hyer got in touch with senator feinstein's office asking for help. they began working with the u.s. embassy and the state department to get the group out of the country safely. >> yeah, i don't care if they spend the whole people looking at the eiffel tower, i don't care, they're safe. >> the group will fly to washington, d.c., then back to california. the exact date when they land here is still up in the air. >>> this weekend marks 78 years since the nuclear bombings on the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. the u.s. action led to the end of world war ii in 1945. this morning, bay area activists gathered for a silent vigil at the lawrence livermore national lab to commemorate when the bombs fell on august 6th and 9th killing about 120,000 people. the group also remembered daniel ellsberg, who dedicated his life to the de-escalation of nuclear conflict. the 93-year-old died at his east bay home in june, and his widow spoke at today's ceremony. >> you know, it's hard to work on the nuclear issue all the time. of course. but there could be no more meaningful work in the world.

say that my transformed geometric bodies, speak of all senses describe the very truth, oh, which i hyerr minimalism does not mean anything; my maximalism means everything, as he said. ah, the french philosopher. george diggerman. not only we look at the work. well, the work looks at us and it is very important to understand. well , invent your own madness. yes, there is art in space. i couldn't not invent it. i consider myself the heir to the russian avant-garde, an artistic phenomenon of the early 20th century. e, who grew up here with us, means to russian lands. yes, in the space of culture and in particular in vitebsk , a group of the most interesting artists worked, headed by kazimir chem molievich, who invented suprematism? therefore, as followers of russian artists of the early 20th century, i take on such a burden of responsibility and invent maximalism and today i do everything to popularize this trend in art. this is a creative method. this is my unique style. it is a perfectly normal practice to give. so to speak, a short reference text to the works. what would e like to talk

. >> reporter: logan hyer's teenage daughter, wife, and father-in-law were stuck. he contacted congressman john garamendi's office and senator dianne feinstein. >> our office immediately started working with the u.s. embassy in niger as well as our contact at the state department in washington. >> reporter: the state department chartered a flight friday money. after everyone boarded, the group was told they weren't going anywhere. >> it got really stressful. that was the first time we all got like, oh -- what's going to happen? >> reporter: nine painstaking hours later, they took off, headed to paris. >> it's an answer to prayer. >> very scary situation. we're grateful they're coming home safely. >> reporter: the group will fly to washington, d.c. and then home to california. their exact date of return is still up in the air. >> i don't care if they spent the whole week looking at the eiffel tower, i don't care, they're safe. >> we don't know when they'll be back in the bay area, but we know the christian center plans to celebrate when they finally arrive, possibly