colfax. yes, i just want to say thank you, mayor breed for trusting us in the fire department to take on this critical role with the department of public health and others. as you may have heard, street crisis response team, we also call it "skirt." i want to give a shout out to some of the people here on the street crisis response team. we have a community paramedic that has more training than a regular paramedic. they're trained in de-escalation. they can redirect people to other services and a mental health professional from public health and as dr. colfax said, a peer support person. in terms of the 5,000 calls we have gone on and of the folks we have gone out to help, 40% of them have accepted help and transport to a psychiatric facility. that does not include people that we have had to 51-50. but this is an extremely successful program. we're working out all the creaks. but we look forward to it. chief simon peng, if you have any specific questions, he is here as well. thank you all for

colfax. >> thank you, mayor breed. good morning everybody and thank you, mayor breed, for your ongoing leadership during this pandemic. and i want to thank our partners at u.c.s.f. and especially dr. charles chiu and his team and i'd also like to thank our testing partner dr. scott topper. both are here today. and, of course my partner dr. mary ellen carol. all of us have been working in the last 24 hours with our state and federal partners at cdc and the state department of health to determine whether this indeed is the first case of omicron that has been detected and that has indeed been the result of our work overnight. i want to acknowledge our health officer dr. susan philip. but i also want to emphasize this is not a surprise. for those of you who knew, we thought omicron was already here. we just hadn't detected it yet. so this is cause for concern, but it's also certainly not a cause for panic. we are prepared in the city for this with regard to the case itself. the person recently tr

grant colfax. i was not very happy with the news that he was reporting to me because i know what it meant for me to go out there and have to tell members of the public who were going to be upset with me and the decisions we had to make. but we did it and what we saw in san francisco, one of the lowest death rates in the country although we're one of the most dense cities in the country. what we saw or what we continue to see one of the highest vaccination rates. so say what you want about san francisco. we're trying to be safe. we're trying to be healthy and we're trying to live and we're trying to thrive in this city and public health is at the forefront of this city and the person who helps make those decisions is dr. grant colfax. [ applause ] >> well, thank you, mayor breed and a heart felt thank you to our 9 leaders here today and then the testing questions that came and then the vaccine questions and i want to thank you for everything that you've done. because of your work and equity based ap

colfax. detector moritz, do we have any public comment? >> clerk: folks on the line if you like to make a comment please press star 3 so we can acknowledge you. i don't see any. >> president bernal: thank you very much. our next item is approval of the minutes of the health commission meeting of december 7, 2021. commissioners, you have the minutes before you. are there any amendment or if not a motion to approve? >> motion to approve. >> second. >> clerk: let's check public comment. folks on the line if you like to make comment on item 3, the minutes, please press star 3. i do not see any hands. i'll do a roll call vote. [roll call vote]. thank you. the item passes. >> president bernal: next item is general public comment. >> clerk: folks on the line if you like to make comment about something not on the agenda, please press star 3 now to comment. actually, commissioners, something happened where i'm not able to use my mouse to see. can someone see if there's hands up. i'm not able to use my

colfax, director short. and to carmen chu as well. let me just say that the -- what the mayor has said is so true around not only the importance of this center to the community, but also looking back to how the funds come about, and i just want to remind everyone that when those bond measures come on to the balance, and it looks like a bunch of numbers, what we are celebrating today is when the voters of san francisco give us the green light to do big things to serve our community. and this is all made possible because of that vote in 2016. i want to really thank all of our health care heroes. the folks who work here. the folks who had to operate. everyone knew that it would be a challenge to operate in a temporary location. like, that's tough enough. and then try doing that in the middle of a global pandemic. everyone knew that this would be a big project for d.p.w. to do. think about doing that project in the midst of a global pandemic. think about all of the work for everyone involved with the department of public health and everyt

colfax. >> thank you, mayor breed. good morning everybody and thank you, mayor breed, for your ongoing leadership during this pandemic. and i want to thank our partners at u.c.s.f. and especially dr. charles chiu and his team and i'd also like to thank our testing partner dr. scott topper. both are here today. and, of course my partner dr. mary ellen carol. all of us have been working in the last 24 hours with our state and federal partners at cdc and the state department of health to determine whether this indeed is the first case of omicron that has been detected and that has indeed been the result of our work overnight. i want to acknowledge our health officer dr. susan philip. but i also want to emphasize this is not a surprise. for those of you who knew, we thought omicron was already here. we just hadn't detected it yet. so this is cause for concern, but it's also certainly not a cause for panic. we are prepared in the city for this with regard to the case itself. the person recently tr

