The end of December marks two years since the Marshall fire and many families still haven't returned home. Many, like Judy Delaware, continue to navigate the process of rebuilding.
miracle if no one died. at this point, have there been reports of casualties? reporter: well, paula, there are not any confirmations of casualties. standing with me is the delaware family, they have lived in loui louisville for more than 20 years. i m with judy delaware right now. can you tell me what happened the day you were asked to evacuate. absolutely, it started out as a beautiful morning, we were getting ready. our son came running into the bathroom talking with a friend on the phone, my daughter was with me, said there s huge smoke behind our house. we were able to get out there, take a peek at it, and we realized the smoke was attached to fire. and the flames were moving very quickly. the flames were very close to the house and it was very windy,
down from davidson mesa, and we saw flames probably 400 feet from the car as we were trying to get back home and get the dogs and get the stuff. it felt like, like, like i don t even know how to say it. i don t know how to get it out. it just felt like a punch to the stomach. and this can t be real. it s just so surreal to be able to even fathom, everything you own just gone. reporter: judy delaware tells me that home was filled with love. they are going to rebuild in that spot, she tells me. a total of 35,000 people had to evacuate in a hurry on thursday, when those flames approached. many of them just having minutes to grab whatever they could from their homes. 2022 is going to be a year of rebuilding for these communities. back to you. our natasha chen there. it s extraordinary, right, to see that they had the wildfires and now that.