american diplomat and former us special envoy to haiti, a warm welcome to or if i could start with mr. laural, soap, what sort of challenges? first of all, to put this all into context, what kind of challenges do people in haiti now face on a regular basis just to get through the day the, the immediate job security challenge for the security situation is dire. we are experiencing sort of a urban guerrilla warfare happening with the gangs just taking over control of the capital. 75 percent of the capital is controlled by gang, and many 8 main warlords are, are the ones creating chaos and have a canadian today the police is very weak under equipped, understaffed, and not very motivated. and basically the situation is that the, that the gangs are ruling the field, they're calling the shots, hospitals are closed, are closing. it's very difficult to get fuel across. and then the fuel that does get is being sold out, you know, between $25.00 to $35.00 us for a gallup. this is creating a perfect storm and, and on top of that, the president joe, who was booley assassinated last year. there is still n