WEBVTT - Successful Immigration - January 13th, Hour 2

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<v Speaker 1>All right, thanks Scott Chat an hour or two Sean

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<v Speaker 1>Hannity's show. One week from today, it is inauguration day.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a new day for the country and maybe an

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to get every one hundred years. And I really

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<v Speaker 1>believe if Republicans stick together, if they are strategic, if

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<v Speaker 1>they stick to the Trump agenda, and the Trump promises

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<v Speaker 1>very simple and that is secure the border, to port

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<v Speaker 1>those people that enter the country illegally, find the terrorists,

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<v Speaker 1>the cartel members, the murderers, the rapists, gang members that

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<v Speaker 1>are known to be in the country. If they become

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<v Speaker 1>energy super dominant and we've become an energy wealthy country,

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<v Speaker 1>we can begin the process of restoring the economy. Tax

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<v Speaker 1>cuts being permanent, no tax on tips, no tax on

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<v Speaker 1>social security, no tax on overtime, shoring up social security

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<v Speaker 1>and medicare, which are headed towards insolvency. You building the

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<v Speaker 1>next generation of weaponry, knowing that future wars likely won't

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<v Speaker 1>be on a battlefield, but be fought in air conditioned offices.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be transformational in every way. Anyway, New king

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<v Speaker 1>Rich is with us, former Speaker of the House, author

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<v Speaker 1>of March to the Majority, and anyway he has a

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<v Speaker 1>new documentary that he's put out following the lives of

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<v Speaker 1>the lives of nine successful legal immigrants. Journey to America

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<v Speaker 1>is what it's called. For example, there's there's a conflict

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<v Speaker 1>even within MAGA over H one v one uh visas.

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<v Speaker 1>I have no problem if we vet people, and we

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<v Speaker 1>should first bring in the world's best, brightest engineers, medical researchers, doctors, lawyers,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that, just the top people, and maybe they

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<v Speaker 1>can help us with the artificial intelligence and building out

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<v Speaker 1>the next generation of warfare and the weaponry that we

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<v Speaker 1>will need. Considering we have a gap of vulnerability now

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<v Speaker 1>where China and Russia hypersonic missile technology and other other

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<v Speaker 1>weapons systems, and we've fallen behind. Anyway, mister speaker, great

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<v Speaker 1>to have you back. Congratulations on the new documentary.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we're thrilled. It's gonna be on PBS tomorrow night

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<v Speaker 2>at ten o'clock and called Journey to American. Twiss and

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<v Speaker 2>I worked on it because we're very much opposed to

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<v Speaker 2>illegal immigration, and we strongly support both closing the border

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<v Speaker 2>and deporting people like the criminals you were describing, but

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time we believe that legal immigration. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean President Trump's mother came from Scotland, Callissa's grandmother came

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<v Speaker 2>through Ellis Island from Poland in nineteen oh seven, and

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<v Speaker 2>almost everybody listening to us knows somebody who's either a

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<v Speaker 2>first or second generation immigrant or a descendant of relatively

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<v Speaker 2>recent immigrants, and they brought huge diversity and energy and

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<v Speaker 2>capability of the country. So I draw a very sharp distink.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was surprised and frankly delighted last week to

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<v Speaker 2>see that in both the House and the Senate the

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<v Speaker 2>lakeln Rally bill actually got a good number of Democratic votes.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think it may be a sign of how

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<v Speaker 2>really big the transitions about to become that Democrats, who

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<v Speaker 2>in Trump's first administration would have been hard line a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of them are now trying to look for a

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<v Speaker 2>way to cooperate and to vote with us on a

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<v Speaker 2>bipartisan basis. And I thought that was very encouraging in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of the big bills that will be coming up

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<v Speaker 2>later on this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Why am I less optimistic? Why do I suspect with

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning of these hearings for Trump's nominees that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the real Adam Schiff, the real Chuck Schumer, the real

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<v Speaker 1>Dick Dermott, will you know, rear their ugly heads and

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<v Speaker 1>they'll try to go full on hardcore Robert Vohr, Clarence Thomas,

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<v Speaker 1>Justice Kavanaugh and smear, slander, bes merch, and attack Trump

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<v Speaker 1>like they always do.

