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>> the bottom line is when you cut 25% of the department and 25% of the city workforce, and your crime starts going through the roof, there is a direct correlation. >> that may be true, but in spite of stocktons obvious need for more police, many residents have followed the mayors lead and laid the blame for the citys troubles squarely at the feet of the firemen, police officers, and their unions. when you hear people -- people who talk about kind of the situation the city is in right now, when ...

Underfunded, underequipped, often badly and incompetently led, and up against what seems like a never-ending war. a city on fire. their safety equipment, their boots, their clothes, are often moldering and shambolic. but they fight on. this is the second time theyve been to this house. if it happens to be arson, chances are no one will ever know for sure. given the ever-shrinking resources available to the department, most fires cant even be investigated. this fire is out within an hour. and aft...

Their safety equipment, their boots, their clothes, are often moldering and shambolic. but they fight on. this is the second time theyve been to this house. if it happens to be arson, chances are no one will ever know for sure. given the ever-shrinking resources available to the department, most fires cant even be investigated. this fire is out within an hour. and after the fire, dinner. the cliche that is firemen are great cooks. in this case, the cliche is true. lieutenant mike devins and the ...

In that if theyre not able to do that, they should be shunned and demonized and marginalized. >> agreed. most of the firemen are known for their cooking. we cook some outstanding meals. weve learned to shop, weve learned to shop with less to feed more. you dont want to be a belly-robber. you better bring some food back for the boys. >> firefighters in my experience are a lot like the marines ive met over the years. no matter how badly led, ridiculously underequipped, underappreciated, no matter ...

Their friends or their family, at least reasonably well. in that if theyre not able to do that, they should be shunned and demonized and marginalized. >> agreed. most of the firemen are known for their cooking. we cook some outstanding meals. weve learned to shop, weve learned to shop with less to feed more.

In that if theyre not able to do that, they should be shunned and demonized and marginalized. >> agreed. most of the firemen are known for their cooking. we cook some outstanding meals. weve learned to shop, weve learned to shop with less to feed more. you dont want to be a belly-robber. you better bring some food back for the boys. >> firefighters in my experience are a lot like the marines ive met over the years. no matter how badly led, ridiculously underequipped, underappreciated, no matter ...

>> i was sitting at my desk and i saw smoke. just a little smoke coming out of the window. then i saw more. i grabbed my camera, i started shooting. >> as pearlstein zooms in on the building, he sees a man perched on a window ledge trying to escape the thick smoke. >> im like, oh, my god, now this is a life or death situation. >> help him. >> firefighters from the fdny rescue one unit arrive at the building joining other crews already on scene. patrick barr and kevin shay now both retired were w...

They are in a building, they didnt say which building. and then they said they heard through the grapevine that there was a bomb threat on the university campus. but we dont have all the information about that right now. but the students told me they hurt him the grapevine that this was the case. >> okay, and if you could give us a live picture of what else you see in the surrounding area. you see emergency vehicles there? >> yes, this is quincy and there are some firemen hanging out as

Act that turns out is not very affordable to many. >> governor davidson of south carolina is putting forth legislation that could be a trailblazer in terms of rejecting obamacare or the affordable care act and prohibit state employees from implementing a program which he says has been a failure in terms of its implementation, that they would be able to sidestep and not have to participate in the affordable care act. >> theyre going to vote to end obamacare in the state. and if theyre successful ...

Fire houses and firemen are volunteer fire fights. if they work 30 or more hours a week under the law, they have to get health insurance or pay the mandate tax. we are hearing that the fire chief sent a letter to the irs saying that the firefighters should be exempt. and emergency medical personnel. they are volunteer and often times and they may have to get health insurance. well watch this developing story, another fallout from obama care we are seeing, that the firefighters paid money to be f...