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California's Lt. Gov. Discusses COVID-19 Surge

Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California, is the first female ever to hold that post. One of her earliest endorsements came from her friend Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, and Kounalakis is being considered to fill Harris' Senate seat after the inauguration in January. The Lieutenant Governor joined Christiane from Sacramento to speak about the state of the pandemic in her state.

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