a national crisis. we have a catastrophe environmentally caused by the feces, blood, and urine on the streets.by-passing sewage treat. if a city the size of pasadena suddenly disconnected from sewage treatment, you don't think environmentalists would have something to say about it? where i are they? that's what i've been asking. >> laura: ellie mae or garcetti commented on the president's injecting himself into this, without a doubt, a crisis. this is what he said. >> iey hope that he feels the se way that i do on my watch, that they should be the time that we end homelessness. not use homeless individuals most americans, veterans, as political footballs. this isn't just about cleaning or arresting your way out of a problem. >> laura: travis, we are kind of getting out of -- we need solutions.