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announcer:
"Undercover Boss" is back.
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- How are y'all doing?
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- This is ten times harder
than the boardroom.
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- Ugh.
- Oh, this is a disaster.
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I would never have found out
if I wasn't undercover.
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announcer: The most
devastating economic crisis
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for a generation
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has been tough
on American business.
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{\an8}And even tougher
on America's workforce.
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- We all had to take
a salary cut.
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- My wife, and my kids, and I,
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we're all homeless.
- Wow.
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announcer: So there's never
been a more important time
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to go undercover.
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- Coming through.
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announcer: This season...
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- Wow!
- Duh.
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announcer:
The toughest challenges...
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- This has got to be
the worst job
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in the restaurant.
- It is. Ugh!
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announcer:
The biggest shocks...
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- I need to rethink everything
that we're doing.
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- You broke so many rules.
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announcer: And the most
dramatic
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life-changing rewards...
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- I mean, that's--that's
the greatest thing
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you could ever do for me, man.
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announcer:
In "Undercover Boss" history.
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- I need to break cover
right now, and shut this down.
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announcer: Tonight...
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- Just got a call,
we got an emergency.
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announcer:
On "Undercover Boss"...
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- Meet Lavoise Jones.
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announcer: The three times
elected mayor
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of Fontana, California,
is on a mission...
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- I'm excited.
- Let's go.
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announcer:
To turn her city around...
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- Water.
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announcer: And repair
the damage inflicted...
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- So how many firemen
do you think you down?
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- Probably down about 50.
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announcer:
By the global pandemic.
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- It's frightening being
a woman on the street.
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- I can imagine.
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announcer: To build bridges...
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- Black communities
call you a sell-out.
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announcer: And find a way
to get the city united,
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to secure its future.
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- Are those panties?
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announcer:
She'll be facing danger
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and confronting
challenging issues...
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- What in the world?
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announcer: Before transforming
lives forever.
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All this next on
"Undercover Boss."
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- Your light shined.
You're amazing.
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{\an8}My name is Acquanetta Warren,
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{\an8}and I'm the mayor
of Fontana, California.
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I've been running Fontana
for 11 years.
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We have an annual budget
of 284 million.
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We're in charge
of 1,300 employees,
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and we have over 214,000
residents living here today.
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I love this town.
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announcer: Situated 65 miles
east of Los Angeles,
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Fontana was founded in 1913
in San Bernardino County
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and was known for its farming
and agricultural trade.
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In the 1940s,
the city experienced a boom
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in steel production.
Railroads and freeways
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were built to export
the goods manufactured.
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But after World War II,
the need for steel declined,
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and the economy nosedived.
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By the 1990s, Fontana City
was nearly bankrupt.
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- I grew up in
South Los Angeles.
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I know what happens
when jobs go away.
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And once that happens,
nothing goes right for anyone.
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I joined the Republican Party
when I lived in Compton.
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Being Black and Republican
is a challenge.
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First, people don't expect you
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because you're Black,
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and Republicans don't
expect you to be a Republican
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because you're Black.
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So I feel sometimes
like a unicorn.
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I don't fit anywhere.
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I moved to Fontana in 1993.
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We were so happy
to be in this community,
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but then unfortunately,
my husband and I
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got a divorce
after 21 years of marriage.
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Suddenly at the age of 45,
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responsible for three kids,
and that was very hard.
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a lot of money,
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and I found myself
working a bunch of jobs.
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I know how it feels
not to know
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where your money's
going to come from.
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And that's why I know
when people are hurting,
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you have to help them.
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So that's why I wanted
to become mayor.
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I was on city council,
but once our mayor left,
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he made it clear to me,
"You're next."
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I was elected in November,
2010. I won with 58%.
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I had more votes
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This is my third term,
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and I'm going for
my fourth term next year.
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We do have
a very diverse town,
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but I am the first
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and the first female mayor
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Diversity is number one for me.
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Fontana together
moves Fontana forward.
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When I took over as mayor,
the city was suffering.
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People were losing
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People were going bankrupt.
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It was a mess.
My biggest goal was to say,
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"Fontana is open
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And that meant bringing
in jobs for everyone.
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announcer: Mayor Warren
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decided to focus
on Fontana's greatest assets,
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its infrastructure
and well-connected location,
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which offered potential
as a major transport hub.
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Over 18 million square feet
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was built,
creating 66,000 new jobs.
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Fontana flourished
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under Mayor Warren's
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but in 2020,
the COVID pandemic hit.
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- What happened,
we had to immediately
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shut everything down.
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That included
our community services.
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Our schools closed.
Our city hall had to close.
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It was devastating.
Unemployment rolls to 17%.
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Our hospitality,
retail collapsed.
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We are going to receive
$52 million in relief funds
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from the federal government.
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And if those funds
aren't allocated correctly,
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we'll end up like some of
the other communities
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that are struggling.
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And I don't want that
for our city.
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I don't want to be
a community of no hope.
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{\an8}- So how do you feel
about going undercover?
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{\an8}- Scared, but I'm excited
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{\an8}about what the outcome's
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{\an9}- And nervous about
being found out?
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- Very nervous because
you know, everybody knows me.
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{\an3}- Are you going to
change up your voice?
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- I certainly am, child!
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- Hi.
I want to go undercover
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because I feel
personally responsible
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for our great citizens.
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I am the leader,
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and I have to make sure
that these issues get fixed.
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I'm not going to turn down
an opportunity to listen,
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and this is my chance.
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- Ooh!
- Oh!
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Meet Lavoise Jones.
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- This is a lot.
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- Undercover, I'm going to be
Lavoise Jones,
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a former health worker from LA
that's starting over.
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{\an1}- Just do us a favor,
don't ever wear
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that outfit out in public.
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- My employees will think
they're on a new
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documentary program
where they work with Lavoise
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and coach her through
the city of Fontana's
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most challenging jobs.
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You think I can pull this off?
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- Yes.
- Go do your thing.
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- Going undercover's going
to give me a chance to hear
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what's really going
on around here.
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Thanks.
[overlapping farewells]
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- And use those funds to get
this great city back on track.
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{\an8}[mellow music]
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{\an8}Today I'm going undercover
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{\an8}in our sewage
maintenance department.
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Fontana is the fastest growing
city in Southern California.
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I worry that we don't have
enough money in our budget
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to maintain our sewer lines
for the capacity we need.
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When people flush that toilet,
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they expect it
to keep moving along.
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Nobody ever thinks about what
would happen if that stopped.
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{\an8}I get a chance
to work with Chris,
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{\an8}and he's a pump maintenance
assistant.
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{\an8}I really want to find out today
if our sewer department
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{\an8}is well prepared
for all those new citizens,
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{\an8}and we're taking care
of the existing ones.
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- Hello, there.
- Hi, I'm Lavoise Jones.
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{\an1}- I'm Chris,
pleasure to meet you.
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{\an1}Are you ready for a beautiful
hot day in the sewer today?
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- Ah, yes I am.
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- Okay. Well, I'm going to
give you something to wear.
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- Okay.
- This is a coverall.
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It'll help you stay a little
clean throughout the process.
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{\an3}- Okay.
Can I use your back here?
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- Yeah.
- Thank you.
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- And where are you from?
- Los Angeles.
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{\an3}- And what were you
doing before?
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- I did healthcare.
I'm getting a second chance.
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I'm going around
so I can see what works for me.
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Here we go.
- All right.
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- Okay.
So you take care of this place?
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- Yes.
All these residents right here,
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the wastewater from them,
or poopoo or rag--
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- Did you say poopoo?
- I did.
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Yeah, I did.
Anything like that,
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they send down the sewer line,
they come to this area.
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- Really?
- Yeah.
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I'm gonna open this up
and show you.
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Hopefully the smell's
not too bad today.
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- Oh my God, I done smelled
a lot of stuff...
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But that's bad.
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When Chris opened up
that manhole,
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I thought
I was going to pass out.
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I just couldn't take it.
It was terrible. Terrible.
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[phone rings]
- Hi.
