We are just contemplating whether this is the first time we have ever done this on a saturday. Thank you for being here on a saturday. I am so proud of our members who are here to protect the post office. Before i go into that, i want to say, what a sad time it is across the country with storms coming and the rest. From my own personal experience in california, we have wildfires the that are burning lay of the land, the size of the state of rhode island. The size of the state of rhode island. We think our firefighters for their courage, our First Responders for their courage and community service. It is so sad. I remember when we had the fires before. The fires the smoke will not exceed the love we have for each other, to come to each others support. It is it is very, very sad. I commend our governor, governor newsom, for his leadership. If affected, all of us salute our firefighters and all of that. We just came out of the convention, as you know. The valuesroud of that were presented
With my own personal experience in the state of california. Burning thefires lay of the land, the size of the state of rhode island. We think our firefighters for their courage, our first andonders for their Courage Community service. It is so sad. I remember when we had the fires , we said the smoke will not exceed the love we have for each other, to come to each others support. It is very sad. Governor, governor newsom, for his leadership, that he and i and all of us, like thompson, whose district is very effective, we all salute our firefighters. We just came out of the convention, as you know, and i am very proud of the values that were presented. Come remarks, i said we together not to decry the darkness but to light away forward for our country. That was my statement but i was parteased it was so much a of our nominees statement. Come to shine a light forward for a postal system. Most people dont know perhaps you do how significant the Postal Service was in the establishment of o
Other multiple victims, isolated, multiple victims. I need every unit you can find. The first call came in at around 7 00 last night from the Bowling Alley that was hosting a youth night for a childrens bowling league. I dont know where he just came in and there was a loud pop and i just booked it down the lane and i slid basically into where the pins are and climbed up in the machine and was on top of the machines for about ten minutes until the cops got there. When i turned around, i saw the shooter right behind me had just come in the door. I dont know if that was just a warning shot or if he actually he shot somebody with that one. But we between the lanes, theres some swinging doors like where they keep all the mechanical stuff out back. So we kind of all just ran out that way. Ten year old zoes leg was grazed by a bullet just like shocking, like its something that you think would never happen. The second shooting seen a bar and grill about four miles from the Bowling Alley. Hundr
Devos will, but before she does just wanted to say a couple housekeeping things. If you havent found already we have water and coffee in the back and feel free to partake. That are restrooms at the end of the halls. If you do leave the building you can come back in but you have to go to security can such as wanted to warn you about that if the take some time. Those of you who be participating in the conversation, microphones in front of you. You do need to turn them on when youre about to talk. Theres a button that says talk. When you turn on the red light will come on which tells you the microphone is active. When youre not speaking please turn it off. We would appreciate that and you would probably prefer we dont hear any private conversations as well. Those are sticking day, we appreciate you being here, we ask you keep remarks to about ten minutes. I will be sitting next to the secretary at the head of the table and ill try not to be obnoxious but i may waive or give an indication
There is water and coffee in the back so feel free to partake. The restrooms at the end of the hall. If you leave the building you can come back in but you will have to go through security. Those of you who will be participating in the conversation, you have microphones in front of you. You do need to turn them on when you are about to talk. I think theres a button that says talk. Turn it on, the red light will come on which will tell you the microphone is active. Were not speaking, please turn it off. We would appreciate that and you probably prefer we dont hear any private conversations as well. Those were speaking, we appreciate you being here. We ask that you keep your arm remarks to about ten minutes but i will be sitting with the secretary and try not to be obnoxious but i may waive or give you an indication if youre getting close to the ten minutes and asked that you wrap up quickly when that happens. We are looking forward to a great conversation talking about innovation in k12