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<v Speaker 2>Sounds about right, But remember when Reagan passed those great

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<v Speaker 2>tax cuts in nineteen eighty one, he only he got

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<v Speaker 2>forty six Democrats, which was enough to win, but he

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<v Speaker 2>didn't get you know, the other one hundred and eighty. Similarly,

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<v Speaker 2>when we passed welfare reform, which the country desperately wanted,

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<v Speaker 2>we got one hundred and one Democrats. We had one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and one voting no, including some of them who

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<v Speaker 2>got to the Florence that we were Nazis because we

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<v Speaker 2>were going to target the children. Of course, when people

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<v Speaker 2>went to work, their incomes went up. The largest number

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<v Speaker 2>of children leaving poverty in American history came after welfare reform.

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<v Speaker 2>But the left wing of their party, it is there,

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<v Speaker 2>It is real, it is insane, and it's not going

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<v Speaker 2>to change. But if we can split off anywhere from

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<v Speaker 2>twenty to forty percent, so you have sort of an

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<v Speaker 2>internal struggle within the Democratic Party. That's a huge advantage.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just did some research. There are thirteen Democrats

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<v Speaker 2>in that Trump carried and another twenty one Democrats in

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<v Speaker 2>districts where Trump came within five percent. That means that

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<v Speaker 2>there's a potential marketplace of thirty four House Democrats that

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<v Speaker 2>if the President decides this spring to go out and

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<v Speaker 2>do a barnstorming series of rallies in favor of a

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<v Speaker 2>tax cut, energy production, higher take home pay, more affordability,

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<v Speaker 2>along with the border and immigration. I suspect he's going

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<v Speaker 2>to get a surprising number of Democrats who decide to

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<v Speaker 2>go with him.

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<v Speaker 1>I tend to think you're probably right. I look at

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on in California, and I look at the

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<v Speaker 1>excuse making. I look at the finger pointing. There's certain

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<v Speaker 1>truths and realities that the California can't run away from

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<v Speaker 1>that they've rejected the science of forestry and that would

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<v Speaker 1>be including clearing brush and controlled burns because of the

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<v Speaker 1>quote environment. We look at a state that also has

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<v Speaker 1>fire hydrants that weren't working, reservoirs that were empty, and

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<v Speaker 1>a very defensive governor. And now we've got three more

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<v Speaker 1>days of Santa Anna wins. You know one hundred miles

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<v Speaker 1>an hour plus, and we're expecting, you know, these fires

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<v Speaker 1>to get out of control yet again. And I just

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<v Speaker 1>sit here in amazement. You know, LA's fire chief warned

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<v Speaker 1>the mayor, Karen Bass, just two months ago that her

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<v Speaker 1>her department only had half the staff that they needed

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<v Speaker 1>to fight wildfires, and of course, you know, the mayor

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<v Speaker 1>was missing in action, wouldn't answer any questions from the press, initially,

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<v Speaker 1>didn't even know where to direct people in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>getting help. Wealthy La liberals are, you know, calling in

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<v Speaker 1>private firefighters to save their homes. I really don't blame

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<v Speaker 1>them if the city's not going to protect them and

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<v Speaker 1>they can hire their own people.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't. I don't. I can't fault them for that,

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<v Speaker 3>can you.

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<v Speaker 2>No, Let's tell you a lot about the decay of

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<v Speaker 2>government in California that people think they need private guards,

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<v Speaker 2>they need private firefighters, go down the West. In all fairness,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that the mayor of Los Angeles is now

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<v Speaker 2>in a competition with the mayor of Chicago to be

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<v Speaker 2>the worst mayor in the country, and it's a close

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<v Speaker 2>run thing. I think she's ahead right now for being

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<v Speaker 2>the worst mayor. But we haven't seen the Mayor of

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<v Speaker 2>Chicago try to do anything. But the deeper point is

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<v Speaker 2>there are two different stories here. One, we have to

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<v Speaker 2>have three things in mind. Stop the fires, whatever it

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<v Speaker 2>takes them that we have to move in the American military,

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<v Speaker 2>if we have to move in lots of other aircraft

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<v Speaker 2>from around the country to be able to dump enough

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<v Speaker 2>fire retardant whatever tastes, stop the fires. That's number one.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, find a way. What is the least expensive,

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<v Speaker 2>fastest way to help people rebuild? I mean, we saw

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<v Speaker 2>the Great Chicago Fire of eighteen seventy one, the earthquake

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<v Speaker 2>in San Francisco in nineteen oh six, the great earthquake

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<v Speaker 2>in Tokyo in nineteen twenty three, the degree to which

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<v Speaker 2>we bomb both Hamburg and Tokyo in World War two.

