Thank you. My fellow americans, we are joined together today in sadness, shock and grief. Last night a gunman opened fire on a large crowd at a Country Music concert in las vegas, nevada. He brutally murdered more than 50 people, and wounded hundreds more. It was an act of pure evil. The fbi and the department of Homeland Security are working closely with local authorities to assist with the investigation, and they will provide updates as to the investigation and how it develops. I want to thank the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department, and all of the First Responders for their courageous efforts, and for helping to save the lives of so many. The speed with which they acted is miraculous. It prevented further loss of life. To found the shooter so quickly after the first shots were fired is something for which we will always be thankful and grateful. It shows what true professionalism is all about. Hundreds of our fellow citizens are now mourning the sudden loss of a loved one, a parent, a child, a brother or sister. We cannot fathom their pain. We cannot imagine their loss. To the families of the victims, we are praying for you and we are here for you and we ask god to help see you through this very dark time period. Scripture teaches us that the lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. We seek comfort in those words for we know that god lives in the hearts of those who grieve. To those wounded who are now recovering in hospitals, we are praying for your full and speedy recovery and pledge to you our support from this day forward. In memory of the fallen, i have directed that our great flag be flown at half staff. I will be visiting las vegas on wednesday to meet with lawenforcement, First Responders, and the families of the victims. In moments of tragedy and horror, america comes together as one, and it always has. We call upon the bonds that unite us, our faith, our family and our shared values. We call upon the bonds of citizenship that ties this community, and the comfort of our common humanity. Our unity cannot be shattered by evil. Our bonds cannot be broken by violence, and the we feel such great anger at the senseless murder of our fellow citizens, it is our love that defines us today. It always will forever. In times such as these, i know we are searching for some kind of meaning in the chaos, some kind of light in the darkness. The answers do not come easy. We can take solace knowing that even the darkest space can be brightened by a single light and even the most terrible despair can be eliminated by a single ray of hope. We are praying for every american who has been hurt, wounded or lost the ones they love so dearly in this terrible attack. We pray for the entire nation to find unity and peace, and we pray for the day when evil is banished and the innocent are safe from hatred and from fear. May god bless the souls of the lives that are lost. May god give us the grace of healing and may god provide the grieving families with strength to carry on. Thank you. God bless america. [inaudible conversations] President Trump statement from just a short time ago. Members of congress from nevada using social media to respond to the shooting. Facebook has activated a Crisis Response page and senator cortez urges those to go on facebook and mark your status as safe. Senator dean heller tweeted if youre in las vegas, please consider donating blood, and a local news the photographer snapped this picture at 6 40 a. M. With a line out the door and around the block of people waiting to donate blood at United Blood Services in las vegas. Paul ryan has ordered flags at the u. S. Capitol lowered to half staff in memory of the victims of the las vegas shooting. President trump also ordering flights across the country to be at half staff. We will continue to bring you updates on the cspan network. Cspan five coverage continues in just over an hour. New america will be hosting a discussion on the growth of isis and whether it wouldve been preventable if the u. S. Had made different policy choices. You can stream that discussion live online at cspan. Org or listen live on the free cspan radio app. Both chambers of congress are in session today. The house will spend the majority of the week debating the budget for 2018 and considering a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks. White house coverage on cspan and the Senate Returns at 3 00 p. M. Eastern to debate the nomination of the fcc chair for another term. Senators will vote on the confirmation at 530 eastern. You can watch the debate here on cspan too. Tonight on the committee caters. 5g will open up a new wave of innovation in the market. It will give extremely fast speed so you can use 100 times what use now on your smart phone or tablet. Verizon Senior Vice President kathy grillo talks about competition in the wireless industry, Net Neutrality and 5g deployment. Shes interviewed by Margaret Harding mcgill. You think the u. S. Has the right framework for 5g, making sure we are first in getting it out there. With don a good job on spectrum so the fcc issued an order last year that opened up highfrequency spectrum for the industry. Weve done a pretty good job on fiber. We could do some work on the infrastructure part. In order to get 5g to the homes the way i described it, we had to put a lot of different small cells all over the country. Many more than we have today. Once we do that i think we will be in a good position. Watch the communicators tonight at eight eastern on cspan too. President obamas chief counterterrorism and Homeland Security advisor lisa monaco talks about security threats she dealt with during the Obama Presidency and gave advice for the trump administration. She sat down for conversation with the director of Duke UniversityTriangle Center on terrorism and Homeland Security. This is about one hour 15 minutes. Good evening everyone. Welcome to our 2017 distinguished lecture, a conversation with lisa moco