the pins. >> yes. we're wearing ribbons today and we'll continue to wear those as long as we can. they represent adam and alison. the maroon represents virginia tech and adam's love for virginia tech and the teal was just alison's favorite color. so one of our reporters put this together for us and we appreciate her efforts and it really helps solidify our feelings about them and show everyone about how we feel. >> thank you. a lot of questions have been asked about the employment situation of vester flanagan, also known as bryce williams. i want to put it together in a statement and we'll distribute copies of the statement and i want to thank everyone for coming out and joining us for this because we're all in this together. i'm going to read the statement. be glad to take questions.