this is what it looked like in colfax elevation, 2400 snowfall, keeping the snow plows busy throughoutthe morning and throughout the region in areas where the white stuff is rather uncommon areas like auburn where snow fell on i 80 for colfax local dwayne watson, the storm and what it brought with it was welcome news we i like to see maher. i hope to get an up by next summer. >> act also to fill the lakes up. got water for next summer. >> but for others, mother nature got in the way crews closed down. i 80 between colfax and the nevada state line for several hours during the morning to clear downed power lines just after sunrise passenger cars with chains and all-wheel-drive vehicles were allowed through. while those drivers are given the go ahead to get back on the highway. >> big rigs were told they had to stay put. 10. >> working my i don't know what time open. finish my for team what time will come. >> got his answer around 10 this morning. big rigs were given the all-clear to get back on the highway. and as for watson, he's just happy. it's noted all. >> makes little bit. nice to

colfax. >> director: thank you, president bernal. i think it really shines through to the team and the hospital approach to provide excellent quality of care driven by data to serve the community including and especially during covid-19. an outstanding place to receive care. it's an amazing place to innovate and drive research and most importantly, it's played a pivotal role during the pandemic in keeping covid-19 mortality and morbidity rates low while also addressing the many other competing needs that -- acute health needs in particular that san francisco has had during the covid-19 pandemic. thank you. >> president bernal: thank you, director colfax and thanks to all the staff. all of the teams who've joined us for this meeting. you are welcome to stay for the rest of the meeting, but also, if you are going to leave the meeting, we just wanted to thank you all again for the excellent work. our next item is approval of the minutes from the health commission meeting on tuesday november 22nd

>> it is pretty gnarly. >> reporter: even without power, colfax has not been powerless. individuals stepping up to help a neighbor as soon as they manage to dig their way out of their own home. >> we are passing out breakfast burritos to anyone who is hungry or needs help. >> reporter: nicole maldonado and her husband have been making hot meals for hungry neighbors. >> i'm trying my best to do what i can do. >> reporter: we met her at the colfax veterans memorial hall, which has been offering food, shelter, and charging stations for those in need. >> some people have been showing up wet, cold, hungry, wanting something to eat. >> reporter: you don't have to go far into the city to find neighbor helping neighbor. >> a couple times, whenever we come across somebody. >> reporter: in one way or another. >> we didn't have cell phone service for 3 days, but the neighbor at the end has a different carrier and has cell phone service. >> reporter: colfax has had a year. >> one hit after the next after the next. >> reporter: after the river fire in august nearly took the town out.

tonight in colfax, and closer to the valley, we are seeing a lot of rain. the roads are slick, and the further up 80 east you get, that rain turns to snow and makes that slick road ice. drivers in this area are being advised to carry chains if they don't have four wheel drive, and take it slow. no backups at this point, but growing up 80 tonight, a very different story. >>> and there is more on the way i understand. >>> yes. they are just getting started with the snow, and the snow level will drop more and more and more. it won't remain static where the heaviest storm is falling. we have a winter storm warning in effect to 4:00 p.m. on sunday. 2 to 4 feet expected overall. above the 7000 feet, 5 to 9 feet of snow accumulation. leg level, 100 mile-per-hour wind gusts. treacherous, almost impossible travel conditions expected through christmas weekend. things do bog down as you get closer to the passes where the snow is coming down already. we have a winter storm warning closer to the bay area, northern mendocino county and northern lake county under a winter

we're grateful to see snow and hopeful more is on its way and colfax a tone was. >> well, let's check on our 4 zone forecast and go up to the sierra says that's what we're talking about here. this is highway 2.67 near truckee and a lot of snow on the road. there you see some headlines. and fortunately they are moving slowly. yeah. it's a beautiful sight up their chrome for chief. meteorologist lawrence karnow has the details on the. >> snow conditions out there, lawrence. yeah. rough up there. still there still chain up. both on i 80 and 50 as well as we're still seeing some snow coming down. there's a lot more to come. in fact, we've got a series of storms not only the next couple days. i think maybe to the end of the year. so all those skiers although snowboarders who people want to get up there. enjoy the snow got a time out the storm before you go up. it's dangerous up there. getting up there right now looking at donner summit. i was just talking to a friend yesterday that decided to go up there got stuck out there on the road for quite a while. so it's kind of dangerous, but it h

