Biden blames power utilities for water shortage amid California wildfires

President Joe Biden on Thursday afternoon briefed the top directors of agencies that will help the state with the California fires.

Among the complaints from those on the ground is that fire hydrants had gone dry after other areas used the stored water.

"I want to be clear, what I know from talking to the governor is that there are concerns out there, that there has also been a water shortage," Biden told reporters and officials.

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"The fact is, utilities understandably shut off power because they were worried the lines that carried energy were going to be blown down and spark additional fires," he continued. "When it did that, it cut off the building -- the ability to generate pumping water. That's what caused the lack of water in the SoCal fire."

Biden said they're cutting off power, but they'll begin using generators to ensure the pumps stay on.

President-elect Donald Trump blamed a kind of stopper in a faucet in northern California. Fox reporters were forced to fact-check Trump during reporting on Wednesday.

Biden also said the federal government will cover 100 percent of the state's needs for the next 180 days.

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