To memphis ran out. The plane pushed back without them. The tower wasnt going to have them pull back in and my sisters and my mom were sitting there in tears and im sitting there screaming through the glass. Reporter thats when the captain saw the family. He radioed in and found out they were upset, because, for them, missing the flight meant missing their fathers funeral. It wouldve been sad not saying goodbye. Reporter that captain, adam cohen, then made an extraordinarily rare decision to come back. It was something we needed to do, he says. This is something well take with us, knowing we made a difference. The family says cohens gesture made all the difference. They arrived in memphis in time to say goodbye. Its very rare, someone stops and does something so kind and we need more people like them in this world. Reporter an uncommon act of common decency. Clayton sandell, abc news, denver. They would not have made it. That was the last flight of the day. Kudos to delta for that. Nex
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The regular. We want to start with showing you the incredible video yeah, take a look at this. The hills blazing all along this highway, drivers blinded by the thick smoke. The flames whipped up by strong winds, as well, and that fire right now is still growing. Families in the path forced to evacuate. Firefighters cutting short their christmas to fight these flames overnight, and abcs Kayna Whitworth is right there in Ventura County with more. Kayna, good morning to you. Reporter cecilia, good morning. So, we have a very fast winddriven fire this morning that has literally exploded overnight. You can clearly see the dramatic flames behind me and this road is closed but as these cars are passing me, these are official vehicles. Weve got firefighters out here, of course, Ventura County sheriffs. The fire started on the hillside but the wind pushed it down and authorities were hoping highway 101 would be a natural break for the fire, but because the wind is so heavy, it was pushing highw