NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Jan. 13

♪♪. >>> TONIGHT, THE CRITICAL. HOURS IN THE WILDFIRE FIGHT. IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AS MORE DANGEROUS WINDS. THREATEN TO BRING NEW. DESTRUCTION, CREWS. RACING TO CONTAIN THE. HISTORIC FIRES, JUST. AS SANTA ANA WINDS. RETURN WITH GUSTS UP. TO 70 MILES AN HOUR, THREATENING THE AIR. ASSAULT ON THE FLAMES. AND POTENTIALLY. SPREADING NEW. INFERNOS. WE'RE ON THE FRONT.

LINES WITH THE TEAM HUNTING. FOR HOT SPOTS. THE DEATH TOLL RISING. TO 24. DOZENS OF ARRESTS, INCLUDING LOOTING. CHARGES. AND INVESTIGATORS. ZEROING IN ON WHAT. SPARKED THE LARGEST BLAZE, PALISADES FIRE. IS THERE A HUMAN. CAUSE? >>> PLUS, DEFENDING. HOMES WITH HOSES, THE DISASTER MAKING. CALIFORNIA'S DIRE HOUSING. CRISIS EVEN WORSE. OUR TEAM IN THE FIRE ZONE, AL ROKER IS TRACKING.

THE WINDS. >>> FIRST MAJOR. MOVEMENT IN MONTHS IN. THE CEASEFIRE DEAL IN. GAZA. COULD AN AGREEMENT BE STRUCK. BEFORE PRESIDENT BIDEN. LEAVES OFFICE? >>> CRITICAL WEEK FOR. PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS. NOMINEES. CONFIRMATION HEARINGS SET TO. BEGIN. FIRST UP, PETE HEGSETH AND THE. TOUGH QUESTIONS HE. FACES ABOUT HIS. EXPERIENCE AND. CONDUCT. >>> THE RISING RISK OF. DEMENTIA AND WHAT YOU. CAN DO TO MINIMIZE. YOUR RISK. >>> EMOTIONAL REUNION.

IN CALIFORNIA, DOG. BACK WITH HIS OWNER. AND THE FIREFIGHTER. WHO SAVED HIS LIFE. >> Announcer: THIS IS. "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS". WITH LESTER HOLT. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M. TOM LLAMAS IN FOR. LESTER ON ASSIGNMENT. OVERSEAS. TONIGHT, THERE IS NEW. CONCERN ABOUT THE FIRE. EMERGENCY AND THREAT. HERE IN LOS ANGELES. THAT'S BECAUSE THOSE. SANTA ANA WINDS THAT. SPREAD THESE FIRES SO. RAPIDLY AND. DESTRUCTIVELY ARE ONCE.

AGAIN FORECAST TO RAMP. UP. THE SITUATION SO EXTREME, THE NATIONAL WEATHER. SERVICE SAYS THE SETUP. IS ABOUT AS BAD AS IT. GETS. THERE IS PROGRESS, WE. SAW IT FIRSTHAND. PALISADES FIRE, LARGEST, IS 14%. CONTAINED, EATON IS. NOW 33% CONTAINED. BRUSH FIRES SPARKING. AS FAR SOUTH AS SAN. DIEGO IN THE MARINE. CORPS AIR STATION AT. MIRAMAR. WE TAKE YOU TO THE. FRONT LINES WITH THE.

HOT SPOT CREWS WORKING THE. DRY HILLS, KNOWING. IT COULD KICK UP ANY. MOMENT. THE MISSION IS URGENT. TONIGHT. AT LEAST 24 ARE. REPORTED DEAD, MANY. MORE MISSING. ABOUT 100,000 PEOPLE. HERE REMAIN UNDER. EVACUATION ORDERS. FOR MANY, THE NEXT BIG. CHALLENGE IS FINDING A. TEMPORARY PLACE TO. LIVE WITH NOT MUCH. AVAILABLE AND WHEN IT. IS, SOMETIMES THE. PRICES HAVE BEEN. RAISED SKY HIGH. FIRST THE LATEST ON. THE FIREFIGHT. FIRE CREWS WORKING.

