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In Southern California, the sun rises over San Diego Bay.
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Next to a parkway in this parking lot, 54 -year -old Maria begins her day.
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Straighten my bed.
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This car is her home.
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This is every day.
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This routine about stretching my bed.
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Maria no longer has a place to live.
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She's been sleeping in her van for a year now.
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It looks pretty nice.
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It doesn't seem that you live here, but you do.
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I have seen people with their cars so messy and things all over the place.
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Listen, how can I go to work with my life like that?
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I mean, it has to have a little order, you know, because it's what we need to continue.
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It's not that perfect, but it's the way I want and makes me feel better.
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Just like Maria, around 30 other people sleep overnight in their car in this free parking lot.
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Nevertheless, most of them work.
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They're security guards, Uber drivers, secretaries, or even computer technicians.
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Maria is a cleaner and a carer, exhausting work that she does seven days a week.
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Yeah.
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Depends where my car is.
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If it's like this, I won't.
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It has to be flat, because my back hurts, if it's like that, it hurts.
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To provide some comfort for all these people, an organization has supplied them with a water point,
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portable toilets, and a small outdoor kitchen where Maria prepares her morning coffee before going to work.
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This kind of bulletproof coffee.
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It's very famous in the United States.
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Maria's fall from grace is a situation that affects thousands of other Americans.
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For a long time, she had everything she always wanted.
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She was married and lived in this beautiful house.
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But after five years of living together, her blissful marriage suddenly fell apart.
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He kind of dumped me.
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I said, okay, it didn't work, bye -bye.
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Okay, bye -bye, see you later.
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I said, well, no, I don't have a place, no home.
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I'm not homeless.
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No bed, no furniture, no house, so it's just my car.
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I have a seat here, and yeah, that's the way it is.
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Maria didn't get to keep a single thing.
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She preferred to leave everything to her ex -husband and turn over a brand new leaf.
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But over the last several years in California, the cost of rent has risen so much that her salary of 1 ,500 euros was not enough to afford an apartment.
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Ever since then, every morning before heading to work, she goes to this gym.
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She exercises for 45 minutes, but she mainly comes for another rather urgent need.
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I had to take this decision because I had no place to shower.
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One time I didn't shower for a week.
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Feels terrible, let me tell you.
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You feel like a homeless.
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Stinky.
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So I thought, what should I be doing?
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So I thought, oh, a gym.
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So I came here.
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Her membership costs her 40 euros a month, the cost of continuing a near -normal life.
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Upon leaving the gym, no one would notice that Maria no longer has a house and that she sleeps in her car.
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I have a wonderful job because of that.
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Because if I don't shower, nobody's going to hire me.
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I'm going to be homeless.
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No car, nothing.
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My world's gonna go drop, you know, and what am I gonna be doing?
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I'll be completely 100 % homeless.
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Oh, no. Kill myself.
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Just kidding.
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Maria is just one of many middle -class American citizens who have.. in recent years, fallen into poverty.
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Officially, America is great again.
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Since the 2008 crisis, the economy has never been stronger, a record -breaking growth.
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And unemployment has dropped to a historical low, less than 4%, an upturn for which Donald Trump has claimed all the credit.
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There has never been a better time to start living the American dream.
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But despite what the president affirms, the famous American dream is far from being achieved.
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In the United States, 40 million people are living below the poverty line, and millions of workers will go to great lengths to stay above it.
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You get money?
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Are you familiar with plasma?
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You get plasma?
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Okay.
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I do that twice a week.
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Becoming homeless overnight is what these Americans fear most, because here, the system is not very kind to those short of cash you better catch up real quick
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or you're going to have a judgment of possession against you
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and get addicted in some states being late on your rent
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is no laughing matter here one by one tenants are evicted
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at gunpoint where am i gonna sleep i can sleep in the hotel
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if i need to for these americans on the verge of ruin seeking medical treatment can cost a fortune.
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It's hard to eat and take your medicine too because you may not get one or the other.
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So some people are standing up in solidarity, making sure they're taken care of free of charge in field hospitals, not unlike those found in a country at war,
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an insight into the lives of those who cannot scrape a living in the heart of destitute America.
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San Diego in Southern California, 300 days of sunshine a year, beaches as far as the eye can see,
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an idyllic setting, a picture postcard California.
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San Diego is also one of the most dynamic cities in the country.
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Here unemployment is practically non -existent.
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this dream lifestyle was once an everyday reality for Eric he
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was a successful computer engineer earning 7 ,000 euros a month
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today at 53 years old this man lives alone in his car
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and to eat for free he's made an agreement with the employees of a pizzeria Hi.
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Hello.
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How are you today?
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Good and you?
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Good.
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I'm here to pick up the slices.
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Yep.
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I got that for you.
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Thank you.
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What do you take here?
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These are the slices that they have in their display.
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They have them for too long, then they put them in the fridge for me so that they donate them.
