It's important for people to have a first-hand look as to what's going on. That became very clear during Katrina. All these people are reporters at heart, and they need to go do what they do best.

There are a ton of angles yet to be pursued or that we will continue to pursue. There's still a large question of how many people died and how they determine it, and why did so many people die.

One thing we know: This is his legacy, to cover foreign news, to cover it aggressively.

We have learned first-hand the dangers of smoking and the tragedy of lung cancer.

They constantly trot out 'Oprah' to explain their falling numbers, but the fact is that the program does not lead into 'World News Tonight' in any market in the country.

What we do costs an enormous amount of money: Iraq , Katrina, Rita. In order to pay for all that, we need to perform in the key demo. It's how we make our money. It's how the broadcasts are sold.

We've been wanting to do it for a while, we talked about it more seriously after Peter passed away.

It's been a difficult time for this broadcast. We've been dealing with a very painful situation, and we're grateful for all the help we've been getting from Charlie and Elizabeth and Bob.

Our attention will be focused on this story for a long time to come. One of the things that are challenging to us is that there are so many different angles to this story and places that require our attention.