hilda solis and sheryl wudun and cecilia fire thunder thch is two hours.is two hours.is two hours..is two hours.is two hourtis two hours . . [ applause ] good evening from nyu center for the performing arts here in new york city. i'm honored to be joined by an all-star panel for a conversation about women, children and poverty in america. i want to start t by asking you in advance of the conversation to thank this guest panel for giving up their time for this conversation. thank you for joining us. [ applause ] i want to mention also at the top of the conversation that the conversation is being heard live around the country thanks to pacific radio network and specifically in the great city of new york on wbai. so please thank wbai for carrying this conversation live. [ applause ] and specifically it is good to have our public radio family join us for these conversation. i want to jump to the conversation and introduce the panelists as i get to them. i want to jump as quickly as i can in to what i know will be a good conversation. for those just tuning in we will do this for three nigh