by the 19th or sell it. xi erases $32 billion of american institutional money like that. [ snaps fingers ]. i think that's going to make a lot of people unhappy and have a much harder time to raise money in the future. just because he has a bad hair day. or the only viable option is frank and my offer which gives them a stay of execution for 90 days. if biden says, look there's a viable buyer here. because now you've got it, and he gives him 90 days, the next day, four hours later we're dealing with trump so i'm going to mar-a-lago again on the weekend. we've got to deal with donald. i need his help. >> laura: all right. kevin, we'll be watching. it's great to have you on as always. thank you very much for joining us. >> l. that's it for us tonight. continue to pray for the great people of california. follow me on social media. jesse is next. >> jesse: welcome to "jesse watters primetime." tonight -- >> what is the situation with the water obviously in palisades ran out last night

and the high rants. >> the local folks are trying to figure that out. >> jesse: what the heck is going on in california? >> would you do that? >> i would do whatever i can. >> but you're not! >> obama and trump sitting next to each other and talking to each other there. that is an image. >> you don't -- it's always striking. >> jesse: barack cozies up to the dictator at jimmy carter's funeral. but where's michelle? >> we hear that you're going to be heading down mar-a-lago. >> yeah. i've heard that, yes, you're heard that, yeah. >> i demand that i need to be made pope of greenland. >> jesse: well well well. look who's coming to dinner. >> holy [ beep ] i didn't see that coming. >> jesse: plus -- >> congratulations. you're about to become an american, eh? >> i don't think so, eh. [ ♪♪ ]

[ rumbling ] >> hell. that's a house. >> we can't even go to check out their house. >> holy [ beep ] i've never seen anything like this in my life. >> this was our place, our home. [ crackling ] >> five, six, eight, ten houses in our neighborhood just gone like that. [ siren ] >> it appears to be a total loss. it's unsafe for us to go inside. [ screech ] >> it's apocalyptic. it's chaotic. [ alarm bell ringing ] >> everything is on fire. everything's on fire. >> jesse: looks like a bomb was dropped on them. that's from the l.a. county sheriff. at least five dead, more missing. the sheriff says, soon the canines will be coming out to sniff through the charcoal. it's the most destructive fire in l.a. county history. 30,000 acres, more than the size of manhattan. $50 billion in damages. thousands of homes, buildings and businesses, burnt to a crisp. 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate and they

don't know when or if they're coming back. and joe biden's making fire jokes. >> president joe biden: madam vice president, i know you're directly affected. >> indeed. thank you, mr. president. >> jesse: biden promised that the federal government is going to be paying for everything in california for the next five months. people are asking, is that why california doesn't do anything to prevent fires? because they know you and i are going to bail them out? back at the scene, fire victims are chasing down the governor and getting in his face. watch this. >> governor, i live here, governor. that was my daughter's school, governor. please tell me what you're going to do -- i'm not going to hurt him, i promise. >> literally talking to the president right now to specifically answer the question of what we can do for you and your daughter. >> can i hear your call? because i don't believe it. >> i'm sorry. there's literally -- i've tried five times. that's why i'm walking around to make the call. >> why is the president not

taking your call? >> because it's not going through. >> why? >> i have to get cell service. >> let's get t.i want to be here when you call the president. >> i appreciate -- i'm doing that right now. >> everyone who went to school there, they lost their homes. they lost two hopes because they were living in one building and not -- why was there no water in the hydrants, governor? >> that's all literally -- >> is it going to be different next time? >> it has to be. has to be, of course. >> what are you gonna do? to fill the hydrants. i would fill them up personally. now that. i would fill up the hydrants myself. >> i understand. >> but would you do that smnch i would do whatever i can. >> but you're not! >> jesse: we'll be talking to that mom in a little bit. but did gavin just fake a phone call to get out of talking to a voter? is that what we're doing now. i'm on other line with the president. just trying to get some cell service here. it's big call. it's too late. what's biden going to do, make it rain? >> we saw an apartment building engulfed in flames. i saw the fire engine pull