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Pump's not good. Okay.
So come on over.
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{\an1}Just got a call.
We got an emergency.
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- Okay.
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{\an1}- We got a pump down
at one of our stations
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{\an1}we gotta go handle
right now.
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- All right, I'm ready.
- Let's head out now.
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- Chris tells me
there's an emergency
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we need to go to right away.
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The whole team has been
called out to help.
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- All right.
This is our emergency job.
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Right now,
one of our pumps is down.
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- What'll happen if that pump
don't gets fixed?
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- It could actually overflow
into the houses,
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overflow into the streets--
not good.
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- I'm the mayor of Fontana.
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I'm looking for the best way
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to invest the city's
federal relief funds,
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and I'm undercover with Chris
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in the sewage
maintenance department.
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- If that pump don't get fixed,
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{\an1}it could actually
overflow into the streets.
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- Recently,
the city sewage system
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has been struggling to cope
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with the rapid
population growth
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that's been happening here
in Fontana.
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- No playing around.
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This is something
we need to take care ASAP.
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- If something goes bad,
it's going to have
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major consequences
for the entire city.
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- How did you know it was down?
- We had an emergency call.
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{\an1}Hopefully, we'll have
another system eventually,
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that way we already know
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{\an1}what's going on
before it even happens.
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- So that'd be automated.
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- All our neighboring cities
have this emergency system,
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and we don't.
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{\an1}Today, we had to bring
all our guys.
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{\an1}And we need all of them?
Maybe not.
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- But if you had
the new system?
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{\an1}- We'd know how many men
to deploy,
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{\an1}definitely have
saved the city a lot of money.
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- Gotcha.
It's very disappointing to find
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that our current
emergency system is outdated.
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I think we can do better.
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- One, two, three.
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Okay.
Now, get out of the way.
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Watch out. That's called
ragging up right there.
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- Right.
When the pump
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is lifted out of the sewer,
it was disgusting.
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- Here's the tools of the
trade--it's like pulling teeth.
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Try not to open
your mouth too much.
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We don't want no splattering.
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{\an3}- It's definitely gross,
but gotta be done.
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- Exactly. You ready?
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Okay, here we go.
Look at that.
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Catch of the day.
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- Hearing Chris call it
the catch of the day
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has put me off
from ordering fish
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in a restaurant
for a long, long time.
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Here it goes.
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- Pump's running,
everything's good.
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- So, Chris, how did I do
today?
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- Actually, Lavoise,
I think you did pretty good.
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- But when you work
with somebody
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as positive as you are...
- Oh, thanks.
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- It makes a difference.
What do you do for fun?
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- What's important to me
is my family.
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We like to take our trips.
We go camping.
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We'll take road trips.
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{\an3}- How often do you get
a vacation?
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- Maybe once a year
if we're lucky.
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My wife just got diagnosed
with--it's called MGUS.
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It's not a cancer,
but it's precancer
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for a type of bone cancer.
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- Okay.
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- So I tell her, I go, "We need
to do everything we can now...
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{\an3}- Right.
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{\an1}- Before something
happens to you,
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or something happens to me.
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{\an1}We need to get out there,
and see the world.
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{\an1}She took care of me
a lot of years,
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and now it's her time to rest.
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- Oh, Chris, that's wonderful.
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It just really
touches my heart
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when I hear stories like that.
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Here he is working
and being positive.
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Chris, thanks so much
for helping me today,
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I learned a lot from you.
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{\an1}- Thank you for coming out
and being a part of it.
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- The biggest lesson
I learned today is that staff
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is the number one reason
that we're successful.
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Because of Chris
and his great team,
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tonight nobody's toilet
is going to overflow.
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He is truly the unsung hero.
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♪ ♪
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Today, I'm going undercover at
the Fontana Police Department.
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Fontana's a very
diverse community
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and I want to make sure
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our police department
reflects that diversity.
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If we don't get diversity
in our police department,
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then we're going to continue
to have the problems
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like after the death
of George Floyd,
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Fontana was the first city
to have a riot.
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The police department
was under attack
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that they don't reflect
the community.
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Part of safety is harmony,
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and diversity
will create harmony.
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{\an8}Today. I'm working with Randy,
one of our police officers.
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I'm hoping that he can tell me
how we can attract
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more diversity
to our police department.
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Hi, there.
I'm looking for Randy.
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- How are you doing? I'm Randy.
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- Randy, I'm Lavoise Jones.
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- How are you doing, Lavoise?
- I'm doing great. How are you?
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- Good. You're gonna be
riding with me today?
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- Yes, I am. I'm excited.
- Let's go.
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- Randy, how long
you been doing this?
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- I've been doing this
for a little bit over a year.
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I was in the grocery business,
and I decided that you know,
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I wanted to make a change
and do something else.
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One of the reasons why I ended
up becoming a police officer
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is because the whole
Black Lives Matter Movement,
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and I really wanted to be able
to help the community.
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{\an1}- How many African-American
officers you have?
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- Our department is 188 strong,
and we have around
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five or six African-American
officers right now.
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- Hearing Randy tell me
there's only
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5 African-American officers
amongst 188 or more,
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it's just not acceptable.
It's very important
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to diversify
the police departments,
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not only here,
but all over the country.
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{\an1}Don't you think we should
have more?
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- Of course.
I want to be one of the people
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that help build those bridges
and build those relationships
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between the community
and the police department.
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{\an1}- Right.
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- It's harder than
people think.
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A lot of times in the Black
communities they call you,
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you know, sell out.
- Right.
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- When you're actually out
there trying
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to make a difference.
It wears on you.
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- When Randy started telling
me about the challenges
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of being a Black police
officer, I could relate.
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Especially during a period
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when Black Lives Matters
Movement started,
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George Floyd's death,
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how people want
to defund the police.
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And here's this young man,
instead of running
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out of the door,
running in the door.
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- My family is really good
about supporting me,
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my kids, my fiancée.
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- Did I hear the word fiancée?
- Yes.
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- That's so nice.
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{\an3}- Well, I'm trying to save
money for the wedding.
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{\an3}Because like when I left
my old job,
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I kind of took a pay cut,
and I'm still trying to--
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{\an1}- Wait a minute, you took a pay
cut to be a police officer?
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- I did.
- Randy made a choice,
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and that choice was to do good
and to do better.
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- So what we're going to do,
we're going to go and meet
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with some of our less fortunate
homeless citizens.
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You know, make sure
that they're doing okay.
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How you doing?
Your name, ma'am?
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- Renee.
- Renee. Nice to meet you.
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So Renee, we're here,
just, you know,
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talking, following up,
trying to find out
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is there anything that
we can help you out with more?
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{\an3}- It's really hard to get
a shower here,
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{\an3}but I hear next week that
I think it's called City Link
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is having a bathroom built
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where the homeless
can take showers,
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{\an3}and they'll help you
find housing
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and supposedly job employment.
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The city has a lot of resources
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that I didn't know
was available to us.
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{\an1}- Maybe that's something
I can mention to my higher ups.
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- That'd be wonderful, yeah.
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- If there's something
that I come across myself,
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that I feel that it can be
beneficial to you, for sure
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I'll make sure that I can
drive around and find you.
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{\an3}- If I don't get ahold of them,
I'll find you.
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I'm not bashful.
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- I was surprised that Renee
didn't know
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about the various services.
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I'm going to go back
and look into that.
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How did you become homeless?
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{\an3}- My mother died, and she left
the house in a trust,
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{\an3}and my two brothers
decided to sell the house.
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- Okay.
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- So I sold my car
to get an RV.
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- So do you live in RV now?
- Yeah.
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And I go place to place
because you can't--
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you're not supposed to
just park alongside the street.
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{\an1}- And since you've
been homeless, how's it?
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How was it for you?
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- Whew. Ha ha.
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It takes its toll.
It is scary. It's tough.
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I've had a few bad incidents.
Yeah.
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{\an3}It's frightening being a woman
on the street, you know.
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- Well, I can imagine.
