Nearly six months after the Mountain Fire displaced 750 people and destroyed 182 homes and other structures in Ventura County, survivors say recovery is more difficult without FEMA support and in the shadow of the LA fires.

New York Rep. John Katko has announced he is not seeking reelection this year.

(CNN) - The White House plans to withdraw the nomination of Jeff Byard, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, seven months after he was nominated to the position, a senior administration official and congressional source tell CNN. Instead, Trump is expected to nominate acting FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor -- who is the agency's confirmed deputy administrator -- for the top disaster relief position, the sources said. Axios first reported the news, and CNN reported earlier Wednesday that Byard's nomination was in trouble. Issues with Byard's confirmation stemmed from a personal issue that surfaced in the last week, and a senior administration official said Byard had notified the White House last Thursday that he wanted his nomination withdrawn. The White House declined to comment.

(CNN) - As Puerto Rico weathers both Hurricane Dorian and a political storm, it will turn to a federal agency -- the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- that is facing upheaval of its own. Another hurricane, Puerto Rican recovery official Omar Marrero told Congress in July, is "our biggest fear." In 2017, the situation in Puerto Rico was "bad enough when they had the resources and were not able to get the job done." Meanwhile, people in Puerto Rico are preparing for a storm that could set back their own return to normalcy. "I think the people of Puerto Rico have shown that resiliency is our middle name, our first name and last name," resident Mari Rosas told CNN.