up this afternoon. a fire captain have one of his firefighters attach a hose to a hydrant, and that hose didn't fill up, alex. and i asked the captain, out of every ten hydrants you attached to today, on average how many are you getting full water from? he says little to none. and it was at that point that really the whole crew stopped, looked up at this apartment building and they realized there was nothing they could do. >> jesse: even cnn is saying, governor, why can't we put out the fire? >> what is the situation with the water obviously in palisades ran out last night, hydrants. i was talking to a firefighter on this block. they left. no water in the mid rant here. >> local folks are trying to fire that out. when we have a system it's not dissimilar what we've seen in other extraordinarily large-scale fires, whether it be pipe, electricity or whether just be the complete overwhelm of the system. i mean those hydrants are typical for two or three fires, maybe one fire. you have something of this scale but again, that's going to be determined by the local. >> jesse: gavin's like ah,

the water always runs out with big fires. what do you want me to do? grab a hose? i'm only the governor. newsom slashed the budget for water project. he blocked the move to bring water into southern california, and he started tearing down dams. he hasn't built a single reservoir. the last time california built a er voyeur, almost 50 years ago. -- a reservoir. instead they let billions of gallons of storm water just wash into the sea. the hydrants wouldn't be running dry if they stored the storm water. l.a. ranks dead last in the west for saving storm water. this whole episode symbolizes liberalism. it doesn't build anything. it only destroys. gavin should say the buck stops with me. i'm governor. i'm on it. instead, he doesn't accept any blame. >> i hate to even ask this question but the president-elect chose to attack you, blame you for this. >> one can't even respond to it. i mean it's -- if people are

literally fleeing, people have lost their lives. kids lost their schools. families, completely torn asunder. churches, burned down. this guy wanted to politicize it. i -- i have a lot of thoughts and i know what i want to say. i won't. i stood next to the president of the united states of america today and i was proud to be with joe biden, and he had the backs of every single person in this community. he didn't play politics. >> jesse: people's homes are on fire and they're having to put it out with garden hoses because the politicians can't. the mayor, karen bass, knew the santa ana winds were blowing and the national weather service was warning her there was a chance of extreme fire and she still hops on a plane to africa to go to an inauguration of a president she's never met. it's a 17-hour flight. so she knew if something happened, it would take her like a day to get back. the press is starting to speak up for the people. listen. >> for several hours, we

watched as hundreds of homes in a neighborhood burned to the ground. >> we did not see a single fire engine. you were out of the country at the time. my question to you is what explains this lack of preparation and rapid response? >> let me just say, first and foremost, my number one focus and i think the focus of all of us here with one voice is that we have to protect lives. we have to save lives, and we have to save homes. rest assured that -- >> but that did not happen. >> rest assured -- let me finish -- we will absolutely do an evaluation to look at what worked, what didn't work and to correct or to hold accountable anybody, department, individual. >> jesse: bass doesn't respect you. she's not going to answer your questions. she's just going to wait six months and release some whitewashed report pointing fingers at everybody else, even though she's in charge. bass didn't even have an

evacuation plan. they were warned about this a week ahead. actress sarah michelle gellar wrote: city of l.a., you want everyone to evacuate, yet have you complete gridlock and not one traffic cop on the roads helping. people got trapped because all these politicians, they know how to run for office. once they get in, they don't know how to run anything. the mayor of l.a. couldn't even give out a simple website address. >> make no mistake, los angeles will rebuild a stronger than ever. right now, if you need help, emergency information, resources and shelter is available. all of this can be found at url. >> jesse: u.r.l.? the mayor can't even tell people where to get help during an emergency. who is in charge when bass was in africa? this is the deputy mayor, brian williams. but he's been placed on leave because he's under

investigation for calling in a bomb threat to city hall, where he works. it's like he was trying to get out of taking a test. so who was in charge during the early hours of the worst fire in l.a. history? like the white house, no one knows who's in charge there either. this is so embarrassing. it's aggravating. this country has hit rock bottom. these are the leaders we voted for. it can't get any worse than this. the mayor can't communicate. the governor can't get water to a fire. that's california politics, though. you pay 13% state income tax and they can't put out a fire. where's the money going? >> they spent $24 billion last year on the homeless. >> yeah. >> and what did they spend on preventing these wildfires? >> zero. >> zip. >> zip. and in 2019, i think newsom said, you know, i'm going to take care of the forests and maintain the forests and do all that kind of stuff. he didn't do anything. >> didn't do anything.

