small businesses in california this were to protect themselves and the crime crisis but can t afford to foot the bill for private security. joining me is the ceo of omni private security and joseph ferrick s of omni private security systems. good morning to you both. are you noticing more small businesses calling, looking for private security, and what are those conversations like? they are calling. everyone is in a panic especially during the holiday season and so many smash and grabs going on. smaller ones can t afford the security. sometimes we do it at cost to get businesses covered and they can t keep us for that long and it is really disheartening. we are trying to keep up with the demands but our guards are at risk, businesses are at risk. a tough situation to be in.