it'll be moderated by evan wright, executive vice president of axioms who many know from work as a public liaison for vice president biden at axis evan is leading the team that delivers news in a way that breaks through the noise and misinformation that give people trustworthy and accessible content. this is an intelligent lunch. were going to take it to the next level. thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you for the introduction and thank you for hosting us today. from tom who i used to see a mild life i'm thrilled to be here with you what an audience full of mayors who have to be on the frontlines every day and govern. that's why were thrilled to have the two bills with us. the first question i have, the new center the two of you from opposite sides of the aisle wanna into the white house veteran not the natural to people you would see working together came together in the wake of last year's election tell us about the first conversation and who approach to and what happened? >> thanks for having us and i'm very impressed by mayor rollins quoting aristotle. the last time i