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4,000 acres after breaking out just before 7:00 a.m. >> all these homes now threatened by this fire. it is moving very close to these structures. >> reporter: some 60,000 forced to flee. these are tropical storm-force winds, gusts at 70 miles per hour, are making these conditions extremely dangerous. >> please leave your house immediately. >> reporter: families packing what they can. valuables and pets. >> our priority right now is getting people evacuated and out of the path of the fire. >> rep...

People died in their cars trying to escape. were down in malibu, the so-called woolsey fire. two people dead so far down here. 370 structures. but the winds up north have died down. the winds down here are going to keep on blowing through tuesday. some places into wednesday. its going to be friday before we get a turn and get winds coming off the ocean bringing some humidity. a slight sliver of good news down here. we were driving around today, surveying some of the damage. its supposed to be ma...

Turns out hes david franzoni, hollywood screenwriter, wrote amistad, wrote gladiator, he was about to evacuate his home when he saw the flames lapping, licking at the side of his property and he had previously prepared for this. hed bought a pump. hed bought a big hose. and he has a swimming pool. so he basically became firefighter, he and his wife managed -- they stayed behind, they risked their lives and they fought off the flames and saved their home. but that is one very small good news stor...