good afternoon. a very warm welcome to everyone here. a big thank you for your fantastic performance. i am jeanne mancini and i am honored to serve as president of the march for life. the largest annual human rights demonstration in the world. [applause] we are going to begin by saying the pledge of allegiance which is going to be led by the grand knight of the georgetown council of the knights of columbus. please face the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it stands. one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thank you. [applause] ok. i am delighted to welcome angelica park, san antonio s outstanding teen 2018 who will lead us in the national anthem. [singing] oh say can you see, by the dawn s early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight s last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly st