campaign and jennifer warner. so wonderful to have you both on. welcome. thank you, brooke. thank you. it s great to be here brooke. thank you. thank you. lou, first to you. i know what i ve read but why is donald trump not doing this forum tonight? it s my understanding that mr. trump had a business commitment that was long standing and unlike the other political candidates attending, mr. trump has the welfare of the thousands and thousands employees and billions of dollars in assets and he has to strike a balance and i think that s what he is doing. and he has a very large firm to run and you can be sure that he ll be in cleveland on thursday and people will get a firsthand look at what a formidable candidate he will make for the republican party. let me get to thursday in a second. you re telling me it s a