rochelle kelvin, greg cook, megan henry, niki mcginnis, emily, an of course james wiley. from the office of general counsel, thanks to david horowitz. with that, we move to a vote on the item. commissioner -- >> aye. >> aye. the chair votes aye as well. thanks for the great work. thanks, tina, very much. i will have a few comments and be happy to take your questions. today the sec took a major step forward in improving our wireless emergency alert system.

rochelle kelvin, greg cook, megan henry, niki mcginnis, emily, an of course james wiley. from the office of general counsel, thanks to david horowitz. with that, we move to a vote on the item. commissioner -- >> aye. >> aye. the chair votes aye as well. thanks for the great work. thanks, tina, very much. i will have a few comments and be happy to take your questions. today the sec took a major step forward in improving our wireless emergency alert system. many in the public safety community have said wireless emergency alerts need to be more precisely targeted to areas where there is an emergency. when deadly wildfires igniter in northern california last october, some local authorities chose not to push out a wireless alert. they cited fears you look would have gone out to people who are not in harm's way, potentially provoking a mass exodus that could clog the roads and prevent -- those actions in danger from reaching safety. with today's action of the commission has addressed this problem and made an important life-saving tool even more effective. these new rules requir