1 00:00:02,669 --> 00:00:04,029 Is it worth it? 2 00:00:04,097 --> 00:00:05,264 Is what worth it? 3 00:00:05,351 --> 00:00:06,917 Moving to Bakersfield. 4 00:00:07,005 --> 00:00:09,300 Anyone he's willing to leave Denver for 5 00:00:09,399 --> 00:00:11,180 - has got to be amazing. - Thank you. 6 00:00:11,313 --> 00:00:12,790 To whom it may concern. 7 00:00:12,886 --> 00:00:15,089 "You are in ownership of property 8 00:00:15,177 --> 00:00:17,472 "along the official route of California's new 9 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:18,711 high-speed rail system." 10 00:00:18,799 --> 00:00:20,417 Seizing the rodeo?! 11 00:00:20,553 --> 00:00:21,880 I think we should fight this. 12 00:00:21,968 --> 00:00:23,525 Let's fight it. I love that. 13 00:00:23,613 --> 00:00:25,218 - I'm in. - I'm in. - I'm in. 14 00:00:25,305 --> 00:00:29,229 City hall, here come the Baskets! 15 00:00:30,408 --> 00:00:31,830 *BASKETS* Season 04 Episode 09 16 00:00:31,917 --> 00:00:33,424 Episode Title: "Mrs. Baskets Goes to Sacramento" 17 00:00:34,051 --> 00:00:35,196 802... 18 00:00:35,364 --> 00:00:38,130 803... 801? 19 00:00:38,411 --> 00:00:40,161 Now it's going down. 20 00:00:40,486 --> 00:00:42,137 Oh, I'm so confused. 21 00:00:42,225 --> 00:00:44,596 It's a classic big government tactic. 22 00:00:44,684 --> 00:00:46,472 Confuse the proletariat. 23 00:00:46,559 --> 00:00:49,276 Hey, Mom and Dale, I found it. It's down here. 24 00:00:49,364 --> 00:00:51,044 Oh, here it is. 25 00:00:51,622 --> 00:00:53,995 Oh... oh, finally, a human. 26 00:00:54,083 --> 00:00:55,414 Oh, that's me. 27 00:00:55,501 --> 00:00:58,518 I'm here to see Assemblyman Brian Von Vogel. 28 00:00:58,606 --> 00:01:00,417 - Yes. - Oh, well, 29 00:01:00,505 --> 00:01:02,288 he's not in his office now. 30 00:01:02,375 --> 00:01:04,057 But if you look here 31 00:01:04,145 --> 00:01:05,959 - on his website... - Uh-huh. 32 00:01:06,046 --> 00:01:07,627 - Just press that button. - Oh. 33 00:01:07,714 --> 00:01:09,387 Well, we want to see him in person. 34 00:01:09,475 --> 00:01:10,708 We're here to take some names 35 00:01:10,796 --> 00:01:12,844 and, uh, bust some skulls, right? 36 00:01:13,019 --> 00:01:15,268 Well, not right now. We just want to speak to him. 37 00:01:15,355 --> 00:01:17,436 Oh. Oh, okay. 38 00:01:17,591 --> 00:01:19,565 Let me try to find him for you. 39 00:01:19,653 --> 00:01:20,774 - Okay. - Okay. 40 00:01:20,861 --> 00:01:23,083 "Contact Brian Vogel." 41 00:01:23,199 --> 00:01:27,434 Dear Brian. B-R-A-I-N. 42 00:01:27,522 --> 00:01:29,314 Ma'am, it's kind of urgent that we talk to him. 43 00:01:29,402 --> 00:01:30,784 We own one of the properties 44 00:01:30,871 --> 00:01:32,292 that the government wants to destroy 45 00:01:32,380 --> 00:01:33,870 so it can build the bullet train. 46 00:01:33,958 --> 00:01:36,322 We're trying to save our family rodeo. 47 00:01:36,700 --> 00:01:38,106 Oh, neat. 48 00:01:38,263 --> 00:01:41,622 You know, they're having a hearing in Sacramento 49 00:01:41,731 --> 00:01:43,362 - on the 15th. - Oh. 50 00:01:43,450 --> 00:01:45,528 You should go protest there. 51 00:01:46,252 --> 00:01:47,834 That's tomorrow. 52 00:01:47,934 --> 00:01:51,668 Oh, I know. This year has just flown by. 53 00:01:51,925 --> 00:01:53,539 You know what? 54 00:01:54,036 --> 00:01:55,374 We should go. 55 00:01:55,528 --> 00:01:56,880 - Sacramento? - Mm-hmm. 56 00:01:56,968 --> 00:01:59,887 Oh, it's so beautiful there this time of year. 57 00:02:00,380 --> 00:02:01,647 Let's go to this. 58 00:02:01,972 --> 00:02:03,109 We have to. 59 00:02:03,197 --> 00:02:06,036 Oh, that's wonderful. 60 00:02:08,574 --> 00:02:11,490 Hey, Facebook Live, this is Dale. 61 00:02:11,577 --> 00:02:13,387 Welcome to the proletariat rise. 62 00:02:13,475 --> 00:02:15,658 Um, I'll show you a few things. 63 00:02:15,746 --> 00:02:17,505 I got a bunch of flags here... American flags... 64 00:02:17,650 --> 00:02:19,332 To make some protest suits out of. 65 00:02:19,419 --> 00:02:22,368 Check out my shirt. "Kiss My Caboose." 66 00:02:22,455 --> 00:02:26,286 Oh, I want to show you the... the exterior... 