Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency ahead of Labor Day heat wave

Ashley Zavala reports

HEAT THIS WEEKEND, FOX FORTY'SASHLEY ZAVALA HAS MORE ON THESTATE'S RESPONSE.FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESSTHAN A MONTH CALIFORNIA ISSCRAMBLING TO PREVENT ANENERGY SHORTAGE STATEEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LEADERSARE NOW COORDINATING WITHENERGY PROVIDERS ANDREGULATORS TO MAKE SURE THATTHEY UNDERSTAND.WHAT WHAT THE SCOPE OFOUTAGES THAT PIECE OF PEOPLEGET THE SO IF YOU'RE SOMEONERELIES ON POWER OF ALL DEVICESWHEN YOU'RE IN A HORRIBLEPOPULATION POPPY IS ON ROSTER,YOU TOLD ME KEEP YOUR POWEROFF.

TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CANMAKE ADDITIONS TO KEEP HERSELFSAFE OFFICIALS WITH THECALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT SYSTEMOPERATORS SAY THEY ARE NOTFORECASTING ANY BLACKOUTS ORPOWER DISRUPTIONS WITH THISLATEST ROUND OF SERIOUS HE.THE AGENCY ISSUED YETANOTHER FLEX ALERT ASKINGCALIFORNIANS TO CONSERVE POWERIN TIMES WHEN USES TYPICALLYHIGH GOVERNOR NEWSOM'SEMERGENCY DECLARATION WILL ADDTO THE STATE'S POWER SUPPLYGIVING THE STATE ACCESS TOSEVERAL BACKUP SOURCES OFENERGY AND TEMPORARILY CUTTINGPOLLUTION REGULATIONS FORPOWER PLANTS AS CALIFORNIACONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD ITSRENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS STATEREGULATORS HAVE WARNEDNEWSOM'S ADMINISTRATION THESTATE IS RELYING TOO HEAVILYON OUT OF STATE IMPORTANTPOWER AT PEAK TIMES SO WE PUTOURSELVES ESSENTIALLY ALL.A POLITICALLY ELECTRICITYAND THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIAOTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO PAYFOR IT WITH.

COSTS AULD LOWERRELIABILITY STATE REGULATORSAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTLEADERS SAY THEY'LL BE ON HIGHALERT THROUGH MONDAY INSACRAMENTO, ASHLEY ZAVALA FOX