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{\an3}- Sometimes you wanna hold
a sign up and say,
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{\an3}"Hard times, please help."
I thank all the people
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that gave me money--
that's really helped.
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{\an1}- Thank you for sharing,
your story with us.
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{\an1}We really appreciate
you sitting down and--
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- Thank you for listening.
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- It was heartbreaking for me
to hear, Renee.
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This really helped me see
how big the situation is
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in Fontana,
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and COVID has made things
even worse.
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So we have to consider
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if this is where
our federal relief funds
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will be put to good use.
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{\an8}announcer: Coming up...
- Oh my God. What is that?
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{\an8}announcer: The boss has
to confront some scary truths
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{\an8}about her city.
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- I've seen worse, though,
than that.
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- Oh my goodness.
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- I'm the mayor of Fontana,
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and I'm undercover
with Police Officer Randy,
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seeing just how hard it is
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for those living
on our city streets.
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- Homelessness for me
is like a personal thing.
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You know, I try to help
as many people as I can
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because when I was younger,
we lived on the street.
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- You did?
- We lived in cars.
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We lived
with different family members,
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and we ended up living in
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the state orphanage
for a couple of years.
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{\an1}- Really? They took you
guys off from your parents?
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- Yes. So--
- Wow.
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I was really holding back
my tears
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when Randy started
talking about
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the struggles
that he had growing up.
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No child should
have to do that.
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Tell me about your family.
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- So I have three kids
through a previous marriage,
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three biologicals, and then
my fiancée has three kids.
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So all together...
- You have nine?
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- Nine.
- Wow.
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- Exactly.
- And you making sure
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you stick with all of them?
- Exactly.
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- That is wonderful.
He's having his own struggles,
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but he's willing
to help others. That's amazing.
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- Lavoise, I've enjoyed having
you ride along with me.
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00:19:10,482 --> 00:19:12,584
- I sure enjoyed
riding along with you.
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Thank you for training me.
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Today, I learned
that we have a great officer
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working for us
that cares about the community.
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And we have
a great police department.
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We gotta make sure
that we support their efforts
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and give them
everything they need.
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I'm gonna get going now.
- All right.
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- You take it easy.
- I will.
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[quiet music]
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♪ ♪
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- In Fontana, we have 48 parks,
and looking after them
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is really important to me.
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There's somewhere safe
for our children to play at.
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It provides activities,
and it's just a great place
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for our community services
to do programming.
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{\an8}Today I'm going undercover to
work at the Mary Vagle Center
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{\an8}with Candace,
a community service assistant.
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{\an8}This center is so important,
because it allows children
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{\an8}to come
and learn about wildlife
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{\an8}right there
at the community park.
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[light music]
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♪ ♪
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I'm looking for Candace.
I'm Lavoise Jones.
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- Hi, nice to meet you.
I am Candace.
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- Nice to meet you, Candace.
I'm here for training.
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- Okay. So good.
You'll just follow me.
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We got a lot to do today.
- Okay.
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00:20:32,531 --> 00:20:36,802
- Okay, so I have a bucket here
with a trash picker for you.
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- I thought I was going to be
getting close to nature,
487
00:20:39,471 --> 00:20:40,973
not cleaning the park.
488
00:20:47,045 --> 00:20:48,513
{\an1}So how often do you have
to clean the park?
489
00:20:48,580 --> 00:20:50,282
- We clean it every day.
490
00:20:50,349 --> 00:20:52,184
- Why come you have
to do it every day?
491
00:20:52,250 --> 00:20:53,752
- After dark, there are like
492
00:20:53,819 --> 00:20:55,754
a lot of teenagers,
or even adults too.
493
00:20:55,821 --> 00:20:58,790
They'll come party,
breaking rules,
494
00:20:58,857 --> 00:21:00,092
leaving garbage everywhere.
495
00:21:00,158 --> 00:21:01,526
- And drop some trash.
- A lot of trash.
496
00:21:01,593 --> 00:21:03,362
- What is that,
cigarette stuff?
497
00:21:03,428 --> 00:21:05,797
- You'd be surprised,
there's a lot of stuff here.
498
00:21:05,864 --> 00:21:07,265
- My goodness.
- Yeah.
499
00:21:07,332 --> 00:21:08,934
- We're here to educate
children,
500
00:21:09,001 --> 00:21:10,769
particularly
on the environment,
501
00:21:10,836 --> 00:21:12,638
and they have
to clean up the park,
502
00:21:12,704 --> 00:21:14,006
get all this stuff
out of the way
503
00:21:14,072 --> 00:21:15,707
so the children don't see it.
504
00:21:15,774 --> 00:21:18,543
This is totally unacceptable.
505
00:21:18,610 --> 00:21:20,479
{\an1}Okay.
I'll grab this right here.
506
00:21:20,545 --> 00:21:21,513
{\an3}- Yeah.
507
00:21:21,580 --> 00:21:23,715
{\an1}- So this is just from
one night.
508
00:21:23,782 --> 00:21:25,617
- Yep. It was pretty crazy.
509
00:21:26,952 --> 00:21:29,321
- Are those panties?
- It sure is.
510
00:21:29,388 --> 00:21:31,289
- Lord, have mercy.
Girl, are you kidding me?
511
00:21:31,356 --> 00:21:33,458
You got to deal with that too?
- Mm-hmm.
512
00:21:33,525 --> 00:21:35,560
- Why are they leaving panties
up here?
513
00:21:35,627 --> 00:21:38,363
Don't tell me. Don't tell me.
514
00:21:38,430 --> 00:21:40,732
I was shocked to find
some of the things we found.
515
00:21:40,799 --> 00:21:43,535
Oh, my God. What is that?
Is that what I think that is?
516
00:21:43,602 --> 00:21:46,071
- It sure is.
- Panties and condoms.
517
00:21:46,138 --> 00:21:47,506
- I've seen worse,
though, than that.
518
00:21:47,572 --> 00:21:48,740
- Worse?
- Worse.
519
00:21:48,807 --> 00:21:50,575
- Oh, my goodness.
520
00:21:50,642 --> 00:21:53,712
Nobody's going to come to
a park that is full of filth.
521
00:21:53,779 --> 00:21:56,682
- There's not much we can do,
unless we had a park ranger
522
00:21:56,748 --> 00:21:59,885
who could be here to observe
and watch during the nighttime.
523
00:21:59,951 --> 00:22:01,520
We did used to have
a park ranger,
524
00:22:01,586 --> 00:22:04,723
but because of budget cuts,
they had to let the person go.
525
00:22:04,790 --> 00:22:06,058
- Candace
made a great suggestion
526
00:22:06,124 --> 00:22:08,260
that we need a park ranger
for after hours.
527
00:22:08,326 --> 00:22:10,095
So I'm going to go back
and check into that.
528
00:22:10,162 --> 00:22:12,397
So you come all up
in here by yourself?
529
00:22:12,464 --> 00:22:14,066
- Yes.
- You don't be frightened?
530
00:22:14,132 --> 00:22:17,102
- Maybe the snakes.
531
00:22:17,169 --> 00:22:20,605
{\an3}It is hot and rattlesnakes
will appear sometimes.
532
00:22:20,672 --> 00:22:22,741
- I am terrified of snakes.
533
00:22:24,776 --> 00:22:27,846
- Okay.
So this is our classroom.
534
00:22:27,913 --> 00:22:30,749
- Wow.
My plan with you is to have you
535
00:22:30,816 --> 00:22:33,752
do an animal demonstration
in front of the kids.
536
00:22:33,819 --> 00:22:36,888
- Well, what kind of animals am
I going to be interacting with?
537
00:22:36,955 --> 00:22:40,125
- So, I'm thinking of a snake.
- A snake?
538
00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:42,060
- How do you feel about that?
539
00:22:42,127 --> 00:22:43,695
- Ugh...
- [laughs]
540
00:22:43,762 --> 00:22:45,363
- Ugh!
541
00:22:45,430 --> 00:22:46,798
- So this is King.
542
00:22:46,865 --> 00:22:48,867
He is our California
striped king snake.