67 00:02:27,260 --> 00:02:28,614 of my house. 68 00:02:31,932 --> 00:02:35,081 What the hell are you wearing a suit for, Chip? 69 00:02:35,168 --> 00:02:37,416 Well, I thought we should look professional. 70 00:02:37,503 --> 00:02:38,718 Are you filming me? 71 00:02:38,805 --> 00:02:40,053 Yeah, there's cameras everywhere. 72 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,184 You better get used to it, old man. 73 00:02:42,391 --> 00:02:45,257 Turn that off, please. That's terrible music. 74 00:02:45,345 --> 00:02:47,026 Don't touch that. 75 00:02:47,113 --> 00:02:49,120 Now, say hello to my followers. 76 00:02:49,863 --> 00:02:52,365 Hey, Mom, what's in the Tupperware? 77 00:02:52,452 --> 00:02:54,277 It's a Cindy Evans pie. 78 00:02:54,365 --> 00:02:56,166 It's for the government officials. 79 00:02:56,260 --> 00:02:58,648 - Everybody's got a sweet tooth. - Beautiful pie, Mom. 80 00:02:58,736 --> 00:03:00,008 - Will you take it? - Sure. 81 00:03:00,096 --> 00:03:01,390 - Were you gonna get out? - I'll get out. 82 00:03:01,478 --> 00:03:02,718 - Good. - I'll let you sit in here, Mom. 83 00:03:02,806 --> 00:03:04,299 - Oh, I love... - Hey, honey, 84 00:03:04,387 --> 00:03:05,611 you know what I'm thinking? 85 00:03:05,699 --> 00:03:07,424 - What? - I better pee one more time 86 00:03:07,512 --> 00:03:08,924 - before we go. - Oh, God. 87 00:03:11,058 --> 00:03:13,906 Oh, it's so nice to have all the family together. 88 00:03:13,994 --> 00:03:16,222 You know, fighting for our legacy. 89 00:03:16,309 --> 00:03:18,197 - Yeah. - I do have a question, though. 90 00:03:18,285 --> 00:03:20,258 - Who's gonna speak at the hearing? - You know what? 91 00:03:20,346 --> 00:03:23,133 I nominate myself. I think I have the best speaking skulls. 92 00:03:23,221 --> 00:03:24,135 Skills. 93 00:03:24,223 --> 00:03:25,562 But, you know, I'm the CEO. I don't know. 94 00:03:25,650 --> 00:03:27,008 Should I... should I do it? 95 00:03:27,096 --> 00:03:28,434 If you do it, you'll just get up there 96 00:03:28,521 --> 00:03:30,789 and drool all over the microphone. Right, Mom? 97 00:03:30,877 --> 00:03:33,953 No. I'll tell you what. I think I should do it. 98 00:03:34,041 --> 00:03:36,910 'Cause I am the face of all the commercials for the rodeo, 99 00:03:37,049 --> 00:03:38,411 and I own it. 100 00:03:38,838 --> 00:03:42,148 Plus, I've got a great opening line, you guys. 101 00:03:42,235 --> 00:03:43,424 Yeah? What is it? 102 00:03:43,512 --> 00:03:46,234 "The bullet train has come off the rails." 103 00:03:46,322 --> 00:03:47,773 I can't beat that. 104 00:03:47,861 --> 00:03:49,322 That's really good, Mom. 105 00:03:49,410 --> 00:03:50,877 - Do you like it? - Yeah. 106 00:03:50,965 --> 00:03:53,228 Also add, though, that in 2006, 107 00:03:53,346 --> 00:03:56,650 the-the budget for the bullet train was 35 billion. 108 00:03:56,783 --> 00:03:59,494 And now it's skyrocketed to 98 billion. 109 00:03:59,582 --> 00:04:01,133 Is that right? 110 00:04:01,221 --> 00:04:02,439 Yep. Yep. 111 00:04:02,527 --> 00:04:03,936 Oh, my God. 112 00:04:04,024 --> 00:04:05,978 Good for you, Chip. Listen to you. 113 00:04:06,066 --> 00:04:08,211 I've never thought of you like this. 114 00:04:08,299 --> 00:04:10,822 - Like what? - Well, you're so smart. 115 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:12,900 I mean, I've always thought you were smart, 116 00:04:12,988 --> 00:04:14,783 - don't get me wrong. - No, he's never been that smart. 117 00:04:14,892 --> 00:04:16,267 - But that sounded smart. - No, I-I mean, 118 00:04:16,355 --> 00:04:19,004 but you're really applying yourself here. 119 00:04:19,092 --> 00:04:20,819 Well, I just, you know, I'm just trying to 120 00:04:20,907 --> 00:04:23,356 - act like a CEO. - Very nice. 121 00:04:23,443 --> 00:04:24,700 Very nice. 122 00:04:24,974 --> 00:04:26,724 220 miles to go! 123 00:04:26,812 --> 00:04:28,895 Ah, that's a lifetime. 