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>> i would like to introduce our chairman, congressman william spears >> let us pray. father come away thank you, honor you. we thank you that we have come together, to share, to learn, to spend time with one another, looking at our vision, not just for today, but for the future. as they are here as they collect his body, to learn and to train, we get praise for her brothers and sisters in the field. we pray for those in the louisiana, with what happened then yesterday, we write not just for our fallen brothers, we

pray for their family who stand by their side and for those who crave. we pray for every incident that has happened in our country and every city and every state. we uphold the people because you have called us to justify action. i ask you to bless this session. i ask you to bless each and every household that is represented here. and father come away thank you for the gifts and abilities to place and not to not only see the vision, not only write the vision, the two women. in your name, we pray, amen.

>> good morning. it's my pleasure to introduce you to a stalwart supporter of law enforcement in general and in noble in particular. greensboro, north carolina, loretta lynch and on to earn her degree from harvard law school and she showed after that work as a litigator for a private law firm becoming a prosecutor in the u.s. attorney's office in new york's eastern district. eventually making is that a senior prosecutor for the infamous 1997 police brutality case. she served as u.s. attorney under the administration of president bill clinton and barack obama and in 2014 was nominated by president obama to be the u.s. attorney general, succeeding the honorable eric holder. after a long delay, emphasize

long delay, in april 2015, she was confirmed and sworn in come of this becoming the first african-american woman to hold a position. on a personal note, i want to introduce her as a longtime trend of mine and a colleague and mentor appears unsupported and the role they have now. the events have unfolded over the last week said last few months across the country. a new chance to hear somebody whether he on tv with a commonplace, to reassure us things to be okay, but also a personal note about what is going on in what is transpiring. she's also making sure we are at the table when we need to be there to ensure the voice of noble, which is unique as you know, is there all the time and allowed where appropriate. if my pleasure to introduce to you a friend of noble nnn who

declares commit a crime in united states of america, and the honorable loretta lynch. [applause] >> good morning. please be seated, everyone. good morning. wait a minute, this is noble. good morning. there we go. that is the noble i know. let me say great for that warm introduction, for that kind introduction, but also for his support over my last several months as attorney general. before that, friendship over the years. gregory exemplifies the best of noble. dedication to duty, love of community and he lists the motto of the organization.

you could not have had a finer man to lead you to past year. he has set the bar very high for those who would come after him. i know that this organization, there were those who've seen the example in more waiting to go even further. let me also express my gratitude to two in crawford, and colleague for so many years, twirling in the trenches on the issues that now everyone is talking about but has really been at the heart of noble first outcome is so long. it is such a pleasure for me to be here this morning. it is always a pleasure to be among friends. i do speak before a lot of groups. while it certainly won't say it lovely to testify before congress, it is so was good to be among friends. friends who know that the goal that everyone has in this wonderful profession a virus, this wonderful profession of law enforcement takes note of the

bedouin who called this great country home. every single person. that has been your motto in your mantra for years. of course we know the last few weeks have been very difficult. they have been painful. they have been a painful reminder of just how difficult and important the work still is that no bullies doing, then all of a sudden one for spinners seeking to do. of course, as we were still reeling with the losses from dallas, from minnesota, baton rouge, just yesterday we were hit again with more tragedy, more guardians falling in baton rouge, louisiana louisiana.

i have asked for proof this pilot began intruding into the public discourse as you try and advance it, these incidents occurred and it seems as if it pulls us back into me. where we are so far apart. more than i'm just different sides of the highway or different sides of the tracks. sometimes we listen and we wonder are we in the same country. that is what we wonder. of course we deal with the personal loss, the shock. just looking at the level of violence here as we've indicated a nurse evening yesterday, of course i condemn these acts of violence in the strongest terms possible because they are so counterproductive to what we are trying to do. the department of justice is on the ground in louisiana, working with local officials they are. agents from the fbi, atf and the marshals service. so glad to see my direct or is here today also from the services. they have dispatched their truth since all to offer assistance

not just that the law enforcement bubble, but the victim services level. sometimes after the cameras leave and the crime scene tape gets pulled, we still have to deal with this loss in very real, immediate terms. we are working on this issues as soon as possible. of course a fair president said yesterday, there is no justification whatsoever for violence against law enforcement. i know that i stand with all of you when i say my thoughts and prayers are with those flies that we lost, the families they left behind, who needed them like everyone needs to pay her, brother, sibling, like everyone needed them and they will need all of us more than other. i know also being here at noble that everyone in this room feels that unique perspective in that particular pain born of the broader experiences that we bring to bear and the broader

world in which we live. after the tragic murders of the five officers in dallas, two weeks ago one dedicated black police officer of louisiana, officer montreux jackson gave voice to the dichotomy that is so often in post upon a windy road so poignantly, in words that i know what to do with in this room. he wrote in uniform make it nasty hateful looks and out of uniform, some consider me a threat. and yet, even still, he urged all americans. this man, this guardian of the community, this protector of all of our values, he urged all americans, every background and circumstance, every color and creed with this simple request, please don't let heat in fact your heart. please don't let heat in fact your heart.

we lost officer jackson just yesterday. he was one of the solid in baton rouge. we are devastated by his passing and that of his comrades. my friends, if we are to truly honor his service in honor this man become his legacy and mourn his loss than the loss of his friend and colleague in the too many others who have we been say taking, but they have been snatched from us. we must not let hatred in fact are hard. we must not. that is the message we have to carry from this convention throughout this country and our work, and our daily dealings. even if we are met with discord and people who don't understand. even if we are met with those who try to discern, we must not let hatred in fact your heart.