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<v Speaker 2>People can come back, they can come back remarkably fast.

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<v Speaker 2>But under California's current rules and current bureaucracy, they'll never

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<v Speaker 2>come back because it's too expensive, it takes too long,

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<v Speaker 2>the bureaucrats have too much power, and the trial warriors

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<v Speaker 2>have too much power. So our second big job should

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<v Speaker 2>be clear out all the things that make it more

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<v Speaker 2>expensive and takes longer, and clean it out, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think President Trump may have the executive authority to declare

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<v Speaker 2>a national emergency. This is going to be such a

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<v Speaker 2>big issue that he may be able to use national

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<v Speaker 2>emergency status to just sweepingly clear it on behalf of

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<v Speaker 2>saving lives and saving people, and then third, let's look

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<v Speaker 2>at imposing new rules that make sense. Now, of course

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<v Speaker 2>you have on the side and Governor Knews, a man

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<v Speaker 2>who lives in a fantasy land, who just set aside

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<v Speaker 2>fifty million dollars to fight the Trump administration. The thing

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<v Speaker 2>with this, he's gonna have to turn to Trump for

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<v Speaker 2>an amazing amount of money, for an extraordinary amount of help.

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<v Speaker 2>And what are they doing. They're putting us out of

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<v Speaker 2>fifty million dollars state fund to fight Trump. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this is like insanity.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you really can't make it up. Let's talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the times that we're living in here. One week from

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<v Speaker 1>today's inauguration day, we'll be in DC. I'm pretty sure

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<v Speaker 1>you'll you will be there quick, pus And okay, so

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<v Speaker 1>you have I'm looking at this as a chance that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you get every hundred hundred and fifty years if

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump just fulfills his promises to literally cut two

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<v Speaker 1>trillion dollars and reduce the size and scope and influence

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<v Speaker 1>of government and return to the principles constitutional principles of

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<v Speaker 1>limited government, greater freedom that envisioned by our founders and

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<v Speaker 1>by our framers. That will be trans if if in fact,

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<v Speaker 1>he secures the borders and he deports those people in

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<v Speaker 1>here illegally, that will be transformational. If he makes us

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<v Speaker 1>the most energy dominant country on Earth, that is the

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<v Speaker 1>greatest opportunity. I think we have to become a wealthy country.

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<v Speaker 1>If he re establishes America's military, I am very worried

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<v Speaker 1>about that gap of vulnerability that I described and the

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<v Speaker 1>lead into this segment that will be transformational and will

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<v Speaker 1>protect the country hopefully for decades to come. It is

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<v Speaker 1>a bigger under undertaking.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I know there's been discussions. I know more senators want

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<v Speaker 1>two bills, not one bill. You want one big beautiful bill.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump and talked about one big beautiful bill. If I

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<v Speaker 1>had to guess, it's leaning now towards the two bill strategy.

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<v Speaker 1>Can all of this be accomplished?

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<v Speaker 2>Well? I worry very much about how slow the Senate

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<v Speaker 2>is capable be If you go with the two bills strategy,

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<v Speaker 2>and you put the easy stuff, the border, etc. In

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<v Speaker 2>the first bill, and then you have to come back

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<v Speaker 2>and pass the much bigger, more complicated bill. I was

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<v Speaker 2>just and I've written about this at Ginger three sixty.

