reporter: they started running low on fuel when joel smith finally jogs back with three survivors and>> we probably had another five minutes to get the people out before it burned over the top. >> there's one dog here. english mastiff. little apprehensive, but we're getting him onboard. >> reporter: with the pooch finally pushed onboard, joel jumps back in, they lift off. the fire rearing up. >> we okay now? >> you're clear now. >> reporter: the hero pilots never even got the names of their passengers. there was no time. >> that's enough excitement for me today. >> hey, you and me both, brother. >> reporter: they drop them off and flew right back into that fire. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> so, tonight we salute those pilots for being america strong. and we thank matt for that report. we thank you for watching. i'm tom llamas. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow. for david and all of us here, have a great thanksgiving. good night. >>> welcome back. rain. we have waited months for a storm like this. maybe we should be careful what we wish for. >> today's storm is wind

fire department pilots dave nordquist and joel smith had been battling the woolsey fire near los angelesis month, part of a swarm of pilots fighting fires from the air. >> those guys are in a bad area, they need to get out quick. >> yeah. >> reporter: when they got the call -- >> all right, this is rapidly becoming very ugly. >> yeah, it is. >> reporter: the risk was huge. but the alternative? >> there was really nowhere to run, nowhere to go for these people. >> reporter: they started running low on fuel when joel smith finally jogs back with three survivors and two dogs. >> we probably had another five minutes to get the people out before it burned over the top. >> there's one dog here. english mastiff. little apprehensive, but we're getting him onboard. >> reporter: with the pooch finally pushed onboard, joel jumps back in, they lift off. the fire rearing up. >> we okay now? >> you're clear now. >> reporter: the hero pilots never even got the names of their passengers. there was no time. >> that's enough excitement for me today. >> hey, you and me both, brother. >> reporter: they drop

joel smith:"i think the folks were very shocked that the fire was so close. as soon as they got to where i was and could see where the fire was coming from i think the gravity hit em a little bit. i said we have to go now. we don't have any time to waste. took a little bit of convincing to take their dogs and their dogs were really apprehensive. they did not want to come near the helicopter. i didn't quite have enough time to make sure the dogs were secure, that they were secured in their seats. i basically had just enough time to get them in their seats. hold on. put your seat belts on. shut the door and get in the co-pilot side and let's get out of here."> (ken) the rescue happened shortly after the woolsey fire broke out in ventura county. the department released this video of the rescue along with comments praising nordquist and smith's heroism (pam) leaders in turkey have been signaling their frustration with saudi arabia and -- to a certain degree -- the united states over the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi.(ken) there are still unanswered questi

was much less irritating than it has been for nearly two-weeks.nats- up leaves> joel smith inalnut creek is taking advatange of the break in weather to get a little yard work done.joel smith/hopeful for rain- "the rain will be welcome to clear away the smoke." smith lives near howe-homestead park.... one of five locations the city of walnut creek has turned into free sandbag stations.bob chin/concerned about flooding- "they don't have no shovel here. so, i uh (philippe) yeah, it's bring your own shovel. (bob) so, this is my shovel here, haha." rain is expected overnight. bob chin fears his home could experience some flooding. so, he packed a few bags of sand in the larkey park parking lot.bob chin/concerned about flooding- "my pipe is all backed up. any water will overflow my sewage. so, that's why i'm doing it." there are also concerns about the particulate matter from the smoke and the possibility of it causing health problems by contaminating our drinking water.sejal choksi-chugh/sf baykeeper- "the drinking water systems do filter out these types of pollutants and toxins."

