Flint. Failed levies in new orleans. Reporting for Nbc News ive seen it myself. Driving over the troubled bridge between cincinnati and kentucky in this 18wheeler. Roads getting better or worse . I would say getting worse. That is wild. From the air above this highway in arkansas that goes nowhere. Thats The End of it right there. Yeah. After decades of talk and with our infrastructure still in peril, this Spring President biden proposed a giant Spending Bill that radically defined the term beyond bridges and roads. He calls it the american Jobs Plan with a promise to create millions of good paying Blue Collar jobs under the banner of buy american. What the biden administration says theyre actually trying to rebuild is the american Middle Class. This hour, well show you that you dont have to wait for the president s plan to see what he wants to rebuild and why. And at street level, well see who could benefit and who risks getting left behind. One of the principles of the american Jobs Plan is that improving traditional Infrastructure Hasnt always helped everyone, especially those living in its shadows. It can be a double edged sword, as some worry about this new bridge in Los Angeles. Any tips before i go up . Make sure you hold on. Hold on, all right. Thats reassuring. Watch your footing. Its a threepoint contact, i dont know what the hell that means, but wish me luck. Slow but sure. Gary Lee Moore is Los Angeless city engineer. How high are we going right now . Were going 40. He oversees this project from before President Biden proposed this Infrastructure Plan. This is really cool. What is it about this that puts a smile on your face . Thats nothing like it. Once in a generation type project. Great cities, you think of some of The Bridges. This is going to be an absolutely iconic bridge. The new sixth Street Viaduct which the city calls the ribbon is light is replacing one that was literally crumbling after having been built in the 1930s. It connected a Gentrified District in downtown l. A. With a working class, largely latino neighborhood called Boyle Heights. How much does this thing called . Counting the land, the leases, the design, the construction, 588 million. When you hear the President Today talking about creating wellpaying, Blue Collar jobs, those are the jobs these men and women have. Absolutely. These people here are skilled and very talented. To me theyre even underpaid. Sometimes people see the before and the after, they forget this whole bridge is constructed by hand. High up on The Bridge, we met an Iron Worker. Whats it like to work on this project . Its pretty cool, i grew up down the street. Boyle heights . Boyle heights. Union Iron Worker. A good job. Very good job. You know, one of the things i think is undeniable about a project like this is, its changing the face of a neighborhood. You grew up here, you still live here . No, i live seven, eight miles from here. How come . Cheaper rent. So too expensive to live where you grew up, even with this good job . Oh, yeah, gas, insurance, all that good stuff. Really . Yeah. This is the other end of The Bridge from where we started our visit. Our decently paid Iron Worker who is working on that Thing Cant actually afford to live in Boyle Heights, the community where he grew up. This is the arch district, it used to be a Warehouse District where folks would come and get cheap rent. Theres a new project over there that looks like its condos or office buildings or something like that. And then that looks like something over there, im not sure what it is, theres a big picture of somebodys face painted on the wall. Let me walk you down this way. A couple of blocks away, man, is it fancy over here. Its super nice. You have Valet Parking Right here. This is i think a hip restaurant. Lets take a peek. With Hip People doing and eating hip things. And right across the street, the reality is, artists and other people who used to live in places like this can no longer afford to live here. And the big fear is, when that bridge is done, the forces that developed, gentrified this side of The Bridge are going to end up over there in Boyle Heights. And that is the view of david silvas, a realtor who sits on the local council. Developers have filed plans with the city to turn the property into multifamily apartments. The company that operates the Facility Hasnt responded to our request but they say they have no choice but to close the facility because its operating at a loss. Market Rate Housing is the Market Rate of rentals in Todays Market which is at an alltime high. If you place multifamily units at this site at the Market Rate of the greater Market Rate in Los Angeles, that is totally above and beyond what this localized community can afford. This community, Boyle Heights, the idea that you might see a bunch of condos or high priced Rental Units go up, who is going to live in them . Is it the people that are already living in this community . Most likely not, no. Thats because the median Household Income in Boyle Heights is 42,000 a year. And Market Rate, Onebedroom Apartment in Los Angeles is what . Right now it can be up to 2,000. Almost the entirety of the median income is unaffordable and unobtainable. Sir, can i ask you a Question Question . Edward kato told us he