 We just want to thank y'all for joining us briefly here today as the mayors are gathered here in Columbia South Carolina and the in the eyes of the nation found all their local leaders here. Um, we are obviously once again dealing with the weight of an incredible natural disaster. Uh, read by Hurricane Florence as the mayors of Columbia and Baton Rouge. We know all too well, all too well. The effects that is incredibly more frequent with weather events are having that the change we're seeing in our climate can devastate communities. Our friends in the PD South Carolina and the coast of North and South Carolina along with those in Eastern North Carolina are dealing with some significantly grave times right now. It was important to us along with our dear friend and colleague, Sylvester Turner, the mayor of Houston, uh, to work together to respond to that. Um, the climate and weather prevented Mayor Turner from being here. His flight was canceled, uh, twice so he couldn't be here with us. The Mayor Weston Brum and I wanted to make sure that we came together not only to recognize the role that mayors continue to play in dealing with climate change and preparing to build more resilient communities that can help mitigate the effects of these storms, but also to recognize that they're the very, uh, the core of goodness, the humanity that exists in our in our in our communities that when our friends and colleagues and our families are down, uh, we always respond in kind. We wanted to thank Mayor Turner. Uh, when we had our toughest times, we were able to rely on Mayor Weston Brum when she had her tough times, we were able to reciprocate. That's the way this is supposed to work. And these trucks behind us will be heading down to Georgetown, South Carolina. They're packed with, uh, gosh, maybe 31,000 pounds of stuff, everything you can imagine. Uh, things that are perishable and obviously things non perishable to help meet the needs of the people who are dealing with the effects of Hurricane Florence right now. Yes. Thank you, Mayor Benjamin. I just want to say that certainly the mayors have rallied together to offer a response to those impacted in South Carolina. And just as Mayor Benjamin shared with us, we as mayors certainly want to make sure that we're responsive to one another. I can't tell you when our community in 2016 went through the great flood, Mayor Benjamin and so many others were there for us. Mayor Turner of Houston, Texas. And so we love the fact that mayors work together to make sure that we offer a response to those in need. And so I'm so glad today that we're able to collaborate, come together and convene to make sure that the citizens who have been negatively impacted by these crucial events are certainly given the resources they need to help rebuild and restore. Let me just tell you something. As someone mayor, as you know, was personally impacted whose home was flooded in 2016, I know the value of individuals reaching out and saying we're there for you and helping you to rebuild and restore your lives. And that's what we as mayors want to do for the communities in South Carolina. Amen. Amen.