rachel hundley was the mayor of sonoma a year ago and she says her life changed forever. >> fire brainas a friend of mine calls it, who lost her house and she goes around and she reaches for things that she's been reaching for, for her whole life, and they're not there. >> i've got young kids, dealing with the process of grief with them, you know, like we still this morning are dealing with that. >> reporter: rachel hundley the former mayor of sonoma told us her experience was carrying the weight of the 11,000 people in her city, still thinking about that tonight. hundreds of homes have been rebuilt across the north bay. some are still in the process but hundreds more, may take years or never be rebuilt, due to being underinsured or because their water system has been destroyed, which could take hundreds of millions of dollars to repair and that's here in the city of santa rosa. still trying to figure out how they'll get that money. we still are looking at more celebrations here tonight. the one that we talked about, and around the north bay, actually over the next week. we're live in

on the night the fires tore through the north bay, rachel hundley was mayor of sonoma. she says her life has never been the same. >> for me, the experience of suddenly carrying the weight of not only the 11,000 people that live in the city and their safety, but the entire valley of just feeling like i was potentially responsible for everybody. >> reporter: during tonight's ceremony, they rang the town hall bell 44 times in honor of the people who were killed in the northern california firestorm. and for those who survive but lost their home, it's difficult to not having the same home anymore. >> fire brain, a friend of mine who calls it, who lost her house. she goes around and reaches for things that she has been reaching for her whole life and they're not there. >> reporter: margie maynard helps organize the event which includes the dedication of the sculpture outside the hall. ♪ music and prayer was a major part of the gathering at cardell newman high school in santa rosa. that school had been heavily damaged in the fires. first responders across the north bay were ho