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<v Speaker 2>I lived through this. In nineteen eighty one, Reagan had

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<v Speaker 2>a great victory. We passed a three year tax but

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<v Speaker 2>none of us fully understood. It didn't go into effect

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<v Speaker 2>until nineteen eighty three. Well, guess what, everybody stopped investing

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<v Speaker 2>for all of nineteen eighty two, waiting for the tax

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<v Speaker 2>advantage of investing eighty three. We lost twenty six seats

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<v Speaker 2>in the House twenty seventeen. I really wanted them to

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<v Speaker 2>start with infrastructure and taxes. Ryan and McConnell insisted that

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<v Speaker 2>they had to start by repealing Obamacare. They failed to

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<v Speaker 2>appeal Obamacare, and they don't pass the tax bill until December,

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<v Speaker 2>when it doesn't have any effect. We moved forty seats

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<v Speaker 2>in the House. Now, you know, I would just say,

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<v Speaker 2>unless they get every Senator to sign on the dotted

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<v Speaker 2>line a public document pledging to get the second bill

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<v Speaker 2>out by the end of May, I would never go

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<v Speaker 2>with a two bill model. And I would urge Speaker

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<v Speaker 2>Johnson to just ignore them. I mean, if he insists

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<v Speaker 2>on one bill, it's going to come out of the

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<v Speaker 2>House as one bill and the Senate's going to have

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<v Speaker 2>to eat it. But I would not get play games.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I frankly believe the Senate rules are so complicated,

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<v Speaker 2>the ability of senators to slow everything down is so

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<v Speaker 2>great that if you let them play games of this,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to have a disaster in twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, quick break, we'll continue more with new king Rich.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, a link to his new documentary on

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<v Speaker 1>Hannity dot Com. It's called Journey to America. We'll get

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<v Speaker 1>more of his take on the inauguration one week from

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<v Speaker 1>today and what Republicans need to do if they want

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<v Speaker 1>to be transformational and effective. Continue now, New Gingrich is

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<v Speaker 1>with us. Don't forget his new documentary. We have a

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<v Speaker 1>link to it. It's on Hannity dot Com. It's called

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<v Speaker 1>a Journey to America. This, to me, is what I've

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<v Speaker 1>been warning this audience about. You just can't vote for

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump and think that Congress is going to do

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<v Speaker 1>the right thing. We have two slim a majority, especially

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<v Speaker 1>in the House, and they're going to need to they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to need to hear from their constituents that they

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<v Speaker 1>want this done and at the right time. At that moment,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll give out the phone number. People can be respectful

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<v Speaker 1>and call in. I want to shift a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>here and ask you this question. You address the issue

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<v Speaker 1>of the danger of an electro magnetic pulse attack on

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<v Speaker 1>this country. And when I read what you had written

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<v Speaker 1>and said it scared the living daylights out of me.

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<v Speaker 2>Well it should. There's a brilliant novel a good friend

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<v Speaker 2>of mine, Arthur though Fortune, called One Second After, which

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<v Speaker 2>is a technically accurate study of a small town in

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<v Speaker 2>North Carolina after an an electromagnetic pulse attack. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a form of very high intense energy rate which which

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<v Speaker 2>burns out for example, electric generator. It burns out your

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<v Speaker 2>car if it had anything in your car that is electric.

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<v Speaker 2>And he describes what it means when all of a

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<v Speaker 2>sudden you don't have electricity. And these giant generators take

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<v Speaker 2>years to build, and we don't build them here anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>They're both places in Switzerland. And so you look at that,

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<v Speaker 2>and I would say, if there's any short term gap

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<v Speaker 2>in American defenses, it's the absolute incompetence of the government

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<v Speaker 2>to sort out a defense against an electromagnetic pulse attack, which,

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, if you've set off an electromagnetic bomb

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<v Speaker 2>at about one hundred thousand feet over Omaha, you cover

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<v Speaker 2>one half of the country without one weapon. And we're

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<v Speaker 2>watching North Korea acquire the ability to put things in orbit,

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<v Speaker 2>and they could put an electromagnetic weapon in orbit and

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<v Speaker 2>you'd never know it till they used it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's pretty chilling. New king Rich, Congratulations. New documentary is

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<v Speaker 1>out as called Journey to America. We have a link

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<v Speaker 1>on hannity dot com. We appreciate your time as always,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, sir, Thank you. Eight hundred nine one, Shawn

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<v Speaker 1>our number. You want to be a part of the

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<v Speaker 1>and Wednesday of next week. We'll explain why in a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of days.

