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Was both the u.s. navy ship "comfort" and the javits center emergency medical facility were supposed to be for non-covid people. the plan was they would be a relief valve for the local hospitals to take the non-covid patients and then more covid patients could go into the hospitals. what has happened is the covid patients have overwhelmed the hospitals. hospitals have now just basically turned into icu units with covid patients. and because everything is closed down, there are fewer normal trauma cases. and since i stopped all the elective surgery, you don't have those patients. so the off-loa...

Through the state. you've been watching it as every state, every county is colored in. we're going to shift resources all across the state to whatever place has that need at that time, and we're going to make sure every hospital has the resources they need to do the normal business. what is fascinating is the normal business has dropped off dramatically for a hospital. why? we canceled all elective surgery. so elective non-critical surgery is not happening. and when we closed down most of society and people are staying home, less people are getting hurt, less bicycle accidents, less crime. so ...

All plan, harris said she supports, would effectively eliminate private insurance with few exceptions, like elective surgery. the topic has tripped her before. >> i don't know if your insurance be company is going to cover this. let's eliminate all of that. let's move on. >> it was in the context of saying let's get rid of all the bureaucracy. >> not the insurance companies? >> no, that's not what i meant. i know it was interpreted that way. >> reporter: now the debate also challenged pete buttigieg. he was asked about the officer-involved shooting in his city of south bend, his question was o...

Could compound over time. which patients, dr. mani could be most at risk? >> well, very concerned about mental health. ptsd, mental health issues are an important core medical service that is under a lot of pressure. we don't have enough psychiatrists, mental health clinics, mental health professionals working for the va hospitals and this is a subgroup of patients that need immediate attention. i fear for that. i also fear of course for a lot of the veterans and military personnel and their families, specially when it comes for elective surgery or elective procedures in cases of emergencies o...

Licenses is a reflection of where society has reached. >> i understand. i'm listening to your every word, especially as a woman. but when i read, just for people who don't know, you know, saudi arabia or as are familiar as you are. you can't marry, divorce, travel, open a bank account, have a job, have elective surgery without -- >> brooke, i don't mean to interrupt you, but i really have to stop you there. forgive me for interjecting -- >> sure, please. >> but as a saudi woman, i can tell you, i actually just relocated here and i have to tell you that i think there's a bit of a misconception ...