and i mean, did you have any real warning? how quickly did you have to get out of the house? well, i didn t have any warning. i mean, i was sleeping. but and i had gotten out of the house as soon as i figured out what was going on, talked to the local firefighters and they said you should get out. and it was dark, so i couldn t really make an assessment. have you been able to go back in at all to get anything else? went back this afternoon and emptied the contents. you were able to empty some of the contents out. ed, i know this isn t a freak occurrence, your community has dealt with the threat of landslides before, is there a timetable on this? how do you know when it s done? well, that s a difficult question to answer. at this point, it s still an active slide. there s still some there s still some ground movement going on. we ve had a preliminary geotechnical assessment, but that process is going to continue tomorrow. and as you mentioned, this is an
land in this area has been moving for several months, several years. it could be happening all the time. he thinks that is what led to this giant landslide. again, it s over 700 feet wide. and we ve got dozens of people that have been evacuated. they re worried about what they re going to come home to. is there anything they can do? this may be a dumb question. but to shore up the cliffside? reporter: right now, no. that s why they have this entire area evacuated. they just want people to stay away. they want to keep them safe. i was out here all afternoon with my photographer. we watched the rock fall and it continued to fall, large clumps of rock. so it s pretty scary out here. incredible. jamie, appreciate your reporting, thanks. as we look at more of those images, we re joined on the phone by the local fire chief, ed harden and one of the evacuated islanders. ed, how many homes right now are affected? well, during the day, we evacuated 34 homes on driftwood
area where this has occurred to a smaller extent in the past. and the ground is prone to movement in that area. well, ed, i know it s been incredibly long hours for you. i appreciate you talking to us, ed hartin, and kevin i m sorry for what you and your neighbors are going through. and i wish you the best. i hope your house is okay. appreciate you being with us. for more on the story, go to cnn.com. just ahead, inside a killer s mind. the signs that were missed in the days and hours before jared loughner opened fire in that tucson parking lot. thousands of pages released today paint a chilling picture and a lot of new details we had not heard before. also, a million dollar reward offered in the heat of the manhunt, of the rogue ex cop, christopher dorner. the money is being claimed, the reward money is being claimed but some of the donors that said they d pony up the money are backing out. we ll tell you why.
i mean, it was just like something solid just hit. it didn t really shake the house. how close is your house now to the cliff? i d say a couple hundred feet. and i mean, did you have any real warning? how quickly did you have to get out of the house? well, i didn t have any warning. i mean, i was sleeping. but and i had gotten out of the house as soon as i figured out what was going on, talked to the local firefighters and they said you should get out. and it was i couldn t really make an assessment. have you been able to go back in at all to get anything else? went back this afternoon and emptied the contents. you were able to empty some of the contents out. ed, i know this isn t a freak occurrence, your community has dealt with this threat of landslides before. is there a timetable on this? how do you know when it s done? well, that s a difficult question to answer. at this point, it s still an active slide. there s still some there s still some ground movement
a landslide geologist, and he works here for washington state. he says he thinks it s a rotational landslide. he says it s possible that the land in this area has been moving for several months, several years. it could be happening all the time. he thinks that is what led to this giant landslide. again, it s over 700 feet wide. and we ve got dozens of people that have been evacuated. they re worried about what they re going to come home to. is there anything they can do? this may be a dumb question. but to shore up the cliffside? reporter: right now, no. that s why they have this entire area evacuated. they just want people to stay away. they want to keep them safe. i was out here all afternoon with my photographer. we watched the rock fall and it continued to fall, large clumps of rock. so it s pretty scary out here. incredible. jamie, appreciate your reporting, thanks much as we look at more images, we re joined on the phone by the local fire chief, ed harden and one of the eva