problem. denver is facing a $100 million shortfall. >> councilwoman and the mayoral candidate is one of only three council members opposed to the salary increase. we did reach out to her other mayoral opponent, he declined to appear. she did not. she joins us from denver. good morning. >> good morning. good morning, steve. good morning, ali. >> great to have you. we have a graphic over here. your town is facing $100 million budget deficit. by 2030, $500 million and by last monday, the margin was 10-3. your town council said give us a raise. what's up with that? >> well, the process requires under the city charter that we consider raises once every four years prior to a city election and so this was the time that it came up. this was the proposal. it had been discussed by council last summer and we had come up