124 00:04:29,997 --> 00:04:32,298 ♪ 99 bottles of beer on the wall ♪ 125 00:04:32,385 --> 00:04:34,292 - ♪ 99 bottles of beer ♪ - ♪ 99 bottles of beer ♪ 126 00:04:34,513 --> 00:04:37,167 - ♪ Take one down and pass it around ♪ - ♪ Take one down and pass it around ♪ 127 00:04:37,255 --> 00:04:39,630 - ♪ 98 bottles of beer on the wall ♪ - ♪ 98 bottles of beer on the wall ♪ 128 00:04:39,732 --> 00:04:41,807 ♪ 98 bottles of beer on the wall ♪ 129 00:04:41,894 --> 00:04:44,122 - ♪ 98 bottles of beer ♪ - ♪ 98 bottles of beer ♪ 130 00:04:44,210 --> 00:04:46,940 ♪ You take one down, you pass it around ♪ ♪ You take one down, you pass it around ♪ 131 00:04:47,028 --> 00:04:49,792 - ♪ 97 bottles of beer on the wall ♪ - Keep up. 132 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,536 You know, you would think that was more popular. 133 00:04:57,157 --> 00:04:59,940 I'm glad to be out of that behemoth. Okay. 134 00:05:00,145 --> 00:05:02,230 Lady Liberty! 135 00:05:02,318 --> 00:05:03,698 - We made it. - Yeah. 136 00:05:03,786 --> 00:05:06,245 - Come on, girl. - Oh, it's so beautiful. 137 00:05:06,333 --> 00:05:08,501 My tax dollars at work! 138 00:05:08,588 --> 00:05:10,964 We made it to the capitol! 139 00:05:11,052 --> 00:05:13,122 Be a killer place for a selfie. 140 00:05:13,270 --> 00:05:15,130 This is a "no parking" zone, ma'am. 141 00:05:15,218 --> 00:05:17,488 Oh, honey, move the camper. You can't park here. 142 00:05:17,576 --> 00:05:18,941 - Not it. Not it. - Yeah, 143 00:05:19,029 --> 00:05:20,970 - I heard you, Dale. Take the pie. - Thank you. 144 00:05:21,064 --> 00:05:24,038 Ah, what is this, Neoclassical Californian? 145 00:05:24,132 --> 00:05:25,337 I have no idea, 146 00:05:25,425 --> 00:05:28,040 - but it is breathtaking. - Oh, my God! 147 00:05:31,111 --> 00:05:32,858 Whoa, whoa, whoa. 148 00:05:32,945 --> 00:05:34,860 You can't park that thing here, man. 149 00:05:34,947 --> 00:05:36,507 It's way too high. 150 00:05:36,594 --> 00:05:38,129 Okay, sorry. 151 00:05:40,723 --> 00:05:42,483 Here we go. 152 00:05:53,433 --> 00:05:54,867 Dale... 153 00:06:01,295 --> 00:06:05,621 Hey, here we are on the steps of the State Capitol! 154 00:06:05,746 --> 00:06:07,093 Hi, everybody. I'm Dale Baskets, 155 00:06:07,180 --> 00:06:09,027 and this is the lady of the hour. 156 00:06:09,121 --> 00:06:11,397 - Are we live? - Yeah, this is live, Mom. 157 00:06:11,484 --> 00:06:13,799 Oh, hi to my church group. Hi, Maggie. 158 00:06:13,886 --> 00:06:16,377 - Okay, let's... - We're in the, uh, State Capitol. 159 00:06:16,465 --> 00:06:17,931 What else, Mom? What else do you want to say? 160 00:06:18,019 --> 00:06:20,582 Oh, I love America, and I love justice. 161 00:06:20,670 --> 00:06:22,885 Okay, so watch this, we're gonna do the Statue of Liberty pose. 162 00:06:22,973 --> 00:06:23,801 - Go ahead, Mom. - Oh! 163 00:06:23,896 --> 00:06:24,978 The Statue of Liberty! 164 00:06:25,065 --> 00:06:26,579 Yeah, there you go. A little higher. 165 00:06:26,666 --> 00:06:28,914 There you go. Okay, let me just back up a little, 166 00:06:29,001 --> 00:06:30,449 get this a little... Oh, God! 167 00:06:34,207 --> 00:06:35,588 Oh, my God. 168 00:06:35,675 --> 00:06:37,123 I'm all right, sir, thank you. 169 00:06:37,210 --> 00:06:38,424 You okay, Mama? 170 00:06:38,511 --> 00:06:39,782 - Okay. - Oh, my God, are you okay? 171 00:06:39,870 --> 00:06:42,257 Yeah, we're okay. It happens often, actually. 172 00:06:42,345 --> 00:06:43,997 - Is she okay? - Yeah, she'll be fine. 173 00:06:44,084 --> 00:06:45,999 - We fall down a lot as a family. - Oh. 174 00:06:46,238 --> 00:06:48,001 Hey, uh, the pie's okay, Mom. 175 00:06:48,088 --> 00:06:50,269 - That's good, honey. - Yeah, let me give you a hand. 176 00:06:50,356 --> 00:06:52,722 Please relieve yourselves of all electronic items. 177 00:06:52,810 --> 00:06:54,392 Cell phones, car keys, loose change. 178 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:56,628 Okay, we're right here in the, the belly of the beast. 179 00:06:56,762 --> 00:06:58,844 We're getting ready to go through security. 180 00:06:58,931 --> 00:07:00,868 There we go. There goes Mama. 181 00:07:00,956 --> 00:07:02,448 - Okay. It's okay. - Oh, my God, I'm buzzed. 