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Here we go, two boxes.
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Eric comes every evening to pick up some pizza.
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Well, thank you very much.
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I very much appreciate it.
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See you tomorrow.
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Okay, bye -bye.
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He's going to share these unsold slices with other victims of poverty, because for a year and a half, Eric has been sleeping in this parking lot,
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the one where Maria, the cleaner, also lives.
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With his pizza, he makes his neighbors very happy.
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There's a lot.
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Like Lorella, a 55 -year -old Uber driver.
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Looks good.
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You're hungry?
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Yeah, we're hungry. Did you eat today?
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No. No?
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No, I had not drive all day today.
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In his former life, Eric also worked a lot, 50 hours a week.
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But four years ago, he suffered a burnout, as well as a series of health problems, including problems with his heart.
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He could not work and received unemployment benefits for six months, and then nothing at all.
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I thought I could handle it.
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I thought I would get better, but it took a toll, and after several years of just dealing with doctors and burning through my savings,
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I ended up basically burning through everything and couldn't afford to stay in an apartment any longer.
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Eric is trying to pick himself up.
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Nowadays, he's doing temporary work and is saving up to be able to rent an apartment.
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after her long day at work maria is back
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you're tired yeah yeah it's a where i work is a little hard because um
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i have to lift a lady she's very heavy back
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and forth back and forth
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but um nine hours now it's a it's a lot of hours
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but i'm okay thirsty my food my bed i'm ready to jump in my bed becomes very tired
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at half past nine at night the gates close from this
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point onward no more cars can enter the parking lot at night there isn't a security guard
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and even though there hasn't been any attacks this doesn't reassure Maria.
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I close the door, put the windows down, like this much, and put the alarm.
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If somebody's trying to break in, I will know.
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I got my pepper spray. And my cutter.
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Somebody's trying to break in, pshhh, spray.
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yeah
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because you never know that's it a few meters away Eric
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is getting ready to spend another night in his car even
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though the passenger compartment is full to the brim the former
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computer engineer will sleep sitting behind the wheel certainly far from the comforts of his old life one thing
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that I've really found out about this is that you know the typical stereotype of
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of the homeless person being lazy and not wanting to work or being a drug addict.
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That may be the case in some places, but the people I've come to in this program, most of them are very hardworking, people that want to get ahead,
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that either have some health issues or have had a streak of bad luck,
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or for whatever reason, they've come into this situation.
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Some people are able to get out of it quickly, some people it takes longer.
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California is a state of stark contrasts.
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Despite being the sixth largest economy in the world, more and more of its workers can no longer afford somewhere to live.
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But there is another state where the system is even more unforgiving.
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This state is Virginia, right next to Washington, D .C.
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And in particular, its capital city, Richmond.
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Richmond is a former industrial city.
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Here, a quarter of the population live beneath the poverty threshold.
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Richmond also holds an unfortunate record.
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This city has one of the highest rates of eviction in the United States.
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There are 3 ,000 evictions per year.
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That's 25 times more than in Paris.
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The evictions are a routine job for Officer Loyal from the Sheriff's Office.
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Several times a week, he distributes these yellow documents.
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Hey, how are you? Does Candace live here?
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Okay.
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This is a notice that I've placed on your door.
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It's an eviction notice.
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You need to get in touch with the management property, the manager here if you feel this incorrect but we set an eviction for august the 7th at nine o 'clock
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okay thank you ma 'am in the state of virginia the law is strict
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if the rent is late by five days the landlord has
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the right to begin the eviction process a few weeks later
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the tenant receives a notice on their door do you know what it is i know what it is
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Sometimes carried away by his own enthusiasm, Officer Loyal is not always accurate.
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Hey, how are you?
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Are you, uh...
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No. Does she live here?
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No, this is...
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This is ultimately...
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It's me.
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This woman, who has nothing to feel guilty about, got away with nothing more than a fright.
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I'm sorry, ma 'am.
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We're at the wrong apartment.
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Thank you.
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The threatened tenants have one week to settle their debts.
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Otherwise, they face eviction by force.
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And Officer Loyal does not show much sympathy.
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This morning, he and his colleague must evict the person that lives in this house.
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You ready?
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Sheriff's office!
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And just like arresting a dangerous criminal, Sheriff's office!
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they enter the home armed with guns.
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I'll take that.
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Okay.
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Sheriff's office!
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Right now, the tenant is not at home.
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And clearly, he's not had time to vacate the premises.
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Mr. Chennault, you're okay to change the locks out?
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As for the landlord, he immediately reclaims his property.
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On average in France, it takes a year and a half to evict someone, whilst here, it happens in almost an instant.
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In less than two months, everything is settled.
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Check everything?
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I'm checking the windows now.
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Why?
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To make sure the house is secure.
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The tenant has just arrived and is in shock.
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She had been renting the house for seven years.
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A single mother to a grown -up daughter, she works, but has frequently struggled to make ends meet.