was a retired Air Force Colonel and resident of the Senior Center. I heard this place might close down. First ive heard of it. If they did sell it and wanted to build stuff here, would you stay . If they treat me right, ill stay, at my age. Youll stay . Im an old man, im hitting 90something. No way. Sure. So youre not worried about the changes . I have the capability and the money. Ive had a good life. Youre in a lot better shape, in all seriousness, than a lot of folks who live here. I know these guys want some, here you go. No, sir. Theyll fire me if they see me drinking this. Take care, sir. Not everybody is like mr. Kato who has a good amount of money to find a different place to go. Thats right, theres different levels of income at this facility but many of them rely on medicare subsidies. When The Bridge opens, the situation gets more dire . Yes, because this whole region will be on the map for becoming ripe for development. This is Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights. Residents here for years have been fighting against the forces that have made this place so unaffordable from what people once knew and its not surprising, frankly, that they distrust outsiders coming into this community. Boyle heights doesnt look like it used to. Just blocks away from the Senior Center we showed up at a protest against the Verizon Cellphone Fire being built in a Community Garden which the company says is being preserved. Just so i understand, is this about the garden . Is it about 5g . Is it about development in Boyle Heights . Is it about a little bit of everything . Its little bit of everything. Were definitely seeing an unfair amount of development. Displacement of communities, displacement of neighbors. People cannot afford living in Boyle Heights. Getting too expensive . Its way too expensive. Not just that. Theyre pushing projects like this one. Theres so much happening around here, its not hard to see, drive down any street and you can see things changing. Look at The Bridge, the sixth Street Viaduct project. When you see what politicians talk about as improvements, are those improvements in your Minds Eye or in the community . No. Were surrounded by six freeways. Do you think the community said, yes, we want six freeways . No. No. Theyve been doing the same thing over and over. They take projects that are going to make them money and then they disregard this community. I met a Guy Working On The Bridge who grew up in Boyle Heights. He makes a good salary. And he says he cant afford to live here anymore. Exactly. Once that bridge is done, what does it mean . For our community, honestly, it will mean more displacement. More and more Community Members will not be able to afford living here. And The Bridge is just going to facilitate other people to come and take over. You know . Theres going to be plenty of empty houses. Plenty. Everybody is talking about displacement. Where do many of them go . Many of my neighbors have gone to other states. Maybe they have a Family Member in another state. What happens if they dont . If they dont, they probably got deported. I mean, this community has so many things that we go through. Can i ask, does anybody know anybody who has ended up without a home . Absolutely. Absolutely. We all know plenty of people. Theyre shaking their heads yes. Yes. Our hearts are filled with homeless people. The streets around The Parks are filled with cars. Whole families living in their cars. In president Bidens Bill theres over 100 Billion for new affordable housing. But here in Boyle Heights, people will tell you its not so affordable. Unaffordibility in this county is through the roof. You can see in The Park, little encampments there, another one over there, all over the place, more than anywhere else in the united states of america. So you could say that President Biden is trying to accomplish two opposing goals. One is to build more infrastructure in the united states. And the other is to build back the Middle Class. Those two things can be contradictory. Hes doing the same thing with Fighting Climate Change. Well show that you right after the break. Can i ask how much it is . 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And they want to stop the effects of Climate Change by turning to infrastructure. But it isnt the infrastructure that you might think. In fact, its infrastructure that, believe it or not, looks a lot like this. One of the more controversial parts of the american Jobs Plan is President Bidens desire to broadly define infrastructure in order to solve a wide range of problems facing the u. S. , including Climate Change. Here in california, were better positioned than most to see its impact. Last year alone a record 4. 