the pain that you feel when you lose a friend about doing it the same pain. it is the same pain. the hopes and dreams we have for her children's future is the same. it is the same. the anxiety, don't worry we feel when they go out into the world, it is the same. we always have to remember that we share not just a country, that this brief moment of life together. the issues, the complex challenging issues that these tragedies have brought can only be met if we find ways to work together. i know that you know this, but i'm here to tell you as we approach this challenge, as we deal with this issue, as they look into the heart of this country, the voice of disorganization, the voice of noble, the voice of all of you is needed more than ever. we need you to speak to the loss

of humanity that occurs when many of us are judged at a glance whether the color of my skin are uniform. and the advice, noble has been at the forefront of these issues since its inception from the time of floyd feeley to the present day. [applause] you ave looked people in the eye. you have talked people down for the hatred that can tear this country apart. you have been there. you have done this. we need you more than ever. noble has carried the banner of community policing that is at the forefront of all the discussions now and we need you to raise it even higher in these challenging times. i am here to commit to unite today that this department of

justice's standing with you. we will stand beside you in this effort. [applause] we are absolutely determined. we've been working on this for years, but now it's time. we are determined to do everything we can to bridge this divide coming at the risk and restore trust. most of all, now is the time to ensure every american, every american under the sheltering arm of our cause to tuition to feel supported, feel safe, everyone, the color of their skin can uniform, where they live, where they were. this is all our house. does this amount of things we're tremendously proud to do this if you recommendation of the

president task force in a 21st century policing. nobleness behind so many pillars of effective crime reduction by building public trust. it works. this can be done. we are also working with our local partners, offering technical assistance. cameras, de-escalation training and escalation an implicit bias. we offer education and list of buyers throughout the land for sunni community. just last month, and please to note that the department of justice has committed to every law-enforcement opposite of the department in every prosecutor crack is intended to show that the department of justice. [applause] every single one. many of you know that her civil rights division is working every day to ensure constitutional

policing, to ensure accountability and ensure trust. many of you know our cops office. i know you've no wrong and the work he is doing the work we will continue to do to give mobile departments the tools they need, the training they require to come home safely to training and officer safety and wellness. our brothers and sisters carry the state and the shoulders every day, go home with the weight still on them. they go back on shift with that we still on them and we have to deal with those issues also. that is just so much a part of protect in our officers as providing them with a vast spirit we are also looking to

support local jurisdictions as they work so hard on innovative initiatives that bring communities together. the community's officers, residents, all of those communities, all i house coming together. these actions are important and we're tremendously proud to stand behind them at the department of justice. to say we have more work to do is to either a profound statement. it is to simply note what is so clear across this country. we have to continue working to rebuild trust between law enforcement and the communities we are so honored to serve. we also have to work to guarantee will just as under the laws so the perception of justice matches the reality. we have to continue to build a safer, the more perfect union that remains our common goal. i'm tremendously proud to stand with noble today and every day to advance the mission, to

support the cause and to stand with you to realize the promise together. as part of fact, i could not be more honor to introduce to you someone who truly needs no introduction. a friend, worker, someone who put his shoulder to the grindstone on all these issues for years. someone who has made the pursuit of justice here life's work. attorney general, eric holder. [applause] he is your friend. he is your colleague. today he is your reward% reappeared he came to the department of justice has a 25 or law school graduate focusing on ensuring public officials met

their responsibilities american people and he has never stopped them at all. over the course of what has truly been an extra in a career as u.s. attorney, as a judge, as the deputy attorney general and as the attorney general of these united states, he hasn't seen a mental beliefs that have animated him from the beginning, that animate this noble gathering and animate law enforcement at its best, that every individual deserves the quality. every individual deserves respect and every individual, every individual in a matter where they are from, no matter what you look like, no matter whom you love, every individual deserves to enjoy the full blessing of american life. throughout his tenure as attorney general, eric holder demonstrated its commitment. he lived this. he walked this walk every day.

every single day, not just with words, but with actions. he's helped with the dignity and equality of our algae bt sisters and brothers and their family. he's defended our most fundamental rights, including the right to vote. he has held that her dear and that is their right as we know increasingly being attacked, particularly for communities of color. he has worked to resolve generation old or his groundbreaking efforts in indian country, living at this country's obligation to the original americans. in fact they decisively to reform our criminal justice system but the smart on crime initiatives. he has dreams for the way in which we dispense justice in this country. that is no small task. and he has always, always toiled to rebuild the trust between lines was in the communities that weise aired, through every

part of his career and in every day of his tenure as attorney general. we know these actions weren't always easy to take because the best things often aren't. the most important things are never used it. he faced opposition. he faced hostility, but he recognized, he knew in his own but bed as public servants that it corresponds ability to approach the difficult issues that the fears urgency that they deserve because he understood as all of us in this room do they stay in place and doing nothing will only erode the progress that so many have fought to achieve. i remember his lessons every day as i walked into the office of the attorney general and i strive to them. most importantly, we cannot burden future generations with the results of our lost time, our inaction on this

opportunity. the time to act is now. we must build a foundation of progress but those that are going to come behind us a chance to stay a hike remembered up a good reach. we have to strive everyday to push our best efforts forward to the work that remains at hand. that is the idea that defined this organization. the work that will live beyond us to make this country a better place. the acute befuddling para- coulters highest career. the principle that drives us today. i believe it is your theme. justice by action. justice by action, then, now and tomorrow appeared my friend, the word honorable, intelligent inhabited by someone who lives it every day, someone who's moral compass has remained steadfast and true from his

first job to the current moment, someone who has endured challenge difficult service of the mission in order to shield those working to advance of justice and equality, someone like our award recipient. you could not have graced this award with a better or more inspirational name. you could not have found a more deserving or more inspirational figure to lead today. now, my friends, it is my great honor. it is my privilege to introduce to you my predecessor, my colleague in my friend, and the 82nd attorney general of the united state, the honorable eric h. holder. [applause]