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She can only pick up her belongings the next day, otherwise everything will go to the junkyard at her expense.
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It's just going to be easier on you, like the vehicle that's in the backyard or whatever, if you have it removed, because if he has a tow company remove it,
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then that's an added expense that you'd be looking at.
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Yeah, that's fine.
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I mean, that's fine.
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Do you think all this is a bit harsh?
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Do I think it's harsh?
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No, he got to do what he got to do, and I got to do what I got to do.
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Where are you going to sleep?
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Where am I going to sleep?
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I can sleep in the hotel if I need to.
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The hotel?
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Yeah, I can.
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Yeah.
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Thank you so much.
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Have a good day.
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She's thrown out on the streets with no room for negotiation.
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This is the only way to make sure she didn't move?
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That's up to her if that's the only way.
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She said she would move before this.
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Didn't move.
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Maybe she had nowhere to go.
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You know, she never did say that to me.
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There are around 10 evictions just like this one every day in Richmond.
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As a consequence of this express justice, budget hotels on the outskirts of the city have become a refuge for those who've been kicked out of their homes.
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Some people stay there for a very long time.
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This is the case for David, a 38 -year -old gardener.
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What's going on, man?
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How are you?
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Same old, same old.
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New day.
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David has lived in this motel since his eviction two years ago.
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At the weekend, this divorced father's children come to stay over in his 10 -square -meter room, for which he pays 1 ,300 euros a month.
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This is it, man.
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This is our bedroom, living room, family room, every room.
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This is the little kitchen, which I cooked her eggs last night and made hamburgers, so I ain't cleaned the dishes yet.
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You know, we hung out and played video games.
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And bathroom, you know, got a shower.
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But that's about all.
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During the week, David shares this single room, which is bursting with things, with his new partner.
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is it not too hard to live for two years here oh man I'm cramped you know like obviously
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if you put two people in the same room for a long enough time it's there's you're gonna bump heads
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and have arguments
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and stuff his girlfriend has a stable job in the insurance
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business as a couple they could buy themselves a bigger and less expensive apartment,
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yet they remain trapped in this tiny room because their past eviction continues to haunt them.
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At the time, she was trying at first, and then you get so beat down by going to places
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and stuff and they're not giving you a place because they're like, oh, you had an eviction.
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It shows that you didn't pay like two months or something like that.
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And it definitely was detrimental to it.
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You know, there was no way of getting anywhere.
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it is almost unthinkable in europe
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but here landlords are able to access the past of bad tenants with a few simple clicks a systematic surveillance
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that has been denounced by martin vegbright a lawyer
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and defense attorney for tenants so um this database is a public database I mean,
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anyone can go on to this database and look at it, and you can search by name.
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So let's try a common American name.
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There we go.
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Oh, Mary Gillespie.
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Okay.
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There we go.
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And you can see five unlawful detainers.
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Let's see.
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Ten years ago, this tenant had a series of late payments.
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Despite being small amounts like this $291, they can bear heavy consequences.
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So if I'm a landlord, I can look at that and say, well, that was ten years ago, but I think she's too much of a risk.
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I don't want to rent to her.
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If anything bad happens to you, Whether it's, you know, you get your hours cut back at work, whether you break an ankle and you're off work for a month,
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whether you got that car repair bill or that hospital bill or anything that just throws your budget off slightly,
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you better catch up real quick or you're going to have a judgment of possession against you and get evicted.
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So the tenant really is living under the sword of Damocles. With such a system,
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it's difficult to imagine how David could one day leave his motel
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and buy himself an apartment in which he could properly house his children.
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But, yeah, in a situation like this, too, if you're depressed and you sit in one little room by yourself a lot, you end up drinking or,
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you know, doing something stupid.
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Thank God, drinking's my only vice right now you know
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but trying to be a decent person a good dad
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and david is far from an isolated case 6 300 people
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are evicted throughout america each day although in the city finding
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accommodation is the main source of anxiety there is a region where for some the main worry is simply being
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and being able to put food on the table.
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Welcome to rural America, the Appalachia, in the eastern part of the country, a mountainous region.
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Appalachia was once widely known for its coal production.
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These days, almost all of the mines are closed down.
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It is often said that the American dream got lost somewhere along the way to here.
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The Appalachian region with a predominantly white population is where the poorest counties in the country are found.
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During the summer, at lunchtime, this food truck travels up and down the disadvantaged areas of Roanoke.
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Luce and Stacey are two volunteers that give out free meals to children.
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In the school system, you get lunch and you get breakfast.
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So a lot of families depend on that lunch or breakfast that they don't necessarily have to buy,
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if that makes sense, because the school system will provide it for them.
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But in the summer, from June to mid -August, there's no school.
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So then, where are those meals coming from?
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So that's where we kind of step in.
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They serve up to 200 meals a day, and every time they arrive, they are eagerly awaited.
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Hi!