on top of that they cut the water off. >> yeah. and then i think all our tax dollars probably went for gavin's hair gel. >> and then he gets on tv and pretend everything's great. california's the best -- we have the best state. we have the most amazing economy. i'm like you're out of your [ beep ] mind, dude. you've ruined this state. personally ruined it. >> jesse: people and businesses have been fleeing california for years. now you understand why they have a drug crime, homelessness problem. but if you're a wealthy california liberal it doesn't affect you. inflation doesn't bite. the migrants keep your lawns nice. crime doesn't get through your gates. you drive right by the homeless. your money makes you immune from liberal governance, until now. >> all these people, who were deep blue democrats, are now going to have to pull a permit to rebuild, and they're gonna get the 28-year-old [ beep ] from the coastal commission telling them to go [ beep ] off. and then they're gonna vote

for trump, or whoever's trumpian next. they're going to get bit by their own snake. they're going to wert. i am telling you these are the bluest people on the planet and they're going to be [ beep ] [ beep ] when the city and the coastal commission tell them to [ beep ] off. >> jesse: america's reaching a turning point. we don't have to live like this. we deserve better. the entire country's starting to grapple with the reality at the same time. all races, all classes have gotten a taste of what it feels like to be ignored by dumb politicians who never deserved our vote in the first place and were never up to the job. this country used to do things the right way. we used to be able to build things. we used to be able to protect fish and have enough water to fight fires. we used to be able to take care of the mentally ill, homeless and the people who had homes. we promoted people based on merit and tried not to discriminate against people who were different much it's not that hard. isn't california tired of

learning this lesson? filmmaker and author just teen bateman, who lives in hollywood hills joins me now justine. how are you feeling right now, justine? >> hi. i'm pretty pissed and i think a lot of people in los angeles are pissed. you know, if you were going to run a city or run a state, you have to take care of the basics and that's make sure that your fire and your police department are well funded. make sure that you have not only you have plan it is there are emergencies in your area. have you rehearsed them, but also you have plans to mitigate the problems you know are going to happen in that area. and for us it's fire, earthquake, rain and consequent mudslides. and if you're not doing everything you can to take care of those problems if they arise, then get out. you are useless to us. all those other things, all the other programs like head start and all of that that's

great for the community, that's after. if you can't cover the basics, get out of our city. you are useless to us. you are a liability and you have destroyed people's lives because you didn't do your job. you didn't do what you were hired for. you didn't do what we pay you for and you should resign out of shame and responsibility for the people whose lives you've destroyed right now. >> jesse: they won't resign at all. they don't have the. >> yeah. >> jesse: dignity or the honor to do that. why do you think that they don't do the basics? do they just not do their job? are they distracted with other things? are they incompetent? what do you think it is? >> i think when you're this incompetent, you don't understand you're incompetent. >> jesse: [ laughs ] that's so good. it's true. usually other people do things for you. you've gotten to this position. you fly to africa or you have your aviators on and

you look good on camera, and you just can't execute, and you think this just always happens in california. is this what people think? you know fires happens, mudslides happen. it's always like this? >> no. this isn't -- look, we had incredibly unusual winds. if you know that's coming, you make sure that you are prepared for what might occur, and they weren't. yes, it was extraordinary circumstances, but here's what i really hope all voters do. stop looking for the "r" and the "d" next to these names. just stop it. you need to look at the person. do you think this person can do the job? because, unfortunately in california, we have been looking at ds and we have voted in people who are not competent to handle these things. we're getting the olympics in here? how? >> jesse: oh, my god.

>> how are we going to have the olympics in los angeles? and now what? if people want something to pray for, pray that we don't have an earthquake in los angeles while these two people, newsom and bass, are in charge. pray that we don't have an earthquake because they will not be able to handle that. >> jesse: i mean there's no evacuation plan. that is very clear. is this fire and the inability to mitigate it or even put it out, is this going to change how people vote? >> it might. i mean, like i said, look. if somebody's competent and they've shown their competence and they have a "d" next to the name, fine, vote for them. if they have an "r" next to the name, who cares? vote for them. vote for somebody you think can do this job. >> you check in whether or not there's an "r" or a "d" next to the name of the plumber you're going to hire or your housekeeper or somebody to fix your car? no.

you're looking at their rates. you're asking other people who have had experience with them. do they do a good job? please do that with the politicians. >> please. or you see the results of it. >> jesse: all right. we're counting down until the olympics. it looks like that's four years away. [chuckles] maybe it's not enough time. maybe it is. hopefully we can all get it together out there and put on a wonderful display of competition, because if we don't, that will just -- that will be a shame because we deserve better. justine, great to talk to you. i hope everybody -- >> nice to see you. >> jesse: -- is getting all their things home safely and finding a place to sleep tonight. moments ago, we showed you this california mom getting right in newsom's grill and here she is. rachel darvish joins primetime. rachel, did it seem like he was telling the truth when he said he was on phone with president biden? >> jesse, you don't believe the governor?