543
00:22:48,934 --> 00:22:50,368
They are constrictors.
544
00:22:50,435 --> 00:22:52,237
{\an3}- King can't get around
your neck, can he?
545
00:22:52,304 --> 00:22:54,439
- He could if he wanted to,
but I try not to.
546
00:22:54,506 --> 00:22:56,108
I don't want him to choke me.
547
00:22:56,174 --> 00:22:58,210
Think you're ready
to try handling King?
548
00:22:58,276 --> 00:23:01,279
- I can try.
When Candace told me
549
00:23:01,346 --> 00:23:03,482
I needed to learn
how to handle the snake,
550
00:23:03,548 --> 00:23:06,418
I got really frightened.
Yeah, King is moving a lot.
551
00:23:06,485 --> 00:23:08,954
Oh, I didn't like
that direction at all.
552
00:23:09,020 --> 00:23:12,057
He seems to be getting
pretty active with his tongue.
553
00:23:12,524 --> 00:23:13,191
Oh!
554
00:23:24,302 --> 00:23:27,272
- I'm undercover in Fontana
with Candace
555
00:23:27,339 --> 00:23:29,407
at the Nature Center...
Ohh!
556
00:23:29,474 --> 00:23:31,810
Where she's training me
to teach kids
557
00:23:31,877 --> 00:23:34,346
about local wildlife.
558
00:23:34,412 --> 00:23:36,214
Holding that snake
was terrifying for me.
559
00:23:36,281 --> 00:23:40,085
I've never held a snake before,
but Candace is a good teacher
560
00:23:40,152 --> 00:23:42,287
and she showed me
how to do it properly.
561
00:23:42,354 --> 00:23:44,556
{\an3}- Okay. So when you are going
to be talking to the kids,
562
00:23:44,623 --> 00:23:46,391
{\an3}they're going to be asking
a lot of questions.
563
00:23:46,458 --> 00:23:48,627
He's 23.
He's a non-venomous snake.
564
00:23:48,693 --> 00:23:51,329
- All right.
- He also can eat rattlesnakes.
565
00:23:51,396 --> 00:23:53,064
Let's do this.
- All right.
566
00:23:53,131 --> 00:23:55,567
[overlapping chatter]
567
00:23:55,634 --> 00:23:57,102
- Hi, guys.
568
00:23:57,169 --> 00:23:59,538
So this is Ms. Lavoise.
Everyone say hi.
569
00:23:59,604 --> 00:24:02,841
all: Hi.
- Hi, y'all doing?
570
00:24:02,908 --> 00:24:04,810
all: Good.
- Good!
571
00:24:04,876 --> 00:24:07,746
- So I'm gonna hand,
King over to Ms. Lavoise.
572
00:24:07,813 --> 00:24:11,016
- Anybody got any questions
about King?
573
00:24:11,082 --> 00:24:12,918
- Can he grow any bigger?
574
00:24:12,984 --> 00:24:15,086
- I'm not really sure.
575
00:24:15,153 --> 00:24:18,490
- Does King have babies?
- He ain't met nobody.
576
00:24:18,557 --> 00:24:20,492
- So how many feet is he?
577
00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:22,828
- You know what,
what do you say, Ms. Candace?
578
00:24:22,894 --> 00:24:25,430
Those kids ask
a lot of questions.
579
00:24:25,497 --> 00:24:28,700
- So in captivity
they can mate,
580
00:24:28,767 --> 00:24:30,335
but he hasn't mated here.
581
00:24:30,402 --> 00:24:32,704
He is about 3 to 4 feet long.
582
00:24:32,771 --> 00:24:34,139
- I was really impressed
with Candace.
583
00:24:34,206 --> 00:24:35,373
She worked with
the kids so well.
584
00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:37,008
She answered
all their questions.
585
00:24:37,075 --> 00:24:38,176
She was kind to them.
586
00:24:38,243 --> 00:24:40,345
Okay.
I'll see you all later. Okay?
587
00:24:40,412 --> 00:24:42,714
all: Bye.
588
00:24:45,984 --> 00:24:49,287
- So, I hope you had
a great time today.
589
00:24:49,354 --> 00:24:51,523
{\an3}- Oh, I did.
You sure helped me today,
590
00:24:51,590 --> 00:24:54,159
{\an3}'cause I was scared.
I'll be honest.
591
00:24:54,226 --> 00:24:55,694
{\an3}So now where's
your family from?
592
00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,495
- We live in North Fontana.
593
00:24:57,562 --> 00:24:59,030
{\an3}- You went to school
in Fontana too?
594
00:24:59,097 --> 00:25:00,532
- Mm-hmm. I did.
595
00:25:00,599 --> 00:25:02,133
{\an3}- So you got any sisters
and brothers?
596
00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,302
- I have an older sister
and then a younger sister.
597
00:25:04,369 --> 00:25:06,671
- Okay.
- I had a brother.
598
00:25:06,738 --> 00:25:09,541
He passed away like
last year to cancer.
599
00:25:09,608 --> 00:25:12,310
{\an3}- Really?
I'm so sorry to hear that.
600
00:25:12,377 --> 00:25:15,413
{\an1}- Everyone loved him.
Anytime we went out somewhere,
601
00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,850
everywhere we went, somebody
was always saying hi to him.
602
00:25:18,917 --> 00:25:20,218
{\an1}I'm sorry.
603
00:25:20,285 --> 00:25:21,987
{\an3}- That's okay, babe.
That is okay.
604
00:25:22,053 --> 00:25:25,891
{\an3}That is okay. It's hard.
It's really hard.
605
00:25:25,957 --> 00:25:27,826
{\an3}I'm sure you think
about him a lot.
606
00:25:27,893 --> 00:25:29,527
{\an1}- Mm-hmm. Yeah. Every time
I see like a butterfly,
607
00:25:29,594 --> 00:25:31,496
I always think of him.
608
00:25:31,563 --> 00:25:33,999
- I'm sure he's proud of you.
- Yeah.
609
00:25:34,065 --> 00:25:36,801
There's nothing like losing
a family member.
610
00:25:36,868 --> 00:25:39,404
I can't even imagine
what she's been through.
611
00:25:39,471 --> 00:25:42,274
So what are your
ultimate dreams?
612
00:25:42,340 --> 00:25:43,508
- I really want to do nursing.
613
00:25:43,575 --> 00:25:45,810
- Really?
- When my brother was sick,
614
00:25:45,877 --> 00:25:47,779
{\an1}I was helping my mom
take care of him.
615
00:25:47,846 --> 00:25:49,814
{\an1}That gave me the opportunity
to like,
616
00:25:49,881 --> 00:25:51,683
{\an1}know like this
is what I want to do.
617
00:25:51,750 --> 00:25:53,051
- Right.
618
00:25:53,118 --> 00:25:55,120
{\an1}- I've been trying to save
for nursing school,
619
00:25:55,186 --> 00:25:57,422
{\an1}but it's a challenge.
It's a lot.
620
00:25:57,489 --> 00:25:59,524
- I think Candace
is really special
621
00:25:59,591 --> 00:26:01,259
because look what
she's gone through.
622
00:26:01,326 --> 00:26:04,596
She took care of her brother.
I love that that inspired her
623
00:26:04,663 --> 00:26:07,332
to help her realize
her dream of being a nurse.
624
00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:09,901
Candace, thanks so much for
spending time with me today.
625
00:26:09,968 --> 00:26:11,870
{\an1}- You're welcome.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
626
00:26:11,937 --> 00:26:14,572
- Look at the great people
we have working for us.
627
00:26:14,639 --> 00:26:17,108
We got to make sure,
like they step up for us,
628
00:26:17,175 --> 00:26:20,078
that we step up for them.
629
00:26:26,151 --> 00:26:28,186
Today I'm going undercover
in our fire department.
630
00:26:28,253 --> 00:26:29,955
I'm really excited,
631
00:26:30,021 --> 00:26:31,856
because they're so important
to our community.
