Brown calls fire devastation the 'new normal'

VENTURA, Calif. - California Gov. Jerry Brown surveyed the devastation Saturday in Ventura - the area hardest hit by firestorms that have displaced nearly 90,000 people in Southern California - calling it "the new normal."

The visit came four days after Brown declared a state of emergency in response to the wildfires. In all, blazes from Ojai to Oceanside have destroyed more than 790 structures and burned 175,000 acres.

During a news conference at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, Brown said climate change may exacerbate the weather conditions that caused the wildfires