take a look at this survey from the university of massachusetts amherst and our affiliate wcvb. rank the top three qualities important to their vote choice. the first quality was a candidate's ability to beat trump. that was also the third choice? tatishe natetta is a political professor at u-mass amherst and he's one of the poll's conductors. nice to have you with us. let's begin with the goal in this poll because i feel like everyday there is a new poll. what was your agenda? wax i mean, i think what we were thinking about doing is recognizing that african-american voters are an important part of the democratic electorate and there's a lot of discussion of the reasons why they support particular candidates and who they support. but there was actually a lack of real data survey data of african-american voters, particularly in super tuesday states. and so we thought this is a really good opportunity to provide real information as to how african-american voters are looking at the 2020 presidential election. soledad: so what was your biggest takeaway about the primary overriding a

amherst, queens, it's always a busy area. you see a lot of cases ordinarily. now you have this entire new wave of need. and i've heard you've started a tradition of you don't touch. you're at safe distances. but you pray together, that you protect along with your patients. know this, you dr. desouza and your staff, you're our angels. you're in our prayers. you're on our mind. if there's anything we can do to get information out about your needs and what's going on, we are a call away for the duration, okay? >> i thank you. i thank you mr. cuomo for this opportunity to have our voice heard. there is actually something that we -- i've started with a colleague of mine to encourage the health care workers at the front lines. and it's it's #healthcareworkershoutout. we want to start the movement where at 8:00 p.m. people come to their balconies and clap or flash their phones to encourage the people at the front lines. >> the hash tag is -- tell me again. >> #hcwshoutout. >> done. #hcwshoutout, health care worker shoutout. thank you. it's the least we can do for you

economics and co-director of the political economy research institute at the university of massachusetts-amherstthe campus just announced it is closing due to coronavirus. his forthcoming book he co-authored with noam chomsky is titled "the climate crisis and the global green new deal: the political economy of saving the planet." in 2018, he co-authored a paper titled "economic analysis of medicare for all." welcome back to democracy now! it is great to have you with us. we thank the team that is in the studio now with your university closing. if you can talk about what medicare for all would mean in the time of the coronavirus, and what president trump is proposing around this payroll tax cut? >> sure. wellll, you kind of characterizd everything very well with his dues from the insurance companies, wherein trump announced just last night that the insurance companies agreed toto waive all copaymements. well, that turnsns out to not en bebe trurue. that is a a minimal gesesture, t it turnsns out to not even be te because the insurance companies said they would only waive copayments for testingng

reporter: the spread leading dozens of schools and colleges to suspend in-person classes, including amherst, san francisco state, and ohio state university. today, harvard announcing it will begin transitioning to online instruction. just outside dallas, a father, his wife, and 3-year-old have tested positive. >> the 3-year-old gives us a bit more concern than his father who is healthy and in his late 30s. but we are all praying for a quick recovery there too. >> reporter: a man in his 30s in anoka county, minnesota, reportedly sought medical care on march 3rd. he was evaluated and released. tonight, in critical condition after being diagnosed with the virus. covid-19 delivering a massive blow to the airline industry. delta announcing it will reduce its number of domestic flights by up to 15%. united, 10%, and american, 7.5%. amtrak temporarily suspending several nonstop trains between new york and d.c. our gio benitez on the rails. >> reporter: it's usually tough to find an empty seat on the amtrak acela between new york and d.c. not today. just take a look. seat after seat is empty. >> re

training the ones who could sell ice cubes to eskimoes thank you mark president hillary ford which in us amherst professor emeritus richard wolfe pleasure holland thank you. thank you for watching the big picture if you see us somewhere else you can now also watch our team america live at youtube dot com slash our team america and we're live on direct t.v. channel 321 on the pluto t.v. app 279 if you have dish we're 280 and all of our shows are available any time anywhere on any device at youtube dot com slash the big picture r t m holland cook in washington and at holland cook on twitter where if you follow me i'll follow you question more. your government and our government and all the other major governments of the world know what's going to and when it's going to. but they haven't told you and they haven't told me they haven't announced. imagine something as big as the earth. is going to cause tidal waves or earthquakes volcanoes erupt and it's going to chill. so very for a while right. my great grandfather's. nobody would care about the law or prison so you'd have wallace those should have.

