I felt very bad for the people that had gotten robbed and taken advantage of.

I used to be a reporter, so that kicked in, too -- my reporting thing. It's like, when things don't add up, you check it out.

The most suspicious thing was when her stories didn't add up and when I was asking specific questions and she started getting jumbled and nervous.

(She) told me that her car had broken down three and a half blocks down. She really needed help. Could she please use my phone?

A few weeks ago, they had a big meeting. And 78 percent of the people voted not to accept that offer.

It's complicated, and there are some parochially minded people we may have to convince, but I just think our needs have to be made secondary to this. Every crisis is an opportunity, if managed properly.