I'm very familiar with the roads. So I had a plan to get out. I watched where the flames were going. I knew if it came over my house, or if it was going to come over my house, I was going to leave and just let it burn. But I was going to take Stunt Road, which leads to Mulholland, and I knew that was still open. I just stayed. it looked okay. It looked like I was going to make it. We lost an art studio, some containers full of lots of valuable material. But at that point, I didn't care about that. I just stayed at the house. This is, you know, we work so hard, like everybody, they worked so hard to say this. And, you know, we're all out on a limb on our own. We know the risks and we try to prepare ourselves the best we can. And this time it worked for us, but for many others, it didn't. And the houses that burned were people that left. And the ones that survived were the people that stayed. And, you know, all our neighborhood are pretty close. Every Saturday, lots of us get together and have dinner. We talk about these things. and we all know it can go wrong. And even the best laid plans go wrong, as they did. Hoses broke. Fire just came from every direction. And, you know, we just tried as hard as we could, and I did. And it worked for me, but for other people it didn't. And my heart goes out to them. I feel really bad.

Yeah. Well, and again, I mean, Lars coming over to help you again, we've seen, we've heard so many stories of that, of neighbors helping neighbors. And I mean, I said this earlier, it doesn't get enough attention, you know, on a day-to basis in this world today, But to just I think it's worth emphasizing tonight what neighbors helping neighbors and helping you get through something the worst time of your life. So Scott, I really appreciate you being with us. Thank you. And I'm so sorry for so many in your community. I wish you well. Well,

thank you for letting me tell. story. Thank you. Yeah.

Yeah. Well, it was a privilege to be up there today and learn about Topanga. It's incredible. We've just been told that the death toll now has risen to seven, five from the Eden fire and two now from the Pacific Palisades from the Palisades fire. So the death toll now at seven expected to rise. But that's where it is right now. We're going to take a short break. We'll be right back. And welcome back to our continuing coverage. We're coming to you from the Pacific Palisades, from a staging area for firefighters and police and other personnel. You're looking at live pictures of the Kenneth Fire. That is the newest fire started earlier today, started about 50 acres within a couple hours. It's now at about 800 acres is the last estimate. And now the death toll is is seven, five confirmed dead from the Eaton fire, which is where it hit Pasadena and Altadena, and also two now confirmed dead from the Palisades fire. I want to check in with our Natasha Chen, who spent the day at an evacuation center in Pasadena. She is in Altadena tonight. Natasha.