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>> this is for day coverage of the national governors association meeting in rhode island. they are taking a five-minute break right now waiting for the next speaker, who is steve ballmer, former ceo of microsoft . later this afternoon, tesla and spacex ceo elon musk will be speaking. that also will be live here on c-span. and a reminder, you can watch laterf today's sessions tonight on c-span starting at 8:00.

>> we are at national governors association waiting for the next panel to start. let's hear from other speaker. girls who code cofounder.

>> there is no wi-fi in the homes, little to no wi-fi in the schools, the county has been decimated by the heroin epidemic. about 40 girls twice a week meet in a local library to learn how to code to get their shot at the middle class. automation has transformed everything about the way we live and work. jobs are not going to be done by machines and humans, but robots and computers. if we were honest, this has created a lot of pain for americans, but it is always created an opportunity. there are 500,000 jobs open in computing and technology. these are jobs that are great,

they pay a great wage, $120,000 if you are a software program. the problem list too many too many -- problem is americans do not have the skills to feel them. only 40,000 americans graduated in computer science to fill those 500,000 jobs. this is an opportunity for many of you in your states and constituents. i believe the solution -- >> the private sector before i ran for governor, i am thrilled and excited to introduce and hear from our next speaker. steve ballmer is best known for his incredibly successful career as at the leader of microsoft serving for 14 years as the company's chief executive officer. was steve started at microsoft, they had just 30