2 million acres burned in california, an area larger than connecticut. This year there are several times many more fires than at this same point last year including the Palisades Fire that burned over A Thousand acres in late may. This is the Command Post of the Palisades Fire. Captain eric scott. Its unusual, the month of may, temperatures are pretty cool, that we had such a significant fire. Do you see a connection between Climate Change and the fires you all are fighting . Were certainly seeing the effects of Climate Change. Were seeing increased temperatures in the summer months. Were seeing things dry out. One of the ways the biden Infrastructure Plan wants to fight Climate Change is through electric vehicles, including this ford the president drove in may. This sucker is quick. Electric vehicle charging only if it was up to President Biden, there would be a lot more Parking Spaces just like this. Very, very soon. Because he is spending 174 Billion investment in electric vehicles, at least proposed in his Infrastructure Plan, and expanding electric Vehicle Infrastructure in the united states, including 15 billion, 15 billion, on these things alone, Charging Stations. These are the kind that charge plugin hybrid, like right there, a Nissan Leaf over here. These are more affordable options than most Electric Cars on the Road Today. And frankly, Thats Part of the problem. Affordable electric vehicles are the exception rather than the rule. Right now, tesla has the biggest Market Share by far. I even drive one. And i own some stock through my Retirement Account in the company. But for a lot of people, teslas are too costly. If you hang around one of their Charging Stations, youll hear the pros and the cons. Whats it like to drive an electric car compared to the cars you had in the past . Well, i dont think at all about what the price of gas is. Its very convenient. And im not adding any footprint in terms of Carbon Emissions and so forth. Can you see a day when everybody is driving an electric car in the united states . They should. Its expensive right now. Can you see a day when everybody is driving cars like this . I wish i could see that today. Whats stopping People Today . I think mostly its the price, a lot of my friends say they want a tesla, but they cant afford it. This is like the Back To The Future car, unbelievable. What did you have before you drove an electric vehicle . Mercedes. Not to get too personal, probing, what does something like this run . Its probably a decade of savings for most americans. A decade of savings for most americans. Were talking over 100 grand . More than that. More than that. Yes. Can i ask how much it is . No. [ laughter ] but its not cheap, is what youre saying. Its not cheap. What do you do for a living now . Im retired now, ive been retired for 15 years. What did you do before . I was in jewelry design. I owned a print shop. If anyone gets near the car, it starts filming, you have all these sentry alerts. Thats hilarious. What youre going to do is get in the car, push the button, and see an nbc News Crew walking around like a best of your knowledge of psychos. Nice to see you, Take Care. If youre not listening, you cant hear it. Because its electric. The complicated factor of President Bidens plan is most americans cant afford a new car let alone an electric one. The average age of vehicles on the Road Today is 12 years old, a record high. 25 of cars On The Road are 16 years old or older. This is nbc News Producer Mitch Koss beautiful prized toyota corolla. The biden administration understands electric vehicles are out of reach for many americans. Thats why 100 Billion of the 174 Billion they proposed would go towards federal tax rebates for buying one. Even that may not be enough for an america with a hollowedout Middle Class. How long have you been driving this one . About 18 years. Looks like its in great shape for 18 years old. Whats the barrier for you getting an electric car, why havent you gotten one already . Im going to drive this until this dies. Until the wheels fall off. Cost as a factor. Quick question, can you ever see yourself having an electric car . Absolutely. How come you dont now . I dont have enough money anymore. I went through a divorce. Sorry to hear that. Went through a divorce, doesnt have enough money. Can i ask you a quick question . The president wants everybody to have Electric Cars. Can you see yourself having an electric car . How come you dont have one already . We havent done it yet. You said price, you said money. Is that what you said . Yes, sir. Almost 45 bucks. Two weeks ago it was 39. So prices may vary, as they say. Not with an electric car. Not as much. The american Jobs Plan also envisions Retraining Mechanics to service electric vehicles. Thats a service that will only grow in demand as electric Vehicles Increase in number. This spring, i caught up with a family ive been reporting on over the years and visited their Auto Repair Shop in the suburbs of l. A. President biden is saying that hes going to have a big bill about infrastructure. And theyre going to fix bridges and roads and tunnels and create jobs. But one of the things they say theyre going to do is put a lot of money into Electric Cars. Is that a problem for you . Yes. Yes. I dont see a lot of Electric Cars getting fixed here. But you know, yeah, because you need more preparation, more knowledge. Training. Training, you know, because those cars are a little bit different than were used to. Its not easy for someone like you whos been doing this a long time. No, we have to go to school, maybe. Do you want to go back to school . I dont have maybe the age, you know . So its not just the Electric Cars. We try to work on them, brakes, alignments, tires. Its a regular job for those cars. But the engine is a little bit different. In this neighborhood, do you get a lot of Electric Cars . Not really. Still using the gasoline. Regular gas car. Yeah. In some cities, if you want to drink clean water, youve got to buy one of these things. Thats why the biden administration calls Spending Billions on modernizing our Water Supply in the united states, we might all be drinking recycled Toilet Water soon. Well have more on that right after this break. 