182 00:07:02,535 --> 00:07:04,317 Come here, arms out. 183 00:07:04,404 --> 00:07:06,675 And, uh, there's the apple pie. 184 00:07:07,073 --> 00:07:08,534 A little damaged, but that's okay. 185 00:07:08,622 --> 00:07:10,170 - Sir, please stop filming... - Thank you. 186 00:07:10,277 --> 00:07:11,829 And please put the phone in the container. 187 00:07:11,917 --> 00:07:13,626 Stop filming? Okay. 188 00:07:13,713 --> 00:07:14,994 - Thank you, sir. - There you go. 189 00:07:15,081 --> 00:07:16,529 And just...? 190 00:07:18,135 --> 00:07:19,465 Hey, who can I 191 00:07:19,552 --> 00:07:21,896 talk to about those stairs? 192 00:07:21,984 --> 00:07:23,802 Has anyone else tripped on those? 193 00:07:23,889 --> 00:07:25,207 - Well, that thing's active, isn't it? - Come on through. 194 00:07:25,295 --> 00:07:27,333 Okay, I don't have a belt buckle on or anything. 195 00:07:27,421 --> 00:07:29,375 - Arms out. - Where's... where's the pie going? 196 00:07:29,462 --> 00:07:30,809 - It's over to the side. It's fine, sir. - Yeah, but where's... 197 00:07:30,896 --> 00:07:32,545 Can I have the phone, please? Can I have my phone? 198 00:07:32,632 --> 00:07:34,980 - Oh, sir, please remove your boot. - Mom, film this! 199 00:07:35,067 --> 00:07:37,350 - All right, I'll turn it on... Oh, my God. - Remove your boot. 200 00:07:37,437 --> 00:07:39,652 - Well, I will when you tell me where my pie is. - It's looking at me. 201 00:07:39,739 --> 00:07:42,655 - Honey? Why didn't you tell me I look like this? - Mom, keep filming! 202 00:07:42,742 --> 00:07:45,858 - Pay attention, please! - God, I look like a drunk. 203 00:07:45,945 --> 00:07:47,332 Sir, please remove your boot. 204 00:07:47,676 --> 00:07:49,363 - What? - Please remove your boot. 205 00:07:49,451 --> 00:07:51,496 Remove my boot? For what reason? 206 00:07:51,584 --> 00:07:53,232 These are American cowboy boots! 207 00:07:53,319 --> 00:07:55,234 Your ankle section, sir. - Oh, God! 208 00:07:55,321 --> 00:07:56,535 What's in the boot? 209 00:07:56,622 --> 00:07:59,038 What is going on? I mean... Oh, this thing? 210 00:07:59,125 --> 00:08:00,506 - It's just a switchblade. - Whoa! - Oh, honey! 211 00:08:00,593 --> 00:08:03,209 - It was a gift from my cousin Douglas. - Hold on. 212 00:08:03,296 --> 00:08:05,044 - Sir, you are coming with us. - What are you doing with a s... 213 00:08:05,131 --> 00:08:06,512 Are you in a gang? 214 00:08:06,599 --> 00:08:08,013 They're arresting me! M-My hands are behind my back! 215 00:08:08,100 --> 00:08:10,249 Where are you taking my son? 216 00:08:10,336 --> 00:08:13,686 I can't bring an American knife to a U.S. Capitol building?! 217 00:08:13,773 --> 00:08:16,055 We've got to do the bullet train thing. 218 00:08:16,142 --> 00:08:19,445 Mom, it's up to you now! Stop the bullet train, Mom! 219 00:08:43,006 --> 00:08:44,370 Hey, telephone? 220 00:08:44,817 --> 00:08:47,190 Directions to State Capitol, please. 221 00:08:48,982 --> 00:08:50,260 Hello? 222 00:08:51,514 --> 00:08:53,496 Directions. 223 00:08:55,552 --> 00:08:57,356 30 minutes? 224 00:09:06,158 --> 00:09:10,058 Chip... parked 30 minutes away? Where are you? 225 00:09:10,455 --> 00:09:12,269 Oh. Ah. 226 00:09:12,850 --> 00:09:15,599 Is this the line to be heard on the Senate floor? 227 00:09:15,764 --> 00:09:19,014 - Uh, sure is. Yeah. - Oh... 228 00:09:19,188 --> 00:09:21,605 I wish I would've thought to bring a chair. 229 00:09:21,711 --> 00:09:24,409 Hmm. Hmm. Yeah. 230 00:09:34,128 --> 00:09:35,980 Hey, Christine, how's it going? 231 00:09:36,090 --> 00:09:38,840 Oh, I don't know. It's all topsy-turvy. 232 00:09:39,036 --> 00:09:42,118 Dale got arrested and Chip's wandering around 233 00:09:42,385 --> 00:09:44,635 who knows where in Sacramento, and... 234 00:09:44,723 --> 00:09:47,433 and I can't remember what I'm gonna say up there. 235 00:09:47,639 --> 00:09:49,863 I hate to say this, but... 236 00:09:50,214 --> 00:09:53,097 it is a lot of money they're offering you. 237 00:09:53,246 --> 00:09:56,995 Money? K-Ken, we're fighting this. 238 00:09:57,176 --> 00:09:58,658 I mean, think about it, really. 239 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:00,995 Who is the rodeo benefiting? 240 00:10:01,083 --> 00:10:03,050 Chip loves the rodeo. 