ms. jenkins is the nation's first openly transgender black woman elected to public office. she has said that she believes minnesota has some of the worst racial disparities in the country. and that is why she says she sought public office, to try to help change that. now in the wake of george floyd's death, and the community grief and outrage, andrea jenkins is calling on state and local officials to declare racism a public health emergency. joining us now is andrea jenkins, minneapolis city council vice president. ms. jenkins, thank you very much for being here, i know it is a whirlwind right now in your city. thank you for taking the time to be with us. >> thank you, rachel. happy to be here. >> first, let me just ask you, we've seen you speak publicly over the past couple of days, we've been watching from afar, watching the streets of minneapolis and saint paul, and worrying, frankly, can i just ask, how you are, how you are holding up, and how you think your city is holding up now after what's been three very, very hard days? >> wow, rachel, you know, with this opportun