NONSTOP, WAGING AN. ALL-OUT BATTLE FROM. THE AIR AND THE GROUND. AS THEY BRACE FOR THE. WORST OF THE PUNISHING. SANTA ANA WINDS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER. SERVICE WARNING. CONDITIONS TO BE AS. BAD AS IT GETS, POTENTIAL FOR. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS. THE NEXT 48 HOURS. 13 MILLION ARE UNDER. RED FLAG WARNINGS, NORTH OF SANTA BARBARA. TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY. MORE THAN 8,000.

FIREFIGHTERS IN THE. FRONT LINES, OFFICIALS. INSIST THEY'RE BETTER. PREPARED WITH MORE. GROUND AND AIR. RESOURCES THIS TIME. AROUND. YOU CAN SEE A MASSIVE. BURN SCAR, NO MORE. SMOKE OR FIRE BUT A. DANGER. LINES OF FIREFIGHTERS. WITH CUTTING TOOLS. LIKE CHAINSAWS AND AXES ARE. CLEARING ALL THE BRUSH. SO THERE'S NO FUEL FOR. THE WINDS TO CARRY. EMBERS TO. WE WERE WITH CAL FIRE. AS THEY WORKED TO. CLEAR THE BRUSH BEFORE. THE DANGEROUS WINDS. HIT THE ZONES. YOU'RE WORRIED BECAUSE.

THERE'S STILL BRUSH HERE AND. IT'S SO CLOSE TO THOSE. HOMES. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> Reporter: LINED UP. ON CLIFFS, SCALING. CANYONS, ON THE LOOKOUT. >> TO GET OUT IN FRONT. OF SOMETHING THAT MOST. PEOPLE WOULDN'T GET IN. FRONT OF. >> Reporter: OVER THE. WEEKEND, CALIFORNIA'S. NATIONAL GUARD. DROPPING FLAME. RETARDANT ON HOT SPOTS. IN THE PALISADES FIRE. AFTER FLARE-UPS FORCED NEW. EVACUATIONS IN. ENCINO AND. BRENTWOOD, TRIGGERING. THIS FIRENADO. EATON AND PALISADES.

FIRES ARE MOSTLY. UNCONTAINED WITH SPECULATION. ON THE ORIGINS RUNNING. RAMPANT. THERE'S A NEWLY FORMED. TASK FORCE TO. INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE. OF THE PALISADES FIRE. MULTIPLE LAW. ENFORCEMENT SOURCES. TELL NBC NEWS THERE'S. A POSSIBLE HUMAN. CAUSE. >> THEY'RE IDENTIFYING. THE CAUSE AND ORIGIN. OF ALL THE FIRES, NONE. HAVE BEEN RULED OUT OF ARSON.

>> Reporter: THE DEATH TOLL. HAS REACHED 24 AND EXPECTED. TO RISE, INCLUDING. 95-YEAR-OLD CURRY OF. ALTADENA. >> THAT WAS HER. REFRIGERATOR, THIS IS. WHERE SHE WOULD BE. >> Reporter: HER. GRANDDAUGHTER LOOKING. FOR HER REMAINS IN. WHAT WAS LEFT OF HER. HOME. >> MAMA DEE, ARE YOU HERE? >> Reporter: OFFICIALS. URGING THE RESIDENTS. TO STAY OUT OF THE. EVACUATION ZONES. >> PEOPLE WANT TO SEE. WHAT'S LEFT OF THEIR. HOUSE, WE KNOW THAT, BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE. LITERALLY LOOKING FOR. THE REMAINS OF YOUR. NEIGHBORS.

>> Reporter: LAW. ENFORCEMENT ANNOUNCING. MORE THAN 70 ARRESTS, INCLUDING LOOTING AND. BURGLARY CHARGES, AND. THE FBI SAYS. UNAUTHORIZED DRONES. OVER THE FIRES ARE IN. DOUBLE DIGITS. AS THEY SEARCH FOR THE DRONE. PILOT THAT CRASHED INTO A. CANADIAN SUPER SCOOPER LAST. WEEK, GROUNDING IT FOR DAYS. THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED. SCHOOL DISTRICT REOPENED MOST. CAMPUSES, GIVING THE STUDENTS. A RETURN TO NORMALCY.