>> jesse: [chuckles] >> i believed him. so here's the thing. >> jesse: ok. >> i'll be honest with you. i really want to believe him. >> jesse: sure. >> i really want to, and there was no cellphone reception in certain areas, ok. but that's a big problem in and of itself. why couldn't he have a satellite truck with a cell why doesn't he have a satellite truck with a cellphone? i drove around with reporters. i'm in a satellite truck. i can talk to you. so the fact that he couldn't get cell reception was really, really first string. not first string. so that was interesting. i did see the call log. i did see that wasn't the first number on there but i do know he was trying. so i did see that he was trying. >> jesse: do you think he's handled this well so far? i mean, i can't imagine how people are feeling out there. >> i mean, i have no regard for smelt. actually i love sushi but i

have no regard for smelt whatsoever but apparently the governor does so we have different tastes in that regard in the first place. but that leads to, you know, what he cares about, and you put me after justine bateman? man. she took the words right out of my mouth. beautiful. why do you care? why do you care at all who it is? let's pick the good people. that's the first important thing. governor, can you just clean this up and fix it and move on at least? that's what i would like to see. but will that happen? i don't know, you know. these guys are entrenched in what they do. and i think it's -- i agree with justine. it's time for something new. it doesn't have to be an "r." it doesn't have to be a "d." why can't it be someone that knows what they're doing, that knows how to plan? ask a mom. that's all we do. that's all we do. >> jesse: you take any mom in california, put them in

the governor's mansion, they'd probably do a better job than gavin newsom. >> i'm gonna say that, and i'll stick with that statement. i really do believe. if you see what these moms have to put up with and the preplanning. how do you -- i mean -- and i'm pretty sure pacific palisades was on their radar. i mean we've had fires there historically, and on new year's eve, i got another notification telling me about a fire at 1 a.m. that luckily was put out. so that one was put out but i was ready to loaf at that point so i'm used to these. i'm used to getting these notifications and whatever and you work with them. but this last one was so odd to not see a single -- to not see a single fire truck, to not see a single person come up to me from an official position, to come up to me and say here. we're here to help you. you've got to leave. i walked out of my house after i got a notification of a fire and i packed up and left because the fire was right there.

on my way down, i didn't see a single fire truck coming to help me. >> jesse: wow. >> i did not see a single -- but that's not their fault, jesse. it's not. it's not their fault. the orders come from the top. you know that. >> jesse: no, i -- >> justine said that. so when the buck starts and stops with these guys. >> jesse: you're right. we're not here to bash the fire department. they're doing the best they can. it's the leadership. and that needs to change and it needs to change fast or else we're all going to burn alive, because, you know, these things are out of control. thank you very much, rachel. good to talk to you. i wish more people got in these politicians' faces. maybe that could change some things. so what happens when obama, biden, kamala and trump are in the same room? plus johnny goes to canada. >> ♪ i'm proud to be ♪ ♪ an american ♪ >> no, no, no, no, no. >> ♪ where at least ♪ ♪ i know i'm free ♪ [ ♪♪ ]

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[ ♪♪ ] >> jesse: funerals have a way of settling down our souls and bringing us together. old friends, bitter enemies bury the hatchet for the afternoon to honor the dead. and that's what happened today in d.c. and it was a beautiful thing. all living presidents, past, present and future attended jimmy carter's funeral. the bidens, the clintons, the bushes, obama and of course the trimps all in the same two pews for the first time since i believe it was bush 441's funeral. the only one who didn't show up was michelle obama whose spokesperson told politico she had a scheduling conflict while vacationing in hawaii. "mrs. obama sends her thoughts and prayers to the friend and family." what scheduling conflict did

michelle obama have while vacationing in hawaii that prevented her from attending the funeral of a former president, which every other first and second lady attended? why didn't michelle attend? didn't want to make small talk with trump? biden rated melania's -- raided melania's underwear drawer and almost got her husband killed twice and still she had enough class to show up. very suspicious. now if michelle watched the funeral from home, she wasn't happy. her husband looked awfully comfortable next to the dictator. barack warned us trump was hitler. now they're cracking jokes like two choir boys. forensic lip reader told the post trump told owe bam we should quote find a quiet place to quote discuss something of importance. i don't believe that. that's not how trump talks. kamala wasn't very happy to see the two men getting along so she shot him a death glare. kamala was pretty frosty. made an unfriendly entrance.

