the national nurses union is going to lead the way on this. we should get behind their efforts. i am very optimistic. i know we have a hard road ahead of us. but if you just take the long view of this, every step of the way those in our direction, not the backward direction. >> michael moore, thank you for being with us, is the academy award winning filmmaker who did "sicko." [captioning made possible by democracy now!]

the national nurses union is going to lead the way on this. we should get behind their efforts.i am very optimistic. i know we have a hard road ahead of us. but if you just take the long but if you just take the long view of this, every step of

the national nurses union is going to lead the way on this. we should get behind their efforts. i am very optimistic. i know we have a hard road ahead of us, the if you just take the long view of this, every step of the way goes in our direction, not the backwards direction. >> academy award winning filmmaker michael moore, director of the 2007 documentary, "sicko," which exposed flaws of this health- care system. since its release, the number of uninsured rose from almost 46 million in 2007 to almost 50 million today. those with insurance are paying more for their care, meanwhile. this saturday, there'll be an event in philadelphia to mark the film's fifth anniversary including wendell potter, who will be joining us, among others, in a moment. stay with us. ♪ [music break] ♪ [music break] >> "talking healthcare." this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> on thursday, president obama addressed the nation soon after the supreme court upheld the affordable care act. >> good afternoon. earlier today, the supreme cou

services, and nurses union busting by relocating its services, the euphemism of how the hub and spoke model, and then we heard from staff that it is ok to make state with smaller because the national model is that if you are within 8.5 miles of the hospital, you are ok, and san francisco is 7 miles wide. well, neither one of those explanations takes into account in any way shape or form the fact that san francisco has 800,000 people packed in the peninsula and has huge hills and valleys all of the place and is an demerger -- and is in a major earthquake zone. this makes these look pretty ridiculous. so those factors combined with the fact that we have got even more alarming red flags raised today after many other red flags that were raised and not solved. that leads to the suggestion. we need to take the information from the health care master plan and hold two more hearings where we hear that information and then in the next hearing compare it to this deal and reconfigure this deal so it actually makes sense for san francisco and is not going to endanger people's lives by over centralizing services. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. next speaker. >> good evening, supervisors.

nursing of souls and strengthening the character of our union. [the medal is presented] [applause] john paul stevens. from the navy to the bench, john paul stevens has devoted himself to service to our nation. after earning a bronze star in world war ii, stevens returned home to pursue a career in law. as an attorney, he became a leading practitioner of anti- trust law. and as a supreme court justice, he dedicated his long and distinguished tenure to applying our constitution with fidelity and independence. his integrity, humility, and steadfast commitment to the rule of law have fortified the noble vision of our nation's founders. [the medal is presented] [applause] pat summitt. pat summitt is an unparalleled figure in collegiate sports. over 38 seasons, she proudly led the university of tennessee lady volunteers to 32 sec tournament and regular season championships and eight national titles, becoming the all-time winningest coach in ncaa basketball history. on the court, coach summitt inspired young women across our country to shoot even higher in pursuit of their dreams. off the court, she has inspired us all by turning her personal struggle into a public campaign to combat alzheimer's