The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as fire crews battled the out-of-control Hughes Fire near Castaic, a suburb in the foothills and mountains of northern Los Angeles County.

The president raised the possibility of withholding aid to California unless the state changes its water policy.

From federal funding to the restaurant industry, Trump’s executive orders are having early implications for the region he’s expected to visit Friday.