his cheeks were wet. and he said we lost everything. >> i was the one that was saying, you know, it's gonna be good. it's gonna be fine. you know, i've lived through 20 of these. i'm the man of the house. you know? and what decision did i make that was the wrong decision? i shoulda started sooner to try and get the horses out. i left. you don't realize what it feels like to leave something behind. something -- a living being behind. >> and at that point all i cared about was that he was okay. but right on the heels of that thought was, "we have to get out of here now. it is not safe." >> there was this glow coming over the mountain. it was like seeing something from -- from "the hobbit" or something. it was just like the armies are marching and they're coming over the hills. and i just grabbed my mom and i said -- she didn't even put up a fight. when i told her "we gotta go," she said, "okay." and i threw her in the car and we just bolted out of there. >> coming up -- in peril and in panic.