joining us now to stay with us the details, michigan's state attorney general dana nessel. and let's first talk about the settlement. it's a huge sum of money. how does the state expect to distribute that money to victims -- how will it go to each different family? >> well, it's basically based on the harms that were suffered by each individual. and we know that some people were harmed more than others. and particularly, again, it's the children that we are primarily concerned about because they're the ones that are most likely to have been impacted by drinking water that was tainted with lead. so you know, it will be a structured settlement in place. each person in the city has the ability to opt in to this settlement. again, with the majority of the money going toward things like not just, you know, funds directly, but programming for children. whether we're talking about medical resources, school aid, early start programs, and a number of other programs that we're going to put in place to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to, you know, maybe not be made whole, tha