>> I'VE BEEN SCARED OF. COMING HERE, BUT AS. LONG AS THE DOORS ARE. OPEN, I FEEL SAFE. >> Reporter: SCHOOLS. DAMAGED BY THE FIRES. OR INSIDE THE. EVACUATION ZONES. REMAIN CLOSED, WITH. TENS OF THOUSANDS. PUSHED FROM THEIR. HOMES AND FORCED TO. START OVER. ONE ESTIMATE SAYS. INSURED LOSSES ARE AT. LEAST $30 BILLION. >> I'M TRYING TO KEEP. IT TOGETHER, FIND US A. PLACE TO LIVE, TEMPORARY LIVING FOR. OUR FAMILY AND MY. PARENTS. >> Reporter: SHE LOST. HER FAMILY HOME, AS. DID HER PARENTS.

HOW TOUGH IS IT? >> IT IS TOUGH. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE. LOOK AT MILLIONS OF. PLACES. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT. ONE STEP AT A TIME HOW. TO HANDLE IT. >> AND WITH THE WINDS. BRINGING THE. POSSIBILITY OF NEW. FIRES AND DESTRUCTION. LIKE THIS, SOME. HOMEOWNERS PLAN TO. TAKE MATTERS INTO. THEIR OWN HANDS AGAIN. GADI SCHWARTZ. TONIGHT WITH THEIR STORIES. >> Reporter: FOR DAYS, SO MANY ACROSS LOS. ANGELES FACED OFF. AGAINST APOCALYPTIC.

WILDFIRES, SOME. HOMEOWNERS. DEFYING THE EVACUATION. ORDERS, CHOOSING TO. PROTECT THEIR. PROPERTIES. >> WE NEED A WATER. DROP. >> NEED A WATER DROP. >> Reporter: SPRINKLERS, HOSES, GENERATORS AND PUMPS, AND FACING MORE RED. FLAG WARNINGS, ANGELENOS ARE. PREPARING FOR ROUND. TWO. IN WEALTHY ENCLAVES, ROWS OF. FIRE TRUCKS AND PRIVATE. FIREFIGHTERS ARE AT. THE READY. WE SEE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE. DIFFERENT WATER. TRUCKS, ANOTHER THREE.

DOWN THE WAY. THOSE IN THE. EVACUATION ZONES WHO. LIVED TO TELL THE TALE. HOW THEY SAVED THEIR. STREETS, SAID THEY DID. WHAT THEY COULD WITH. HIGH PRESSURE HOSES. >> WE WERE IN OUR. NEIGHBOR'S BACKYARDS, LUGGING HOSES AROUND. >> Reporter: IN ALTADENA, FELIPE SAVED THREE HOUSES ON. HIS STREET WITH A GARDEN. HOSE. >> I CAUGHT ON FIRE A. COUPLE OF TIMES. >> Reporter: YOU CAUGHT ON. FIRE? >> YES. I WOULD JUST SPRAY. MYSELF WITH THE GARDEN. HOSE.

SAVED MYSELF WITH THE. GARDEN HOSE AND. CONTINUED TO FIGHT. >> Reporter: FIRE. OFFICIALS SAY THOSE. WHO STAY TO FIGHT THE. FIRE ARE PUTTING THEIR. LIVES AT RISK. 66-YEAR-OLD. VICTOR SHAW DIED IN. THE EATON FIRE, HIS REMAINS FOUND HOLDING A. GARDEN HOSE. OWNERS ALONG THIS ROW. HAD FIRE HOSES READY, SOME WILLING TO RISK. THEIR LIVES. >> ANOTHER HOT SPOT. STARTED UP, SO GOT THE. FIRE HOSES AGAIN. PUT IT DOWN BEFORE THE. WIND STARTS AGAIN. >> Reporter: WHEN THE. FIRE ROLLED IN, CLAYTON AND HIS. FRIENDS STOOD THEIR.

GROUND, TAPPING INTO. THE HYDRANT AND SAVING. SIX HOMES. DO YOU HAVE. FIREFIGHTING. EXPERIENCE? >> I DO NOW. >> Reporter: WHAT. DO YOU THINK. WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF. YOU WEREN'T HERE? >> HOUSE WOULD HAVE. BEEN GONE IN MINUTES. >> Reporter: STEVE'S HOME IS. STILL STANDING, BUT MOST OF. THE SURROUNDING. COMMUNITY IS GONE. >> IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT. BUT GETTING THROUGH. IT. >> Reporter: WOULD YOU. LEAVE? >> I'M NOT LEAVING, NO. INTENTIONS UNTIL MY. NEIGHBORS ARE BACK.