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<v Speaker 3>Sean Hannity.

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<v Speaker 1>Always concern for our country, always honoring our servicemen and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five now to the top of the hour, eight

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<v Speaker 1>of Santa Anna wins. On top of everything else we

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<v Speaker 1>did learn over the weekend, and it shouldn't be a

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<v Speaker 1>surprise to anybody, apparently one little inconvenient detail on top

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<v Speaker 1>of the fire hydrants that don't work, on top of

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<v Speaker 1>the reservoir being emptied, on top of the lack of

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<v Speaker 1>manpower and the warning of LA's fire chief to Karen

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<v Speaker 1>Bass months ago that her department only had half the

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<v Speaker 1>staff they would need to fight a wildfire. Now we're

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<v Speaker 1>learning that the guy that they caught wandering around Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles on Friday as the as he allegedly was torching

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<v Speaker 1>this carded Christmas trees with a flamethrower. Yeah, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>Harris Biden illegal. I've yet to see anybody in the

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<v Speaker 1>fake news state run media mob asked any of the

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<v Speaker 1>elected officials in California about that it is a sanctuary state.

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<v Speaker 1>LA is a sanctuary city. New York Post had a headline,

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<v Speaker 1>so suspect arrested with flamethrower near LA fire is an

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<v Speaker 1>illegal immigrant, according to sources. As we've been vetting out

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<v Speaker 1>all of these stories, but the devastation is real. We

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<v Speaker 1>have now twenty four people dead in this people worn

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<v Speaker 1>now to brace for the next seventy two hours of hell.

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<v Speaker 1>Three years ago, Karen Bass, the mayor, promised to cut

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<v Speaker 1>back on her world travel. She was in Ghana when

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<v Speaker 1>this story, when this tragedy was beginning to unfold. She

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<v Speaker 1>gave city contractors very rich, you know, promotions and raises

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<v Speaker 1>before cutting the fire department. As we've pointed out many times,

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<v Speaker 1>there're seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year. Water

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<v Speaker 1>chief knew about at the empty reservoir, knew about the

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<v Speaker 1>hydrants not working months before the fires. Gavin Newsom was

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<v Speaker 1>corrected by reporters after making one hundred and seventeen million

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<v Speaker 1>gallon mistake while hitting out at Donald Trump, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the fact checking is not coming out too well on

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<v Speaker 1>his particular side. And anyway, Democrats are now turning on

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<v Speaker 1>each other. The LA Fire chief is detailing the devastation

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<v Speaker 1>because of the cuts that she warned the mayor about.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of anger that a lot of wealthy

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<v Speaker 1>people in the area have been shelling out two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars an hour for private firefighters. If you're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to get help from the city, can you really blame

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<v Speaker 1>people if for attempting to hire people to help save

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<v Speaker 1>their home, considering what it means to rebuild your entire

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<v Speaker 1>life like that, and it's pretty unbelievable. And anyway, so

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<v Speaker 1>we have let me play for you. Kristin Crowley, the

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<v Speaker 1>LA Fire chiefs saying that city officials failed us. We

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<v Speaker 1>expect water in hydrants. This should be one on one.

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<v Speaker 4>Listen, the City of Los Angeles fail you and your

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<v Speaker 4>department and our city. It's my job to stand up

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<v Speaker 4>as a chief and exactly say, justifiably what the fire

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<v Speaker 4>department needs to operate to meet the demands of the community.

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<v Speaker 3>Did they fail you?

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<v Speaker 4>That is our job and I tell you that's why

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<v Speaker 4>I'm here. So let's get us what we need so

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<v Speaker 4>firefighters can do their jobs.

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<v Speaker 3>Did they fail you, yes, Chief Kristin Crowley.

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<v Speaker 5>The question is about the Santa Inez reservoir being empty.

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<v Speaker 3>There's been a lot of questions about that. Sure.

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<v Speaker 4>So my stance on this is when a firefighter comes

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<v Speaker 4>up to a hydrant, we expect there's going to be water.

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<v Speaker 4>We don't control the water supply. Our firefighters are there

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<v Speaker 4>to protect lives and property and to make sure that

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<v Speaker 4>we're properly trained and equipped.

