where we start this hour. peter baker, new york times chief white house correspondent and an msnbc political analyst is back and michael steele, former rnc chairman and a senior adviser to the lincoln project and dr. celine gounder is back. she's a member of the biden/harris transition coronavirus advisory board and an epidemiologist and the most of "american diagnosed", a podcast. welcome back. it's a pleasure to have you back. you were the first person, we were still in the studio so it had to be in february that i last had a chance to talk to you. what about the path this country has taken with this pandemic surprises you most, dr. gounder? >> i think what surprises me most is the story of the south dakota nurse that's been all over the news in the last day or so talking about patients she's caring for who are dying from