with this crisis. that's why after this town hall yesterday that was pretty brutal, jeff, pete buttigieg said even though it was so rough it was important for him to be here even if just to be absorbing a lot of the anger the community is feeling. let's listen. >> i'm glad we did this. it's a strange thing to say because this was not pretty, but it's better than not doing this. i don't know if it's strategic or not. but it's my city. >> reporter: and jeff, just a few minutes ago, pete buttigieg sent out an email to his list of supporters following up on the town hall last night and saying, quote, my heart is broken, and that he feels that if the united states does not address racism head on, it could underimmune the entire project of america. jeff. >> nbc's jeff letterman. stick with us for every moment of the debates. you can catch them on msnbc,