And so this is a moment, as the congressman said of deep pride because we have a relationship with our coast that is unique. We have a relationship with this system, this highway, uh, that is unique. And we have resolved, we have commitment to make sure we preserve it, we protect it And we invest in it. And I think that's demonstrable. And the fact that we're here just 86 days After the closure of this highway, just 86 days after this remarkable, remarkable experience, you know, to be able to say, and governors love saying this, anyone elected office, anyone in private sector love saying that. We got something done ahead of schedule and on budget. So let me say it again. We got something done ahead of schedule, uh, and on budget. And that's just testament again to the men and women you see behind me and their commitment and it's not lost on me. I hope you heard tim reference, there's been seven days a week. No one took a day off, but I'm told tim you're willing to give these guys the weekend off, starting tomorrow, which is just incredibly generous of uh and then they're back monday until they finish the damn side here. You've got a still a lot of work to do, but but seven days a week, no one let up. I mean, that's commitment versus interest, that's the kind of resolve in the resiliency that marks not only this moment, but I think this moment in California's history, because we recognize that resiliency really is the word that will define not only this moment, but the moments to come. This has been a challenging year for all of us. And of course, last year we saw that punctuated, not just in august But notably uh in August where we had 12,000 lightning strikes over 24 hour period. Don't forget where we were last August 12,000 lightning strikes 24 hour period that sparked 566 large scale fires in this state. The hottest recorded temperature on planet earth in the history of the planet. Going back to 1900 and 30 during that same month, 130 degrees down in Death valley California, we had a heat dome over the entire west coast of the United States. We have the worst fire season we have had in the history of our state. Close to 4.4 million acres burned, including as talks said, close to 100 and 30,000 acres that marked and scarred this coastline and of course, all that beautiful acreage that was impacted by that Dolan fire. If that wasn't extreme enough, As tokes reminded you in a 24 hour period, We had close to eight of rain and then an equivalent amount almost 16 over a 48 hour period. Because of these atmospheric rivers, the hearts are getting hotter. The drives are getting drier and the wets are getting wetter. You don't believe in science, believe your own damn eyes. Climate change is real. These extremes are more frequent and these challenges more self evident that not only Californians but increasingly americans and those all around the rest of the world. And so we got our work cut out for us, but we also have resolved and we also are committed to meet this moment and the moment to come. And so I appreciate the congressman and the assembly member sort of marking that frame, not just the situational frame in terms of addressing the crisis at hand and addressing the needs to immediately get these uh, this this iconic freeway back fully operational, but also the sustainable obligations. We have to do more and do better to get under the hood and to address the underlying causes as to why we're experiencing these heat domes and why we're experiencing more frequency and intensity in terms of our weather patterns. And so we will do both. And we are committed for the long haul, but we are also committed to this remarkable community. And so I just want to thank all the community leaders that are assembled here uh for the dire resiliency uh for uh your resolve to uh keep the faith, uh, not only in uh the state, but to keep the faith on another. And I think the supervisor brought that up in very personal terms about people that were going above and beyond to help support their neighbors, uh, to our local firefighters for all the work they do every single day. And uh, and to these two remarkable contractors that not only address this issue here, but made investments. The vast majority of the money we spent here was not just to get this section back up operational was to invest in the future by making sure we're more prepared. And miles north and south of us are more resilient as it relates to uh, the extremes that we anticipate. So millions and millions of dollars were invested to address the underlying cause of why this occurred here to make sure it doesn't occur in other parts of this freeway. Horace Greeley. You were right, go west, young man go west. He said that 18 fifties and he was either Reagan or it was our great former librarian, Kevin Starr who talked about that coast of dreams and I think that's self evident to all of you that live here and those that come from around the world to travel here. We are truly blessed by this coast of dreams and today we're blessed to be back and to see this iconic highway up and operational and back on its feet just as this state is getting back on its feet, Thank you all very, very much for being with that. With that. They're happy to take any questions you're handed it. Alright. I'm joking party your thoughts. Yeah, apparent. Okay. Yeah, I mean, look, I'm here focusing on our iconic infrastructure in this remarkable and historic moment. Getting uh the work done uh here. Uh well, uh beyond expectation that was set some 86 days ago, focused on getting vaccines into people's arms and just want to note on that, you know, California now has not only the lowest positivity rate in the United States America, but also the lowest case rates In the United States of America. Uh, we're making real progress and you're seeing businesses all up and down the state open. Uh, and this states certainly getting back on its feet and I'll just close on one final point on that 41% 41 of America's jobs came out of the state of California in february. We're running close to record surpluses in the highest reserve in our state's history, 94 I. P. O. S year to date in the state of California Bloomberg just came