>> Reporter: TECHNICALLY IT'S A. MISDEMEANOR NOT TO. EVACUATE DURING THE. CHAOS, BUT IT'S NOT. ALWAYS ENFORCED. HOWEVER FIREFIGHTERS. SAY BOTTOM LINE EVERY. MOMENT DURING A. FIREFIGHT IS PRECIOUS. IF THEY HAVE TO BE. PULLED OFF A FIRE LINE. TO SAVE SOMEONE NOT. SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, JEOPARDIZES THEIR. LIVES AND PUTS THE. COMMUNITY AT RISK. TOM. >> GADI SCHWARTZ IN. MALIBU. THANKS FOR THAT. >>> FOR THOSE WHO HAVE. LOST EVERYTHING, ANOTHER CRISIS HAS.

EMERGED, WHERE TO FIND. A NEW PLACE TO LIVE. MORGAN CHESKY. >> WE'RE GOING TO FIND. SOMETHING, I PROMISE. I PROMISE. >> Reporter: A PROMISE. FOR A NEW HOME THAT. THEY'RE FIGHTING TO. KEEP AMID A DISASTER THAT'S. IGNITED A CITY-WIDE. HOUSING CRISIS. THE FAMILY OF FIVE, SIX INCLUDING THEIR. PUP APOLLO, ONE OF. DOZENS, AFTER WATCHING. THE FLAMES APPROACH AND THEN.

ENGULF THEIR BELOVED. PALISADES HOME. >> WE SAW THE FOOTAGE. OUR ENTIRE. NEIGHBORHOOD BURNED. DOWN. >> Reporter: MORE THAN. 12,000 STRUCTURES. DESTROYED AND POTENTIALLY. MORE TO COME. THE DEMAND FOR THE RENTAL. MARKET IS EXPLODING. OVERNIGHT. >> CALL ONE, NO, IT'S. RENTED. CALL ANOTHER ONE, NO, IT'S RENTED. >> Reporter: SHE'S. LOOKED INTO 50. PROPERTIES THE LAST. SEVERAL DAYS. PEOPLE DRIVING HOURS. TO FIND A HOME. >> YES. >> Reporter: L.A. REALTOR SAYS IT'S.

LEADING TO PRICE. GOUGING. >> GREEDY LANDLORDS. ARE SPIKING UP PRICES, ALL TO HAVE A BIDDING. WAR AS WELL. >> Reporter: A CHECK. ON ZILLOW FOR A. PROPERTY NEAR THE. PALISADES THREE DAYS AFTER. THE FIRES BEGAN SHOWS. RENT JUMPING $10,000. IT'S BEEN REMOVED BUT. OFFICIALS WARN. THE PRICE SURGES ARE. GROWING. THE GOVERNOR DECLARED. A STATE OF EMERGENCY, WHICH MEANS ANY PRICE HIKE.

OVER 10% ON ESSENTIAL GOODS. INCLUDING RENTAL HOUSING IS. ILLEGAL. UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW. >> PRICE GOUGING IS. SICK, WRONG AND. ILLEGAL. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF. VICTIMS AND. REVICTIMIZING THEM. >> Reporter: IF YOU. SEE OR ARE A VICTIM OF. PRICE GOUGING, REPORT. IT IMMEDIATELY TO. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. OR STATE AUTHORITIES. >> WE'LL JUST KEEP. LOOKING. >> Reporter: IT'S NOT. JUST ABOUT GETTING A. PLACE TO LIVE, THEY'VE. ALSO GOT TO GET THEIR. KIDS BACK IN THE. CLASSROOM AFTER THEIR. SCHOOLS BURNED TO THE. GROUND.

