around 1:30 monday morning, james told joslyn to take laya and go to sacramento while he stayed behind. >> we had no cell service, and i'm driving along the roads with people trying to flee, and fires on the hill. it was chaotic. >> reporter: reluctantly, she listened to james. >> i was mad at him at first, for not going with us, but he did so much for the neighborhood. >> reporter: james took it upon himself to sleep in his car at the fire station down the street, so he could keep an ear out for what was happening in his neighborhood. >> 57 homes. each one of our neighbors have lived here for 40 plus years. we're like the new kids on the block, so a lot of love. >> reporter: once the cell tower was fixed, through facebook, james gave his neighbors a much needed peace of mind, and was able to let them know if their home was still standing. he also fed a few of the pets that were left behind. as soon as the evacuation was liftwide in woodside, james took his daughter's easel, and wrote a message to welcome his neighbors home. >> we did yard work, a beautiful day before the hell. >> repo

daughter laya. everything smells terrific.ter you've not eaten the whole day. it's nourishing and all those good things. >> there's also cheese and beef samosas. these are delicious. you were born in johannesburg? >> yeah, i'm a johannesburg guy. >> how are things? >> depends what type of things you're talking about. >> society operates the way society should. but on the other hand, in many ways this is a new country. >> it is. we're 19 years society should, but on the other hand, in many ways this is a new country. >> joey: it is. we're 19 years old. >> anthony: everybody's from someplace else. >> cindy: i think the africans from the other countries see south africa as a place of hope, because there's a lot of bustling here. there are a lot of opportunities, lots of people make it from here. you won't find 3 million germans coming here or 3 million french people coming here. it's africans who come from far less to come and find a little bit of something here. >> joey: so how do you find south africa so far? >> cindy: yeah. >>

personal favorites, batman or bat child and princess laya, but along with candy they got a taste of the president's running dislike of the job their parents do. >> i cannot believe the media produced such beautiful children. how the media did this, i don't know. come on over here. come on. come on over here. come on right here. do you know who they are? do you know who they are? they're the friendly media. that's the press. are you crying? come here, sweetheart. >> she's japanese. beautiful. i'm going to be in japan in two weeks. i'll be in japan. are you going to grow up to be hike your parents? don't answer. that can only get me in trouble, that question. who likes this? you have no weight problems, that's the good news, right? so how does the press treat you? i'll bet you get treated better by the press than anybody in the world, right? i think so. anyway, well, congratulations, folks. you did a good job. >> thank you. >> here you did a good job. i wouldn't say you did it very well here. >> submitted without comment on a friday night at the end of a long week. this is our broadcast f