l-a-f-d pilots david nordquist and joel smith were conducting a water drop ...ll for a rescue nearby. with their fuel supply dwindling, they braved a thickening smoke column... and pushed forward to their target. they navigated a complex landing. then upon landing, smith got out and ran to the trapped civilians and animals -- including a large and very frightened dog which did not want to get on the helicopter. the department released this video of the rescue along with comments praising the heroism of nordquist and smith. next at 8 a father gets the flu shot...a week later he's in the hospital. the disorder that doctors describe as extremely rare. and coming up in sports, kevin durant has to pay up for a dust-up with a fan. details on why the nba is hitting him with a fine. sent to the hospital days after getting his flu shot. his wife believes the vaccine is the cause of his illness. (ken) but doctors say it's actually a rare immune response. mahsa saeidi (say-ee-dee) spoke to a doctor about the reaction. the morgan family has been busy getting ready for the h

l-a-f-d pilots david nordquist and joel smith were conducting a water drop when they got a call for anearby. with their fuel supply dwindling, they braved a thickening smoke column and pushed forward to their target. they navigated a tough landing scenario on a ridge crowded with buildings, vehicles, and antennae. upon landing, smith got out and ran to the trapped people and animals -- including a large and very scared dog that didn't want to get in the chopper.. the dog eventually got in to the chopper and pilots flew them to safety. (vicki) it was an early thanksgiving meal for a group of bears in north carolina. the furry creatures broke into a high school student's car to chow down on a sweet treat.(ken) reporter kimberly king explains it appears the bears were drawn by the smell of chocolate.. nat sound"i don't know if you can see this but there's a bear inside my bleep car right now, he's literally in the seat."16-year-old tc roberson junior lilly thurmond used her cell as a mama and 3 cubs got at a box of sweet smelling chocolate bars inside her prius."i just don't even underst

if you want someone with donald trump, cindy hyde-smith is your choice. >> joel, so much of this racethings cindy hyde-smith has said. are those things going to move the needle in any measurable way tomorrow? >> well, you would certainly hope so. this is a chance for mississippians to reflect who they want the rest of the country to see in them. do they want to be like alabama and reject roy moore and reject the worst evils of what he represented or are they going in lock step with president trump? what's encouraging is what we've seen is this race is tightening. it's within ten points. mike espy has a chance. if you just look at what he did in the first round back on election day, he pretty much tied up cindy hyde-smith. he she's unpopular not just across the state but with republicans in particular. there's about 17 % that voted for another candidate. so you have a really divided republican electorate here. there's a good chance for mike espy to run an inside straight to get the strong majority of african american voters and get the 25% of white voters he needs to pull us out tomorr

joel. paramedics giving the arrow smith rocker and rushing him to the hospital he had shortness of breath.-old representative says that perry is expected to return to the road later this month. and we wish him well. well i'm suffocating take this bag off my head those are the chilling last words of columnist jamal khashoggi according to a kurdish newspaper and he was reportedly murdered and dismembered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul turkey last month and mike pompeo warning that everyone involved in that murder will be held accountable. and "the wall street journal" is reporting that facebook executive palmer was fired from his job because of his support for trump during the 2016 election. lucky was criticized by his colleagues for donating to an anti-hillary clinton campaign reportedly sparking backlash at facebook for that anti-hillary clinton donation. that's what's happening now. jerry. following their victory in the mid-tomorrow elections, house democrats now speaking to reverse tax cuts for high income households and corporations. jenna ellis is director of public policy for

smith were ready to take off. >> all right. let's get the out of here. >> good job, joels. >> that's enough excitement for me today. >> you and me both, brother. >> good job. that's incredible. >>> we have a look tonight from the sales force tower cam looking out toward cout tower and the embarcadero beyond. looking nice. there it is, telegraph hill, in sharp relief tonight in contrast to what things were like last week. highs today, numbers were mostly in the 60s. san francisco just at 59. plenty of sun around. high pressure ridge is building in a little bit as we look south from the sales force tower cam. and there it is in living color. concord 60 degrees, oakland at 56, lovermore 55, and santa rosa, 55 degrees. rainfall totals, we did pretty well. we don't show it on this map, but ben loman in the santa cruz mountains picked up 7 and a half inches of rain. in oakland, almost 0 inches. livermore, by the time you got to the east bay, 2/3rds of an inch of rain. at napa, almost 0 inches. and in santa rosa, about 2 and a half inches. here's what's happening. a little bubbl