Doug was up and conversing this morning. Bob continues to be heavily sedated and may be for a time. But the doctors are encouraged by the continued progress he made overnight. |
Everyone was getting used to each other and we were hitting our stride and starting to see the promise of what this new anchor team could produce. |
For Peter, jazz was more than just a form of music, it was a way of looking at life. |
He faced it [his diagnosis] with realism, courage and a firm hope that he would be one of the fortunate ones. In the end, he was not. |
He knew that it was an uphill struggle. But he faced it with realism, courage and a firm hope that he would be one of the fortunate ones. In the end, he was not. |
I don't know how long Bob is going to be recuperating. At the same time, we have real reason for hope and for optimism. |
I know that all of us will give him every bit of support that he needs and asks for. Peter will once again lead the way, but we will stand with him at every turn. |
I think what we need is a rule that says prosecutors and others can get access to this confidential information only when there is truly a need for it and there truly is no other way to get it. |
I told Elizabeth that during such a difficult time for all of us, it's good to get such wonderful, life-affirming news. |
More than ever, our decision whether to report a story depends on more than simply whether we are confident of the truth of our story and its importance. Increasingly, we have to consider as well whether ... it's worth someone potentially going to jail, |
Now, Peter's been given a tough assignment, ... He's already bringing to this new challenge the courage and strength we've seen so often in his reporting from the field and in anchoring ABC News. |
Our lives have been profoundly changed since September 11th, ... `America '01' will chronicle this new world in which we now live and profile those who are caught up in the fight against terrorism both here and abroad. |
Peter has been our colleague, our friend, and our leader in so many ways. None of us will be the same without him. |
Peter was there for 23 years, ... If we do this the right way, we'll have an anchor situation in place for 20 more years, and it's much more important to have that done for 20 years than to have it done for one month of ratings. |
Saying it's unsubstantiated from their point of view because they don't necessarily know who our sources are is not the same as saying it's wrong, is it? |