632
00:26:33,892 --> 00:26:36,761
We have seven fire stations
in Fontana,
633
00:26:36,828 --> 00:26:41,566
and they answer
over 21,000 calls a year.
634
00:26:41,633 --> 00:26:43,902
But last year the pandemic
put our firefighters
635
00:26:43,969 --> 00:26:45,837
under immense pressure.
636
00:26:45,904 --> 00:26:50,308
I want to see how that impacted
our fire personnel.
637
00:26:50,375 --> 00:26:55,347
{\an8}So today I'm meeting Ben,
a firefighter paramedic.
638
00:26:57,716 --> 00:27:02,587
[light music]
639
00:27:02,654 --> 00:27:06,391
{\an3}Excuse me,
I'm looking for Ben.
640
00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:09,060
- I'm Ben.
- Lavoise Jones.
641
00:27:09,127 --> 00:27:10,962
- Lavoise Jones,
pleasure to meet you.
642
00:27:11,029 --> 00:27:13,131
Well, the first thing about
being a firefighter
643
00:27:13,198 --> 00:27:15,100
is to get you prepped out
in all your gear.
644
00:27:15,166 --> 00:27:16,634
- Oh, my goodness.
- It's a little heavy.
645
00:27:16,701 --> 00:27:18,503
- It is very heavy.
646
00:27:18,570 --> 00:27:21,172
{\an1}- We have your boots
inside of the bunker pants.
647
00:27:21,239 --> 00:27:26,044
- My first impression of Ben
is that he is built, buffed.
648
00:27:26,111 --> 00:27:30,248
Oh, my goodness.
I'm just hoping I can keep up.
649
00:27:30,315 --> 00:27:32,484
- You ready for the first job?
- I'm ready for the first job.
650
00:27:32,550 --> 00:27:35,487
- All right. Let's go do it.
- All right.
651
00:27:35,553 --> 00:27:37,455
I can't walk as fast,
but I'm right behind you.
652
00:27:37,522 --> 00:27:38,690
[Ben chuckles]
653
00:27:40,558 --> 00:27:41,826
- So the first thing
we're going to learn
654
00:27:41,893 --> 00:27:43,294
is how to use the fire hose.
655
00:27:43,361 --> 00:27:45,797
- All right.
- Put your leg forward.
656
00:27:45,864 --> 00:27:47,132
- Leg forward.
657
00:27:47,198 --> 00:27:48,800
- Then slowly open it.
658
00:27:48,867 --> 00:27:50,668
- Wow. It feels good.
659
00:27:50,735 --> 00:27:52,704
- Feel that pressure there?
- Yeah.
660
00:27:52,771 --> 00:27:53,838
- There you go.
- Whoa!
661
00:27:53,905 --> 00:27:55,140
{\an1}- Okay.
Try to aim for those cones.
662
00:27:55,206 --> 00:27:56,841
- Okay.
663
00:28:01,946 --> 00:28:04,249
{\an1}- So now I'm not gonna
assist you at all. Okay?
664
00:28:04,315 --> 00:28:06,851
- All right. Here I go.
665
00:28:06,918 --> 00:28:08,019
- All the way open.
666
00:28:08,086 --> 00:28:09,687
- Whoa!
667
00:28:09,754 --> 00:28:11,189
When the water
came through, I was like,
668
00:28:11,256 --> 00:28:13,491
"Oh my goodness.
I'm going to fall backwards."
669
00:28:13,558 --> 00:28:15,894
- Okay. Let's hit the cone
on the left. Hit that target.
670
00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:17,829
- That was embarrassing
going around in circles
671
00:28:17,896 --> 00:28:19,731
and still not
hitting the target.
672
00:28:19,798 --> 00:28:22,867
- That way more.
- Ben was patient.
673
00:28:22,934 --> 00:28:24,536
He showed me
how to move the hose
674
00:28:24,602 --> 00:28:26,037
so that it goes
right on the cone.
675
00:28:26,104 --> 00:28:27,439
- There you go.
You knocked over that cone.
676
00:28:27,505 --> 00:28:28,940
Okay. Let's get the other one.
- And blow it out
677
00:28:29,007 --> 00:28:31,076
so I wouldn't burn down
the building.
678
00:28:31,142 --> 00:28:33,711
- There you go. You got it!
And the fire's out.
679
00:28:33,778 --> 00:28:35,613
- Fire's out.
How did I do?
680
00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,515
- If it was a real fire,
we'd probably be
681
00:28:37,582 --> 00:28:38,950
in a little bit of trouble.
682
00:28:39,017 --> 00:28:41,453
- That was not easy.
683
00:28:41,519 --> 00:28:43,755
- So we have our next little
bit of training, okay?
684
00:28:43,822 --> 00:28:45,857
- What in the world?
- We have a car accident here.
685
00:28:45,924 --> 00:28:47,559
We're going to need
to remove the door.
686
00:28:47,625 --> 00:28:49,727
That's how we're going to
rescue him. That makes sense?
687
00:28:49,794 --> 00:28:51,362
- I want to get the fella
out of there.
688
00:28:51,429 --> 00:28:53,198
- Let's do it.
So over here,
689
00:28:53,264 --> 00:28:54,766
we're going to take a look
at our tools, the jaws of life.
690
00:28:54,833 --> 00:28:55,533
I'm going to show you
how to use it.
691
00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,202
- All right. Got it.
692
00:28:57,268 --> 00:28:59,237
Ben wants to show me how to
take the door off the car
693
00:28:59,304 --> 00:29:01,606
by using the jaws of the life.
I'm excited!
694
00:29:01,673 --> 00:29:03,108
[grunts]
695
00:29:03,174 --> 00:29:05,043
There we go. Okay.
696
00:29:05,110 --> 00:29:07,912
{\an3}- All right. We're going
to start at the B-post there
697
00:29:07,979 --> 00:29:10,281
right in the middle of
the door. Get that tip.
698
00:29:10,348 --> 00:29:11,416
- All right.
699
00:29:11,483 --> 00:29:12,550
{\an3}- And then we'll try
to open it a bit.
700
00:29:12,617 --> 00:29:14,686
Okay, stop. Close it.
701
00:29:14,752 --> 00:29:16,921
- It was pretty terrifying.
702
00:29:16,988 --> 00:29:19,324
I'm working with equipment
I've never worked with before.
703
00:29:21,926 --> 00:29:23,728
Then all of a sudden the glass
and the window broke,
704
00:29:23,795 --> 00:29:27,098
and I'm just like,
"Oh my goodness."
705
00:29:27,165 --> 00:29:29,100
- All right. Broken glass.
It's okay. Keep going.
706
00:29:29,167 --> 00:29:32,637
- I could not get over
the calmness that Ben showed.
707
00:29:36,374 --> 00:29:37,842
{\an3}Whoa.
708
00:29:37,909 --> 00:29:39,177
When I'm trying
to take the door off,
709
00:29:39,244 --> 00:29:41,946
I suddenly dropped the tool.
710
00:29:42,013 --> 00:29:43,515
- You okay?
- I'm okay.
711
00:29:43,581 --> 00:29:45,984
- Scare ya?
- It scared me bad.
712
00:29:46,050 --> 00:29:49,721
I can't imagine doing this job
in a real life situation.
713
00:29:49,787 --> 00:29:50,989
{\an3}- There we go,
door's off.
714
00:29:51,055 --> 00:29:53,291
{\an3}And now we have access
to our patient.
715
00:29:53,358 --> 00:29:56,060
- What it did was show me why
we need to really respect
716
00:29:56,127 --> 00:29:58,530
what Ben does,
because that was hard.
717
00:29:58,596 --> 00:30:00,431
{\an3}Ben,
how is it working here?
718
00:30:00,498 --> 00:30:02,100
- Well, I love
the fire department.
719
00:30:02,167 --> 00:30:03,635
You know, this is something
that I've always wanted to do.
720
00:30:03,701 --> 00:30:04,769
- Yeah.
