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Connection to the past. thats what im trying to do. it is what it is. material stuff. but like you said, memories of a lot of years. and well see where it goes from here. i dont know what they will do. its a process. its still shock. still trying to understand. a little box. a little lizard. dont ask me. but you know what, if it helps, it helps. december sight aspite all the l fortunate. we have family close by and we have other options. and it is material stuff. other people have so much more t...

A little lizard. dont ask me. but you know what, if it helps, it helps. despite all the loss, were fortunate. we have family close by. we have other options. and, you know, it is material stuff. other people are doing so much more, have so much more tragedy in their life. we have nothing to complain about. you have to just focus on that, makes the rest of it easier to deal with. >> reporter: so how quickly can this kind of damage happen? well, here is one example. we were in the san diego fire y...

Cnn contributor and joining us now cnn presidential historian. michael, the flynn development lawyers cutting off communications with trumps lawyers. these are the presidents family members in some cases. is he sweating? >> if he isnt then he is more of a lizard person than any of us can imagine. only a cold blooded animal would not be sweating. i have a friend who has done a lot of legal work in organized crime cases and he says when someone notified you that they are no longer part of the join...

And he was full of stories about abor aboriganies and then it became birds and bees and then he said were going to eat some lizard. at which point he said and of course what about your little lizard and showed me my little lizard and told me what it was for. so i said lizard. and he said were going to eat iguiana and my little lizard and were going to eat an iguiana? in some twisted way, it all became one. it was like a big stamp on my brain. then he took me back that hotel where my parents were...

Park and now a rainstorm threatens to hamper his rebuilding. all along the storm drains in the fire zones you can see the straw called waddles. theyre trying to keep the water supply from getting contaminated, but as you can see, it wont catch all the water from going down the drain. >> we have to hope it can filter a bit and not run off into the creeks. hopefully it will be effective. >> reporter: the burn scars where thousands of homes were wiped out are especially at risk for flash flooding. ...

Aborigines and the jungle and the fish and the birds and everything. then it became sort of birds and bees. and then, he said, "and were going to cook -- eat some lizard." at which point, he said, "and of course, you know, what about your little lizard?" and he took me into the bushes and showed me my little lizard and told me what they were for -- what it was for. so i said, "oh, lizard." and then he said, "were going to eat some iguana. youll catch an iguana." and im thinking, "my little lizar...

Youll catch an iguana." and im thinking, "my little lizard? and were going to eat an iguana?" i mean, it -- you know, in a 6-year-old brain, in some twisted way, it all became one. and it -- it was just like, you know, some big stamp on my brain. but then he took me back to the hotel where my parents were having cocktails. they were like, "oh, how charming. you know, he spent the day at the beach. thank you, nick, and all that." and i was just astonished that i couldve been gone for all those ho...

When youre by yourself and youre 6 or whatever it was -- i dont think im making it up -- that i still remember thinking, "well, where are my parents and maybe ill never see them again." and he was full of stories about aborigines and the jungle and the fish and the birds and everything. then it became sort of birds and bees. and then, he said, "and were going to cook -- eat some lizard." at which point, he said, "and of course, you know, what about your little lizard?" and he took me into the bu...

Urban city like wellington it can happen. >> yeah. >> incredible. here is a tui. listen to that song. its so beautiful. oh didnt like that. . he is telling me off. >> whats this guy? this is a pretty special opportunity. this is a takahe. they were only discovered high in the mountains in 1948. theyre one of our most endangered birds. there is only 280 left on the planet. >> its just not the birds on the brink here. the tuatara is the most iconic represent tile native. looks like a lizard but th...

They were rediscovered high in the mountains. theyre one of our most endangered birds. theres only 280 left on the planet. >> its not just the birds on the brink here. this is the most iconic reptile native. looks le s like a lizard but is sole survivor of an order that goes back to the dinosaurs. >> the problem for these guys is, again, they evolved in the presence of avian predators, not mammals. and so their response when threatened, you know, from above, when threatened at all, is to freeze....