elizabeth rafidi grew up in a poor neighbourhood here, but became a lawyer and bought a house in malibus living in a hotel room, unsure of what the future holds. it's like having a member of yourfamily die because that's the end. the end road at that point of that person's history, which is the end road of our homes. we went to malibu to find elizabeth's home or what's left of it. it stood for 50 years until these wild fires raised it to the ground. as the days pass, more and more evacuated families are coming to terms with the fact they now have no home to come back to. the lucky ones are in hotels on the insurance company's dime. the less fortunate are sleeping in evacuation shelters or even in their cars, as they and the city work out their next steps. multi—million dollar mansions and tiny apartments alike have been levelled by these fires, which have left the people of la reeling. the rebuild will begin in time. the mental scars for those who lost everything may take much longer to heal. will grant, bbc news, los angeles. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis, gave us the l