8/19 Empire KVCR Midday News: Death Valley Record-Breaking Temp, Eviction Freeze, and More

1. San Diego County has officially been removed from the state’s COVID-19 monitoring list.
2. Death Valley reported a temperature of 130 degrees, making it the hottest temperature on earth in more than 89 years.
3. A court-ordered freeze on evictions expires September 1 and California state lawmakers are trying to avoid a wave of new evictions.
4. Governor Newsom declared an emergency over wildfires in California as the state’s power grid operator pleads for continued conservation to avoid rolling blackouts.

KVCR's Shareen Awad reports.