You. First and foremost i would like to think the president and the first lady for coming to las vegas to show their concern and support for our great city and our great state, and the victims and families of this horrible tragedy. I also want to thank the sheriff, sheriff lombardo and the men and women of the metropolitan Police Department for their coverage, their bravery, their professionalism and everything they have done for us. It makes me so proud as a governor. The First Responders and how they have reacted to the situation provided so much love and care for all the people that were harmed by this horrible incident. The medical community, men and women at our all of our hospitals akin to the aid of all these people. The employees at mgm reports and how they responded as well. Everyone else, perfect strangers and how they responded to this that gave love and assistance to their fellow man. Also want to think that people from across the country and across the world for their outpouring of support and generosity that has come here. It is unprecedented in our history. It makes us feel like we are not alone, and it gives a string. Briefly, i attended a candlelight vigil last night at the university of nevada. It was an impromptu event, over 1500 people showed up on very short notice. We all held candles, we all hugged one another, we held hands and we held those flames in front of us to show tribute to the victims and their families of this horrible, horrible event. Moment, despite how dark and cold it was, i saw, and we all saw, that the greatest darkness cannot put out the smallest light. Felt for thely first time, the first is of hope here it we saw that despite the sadness and grief all around us resilient and we were committed to fight and recover standby governor sandoval and yes, we are heard, we are heard badly but we are not broken. We are hurt, but we arent just but we are hurt badly but we are not broken. Never, ever we will forget this horrific event, but we will march forward as a family giving each other comfort, support, and love. The future is going to come one day at a time. We all have a choice of how we are to live each day. Glad, we must be good, we must be brave, and we must have faith. As a schlanger, kinder, better state and nation. Emerge as a kinder, better state and a nation. Giveless the families and them peace. God bless our great state and our nation, the greatest nation on earth. With that, i am very privileged and honored to introduce the first lady and the president of the united states. I personally want to thank them on the half of all the people in nevada for taking the time to come out here and provide us their support, and their and Everything Else they are going and everything ee they are going to bring to us. With that, ladies and gentlemen i would like to introduce the president of our great nation, donald trump. Thank you. [applause] thank you very much, governor. We appreciate that. I will tell you, the people of nevada, and the extraordinary city have shown the world their character, kurds and resolve. Nevada is a special place. I am honored to be here today at the las vegas metropolitan Police Department in the company of heroes. Character, kurds and resolve. Our police, our firefighters in our First Responders. Of course to sheriff lombardo, incredible job you have done. Hello mayorn, goodman. Cannot be blocked. [laughter] President Trump sen. Heller the thank you very much. Senator cortez. . Ajority leader, where is kevin adam, all of the great congressman we have with us. Oday, from both parties we are up very honored you could be with us. On behalf of the great nation, melania and i think each and every one of you in Law Enforcement, in the depths of honor, we will always find hope in the men in the men and women who risk their lives for hours four r ours. America is truly a nation in mourning. I visited the hospital earlier today were many victims are still recovering from their wounds. And we ask god to ease their suffering and to speed their healing. We pray for the recovery of the and those injured officers who so bravely threw themselves into danger when duty called. And we grieve the loss of the Law Enforcement personnel who were killed in this vicious attack. Many families tonight will go to bed in a world that is suddenly empty. So dearly loved or torn away from them forever. Our souls are stricken with whof, for every american lost a husband or a wife, a mother or a father, a son or a daughter, we know that your soul feels and less. We stand together to help you carry your pain. You are not alone. E will never leave your side here at the Police Department department we remember one of our own who died this week. Charles heartfelt, he was a very, very special person. Proudr heart filled was a veteran, a devoted husband, a loving father, his death is a tragic loss to this police force, to the city, and for our great nation. We struggle for the words to explain to our children how such evil can exist, how that can be such cruelty and such suffering. We cannot be defined by the evil that threatens us, or the violence that insights such terror. We are divined defined by our love, our caring and our courage. In the darkest moments, which shines most brightly is the goodness that thrives in the hearts of our people. That goodness is our lighthouse. Knowledge thatis the souls of those who passed are now at peace in heaven. Here on earth we are blessed to be surrounded by a heros, as one eyewitness recounted this week, while everyone else was crouching, Police Officers were standing up as targets just trying to direct people and tell them where to go. The officers were standing up in the line of fire to help those in danger and to find out where those horrible shots were coming from. Words cannot describe the bravery that the whole world witnessed on sunday night. Americans divide death and hatred with love and with courage. Worst ofword and the strikes, and strike it did, the best of humanity response. Parents and spouses use their own bodies as shields to protect their loved ones. Americans into a hail of bullets to rescue total. Trangers joining us today are many of the heroes who were here during that horrible moment, that horrible vegas it including las metropolitan Police Officers civilianerson and arron stocker. Officer peterson was on his second day on the job when the shooting began. I just visited him in the hospital. Within minutes he joined a group of officers rushing between flying bullets to clear the fairgrounds and save lives. Was offdutyt attending the concert. Although she was unarmed, a soonest the shooting began, she threw on a Yellow Police vest and began evacuating victims. And arron stocker, a veteran rushed to the scene to search for his loved ones. When he could not find them, he began helping every person he could. As he recounts, we used the plastic barriers as gurneys to carry the injured to transportation. I made splints out of whatever i could find and used anything to stop the horrible bleeding. Among the wounded was the mother of erinsi made splints out of i girlfriend. She is still in the hospital and we are all pulling for her. To every hero we helped, every hero saved so many lives. Believe me, a grateful nation thinks you. S you. Nk the example of those whose final act was to sacrifice themselves for those they loved should inspire all of us to show more love for the people who grace our lives. In the months ahead, we will all have to wrestle with the horror of what has unfolded this week, but we will struggle through it together. We will indoor the pain together the pain together and overcome together as americans. May god bless and watch over those who protect us. May god bring healing to the families of the wounded, the injured, and the fallen. And may god bless our great country, america. Thank you very much. Thank you governor. You