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How you doing, Stacey?
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I'm doing good, how are y 'all?
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Oh, thanks, Blake.
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Here.
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Big hug.
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Big hug.
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Oh, there we go.
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Give me a hug, Stacey.
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Y 'all hungry?
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Yes, I'm starving.
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On today's menu, a sandwich, a carton of milk, and a kiwi.
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In this family, both parents do not work.
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They receive 1 ,200 euros of social welfare a month.
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But as a family of five, it's barely enough to live on.
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Well, I try to get in at least two to three, but towards the end of the month when the stamps run low, I'll maybe eat one.
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For example, now, we are at the end of the month?
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Yes, one a day.
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One a day?
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Yes. Which one?
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I usually skip breakfast and lunch, or, yeah, breakfast and lunch, and then I eat dinner.
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So that's all I can do.
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Only dinner?
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Yes, only dinner.
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Being poor to the point of starving yourself.
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See you tomorrow.
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See you tomorrow, Stacy.
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Bye.
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Au revoir.
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You too.
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You ready to go?
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This reality is nothing new in the Appalachian region.
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In 1964, during his election campaign, President Johnson visited Appalachia.
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He was horrified by this poverty.
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Once elected, he launched.. a master plan to put an end to poverty.
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Today, here, and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America.
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One of his ideas was to create food stamps, which were food coupons given free of charge to the poor.
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Still to this day, the government distributes these food stamps to 40 million American people.
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In this mobile home park in the heart of the Appalachia, the majority of families benefit from this food aid.
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With the American flag hanging from the front steps, this is the mobile home of 58 -year -old Sirenia Collins.
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A former Marine, Sirenia no longer works, following a long -term illness.
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She receives a pension of 700 euros, so every day she tries to get by.
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like say everything in here is given to me basically these were tables
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that were given to me they're really ugly
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so I'm in the process of painting them and making a little personal
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so that's another way of cutting costs this is the queen's chair this is my chair thrown
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comfort i love it so it's just something that actually when i bought it it was a big expense
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and it was thirteen hundred dollars
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so i made payments on it only thing in the house that's really expensive for me you know
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so this is my chair
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and her financial difficulties have gotten worse since she started to
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accommodate her niece jennifer an unemployed single mother who has three children to take care of.
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Leah, Lindsey, and Jaden.
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Fortunately, Jennifer receives food stamps.
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Every month on the first day, according to how many kids you have and your income,
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they put, you know, so much on there.
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And I get every month on the first, I'll get like $640, $640 dollars.
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Just to buy food?
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Just for food, yeah.
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560 euros a month to feed five people.
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A tight budget.
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Before going shopping, the two women check the balance on their card.
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Your staff balance is 62 dollars and 38 cents.
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Serenia and Jennifer can spend their food coupons in any supermarket, like this discount store where they regularly go.
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once at the checkout the food stamp card works just like any other credit card
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and in this shop in the Appalachia they are by no
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means the only ones who use it how many people pay with food stamps here um probably half
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it's a it's a it's a lot yeah yeah thank you
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DONALD TRUMP IS PLANNING TO CUT DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE FOOD STAMPS.
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HE RISKS MAKING AN ALREADY VULNERABLE SOCIETY EVEN POOR.
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BUT IRONICALLY, HERE THEY VOTED 80 % IN FAVOR OF HIM, AND THEIR SUPPORT FOR HIM CONTINUES.
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TO EARN A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY, SERENIA DOES SOME HOUSEHOLD TASKS FOR HER NEIGHBORS.
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For a few dollars, she also cuts James' hair who works in the mine.
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He is a loyal follower of Donald Trump.
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I am a Trump fan, yeah.
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I do support Trump.
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Why?
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Because he's done everything he said he'd do.
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You know, Trump is willing to help other countries, but his country comes first.
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That's not happened in a long time.
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Donald Trump is a billionaire.
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Donald Trump keeps his family everywhere he goes.
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His children, his wife, are everywhere with him.
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That tells you a lot about a person.
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Family is in it.
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Family, and that's why I work, for my family.
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It's been in the last so many years, maybe 30 years, that there's not been jobs.
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Now there is.
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Our unemployment rate is way down.
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Really?
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Really.
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Right now, yeah.
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Yeah.
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Theoretically, every person in the USA can have a job.
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Isn't that what they told us?
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There is a job for every person with the numbers.
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So if people want to work, they can find a job.
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Their unwavering support is somewhat difficult to understand, because since his election, the daily life of individuals in the Appalachia has not improved.
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Poverty is ever -present and has led to some strange occurrences.
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In this small town, in the middle of the night, dozens of cars enter a showground.
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Pull over right over here, if you'll turn the light right here.
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So hold out, okay?
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I suggest that you be back here about 3 or 4 o 'clock.
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Well, it kind of trips you out
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because it makes you think it's like everybody's lined up like you're going to a concert
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and you get there just to keep your teeth filled on or something, you know?
