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Called junior, and 4-year-old m emi emily. ed left the house to run an errand and then he got a phone call saying the fire was quickly encroaching on the house and they were trapped. >> i talked to junior on the phone until he died. he just kept saying grandpa, come get me, he said come and get me, the fire is coming in the back door, come on, grandpa, and i said i'm right down the road, emily said i love you, grandma said i love you, junior said come and get us, and i said i'm on my way. my wife was the greatest woman in the world and my grand kids were excellent. >> ed says he did everything...

Basically closed off the streets and he could not get there. he said his wife tried to protect the kids by covering them with wet blankets, and it goes to show you how fast the fire approached. crews did make some progress, this is an area that has been impacted by redding. so much destruction. 874 structures destroyed. back to ed for a second. he just says that there was nothing he could do and he feels a tremendous amount of guilt. >> why couldn't they leave the house? and then we see you there and we see that houses are surrounded by the wildfire and there is no way out. dan, thank you very...