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<v Speaker 3>That's my position on this.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, she says that firefighters were not made aware at

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<v Speaker 1>the Santa Inez Reservoir was even empty, and Gavin Newsom's

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<v Speaker 1>answer was, well, that's a local one.

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<v Speaker 5>Here.

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<v Speaker 4>Listen, Sandra Endo, one of our angers wants to know

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<v Speaker 4>if the department is advised that the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

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<v Speaker 3>Was going to be emptied, were you aware that there

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<v Speaker 3>was no water there? No, we weren't aware of that.

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<v Speaker 4>They don't have to advise you, not that I'm aware

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<v Speaker 4>of now, So you had no idea that there wasn't

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<v Speaker 4>need such needed resources.

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<v Speaker 3>No, we weren't.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, kudos to the fire chief for being honest. Furthermore,

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<v Speaker 1>in that same press conference, she was very clear that

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<v Speaker 1>the LA Fire Department is underfunded and understaffed, and we

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<v Speaker 1>now know that she had been warning the mayor not

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<v Speaker 1>to cut the budget and that they needed it. They

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<v Speaker 1>only had half the staff that they would need for

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<v Speaker 1>a wildfire such as the one they've experienced out there.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you look at the pictures, I mean now

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<v Speaker 1>we have over twelve thousand, you know, structures that have

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<v Speaker 1>burned on the ground.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen.

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<v Speaker 6>I have also requested multiple budgets interim budget to show

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<v Speaker 6>how understaffed, under resource and underfunded the LAFD is. So

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<v Speaker 6>with that, also, we have clear data that shows the

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<v Speaker 6>LFD needs more help. We need sixty two more fire stations.

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<v Speaker 6>These reports also show that we've had a fifty five

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<v Speaker 6>percent increase in overall call volume since twenty ten. And

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<v Speaker 6>guess what we're doing it with less firefighters.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't make it up.

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<v Speaker 1>And now the biggest spear two as this now comes

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<v Speaker 1>to an end, is potential looting that's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>taking place in these areas. Joel Pollock and John conn

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<v Speaker 1>of Breitbart here to talk about their home California, where

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<v Speaker 1>they live and what has happened over the past week

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<v Speaker 1>and what's happened to this One's beautiful state now riddled

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<v Speaker 1>with fire and ash because of woke policies. In part

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<v Speaker 1>the sad reality is John himself lost his home. There

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<v Speaker 1>was nothing left. I saw an ex post of his

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<v Speaker 1>the only there was nothing recognizable pretty much in his

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<v Speaker 1>house when he went back. Welcome both of you to

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<v Speaker 1>the program. And John con I'm so sorry that you

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<v Speaker 1>lost your home. I don't even know what to say.

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<v Speaker 1>It just is so this was so preventable and predictable.

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<v Speaker 3>Santa Ana.

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<v Speaker 1>Wins are predictable, but the need for fire hydrants is

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<v Speaker 1>one oh one.

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<v Speaker 3>The need for a full reservoir is basic, right.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, Son's truly you know, I might have a

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<v Speaker 5>different perspective on this, you know, because I'm right in

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<v Speaker 5>the middle of it. But we're all news guys, and

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<v Speaker 5>it's really interesting to look at a story like this.

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<v Speaker 5>We always see it through the lens of the news

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<v Speaker 5>and it's always over there. It's never you never think

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<v Speaker 5>you're going to be part of the story. And as

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<v Speaker 5>someone Joe and I are both.

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<v Speaker 7>Part of this story.

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<v Speaker 5>And to drive through our neighborhoods, you've never seen anything

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<v Speaker 5>quite like it. And I'm having sort of an odd

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<v Speaker 5>reaction to it, because I know that they're going to

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<v Speaker 5>be investigations and it should be investigated, why this, how

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<v Speaker 5>this could possibly have happened. But for me personally, I'm

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<v Speaker 5>not at the anger stage. I'm not sure I'm even

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<v Speaker 5>going to get there, because when you see all the devastation,

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<v Speaker 5>and I can just tell you the level of grief

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<v Speaker 5>and loss that I feel is just beyond anything I

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<v Speaker 5>can comprehend it. When you see all the other people

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<v Speaker 5>and all the destruction and all those houses, and you

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<v Speaker 5>know they.