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Actually, these people are arriving by the hundreds, quite simply, to see a doctor because every year here for a weekend...
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All you're going to get in this line is medical only.
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A non -profit organization arranges free consultations.
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Oh, there is the huge need.
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A lot of our families in this area are the working class families.
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They're struggling to choose between paying for medicine that can save their life or, you know, groceries for the week.
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So it's a shame to have to do it this way, but you've got to take care of your people.
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And these are our people, and this is the way we take care of our people.
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Even though the health care system improved with Barack Obama, 28 million Americans still do not have any health insurance.
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Syrenia also does not want to miss the event.
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She spent two hours on the bus to come and camp here, but during the night, a heavy thunderstorm broke out.
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Good morning.
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We've had an adventure.
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We had a flood, literally a flood.
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It came really dark over, and next thing you know, we've got a gully washer down through here.
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It, nothing, everything in there is soaked blankets, everything, and no sleep last night.
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Serenia has arrived with all her family, her niece Jennifer and her three children.
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They all need to see the dentist.
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But medical fees in the United States are the most expensive in the world, beyond the budget for a large section of the population.
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So staying up all night does not bother them.
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But I mean, you struggle to have medical assistance.
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Yeah.
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It's not easy.
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Not easy.
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But you have to do it.
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Absolutely.
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The alternative is not a good thing. So, you have to.
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The family arrived the night before, because here the rule is first come, first served.
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At 6 o 'clock in the morning, the doors open.
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They announce the running order.
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One twenty -five.
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One twenty -seven.
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Somebody sound asleep in the car, ain't you?
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One twenty -eight.
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So next time we'll call in groups of twenty again, all right?
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Once inside, these patients discover a full -scale field hospital.
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A scene that resembles more that of a humanitarian disaster.
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And yet, it's really just modern -day America.
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Here, people are treated in turn by a horde of volunteers, nurses, family doctors, but also specialists who are able to care for more complicated illnesses.
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The most remarkable part takes place in this sports hall, transformed into a gigantic dentist office.
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All day long, 60 dentists descale, drill, fill, and remove teeth by the dozen, a daunting sight for some.
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Arriving upon the scene, Cyrenia is overcome with emotion.
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It's beautiful.
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All the people volunteering.
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So many people getting help that need it.
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Before my sister passed away, she had all her teeth taken out, and she didn't have any teeth to replace them with.
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And she was younger than I am now, and she was my older sister.
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So I think about what she went through with health issues because of her teeth, and they're important.
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In turns, the family are going to be examined.
456
Jayden, the youngest, feels a little uneasy.
457
I want you to brush, even if it's when you come home from school, you've got to get two times and you can get three, that's really good.
458
Okay?
459
All right.
460
In a situation like this, prevention is the main goal of these dentists.
461
All has gone well for Jaden.
462
He's eligible for a simple routine checkup.
463
But for Serenia, the medical care that lies ahead is trickier.
464
She's already missing five molars and is worried that they'll remove a sixth one that is extremely damaged.
465
After three hours of waiting, it's her turn to go up.
466
That feels great.
467
Ma 'am, are you ready?
468
I think.
469
Ready or not?
470
Sir.
471
All right, I'll take you this way.
472
Oh, my God.
473
A young student about to complete his university degree is going to take care of her.
474
Before treating Serenia, he's already had time to familiarize himself with the job.
475
He spent his morning extracting teeth.
476
How many turns did you extract today?
477
Have you extracted?
478
Um, I've extracted about 15 teeth today.
479
Fifteen?
480
Yep, myself, yeah.
481
It's a lot?
482
Yeah.
483
Pretty good day.
484
Yeah, it's a pretty good day, yeah.
485
He will spend 15 minutes removing Sirenia's tooth, his 16th of the day.
486
What do you feel?
487
Like I have a big mouth.
488
But here, there's no time to take a breather.
489
Serenia is escorted to the gym locker rooms for the next stage.
490
I got her.
491
Come on, Ms. Collins.
492
Take care, Ms. Collins.
493
Thank you.
494
God bless.
495
Thanks for everything.
496
A dental prosthesis studio, which, like the rest, is led by volunteers and funded by donations.
497
Lips, relax.
498
Relax.
499
No, lay your head back.
500
Just relax your lips.
501
Relax.
502
In this room, they take the dental impressions.
503
And in the room next door, a new set of teeth is created in less than two hours, Serenia's new smile is ready.
504
Here we go.
505
How's that feel?
506
Awkward, but okay.
507
Yeah.
508
Oh, my God, it had teeth.
509
You had teeth all the way back?
510
Yeah.
511
You're welcome, darling.
512
I want a big smile!
513
Cheese!
514
There you go!
515
You're good.
516
Thank you.
517
I know that I can smile and feel it.
518
That's what I want.
519
That's what I need.
520
What happened?
521
I got teeth.
