Fire officials are hoping calmer winds Thursday morning can help them combat the five Los Angeles area wildfires that have prompted tens of thousands of people to evacuate.
Meanwhile, many stories of survival are surfacing. Aaron Samson, 48, was caring for his 83-year-old father-in-law in his Pacific Palisades home when the time came to flee on Tuesday. They had no car, so Samson flagged down a neighbor who agreed to give them and their belongings a ride.
Samson began recording their escape...