721
00:30:04,836 --> 00:30:06,971
- But over the last year
or so with COVID,
722
00:30:07,038 --> 00:30:08,940
{\an1}they didn't want to put people
into the training academies
723
00:30:09,007 --> 00:30:10,808
{\an1}in order to get them ready
to be firemen.
724
00:30:10,875 --> 00:30:12,377
So we had no one ready to hire.
725
00:30:12,443 --> 00:30:15,146
- But who doing that job?
- We are. That's the problem.
726
00:30:15,213 --> 00:30:17,982
{\an3}- So how many firemen
you think you down probably?
727
00:30:18,049 --> 00:30:19,918
{\an1}- Right now, we're probably
down about 50,
728
00:30:19,984 --> 00:30:21,619
{\an1}just in
the firefighter paramedic rink.
729
00:30:21,686 --> 00:30:23,121
{\an1}So instead
of working 10 days...
730
00:30:23,188 --> 00:30:25,023
- Right.
- Like we signed up for,
731
00:30:25,089 --> 00:30:26,491
now we're working 15, 20 days.
732
00:30:26,558 --> 00:30:27,659
- But that doesn't tire you
out?
733
00:30:27,725 --> 00:30:29,060
{\an1}- It does.
A lot of the guys here
734
00:30:29,127 --> 00:30:31,529
have been on for anywhere
from five to eight days,
735
00:30:31,596 --> 00:30:33,965
24 hour consecutive shifts.
736
00:30:34,032 --> 00:30:35,867
- It's not acceptable
that firefighters
737
00:30:35,934 --> 00:30:38,970
have to work eight days
in a row with hardly any sleep.
738
00:30:39,037 --> 00:30:40,972
Something has to change.
739
00:30:41,039 --> 00:30:43,408
{\an1}- Last year during the
pandemic, I was forced hired,
740
00:30:43,474 --> 00:30:46,044
{\an1}which means it's mandatory
overtime shifts.
741
00:30:46,110 --> 00:30:47,812
- So you know,
you can't tell them no.
742
00:30:47,879 --> 00:30:49,214
- I can't tell them no.
743
00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,716
{\an3}- So your family's at home,
and no matter what,
744
00:30:51,783 --> 00:30:53,117
{\an3}you have to stay here
till you have a relief.
745
00:30:53,184 --> 00:30:54,352
- That's correct.
746
00:30:54,419 --> 00:30:56,087
{\an1}For example, I got forced hired
on Thanksgiving.
747
00:30:56,154 --> 00:30:57,822
I got force hired on Christmas.
- Really?
748
00:30:57,889 --> 00:30:59,357
{\an1}- I got force hired
on Christmas Eve.
749
00:30:59,424 --> 00:31:00,725
- We're missing birthdays.
750
00:31:00,792 --> 00:31:02,760
{\an1}We're missing anniversaries.
We're missing big moments.
751
00:31:02,827 --> 00:31:06,297
- Our firefighters have felt
the pain of the pandemic
752
00:31:06,364 --> 00:31:07,565
more than anyone.
753
00:31:07,632 --> 00:31:09,367
So I've got to consider that
754
00:31:09,434 --> 00:31:12,403
when allocating
the city's COVID relief funds.
755
00:31:12,470 --> 00:31:14,706
{\an3}So what's your situation now.
Are you married?
756
00:31:14,772 --> 00:31:16,007
- So I am married.
757
00:31:16,074 --> 00:31:18,409
{\an1}She's in school
working to get her doctorate.
758
00:31:18,476 --> 00:31:21,012
{\an1}So you know, a little overtime
here and there is great.
759
00:31:21,079 --> 00:31:23,414
{\an1}But for me, I'd rather be home
with my family.
760
00:31:23,481 --> 00:31:26,284
- I really hate when we have
to take the firefighters
761
00:31:26,351 --> 00:31:28,052
from their families like that.
762
00:31:28,119 --> 00:31:31,055
So I'm hoping we can come up
with a solution to stop that.
763
00:31:31,122 --> 00:31:33,091
Quite a day.
764
00:31:33,157 --> 00:31:34,659
{\an1}- It was.
765
00:31:34,726 --> 00:31:37,562
- This experience was
a real eye opener for me
766
00:31:37,629 --> 00:31:39,931
of what
they went through last year
767
00:31:39,998 --> 00:31:42,800
and, in fact,
are going through now.
768
00:31:42,867 --> 00:31:44,202
So I'm hoping that
we can get those recruits
769
00:31:44,269 --> 00:31:45,570
in here to help work
770
00:31:45,637 --> 00:31:47,272
so they don't have
forced overtime.
771
00:31:53,311 --> 00:31:56,247
Being undercover
was really incredible for me.
772
00:31:56,314 --> 00:31:59,584
I've been touched by
the stories of our employees.
773
00:31:59,651 --> 00:32:01,819
I thought I knew
my city very well,
774
00:32:01,886 --> 00:32:04,255
but this has given me
a whole different perspective
775
00:32:04,322 --> 00:32:05,823
of what needs to happen,
776
00:32:05,890 --> 00:32:08,126
and I'm looking forward
to working on those issues.
777
00:32:10,895 --> 00:32:13,131
[exciting music]
778
00:32:13,197 --> 00:32:16,668
Today, all of the employees
think they are coming to film
779
00:32:16,734 --> 00:32:20,405
the final interviews for the
fake documentary program.
780
00:32:20,471 --> 00:32:24,742
- The only camera time
we usually get is on the news.
781
00:32:24,809 --> 00:32:27,945
- But actually, I'm going to
reveal my true identity...
782
00:32:28,012 --> 00:32:29,947
- Got me out of work today
for a few hours.
783
00:32:32,050 --> 00:32:34,852
- They have no idea is
"Undercover Boss."
784
00:32:46,397 --> 00:32:47,665
- Remember me?
785
00:32:47,732 --> 00:32:49,300
- Well, you're the mayor.
I know that.
786
00:32:49,367 --> 00:32:51,469
- Hi boss.
787
00:32:51,536 --> 00:32:53,171
- Oh, my goodness.
788
00:32:53,237 --> 00:32:57,008
- Don't you remember?
- Okay. No, you're not Lavoise.
789
00:32:57,075 --> 00:32:58,343
- I'm not Lavoise.
790
00:32:58,409 --> 00:33:01,479
I'm Acquanetta Warren,
Mayor of Fontana,
791
00:33:01,546 --> 00:33:03,781
and you're on
"Undercover Boss."
792
00:33:03,848 --> 00:33:06,284
- Oh my gosh.
793
00:33:06,351 --> 00:33:07,819
- Oh man.
794
00:33:07,885 --> 00:33:09,587
- I worked you
too hard on that day.
795
00:33:09,654 --> 00:33:11,789
- Yes, you did!
796
00:33:11,856 --> 00:33:12,857
{\an8}announcer: Coming up...
797
00:33:12,924 --> 00:33:15,159
{\an9}- That's the high honor.
Thank you.
798
00:33:15,226 --> 00:33:17,462
{\an8}announcer: The mayor delivers
life-changing news.
799
00:33:17,528 --> 00:33:19,964
- I can't thank you enough.
This is a huge--huge blessing.
800
00:33:30,942 --> 00:33:33,211
- I got to tell you, Randy,
801
00:33:33,277 --> 00:33:35,079
when I look
at the great work you're doing
802
00:33:35,146 --> 00:33:37,749
and how you connect
with our citizens,
803
00:33:37,815 --> 00:33:40,318
I'm amazed
at your great talent.
804
00:33:40,385 --> 00:33:41,886
- I appreciate it so much.
805
00:33:41,953 --> 00:33:44,055
- When we went
to talk to Renee,
806
00:33:44,122 --> 00:33:47,425
she talked about not having
enough information.
807
00:33:47,492 --> 00:33:52,497
What if we work
closely together to try develop
808
00:33:52,563 --> 00:33:55,466
a gift card program
for the homeless
809
00:33:55,533 --> 00:33:57,301
where it's not just
a gift card,
810
00:33:57,368 --> 00:33:58,836
but it's information?
811
00:33:58,903 --> 00:34:00,938
- That'd be great.