522
They did.
523
No, they put new teeth in.
524
Love you.
525
If the family had paid for all this treatment, they would have had to spend over $3 ,000.
526
In the United States, there are still some American citizens that are personally taking action to give aid to the poor.
527
At the other end of the country, a man has embarked upon a mission against poverty, which has plagued the sidewalks of his city,
528
a legendary city that is seldom associated with poverty.
529
This is Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Hollywood.
530
38 -year -old punk Elvis is furious with what Los Angeles has become in recent years.
531
It's not a third -world country.
532
It's one of the richest countries in the world.
533
It's almost like a movie prop.
534
They don't...
535
It's hard to fathom that, like, every single day, this is how people live.
536
Los Angeles is the symbol of the California dream, the heart of Hollywood cinema and the temple of luxury.
537
And yet, today, Los Angeles is the homeless capital of America.
538
In the last few years, the number of homeless people has increased from 33 ,000 to 55 ,000.
539
Beneath the business towers, the situation has become tragic.
540
When I was a kid and lived here, it was nothing like it is now.
541
I left for almost two decades and I came back a few years ago and it just, it just blows my mind.
542
It's just going to increase because every month the cost of everything keeps going up.
543
There's no regulation so apartment owners and landlords can raise the money, you know, the rent whenever they like.
544
But nobody's paychecks are getting bigger.
545
Outraged by the situation of these homeless people, Elvis gave up his job as a sales assistant.
546
He lives on the salary of his partner Lea, who works at the university.
547
In this way, Elvis can devote all his time to helping the homeless.
548
A little further from downtown, a woman has moved in beneath this bridge.
549
Elvis and Lea regularly pay her a visit.
550
How are you, baby?
551
How are you, baby?
552
Hey.
553
Cami has been living here for five years in a small tent that she shares with another woman.
554
Inside, they are at the mercy of the dangers of the street.
555
They've already been assaulted several times.
556
Just look at it everywhere.
557
They just tore it right open, and now she doesn't even have a door.
558
When she sleeps out here at night, there's also no lights right under here, so it's very dark.
559
And, you know, especially as a woman, that's pretty damn scary.
560
Even if a guy, it's scary because anybody can walk up in the dark, walk right in, do whatever they want.
561
To help these people, Elvis wants to do more than just bring them bottles of water.
562
His major project is hiding in the courtyard of his church.
563
He came up with the idea to build small wooden houses for them they're not big barely four square meters
564
but inside elvis and leah have thought of every last thing to improve the daily lives of these homeless people
565
window alarms yes so what does it mean so
566
if someone tries to open the window the alarm will go off this right here allows people to sleep
567
when people sleep they can think they can do better they
568
feel better they want better the house is also equipped with a fire alarm a light
569
and a phone charger all of which is powered by a solar panel
570
elvis thinks of everything to the last detail in order to
571
give some dignity back to the homeless he even assigns them
572
an address they're obviously not going to be read you know recognized by the post office
573
or you know or something like that
574
but it's it's really just psychological you know my apartment has
575
an address I'm sure your your place has an address
576
that that's the ultimate goal most of the people anyone that's
577
homeless is treated like garbage you know once once you have
578
that title you're you're screwed because people look at you like a monster
579
or you know like someone bad or you chose to be there
580
or you're crazy or you know
581
and it's most of the time it's not the case and
582
so the the little i mean it's it's so easy to dehumanize people
583
but the little tiny things it's so easy to bring
584
that back to a person each cabin costs 1000 euros financed entirely by donations collected on the internet
585
but his generous initiative is illegal
586
the mayor of los angeles has banned him from installing his cabins on the sidewalks of the in the city.
587
Elvis doesn't care.
588
And this morning, he's going to deliver one of them to a homeless couple who very much need it.
589
Hey.
590
Hi.
591
I'm Elvis.
592
Hi, I'm Krista.
593
Nice to meet you.
594
This is our dog, Brownie.
595
Hi, Brownie.
596
Crystal is 32 years old and is three months pregnant.
597
She lives on the curb of this sidewalk with her partner, Andre.
598
What's up, buddy?
599
Love you, my nigga.
600
Love you, my nigga.
601
I love you.
602
How are you?
603
God, man.
604
I was hoping you weren't going to be gone long.
605
That's the mother to be.
606
For four years now, the couple have been sleeping in this tiny, wheeled cart that is swarming with bugs.
607
Yeah, man.
608
It's like bed buzzing.
609
I mean, it's eating me a lot, man.
610
Like I said, you can...
611
Everything, all these little different marks, man.
612
Mostly not being able to have good hygiene.
613
Elvis does not feel like hanging around.
614
The trick is to get this done and off before the cops show up.
615
But all the same, the small house weighs 400 kilograms, and the wheels remain stuck on the street.
616
A neighbor and another homeless person from the neighborhood come to lend him a helping hand.