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And when i say this, i mean this. Theres no tap in l. A. Discharging recycled sewage yet. But the city knows it has to do something big and bold because its current sources of water are literally drying up. When it comes to infrastructure in the united states, there are few projects that are more important than what you could probably hear right now. This thing. This is whats known as the cascades at the Los Angeles aqua aqueduct. It was dedicated in 1913, famously by william mulholland. He said in a ceremony in these hills, there it is, take it before they turn the crank and release all this water into the city of Los Angeles. Come look at this. When you look down this way, all this water has been piped for hundreds of miles, hundreds of Miles Away from the Eastern Sierras into Los Angeles, without a single pump, all using the force of gravity. At the time it was so monumental monumental, it literally changed the face of Los Angeles. The Water Today is starting to dry up because of the forces of nature. And here is the thing. Today, l. A. Has to come up with a plan. What are they going to do in a time when Climate Change is drying up some of our Water Supply, not just from here but from the Colorado River . And thats exactly why the city of Los Angeles is looking to the biden administration to solve one of the most vexing Infrastructure Problems in the united states of america. Los angeles already knows what to do. And on a small scale its already doing it, like right here. Thats taken a lot of big fish. There are some deeper holes here that we can work. You tell me, ill follow you. Between the 1940s and 2013, the Los Angeles river was officially not a river but a concrete flood control channel. But thanks to the persistence of environmental activists, its once again legally a river. This man is famous for Fly Fishing in it. This is the fly in Fly Fishing. There you go. Do it again . Yep. Youre a natural. This is amazing. This is the first time. Another environmental miracle about the l. A. River is that theres any water in it at all after our winter rainy season. Los angeles only averages 12 inches of rain a year. This section of the river, we have a Treatment Plant less than a mile away from here. Thats water thats getting pumped in. During l. A. s dry season, the water in the river is reclaimed wastewater, that is water from showers, sinks, and toilets thats been processed. This water, you know it, i dont think a lot of people do, it might have started in our toilets this morning, for all we know. Thats right. Or not this morning, 12 hours, so last night. Right. Theres actually a shift in the rivers depending on how often they pump water in. Sometimes this water will go over the bank there. So right now the level of the water is dependent on the amount of water released from the Wastewater Treatment facilities . In an Hour Youll be, wait a minute, the water is over the bank. Its because theyre dumping it in higher. Take a look, they just released the water. Thats fresh water. You got a fish youre on, youre on take your hand. Take your hand off the reel, if he wants to pull. You are definitely on a fish. Oh, baby. Take your time. Youre good. Oh, it came off. No, its on still. Oh, no you didnt do anything wrong. He just spit it out. He figured out how to get off of it. I have the hook, so he spit it out. The one that got away. In the rainy season, the l. A. River is fed by Storm Drains and Snow Melting in the mountains of the Angeles Crest above Los Angeles. In the long dry season, the main source of the l. A. River is the wastewater from the Tillman Reclamation Plant in the san fernando valley. Is it fair to say behind this door is the Control Hub for some pretty critical infrastructure . Thats correct. This Control Room is a 24 7 operation. Theres always someone here . Theres always someone here. 800,000 residents are flushing their toilets, taking a shower, et cetera. That water, 35 Millions of it, ends up here every day, all that have is recycled into lakes, eventually the l. A. River . You got it. Its treated there. That beeping in the control center, usually beeping makes me nervous, is that a bad thing . Uh, mark . Typically no. What is that beeping now, mark . Its lowered the Set Point a little bit. And youre able to fix that . No, im just able to be aware. When a flow is off the Set Point, whats the consequences of that . For a few minutes, none at all, it just happens. I got a little whiff. Not too bad. The reality is thats untreated sewage. Right. Youre going to have some smell. Youre lucky this is not smellivision because it doesnt smell particularly good. The smell and the wastewater and solids causing it are what plants like Tillman Treat by the hundreds of millions of gallons every day. So this is where the water is entering for the first time, the