. >> actor and author eric braeden joins me now. i've watched you my whole life. and to hear your voice narrating that moment is truly devastating for so many people. can you can you take us back to that moment when you saw that blaze approach your home and realized you had to leave? >> first of all, laura, i would be remiss if i didn't tell you that i watched you a lot. okay? and i watched cnn a lot. let's get that out of the way. >> well, thank you so much. >> what did i feel when i saw those flames? well. it scares the living daylights out of you. and you hope that the flames don't cross. there's a canyon below me, and about many years ago, they had a big fire in that area. and it actually destroyed will rogers park. it's a state park, but it never came across the canyon to our side. and a few nights ago, we were told by some emergency person not to worry, that the wind was drifting out towards the ocean. and however, they were wrong. don't blame them. you can't predict the wind patterns really. and it came back and i began to see some flames licking at will ro