[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> well, good morning. we live in troubled times beset by violence directed at those who are sworn to protect us come unnecessary blood pours me a better afraid. high-powered weapons aboard and subject to rhetoric that is too often overheated and factually inaccurate. our nation finds itself, i

believe, at a crossroads. too many people are retreating to a ideological corners and failing to meaningfully engage with one another. on some of the pressing issues of the day. painful truths and hard questions are avoided and demagogues have been given unnecessary attention and also political opportunity. let me raise just a few unassailable truths. police officers are the sentinels of our civilization, of our democracy. they must be protected at all costs. when there was a spike in officer related shootings a few years ago, i convened a meeting at the justice department that noble attended and programs are put in place that dramatically reduced the stats in subsequent years. now it is not enough for us to praise baud or cement after cops are killed.

we must value down and equip them with all the necessary tools and tactics while they are still alive. and when a police officer -- [applause] and when a police officer is killed in the line of duty, the harshest punishment, ultimate punishment. an attack in a officer in society so can simply not be condoned. at the nation, we must ask ourselves why those who comprise the thin blue line are forced to be far too frequent basis. but then designed to kill and maim and combat situations. we have recently seen to frequently officer disconnect the two evil perpetrators in possession of assault rifles.

it is time. it is far past time for those of you and in line for smith to join with other responsible americans in take on the mindless industry driven guy dies and the individual ability more than the lives of the american people in general and law enforcement personnel in particular. [applause] we must also come to realize that keeping our officers safe is not consistent with ensuring that those in law enforcement treat the people that they are sworn to serve with dignity, with respect and with fairness. there's simply no no tension between those two goals. we ignore a path where too many in too many communities suffer through unfair treatment at the hands of a few in law

enforcement. that history has bred distrust coupled with recent ecological advances which document stock wave imprint of misconduct long complained that is hard to understand why that exists between communities of color with most needs of effective law enforcement and those sworn to protect these same communities. going forward, we must foster not only open, oftentimes painful dialogue between these groups, but develop concrete measures to bring together law enforcement and the neighborhoods in which they work. this is not politically correct. this is not a politically correct name. it is simply good line for nintendo may communities and offices in them safer. no bull with groups in both communities has i believe a unique event especially was on stability. you must lead for others they

are not to go. you must be cap with others are comfortably silent. you must take them for us is more concerned with ideological and send welfare of the people whose nerve and serve with. you must be willing to risk short term unpopularity with the knowledge that over time history will judge you to be right. [applause] this will not be easy. but in its 40 year history, noble has often been unafraid to be conscious of law enforcement. now more than ever, it is time to take on the role once again. confronting truth is oftentimes a difficult endeavor. but it's curing reality to maintain a seemingly comfortable, but ultimately unjust status quo serves no one

well. as always, noble, you must lead. i am greatly honored to receive an award doubled air my name and grateful to my successor for presenting it to me. i hope that in the years coming, it will bestowed upon men and women who are not afraid to speak truth to power and doing a great tradition of this great organization help to craft solutions to new problems they are forced to confront and old issues that have bedeviled assassination for centuries. never forget that positive change go possible is not promised. it is the result of hard work, sacrifice and endurance in the face of failure. i am confident that noble at the dallas has the hope leader can treat toward a future that is used with change that we long for so long as the nation. thank you all once again.

[applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> we are a little off program, but we are going to do what we do. we adjust.

let me take you back to the national anthem that was found by chief of police, gregory thomas -- excuse me, gregory harris. this is gregory thomas. [applause] chief of police at the north carolina school of art, winston-salem, north carolina. what did you think of his friend should of lift every voice? [applause] i suppose you want to know who all these folks are sitting up here. let me just introduce this morning to you, starting to my far right. gerald nelson, national vice president. [applause] cj davis, national sergeant at arms. [applause] and if you would hold your applause until i get through the whole list here.

reverend dr. barbara williams harris, national champlin. clarence e. cox to third national second-best president. perry carried, your current first national bank resident in a today's your national president. broderick johnson, assistant to the president cabinet secretary and chair of my brothers keeper's task force. gregory thomas, national president. dwayne crawford, executive or, noble national authors. hubert t. bell, 2016 cochair and our national treasurer. tried to pray, 2016 conference cochair federal assistance to the national president.

matthew r. victor rosa, chief of police u.s. capitol police department. marita jay bryant, reaching to the national vice president. patrick labonte, region three national vice president. gregory c. baker, region or national vice president. frederick thomas, region five national vice president. cheryl moody, region six national vice president. and the shield, national financial secretary. let's give these folks a round of applause. [applause] are second tier, thomas blake nelson, national recording secretary, also washington d.c. chapter president.

charles e. canseco, national parliamentarian. jacqueline asked carter, national associate representative. special assistant to the national president and northern virginia chapter president. see mark jones, assistant to the national president. jackson, special assistant to the national president for international affairs. major general ac roper, united states army. jeffrey at shank, direct through united states national central bureau interpol. guy jay pretrial, chief postal united states postal inspector. thomas p. written -- thomasa brennan, deputy turkoman bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms

the next list is. david harlow, deputy director u.s. marshals service. sophia jones, a system administrator, transportation security administration office of inspections. phil miller, executive assistant director immigrations customs and horsemen. mark ridley, deputy turkoman naval criminal investigation service. kathleen tye, inspector general department of education. gail stallworth stone, acting inspector general social security administration office in victor general. h. agnes daniels, commissioner of police, surinam police force. the black rain, deputy commissioner. jamaica constabulary force. jamaica chapter president.

