‘Oh Wow, It Hits You’: Fox’s Leslie Marshall on ‘How Fast’ She and Family Had to Evacuate from LA Fire

GORDEN This has been ░░░░░░░░ really tough firefight for ░░░░░░░░ firefighters on the ground ░░░░░░░░ namely of the winds ░░░░░░░░ have the Santa Ana ░░░░░░░░ effect with gusts of ░░░░░░░░ miles per hour on ░░░░░░░░ mountaintops Between today and ░░░░░░░░ we re expecting 60 ░░░░░░░░ per hour plus gusts ░░░░░░░░ to the National Weather ░░░░░░░░ and this fight is ░░░░░░░░ from over We have ░░░░░░░░ burning all across southern ░░░░░░░░ right now To the ░░░░░░░░ of us the Eaton ░░░░░░░░ near Pasadena two people ░░░░░░░░ died in that fire ░░░░░░░░ fire has grown to ░░░░░░░░ than 2 200 acres ░░░░░░░░ really just devastating scenes ░░░░░░░░ the ones we re ░░░░░░░░ here west of the ░░░░░░░░ here in Malibu A ░░░░░░░░ of folks are going ░░░░░░░░ come home to absolutely ░░░░░░░░ Back to you FAULKNER ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ Thank you FAULKNER Well ░░░░░░░░ now on the phone ░░░░░░░░ us is Fox News ░░░░░░░░ Leslie Marshall who has ░░░░░░░░ from her home in ░░░░░░░░ because of the Eaton ░░░░░░░░ Leslie I m reading ░░░░░░░░ that your home is ░░░░░░░░ far from the fire ░░░░░░░░ epicenter Our prayers always ░░░░░░░░ everyone out there Now ░░░░░░░░ person from you you ░░░░░░░░ a knock at the ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ night Marshall That s ░░░░░░░░ like that But we ░░░░░░░░ as close to the ░░░░░░░░ as my son could ░░░░░░░░ a football to it ░░░░░░░░ was exactly behind the ░░░░░░░░ across the street from ░░░░░░░░ And Harris I have ░░░░░░░░ tell you I lived ░░░░░░░░ California since the end ░░░░░░░░ 1999 to 2000 I ░░░░░░░░ about fires I ve ░░░░░░░░ fires I ve seen ░░░░░░░░ you know we ve ░░░░░░░░ to the coast during ░░░░░░░░ Bobcat fire which was ░░░░░░░░ from our home One ░░░░░░░░ the things I want ░░░░░░░░ impress upon people is ░░░░░░░░ fast this has happened ░░░░░░░░ can t even explain ░░░░░░░░ literally felt like I ░░░░░░░░ in a live action ░░░░░░░░ It is so surreal ░░░░░░░░ were outside moving some ░░░░░░░░ our furniture the way ░░░░░░░░ used to with the ░░░░░░░░ winds to make sure ░░░░░░░░ doesn t blow around ░░░░░░░░ windows break the furniture ░░░░░░░░ up in a neighbor ░░░░░░░░ yard you know hurt ░░░░░░░░ So we were just ░░░░░░░░ you know tying things ░░░░░░░░ moving closer to the ░░░░░░░░ and my son just ░░░░░░░░ Mom look There s ░░░░░░░░ huge huge cloud of ░░░░░░░░ coming out from behind ░░░░░░░░ neighbor s house and ░░░░░░░░ said oh my God ░░░░░░░░ in the neighbor s ░░░░░░░░ is on fire And ░░░░░░░░ we saw the orange ░░░░░░░░ which would have been ░░░░░░░░ Canyon or the hillside ░░░░░░░░ Eaton Canyon And I ░░░░░░░░ home with my kids ░░░░░░░░ my dog and Harris ░░░░░░░░ re a mom and ░░░░░░░░ know me I m ░░░░░░░░ mom and my husband ░░░░░░░░ at work and I ░░░░░░░░ just like We gotta ░░░░░░░░ the heck up out ░░░░░░░░ here And then the ░░░░░░░░ and the firefighters up ░░░░░░░░ down the street I ░░░░░░░░ up to the police ░░░░░░░░ said Do we need ░░░░░░░░ evacuate They said Not ░░░░░░░░ because you re on ░░░░░░░░ east side of the ░░░░░░░░ I said That s ░░░░░░░░ I m gonna get ░░░░░░░░ of here anyway So ░░░░░░░░ got out of the ░░░░░░░░ we were blowing out ░░░░░░░░ the candles because it ░░░░░░░░ pitch black because we ░░░░░░░░ had a second power ░░░░░░░░ yesterday one during the ░░░░░░░░ and one at night ░░░░░░░░ I said to the ░░░░░░░░ I said You know ░░░░░░░░ know what Let s ░░░░░░░░ prepare to get out ░░░░░░░░ I swear to God ░░░░░░░░ was 20 seconds after ░░░░░░░░ police told me You ░░░░░░░░ t have to evacuate ░░░░░░░░ they re like Get ░░░░░░░░ get out now with ░░░░░░░░ bullhorn and people banging ░░░░░░░░ the door We re ░░░░░░░░ Where s the dog ░░░░░░░░ s the leash And ░░░░░░░░ said honestly my kids ░░░░░░░░ gonna kill me for ░░░░░░░░ this on TV but ░░░░░░░░ know they re trying ░░░░░░░░ things they can t ░░░░░░░░ their things in the ░░░░░░░░ I heard Kayleigh earlier ░░░░░░░░ the program Kayleigh you ░░░░░░░░ got to ask her ░░░░░░░░ got to the hotel ░░░░░░░░ started to think Oh ░░░░░░░░ the cassette with my ░░░░░░░░ s voice on it ░░░░░░░░ mother s engagement ring ░░░░░░░░ grandmother s engagement ring ░░░░░░░░ wedding album I know ░░░░░░░░ re just things but ░░░░░░░░ wow it hits you ░░░░░░░░ They re things but ░░░░░░░░ re things that attach ░░░░░░░░ that cannot even be ░░░░░░░░ about to the people ░░░░░░░░ of them are in ░░░░░░░░ pictures and whatnot because ░░░░░░░░ re not with us ░░░░░░░░ so they re things ░░░░░░░░ texture And I have ░░░░░░░░ much room in my ░░░░░░░░ and respect for people ░░░░░░░░ those things and wanting ░░░░░░░░ be connected I get ░░░░░░░░ Leslie I m so ░░░░░░░░ that you and your ░░░░░░░░ are going through this ░░░░░░░░ neighbors too but you ░░░░░░░░ it out alive and ░░░░░░░░ bless you and we ░░░░░░░░ grateful for that Thank ░░░░░░░░ for telling us what ░░░░░░░░ was like to be ░░░░░░░░ and that you got ░░░░░░░░ Marshall Thank you guys ░░░░░░░░ to all of you ░░░░░░░░ Take care.”