Treatment Facility . This is fresh wastewater. And we can open it . Whoa. What is that . Thats Toilet Paper . Toilet paper. As the wastewater flows through the plant, it gets cleaner from each process it goes through. In laymans terms, where we just came from, not clean at all, taking out Toilet Paper and things like that. Down here, still not so clean but cleaner. It doesnt smell good yet. No, it doesnt. As we move from this way out there, it gets cleaner and cleaner . Thats right. And so at this point, this is the beginning of the secondary . This is the beginning of the secondary. Not to be gross, is that poop on the top of the water . Its all the mixture of all the millions and millions of bacteria that are growing in there. Its like one big culture. What we do here is, normally what happens in a natural environment. We just add the air and just compact it, make The Treatment Go A long quicker. Let me ask you, mike. Sitting here over a Football Field sized tank of almost raw sewage, when you hear that the president wants to spend billions of dollars, Tens Of Billions on water in the united states, what does that make you think or feel . A lot of people being aware, and thats a good thing, right . Mike took me down into the tunnels under the tillman plant. What happens down here . This is where, basically, the inner piping, the whole Treatment Plant comes underneath. These are the guts . The guts of the plant, right. Whoa. Not to be overdramatic, but the future of civilization, in a way, will be determined by the technology that were standing in the middle of right now. Whether or not we have enough water to survive as a species. Is that fair to say . Yes. And how many dollars biden wanted to spend . Tens of billions. All of this has to be done. So when youre saying, in terms of Infrastructure And Spending and Fighting Climate Change, what that money is going to go towards are pipes that return Activated Sludge and things like that . Thats right. Once the water has been fully treated, its ready for release. 12 hours ago, this water was being flushed down peoples toilets and it made its way to the Tillman Treatment facility to be treated and recycled which is exactly whats happening here. It goes into the l. A. River, People Kayak in it, go Fly Fishing in it. The majority of water in Los Angeles is treated by not recycled. And Thats Part of the problem. This is the water that started how many hours ago as somebodys Toilet Water . About a day. The entire process, about a day. So about a day ago, what i fleshed down my toilet has ended up with this. Yes. For what . burke every year youre with us, you get Fifty Dollars toward your home deductible. 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Are you all right . Hes going to be okay. Theyre about to drop this thing. We want to get you guys tell us what youre doing. Were going to send over this whole Carousel Package which includes all these bottles and the cvt down below. The pipe is below us . How are you feeling, craig . Hes about to throw up. My man. How are you feeling . Great. Wonderful. Good. Perfect. Did you see anything . So in the data we saw just what we normally see. You can see the salinity. Its normal Water Quality parameters. Translation, thats clean water. Right now only marine creatures are benefiting from it. With this massive Infrastructure Project, thats supposed to change. Los angeles has a plan to recycle almost all of its treated wastewater by 2035. This is an important goal for a city that imports most of its water from hundreds of Miles Away, from places where the Water Supply is threatened by drought and Climate Change. To hear more about l. A. s water independence plan, i met l. A. Mayor eric garcetti. This is bigger than Universal Studios but were going to ride just like Universal Studios. This is the largest Treatment Plant west of the mississippi. When you flush the toilet, when you run the garbage disposal, take your shower, 81 chance, somewhere in Los Angeles, its going to end up here. Arguably i think this Peeves Infrastructure as a whole is probably one of the most important pieces of infrastructure Los Angeles has . L. A. Would not work without hyperion. You can talk about our freeways, you can talk about our sunshine, you can talk about our airports, our transit system. Literally l. A. Would not work if we did not have hyperion. Its unappreciated engineering marvel. There it is. The smell. You like that smell . It is to me that is the smell of a city working. Its also the smell of the future, in a way. Yes. To all of us. A majority of Human Beings for the first time live in cities. So many cities around the world. When i talk to my fellow mayors, they dont have this yet and need it. Cities cant grow, Cities Cant work without these basics. And also what were confronting with our environmental crisis globally isnt just about heating. Its about health. If you cant Take Care of sewage, disease spreads, pandemics can come about. This is as important for our Human Health as it is for the health of our earth. This is actually relatively clean. While its not crystal clear, the final byproduct that comes out of here is as clean as water is going to get. A lot of this water ends up pumped into the Pacific Ocean. By the time we put it out there, its