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<v Speaker 7>Have that grief as well.

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<v Speaker 5>And so for me personally, I'm sort of focusing on

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<v Speaker 5>the positive things that could come out of this and

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<v Speaker 5>all the love and the outpouring of prayers and everything

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<v Speaker 5>that Joel and I are receiving specifically, and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 5>everybody else is, but it's you know, I think this,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, clearly needs to be investigated, but you know

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<v Speaker 5>we're you know, we're strong people, and we're going to

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<v Speaker 5>get back up and move forward from it.

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<v Speaker 1>Gavin said that he would streamline the process and allowed

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<v Speaker 1>the little build back quickly. But we had Jillian Michael's

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<v Speaker 1>on the program her home burn of the ground in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eighteen. It took well over a year year and

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<v Speaker 1>a half for her to get the permitting to build

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<v Speaker 1>back up. It was taking Susanne Summers and her husband

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<v Speaker 1>seven plus years to rebuild their Malibu home. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even think they've even got back to rebuilding it. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>quick break right back more with Joel Pollock, John Kahn

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<v Speaker 1>on the other side as they talk about the devastation

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<v Speaker 1>John losing his home in these California wildfires, Joel almost

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<v Speaker 1>losing his home. Eight hundred and nine to four one.

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<v Speaker 1>Shawn is on number one, So get to your calls.

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<v Speaker 1>Coming up straight ahead on this Monday, one week from today,

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<v Speaker 1>Inauguration Day, we will be in DC.

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<v Speaker 3>Who would want to miss this? I we can take you.

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<v Speaker 1>Now with Joel Pollock and John Connor Breidbart. John lost

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<v Speaker 1>his home in these California wildfires, and Joel nearly lost

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<v Speaker 1>his home. Every home around where he lives was burned

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<v Speaker 1>to the ground. Joel, my understanding is while you didn't

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<v Speaker 1>lose your home, a lot of homes near you did

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<v Speaker 1>burn to the ground.

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<v Speaker 7>That's right, Sean. I arrived on Wednesday in the middle

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<v Speaker 7>of the fire, once it became barely safe enough to

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<v Speaker 7>start to go into the Pacific Palisades, and I saw

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<v Speaker 7>my home was still standing, but the fence was on

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<v Speaker 7>fire and there was no running water at all. So

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<v Speaker 7>I grabbed a bucket and I dipped it into the

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<v Speaker 7>gutter where water was running downhill from homes that had

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<v Speaker 7>been destroyed further into the neighborhood, and I started pouring

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<v Speaker 7>water on the fence and on my neighbor's fence.

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<v Speaker 3>What century are we living in here? I'm just checking.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah. Well, when government news, Simon said, locals, we'll figure

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<v Speaker 7>it out. This is how we figured it out. A

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<v Speaker 7>couple of guys and men from the neighborhood showed up

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<v Speaker 7>in a truck. They jumped out, We found two more buckets.

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<v Speaker 7>We formed an assembly line, and we put out the

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<v Speaker 7>fires on my fence and my neighbor's fence, and we

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<v Speaker 7>helped save the neighborhood. But I have to tell tell

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<v Speaker 7>you most of the neighborhood is destroyed, and it's yesterday.

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<v Speaker 7>John came into the palisade with me, and he actually

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<v Speaker 7>noticed there was smoke a couple of doors down at

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<v Speaker 7>one of the other houses that was still standing. So

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<v Speaker 7>he helped save the neighborhood too, And when I got

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<v Speaker 7>to my on Wednesday, I saw that the garden hose

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<v Speaker 7>was fully extended across my yard, which means that some

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<v Speaker 7>neighbor had tried to put out the fire on his

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<v Speaker 7>own or her own. And we're all looking out for

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<v Speaker 7>each other or It's an incredible spirit of togetherness and strength,

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<v Speaker 7>but it is absolutely devastating because when I stand on

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<v Speaker 7>my street corner now, my house is the only one standing,

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<v Speaker 7>and every other house on the corner is gone. The

