. >> eye stephen prewitt, commissioner of okaying for the commonwealth of kentucky and it's pleasure to complete you. not to the most uplifting part of the program but our most personality. this year we have had major instances of radical tragedy and radical crisis we have dealt with across several of our states. in kentucky, we had a shooting on january 23rd, and of course we have been discussing the horrible shooting that happened in parkland, florida. so, i'd like to start this morning with us just taking a moment of silence and acknowledgment of the students, the educators, that lost their lives, both physically and through the trauma of something that has changed their lives forever. so if you would just join me for a moment in a moment of silence. thank you. on january 23, the worst day of my professional life. january 24th through the 27th changed how i will look at my job forever. and that may sound a little weird, but i'm going to share with you at bit about what happened in kentucky and what happened to me personally. i studied health ed on january 23rd and the phone rang.