241 00:10:03,138 --> 00:10:04,720 Come on, does he? 242 00:10:04,808 --> 00:10:06,843 I mean, really, think about it. 243 00:10:09,409 --> 00:10:11,409 You'll do the right thing, Christine. 244 00:10:11,497 --> 00:10:13,345 - Well... - I have faith in you. 245 00:10:13,839 --> 00:10:15,269 Oh! 246 00:10:15,604 --> 00:10:17,488 Okay, here we are. I am being told 247 00:10:17,576 --> 00:10:20,175 that my First Amendment rights, because I'm filming, 248 00:10:20,263 --> 00:10:21,448 uh, are in jeopardy. 249 00:10:21,536 --> 00:10:22,950 - Is that what you're saying? - You can film 250 00:10:23,038 --> 00:10:24,573 as much as you want, sir. We-we just want to know why 251 00:10:24,661 --> 00:10:27,152 - you brought a weapon into the building. - Oh! He wants to know 252 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:28,878 why I brought a weapon into the building. 253 00:10:28,966 --> 00:10:30,314 So I don't have my Second Amendment rights, either. 254 00:10:30,447 --> 00:10:31,427 Is that, is that what you guys 255 00:10:31,514 --> 00:10:33,167 are telling me? I mean, the message boards 256 00:10:33,308 --> 00:10:34,511 are gonna light up on this thing. 257 00:10:34,599 --> 00:10:36,848 So, my First Amendment rights are in jeopardy, 258 00:10:36,936 --> 00:10:38,167 my Sec... 259 00:10:38,255 --> 00:10:39,335 Oh, gosh. Low battery. 260 00:10:39,423 --> 00:10:40,837 I'm losing the charge here. 261 00:10:41,084 --> 00:10:44,735 - Do you have a power cord that I could borrow? - No. 262 00:10:45,345 --> 00:10:48,159 - Ma'am? - I left mine in my car. 263 00:10:48,247 --> 00:10:49,269 Well, go get it. 264 00:10:50,266 --> 00:10:51,784 Never mind, that'll take too much time. 265 00:10:51,873 --> 00:10:53,714 Okay, uh... all right, where was I? 266 00:10:53,802 --> 00:10:56,363 I was saying s... It's dead. 267 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:57,980 Phone's dead. 268 00:10:58,224 --> 00:10:59,805 Battery's gone. 269 00:11:00,150 --> 00:11:03,621 Hey, do you have a auxiliary hole in that body cam? 270 00:11:04,998 --> 00:11:10,066 I am being illegally held here in Sacramento at the, um... 271 00:11:10,163 --> 00:11:11,210 What is the name of this building? 272 00:11:11,298 --> 00:11:13,331 - State Capitol. - At the State Capitol! 273 00:11:13,419 --> 00:11:15,467 This is an SOS situation. 274 00:11:15,627 --> 00:11:17,709 I'm almost cuffed! 275 00:11:25,606 --> 00:11:27,082 - Ooh! - Oh! 276 00:11:27,170 --> 00:11:28,418 - God, I'm sorry. - Oh, my God, are you okay? 277 00:11:28,505 --> 00:11:30,469 - I'm sorry. - Oh, I'm so sorry. 278 00:11:30,564 --> 00:11:32,313 That's a great ensemble you got there, though. 279 00:11:32,401 --> 00:11:35,183 - Oh, thank you. I sewed this myself. - Oh. 280 00:11:35,449 --> 00:11:36,730 Are-are you leaving? 281 00:11:36,818 --> 00:11:39,328 My feet hurt. My family's supposed to be here. 282 00:11:39,416 --> 00:11:40,797 We have a business and... 283 00:11:40,885 --> 00:11:43,333 they're gonna do with that train what they want anyways. 284 00:11:43,586 --> 00:11:44,915 Not necessarily. 285 00:11:45,003 --> 00:11:46,813 - No? - I'd love to hear your story 286 00:11:47,024 --> 00:11:48,633 if you'd like to share it. 287 00:11:48,799 --> 00:11:50,196 Christine Baskets. 288 00:11:50,284 --> 00:11:51,832 Hi. Come with me. 289 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:53,526 - Nice to meet you. - Our group has an area up front. 290 00:11:53,614 --> 00:11:55,675 - Oh, up front? - Up front. 291 00:11:56,036 --> 00:11:57,981 You're a godsend. 292 00:12:00,103 --> 00:12:02,300 You have arrived at your destination. 293 00:12:04,402 --> 00:12:06,404 State Capitol Coffee? 294 00:12:08,354 --> 00:12:10,728 Ma'am, do you, do you know where the, uh, State Capitol is? 295 00:12:10,816 --> 00:12:13,065 Uh, yeah, it's a couple miles that way. 296 00:12:13,153 --> 00:12:14,521 Couple miles? 297 00:12:18,292 --> 00:12:19,577 Okay, Mom. Okay. 298 00:12:21,298 --> 00:12:23,245 Hey! Excuse me! 299 00:12:23,664 --> 00:12:25,946 - Is your tricycle for hire? - Yeah. 300 00:12:26,136 --> 00:12:29,883 Great. I need to go to the, uh, State Capitol building. 