heather mcghee, co-chair of color of change. jennifer palmieri former communications director under president obama and author of "she proclaims, independence in a man's world." give us a sense of what happened at the town hall, what kinds of questions were asked and how was the vice president received? >> there were a range of issues raised with the vice president, as i understand. there were questions about policy, policing reforms. there were also questions about the damage sustained by businesses and what sorts of efforts will be made to help them. i personally have spoken with a business owner who told me his insurance has informed him that he has no coverage for civil unrest, so this is a serious question. in addition there was some discussion about the general sort of tone and mood of the country, a state of -- a sense that we are in a state of chaos and what the appropriate role for a president might be in such a situation. i think there is also a great deal of concern coming from both the blake family and activists here