617
I'm starting to bring him back out man
618
and as soon as the home is set up other homeless
619
people are begging him for a small house I'll be back I have a couple more almost ready to go so So, thank you, thank you, much appreciated.
620
I'm going to get a house.
621
No more living in a chain.
622
Yay!
623
But his project does not quite make everyone happy.
624
Why don't you go back in your house and enjoy the air conditioning?
625
A neighbor has come to express her discontent.
626
She's against this.
627
Why?
628
She doesn't want it in front of her house.
629
She's calling the police, and so we need to hurry along, and we'll pray that they are allowed to keep their house.
630
This is how it goes. In Los Angeles.
631
Yeah.
632
Good luck to both of you.
633
Congratulations.
634
A few days after filming, the police threatened Elvis that they would destroy his cabin if he didn't remove it.
635
He decided to move it with the couple onto privately owned land.
636
In the end, the disgruntled neighbor won her case.
637
But some people are trying to fight the snubbing of the homeless people in fascinating ways.
638
We are heading to Texas, to Puritan Waco.
639
This city has around 50 churches for its 120 ,000 residents.
640
Here, once a month, a religious community organizes a strange program.
641
People come from all over the United States to take part in it.
642
Do you know what's going to happen for you?
643
Not really.
644
No. No idea.
645
A little bit.
646
What?
647
What do you know?
648
We're going to be homeless.
649
For 24 hours, these high school students are going to live, eat and sleep like the homeless.
650
Much like 20 or so other participants, all from middle class backgrounds.
651
Each person has paid 60 euros to take part in this project.
652
Janet Durrell came up with the idea 25 years ago.
653
The wife of a minister, she's already accepted 30 ,000 people to take part in this astonishing role -play challenge.
654
The goal is to create compassionate care for humanity and poverty.
655
Everybody can get the American dream, but when you're trapped in poverty and the cycles of poverty, you have to have an advocate to get you out.
656
Ladies, you have 15 minutes.
657
According to Janet, in order to truly experience the life of a homeless person, you have to start by looking like them.
658
In this second -hand clothes store, the participants are encouraged to dress like them.
659
Homeless clothes?
660
I don't know.
661
I don't know what homeless people wear.
662
Probably wear these, though.
663
You're looking for a cool, cool clothes.
664
Yeah, there's a bunch of datchers over there.
665
They're supposed to be on this.
666
Yeah, but I'm a fashionable hunter.
667
Jeans and these little boots.
668
But I think that they'll keep the mosquitoes off of my ankles, so I'm happy about that.
669
For the moment, it's not too demanding, but it is going to get more complicated with the second stage, sleeping out in the open.
670
Not in the streets, but safely in this fenced yard.
671
However, 53 -year -old mother, Marta, is slightly concerned.
672
I'm scared of bugs.
673
I'm scared of bugs.
674
She thought long and hard before signing up to the program.
675
It was her husband who convinced her to take the plunge.
676
It doesn't look like a real homeless situation.
677
Right, right, yes, yes.
678
It doesn't smell like poop.
679
It doesn't smell like urine.
680
There's not rats running everywhere.
681
Yeah, no, this is definitely luxury homelessness.
682
Yeah, yeah, for sure.
683
A fact that is a comfort, nevertheless, and it won't be a very long night.
684
Good morning, everyone.
685
At 6 o 'clock in the morning, Janet Durrell gives everyone a wake -up call, and they don't look particularly well -rested.
686
Come on, Martha.
687
It's not a real homeless situation.
688
They're safer than being on the street, but this is not as safe as being in the home with their family.
689
So it just gives them a little bit more reality of what living in the environment does on your body.
690
So by tonight, it takes about 24 hours to really start getting the idea that this could be really rough.
691
For the next stage of the program, the participants are let loose in the city center.
692
Their task is to find something to eat on their own and without any money.
693
You can smell the food.
694
Yeah. So...
695
Should we, should I ask this guy?
696
We can't.
697
We cannot beg or solicit people at restaurants.
698
In Waco, like in many other cities in the United States, begging is a punishable offense.
699
It's also forbidden to rummage through the garbage cans.
700
Oh, there's no food in there?
701
They are owned by the city, and reclaiming anything at all is considered stealing.
702
In order to survive, the homeless in Waco are therefore forced to break the law.
703
Our two participants are not going to find anything to eat.
704
And after two hours of walking through the streets in 40 -degree heat, Marta feels faint.
705
She must resort to calling her husband to the rescue.
706
But I feel like I'm too weak.
707
Well, you've learned something about yourself.
708
Like I'm too old and fat and I can't do it.
709
You've learned something about yourself and what it would be like to be homeless at your age, and it'd be hard.
710
Are Americans truly ready to face up to poverty?
711
Perhaps not.
712
Their leader, Donald Trump, has recently announced that the rate of poverty is falling dramatically.
713
Despite this, 40 million of his fellow citizens are still suffering in its clutches.