I mean, that's a resource
812
00:34:01,005 --> 00:34:03,341
that we can actually use a lot.
813
00:34:03,408 --> 00:34:05,309
That's going to be awesome.
814
00:34:05,376 --> 00:34:09,614
- Randy, we have a long way
to go to get large diversity
815
00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:11,015
in our police departments.
816
00:34:11,082 --> 00:34:14,519
That's something
we both want to see.
817
00:34:14,585 --> 00:34:18,389
What if we could make you
an ambassador, to go out
818
00:34:18,456 --> 00:34:21,692
and talk to young people
so that they understand
819
00:34:21,759 --> 00:34:24,128
how important your role
is in our community?
820
00:34:24,195 --> 00:34:25,430
- That's the high honor.
821
00:34:25,496 --> 00:34:27,899
I really appreciate
being considered for it.
822
00:34:27,965 --> 00:34:28,966
Thank you so much.
823
00:34:29,033 --> 00:34:30,535
- We talked a little bit about
824
00:34:30,601 --> 00:34:32,637
how you're thinking
of getting married.
825
00:34:32,703 --> 00:34:33,938
- We're saving up.
826
00:34:34,005 --> 00:34:36,240
- I talked to some of
my great supporters
827
00:34:36,307 --> 00:34:39,710
and they are going
to get $10,000
828
00:34:39,777 --> 00:34:45,783
and give it to you and your
fiancée for your honeymoon.
829
00:34:45,850 --> 00:34:48,252
{\an3}- Thank you, ma'am.
Thank you.
830
00:34:48,319 --> 00:34:51,355
- And there's just one
more thing--I have children,
831
00:34:51,422 --> 00:34:55,126
and I know
it's not easy having kids.
832
00:34:55,193 --> 00:34:58,596
They do cost quite a bit.
And if you got nine...
833
00:34:58,663 --> 00:35:03,468
so I'm going to set up a
scholarship fund for your kids,
834
00:35:03,534 --> 00:35:06,904
to guide your kids
through education.
835
00:35:06,971 --> 00:35:08,072
- [murmurs].
836
00:35:09,540 --> 00:35:11,442
Thank you.
837
00:35:11,509 --> 00:35:13,411
- Your light shines Randy.
You're amazing.
838
00:35:13,478 --> 00:35:15,746
- Thank you so much.
- Let's--let's get that hug.
839
00:35:15,813 --> 00:35:17,582
I'm a hugger.
I can't help it.
840
00:35:17,648 --> 00:35:19,217
- Thank you, ma'am.
- Thank you so much
841
00:35:19,283 --> 00:35:20,918
for everything you do
for our community.
842
00:35:20,985 --> 00:35:24,622
- So it turns out
that my trainee
843
00:35:24,689 --> 00:35:27,325
was actually the mayor.
- Serious?
844
00:35:27,391 --> 00:35:29,861
- She set up a scholarship fund
for the kids.
845
00:35:29,927 --> 00:35:33,264
- No way, things like this
don't happen to like us.
846
00:35:33,331 --> 00:35:35,600
I can't even like
think about it.
847
00:35:35,666 --> 00:35:37,435
- To be on the receiving end
where somebody
848
00:35:37,502 --> 00:35:40,004
recognizes me, it was awesome.
849
00:35:40,071 --> 00:35:40,771
All right.
- I love you.
850
00:35:40,838 --> 00:35:43,341
- Love you.
Bye.
851
00:35:44,375 --> 00:35:46,611
- I got to tell you, Chris,
you're amazing.
852
00:35:46,677 --> 00:35:49,814
The challenges
that you encountered showed me
853
00:35:49,881 --> 00:35:52,016
just why I'm so proud
854
00:35:52,083 --> 00:35:54,352
of our great staff
and our wonderful city.
855
00:35:54,418 --> 00:35:56,220
- Well, thank you.
We do our best out there.
856
00:35:56,287 --> 00:35:58,723
- What changes do you think
857
00:35:58,789 --> 00:36:01,559
need to occur
within your job right now?
858
00:36:01,626 --> 00:36:04,061
- I talked to you about
an emergency type of system,
859
00:36:04,128 --> 00:36:06,030
to be able to respond quicker.
860
00:36:06,097 --> 00:36:08,499
- Well, let me tell you, Chris,
it was very clear
861
00:36:08,566 --> 00:36:10,134
that we needed to do something.
862
00:36:10,201 --> 00:36:11,836
And because of you...
- Oh, wow.
863
00:36:11,903 --> 00:36:14,605
- We're going to spend over
$1/4 million.
864
00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:16,340
We're going to get that system.
865
00:36:16,407 --> 00:36:17,742
- Wow. That's amazing.
866
00:36:17,808 --> 00:36:19,210
That just makes it
that much easier.
867
00:36:19,277 --> 00:36:21,045
It's gonna be awesome.
868
00:36:21,112 --> 00:36:23,915
- Chris, the one thing that
really touched my heart
869
00:36:23,981 --> 00:36:26,884
was how you talked
about your wife's health.
870
00:36:26,951 --> 00:36:28,553
- She has a thing called MGUS.
871
00:36:28,619 --> 00:36:30,922
{\an3}It's not cancerous yet,
but we don't want it to be.
872
00:36:30,988 --> 00:36:33,491
{\an3}And so we're going
to battle it. I need her.
873
00:36:33,558 --> 00:36:36,327
She can't, you know...
874
00:36:36,394 --> 00:36:38,329
{\an1}- Well, you know, Chris,
I spoke to my friends
875
00:36:38,396 --> 00:36:42,366
{\an1}at DW Development,
and they are going to provide
876
00:36:42,433 --> 00:36:47,104
{\an1}an all-expenses-paid trip
worth $10,000.
877
00:36:47,171 --> 00:36:51,509
{\an3}- Oh, no way.
Wow. That's amazing.
878
00:36:51,576 --> 00:36:54,245
Wow. I don't even know
how to say thank you.
879
00:36:54,312 --> 00:36:56,347
- You don't have
to say thank you.
880
00:36:56,414 --> 00:36:58,883
You just keep doing
the great job you're doing.
881
00:36:58,950 --> 00:37:01,452
- Appreciate that.
- Well, come on, give me a hug.
882
00:37:01,519 --> 00:37:02,987
- Thank you so much.
883
00:37:03,955 --> 00:37:05,089
I'm just like, "Wow."
884
00:37:05,156 --> 00:37:06,524
Sometimes you don't
even have words
885
00:37:06,591 --> 00:37:08,159
to express those feelings.
886
00:37:08,225 --> 00:37:10,127
It just like
God blessed me today.
887
00:37:10,194 --> 00:37:12,763
- You know, Ben,
I'm so impressed
888
00:37:12,830 --> 00:37:15,132
with your passion for your job.
- Thank you.
889
00:37:15,199 --> 00:37:17,568
- But you and your team
members,
890
00:37:17,635 --> 00:37:20,671
because of the lack of staff
have had to,
891
00:37:20,738 --> 00:37:23,140
in some cases,
work eight days straight.
892
00:37:23,207 --> 00:37:24,976
{\an3}- Having that time away
from your family
893
00:37:25,042 --> 00:37:26,911
starts to really take a toll.
894
00:37:26,978 --> 00:37:29,614
{\an3}It brings down morale.
That's one of the big things.
895
00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:31,882
- Well, you know, I might be
able to help with that.
896
00:37:31,949 --> 00:37:35,653
I'm going to host a barbecue
for your team at your station,
897
00:37:35,720 --> 00:37:38,389
and we're going to all sit
around and bond. How's that?
898
00:37:38,456 --> 00:37:40,024
- Oh, I love that.
That's a good idea.
899
00:37:40,091 --> 00:37:43,327
- On top of that,
I am going to work very hard
900
00:37:43,394 --> 00:37:45,162
with your fire association
901
00:37:45,229 --> 00:37:48,466
to recruit more people
to be firefighters.