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means for the global economy we're joined by professor emeritus at the university of massachusetts amherst and host of economic update richard wolfe thank you so much for this time there's a lot to get into this volatile market a lot has happened in the last 48 hours alone now i want to start by asking you st louis fed president james fuller he's been very vocal lately appeared and the media almost every day you could say well he said the economy will take a huge short term hit but it will essentially bounce right back up now this is after he just said that the unemployment would skyrocket to 30 percent now to be clear that's worst than during the great depression and $133.00 it was about 25 percent now is this bounce back going to happen or are we going to see more of an al shaped recovery. the answer the honest answer is that nobody knows and i remembered amazed that mr willard would be as confident about such an iffy proposition as he seems to be it would be nice to believe all of that but there's no historical basis for doing it let me pick up on one point you made in 1033 the depth of

he would be killed, washington would lead survivors back to safety and his successor jeffrey amherst would not honor the commitment to give washington an officer's commission. and because of that, young george felt that he and other colonials would always remain in a subservient position. as long as they were british subjects. he would finally get the commission that he sought but it would not be until 1775 and would not be a british army commission. it would be commander of continental forces in this revolutionary protest. as he takes command of the army, young george told the politicians he would not accept pay for his service, however he did expect that his expenses would be reimbursed. and in fact, through the course of the war year after year, george will be reappointed as the commander. even though people like horatio gates and charles lee were angling to have him replaced, washington stays in command. he doesn't take the pay but he does except expenses for his travel. and in fact every winter, martha would come stay with him. at one point washington even asked for her expenses

host: we go next to amherst, massachusetts. hello there. caller: hi. was just looking on the website for the eastern caribbean states and they said the island of st. vincent, the first patient has tested positive for the virus and they immediately ordered the treatment from cuba. cuba into the organization of eastern caribbean states, -- in the rest of the caribbean, there are 70 patients and to have them have died. -- two of them have died. host: i believe there are 60 clinical trials going on right now -- guest: i believe there are 60 clinical trials going on right now to determine what therapeutic is safe. i am a most 100% certain that interferon is one of those being tested. host: where do we know that drug name from? guest: i believe it is an anticancer drug but i am not 100% sure. on that front, every conceivable possibility of bringing relief -- as i said, vaccines would be the best, because we have been very successful with vaccines that fight these emerging infectious viruses but there is not get a vaccine for the coronavirus. there is one tha

the worst case scenario right now put forth by amherst holdings saying that perhaps in the worst extreme5% of households in the u.s. would not be able to afford paying rent. that would require about $12 billion of government assistance every month. the apartment industry alone has around $1.5 trillion in outstanding debt. you mentioned the idea of government assistance, so what are authorities doing or thinking about doing to mitigate the impact on property market? shery: we are seeing regulators trying to raise and anticipating these missed payments will also turn to late loan payments. the federal housing agency saying fannie mae, freddie mac will delay mortgage payments, will allow apartment owners to finance through them to delay their payments. we do have the $2 trillion in stimulus measures coming from congress. those would involve $1200 for lower and middle income americans. that could be coming in three weeks, according to secretary mnuchin. the only problem is that would only apply to those americans who less than $75,000 last year. so, a lot of people in the manufacturing, tech