didn't acknowledge anyone and then shoved doug next to her to shield her from trump. bush came in like bush. [ laughs ] gave obama a little bro tap on the way to the seat. what up, buddy? later kamala whispered in jill's ears. they chitchatted for a bit until jill grabs kamala's hand like she's consoling her and they both laugh. last time jill and kamala were in the same room the doctor iced her out at the kennedy awards so maybe they're patching things up. and joe, the sitting president, literally, looks like he's taking a nap. all the men in the same room probably thinking about their legacies. the obamas don't think very much of joe's. >> i think a lot of the accomplishments that he is proud of deserve the attention that they're not getting now and they're not getting that attention because of the way he ended and the bad decision he made to run and to persist. had he chosen a different path, i think he would have

a different set of circumstances right now. >> jesse: it wasn't just a funeral for a democrat president. it was a funeral for the entire democrat party. some leaving office in disgrace, others kissing the ring of the man they called adolf. trump survived several assassination attempts, made the greatest political comeback in history. remember it was win or go to prison and is about to get sworn in by his sworn enemies. the democrat-ruling class doesn't hate trump as much as they used to. in a way they revere him because, deep down, all politicians, especially democrats, respect power. they know power when they see it, and trump has more power az president-elect than some of them had at times when they were in the white house. and trump's doing something that all of them said they'd do but never did, bring unity to the united states and meet with everyone, even this guy. >> they extended an invitation and then -- and then we were sure and then

that's how it went. >> [ unclear ] with the president-elect? what do you plan on talking about with the president-elect? >> i'm asking to be named the people of greenland and i bet we're going to find things to work together for a better pennsylvania and a better nation and that's yum' engaging in this. >> jesse: fox news contributor joe concha joins us now. so, joe, this funeral. >> yes. >> jesse: great to look at. what did you notice? >> that it was like the best episode of "gossip girl" ever. right? to your point, it was a funeral and all of these democrats hate each other, right? i mean the clintons walk in. they won't acknowledge obama or trump. trump doesn't acknowledge george w. bush and vice versa. michelle obama had a scheduling conflict for literally, you know, a former president's funeral. i mean, what? did they move the hot yoga class? sorry, i can't make it. but the most telling part was trump and obama looking like don rickles and johnny

carson. it wasn't just a cordial conversation. trump had obama laughing on several occasions and then obviously the bidens blow off kamala again when they sit in just like you saw during the kennedy awards. but overall, no one acknowledged kamala harris. 75 million votes. the summer of joy. and now no one to talk to her. she's now the fourth most unpopular politician in the world behind, i don't know, karen bass and justin trudeau and gavin newsom. then kamala i guess comes in fourth. >> jesse: do you think the democrats hate the democrats more or do you think they hate trump more? because there was not a lot of love in that room. >> not at all. you saw jill biden, for example, jesse, election day wore not just red. she wore maga red, right? and then joe biden calls trump a fascist. then hey, why don't you come to the white house and we'll shake it out? obviously obama here. i don't think trump is the one that had the loathing directed towards him, except for kamala of course. i think in the end, we have

all these factions, right? hillary clinton, mad that obama still beat her in 2008 and then biden's still mad that obama said don't run in 2016 and now kamala -- i don't know what she would be mad about exactly because she was handed the nomination. >> jesse: i mean her husband did kiss jill. so i'd be mad about that. >> i remember that. that's right. but hillary clinton, the look on her face the entire time during this? it was like she was forced to watch schindler's list. she's not a happy person. >> jesse: do you think barack is in trouble when he gets back to hawaii from hanging out with donald trump like that? >> oh, i think he's in trouble over at msnbc, cnn. how did you do that? >> jesse: going down to mar-a-lago next with fetter man. >> oh, absolutely. there's a golf game going on between the three. the pope of greenland, i've got my money on. he has a big swing, the pope. barack has to go back to hawaii. just put on the lay appear go surfing. >> jesse: have a daquiri and try to survive. >> precisely. >> jesse: joe concha, thank you. happy new year, jesse.