301 00:12:30,112 --> 00:12:33,875 Every morning. Every morning I wake up to it. 302 00:12:33,963 --> 00:12:34,998 Ah, what's going on in here? 303 00:12:35,086 --> 00:12:36,454 This is what's happening in Fresno. 304 00:12:36,542 --> 00:12:39,766 - Oh, is this the hearing? Oh. - It's louder than a nuclear explosion. 305 00:12:39,867 --> 00:12:42,549 - What's her deal? - The air is unsafe to breathe. 306 00:12:42,637 --> 00:12:45,077 This is what's happening in Fresno! 307 00:12:45,165 --> 00:12:47,425 - Good day! - Thank you. 308 00:12:48,096 --> 00:12:50,995 We will now hear from Robert Shockley of Palmdale. 309 00:12:51,157 --> 00:12:53,136 Oh, God. 310 00:12:53,494 --> 00:12:54,472 Hello. 311 00:12:54,611 --> 00:12:57,225 - Oh, I know him. Yes. - My name is Robert Shockley. 312 00:12:57,385 --> 00:13:00,413 And, yes, I currently live in Palmdale. However, uh, 313 00:13:00,501 --> 00:13:02,331 my entire family lives in Gilroy. 314 00:13:02,419 --> 00:13:05,628 And, uh, I had to move to Palmdale after I... 315 00:13:05,718 --> 00:13:07,671 lost the use of both my legs 316 00:13:07,759 --> 00:13:10,868 because there was a cheaper rehabilitation center there, 317 00:13:10,956 --> 00:13:14,241 and it's all my insurance would cover. 318 00:13:14,331 --> 00:13:16,171 - Oh. - I can't drive. 319 00:13:16,259 --> 00:13:20,022 A high-speed rail would allow me to go home every weekend 320 00:13:20,110 --> 00:13:21,524 to be with my family. 321 00:13:21,612 --> 00:13:23,520 Hey, don't worry about going up there, okay? 322 00:13:23,608 --> 00:13:24,575 You're gonna be great. 323 00:13:24,663 --> 00:13:25,858 Just... here's some talking points. 324 00:13:25,946 --> 00:13:27,695 - Just work them into your speech. - Oh. 325 00:13:27,783 --> 00:13:29,197 You'll be golden. 326 00:13:29,285 --> 00:13:31,749 - Look at these. - Do it for everyone 327 00:13:32,233 --> 00:13:36,022 who wants to stay in touch with their families. 328 00:13:36,172 --> 00:13:38,598 - Well, I hope my kids make it. - No matter how far away... 329 00:13:38,686 --> 00:13:41,226 - You know, they're on their way. - From the Central Valley they live. 330 00:13:41,313 --> 00:13:44,229 Oh, look at that. We're so close. There it is. 331 00:13:44,316 --> 00:13:46,974 Oh, actually, that's a one-way the wrong way. 332 00:13:47,062 --> 00:13:48,888 You can't go that way. You got to go around. 333 00:13:49,039 --> 00:13:50,554 I'll just get out here, then. 334 00:13:50,642 --> 00:13:52,056 Fine, no problem. 335 00:13:52,144 --> 00:13:54,012 That'll be 97 bucks. 336 00:13:56,372 --> 00:13:59,247 $97? I don't have $97. 337 00:13:59,375 --> 00:14:01,052 - Plus tip. - Tip? 338 00:14:01,336 --> 00:14:04,190 - I thank you for your time. - Oh. 339 00:14:05,685 --> 00:14:08,177 Thank you. And now, we will hear 340 00:14:08,285 --> 00:14:09,763 from the California Bus Lobby. 341 00:14:09,851 --> 00:14:12,411 - That's us. - Th-That's us? 342 00:14:12,515 --> 00:14:14,450 - Mm-hmm. Yep. - We're the Bus Lobby? 343 00:14:14,538 --> 00:14:17,587 What the hell is going on here? 344 00:14:19,833 --> 00:14:21,700 Thank you, Senator. 345 00:14:21,859 --> 00:14:23,489 Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce you 346 00:14:23,577 --> 00:14:26,025 to a very important small business owner 347 00:14:26,113 --> 00:14:27,661 from Bakersfield, California. 348 00:14:28,250 --> 00:14:31,458 Her name is Christine and she owns a rodeo. 349 00:14:31,642 --> 00:14:33,872 A rodeo that would be destroyed 350 00:14:34,034 --> 00:14:35,364 by the bullet train. 351 00:14:35,664 --> 00:14:37,279 So, without further ado, 352 00:14:37,445 --> 00:14:38,893 Christine Buckets. 353 00:14:39,542 --> 00:14:41,786 What? What's this? 354 00:14:42,102 --> 00:14:44,856 "Sunset... Coach Lines"? 355 00:14:52,059 --> 00:14:53,506 Oh, my God. 356 00:14:56,042 --> 00:14:58,293 Anyway, I'm here... 357 00:14:59,354 --> 00:15:02,167 uh, as owner of the Baskets... 358 00:15:03,175 --> 00:15:05,509 Family Rodeo with my two sons 359 00:15:05,597 --> 00:15:07,495 and, uh... 360 00:15:07,649 --> 00:15:10,315 the bullet train is off the rails. 