he do a ha ha mullah, assistant commissioner of nigerian police force. [applause] rodrick eight allison, direct your federal air marshals. anthony and chop the common executive director hispanic american police officers command association. paul fell, third vice president international association of chiefs of police. marcia mandated, secretary manager says the nation of caribbean commissioners a police. w. craig hartley junior,

executive director commission on accreditation for law enforcement agencies. gil prelutsky, commissioner u.s. customs and border protection. patricia ask allen, assistant commissioner metropolitan police london. marcus hill, assistant director u.s. department of homeland security. tracey as perry, direct drive u.s. department of agriculture forest service. jeffrey d. scott, executive director air force officer of special investigations. jean mccaskey, commander service police montréal, canada and treasurer of the montréal

chapter. craig w. floyd, president and ceo national line first in officers on. ladies and gentlemen. [applause] again, good morning. coming to the podium near current national president, gregory thomas. [applause] >> these are the best of times and the worst of times. these are the best of times in the worst of times. is that the best of times in major cities across the country experiencing rapid growth with crime and unemployment trending downward. these are the worst of times and in areas across the country

experiencing stagnation in growth following crime members to assist it to spare while increasing the relationship between the community vibe first of. good morning again, noble. my opening quote comes from the classic 1959 novel by charles dickens entitled tale of two cities. allow me to paraphrase this close to more, were fully sensitive is the best of time, the worst of times. it was a major place in, the age of foolishness. it was the season of light and the season of darkness. it was the spring of hope with the winter of despair. we had everything before us, get nothing for us. we are all going direct the other way. as we are here in washington d.c. celebrating our

anniversary, we are in the best of times and the worst of times. during this moment, the country needs to push forward and ensure there is less incidents like those with experience in the past few days, weeks and months. we have to step up: blake. law enforcement in the community we serve, to british this ever-expanding golf. as we continue to go through the pain of processing -- going through processing these event that happened recently, we need to look within ourselves to know the opportunity for reform lies with both law-enforcement and the communities we serve. on the law enforcement side, police officers must take a personal gut check and ask themselves, is this the right job for me? how do i address any inherent biases? can i fully serve the community with impartiality?

our fellow officers administering a fair manner and most of us are cells but what is the role of law enforcement, guardian or warrior. moreover, as law-enforcement executives, we must ensure we are select and hiring the right people come administering penalty where needed, more than partly providing support to humankind throughout an entire career. on the community site, we need to be open for the development of the public safety partnerships and the need to tamp down the rhetoric and violence directed at members of law enforcement. no matter where we stand in the chain of command of our respective agents these, we all know that our work is important, needed and valued that the vast majority of citizens. as an industry, we have to acknowledge and recognize the pain, agony and despair that some members, not all of our

brothers and sisters have caused minority communities. if we do this, we can move closer reconciliation. when we do this, we can have a candid, conversation about healing. let me start to add here that as you may have heard, i was provided the white house a week or so ago with nine other members of one percentage is represented the country summoned there by based president biden. as we sat there ready for a meeting with vice president biden, the door so suddenly opened and in walked president obama. he sat with us for two hours to have a conversation about healing. he asked everyone about the thought and solutions. as they came to me, i said then -- i'll say now what i said then, we haven't industry. it is nobody else's issue but us. we have to admit, as i mentioned

earlier, and recognize the pain people are drinking around the country regarding the way they have been treated to some members of law enforcement. without doing that, there will be no reconciliation. so it is critical -- [applause] is critical as you heard the words of attorney general lynch and attorney general holder. we spoke about the need for us to be who we are and be steadfast about the statement. until the knowledge the pain caused in our community particularly by some members of law enforcement, we could never have become this nation about healing because people are being hurt but not listened to. as we come together and let me stop also to say is never extending mobile family, you've heard vice president about who is on the stage here. in particular, i want to recognize two people. we have a new chapter in

montréal, which the current board i needed to put a charter late last year and also this past friday, we also signed a charter for a chapter in jamaica. so now we are aiming there as well. [applause] as we come together this week to celebrate a wisdom filled work of our founders, let us do so with the goal of being those who are prepared to stand in the curry gap between one person in the communities we serve. as the praying people, we know their times in the bible where the lord called in for someone to stand in the gap. but his take on that task in a very tunable manner and be the leaders we know we aren't we need to be because to do so with psp true to what is noble then, what is noble now and tomorrow. thank you.

[applause] [applause] >> we are still being flexible. and notice might turn out to introduce -- i apologize according to the program. we now need to welcome -- my apologies. we now need to introduce the chief of capitol police here in washington d.c. please say a few words. thank you so much. [applause]

