Firefighters made progress battling back the deadly Los Angeles blazes overnight into Saturday, Jan, 18. as President-elect Donald Trump said he likely will visit the fire-torn areas next week. “I will be, probably, at the end of the week,” Trump told NBC News in an interview on Saturday.

President-elect Trump attacked Governor Gavin Newsom while catastrophic fires still rage across Los Angeles, going so far as to say, "he is to blame for this!" The post ‘A True Disaster!’ Trump Attacks California Governor Gavin Newsom While Los Angeles Still Burns: ‘He is the Blame for This’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Wind-whipped wildfires have burned down over 40,000 acres of land, destroying over 12,000 structures across Southern California.

The Los Angeles wildfires were still raging uncontained when the finger-pointing started. The devastation was caused, not by prolonged drought or the Santa Ana winds, according to President-elect Donald Trump and others, but by Democrat politicians whose priorities allowed the fires to spread.

Donald Trump responded to the Los Angeles wildfires by attacking California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state's water policies.

Wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph in the mountains and 30 to 50 mph on the coasts and valleys are forecast for Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Wednesday. Residents exhausted by days of fire face red flag warnings with the rare "particularly dangerous situation" designation issued for those counties through Wednesday afternoon.

With a visit to the L.A. area, Trump could fulfill one of the unwritten rules of being a president: showing compassion for families who have lost everything.

States depend on the federal government for disaster relief funding. Donald Trump has said he'd withhold firefighting money from California.

As fires spread across Southern California, Trump urged Newsom to send in water from Northern California despite some experts saying water supply is not the problem.

After a brief respite, crews from California and nine other states, along with Canadian and Mexican reinforcements, face another round of dangerous conditions.

More evacuations were lifted Saturday as containment of the deadly Palisades Fire rose to 49%, with firefighters catching a break from the weather thanks to low clouds and good humidity levels. Winds are expected to remain calm through the weekend,