not quite drinkable. But its lost all the bacteria. The irony is the last place that needs more water right now is the ocean. Imagine if we actually brought It Back in, clarified, recycled, crystal clear, drinkable, for the city. As the mayor of the second largest city in the country, you look at this treated wastewater and think, were going to be drinking that by 2035 . We already are. Whether you do it through natural recycling of water in nature, or places the south of us, orange county, throughout america, in other countries, recycled water is not new. We lost the battle a few decades ago when somebody said toilet to tap. And people were understandably grossed out. I now say from showers to flowers. When you recognize all water is recycled, were giving away the most precious, the most valuable resource, when were sitting on a gold mine right here. I want to be super clear. The mayor of Los Angeles is saying that by 2035, the 4 Million residents in the city hopefully will be drinking this stuff that started hours ago in our homes and showers and toilets . Absolutely. Youll have the sweetest, cleanest, clearest water and its going to be right here from l. A. Already, Los Angeles has one small facility on Terminal Island that purifies water to the point that people can drink it. Although now this water doesnt get piped back into homes. The plant goes through all the purifying steps that tillman and hyperion do, but then adds a couple of more steps at The End. First, reverse osmosis, filtering the water through microscopic fibers. Then the final stage of the process which treats the water with ultraviolet light. This is the equivalent of the most extreme Tanning Bed Youve ever seen for water. Exactly. The uv light, you know, enhanced with the chlorine, is going to destroy everything that might have been able to get through the river. If there is any virus at all, anything inside the water, if theres covid left, This Machine is going to get rid of it. Exactly. Lets go taste the water. Taste the water. The terminal Island Plant has a Tasting Station with two faucets for making comparisons. One faucet delivers the same water that goes to l. A. Households. The other tap gives you the water thats been purified in the plant. This is the water delivered to my house as a resident of the city of Los Angeles. Delicious. Okay. Ill put it right here. This is the water that started how many hours ago as somebodys Toilet Water . About a day. The entire process, about a day. So about a day ago, what i flushed down my toilet has ended up with this. Yes. That is delicious. That is good. So for your whole life, youve lived as the closest house on your block to the 710 freeway. Right here, yeah. The best part of stepping into the spotlight isnt the awards or the acclaim. The best part of stepping into the spotlight is helping others step into theirs. For people living with hiv, keep being you. And ask your doctor about biktarvy. Biktarvy is a complete, onepill, Onceaday Treatment used for hiv in certain adults. Its not a cure, but with one small pill, biktarvy fights hiv to help you get to and stay undetectable. 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With Freshness And Softness you never forget feel the difference with downy. Im wearing this orange vest so i dont get hit by a piece of heavy machinery like that thing. When President Biden named his Infrastructure Proposal the american Jobs Plan with the foundational principle of buy american, to be honest it was a little confusing to me. Theres no better place to understand exactly what hes talking about perhaps on all of Planet Earth than right here at the Port Of Long Beach. Im on the 710 Freeway Southbound driving towards Long Beach. And its not exaggeration to say that almost anything you buy in the united states of america, online or in a retail story, is likely coming up this relay in a Cargo Container that looks just like that or that or that. And actually thats one of the big problems that the biden Information Plan is trying to fix. Those things, they are very, very polluting to this area. The Port Of Long Beach is one of the most important pieces of infrastructure in the u. S. , if not the world. It provides tens of thousands of good paying jobs in the immediate area and it literally supplies millions of not as great paying jobs in warehouses and retail across the country. But its also a classic example of how infrastructure can harm marginalized communities. Just off the 710 in Long Beach in a house that literally backs onto the freeway, im at claudia and her 23yearold Camilla who graduated last year from Cal State University Long Beach. What do you do . I work at the port of l. A. In the office harbor department. Oh, nice. Uhhuh. And i just got a new job at a Law Firm in downtown Long Beach. So youre working hard. I am, i do. So people who live around here, they depend on the port for their the economy, for their lives. Hugely, yes. And have things gotten better, worse . Its the same. Since weve moved in, theyve always talked about that they were going to expand the freeway. So youre saying youre worried they might expand the freeway. Yes. Because that means all these houses are gone. Where are we going to move . We cant afford to move anywhere else because