never at a loss for words, vice president of service employees international union local ten-1, joseph brian [applause] >> all right. good afternoon everyone. how is everybody doing today? good, good. today is a day to celebrate. at least in the moment. we all know that we are facing a tax on many levels. we are seeing a tax on families at the borders. we are seeing attacks on civil rights like what took place in colorado. we are seeing attacks on human rights. with the muslim band and we are seeing attacks on workers rights with what we are experiencing with a new decision that just came out. but we have to remind ourselves, we will not get it all back in one swipe. there is not a magic bullet that will fix everything. i tell my son's basketball team when we get down, you know, we will not get it all back in one shot. we have to stay resilience. we have to continue to grind. we have to continue to fight. today is a moment of the success of all the people in this room. the success of labor and coordination with working with community, in working with city leaders like pat and naomi. when we

joseph stalin's daughter sought asylum here, where women can feel free. she said religion had changed her. communism has lost its significance. it is impossible to exist without god in one part. brian: she was 42. ms. kennan warnecke: i was there, at the airport. brian: what was your age back then? ms. kennan warnecke: in 1967? i'm not good at arithmetic. i was born in 1932. brian: so i could figure it out. 35 or so. what was your relationship with her after she arrived in the u.s.? ms. kennan warnecke: i had no relationship with her. she defected in india. the reason she was there is she whohad an indian boyfriend she met in the sanitarium. in russia, that is a competition -- combination of a hospital and health spa. they were there and fell in love. she claims they got married. they were never legally married. in her mind, they were married. when he died, she asked for permission to take his ashes and throw them in the gandy's river. that permission and did that. she lived with his brother and vegetarian,became discovered religion. she became quite spiritual at that time. when she defected, the russians said, another is enough. you have to come home. they sent us go men. they wer