Oregon’s governor expresses dismay at ‘unprecedented’ temperatures while fierce wildfire rages in northern California
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris met with governors from west coast states today, as a fierce wildfire raged in northern California and the region is battling a historic heatwave that has set record-high temperatures in many cities.
“This is a personal issue for me as a daughter of California,” the vice-president said at the start of the meeting, which included Democratic and Republican governors.
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