If the judge is saying the maximum, there's not much incentive to plead guilty.

I was saying, 'You've got to get up; you've got to get up,' ... He said, 'I'm getting up.' I went to get help, and when I got back, he'd passed away.

But now that they're pretty much saying that it was an accident and not a terrorist thing, we're just resuming the trend.

Many local officials have punted, saying this is a federal issue and we can't do anything about it. Well, there are some things you can do, ... Crack down on those contractors, crack down on illegal housing and create a better relationship with immigration officials.

Elkington has got to be saying, 'I'm Australian and live in Houston - the heat is kind of cool here.'

Talking to my wife, we stare at each other, saying, 'How is this happening? Why is this happening? Why now?' It's nothing I ever aspired to,