Prince Harry, Meghan Markle visit Eaton Fire victims

Okay, now this is I'm being told this is a live picture of, of course, that's Megan Markle and Prince Harry, of course, and again live picture and they're talking to the mayor of Pasadena, that's Victor Gordo. And so I'm, let me just get some clarification. This is at the Pasadena Evacuation Center, is that right? This is just coming into the newsroom, obviously, so. Yeah, sure. Oh, and Susan Hirasuna, you were there, of course. Susan, you want to join the conversation? I'm going to call you. I know, I can't hear. Oh, okay. So she's obviously trying to make contact with us right now. So this is an unexpected live picture. Marla, can you hear me now? Yeah, Susan, I can hear you. Marla, can you hear me now? Yeah, I can hear, we can hear you and we're looking at Prince Harry and Megan Markle. Correct. So not only that, if you see the gentleman with the vest that says relief team WCK, that's Chef Jose Andres, who is here with his World Central Kitchen team. But yeah, right now I just see Prince Harry in the ball cap there and the dark polo. I've lost sight of Megan Markle. I believe she is wending her way through towards the area where people are handing out food. So they just arrived here not that long ago and we were alerted to the fact that they were here earlier today. We also had an opportunity to grab first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsome, who was also giving out food. You see there we have a better shot of Princess Markle as Megan, as she's wearing that L.A. ball cap and talking to some of the volunteers. You know, not a lot of big fanfare for their arrival, obviously. I'm sure they just wanted to come and offer support and well wishes as they are hanging out with the commoners, I guess. That's one way to put it, huh, Marla? Yeah. And again, I just see the backside of Chef Jose Andres, whose World Central Kitchen has been so generous in making sure that evacuees have food and first responders as well. So other than what you see, I don't... Let me just tell you this, Susan. So, you know, Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, Megan Markle, they've already opened their home, $14 million home, by the way, in Montecito, which is, you know, 90 miles north of the Palisades. They've opened their home to their friends who have, you know, been forced to evacuate, which, you know, isn't surprising, makes sense. But they also have their Archwell Foundation, named after their son Archie, and they're determining the most impactful ways to support those in need right now. So in addition to, I'm sure, working with Jose Andres and figuring out how they can help, they do have the Archwell Foundation, and they're trying to figure out, you know, how best can we give back. Yeah, I feel like there are a lot of people who are doing the same thing. People have reached out to me, how can I help? And it's so frustrating because a lot of people want to donate goods, but when evacuees don't have a place to save goods, you know, it's not really helpful unless you have a place to stay and a place to store those things. We just watched as Megan Markle gave Jose Andres that hug, that warm hug, and again... And the mayor, the mayor's getting quite a bit of face time with the two. Susan, how far away are you? Are you able to approach them, or are they heavily guarded? I would not say that. It seems like too intimate a moment to interrupt them, but I'm noticing that a little farther away, Princess Markle, she left that little group and now she's getting down and dirty. She truly wants to help. I mean, you know, she's in her civvies and not exactly glammed up, but she bent over that plastic bin. It looked as if she was literally going to start helping people. She's offering up hugs, which are so needed at this time. We have to remember, this is where she's from, right? I mean, she grew up in Los Angeles. She grew up in Los Angeles and, yeah, and as you said, has been living in the Santa Barbara area for some time now. Well, I'm sure she would... I understand the intimacy of this moment, you know, I totally respect that, but I'm sure she'd be open to talking to you, because she seems open. Yeah, let's see, she was sort of coming over this way, so let's see if we can grab her. And you know the mayor, Victor Bordeaux, well, maybe he can, you know, make the introduction. Okay, we're getting body checked, so. Mayor, do you want to say a couple words? Can we grab you briefly? How is it to have Prince Harry and Princess Markle here, Meghan here? Well, you know, it's great people, great personalities, and great heart for them to come out here and meet with the first responders, meet with the people who are affected. It's very important, you know, they really buoyed the spirits of the first responders. We visited the command post at the Rose Bowl, and people were very happy to see them. Yeah, what kinds of things did they say to you? Well, they want to be as helpful as they can be, and, you know, really they just wanted to be supportive. We visited with some of the affected families in some of the burned out areas in Pasadena and Altadena. You know, they took the time to meet the people that are affected and spend time, and, you know, they're just very caring people who are very concerned for their friends and neighbors. Indeed, and it looked as if, you know, the two of them might want to really be helpful. As I saw, actually, Meghan Markle, like, stooped down and, you know, take off the lid of a plastic bin. Did they want to really get down and dirty? This is their second visit today. We were here earlier today, and they were serving food anonymously. No one knew they were serving food. Kind of hard to see. With masks. They're so recognizable. Oh, with masks. A little bit more. And anonymously, and they didn't come out here for publicity. They came out here to work, and then we went to visit some of the families in the impacted area and view firsthand some of the impacted area. And then they wanted to go visit the first responders and personally thank them for their efforts to help our families and our neighbors. Mayor, they're an example of so many people, though, that are doing the same thing, coming together. And I wonder if you can just touch on that, the people that you see here wanting to, you know, neighbors helping neighbors. Can you just speak to that real quick? You know, in what is it, in every tragedy, there's a silver lining. And this is, make no mistake about it, this is a horrific occurrence. But people, people's humanity, people's warmth is really showing up. People volunteering to help, giving supplies. It's really, you know, it's just heartwarming that in the worst of times, people's humanity comes out. And that's what we're seeing throughout the city and throughout the area. You know, everyday people, real people trying to help their neighbors. The city of angels. There are a lot of angels here. Yes, and yeah, absolutely. I mean, Pasadena, Altadena, you know, we're one community. You know, we may have a different name, but we're one community. And we're certainly going to be supporting one another. We also talked to First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsome, who is here. Did you have an opportunity to talk with her? I did. I did. And she was out here earlier with us working. And again, anonymously, just trying to do her part in connecting with some of the people who have lost their homes. Does that fall in line with what I'm hearing from a lot of people, which is we want to help, we don't know how to help? You know, that does fall in line with, you know, the sense of helplessness that people have. People really want to be of assistance. You know, we're telling people, volunteer. Reach out to the Red Cross. Reach out to the city. Reach out to the county. And, you know, we'll find a place for you to volunteer. Thank you so much. Thank you for your comments. Appreciate that. Okay, so just a moment. Seeing some royalty here in the Plaza of Pasadena Convention Center. Marla, I'll send it back to you.