the spread leading dozens of schools and colleges including amherst, san francisco state and ohio state university, one of the largest in the country, to suspend in person classes to minimize exposure forcing educators and parents to figure out how to best teach students from their homes. overnight we spoke to a family in fulton, georgia, whose three children were sent home indefinitely after a teacher tested positive. >> you know, we're just all being, you know, very careful and cautious of who they're hanging out with. but at this point, i don't think that we're, you know, intending on everybody staying at home. >> reporter: across the country at least 750 cases, 14 states making emergency declarations, including washington state, reporting infections in at least three different nursing homes, the life care facility, the deadly epicenter of the outbreak in the u.s. with at least 20 fatalities. 31 of the 35 residents remaining at the facility now testing positive with three more coming back inconclusive, meaning only one person living there has tested negative for the virus. a spokespe

but amherst hospital in queens has been called the epicenter of the epicenter. we know that new york state accounts for nearly half the cases in the united states. we know new york city accounts for the vast majority of the cases in new york city. and this hospital in queens has borne the brunt of a lot of this. it's overcrowded we've heard. we spoke with an er physician who said there are so many patients on stretchers that the stretchers are lined up in rows of three, three deep. and it makes it hard to get across the room. i can tell you the city and state have been surging resources, not just to this hospital but to hospitals all across the state that need supplies. supplies like those n-95 respirator masks. the masks that are so important to keep health workers safe, to keep them from catching the virus and spreading it further. this particular hospital, elmhurst, has seen an increase in the number of ambulance staff, they brought in more nurses and physician's assistants and other staff to help out. we know they're going to bring in another 105 nurses here

last night, also the ohio state, san francisco state, the university of california, san diego and amherstses online. just adding to the list of schools making this move. social distancing is the priority at schools across the country as they try to prevent the spread of coronavirus. in washington state, the university of washington has suspended classes for the rest of the quarter asking instructors to conduct classes and exams remotely, with plans to resume normal class operations march 30th, pending public health guidance. several universities are taking similar steps, canceling in person classes at least temporarily, including stanford university and northeastern university, seattle and san francisco bay area campuses. on the east coast, princeton, hofstra, fordham, barnard and columbia universities are temporarily suspending in person classes. >> it became more real. >> reporter: columbia university's president, the quarantine person is not a confirmed case of covid-19. >> it was a way in a different country or before it came to america, this is out of our -- this is beyond us. but no

one of those is a company in amherst, new hampshire, called walk-in pets. it's a 35-person pet supply company. their signature product is a dog wheelchair that's been produced for them in china. they're subject to tariffs. the company believes that's a mistake so they helped -- they hired a lawyer to help with the exclusion process. the company has been unable to get an exclusion because the tariff schedule is misclassified. they're just trying to stay afloat. while i understand that the numbers may look better, the fact is, we have too many small businesses that are struggling because of these tariffs and when i ask ambassador lighthizer a year and a half ago what the administration was thinking about to help these small businesses in the same way they're helping farmers, the answer was, zero. you know. there isn't anything that's being done to help them. so i would just urge you to let us know if there's more -- there are more resources needed. but we've got to help these small businesses especially as we're looking at some of the struggles around the cor

taylor: 2014, our senior year at umass amherst.ker: we were in the back of an entrepreneurship class. and taylor was in the front of the class and he's got his chest out and he's like, "i made $20,000 selling t-shirts to fraternities and sororities." taylor: and so parker comes up to me, super humble, and he's like, "oh, that's cool, man. i make custom stuff, too. i make custom lacrosse uniforms. and i've done over $1 million in sales." by his senior year. lemonis: you were like, "oh, excuse me. what?" taylor: he was saying everyone with the lacrosse uniforms -- parker: wanted socks to match their uniforms, and i was like, "what is this trend? why do people care about socks so much?" and taylor's like, "let's sell socks on campus tomorrow." taylor: parker had this little, dinky, $500 heat press. parker: we're just printing -- taylor: and we would just get google images and print socks, and we made a couple hundred pairs. that day, we sold a couple thousand dollars. senior year of college, we were like, "how do we blow this company

