we're good. >> this is my first public meeting with the mdc. i have had a lot of experience with other public meetings, but if it seems a little woozy today, just give me a little space. i would appreciate that. okay. let's go with robert fitch, who submitted the first card. >> thank you. my name is robert fitch and i'm instructor with city college of san francisco disabled students programs and services. i'll try to make this quick. you've all been seeing articles in the paper about class cuts. there have been meetings at the board of trustees and supervisors about possible funding solutions, et cetera. there is a glaring omission to the coverage and that is city college has a dual role. it is the community college and the adult school. san francisco unified does not provide classes with adults with disabilities or older adults or people needing english as a second language. that function has been carried out by city college since 1970. when you read the newspaper articles you would have no idea there are two different fundi streams. many of o

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holding onto the national league and in south carolina but if you look at his crowds in iowa, he has mdc'ss not leading movement or enthusiasm. he assembly tried to get by with the argument that he is the normal one, not promising revolution, he is promising a return to normalcy. is that going to be enough. to your point, whoever wins the nomination is going to have to contend with donald trump and the economic record. he is about 45% in the politics average in the normal job approval. he is over 55% now, and the battleground states, he is at 57, 58% approval of the economy. he is still the number one or number two issue across the board for november. that is an issue that the democrats are going to have to contend with. if the economy stays strong. has a story to tell their. neil: it is a tough one to buck. we will watch it closely. always a pleasure. what is holding the market back has nothing to do with the economy it's fears with what's happening in china with the coronavirus. the biggest seems to be the number of cases is increasing to nearly 10000. we have 213 reported deaths. and to