the new bongo was the mayor. i mean tommy. my old friend, tommy.e doing well. i don't know if you remember eddie. eddie, did you ever change your shorts? still got them on. i must tell you it looks like you might need a size larger. [laughter] rocky pullman, i don't know if the county supervisors around, but it was a joy to meet these local officials. about my friend aj all the way holloway. there he is. [applause] it was a doubt in everybody's mind whether these cities can recover. not in the minds of the leaders who run these cities and counties. it was an impressive display of leadership on the gold coast. breadboard. i don't know if he is here today or not. how are you doing, buddy? great to see you. he was on the job for like one day. that's what we call a test of leadership. i really want to praise the first responders who are here and i want to praise our military. the devastation of the storm was just unbelievable. most americans have no clue what it was like. they can see it on tv, but you couldn't get a feel for it unless you were here. b