a moment to defend democracies against autocracies and importance of that. those themes are definitely going to be a part of this in a way probably not predicted a month or six weeks ago, also very much going to hear some of these key domestic themes as well. how they feel they are doing currently with the pandemic. efforts to put the pandemic in their rearview mirror and also particularly inflation and how americans are dealing with rising prices. you've heard the president really trying to address inflation, also in the context of the conflict in ukraine. he's talked a lot about gas prices. concerns how people are feeling about the prices at the pump and how he is really trying to do everything he can to mitigate those expenses for americans. >> yeah. you mention the pandemic. again news in the last few hours. the rule in the house of representatives requiring mask wearing. apparently it's now lifted. you see 48 hours later, we'll