we're grateful to see snow and hopeful more is on its way and colfax a tone was. and turning out or coronavirus coverage. new data today suggest the pfizer vaccine offers less defense against infection. >> from omicron and reduced but still good protection from hospitalization while vaccines appear less effective against omicron. an experimental pill might help prevent severe disease in people who catch a kron four's. dan kerman reports. new data out of south africa suggests the omicron variant is more transmissible. >> may cause less severe disease, but makes vaccines less effective. >> and the studies. it seems the vaccines do have some recognition. on the kron. but there depending on the study looked several fold. that's recognition. but they are infectious disease. specialists say the study also finds the 2 shots still offer good protection against hospitalization. >> and other studies have indicated good protection gets even better. with a booster. improves your ability to fight the virus back up to almost as good as it is against delta, which means. >> give

colfax. dr. bhdelia, appreciate you bowing providing expertise on what we are dealing with right now. >>> we are expecting to hear from the president. he will be speaking he national institute of health on plans to fight the omicron variant later this hour. we will bring you those remarks life when they happen. up next congressional republicans appear to move full steam ahead towards threatening a government shutdown tomorrow in protects of the vaccine mandates. yet another sign of the extreme dysfunction in this u.s. congress. you're watching meet the press daily. congress you're watching meet the press daily. hide my skin? not me. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems, such as eye pain or vision changes, or a parasitic infection. if you take asthma medicines, don't change or stop them without talking to your doctor. ask your doctor about dupixent. ow bizarre by

mayor london breed and health director doctor grant colfax making. >> that announcement today ahead of year's eve celebrations. the city is also making changes to booster shot requirements amid this omicron surge cut for us. rob nesbitt has more on that. they say temporary changes going into effect starting tomorrow. good evening, rob. grant mask indoors and booster shots required for health care workers. san francisco is making several changes starting tomorrow to reduce the spread of covid. >> california has been requiring mask indoors for weeks. but starting thursday san francisco will get rid of their exemptions mask must be kept on when inside public places regardless of if you've been vaccinated or not. you think about the ginseng aria, for example. a lot of aerobic activity. >> people expelling a lot of a virus in the air and it's indoors. it's going to be risk air infectious disease expert at ucsf doctor peter chin-hong says the temporary rules set to last through january, make sense starting february first the city will also require health care workers and those in high-risk s

. >> reporter: in colfax, copeland is volunteering his equipment and time to plow streets that over worked public works crews can't get to. >> this is disastrous for the area. this area is not ready for this much snow. >> reporter: pge says alert give customers initial assessments and the dates are likely to change. the utility is giving colfax until january 2. >> i just go until 50% and then i go back inside. >> reporter: the days she's gone without power in her home are starting to blur together. >> i think this is the third or fourth day. >> reporter: a storm leaving tens of thousands in the dark for days. >> i feel trapped because i can't get my car out. >> reporter: new estimates show power may not be just days away but even weeks. >> lake county also getting fresh snow fall yesterday. this was along the road on cobb mountain south of clear lake. for the latest on conditions and updated forecasts, head to kpix.com. >>> let's take a live look at san jose, a flood advisory expired last night but the cold temperatures are going to stick around. maria cid medina with the impacts of our wi

that same storm is also causing all sorts of chaos for folks in colfax, including a big power outage. despite the trouble, neighbors are stepping up to help their neighbors. some got out and shoveled snow from driveways, and others delivered hot meals for anybody who needed them. >> some people have been showing up here wet, very cold, hungry, wanting something >>we aryopag who ngry or s help >> colfax is having a tough year. in august, the river fire nearly burned down the town. >>> a live look outside for you, looking at the san mateo bridge tonight. >> brian hackney is in for paul, given us a look at how it feels. >>> i will give you a guess. >> it is called. >> temperatures get down to below freezing in parts of the bay area tonight. we start off by looking at some of the encouraging numbers. all of the snow we got can cause problems, but also there is a bonus to it, and boy, it made a difference in the last 30 days. we begin the month my back on december 1, central sierra, 16% of average snowfall in a month, and all of this year was 13% of average. that goes from 16% all the way

