Gov. Gavin Newsom provides a Friday afternoon update on COVID-19 in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom said his focus on Friday would be on economic growth and recovery, even though 3.5 million Californians have filed for unemployment claims since mid-March. "These are challenging and sobering times," he said. "But they are not permanent." Newsom made the remarks at Noon on Friday, April 17, 2020.