[applause] >> thank you, julia olson, tia hatton. if you could add one last sentence, would you be most important for you to tell our audience? >> i would say that i am a part of this case so that i can look my children in the eye and tell them that i fought against climate change. and i think that's the stance we are all taking, how are we going to tell future generations how we dealt with this and the outcome of this case is going to decide how the future looks for future generations. [applause] >> and phil, you've been such a wonderful job for all of us. i know a couple of sentences, but we would love to hear your last thoughts on this. >> i have a great amount of faith in the independence of our judiciary. and our courts are going to stand up as the firm branch of government against ignorance and improper use of power. and i would strongly encourage everybody out there to believe in our court system. it's going to be severely tested over the next four years. and if we trust in our judges and we trust in the ability of the courts

tia hatton, youth plaintiff in the constitution and public trust case and julia olson, executive director, our children's trust. so please welcome our wonderful panel and greet them for us. [applause] and we'll ask bill to begin. >> well, we just saw, for those of you who haven't heard, an amazing judicial feat today where the ninth circuit in a3-0 -- in a 3-0 opinion kept the temporary restraining order nationwide in place over the travel ban. and that is -- [cheers and applause] it's wonderful news, and it's an excellent example about how our courts who serve as the third branch of government check the other two branches, the congress and the executive, when they overstep their bounds. but courts don't just stop actions, courts can cause actions, courts can cause the executive branch to take steps. and that's the basis of our suit. and with that, i'm going to turn it over to julia olson, executive directer of our children's trust and co-lead counsel on our case. >> thanks, phil. and thanks, everyone, for being here tonight. thanks to ann and the commonwealth club for organizing the even

that, i'm going to turn it over to julia olson, who is the co-lead counsel on our case. thinks everyone to being here tonight and thanks for the club organizing the event for the young people involved in this case. the lawsuit you are about to see forere is about a case everybody. it is case for all the children in your life that you love. i want to tell you about a story about one child who is a plaintiff in the case. she is 13 years old, and her name is jaden. for those of you in the audience, you can see the picture of her on the screen. on august 15, at 5 a.m. in the morning, she stepped out of her injured her ankles in her home. words, she stepped out of bed and stepped right into climate change. the waters are flowing in, coming up through her home, pouringp to her room, in. there is sewage water flowing out of the top and sinks in her home. she is a home with her siblings, her mom was in a neighboring community helping neighbors struggling with putting the day before. took her 13 hours to go several miles to get home to her children. she was tied even water and he

. >>>> i am julia olson, the executive director of our children -- i'm representing 21 young people wuniversity, you are suing the obama administration. >> that's right. now, we have a new administration denying the facts of climate change. it's a very interesting situation. obama admittedhat these e kids are facing a crisisis. administrationn woworking hand-in-hand with the industry to fight them. >> on what gunds are you suing? >>>> this is about the e fifth amendment. it's their riright to have their forblic r resources protected them and for their kids and grandkids. amy: why don't you introduce us to some of the plaintiff's right here? we are passing a sign that says president trump and also feel industry, see you in court. >> this is hazel. she is one of our younger plaintiffs. she is from eugene, oregon. amy: can you talk about why you're here t today? >> i'm from oregon. in o oregon, all it does is r r. it's s extremely importrtant fos young people to stand upup to or government where t the adults se doing nothining to prevent c cle change and to stop the harmful effectcts of

julia olson, what are you doing back? amy, we have been here all week. we did a speak out with u.s.e suing the trouble administration for violating their rights to life, liberty, and property under the u.s. constitution. amy: i see your sticker. what does that mean? >> that is the #, people trying to secure their rights. amy: you started with the obama administration. >> that's right. for over five decades the u.s. government has been taking action to embed a fossil peel system that is creating climate change. amy: what is your name? >> i am ajit and i am actually from washington. amy: why are you involved with the power of the people can only go so far. amy: why do you care about the environment so much? drinking i care about freshwater and breathing clean air and living a future? my life is out there. and we talk about climate change, we are talking about saving people's lives, and not really the planet. be future generations will impacted by this. it's the future generations lives that are at stake here. amy: can you tell me your name? >> my name is levi. amy: how old are you? >>