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<v Speaker 7>seven houses that are the first houses on my street survived,

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<v Speaker 7>but almost nothing else did. And the school next door

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<v Speaker 7>that my kids go who has been destroyed except for

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<v Speaker 7>the murals that the kids painted. They are murals of

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<v Speaker 7>ringbows and doves, which you know, has that biblical imagery

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<v Speaker 7>of Noah after the flood, and God's promised not to

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<v Speaker 7>destroy the world again. So we're taking hope in those

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<v Speaker 7>little symbols. But I've had public officials who I'm supposed

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<v Speaker 7>to interview crying on my shoulder and asking me what

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<v Speaker 7>they should do, and what John's saying is right. We

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<v Speaker 7>do have to find the answers, and we do have

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<v Speaker 7>to talk about what went wrong. Honestly, But we also

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<v Speaker 7>have to support those who now have responsibilities to rebuild.

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<v Speaker 7>And I have told them, if you do the right thing,

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<v Speaker 7>you're a full support of the community.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I also think, and I know Donald Trump pretty well,

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<v Speaker 1>that I think that he's going to understand the devastation

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<v Speaker 1>of the people out there.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>But while that's the case, you know, Gavin Newsom is

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<v Speaker 1>what organizing a state effort to trump prove the state

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<v Speaker 1>of California to the tune of fifty million lawsuits, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was out there in two thousand and nine,

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<v Speaker 1>and I went to the San Joaquin Valley where they

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<v Speaker 1>there was thousands and thousands of acres of farmland that

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<v Speaker 1>nobody could farm on because all of the water was

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<v Speaker 1>being saved for the Delta smelt. Now we learn that

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<v Speaker 1>waters being portant to the Pacific every year from northern

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<v Speaker 1>California instead of funneled down into the reservoirs when and

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, they were supposed to build five of

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<v Speaker 1>them that they had a referendum in twenty fourteen. You

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<v Speaker 1>have the fire department budget cut, You have hydrants that

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<v Speaker 1>don't work, you have reservoirs that are empty, You have

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<v Speaker 1>half the manpower that they fired. Chief said that they

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<v Speaker 1>would have needed months ago, and nobody wants to take responsibility.

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<v Speaker 1>And in the meantime, you know, now you're at the

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<v Speaker 1>point John that you you have to rebuild your life.

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<v Speaker 1>I admire your fighting spirit, but I mean your life

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<v Speaker 1>is completely turned upside down right now now.

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<v Speaker 5>It is. But you know, some as we all know,

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<v Speaker 5>the American spirit is to get up and keep flighting.

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<v Speaker 5>And there's nothing. The houses are gone, the neighborhood's gone.

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<v Speaker 5>This is a town I grew up in and my

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<v Speaker 5>brother's house miraculously made it, but everything else is gone,

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<v Speaker 5>and you kind of, you know, for me, it's just

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<v Speaker 5>is what's next. I don't know. There's a lot of fear.

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<v Speaker 5>There's a lot of grief, but you know, we get

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<v Speaker 5>up and we keep going. And when I found, like

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<v Speaker 5>like you mentioned earlier, I found an American flag picture

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<v Speaker 5>water picture in the rubble of my house. It was

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<v Speaker 5>the only thing I could identify, and I thought, Okay,

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<v Speaker 5>well that's the fining spirit of Americans. And I'm going

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<v Speaker 5>to help anybody I can and receive, you know, the

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<v Speaker 5>prayers and amazing thoughts that everybody's reached out. People I

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<v Speaker 5>don't even know and in one day at a time.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, you have our prayers with you, our thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>with you and all the victims in this case. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's so frustrating as an outsider to know that all

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<v Speaker 1>of this, my view, was preventable, you know, practicing the

0:31:06.480 --> 0:31:10.360
<v Speaker 1>science of forestry. Maybe we'll start there. We do appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>your time, John con Joel Pollock, Thank you both. Prayers

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<v Speaker 1>for both your families, your neighbors, and everybody in California.

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<v Speaker 1>And the next three days are going to be very telling.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's see if they learned anything and whether or not

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to do a better job. I don't have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of confidence in that. Thank you both, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll we'll update this story is needed over time.