361 00:15:14,542 --> 00:15:16,183 Uh... 362 00:15:16,499 --> 00:15:20,583 "The bus is a better alternative 363 00:15:20,710 --> 00:15:24,294 than a bullet train, so the bus stops here"? 364 00:15:24,599 --> 00:15:26,424 What is this about? 365 00:15:26,886 --> 00:15:28,300 Who wrote this? 366 00:15:28,611 --> 00:15:31,737 Oh, my God. Your Honor, hold on, Your Honor. 367 00:15:32,433 --> 00:15:33,847 This is not... 368 00:15:33,975 --> 00:15:37,761 I-I'm not affiliated with him. 369 00:15:37,849 --> 00:15:39,925 - Um... - Three minutes, ma'am. 370 00:15:40,059 --> 00:15:41,743 Three minutes? 371 00:15:42,145 --> 00:15:44,911 Oh, God, hold on. Let me start again. 372 00:15:46,059 --> 00:15:49,180 You know, we were minding our own business 373 00:15:49,849 --> 00:15:52,164 in Bakersfield, California. 374 00:15:52,252 --> 00:15:53,493 I'm Christine Baskets, 375 00:15:53,802 --> 00:15:56,559 owner of the Baskets Family Rodeo. 376 00:15:56,646 --> 00:15:58,528 - And we got a flyer. - Sir. 377 00:15:58,615 --> 00:15:59,862 A letter, really. 378 00:15:59,949 --> 00:16:02,232 And they said a bullet train was coming. 379 00:16:02,319 --> 00:16:05,935 And that they'd give us some money for our property 380 00:16:06,022 --> 00:16:08,105 but we didn't have nothing to say about it. 381 00:16:08,192 --> 00:16:10,039 And I guess that's how we ended up here, 382 00:16:10,126 --> 00:16:13,076 we have something to say and now I'm here and... 383 00:16:13,163 --> 00:16:15,212 I... 384 00:16:15,415 --> 00:16:17,747 I loved what Robert said about his family. 385 00:16:17,834 --> 00:16:19,082 It was beautiful. 386 00:16:19,587 --> 00:16:22,252 And I guess I started thinking... 387 00:16:22,339 --> 00:16:25,422 I bought my rodeo to be closer to my family. 388 00:16:25,914 --> 00:16:28,048 And it was wonderful for a while, 389 00:16:28,144 --> 00:16:30,227 but I have to be honest with you. 390 00:16:30,515 --> 00:16:33,730 I think I was fighting the train for selfish reasons. 391 00:16:33,817 --> 00:16:36,399 And maybe it's not fair of me to stop a train 392 00:16:36,486 --> 00:16:39,218 that's gonna connect other families. 393 00:16:39,679 --> 00:16:42,106 You know, because really, in my heart, 394 00:16:42,194 --> 00:16:44,475 - I should be in Denver. - Wait, what? 395 00:16:44,563 --> 00:16:46,278 Huh? 396 00:16:46,648 --> 00:16:48,445 Oh. Sorry, Senators. 397 00:16:48,532 --> 00:16:51,164 This is Chip, who I was talking about, my son. 398 00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:54,317 He, he doesn't know any of this; I haven't discussed it with him. 399 00:16:54,404 --> 00:16:58,087 This is... Chip, I just... I had a revelation. 400 00:16:58,174 --> 00:16:59,822 You've got to hear Robert's story. 401 00:17:00,018 --> 00:17:02,789 - Who's Robert? - He's right here. 402 00:17:03,024 --> 00:17:04,547 He needs his family 403 00:17:04,635 --> 00:17:06,683 and that train's gonna put him in contact with it 404 00:17:06,813 --> 00:17:08,768 - every week if he wants. - Hi, Robert. 405 00:17:08,856 --> 00:17:12,694 Chip, maybe we should let the train come through there. 406 00:17:13,010 --> 00:17:15,305 I think we've, we've done everything we can 407 00:17:15,392 --> 00:17:17,440 - with that rodeo. - I mean, I be... 408 00:17:17,588 --> 00:17:21,144 - I became a CEO. - And you did a terrific job, honey. 409 00:17:21,385 --> 00:17:24,113 Yeah, but w-we had a plan. 410 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,088 I think the train will help 411 00:17:26,236 --> 00:17:28,851 people like Robert and other families connect. 412 00:17:29,205 --> 00:17:31,154 And isn't that what we've been trying to do? 413 00:17:31,241 --> 00:17:32,789 Haven't we been trying to connect? 414 00:17:32,876 --> 00:17:35,158 And that's why I bought the rodeo, I wanted to connect. 415 00:17:35,901 --> 00:17:38,875 But now my home is... And my life, Chip... 416 00:17:38,963 --> 00:17:41,531 It's in Denver with Ken. 417 00:17:41,823 --> 00:17:45,016 And I listened to somebody on the way up here, 418 00:17:45,104 --> 00:17:46,169 on the radio, 419 00:17:46,256 --> 00:17:49,138 "The one change in life is constant." 