better prepared and in better position to respond to Hurricane Rita.

The hurricane does have some national impact.

The president's position is unchanged.

preliminary assessment of the economic impact of the hurricane.

Another hurricane season like last year, and we're not going to be prepared to respond to it. That's our fear.

When they do return to the talks we want North Korea to be prepared to talk in a substantive and serious way about how to move forward on the proposal we have on the table. That's where our focus is.