>> jesse: we're still allowed to say it. l.a. has money for transgender cafes, gay choruses and social justice artwork but no money for the fire department. right back. [ ♪♪ ]

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metamucil's psyllium fiber helps keep your digestive system moving. so you can feel lighter and more energetic. metamucil keeps you movin'. and try the 2 week challenge at metamucil.com [ ♪♪ ] >> jesse: you can really tell what politicians care about by how they spend your tax dollars. l.a.'s mayor, karen bass, earmarked hundreds of thousands of dollars for social justice art workers, the gay men's chorus of l.a. and the midnight stroll transgender cafe. she must really care about those things quite a bit. she also slashed $17 million from the city's fire department. she must care about that a little less. it's a bad look. now that her city's on fire. but karen believes not one single additional cent would make a difference fighting the infernos. >> can you address the criticism now over the budget issue and the slashing of $17 million -- >> you know, i think if you go back and look at the

reductions that were made, there were no reductions that were made that would have impacted the situation that we were dealing with over the last couple of days. >> more firefighters on line would have helped. >> there was a little bit of confusion because money was allocated to be distributed later on, which was actually going to support salaries and other parts of the fire department that were distributed a little later. so i think it's most important to understand that we were in tough budgetary times. everybody knew that, but that the impact of our budget really did not impact what we've been going through over the last few days. >> jesse: yeah. no one believes that. the men and women who were fighting these blazes? are you going to believe them or believe the lady who's fighting jet lag? the fire department even warned bass last year that the cuts would limit fighting firefighters. the reduction has severely limited the department's capacity to prepare for,

train for and respond to large-scale emergencies, including wildfires. as the golden state burns down, the misplaced priorities are be celebrated. a gay outlet published this weird puff piece, "amid palisades fire, los angeles's first lgbtq-plus fire chief is proving lesbians get it done." the palisades fire, still 0% contained. that's not getting it done. the city's priorities are just out of whack. they even canceled their fire hydrant testing that was supposed to take place this month. canceled it. shortly after kristin crowley became chief, the city of l.a. celebrated the first ever lafd diversity equity and inclusion bureau. isn't that nice? do all that stuff you want but you'd better deliver when there's a crisis, and they didn't. some of the diverse hires don't seem to share that sentiment though. listen.

>> you want to see somebody that responds to your house, your emergency whether it's a medical call or a fire call that looks like you. it gives that person a little bit more ease knowing that somebody might understand their situation better. is she strong enough to do this or you couldn't carry my husband out of a fire, which my response is he got himself in the wrong place if i have to carry him out of a fire. >> jesse: hmm. and right now l.a.'s crisis has turned into a full-blown catastrophe. officials saying they don't have enough firefighters to get the job done. but those same officials gleefully fired firefighters for not taking the vax. do you think they regret that now? john knox is one of those firefighters and he joins us now. so they let you go because you wouldn't get vaxed? >> yeah. good evening. yes, they did. >> jesse: and so how many of those people are you? i mean there must have been a couple more than just one. >> there was actually five that have been terminated at this point, you know. originally, back in december

of '21, there was 160 people they put off and then concessions were made, exemptions put n.long story, but, yeah. they've terminated individuals for standing up for their civil rights, which they so gladly want to promote on another side. >> jesse: what kind of attitude runs through this fire department? >> you know, i've been with the fire service for 23 years. never had a blemish. a good employee. and i've seen the fire service go through its ups and downs, but currently at this point, i've never seen morale in such a poor state, and it's not just here in los angeles. it's across the country. in reality, it did start in covid. that was the beginning of a lot of the problems we're seeing right now. >> jesse: so it starts in covid, and now, you know, there are a lot of these budgets are being slashed. people are getting laid off for vax, other reasons.

they're removing white firefighters or they're trying to rediversify everything. it's kind of crazy. when you hear stories about no water coming out of hydrants, what's that about? >> you know, some of the things you talked about there real quick, you know, the city got $1.9 billion in covid relief funds, and my question is where has all that money gone? that's a lot of money, you know. they're cuting the budget, as you mentioned earlier, to the fire department, you know, leaving boots on the ground with less to work with, you know, less apparatus. we're understaffed, so on and so forth. and it's really frustrating to understand why our water systems, why is department of water and power, you know, saying that the reservoirs, you know, can't handle this. they can't refill it. you know i've heard now, through sources, that they lost power, fan they lost power and those are on generators for pumping stations, where's the backup

system for that? there's a lot of questions that need to be asked, you know, of these quote-unquote leaders. >> jesse: well, bass says she's not going to get you any answers until a couple months from now. so good luck waiting for that. listen, thank you so much for coming on. we respect your integrity for doing what you thought was right, and, you know, god bless all the fire men and women out there right now. >> thank you. they're doing a great job. >> jesse: they r.johnny makes canada an offer they can't refuse. >> oh. how much do you want? >> ah. you can't buy us. >> everybody's got a price. >> no. [ ♪♪ ]

