i am the chairman of the clubs and newsmaker committee in the host of today's event featuring ben cohen and jerry greenfield. we will take questions from the audience. the club gives preference to media members. many of those around you are working journalist so we will let them go first. after that, we will take questions from others in the audience. please keep your questions fairly brief and to the point because we would like to be able to get in as many questions as time allows. everyone asking questions should please identify yourself before asking and state the agency or organization that you represent. reform gets started, i would like to mention a few upcoming events that may be of interest. at 10:00 a.m. on wednesday, the club's newsmakers committee will host a panel of leaders from solar energy companies to discuss what they say is the critical importance of congress extending the 603-grant program. the newsmaker forum will take place in the moral room. gtm will reveal results which will provide detailed analysis of the solar market's historical growth in the third quarter, th

ben cohen and jerry greenfield, co-founder of ben and jerry's inc., will explain how they share manyf the values supported by the occupied wall street movement because they consider it will help get more americans back to work. they want to talk about why and how business leaders should work to reduce economic inequality and helped create the changes called for by demonstrators. they helped build a store front a venture into a $300 million at ice-cream empire by making social responsibility and creative management strengths instead of weaknesses. cohen was born in new york. the two met in junior high and have been close friends ever since. they are joined today by the ceo of ben and jerry's -- down on the end -- and the chairman of the board of ben and jerry to answer questions about the company's progressive values and the strong support for the occupy movement. i understand mr. thurmond would like to open with a statement. is that correct? the right ahead. -- go right ahead. "good morning. i guess mic check is important. i am happy to be here and to occupy the national press club,

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ben cohen and jerry greenfield will explain how business leaders can reduce economic inequality and bring about the changes being advocated by the movement's demonstrators. this event can be seen live later this morning at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span.t a >> next, newark, new jersey,li mayor coryke booker.. he recently spoke on behalf ofth presidente obama and his re-election campaign in manchester, new hampshire.f the event was co-hosted by the st. answer helm college creme cats and -- democratses and the group organizing for america. it runs about 50 minutes. [applause] >> i'm sorry, i just had to retreat christian there. how's everybody doing?i are we enthusiastic? are we excited? not for me though. [laughter]e look, i am thrilled to be here. i'm looking at my time, i wanthe to manage it appropriately. i really have two agendas, one, to talk about obama and a lot of the issues, and i'm hoping in the question and answer we can o get into that as much as you want to. but really what i'm hoping to de is to excite the folks that arer here to get involved in thisg campaign. i was just intervie