{"id":45803,"date":"2025-01-12T14:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T21:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/california-wildfires-arizona-politics-newsmaker\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T14:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T21:53:00","slug":"california-wildfires-arizona-politics-newsmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/12\/california-wildfires-arizona-politics-newsmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"California wildfires; Arizona politics | Newsmaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cbs26.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0DAA920891179FDBE60A8640E766D1F2-0-1736719347341.png\"><\/p>\n<div>In this edition of Newsmaker, CBS26&#8217;s John Hook first talks with our own Steve Nielsen as he got a first-hand look at California&#8217;s wildfire destruction. In the second segment, he talks with Arizona House Democratic Leader, Oscar De Los Santos. 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