902
00:37:48,532 --> 00:37:50,868
And we're going to spend
$11 million
903
00:37:50,935 --> 00:37:54,605
for the two fire stations
and the new training facility.
904
00:37:54,672 --> 00:37:57,074
- Awesome! Two new stations
are going to be beautiful.
905
00:37:57,141 --> 00:37:58,676
{\an3}The guys are gonna want
to work there.
906
00:37:58,743 --> 00:38:00,311
And so it's huge for us,
907
00:38:00,378 --> 00:38:03,481
- Ben, I know your wife is
working on her doctor's degree.
908
00:38:03,547 --> 00:38:06,751
And I know how
that can impact a family.
909
00:38:06,817 --> 00:38:09,754
- For the normal
9:00 to 5:00 job,
910
00:38:09,820 --> 00:38:12,123
they get to come home
every night, see their wife.
911
00:38:12,189 --> 00:38:13,257
In this job,
it's a little bit different.
912
00:38:13,324 --> 00:38:14,992
- I want you to be happy.
913
00:38:15,059 --> 00:38:18,029
So I spoke to my friends
at DW Development,
914
00:38:18,095 --> 00:38:22,099
and they've kindly agreed that
they will make a grant to you
915
00:38:22,166 --> 00:38:26,470
and your wife of $10,000.
916
00:38:26,537 --> 00:38:27,505
- Oh my gosh.
917
00:38:30,841 --> 00:38:34,812
I can't thank you enough.
This is a huge--huge blessing.
918
00:38:34,879 --> 00:38:40,051
- It's because of you and
your dedication to this job.
919
00:38:41,452 --> 00:38:43,821
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
920
00:38:43,888 --> 00:38:46,624
- I talked a lot about you
being in school,
921
00:38:46,691 --> 00:38:49,694
and they're going to
give us a grant for $10,000.
922
00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:53,964
- Are you kidding me?
- No, I'm serious.
923
00:38:54,031 --> 00:38:55,599
- I'm like shaking right now.
924
00:39:00,771 --> 00:39:03,507
{\an8}- Today, I'm going to
the Fontana Nature Center
925
00:39:03,574 --> 00:39:04,909
{\an8}to meet with Candace.
926
00:39:04,975 --> 00:39:07,311
She couldn't meet with me
a few weeks ago,
927
00:39:07,378 --> 00:39:09,447
so I decided
I would surprise her.
928
00:39:11,515 --> 00:39:14,251
Hello? Do you remember me?
929
00:39:14,318 --> 00:39:16,587
- You look familiar.
You do look familiar.
930
00:39:16,654 --> 00:39:18,556
- If I told you
I was afraid of snakes...
931
00:39:18,622 --> 00:39:19,890
{\an1}- No way.
932
00:39:19,957 --> 00:39:21,792
- Yeah way.
- Lavoise, right?
933
00:39:21,859 --> 00:39:23,394
You look like so different.
934
00:39:23,461 --> 00:39:29,467
- I'm not Lavoise.
I'm Mayor Acquanetta Warren,
935
00:39:29,533 --> 00:39:31,936
and
you're on "Undercover Boss."
936
00:39:32,002 --> 00:39:34,271
- Oh my gosh, really?
- Yes. Really?
937
00:39:34,338 --> 00:39:35,539
{\an1}- I would've never
guessed that.
938
00:39:35,606 --> 00:39:37,141
Oh my gosh. That's crazy.
939
00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:40,678
[laughter]
940
00:39:40,745 --> 00:39:44,315
- Well, Candace, I want to
thank you for showing me
941
00:39:44,381 --> 00:39:45,883
that this is a hidden gem.
942
00:39:45,950 --> 00:39:47,351
- Yes ,it is.
943
00:39:47,418 --> 00:39:51,088
- But I was really shocked
to find out how much work
944
00:39:51,155 --> 00:39:53,257
you personally have to do
945
00:39:53,324 --> 00:39:56,227
before you even
really start the shift.
946
00:39:56,293 --> 00:39:57,962
We had to pick up the trash,
947
00:39:58,028 --> 00:40:00,698
and some of those things
were very questionable.
948
00:40:00,765 --> 00:40:03,400
So we're going to spend
$50,000...
949
00:40:03,467 --> 00:40:04,769
- Wow.
950
00:40:04,835 --> 00:40:07,972
- To bring officers after hours
in this park.
951
00:40:08,038 --> 00:40:11,542
And we want park maintenance
to go through here
952
00:40:11,609 --> 00:40:15,379
before you show up
and get everything ready.
953
00:40:15,446 --> 00:40:18,582
{\an1}- That would actually
be amazing. Thank you so much.
954
00:40:18,649 --> 00:40:21,719
- Candace, it really touched me
and it really hurt my heart
955
00:40:21,786 --> 00:40:24,088
when you told me
about your brother, Ricky.
956
00:40:24,155 --> 00:40:25,756
- It's something that day
like seeing
957
00:40:25,823 --> 00:40:28,292
all of the butterflies kind of
just made me think about him.
958
00:40:28,359 --> 00:40:30,127
- I talked to some of
my good friends
959
00:40:30,194 --> 00:40:32,429
at West Coast Arborists.
960
00:40:32,496 --> 00:40:35,332
They trim all the trees here
and take the wood
961
00:40:35,399 --> 00:40:38,502
that's left over
and create marvelous benches.
962
00:40:38,569 --> 00:40:41,972
So they did donate a bench.
I would like
963
00:40:42,039 --> 00:40:46,010
to put a plaque there
with your brother's name on it.
964
00:40:46,076 --> 00:40:47,945
And I want to put the bench
965
00:40:48,012 --> 00:40:50,648
where
the butterflies hang out at.
966
00:40:50,714 --> 00:40:52,583
- Well, thank you so much.
967
00:40:52,650 --> 00:40:55,186
{\an1}That's just mind blowing to me.
I love the idea.
968
00:40:55,252 --> 00:40:59,790
- Good. You talked about
your plans for being a nurse.
969
00:40:59,857 --> 00:41:01,425
- I've always kind of knew
970
00:41:01,492 --> 00:41:02,793
{\an1}that's what
I've always wanted to do.
971
00:41:02,860 --> 00:41:04,762
- I thought about that and I
went and talked to
972
00:41:04,829 --> 00:41:07,131
my good friends
at DW Development.
973
00:41:07,198 --> 00:41:09,700
And so I'm going
to give you $10,000
974
00:41:09,767 --> 00:41:14,972
to finish your educational
goals towards your dream,
975
00:41:15,039 --> 00:41:18,442
because I think
you'll make a wonderful nurse.
976
00:41:18,509 --> 00:41:22,847
- Thank God. Thank you so much.
I would've never expected that.
977
00:41:22,913 --> 00:41:25,115
You don't know how happy
that makes me.
978
00:41:25,182 --> 00:41:29,053
I have no words.
Thank you so much.
979
00:41:33,057 --> 00:41:37,194
[mellow music]
980
00:41:37,261 --> 00:41:39,163
- This has been
a real eye-opener.
981
00:41:39,230 --> 00:41:41,498
I think what it taught me
more than anything is
982
00:41:41,565 --> 00:41:43,133
that I need to listen
983
00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:45,803
to the people that are
right there doing the work.
984
00:41:45,870 --> 00:41:49,907
I want our members of our
staff to feel embraced
985
00:41:49,974 --> 00:41:51,742
and appreciated.
986
00:41:51,809 --> 00:41:54,912
I've walked that walk.
I've seen how it feels,
987
00:41:54,979 --> 00:41:58,749
and I think we've come
a long way as a community,
988
00:41:58,816 --> 00:42:01,552
but we can't go too far
if we don't acknowledge
989
00:42:01,619 --> 00:42:03,821
the people
that help us get there.
990
00:42:03,888 --> 00:42:06,357
The people that I met
on my journey
991
00:42:06,423 --> 00:42:09,426
help me understand what
our priorities need to be,
992
00:42:09,493 --> 00:42:11,996
which will create
a better Fontana
993
00:42:12,062 --> 00:42:13,030
and a brighter future.