sure
about
louisiana,
but
there's
a
good
chance,
a
lot
of
first
responders
who
are
going
to
be
pulled
to
the
center
of
the
country
to
respond
to
hurricane
laura
over
the
next
24
48
hours.
O
Are
we
going
to
lose
people
to
that
effort
and
if
so,
do
we
have
a
plan
for
replacing
them.
B
Yeah
we've
we've
been,
we
have
texas,
has
provided
mutual
aid
support.
Louisiana
has
not,
we
believe.
Under
the
circumstances
we
were
tracking
governor
abbott
certainly
has
been
tracking
very
closely
the
prospects.
The
impact
of
this
hurricane
and
the
benefit
again
of
a
hurricane
is
through
the
capacity
incredible
capacity
of
noaa
and
others
to
predict,
with
a
little
bit
more
certainty.
When
the
impacts
will
begin
to
occur,
they
assessed
that
they
made
a
determination
of
what
assets
they
felt.
They
can
provide
the
state
and
he
under
that
circumstance,
and
we
went
back
and
forth.
B
B
Just
today
we
got
a
word
back
from
washington
state
they're,
providing
even
more
resources
that
would
more
than
make
up
for
any
diminution
of
resources
coming
from
texas,
in
particular,
all
the
other
states
that
have
provided
assets,
we
don't
think,
will
have
any
direct
impact
from
the
hurricane.
So
again,
it's
part
of
a
broader
mutual
aid
system.
B
I
noted
last
week
when
I
talked
about
the
mutual
aid
system
on
the
west
coast
that
many
other
states
were
also
experiencing
wildfires,
and
so
there
were
constraints
already
in
this
space,
but
90
91
is
the
current
cohort
of
engines
that
have
come
into
the
state
of
california
and
we
look
forward
to
getting
even
more
support
from
those
states
that
have
already
provided
it,
and
we
also,
as
you
know,
have
support
coming
from
overseas,
we'll
be
making
potentially
some
announcements
tomorrow,
the
next
day
on
a
number
of
other
countries
that
have
expressed
interest
in
supporting
us
in
providing
resources
in
real
time.
B
So
that's
that's!
That's!
On
the
issue
of
mutual
aid,
the
issue
of
blame,
I
don't
cast
or
sign
any
blame
each
and
every
one
of
these
fires
is
investigated.
We
have
protocols
and
after
action
reports
are
provided
in
each
and
every
instant.
We
have
an
incident
command
strategy
that
requires
a
real
adjudication
of
the
facts
on
the
ground.
Let
me
just
say
this
for
any
of
us
to
assert
that
they
know
exactly
the
cause
of
each
and
every
fire.
I
think
that
is
very
misleading.
At
this
stage.
B
One
thing
we
do
know,
however,
is
we
dealt
with
an
unprecedented
number
of
lightning
strikes,
some
fourteen
thousand.
What
we
do
know
is
we
dealt
with
unprecedented
weather
heat
dome
in
the
west
coast
of
the
united
states.
What
we
do
know
is
we
had
130
degree
weather
here
in
the
state
of
california,
which,
arguably,
if
it's
not
a
world
record,
it's
very
close
to
being
a
world
record
the
hottest
recorded
temperature
in
modern
world
history.
B
We
do
know
that
an
impact
in
terms
of
our
capacity
to
even
provide
the
energy
needs
not
only
here
in
the
state
but
put
pressure
even
outside
this
state,
so
that
is
somewhat
anomalous.
It's
anomalous
in
the
context
of
what
we
grew
up
with
decades
ago,
we
experienced
anomalies,
but
not
as
often
as
we
now
are
experiencing
they're
almost
becoming
exceptions
more
like
the
rule
and
as
a
consequence,
it
begs.
The
question
is
what
the
scientists
have
been
saying:
98,
plus
99
of
them
for
decades
taking
shape.
B
Is
it
in
fact
true
that
they
no
longer
have
asserted
a
point
of
view?
They've
proven
their
point
of
view?
I
would
argue
they
have
proven
their
point
of
view
where
the
hots
simply
are
getting
hotter.
That's
demonstrable!
B
That's
evidence
based
where
the
heat
is
such
that
we
have
fires,
the
likes
of
which
we
have
never
experienced
in
our
lifetime
and
that's
also
demonstrable
in
terms
of
the
total
number
of
acres
burned
this
year.
In
contrast,
in
comparison
to
previous
years
and
the
fact
that
we've
had
some
of
the
most
ferocious
and
damaging
wildfires
in
modern
recorded
history,
I'm
not
naive,
not
naive
about
forestry
practices
over
the
course
of
the
last
hundred
years.
I'm
not
naive
about
the
impact
of
structures
and
the
acuity
of
consciousness
around
these
fires.
B
B
B
We
look
forward
on
friday
to
illuminating
you
on
what
that
phase
will
look
like
when
we
begin
to
move
forward
with
some
modified
reopening
in
a
much
more
well
prescribed
way
than
we've
seen
in
the
past
in
a
different
way
than
you've
seen
in
the
past,
with
timelines,
scope
and
expectations
that
will
be
set
with,
we
hope
some
real
clarity
and
conviction.
As
we
announce
those
protocols
on
friday,
announce
new
psas,
announce
a
series
of
other
steps
and
points
of
contact
and
accessed
information
new
website
all
again
on
friday.
B
I
want
to
continue
to
remind
everybody
importance
of
being
vigilant,
not
only
in
terms
of
listening
to
those
experts,
if
you're
being
told
to
evacuate,
take
seriously
those
evacuation
orders,
everybody
continue
to
recognize
that
we
need
to
reconcile
the
fact
that
pandemic
is
still
among
us,
and
transmission
rates
are
still
growing
in
the
state.
It's
nice
to
see
that
growth
rate
begin
to
decline,
but
growth.
B
Nonetheless,
in
terms
of
positive
cases
coming
in
every
single
day,
death
numbers
that
continue
to
be
too
high
mortality,
morbidity
rates
that
continue
to
sober
the
senses
and
require
us
to
take
action.
Nothing
more
impactful
than
wearing
a
face
covering
thank
you
look
forward
to
catching
up
on
friday.