>> president thomas, distinguished guests, thank you for the opportunity and welcome to the noble executive board. as members, distinguished guests at the law-enforcement community, participate in this conference in our nations capital. it is an honor to be here and appreciate how important noble store has been helping to develop today's law-enforcement professionals, some of whom may someday become the biggest leaders in mind is that, who will affect positive change and bring communities together. noble's mission to ensure equity in the administration of justice and the provision of public service to all communities and serve as the conscience of unforced that i be committed to justice to action is exactly what is needed today. law enforcement agencies and

departments that have lost touch with communities they serve are doomed to failure. the basic principles of policing speak directly to this. on his survivor peel, the person credited with developing the nine principles of modern policing enumerated the basic principles that apply today on the basic philosophy. the most important of which i believe are that police adults and should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that police are the public and the public are the police. [applause] the police being on the members of the public duties which are incumbent upon every citizen in the interest of community

welfare and existence. if the police do not secure the willing cooperation of the public they serve combined with the law, they lost a public street to. does that sound familiar? cities and law enforcement are crisis. we professionals need to address these issues straight on through dialogue with community leaders. we only serve the public because the public allows and accepts the rule of law. when the police act outside the law or proceed to act outside the law, dave or the public confidence in the police in difficult and nearly impossible. it becomes a spurs fan relationship. we are part of the public and law enforcement can never forget that. leaders and members of noble enough to rouse any police organizations can restore the confidence and she'll communities that an experienced

divisiveness and upheaval. the members here can affect the true change, positive institutional change in the nation police departments. through leadership, education, mentoring future executives, training as well as recruitment of outstanding youth to join the ranks of police department, change can be achieved by including people from diverse communities in the change process and that happens through dialogue, through community policing, through achieving a place once again in which the chief are the public public are the police. u.s. capitol police, and personally powered to support that mission. i've chosen some of my best leaders to attend the comp is this year. thank you for allowing -- [applause] thank you for allowing me a few

minutes to briefly touch on these topics. i have enjoyed the presentation so far. really appreciate the opportunity just be today. thank you. [applause] >> i need to offer you an apology. i didn't say her name when i introduce to because truth be told i didn't have my glasses at me. so chief, thank you. i apologize for not doing that properly. thank you. [applause] but i do have it now as i introduced the keynote speaker. it's my pleasure to introduce to you this morning's keynote beaker to robert johnson, assistant president and cabinet secretary and share shared my brother's keepers task force. mr. johnson, in that capacity, has held other positions in the

private sectors in the senior adviser to president obama during the campaign in 2012 and informal advisor to the obama presidential campaign in 2008 and is a senior at nicer to the kerry campaign in 2004. during the clinton administration committed to be assistant to the legislative affairs and started his career in the house of representatives during a the time when he drafted landmark legislation, it including the family medical leave act control act that made teenagers pics. he later served as chief to the house committee from the district of columbia and asked democratic chief will to the house committee on education. he received his back away from the college of the holy cross and his jurist doctorate from the universe in michigan where he lectured on public be in government relations. a native of baltimore, maryland, currently resides in washington d.c. with his wife and three

children. before i bring them to the podium, one of the best things i have found surfing and develop national president of the amount of time to get invited to the white house. what a scary to get invited to the white house when you didn't tell them you were in washington d.c. scary. scary. that happened this past fall when we are here for the national black caucus. we were together and we got a call from valerie jarrett, senior adviser to the president and she knew we were in town and could she come to the white house to discuss issues of youth in particular. it was fair i met the chair at the my brothers keeper initiative. from then on, it has been a discussion about how noble about how noble conjoined with the white house initiatives. let's give a noble round of applause for mr. broderick john then. [applause] ..

american family and certainly for law enforcement. times that have shaken us to our core, weeks when some individuals filled with hatred

have done terrell things to try to tear country apart. but we've also seen weeks where we come together to morn and commit to take action. i know the noble family was gathered here for the civil rights brunch yesterday when the nation heard the shocking news from baton rouge about the loss of your brothers, the loss of three brave who put their lives on the line to serve and protect their community. brave souls ran toward danger rather than from it. we pry for their families and those who were injured yesterday. as the president said in his address to the nation yesterday afternoon, quote, regardless of motive, the death of these three brave officers underscores the danger that police across the country confront every single day. we as a nation have to be clear that nothing justifies violence against law enforcement.

attacks on police are an attack on all of us. the rule of law that makes society possible. but as i stand here today, in front of all of you in this es es -- esteemed room i'm reminded president's words at the medal of valor ceremony in the white house, quote, the men and women that run toward danger remind us of your courage and humility, what the highest form of citizenship looks like. when you see students, commuters and shoppers at risk, you don't see them as strangers. you see them as part of your own family and your own community. the scripture teaches us you love your neighbor as yourself and other as safety before your own. your proud example of public service you remind us loving our country means loving one another, close quote. you although that love every day in your service and your

sacrifice. then you go above and beyond by serving tens of thoses of youth through education programs every year. we so deeply appreciate your new commitment to the my brothers keeper initiative, designed to connect boys and young men of color and other vulnerable youth to education and program resources aimed at improving their relationships with law enforcement through your law and your community program. thank you so much for that commitment to my brothers keeper. we applaud that commitment. [applause] and that commitment joins alongside your support for the president's task force on 21st century policing. you've been alongside us in our communities during some of the toughest moments during the aftermath of ferguson. you embody what it means to be servant leaders. for that we are forever

grateful. in addition to serving a secretary in the president's cabinet, it is my great privilege to serve as the chair of his my brothers keeper task force. while the cornerstone of the domestic policy agenda has been expanding opportunities, mbk came about in the tragic killing of trayvon martin. following the tragedy and subsequent trial, the president spoke candidly to the nation, when he said trayvon martin could have been his son. 35 years ago, trayvon martin could have been him. president went on to say there are a lot of kids out there who need help and getting a lot of negative reenforcement. finally he said there has to be more we can do to give the sense this country cares about them and values them and willing to invest in them. as you all know the challenges and disparities that boys and young men of color face are significant and they start in

the earliest days and follow them throughout their lives. some of these statistics, one in two black boys have no fathers at home. one in four latinos. by age three, children from low income households have heard roughly 30 million pure words than higher income peers. by age three. african-american students represent 16% of the public school population, make up 42% of those suspended more than once and 34% of student expelled. many are preschoolers, 3 and 4-year-olds suspended from preschool. isn't that startling. they're like little people about this tall. we can do better. the high school graduation rate in america is now 82% but many districts see 50% graduation

