Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., responded to those "so angry" over his wildfire response by passing the buck, saying that he's not getting "straight answers" from local leaders.

"I will not tolerate more finger-pointing," Obama added. All parties, including the federal government, should be willing to accept responsibility if they failed, Obama said. Update at 1:15 p.m. ET.

Whoopi Goldberg suggested that the Los Angeles wildfires were caused by last week’s hurricane-force winds that blew throughout Southern California, and urged people to stop “pointing fingers ...