out number one state in America in innovation and were dominant, still in venture capital and small business starts, this state's gonna come roaring back. And so, to answer your question, that's what I'm focused on. So, no, I'm focused on all of this. Thank you. Taj Chapel Hill and here is moderate. Obviously this is not the first highway one split and and it is unlikely to be the last. What is the state's role in this ongoing long term issue that this very remarkable road has. I think an example of 15, roughly $15.5 million that was invested in this project. Six plus million was invested here. Situationally. The majority of the money was invested to answer that question specifically to begin to invest in the future to modernize our infrastructure engineering strategies, innovation design and investment into not only the capital maintenance side of things but making some long term strategic investments. And were aided by that with SB one were aided by that with the gas tax was approved by the voters a number of years ago. Legislature originally codified by the voters that allows us to invest over $5 billion a year consistently to invest in our, our roads, our bridges and these iconic highways in our state. So we are in a position we haven't been in many, many years with sustainable funding and then historic amount of money that's coming from the federal government this year. And I want to thank the congressman for his incredible leadership and support. While the state's running 20 plus billion dollars surplus, we're also receiving $26 billion directly from this last federal stimulus. You will see in my may revise my upcoming budget the next few weeks, billions and billions of additional dollars of targeted strategic infrastructure investments to continue improve our roadways, bridges, uh, and our water and sewer systems all up and down the state of California. And we're hopeful in closing that the biden administration, working with the congressman is successful in getting this infrastructure package done. I'm more confident about that than ever with the bipartisan approach now that the administration is taking and the fact that republicans put out their own modest proposal. But it gives you an indication that we are uniquely positioned to get matching dollars and to get federal appropriations, the likes of which arguably we haven't seen in our lifetimes. I'm very, very optimistic. Governor. I'd like to thank you congressman. So why don't you have the mike? Why don't you say a few words? I mean, my gosh, hey, I just want to thank this incredible leadership group here. This highway is probably the most political highway in California. It's the first uh, scenic highway. My father was in the state Senate in 1966 when he carried the legislation to take this out of the freeway bastard plan for California and make of the first state scenic highway ladybird johnson came here in 1966 to dedicate this highways as, as the first state scenic highway in the United States. Um, and it's, I think that was the last time that we had a governor on this highway. It was Governor Edmund G. Brown the 1st, 1st round. Uh, and um, in fact, they used the hearst castle that night to throw a party to welcome the first lady to the night to, uh, so this, this highway is indeed, you know, it's an internationally known highway And I could just say, representing it for 44 years in elective office that I've never seen a repair done so quickly. So thank you all. Oh yeah, yeah, mask down. So you can hear me? Cathy tanner with the tribune in the Cameron and Sandra. Water. What? Okay. And state parks are doing of first past the road. Yeah. In fact, uh, it's interesting we were having this conversation last week with the way Crow Foot that have a natural resources that ultimately oversees the system. I'll update you on the details of that because he was actually enquiring himself from the parched director on the details. As we now moved out of these tears were moving of course, beyond the blueprint By June 15. We expect to reopen this state fully. The vast majority of the state has already significantly reopen 38 now counties in the orange tear, uh, including, uh, that less restrictive tier now that you've been able to pull out here. And so we'll see all of these iconic sites reopen. The vast majority of park system has reopened. But these larger venues with indoor caps, in terms of current occupancy because of those restrictions will soon be lifted. I'll get you more details on exactly when. Thank you governor. Just to follow up on the jupiter opening date. It's to ask you if we're still on track to meet and home point it is to meet that day to bring back the tourism in California Tuesday in particular, this area. No, it's critical. It's fundamentally because at the end of the day, the part of our economy that was disproportionately impacted. Not surprisingly, leisure, hospitality, entertainment. It's a huge part of our economy about 100 and 4500 and $50 billion a year. And it's a part of the economy that's going to come roaring back. People talk about revenge tourism. You can ask mike, I imagine what his bookings look like right now. Uh post rants, places like ventanas, um and what their rack rates are, forgive the language, but the fact is, people are really enthusiastic looking forward in the hospitality industry to this summer and early fall. And I think when we talk about the state come Roy back, I think there's already significant evidence of that. Not only the February and March job numbers coming out of the state, uh, but the optimism based upon the bookings that are coming in already in that industry. But June 15, we're on track as long as we continue to get shots and arms, as long as people continue to recognize that we cannot put our mass down, we cannot uh, can't spike the ball. There's no mission accomplished. We still have a lot of work to do. We're already seeing signs of some um, you know, pull back in terms of the vaccination, um, numbers California a little less so than other parts of the country. So, we have to be mindful of that. Complete. The job will get opened by the june that student date. Okay, lets anybody else. All right. Yeah.