information handy because it gives you power. it gives you agency. and that's really important. i think that's what also gets missed here. that that information is agency for individuals. so that's why it's so important for us to be able to follow the science, but also, our infrastructure you know, has to respond as well. i will just say, just as a personal note, i will be auto-- i will be 50 in two weeks. as i approach the 50 mark -- and i got my aarp card in the mail two weeks out -- i am not sure why, but i did. i am thinking that a lot of folks did not make it to 50. i am thankful that i am here and that i have my family and my friends who can at least cheer me on from afar. >> i am right behind you with 50. thank you for that. dr. patel, eli, basil, thank you all so much for starting us off this hour. happy early new year to all three of you. when we come back, a