colfax. >> thank you, mayor breed. good morning everybody and thank you, mayor breed, for your ongoing leadership during this pandemic. and i want to thank our partners at u.c.s.f. and especially dr. charles chiu and his team and i'd also like to thank our testing partner dr. scott topper. both are here today. and, of course my partner dr. mary ellen carol. all of us have been working in the last 24 hours with our state and federal partners at cdc and the state department of health to determine whether this indeed is the first case of omicron that has been detected and that has indeed been the result of our work overnight. i want to acknowledge our health officer dr. susan philip. but i also want to emphasize this is not a surprise. for those of you who knew, we thought omicron was already here. we just hadn't detected it yet. so this is cause for concern, but it's also certainly not a cause for panic. we are prepared in the city for this with regard to the case itself. the person recently traveled to south africa and

grant colfax said it's no surprise that the variant is here. the person isn't being named, but is a san francisco resident. >> the person recently traveled to south africa and developed symptoms upon their return and they did the right thing and got tested and reported their travel history. >> reporter: the person returned on november 22nd and tested positive on the 29th. dr. colfax says they had mild symptoms, stayed isolated and have recovered. the person received the model vaccine but had not been given a boosters. so far everyone has tested negative. in a city with high vaccination rates and strict policies, the best advice now, omicron is here is to stay the course. >> at this time we do not anticipate changing any of our health orders or changing any current restrictions or imposing new restrictions on activity in san francisco. >> reporter: there are still many unknowns about the variant, but while we wait for more answers, the advice remains the same. >> it's vaccination. it's following our health orders and keeping masks on inside and

i-80 is still closed from colfax to the state line. julian: covid infections surging across america because of the highly infectious omicron variant. we are at the point where average case counts are higher than the summer spike was held with the delta variant. sue: covid-19 case expected to soar. marin county has at a record amount of cases. doctors advising people to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection. julian: the cdc has updated the isolation guidelines for people who have tested positive for the virus but do not show any symptoms good it is down from 10 days to five days. sue: the ball in times square is ready for the new year's eve celebration. watch the celebration on news the rocky eve -- new year's rocking eve. julian: rising trends on tiktok diagnosing themselves with a rare mental disease they likely don't have. >> experts warning about what they call a troubling trend on to back that could leave some teens believing they have a serious mental disorder. some videos listing possible signs to look out for and encour

for many, that means no heat source and no ability to cook. >> reporter: colfax mayor trinity burse is the best estimate they have is getting power restored by january 2nd. the biggest challenge is getting access to the roads. >> it is a chicken and egg situation. there is the tree across the road and there is no, you have to get the road plowed. >> reporter: not randles the plaster county road division manager working with to restore power. >> working around the clock. we will get to all the roads eventually. if you do not see us, we are working. >> reporter: for mayor burrs, it is still not enough. >> i have had to deputize a few of my family members to run city snowplows because we are so shortstaffed. >> reporter: her biggest fear is people not knowing when to call for help. >> a lot of times, that is where you end up in issues is that people think, i will be fine. they may try to use heat sources that are not safe, such as propane heaters, indoors, things like that. >> reporter: a worried mayors message to her city. >> if you have the ability to get out safely, if you have heat an

the shutdown is from colfax to the nevada state line and will remain closed for the remainder of the day. highway 50 is also closed eight miles east of plaster ville to myers. reporter melanie wingo has the latest from plaster county. the bruins closed warm up the open until tomorrow, road and highway conditions in the sierra bad enough for an all out interstate 80 closure between colfax in the nevada state line, which means it was so bad that there would be basically impossible to get from one except to another. the higher the elevation. the more of a challenge driving gets the biggest days of the year christmas day, the day after christmas and then new year's day and so, with the road closed, you know we're happy. there's snow, but then again ah, there's no business. for stewart wells. the priority now is keeping his family's nyack shell gas station at rest. stop clear of snow for travelers. once the highway reopens. this is one of the reasons caltrans in chp made the decision to close interstate 80 were at near whiteout conditions. you can barely make out the roadsides behind me.