rates or worse for boys of color. finally while only 6% of the overall population, black males account for nearly half the nation's murder victims. among young adults ages 10 to 24 the homicide is leading cause of death for black males and among leading causes of death for hispanics but we can do better. so in february 2014 the president launched the my brother's keeper initiative from the east room of the white house. and it was designed to address the persistent opportunity gap, some of which i just cited faced by boys and men of color so we an assure all young people in this nation can reach their full potential. mbk is not about a single solution. it is about supporting our children at every key stage in their developments from cradle to college and career and indeed providing second chances. in response to the president's call to action two years ago,

nearly 250 communities in all 50 states and district of columbia and puerto rico have accepted the president's my brother's keeper community challenge. nearly 250 communities. more than $600 million in private sector and philanthropic grants and in kind resources and billion dollars in low interest finance having committed to alignment with mbk but we can do better. a new federal policy initiatives and grants program to insure every child has a clear pathway to success from cradle to college and to career and to second chances. mbc communities have brought together diverse community leaders who are executing bold plans of action to reduce inequities and to expand opportunity including reducing violence and providing second chances. often those, that work includes partnerships and conversations

between youth and law enforcement. for example, in the city of boston, boston has expanded its violence interrupttores program in coordination with the boston police department to provide increased on the groundout reach to youth at risk of violent crime. in detroit, team up detroit, pal has partnered with the chief of police to launch the teen up program, an initiative that matches police officer horse serve as mentors with baseball and softball teams. nearly 2000 youth participating in detroit's summer youth employment program are paired with law enforcement officials. there are 8,000 youth in the program. 2,000 youth are paired with law enforcement officials. philadelphia's police school diversion program led to 54% reduction in school-based arrests. rather than sending these children into the juvenile justice systems the school diversion program offers youth

and their parents and their caregivers a range of social services and counseling but we need to scale up that work. so that's why we are especially grateful and thank noble for the mbk announcement they will work with us to see this work take place in more communities across the country, to bring together young men and young women of color with law enforcement. so again, we are so deeply grateful for your commitment so we can expand this work. [applause] you know, mbk is not about just dealing with issues through forums or discussions, while those are important but it's about making sure we take action, that we come together, that we're honest about the challenges that we face but that we are committed to work with each other to do the hard work, to restore and rebuild trust. doing the hard work of making

sure all of our children, no matter who they are, no matter where they come from have equal opportunity and nothing standing in the way of them achieving their dreams. about young people realizing they too and should become law enforcement officers because it is such an incredibly honorable profession. before i step off the stage the president asked i share his greetings with all of you as well. the white house, washington, july 15th, 2016. i am pleased to join in marking the 40th anniversary of the national organization of black law enforcement executives. our law enforcement officials put their lives on the line every day for a cause greater than themselves. for many this work is more than a job. it is a calling. a chance to give back to the communities in which they live, and an opportunity to uphold the

rule of law that sustains our democracy. the hours are often long, the work is often dangerous, and the stress is often high and yet all across our country officials carry out their duties fairly and professionally. our nation is safer for it. we're all part of one american family and it is our responsibility to do everything we can to lift up and to support all our people, including those who serve and protect our communities. for 40 years noble has been a leader in these efforts. founded in the midst of increasing crime in communities of color, you have worked not only to unify black voices in law enforcement but also to mentor and to educate thousands of youth through leadership development programs. my administration's task force on 21st century policing has looked to leaders of noble to

help address key challenges and i am grateful for your commitment to help communities that have accepted my brother's keeper community challenge to strengthen relationships between youth and law enforcement. in today's world our collective efforts are more critical than ever before. as a nation we have made enormous progress in race relations over the course of the past several decades. i have witnessed that in my own life. still, more work remains. in the face of heartache and tragedies leaders like you remind us there is no contradiction between supporting police officers and recognizing the racial disparities that exist in our criminal justice system. the america i know is not as divided as some try to insist. i am confident that by coming together to listen, learn, and build trust with each other at forums like this, we can further

address some of the challenges that have plagued our nation for centuries. as you convene to tackle some of america's most pressing issues and work to keep our communities safe, please know that a grateful president thanks is and your families for your service and sacrifice. signed, president barack obama. [applause] the final thing i would like to say is thank you on behalf of the my family for all you do to protect us. we are deeply, deeply grateful. god bless all of you and thank you. [applause]

thank you again for those words. it is also important to the organization that we continue the discussion that we started last fall and we are, as you will see shortly issuing a press release that will more firmly detail the partnership between the white house, my brother's keeper and noble because as we discussed at the outset when the topic of law enforcement engagement comes up around sessions around the country who else better than noble to be there, to have the discussion, a discussion we're having any way in law and community events around the country. we'll coordinate our events with my brother's keeper. i know it is something membership will love. because they're doing it now. opportunity to work with resources from the white house, et cetera, to spread message about law enforcement's role how important it is but a hidden role to help with recruitment, get more ambassadors in youth

union form if you -- uniform when it comes to issues of law enforcement. thank you for your time and the president for his work in this area. we'll pivot back again, i'm close to the microphones, take advantage of that trying to move the program forward. i will bring to you now the youth leadership conference representatives and they are going to come back to executive director to close with acknowledgement. would monserat freddy guzman and satchel mckinney come forward please? thank you. [applause] you look sharp. let me get out of the way. >> thank you. good morning, noble members and dais guest. >> good morning. >> my name is satchel mckinney, i'm 16 years old and

i attend st. mary's high school in maryland. [applause] >> standing with me, standing with me is monserrat guzman, age 18 along with me is serving as noble youth ambassador for the 15th annual noble youth leadership conference. [applause] i want to take this opportunity to thank noble for hosting the youth leadership conference here in washington, d.c. along with the other participants i am committed to being focused and look forward to being enlightened, empowered and encouraged.

