More than 1,500 firefighters battle blaze as weather conditions are forecast to improve, aiding crews in their efforts
Twenty thousand people who were forced to evacuate the canyons of Malibu as a ferocious wildfire approached are anxiously eyeing improving weather conditions that could allow them to return to their homes.
Among those that were ordered to flee the enclave near Los Angeles were the performers Cher and Dick Van Dyke.