i-80 is closed from colfax and nevada state line. parts of highway 50 are shut down. cal trans and chp reporting car spinouts. here is a look at the backup between pollock pines closed this hour. chains are required if you plan to head to the sierra. >>> we have new video of how hard the snow is coming down. this snow at mount hamilton hitting the screen here in san jose. the roads are covered here in a few inches of snow. right now the chp says mount hamilton road is open but driving conditions are rough. take a look at your screen here, snow in the east bay. this is diablo range along san antonio valley road. not just the snow, rain is causing headaches here. this here is southbound 880 in san jose just north of steven creeks boulevard. the wet weather is also causing issues up in the north bay. this hill slide closed one of two southbound lanes on bridge way. that's the main road through the town between molly stones. the tarp here you see was put on after a prior mudslide so you can see it didn't keep things from sliding again overnight. the lane is scheduled to r

colfax said this person did not have a booster.ut was fully vaccinated. they're pointing to that as another reason and proof that you should get your people to go out and get vaccinated. also worth noting that san francisco county has a high vaccination rate, these are all things that play into that region as well. >> helpful context, stephanie elam, dr. abodul el-sayed, than you as well. >>> the conservative leaning court seemed poised to uphold a mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. some of the conservative justices expressed skepticism about the roe v. wade precedent and indicated that may be looking to a potential middle ground on this issue. >> today's arguments were the culmination of a decade's long effort to return the abortion issue to the states a move that could limit abortion rights in more than half of the country. hundreds of protesters from both sides of the issue gathered outside of the supreme court. cnn supreme court reporter arian vogue is outside the courthouse. tell us what you have heard from the

hope you're doing well here in colfax. it is still snowing.t's using its about 24 hours difference. actually yesterday where i'm standing here. it was not snowing here because this is elevation 2400 feet. so here it's actually a getting some snow that they didn't see yesterday definitely lower elevations today here in the sierra. so a lot of people we spoke with your very happy to see the snow, although of course, drivers not so happy. take a look here. you can see they've closed off eastbound. i 80 between here and colfax all the way to the nevada state line. that is for big rigs and now has 4. >> the other types of vehicles passenger vehicles and whatnot. an all-wheel-drive. well, yes, they can go through as long as they're all wheel drive or they have their chain. so it's good to know that i want to show you some video just from a few hours ago, pre-dawn. take a look at these huge snowflakes that were falling in colfax just definitely sticking on the ground here. a lot of accumulation even here at the 2400 foot level. so obviously here in c

look how big the snowflakes are that fell here in the colfax area.this snow. but as you can imagine, big rig drivers who i spoke with this morning really not police. and you should know that if you're a big rig driver right now in the bay area and you're planning to go east towards reno here on i 80 well, you better be patient because again, they have the road blocked off eastbound from here on colfax all the way to the nevada state line for big rigs and they do not have an estimated time right now. so be aware of that. and of course, is caltrans says beautiful to enjoy the snow. but if you're driving through the snow, take it slow reporting live here colfax a ton wallace kron 4 news. so it's a good thing. those they have the beds. you know, when a big rig. he just have to sit there and wait on love taking up any idea that they say when they might open them up for big rigs. >> it's a great question. it's an and that's important question. they said right now caltrans does not have an e an estimate of talk time opening my dad. by the way, you bring up

as you heard , dr colfax does say that the city is prepared to deal with this variant. but there are still he says, lot of questions surrounding it. as of right now , there are no plans to change restrictions in the city of san francisco, but people are encouraged to continue to wear mask. and to get vaccinated and the booster shot. we'll have more on this breaking news story for you coming up at 12 30. some other news now city council want to creek voted in a special meeting to approve money for additional officers and resources for the downtown area. this comes after a mess robbery where nearly 100 mass. these rushed into the nordstrom and took about $125,000 in merchandise. ktvu is amanda quintana brings us the very latest at a city hall. the council has okayed $2 million for extra officers, security cameras and a drone all in the effort to stop another big organized theft from happening again. so i'm going to do the math here if it takes to arrest. if you've got 80 to 90 my math says you're getting close to 200 officers necessary in order to arrest them after going

