FILE - In this March 17, 2020 file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives an update to the state's response to the coronavirus at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova Calif. On Tuesday, March 17, when announcing that he had put the National Guard on alert, Newsom said martial law could be used "if we feel the necessity." Martial law is when civil laws are suspended and a military force is in charge. Newsom has asked people to not gathe…
March 19, 2020
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