sarah dowd is part of the new york state nurses association . welcome to democracy now!s we speak to you, you're jusut outside harlem hospital where the protest is about to begin. why did you helped organize this protest? becauseped start this we have some very concrete needs that are not being met right now as far as taking care of patients and ensuring that workers are not impacted. we have a lot of issues with getting the gear we need to protect ourselves. we also have issues with getting the equipment we need to properly take care of the patients. we're out here today, not just to draw awareness to that, but we have some very concrete demands that we would like to have met by the public health care system here. amy: saw a contingent of teachers with the movement of rank-and-file educators from the united federation of teachers is coming to show theirir support n cars? >> that is correct. we are very happy for the show support. there are a grassroots movement within the united federation of teachers. they reached out to us, how can we support you? they are also going

a shortage of protective gear like masks and downs is only adding to the strain for nurses like sarah dowd who came out to demonstrate being kind of thrust into the situation without everything we need without the resources we need to do the best job possible and. that has a psychological affect the feeling of being helpless scenes of refrigerated trucks as makeshift morgues and funeral homes struggle to contain the enormous loss of life have been traumatic even for notoriously tough new yorkers the city and state officials have lashed out at the federal government for not doing more to coordinate the response on bidding on a machine that illinois is bidding on in california is bidding on in florida is big and we were bidding up each other while social distancing appears to be slowing the spread of coke at 19 nearly a month of school and business closures are taking a toll leaving thousands of small business owners struggling to survive like jeff george who owns a martial arts studio the biggest thing is continuing to be able to pay the rent and pay the utilities and pay the employees righ

a shortage of protective gear like masks and downs is only adding to the strain for nurses like sarah dowd who came out to demonstrate being kind of thrust into the situation without everything we need without the resources we need to do the best job possible and. that has a psychological affect the feeling of being helpless scenes of refrigerated trucks as makeshift morgues and funeral homes struggle to contain the enormous loss of life have been traumatic even for notoriously tough new yorkers the city and state officials have lashed out at the federal government for not doing more to coordinate the response on bidding on a machine that illinois is bidding on california is betting on in florida is big and we were bidding up each other while social distancing appears to be slowing the spread of coke at 19 nearly a month of school and business closures are taking a toll leaving thousands of small business owners struggling to survive like jeff george who owns a martial arts studio the biggest thing is continuing to be able to pay the rent and pay the utilities and pay the employees right w

where was "the new york times" beating up maureen dowd of "the new york times"? look how they cover to sarahed schultz talked about a "bimbo alert," cnbc talked about her sex appeal and joe biden called her "good-looking." don't forget also what they did to sarah sanders, at the white house correspondents' dinner to go years ago. a comedian made fun of her makeup and her looks. >> dana: ari fleischer, it's like we were sitting in the hallway having a conversation like old times. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> dana: schools are a major part of this discussion with many opting for at-home learning, some health experts are worried that students physical health is on the line. i know that, i know parents who are really worried about this. i talked about a friend of mine, she has two teenage boys, 18 and 16 and she said she can barely get them to get up in the morning, they are online all day, in the basement in the dark and how worried are you about this? >> well, first of all, dana, it's great to see you. it's been a long time and that's the name of the game. it's about being positive and

sarah palin. >> speaker pelosi weighing in on joe biden's pick. let's talk about it now with our roundtable. joined by our chief political analyst matthew dowda, republican strategist alice stewart, and christina greer professor of political science at fordham university. i want to start by putting up the list of what seems to be the finalists for vice president now for joe biden, you have kamala harris as we've mentioned, you also have val demings, karen bass, susan rice. elizabeth warren, gretchen whitmer and tammy duckworth. christina greer, let me begin with you, is speaker pelosi right this isn't going to be a difference? >> well, i think this does make a difference. because joe biden is 77 years old, and many voters are look ing at the presidential nominee as someone who can step in and possibly repair and clean up the damage that donald trump and his administration has done. but also looking at who can be the future of the party in 2024, i agree with the speaker that sarah palin made a negative difference. but joe biden initially he said that he was going to choose a black woman, he then backtracked and said that he would choose a wom