last year? that s what it was all the leaves on the tree. much stronger. i have a fancy black tie event. he he just laughed at me. thank you, rick for that. all right. meanwhile, let s get to your headlines. we have so much to tell you about this hour. the company linked to deadly meningitis outbreak apparently knew it had mold problems but did nothing to fix it according to an f.d.a. report. the company reported finding mold and bacteria in rooms that are supposed to be sterile. at least 79 timesins january. an f.d.a. investigators found vials of drugs with greenish black material growing inside. 25 people have now died and 338 people are sick since receiving contaminated steroid shots from that company. well, amid all the stories of tragedy amid the syria s capital. one story of hope.