HOW ARE YOU STAYING. SANE? >> JUST TAKING IT ONE. STEP AT A TIME. OUR FRIENDS HAVE BEEN. AMAZING, OUR COMMUNITY. ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAS. BEEN AMAZING. >> MORGAN JOINS US. LIVE FROM A PALISADES. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT. ONCE STOOD THERE. WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR. THE STUDENTS NOW? >> Reporter: TONIGHT, PARENTS ARE GIVING. CREDIT TO SCHOOL. OFFICIALS. DAYS AFTER LOSING THIS ENTIRE. SCHOOL, HAVE ALREADY MADE.

PLANS FOR THE STUDENT. BODY TO BE ABSORBED. INTO ANOTHER L.A. SCHOOL WHERE CLASSES. ARE HOPING TO RESUME. THIS WEDNESDAY. TOM. >> THANKS FOR THAT. >>> THE NEXT ROUND OF. HIGH WINDS IS NEARLY. UPON US. AL ROKER IS TRACKING. IT ALL. MILLIONS ARE UNDER RED. FLAG WARNINGS, TELL US. WHAT IT MEANS. >> 13 MILLION PEOPLE FROM SAN. LUIS OBISPO TO CAMPO, GUSTING WINDS UP TO 70 MILES. PER HOUR, THE HUMIDITY LEVELS. ARE DROPPING. DANGEROUS SITUATION. PYRAMID LAKE, SAN. FERNANDO, THIS IS DUE.

TO CLIMATE CHANGE. LAST 36 YEARS, NINE DEGREES. WARMER, 15% DRIER, 20%. WINDIER NOW. WINDS NOW ARE CALM, BUT. THEY'RE GOING TO PICK. UP TO HURRICANE FORCE, THAT'S GOING TO LIMIT. THE ABILITY TO BRING. SOME AIR SUPPORT IN. THERE. AS YOU CAN SEE FOR. TOMORROW, THERE'S A. CRITICAL RISK FROM. SANTA CLARITA AND LOS. ANGELES TO ESCONDIDO. WE'LL CONTINUE TO. TRACK AND HAVE THE. LATEST TOMORROW MORNING.

TOM. >> AL, THANKS FOR. THAT. >>> NOW A TURN TO THE. MIDDLE EAST AND. GROWING POTENTIAL FOR. A CEASEFIRE AND. HOSTAGE RELEASE DEAL. RICHARD ENGEL JOINS. US, IT SOUNDS LIKE ALL. SIDES ARE OPTIMISTIC. >> Reporter: A SENIOR. ARAB NEGOTIATOR TELLS. ME IT'S THE MOST. PROGRESS THEY'VE SEEN IN. MONTHS, AND IT COMES. AFTER INTENSE EFFORT. FROM THE PRIME. MINISTER OF QATAR AND. PRESIDENT-ELECT. TRUMP'S PERSONAL ENVOY.

ACCORDING TO TWO U.S. OFFICIALS, 48 HOURS AFTER. THIS DEAL IS SIGNED, POTENTIALLY THIS WEEK, HAMAS. WOULD BEGIN TO RELEASE A. LARGE NUMBER OF HOSTAGES AND. ULTIMATELY ALL WOULD BE SET. FREE AND ISRAEL WOULD. END MAJOR COMBAT. OPERATIONS IN GAZA. AFTER NEARLY 47,000. PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN. KILLED ACCORDING TO. LOCAL OFFICIALS. AND ISRAELI TROOPS. WOULD PULL OUT OF. MAJOR PALESTINIAN. POPULATION CENTERS. ACCORDING TO. OFFICIALS, SOME OF THE. HOSTAGES ARE, QUOTE, IN BAD SHAPE.

>> RICHARD, THANK YOU. >>> BACK HOME TO THE. CONFIRMATION HEARINGS. BEGINNING THIS WEEK. FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT. TRUMP'S CABINET. NOMINEES. FIRST, PETE HEGSETH, HIS EMBATTLED PICK FOR. DEFENSE SECRETARY. GARRETT HAAKE. >> Reporter: A VISIT. BY PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP TO. CALIFORNIA'S DEVASTATED. WILDFIRE ZONE IS UNDER ACTIVE. DISCUSSION. INSIDE THE TRUMP. TRANSITION, SOURCES TELL NBC. NEWS. AS THE.

