library and music room, surrounded by manicured lawns, hees helping maintain the inside of the home, vera figueroa. a mother of two supporting her family back in el salvador. she wouldn't make it out alive. so, tell me about vera. what was she like? >> very liked. first of all, she liked to work hard. and she was very happy lady. >> reporter: the couple have three children, abigail, katerina, and philip. the two girls, away at boarding school during the fire. phillip unfortunately losing his life in the flames. what about philip, though? he's 10. >> he was very, very mature. he was very funny, you know, like, when i always talk to him in spanish he gets so excited, but then when i talk to him a little bit more, he's like, "no, no, i don't understand." >> reporter: 10-year-old philip, known as flip, is a fan of harry potter and has an atypical hobby -- go-kart racing. >> this is not the thing your normal 10-year-old gets to do. phillip had a coach and he had a top of the line go-kart and amy made her son do his homework between races. >> reporter: and it's at one of those go-kart tracks that savvas