speak, but before i do that, i have the chairman, both the stadium and finance committee, i'll ask bob mcnear to come up, arm of the finance commission. >> thank you, commissioner. we worked two years, not just the last nine months, on trying to find a solution for the raiders, and, of course, our first choice was to find an answer in oakland. unfortunately, we were not able to do that, and the plan that the raiders now have to be in nevada in las vegas is a very sound plan and one that we looked at carefully, and it meets all our standards and financial conditions, and so we're delighted for the raiders. we think this leads to a more stable franchise, and that's the goal of all of us in the league is to have 32 clubs that are all strong, so we wish the raiders and mark davis well. we regret that the oakland fans are going to be disappointed, and i wish we could do something about that, but we weren't able to successfully find a viable plan there. congratulations, mark. >> i just want to add, as has been said, these are difficult decisions. i think that anybody who has visit eed oakland under