Trash buildup and rat infestation. as someone who practiced law there for years, i find it heartbreaking. in fact, the situation is so dire, experts have been sounding the alarm for a potential for a plague outbreak. i went to see the devastating conditions. watch. ♪ >> the entire l.a. basin is at risk for a public health crisis. now, if it ends up being typhus or plague, i don't know what it's going to be, but rodents are here and we are one of the only cities in the country that doesn't have a rodent control. >> emily: have you seen it exponentially explode? >> a lot of it is drugs, dope. ...