I guarantee you that it would cost many times more to abandon the city than to rebuild it.

The million-dollar hotel room is here to stay.

Las Palmas may have a better use than being solely a Marriott hotel. There is a lot of residential opportunity there.

I really am an optimist for the future of this city.

The United States is a leader across a broad range of scientific disciplines. Our technological prowess is part of our greatness as a nation. Sadly, among the rich industrialized nations, we also lead by a substantial margin in the rate of poverty among children.

It's been a pretty full schedule of events.