colfax, and others. we can do it when we do it together, and we have the support and the resources to get us there. so thank you, and with that, i'd like to introduce mary ellen carroll, the director of our department of emergency management. [applause] >> thank you, chief scott, and thank you mayor breed. emergency management provides coordination in times of crisis, and today, as you've heard, there's no more significant crisis than what's happening in our streets and especially in the tenderloin. during the pandemic, san francisco demonstrated what can happen when we work together. at the mayor's direction, the department is going to collaborate with our community partners. over the next few months, the team will implement a multiphase assessment approach. the first phase is already underway. through meetings with community stakeholders and residents, we have developed an understanding of the challenges that we have to address. enforcement and the disruption of criminal activity to guarantee safe pass

thank you, director colfax.eeing no other comments or questions, unless vice president green, is your hand still up? no? we will skip back later to our agenda, other business. commissioners, are there any other business? public comment. >> if you'd like to make public comment on other business, please press star, three now. >> okay. seeing no public comment, adjournment. >> i move to adjourn. >> i will do a roll call vote. [roll call] >> all right. thank you, everyone. >> thank you. thank you to d.p.h. >> thank you, good night. >> -- and the people of san francisco for everything you do to keep us healthy and safe.

colfax is here. i'd like to ask him questions. i think it's poor planning that the director of behavioral health isn't here because mind you, this is a health care and poverty crisis. this is not a criminal crisis. people are addicted to drugs. it's the growing inequality is leading to growingport. it's a problem, it's an epidemic, but it's a health problem and a poverty problem. and so when we deal with it based on what it is, we're not going to solve it and the fact that we're called from our christmas vacations with our families and have the director of behavioral health who was recently hired to be the solution to this problem is not here is a slap in the face to the rest of us who canceled all our plans to be here. but my understanding is that the director of public health, her boss is here and so i have some questions for dr. colfax. is he here? >> yes. i'm here, supervisor. can you hear me? >> supervisor ronen: yes. i can hear you. thank you. so i don't know how well you know or have been following how mental health sf has

colfax is here. i'd like to ask him questions. i think it's poor planning that the director of behavioral health isn't here because mind you, this is a health care and poverty crisis. this is not a criminal crisis. people are addicted to drugs. it's the growing inequality is leading to growingport. it's a problem, it's an epidemic, but it's a health problem and a poverty problem. and so when we deal with it based on what it is, we're not going to solve it and the fact that we're called from our christmas vacations with our families and have the director of behavioral health who was recently hired to be the solution to this problem is not here is a slap in the face to the rest of us who canceled all our plans to be here. but my understanding is that the director of public health, her boss is here and so i have some questions for dr. colfax. is he here? >> yes. i'm here, supervisor. can you hear me? >> supervisor ronen: yes. i can hear you. thank you. so i don't know how well you know or have been following how mental health sf has

this is 80 shut down from the nevada state line to colfax in both directions, roads blanketed in snowalanche danger prompted caltrans to close eastbound state route 88 at the carson spur area and i'm a dork county. there's been a lot of snowfall in the last 24 hours and 1416, 18 inches across the crest somewhere saw multiple feet. this kind of 100 and over the north shore for coming in on a 183% season today. >> from 19%. just back at the end of november at donner pass uc berkeley, central sierra snow laboratory received over 7 inches in the last 24 hours. researchers pondering if the recent snowfall could break the snowiest december record of 179 inches. >> set in 1970 winter start to pick up an upper elevations. a lot of around the region are starting to close down sugar bowl resort closed early saturday due to a power outage. >> high avalanche danger and strong winds affected lift operations at palisades tahoe after receiving nearly a foot of fresh powder in the last day. >> a similar situation at area ski resorts. the bout operations teams have a lot of work to do with the cats ha

colfax.to say thank you mayor breed for trusting us in the fire department to take on this critical role with the department of public health and others. as you may have heard, street crisis response team we also call it "skirt." i want to give a shout out to some of the people here on the street crisis response team. we have a community paramedic that has more training than a regular paramedic. they're trained in de-escalation. they can redirect people to other services and a mental health professional from public health and as dr. colfax said a peer support person. in terms of the 5,000 calls we have gone on and of the folks we have gone out to help 40% of them have accepted help and transport to a psychiatric facility. that does not include people that we have had to 51-50. but this is an extremely successful program. we're working out all the creaks. but we look forward to it. chief simon peng if you have any specific questions, he is here as well. thank you all for being here today and,