[applause] our intention for this youth leadership conference is to be focused and be free from distractions because we don't want to miss anything that you have for us. although we are young we are mindful what is happening in our world today. we look forward to engaging in robust discussions and engaging with you guys and we want to be an intentional part of the solution. so on behalf of the youth leaders of the noble youth leadership conference, thank you, noble, for investing in the future of youth. have a great conference. pleus applause. [applause]

[applause] >> so you know, i was up all night preparing my speech, young man,ir, young man? young man? i was up all night preparing my speech and practicing in the mirror at 1:00 in the morning. what are you doing, man? you show me up, bro. [laughter]. how cool was that, right? [applause] the and he said, well, bust. i was like, really. [laughter]. duane, please, thank you. noble family, and guests, please

give yourselves a round of applause. this has been unbelievable morning. i'm going through some of our notes here, so bear with me here. i'm going to start off first with some keynotes. the plenary meetings are scheduled. department of homeland security, 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., washington four. immigration and customs enforcement, 11:00 a.m., in washington 4. bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, washington two. u.s. postal service, washington three. and u.s. marshals service, washington five. now we mentioned earlier we are, our press release already gone out on my brother's keeper. let me say, president thomas, instrumental, executive board reaching out to the white house. this is going to be a key initiative, part of our law in your community program. there will be announcement

coming out. thank our president for this leadership. this is a big, big deal, thank you. [applause] silent auction, open after our plenary. t will end at 2:45 p.m. however you can pick up your items at security desk. you can pick up your items at the security desk. host city. don't leave here to go to host city. there will be great event tonight. all you will need is what? your badges. if you have your badges you can get into the host city. founders, take a moment -- >> we will leave this event here and go live now to cuyahoga falls in ohio to hear remarks from ohio governor john kasich. he will be speaking to michigan's delegates to the 2016 national convention hosted by the delegates in cleveland. the governor will be speaking at

9:00 this morning. >> isn't that just wonderful. i thought the whole program was amazing. melania trump was elegant and outstanding and she talked about her love of this country and her love of her family and boy, do i wish the media woulding focus on that. if only they gave the same attention to hillary's emails that they gave to melania's speech last night, our world would be a better place. so -- [applause] i am going to bring up michael benarian to offer the pledge of allegiance. >> mike, can inget a picture with you? [laughter] >> we'll be doing pictures after out there. please stand for the pledge, thank you. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it

stands, one nation under god, indy visible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. >> please remain standing. >> you should know this routine by now. so our quaker brothers and officers call it centering down. have you ever heard of that expression, centering down? it means that you, in a matter of seconds try to find that spirit all center within, that place of peace. so we're going to do for a few second as little centering down. it is the same thing as a heavy silence. oh, god of unity we ask this morning you give us your vision to see the great dangers we are in by our country's unhappy

divisions and this morning it is our fervent prayer you will take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatever else may hinder us from becoming a united country, united by a loving and forgiving god. so we may all be one heart and one soul, united in one bond to truth and peace, of faith and charity, and may with one mind and one mouth speak to one another with respect and with love. god of compassion in your gentleness, guide us, in your power strengthen us, in your lowliness, strip us from ourselfish pride, which only destroys us. in your greatness lift us up that we might aspire to greater

things. as a shepherd, call us tenderly to feed and tend your flock. god of patience, these days are really long and the meetings are endless and the speakers are, numerous. so as we look towards what's ahead we ask you to give us more patience and we'd like you to hurry so we have many days left and yesterday we used up a whole week's worth of patience. give us patience as we wait in long lines. remind us to be kind and gentle to the one who serves us the wrong order that still took 25 minutes to prepare. calm our hurried lives and help us to enjoy this very historic moment.

make us more jobe-like, willing to rest and trust -- job-like. next a moment of pastoral privilege. you know they are passionate, focused, energized out to save the country. i now know some of them are hurting, some are grieving, some are needing. as they are rent to pasture for these few days i lift them all up up to you today. there is burden caring a parent with dementia. a recent divorce. some still battling cancer. estrangement from children. the sadness of children leaving home. and friends and family dealing with end of life decisions. today grant healing, peace, hope, strength to everyone here, bearing a burden and the need of your uplifting presence and spirit. so be with us, lord.

put smiles on our faces and give relief to our feet and together we say, amen. [applause] >> i will be breach this morning because you heard a lot from me, just in terms of the order of business today order of business on convention floor, we will do the state roll call. we will share our delegation votes and i have the great honor to be able to talk about like to propose an auction. if any want your names mentioned in my remarks i will auction it off. i'm just kidding. come on, guys. where is the sense of humor. i thought that would be funny. but that is going to be great.

the we'll show our michigan strength and pride. we'll talk about our comeback today. i'm so excited. we do want all the delegates on the floor. be sure to be there if you're a delegate. alternates be in your seat so we can elevate people throughout the day. that is very important that is important in terms of our guests today. we have the governor of ohio coming today. [applause] cleveland has really done a remarkable job on this convention. [applause] i sat on the committee for arrangements from the rnc, and to see the progression in the short time frame to turn the city around and all chatter we were hearing coming in about security, boy, they have done such a nice job.

