newman, whose home i just showed you there. that was his childhood home, where he grew up. take a listen to how he describes coming back to this neighborhood and seeing the devastation. >> you see all the debris, it looks like a destruction zone, war zone. and all of that is, you know, is really blows your mind. because we used to seeing trees and bushes and plants and stuff that had been here for a long time. and those are just obliterated. . and all the debris, wood, buildings, roofs displaced and they're just all over the place. >> reporter: you know, jose, he told me that when he first walked into that home and saw the destruction, all of the memories of his childhood came flooding back and he was heartbroken, but then he started to look around. he saw the debris, he saw the bricks, he saw the insulation, the wires, and he thought, you know what, these are all just material things. all of that can be replaced. what can't be realized is a life. and his father, thankfully, is