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[ ♪♪ ] >> jesse: are canadians ready to become americans? are they ready to be taken over? we shipped johnny up north to find out. [ ♪♪ ] >> welcome to america! [ ♪♪ ] >> congratulations. you're about to become an american, eh? >> no. no, no. i'm not going to become an american. >> i don't think so, eh. >> i don't see us joining america, no.

>> no? >> no, i don't. >> really? >> yeah, really. >> i'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse. >> haven't you always wanted to become an american? >> no. >> of course not. i'm a proud canadian. >> you're about to become a proud american, 51st state. >> no, i don't think so. >> i probably won't even visit america while trump is president. >> bye-bye. wave goodbye. >> all right, fine. how much you want? >> you can't buy me. >> name a price. 2 million, 3 million, 4 billion? what is it? >> i don't think canadians can be bought. >> oh. you can't buy us. >> everybody's got a price. >> no. >> there's not enough money in the world. >> well, all right. you guys are playing hard-to-get. >> president-elect trump: i'm going to do it whether the women like it or not. [ ♪♪ ] >> what do you have against america? >> love it. it's a beautiful country. >> so come. come on over. >> but we have gord lightfoot. >> we have lori lightfoot. >> who's lori lightfoot? >> um, in case you forgot, i'm the mayor of the city. >> seems like everybody's very angry. >> stop it.

[ applause ] stop it, stop it, stop it. >> trump says he wants you guys. what are you gonna do about it? >> come for us, buddy. >> i'll tell trump to go scratch his ass. >> we'll bore him to death. >> well, there's going to be a revolution. >> you remember the last people that resisted. >> i do. [ laughs ] >> the indians. didn't work out for them. >> excuse me. you're in canada now and you have to be politically correct. >> we call them indigenous people here. >> oh, so you're politically correct? >> we are. we're woke, as you say. >> president-elect trump: everything woke turns to [ beep ] ok? >> us americans, we pay a lot of money to protect you guys. don't you think we deserve some type of ownership stake? >> you're brainwashed. >> that's not very nice. i thought canadians were supposed to be nice. >> oh, we are very nice. >> and you sound like mr. maga. i can't even deal with you any longer. >> if you're a giver, you put things out into the world. good things are going to come back to you. >> so the united states we're the givers and you guys are the receivers. >> we receive humbly, happily. >> as any receiver does. >> as any receiver does. [ laughter ] >> you're all reading into that.

[ laughs ] >> think of all the perks. we never lose a winter olympics. you don't have to use a passport to go to florida. and maybe we'll win a stanley cup. >> we have health care. >> we have guns. >> yeah, well we don't need guns. >> can i see your guns? >> i don't have guns. >> president-elect trump: they're not sending their best. [ ♪♪ ] >> you guys are not doing too well over here. your governor -- i mean your prime minister, he just took a knee. >> that was for the best. >> his time with trump is passed. >> what happened? trump broke him so soon? >> the liberals were in power for a very long time. >> well, congratulations. you're men an american now. >> canadian flag, too? >> why do we need one? >> ♪ i'm proud ♪ ♪ to be an american ♪ >> no, no. no, no, no. >> ♪ where at least ♪ ♪ i know i'm free ♪ >> no, you're not free. you think you're free. >> i feel pretty free.

[ triumphant music ] >> we're going to be on "jesse waters primetime" american fox news. what do you want to tell them? >> come on up, jesse. >> tell him. we're from canada but we're america now. >> oh, no, you're not. john? >> johnny. >> johnny. good work, johnny. >> hmm. >> jesse: and biden wouldn't let him back in the country. still not back. more primetime ahead. more primetime ahead. [ ♪♪ ] your third-largest trading partner and number one export destination for 17 states. our economic partnership keeps millions of americans working. we're here, right by your side. [title: ontario, canada] [title: ontario.ca/partner] [title: paid for by the government of ontario]

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