everywhere you go, people say thank you for coming to our city. and as they have been such a wonderful host to us, the governor and all of those people in this state have done everything they could to make our experience wonderful, let's show him our michigan hospitality today. are you with me? [applause] thank you. i'm going to bring steven up to give you some updates for today and logistics. >> yea stephen. [applause] >> all right. thank you, everybody. all right, so today, first and foremost the theme of today's, excuse me, convention session is to make america work again. barack obama over the last eight years has enacted job-killing

policy after job-killing policy and donald trump will end that trend and bring jobs back to america. [applause] we're going to hear from people like donald trump, jr., shelley moore capito and as well as ben carson and numerous other speakers throughout the day. as the chairman mentioned, the most important thing that's going to be happening today, we'll do the roll call of states to officially nominate our presumptive nominee donald trump. with that said, i want to make sure, and i apologize for not saying this yesterday, if you are a delegate and you are leaving the floor for any reason, for any length of time, please, i will be on the floor all day today. please let me know so that i can, i can get your credential from you and i can elevate an alternate in your place. that is something we didn't do

yesterday. we want to give everybody here every alternate, and if possible, as many guests as possible, the opportunity to be on the floor. it is really exciting. it is an opportunity that not a lot of people ever have the opportunity to have and we want to really give everybody the full delegate experience as we possibly can. so please, if you're a delegate and you're going to leave the floor, please come see me. i am usually hanging out bit michigan sign and i will work with a few alternates in the, make sure we're alternating and elevating people as necessary and as appropriate. yes, sir? >> [inaudible] >> so, i've got a cell phone number. i will text people. lives identified a couple of folks in the alternate section to be kind of captains for me. but i will text them. they will kind of pull people

out. i will also be running back and forth if necessary, from the alternate section to the delegate section. so. all right, any, anymore questions about that? okay. as far as the fun stuff for the day, speaker cotter is hosting an event at the mayfield golf course this morning. buses for that event will depart, right immediately after breakfast ends at 10:00 a.m. buses, that event ends about 2:00. there will be buses that get back to the hotel at least 45 minutes before the gop express is askedded ruled to come to the sheraton suites. so if you want, after that event, if you want to come back to the hotel, time to come back,

freshen up a little bit and head back down to the take the gop express directly into the convention security perimeter. additionally, there will be a few buses that will leave from speaker cotter's event and go directly downtown. please keep in mind, if you do take those buses downtown, they will drop off at the committee on arrangements drop-off point. you will have to do a little bit of a walk to get into the convention center itself. so again your two options are take the bus back to the hotel. freshen up for a little bit. and then take the gop express in. or take one bus downtown but do a little bit more walking. and then, as always, after session ends tonight, about 11:00, i was told it went very smoothly last night, take the gop express, brown 29 is our

bus. brown 29 is our bus to get back here to the sheraton suites. and then lastly, very last announcement from the cruise director for the day, we will be passing out shirts for everybody to wear on the floor today. thank you to our finance chairman, bill pafrfit. bill. [applause] so that every delegate, alternate from michigan, everybody knows exactly who we are. it's very nice of him to help sponsor those. we appreciate it. and i think that's all i have for the day. so with that said i will turn it back over to chairman mcdaniel. [applause] >> okay this time i will be really short introducing our

next speaker. david nicholson, for those of you who don't know him, please go and introduce yourself to david. david is such a great leader in our state. he is so involved in many philanthropic charities throughout the state. he does so much to help elect republicans. he is a kind of behind the scenes guy. always one of those people you can pick up the phone and call, say, hey, can you help me with this? >> what is his number? >> i will give you his number in a minute. except for jeff. jeff isn't allowed to have his number. he has been a real friend to me since i've been chair. i just so appreciate his leadership in michigan. he also serves for our party on the wayne state board of governors. we're very happy to have republicans on any education board. let's clap for that. [applause] and with that being said i would like to introduce david

nicholson. [applause] >> ronna that was incredibly nice. the truth is i'm one of your numerous speakers but i have an important job to introduce someone important but my day job, i'm a group ceo of pbs chemicals and we've been a michigan-based company the past 75 years. we employ a couple hundred people in the state. we're very proud of being mesh ganders, and. i'm on wayne state university board representing with governor diane tanascas, who taught me a lot and i appreciate her guidance. i'm finance co-chair for kasich for president. i shared that responsibility with mr. john holezen here today and that brought me to today's eventual louse me to introduce

senate majority leader arlen mikoff. he endorsed governor kasich early on. he was one of the first people in michigan when he endorsed in september 2015. despite the ups and downs of the kasich campaign, arlen stood by the governor the until the campaign ended in may. he is a man you want on your team. we don't have enough time or patience to cover all of the breadth of arlen's public service but i would like to mention a few items. senator mikoff served two terms in the michigan house of representatives. now he is in his second term in the senate representing the 30th district and i think he received one of the highest honors being selected by his peers to be their senate majority leader. i know him as dedicated family man as so clear by the devotion to his latest grandchild. he is avid outdoors man, he is a great shot. yesterday showed us he can throw a great party. with that i would like to

introduce senate majority leader, al been minkof. [applause] >> well, good morning, michigan! come on, break it up. let's go! i have only a few minutes to talk to you to go over a few things. i have the opportunity and the great pleasure to introduce governor kasich when he gets here. he will be here shortly in just a few minutes. thanks for attending our event yesterday. did everybody have a great time? wasn't that great? [applause] i honestly had nothing to do with it. i wanted corvettes there. yay to my staff that took care of all that stuff. it was amazing. i want to say thank you for what you're doing. taking time out of your schedule, out of your family time to come down here because it is that important. you are invested. yo