reality is while we had an incredible experience there and witnessed a level of devastation that's incomp henceable. imagine driving down geary and everything looked the same before the disaster. you take a right or left turn and all the homes between geary and the presidio and geary and golden gate park are burned down, empty or filled with water. i wanted you to give you an impression the level of devastation that's there today, sadly, with leadership like with people like latoya it will change. the tourist part. the mardi gras is still open. take out your pact books and spend some time in new orleans they need your investment and support. i'm going back if you want to go i will go with you. i want to do last minute thank yous there was one person not mentioned in the discussion today about our work in new orleans that's toni irons. toni irons is a member of the puc who single handedly restores the school in the middle of the broadmoore. he's an amazing person. [applause]. i do want to point out that i'm a little embarrassed about the attention i'm getting today. there are 25 people that everyday