TRUMP TEAM PREPS FOR. 13 HIGH STAKES. CONFIRMATION HEARINGS. THIS WEEK. FOR HIS CABINET PICKS. SMOOTH CONFIRMATIONS ARE. EXPECTED FOR. MARCO RUBIO, PAM. BONDI, AND SCOTT. BESSENT, BUT THERE'S. EMBATTLED PENTAGON. PICK PETE HEGSETH, THE. HEARING COULD BE MAKE. OR BREAK TOMORROW. >> HE CAN EXPECT IT TO. BE TOUGH BUT. RESPECTFUL, CANDID BUT. FAIR. >> Reporter: THE. FORMER FOX NEWS HOST. AND DECORATED COMBAT. VETERAN IS LIKELY TO. BE PRESSED ABOUT. ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL.

ASSAULT AND EXCESSIVE. DRINKING, ALLEGATIONS HE. DENIES. IF ALL DEMOCRATS VOTE. AGAINST HIM, HE CAN. ONLY AFFORD THREE. REPUBLICAN DEFECTIONS. WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO HEAR. FROM HIM? >> HE HAS A LOT OF. QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO. BE ANSWERED. >> Reporter: THE VICE. PRESIDENT-ELECT IS. DETAILING AN INAUGURATION DAY. BLITZ OF EXECUTIVE. ORDERS ON IMMIGRATION. >> DOZENS COMING FROM THE. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, FROM US.

ON. DAY ONE THAT SEND A. MESSAGE TO CUSTOMS AND. BORDER PATROL, YOU'RE. ALLOWED TO DO YOUR JOB. AGAIN. AND TO ILLEGAL. IMMIGRANTS ALL OVER. THE WORLD, YOU'RE NOT. WELCOME INTO THIS. COUNTRY ILLEGALLY. >> Reporter: FOR. POTENTIAL JANUARY 6th. PARDONS, VANCE SAID. THOSE WHO PROTESTED. NONVIOLENTLY SHOULD BE. PARDONED AND THOSE WHO. COMMITTED VIOLENCE. SHOULD NOT. TOM. >> GARRETT, THANK YOU. >>> IN 60 SECONDS, FORMER NORTH KOREAN. SOLDIERS DESCRIBE THE. BRUTALITY UNDER WHICH.

>>> WE'RE BACK NOW. WITH A RARE LOOK INTO. KIM JONG UN'S MILITARY. FROM THE FIRST. SOLDIERS CAPTURED. WHILE FIGHTING FOR. RUSSIA. >> Reporter: THE FIRST. NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS. UKRAINE SAYS IT HAS. CAPTURED ALIVE, SEEN. IN THE VIDEO. QUESTIONED BY THE. MILITARY WITH HELP. FROM SOUTH KOREAN. INTELLIGENCE. ONE TELLING. INTERROGATORS HE.

THOUGHT HE WAS COMING. FOR TRAINING, NOT WAR. THEY'RE PROVIDING A. GLIMPSE INTO HOW. THEY'RE FIGHTING IN. KURSK, U.S. SOURCES. SAY THEY'RE TAKING HEAVY. LOSSES. THIS MAN WAS A SOLDIER UNTIL. 2019, WHEN. HE RAN ACROSS THE. DEMILITARIZED ZONE. >> IT'S NOT EASY TO. CAPTURE A NORTH KOREAN. SOLDIER. >> Reporter: WHY? >> THEY STARVE THEMSELVES, THEY'RE TRAINED LIKE THAT. >> Reporter: EVERY. RECRUIT LEARNS A SONG. ABOUT SAVING THEIR. LAST BULLET FOR. THEMSELVES TO AVOID. CAPTURE.

INTERVIEWS WITH. SEVERAL FORMER NORTH. KOREAN SOLDIERS REVEAL. ONE OF THE WORLD'S. LARGEST STANDING. ARMIES LACKS REGULAR. TRAINING IN MODERN. WARFARE. >> I THINK I FIRED. THREE BULLETS. WHEN I MOVED TO. SPECIAL FORCE, WE DO. HAVE MORE THAN 20. BULLETS. >> Reporter: MOST. MONTHS SPENT FARMING. AND CONSTRUCTION.