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คำศัพท์สำคัญในวิดีโอนี้
คำที่ยากที่สุด 15 คำในวิดีโอ พร้อมคำอ่านและความหมาย:
| คำศัพท์ | คำอ่าน | ความหมาย |
|---|---|---|
| euro คำนาม | /ˈjʊɹoʊ/ | ยูโร |
| stamp คำนาม | /stæmp/ | การเหยียบ, การย่ำ |
| participant คำนาม | /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/ | ผู้เข้าร่วม |
| dentist คำนาม | /ˈdɛntɪst/ | ทันตแพทย์, หมอฟัน |
| loyal คำคุณศัพท์ | /ˈlɔɪəl/ | ซื่อสัตย์, จงรัก |
| neighbour คำนาม | /ˈneɪbɚ/ | เพื่อนบ้าน |
| slice คำนาม | /slaɪs/ | ชิ้น |
| motel คำนาม | /moʊˈtɛl/ | โมเต็ล |
| sidewalk คำนาม | /ˈsaɪdwɔk/ | ทางเท้า, บาทวิถี |
| niece คำนาม | /nis/ | หลานสาว |
| coupon คำนาม | /ˈkuːˌpɑn/ | คูปอง |
| threaten คำกริยา | /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/ | ขู่ |
| plasma คำนาม | /ˈplæzmə/ | พลาสมา |
| meter คำนาม | /ˈmitəɹ/ | มิเตอร์ |
| lip คำนาม | /lɪp/ | โอษฐ์, ริมฝีปาก |
กริยาวลีที่คุณจะได้ยิน
| คำศัพท์ | ความหมาย |
|---|---|
| pick up คำกริยา | ยก, หยิบ |
| break out คำกริยา | แหก |
| come back คำกริยา | กลับมา |
| give up คำกริยา | ยอมแพ้ |
| pass away คำกริยา | เสียชีวิต |
ประโยคที่ควรฝึกพูดซ้ำ
ประโยคสั้น ๆ ที่สมบูรณ์จากวิดีโอ ซึ่งนำไปใช้ในบทสนทนาประจำวันได้:
- Chennault, you're okay to change the locks out?
- Do I think it's harsh?
- I'm doing good, how are y 'all?
- Isn't that what they told us?
- Somebody sound asleep in the car, ain't you?
ไวยากรณ์ในวิดีโอนี้
โครงสร้างที่ผู้พูดใช้บ่อยที่สุด พร้อมคำพูดจริงจากวิดีโอ:
| โครงสร้าง | ในวิดีโอ |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — การกระทำที่เริ่มก่อนหน้านี้และยังดำเนินอยู่ | She's been sleeping · has been sleeping · has been living |
| ประโยคเงื่อนไข if + อนุประโยค, will/would + กริยา — เงื่อนไขและผลลัพธ์ | If it's like this, I won't |
| Present perfect have/has + กริยาช่อง 3 — เหตุการณ์ในอดีตที่ยังเกี่ยวข้องกับปัจจุบัน | have seen · has supplied · has risen |
| Passive voice be + กริยาช่อง 3 — เน้นสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้น ไม่ใช่ผู้กระทำ | being achieved · are evicted · is settled |
การออกเสียงที่ควรระวัง
ผู้พูดใช้รูปย่อและรูปลดเสียง 121 ครั้ง เช่น I'm, you're, they're ให้พูดแบบสั้นตามที่ได้ยิน
- เสียง “sh” และ “zh”: eviction /ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/, donation /doʊˈneɪʃən/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/
เสียงที่คนไทยมักออกเสียงยาก:
- เสียงท้ายคำ — ออกเสียงให้ครบ ไม่เปลี่ยนเป็นตัวสะกดแบบไทย: loyal /ˈlɔɪəl/, slice /slaɪs/, starve /stɑɹv/, motel /moʊˈtɛl/, niece /nis/
- /v/ — ไม่ใช่ /w/ ให้ฟันบนแตะริมฝีปากล่าง: eviction /ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/, evict /iˈvɪkt/, starve /stɑɹv/, overnight /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/
- พยัญชนะควบ — ออกเสียงให้ครบทุกตัว: tenant /ˈtɛ.nənt/, stamp /stæmp/, evict /iˈvɪkt/, landlord /ˈlæn(d).lɔɹd/, participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/
วิธีฝึกกับวิดีโอนี้
- ฟังวิดีโอให้จบหนึ่งรอบโดยยังไม่ต้องพูด แล้วจดคำที่ยังไม่รู้จัก
- พูดตามทีละประโยคด้วยความเร็วปกติ ทำซ้ำแต่ละประโยคจนจังหวะของคุณตรงกับผู้พูด
- อัดเสียงตัวเองแล้วเทียบกับต้นฉบับ โดยสังเกตคำอย่าง euro, stamp, participant เป็นพิเศษ
เทคนิค Shadowing คืออะไร?
Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