SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom will ask President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency after a series of storms battered the state in the first week of the year, causing deadly flooding, downed trees and widespread power outages.

“We have all the confidence we’ll receive [the declaration] based on the conversations we’ve had with the White House,” Newsom said at a Sunday news conference.

Across the state, more than 424,000 people are without power and more...

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