HE SWAM TO ESCAPE, AND. THE MAIN ENEMY FOR HIM. WAS HUNGER. GRASS, POTATOES AND. TREE BARK, HE'S SAID. YOU ATE TREE BARK. NO OTHER FOOD. PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY IS. MAKING A OFFER TO. KIM JONG UNTO SWAP HIS. SOLDIERS FOR UKRAINIANS IN. RUSSIA, THE CAPTIVES PROOF OF. THE WIDENING WAR, HE.

>>> BACK NOW WITH THE. HEALTH ALERT ABOUT THE. RISING RISK OF. DEMENTIA. ANNE THOMPSON, TELL US. ABOUT THIS NEW STUDY. >> NEW NUMBER, 42%. RISK OF GETTING. DEMENTIA AFTER 55. SCIENTISTS SAY IS DUE. IN PART TO BETTER. TRACKING AND THE FACT. WE'RE LIVING LONGER. FOR WOMEN, WHO LIVE LONGER. THAN MEN, THE RISK IS 48%. THE NUMBER. AMONG BLACK AMERICANS, IT'S PROJECTED TO. TRIPLE.

TO STAVE IT OFF, EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN. LIKE THE REST OF YOUR. BODY, TAKING CARE OF. YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, GETTING PROPER SLEEP, RESISTING RISK FOR. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. AND DIABETES, AND. PAYING ATTENTION TO. HEARING LOSS WHICH IS. ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED. DEMENTIA RISK. TOM. >> IMPORTANT TIPS, ANNE, THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>> AND FIY. >>> AND FINALLY. TONIGHT, AMID THE.

DESTRUCTION IN. CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE. WITNESSED MIRACLES, BIG AND SMALL. BUT NONE QUITE LIKE. THE ONE YOU'RE ABOUT. TO SEE FROM LIZ KREUTZ. AND A DOG NAMED OREO. >> Reporter: WE MET. CASEY AMIDST THE CHAOS. OF EVACUATIONS. >> BOSS IS CALLING ME, SAYING IS EVERYTHING. OKAY IN THE PALISADES, I'M IN THE CITY, I. DON'T KNOW. >> Reporter: THE. RESIDENT RACED BACK, RENTING A BIKE TRYING. TO GET TO HIS TWO. DOGS, COULDN'T GET. PAST THE ROAD BLOCK. >> I RESCUED THEM OFF. THE STREET, THEY. DESERVE BETTER. >> Reporter: I'M SO. SORRY.

>> HOW DO I GET TO MY. HOUSE? >> Reporter: A. FIREFIGHTER WENT IN. AND RESCUED ONE, BUT. OREO WAS MISSING. >> THIS IS MY. DAUGHTER, BUT THE. BEHAVIORAL DOG, HE RAN. OUT OF THE HOUSE. >> Reporter: LATER. THAT NIGHT, THE. PALISADES FIRE REDUCED. HIS HOME TO RUBBLE, BUT HIS ONLY CONCERN, OREO. FIVE DAYS, HE WAS. MISSING. THEN CASEY GOT A CALL.

OREO SPOTTED IN THE. NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. >> IT'S YOUR DADDY, HI! HOW WAS THE FIRE? OH, HONEY. OH, HONEY. OH, MY GOD. >> Reporter: IT'S THE. HAPPY ENDING CASEY. PRAYED FOR. AND THERE'S ONE PERSON. HE REALLY WANTED TO. THANK. >> THIS GUY SAVED YOUR. LIFE! AND YOU LOOK LIKE A. KEN DOLL. >> Reporter: CAL FIRE. BATTALION CHIEF. >> IF THAT DOG COULD.

TALK, HE WOULD HAVE A STORY. TO TELL. HE WOULD HAVE A. NATIONAL BEST-SELLER. >> Reporter: HAD HE. NOT KNOCKED DOWN THE. DOOR, BOTH DOGS WOULD. HAVE BEEN TRAPPED INSIDE. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO. SAY TO BRETT? >> I MET YOU IN THE MIDDLE. OF CRISIS, A. FIRESTORM. MY DOGS WOULD HAVE. DIED IF NOT FOR YOU. >> Reporter: LIZ KREUTZ, LOS. ANGELES. >>> THANKS FOR. WATCHING "NIGHTLY. NEWS," I'M TOM LLAMAS.