420 00:17:49,225 --> 00:17:50,673 - What? - What'd they say? 421 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:54,544 No. No. "The only constant in life is change." 422 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:56,313 That train's coming. 423 00:17:56,502 --> 00:17:58,094 That change is happening. 424 00:17:58,182 --> 00:17:59,758 And my granddaughter is bi. 425 00:17:59,923 --> 00:18:01,494 - What? - Yes. 426 00:18:02,377 --> 00:18:05,032 I came here with him to protest 427 00:18:05,120 --> 00:18:08,104 the train, but I'm, I'm... 428 00:18:08,674 --> 00:18:10,946 I'm leaving here... 429 00:18:11,487 --> 00:18:15,024 in favor of it. I'm leaving here in favor of it. 430 00:18:15,432 --> 00:18:16,999 - Okay. - Chip, wait. You don't... 431 00:18:17,087 --> 00:18:18,859 Oh, my God. 432 00:18:19,252 --> 00:18:20,870 So sensitive. 433 00:18:21,674 --> 00:18:23,673 Oh... well, I'd like to thank 434 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,932 the great state of California... 435 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:29,011 for your time... 436 00:18:29,205 --> 00:18:32,382 and for being my home for many, many years. 437 00:18:32,698 --> 00:18:36,112 I'll be thinking of you when I'm in the Mile High City. 438 00:18:42,407 --> 00:18:44,127 Chip? - I'm just gonna go 439 00:18:44,215 --> 00:18:48,488 - get the RV. - Honey, you have to realize I... 440 00:18:52,683 --> 00:18:55,010 Denver sounds like a blast because I hear 441 00:18:55,098 --> 00:18:57,100 the thin air makes you all freaky. 442 00:19:00,188 --> 00:19:02,649 You okay up there, Chip? 443 00:19:03,313 --> 00:19:05,274 I'm sorry I flip-flopped on you, honey. 444 00:19:06,414 --> 00:19:07,953 I should have told you. 445 00:19:08,703 --> 00:19:11,852 I thought you were a great CEO for our rodeo. 446 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:13,516 It's nothing on you. 447 00:19:14,078 --> 00:19:16,854 People just don't want cowboys falling off bulls 448 00:19:16,984 --> 00:19:19,713 as much as they want their lickety-split commute. 449 00:19:19,831 --> 00:19:21,100 You know? 450 00:19:21,612 --> 00:19:23,048 I need to figure 451 00:19:23,136 --> 00:19:24,925 - this out. - You were supposed to make 452 00:19:25,042 --> 00:19:28,159 - a life plan. - I-I... I-I tried. 453 00:19:28,307 --> 00:19:31,204 I did and... but I-I-I just couldn't finish it. 454 00:19:31,292 --> 00:19:32,610 Things got too crazy in my life. 455 00:19:32,698 --> 00:19:33,743 Do you know how many people 456 00:19:33,831 --> 00:19:35,987 - have said that to me? - I don't know. A lot. 457 00:19:36,151 --> 00:19:39,042 The rodeo was, you know, 458 00:19:39,144 --> 00:19:41,306 a thing I put my energy into and I thought, 459 00:19:41,394 --> 00:19:42,915 "Okay, this could be a good thing, the rodeo." 460 00:19:43,003 --> 00:19:46,808 And now it's gone. The rodeo's gone. 461 00:19:46,925 --> 00:19:49,204 And the-the clowning endeavor, I-I have no... I mean, 462 00:19:49,299 --> 00:19:51,056 my artistic endeav... 463 00:19:51,144 --> 00:19:52,808 Life is gone. 464 00:19:57,237 --> 00:19:58,644 I'm lost. 465 00:19:58,766 --> 00:20:01,751 I want to help you. 466 00:20:01,839 --> 00:20:04,136 I, I really do. 467 00:20:04,956 --> 00:20:06,392 And I know that I can, 468 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,222 it's just that you have to make a real commitment. 469 00:20:09,877 --> 00:20:11,714 Do you understand? 470 00:20:11,987 --> 00:20:14,230 Yeah. I-I realize that now. 471 00:20:14,464 --> 00:20:15,787 I-I do. 472 00:20:16,383 --> 00:20:18,816 Okay. Then just... 473 00:20:19,730 --> 00:20:21,478 sign... 474 00:20:21,956 --> 00:20:23,071 right there. 475 00:20:23,159 --> 00:20:25,831 Okay. What is this? 476 00:20:25,926 --> 00:20:30,041 This is the best day of your life. 477 00:20:32,854 --> 00:20:34,402 From now on, 478 00:20:34,490 --> 00:20:36,734 everything changes. 479 00:20:40,612 --> 00:20:41,992 You could be happy. 480 00:20:43,444 --> 00:20:46,447 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH 481 00:20:46,635 --> 00:20:48,781 Sync corrections by srjanapala