them in the pond along with his entire paid scholarship and education so he ended up having to go to amherstor it himself, showing that no one pushes around jack welch. then mike barnicle saying in the end jack welch had one rule in this world which is just show up every day in life and in work and perform. i think no one showed up every day in both like jack welch. guys, back over to you >> robert, well said trk'inew. nk, outside st paics n york. we're back in a moment supporting innovative companies that will shape tomorrow and building workforce development and tuition-free college programs to generate the talent companies need. with a $150 billion investment in state of the art, modern infrastructure, and a nation-leading commitment to low-cost clean energy, new york is doing more than any other state to build for the future of your business. new york state, the state of the future. learn more at esd.ny.gov. new york state, the state of the future. we segetting to patientscines in record time. at emerson, when issues become inspiration, creating a better world isn't just a result, it's a

well, universities including harvard and amherst are pro-rating those fees starting on march 15th. other schools like penn state are not offering refunds for time missed, at least not at this time. of course, the situation is fluid. there's also concerns about graduation ceremonies, big events, big crowds, you plan them ahead of time. but the colleges are saying it's very likely that they skip the fanfare this year, including the state and city universities of new york, which are having their near 700,000 students learn online, stay off campus until the end of the semester. if you are a senior about to graduate, looking to enter the work force this summer, maybe, some advice. sharpen your phone skills, like when you get on the phone and talk to somebody, because many companies are sending their employees home so your interview is likely going to be virtual or over the phone. solid linkedin profiles, do whatever you can to sharpen up your digital image as you try to land your first, you know, post-graduation gig. i remember mine. i remember being nervous. david: i remember mine when

next to amherst, massachusetts. hello there.i.er: i was just looking on the website for the eastern caribbean states and they said the island of st. vincent, the first patient has tested positive for the virus and they immediately ordered the treatment from cuba. cuba into the organization of eastern caribbean states, -- in the rest of the caribbean, there are 70 patients and to have them have died. of them have died. i believe there are 60 clinical trials going on right now -- guest: i believe there are 60 clinical trials going on right now to determine what therapeutic is safe. i am a most 100% certain that those beings one of tested. host: where do we know that drug name from? guest: i believe it is an anticancer drug but i am not 100% sure. on that front, every conceivable possibility of bringing relief -- as i said, vaccines would be the best, because we have been very successful with vaccines that fight these emerging infectious viruses but there is not get a vaccine for the coronavirus. there is one that is started in tex

second quarter, then you have some folks in the middle there, like deutsche bank and oxford economics, amherstnus 5 all the way to zandi at moody's at minus 3.2. here's a commentary from jpmorgan we expect spillover effects to last in q3 crucially we expect a vigorous cost to offset the negatives let's put this in some kind of context. here are your worst quarters ever of the post war period. 1958, i guess they called that the eisenhower recession minus 10%. there's the financial recession, minus 8.4% the 1980, '82 double dip provided a couple of bad ones. 1953 that's why we had the two backstops among other things that's why eamon is reporting what he's talking about. a new money market mutual fund backstop from the federal reserve. secondly, the ecb coming in with 750 billion euros. i don't think we're done with the programs from the fed. >> what i'd like to do is put it in the context of what's happening. what's happening has not happened in our lifetimes before and so i would like to give a template, try to reiterate how the machine works and then bring it to today. so i just want to take

harvard, middlebury and amherst are some universities that will prorate it starting march 15th.do in this precarious and fluid situation. there is also, guys, the concern about graduation ceremonies as they are big convenience planned ahead of time that draw a lot of people. many schools say it's simply too early to tell, but they will likely skip the fanfare this year, including the state and city universities of new york. in fact, there is 700,000 students will have virtual learning through spring semester. ainsley, brian, back to you. brian: then you have sports teams and got to wonder on sports teams, are you a senior? do you come back next year and do you recruit a new class come back with your senior class? ainsley: and if they don't offer online courses do your grades stand as is if they cancel the rest of the semester? >> do you get your tuition money back because you are not learning because there aren't learning or virtual classrooms. these are questions that schools across the country are trying to answer right now. where do you go, right? if you can't go home, home w