A change in the weather is helping crews battle the raging wildfire in Malibu, California, while thousands remain evacuated including 99-year-old actor Dick Van Dyke who is speaking out on having to flee his home. 'Three neighbors came and carried me out,' he says. NBC’s Dana Griffin reports.
Dick Van Dyke says his neighbors helped him evacuate his home amid the deadly fires in Malibu, California. “I was trying to crawl to the car. I had exhausted myself. I couldn’t get up,” Van Dyke told NBC News correspondent Dana Griffin. “And three neighbors came and carried me out, and came back and put out a little fire in the guesthouse and saved me.” The “Mary Poppins” star, who turns 99 on Dec.
” Coldplay shared their well wishes for Van Dyke in a Facebook comment. “Dick — we’re sending love and prayers to you, Arlene and everyone affected by these fires. Call us if there’s anything we can do. Love Phil, Chris, Guy, Jonny and Will,” the band wrote. Van Dyke and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin recently teamed up for the music video of Coldplay’s new song, “All My Love.' The blaze, which authorities have named the Franklin Fire, broke out on Dec. 9.
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