everything is so expensive. Are you worried about pollution . Yes. So we dont go outside a lot. Its always indoors. We had to get ac. Do you know people who have asthma . She had asthma in high school. For your whole life, youve lived as the closest house on your block to the 710 freeway. Right here, yeah. I remember one time, i was maybe 7, 8. We were Planting Tomatoes. And a Tire Chunk popped over and hit me in the back. In the yard while you were Planting Tomatoes . Right here over this wall, yeah. Because its our backyard. And it hit me. I remember picking it up, it was super hot. My dad was like, dont touch it. So yes, tire pops all the time. Honking, house shaking. It shows that its not as simple as people from the outside might think. You guys live and depend on the port for your job but at the same time its like a double edged sword for sure. And so why do you say that . The money thats being made, the money thats being spent, paid to longshoremen. But also my health is suffering. People who live by the 710 freeway like Camilla And Claudias family say their health is suffering from pollution from trucks transporting containers from ships out to warehouses. Ironically, while Warehouse Workers generally dont have the kind of Blue Collar jobs that President Biden would define as good paying, the Truck Drivers do. Where due take your cargo to . Different places. Mostly warehouses. I bet youre making more money than the people in the warehouses where youre Dropping Stuff off. I know. Im pretty sure. Lets say you make maybe, takehome, probably 50, 60. Thats a pretty good job. Yeah. As a candidate, President Biden toured this new bridge here at the port. But if he had gone down to the water, he would have seen the perfect example of why the Middle Class needs building back in the first place. Port director Mario Cordero led me into the port. 70 from china specifically. What are the odds that something i might have bought in a store as a consumer or ordered with a Click Online came through this port on a ship just like this . Youve got maybe an 80 chance that it came through this port complex. 80 . Right. How many of these Containers Today are going back from the united states as full as they are when they come in from asia . I would say about a third are going with commodities. At this point, about twothirds empty. Wow, thats a lot. Lets watch this happen. This is incredible. Look at the little claws. This is like global Trade Version of the Claw Game at pizza hut. More likely this is an empty container going back to asia. Back along the 710 freeway, Claudia And Camilla have been listening to the debate over President Bidens american Jobs Plan. Do you think theres a need for better paying definitely. Jobs . Especially with the cost of living. Im working two jobs. I couldnt imagine, even working two jobs, with a degree, i am not prepared, im not looking forward, and im not even considering moving out anytime soon. Thats the way it is right now . Yeah. Theres other people i know that do pay rent, they dont make as much. The president says he wants to help those people but i guess how . Just another broken promise. Especially something like jobs to help the Middle Class and the Blue Collar workers, something that serious. I think there is no more Middle Class. I dont think there is. Its either what, rich or poor. I think were poor. I dont have money to spend extra on anything. We have to budget for certain things. You know . So its either one or the other. Before we left the port, we paid a visit to that bridge the president toured as a candidate. President bidens goal of rebuilding the american Middle Class by Buying American is a pretty lofty proposition given how hollowed out that american Middle Class truly is. Its as hollow as the ships leaving this port twothirds empty. This thing here is called the Long Beach international gateway. Its a new bridge. Replacing that one right there. It was built before President Biden took office. This does not connect a gentrifying neighborhood to a place like Boyle Heights but it does connect an increasingly global economy. President biden said he wants to make our economy more equal by paying millions of people to make stuff in the u. S. Instead of importing it from the docks behind me. Even though the Infrastructure Proposal had a lot of different and unconventional parts whether its electric car Charging Stations or Fighting Climate Change or creating clean water, theyre all part of a larger goal to rebuild the american Middle Class and that is not what infrastructure has done traditionally, whether it is a bridge we saw downtown or this one im standing on right here or maybe it is a bridge in your community. Most politicians say they want to reduce or combat the inequality that we all saw tonight. But its not going to happen unless we all understand and we all define infrastructure differently. That is finally when something will change right here at street level. One two three four five 72,807 72,808. Dollars. Yep. Everything hurts. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Vo Parents have a way of imagining the worst. Especially when your easily distracted teenager has the car. At subaru, were taking on distracted driving. 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